Odisha‬ Chief Information Commissioner Tarun Kanti Mishra resigned

The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Odisha‬ Tarun Kanti Mishra on 12 February 2015 resigned from his position.

A 1975-batch IAS officer, Mishra is also is associated with several cultural activities besides discharging his duties and responsibilities as an administrative officer. Mishra retired from the government service in August 2010.

Post-retirement, he was appointed at the state level selection committee meeting chaired by chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. On 15 November 2010, he was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner of Odisha by replacing D.N. Padhee.

He was the Home secretary of Odisha during communal violence in Kandhamal and other parts of the state during the aftermath of killing of VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati on 23 August 2014.

Mishra has also written several books and compilation of short stories. He was also awarded with the prestigious Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for his significant contribution to Odia literature.