4 former bureaucrats in race for put up of TRAI chief

4 former bureaucrats are in rivalry for the place of Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Sources within the know informed businessline that they’re: former Secretary on the Ministry of Expertise and IT, Ajay Prakash Sawhney; former Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board, Anil Kumar Lahoti; former Secretary of Energy, Sanjiv Sahai; and former Member Expertise on the Division of Telecommunications AK Tiwari. 

With this, the seek for the TRAI Chairperson might be full quickly. The put up remained vacant for practically six months after the shock retirement of former Chair, PD Vaghela, who selected to not renew his time period on the eve of the deadline. 

Whereas the Centre had, in a novel transfer, determined that they have been open to appointing the Chairperson from the personal sector, they’ve opted for the appointment of a former bureaucrat this time as properly. Consultants consider that Sawhney and Tiwari are the strongest candidates for the put up. Each people possess in depth expertise within the telecommunications and the electronics sector. 

That is the second time the TRAI Chairperson candidate listing has been drawn up. 1988 batch S Aparna and a former government from Tata have been additionally in consideration for the put up. That listing was scrapped, resulting in the present delay within the appointment of a TRAI chair. 

key laws

The tenure of the Chairman is as much as three years or until the put up holder is 65 years previous, whichever comes first. Within the absence of a TRAI Chairman, key laws are on maintain. The telecom regulator has prolonged deadlines on feedback and counter feedback of practically 12 papers.