Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a second time in 2022?

Vijay Sampla

Som Parkash

Anju Bala

Dharmendra Kashyap

Correct Answer : Vijay Sampla

* BJP leader and former Union minister Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a second time.

* The official order for his appointment was issued by President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday(27th April 2022).

* Sampla had resigned as the NCSC chairman ahead of the Punjab elections and had contested the polls.

* Sampla, a prominent Dalit politician from Punjab, began his political career in 1998 as the sarpanch of Sofipind village in Jalandhar Cantonment. He has also served in the Punjab government.

* He was the chairman of Punjab Khadi Board from 2008 to 2012 and the chairman of the Punjab State Forest Development Corporation in 2014..

Source : Hindustan Times

Published On : April 29, 2022

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