Odisha Govt assigns additional charge to 3 IAS officers

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has assigned additional charge to three IAS officers after shifting some officers earlier.

According to an office order issued by General Administration and Public Grievance on April 10, Vineet Bhardwaj, Director- cum-Additional Secretary, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department is allowed to remain in additional charge of State Mission Director, Odisha Livelihoods Mission, Bhubaneswar.

Similarly, Vijay Amruta Kulange, managing director, OMFED will remain in additional charge of Labour Commissioner, Odisha. Parul Patawari, State Project Director, OSEPA will remain in additional charge of Member Secretary, “Mo School”, the order said.

It may be noted that the government had effected a massive reshuffle of 37 IAS officers including 17 district collectors ahead of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections on January 22.

It had also transferred 4 IAS officers and appointed them in different departments on April 5.