Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister D D
Lapang has appointed electronics and telecommunication
engineer Anish Gandhi, a close aide of Congress general
secretary Rahul Gandhi, as his advisor.
A member of the Youth Congress and part of the 'Rahul
brigade', the 34-year-old will advise Lapang on key issues,
especially development, official sources said here on Tuesday.
Anish, who had earlier served as the advisor in the
Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Ministry, is on a
familiarisation trip to Shillong after he took charge
yesterday.
He holds a rank equivalent to that of a secretary in
the union government.
"Gandhi was instrumental in the introduction of rural
and terrestrial satellite communication solution in various
parts of the North-East and village public telephone across
the country," an official said.
Appointed on an honorary basis, he will get a token
salary of Re 1 per month.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 13:26