Sweeping Bureaucratic Overhaul In Odisha: Hemant Sharma Made ACS I&B, Sanjeeb Mishra Gets Finance; Check Complete List

Bhubaneswar: In a sweeping bureaucratic reshuffle, the Odisha government on Tuesday shifted many senior IAS officers across departments and districts.

As part of the massive overhaul, 1995-batch IAS officer Hemant Sharma was appointed as Additional Chief Secretary of Information and Public Relations Department. In addition to the new assignment, Sharma continues to be Additional Chief Secretary of the industries Department and Chairman, IPICOL.

The additional appointment of IAS Sanjay Kumar Singh as Principal Secretary, Information and Public Relations Department shall stand terminated from the date Sharma takes over, according to a notification issued by the GA & PG department.

Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra of 1997-batch, now Principal Secretary, Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department with additional charge of Principal Secretary, ST & SC Development, M&BCW Department was appointed as Principal Secretary, Finance Department. He will hold the additional charge of Chairman, IDCO.

N.B.S. Rajput of 1999-batch, Principal Secretary to Governor with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department is appointed as Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of CMD, OSRTC.

1999-batch IAS Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, Principal Secretary, Sports & Youth Services Department with additional charge of CMD, OPTCL was appointed as Principal Secretary, Excise Department. He will continue to hold additional charge of CMD, OPTCL.

The additional appointment of IAS Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Excise Department shall stand terminated from the date Jyoti Sarma takes over.

2006 batch Roopa Roshan Sahoo, Revenue Divisional Commissioner (SD), Berhampur was appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Governor.

2007-batch lAS Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, Revenue Divisional Commissioner (ND), Sambalpur with additional charge of CEO, WODC was appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Sports & Youth Services Department. He has been allowed to remain in additional charge of RDC(ND), Sambalpur and CEO, WODC.

2008-batch IAS Bhupendra Singh Poonia, MD, IPICOL with additional charge of Special Secretary, industries Department, MD, IDCO and Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Skill Development & Technical Education Department was appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Skill Development & Technical Education Department. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of MD, lPlCOL.

2008-batch IAS B. Parameswaran, RDC(CD), Cuttack has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department.

2008-batch Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, Commissioner-cum- Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department is allowed to remain in additional charge of RDC(CD), Cuttack.

List of Appointments and Transfers:

