Odisha government reshuffles key IAS officers, appoints new sub-collectors across districts

The General Administration and Public Grievance Department of the Odisha Government has issued a series of appointments and reshuffles across various administrative positions.

Key Highlights:

Rajesh Prabhakar Patil, IAS (RR-2005)
•    Appointed Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Co-operation Department.
•    Will continue to hold additional charges as:
•    Special Secretary, Housing & Urban Development
•    Chairman, Odisha State Warehousing Corporation.

Dr. Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya, IAS (RR-2009)
•    Continues as Director, Odia Language, Literature & Culture
•    Now also in charge of Secretary, Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department.

Samarth Verma, IAS (RR-2011)
•    Appointed as Director, Minor Minerals, Bhubaneswar.
•    The post is now elevated to the level of Additional Secretary.

Deepankar Mohapatra, IAS (NSCS-2014)
•    Appointed as CEO, Hockey Promotion Council, Odisha.
•    The post is declared equivalent to Joint Secretary.

New IAS Officers Posted as Sub-Collectors (RR-2023 Batch):

Preksha Agrawal – Sub-Collector, Dharamgarh (Kalahandi)
Pranita Dash – Sub-Collector, Baliguda (Kandhamal)
Kasturi Panda – Sub-Collector, Panchpir, Karanjia (Mayurbhanj)
Abhishek Dilip Dudhal – Sub-Collector, Gunupur (Rayagada)
Ashni A L – Sub-Collector, Nabarangpur
C. Saravanan – Sub-Collector, Kuchinda (Sambalpur)
Tejaswini Behera – Sub-Collector, Sundargarh
Shiv Malviya – Sub-Collector, Anandpur (Keonjhar)
Avinash Kumar – Sub-Collector, Berhampur (Ganjam)

All appointments are made under Section 14(4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, confirming their designation as Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) in their respective jurisdictions.