Government readies line-up of commissioners

 

NEW DELHI: As the capital prepares to elect its councillors to lead the legislative wings of the three new corporations, the Delhi government is busy giving shape to the executive wings that will make administration of the municipalities after the April polls a reality. 

A 1991-batch IAS officer, Debashree Mukherjee, has joined MCD as officer on special duty and is pitched as one of the three commissioners leading the process of municipal governance post-trifurcation. While the final modalities are yet to be worked out, she may be posted as the commissioner of South Delhi Municipal Corporation. The current additional commissioners in the undivided Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Manish Gupta and Janak Diggal, are also being considered as two other commissioners, sources said. 

While the declaration on the appointment of commissioners will be made only after themunicipal elections, the Delhi government is now trying to find a place for MCD commissioner K S Mehra in the government. Mehra, who retires in June, was principal secretary, PWD, before becoming MCD commissioner. 

In the coming weeks, there are likely to be changes in the government's executive wing. With power secretary Parimal Rai transferred to Goa, finance secretary D M Spolia is now handling the department. 

With the Delhi budget 2012-13 likely to be tabled in the assembly soon after the municipal polls, the government needs to free Spolia from additional duties of the power department. Spolia is also holding additional charge of law and the government is eager to get a full-time law secretary. 

Transfer orders of some deputy commissioners of districts are also in the pipeline. 


Source: Times of India