Question: Who took over as the new chairman of the Leather Export Council on June 17, 2021?
(a) Rajendra Jalan
(b) Sanjay Leekha
(c) Vinod Khosla
(d) Rahul Bhatnagar
Answer—(b)
related facts
- Sanjay Leekha took over as the new chairman of the Leather Export Council on June 17, 2021.
- While Rajendra Jalan became the vice-president of this organization.
- Leather export & Council for Leather Exports(CLE) —
- CLE is a trade promotion organization for the leather and leather products industry.
- It works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
- Significantly, about 10 lakh people work in the leather industry of the country.
- India’s share in global leather exports and imports is around 3 per cent.
- Leather exports declined by 26 per cent to $2.44 billion in the financial year 2020-21.
By — Pankaj Pandey.