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Will Bhide go ?
Will Secretary Revenue Pradeep Bhide move from the South Block this
month ?. If insiders are to be believed political bosses are keen to
involve a new face in the new years budget. Who is the new face ?.
File of 1976 batch of IAS with the Cabinet
Secretary
As the grapevine has it, the file relating to promotion of empanelled
IAS officers of 1976 batch for in-situ promotion has been lying with
Cabinet Secretary K.M.Chandrasekhar for about one month.
Eight 1976 batch IPS officers empanelled
Eight 1976 batch IPS officers including Rakesh Jaruhar, P C Sabharwal,
Alok Joshi, V B Singh and U S Dutt are reported to have been empanelled
to the rank of ADG in the Government of India during the last review
meeting.The file is currently lying with the Prime Minister alongwith
the list of 1977 batch IPS.
Five hot contenders are there for HRD Secretary
As the grapevine has it there are five IAS officers who are aspiring
to be Human Resource Development (HRD) Secretary. On whom the lady luck
would smile? Latest take on this is that names of two female IAS officers
figure for the slot. They are Ms.Santha Sheela Nair (IAS: 1973 batch,
Tamil Nadu cadre) Secretary Mines & Ms.Vibha Puri Das (IAS: 1976
batch, Uttarkhand cadre). Answer to this question lies only with the
Indian HRD Minister Kapil Sibal.
Why delay in appointment of new Secretary
HRD & Shipping?
Why there has been so much of a delay in appointment of new Secretaries
in the Human Resource Department (HRD) & Shipping? This question
has been doing rounds in corridors of power. A senior bureaucrat quipped
by saying this shows that things can move even without us as
well.
Two Members of Prasar Bharti Board quits ?
Member (Finance ) Prasar Bharti Board A K Jain is believed to have resigned.He
is 1977 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre. Member (Personnel) V Shiv
Kumar has also reportedly quit.
Will Mohan Das move to Shipping ?
Latest information says that K Mohan Das is being moved as Secretary
Shipping.He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre
Eshwar appointed CVO of Bharat Dynamics Ltd
M. Eshwar has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Bharat
Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad. He is 1994 batch ITS officer.
Ghosh gets extension
Ms Arundhaty Ghosh, Chief Vigilance Officer in Hindustan paper Corporation
Ltd. has been granted extension for period of two years beyond 30.11.2009
upto 30.11.2011.She is 1986 batch IPoS officer.
CBEC transfers two officers
Two officers of Additional Commissioner's rank have been transferred
by the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC). They are: Pankaj
Kumar Singh Patna Customs (Prev) to Directorate of Systems Delhi &
Ms.Seema Jere Bisht Meerut CX to Pune Zone.
Seven posts of Railway GMs vacant
Seven post of General Managers in the Government of India have been
lying vacant since May.
Secretary Railway Board to go ?
Grapevine has it that Secretary Railway Board K B L Mittal is being
moved out of the Rail Bhawan.
Fresh panel for Commissioner Kendriya Vidyalaya
As the grapevine has it, as fresh panel for the slot of Commissioner
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has been sought. The extended tenure
of present Commissioner KVS Rang Lal Jamuda (IAS:1981 batch, Orissa
cadre) is coming to an end on November 30, 2009.
Chander Singh to move to Hong Kong
Chander Singh Second Secretary in Manila will be moving to Hong Kong.
BJP is hoping to get over 40 seats in Jharkhand
As the grapevine has it, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) being headed
by Rajnath Singh is hoping to get nearly 45 seats in forthcoming Jharkhand
assembly polls. Total strength of the house is 81.
Congress is hoping to get over 40 seats in
Jharkhand
As the grapevine has it, the Congress Party being headed by Ms. Sonia
Gandhi is hoping to get nearly 45 seats in forthcoming Jharkhand assembly
polls. Total strength of the house is 81.
Vivek Kaul starts his own consultancy work
Vivevk Kaul who had taken voluntary retirement from service has started
his own consultancy work. He is an Indian Postal Service (IPS) officer
of the 1982 batch.
