<p>Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday appointed senior IAS officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal as additional chief secretary (ACS) to the chief minister.</p>.<p>The General Administration and Public Grievance (GA&PG) department of the state government issued a notification to this effect.</p>.<p>“Nikunja Bihari Dhal, IAS (RR-1993), Chief Electoral Officer and ex-officio additional chief secretary to the government, Home (Election) department, is appointed as additional chief secretary to Chief Minister, Odisha,” read the notification.</p>.<p>Dhal has been serving as the chief electoral officer in Odisha since March 2023.</p>.<p>He had worked in various departments of the state government, including energy, health & family welfare, excise, revenue & disaster management, water resources, Panchayati raj and industries.</p>.<p>He was earlier entrusted with responsibilities of crucial positions like special relief commissioner, special residence commissioner New Delhi and commercial tax commissioner.</p>
<p>Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday appointed senior IAS officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal as additional chief secretary (ACS) to the chief minister.</p>.<p>The General Administration and Public Grievance (GA&PG) department of the state government issued a notification to this effect.</p>.<p>“Nikunja Bihari Dhal, IAS (RR-1993), Chief Electoral Officer and ex-officio additional chief secretary to the government, Home (Election) department, is appointed as additional chief secretary to Chief Minister, Odisha,” read the notification.</p>.<p>Dhal has been serving as the chief electoral officer in Odisha since March 2023.</p>.<p>He had worked in various departments of the state government, including energy, health & family welfare, excise, revenue & disaster management, water resources, Panchayati raj and industries.</p>.<p>He was earlier entrusted with responsibilities of crucial positions like special relief commissioner, special residence commissioner New Delhi and commercial tax commissioner.</p>