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The Modi government
is looking for a new Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). We learn that there
are 40 serious contenders for the post. The position has been lying vacant
since September last year and the Commission is virtually being run by its
Secretary, Alok Kumar, a 1984-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre. A
strong contender is Devender Sikri, a retired 1975-batch IAS officer of the
Gujarat cadre. He has served as Secretary, Law & Justice. Sikri has also
served in Home and Women and Child Development. His Gujarat connection is an
added advantage. Also in the running is Arun Kumar Jain, a 1977-batch
Nagaland-cadre IAS officer, retired as Secretary, Women and Child Development.
Arun has vast experience of serving in Home, Prasar Bharti and Heavy
Industries. His expertise in finance is an additional advantage. Arun is also
known for his impeccable integrity. Pankaj Jain, another contender, is a
retired 1978-batch IAS officer of the J&K cadre and former Secretary, Drinking
Water and Sanitation. Pankaj is considered a fast-track officer. Vishwapati
Trivedi (1977, IAS, MP cadre) who retired as Secretary, Shipping, in November
2014 is also in the race. Trivedi has served in Finance, Commerce, Civil
Aviation and Home Affairs. There’s GC Chaturvedi, former Petroleum Secretary
(1977) and currently serving as Member, Warehousing Development Regulatory
Authority. Then there is Amarjeet Singh Lamba, a retired 1977-batch officer who
was appointed Member of Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) in 2013. He has
also served as Secretary, DONER, and Special Secretary, Agriculture. One
wonders who will be the chosen one! Files are piling up and major decisions
have to be taken. So the government needs a new CVC.
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