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Bhubaneswar( Orissa ): Orissa Government has appointed five 2007 batch IPS officers as Sub-Divisional Police Officers (SDPO).

According to Government notification, Rajesh U Pandit has been appointed as SDPO of Barbil in Keonjhar district followed by Awinash Kumar posted as SDPO of Malkangiri.

Similarly, Nitisekhar posted as SDPO Gunupur in Rayagada district followed by Sarthak Sarangi as SDPO of Baliguda in Kandhamal. Satyendra Kumar has been posted as SDPO Koraput while OPS officer Arjun Bhoi has been appointed as DCP (Headquarters) in twin city police.

Meanwhile, the Government has urged Union Home Ministry to increase State cadre of IPS by another 21 posts.

Once MHA approves, the number of IPS officers would go up to 180 from the existing 159.

The sanctioned IPS officers' strength in the State stands at 159. While 111 posts are filled up with the direct recruitment from IPS cadre, the rest 48 posts are filled up by giving promotion to the police office of OPS cadre to IPS ranks.

The State has 99 IPS officers, who were recruited directly whereas the posts of 48 promoted IPS officers have been lying vacant.