New Delhi: Senior bureaucrat P D Vaghela has been appointed as chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), according to a Personnel Ministry order.
His appointment is for a period of three years or until he attains the age of 65, whichever is earlier, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has said.
Vaghela, a Gujarat-cadre IAS officer, will succeed RS Sharma who is set to demit the office on 30 September, 2020.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr PD Vaghela, IAS (GJ:1986), Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals as Chairperson, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for a period of three years or until he attains the age of 65 years, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest,” an order said.
A 1986-batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, Vaghela will succeed Sharma, who was appointed to the post in 2015 for a term of three years. However, his term was extended in August of 2018 till 30 September, 2020.