A 1991 batch IAS officer and Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies department, S Kumaraswamy is likely to be the new Commissioner of East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC).
He will replace Sajjan Singh Yadav, a 1995-batch IAS officer, who became the first commissioner of EDMC after trifurcation. Sources said the Delhi Government has requisitioned the services of Yadav as he is considered quite efficient in administration and implementation of Government schemes. Yadav is being transferred in Food and Civil Supplies department to put fast track on two major schemes of Delhi Government-’annashree yojna’ and ‘kerosene free city’.
Top sources told The Pioneer that lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna has reportedly approved the proposal. Yadav is likely to be given the charge of Director, Arts and Culture, Chief Managing Director of Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation limited, Director Information and Publicity and Principal Secretary Food and Civil Supplies department.
Yadav is also considered as a very good officer in implementing the government schemes and he is considered close to Dikshit. Yadav was appointed as Commissioner, EDMC after the trifurcation of the civic body to speed up the policies and programs of the civic body.
According to sources, two major programs -’Annashree Yojna’ and to make ‘Delhi kerosene free city’ were launched by Delhi Government in social sector and these programs is being considered as trump card for the party in the coming assembly elections in November this year. These two programs are being running at slow pace which worried the government at large. This apart, Delhi Government is also planning to introduce PDS cash subsidy scheme in all 11 revenue districts in its next budget. Under this scheme, the government will provide subsidy to PDS card holders so they could get buy food items from the open market.
Kumaraswamy is currently holding the charge of Food and Civil Supplies department. He was earlier in the finance department. Beside this, a 2008 batch IAS officer Dr BM Mishra has been transferred as Deputy Commisioner South Delhi Municipal Corporation on deputation. Mishra was currently posted as Deputy Commissioner East District while a 2009 batch officer and SDM (Najafgarh) Krishna Mohan Uppu has been transferred as Depauty Commissioner (East) and he will hold the additional charge of Deputy Commissioner (Shahdara).