Number of SC judges is now 26
With the appointment of four new Judges of the Supreme Court, the number
of judges has gone up to 26 as against the sanctioned strength of 31.There
are still five vacancies with no representation of a woman judge.
IDAS officer Chaturvedi gets additional charge
of CDA (ITSDC &RTC), Pune
Alok Chaturvedi, (IDAS:1985) Director, NADFM, Pune, has been given the
additional charge of CDA (ITSDC &RTC), Pune in addition to his present
charge till posting of a regular incumbent or until further orders.
Two vacancies of ADG in CBI
There are two vacancies of the ADG in the CBI.
Anjani Sharan's name in circulation for Commissioner
Handlooms post
As the grapevine has it, name of Anjani Sharan is in circulation for
the Delhi based post of Development Commissioner Handlooms in the Ministry
of Textiles. Sharan who is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of
the 1985 batch belongs to the Jharkhand cadre The slot fell vacant in
the wake of B.K.Sinha IAS, (Gujarat: 1975) having returned to his parent
cadre on completion of his deputation tenure.
IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
M Devraj has been appointed Special Secretary to the Governor.Anil Garg
has been made MD of Poorvanchal Vidyut Nigam.Ms Selva Kumar will now
be CDO Jhansi.
BHEL to enter in manufacture of Nuclear Power
equipments
The Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd (BHEL) is going to enter into the arena
of manufacturing nuclear power equipments. This facility is expected
to come up in Bhopal as part of its expansion programme. This was disclosed
to <whispersinthecorridors.com> by B.P.rao BHELs Chairman
cum Managing Director (CMD) soon after signing of an MoU with MP Power
Generating Company Ltd. (MPGCL) in Bhopal on late evening of November
17, 2009 for setting up a super critical power generating unit of 2X
800 Mega Watt (MW) in Khandwa district. Indian Heavy Industries Minister
Vilas Rao Deshmukh & Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan were mainly present at the ceremony. Among others present on
the occasion were Indian Minister of State for Heavy Industries Arun
Yadav, MP Governments Ministers:Rajendra Shukla, Babulal Gaur,
Vijay Shah, MP Congress Committee Chief Suresh Pachauri ,Heavy
Industries Secretary Satya Narayana Dash, Chief Secretary to MP Government
Rakesh Sahni, Energy Secretary to MP Government S.P.S.Parihar
& MPCGL CMG R.B.Agrawal
Many more to follow Vijay Shankar Pandey in
Uttar Pradesh
As the grapevine has it, many more officers are going to follow the
suit of Vijay Shanker Pandey who is at present Additional Cabinet Secretary
and Principal Secretary (Information) in the secretariat of Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Ms. Mayavati. Pandey had recently declared his assets.
Many others are going to follow Pandey who owns a car & has a bank
balance of Rs 1.17 lakh .In addition to this Vijay Shankar Pandey has
a deposit of Rs 2.5 lakh in a post office.
RP Singh is CGM Foreign Offices Banking in
SBI
RP Singh on promotion as Chief General Manager (CGM) in State Bank of
India (SBI) has been posted as CGM, Foreign Offices Banking.
Overwhelming response to Chidambarams
plea
As the grapevine has it, there has been an overwhelming response to
Indian Home Minister P Chidambarams plea to state governments
for forwarding names of IPS officers to fill up vacancies in Government
of India (GOI).
No IG level vacancy at the Centre
There is no IG level vacancy for IPS officers who want to go to the
Government of India (GOI) on deputation .
Dhillon relieved to join CBI
Haryana Government has relieved Amitabh Singh Dhillon to join CBI as
SP. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this on October 9 )
J S P Singh empanelled in GoI
1982 batch IRPS officer J S P Singh has been empanelled to the rank
of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Mishra gets additional charge
HP Mishra, HAG officer of 1976 Batch of the Indian P&T, Accounts
and Finance Service has taken over the additional charge of Advisor(Finance)
in Ministry of Communications.
Ms Dixit to be Principal CCA Delhi Region
Ms. Sadhana Dixit, HAG officer of 1976 batch of Indian P&T,
AFS will be new the next Pr. CCA, Delhi Region in DOT, Ministry of Communications.
