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Who will be Secretary Higher Education ?
Secretary Culture Jawahar Sircar is now out of the race for the post of Secretary Higher Education in the Ministry of HRD. Latest information says that now the tie is between two 1975 batch IAS officers Rudra Gangadharan and Kiran Dhingra. One can only wait and watch.
1976 batch IAS postings delayed
Posting of 1976 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India has been further delayed. Now the in-situ promotions are expected only in January.
Review of 1975 batch IAS soon
Review of 1975 batch IAS officers for empanelment to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India is expected this month.
Vinod Sharma to be Member Minority Commission ?
Grapevine has it that Chief of Bureau of the Hindustan Times Vinod Sharma is being appointed Member of the Minority Commission with the rank of Minister of State.Minority Commission has one post of non-minority member.
S.P.Seth is Advisor to Planning Commission
S.P.Seth has been appointed as Advisor to the Planning Commission of India(PCI). He is an IAS officer of the Bihar cadre who belongs to the 1975 batch.
Indramani Pandey sent to China
1990 batch IFS officer Indramani Pandey has been, after completion of NDC course, posted in China.
Vishakhapatnam Port Trust’s Dy Chairman’s case hangs in balance
There has been no tangible solution as far as the case of Vishakhapatnam Port Trust’s Deputy Chairman is concerned.
Central Bank gets Rajasthan’s account of NREGA
Central Bank of India has bagged the Rajasthan Government’s account for payments of the “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” i.e. NREGA. This information was given by Ramnath Pradeep Executive Director (ED) of the Central Bank of India (CBI). He told <whispersinthecorridors.com> that the CBI would like handle this account all over India due to pan India reach of the Central Bank. The bank has got 3550 branches of its own & 287 extension counters. Besides, Ramnath Pradeep who is rated as a dashing & a dynamic banker said, the Central Bank under its umbrella has 1700 branches of Eight Regional rural banks (RRBs). The Rajasthan Government will shortly launch the scheme, said Ramnath Pradeep.
Race is still on for the post of Commissioner, MCGM
Race for the slot of Commissioner Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) that has fallen vacant in the wake of J. M. Phatak going to Government of India (GOI) as Additional Secretary Rural Development & Panchayati Raj has narrowed down between two officers. Main contenders are: Ratnakar Gaikwad who is Commissioner of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority(MMRDA) & Swadheen Kshatriya Principal Secretary (PS) in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat. Gaikwad belongs to the 1975 batch. Kshatriya is an IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre who belongs to the 1980 batch.
Major Bureaucratic reshuffle on the anvil in Haryana
A major bureaucratic reshuffle is on the anvil in Haryana. Those IAS officers of the 1985 batch who have been promoted as Principal Secretaries (PS) are going to get their postings as well. Surina Rajan Labour Commissioner, P Raghvendra Rao Special Secretary Political Services, PK Mahapatra Haryana Government's Delhi based Resident Commissioner, KK Khandelwal Additional Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister, Vijay Wardhan Special Secretary Finance & Dhalpat Singh.
P Anand Kumar joins as PS to Minister of State for Railways
P Anand Kumar (IRS – C & CE :1997) has joined as PS to Minister of State for Railways KH Muniappa.
Many senior level posts to be filled up in Haryana
Many senior level posts of Principal Secretary (PS) are to be filled up. Manik B Sonwane, an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who is PS Planning & Non Conventional Energy, will be given some important charge. In that case post of PS Non Conventional Energy will fall vacant. To name a few other posts are PS Development & Panchayat, PS ITI Technology Education, which is P.K.Gupta (IAS), will see ITI going to some other officer. Similarly K.K.Jalan PS PWD & Water Resource will most probably have only Irrigation with him. The Post of PS Public Health is also vacant since Naresh Gulati has become FCR.
Who will be PS Political & Services in Haryana?
