IAS reshuffle: Odisha govt appoints Vishal Dev as finance secretary

The Odisha government on Thursday effected a minor reshuffle of IAS officers.

Vishal Kumar Dev, who was the principal secretary, sports and youth services, was posted as principal secretary, finance.

Dev, a 1996-batch IAS officer, will replace Ashok Meena, a 1993-batch IAS officer, who has been posted as principal secretary, panchayati raj and drinking water.

Special secretary to chief minister Naveen Patnaik, R. Vineel Krishna (a 2005-batch IAS officer), has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of sports and youth services.

Deoranjan Kumar Singh (a 1993-batch IAS officer), who was the principal secretary, panchayati raj and drinking water, will be the principal secretary, steel and mines.

Surendra Kumar (a 1993-batch IAS officer), who was the principal secretary, steel and mines, has been posted as principal secretary, general administration and public grievances with additional charge of tourism.