Dilip Sanghani Appointed IFFCO Chairman

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Dilip Sanghani was re-elected as Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) for the second consecutive term.

An Overview of the News

• Balveer Singh has been elected Vice President of IFFCO for the second consecutive time.

• Sanghani, a former MP and cabinet minister during Narendra Modi's tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister, previously held ministerial posts in the Modi government in Gujarat and headed various departments.

• Singh, a senior member of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, served as the state convenor of the BJP cooperative cell and district president of Shahjahanpur.

Highlights of the election process:

• According to an IFFCO statement, the elections saw significant participation from cooperatives representing more than 36,000 member societies across the country.

• IFFCO Managing Director U.S. Awasthi confirmed that the elections were conducted in a fair and transparent manner.

About IFFCO:

• It functions as a multi-state cooperative society.

• Its primary focus is on manufacturing and marketing of fertilizers.

• The company's headquarters is located in New Delhi, India.

Established - 3 November 1967

Founder - Udaybhansinghji Natwarsinghji Jethwa