Odisha transfers 13 IAS officers; Prathamesh Rajeshirke appointed Malkangiri Collector

The Odisha government on Thursday (March 12, 2026) issued transfer and posting orders of 13 IAS officers. The list includes the appointment of Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke as new the Collector & District Magistrate of Malkangiri. Incumbent Somesh Kumar Upadhyay was shifted to Textiles & Handlooms Department as Director.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;

1. Manish Agarwal (IAS:2012:OR), Additional Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha with additional charge of Additional Secretary, Planning & Convergence Department has been appointed as Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Odisha.
2. Smruti Ranjan Pradhan (IAS-NSCS:2012), Additional Secretary, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department has been appointed as Managing Director, Odisha Small Industries Corporation. He will continue to hold additional charge of CEO, Startup Odisha.
3. Siddhartha Das (IAS-NSCS:2012), Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been transferred as Director, Fisheries, Cuttack.
4. Madhusmita Sahoo (IAS:2013:OR), Additional Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department with additional charge of Director, Revenue Officers’ Training Institute (ROTI) has been transferred and posted as Director, Teachers’ Education & SCERT. She will continue as Additional Secretary, School & Mass Education Department.
5. Unama Kalo (IAS-SCS:2014), Additional Commissioner, Settlement & Consolidation in the office of RDC, Sambalpur has been allowed to continue additional charge of Secretary to RDC (ND), Sambalpur.
6. Lily Kumari Kullu (IAS-SCS:2014), Additional Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Public Enterprises Department.
7. Somesh Kumar Upadhyay (IAS:2017:OR), Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri has been appointed as Director, Textiles & Handlooms.
8. Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke (IAS:2021:OR), Commissioner, Berhampur Municipal Corporation with additional charge of Vice-Chairman, Berhampur Development Authority has been appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri.
9. Akavaram Sasya Reddy (IAS:2022:OR), Sub-Collector, Jeypore, has been transferred and appointed as Commissioner, Berhampur Municipal Corporation. She will continue to hold additional charge of Vice-Chairman, Berhampur Development Authority.
10. Akshay Pillay (IAS:2022:OR), Sub-Collector, Bonei, has been transferred and appointed as Additional District Magistrate, Paradeep (Jagatsinghpur district).
11. Arugula Sneha (IAS:2022:OR), Sub-Collector, Padampur has been transferred and posted as as CDO-cum-EO, Zilla Parishad, Mayurbhanj.
12. Samir Kumar Jena (IAS:2022:OR), Sub-Collector, Talcher has been transferred as CDO-cum-EO, Zilla Parishad, Ganjam.
13. Soumyaranjan Pradhan (IAS:2022:OR), Sub-Collector, Rairangpur has been appointed as CDO-cum-EO, Zilla Parishad, Kalahandi.