The bid was issued a time aft Ritesh Chauhan demitted bureau arsenic MD. (File Photo)
Days aft it assigned further complaint of the Managing Director, National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED), to an authoritative of the Ministry of Cooperation, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) Friday appointed Deepak Agarwal, a 2000-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer, arsenic the regular MD of NAFED for a play of 5 years. An bid to this effect was issued by the ACC.
The bid came days aft the ACC entrusted complaint of the station to an authoritative of the Ministry of Cooperation, a week aft Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s determination to delegate the further complaint of MD, NAFED, to an Agriculture Ministry official.
On October 21, The Indian Express reported— “NAFED post: Agriculture gives it to ain official, week aboriginal it goes to Cooperation.”
The ACC, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation, arsenic its lone different ministerial member. It is liable for appointing elder officials to cardinal positions successful the Central government, nationalist assemblage undertakings and autonomous bodies.
It is learnt that the Agriculture Ministry, successful an bid connected September 23, assigned further complaint of MD, NAFED, to Muktanand Agrawal, a Joint Secretary successful the ministry. The bid was issued a time aft Ritesh Chauhan demitted bureau arsenic MD. The bid was issued “with support of the Competent Authority” — successful this lawsuit the Agriculture Minister, sources said.
But connected September 30, the ACC appointed Pankaj Kumar Bansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation, arsenic the MD, NAFED, initially for “a play of 3 months oregon till the assignment of a regular incumbent to the post.”