Odisha govt effects major bureaucratic reshuffle. Here’s details

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jan 16, 2018 at 1:08 PM Updated On : Jan 17, 2018 at 12:10 PM

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today effected a major administrative reshuffle in the state.

According to an official notification of the General Administration Department of the state government, IAS officer Shalini Pandit, presently working as the Managing Director (MD) of the National Health Mission (NHM) in the state, has been given additional charges of State Project Director, OPEPA, State project Director, RMSA and Director, Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan.

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Similarly, Pravat Kumar Lenka, presently Additional Secretary of Forest & Environment Department, has been appointed as Additional Secretary of Public Enterprises Department.

Here are some other major reshuffles:

* Bhupendra S. Poonia, at present Collector & District Magistrate, Dhenkanal is appointed as State Project Director, OPEPA, Bhubaneswar. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of State Project Director, RMSA, Bhubaneswar and Director, Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan, Bhubaneswar.

* N. Thirumala Naik, at present Collector & District Magistrate, Keonjhar is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Balangir.

* Rashmita Panda, at present Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur is appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Rourkela Smart City Ltd.

* Sudhansu Mohan Samal, at present Collector & District Magistrate, Gajapati is appointed as Director, Horticulture (l/c), Odisha, Bhubaneswar.

* Ashish Thakare, at present Collector & District Magistrate, Balangir is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Keonjhar.

* Sudarshan Chakravarthy, at present Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Koraput.

* Anupam Saha, at present Collector & District Magistrate, Koraput is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Gajapati.

* Nikhil Pavan Kalyan, at present Commissioner, Berhampur Municipal Corporation, Berhampur is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Dhenkanal.

* Manish Agrawal, at present Executive Director, CMGI, G.A & PG. (AR) Department is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri.

* Pramod Kumar Das, at present Collector & DM, Balasore is transferred and posted as Special Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department.

* Akshaya Kumar Parida, at present Special Secretary to Government, Public Enterprises Department is appointed as Special Secretary to Government, Forest &
Environment Department.

* Ramesh Chandra Rout, at present Secretary, Bhubaneswar Development Authority, Bhubaneswar is transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Balasore.

* Ajit Kumar Mishra, at present Additional Secretary to Government, Hearth & Family Welfare Department is transferred and posted as collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur.