CURRENT AFFAIRS

2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)?
A
Rekha Kumari
B
Rajesh Das
C
Kamlesh Kumar Pant
D
Vishesh Deswal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Kamlesh Kumar Pant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kamlesh Kumar Pant, a 1993-batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the new chairman of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) by the Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Director (Admn.) Sh. Rajesh Kumar T.

Detailed explanation-4: -NPPA is an organization of the Government of India which was established, inter alia, to fix/ revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations and to enforce prices and availability of the medicines in the country, under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1995.

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