Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed Ranjan Kumar Das, special secretary, Odia Language, Literature and Culture department as chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Puri.
As per an official notification of General Administration and Public Grievance department on Saturday, the additional appointment of Vir Vikram Yadav as chief administrator of SJTA will stand terminated from the date Ranjan Kumar Das takes over.
The post of chief administrator of SJTA is equivalent in status and responsibility of the post of special secretary in the IAS cadre of the state.
In another change, Srikanta Prusty, special secretary, Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts department has been appointed as special secretary, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water department.
Similarly, Dilip Routrai, OSD to chief secretary has been appointed as Director, Odia Language, Literature and Culture which is equivalent in status and responsibility to the post of joint secretary. Routrai is allowed to remain in additional charge of Director, Odisha Paribar.
