Question – In June 2021, who was appointed as the new chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board ?
(a) Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi
(b) Tarun Kapoor
(c) Sanjeev Nandan Sahai
(d) Gurmeet Singh
Answer—(c)
related facts
- In June 2021, retired IAS officer and former energy secretary Sanjeev Nandan Sahai appointed as the new chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).
- The search committee constituted under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat has approved his name.
- His appointment is subject to ACC approval.
- He will replace Dinesh K Sarraf in this post.
About PNGRB
- It is a statutory body.
- It was formed on 31 March 2006 under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006.
- Its headquarter is in New Delhi.
By — Pankaj Pandey.