Modi Accepts Jagan Request, Extends of CS Sawhney Tenure
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Modi accepts Jagan request, NGT stays Pothireddypadu expansion, AP plans go awry extends of CS Sawhney tenure PNS n NEW DELHI l CMs of 8 other states failed to convince PM to extend terms of their CS In yet another legal hurdle to YSR Congress Party govern- L VENKAT RAM REDDY Jagan had written to Modi last week seeking ment in Andhra Pradesh led n HYDERABAD extension of Sawhney's tenure for a period of six by Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Govt extends In a major victory for Chief months on the ground that her extension as her Reddy, the National Green Minister YS Jaganmohan services were required in the state in view of the Tribunal on Wednesday stayed ‘Pradhan Mantri Reddy, the Centre's Department Covid-19 pandemic the proposed expansion of Vaya Vandana of Personnel and Training Pothireddypadu head regula- (DoPT) is learnt to have cleared tor and Rayalaseema lift irri- Yojana' by 3 yrs the extension of tenure of AP Secretaries of any state. November 2019. Nilam’s hus- gation scheme on Krishna Chief Secretary Nilam Sawhney Accordingly, the Centre had band Ajay Prakash Sawhney, river on the foreshore of by three more months. rejected the CS extension pro- also an IAS officer from 1984 Srisailam reservoir. Sawhney was set to retire on posals of eight states since batch of AP-cadre, is also on Acting on a petition filed by 4 June 30, 2020. With DoPT's December 2019. KCR too had central deputation at present. a farmer Srinivas from ronmental impact assessment senior member of the Krishna approval, the Appointments sought extension for then Chief Modi fulfilled Jagan's wish Narayanpet, an NGT bench of Pothireddypadu head reg- River Management Board. The Committee of the Cabinet with Modi and this was proved Secretary SK Joshi in December then and repatriated her to AP headed by Justice ulator expansion and tribunal asked the committee (ACC) is expected to issue for- with Centre fulfilling Jagan's last but the Centre refused to cadre. The PM once again ful- Ramakrishnan conducted a Rayalaseema lift scheme. to submit its report in the next mal orders on Sawhney's service wish. It may be recalled that oblige. filled Jagan's wish by approving hearing on the proposed pro- The committee comprises two months. Till then, it extension soon. Jagan had written to Modi last Sawhney, a 1984 batch IAS Sawhney’s extension by three jects and stayed the same. officials from Environment ordered the Jagan government The development raised eye- week seeking extension of officer from AP cadre, is the more months now. The green tribunal appoint- Ministry and Pollution not to take up any works on brows in political and bureau- Sawhney's tenure for a period first woman CS of residuary AP. Though Jagan had sought six ed a committee comprising Control Board, senior faculty the proposed projects and cratic circles as Jagan achieved of six months on the ground that She took charge as CS on months extension of her tenure, senior officials from four from Indian Institute of schemes. the feat that CMs of eight other her extension as her services November 13, 2019 after incum- the norms permit approval for departments to make an envi- Technology-Hyderabad and 3 states, including his Telangana were required in the state in view bent CS LV Subramanyam was only three months at a time. counterpart K Chandrasekhar of the Covid-19 pandemic. shunted out from the post It is likely that she may get Rao, could not in securing The Narendra Modi-led gov- unceremoniously. another extension of three extension for Chief Secretaries of ernment at the Centre in its sec- She was on central deputation months from September to Two airports respective states. The develop- ond term had taken a policy as Union Justice Secretary, when December 2020 after her three- SC clears legal hurdle ment also fuelled debate that decision not to approve exten- Jagan sought her repatriation to month extension ends in in AP receive Jagan enjoys 'close relations' sion of services of Chief her parent AP cadre in August. for local polls In AP 459 stranded PNS n NEW DELHI the earlier judgement deliv- Let's put ered by Constitutional bench Indians bitterness in AP, TS get relief in ‘advance’ In huge relief to the Andhra of the Supreme Court in 2010 PNS n VIJAYAWADA quarantine, says Pradesh government, the in K Krishna Murthy vs Union Supreme Court on Wednesday of India case. An Air India flight Amitabh Bachchan cleared a major hurdle for the The judgement said the carrying 145 from Centre for urban bodies conduct of local body elections total percentage of reserva- people strand- PNS n HYDERABAD should be distributed to all in the state by endors- tions including those for ed in ULBs as per the state finance ing the upper limit SCs, STs and BCs London, 5 Telangana and Andhra Pradesh commission recommendation," of 50 per cent should not be more landed at have got Rs 105 crore and Rs a notification by Bhartendu reservations for than 50 per cent. It Vijayawada 248 crore respectively from the Kumar Singh, Covid claims weaker sections. was not defended Airport here Centre as part of the urban local Finance Commission A division by the division on Wednesday, as bodies grants to States as recom- Division, Ministry of Finance, 1 more life, 68 bench of the bench. part of the biggest ever off- mended by the 15th Finance stated. In case of delay, states will Supreme Court The petitions were shore evacuation drive of Commission. need to release the same fresh infections led by Justice Arun filed by TDP leaders K Indian citizens under the The Finance Ministry on amount with interest as per the Mishra upheld the Ram Mohan Naidu, Vande Bharat Mission. Wednesday released Rs 5,005 effective rate of interest on PNS n VIJAYAWADA earlier judgement of the Kollu Ravindra, Konakalla The international airport crore as the first instalment of fer the grants-in-aid directly to market borrowings or state state High Court stating that Narayana and Palla in Visakhapatnam received untied basic grants 'in advance' all urban local bodies in 10 department loans for the previ- Covid-19 claimed the life of the total reservations in the Srinivasulu. two flights, one from Manila for non-million-plus (cities with working days of receipt from the ous year. one more person in Andhra local bodies should not exceed They argued that the gov- (Philippines) and the other less than one million popula- Centre without any deduction.