Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu has promoted two government officials from Odisha as Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Sundara Madhaba Padhi of Odisha Engineering Service and Smita Pani of Odisha Finance Service have been promoted to IAS cadre.
“The President of India promoted the two officials to IAS cadre under Rule 8 (2) of the India Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1954 and Regulation 8 of the Indian Administrative Service (Appointment by Selection) Regulations, 1997 and Rule 3 of the Indian Administrative Service (Probation) Rules, 1954,” the notification stated.
“The President is pleased to appoint two members of the Non-State Civil Service of Odisha to the Indian Administrative Service against the vacancies determined by the Government of India under Regulation 3 of the said Regulations in consultation with the State Government for the Select List of 2024, on probation until further orders and to allocate them to the Odisha Cadre under Rule 5 (1) of the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954,” the notification added.
