Odisha: Under Secretary Ugyen Lhazom undertook the charge of Phuntsokling Tibetan Settlement Office (TSO) in Odisha from the outgoing acting Settlement Officer Thupten on 19 September 2022.
Secretary Tsering Phuntsok from the local Tibetan Cooperative Society attended the handing and taking-over ceremony as the official witness on behalf of the Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration. Also in attendance were Chairs of the Local Tibetan Assembly and Local Tibetan Freedom Movement, representatives from monasteries, schools, Men-tsee-khang, Tibetan Women Association, TSO and Cooperative Society staff, and administrators of the settlement.
During the handing-over ceremony, the new and outgoing Settlement Officer addressed the gathering and received a ceremonial scarf as appreciation from the attendees.
-Report filed by TSO, Phuntsokling