SOME heartening news from the heart of the bureaucracy. There are still many bureaucrats who work for the nation’s interest, make sacrifices and take a stand when it is called for. Apurva Chandra, an IAS officer of the 1988 batch from the Maharashtra cadre, looks after the Gas Division in the Ministry of Petroleum. As a remedy for the crises in the electricity and fertilizer sectors, he suggested to Minister for Petroleum S Jaipal Reddy that the KG Basin gas be allotted to these sectors rather than the private producer supplying the gas to private users. This means that the KG Basin gas producer will have to sell it on subsidy and there will be no profit. Chandra made the suggestion in a file noting and it created a furore in the Ministry. Chandra may have to pay a heavy price for his efforts to further the nation’s interest by losing his prestigious and coveted post in the Ministry of Petroleum. Last heard he maybe on his way to the DoPT, since the minister is not able to find a way out to sideline him.
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