Who will be PS Political & services in Haryana? This question is hotly being discussed in corridors of power because P Raghvendra Rao - Special Secretary Political Services has been promoted to the PS rank so he will get a new posting. Among others name of Anurag Agrawal Managing Director of Southern Haryana DISCOM is in circulation for the post.
Two names in circulation for DPR’s post in Haryana
In the wake of KK Khandelwal, 1985 batch IAS officer, having been promoted as Principal secretary (PS) the slot of Director Public Relations (DPR) is vacant in Haryana. As the grapevine has it, two names are in circulation for this post. They are: Rajeev Sharma who is posted as Commissioner Rohtak & R.S.Doon Deputy Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Haryana Govt to form two commissions
As the grapevine has it, Haryana Government being led by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is going to form two commissions. One will be Gau Sewa Ayog & the other will be Farmers’ Commission.
Appointment of A N Roy as DGP is certain
Now the re-appointment of A N Roy as DGP of Maharashtra seems to be certain. He is 1972 batch IPS officer .
IDAS officer Mrs. Maulishree Pande transferred
Mrs. Maulishree Pande, (IDAS:1999) has been transferred from PCDA (Navy), Mumbai main office as FA TO ASD (B), Mumbai.
Arun Kumar to return to parent cadre
CBI Joint Director Arun Kumar in all probability will return to his parent Uttar Pradesh cadre in November.
IA&AS officer Mrs. Saroj Punhani empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary
Mrs. Saroj Punhani, IA&AS officer of 1984 batch has been empanneled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent under Centre Staffing Scheme.
Mrs. Dua in Air India is GM – Personnel
Mrs. M Dua, GM – IR has been made GM – Personnel in the Air India.
Clash of egoes mar preparations for Commonwealth Games
Clash of ego in the organizing committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) has adversely hit preparations for the CWG to be held from October 3,2010 onwards.
Promotions of UT cadre IPS officers delayed
Promotion of IPS officers belonging to the 1995 batch have been delayed.
Names of 10 EDs of banks lying with ACC
The names of the appointment of 10 Executive Directors of various banks are still lying with the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
Bureaucratic changes in Chandigarh Administration
Sunil Bhatia will now be DPI.Amandeep Kaur has been appointed Director Tourism.S Singh has been made Director Social Welfare.Abhishek Dev will now be SDM Chandigarh East.
IOC officials pulled up by Petroleum Minister
Indian Petroleum Minister Murli Deora who had convened a very important meeting in Delhi last week had pulled up the top brass of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). While chairing the meeting Deora had asked for a review safety & security situation in private & public oil installations including off shore rigs to ensure that no eventuality like Jaipur recur.
Rao promoted in CBI
G. Nageswara Rao has been promoted to the rank of DIG in the CBI. He is 1995 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
KL Arya elevated as PCCF in Uttarakhand
KL Arya an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1979 batch from Uttarakhand cadre has been promoted as PCCF.
PS Lokhande to be relieved by the Arunachal Pradesh Govt
PS Lokhande, who is presently Secretary Planning & Secretary to Governor with the Arunachal Pradesh Government, will be relieved on November 10, 2009. He is an IAS officer of the AGMU cadre.
Ankur Garg to replace PS Lokhande in Arunachal Pradesh
As the grapevine has it, Ankur Garg who is currently a DC in Arunchal Pradesh is going to replace PS Lokhande as Secretary to Governor.
Prabodh Kumar poised to join CBI
As the grapevine has it, Prabodh Kumar is tipped to join CBI as a Joint Director.  He is an IPS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs the Punjab cadre.
Delhi govt relieves VV Bhat
Principal Secretary (Finance) VV Bhat, IAS (AGMU:76) has been relieved by Delhi government. He will be joining as Member (Finance), Atomic Energy Commission, Space Commission and Earth Commission.
JP Singh to hold additional charge Principal Secretary (Finance) in Delhi govt
JP Singh, IAS (AGMU:77), Principal Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) shall hold additional charge of the post of Principal Secretary (Finance).
( We said this on November 3 )

