{"id":5283,"date":"2024-06-18T15:50:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T10:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/supplychain\/?post_type=team&#038;p=5283"},"modified":"2024-06-18T15:50:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T10:20:25","slug":"kamala-vardhana-rao","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/scm.et-edge.com\/2025\/team\/kamala-vardhana-rao\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Vardhana Rao"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178856044 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178856044 BCX0\">Shri G. Kamala Vardhana Rao is an IAS officer of 1990 batch from Kerala cadre. He has earlier served as Director General Tourism &amp; <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178856044 BCX0\">Chairman<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178856044 BCX0\"> and Managing Director, ITDC Ministry of Tourism,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178856044 BCX0\"> Government of India. 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