Odisha Reinstates Suspended IAS Officer Dhiman Chakma Amid Ongoing Corruption Proceedings
The Odisha government has reinstated 2021-batch IAS officer Dhiman Chakma, who was suspended following his arrest by state vigilance, posting him as deputy secretary in the Revenue and Disaster Management department pending the outcome of corruption proceedings.
The Odisha government has reinstated a young IAS officer who had been placed under suspension after facing arrest on corruption-related charges. Dhiman Chakma (IAS: 2021: OD) has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Revenue and Disaster Management department, a placement that keeps him in service while the disciplinary and legal proceedings against him continue. Chakma was arrested by the state Vigilance directorate on charges of corruption, following which he was placed under suspension. His reinstatement, while not amounting to an exoneration, reflects the government's decision to restore him to a functional posting even as proceedings against him remain pending. The case has drawn attention given that Chakma belongs to the 2021 batch — among the younger cohorts of IAS officers in the Odisha cadre. The nature of the allegations and the outcome of the vigilance proceedings will have a significant bearing on his career trajectory.
