Lt Gen TS Shergill tipped to be senior adviser in CMO

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 20

Lt Gen Tajinder Singh Shergill (retd), a war veteran and close associate of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, is set to be appointed as senior adviser in the office of the Punjab Chief Minister, signaling the start of process by the CM to make political appointments.

A former chairman of Punjab Public Service Commission during the previous Capt Amarinder Singh government, Lt Gen Shergill has been closely associated in the election campaign of Amarinder. He has also co-authored a book ‘The Monsoon War” with Capt Amarinder Singh.

Sources in the government said though the CM has given formal approval to the first political appointment, the formal orders are expected in a day or two.

Ex-CS Lakhanpal to head Expenditure Reforms Commission

Sources said former chief secretary KR Lakhanpal is tipped to head the Expenditure Reforms Commission.

The commission, approved in the first Cabinet meeting, has been mandated to examine all government expenditures to ensure prudence and efficiency in spending by various department and other organisations funded by the government over the next two months.