VIJAYWADA: Pali Prasad took charge as chairman of Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation. Ippili Tirumala Rao assumed charge as director in Srikakulam district in the presence of women empowerment minister Peethala Sujatha at a function held at Maris Stella College in the city. Similarly, artisan Goddeti Bala Krishna took charge as director in Badvel, Kadapa district, Godugula Ganga Raju in Chirala, Prakasam district, and Vattikuti Harshavardhana Rao in Guntur.
The term of the chairman and board of directors is two years.