Former Development Commissioner Debashish Gupta will be the new Chairman of Jharkhand Public Service Commission. Final apporval on the name of Gupta came on Friday following Governor Syed Ahmed’s nod to the proposal put forward by the Advisory Council.
Governor Syed Ahmed on Friday gave his assent to as many as 15 proposals put forward by the Advisory Council. Significantly, Governor’s assent has paved the way for the construction of new IIM campus at Cheri in Kanke block. IIM will receive around 90.14 acres of land free of cost for its proposed campus. Govenment sanctioned road widening project, between Nagar Utari to Vishunpura, worth Rs 24.90 crore. The project, at the same, has been transferred to Road Construction Department. Earlier, the Rural Development Department was expected to complete the project.
Governor approved transfer of lands in control of State government and departments to National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) free of cost. land provided to the NHAI will be used for construction of State highways in Jharkhand. Following criticism for darwing its feel on service rules, Government approved the Jharkhand Welfare Service Rule 2013, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board Appointment & Service Rules, 2013, Jharkhand Entertainment Tax Rules, 2013 besides giving assent to Secret Service (Reward Scheme) with the objective of generating additional revenue.