The Odisha government has effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle where as many as 23 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Orissa Administrative Services (OAS) officers were transferred.
The Department of General Administration issued a statement announcing present Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) Northern Range DV Swamy has been posted as Commissioner-cum-Director, Employment and CEO, Odisha Skill Development Authority.
Panchayati Raj Department Special Project Director Girish SN has been transferred as Managing Director of Odisha State Co-operative Bank.
Similarly, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services (AH & VS) Commisisoner-cum-Director Mahendra Kumar Mallik is now Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) (Northern Division), Sambalpur. He has also been given additional charge of RDC, Central Range, Cuttack.
Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) Managing Director J Nitin Bhanudas has been made Additional Secretary of Industries department.
Higher Education department Additional Secretary Srikanta Prusty has been transferred as Additional Secretary of Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts department.
Prasant Kumar Senapati has been given the additional charge of AH & VS department Director, while Patil Rajesh Pravakar has been posted as Tourism Director.
Sonepur Collector Dasarathy Satapathy has been transferred to Kendrapara, while Boudh collector Madhusudan Mishra has been posted in Sonepur.
Kalahandi Collector Anjan Kumar Manik is the new Labour Commissioner; while Puri Collector Arbind Agarwal has been transferred to Cuttack.
Cuttack Collector Susanta Mohapatra is now Director of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SS & EPD) department.
Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) chairman Amarendra Kumar Pattnaik has been made Managing Director of Boyanika.
M Muthukumar, presently Director, Food and Agriculture, has been given the dual role of Director, Horticulture.
Water Resources department Joint Secretary Bijaya Ketan Upadhaya is now Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare department.
Sudhansu Mohan Samal has been appointed Deogarh Collector, while Ganjam Collector Prem Chandra Choudhury is now Director, Special Projects.
Reghu G is the new Deputy Secretary Water Resources department, while Kulanga Vijay Amruta has been posted as Ganjam Collector.
Gavali Parag Harshad is the new Kalahandi Collector, Jyoti Prakash Das (OAS) the new Puri Collector, and Sitanshu Kumar Rout (OAS) is the new Boudh Collector.
Aboli Sunil Naravane has been entrusted with additional charge of PA, Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Nilagiri.