Union Government on 11th July has brought TRAI Amendment bill in Lok Sabha to clear legal hurdles in appointment of former TRAI Chaairman Nripendra Mishra who was appointed as Principal Secretary to PMin the month of May.
TRAI Amendment bill will replace an ordinance issued by Government on May 28 to change a clause in the TRAI Act which would have prevented Mishra from taking up the government post after retirement.
Misra, a 1967-batch retired IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre who retired in 2009, joined the PMO the same day the ordinance was promulgated and the bill has been brought to give his appointment the requisite legal backing.
Before the Ordinance was promulgated, the TRAI Act prohibited its chairman and members from taking up any other job in central or state governments after demitting office.
To circumvent this section, the Modi government promulgated an ordinance amending this section.
The amended section now reads as: "The chairperson and the whole-time members shall not, for a period of two years from the date on which they cease to hold office as such, except with the previous approval of the Central government, accept "(a) any employment either under the Central government or under any state government; or "(b) any appointment in any company in the business of telecommunication service."
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/5483-cq-govt-brings-bill-to-clear-hurdles-in-appointment-of-nripendra-mishra.html
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