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Uttaranchal to have 12 depts only

The appointment of departmental heads is expected to start from October 15.

The four-member committee headed by Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Ramesh Pokharial had been authorised by the cabinet sub-committee on economic affairs to take a decision in this regard.

The present government in UP has 55 departments. In the case of Uttaranchal, it has been decided to merge a few departments to avoid an unwieldy administration.

To start with, secretaries will be appointed for these twelve departments. Four more secretaries and a resident commissioner will be posted at New Delhi and a reorganisation commissioner will be stationed at Lucknow.

Pokharial said that the decision of the committee would be placed before the state cabinet for final approval.

The twelve departments would start functioning once the new state comes into being from November one. They include agriculture, tourism, irrigation, energy, law, finance and planning, public works and forest, revenue and food, appointment and personnel, home, health and industries.

The committee has also prepared a draft for establishing 23 directorates, as compared to 78 in UP. It has also decided to retain some of the important directorates and offices currently existing in Uttaranchal.

Also, the departmental heads already posted in Uttaranchal would continue to remain there, Pokharial said.

Other members of the four-member committee are ministers Matwar Singh Kandari, Bansidhar Bhagat and Narayan Ram Das.

UNI

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