Bhubaneswar: The State Government has appointed senior IAS officer Suresh Kumar Vashishth as the Commissioner-cum-Secretary of Science & Technology Department. The 1998-batch IAS officer was serving as Officer on Special Duty with the GA & PG Department.
“The additional appointment of Manoj Kumar Mishra, IRTS as Secretary (l/c), Science & Technology Department will stand terminated from the date Suresh Kumar Vashishth, IAS takes over,” the Government notification stated.
On the other hand, Additional Commissioner, Transport, State Transport Authority, Srinibas Behera has been posted as Additional Secretary in the Home Department.
