The
change of regime in Haryana has made some officers persona non grata,
especially those who served with former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
KK Khandelwal, a 1985-batch officer of the Haryana cadre, Additional Chief
Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs, is a known name in Haryana. Well
qualified, Khandelwal is known as a fast-paced civil servant among his
colleagues. The change of guard did not affect his morale and enthusiasm. He
kept on working on whatever job was assigned to him. Manohar Lal Khattar was
looking for an efficient civil servant who could deliver results on the plan to
celebrate 50 years of Haryana as a golden jubilee year from November 2016.
Khattar started speaking to many officers and spotted Khandelwal as one who can
deliver with speed. The only issue was he had served as Additional Principal
Secretary in the previous regime. Khattar discussed the issue with Khandelwal
and conveyed to him that he is posing full confidence in his capabilities.
Khattar called a cabinet meeting to discuss which departments should take the
lead in the celebrations. It was decided that the Sports, Youth Affairs and
Culture Ministry should be given charge. Both departments were separate and so
it was decided to club them and make one ministry of Sports, Youth Affairs and
Culture. Khandelwal’s name was announced to head the ministry. It was a big
honour for Khandelwal. He did not lose time and sent a full vision plan to the
Chief Minister the very next day. A separate authority “Haryana Golden Jubilee
Celebrations Authority” is being created. Khandewal is on the job but he has to
be wary of political pressures to rope in non-professionals. g
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