Overview

• Odisha government transfers 49 senior IAS officers across additional chief secretary, principal secretary, secretary and district collector ranks.
• Sixteen districts, including Puri, Koraput and Sundargarh, receive new collectors as part of the redeployment.
• Puri Collector Chanchal Rana is appointed Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation as Divyajyoti Parida takes charge in Puri.
• Key secretariat roles shift with Roopa Roshan Sahoo named Secretary to the Governor, Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra as Principal Secretary of Finance and Sachin Ramchandra Yadav leading the Sports and Youth Services Department.
• Additional Chief Secretary Hemant Sharma is granted extra charge of the Information and Public Relations Department to bolster administrative oversight.