Never-say-die Ramachandran
WHEN one door shuts, it’s a matter of time before another one opens. Those who know this never give up. So M Ramachandran, a 1972- batch retired IAS officer, did not lose heart when he missed the coveted Cabinet Secretary’s post owing to KM Chandrasekhar being given a year’s extension in June 2009. Other officers who had also been in the running were compensated. PJ Thomas became Chief Vigilance Commissioner. Sudha Pillai, a batchmate of Ramachandran’s, was appointed Member Secretary of the Planning Commission.
But Ramachandran had to keep waiting until now. He had earlier been Chief Secretary in Uttarakhand and also steered the Central programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), as Secretary, Urban Development. His role in infrastructure development had caught the eye of none other than UP Chief Minister Mayawati. She has appointed him Adviser (Infrastructure) with the rank of a Cabinet Minister to speed up infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh. Whose loss this is, is anybody’s guess.................http://www.gfilesindia.com
WHEN one door shuts, it’s a matter of time before another one opens. Those who know this never give up. So M Ramachandran, a 1972- batch retired IAS officer, did not lose heart when he missed the coveted Cabinet Secretary’s post owing to KM Chandrasekhar being given a year’s extension in June 2009. Other officers who had also been in the running were compensated. PJ Thomas became Chief Vigilance Commissioner. Sudha Pillai, a batchmate of Ramachandran’s, was appointed Member Secretary of the Planning Commission. But Ramachandran had to keep waiting until now. He had earlier been Chief Secretary in Uttarakhand and also steered the Central programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), as Secretary, Urban Development. His role in infrastructure development had caught the eye of none other than UP Chief Minister Mayawati. She has appointed him Adviser (Infrastructure) with the rank of a Cabinet Minister to speed up infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh. Whose loss this is, is anybody’s guess.................http://www.gfilesindia.com
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