Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra has appointed Lt. General (Retd) Shantanu Dayal as the new chairman of Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC).
Dayal, the former deputy chief of Army Staff (capability development & sustenance) would be replacing Nipo Nabam who had resigned from the post in October last year over the paper leak scam.
Besides filling the vacant post of the chairman, the governor has also appointed three new individuals – Colonel (Retd) Koj Tari, Pradip Lingfa and Rosy Taba – as the members of the APPSC.
All the appointments were made under Clause (1) of Article 316 of the Constitution of India, read with clause 4 of Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission Regulations 1988, an official press release said.
The APPSC comprises a chairman and 4 members as per the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission Regulations, 1988 as amended from time to time.
An advertisement against the vacant posts was issued on November 21, 2022 following which the government had received 18 applications for the post of chairman and for the post of members.
A high level screening committee formed by the state government had in its meeting held on January 12, 2023 recommended a panel of names for consideration.
The chairman and member would be administered the oath of office by the governor soon.
This is a developing story.
