Post-retirement jobs luring bureaucrats
The Hindu
Several have landed new jobs
Odisha’s former Director General of Police Abhay did not even get a day’s off to reflect upon his achievements in his three-decade-long service. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appointed him as the head of the newly created State’s task force for narcotic drugs moments later he left his office.
Mr. Abhay is not an exception. Since 2010, except two former heads of State bureaucracy, all Chief Secretaries have landed new jobs soon after their superannuation.
While Ajit Kumar Tripathy and A.P. Padhi went on to become the State Election Commissioner shortly after their stint as the CS, Tarun Kanti Mishra was made the Chief Information Commissioner. Former CS Bijay Kumar Pattnaik was with the State Human Rights Commission and the Odisha Staff Selection Commission.
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