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Time of India
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Personnel dept issues fresh order appointing head of TCP
Panaji: Two days after unprecedented administrative orders were issued by two different departments headed by chief minister Pramod Sawant and TCP minister Vishwajit Rane over the appointment of the chief town planner , state govt on Thursday issued a new order appointing senior town planner R K Pandita as chief town planner (land use). He was made head of the department in TCP. On Monday, the personnel department issued an order appointing Pandita to the post of chief town planner (planning). However, the very next day, the Rane-led TCP ministry issued an order appointing Vertika Dagur as chief town planner (planning). Govt said that now Dagur shall hold charge of chief town planner (admin) and chief town planner (planning), with immediate effect, in addition to her own duties and until further orders. Operation Sindoor Operation Sindoor: Several airports in India closed - check full list Did Pak shoot down Indian jets? What MEA said India foils Pakistan's attack on Jammu airport: What we know so far The post fell vacant on April 30 when chief town planner Rajesh Naik, who was granted an extension in service, was suspended on the last day of his extension 'with immediate effect' in connection with the alleged underassessment of fees for land conversion under Section 17(2) of the TCP Act, causing a loss of crores to the exchequer.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
After govt names new chief town planner, Rane names own person
Panaji: In an unprecedented administrative showdown between ministries led by chief minister Pramod Sawant and town & country planning minister Vishwajit Rane , two different orders from the personnel ministry and TCP ministry appointed two different people to the same post of chief town Monday, the personnel department under CM Sawant issued an order appointing senior town planner R K Pandita to the post. However, the very next day, the Rane-led TCP ministry issued an order appointing Vertika Dagur as chief town post had had fallen vacant as on April 30, chief town planner Rajesh Naik, who was granted an extension in service, was suspended on the last day of his extension 'with immediate effect' in connection with the alleged underassessment of fees for land conversion under Section 17(2) of the TCP Act, causing a loss of crores to the are three chief town planners in the TCP department. A senior govt official said that Naik was chief town planner (planning), Ranjit Borkar is chief town planner (land use), and Dagur (administration).A senior govt official said that the personnel department issues orders to appoint heads of departments, civil service, and Goa police officers above the rank of superintendent of personnel department order issued on Monday said, 'R K Pandita, senior town planner, town & country planning department, shall hold the charge of the post of chief town planner (planning), TCP department, with immediate effect in addition to his own duties and until further orders'. Durga Kinlekar, under-secretary, personnel, signed the second order, issued on Tuesday by TCP department deputy director (admin) Nadia Ashraf Ali Shekoli, said, 'As directed, the undersigned hereby conveys the decision of govt to give additional charge of the chief town planner (Planning) to Vertika Dagur, in addition to her own duties, with immediate effect, until further orders'.