Spolia, PS (Urban Development and Land & Building) transferred
DM Spolia, IAS (AGMU:79), Principal Secretary (Urban Development and Land & Building) is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner (Development) and Principal Secretary (Irrigation & Flood). Spolia shall also hold the charge of the post of Principal Secretary (Revenue) and Divisional Commissioner relieving Dharmendra, IAS (AGMU:89), Secretary (Environment & Forests) from the additional charge. He shall also continue to hold the charge of the post of Principal Secretary (Land & Building).
BV Selvaraj, IAS (AGMU:81), PS-cum-Commissioner (Development) transferred
BV Selvaraj, IAS (AGMU:81), Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner (Development), holding additional charge of the posts of Principal Secretary (Irrigation & Flood), Principal Secretary (SC/ST/OBC) and M.D. (DSFDC) is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary (Urban Development). Selvaraj shall also hold the charge of the post of Principal Secretary (Co-operation) and M.D. (DCHFC Ltd.). Further, Selvaraj shall continue to hold the charge of Principal Secretary (SC/ST/OBC) and M.D. (DSFDC).
Chetan B Sanghi to hold additional charge of Chairperson of DSIIDC Ltd
Chetan B. Sanghi, IAS (AGMU:88), M.D. (DSIIDC Ltd.), holding additional charge of the posts of M.D. (DKVIB) and Secretary-cum-Commissioner (Industries), shall also hold the charge of the post of Chairperson (DSIIDC Ltd.).
In-situ promotion of IRMS officers
In-situ promotions of SAG for IRMS officers have been issued by the Railway Ministry.
Four IRSME appointed Chairman of RRB
Four IRSME officers of SAG Mssrs P U K Reddy,R Rajagopal,S M Sharma and Dinesh Kumar have been appointed Chairman of the Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB).
Railway transfers
K S Chandra, SAG/IRSME/West Central Railway has been transferred to North Western Railway.C R Hans, SAG/IRSME/Northern Railway will move to North Central Railway. Anuj Prakash,SAG/IRSME/Rail Coach Factory, Rae Bareli Project has been shifted to Northern Railway.
New postings for promoted top brass in SBI
As many as two of the four incumbents who were promoted as Deputy Managing Directors (DMDs) in State Bank of India (SBI) have got new postings. Two of them are yet to get postings as DMDs. Similarly, certain General Managers (GMs) elevated as Chief General Managers (CGMs) have also got new postings.
ITS officers of 1977 batch get HAG
As many as Eight officers of the 1977 batch from the Indian Telecom Service(ITS) have been promoted from the Senior Administrative Grade(SAG) to  Higher Administrative Grade(HAG).
15 IRS(C&CE) officers promoted as Deputy Commissioner
As many as 15 officers of the IRS(C&CE) in the grade of Assistant Commissioner have been promoted to the grade of Deputy Commissioner (Grade-V) of IRS(C&CE). They are P Parameshwaran, KS Chandra Shekhar, Satish Kumar, SB Shinde, IC Buda, SK Mathur, RB Patel, UR Dabhole, BK Karanje, KP Saseedharan, B Kumar, RK Das, Bharat Singh, Shiv Pratap Singh and Harshvardhan Anandrao Umre.
IAS officer arrested in Punjab
Vijay Kumar Janjua, who is Director-cum-Secretary in the Department of Industries and Commerce in Punjab has been arrested by the Vigilance Bureau for allegedly accepting bribe. He is 1989 batch IAS officer.,
Chidambaram promoted as Director IISU
T.R. Chidambaram, Deputy Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre has taken over as Director, ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Thiruvananthapuram.
Veeraeghavan is now Director VSSC
P.S. Veeraraghavan has been promoted as Director , Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, (VSSC ).
26 IRSME officers granted HA Grade
As many as 26 IRSME officers have been granted HA Grade on non functional basis. They are Jayanta Ghosh, Kulbhushan, L D Behera, H C Joshi, Kaushal Kishore, B P Singh, N K Khurana, R Khosla, V K Jha, D R Gupta, P Rajagopalan, V Carmelus, A K Malhotra, K B L Mittal, Charanjit Singh, K D Mainrai, S K Sharma, A K Verma, D K Saraf, V K Jain, R Vijayamohan, R P singh, A K Sinha, W K Pradhan, Vindhyachal Singh and R B Srivastava.
Fourteeen addl Judges of Madras High Court upgraded
Fourteen additional judges of the Madras High Court have been upgraded and sworn-in as permanent judges bringing the total number of permanent judges in the court to 40.
Justice K. Chandru starts a new convention
Justice K. Chandru, of Madras High Court declared the assets owned by him, his wife and his daughter on the swearing-in day itself.

