Vijay Sampla appointed as Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes for the second consecutive time

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: April 29 2022

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BJP leader and former Union minister Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a second time.
The official order for his appointment was issued by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Sampla, a prominent Dalit politician from Punjab, began his political career in 1998 as the sarpanch of Sofipind village in Jalandhar Cantonment. He has also served in the Punjab government.
He was the chairman of Punjab Khadi Board from 2008 to 2012 and the chairman of the Punjab State Forest Development Corporation in 2014.

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Vijay Sampla appointed as Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes for the second consecutive time