Senior IAS officer Sanjay Kumar Singh has assumed charge of Principal Secretary to the Information and Public Relation Department. Officials of the department including Director Indramani Tripathy, Director (Technical) Surendra Nath Paridan and Joint Secretary Bishnupriya Sahu welcomed Singh.
Later in the day, Singh reviewed works of different sections and discussed with officials. He asked the officials to ensure that the Rath Yatra telecast is given high priority and underlined the need for telecast of the event through various spiritual channels.