K M Hanumantharayappa assumes charge as Chairman of Central Silk Board

K M Hanumantharayappa has assumed charge as the new Chairman of Central Silk Board (CSB), for a period of three years. He is the 25th Chairman of the Central Silk Board and succeeds N S Bissegowda. About K M Hanumantharayappa KM Hanumantharayappa by profession is a sericulturist and a weaver. He hails from Doddaballapura, a traditional silk weaving cluster in Karnataka. He is a senior political leader from

BJP. He is the President of Karnataka State Nekarara Horata Samithi. Earlier from 2000 to 2002, he had served as a Member to the Central Silk Board. He also had served as Chairman, Karnataka Silk Marketing Board (KSMB) during 2010 to 2013. Government of Karnataka has bestowed upon him Best Agriculturist Award. About Central Silk Board (CSB) CSB is a statutory body established under the Central Silk Board Act, 1948. It functions under the aegis of Union Ministry of Textile. It is a national organization for overall development of silk sector in India.