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nVineet Chawdhary is an1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh Cadre. He has recently beennappointed as the Chief Secretary of the newly formed BJP Government of HimachalnPradesh. Being the senior most officer of the state, this appointment shouldnnot have made any news worthy of being discussed sharply in editorial pages.nBut, the fact is this appointment has surprised people around India.
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nVineet Chawdhary wasndenied position as Secretary to the Government of India. The decision was basednon the outcome of Narendra Modi’s ambitious 360 degrees appraisal system. Thisnsystem is in place since 2015 to promote senior IAS officers. It has been severelyncriticized by analysts calling it prone to manipulation and being arbitrary andnillegal. Even the Parliamentary Standing Committee had made acidic remarksnagainst this innovative appraisal system.
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nThe appraisal systemnwhich denied Vineet Chawdhary a prominent position to the Government of Indiancouldn’t stop him to head the state administrative system of Himachal Pradesh.
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nIt should be noted thatnVineet was superseded by an officer who was junior to him by Virbhadra Singh.
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nFollowing is the briefnwiki and biography of Vineet Chaudhary:
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nReal Name: VineetnChawdhary (also, Chaudhary)
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nNick Name: Vinnu
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nDate of Birth: 1957
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nAge: 59 Years
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nFather: D S Chaudhary, a retired Civil Servant
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nMother:
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nEducational Qualification: Graduate
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nReligion: Hinduism
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nCaste: Khatri (He is not a Bengali as his name may suggests)
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nBirth Place: Jalandhar
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nRelationship Status: Vineet is married to Upma Dada Chawdhary who is also an IAS officer ofnHimachal Pradesh Cadre belonging to the same batch. It may be noted that Upmanwas recently appointed as the first Woman Director of LBSNAA, Mussoorie – the nervencenter of IAS training in India.
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