Major IAS Reshuffle in Odisha: Several 2022-Batch Officers Get New Postings

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Odisha government announces IAS officer reshuffle assigning new roles to several officers across departments and districts.

Major IAS Reshuffle in Odisha: Several 2022-Batch Officers Get New Postings

The Odisha government carried out a major IAS reshuffle, transferring and appointing several officers across departments and districts. Several 2022-batch officers have also been assigned new administrative responsibilities.

Published by Diptimayee | March 12, 2026

The Odisha government on Thursday carried out a major reshuffle in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), transferring and appointing several officers to new positions across key departments and districts. The move is aimed at strengthening governance and improving administrative efficiency in the state.

According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department, 2012-batch IAS officer Manish Agarwal, who was serving as Additional Special Relief Commissioner with additional charge as Additional Secretary in the Planning and Convergence Department, has been appointed as the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Odisha.

IAS officer Smruti Ranjan Pradhan, who was working as Additional Secretary in the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, has been appointed Managing Director of the Odisha Small Industries Corporation. He will continue to hold additional charge as Chief Executive Officer of Startup Odisha. With this change, the additional charge of CEO, Startup Odisha earlier held by IAS officer Rashmita Panda has been withdrawn.

Meanwhile, Siddhartha Das, who was serving as Registrar of Cooperative Societies, has been appointed Director of Fisheries.

In another appointment, Madhusmita Sahoo, Additional Secretary in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department with additional charge as Director of the Revenue Officers’ Training Institute, has been appointed Director of Teachers’ Education and the State Council of Educational Research and Training (TE and SCERT). She will also continue to serve as Additional Secretary in the School and Mass Education Department.

The state government has also allowed Upama Kalo, Additional Commissioner (Settlement and Consolidation) in the office of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner at Sambalpur, to continue holding additional charge as Secretary to the RDC (Northern Division).

Similarly, Lily Kumari Kullu, Additional Secretary in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, has been appointed Additional Secretary in the Public Enterprises Department.

At the district level, Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, Collector and District Magistrate of Malkangiri, has been appointed Director of Textiles and Handlooms.

IAS officer Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke, Commissioner of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) with additional charge as Vice Chairman of Berhampur Development Authority, has been appointed as the new Collector and District Magistrate of Malkangiri.

Among the 2022-batch officers, Akavaram Sasya Reddy, Sub-Collector of Jeypore, has been appointed Commissioner of Berhampur Municipal Corporation. She will also hold additional charge as Vice Chairman of the Berhampur Development Authority.

Akshay Pillay, Sub-Collector of Bonei, has been posted as Additional District Magistrate of Paradeep in Jagatsinghpur district.

Arugula Sneha, Sub-Collector of Padampur, has been appointed Chief Development Officer-cum-Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad in Mayurbhanj.

Samir Kumar Jena, Sub-Collector of Talcher, has been posted as CDO-cum-EO of Zilla Parishad in Ganjam, while Soumyaranjan Pradhan, Sub-Collector of Rairangpur, has been appointed CDO-cum-EO of Zilla Parishad in Kalahandi.