Bhubaneswar: Continuing the tradition of rehabilitating non-controversial bureaucrats after retirement, the government on Friday appointed former DGP Abhay as Chair of the State Task Force was formed to curb the threat of narcotics drugs.
Abhay will enjoy the rank and status of the secretary of the head.
Abhay’s new appointment assumes the significance when he serves as Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in 2018.
“The Chair of the Naveen Patnaik’s Minister has appointed EX-DGP Abhay Chairman from the State Task Force for narcotics related problems in the rank and status of the Head Secretary, “Read statements issued by the CMO office.
Announcement came for hours after he retired and submitted the cost of his successor Sunil Kumar Bansal.
The talks conducted rounds that the government rewarded him with the position for his persistent effort to curb drug trafficking in the state.
State Police and Special Task Force (STF) The crime branch made a record of brown sugar and marijuana seizures in 2020.
“Odisha has become a narcotics drug trading nest.
Abhay will plan a strategy to get rid of drug trafficking.
He will also work on rehabilitation policies,” said a person Senior government officials.
The Naveen government is known to point a bureaucrat with a trail record that is clean to the main posts.
Retired IAS Officer R Balakrishnan has served as the main advisor in CMO.
In August 2019, the retired Head of Secretary of Aditya Padhi and Ex-DGP R P Sharma was appointed as Commissioner and member of the election of the country, Lokayukta, respectively.
In December last year, the government has appointed a retired secretary of the President of the Asit Tripathy as Chair of the West Odisha Development Board.
Senior Satyajit Mohanty Senior Officer, also, took voluntary pension and joined the Chairman of the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) in February this year.