MTNL to remain without a permanent CMD for longer; Oriental Insurance too joins the list of headless entities

TWO major government-run companies — Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and Oriental Insurance Company Ltd will continue to be run without permanent CMDs as their regular heads are still being searched for, and the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet in the meantime, gave its nod to adhoc postings. According to order issued on Tuesday, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister, approved the proposal of…

CBDT has a new chairman; but two ministries are left with no full-time secretaries

Sushil Chandra, 1980 batch IRS-IT officer, on Tuesday took charge as chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), replacing Rani Singh Nair who had retired from service on Monday. Since December 2015, Chandra was serving as Member (Investigation) in CBDT, considered to be the most significant post in the Board. An IIT product, Chandra will retire in May, 2017. Chandra also…

CVC, DRDO, CIC chiefs appointed, but NHAI turns headless; road transport secretary is temporary boss of NHAI

WITH the appointment of former IRS KV Chowdary as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and former IAS Vijai Sharma as Chief Information Commissioner, two of the key government agencies -- CVC and CIC -- that remained headless for months, have got their anchors in place. Also, less than a fortnight ago, another key organization -- Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) which remained headless for almost four months after its high-profile DG Avinash Chander was sacked, got a new director general—S Christopher. But now, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), a statutory body that plays a key role in building highways across India, turned headless after…