Odisha government reshuffles bureaucracy, transfers 41 IAS officers

According to a notification, the Odisha government reshuffled its bureaucracy by transferring 41 IAS officers. According to the notification issued by the Department of General Administration and Pensions and Grievances on Monday, 17 district collectors are also among those transferred.

Officials said this reshuffle has been done keeping in mind the Lok Sabha elections and assembly elections, which are usually held simultaneously in the state. SJTA Chief Administrator Ranjan Kumar Das was made the new Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Central Division). He will also hold the additional charge of Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Southern Division).

Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Southern Division) Temjenwapang AO was appointed Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Department of Public Enterprises. Ten IAS officers from the 2018 and 2019 batch were appointed as district collectors for the first time, while officers from the 2020 and 2021 batch were made ADMs and sub-collectors.

Puri Collector Samarth Verma was made the Additional Chief Administrator of SJTA. State Election Commission secretary Bijay Kumar Das will replace Verma as Puri collector. Khurda Collector Sudarshan Chakraborty was appointed Director of Minor Minerals. Bolangir District Collector Chanchal Rana was made the new Collector of Khurda.

Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) Commissioner Nikhil Pawan Kalyan was appointed Director of Rural Development. Angul collector Siddharth Shankar Swain will replace him as CMC commissioner. Koraput Collector Abadal Akhtar was transferred to Angul, while Ganjam District Council CDO-cum-EO Kirti Vasan was appointed Koraput Collector, the notification said.

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