Dr Thorat assumes charge as NABARD chairman

Friday, April 7, 2006, 18:07 [IST]

Hyderabad, Apr 7 (UNI) Dr Y S P Thorat today assumed charge as the Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

According to a release here, Dr Thorat, presently Managing Director of NABARD, also served as the Executive Director of RBI and had rich experience in the job, having served as RBI nominee on the boards of Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab National Bank and the EXIM bank.

His work as member Secretary to the Vaidyanathan Committee had helped create a Rs 15,000 crore revival package for the short term cooperatives, the release added.

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