India, June 3 -- Following the recent appointment of senior bureaucrat Nikunja Bihari Dhal as Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, another Odisha-cadre IAS officer is set to join Central deputation.

In a communication addressed to Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) stated the appointment of Ashish Thakare, a 2011-batch IAS officer, as Director in the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has been approved. This appointment falls under the Central Staffing Scheme.

Thakare will serve in his new role for a period of five years from the date of assuming charge or until further orders, whichever comes earlier.

The DoPT also instructed the State Government to r...