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IAS Officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram Named New CBSE Chairperson on Additional Charge

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Senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The appointment is on an additional charge basis, meaning he will simultaneously continue in his existing role as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Sitaram belongs to the 2001-batch AGMUT cadre and holds qualifications in engineering and industrial management. He will serve in the position until the central government selects a full-time, regular Chairperson for the board. The interim arrangement is intended to maintain continuity in CBSE's day-to-day functioning during the transition period.

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