Shimla, Oct. 29 -- The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Shiv Pratap Shukla, has taken serious cognizance of the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government's growing tendency to appoint acting officers in key administrative positions instead of regular ones.
Acting on a complaint filed by an activist, the Governor has written to Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta, seeking a report and appropriate action on the issue that has triggered widespread concern across bureaucratic and political circles.
For the first time in Himachal's history, all three top positions, all three top administrative posts-Chief Secretary (CS), Director General of Police (DGP), and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (PCCF-HoFF), are being held by officers on ...