Ms. Anu Garg, an Odisha cadre IAS officer of 1999 batch, is the first woman to be the Chief Secretary of the State. She will take charge from present Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja on 31.12.2025(AN).
Ahuja is on an extension of one year since his superannuation last year. Garg is at present the Development Commissioner -cum- Additional Chief Secretary Planning & Convergence department with additional charge of Water Resources.
Garg is presently serving as Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department, in Odisha . She currently also holds charge as Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary in the Planning and Convergence Department.
Born on 1 March 1969, Garg holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Lady Shri Ram College of Delhi University, a master’s degree in Sociology from Lucknow University, and a masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, United States of America.
Ahuja, Garg’s predecessor, had assumed charge as Chief Secretary of Odisha on 1 July 2024, succeeding Pradeep Kumar Jena. He was the 46th Chief Secretary of the state and also held charge of the General Administration and Public Grievances Department. His tenure, which was set to end on 31 December last year, was extended by a year.
