17 - Sep - 2020

N. Sivasailam shunted out of DoT - Anshu Prakash is the new Additional Secretary, DoT.

N. Sivasailam, who has been Special Secretary, in DoT, is shunted out, and is posted in the Commerce Department. He is posted as Special Secretary, Logistics, in the Commerce Department. Anshu Prakash is posted as the Additional Secretary, in the DoT and he will report to the Secretary, Telecom. It is reported that N. Sivasailam has been shunted out of the DoT, with a view to speedup the various government projects, such as NOFN, being carried out by the DoT. These projects are being directly monitored by the PMO. It is to be mentioned that N. Sivasailam, who was also in BSNL Board, has been very hostile towards BSNL and has created many problems in the settlement of issues of the employees, as well as in the financial improvement of the Company.  

[Source: ET Telecom dated 19.11.2018]