On 20th August 2019, a meeting was organized in the office of Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh, The vice-chancellor, Sri Sri University Cuttack.
Dr. Prasanna Kumar Pattanaik, Prof. Sharma, Dean-Yoga were present along with Dr. Ambika Prasad Nayak and the Vice Chancellor himself. Prof. Singh accepted the request of Dr. Nayak & gave his kind consent to be the chief patron of ASTHAA 2019.