Bijay Kumar Dash News Today

The latest transfer of Thakare comes closely on the heels of Election Commission of India (ECI) expressing concern over the practice by state govts transferring district collectors who have served three years in a district, to an adjacent district within the same parliamentary constituency.

The government has transferred 38 IAS officers, including 17 district collectors and the chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), in a massive bureaucratic reshuffle. Get the latest updates on the transfers and appointments in Odisha.