Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday appointed as chairperson of State Welfare Board. Nayak is from Dharamgarh in Kalahandi district.

Hina Behera, Sarala Swain, Chandralekha Patnaik, Sasmita Nanda, Sagarika Mishra, Debasmita Das, Rizwana Begam and Basanti Singh have been appointed as member of the Board.