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Papta P S


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Dinesh Trivedi is heir apparent to Ms. Mamata Banerjee
Dinesh Trivedi Trina Mool Congress (TMC) MP from an industrial belt of Barrackpore (West Bengal) is being considered to step into shoes of Indian Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Delhi.
Who is Dinesh Trivedi?
Who is Dinesh Trivedi and what is his background? This question is hotly being discussed in different circles. Well, Dinesh Trivedi a Gujarati Kutchi industrialist and adviser of Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamta Banerjee had won parliamentary election as a TMC candidate from Barrackpore constituency in West Bengal. Trivedi had defeated his nearest rival Tarit Topdar, six-time heavyweight and the then sitting CPM MP, by more than 60,000 votes during last year’s Lok Sabha polls. Barrackpore was considered to be the biggest strongholds of the Left front outside Kolkata. Trivedi who hails from Bidada village of coastal Mandvi in Gujarat’s Kutch district was a TMC’ Rajya Sabha MP before entering into the Lok Sabha.
All waiting for cabinet reshuffle at the Centre
All are waiting for the Cabinet reshuffle at the Centre. Reshuffle  is likely to take place only this month.
R K Srivastava is new JS Home in GoI
Ravindra Kumar Srivastava is new Joint Secretary in the Ministry Home Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
How much was brought in India by IPL teams ?
Since the franchise fee which the IPL team owners were supposed to pay in US Dollars currency from the day one, it is not known that how much has been brought in by teams. Grapevine has it that while, some of the franchisee owners had financial muscles, other four teams were cobbled up through sheer financial engineering.
Vivek Sahai to hold additional charge of Member (Traffic)
Vivek Sahai, IRTS, Chairman, Railway Board will also look after the duties of the post of Member (Traffic), Railway Board, in addition to his own, until further orders.
Sheela Sangwan to be Additional Secretary Science and Technology
Sheela Sangwan is being appointed Additional Secretary Science and Technology in the Government of India.
     ( We said this on May 12 )
Pradhan to be Additional Secretary Disinvestment
S Pradhan is being appointed Additional Secretary Disinvestment in the Government of India. He is an IRS (IT) officer.
     ( We said this on May 12 )
 Amit Kaushish  is Additional Secretary Defence
Amit Kaushish is being appointed Additional Secretary Defence in the Government of India.
( We said this on May 12 )
Arun Kumar to be Secretary Oil Industry Development Board
Arun Kumar is being appointed Secretary of the Oil Industry Development Board.
  ( We said this on May 12 )
Sanjay Bandopadhyay joins GoI
Sanjay Bandopadhyay has joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on May 25 )
Bal to get charge of Administration in MoD ?
 Newly appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence A K Bal is likely to get the desk of Administration .He is 1986 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
IAS officer Babu Lal Agrawal re-instated in Chhattisgarh
Babu Lal Agrawal has been re-instated by the Chhattisgarh Government . He is 1988 batch IAS officer.
CITs transfers after June 20, 2010
As the grapevine has it, transfers of Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs) are going to take place after June 20, 2010.
A C. Buck to join Settlement Commission
A. C. Buck, DG of  Directorate general of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) is poised to join Settlement Commission in Delhi.
Gulati appointed as DG, FSI
A.K.Gulati has been appointed as new Director General (DG) of the Dehradun located Forest Survey of India (FSI). The post is vacant since July 2009. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1977 batch & is from the Himachal Pradesh cadre who was recently promoted as PCCF.
(We said this on May 16, 2010)
 IRS Hariprasad Babu gets Voluntary Retirement
The request of K. Hariprasad Babu, Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax (Hqrs.)(Judl.)-II, Hyderabad, for Voluntary Retirement has been accepted. Accordingly, he stands retired from service from June 6, 2010.
 No meeting fixed for CVC so far
No meeting has so far been fixed to select new CVC. Leader of the opposition Ms Sushma Swaraj  will be consulted for the new appointment.
Ms Abha Asthana is new APC in Madhya Pradesh
ACS Ms Abha Asthana has been appointed APC in Madhya Pradesh. 1977 batch IAS officer Ms Asthana is considered to be straightforward and honest officer in the bureaucratic circles.
Sudesh Kumar is PS Jail in MP
Sudesh Kumar has been appointed Principal Secretary Jails in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.Suhail Ali has been shifted to Gwalior as Secretary Board of Revenue.
