Indian Bureaucracy Breaking | Odisha Major Bureaucracy Shuffle 38 Transferred, Sahadev Samadhia to Head Bhubaneswar Metro

Indian Bureaucracy, Bhubaneswar, February 16, 2025| In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Odisha government, has transferred Thirty-eight Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers, bringing new leadership to key administrative roles. The changes include appointing new Secretaries for the Odisha Public Service Commission and State Election Commission, along with fresh appointments for the Commissioner of Settlement & Consolidation, Director of Land Records & Survey, and administrative heads for the, Bhubaneswar Development Authority, Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority, and Puri-Konark Development Authority and new GM for Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation.

The state appointed several Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) and Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) under Section 14 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enhance judicial capacity, enable region-specific governance, reduce case backlog, and ensure timely justice delivery. This provision allows states to appoint multiple Executive Magistrates in each district, with one serving as the District Magistrate. ADMs are granted specific powers based on administrative needs, facilitating efficient case load distribution in high-crime or complex legal areas.

1. Shri Bijay Kumar Khandayat Ray OAS (SS), presently, Director, Land Records & Survey; Odisha, Cuttack, and deputed to the High Court Establishment, is transferred and appointed as Secretary – Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), Cuttack, in addition to his present duties.
2. Shri Mrunal Kanti Das OAS (SS), presently, Additional Director, NHM, Bhubaneswar is transferred and posted as Commissioner – Settlement & Consolidation, Bhubaneswar.
3. Shri Nigamananda Panda OAS (SS), presently, Special Secretary to Government, GA & PG Department, and deputed to OPSC as Officer on Special Duty, is transferred and appointed as Director – Land Records & Survey, Odisha, Cuttack.
4. Shri Indramani Nayak OAS (SS), presently, Additional Commissioner, Transport, Odisha, Cuttack, is transferred and appointed as Secretary – State Election Commission, Odisha, Bhubaneswar.
5. Shri Ashok Kumar Behera OAS (SS), presently, Executive Director (P&A), OMC, Bhubaneswar, is transferred and appointed as Director – Export Promotion & Marketing (EPM), Odisha, Bhubaneswar.
6. Smt Soudamini Sethi OAS (SS), presently, Special Secretary to Government, Steel & Mines Department, is transferred and appointed as Special Secretary – Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, Odisha.
7. Shri Tapiram Majhi OAS (SS), presently, Additional Commissioner, Settlement & Consolidation in the Office of RDC (ND), Sambalpur, is transferred and appointed as CEO –  Western Odisha Development Council (WODC), Bhubaneswar.
8. Shri Manas Ranjan Padhi OAS (SAG), presently, Additional Secretary to Government, General Administration & Public Grievance Department, is transferred and appointed as Secretary – Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), Bhubaneswar.
9. Shri Bikramaditya Barik GAS (SAG), presently Additional Secretary to Government, HT & H Department, is transferred and appointed as Additional Commissioner – Settlement & Consolidation, Jajpur, Odisha.
10. Smt Sravani Patnaik OAS (SAG), presently, Additional Secretary, ORERA, Bhubaneswar, is appointed as Secretary – Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Bhubaneswar.
11. Shri Umakanta Raj OAS (SAG), presently, Additional District Magistrate, Cuttack, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary – Finance Department, Odisha.
12. Shri Sahadev Samadhia OAS (SAG), presently, Ex-Registrar, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Baripada, is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary – Odisha Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UD), with additional charge of General Manager – Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) and General Manager -Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
13. Smt Alomani Sethi OAS (SAG), presently, Additional District Magistrate, Koraput, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary – Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Odisha.
14. Shri Suvendra Kumar Samal OAS (S), presently, Additional District Magistrate, Jajpur UoT,  is transferred and posted as CDO-cum-EO, Zilla Parishad, Bhadrak, Odisha.
15. Shri Daridrabhanjan M M Patra OAS (S), presently, Joint Secretary, Agriculture & FE Department, Odisha, to continue as Joint Secretary – Agriculture & FE Department, Odisha.
