Bhubaneshwar (31.07.2021): The Odisha government effected a minor reshuffle in the bureaucracy by transferring five senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. They included:

1. AK Meena (IAS:1993:OD), Principal Secretary of Finance department, has been transferred and posted as the principal secretary of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department.
2. Vishal Dev (IAS:1996:OD), Principal Secretary of Tourism, Sports and Youth Affairs, has been appointed as the new principal secretary of the Finance department.
3. DK Singh (IAS:1993:OD), Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water department principal secretary, has been posted as the principal secretary of the Steel and Mines department
4. Surendra Kumar (IAS:1993:OD), has been posted in the General Administration department with the additional charge of Tourism department.
5. R Veenil Krishna (IAS:2005:OD), special secretary to the Chief Minister, is given additional charge of Sports and Youth Affairs department