Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, the Odisha government today effected a bureaucratic reshuffle.
According to notification, as many as 5 IAS officers and one IPS officer have been assigned new tasks.
While Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, IAS, ACS, Odisha, has been given additional charge of Revenue and DM, Department, Nikunja Bihari Dhal, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue and DM Department has been appointed as Principal Secretay to Government, Health & Family Welfare Department.
Similarly, 1997 batch IAS officer Pramod Kumar Meherda, 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, notification said.
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, the notification said.