My challenge is making the 16 loss-making PSUs profitable BIG BOSS | secretary, heavy industries & public enterprises | satyanarayana dash THOUGHDr Satyanarayana Dash belongs to the 1973 IAS batch from Kerala, his family is originally from Orissa. His father, Digambar Dash, was a revenue officer in the state. The young Satyanarayana travelled all over Orissa thanks to his fathers various postings. Holding a masters in physics, doctorate in economics, and MBA in Human Resource Management and Business Administration Management, he was a college teacher in Orissa when he appeared for the Indian Forest Service examination. He was undergoing training but then appeared for the IAS examination and joined the IAS.