Bhubaneswar: Eight senior OAS officers were today appointed as private secretaries/OSDs in the offices of ministers in Odisha.

Biswaranjan Rath, the Joint Commissioner (BDA) in Bhubaneswar, was transferred and posted as private secretary to Deputy Chief Minister and Women & Child Development Minister Pravati Parida, said a notification issued by the General Administration Department today.

Pradeep Kumar Sahoo, who was earlier working as Additional Secretary to Agriculture Department, has been posted as private secretary to Revenue & Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari.

Mahendra Panda, Sub-Collector, Bhubaneswar, has been shifted and appointed as private secretary to Commerce & Transport and Steel & Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena.

Sambit Kumar Garnayak, who was earlier working as Additional District Magistrate in Bhadrak, has been posted as private secretary to Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, said the notification.

Similarly, Trinath Majhi, Additional District Magistrate in Rayagada, has been transferred as posted as private secretary to School & Mass Education and ST&SC Development Minister Nityananda Gond.

As per the notification, Pratap Chandra Pradhan, Additional Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad in Ganjam, has been shifted an posted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Minister of State for Fisheries & ARD, MS & ME Gokulananda Mallik.

Sri Manoj Kumar Behera, Land Officer, BDA in Bhubaneswar, has been posted as OSD in the office of Deputy Chief Minister and Women & Child Development Minister Pravati Parida.

Sampad Kumar Dalai, General Manager, OSDMA, has been transferred and posted as OSD in the office of Higher Education and Sports & Youth Services Minister Suryabanshi Suraj, added the notification.