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Bhubaneswar, Oct 10 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday carried out a major reshuffle in the cadre of IAS officers, bringing important administrative changes in various departments and key posts in the state administration.
The Odisha General Administration and Public Grievances Department released a notification giving details of the new appointments and additional charges.
According to a notification issued by the GA and PG department, 2002-batch IAS officer Girish SN, who is currently holding the post of Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department, has been given the additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Mission Shakti Department.
He replaces senior IAS officer Shalini Pandit, who has been relieved from the state government to join as joint secretary in the Department of Financial Services of the Finance Ministry for a five-year tenure from October 13.
Pandit, who also serves as Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the School and Mass Education Department, will be replaced by Dr Noonsawath Thirumala Naik, a 2009-batch IAS officer.
He will take charge after Shalini Pandit is relieved on October 13.
Dr. Naik is currently serving as the Vice Chairman of Bhubaneswar Development Authority, with the additional charge of Managing Director, Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited.
2010 batch IAS officer Mansi Nimbhal, Director, Tourism and Managing Director, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC), also Director, Scheduled Tribes, has been appointed as Managing Director, Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation.
She will also hold additional charge as Additional Secretary, Water Resources Department and will take over from 2014-batch Swadha Dev Singh.
Singh has been relieved from the state government to join the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India.
Similarly, the state government on Friday also announced the relief of 2011 batch IAS officer Samarth Verma, Director, Minor Minerals, from the additional charge of Managing Director, Odisha Film Development Corporation with effect from October 13, enabling him to join the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Delhi as Director.
Senior Odisha Administrative Service officer Kanhu Charan Dhir, Private Secretary to the Deputy Chief Minister, Women and Child Development, Mission Shakti and Tourism will now be the new Director of Minor Minerals in place of Verma.
–IANS
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