Bimbadhar Pradhan appointed secretary general of NHRC

Senior bureaucrat Bimbadhar Pradhan was on Wednesday appointed secretary general of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), according to a Personnel Ministry order.

Pradhan, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Bihar cadre, is special secretary and financial advisor, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Pradhan's appointment as secretary general, NHRC, the order said.