The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in India is likely to appoint K Chandramouli, as the new chairperson of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), which is the apex regulatory body for the food and beverage industry.The appointment of Chandramouli was confirmed by one of the officials in the health ministry, though the source refused to divulge any detail without an appropriate government order.Chandramouli, who will be replacing P I Suvrathan, is the Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer of 1975 batch and has retired last month as union health secretary under the ministry of health and family welfare. He functioned in that post from December last year. Prior to that he worked as secretary, AIDS control, in the same ministry.The source said that Chandramouli's appointment is a good decision for the FSSAI but only that he comes from health industry background and may have to study the intricacies of the food industry deeply.However, his stint with the labour and employment ministry would provide him the required aid in managing the working of the FSSAI, which was yet in its infancy stage, added the source.
It has been learnt that the other contenders for the chairperson's post were R K Srivastava, director general of health services, and K Sujatha Rao, former health secretary.Chandramouli is likely to assume charge from September 9. Meanwhile, Suvrathan who is currently on medical leave will spend his last day in office today. He is expected to shift to his hometown in Kerala for good.
source: fnbnews
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