Odisha Govt Appoints New Members to OPSC and OSSC

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has appointed two new members each to the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) and the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC), according to official notifications issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department on Monday.

For the OPSC, Prof. (Dr.) Mihir Prasad Mishra and Udaya Narayan Das have been inducted as members. Dr. Mishra, who is currently the Principal of S.C.S. (Autonomous) College, Puri, will serve a six-year term or until he reaches the age of 62, whichever comes earlier. Udaya Narayan Das, presently serving as Director of Census Operations, has been appointed under the same tenure and age criteria.

The terms and conditions of service for both appointees will be governed by the Odisha Public Service Commission (Conditions of Service) Regulations, 1952, as amended from time to time. The OPSC, chaired by retired IPS officer Arun Kumar Sarangi, currently includes Dr. Sarita Supkar and Shyama Bhakta Mishra as members. The Commission is responsible for recruiting personnel for Group A and select Group B civil posts and services.

In separate notifications, the GA&PG Department also named retired IAS officer Sudhakar Burgi and Dr. Shruti Das, a former Professor of English at Berhampur University, as new members of the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC). Both will serve a five-year term or until the age of 65, whichever is earlier.

The OSSC, currently headed by retired IPS officer Abhay, handles recruitment for Group B (non-gazetted) and Group C posts across various departments and offices of the Odisha Government.