National Secretary of BJP joins Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh and national secretary S. Thirunavikkarasar joined the Congress at Delhi in the presence ofd senior Congress leaders.
Tripathy gets additional charge of GM ER
V N Tripathy General Manager of the Metro Railways has been given additional charge of Eastern Railways till November 17.
Jain gets additional charge of GM ECR
A K Jain General Manager SCR has been given additional charge of ECR till November 17.
Gokaran to hold additional charge
Ramesh Nitin Gokaran will handle the charge of L &DO in addition to his responsibilities in the Ministry of Urban Development in the GoI. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Ms Srivastava appointed CVO of ECIL
Ms  Arti C.Srivastava has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer in the Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Hyderbad for a period of 3 years . She is 1990 batch IOFS officer.
Dr Kaur is new CVO Scooters India Ltd
Dr. Parvinder Kaur has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer in Scooters India Limited, Lucknow. Kaur is 1984 batch CSS officer.
101 Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise transferred

As many as 101 Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, promoted from Group 'B' to Group 'A' of Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise), have been transferred with immediate effect. They are A. Gopalakrishnan from Chennai to Chennai Customs, A. Varadharajan from Chennai to Chennai Customs, A.K. Mulye from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, A.P. Mishra from Patna to Patna Customs(P), A.P. Dodeja, Supdt. of Customs (P) from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I , A.S. Ankolakar, Supdt. of Customs (P) from Mumbai to Mumbai CX-I , Ajeet Singh from Delhi to Delhi Customs , Allan D' Souza, Supdt. of Customs (P) from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, Anil Kumar Gupta from Delhi to Kolkata CX, B, Ramesh from Hyderabad to Vizag Zone , B, Subbarayadu from Hyderabad to Chennai CX, B, F Shaikh from Mumbai to Pune Zone , B.N. Bodke from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, B, N. Dhake from Nagpur to Bhopal Zone, B Vivekanandam from Hyderabad to Vizag Zone , Basheer Ahmad Khan from Hyderabad to Chennai CX, B, Chandra Patir from Shillong to Shillong Zone , C.J. Sheth from Ahmedabad to Vadodara Zone, C.L. More from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone , Ch. Murlikrishna Murthy from Hyderabad to Vizag Zone , Chalau Hauzel from Shillong to Shillong Zone , Chunni Lal Wali from Chandigarh to Meerut CX, D, C. Trivedi from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, D.L. Parab from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs -I, D, M. Aher, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, D, R. Jayade from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, D, S. Rathi from Delhi to DG Safeguard, Delhi (To work in PAC, CBEC), Dharam Raj from Allahabad to Lucknow Zone , E. Vijay Kumar from Chennai to Chennai Customs(P), G.A. Rama Rao from Hyderabad to Bhubaneshwar Zone , H.R. Pastagia from Ahmedabad to Ahmedabad Customs , H.S. Ramesh from Bangalore to Bangalore CX, J, K. Dewan, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Pune Zone , J.V. Bhide, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Mumbai CX, I, K Amarnath from Hyderabad to Vizag Zone , K. Hoovappa Naik (To be promoted/posted on expiry of penalty period) from Bangalore to Mysore Zone , K. Karthikeyan from Chennai to Coimbatore Zone , K. Parida from Bhubaneshwar to Kolkata CX, K, Satyanarayan Rao from Hyderabad to Vizag Zone , K. Subbaraju from Hyderabad to Vizag Zone, K. Yugandhar from Hyderabad to Chennai Customs, K.B. Nagaraju from Bangalore to Bangalore CX , Kamalendu Banerjee, Supdt. of Customs(P), from Kolkata to Kolkata CX, L, N Mahapatra from Bhubaneshwar to Kolkata CX, M, D. Sathe from Mumbai to Mysore Zone, M.H. Ingle from Indore to Bhopal Zone , M.J. Kadri from Ahmedabad to Ahmedabad Customs , M.Y. Hegade from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I , Mahabir Singh Meena from Kolkata to Ahmedabad CX , Mohd. Nagoor from Hyderabad to Ahmedabad CX , Mool Chand Verma from Jaipur to Kolkata