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Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Manoj Ahuja assumed charge as the new Chief Secretary of Odisha. Ahuja, a 1990-batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, succeeded the outgoing Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena at Lok Seva Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
IAS PK Jena officially handed over the charge to Ahuja today at 3:30 pm, extending a warm welcome to his successor and wishing him all the best.
I relinquished charge of @SecyChief today at 3.30pm. I welcome Manoj Ahuja one of my good friends from 1990 batch ( from my Kalahandi days) my successor Subcollector Dharamgarh & l’m happy to have been succeeded by him today to hold the post of @SecyChief. Wish him all the best.
— Pradeep Jena IAS (@PradeepJenaIAS) June 30, 2024
Earlier in the week, the Central Government repatriated Ahuja from his position as Secretary in the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare to his home cadre.
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Ahuja has previously held various positions, including Joint Director (Personnel Training/Personnel & General Administration) at the Centre, and Commissioner-cum-Secretary for the Steel and Mines and Sports and Youth Services Departments in Odisha.
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He has also been the Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education, Ministry of Education, at the rank of Secretary to the Government of India.
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Ahuja has a degree of B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, an MBA from Punjab University, Chandigarh, and a Master’s in Public Administration with a focus on International Development from Harvard University, USA.
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Acknowledged for his proficiency and leadership qualities, Ahuja was named an ex officio member of the ICRISAT Board on April 1, 2022.
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