Odisha Government has implemented a huge IAS reshuffle; Aradhana Das appointed Joint Secretary in Home Department.
In a significant administrative overhaul, the Odisha government has carried out a large-scale reshuffle of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, as per a notification released by the General Administration & Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department on Thursday.
Among the key changes, Aradhana Das, who previously held the position of Special Secretary in the Home Department, has now been elevated to Joint Secretary within the same department.
The reshuffle also includes the appointment of 16 other IAS officers as Joint Secretaries across a range of departments, such as Forest, Revenue, Energy, Water Resources, Rural Development, and Education. The newly assigned officers include:
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Dharam Hansdah – Forest, Environment & Climate Change
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Rina Mohapatra – Fisheries & Animal Resources
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Lily Kumari Kullu – Revenue & Disaster Management
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Narahari Sethy – Water Resources
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Madhumita Rath – Handloom, Textiles & Handicrafts (continues as MD, Utkalika)
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Debasis Singh – Housing & Urban Development
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Pratap Chandra Hota – Parliamentary Affairs
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Nibedita Mishra – Energy
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Rega Geetarani Patnaik – Rural Development
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Archana Das Pattanaik – Excise
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Anjana Panda – Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare
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Nivedita Prusty – Home Department
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Swayam Prava Mohanty – Women & Child Development
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Sudam Charan Mandal – Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare
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Girish Chandra Singh – School & Mass Education
In addition, several officials currently holding director-level or equivalent positions have now been granted Joint Secretary status, acknowledging their seniority and responsibilities:
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Niyati Pattnaik – Director, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
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Dr. Maheswar Swain – Director, Panchayati Raj
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Srikanta Tarai – President, Board of Secondary Education, Cuttack
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Birendra Korkora – Director, Secondary Education, Bhubaneswar
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Laxman Kumar Mallick – Director, Scheduled Caste Welfare
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Upama Kalo – Addl. Commissioner, Settlement & Consolidation, Sambalpur-II
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Pradeep Kumar Nayak – Addl. Commissioner, Additional Revisional Court, Bhubaneswar
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Premjit Nayak – Director, AYUSH, Odisha
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Jugaleswari Dash – Director, OBC, Bhubaneswar
District Collectors Kabindra Kumar Sahoo (Deogarh), Madhusudan Dash (Nuapada), and Subrat Kumar Panda (Boudh) will continue to serve in their current capacities.
This reshuffle is aimed at strengthening governance and improving administrative efficiency across key sectors in Odisha.