The post was lying vacant since 31.8.2009 i.e. after superannuation
of O.P.Veer. Lets see whether Ms. Dixit joins the new assignment or
continue the present posting in TRAI.
Yashovardhan Azad bereaved
Ms Indira Azad mother of Additional Director IB Yashovardhan Azad passed
away in Delhi on Wednesday morning. Cremation will take place at Lodi
crematorium at 1 pm .
Another round of IAS reshuffle in Haryana on
cards
As the grapevine has it another list of IAS transfers in Haryana is
on the anvil. This will include of Director Industries.
IPS transfers in Haryana soon
As the grapevine has it IPS transfers in Haryana are expected to take
place soon.
IFS transfers in Haryana in the pipeline
As the grapevine has it transfers of officers belonging to Indian Forest
Service (IFS) are in the pipeline in Haryana.
V.V.Bhatt joins as Member Finance in AEC
V.V. Bhatt has joined the Atomic Energy Commission
(AEC) of India as Member (Finance) on November 18, 2009 . The slot fell
vacant following anointment of S.V.Ranganath as Chief Secretary of Karnataka.
Bhatt is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who hails from the UT cadre.
Ranganath is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who hails from the Karnataka
cadre.
(We said this on October 7, 2009)
Vir Bhadra Singh visits steel pavilion
in Delhi
SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta showing Indian Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh
and Mrs Pratibha Singh around the SAIL stall at the Steel Pavilion in
Delhi on November 18, 2009.
Diwan Chand is Addl Secr (Health & Family
Welfare) in Delhi govt
Diwan Chand, IAS (AGMU:95), awaiting posting, has
been posted as Additional Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) in
Delhi government. He will also hold the additional charge of the post
of Project Director (CATS).
Lalnghinglova posted as Addl Commissioner (Transport)
in Delhi govt
K. Lalnghinglova, IAS (AGMU:96), awaiting posting,
is posted as Additional Commissioner (Transport) in Delhi government.
Lokhande posted as Dy Commissioner (MCD) in
Delhi govt
Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, IAS (AGMU:2001), awaiting
posting, is posted as Deputy Commissioner (MCD) in Delhi government
on deputation.
Vijay Singh appointed Member UPSC
Former Defence Secretary Vijay Singh has been appointed Member of the
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC ).He is retired 1970 batch IAS
officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.Vijay Singh is taking over as Member
on Thursday.
( We said this on November 16 )
BEML Pays Dividend to Government
BEML Limited, a premier public sector company under the Ministry of
Defence and engaged in the manufacture and supply of defence products,
heavy equipments for the mining and construction sector and Rail and
Metro coaches to the Indian Railway, has declared dividend of 120 percent
for the FY 2008-09.
The companys Chairman and Managing Director, VRS Natarajan presented
the dividend cheque for Rs.27,00,00,000/- (Rupees twenty seven crores
only) to Union Minister of Defence, AK Antony on 17th November 2009
at New Delhi as dividend for 54.03 percent of companys shares
held by the Government of India. During last year also BEML paid 120
percent dividend amounting to Rs.27 crores for 54.03 percent of companys
shares held by Government of India.
On this occasion, Ajoy Acharya, Additional Secretary (Defence Production)
and M Pitchiah, Director - Finance, BEML Ltd. were also present. BEML
is set to reach sales target of Rs.3500 crores for the FY 2009-10 and
the pending order book position is expected to cross Rs.6000 crores
by the end of current financial year for execution during 2010-11 and
beyond.
BEML led consortium participated in the pre-qualification tender for
Chennai Metro among seven parties for supply of 164 rolling stock /
standard gauge metro cars.
CCIT Allahabad transferred to Delhi
Akh1lesh Prasad, CCIT, Allahabad, has been transferred to DGIT (L&R),
Delhi.
CCIT Panchkhula transferred to Delhi
Qaiser Sham1m, CCIT Panchkhula has been transferred to DGIT
(BPR), Delhi.
CCIT Bhopal transferred to Delhi
S S Rana, CCIT Bhopal has been transferred to DGIT (HRD), Delhi.
