India News | Centre Gives Second Extension to FSSAI Chief Ganji Kamala V Rao
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Centre on Tuesday extended for a year the tenure of Ganji Kamala V Rao as the Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), according to a Personnel Ministry order.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) The Centre on Tuesday extended for a year the tenure of Ganji Kamala V Rao as the Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), according to a Personnel Ministry order.
This is his second extension on the post. His current extended term was to end on August 31, 2024.
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension of re-employment of Ganji Kamala V Rao as CEO, FSSAI on contract basis for a period of one year beyond August 31, 2024, the order said.
Rao is a 1990-batch (retired) Indian Administrative Service officer of Kerala cadre.
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He was named as the FSSAI chief in December 2022. Rao's tenure was extended by one year, beyond August 31, 2023, i.e. the date of his superannuation.
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