Alka Panda assumes charge as BIS DG

Alka Panda, an IAS officer of 1983 batch, today assumed charge as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

Panda, an official from Odisha cadre, was earlier serving as Additional Director General on deputation with BIS, an official release said.

Earlier, she had served in various capacities as Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha, Secretary to the Government of Odisha in Agriculture Department, Women and Child Development Department and Tribal Development Department.