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Mysore, July 6- Mr.
S. Selvakumar took over as the new Commissioner of Mysore City Corporation
yesterday. The outgoing Commissioner Mr. N. Jayaram handed over charge to
him.
Mr. Selvakumar, an IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, hails from Tamil Nadu.
He has undergone probation at Bagalkot, and has served as Assistant
Commissioner of Sakleshpur. He has rendered services as Planning Officer,
Coastal Environmental Management in Mangalore and as Officer for Asian
Development Bank projects in Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development
Corporation.
A function was held yesterday in the Corporation office to bid farewell to
the outgoing Commissioner Mr. Jayaram and to welcome Mr. Selvakumar. Mayor
Mr. T.B. Chikkanna presided.
Mr. Dakshina Murthy, ruling party leader spoke. Mayor Mr. Chikkanna
praised the outgoing Commissioner for his significant contributions to the
administration of the Corporation.
Joining the Mayor in recalling the good work of Mr. Jayaram, former Mayor
Mr. B.K. Prakash also lauded him for giving an efficient and clean
administration inspite of the pulls and pressures.
Mr. Jayaram in his reply, observed that for the Commissioner to show
tangible results, he should hold the office for at least two years. It
would be an exaggeration to say that one has achieved much in a very short
stint, he added.
He reminded that the public come to the offices with a lot of expectation
from its officers and so it is the duty of both officers and staff as well
as the elected representatives to see that their grievances are redressed.
Mr. Jayaram observed that while developmental work, in the city, road
repairs etc., may be bogged down due to lack of funds, no money is really
involved in listening to and redressing genuine grievances of the public.
Several Corporators also spoke.
Deputy Commissioner Mr. K.N. Devaraju and Council Secretary Mr.
Chandrashekar were present.-BSS
N. Jayaram is JD of Mun. Administration
Mr. N. Jayaram, former commissioner of City Corporation,has been
transferred to the State Secretariat at Bangalore and posted as the
Jt.Director of Municipal Administration.
Chief Minister Mr. S.M. Krishna cleared the transfer list of 120 senior
and junior KAS officers today-MRS
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