Who can, or can’t become a non-official director in a Central PSU? 10 things to know

VERY often retired secretaries become non-official directors in public sector enterprises. But can someone over the age of 65 be a non-official director in a Central PSU? Or can a serving CEO and director of a private company become an independent director? These and many other questions are being answered in the “Guidelines for Processing cases of Board Level Appointments in Central Public Sector Undertakings”, a handbook which has recently been published by the DoPT. Here 10 eligibility criteria to be a non-official director in a PSU:

387-page government handbook answers questions on recruitment, training, retirement etc.

Officer Trainees of a Group A service with President (File Photo)

UNDER what circumstances, the government can appoint a non-Indian to a civil post? Is stammering a disqualification for taking up a job in the government? You may get the answers of those and many more in the 387-page-long document which the government has…