India, Nov. 13 -- Retired IAS officer Devesh Chaturvedi has been appointed chairman of the much-awaited National Sports Board, which will have overriding powers to grant or suspend recognition of the National Sports Federations (NSFs) and even "collaborate" with international bodies on sports governance issues.

The 60-year-old Chaturvedi is from the 1989 batch of the Uttar Pradesh cadre and served as Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, from August 2024 to February this year. He holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, an M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering from IIT Delhi, besides a PG Diploma in Public Policy from IIM Bangalore.

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