Bhubaneswar, Mar 7: A press release from the CM Naveen Patnaik’s office today stated that Professor Dr. K Srikant Reddy has been appointed by the state government as an advisor for implementations & smooth conduct of health services programmes in the state. The CMO release also stated that, the eminent cardiologist and president of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Dr. Reddy would be bestowed with the rank of a cabinet minister in the state.
Notably, Reddy was earlier the HOD of Cardiology at the New Delhi AIIMS.