Bhubaneswar: The Appointment Committee of the Odisha Cabinet on Friday extended the service period of Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja for one year from January 1, 2025.
Ahuja was due to retire on December 31.
The 1990-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer was appointed the Chief Secretary of Odisha on June 29, 2024 and he took the charge from Pradeep Kumar Jena on July 1.
Prior to being appointed the Chief Secretary of Odisha, Ahuja was on central deputation.
Ahuja first posting was as the Sub-Collector of Dharamgarh in Kalahandi district and later he was appointed Collector of Khurdha district. He was also the Commissioner-cum-Secretary in the Steel and Mines, Sports and Youth Services departments, Commissioner of Commercial Taxes and Principal Secretary in the Cooperation Department. He was sent on central deputation in 2017 and made the appointed Secretary of the Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
