Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today appointed the advisors and Chairmen of various Departments and Corporations in the state. According to official release, Dr Ramesh Chandra Chayu Patnaik and Prasanna Patasani have been appointed as Members of the State Planning Board in the rank of Cabinet Minister. Sadhu Nepak has been appointed as Member, State Planning Board in rank of Minister of State. Dr. Pradip Majhi is appointed as Advisor, Special Development Council.
The Government of Odisha has also appointed Minati Behera as Chairperson, Odisha State Commission for Women. Likewise, Kasturi Mohapatra is appointed as Editor, Utkal Prasanga and Odisha Review. While Pabitra Panigrahi has been appointed as Chairperson, Ganjam Regional Improvement Trust, Abanikanta Sahoo is appointed as Chairperson, Talcher Angul Meramandali Development Authority (TAMDA).
The Government also appointed Kalikesh Narayan Singhdeo as the Chairman of Odisha State Housing Board, Prabhat Aditya Mishra as Chairperson, Agriculture Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha, D Biswanath as Chairperson, Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation, Lenin Mohanty as Chairperson, OTDC, Amresh Patri as Chairperson Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation, Subash Maharana as Chairperson Odisha State Cashew Development Corporation, Bijay Nayak as Chairman, Odisha State Seeds Corporation, Debasis Mohanty as Chairman Odisha Agro Industries Corporation.
Dr. Lopamudra Buxipatra and Gita Bastia have been appointed as advisors of Mission Shakti, Dr. Rama Chandra Panda as Advisor, Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment Department, Anubhav Patnaik as Advisor E & IT Department, Sudhir Das and Nibedita Nayak as Advisors of Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana (BSKY).