Anu Garg Assumes Charge as Chief Secretary; CM Majhi Outlines Vision for Odisha's Development

Abshi Stash... Dream Odisha... The opinions of the common people were also sought online through the portal. Therefore, everyone will get cooperation in implementing the vision document. Along with women empowerment, youth empowerment will be done. A lot will be done for tourism development. A business-friendly environment (Ease of Doing Business) will be created, said Mrs. Garg. After assuming charge as the Chief Secretary, Mrs. Garg paid a courtesy call on Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. On this occasion, the Chief Minister congratulated her with the additional chiefship. With Arvind taking the helm of the state's administrative service, the promotion of the first woman Chief Secretary as the Administrative Secretary is a historic milestone. Which reflects our commitment to excellence and empowerment, the Chief Minister mentioned. The Chief Minister expressed his hope that his long experience will take Odisha to new heights of development. Similarly, the Chief Minister expressed his gratitude and best wishes to Manoj Ahuja on his retirement. His tenure as Chief Secretary was filled with exemplary leadership and unwavering dedication to state administration. As a chapter of dedicated service ends and a historic new chapter begins, the Chief Minister congratulated both Mrs. Garg and Mr. Ahuja for their future endeavors. The outgoing Chief Secretary, Mr. Ahuja, was felicitated by the Public Administration and Public Grievances Department. In the felicitation meeting held at the Lok Seva Bhavan Conference Hall, Additional Chief Secretary of the Department, Surendra Kumar, along with senior officers and employees of the department, spoke about Mr. Ahuja's style of work and wished him a long and prosperous life in retirement. Outgoing Chief Secretary Shri Ahuja expressed his gratitude and thanks to all the officers and employees for their cooperation during his tenure. The Chief Administrator of Shrimandir and Principal Secretary of Agriculture Department, 1996 batch IAS officer Dr. Arvind Kumar Padhi, has been promoted to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary. A notification has been issued by the Public Administration Department regarding the promotion of 1995 batch IAS officer Sushil Kumar Lohani. Puri became . announced. The government has set a target to convert 60% of the state's area into urban areas by 2047. Earlier, the state had 115 urban local bodies (ULBs). Out of these, there were 62 NACs, 48 urban local bodies and 5 metropolitan corporations. The government has increased the number of NACs to 84. Similarly, the number of urban local bodies has increased to 48 and the number of metropolitan corporations to 6.