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Jawed Usmani takes over as UP chief secretary
Friday March 23, 2012 11:03:57 PM,
ummid.com & Agencies
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Lucknow: Senior Indian
Administrative Service officer Jawed Usmani Friday took over as
chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh.
The unassuming, 1978-batch officer returned from a central
deputation with the Planning Commission, at the persistence of
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
While initially Usmani refused to take up the post and was keen to
join 'a position' in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Yadav
chieftain prevailed upon him and asked him to return to the parent
state.
Having served at senior positions in the centre and also with the
World Bank, officials in the state feel, Usmani could become
instrumental in "defining economic policies for the state" and
attracting investment.
His proximity to Mulayam Singh Yadav dates back to 1993 when he
served as secretary to the chief minister till 1995 and then
became his principal secretary again in 2004.
When Mulayam Singh lost power to arch rival and Bahujan Samaj
Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati, Jawed Usmani opted for central
deputation and left the state. Soon after taking over, Usmani said
Uttar Pradesh was a large state and the priority of the government
-- development and law and order -- would form the benchmark of
his functioning.
Contrary to what has been reported
earlier, Jawed Usmani is the second Muslim officer who has been
appointed to this post. The first Muslim officer appointed to the
top bureaucratic post of Uttar Pradesh was Mahmood Butt.
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