Senior IAS officer Anu Garg was appointed as the next Chief Secretary of Odisha on Wednesday. Her appointment marks a historic milestone, as she becomes the first woman to ever hold the top bureaucratic post in the state, according to a notification.
A 1991-batch IAS cadre, Garg will succeed the incumbent Chief Secretary, Manoj Ahuja, who is scheduled to retire on December 31.
The official notification regarding her elevation was issued by the General Administration and Public Grievances Department.
Garg currently serves as the Development Commissioner of Odisha, a role in which she also made history in February 2023 by becoming the first woman to be appointed as the development commissioner, the second-highest-ranked bureaucrat in the state.
In addition to her current responsibilities, she holds the post of Secretary of the Planning and Convergence Department and serves as the Additional Chief Secretary of the Water Resources Department.
