Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government effected a minor bureaucratic reshuffle on Thursday. As many as five senior IAS officers and one IPS officer have been assigned new responsibilities.
As per a notification by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, IAS (RR-1988), APC, Odisha, has been given additional charge of Revenue and DM, Department.
Nikunja Bihari Dhal, IAS (RR-1993), Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue and DM Department has been appointed as Principal Secretay to Government, Health & Family Welfare Department.
Pramod Kumar Meherda, IAS (RR-1997), Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Health & Family Welfare Department has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Commerce & Transport Department with an additional charge of Special Secretary, Agriculture & FE Department.
Arun Bothra, IPS (RR-1996), given extra charge as CMD of OSRTC in addition to his post of CEO, CESU & MD, CRUT.
Yeddula Vijay, IAS (RR-2014), Commissioner, Rourkela Municipal Corporation, with an additional charge of CEO, Rourkela Smart City Limited and Member Finance, RDA has been appointed as Deputy Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department.
Dibya Jyoti Parida, IAS (RR-2016), Deputy Secretary to Government, Health & FW Department, with additional charge of NHM has been appointed as Commissioner, Rourkela Municipal Corporation, with additional charge of CEO, Rourkela Smart City Limited.