Road transport and highway ministry has proposed a change in the eligibility criteria for the post of chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The ministry wants to bring in a technocrat instead of a bureaucrat at the helm of NHAI.
“Road construction is a technical job. So we have asked (the search committee under Cabinet secretary KM Chandersekhar) whether we can have a technocrat as the chairman of National Highways Authority of India. But before anything is done, I have to discuss the matter with the Prime Minister,” road minister CP Joshi said on Tuesday.
The search committee has been looking for a suitable candidate since last year, and during this period the eligibility rules have been changed twice.
If the suggested change is implemented, hopes of many IAS officers may be dashed. IAS officers RS Gujaral and KS Money are currently in race for the post.
Courtesy: Financial Express
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