Question: Who has recently been appointed as the new Director General of the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA)?
(a) S. Ramadorai
(b) Jyotsna Slinging
(c) Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi
(d) Anita Karwal
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On August 1st, 2017, Central Government appointed senior IAS officer Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi as Director General, National Skill Development Agency (NSDA).
- Currently he is the Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
- He is 1987 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service (Madhya Pradesh cadre).
- National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) is an autonomous body under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship that anchors the National Skill Qualifications Framework and allied quality assurance mechanisms for synergizing skill initiatives in the country.
- India is that NSDA is an autonomous body established on June 6th, 2013, under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entpreneurship, which works to coordinate the work done by the Government of India and the private sector in the field of skill development.
Reference:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/630779/government-removes-rajesh-kumar-chaturvedi.html
http://bureaucracykhabar.com/?p=2403
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170427