Bhubaneswar: At least six OAS officers were transferred today and posted as private secretaries and Officers on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Ministers, a notification issued by General Administration & Public Grievances department (GA&PG) in this regard mentioned.

As per the official circular, Kendrapada ADM Pitambar Samal has been posted as PS to the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Co-operation, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts.

Boudh ADM Dillip Kumar Mohapatra has been posted as PS to the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Labour & Employee’s State Insurance.

Women and Child Development (W&CD) Joint Secretary Madhusudan Behera has been posted as PS to the Minister of Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare, Science & Technology.

Khurda Zilla Parishad CDO-cum-EO Dr. Badal Kumar Mohanty has been transferred and posted as PS to the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.

Sports & Youth Services OSD Sidhartha Sankar Sahu has been posted as OSD in the Office of Minister of State (Independent Charge), Industries, Skill Development & Technical Education.

ST&SC Development, and M&BCW Deputy Secretary with additional charge of the Secretary, State Level Advisory Unit (SLAU), and Special Development Council (SDC) Ashish Kumar Bhoi has been posted as OSD in the Office of Minister, S&ME, ST&SC Development, M&BCW, SS&EPD.

Worth mentioning, the State government earlier transferred eight senior OAS officers and posted them as private secretaries and/or OSDs in the office of Ministers on July 2.