Who was appointed as the new chairman of the Agricultural Scientific R

1.	Who was appointed as the new chairman of the Agricultural Scientific Recruitment Board (ASRB)?
Answer» The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has named Aditya Kumar Misra, a veterinary scientist specializing in economically significant diseases of goat, as the new chairman of the Agricultural Scientific Recruitment Board (ASRB) till 5th January, 2022. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the his appointment and he will hold the new post till 5th January, 2022 from the date he takes the charge. He is the former Vice Chancellor of the GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, India's first full fledged agricultural university, inaugurated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1960. He will succeed Gurbachan Singh, who took voluntary retirement in May 2017. Since then this post was vacant.

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