G Kamala Vardhana Rao takes charge as new CEO of FSSAI

G Kamala Vardhana Rao takes charge as new CEO of FSSAI

Daily Current Affairs   /   G Kamala Vardhana Rao takes charge as new CEO of FSSAI

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: January 02 2023

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  • G Kamala Vardhana Rao has taken over the charge as the CEO of food regulator FSSAI.
  • The Personnel Ministry issued an order designating Rao as the FSSAI's CEO.
  • Rao was previously employed with the Indian Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (ITDC), a Miniratna PSU under the Ministry of Tourism, as its Managing Director.
  • He has earlier served as Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, and as Principal Secretary, Finance and Expenditure, Government of Kerala.
  • He has also served as Secretary, Kerala Tourism, and Director Culture, Government of India.
  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare formed the FSSAI as a statutory organisation.
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