BANK CHAIRMEN APPOINTMENTS BIG POLITICS

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PM CLEARS NAMES OF EIGHT CHAIRMEN
AND TEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FOR PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS


MAJOR POLITICKING - CONGRESS LEADERS
PRESSURE ON PMO.

ESTABLISHMENT OFFICER PLAYED LITTLE
BIT OF HIS POLITICS



By R Rajagopalan

Prime Minister Officer has cleared appointments of
Chairmen of eight nationalised banks and promotion of
ten executive directors from general managers status.

PMO over-ruled the objections from the Establishment Officer
and also from the Cabinet Secretariat about the status of
B category and A category banks. There was a hitch
from the Establishment Officer PK Mishra who sat on this
promotion file of Chairmen of public sector banks.

40 MPs have written letters to  Prime Minister about the
intentional delays of appointments of chairmen.

Pranab Mukherjee Finance Minister had a meeting with
the Prime Minister recently on the inordinate delay.
And at the instance of PMO the file was cleared on Monday

Insiders in the establishment section of the Union Ministry of
Personnel murmur that some senior officers played into
politicking of Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders to get key postings
Hence the delay. PM asked for the details and cleared it in
a single. day. PMO totally went by the recommendations
of the screening committee which seleceted the chairmen
and EDs.

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