The much-awaited appointment of a board level position in Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) is finally cleared. The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday cleared the appointment of Seema Gupta to the post of Director (Operations) for which she was selected by the public-sector headhunter in October last year. She will take over from the outgoing director R P Sasmal who is retiring on February 28. Mrs Gupta, currently ED, PGCIL, was conferred with "Special Commendation Award" along with the then IOCL Chairman B Ashok andEngineers India Limited and WAPCOS Limited on Public Sector Day in March 2017.