New Delhi: Almost three months after the post fell vacant, government has begun the process of appointing a full-time Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) with the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) seeking qualified candidates for the post.
After the sudden exit of V P Agrawal who held the post for five years, Alok Sinha, a Joint Secretary in the Civil Aviation Ministry, took over as the acting AAI Chairman on January 24.
Agrawal, who still has one-and-a-half years of service left, had risen from the AAI ranks to head the airports body.
Sinha, who handles airport-related matters in the Ministry, was given additional charge of the post till a full-time chief was found.
As per the PESB, the AAI Chairman would be appionted for a period of five years or till the date of superannuation, whichever is earlier. Applications have been invited till May 21 from government officers as well as chiefs of public sector units for the post, official sources said.
Agarwal, whose term ended in December last year, had been asked to continue in the post from January one till further orders, but was removed 23 days later.
21/04/14 mydigitalfc.com
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After the sudden exit of V P Agrawal who held the post for five years, Alok Sinha, a Joint Secretary in the Civil Aviation Ministry, took over as the acting AAI Chairman on January 24.
Agrawal, who still has one-and-a-half years of service left, had risen from the AAI ranks to head the airports body.
Sinha, who handles airport-related matters in the Ministry, was given additional charge of the post till a full-time chief was found.
As per the PESB, the AAI Chairman would be appionted for a period of five years or till the date of superannuation, whichever is earlier. Applications have been invited till May 21 from government officers as well as chiefs of public sector units for the post, official sources said.
Agarwal, whose term ended in December last year, had been asked to continue in the post from January one till further orders, but was removed 23 days later.
21/04/14 mydigitalfc.com
