As many as seven IAS officers have been given new assignments in Odisha. Accordingly, Dr Arabinda Kumar Padhee has been allowed to remain in additional charge of Principal Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts, while Suresh Kumar Vashishth was made Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Fisheries & ARD and Mrs Shubha Sharma is Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Women & Child Development. Similarly,  Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma is allowed to remain in additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Science & Technology; Mrs Shalini Pandit is Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Health & Family Welfare; Mrs Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar as Additional Secretary, PR&DW; Dr Brundha D as Mission Director, National Health Mission with remaining in additional charge of MD, OSMCL and Commissioner, Food Safety; Sanjay Kumar Mishra remains in additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, OPTCL and Saroj Kumar Mishra was made Special Secretary, Health & Family Welfare with continuing additional charge of Special Secretary, Home (Protocol).