Two SCS inducted to IAS in Odisha

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) issued a Gazette notification inducting two non-State Civil Service (non-SCS) officers—Sundara Madhaba Padhi and Smita Pani—into the IAS under the Select List 2024, allocating them to the Odisha cadre. This is a promotion from state services to the All India Service, effective immediately, and reflects ongoing efforts to bolster senior administrative ranks amid cadre vacancies. No IFoS or IPS equivalents were noted.