The State administration has accepted the resignation of the controversial UPCl Managing Director Sumer Singh Yadav on Wednesday a day after he tendered his resignation, citing failing health. Manoj Kumar Jain (director- project) has been given additional charge of MD, UPCl. He would continue till the next Government order or new appointment on the post of MD. Yadav had been on leave since November 3. He resumed duty on November 27 and offered to quit on November 29. Notably, Yadav was given extension in his service on the post of MD, UPCl on October 20 2016.
Mention worthy, Yadav was given charge of MD, Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand limited (PTCUl) on February 23, 2013 and he was given charge of UPCl on September 2, 2013. Finally, he was made in-charge of MD, UPCl on May 13, 2014. Government had given him extension of six months after he completed his tenure. later, he was given extension of three more months till October 20, 2016.
His tenure was marked with controversies. He had allegedly indulged in irregularities in the purchase of transformers at rates much higher than what was prevailing in the market. Besides, it was alleged that he was receiving a huge amount by way of pension. He was caught in a purported sting operation receiving cash in bundles. BJP and AAP were vociferous on the matters while they demanded him to be sacked on serious graft charges.
Recently, BJP leader Ravindra Jugran alleged that the higher officials of Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited (UPCl) had been indulging in corrupt practices with impunity with the State Government choosing to look the other way.
He had cited the case of the State Government extending the service tenure of the corrupt UPCl managing director Yadav for the third time, trashing norms.