Former RAW chief Anil Dhasmana appointed as new chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)

Former RAW chief Anil Dhasmana appointed as new chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by PM Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of former Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) chief, Anil Dhasmana, as the new Chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) for a period of two years with effect from 18 September 2020.
• He will replace former Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Satish Chandra Jha.
• Dhasmana, a 1981-batch officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been the chief of RAW from 31 January 2017 to 29 June 2019.
• NTRO is a technical intelligence Agency under the National Security Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), which looks after geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery.

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