Experienced hands preferred; services extended as consultants
In the Infrastructure and Industrial Corporations of Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh, more than four retired officials of general manager and chief manager levels are being continued with extended agreements
Hyderabad: With the current vacuum in the administrative structure of corporations and departments, retired officials are in demand. In the Infrastructure and Industrial Corporations of Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh, more than four retired officials of general manager and chief manager levels are being continued with extended agreements.
E.V. Narashima Reddy, executive director, TSIIC, said, “There are important wings in our department which require at least one general manager if not chief general managers. Hence, we are continuing with three retired officials of chief general manager level.”
The retired officials have a minimum of 30-35 years of experience, and they are being continued with six months to one year agreements as consultants, but on the same jobs.
It is the same case in the APIIC. R. Krishna Murthy, general manager (projects), had retired but is continuing as consultant, projects. Vijay A. Deshmukh, a general manager, and a few others, too, are continuing with extended agreements.
The Medical and Health department is utilising the services of a retired deputy director for sending reports to the Centre since it does not have a full-fledged boss yet. “Given the large experience and knowledge that these officials have regarding clearing files of projects with the government and solutions for various hitches, they are in demand.
Especially in the industrial, finance and environment departments, where industry files go through for clearance of thousands of crores of projects,” said an official with the state Forest Department.
These officials are now also charting blue prints for corporate companies that are into thermal plants, cement and pharma sectors. Even multinational companies looking to invest in AP and TS are approaching them.
There are many retirements in the offing this year while at the same time new recruitments and promotions cannot be made until the Kamalanathan Committee gives its final guidelines on the distribution of state government employees between TS and AP. Meanwhile, new recruitments and promotions cannot be made until final word from the Kamalanathan committee regarding distribution of state government employees between AP and TS.
These officials are now also charting blue prints for corporate companies that are into thermal power plants, cement and pharma. Even multinational companies that are looking to invest in the two states are approaching them.
A retired official of the Industries department, who did not want to be named, said, “I am running a consultancy in Bangalore where over dozen people are working while working here in the department at the same time since the higher officials requested in this crucial phase.”
There are many retirements in the offing this year while at the same time new recruitments and promotions cannot be made until the Kamalanathan Committee gives its final guidelines on the distribution of state government employees between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
( Source : dc )
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