• Shri Hemant Sharma, IAS (RR-1995): Additional Chief Secretary, Information & Public Relations Department, with additional charge as Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Department, and Chairman, IPICOL. His role as Additional Chief Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department, is terminated.
• Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh, IAS: Appointment as Principal Secretary, Information & Public Relations Department, terminated upon Sharma’s takeover.
• Shri Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra, IAS (RR-1997): Principal Secretary, Finance Department, with additional charge as Chairman, IDCO. Previously Principal Secretary, Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department, and ST & SC Development, M&BCW Department.
• Shri N.B.S. Rajput, IAS (RR-1999): Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department, with additional charge as CMD, OSRTC. Previously Principal Secretary to the Governor.
• Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, IAS (RR-1999): Principal Secretary, Excise Department, with additional charge as CMD, OPTCL. Previously Principal Secretary, Sports & Youth Services Department.
• Mrs. Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, IAS (RR-2008): Continues as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department, with additional charge as RDC (CD), Cuttack. Her role as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Excise Department, is terminated.
• Ms. Roopa Roshan Sahoo, IAS (RR-2006): Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Governor, Odisha. Previously RDC (SD), Berhampur.
• Shri Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, IAS (RR-2007): Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Sports & Youth Services Department, with additional charges as RDC (ND), Sambalpur, and CEO, WODC.
• Shri Bhupendra Singh Poonia, IAS (RR-2008): Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Skill Development & Technical Education Department, with additional charge as MD, IPICOL. His role as MD, IDCO, is terminated.
• Shri B. Parameswaran, IAS (RR-2008): Commissioner-cum-Secretary, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department. Previously RDC (CD), Cuttack.
• Shri D. Prasanth Kumar Reddy, IAS (RR-2009): Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department, with additional charge as MD, IDCO. Previously Director, Industries, with additional charges as MD, OSIC, and MD, OSFC.
• Shri Indramani Tripathy, IAS (SCS-2011): Continues as Labour Commissioner, Odisha, with additional charge as Inspector of Factories and Boilers, Odisha.
• Shri Manish Agarwal, IAS (RR-2012): Additional SRC, with additional charge as Additional Secretary, Planning & Convergence Department.
• Shri Sangram Keshari Mohapatra, IAS (SCS-2012): RDC (SD), Berhampur. Previously Additional Secretary, School & Mass Education Department.
• Shri Deben Kumar Pradhan, IAS (SCS-2012): MD, OSBCL. Previously Additional Secretary, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department.
• Shri Bijay Kumar Dash, IAS (SCS-2012): Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Gajapati.
• Shri Smruti Ranjan Pradhan, IAS (NSCS-2012): Additional Secretary, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Kendrapara.
• Shri Raghuram R. Iyer, IAS (SCS-2013): Collector & District Magistrate, Kendrapara. Previously Director, Higher Secondary Education, with additional charges.
• Shri Chanchal Rana, IAS (RR-2014): Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Puri.
• Shri Siddharth Shankar Swain, IAS (RR-2014): Director, Special Project, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department (effective after July 31, 2025). Previously Officer on Special Duty, GA&PG Department.
• Shri Chakravarti Singh Rathore, IAS (RR-2014): Director, Technical Education & Training. Previously Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, with additional charge as CEO, ORMAS.
• Dr. Yeddula Vijay, IAS (RR-2014): Director, Sports. Previously Additional Secretary, Planning & Convergence Department.
• Smt. Niyati Pattnaik, IAS (SCS-2014): Director, Higher Secondary Education, Odisha. Previously Director, SSEPD.
• Dr. Maheswar Swain, IAS (SCS-2014): Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur. Previously Director, Panchayati Raj.
• Ms. Parul Patawari, IAS (RR-2015): Director, SSEPD. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Rayagada.
• Ms. Aboli Sunil Naravane, IAS (RR-2015): Director, Industries, Odisha, Cuttack. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Jharsuguda.
• Shri Amrit Ruturaj, IAS (RR-2015): Collector & District Magistrate, Khordha. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Kandhamal.
• Smt. Madhumita Rath, IAS (SCS-2015): Additional Secretary, School & Mass Education Department. Previously Additional Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department.
• Shri Subrat Kumar Panda, IAS (SCS-2015): Director, Soil Conservation & Watershed Development, Odisha, Bhubaneswar. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Boudh.
• Shri Pratap Chandra Hota, IAS (SCS-2015): Additional Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department. Previously Additional Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department.
• Smt. Sagarika Hota, IAS (NSCS-2015): Additional Secretary, Finance Department. Previously Additional Secretary, GA & PG Department.
• Shri Dibya Jyoti Parida, IAS (RR-2016): Collector & District Magistrate, Puri. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam.
• Shri Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, IAS (RR-2017): Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Dhenkanal.
• Ms. P. Anvesha Reddy, IAS (RR-2017): Excise Commissioner, Odisha. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Jajpur.
• Shri Ashish Ishwar Patil, IAS (RR-2017): Collector & District Magistrate, Dhenkanal. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri.
• Dr. Subhankar Mohapatra, IAS (RR-2018): Collector & District Magistrate, Sundargarh. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur.
• Shri Keerthi Vasan V, IAS (RR-2018): Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Koraput.
• Ms. Anya Das, IAS (RR-2019): Deputy Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Sonepur.
• Shri Manoj Satyawan Mahajan, IAS (RR-2019): Collector & District Magistrate, Koraput. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Sundargarh.
• Shri Vedbhushan, IAS (RR-2020): Collector & District Magistrate, Kandhamal. Previously Commissioner, Sambalpur Municipal Corporation.
• Shri Kulkarni Ashutosh C, IAS (RR-2020): Collector & District Magistrate, Rayagada. Previously Additional District Magistrate, Rourkela, with additional charges.
• Ms. Madhumita, IAS (RR-2020): Collector & District Magistrate, Gajapati. Previously CDO-cum-EO, Zilla Parishad, Ganjam.
• Shri Chavan Kunal Motiram, IAS (RR-2020): Collector & District Magistrate, Jharsuguda. Previously Additional District Magistrate, Padampur.
• Shri Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak, IAS (RR-2020): Collector & District Magistrate, Boudh. Previously ADM, Mayurbhanj.
• Ms. Dheenah Dastageer, IAS (RR-2021): Additional District Magistrate, Rourkela. Previously Sub-Collector, Berhampur.
• Shri Rehan Khatri, IAS (RR-2021): Commissioner, Sambalpur Municipal Corporation. Previously Sub-Collector, Titilagarh.
• Dr. Rina Pradhan, IAS (RR-2021): Chief Executive Officer, DMF, Keonjhar. Previously Sub-Collector, Baliguda.
• Ms. Kirandeep Kaur Sahota, IAS (RR-2021): Commissioner, Cuttack Municipal Corporation. Previously Sub-Collector, Gunupur.
• Shri Nruparaj Sahu, OAS (SS): Collector & District Magistrate, Sonepur. Previously Registrar, Sambalpur University.
• Shri Ambar Kumar Kar, OAS (SS): Collector & District Magistrate, Jajpur. Previously Special Secretary, Excise Department, with additional charge as MD, OSBCL.