On Sunday, the Odisha government issued a transfer order of various IAS officers with immediate effect. This includes Bishupada Sethi, who was currently serving as the revenue and disaster management department secretary. He has now been posted as the new principal secretary of the school and mass education department.

Apart from this, he will continue serving as the principal secretary, commerce and transport department, and principal secretary of information and public relations department.

Sethi has replaced Satyabrata Sahu, the earlier principal secretary of school and mass education department, wh has now been appointed as principal secretary, revenue and disaster management department.

IAS officer Raj Kumar Sharma has been made additional chief secretary, health and family welfare department. He was working as agriculture production commissioner and chairman of the Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL). He will remain the OSMCL chairman.

Additional Chief Secretary (home), Sanjeev Chopra has been appointed as agriculture production commissioner.

Madhu Sudan Padhi, principal secretary of commerce and transport department and commissioner, land records and settlement, has been appointed as the principal secretary, Odia language, literature and culture department.

Ranjana Chopra, principal secretary of Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste development, minority and backward classes welfare department, will remain principal secretary, MSME department.

Hemant Sharma, industry secretary with additional charge of skill development and technical education, and chairman of IPICOL, will be also IDCO chairman.

Suresh Kumar Vashishth, commissioner-cum-secretary of agriculture and farmer empowerment department, was appointed as officer on special duty, general administration department.