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In a key bureaucratic development, the Odisha government has appointed IAS officer Debasis Singh (SCS-2015 batch) as Additional Secretary to the Government in the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, while allowing him to continue holding additional charge as Additional Secretary in the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department.

The General Administration Department issued a formal notification confirming Singh's transfer and retention of dual responsibilities.

His continued presence in the H&UD Department is being viewed as a move to maintain continuity in urban governance, especially given the critical pr...