Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Pradeep Kumar Jena has been appointed as the Chief Secretary and Chief Development Commissioner of Odisha.
He will replace incumbent Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, who is retiring on February 28, 2023.
“Pradeep Kumar Jena, DC-cum-ACS and Secretary to Government, Planning and Convergence Department with additional charge of Agriculture Production Commissioner, Odisha, Special Relief Commissioner, and MD,OSDMA is appointed as Chief Secretary and Chief Development Commissioner, Odisha and Secretary to Government, General Administration and Public Grievance Department vice Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, retiring on 28.02.2023”, a notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department said on Sunday.
The State Government has also appointed Anu Garg as Development Commissioner-cum- Additional Chief Secretary.
“Anu Garg, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Water Resources is appointed as Development Commissioner-cum- Additional Chief Secretary to Government and Secretary to Government, Planning and Convergence Department vice Pradeep Kumar Jena, IAS. She is allowed to remain in charge of Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Water Resources in addition to her own duties”, the notification stated.
This order shall take effect from 01.03.2023(FN), it added.