India News | Priyank Kanoongo Reappointed as NCPCR Chairperson

New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) The government has reappointed Priyank Kanoongo as Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for a period of three years from October 17.

This will be Kanoongo's second term as Chairperson of the apex child rights body. He was first appointed to the post in 2018.

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In a gazette notification issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said that in pursuance of Section 4 of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 (4 of 2006), the government hereby reappoints Priyank Kanoongo as Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights for a period of three years w.e.f. 17.10.2021, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Kanoongo, 40, a science graduate, comes from Madhya Pradesh. When he was first appointed as a member of the NCPCR, he was tasked with working on education. He had worked on the reintegration of out-of-school children into mainstream education.

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