Bhubaneswar: The Government has effected a major reshuffle among the Odisha cadre IAS officers.
Girish S N, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, has been assigned to take over as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government Department of Mission Shakti.
Girish will take over the new position after Shalini Pandit leaves the state and goes on central deputation.
According to a notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, the changes will take effect from October 13, 2025.
Noonsavath Thirumala Naik, Vice-Chairman, Bhubaneswar Development Authority, will join the School & Mass Education Department as Commissioner-cum-Secretary after Shalini Pandit’s departure.
Mansi Nimbhal, Director, Tourism, will take charge as Managing Director, Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation, while Surendra Kumar Meena will join ST&SC Development, Minorities & Backwards Classes Welfare Department as Additional Secretary.
Similarly, Subhashree Nanda will work as Additional Secretary to the Government, Planning & Convergence Department, and Chanchal Rana, Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, will hold additional charges of Vice-Chairman, Bhubaneswar Development Authority, and Managing Director, Bhubaneswar Smart City Ltd.
Premjit Nayak, Additional Secretary to the Government in the ST&SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department, will take over as Director, Scheduled Tribes.
Deepankar Mohapatra, Chief Executive Officer of the Hockey Promotion Council, Odisha, will work as Director, Tourism, and will also remain as Managing Director of the Odisha Tourism Development Corporation.
Pranati Chhotray, Managing Director of Boyanika and Director of Handicrafts, will work as Additional Secretary to Government in the Home Department.
Nivedita Prusty,Additional Secretary to Government in the Home Department, will assume as Managing Director of Boyanika and will also retain additional charge as Director of Handicrafts.
Madhusmita Samal, Additional Secretary to Government in the Planning & Convergence Department, is posted as Additional Secretary to Government in the Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department and will retain additional charge as Director of the State Institute of Rural Development.
Sanjay Kumar Biswal, Manager (Administration) at Capital Region Urban Transport, will assume as Additional Secretary to Government in the Commerce & Transport Department.
Kanhu Charan Dhir, Private Secretary to the Deputy Chief Minister for Women & Child Development, Mission Shakti, and Tourism, will assume as Director, Minor Minerals.
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