Overview
- The senior IAS officer formally assumed charge inside the Srivari temple at about 7:30 am in Tirupati.
- Additional Executive Officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdary administered the oath during the handover.
- He also took office as the member secretary of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board.
- Following the ceremony, he and his spouse offered prayers and received Vedic blessings at Ranganayakula Mandapam.
- He said he spent the past month studying Tirumala administration and will personally review suggestions submitted by devotees.