2 top PMO officials in Odisha for key engagements

Two senior figures from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Principal Secretaries PK Mishra and Shaktikanta Das, are currently in Odisha. Shaktikanta Das, who arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday, will remain till April 20.

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Itinerary of the top officials in nutshell

PK Mishra reached Sambalpur district earlier in the day, following his arrival at Jharsuguda Airport. He was welcomed by top regional administrative and law enforcement officials.

Scheduled for attendance at the ninth convocation of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Sambalpur, Mishra will be participating in numerous official meetings during his visit.

This event will also feature the Sambalpur IIM Board of Governors Chairperson and Padma Shri awardee Arundhati Bhattacharya, and the Managing Director of Boston Consulting Group, Ashish Garg.

Separately, Shaktikanta Das will visit the Maa Tarini shrine in Ghatagaon, Keonjhar, tomorrow morning to have Darshan of the presiding deity.

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The concurrent visits of these top PMO officials have sparked widespread interest, with conjecture abounding that they might evaluate the effectiveness of central schemes in Odisha and oversee the performance of State governance.