New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI) Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti has assumed charge as chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), while Kiran Umesh Mahalle has taken over as a member of the commission, an official statement said on Friday.
Jyoti assumed office on March 18, while Mahalle took charge on March 20, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said in a statement.
A former Member of Parliament, Jyoti has earlier served as Union Minister of State in the ministries of Rural Development and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. She has been actively associated with initiatives aimed at the upliftment of weaker and marginalised sections, according to the statement.
Mahalle, a former mayor of the Amravati Municipal Corporation, has experience in social and organisational work and has been involved in programmes related to women’s empowerment and grassroots governance, it said.
The ministry welcomed the new appointees and expressed confidence that their experience would help strengthen the commission’s mandate for the welfare and socio-economic development of backward classes. PTI KSH RHL RHL
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