Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle involving as many as 17 senior officials of the state administration.

Asit Kumar Tripathy, DC-cum-ACS and Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department, has been given additional charge of Chief Administrator, KBK, Koraput.

Sudershan Pal Thakur, Chief Administrator, KBK, Koraput, has been posted as Director General, Training Coordination, Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar.

C.J. Venugopal, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Electronics & Information Technology Department, has been made Member, Board of Revenue, Odisha, Cuttack.

Niten Chandra, Principal Secretary to Government, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department, has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty, GA & PG Department.

Deoranjan Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary to Government, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary to Government, Science & Technology Department.

Ranjana Chopra, Director General, Training Coordination, Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar, has been posted as Principal Secretary to Government, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department.

Sushil Kumar Lohani, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Excise Department, has been given additional charge of Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Odisha, Cuttack.

Vir Vikram Yadav, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department, has been given additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Cooperation Department.

IPS officer Arun Bothra, IG of Police, CID, CB, Odisha, Cuttack has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, CESU, Odisha, Bhubaneswar.

R. Raghu Prasad, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department, has been posted as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department with additional charge of M.D, OMFED, Bhubaneswar.

Vishal Gagan, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department, has been appointed as Special Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department.

Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Science & Technology Department, has been posted as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department.

Krishan Kumar, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Cooperation Department, has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Works Department.

Archana Patnaik, Managing Director, Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation Limited, has been appointed as Special Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department with additional charge of Managing Director, Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation Limited, Bhubaneswar.

Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha, has been posted as Director, ST, Odisha, Bhubaneswar.

Md. Sadique Alam, Chief Executive Officer, CESU, Odisha, has been appointed as Executive Director, CMGI, Bhubaneswar.

Surendra Kumar Meena, Secretary, Board of Revenue, Odisha, Cuttack, has been given additional charge of Deputy Secretary to Government, Works Department.