S. N. Subrahmanyan

S. N. Subrahmanyan

Question: Who has been appointed Chairman of the National Safety Council on February 4, 2021?
(a) Ajit Doval
(b) Lalit Gabhane
(c) S. N. Subrahmanyan
(d) Rajiv Kumar
Answer: (c)
Related facts:

  • S. N. Subrahmanyan has been appointed Chairman of the National Safety Council on February 4, 2021.
  • His tenure will be of 3 years.
  • He is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of L&T Ltd(Larsen & Toubro),a giant Construction engineering company in India.
  • His experience is likely to guide the National Safety Council which has a major role to play to ensure safety in work places under new Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (OSH Code, 2020).

About National Safety Council:

  • National Safety Council is an apex nonprofit making, tripartite body to generate, develop and sustain a voluntary movement on Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) at the national level.
  • NSC was set up on 4th March, 1966 by the Ministry of Labour, Government of India.
  • It was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and subsequently, as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.

By-Amar Mani Upadhyay

Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1695721
https://nsc.org.in/chairman/