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OAS Transfer April 2026 – GA&PG Dept Notification Nos.12698-12717/SCS – 17 Officers Transferred
OAS Transfer & Posting – April 2026 (GA&PG Dept Notification Nos.12698–12717/SCS)
Department: GA & PG Department, Government of Odisha
Notification Range: No.12698/SCS to No.12717/SCS
Month: April 2026
GA & PG Department has issued transfer and posting orders for 17 OAS officers across various levels including OAS (SAG), OAS (S), and OAS Gr.A (SB), covering Additional Secretaries, Additional District Magistrates, Sub-Collectors, Deputy Secretaries, BDOs, and other positions.
⚠️ Important: All controlling authorities are directed to relieve transferred officers within 7 days of issue of this notification. Failing which, the concerned officers shall be deemed to have been centrally relieved w.e.f. 30.04.2026 (AN).
OAS (SAG) Level Transfers
Registrar (Administration), MKCG Medical College & Hospital, Berhampur
Additional Charge: Nodal Officer, O/o MD, NHM, Odisha, Bhubaneswar
Additional Secretary to Government, OLL & C Department
OAS (S) & OAS Gr.A (SB) Level Transfers
Postings Cancelled (Summary)
| Sl. | Officer | Cancelled Posting | Original Notification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shri Ratnakar Sahoo | Registrar (Admin), MKCG Medical College, Berhampur | No.1140/SCS dated 09.01.2026 |
| 2 | Dr. Sweta Kumar Dash | Additional Secretary, OLL & C Department | No.5572/SCS dated 19.02.2026 |
| 3 | Shri Chandrakant Mallick | OSD, OCAC, Bhubaneswar | No.29385/SCS dated 26.08.2025 |
| 4 | Shri Ajay Prakash Tirkey | Sub-Collector, Bamanghati, Rairangpur | No.9887/SCS dated 29.03.2026 |
| 5 | Shri Smruti Ranjan Mallick | Additional Sub-Collector, Bhadrak | No.9889/SCS dated 29.03.2026 |
ℹ️ About BNSS 2023 Appointments: 6 officers have been formally appointed as Additional District Magistrate or Sub Divisional Magistrate under Section-14 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (which replaced the CrPC). ADMs are appointed under Sub Section-2 and Sub-Collectors/SDMs under Sub Section-4.
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1. How many OAS officers have been transferred in this notification?
17 OAS officers have been transferred and posted under Notification Nos.12698/SCS to 12717/SCS.
2. What is the relief deadline for transferred officers?
Controlling authorities must relieve transferred officers within 7 days of issue of the notification. Failure to do so will result in the officers being deemed centrally relieved w.e.f. 30.04.2026 (AN).
3. How many previous postings have been cancelled?
5 previous postings have been cancelled under this notification – those of Shri Ratnakar Sahoo, Dr. Sweta Kumar Dash, Shri Chandrakant Mallick, Shri Ajay Prakash Tirkey, and Shri Smruti Ranjan Mallick.
4. Which officers have been posted as Additional Secretary to Government?
Shri Ratnakar Sahoo (Health & FW Dept + Nodal Officer NHM) and Shri Sudhakar Nayak (Sports & Youth Services Dept).
5. Who has been posted as Registrar (Administration), MKCG Medical College, Berhampur?
Dr. Sweta Kumar Dash, OAS (SAG), replacing Shri Ratnakar Sahoo whose earlier posting to this position has been cancelled.
6. Which officers have been appointed under BNSS 2023?
Dr. Pramod Kumar Prusty (ADM Nabarangpur), Shri Sachidananda Nayak (ADM Ganjam), Shri Tapan Kumar Khuntia (ADM Balasore), Shri Sabyasachi Panda (SDM Bamanghati), Shri Padma Charan Sahoo (SDM Dhenkanal), Shri Chandrakant Mallick (SDM Panposh), Shri Bikash Kumar Mohanty (SDM Kamakhyanagar), and Shri Ashok Kumar Majhi (SDM Jharsuguda).
7. Which officers have been posted on foreign service?
Shri Bijay Kumar Nayak and Shri Smruti Ranjan Mallick – both posted as Land Officer, IDCO, Bhubaneswar on foreign service terms and conditions.
8. What is the chain transfer pattern at Bamanghati, Rairangpur?
Shri Ajay Prakash Tirkey was posted as SC Bamanghati vide No.9887/SCS dated 29.03.2026 but has now been cancelled and he is posted as Deputy Secretary, Energy Dept. Shri Sabyasachi Panda from Jharsuguda SC replaces him at Bamanghati.
9. What changes have happened at Dhenkanal?
A complete reshuffle: Shri Padma Charan Sahoo comes in as new SC Dhenkanal; Shri Dinamani Naik moves from SC Kamakhyanagar to Deputy Secretary, Tourism Dept; Shri Bibudha Garnaik moves from SC Dhenkanal to Deputy Secretary, Sports Dept; and Shri Bikash Kumar Mohanty (BDO Banapur) replaces Dinamani Naik as SC Kamakhyanagar.
10. Who has been posted as PA, ITDA, Phulbani?
Shri Yudhistir Meher, OAS Gr.A (SB), transferred from Additional Sub-Collector, Anandpur, Keonjhar.
11. Under which provision of BNSS are ADMs and SDMs appointed?
Additional District Magistrates are appointed under Sub Section-2 of Section-14, and Sub Divisional Magistrates are appointed under Sub Section-4 of Section-14 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
12. Which officers have been posted to Sports & Youth Services Department?
Shri Sudhakar Nayak as Additional Secretary and Shri Bibudha Garnaik as Deputy Secretary. Shri Padma Charan Sahoo has been transferred out from the same department.