CCIT Jodhpur transferred to Indore
S K M1shra, CCIT Jodhpur has been transferred to CCIT
Indore.
CCIT Nashik transferred to Pune.
V K Sridhar, CCIT Nashik has been transferred to CCIT
Pune.
CCIT Ghaziabad transferred to Bhopal
MP Varshney, CCIT Ghaziabad has been transferred to CCIT
Bhopal.
CCIT Vizag transferred to Bangalore
ML Agarwal, CCIT Vizag has been transferred to CCIT Bangalore.
CCIT, Chandigarh gets additional charge of
CCIT, Panchkula
PK Chopra, CCIT, Chandigarh, will hold the additional charge of CCIT,
Panchkula.
CCIT, Jaipur gets additional charge of CCIT,
Jodhpur
B.S. Dhillon, CCIT, Jaipur, will hold the additional charge of CCIT,
Jodhpur.
CCIT, Pune gets additional charge of CCIT,
Nashik
V.K. Sridhar, CCIT, Pune will hold the additional charge of CCIT, Nashik.
CCIT, Kanpur gets additional charge of CCIT,
Ghaziabad
Sudha Sharma, CCIT, Kanpur will hold the additional charge of CCIT,
Ghaziabad.
CCIT-I Hyderabad gets additional charge of
CCIT, Vizag
Radha Srivastava, CCIT-I Hyderabad will hold the additional charge
of CCIT, Vizag vice M.L. Agarwal, CCIT, Bangalore.
CCIT, Bangalore gets addl charge of CCIT-III,
Bangalore
ML Agarwal, CCIT, Bangalore will hold the additional charge of CCIT-III,
Bangalore.
CCIT, Lucknow gets addl charge of CCIT-Allahabad
SC Gangwar, CCIT, Lucknow will hold the additional charge of CCIT-Allahabad,
vice Akhilesh Prasad, DGIT (L&R), Delhi.
CVO NALCO gets three months extension
G Kameshwar Rao, CVO NALCO, has been granted three months extension
by the GoI. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.
Bajaj made Director MDL
Admiral Rakesh Bajaj has been made Director MDL.
Naresh Kumar is CMD Hindustan Shipyard Ltd.
Naresh Kumar has been appointed as CMD of Hindustan Shipyard Ltd.
Kamlesh K Mahawar appointed Dy. Secr in Urban
Dev Ministry
Kamlesh K Mahawar has been appointed Deputy Secretary in Urban Development
Ministry.
Sanjog Kapoor appointed Dy. Secr in Commerce
Ministry
Sanjog Kapoor has been appointed Deputy Secretary in Commerce Ministry,
GoI.
Rahate made Director (Agri)
SKG Rahate has been made Director Agriculture in GoI. He is 1990 batch
IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Durai Raju made Director in Ministry of Home
S Durai Raju has been made Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs,
GoI. He is 1985 batch ISS officer.
CORPORATE
Jajoo is head Marketing Division Cement,Birla
Group
S N Jajoo has become Marketing head of Cement Division of the Birla
Group.
IBA Greater Noida hub education graduation
ceremony held
Indian Business Academy, Greater Noida hub education graduation ceremony
was held in the second. As a guest A. Lt. Thutatri Raman, Chairman Siaa
trust, Vinod Sahani, Bharti Retail Ltd., Chairman and Chief Operating
Officer. P.Dwarkanath , Director Group Human Capital Max India Ltd.,
Rajesh Tandon President and chief guest Priya Uttar Pradesh Technical
University Vice Chancellor Dr. Kripa Shankar IBA chairman Bimal Jain,
Subhash Sharma, Dean, Media Spokesman Asif Khan were present.
