Chandigarh: Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday cleared the name of Maj Gen SPS Grewal (retd) as the chairman-cum-managing director of the Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation (PESCO). A formal order is expected soon. Maj Gen Grewal is from the Corps of Signals. In his last appointment as Chief Signals Officer, Western Command, Chandimandir, he oversaw the Army’s mobile and static communication network in the region. He is also the vice-chairman of the Guardians of Governance scheme, Capt Amarinder’s initiative to involve ex-servicemen in keeping a watch on the implementation of government schemes. The post had been lying vacant since February when the term of the then chairman, Lt Gen Kulip Singh (retd), had finished. PESCO’s mandate is to make efforts for the welfare and economic uplift of the ex-servicemen. TNS