The Chandigarh Administration is awaiting clearance from the Home Ministry to appoint a new IAS officer from the Punjab cadre, as the ministry is yet to select a candidate. The UT administration had forwarded a panel of four names to the Home Ministry over a month ago to take the final decision.
The choice has technically narrowed to three contenders: two, Harpreet Sudan and Amit Talwar, from the 2013 batch, and Jaspreet Singh from the 2014 batch.
All three candidates possess extensive administrative experience in Punjab, having previously served in key positions such as deputy commissioners. Among them, Amit Talwar holds unique prior experience within the UT administration, having served there as a Punjab Civil Services (PCS) officer before being promoted to the IAS cadre.
Because inter-cadre deputation requests must pass through multiple administrative channels before receiving final clearance from the Prime Minister-led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), no official decision has been communicated to Chandigarh Administration yet.
The problem is not with the Punjab cadre officer alone. The Chandigarh administration is also facing delays in securing state officers from Haryana. A panel of Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officers, sent earlier, was rejected by the UT administration a few months ago due to technical reasons. While the UT administration requested a fresh panel, the Haryana govt has yet to provide one.
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