National Dairy Board gets new chairman
New Delhi: The Centre has appointed Dilip Rath as the Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board for a period of two years. He has assumed charge on Thursday following the notification by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Rath was earlier the Managing Director of the NDDB and holding additional charge of the post of Chairman since August 2016. Rath has taken several initiatives in building a strong connect with the dairy cooperatives and increasing productivity of milch animals. He was also instrumental in implementing various schemes of the Central Government including monitoring country’s milk situation in the context of inflation of essential commodities.
Ravindra Gupta new Rly Board Member
New Delhi: Senior Railway officer Ravindra Gupta took over charge as a new Member (Rolling Stock), Railway Board and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India on Thursday. Gupta is a 1975 batch of Special Class Apprentice (SCA). Prior to this appointment he was General Manager, South Central Railway. He has rendered distinguished service on SCR during his tenure of over one year and has been instrumental in charting a new course for the Zone in the face of various challenges. Gupta began his working career on Indian Railways as Asst. Mechanical Engineer (Diesel) at Itarsi. He underwent several training programmes in India and Abroad. Amongst these are - an intensive specialized ‘Disaster Management’ module in France and a specialized ‘Braking & Safety System Design for High Speed Train Operation’ programme in United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA), both organized by the World Bank & RITES and on ‘Strategic Management’ at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.