Bhubaneswar: IAS Veteran, Santosh Kumar Sarangi has been promoted to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary(ACS).
1994 Batch IAS Officer, Mr.Sarangi, who is now serving as Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT) has been given Proforma Promotion to the Apex Scale.
Government of Odisha in Department of General Administration and Public Grievance has brought out a notification in this regard here on 1 January, 2024.
Known as an honest and hardworking Mandarin, Shri Sarangi has been instrumental in scaling up Exports from the Country during last one year.
Shri Sarangi took charge of DGFT, on 24 January, 2022 and made his presence felt in Ministry of Commerce with his commitment and progressive approach
While Mr.Sarangi is having long experience in Ministry of Commerce as Joint Secretary and Chairman of APEDA, he harped on scaling up exports through various initiatives.
India’s overall exports in October 2023 estimated at USD 62.26 Billion; an increase of 9.43 percent over USD 56.90 Billion in October 2022.