Bihar Chief Minister not to have new PS
As the grapevine has it Nitish Kumar Bihar Chief Minister is not going
to have new Principal Secretary (PS).
Chanchal Kumar to run Bihar CM’s secretariat till assly polls
As the grapevine has it Chanchal Kumar Secretary to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will run the CM”s secretariat till Assembly elections. He is an IAS officer of the 1992 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
Bhanu Pratap Sharma poised to go to Centre
As the grapevine has it Bhanu Pratap Sharma Principal Secretary(PS) Finance with the Bihar Government is poised to go to Government of India on central deputation. He is an IAS officer of the 1981 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
Ms Mukherjee is new ED PR Railway Board
Ms Chandralekha Mukherjee has been appointed ED Public Relations in the Railway Board. She is SAG/ IRTS officer.
High level committee to advise on Unique Projects
Govt of India has constituted a high level committee under Nandan Nilekani to advise on Unique Projects. The other members are Secy (IT),CB Bhave, Chairman, SEBI,& D Swarup, former Secretary Expenditure and Chairman PFRDA
Bhadra, Principal Accountant General (A&E) Karnataka transferred
DJ Bhadra, Principal Accountant General (A&E), Karnataka, Bangalore, on his relief by Ms. Keerti Tewari, is transferred and posted as Principal Accountant General (C & CA), Karnataka, Bangalore.
Vacant post of ED in NHB likely to be abolished
In the wake of Prabal Sen - Chief General Manager (CGM) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) having refused to join the National Housing Bank (NHB) as its Executive Director (ED), it is being said that the post may be abolished now.
Adml. Tahiliani is Member of Vigilance Advisory Council
Adml. R.H. Tahiliani (Retd) , Ex-Chairman, TI India  is the Member of the reconstituted Vigilance Advisory Council,  first set up by the Commission in the year 2004,  with persons of great eminence as its members to advise and guide the Commission from time to time in the discharge of its statutory duties.
Senior executives of oil sector scared
There is a scare among senior executives of the oil sector, especially public sector oil companies. It stems from the fact that in the recent few years none of the CMDs unlike other sectors got an extension beyond his five-year tenure.
Pillai  moves to Madrid
K P R Pillai, Director (CPV) in the MEA, has been posted in Madrid as Counsellor.
NRAA's fate to be decided today
The fate of PM backed NRAA is likely to be decided on  June 4, 2010 in a meeting of Committees of Secretaries to be chaired by the Cabinet Secretary. This meeting is being held on a note from Planning Commission to PMO for transfer of NRAA to Planning Commission. The role of NRAA has come up for big praise from the State Governments of UP and MP for professionalism and impartiality in handling Bundelkhand package.
Air Marshal Gokhale to hold plane crash inquiry
Air Marshal (retd) Bhushan Nilkanth Gokhale will head the Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the Mangalore air crash.
Financial engineering and the IPL (Updated)
The role of certain sponsors in IPL has come out to be the most interesting case of financial engineering since their payouts to what should have been actually paid are learnt to be having a huge difference on the positive side.
Corporate Hawala ! (Updated)
Grapevine has it that certain sponsors used to route ‘IPL’ funds into India. These groups were receiving funds abroad or in India and transferring the amount to concerning parties with one of the biggest amount coming from gate-money. There was no way of knowing the actual amounts except for a very close knit group of people who would then use it to route it internationally as well as domestically.
File of CMDs in Public Sector banks reaches ACC (Updated)
File pertaining to appointments of Chairman cum Managing Directors (CMDs) in public sector banks has reached the ACC.
Bala Shekhar is now Additional Secretary in Lok Sabha (UPDATED)
S Bala Shekhar has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Lok Sabha Secretariat
A. Rajkumar posted as CMD, TN Cement Corporation (UPDATED)
G.A. Rajkumar Principal Secretary / Commissioner Archives and Historical Research has been posted as Chairman and Managing Director
of the Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited (TANCEM) .He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
A. Mohammed Aslam posted as Director of Land Reforms in TN (UPDATED)
A. Mohammed Aslam Additional Secretary Transport Department with the Tamil Nadu Government has been transferred as Director of Land Reforms
vice A. Ramalingam who was holding additional charge. He is an IAS officer of the 1995 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.

