Bhubaneswar: Centre appointed IAS Officer Gavali Parag Harshad as Private Secretary to Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram from Odisha.

The 2013-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer Gavali Parag Harshad was appointed as the Private Secretary to Jual Oram at the level of Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for a period of 5 years, according to an official letter issued by Personnel & Training Department's Deputy Secretary to Odisha Chief Secretary.

Harshad is currently serving as the Collector of Sundargarh district since June 2022. Earlier, he was posted as the Kalahandi Collector.

The BJP leader Jual Oram, represents the Sundargarh Lok Sabha Constituency in the parliament.