Centre wakes up to extend tenure of IAS officer who received farewell from Chandigarh a month ago

Mitra was Chandigarh Municipal Corporation commissioner and her word ended connected August 22. Till precocious successful the evening that day, Mitra was expecting her extension, but since nary bid was issued, she had to instrumentality to Punjab.

Following her departure, the complaint of the municipal corp (MC) commissioner was fixed to Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh.

Sources said Mitra had adjacent joined her caller posting successful Punjab past Monday aft coming backmost from permission and was waiting for a further clarification successful the issue.

“The assignment committee of the furniture has approved the connection of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for hold of tenure of Anindita Mitra, IAS to the station of Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Union Territory medication of Chandigarh connected Inter Cadre Deputation from Punjab Cadre to AGMUT cadre (Chandigarh segment) for a play of 3 months beyond August 22, 2024,” the bid issued by the cardinal authorities said.

As Mitra was not fixed hold earlier, a sheet from the Punjab authorities had adjacent been sent to the Chandigarh Administration for the enactment of a caller commissioner for the civic body

In August itself, the Punjab authorities had sent a sheet of 3 IAS officers – Amit Kumar, Ramvir, and Girish Dayalan – who were frontrunners for the station of MC Commissioner.

Developmental works stuck

Several cardinal developmental works were held up arsenic Chandigarh Municipal Corporation was operating without a commissioner for the past 1 month.

On Saturday nighttime erstwhile the bid came, the councillors were besides successful for a astonishment arsenic this concern had ne'er reportedly happened wherever an serviceman had returned to the location cadre and was acceptable to instrumentality to the Union Territory aft a month.

‘Goof up by Centre’

RK Garg, President, Second Innings Association, described this hold arsenic “goof up” connected the portion of the cardinal government.

“This goof up connected the portion of the cardinal authorities has created a atrocious concern successful the UT wherever an serviceman was relieved and joined elsewhere. This shows the weakness of the Chandigarh Administration arsenic it has failed to realise the concern successful the metropolis and is not capable to garner enactment from the MHA arsenic well,” Garg said.

“Regarding hold successful deputations successful Chandigarh, I besides raised the contented with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) besides to which the UT has not replied properly,” helium added.