Odisha govt effects IAS reshuffle, Noonsavath Thirumala Naik appointed School & Mass Education Commissioner-cum-Secretary

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government effected a reshuffle among the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and gave them new appointments, informed the General Administration & Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department on Friday.

As per the notification, senior IAS officer Noonsavath Thirumala Naik appointed as the Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the School & Mass Education department.

Check the full list of the IAS Reshuffle:

1. Girish S.N., IAS(RR-2002), Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department is allowed to remain in additional charge of Commissioner-um-Secretary to Government, Department of Mission Shakti. He shall join after relieving of Shalini Pandit, IAS from the State w.e.f 13.10.2025.
2. Noonsavath Thirumala Naik, IAS (RR-2009), Vice Chairman of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) with additional charge of Managing Director of Bhubaneswar Smart City Ltd. is appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, School & Mass Education Department. She shall join after relieving of Shalini Pandit from the State w.e.f. 13.10.2025.
3. Mansi Nimbhal, IAS (RR-2010), Director, Tourism with additional charge of Managing Director, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation and Director, Scheduled Tribes is appointed as Managing Director, Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation. She is allowed to remain in additional charge of Additional Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department. Nimbhal shall join after relieving of Swadha Dev Singh from the State w.e.f. 1 3.10.2025.
4. Surendra Kumar Meena, IAS(RR-2012), Additional Secretary to Government, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department with additional charge of Director, State institute of Rural Development is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, ST&SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department.
5. Subhashree Nanda, IAS(SCS-2013), Additional Secretary to Government, School & Mass Education Department is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department.
6. Chanchal Rana, IAS(RR-2014), Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation is allowed to remain in additional charge of Vie-Chairman, Bhubaneswar Development Authority and Managing Director, Bhubaneswar Smart City Ltd.
7. Premjit Nayak, IAS(SCS-2014), Additional Secretary to Government, ST&SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department is appointed as Director, Scheduled Tribes.
8. Deepankar Mohapatra, IAS(NSCS-20141, Chief Executive Officer, Hockey Promotion Council, Odisha is appointed as Director, Tourism. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of Managing Director, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation.
9. Pranati Chhotray, IAS(NSCS-2014), Managing Director, Boyanika with additional charge of Director, Handicrafts is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Home Department.
10. Nivedita Prusty, IAS(SCS-20l5), Additional Secretary to Government, Home Department is appointed as Managing Director, Boyanika. She is allowed to remain in additional charge of Director, Handicrafts.
11. Madhusmita Samal, IAS(NSCS-2015), Additional Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Panchayati Raj& Drinking Water Department. She is allowed to remain in additional charge of Director, State institute of Rural Development.
12. Saniay Kumar Biswal, IAS(NSCS-2015), Manager(Adm), Capital Region Urban Transport is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Commerce & Transport Department.
13. Kanhu Charan Dhir, OAS(SS), Private Secretary to the Deputy Chief Minister, Women & Child Development, Mission Shakti and Tourism is transferred and posted as Director, Minor Minerals. Dhir shall join after relieving of Samarth Verma, IAS from the State w.e.f. 13.10.2025.

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