Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Appointed Chairperson of National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)

Exam-focused facts from the 31 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti assumed charge as the chairperson of the NCBC in New Delhi on 19 March 2026.
The NCBC is a constitutional body established to safeguard the rights, welfare, and development of socially and educationally backward classes.
Jyoti belongs to the Nishad community, which is categorised under the Other Backward Classes (OBC).
The 59-year-old leader served as a Union Minister in the Government of India for ten years from 2014 to 2024.
She was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Fatehpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Her previous political experience includes serving as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Hamirpur Sadar seat in 2012.
She has also held the position of National Joint Secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).
Pankaj Chaudhary, the MP from Maharajganj, was appointed as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh.