Daily Current Affairs / Air India chief Rajiv Bansal appointed as Civil Aviation Secretary
Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: September 25 2021
· Air India Chairman Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as the new aviation secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle carried out by the central government.
· As Additional Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Rajaraman has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Personnel.
· Rajaraman will replace Anshu Prakash as additional secretary, who is due to retire on September 30.
Important facts
About Air India
v Founded in: 15 October 1932
v Establishment of the airline: J. R. D. Tata
v Old name: Tata Airlines
v New name: Air India (21 February 1960)
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