Arabinda Kumar Padhee Appointed as Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has appointed senior IAS officer Arabinda Kumar Padhee as the new Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). This decision, announced on Thursday, sees Padhee replacing V.V. Yadav in this prestigious role.

A notification issued by the Law Department stated, “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, SJTA, Puri in addition to his present duties for the time being and until further orders in place of Sri V.V. Yadav.”