Bhubaneswar: In a minor reshuffle, the Odisha government today appointed T K Pande as the new chief secretary of finance department, as per a notice issued by the general administration office.

Tuhin Kanta Pande, a 1987 bunch IAS officer, was delegated in the finance department after he came back from central deputation.

Similarly, 1993 batch officer Surendra Kumar has been giving additional charge of Information and Public relations, besides his posting as secretary of ScheduleD Tribe and Scheduled Caste and OBC Development department.