September 24, 2020
They are appointed on deputation basis in the think tank
Owing to the absence of full time officials for these significant sectors,
crucial decision making processes are getting hampered, highly placed sources
informed this newspaper. With Lok Sabha polls less than a year away, Niti Aayog
in its urgency for experienced and skilled personnel, is learnt to be open to
the idea of even hiring private professionals, sources pointed out. They are
appointed on deputation basis in the think tank.Senior level officials which in
the think tank’s parlance Wholesale aquarium
fish tank are called advisors, are urgently required for important sectors
like banking, north-eastern affairs and small & medium enterprises (SMEs),
among others.In fact sources in the know said that almost on a weekly basis, top
officials of Niti Aayog have been holding deliberations on these two sectors to
chart out strategy papers to usher in more investor-friendly reforms in the
banking and finance sectors.However with tenure of many such officials having
got over, vacancies in these crucial sectors have become a cause of concern for
the think tank.The PMO too is learnt to have expressed concern over sluggishness
in decision making, especially in the banking and finance sectors. The advisors
in Niti Aayog are all bureaucrats who are equivalent in rank to joint secretary
level and above.New Delhi: With the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) keen to
rebuild people’s as well as investors’ confidence in the aftermath of the Nirav
Modi-Punjab National Bank scam, Niti Aayog — the Centre’s think tank — which is
saddled with formulating key policies in the field of banking and finance as
well as other significant sectors, is battling a severe staff crunch..Recently,
the shortage of senior level officials in the government think tank was
discussed in a high level meeting held by its vice chairman Rajiv Kumar and CEO
Amitabh Kant.According to sources privy to developments, the Niti Aayog may soon
advertise the vacancies, which would mean that even private professionals with
experience in the aforementioned fields could apply.Notably, urgent filling up
of key posts has been underlined by PMO
Posted by: threadeddini at
02:13 AM
| No Comments
| Add Comment
Post contains 346 words, total size 2 kb.
10kb generated in CPU 0.0051, elapsed 0.0261 seconds.
33 queries taking 0.0226 seconds, 45 records returned.
Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink.
33 queries taking 0.0226 seconds, 45 records returned.
Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink.