<p>Nath was given a two-month extension until May 31 so that budget presentation work was not affected. By the end of July, all these posts will have new officers.<br /><br />Of the above officials, Pillai and Nath are said to be front-runners for the post Chief Vigilance Commissioner while Rao may be sent as Indian ambassador to the US.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Ajith Kumar Seth succeeds K M Chandrasekhar, the 1970 batch officer, as Cabinet Secretary. Chandrasekhar was appointed to the post in 2007.<br /><br />A revolt was said to be brewing among a section of the senior IAS officers against a <br />possible third extension to Chandrasekhar as these officers had met T K A Nair, principal secretary to prime minister Manmohan Singh, recently. <br /><br />Perhaps to avoid a possible protest, the prime minister agreed to make Seth, a 1974 IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, the new Cabinet Secretary, when he touring Africa nations, last week. <br /><br />With the appointment of Seth, known to be an upright officer, the Centre has sought to convey a message that it has fallen back on maintaining seniority at the top of bureaucracy and that it has picked an officer known for his integrity.</p>
<p>Nath was given a two-month extension until May 31 so that budget presentation work was not affected. By the end of July, all these posts will have new officers.<br /><br />Of the above officials, Pillai and Nath are said to be front-runners for the post Chief Vigilance Commissioner while Rao may be sent as Indian ambassador to the US.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Ajith Kumar Seth succeeds K M Chandrasekhar, the 1970 batch officer, as Cabinet Secretary. Chandrasekhar was appointed to the post in 2007.<br /><br />A revolt was said to be brewing among a section of the senior IAS officers against a <br />possible third extension to Chandrasekhar as these officers had met T K A Nair, principal secretary to prime minister Manmohan Singh, recently. <br /><br />Perhaps to avoid a possible protest, the prime minister agreed to make Seth, a 1974 IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, the new Cabinet Secretary, when he touring Africa nations, last week. <br /><br />With the appointment of Seth, known to be an upright officer, the Centre has sought to convey a message that it has fallen back on maintaining seniority at the top of bureaucracy and that it has picked an officer known for his integrity.</p>
