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Sanyal empanelled as Additional Secretary
Nilanjan Sanyal presently serving as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has been empanelled during the review as Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
Official list of empanelment of 1980 batch IAS
Following is the official list of 1980 batch IAS officers who have been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. Satish Balram Agnihotri (Orissa), Swarnmala Rawla and P D Meena (MP), V Ramani, Swadheen K Kshtriya (Maharashtra), P S Kathiresan, Nandita Chatterjee (West Bengal ) Ashok Kumar Angurana, P G Dhar Chakraborty (J&K) S Jagadeesan ,Ms Vijay Laxmi Joshi, H K Dash, A Bhhattacharya , Maheshwar Sahoo and Rajesh Kishore (Gujarat), Chhatar Singh, Ashok Lavasa (Haryana), D P Singh, J S Mishra, Shankar Agrawal, Aradhna Johri, Rajeev Kher, Rakesh Garg (UP), Dr Arbind Prasad and Narendra Kumar Sinha (Bihar), V P Baligar, Anoop K Pujari, Dr Upendra Tripathy and R G Nadadur (Karnataka), Naini Jayaseelan, G S Patnaik and S K Srivastava(UT), Dr Shyam Agrawal, G S Sandhu and Sunil Arora (Rajasthan ), V K Subburaj, Shakikanta Das (TamilNadu), Amitabh Kant and Jiji Thomson (Kerala), N Ravi shankar (Uttarakhand), K D Tripathi, V K Pepersenia (Assam-Meghalaya), Smita Chugh (Jharkhand) and S K Panda (Manipur-Tripura).
Change of cadre of Jharkhand cadre IAS officer
Cadre of 2008 batch IAS officer Nand Kumarum has been changed from Jharkhand to Madhya Pradesh.
Sinha is JS in GoI
Amarendra Sinha has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises in Government of India. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
IFS officer re-instated
1999 batch Indian Foreign Service officer Mahaveer Singvi has been re-instated.
Justice Dinakaran shifted to Sikkim HC
Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court P.D. Dinakaran has been moved as Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court.
( We said this on April 9 and again on June 26 )
Justice Khehar goes to Karnataka HC
Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court J.S. Khehar has been transferred as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.
( We said this on June 26 )
Justice Ghosh is CJ of Uttarakhand HC
Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court Barin Ghosh has been moved as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
( We said this on April 30 )
Four more centres of NIFT
Four more centres of NIFT are coming up at Coimbatore, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar and Srinagar. At present NIFT has 13 centres.
IFS promotions in Uttarakhand
Mr. S K Chandola and Mrs. Veena Shekhri IFS Officers of 1980 batch of Uttarakhand cadre have been promoted to PCCF. Mr. Chandola has been appointed as state's Chief Wildlife Warden/PCCF,Wildlife while Mrs. Shekhri has been posted as PCCF, Projects. Mrs. Shekhari has become the first lady  IFS Officer in the country, who has been elevated to the post of PCCF.
AshokBarnwal PS to Kamal Nath recalled by MP Govt.
Ashok Barnwal private secretary (PS) to Kamal Nath Indian Minister for Road Transport and National Highways has been recalled by the Madhya
Pradesh government. He is an IAS officer of the 1990 batch who belongs to the MP cadre.
Milap Jain DGIT to hold additional of charge
Milap Jain DGIT (Int Txt) Delhi will hold additional charge of CCIT
Delhi as Ms.Meenakshi Singh superannuates on July 31, 2010.
S.S. Rana to hold additional charge
S.S. Rana DGIT HRD Delhi will hold additional charge of DGIT
Administration Delhi as Kalyan Chand superannuates on July 31, 2010.
Argal to hold additional charge
Kamlesh Argal CCIT Bhopal will hold additional charge of CCIT Raipur
as Jamil Ahmed superannuates on July 31, 2010.
Mrs. Kachhal is Member Secretary, Selection Committees for National Sports Awards
Mrs. Deepika Kachhal, Director (Sports), Department of Sports, has been appointed
Member-Secretary of the Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyanchand Award for Lifetime Achievements in Sports and Games and the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2010.
1976 batch IAS to get ACS rank in Orissa
1976 batch IAS officers are being promoted to the rank of ACS in Orissa.
DIG CBI Palta moves to Delhi
DIG CBI in Kolkata, Anil Palta has been transferred to Delhi. He is 1990 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Sanjay Kumar Singh goes to Kolkata
SP CBI Sanjay Kumar Singh on promotion has been moved to Kolkata from Delhi. He is 1996 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.
Kashyap moves from Patna to New Delhi
SP CBI in Dinendra Kashyap has been moved from Patna to New Delhi. He is 1998 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.
Yadav shifted in CBI
Mahipal Yadav SP CBI has been shifted as SP SU in Delhi. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.
Vijay Kumar Singh moves to Patna
Vijay Kumar has been moved by the CBI from Dhanbad to Patna. He is 1996 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Dhall is new AG Orissa
SR Dhall (IA&AS-1991), consequent upon his repatriation to the department and on return from leave has been posted as Accountant General (CW&RA), Orissa, Bhubaneswar. He will relieve SK Mishra, Principal Accountant General (Civil Audit), Orissa, Bhubaneswar, of the additional charge held by him.
Ms. Mugdha Sinha gets additional charge in Rajasthan
Ms. Mugdha Sinha, who is Ajmer based Registrar in the Rajasthan Revenue Board, has been given additional charge of Secretary Rajasthan Public Service Commission(RPSC), Ajmer. She is an IAS officer of the 1999 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
New project of T V S N Prasad
1988 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer T V S N Prasad is now reportedly working on Africa from India and also leading a project to give $1b loan to IIFCL .
Name of Venkateswarlu recommended for deputation
Tripura Government has recommended the Name of Dr. Usurupati Venkateswarlu Prl. Secy, Co-operation Deptt,  for Central Deputation. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Nomination invited
Nomination for the 15th Joint Civil Military Training Programme on National Security from 9th to 20th August, 2010 at Mussoorie, LBSNAA has been invited
Raj to be Director Heavy Industries
1993 batch IRS (IT) officer Gulshan Raj is likely to join as Director Heavy Industries in the Government of India.
IRPS officer is now Secretary National Commission
Jaishankar Prasad Singh has been appointed Secretary, National Commission of Safai Karamacharis. He is 1983 batch IRPS officer.
IFS postings in J & K
Jagdish Kishwan (IFS : 1975) PCCF, has been made head of the forest Force (HoFF) and R D Tiwari (IFS : 1977) Additional PCCF. Vinod Ranjan (IFS : 1978) will also be Additional PCCF.
IAS officer suspended in MP
IAS officer Laxmi Kant Dwivedi has been suspended by the Madhya Pradesh Government.

