The Government of India on Monday appointed Ms Varsha Joshi, Joint Secretary (CDD), Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, as new Chairman, NDDB with effect from 1st December, 2020. With incumbent Dilip Rath’s tenure as Chairman of NDDB ends on November 30, 2020, Joshi’s appointment is made effective from December 1, 2020 until further orders. Until a full-time chairman is appointed, the government has asked Varsha Joshi, who is joint secretary in the ministry of animal husbandry & dairying, to take charge as the chairman of NDDB. The process to appoint a full-time chairman for NDDB has been initiated at the ministry level.
Varsha Joshi Appointed as Interim Chairperson of NDDB
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