The steel industry seems to be dragging its feet over appointment of managing directors for three integrated steel plants of Steel Authority of India(SAIL).With the retirement of UP Singh, MD of Bokaro Steel plant on January 31, and superannuation of MDs of Durgapur and Rourkela on December 31,05,three out of the four SAIL planets are currently without a regular helmsmen.Sources said, "A few more names are in the process of being added to the list of prospective candidates suggested earlier by Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).In fact, this is believed to be the reason for the delay in announcing the names of the new MDs."It is understood that the ministry is expected to take a decision shortly, following which these names will be sent to the Appointments committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
The entire process is likely to be over within a month.This comes even as PESB had recommended names of three candidates to make over as MDs of the three steel plants at Bokaro, Rourkela and Durgapur way back in June 2005.For Durgapur,PESB suggested the names of VK Gulhati,currently the plants executive director (personnel and administration).Similarly,it had named BN Singh, currently ED incharge of SAILs Raw Materials Division in Kolkatta to suceed Sanak Mishra as MD of Rourkela Steel,while VK Srivastava, ED (works),Bokaro was tipped to be the next MD of the Bokaro plant.
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| Posted : 2/3/2006 |
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