Highlights for Day 47 of Narendra Modi government Development Work
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Highlights for Day 47 of Narendra Modi government Development Work
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Have accepted BJP's proposal for UP Governor's post: Ram Naik
Veteran BJP leader Ram Naik on Sunday said that the party leadership had approached him to accept the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh, to which he agreed.
"I was asked by my party to accept the position of the Governor of UP and I said yes. It is a challenging job and I am accustomed to doing challenging jobs," Naik said.
He, however, added that he is yet to receive an official order on the appointment.
If appointed, Naik will replace B L Joshi, who demitted the office after the NDA government decided to replace the Governors appointed during the previous UPA government's tenure.
The former petroleum minister said he has had a "stellar" political record over the last several decades and he will continue to work in accordance to the party's wishes.
"They (the party leadership) had said they will decide about me at an appropriate time. That appropriate time has come. When I contested elections in 1999, I was elected with the highest vote margin in the state. This has been my political record. I will continue to do work as desired by my party," the 80-year-old leader said.
Major secretary-level bureaucratic reshuffle at the Centre
: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, senior IAS officers Rakesh Garg and Jugal Kishore Mohapatra have been appointed as Secretaries in Department of Telecommunications and Department of Fertilizers respectively.
Besides, the Government has approved appointment of Enforcement Director Rajan S Katoch as Secretary in Department of Heavy Industry.
Sanjay Kothari, Secretary in Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, has been appointed as Secretary in Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), according to official orders.
Garg, a 1980-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed in place of MF Farooqui, who has superannuated. Garg is presently serving in his UP cadre.
The appointment of Mohapatara, a 1979-batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, comes in place of Shaktikanta Das. Mohapatra is presently working in his cadre state.
Das, a 1980-batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, was earlier appointed as Revenue Secretary.
Katoch, who is presently working as Director in Enforcement Directorate, will hold the additional charge of Secretary in the Department of Heavy Industry after retirement of incumbent Sutanu Behuria on July 31.
A 1979-batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Katoch will look after the duties of the post of Enforcement Director for a period of six months or till the appointment of a regular incumbent, the government order said.
Sanjay Kothari, a 1978-batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, will take over as DoPT Secretary after retirement of incumbent Syamal Kumar Sarkar on July 31.
Kothari is also Secretary in Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare.
Decision on critically polluted areas
The government will find an amicable solution to the issue of banning new projects or expansion of existing projects in Gujarat's 'critically polluted' industrial clusters, Union Minister for State for Forests and Environment Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday.
These three industrial clusters include Vapi in Valsad district, Ankleshwar in Bharuch and Vatva in Ahmedabad. During UPA rule, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had recognised these clusters as India's most polluted places and banned setting up new projects or expansion of existing projects till the situation improved.
In a joint press conference on Sunday, Javadekar assured that a solution to the issue would be found within two weeks. He was accompanied by Gujarat's minister for forest and environment Ganpat Vasava.
"After arriving here, I held a detailed discussion about that issue with local ministers and officials. I am also taking some files related to these industrial clusters with me," he said.
Centre finalizes Ram Naik, 4 other BJP leaders as governors Reports
Names of five senior BJP leaders, including former Petroleum Minister Ram Naik, have been firmed up by the government for appointment as Governors in states including Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat, highly placed sources said on Sunday.
Former Uttar Pradesh Speaker Kesri Nath Tripathi, senior BJP leader from Delhi VK Malhotra, former Bhopal MP Kailash Joshi and senior party leader from Punjab Balaram Das Tandon are said to be the other four persons whose names have been recommended for appointment as Governors.
Official sources said that formal notification for their appointment will be issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan soon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh are said to have discussed the issue two days ago and shortlisted the names, they said.
Veteran BJP leader Naik said in Mumbai that the party leadership had approached him to accept the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh, to which he agreed.
"I was asked by my party to accept the position of the Governor of UP and I said yes. It is a challenging job and I am accustomed to doing challenging jobs," Naik said.
If appointed, Naik will replace BL Joshi, who demitted office after the NDA government decided to replace Governors appointed during the previous UPA tenure
-- Written By aadil Mir, With additional inputs from IBNLIVE--