Odisha government transfers 42 OAS officers in major reshuffle

The Odisha government has implemented a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring and reassigning 42 Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers. The move, announced by the General Administration and Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department, affects senior administrative, secretariat, and district-level positions across various departments.

Key departmental changes include Bidhan Chandra Ray moving from the Commerce and Transport Department to serve as Special Secretary in the Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department. Other notable shifts involve Prabeer Kumar Nayak, who joins the Commerce and Transport Department, and Saroj Kumar Rout, who is posted to the GA&PG Department.

District-level reassignments include Aniruddha Pradhan, who has been appointed as Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Subarnapur and under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, and Pratap Pritimaya, who is the new ADM of Dhenkanal. The reshuffle also impacts roles within the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, the Skill Development and Technical Education Department, and several Zilla Parishad positions.