Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has promoted several officers from the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

The appointments were made consequent upon the Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T) notification dated September 3, 2026.

As per the notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, Surya Narayan Dash, IAS (SCS), currently serving as Special Secretary to Government in the Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the same department.

Similarly, Soudamini Sethi, IAS (SCS), presently Special Secretary to Government in the Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the department.

Subhra Mohanty, IAS (SCS), also serving as Special Secretary in the Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the department.

In the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Jyotirmayee Pradhan, IAS (SCS), and Babita Mohanty, IAS (SCS), who are currently serving as Special Secretaries, have been appointed as Joint Secretaries.

Madhumita Nayak, IAS (SCS), presently Special Secretary to Government in the Labour & ESI Department, has been appointed as Joint Secretary to Government in the same department. She will also continue to hold the additional charge of Director, Employee State Insurance (ESI), Bhubaneswar.

In other departments, Anuj Kumar Das Pattanaik, IAS (SCS), currently Special Secretary in the Planning & Convergence Department, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the department.

Jyoti Ranjan Mishra, IAS (SCS), presently Special Secretary in the Industries Department, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the same department.

Himansu Sekhar Behera, IAS (SCS), currently Special Secretary in the Home Department, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the department.

Sanghamitra Satapathy, IAS (SCS), presently Special Secretary in the Rural Development Department, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the same department.

Meanwhile, the government has allowed several other newly appointed IAS officers to continue in their existing positions.

Sumita Sarkar, IAS (SCS), presently Additional Commissioner, Settlement & Consolidation, Cuttack, has been allowed to continue in the post.

Balamakunda Bhuyan, IAS (SCS), currently Director, Elementary Education, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, has also been allowed to continue in the position.

Madhumita Nayak, IAS (SCS), Additional Commissioner, Settlement & Consolidation, Keonjhar, Office of the RDC (ND), Sambalpur, has been allowed to continue in the post.

Surendra Kumar Panda, IAS (SCS), presently Chief General Manager (MS&ME), IDCO, Bhubaneswar, has also been allowed to continue in the existing position.

The appointments and postings follow the induction of the officers into the IAS from the State Civil Service cadre through the September 3 DoP&T notification.