It’s not just politicians linked to the ruling BJP who have been made Independent Directors on the boards of Public Sector Undertakings. When it comes to patronage from the ruling establishment, officialdom isn’t far behind.
Records obtained through the Right to Information Act and also investigated by The Indian Express show that at least 46 retired bureaucrats serve on the boards of 40 PSUs.
In the first of this series Monday, The Indian Express investigation of 146 PSUs — for which details were available —revealed that of the 172 Independent Directors in 98 PSUs, 86 on 67 boards are linked to the ruling BJP.
