NCSC appoints Vijay Sampla as chairperson for the second time

Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a second time.

President Ram Nath Kovind has approved his appointment. He resigned as the NCSC chairman ahead of the Punjab elections and had contested elections.

He is an eminent Dalit politician from Punjab, who began his political career in 1998 as the Sarpanch of Sofipind village in Jalandhar Cantonment.