Former IFS officer appointed chairman of HP Public Service Commission

Tribune News Service
Shimla, March 22

Former Indian Forest Service officer Ajay Kumar has been appointed chairman of State Public Service Commission with the present incumbent, Major General (Retd) Dharamvir Singh Rana, completing his term.

Besides Ajay Kumar who retired as principal chief conservator forest last year, the government also appointed a retired managing director of the State Electricity Board, Jai Prakash Kalta, member of the commission.

Presently, the commission had Maj Gen Rana (retd) as its chairman and Rachna Gupta as member.

The appointment of both Ajay Kumar and Kalta will be for a period of six years or 62 years whichever is earlier.

Three posts of members had been lying vacant on the completion of the terms of Mohan Chauhan, Man Singh and Meera Ahluwalia.

Gupta was also in the race to become the chairperson of the commission. With today’s appointments, there are still two posts of members vacant. There are several bureaucrats, both serving and retired who are in the race for becoming members of the commission.