The premature retirement of senior UP IAS officer Raj Pratap Singh may trigger lateral and subordinate changes in the state's top bureaucracy.
Singh, who holds the post of agriculture production commissioner, has sought a VRS in lieu of appointment as chairman of UP Electricity Regulatory Commission.
His retirement from IAS is due in July. He had applied for VRS on April 10 so that he could take up the new assignment.
It is maintained that Singh does not require central clearance, his VRS application may not need DoPT approval, and can be examined and finalized by the state itself.
The top bureaucrat is likely to take up the office of the chairman of the commission by the end of this month, though a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on the composition of the commission, which does not have a legal expert as a member.
Once Singh demits office, a race would also begin within the IAS cadre, with two additional chief secretary rank officers - Sanjay Agarwal and Rajiv Kapoor - being tipped for the top post of APC. While another officer, Hari Raj Kishore is also on the list, but he may not be considered on health grounds. Kapoor too might not make it as he has rarely been on key positions in the past in the state.
However, a decision on the new APC can be taken once a choice is made over the new chief secretary in place of the incumbent Rajive Kumar, who is likely to retire in June if he does not get an extension. Kumar and Devendra Chaudhary are of 1981 batch. Chaudhary at present is chairman of UPSRTC and is likely to retire in May.
In the seniority list of 1982 batch for the chief secretary's post, Pravir Kumar and Chandra Prakash are on the top, followed by Sanjiv Sharan, Chanchal Tewari, and Hari Raj Kishore, then Rajiv Kapoor of 1983 batch, followed by DS Mishra, Anoop Pandey and Sanjay Agarwal of 1984 batch.
UP may see lot of redistribution of IAS jobs
By IndianMandarins - 2018-04-21 11:17:51
The premature retirement of senior UP IAS officer Raj Pratap Singh may trigger lateral and subordinate changes in the state's top bureaucracy.
Singh, who holds the post of agriculture production commissioner, has sought a VRS in lieu of appointment as chairman of UP Electricity Regulatory Commission.
His retirement from IAS is due in July. He had applied for VRS on April 10 so that he could take up the new assignment.
It is maintained that Singh does not require central clearance, his VRS application may not need DoPT approval, and can be examined and finalized by the state itself.
The top bureaucrat is likely to take up the office of the chairman of the commission by the end of this month, though a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on the composition of the commission, which does not have a legal expert as a member.
Once Singh demits office, a race would also begin within the IAS cadre, with two additional chief secretary rank officers - Sanjay Agarwal and Rajiv Kapoor - being tipped for the top post of APC. While another officer, Hari Raj Kishore is also on the list, but he may not be considered on health grounds. Kapoor too might not make it as he has rarely been on key positions in the past in the state.
However, a decision on the new APC can be taken once a choice is made over the new chief secretary in place of the incumbent Rajive Kumar, who is likely to retire in June if he does not get an extension. Kumar and Devendra Chaudhary are of 1981 batch. Chaudhary at present is chairman of UPSRTC and is likely to retire in May.
In the seniority list of 1982 batch for the chief secretary's post, Pravir Kumar and Chandra Prakash are on the top, followed by Sanjiv Sharan, Chanchal Tewari, and Hari Raj Kishore, then Rajiv Kapoor of 1983 batch, followed by DS Mishra, Anoop Pandey and Sanjay Agarwal of 1984 batch.
