Govt appoints 2 part-time members in National Monuments Authority

January 18, 2022 01:07

Proprietor of Gujarat-based Earth Consortium Hemraj Ramniklal Kamdar and Prof M Kailasa Rao, dean of School of and Planning Architecture, Vijaywada were on Monday appointed as the part-time member of National Monuments Authority, a personnel ministry order said.

The appointments committee of the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved their appointment for three years, it said.

Kamdar is proprietor of M/s Earth Consortium, Ahmedabad, the order said, without citing further details.

Rao is professor and dean, School of Planning and Architecture, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh.

Earlier this month,Prof Pramod P Joglekar, former professor and head, department of ancient Indian history, culture and archaeology, Deccan College, Pune was appointed whole-time member in the NMA for a period of three years. -- PTI

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