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Deepti Gaur Mukerjee appointed Higher Education Secretary
The government appointed senior bureaucrat Deepti Gaur Mukerjee as the new Higher Education Secretary late Monday. A 1993-batch IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh, she was previously Corporate Affairs Secretary. Mukerjee replaces Vineet…
The Story in Brief
The government appointed senior bureaucrat Deepti Gaur Mukerjee as the new Higher Education Secretary late Monday. A 1993-batch IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh, she was previously Corporate Affairs Secretary. Mukerjee replaces Vineet Joshi, who moved to Panchayati Raj. The appointment comes three weeks after the government put in abeyance the appointment of Naresh Pal Gangwar, whose family had received over Rs 1 crore in horticulture subsidies, the Times of India reports. Pallavi Jain Govil will take over as Corporate Affairs Secretary.
The Indian Opinion
The appointment of Deepti Gaur Mukerjee as Higher Education Secretary appears routine, but the earlier aborted appointment of Naresh Pal Gangwar shows that public scrutiny can force the government to backtrack. The subsidy controversy, reported by the Times of India, raised questions about conflict of interest. Mukerjee's clean record and experience in corporate affairs may bring a different perspective to higher education regulation. The key test will be whether she takes strong action against private universities with dubious accreditation and ensures transparency in UGC appointments.
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
