Odisha IAS Officers Transfer & Posting – GA & PG Dept Notification March 2026
Odisha IAS Officers Transfer & Posting – GA & PG Dept Notification March 2026
Department: General Administration & Public Grievance Department, Government of Odisha
Notification No: Multiple (912q/AIS.I to 8127/AIS.I) | Date: March 2026
Published: March 2026 Applicable to: All concerned IAS officers and departments
The GA & PG Department has issued a series of notifications for transfers, postings, and additional charges of senior IAS officers in Odisha.
Key appointments include Registrar Cooperative Societies, Managing Director OSIC, Director Fisheries, Director TE & SCERT, Additional Secretary Public Enterprises, Director Textiles & Handlooms, and Collector & District Magistrate Malkangiri.
Key Transfers & Postings
- Shri Manish Agarwal, IAS (RR-2012)
Additional Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha (with addl. charge of Addl. Secretary, Planning & Convergence Dept) → **Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Odisha** - Shri Smruti Ranjan Pradhan, IAS (NSCS-2012)
Addl. Secretary, Forest, Env. & Climate Change Dept → **Managing Director, Odisha Small Industries Corporation**
Allowed to continue as **Chief Executive Officer, Startup Odisha**.
Additional charge of Ms. Rashmita Panda, IAS as CEO Startup Odisha stands terminated upon Shri Pradhan taking over. - Shri Siddhartha Das, IAS (NSCS-2012)
Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Odisha → **Director, Fisheries, Odisha, Cuttack** - Ms. Madhusmita Sahoo, IAS (RR-2013)
Addl. Secretary, Revenue & DM Dept (with addl. charge of Director, ROTI) → **Director, TE & SCERT, Odisha**
Allowed to remain in additional charge of **Addl. Secretary, School & Mass Education Dept** - Smt. Upama Kalo, IAS (SCS-2014)
Addl. Commissioner, Settlement & Consolidation, O/o RDC Sambalpur → Allowed to remain in additional charge of as **Secretary to RDC (ND), Sambalpur** - Smt. Lily Kumari Kullu, IAS (SCS-2014)
Addl. Secretary, Revenue & DM Dept → **Addl. Secretary, Public Enterprises Department** - Shri Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, IAS (RR-2017)
Collector & DM, Malkangiri → **Director, Textiles & Handlooms, Odisha** - Shri Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke, IAS (RR-2021)
Commissioner, Berhampur Municipal Corporation (with addl. charge of VC, Berhampur Development Authority) → **Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri**
Appointed as **District Magistrate** under section 14(1) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Important:
- All postings are effective from the date of assumption of charge.
- Additional charges are allowed/terminated as mentioned.
- Officers are requested to hand over/take over charge as per rules.
- Full details including file numbers are in the official notification PDF.
📄 Official Notification (PDF): View / Download
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1. Who has been appointed as Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Odisha?
Shri Manish Agarwal, IAS (RR-2012), previously Additional Special Relief Commissioner (with addl. charge of Addl. Secretary, Planning & Convergence Dept).
2. Who is the new Managing Director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation?
Shri Smruti Ranjan Pradhan, IAS (NSCS-2012), previously Addl. Secretary, Forest, Env. & Climate Change Dept. He continues as CEO, Startup Odisha.
3. Who is appointed as Director, TE & SCERT, Odisha?
Ms. Madhusmita Sahoo, IAS (RR-2013), previously Addl. Secretary, Revenue & DM Dept (with addl. charge of Director ROTI). She continues as Addl. Secretary, School & Mass Education Dept.
4. Who is the new Collector & DM, Malkangiri?
Shri Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke, IAS (RR-2021), previously Commissioner, Berhampur Municipal Corporation (with addl. charge of VC, Berhampur Development Authority).
5. Where can I view the full official notification?
Download/view the complete notification PDF from the link above.