Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner Injeti Srinivas has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
According to official sources, the Union Cabinet Committee on Recruitment approved the appointment of Srinivas. The 1983 batch Odisha cadre IAS officer would replace Tamil Nadu cadre IAS CP Singh. The post of Chairman, NPPA is equal to the rank of Additional Secretary and is functioning under the Pharmaceutical Department in the Union Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizer. Srinivas would join his new posting after being relieved of his present assignment in the State Government here, sources said. PNS