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Odisha Government appointed nine IAS probationers as Block Development Officers

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Bhubaneswar:25/10/25:The Odisha Government today appointed nine IAS probationers of the 2014 batch of Odisha Cadre as Block Development Officers (BDOs) across various blocks in the state.

Issued under Section 15-A of the Odisha Panchayat Samiti Act-1959, this decision aims to strengthen administrative and financial oversight at the grassroots level.

The appointments, effective from November 3, 2025, to November 29, 2025, include a four-week Block Level Training period during which the probationers will take independent charge as BDOs.

The list of appointed IAS probationers and their respective postings are as follows:
  1. Animesh Pradhan (Lanjigarh/Kalahandi),
  2. Prajnanandan Giri (Lakhanpur/Jharsuguda),
  3. Kashish Bakshi (Ms.) (Baripada/Mayurbhanj),
  4. Fabi Rasheed (Ms.) (Sundargarh/Sundargarh),
  5. Mrinalika Rathore (Ms.) (Kukudakhandi/Ganjam),
  6. Shubhra Panda (Ms.) (Naktideul/Sambalpur),
  7. Pawan Kumar (Telkoi/Keonjhar),
  8. Bhagat Shyamlal Kalyanrao (Ms.) (Hindol/Dhenkanal), and
  9. Santosh Kumar Patra (Narayanpatna/Koraput).

These probationers will exercise both administrative and financial powers as stipulated under Rule 13 of the Odisha Panchayat Samiti (Administration of Affairs) Rules, 1987. During their tenure, the existing BDOs working in the mentioned blocks will be deputed to respective district headquarters to work in Zilla Parishads.

The move is seen as a strategic step to provide hands-on experience to the new IAS officers while ensuring efficient governance at the block level.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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