In a major bureaucratic reshuffle the Odisha Government on Friday transferred nine senior IAS officers.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Pradeep Kumar Jena (IAS:1989:OR) : Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department with additional charge of Special Relief Commissioner and MD, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority(OSDMA).
- Dr. Mona Sharma (IAS:1989:OR) : Principal Secretary, Forest & Environment Department.
- Sanjeev Chopra (IAS:1990:OR) : Principal Secretary, Home with additional charge of Principal Secretary of General Administration & PG Department and Chairman, OMC Ltd.
- Dr. Saurabh Garg (IAS:1991:OR) : Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department with additional charge of CMD, GRIDCO & OPTCL and CEO, OCPL.
- Hemant Sharma (IAS:1995:OR) : Commissioner-cum Secretary, Industries Department with additional charge of MSME Department and CMD, IPICOL.
- Bishnupada Sethi (IAS:1995:OR) : Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Energy Department with additional charge of CMD, OHPC.
- Chithra Arumugam (IAS:1995:OR) : Commissioner-cum Secretary, School and Mass Education Department.
- Vihal Gagan (IAS:1998:OR) : Commissioner-cum Secretary, Water Resources Department.
- Aravind Agrawal (IAS:2007:OR) : Director, Social Welfare & Child Development and Mission Shakti Department with additional charge of MD, Mahila Vikas Samabaya Nigam is allowed to remain in additional charge of Joint Secretary , GA & PG Department in addition to his own duties.