Ritesh Chauhan will be the CEO of the PM Fasal Bima Yojana, and Meera Mohanty will be the joint secretary in the PMO

Ritesh Chauhan will be the CEO of the PM Fasal Bima Yojana, and Meera Mohanty will be the joint secretary in the PMO

Daily Current Affairs / Ritesh Chauhan will be the CEO of the PM Fasal Bima Yojana, and Meera Mohanty will be the joint secretary in the PMO

Change Language English Hindi

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: October 14 2021

Share on facebook

As part of a bureaucratic restructuring, senior bureaucrats Meera Mohanty and Ritesh Chauhan have been named as joint secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and chief executive officer of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, respectively.
She has been appointed as the Joint Secretary, PMO for a combined tenure up to May 1, 2022 by temporarily upgrading the post of director held by the officer.

Important Facts

About Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Under the Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana, the farmers of the country are provided insurance in case of crop failure due to any natural calamity. The scheme is implemented by Agricultural Insurance Company of India. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana covers only natural calamities such as drought, hailstorm, etc.
Launched on: 18 February 2016
Lauched by: Narendra Modi

Recent Post's

Friedrich Merz elected as Chancellor of Germany.
Read More....
India ranks 130th among 193 countries in UNDP Human Development Index 2023.
Read More....
India’s first human space mission ‘Gaganyaan’ enters final phase, launch in 2027.
Read More....
IIFT gets approval to set up off-campus centre at GIFT City, Gujarat.
Read More....
Bengaluru to host World Fintech Summit on May 5-6, 2025.
Read More....
India lists its first mortgage-backed Pass Through Certificates on NSE.
Read More....
Govt launches nationwide cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims.
Read More....
SC judges, including CJI, disclose assets to promote transparency.
Read More....
Govt amends rules for satellite internet services after Kashmir attack.
Read More....
China’s Zhao becomes first Chinese to win World Snooker Championship.
Read More....