Who has been named the Managing Director of the CSC e-Governance India Special Purpose Vehicle(SPV) on 9th Sep 2022?

K Vijayanand

Sanjay Kumar Rakesh

Nalin Singhal

Amit Dhawan

Correct Answer : Sanjay Kumar Rakesh

Central government-managed CSC e-Governance India SPV has appointed its CEO former IAS officer "Sanjay Kumar Rakesh" as its Managing Director, an official statement said. The appointment comes following the resignation of Dinesh Tyagi from the post, who played a key role in the scaling up of CSCs from 60,000 in 2014 to over 5 lakh at present.

Common Service Centers provide government services in rural areas.

"Sanjay Kumar Rakesh, CEO of CSC SPV, has been appointed as the Managing Director of the company. The decision to this effect was taken at the 52nd board meeting of CSC held at the Ministry of Electronics and IT here," the statement said on Friday(9th Sep 2022)..

Source : Economic Times

Published On : September 15, 2022

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