Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Odisha government nominated names of 10 persons as members of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee as issued by a notification by the Law Department of the State Government.
According to the reports, the Law Department of the State government issued a notification in this regard under the provisions of the Shri Jagannath Temple Act 1954. Odisha Government permits SJTA to open Srimandir Ratna Bhandar.
Here are the 10 persons nominated as members of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee:
- Ashok Kumar Mohapatra, a senior advocate of Orissa High Court (representing Mukti Mandap
- Madhab Chandra Pujapanda (representing Pujapanda Nijog)
- Jagannath Kar (Montu Singhari) (representing Pushpalak Nijog)
- Madhab Chandra Mohapatra (representing Pratihari Nijog)
- Ananta Tiadi (representing Suar Mahasuar Nijog)
- Durga Prasad Dasmohapatra (Daitapati Nijog)
- Mahant Ramakrushna Das of Radhaballav Matha (representing Math & other institutions)
- Sarat Chandra Bhadra, Chartered Accountant
- Padma Bhusan Dr Ramakanta Panda
- Padmashri Sudarshan Pattnaik, sculptor
