Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Vir Vikram Yadav took charge as the Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Wednesday. On Saturday, the State Government appointed Yadav as the Chief Administrator, SJTA and Secretary, Works Department.
A 1996-batch IAS officer, Yadav is the incumbent Principal Secretary of Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department. Yadav replaces Dr Krishan Kumar who was relieved from the State Government in March this year, to join as Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Collector Samarth Verma, senior officials, and servitors accompanied Yadav to the Jagannath temple today morning. After offering prayers to the Lords, Yadav proceeded to the SJTA office at ‘Bada Danda’ and took charge as the Chief Administrator.