CX, N, C. Patra from Shillong to Kolkata Customs, Nathoo Prasad from Allahabad to Lucknow Zone, Om Prakash Duhan from Delhi to Jaipur CX, P, Srinivasan from Hyderabad to CEI Madurai, P Subaraya Sastry from Hyderabad to Mumbai Customs-I, P, Veerareddy from Hyderabad to Chennai Customs , P.K. Lawrence, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone , P.M. Kanvinde from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, Parasanjit Pathak from Hyderabad to Delhi Customs , Prakash Narain from Allahabad to Ranchi CX, R, Rajendran from Hyderabad to Chennai Customs, R. Sankaranarayanan from Chennai to Coimbatore Zone, R.K. Chandwani from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I , R.K. Tiwari, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Mumbai CX-I , R.M. Pathak from Mumbai to Pune Zone , Rakesh Punj from Chandigarh to Jaipur CX , Ram Avtar Dohray from Allahabad to Lucknow Zone , Ram Narain from Jaipur to Ahmedabad CX , Ram Prakash Sharma from Delhi to Dte. of Logistics, Delhi, Rameshwar, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone, Ramulu from Bangalore to Mysore Zone , Roop Nath Pegu from Shillong to Shillong Zone , S. Madhava Raj from Chennai to Chennai Customs(P) , S. Ramanathan Naim, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Pune Zone, S. Sampath from Chennai to DPPR , S.A. Kocharekar from Mumbai to Pune Zone , S.B. Sanapuji from Bangalore to Bangalore Customs, S.C. Shettigarh, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Mumbai CX-I, S.C.Tiwari from Indore to Delhi Customs(P), S.D. Naik from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone, S.G. Jayaram from Bangalore to Chennai Customs(P), S.G. Trivedi from Nagpur to Bhopal Zone, S.M. Abdul Rehman from Chennai to Coimbatore Zone , S.N. Salve, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone S.P. Gupta from Patna to Patna Customs(P), S.R. Khankhoje from Nagpur to Bhopal Zone, S.V. Kuvalekar from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone, Staline Pinto, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Pune Zone, Sudhir S. Bhatkande from Bangalore to Bangalore Customs, Suyog Bajpai from Indore to Bhopal Zone, T. Nageshwara Rao from Hyderabad to Vizag Zone, T.S. Khot from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, Thomas Basumatary from Jaipur to Kolkata CX, U.V. Dalvi, Supdt. of Customs (P), from Mumbai to Vadodara Zone, V. Ankineedu Prasad from Hyderabad to Ahmedabad CX, V. Chandrasekharan from Chennai to Chennai Customs(P) , V.E. Patil Mumbai to Ahmedabad CX, V.N. Mangaraju from Mumbai to Kolkata CX , Vijay Pal Singh from , Allahabad to Lucknow Zone,
Bandopadhyaya gets addl charge of Secr (Minority Affairs)
R Bandopadhyaya, Secretary (Corporate Affairs) has been given the additional charge of Secretary (Minority Affairs) .
Rohit Nandan is Jt. Secr (Civil Aviation)
Rohit Nandan, IAS, (UP : 1982) has been made Joint Secretary (Civil Aviation) in the Government of India.
Chhablani appointed Asstt DG UIDAI
Dinesh K Chhablani has been appointed Assistant DG UIDAI. He is 1989 batch IRS officer.
Kishan Kumar appointed Asstt DG UIDAI
Kishan Kumar has been appointed Assistant DG UIDAI. He is 1990 batch IPOS officer.
G Niwas Manwa appointed Asstt DG UIDAI
G Niwas Manwa has been appointed Assistant DG UIDAI. He is 1995 batch ADAS officer.
Ashish Kumar appointed Asstt DG UIDAI
Ashish Kumar has been appointed Assistant DG UIDAI. He is 1989 batch IPOS officer.
Ms. Shivani Singh appointed Director
Ms. Shivani Singh has been appointed Director in Disinvestment Ministry. She is 1994 batch IRS officer.
Ms. Preeti Nath appointed Director
Ms. Preeti Nath has been appointed Director in Disinvestment Ministry. She is 1995 batch IES officer.
Sushir Shrivastava refused extension
Sushir Shrivastava, Director, Ministry of Statistics has been refused extension by the ACC. 1987 batch IOFS officer, Shrivastava, has demanded three months extension.
N Venkataraman joins as OSD to Jitin Prasad
N Venkataraman has joined as OSD to Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Jitin Prasad.
Rohit Kumar is Dy Secr Rural Development
Rohit Kumar has been made Deputy Secretary (Rural Development) in the Ministry of Rural Development. He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

