Krishan Kumar Relieved from State Govt.

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): IAS officer Krishan Kumar, Odisha Works Department Secretary and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration’s Chief Administrator, is relieved from the State Government w.e.f. March 7, 2022, a notification of the General Administration & Public Grievance Department said today.

He was also serving as the Chairman of the Puri-Konark Development Authority and Odisha Bridge Construction Corporation.

The Odisha cadre senior IAS officer was recently appointed as the Joint Secretary of the Department of Commerce under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The 2002-batch IAS officer has been appointed for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.