PESB did not find any suitable candidate for NEEPCO’s CMD post

New Delhi: The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), the head-hunting body of the government, has not been able to find any suitable candidate for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) Limited. The selection panel's interview-cum selection meeting was held on Tuesday, in which a total of two candidates appeared.

"The Board did not recommend any candidate and advised the Ministry of Power to choose an appropriate course of further action, including search-cum-selection committee (SCSC), or as deemed appropriate for the selection with the approval of the competent authority," the Board said in a notification.

There were a total of two candidates who appeared and were interviewed in the selection meeting. The candidates who appeared for the interview included Satish Upadhyay and Sudip Nag. Both candidates are Executive Directors in NTPC Limited.

NEEPCO is a Central PSU under the ownership of the Ministry of Power. The company was formed on April 2, 1976, to plan, investigate, design, construct, generate, operate and maintain power stations in the North Eastern Region of India.

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