The Maharashtra government has appointed six senior bureaucrats as the first directors of the Parshuram Economic Development Corporation set up to create self-employment and business opportunities for the economically weaker sections of the Brahmin community, reported news agency PTI.

The government has appointed Additional Chief Secretary (Planning) Rajgopal Deora, Principal Secretary (Expenditure) Saurabh Vijay, Additional Chief Secretary (Skill Development and Employment) Manisha Verma, Industries Secretary Anbalagan P, Agriculture Principal Secretary Vikas Chandra Rastogi, and OBC Welfare Secretary Appaso Dhulaj as the first directors of the corporation, reported PTI.

A government resolution was issued on August 19 by the state planning department in this regard.