CORPORATE
It also happens in India
“Aisa bhi hota hai India main (it also happens in India). This in a nutshell is the story of a search that was carried out by a team of the Directorate general of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) from Delhi in the head office of Bhopal based Reliable group of Industries recently. The Chairman of Reliable group of Industries is Sikander Hafiz Khan. A team led by Sunil Joshi and D conducted the search. S. Chauhan (both from DGCEI) .As per documents copies of which are in possession of whispersinthecorridors.com search was conducted in a peaceful manner. They also state “no harm to any person or property was caused during the proceedings.” Same was the case with another team of DGCEI led by Neeraj Agrawal that ascertained physical stock of finished goods and major raw material in M/S.Reliable Cigarette and Tobacco Industries Pvt Ltd, Mandideep (Raisen district). However, a section of press gave not only news contrary to this but also tried to drag Sikander Hafiz Khan’s name with the said unit from whose Board he had resigned on May 4, 2007. Sikander Hafiz Khan said “I am sincerely trying to do my business just as a law abiding citizen.”
Agrawal is new Director (Technical) NFL
Rajesh Agrawal has taken over as new Director (Technical) of the National Fertilisers Ltd (NFL).
 Ravi is new GM of Indian Bank
R Ravi  has been appointed General Manager of the Indian Bank  with effect from June one.
Nayar is head CMO in Citi 
Rajiv Nayar  has been appointed Head of Capital Markets Origination for India by the Citi.
Nanda no longer Director of Hindustan Zinc Ltd
Bhupal Nanda ceases to be Director on the Board of Hindustan Zinc Limited with immediate effect.
Anuj Kumar is new VP (HR) of Fujitsu Consulting India
 Fujitsu Consulting India has appointed Anuj Kumar as the new Vice President (HR).
Ravi Sharma to join Adani Power
Former Alcatel-Lucent South Asia Head Ravi Sharma will shortly join as the CEO of Adani Power.
 Bhattacharjee is GM (F&A) and CFO Allahabad Bank
Allahabad Bank Board's Audit Committee has approved the appointment of A.B. Bhattacharjee, as General Manager (F&A) and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank.
Ray elected Member
MP from A & N Islands Bishnu Pada Ray has been elected as member of Marine Products Export Development Authority.
Setia elected President of AIREA
Vijay Setia has been unanimously elected the President of All-India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA).He has replaced Vijay Arora.
Chaudhary is Chairman of Punjab Power Corporation
K D Chaudhry has taken over on Thursday as Chairman of the Punjab Power Corporation.

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DoPT and Deputation Policy of India
Deputations in the cadre of DS, Director and JS were created to run the administration of various Departments and Ministries in the Govt. of India. The posts of Section officers and Under secretary are being filled in by the CSS Officers though there has been shortage in this cadre. There are officers who always prefer to remain on deputation though there is shortage in their own ministries. After completion of three years on deputation, such officers should be called back to serve their own ministry. Deputations in chains (availing deputation after another deputation) should not be allowed as this practice is  badly affecting the parent cadres. Politicians and Senior bureaucrats are also giving shelter to such officers. DOPT should take steps to check such chain deputations and form a policy in the interest of the country.
M. K. Roy
A very progressive step 
Indeed, a very progressive step from Government of India. India need to take all the services from those people who has made India proud and to ensure India goes to next level. NPCIL under SK Jain\'s leadership has grown by leaps & bound. Fantastic news. 
Nishikant Sarawgi
Extension to Cabinet Secretary
This is not in the interest of nation.  Even if the present CS is extraordinarily brilliant, honest, sincere etc, this extension casts a doubt on the capabilities and integrities of other officers in the line.  In a way it also reflects on the capabilities of the PM that he is not able to find a suitable person amongst a large pool of officers and he has become very dependent on the present CS (Truth might be something else!).  In fact, if the present CS has all the excellent qualities attributed on him, he should have refused this extension even if offered under pressure.  Overall, he is undermining the confidence levels of officers below him!
Deepankar
Depreciation of asset
The column "Much more than what meets the eye" on extension of Cabinet Secretary is reflection of How member of IAS are fixed in the past that they have topped CSE. Does topper of one exam or any exam for that matter in any way indicates being  better civil servant. In fact  this  mind set of IAS , indicates they stop growing with the age and experience. While people in profession talk of future, IAS people talk of past. It’s called depreciation of asset in commercial term.
