In major purge, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav's 3 aides removed simultaneously
The Environment Ministry has relieved three members of Bhupender Yadav's personal staff through separate orders. The ministry cited administrative grounds and has not disclosed any further reason for the simultaneous action.
The Environment Ministry has relieved three members of Bhupender Yadav's personal staff with immediate effect.
In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has relieved three key members of Union Minister Bhupender Yadav's personal staff with immediate effect through separate official orders.
Among those removed is Amar Singh, an Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officer of the 2010 batch, who was serving as the Minister's Private Secretary.
The Ministry said he has been repatriated to his parent cadre, the Department of Revenue, on "administrative grounds", in pursuance of a Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) office memorandum dated July 2 and with the approval of the competent authority.
He has been directed to report to his parent cadre immediately.
In a separate order, Shailesh Kumar Singh of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS), who was serving as an Additional Private Secretary to the Minister, has been "prematurely repatriated" to the DoPT, also his parent cadre, under the provision of "extended cooling off".
He, too, has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect and asked to report to the DoPT.
Another Additional Private Secretary, Ayush Sharan, has also been relieved with immediate effect.
According to official orders, his appointment has been terminated.
The Ministry has not publicly disclosed the reasons behind the simultaneous removal of the three officers beyond the administrative grounds cited in the official orders.
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