As many as 13 IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in Odisha. Girish S N, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, is assigned additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Mission Shakti, while Dr Noonsavath Thirumala Naik has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, School & Mass Education Department and Ms Mansi Nimbhal will join as Managing Director, Odisha Lift Irrigation with additional charge of Additional Secretary, Water Resources Department. Similarly, Surendra Kumar Meena is posted as Additional Secretary, ST&SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department; Mrs Subhashree Nanda as Additional Secretary, Planning & Convergence; Chanchal Rana, Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, will also hold charge of Vice Chairman, Bhubaneswar Development Authority and Managing Director, Bhubaneswar Smart City Ltd;  Premjit Nayak is appointed as Director, Scheduled Tribes; Deepankar Mohapatra as Director, Tourism with additional charge of Managing Director, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation; Mrs Pranati Chhotray as Additional Secretary, Home Department; Nivedita Prusty as MD, Boyanika with additional charge of Director, Handicrafts; Mrs Madhusmita Samal as Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj Drinking Water Department with in additional charge of Director, State institute of Rural Development and Saniay Kumar Biswal will take charge as Additional Secretary, Commerce & Transport Department.