THE Government has appointedseasonedbureaucrat and gas sector expert Anil Kumar Jain as the new Chairman of the oil and gas sector regulatory body, PNGRB,an official order said. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of Jain, who retired as coal secretary in October last year, as the new chairman of the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).

 

The ACC has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, based on the recommendations of Search Committee, for the appointment of Anil Kumar Jain. Jain has been appointed as the Chairperson PNGRB “for a period of five years from the date assumption of charge of the post or till attaining the age of 65 years, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest, on a consolidated pay package of Rs 4.50 lakhs/month (without house and car) or as revised by Finance Ministry from time to time,” theACCorderofMay15said.