Sanjeev Chopra Named New Principal Secretary of Home Department, Pradeep Jena New Odisha SRC

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Friday effected a bureaucratic reshuffle in the IAS cadre, appointing Industries Department Secretary Sanjeev Chopra as Principal Secretary, Home Department with additional charge of Principal Secretary, General Administration & Public Grievance Department.

Pradeep Kumar Jena has been posted as new Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), replacing Bishnupada Sethi, who has been posted as Energy Department Secretary with additional charge of CMD, Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC).

Jena has also been appointed as the Principal Secretary of the Rural Development Department and Managing Director of Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA).

Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department Secretary Saurabh Garg has been given additional charge of CMD, GRIDCO and OPTCL, and CEO, OCPL.

Hemant Sharma has been posted as Industries Department Secretary with additional charge of MSME Department Secretary and CMD, IPICOL.

Chithra Arumugam has been appointed as School & Mass Education Department Secretary. Water Resources Department Special Secretary Vishal Gagan has been given additional charge of Secretary of the same department.

Mona Sharma has been appointed as Forest & Environment Department Secretary.

Aravind Agrawal, Director, Social Welfare, has been given additional charge of Additional Secretary, General Administration & Public Grievance Department.