44 transfers in one day at PCMC
44 transfers in one day at PCMC
ByArchana DahiwalArchana Dahiwal / Updated: Jul 13, 2021, 06:00 IST
MISSION BREAK-THE-NEXUS!
Ahead of civic polls, municipal chief moves officials stuck in plum posts for years to new positions, slams any use of political pressure
Ahead of the upcoming municipal elections, top civic officials are beginning to tighten the grip on their administration. In an effort to break any nexus that may have taken root,
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (
PCMC) commissioner Rajesh Patil on Sunday transferred as many as 44 staffers of the twin towns’ civic body to new posts.
With the COVID-19 situation under control at the moment, attention has refocused onto other matters. The 44 officials, who were transferred this weekend, were stationed at the same department in a prime post for several years. Among them are three joint city engineers, eight executive engineers, 29 deputy engineers and four assistant health officia