By Imteshal Karim

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The Odisha government has ordered the transfer of several senior Odisha Administrative Service OAS officers placing them in key district-level and departmental positions.
The General Administration and Public Grievance Department issued a notification in this regard on September 9 confirming the changes effective from September 10 in the afternoon.
Appointments Of New Additional District Magistrates
According to the notification Shri Sangram Sekhar Panda OAS SAG Registrar Administration of MKCG Medical College Hospital Berhampur has been transferred and appointed as Additional District Magistrate ADM of Padampur in Bargarh district.
Similarly Shri Dukhabandhu Nayak OAS S Joint Secretary to the Government in the Higher Education Department has been posted as ADM of Mayurbhanj district. Both appointments were made under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023.
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Other Key Transfers And Cancellations
The notification further stated that Shri Paresh Kumar Nayak OAS S Deputy Commissioner Enforcement Bhubaneswar Development Authority has been moved as Joint Secretary to the Government Higher Education Department.
Shri Yudhistir Meher OAS Gr.A SB who was earlier posted as Registrar of Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology IGIT Sarang has been appointed as Additional Sub-Collector of Anandpur in Keonjhar and his earlier posting to IGIT has been cancelled.
Likewise the posting of Shri Mani Prasad Mira OAS Gr. A SB as Additional Sub-Collector Anandapur issued in July has also been cancelled.
Immediate implementation of orders
The government has directed all officers concerned to be deemed centrally relieved from their current assignments with effect from September 10 2025 afternoon. They have been instructed to join their new postings without availing the joining time.