kerala Agriculture โSecretary B.Ashok Challenges Transfer to Worldโ Bankโ Post
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – B. Ashok, recently removed from his โฃposition โขas Principal Secretary โof the Keralaโฃ Agriculture Department, intends to challengeโ his transfer to theโ World Bank department within the state government, alleging it is retaliatory. Ashok initiated a 15-day โฃleave prior to theโ transfer and plans to file a complaint with the โคCentral Administrative Tribunal, seeking redress.
The transfer follows Ashok’s directive toโ investigate how funds โคwere allocatedโ within the Agriculture Department, specifically concerning a report on departmental expenses. Sources indicate the examination focused on the gatheringโค of data related to โdepartmental spending.Theโ move comes ahead of โa scheduled visit this month by a โขWorld Bank team to review the progress of a Keralaโ project.
ashok’s displacement has drawn criticism,โข with some suggesting โคit is linked to his inquiry. He was appointedโฃ to the post โฃafter previously serving โคas โChairman of the โKerala Transport Growth Finance Corporationโ (KTDFC). The โคgovernment hasโค not publicly commented on the reasons for the transfer.