Bhubaneswar, 05 November (H.S.) : The Odisha government on Thursday effected a major reshuffle in the senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre, assigning new responsibilities to four senior officers.

According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department on November 5, Bishnupada Sethi (IAS, RR-1995), who was serving as Chairman of the Odisha Forest Development Corporation (OFDC) with additional charge of Chief Administrator of the KBK region, has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the General Administration and Public Grievance Department.

Girish S.N. (IAS, RR-2002), who was serving as Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department, has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Health and Family Welfare Department.

In another change, Aswathy S. (IAS, RR-2003), who was serving as Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Health and Family Welfare Department, has been appointed as Special Secretary in the Finance Department. She will, however, continue to hold the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the State Institute for Transformative Initiatives, Odisha (SITI-Odisha).

Meanwhile, Roopa Mishra (IAS, RR-2004), who has returned from central deputation, has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Monalisa Panda