Suresh Mohapatra appointed as New Chief Secretary of Odisha ; Asit Tripathy Chairman of WODC
Bhubaneswar, December 25 :
Odisha government on Friday appointed Senior IAS Officer Suresh Chandra Mahapatra as the new Chief secretary of the state .
The 1986 Batch Indian Administration Service Officer Mohapatra would be the 44th Chief Secretary of Odisha . He is is currently the chief Development Commissioner of Odisha.
Mohapatra will replace the Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy, who is to retire on 31st December 2020.
According to the CMO’s office , Asit Kumar Tripathy has been appointed as the Chairman of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC).
Tripathy, who is currently the chief secretary of Odisha, has been given the additional charge of Advisor to Chief Minister on Regional development, Tourism, Agribusiness and Industry, a release from the Chief Minister’s Office said.
The statement Pradeep Kumar Jena, another IAS officer has been appointed as the Development Commissioner cum Additional chief secretary of Odisha.BM