Question: Who has recently been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC)?
(a) Umang Narula
(b) Ravneet Kaur
(c) Harmeet Kaur
(d) Deepak Chaturvedi
Ans :(b)
Related facts:-
- On July 31st, 2017, the Central Government appointed senior IAS officer Ravneet Kaur as the new Chairman and Managing Director of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).
- Ravneet Kaur is the first woman to be appointed.
- She is a 1988 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer.
- At this post, she will replace Umang Narula.
- It is known that ITDC came into existence in October 1966 and has been the prime mover in the progressive development, promotion and expansion of tourism in the country.
Reference:
http://www.tkbsen.in/2017/07/itdc-appoints-ravneet-kaur-as-chairperson-managing-director/
http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/itdc-appoints-ravneet-kaur-as-chairperson-managing-director/788105/
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/itdc-appoints-ravneet-kaur-as-chairperson-managing-director/1/1015151.html
http://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-itdc-appoints-ravneet-kaur-as-chairperson-managing-director-2519078
http://tourism.gov.in/hi/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AE-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5