Retired Odisha cadre IAS officer Hrusikesh Panda (IAS:1979:OR) has been appointed by the centre as the chairman of the expert committee of Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA). The committee will review aspects of the Forest Rights Act 2006, and suggest measures to expedite the process of giving community rights over forest land in the country. The committee has been given three months to give its report to the government.