CORPORATE
Akhil Awasthi is managing partner of Tata Capital

Akhil Awasthi has been roped in as managing partner of Tata Capital’s mid-market private equity fund. Tata Capital is a subsidiary of Tata Sons. Awasthi brings in with him 20 years experience in private equity and listed equity and banking.
NMDC pays dividend of Rs. 460. 28 crore to Government
Mining major NMDC Ltd.of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD)is Rana Som on November 9, 2009 handed over a dividend cheque of Rs.460.28 Crore to the government as the final dividend for the year 2008 – 09. It had earlier paid an interim dividend of Rs. 401.77 Crore. NMDC, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Steel has declared dividend of 221 per cent during 2008 – 09. The dividend cheque was handed over by the CMD of NMDC Rana Som to the Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh in Delhi. Replying to questions the Minister for Steel said, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is likely to take up the disinvestment in NMDC next month. Steel Secretary Atul Chaturvedi who was present on the occasion said, that the public offering may yield about Rs.13,000 Crore as per the current market conditions. Appreciating the performance of NMDC Ltd, the Minister expressed the hope that with the global economic scenario improving NMDC will perform
much better in the years to come.
Purwar appointed Chairman
Former Chairman of the State Bank of India A. K. Purwar has been appointed Chairman of India Infoline Investment Services.
Nanjunda is now GM SBM
M.K. Nanjunda has taken over as General Manager (Technology) of State Bank of Mysore
Vigilance Awareness Week in SAIL
Rededicating itself annually to the cause of Vigilance, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) organised various interactive sessions at its different plants/units across the country as part of Vigilance Awareness Week from November 3 to 7,2009.The theme this year focused on effective preventive measures through system improvements and use of information technology to fight corruption.The Vigilance Awareness Week was inaugurated in all units of SAIL with the pledge taken by SAIL employees for remaining vigilant and eradicating corruption. Chairman SAIL S. K. Roongta administered the pledge to the SAIL collective at SAIL Corporate Office, Ispat Bhavan. Venugopal K Nair Chief Vigilance Officer informed about the proactive vigilance approach in SAIL. Awareness sessions on the RTI Act, Purchase & Contract procedures and SAIL Conduct & Discipline Rules were held throughout the company. Contests on elocution, essay and quiz were organized at various plants and units with active involvement of employees and their family members. This year special focus was given to ensure active participation of school students in the various activities and competitions so that the right ideas get absorbed by them at their formative years. During the closing function on November 7, 2009 at Ispat Bhavan, SAIL Director (Finance) Soiles Bhattacharya gave away prizes to the winners of the various competitions.
Ravindra Nath appointed Director (Finance) ,NSIC
Ravindra Nath is the Director (Finance) of National Small Industries Corporation, a Public Sector organization of Government of India. Ravindra Nath, besides holding Degree in Commerce, is a qualified Chartered Accountant as a member of ICAI of India. Ravindra Nath has around 27 years of experience in various areas of Finance, Accounts and Management. He has held senior positions of corporate head of finance in public and private sector. He has a long experience of dealing with various issues pertaining to promotion, development and financing of micro, small & medium enterprises. Ravindra Nath has been involved in developing new programs implemented through NSIC for development of MSMEs in the country. Ravindra Nath had also executed various assignments in foreign countries for formulating strategies and policies for the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, in those countries.
Ms. Kaur is in charge CMD of Exim Bank
Ms.Ravneet Kaur Joint Secretary in Government of India (GOI) has assumed charge as in charge Chairman & Managing Director of Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank). Ms. Ravneet Kaur as Joint Secretary in department of Banking & Insurance is already looking after Industrial Finance. Ms. Ravneet Kaur is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre.
ESIC MODEL DISPENSARY INAUGURATED AT OKHLA
 The Union Minister of Labour & Employment Minister, Mallikarjun Kharge inaugurated the ESIC Model Dispensary at Okhla Industrial Area in New Delhi today. The Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Harish Rawat, Smt. Kiran Walia, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi and Ramesh Kumar, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) were also present on the occasion.
     This is the first fully air-conditioned ESIC Dispensary in India with the state of the art equipment and a modern diagnostic centre, with separate Ayurveda and Homeopathy options available to the ESI beneficiaries. The Model Dispensary is expected to provide good quality health care services to the large workforce in and around Okhla Industrial Area.
      Speaking on the occasion, Mallikarjun Kharge announced that the capacity of major hospitals in Delhi region would be expanded in a phased manner. In this context he informed that a decision has been taken to increase the number of beds in Basaidarapur Hospital from 600 beds to 1000 beds, in Okhla from 150 beds to 250 beds and in Rohini from 151 beds to 270 beds. Besides this, he said, Beds for the ESI beneficiaries are being reserved in different hospitals of the Capital. He said that there is an extensive network of 32 fulltime ESI dispensaries in the Capital. This Network also includes one Mobile dispensary, two Diagnostic Centres, 10 Ayurvedic wings and 23 Yoga facilities, the Minister informed.
       Harish Rawat, Hon’ble Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Govt. of India said that in the recent past, the ESI Corporation has started the process of upgrading of ESIC Hospitals for providing better medical services to the beneficiaries. The steps for upgradation include the setting up and starting of Medical Colleges, Nursing Colleges, Dental Colleges and other para-medical schools in ESI Hospitals.  Rawat said that in the first phase, it is proposed to set up about a dozen Medical Colleges and Post Graduate Medical Sciences and Research Institutes in the existing ESI Hospitals by ESIC. 
      Smt. Kiran Walia, Hon’ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of NCT of Delhi said that this Model Dispensary of ESIC is a milestone in the primary health care sector for the workers of Okhla Industrial area.  Ramesh Kumar, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha also thanked the ESIC for opening this first Model Dispensary in his Parliamentary constituency.
      The Employees State Insurance Corporation runs a unique social security scheme which has the feature of an insurance organization as well as service provider for health related needs of the insured persons under the scheme.  The Corporation has the largest team of medical and para-medical personnel in India and also has one of the largest medical infrastructures in the world.  It has huge infrastructure of 144 Hospitals, 42 Hospitals Annexes, 1397 ESI Dispensaries, 1753 Panel Clinics, 795 Branch/Pay Offices and 51 Regional/Sub-Regional/Divisional Offices.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Manu Sharma son of Hooda’s ‘Financial Man Friday’ has been granted parole!!!
Seems in getting him parole Shiela played a vital role!!
 