J Nath
Damage control exercise
This appears to be a damage control exercise after unprecedented death due to heat wave in Gujarat.
Babubhai Vaghela
Restructuring of CSSS
This is with reference to the proposed restructuring of CSSS.  It may be mentioned, in this connection, that last cadre restructuring of CSSS in 2005 provided benefit to Steno. Grade A & B only .  In other words, the consequent effect of increase of posts did not pass to the last serving category i.e. Stenographer Grade 'D'.  The above fact has been self explained because the Stenographer Grade 'D' of 1982 presently working as Stenographer Grade 'C'(P.A.) on ad-hoc basis have been working continuously since 1996.   If the same benefit of restructuring CSSS was passed on to the Stenographer Grade 'D', The Stenographer Grade 'D' in the same proportion of Stenographer Grade 'C' promoted as Stenographer Grade A and B merged would have been promoted as Stenographer Grade 'C' on regular basis in 2005.  The fact may be witnessed by the Department of Personnel and Training (CS.II) order of 2005 promoting 965 Stenographer Grade D to C on ad-hoc basis.  I am quite surprised to note that the most stagnated category of Stenographer Grade 'D' has been deprived of the benefit of cadre restructuring.  I am failed to understand as to why the authorities responsible in the CS Division has turned a blind eye towards the acute stagnated service conditions of Stenographer Grade 'D'.  To rectify this, DP&T may kindly consider regularising all Stenographer Grade 'D' presently working as Stenographer Grade 'C' on ad-hoc basis from the date they were appointed for the first time as a part of restructuring of CSSS.  Secondly, the Sixth Pay Commission has rightly recommended the merger of CSSS with CSS.  Neither the Government has rejected this recommendation nor accepted it.  The Government may take a final view in the matter.  If the Government thinks of merger between CSSS and CSS.  The parity such as seniority amongst the employees etc. may be done and then the merger should be done. 
V P Sharma
Services of best talent be used in Judiciary also
The bureaucrats and the politicians must think on the line that the services of best talent are used not only in Rajya Sabha but also in judiciary, in High Courts and Supreme Court in order to save the people from incompetent judiciary.  A procedure to appoint such people is the need of the hour.
RK
Most competent person to replace Mamata
Mrs Purandareshwari is the most competent person to replace Mamata Banerjee as the Railway Minister.
Sastry
Renewed impetus to scientific research !
This is with reference to Dr Bahuguna's appointment as DG ICFRE. His appointment shall give a renewed impetus to the scientific research momentum in the field of Forestry. It is indeed a very positive step taken by Forest Ministry led by Jairam Ramesh
R K Agrawal
Ad-hoc Steno Gr D.
This is really surprising as tp why DOPT or relevant Government Agency feel that after having clear vacancies in a particular department or in Government as a whole, keep the Stenographers or any other cadre as "adhoc". This practice should rather must be realised by the Government and hence forthwith take a view to regularise all such posts who are on adhoc for more than one year at least.  There is no reason for any infringement in the records of regular working for many years in government to have in place some persons from the Examination thru SSC or UPSC etc. On the contrary the regularisation of adhoc is meant to have experience people in government. In regard to grading, the issue of grading as amended by the government, must be implied in all cadres and grading which does entail a person to further promotion must be transparently be made known to the individual and the grading officer must be asked to explain the reason for giving such lower grading to bar the individual to get promotions. In my views, there must be a reviewing Committee, which must have different from the relevant cadre to review the grading given to Steno Gr D by his senior single coleague i.e. PPS, PS etc. There can be enmity among these officers to make deliberations against any individual.
H S Bhalla
Does Haryana wants coward IFS officers?
Despite the shortage of IFS Officers in Haryana at DFO level, the State Government does not seem to be in an entertaining mood. Sanjeev Chaturvedi, an IFS officer of 2000 batch, who is also a recipient of award for his good work, has been harassed and continues to be harassed because he has challenged the corrupt practices in the Department. So, Haryana should first decide whether they want DFO level IFS officers or cowards who can toe their corrupt lines !
Ambika
Why happy over patch-up between Ambani Brothers ?
Why should anyone be happy with the patch-up between the two Ambani Brothers ? They know that the break-up was for a reason and the patch-up is also for a reason. The best beneficiaries are the two Brothers themselves. Kudos to their calculations and execution!
S R Shekhar