Chandigarh Administration yet to receive names for SSP posts

Chandigarh, August 18

While the name for the UT SSP (Security and Traffic) is yet to be finalised by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the tenure of the SSP (Law and Order) is also ending this month. However, the UT Administration is yet to receive a communication on the new SSP from the MHA.

DIG (Security and Traffic) Shashank Anand was relieved from his duties on July 30 and transferred back to his parent cadre. Since then, SP (Crime) Manoj Kumar Meena is officiating as the SSP (Security and Traffic). The UT had recommended the name of Manisha Choudhary, a 2011-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, to the MHA. However, the final decision is yet to be taken by the MHA.

Similarly, a panel of IPS officers of the Punjab cadre was also recommended by the UT to the MHA for the post of the SSP (Law and Order). However, the MHA is yet to send a communication regarding the new SSP.

The UT had recommended Vivek Sheel Soni’s name for the SSP’s post to the MHA. However, the MHA has forwarded Mohali SSP Kuldeep Singh Chahal’s name to the Department of Personnel and Training, for UT SSP’s post. If the UT fails to get the new name for the post of SSP (Law and Order) before Nilambari Jagdale is relieved, then SP (City) Vineet Kumar might be given the officiating charge of the SSP. — TNS