West Bengal Govt Terminates Nominated Board Members and Scraps Post-Retirement Extensions
The West Bengal state government has issued immediate orders to remove all nominated members, directors, and chairpersons from various non-statutory bodies, boards, organizations, and public sector undertakings. This directive, sent to additional chief secretaries and departmental heads, also mandates the discontinuation of re-employment and service extensions for officials who continued working beyond the standard retirement age of 60. The move comes shortly after Suvendu Adhikari assumed office as Chief Minister following the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decisive victory in the recent assembly elections, where they secured 207 out of 294 seats. The previous ruling party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), won only 80 seats. While a senior bureaucrat confirmed the order was approved by competent authority, specific reasons for the mass terminations and the exact number of affected appointments were not immediately disclosed. This administrative overhaul signals a significant shift in governance strategy under the new BJP-led administration, aiming to reset the bureaucratic and organizational landscape of the state following a high-turnout election exceeding 90 percent.
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West Bengal Govt Terminates Nominated Board Members and Scraps Post-Retirement Extensions
The West Bengal state government has issued immediate orders to remove all nominated members, directors, and chairpersons from various non-statutory bodies, boards, organizations, and public sector undertakings. This directive, sent to additional chief secretaries and departmental heads, also mandates the discontinuation of re-employment and service extensions for officials who continued working beyond the standard retirement age of 60. The move comes shortly after Suvendu Adhikari assumed office as Chief Minister following the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decisive victory in the recent assembly elections, where they secured 207 out of 294 seats. The previous ruling party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), won only 80 seats. While a senior bureaucrat confirmed the order was approved by competent authority, specific reasons for the mass terminations and the exact number of affected appointments were not immediately disclosed. This administrative overhaul signals a significant shift in governance strategy under the new BJP-led administration, aiming to reset the bureaucratic and organizational landscape of the state following a high-turnout election exceeding 90 percent.
Times of India