Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday appointed senior IAS officer Arabinda Kumar Padhee as Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA).
The State Government has removed V.V. Yadav as SJTA Chief Administrator.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 19 of Shree Jagannath Temple Act, 1954 (Odisha Act, 11 of 1955), the State Government do hereby appoint Shri Arabinda Kumar Padhi, IAS, as Chief Administrator, STA, Puri in addition to his present duties for the time being and until further orders in place of Sri V.V. Yadav,” according to a notification issued by the Law Department.