Indian Business Academy campus is that every special guest comes and
plant a sapling is planted definitely a name is given. First Saturday
in order to serve Uttar Pradesh Technical University Vice Chancellor
grace and compassion in the name Karuna planted plant has
been awarded. After second place president Priya Rajesh Tandon planted
Sneh named this plant and finally e affection. Tree planted
by the trust chairman Siaa Tutatri Raman. The plant was called Quality
tree. After graduation students and faculty members with chief guest
photo session. Speaking on the occasion of Uttar Pradesh University
Vice Chancellor said technology in the field of management today is
the lack of world class colleges. He said that world class colleges
could counted on fingers. IBA is in the front line in the effort. He
said the survey made by CSR last days in the selected institution were
able to obtain ranking.Plus got an A ranking in the survey IBA that
is good news. Indian Business Academy, Greater Noida and the progress
of the academy Bangalore chairman reported Bimal Jain PGDM degree students
and wished a bright future. He said the IBAs journey began in
2000 and now Bangalore in Greater Noida has already begun. The second
batch is expected that former student like students to be proud of the
college. IBA currently has six students working in Tata Nano Car remaining
other students in different parts of the country are engaged in enhancing
the reputation of the institute of style. Technical University Vice
Chancellor Dr. Kripa Shankar to finally distribute the degrees and scholarship
one hundred and eighty students from one hundred ten students distributed
certificate and scholarships. The campus cultural program that everyone
spellbound beauty and a loose left.
Aaj
Ki Aawaz
Balasahib has now turned his guns on the Marathi Manoos himself!!!
Its like shooting one's foot by oneself!!
Sachin has said hes a proud Maharashtrian!!!
But also said first hes a Rashtrian!!!
Balasahib should take a reality check and itll be obvious to him,
That the Marathi Manoos he speaks of takes his Sachin comments to be
dim!!
Khoda a/c sheets name a Congressman to whom most Congressmen bow!!!!
Other Congressis......after Kripashankar Sahay and Makans names
are doing the rounds now!!
And by equating Khodas a/c sheets with Jain Dairies Congress has
made a case,
That the same burial Khoda a/c sheets will face!!!
Kalyan is a habitual offender when it comes to resigning from Political
outfits!
In the category of aaya raams and gaya raams he fits!!!
But with a headless BJP Kalyan will be able to wiggle his way in!!!!
And remember he had vowed to make BJP land in the bin!!!
And though he was not the cause but BJP landed in the bin!!!!
BJP did itself in!!
Rajnath has indicated hes ready to go,
But to his own going Advani is saying no!!!!
Many had expected Advani's birthday back present to BJP
would be I resign!!!
But now its some time after his birthday and resignation
ka there is no sign!!
Rajnath they say is looking to making a return in UP!!!!
And for BJP this should be Utterly Preposterous or UP!!!
Guv Roddys term has come to an end!!!!
Bansals, Soni's and Gucci Farmers pressures he did fend!!!
Those in the know say Roddy is honest!!!
And hes being targeted by the dishonest!!!
Bansals been saying that hell be consulted before the appointment
of the next Guv!!!
He says that he's received assurance from above!
Keep the Guv change in abeyance and let Roddy continue for a year!!!!
This will be good for Chandigarh though Bansal will shed tear after
tear!!
Today the IT Park in Chandigarh is a boon to the City!!!!
And letting Roddy go at this crucial juncture will be a pity!!!!
Amar Singh has got an issue to rant and rave!!!!
After Dimples loss a lot of fire pane mein kiya Amar ne save!!!
Now with Big B not being invited to IIFF hes going to spit fire
and brimstone!!!
In between hell let out a moan!!
Paa's Aero's head matches Big B's 'swollen head'!!!
When Dhoni and Sharukh did not respond to his SMSs he saw red!!
Confucius says
As per Big B a SMS from him is like a SMS
from HIM!!!!
And not responding he feels is something grim!!
Bharat Kumar
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IS INDIAN BUREAUCRACY WORST IN THE WHOLE CONTINENT ?
Many years ago when I was going to IIM Ahmedabad along with a Senior
IPS Officer and his son, who was joining IIM, I casually asked the IPS
officer's son " Why you did not compete for the Civil Services"
The son's reply was " I have seen the fate of my father".
The IPS officer was senior Officer and hence must be drawing good salary
in those days but in the eyes of his son the Civil services were not
meant for the bright and skilled youngsters. Much water has flown down
the Sabarmati since then, but the image of the Civil Services has not
changed. Rather the image has suffered more. The problems afflicting
the Services are: age, attitude, morale and political interference.
