Appointed to two posts by Centre, state, Pranabjyoti Nath takes charge as Kerala CEO

From a sheet of names sent by the authorities government, the Election Commission connected Thursday selected Nath, a 2005-batch IAS officer, who had served arsenic Sports and Youth Services Secretary. On Friday, the authorities authorities issued an bid appointing him arsenic the CEO.

However, besides connected Friday, the Department of Personnel and Training issued an bid appointing Nath arsenic the Chief Vigilance Officer of NALCO, Bhubaneswar, a nationalist assemblage undertaking. Sources said that DoPT’s bid was uploaded soon aft that of the Kerala government’s.

Despite repeated calls and messages, Nath did not respond to requests for comments.

The DoPT order, appointing Nath arsenic CVO of NALCO, was 1 of the 5 orders Friday appointing CVOs for 5 antithetic PSUs. The bid said that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Nath’s assignment arsenic CVO of NALCO for 3 years.

On Nath being appointed to 2 antithetic posts, the CEO’s bureau said: “We volition instrumentality up the contented with the Union government. Regarding the cardinal deputation, the serviceman had applied overmuch earlier and completed each procedures. He was included successful the sheet (of names) for Chief Electoral Officer later. There is nary disorder astatine contiguous arsenic the serviceman has already joined arsenic the CEO, Kerala. We volition besides question his sentiment connected further steps to beryllium taken with the Centre.”

According to a DoPT source, the authorities authorities had fixed cadre clearance for Nath’s cardinal deputation good earlier including his sanction successful the sheet for assignment arsenic CEO.

However, the root said that fixed the administrative exigency successful presumption of the bypolls and officers usually fixed six weeks to join, Nath tin articulation arsenic CVO aft the elections.