Bhubaneswar: Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Suresh Kumar Vashishth, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government assumed charge as the Principal Secretary of the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
After taking charge, he was welcomed by Departmental Director Parul Patawari, Special Secretary Rajani Jani, Financial Advisor and Special Secretary Jayashree Tripathy, Additional Secretaries, Deepak Routrai and Sonia Behera, along with other Senior Officers and staff.
Principal Secretary Shri Vashishth received a briefing from the officers regarding the functioning of the Department. He emphasized the need to streamline departmental activities and sought the cooperation of all officers for the effective implementation of welfare-oriented schemes aimed at empowerment and entitlements of persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
