Bhubaneswar, Jun 17 (PTI) The Odisha government on Friday appointed Sanjay Kumar Singh as the new principal secretary of Information & Public Relations (I&PR) Department, and Yamini Sarangi as the officer on special duty (OSD), General Administration & Public Grievance Department.

A notification issued by the departments said that Singh, a 1997-batch IAS officer will also continue as the vice-chairman of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), and the chairman and managing director of Bhubaneswar Smart City Ltd.

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Singh had earlier held the post of commissioner at Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). He was succeeded by Ganjam district collector Kulange Vijay Amruta as BMC Commissioner.

Sarangi, a 2008-batch IAS officer, had been serving as the managing director of Odisha State Medical Corporation Ltd before the elevation.

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The state government had on Thursday appointed Brundha D in her place.

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