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IAS Officer Vipin Kumar takes over as Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Appointment | Dated: 16 Nov 2024

On 28th October 2024, Vipin Kumar, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1996 batch from the Bihar cadre, took over as the Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA).

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - He succeeded M. Suresh, who has been serving as the interim chairman after Sanjeev Kumar, the former chairman, was appointed as the Defence Secretary in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in August 2024.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Prior to the appointment, he served as Additional Secretary in the Department of School Education & Literacy (DSEL), Ministry of Education (MOE), Government of India (Gol).
  • (ii) He was responsible for projects like Samagra Shiksha Scheme under National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, Prime Minister Schools for Rising India (PM-SHRI) Scheme.

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Recently, who took over as the Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI)?

Correct Answer: Vipin Kumar

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About Airports Authority of India (AAI)

  • Chiarman: Vipin Kumar
  • Chiarman: Vipin Kumar