Bhubaneswar, Aug 8: The Odisha Government  Wednesday evening effected a major reshuffle in IAS cadre. A total of 25 IAS officials have been reassigned their duties via a notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department of the government.

As many as 20 districts of Odisha now have new District Collectors.

According to notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department,  Dr. Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya appointed as the director of Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department and will also be allowed to remain in additional charge of Director, Odisha Paribar.

Ashish Thakare, who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Balasore has been appointed as Secretary, Board of Revenue, Odisha, Cuttack.

Similarly, Dilip Routrai, who was serving as the Director, Odia Language, Literature & Culture with the additional charge of Director, Odisha Paribar, has been appointed as Collector & DM, Bhadrak.

Kamal Lochan Mishra, has been appointed as Executive Director, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority.

Nikhil Pavan Kalyan, a 2012-batch IAS officer who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Jajpur, has been appointed Director, Soil Conservation and Watershed Development, 0disha, Bhubaneswar. 
Bijay Kumar Dash has been appointed as Collector & DM, Gajapati.

Smruti Ranjan Pradhan, a 2012-batch IAS officer who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Gajapati has been appointed as Collector & DM, Kendrapara. 

Similarly, Swadha Dev Singh, a 2014-batch IAS officer who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Nayagarh, has been appointed as the Additional Secretary to Government, PR & DW Department.

Ms Parul Patawari, a 2015-batch IAS officer who has been serving as the State Project Director, OSEPA, with the additional charge of Member Secretary, Mo School, has been appointed as the Collector & DM, Rayagada. 

Amrit Ruturaj, who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Dhenkanal, has been appointed as Collector & DM, Kandhamal. 
Siddeshwar Baliram Bondar, a 2016-batch IAS officer who has been serving as the Collector & DM, of Bhadrak has been appointed as the Collector & DM of Sambalpur. 

Similarly, Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Mayurbhanj, has been appointed as Collector & DM, Cuttack.

Hema Kanta Say has been appointed as the Collector & DM, Mayurbhanj. 

P. Anvesha Reddy who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Kalahandi, has been appointed as Collector & DM, Jajpur.

Ashish Ishwar Patil has been appointed as Collector & DM, Malkangiri. Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, a 2017-batch IAS officer who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Deogarh, has been appointed as Collector & DM, Dhenkanal.

Dr. Subhankar Mohapatra has been appointed as Collector & DM, Nabarangpur. 

Suryawanshi Mayur Vikas, who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Kendrapara, has been appointed as Collector & DM, Balasore.

J Sonal, who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Boudh has been appointed as Collector & DM, Jagatsinghpur, and Pawar Sachin Prakash, a 2019-batch IAS officer who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Malkangiri, has been appointed as Collector & DM, Kalahandi.

Akshay Sunil Agrawal, a 2019-batch IAS officer who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Sambalpur has been appointed as Collector & DM, Nayagarh. Manoj Satyawan Mahajan, another 2019-batch IAS officer who has been serving as the Collector & DM, Rayagada, has been appointed as Collector & DM, Sundargarh.

Kabindra Kumar Sahu, OAS (SS), who has been serving as the Executive Director (Land), Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd. has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Deogarh, while Madhusudan Dash, OAS (SS), who has been serving as the Special Secretary to Government, Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Nuapada.

Subrat Kumar Panda, OAS (SS), Special Secretary to Government, Rural Development Department has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Boudh.

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