Niranjan Pujari appointed new Health Minister in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Following untimely demise of Health Minister Naba Kishore Das, Odisha Government appointed Niranjan Pujari as the new health minister.

With approval of Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik allocated the Health and Family Welfare Department to Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari.

With the appointment, Niranjan Pujari, who is holding the portfolios of Excise and Finance in Odisha Government, got additional charge of the Health and Family Welfare Department.