A. K. Joshi is new PCCF (HOF)in Maharashtra
Alok Kumar Joshi is new PCCF Head of Force (HOF)in Maharashtra. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to
the Maharashtra cadre.He has been appointed in fixed monthly scale of Rs.80000.
RBI nominates its officers in banks as Directors
The Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) has finally appointed its senior serving officers as Directors on boards of different public sector
banks.
NHB elevates 4 RMs as AGMs
As many as four regional managers (RMs) have been elevated as Assistant General Managers (AGMs) in the National Housing Bank (NHB).
Large scale changes in NHB on the anvil
A large scale changes are on the anvil in the National Housing Bank (NHB).
Interviews for MD, Cent Bank Home Finance held
Interviews for selecting new Managing Director (MD) of the Cent Bank Home Finance Ltd have been held.

CBI Director to continue till retirement
CBI Director Ashwani Kumar whose two year tenure ended on July 31 has been retained in the same position till his retirement on November 30, 2010.
Khatua gets one year extension
Maharashtra cadre 1976 batch IAS officer, BC Khatua has been granted one year extension as Chairman of the Forward Market Commission.

Ms. Rajwant Sandhu is CS in Himachal Pradesh

The state of Himachal Pradesh (HP) has got second lady IAS officers as its Chief Secretary in a row from July 31,2010. Ms. Rajwant Sandhu who on her return from GOI had joined as OSD is new Chief Secretary. In GOI she was Secretary Drinking Water .She has succeeded Ms.Asha Swarup who retired on July 31, 2010.

CORPORATE

Vaidyanathan quits ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
V Vaidyanathan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has quit. He is joining Kishore Biyani's Future Group.
Bakshi to replace Vaidyanathan
Deputy MD of ICICI Bank Sandeep Bakshi is likely to succeed V Vaidyanathan as MD and CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance.
Ganguly joins the board of Magma Fincorp Ltd
S. B. Ganguly, Chairman Emeritus, Exide Industries Ltd, has joined the board of Magma Fincorp Ltd as a non-executive director.

