Odisha Govt Appoints Saroj Samal as Director of I&PR Dept
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has appointed senior IAS officer Saroj Kumar Samal as Director of Information & Public Relations Department. An official notification has been issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department. Samal will replace Indramani Tripathy, who has been appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward [...]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has appointed senior IAS officer Saroj Kumar Samal as Director of Information & Public Relations Department.
An official notification has been issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department.
Samal will replace Indramani Tripathy, who has been appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department.
“Indramani Tripathy, Director, Information & Public Relations, Odisha, Bhubaneswar with additional charge of Director, SCSTRTI is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department. He is allowed to continue in additional charge of Director, SCSTRTI, Bhubaneswar”, the notification reads.
“Saroj Kumar Samal is appointed as Director, Information & Public Relations, Odisha vice Indramani Tripathy, IAS transferred”, it stated.
The post of Director, Information & Public Relations is declared equivalent in status and responsibility to the post of Joint Secretary provided in the IAS Cadre of the State.
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