Bhubaneswar: Sixteen joint secretaries serving in various departments of the state government have been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary. The officials promoted include:
Dharma Hansda – Joint Secretary, Forest Department
Reena Mahapatra – Joint Secretary, Fisheries and Animal Resources Department
Lili Kumari Kullu – Joint Secretary, Revenue Department
Aradhana Das and Nibedita Prusti – Joint Secretaries, Home Department
Narhari Sethi – Joint Secretary, Water Resources Department
Madhumita Rath – Joint Secretary, Handloom and Textiles Department
Debashis Singh – Joint Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department
Pratap Chandra Hota – Joint Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department
Nibedita Mishra – Joint Secretary, Energy Department
Rega Geetarani Pattnaik – Joint Secretary, Rural Development Department
Arjana Das Pattnaik – Joint Secretary, Excise Department
Anjana Panda and Sudam Charan Mandal – Joint Secretaries, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department
Swayamprabha Mahanti – Joint Secretary, Women and Child Development Department
Girish Chandra Singh – Joint Secretary, School and Mass Education Department
These promotions are part of the state’s administrative restructuring and career progression efforts.