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  Delhi government order on CVO rejected by SDMC

Delhi government order on CVO rejected by SDMC

AGE CORRESPONDENT
Published : Jun 28, 2016, 1:46 am IST
Updated : Jun 28, 2016, 1:46 am IST

The BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation has rejected the Delhi government’s order to appoint B.R. Meena as chief vigilance officer (CVO) of the civic body.

The BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation has rejected the Delhi government’s order to appoint B.R. Meena as chief vigilance officer (CVO) of the civic body.

The AAP government had earlier refused to accept the order of the Union home ministry appointing Mangesh Kashyap (DANIPS 1995 batch) as the CVO of the SDMC. Mr Kashyap was the civic body’s choice for the post but the Kejriwal government had proposed the appointment of Mr Meena, a 1997-batch IPS officer. DANIPS is the Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service. “The name of Bhajani Ram Meena, recommended by the Delhi government, was rejected by the appointment & promotion committee as the approval of the chief vigilance commissioner was not obtained for his appointment,” said SDMC appointment & promotion committee chairman Ram Pal Yadav.

Last week, the Kejriwal government had issued a note to the SDMC commissioner stating that it was seeking clearance of the CVC on the appointment of Mr Meena to the post. However, Mr Meena’s name did not figure in the civic body’s list. Mr Kashyap’s name was proposed in the SDMC list for the post of CVO.

On June 7, the Union home ministry ordered the appointment of DANIPS officer Mangesh Kashyap as the CVO of the SDMC. In an office memorandum, director (services) A.V. Dharma Reddy said, “The undersigned is directed to convey the approval of the competent authority for appointing of Shri Mangesh Kashyap, DANIPS, presently in Delhi police, as the chief vigilance officer in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation for a period of three years extendable by another two years with specific concurrence of the Central Vigilance Commission. You are requested to issue appropriate order/notification.”

As per the laid down procedure, the Union home ministry clears the name of the CVO, but the appointment is notified by the Delhi government.

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