<p>For revamping the capital’s transport scenario, the Delhi government has appointed Gitanjali Gupta Kundra as transport secretary-cum-commissioner, sources said on Friday.<br /><br />She is a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre with huge experience in e-governance, school education, urban development and in the vigilance department of the Delhi Transport Corporation. <br /><br />Kundra, 45, is also likely to play a major role in the government’s plan to regulate and revive e-rickshaws on city roads. <br /><br />Apart from being tasked to give the city a world class transport system, promote public transport and reduce congestion, Kundra has also been given an additional charge of Chairperson-cum-Managing Director, Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation.<br /><br />Kundra has done her MSc in biotechnology from the Jawaharlal Nehru University. She replaces Gyanesh Bharti as the transport secretary.<br /><br />Sources in the Delhi government said the new transport commissioner is also likely to draw up a blueprint for pollution control in the city through regular checks of vehicular emissions.</p>.<p><br />CCTV in buses<br /><br />Kundra may also play a key role in installation of CCTV cameras in Delhi Transport Corporation buses and optimal use of GPS technology for monitoring public transport vehicles.<br /><br />Earlier in the day, Delhi chief secretary D M Spolia was given a warm send off on his the last day in office.<br /><br />A close aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal refused to confirm if the orders on the appointment of a new chief secretary would be issued on Friday night itself.<br /><br />“All I can say is that no Delhi government work will be allowed to suffer,” he said.<br />The 1980 batch IAS officer Naini Jayaseelan is among the names being considered for the chief secretary’s post. <br /><br />Sources in the AAP government said Kejriwal has decided to give a free hand to the bureaucrats to come up with ideas for making Delhi a world class city. <br /></p>
<p>For revamping the capital’s transport scenario, the Delhi government has appointed Gitanjali Gupta Kundra as transport secretary-cum-commissioner, sources said on Friday.<br /><br />She is a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre with huge experience in e-governance, school education, urban development and in the vigilance department of the Delhi Transport Corporation. <br /><br />Kundra, 45, is also likely to play a major role in the government’s plan to regulate and revive e-rickshaws on city roads. <br /><br />Apart from being tasked to give the city a world class transport system, promote public transport and reduce congestion, Kundra has also been given an additional charge of Chairperson-cum-Managing Director, Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation.<br /><br />Kundra has done her MSc in biotechnology from the Jawaharlal Nehru University. She replaces Gyanesh Bharti as the transport secretary.<br /><br />Sources in the Delhi government said the new transport commissioner is also likely to draw up a blueprint for pollution control in the city through regular checks of vehicular emissions.</p>.<p><br />CCTV in buses<br /><br />Kundra may also play a key role in installation of CCTV cameras in Delhi Transport Corporation buses and optimal use of GPS technology for monitoring public transport vehicles.<br /><br />Earlier in the day, Delhi chief secretary D M Spolia was given a warm send off on his the last day in office.<br /><br />A close aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal refused to confirm if the orders on the appointment of a new chief secretary would be issued on Friday night itself.<br /><br />“All I can say is that no Delhi government work will be allowed to suffer,” he said.<br />The 1980 batch IAS officer Naini Jayaseelan is among the names being considered for the chief secretary’s post. <br /><br />Sources in the AAP government said Kejriwal has decided to give a free hand to the bureaucrats to come up with ideas for making Delhi a world class city. <br /></p>