Newly Created Mission Shakti Department Starts Functioning from Today; Sujata R Karthikeyan Appointed Commissioner-cum-Secretary of Dept

Bhubaneswar: The newly created ‘Department of Mission Shakti’ has started functioning from June 1, as per an official notification.

The Department of Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti will be renamed as Department of Women & Child Development, as per the decision of the State Government.

Suiata R. Karthikeyan, Commissioner-cum-Director, Mission Shakti has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Govt., Department of Mission Shakti, according to an official notification .

The new Department will function in the Lokaseva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar with functioning of its different branches at their respective existing places in Mission Shakti Bhawan, Pokhariput and OLM Buildings, SIRD Campus.

Administrative control and management over “Mission Shakti Bhawan”, Pokhariput will vest with the new Department of Mission Shakti.