Grounds of parole….. his Mom is not well and he has to attend a ceremony for his late Grand Mom!
He has to attend to some business and he employs thousands kiya in the application tom-tom! 
 
His Mom is hale and hearty and organizes cricket matches,
And where do you think in the evening after getting out Manu ko the Media catches!!
 
He’s caught partying in a Night Club so ‘ my Mommy is sick is just a sham’!
Seems for the truth Delhi Sarkaar cared a damn!!!
 
Apart from the reasons the 2 month term is also unjustified!!
Logic and law both have been defied!!
 
Fact is if someone else submitted a similar application the application would be rejected!
But for Manu as a necessity it’s been projected!!
 
Hope someone approaches the Court for his parole’s revocation!!!
This is not a Banana Republic but a responsible Nation!!
 
The powerful should not be allowed to get what they want!!!
Even when the law says they can’t!!!
 
Advani celebrated his 82nd Birthday and did not resign as was being said!!!!
In fact when someone from the Media asked him about this he literally fled!!
 
Rajnath fed him mithai but this did not change the bitter taste in his gob!!!!
Advani  still keeps saying I had in my hand 7 Race Course ke door’s knob!!
 
Yeddy and Reddy made up though the peace is very fragile!!!!
Those who are in the know say the peace is just for a while!!

This is just Act One and more acts will follow!!!
This peace is abs hollow!!!
 
Without a doubt in the organizing of the Commonwealth Games money’s been made!!!!
A very dubious role some have played!!!!
 
In the name of National pride!!!
Some people have taken the Nation for a ride!!
 
Just the cost overruns and the delays!!!!
Some in the IOC have been running ‘ghoos’ relays!!
 