16. Smt Jayashree Mallick OAS (S), presently, Ex-PA, ITDA, Champua, Keonjhar, now joined in the GA & PG Department, is posted as Joint Secretary – Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, Odisha.
17. Shri Saroj Kumar Dutta OAS (S), presently, CDO-cum-EO, Zilla Parishad, Bhadrak, is transferred and posted as Additional District Magistrate – Bhadrak, Odisha.
18. Shri Debadutta Panda GAS (S), presently, Ex-CDO-cum-EO, Zilla Parishad, Nayagarh, is transferred and posted as Additional District Magistrate – Ganjam, Odisha.
19. Shri Binod Kumar Senapati OAS (S), presently, Joint Director (Admin.), Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, is transferred and posted as Additional District Magistrate – Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj.
20. Shri Kushal Chandra Naik OAS (S), presently, Additional Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Bhadrak, is transferred and posted as Additional District Magistrate – Kandhamal.
21. Shri Debi Prasad Mohanty OAS (S), presently, Sub Collector, Banki, Cuttack, is transferred and posted as Additional District Magistrate – Koraput.
22. Smt Ipsita Priyadarshini Mishra OAS (S), presently, Joint Commissioner, Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Cuttack, is transferred and posted as Additional District Magistrate – Cuttack.
23. Shri Dillip Kumar Maharana OAS (S), presently, Additional Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Kalahandi, is appointed as Secretary – Puri Konark Development Authority (PKDA), Puri, Odisha.
24. Shri Baranyendu Mohanty OAS (S), presently, Ex-Sub Collector, Angul UoT, is appointed as Joint Commissioner – CMC, Cuttack, on foreign service terms & conditions.
25. Shri Jyoti Sankar Ray OAS (S), presently, Sub-Collector, Cuttack, is transferred and posted as Additional District Magistrate – Jagatsinghpur, Odisha.
26. Shri Sudhansu Kumar Bhoi OAS (S), presently, Additional District Magistrate, Ganjam, is transferred and posted as Additional District Magistrate – Sambalpur, Odisha.
27. Shri Iswar Chandra Naik OAS (S), presently, Sub-Collector, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, UoT as Additional District Magistrate, Sambalpur, is now posted as Additional District Magistrate – Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
28. Shri Sankar Kerketta OAS (S), presently, Executive Officer, Nabarangpur Municipality, is transferred and posted as CDO-cum-EO – Zilla Parishad, Gajapati, Odisha.
29. Shri Somanath Majhi OAS (S), presently, Joint Commissioner, Excise, Odisha, Cuttack, is transferred and posted as Additional District Magistrate – Gajapati, Odisha.
30. Shri Tapan Kumar Khuntia OAS (S), presently, Special LAO, Talcher-Sambalpur Rail Link, Sambalpur, is transferred and posted as Additional District Magistrate – Nabarangpur, Odisha.
31. Shri Ramesh Kumar Jena OAS (Gr.A SB), presently, BDO, Badamba, is transferred and posted as Sub-Collector – Rayagada, Odisha, and , as Sub-Divisional Magistrate – Rayagada, District Rayagada, Odisha.
32. Shri Dinamani Naik OAS (Gr.A SB), presently, Tahasildar, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, is transferred and posted as Sub-Collector – Kamakhyanagar, Dhenkanal, and , Sub-Divisional Magistrate – Kamakhyanagar, District Dhenkanal, Odisha.
33. Shri Shiv Shankar Mishra OAS (Gr.A SB), presently, Special LAO, Jagatsinghpur, is transferred and posted as PA – ITDA, Karanjia, Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
34. Smt Madhusmita Samantaray OAS (Gr.A SB), presently, Ex-E.O., Baripada Municipality, now joined in the GA & PG Department, is transferred and posted as Additional EO – Zilla Parishad, Balasore, Odisha.
35. Shri Pranab Kumar Behera OAS (Gr.A SB), presently, BDO, Tigiria, is transferred and posted as Sub-Collector – Banki, Cuttack, Odisha, and as as Sub-Divisional Magistrate – Banki, District Cuttack, Odisha.
36. Shri Dibyajyoti Smruti Ranjan Deo OAS (Gr.A SB), presently, BDO, Hinjilicut, is transferred and posted as Sub-Collector – Cuttack, Odisha, and as Sub-Divisional Magistrate – Cuttack, District Cuttack, Odisha.
37. Shri Swadeep Kumar Toppo OAS (Gr.A SB), presently, BDO, Subdega, Sundargarh, is transferred and posted as Project Administrator – Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Bonai, Sundargarh, Odisha.
38. Shri Umashankar Behera OAS Gr.A (SB), presently, Tahasildar, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam, is transferred and posted as Sub-Collector – Bhanjanagar, Ganjam, and as, Sub-Divisional Magistrate – Bhanjanagar, District Ganjam, Odisha.

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