Andre Beyers is CMO of Bharti Airtel in Africa
Andre Beyers has been appointed by the Bharti Airtel as the Chief Marketing Officer for its African operations.
Top level changes in Granules India
Bhaskar Krishna Arumugam will be the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Pranesh Raj Mathur will be the President of the API Division and Chigurupati will be the Executive Director and Chief Strategic Officer.
Shrikhande is MD Shopper's Stop
Shopper's Stop Limited has appointed Govind Shrikhande, CEO and Executive Director as the Managing Director of the Company w.e.f July 29, 2010.
BBC appoints Shourie as Director (South Asia) 
BBC Worldwide Channels has appointed Deepak Shourie as Director of its South Asia operations.
SBI announces acquisition of State Bank of Indore
The Central Government of India has issued the acquisition of State Bank of Indore order, 2010, vide order dated July 28,  2010. In terms of the said order, the entire undertaking of State Bank of Indore shall stand transferred to State Bank of India from August 26, 2010.
Balakrishnan appointed Director
Il&Fs Investment Managers Limited has appointed Jitender Balakrishnan as a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company.
Chari resigns from MPS Audit Committee 
R. R. Chari, Independent Director and Audit Committee Chairman of MPS Ltd  has tendered his resignation  due to health reasons.
IDBI Bank appoints Nominee Director on Shah Alloys Board
N.B. Kaul has been appointed by IDBI Bank Ltd. as a Nominee Director of the Shah Alloys Ltd.
Sethna retires as Director 
Rusi Sethna, Director of the The Great Eastern Shipping Company has retired from the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from July 29, 2010.
Bhasin appointed member of Investment Acquisition Committee 
HOV Services Limited has appointed Harish Bhasin, Director as a member of the "Investment  Acquisition Committee" of the Board of Directors of the Company.
 Pritish Nandy Communications appoints Additional Director
 The Board of Pritish Nandy Communications has appointed Tapan Chaki as Additional Director of the company with effect from 28 July 2010.
R Venkatrangappan to be Chairman
With effect from 10 September 2010 , The Board of Lakshmi Machine Works has decided to appoint R. Venkatrangappan as Chairman with effect from 10 September 2010.
BHEL commissions second unit at NCTPP
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully synchronized the second 490 MW Unit at the National Capital Thermal Power Project (NCTPP) Stage-II, at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh. The first 490 MW Unit commissioned by BHEL earlier at the same power project has also been running satisfactorily. These new state-of-the-art machines are the first of their kind indigenous units, which have been designed for operating at a higher reheat steam temperature of 565 degree Celsius as they have a better Heat Rate leading to a direct reduction of coal consumption to the tune of 12,000 tonnes per annum per unit. The units also comprise advanced control, instrumentation and monitoring system.
Central Bank posts 337 cr net profit in Q1
Central Bank of India has posted a Net Profit of 337 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 as compared to Rs. 267 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 recording a growth of 26.22% as on a YoY basis. Gross Profit rose by 85.04% from Rs. 361 crore in Q1 2009-2010 to Rs. 668 crore in Q1 2010-2011. This increase was due to a substantial growth of 94% YoY in Net Interest Income from Rs. 577 crore for Q1 2009-2010 to Rs. 1119 crore for Q1 2010-11. The Total Business of the Bank increased to Rs. 2,62,120 crore as on June 30, 2010 from Rs. 2,24,029 crore as on June 30, 2009, registering a growth of 17% (YoY) basis. Gross NPA ratio declined to 2.43% as on June 30, 2010 from 2.55 % as on June 30, 2009. Net NPAs was 0.77% as on June 30, 2010. NPA Provision Coverage was 68.75% as on June 30, 2010. Return on Assets has increased to 0.78% as on June 30, 2010 from 0.74% as on June 30, 2009. Cost to Income Ratio improved to 51.1% for Q1 2010-11 from 62.82% for Q1 2009-10.
CRPF Wives’ Welfare Association dawns a new look
As a part of its rebranding exercise, the Central Reserve Police Force Wives’ Welfare Association (CWWA) recently unveiled a new Logo that enhances the image of the Association and reiterates it’s commitment towards challenges thrown up at the families while the CRPF officers and men carry on with their arduous responsibilities . The new symbol will further poise CWWA to enhance its image as the welfare harbinger of the Force. The fresh branding is another milestone towards the future contributions of the Association with an eye to fulfill the underlying CWWA brand promise.“ Now that CWWA has a new face and is rebranded, the delivery on the welfare front with in CRPF will also add new wings. This new symbol reflects and captures the strength and stability, both emotional and practical, of the stake holders. The new logo reinforces our core values, philosophy and commitments”, says CWWA President Ms Soni Srivastava who had also worked on the ITBP Wives Welfare Association Logo during her stint as the President of the Association.

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Why they are not dismissed immediately ?

As per a news item, “the Railways conducted a total of 25,283 preventive checks between January and December last year, in which 215 gazetted and 6,650 non-gazetted officers were allegedly found to be involved in corruption".  Why they are not dismissed immediately?  Perhaps, it is next to impossible for CVC to prove.

