Manoj Ahuja Assumes Office as Odisha's New Chief Secretary; Nikunja Bihari Dhal Named Additional Chief Secretary

On June 30th, 2024, Manoj Ahuja, a 1990 batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre, became the 46th Chief Secretary of Odisha.

An Overview of the News

Ahuja replaces Pradeep Kumar Jena, who assumed the charge in February 2023.
Ahuja will also serve as the Secretary in the General Administration and Public Grievances (GA&PG) department.

Nikunja Bihari Dhal Appointed as Additional Chief Secretary in CMO:

Nikunja Bihari Dhal, a 1993 batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre, has been appointed as the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to the Odisha Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
He previously served as the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha from March 2023.
Dhal has held various significant positions including Special Relief Commissioner, Special Residence Commissioner in New Delhi, and Commercial Tax Commissioner.

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Other Appointments in June:-

Sujata Saunik: Maharashtra's first woman Chief Secretary.

Manoj Kumar Singh: New Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh

Ravi Agrawal: New Chairman of CBDT

Gen. Upendra Dwivedi: 30th Chief of Army Staff.

Naveen Chandra Jha: MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance.

SEVENTEEN: UNESCO's Goodwill Ambassador for Youth.

Pradeep Singh Kharola: Director General of NTA.

Om Birla: Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha.

Atul Kumar Chaudhary: Secretary of TRAI.

Manoj Jain: CMD of BEL.

Theo James: UNHCR Global Goodwill Ambassador.

Mohan Charan Majhi: BJP Chief Minister of Odisha.

Sub-Lt. Anamika B. Rajeev: First woman helicopter pilot in Indian Navy.

Sameer Bansal: MD & CEO of PNB MetLife India Insurance.

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