Who has been appointed as Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI)?
2020
Who has been appointed as Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI)?
- A.
Ashok Malik
- B.
Rajnish Kumar
- C.
Arvind Singh
- D.
Amit Khare
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Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Arvind Singh.
Arvind Singh, a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, was appointed Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). His appointment was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in October 2019, and he took charge on 6 November 2019.
The Airports Authority of India is a statutory body under the Ministry of Civil Aviation that manages and operates airports and air navigation services across the country.
The other names belong to different fields: Ashok Malik is a journalist who served as Press Secretary to the President of India; Rajnish Kumar was the Chairman of the State Bank of India; and Amit Khare is a retired IAS officer who served as a Secretary in the Government of India (Information & Broadcasting, and later Education).