Only in this relay each runner ‘breaks the baton and keeps the broken part’!!
And your guess is as good as mine as to with which runner does the relay start!!
 
In Buta Singh’s son’s case mark my words the CBI has done the needful!!!
Case will not stand up in Court as Buta has pulled strings and also ‘done the needful’!!!
 
Buta still maintains Sweety is  a ‘sweet and innocent son’!!!!
And still maintains nothing wrong his little Pettha (pumpkin) has done!!
 
Stopping someone from taking Oath in Hindi is wrong as it defies Democracy!!
But then MNS and Sena believe in autocracy!!!
 
And imagine Raj’s own kids study in English Medium Schools!!!
With this Marathi act no one he fools!!
 
Confucius says……. Marathi Manoos is also an Indian and Maharashtra is an Indian State!!!
In fact of you ask me Raj has been sounding more and more anti Indian of late!!
Bharat Kumar
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IS INDIAN BUREAUCRACY WORST IN THE WHOLE CONTINENT ?
Emphatic no. However, there are a few black sheep in the flock. With RTI in place and attractive salary scales, there is no incentive to be corrupt and inefficient. I am very positive on this.
Kishore Dudani
Retired Deputy Secretary, MEA.
Is there good & bad corruption?
A politician when in trouble in 1997 fumed "I don't understand why is there so much talk (of corruption charges) against me as anyway I have kept the money within the country itself. One day or the other it would reach the people only. So why all this big talk?" Obviously, what this person had in mind was that ... was different than other politicans as the illegally acquired wealth was not taken out of the country and stashed (unproductively) in foreign banks, but kept in India. Hence, it was justifiable as it will get utilised on the people ultimately, whatever route it might be.
Ujagar Singh IAS
Injustice to country
By confining selection to posts of Joint Secretary and above to mostly IAS officers in practice, a great injustice is being done to the country. Why are more officers not being allowed to join the Government of India. Why are all other services being empanelled six years later than IAS officers of their batch? Any specific reasons?
Arjun Malik
Dr. Sen should continue
In the interest of the country Dr. Sen should continue as Secretary. No country will prosper in absence of reliable and timely data. Statistics considered as the nerve the economy needs the blessings of Dr. Pranob Sen. Apart from his expertise he is also a fine humanbeing. This request has been made by me as a citizen of the country.
Subhasis
At night clubs of Delhi
How much the 'Aam Admi' party loves its 'vishes kaidi' is known to the 'vishes janta' at night clubs of Delhi. The parole is granted on grounds like pursuance of family buisness (ofcourse in the night clubs) and the hopes have gone high for aam kaidis as now they also feel the new wave of liberalization flowing in Delhi Govt. Tihar Jail in any case was overflowing with 'vises kaidis' so the officials also neede a break from their hospitality duties. I doubt whether anybody has asked the government of 'aam admi' as to how many parole applications of 'aam kaidis are rotting in the files of our world famous 'home offices' while the parole files of the 'vishes kaidi' was dealt with the urgency it 'deserved'.
Jai Hind
MB
Fight for implementation of the 6th CPC
For all the Personal Assistants of Central Secretariat Service - why don't you fight for implementation of the 6th CPC recommendations made at chapter 3 of commission's report wherein complete parity has been given for all stenographers be it CSSS, CSS or field cadres. DOPT has already issued orders for CSSS wherein PSO posts have created and promotion given to Senior PPS as per recommendations. It is time to pressurise DOPT for issue of orders for others also. Let's us cry for milk or else we will remain in empty stomach.
Bibhar
Kumbakarnas Must Awake
I entirely agree with the caption Kumbakarnas Must Awake. Those who joined in 1982 as Steno 'D' still they are Steno 'D". But Sr. PPS who have become PSOs. Can govt. may clarify the functions of PSOs. For what purpose they have promoted to PSOs. After serving 28 or 26 years as Steno 'D' they are not getting any promotion so far. Hence, Government should awake and give promotion to all at a regular interval. My suggestion is that only three level in Stenographers line entry level middle level and executive level not more than. Can govt. do any thing on this?
Soorya

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The common perception earlier regarding RRB was regular recruitment for Bihar and now it is being perceived as right recruitment for Bengal. Be happy folks