Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has appointed IAS officer and former Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Vijay Amruta Kulange as the Managing Director (MD) of Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation (OMFED).

"The post of Managing Director, OMFED, Bhubaneswar is declared equivalent in status and responsibility to the post of Joint Secretary provided in the IAS cadre of the state,” an official notification regarding the appointment said.

Last month, Kulange went on a month-long leave while the government appointed Rajesh Pravakar Patil as the new commissioner of BMC.