Ravinder

State Civil service officers highly demotivated

If the country has to progress, its Government Machinery must be perfect & well motivated. This can come only when the Government takes care of its employees. As of today in all the States the main arm of Government i.e. the State Civil service officers are highly demotivated due to stagnation in one rank. The All India service officers get time bound promotion and even a single day delay after the due date is called as demotivating for the AIS Officers. There is lot of hue & cry and even news papers carry reports that IAS or IPS officers are frustrated because they have not got promotion after the lapse of one month after their promotion is due.
There is no one to speak for the State Civil service officers as the Corridors of power starts from AIS officers and end at the Ministers/CM. A state civil service officer after completing 8 years of service is eligible to get into AIS but due to the mismanagement of cadres the situation is so pathetic that even after completing 25 years of service they are still struggling to get into AIS. Since their entire career progresses only after entry into AIS they have no other option but to sit and wait. Their Colleagues in other services like
PWD, Irrigation etc. become HODs and these people are stuck at one rank due to non entry into AIS. If the Govt. at Centre and in States are serious about the welfare of country they must seriously look into the grievances of State service officers
DKS

CWG-Gameplan

People like Mani Shanker Iyer, perhaps, don't know where to stop. They fail to differentiate between right and wrong especially when they are on criticising spree. It is rightly said that he is a disgruntled person.....extremely frustrated..... In fact along with Kalmadi he too was responsible for bringing CWG to India. These Games were decided to be held in India in NDA regime with Vajpayee being at helm of affairs at that time. If Congress is squarely responsible for all this mess, NDA partners can't escape their responsibility. In fact, these Games were brought to India in order to get a chance to earn, to exploit the situation...otherwise who cares for sports or sports persons. All our political leaders, entire bureaucracy wanted to cash in the situation. All are making hey. Now it has been free for all. Loot to your hearts extent. Games Officials are awarding contracts at hefty sums double, triple of original costs and their political masters are getting their share from it. Worthy Sonia ji, P.M. & entire government machinery is watching this game going on quietly as if they are happening in Pakistan. Delhi CM is also basking in new found glory. So what if stadiums are leaking, floors are cracking, cycling track watered, incomplete roads!!!!! We must... at least ....try to organise the Games... Who knows... they may be a success... a huge success....and, God forbid, if not, She has already availed three terms as CM and she knows that she is not going to get forth one. Hence she is not a loser.... Who knows, she may be inducted in Central Cabinet...After all such a ripe (widely experienced) person can't be left out in the Sun. So, she will not be a loser. Govt. has taken a calculated risk. Further, it has always been Congress policy to eat and let others eat. Congress keeps all sections of society in jolly mood in order to reap rich harvest in election times.
Pks

Iyer calls a spade a spade

Whatever be the reason( frustration or otherwise) but MS Iyer has right said that there is mountains of corruption in organising the CWG event. Everybody knows that Kalmadi is epitome of corruption in the sport field and is now out to capture Hockey also.

Prafulla Mishra

Krishna's letter is an eye opener not only to all non-Keralites but also to every patriotic Indian. Kerala had only one Muslim League prior to partition and it was a branch of Jinna's Muslim League. After partition only one or two leaders and few others(they are now trying to get back to India courtesy Muslim League and Congress) went to their promised land of Pakistan and others including the party continued here thanks to Nehru's benevolence. Their pre-partition office remains the same. They were branded as 'Secular' and taken into ruling fronts and presented with vital departments both by communists and Congress during their rules. The success of this communal party has given fillip to other communal parties like Kerala Congress. At one time Congress was not even prepared to give them the post of Speaker and now Sonia Gandhi has inducted this communal party into Central Cabinet.

Rajgopal M

Iyer would have rejoiced !

If Pakistan has won a war against India, Mani Sankar Iyer would have rejoiced with his same logic against CWG that there will not be another war!!!!!

Subramania

Naxalism in Chhattisgarh is not due to illegal mining
It’s not correct to say that naxalism in Chhattisgarh is due to illegal mining in Chhattisgarh. There has been no illegal mining in Chhattisgarh. The mineral resources in the state are unexploited. Its for the last 5 years than various industrialists from the country have started making beeline for allotment of mines and putting up plants to process minerals. These activities are at initial stage and production would have taken at least 5 years to start. Now with naxalism on the rise, the start of production from these allotted mines will now not take place for a long time to come. So, since there in no exploitation of mines, how can anybody allege that naxalism is due to mining.
Yes, one thing is correct is usurping of money allotted in governments various schemes meant for upliftment of tribal. The money has never reached to the intended beneficiaries over the last 50-60 years, due to corruption at the level of Ministers and officers.

Shantanu Ghosh