The Greater Noida Authority is facing questions over officials continuing to work after their regular service and subsequent contractual appointments reportedly ended, with the authority’s chief executive saying staff shortages led the organisation to retain their services while seeking the Uttar Pradesh government’s approval.
A report by Navbharat Times said the affected personnel include senior and mid-level employees working across different departments. Their regular service at the authority had ended several months earlier, after which they were reportedly appointed on a contractual basis. The report said those contractual terms have also expired, but the employees continue to attend the office and perform their duties.
The supplied report refers to eight officials, but the list reproduced in the report names seven people. It identifies Vimal Kishore Gupta, also known as VK Gupta, as general manager (administration/general), and Riyazuddin as assistant manager (civil), with both terms said to have ended on October 7. The reported list says the terms of assistant managers Ashish Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar Verma, Raja Ram Maurya and junior assistant Ram Prasad Sharma ended on October 9. The contractual term of assistant general manager Purushottam Das Gupta, also known as PD Gupta, was reported to have ended on October 12.
The discrepancy between the stated number of officials and the names published in the report means the full list and the exact number of affected employees require confirmation from the authority or the state government. The report also said that some of the personnel may not be receiving salaries despite continuing to work. It did not provide copies of appointment orders, extension letters, attendance records or payment documents.
The issue is significant because development authorities exercise public functions related to land, infrastructure, planning and citizen services. Officials working after the formal end of their service or contract can create questions about the legal basis of their authority, responsibility for decisions and the process through which public work is being assigned and supervised. The supplied report, however, does not establish whether the employees were formally permitted to continue working under an interim arrangement.
Greater Noida Authority chief executive officer Ravi Kumar NG told Navbharat Times Online that the organisation was facing a shortage of officers and employees needed to serve the public and resolve citizens’ problems. He said the personnel were being asked to continue working so that residents would not face inconvenience. According to the report, he also said the authority had written to the state government about the matter three months earlier and sought permission to retain the existing employees instead of making new appointments.
The CEO was reported to have said that an order from the state government was expected. The supplied material does not state whether permission had been granted, whether any extension order had been issued after the correspondence, or which authority is responsible for approving such a continuation. It also does not clarify the employment status or remuneration arrangements of each person named.
The case therefore remains subject to documentary clarification. The authority’s correspondence with the state government, any subsequent approval, the contractual appointment records and the complete list of affected personnel will determine whether the employees were continuing under an authorised interim arrangement or working without a valid extension. Until those documents are made available, the central claim and the exact number of officials involved should be treated as reported rather than conclusively established.
