Ranchi, September 13: The annual general meeting of the Ranchi Mahanagar Shri Durga Puja Committee was held on Sunday at the committee auditorium on the premises of Bihar Club, Ranchi. The meeting was chaired by the committee’s Executive President Rajan Verma. Lifetime Chief Convenor Dr. Ajit Kumar Sahay was also present and provided guidance for the formation of the committee for the successful conduct of the Shri Durga Puja festival for 2026-27.
At the meeting, Ravindra Verma was appointed President, while Sanjay Sinha ‘Gopu’ was appointed General Secretary. Dr. Ajit Kumar Sahay was entrusted with the responsibility of Lifetime Chief Convenor.
Lakhpati Kumar Sao and Amarnath Sahu were appointed Senior Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents include Mantu Verma, Shashi Verma, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Raju Verma, Ashok Yadav, Raju Ram, Santosh Mahto, Pankaj Kumar Kalu, Neeraj Verma, Baliram Gobra Oraon, Vinod Singh, Tinku Verma and Santosh Kumar Gupta.
Sagar Kumar was appointed Organisation Secretary, while Shankar Sinha and Sunny Paswan were appointed Ministers. Amit Tirkey and Amit Verma were appointed Assistant Ministers, and Chanchal Chatterjee was given the responsibility of Deputy Convenor.
The Assistant Convenors include Jainendra Prasad, Rama Thakur, Kamakhya Singh, Dinesh Sahu, Shekhar Puriyar, Rajesh Kumar Lal, Sanjay Sahay, Ramesh Singh, Prof. Arun Singh, Dr. Umesh Kumar, Shetank Sen, Pawan Singh and Shaileshwar Dayal Singh.
Jai Singh Yadav, former President of Shri Mahavir Mandal, Ranchi, and Kunal Ajmani, President of Punjabi Hindu Biradari, were included as Special Invitees.
Abhinav Anku was appointed Treasurer, Ayush Sinha as Media In-charge-cum-Spokesperson, and Sameer Kumar Singh as Office Secretary.
The meeting also decided that the Durga Puja immersion procession will begin at 3:00 PM on October 21. Representatives of 68 Durga Puja committees from across Ranchi Mahanagar participated in the annual general meeting.
Following the meeting, Lifetime Chief Convenor Dr. Ajit Kumar Sahay and President Ravindra Verma briefed the media about the formation of the committee and preparations for the upcoming Durga Puja festival.
