Hrushikesh panda ias biography definition

Hrusikesh Panda, 1979 batch Odisha cadre IAS who most people in the state know more as a fiction writer than an administrator, has finally got his due. Panda, who was incidentally the topper of his batch, was empanelled on Thursday as Union secretary after the secretary-empanelment of his following batch, (1980 batch), got over.

Almost a year ago, BoIwrote a piece on how…“Corridor forgets 1979 batch IAS topper and Oriya fiction writer Hrusikesh Panda”.

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Panda’s batch-mate Kusumjit Sidhu of Punjab cadre was also empanelled as secretary on the same day. Ms Sidhu is currently working as an additional secretary and financial adviser in the Union ministry of commerce.
When 1979 batch IAS officers were empanelled over a year ago, the names of Panda and Sidhu were missing.

It was widely speculated that Panda, an additional secretary in Panchayati Raj department, would be heading towards his home state Odisha as chief secretary equivalent.
As an administrator,