The average age of the senior bureaucrats in India is about 50 years
whereas in other countries the average age is not more than 40 years.
After a certain age, a bureaucrat becomes a pen pusher and this is one
of main affliction of our bureaucracy. There are no lateral thinkers
among the Indian mandarins and if they are, they are pushed out. Our
bureaucracy is Vertical and our talent has to wait for seniority to
go up the ladder. The attitude of the Civil servants is another important
and glaring drawback. They do not like to discuss, do not like to be
challenged and do not want to share. They consider themselves as demi-gods
and here comes an ill which is allied to this attitude, i.e. corruption
which is rampant at senior levels of administration. The young civil
servants are clean ambitious and want to do something for the people
and the society but over the years most of them join the bandwagon making
the honest civil servants a rare breed. Political lobbism is now an
important function of our bureaucrats and where this comes, reason and
fair administration goes for a six.
The Government of India has raised the salaries of its " most
obedient servants" but it is doubtful whether this can curb corruption.
Singapore is one country in Asia which keeps high salaries for its civil
servants just to see that they do not become corrupt. Can it happen
in India. The image of the Civil Services has to improve, as it is in
France where a civil service is revered, so that the sons/daughters
of the bureaucrats keep the traditions alive. Change of image brings
a change in morale. Well right now no Civil servant will agree with
these suggestions from lesser mortals who do not have the three letters
suffixing their names.
Suresh Mandan
Calfornia USA
That the Indian Bureaucracy is the worst in the continent is a surprising
conclusion. Are we worse than Pakistan, China, Myanmar, Afghanistan
etc? How can we be? Who has carried out this study? What are their credentials?
This country has been held together by the IAS. The IAS is the top service
in the world. Why we have not developed is attributable to our colonial
past, our huge population, coalition governments and lack of will power
in the political executive.
A K Singh
Why only continent, I believe it must be one of the worst in the world.
Anamika
Bala ====the Civil services officers are not inherently adventurous
and risk taking. Further please study epigenetic and environment. The
civil service environment is stultifying and is not innovative; politicians
add their"---" to it to further move it into a stressful and
compressed unrecognised much hated situation.
Rajagopal
Finance ministry has given rise to disparity
In order to remove the disparity between the central secretariat and
non-secretariat services, the sixth pay commission has merged
the pay scales of 5000-8000, 5500-9000 and 6500-10500 w.e.f. 1.1.2006
and granted common Grade Pay of Rs. 4200 to the Assistants/PA of all
services though the actual gainer of the same are the employees working
in central secretariat employees i.e. Assistants and PAs.
Now the Ministry of Finance, vide their OM No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 16.1.2009
has again given rise to the disparity by violating the basic principle.
As per the said OM, Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- has been granted to
the Assistants and Personal Assistant of Central Secretariat Services,
Armed Force Headquarters Service, Indian Foreign Service B
and Railway Board Secretariat Services and their counterpart Stenographer
Services. The main ground for granting the said GP is taken in
this OM that under the above services there is an element of direct
recruitment to the post and that too, through an All-India Competitive
Examination. If this is the ground then why the said benefit has
not been granted to the Assistants and PA who had also faced the said
competitive examinations of respective departments to get the job.
The above act of Ministry of Finance will definitely give proliferation
of litigation on the issue as the same is differentiating the services
though the nature of works are the same.
Mukesh
Saxena is right
I agree with the views of A K Saxena about the scams being created by
the ACC. The Cabinet Secretary as Secretary to the ACC believes in compliance
of orders of the power that be, rather than advising the ACC independently.
A K JHA
It deserves consideration
The suggestion of A K Saxena for creating a monitoring cell by Dr Suresh
Mehrotra, deserves careful consideration by the Editor-in-chief.
A K Ghosh
RTI Act implementation has still a long way to go
Most of the Public servants are having the typical mindset of non transparency
and are not willing to share information.The 1st Appellate mechanism
is not working at all.The CPIOs most of the time are successful in finding
out some strict literary meanings and interpretations for not providing
correct informatios.The Penalty provision are required to be more stingent
and more often to be levied on tne erring and reluctant CPIOs.
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