Bhubaneswar: IAS officer Siddhartha Das assumed charge as Director of Sports in Sports and Youth Services Department of Odisha government on Thursday.
After taking charge as the Director, Das called on Tusharkanti Behera, Minister of Sports and Youth Services and discussed the focus areas for development of sports in Odisha.
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Later, he visited various facilities and High Performance Centres located at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and held discussion on the different activities and programmes with sportspersons and officials.
Before the present posting, Das was working as Additional Secretary to Finance department with the additional charge of Additional Director in the Directorate of Treasuries and Inspection.
