30 October 2026
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Odisha: 4 IAS Officers Get Fresh Postings, Parul Patawari Made Project Director, OSEPA 

Mr. Samarth Verma, a 2011-batch IAS officer, became Additional Secretary in the Public Works Department
Indian Masterminds Stories

The government of Odisha gave new postings to four IAS officers across the state through a gazetted notification from the State General Administration & Public Grievance Department. 

Mr. Samarth Verma (2011 batch), the incumbent Additional Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration in Puri, In charge of Chief Administrator SJTA, with the additional charge of Additional Secretary to Government, Works Department, was asked to take up the charge of Additional Secretary in the Public Works Department.

Mr. Vineet Bhardwaj (2012 batch), presently posted as Collector & District Magistrate of Cuttack, was asked to assume office as the Director-cum-Additional Secretary, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department.

Ms. Parul Patawari (2015 batch), the incumbent Collector & District Magistrate of Jagatsinghpur, became the State Project Director (in the same rank as Joint Secretary) of the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) in Bhubaneswar. 

Dr. Subhankar Mohapatra (2018 batch) was mandated to assume charge as the Director of Rural Development (in the same rank as Deputy Secretary). 

Two more officers were given new appointments, Mr. Arindam Dakua (2011 batch) and Mr. Anupam Saha (2012 batch) were asked to assume charge as the new DCs of Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur, respectively.


Indian Masterminds Stories
Join our WhatsApp Channel
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Related Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS
Balram Krishi Mahotsav
MP CM Mohan Yadav Highlights Natural Farming, Kodo-Kutki Production at Katni’s Balram Krishi Mahotsav
PMGSY Bihar rural road connectivity
Bihar IAS Reshuffle: CK Anil Appointed Education ACS, Arvind Kumar Chaudhary Gets Additional Charge 
coal-India-limited
Coal India Q2 FY27 Results: Net Profit Jumps 53% to ₹6,516 Crore; Declares ₹10.25 Interim Dividend
IAS Sanjay Kumar Singh
Who Is IAS Sanjay Kumar Singh? Odisha-Cadre Officer Likely to Become Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary’s Principal Secretary 
SECI New Corporate Office
Pralhad Joshi Opens New SECI Corporate Office, Highlights Role in India’s Clean Energy Transition 
India Energy Stack
India Energy Stack Taskforce Reviews Final Report; REC Limited to Lead Digital Infrastructure Rollout in Power Sector 
Ramesh S
Who Is Ramesh S. Thete? Retired IAS Officer Arrested in Nagpur Over Fraud, Cheque-Bounce Case
Tamilnadu-police-resized
Tamil Nadu Govt Transfers 5 IPS Officers, Sanjay Mathur Appointed DGP of State Crime Records Bureau
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Videos
Five years after Kargil, India sent its cricketing heroes to Pakistan where terrorism posed a deadly threat. The man guarding them, former Special Director of Intelligence Bureau, Mr. Yashovardhan Azad, reveals what all went behind the scenes during that crucial tour. 
Trust No One, Said His Instinct in Pakistan
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
How India Plans to Boost Tourism, Create Jobs and Ease Overcrowding : Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the Road to 2047
Dr Saket Badola IFS
Beyond Tigers and Safaris: How Corbett Literature Festival Wants to Change the Conservation Conversation
ADVERTISEMENT
UPSC Stories
Vishwas Jhargad UPSC CAPF
A Photograph of His Mother Accompanied Vishwas Jhargad to the UPSC Interview, Where His Dream Came Closer
Vishwas Vijay Jhargad lost both parents as a child. With his family's support, he secured AIR 145 in...
IA&AS Lokesh Datal
‘Dreams Don’t Change Lives, Daily Habits Do’: IA&AS Officer Lokesh Datal on UPSC and Discipline
IA&AS officer Lokesh Datal shares his UPSC journey, clearing the exam in his fourth attempt, building...
Mavis tak
From Dropping Out of School to Becoming an IPS Officer : How a Father’s Unwavering Support Helped Mavis Tak Achieve Success
For Mavis Tak, becoming an IPS officer once seemed like a distant dream. Despite financial struggles...
CSR NEWS
MCL
MCL Signs MoU to Provide ₹3.20 Crore for Multipurpose Community Hall in Anugola Under CSR
The project at the Reserve Police Office in Chheliapada aims to strengthen local civic infrastructure...
nalco
NALCO Foundation Signs MoU to Sponsor 21 Odisha Youths for Three-Year Nursing Diploma 
The three-year nursing course will support youths from villages near NALCO’s Anugul and Koraput complexes,...
NALCO Nursing Education Initiative
NALCO Foundation Signs MoU to Sponsor 40 Odisha Youths for Three-Year Nursing Diploma Course
The initiative will support GNM nursing education for youths from villages near NALCO’s Angul and Koraput...
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Latest
Balram Krishi Mahotsav
MP CM Mohan Yadav Highlights Natural Farming, Kodo-Kutki Production at Katni’s Balram Krishi Mahotsav
PMGSY Bihar rural road connectivity
Bihar IAS Reshuffle: CK Anil Appointed Education ACS, Arvind Kumar Chaudhary Gets Additional Charge 
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Videos
Five years after Kargil, India sent its cricketing heroes to Pakistan where terrorism posed a deadly threat. The man guarding them, former Special Director of Intelligence Bureau, Mr. Yashovardhan Azad, reveals what all went behind the scenes during that crucial tour. 
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Dr Saket Badola IFS
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT