The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is headless for over a month now. It has seen five chairmen in the last five years (between June 2015 and April 2020) and the chair has successively become fragile and unstable. Keeping in view the designated three years term (or till 65 yrs of age) of its chairman, PESB would have ideally had only two chairmen between 2015-2021, but the story is quite different. If one goes by the incumbency chart of PESB Chairman frequent changes at the top m...

Before demitting his office as PESB Chairman and moving to the Election Commission , Rajiv Kumar (retd IAS:1984:JH) on 27 August proposed crucial changes to the selection process for CPSE chiefs (CMD/MD) and functional directors (Director) with a view to expanding the talent pool with pace and parity. It may prove to be a departure from the ambiguous and painful past and may bring more clarity in the selection process. Aspirants for Board-level positions in Central PSUs were dismayed by the ...

New Delhi (28th August, 2020): The Nation’s largest steel producing Company, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on Friday announced the results of its All India Open - SAIL Story Writing Competition–2020, “My Steel Story”. In its constant endeavour to create awareness about enhancing steel usage and promoting steel products across the Country SAIL has been taking several innovative steps. The competition’s theme ‘SAIL creates a meaningful difference in people’s lives’...