Odisha cadre IAS officer Ashish Thackeray will go on central deputation

Odisha : After the recent appointment of senior bureaucrat Nikunj Bihari Dhal as secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, one more IAS officer of Odisha cadre is set to join central deputation.

The appointment of 2011 batch IAS officer Ashish Thackeray as director in the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has been approved, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said in a letter addressed to Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja. The appointment falls under the Central Staffing Scheme.

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