In a bid to infuse professionalism, the government on Thursday decided to introduce the post of a non-executive chairman in the Coconut Development Board.
The decision to have a non-executive Chairman to the Coconut Development Board will pave the way to appoint a professional person, instead of a government official, to the post, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said.
He said the executive functions of the Board would now vest with the CEO.
He said the government has also decided to increase the members to the Board from the current four to six, thus allowing Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh to send in their nominees.
The changes would be brought in by amending the Coconut Development Board Act, Tomar said.
Published 08 July 2021, 17:07 IST
