According to the notification by the General Administration Department, Sangram Keshari Mishra, 1985-batch IAS officer has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, while Laxmi Narayan Gupta, 1986 batch IAS officer, has been posted as the Principal Secretary of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, along with the additional charge of Public Grievance and Pension Administration,
Similarly, Sanjay Kumar Singh, 1997 batch IAS officer has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary of Skill Development and Technical Education. He was also given the full time charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of IDCO.
Likewise, ITS officer RN Palai was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC). Earlier he was serving as the Special Secretary of Electronics and Information Technology (E&IT).