A year later, 1979 batch IAS topper Hrusikesh Panda empanelled as secretary; batch-mate Kusumjit Sidhu elevated too

Hrusikesh Panda, 1979 batch Odisha cadre IAS who most people in the state know more as a fiction writer than an administrator, has finally got his due. Panda, who was incidentally the topper of his batch, was empanelled on Thursday as Union secretary after the secretary-empanelment of his following batch, (1980 batch), got over. Almost a year ago, BoI wrote a piece on how…

Corridor forgets 1979 batch IAS topper & Oriya fiction writer Hrusikesh Panda?

AS THE process of appointing 1979 batch IAS officers as Union secretaries has begun with West Bengal cadre officer SK Sarkar getting appointed as water secretary, followed by Rajiv Takru in financial services department in finance ministry, the man who is virtually missing in action is the topper of the batch: