Odisha: Three Collectors among four IAS officers shifted

The Odisha government on Wednesday (28.02.2024) implemented a bureaucratic restructuring, reshuffling four IAS officers and assigning them to new roles at various positions. As a result of this reorganization, new Collectors have been appointed for Balasore, Mayurbhanj, and Puri districts.

The name of the officers and their posting are as follows;

1. Siddharth Shankar Swain (IAS:2014:OR), Commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CWC) with additional charge of Vice Chairman of Cuttack Development Authority (CDA), has been transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate, Puri.
2. Bijay Kumar Dash (IAS:2012:OR), Collector and District Magistrate, Puri, has been appointed as Commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CWC).
3. Ashish Thakare (IAS:2011:OR), Collector and District Magistrate, Mayurbhanj, has been transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate, Balasore.
4. Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde (IAS:2016:OR), Collector and District Magistrate, Balasore, has been transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate, Mayurbhanj.