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Rahul's Daily Diary (Imaginary)

Had a very disturbed night. Time and again I dreamt I'm addressing Indian youth and Anna comes and all go to listen to him leaving me high and dry. Mom's cure for bad dreams.... ' a swig of olive oil and 3 Hail Marys'. I'll try this out tomorrow before going to bed. Well I'll recite Hanuman Chalisa to be on the safe side .....because of the Media.... my new self imposed rule...... do not underestimate the info collection capability and intrusiveness of the Media!! Imagine how the Media would twist my reciting 3 Hail Marys!!!!

Went to the gym. I must not read the newspaper or see News on TV before going to the gym. Even before I start my pulse touches 100! In fact I've told my instructor to ensure that when I exercise the TV should be switched off. Just the sight on Anna and my pulse shoots up! Note: Should get my guys to come up with a limerick for India's youth with the message that Anna's a Pied Piper and he's going to take them to their doom..... sorry..... that would mean the youth are rats...... God...... I'm just not made for these things! Overlook this note!!

Ma called and again the same 'yak yak'. Now that William is getting married Ma's gone hyper. She says ' you too are a Yuvraj...... heir to a throne...... when are you finding your Kate'?????? Mom should understand I'm not ready to make any commitments!! Maybe after I ascend the throne I'll think of marriage or maybe I'll not........ commitments and responsibilities are just not my Cappuccino!!!!

Diggy Uncle called. Do not understand his new found love for Amar????? On a scale of 1-10 in crookedness Amar comes at 10 and that's because the needle does not go beyond 10! I think Mom would be loony to let him in!!!! The fool keeps sending me flowers.... yesterday a bouquet was delivered from his dog to my dog........the card read........ apne Maalik ko bollo mera Maalik merri tarah wafaadar hai!!! Wafaadar.... bah....... take Amar's name and his ex pals all break into hives!!

Okay I have to give serious thought to my image. I'm thinking for switching from Kurta Payjamas to Business Suits. I have a collection of Seville Row Suits.... but no.... too opulent...... I'll go in for the Raymond look!!! Striped ties!!!! Oxford laced shoes!!!! And a computer bag like the one Ramesh carries. Something for the jhola waalas to smile!! And another thing..... Media often says Priyanka looks like Grand Ma!!!! Well if you look closely I do resemble great Grand Grand Pa.... I recall in London Lord Mountbatten's granddaughter saying this to me!!!!

Now on my playing a bigger role!!!! Well all the Ministries are totally botched up... so detrimental to become a Mantri! I can be the motivator of Congress Ministers..... shit.... they'll botch up more and I'll get the blame!!! Yaar.... why not become the examiner..... I'll monitor the Congress Ministers......no..... no....... will make be unpopular within the Party!!! Yaar... what the hell.... I'll dress up like a Corporate guy...... have all the gizmos that they use........ and I'll just do nothing.... wait it out.......looking like I'm on the job!!!!! Hope this stems the criticism too!!!!

A thought came to mind. Had I seen the letters that Anna wrote to Mom I would have written back and kept Anna happy and on hold!!!! I'd have gone and even spent a week with him!!!! Anyway now that's H20 under the bridge...... I cannot get a copy of letters that are written to PM but I definitely can get copies of letters written to Mom!!! Note: Let it be written let it be done or its written and it'll be done!!!!!

In UP candidates do not matter..... it's the Party that matters. So why would I get my guys to conduct a survey in UP and send me list of winnable candidates!! In my opinion Congress will not be able to stage a comeback in UP in the next State election........for UP we lack a charismatic Neta and Neeti!!!! I'm no longer 'saleable' in UP!!!!! In my opinion in UP Congress Party needs a strong purgative..... ghoda chaap!!!

Came back home famished. Mom's been instructing my staff to stock healthy stuff!!! I'm aching for a Dosa and Pasta!! I think I'll be the only guy in the World who knows what a Cappuccino Lassi is!!!

Mom called up at night and I did not respond. Yeah.... she's going to blow a fuse tomorrow!!! But better than her usual chik-chik!!! When she's angry she just blasts me and disconnects!!

Boy....tomorrow the good ole goggled windbag in TN is going to let out some hot air!!! Mom's worried that this could lead to a showdown!!! Heavy day for Ks!!!!! Kanimozhi and Kalmadi!!! That reminds me to get rid of the CWG memorabilia Kalmadi had sent me!! How do I get the photos that were clicked when he handed me the memorabilia.... I'll call Armrinder Singh and ask him to speak to Randhir Singh to try to get the photos from Kalmadi on some pretext!!!!

My trusted lieutenants and I got into a discussion on Pawar. One of them , and I've made note of this, admired Pawar's capability to be a Mantri of a crucial Ministry, BCCI de facto and ICC Boss, Real Estate and Stock Investor and unofficial Banker........ thought for the day is my take on Pawar's multi - multi tasking..... by running and shitting at the same time you get shit on your heels!!!!

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2 contenders for CM's slot in UDF
There are two Congress leaders who are in contention for the slot of Chief Minister in Kerala if UDF comes to power. They are: Oomen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala. Of them Chandy is liked by UPA chief Ms. Sonia Gandhi. However, Ramesh Chennithala has been running the Congress party successfully for over six years in Kerala. He is blue eyed boy of AICC general secretary Rahall Gandhi also.

Dorjee Khandu on his way out
In the wake of turbulence in ruling Congress party of Arunachal Pradesh there is every possibility of Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu being removed.

BUREAUCRACY

Half a dozen Ministers want a change of Secretaries
If PMO sources are to be believed, about half a dozen Ministers have approached the PMO for a change of their secretaries.

Prabhakar to be CMD Andhra Bank
B A Prabhakar is all set to become new CMD of the Andhra Bank.He is presently ED in the Bank of India.

Tanksale to be CMD of CBI
ED in the Punjab National Bank M V Tanksale is being appointed new CMD of the Central Bank of India.

Sanghvi to be new CMD of Syndicate Bank
M G Sanghvi ED of the Bank of Maharashtra is being tipped to be new CMD of the Syndicate Bank.

Ms Nupur Mitra to be CMD of Dena Bank
ED in the Indian Overseas Bank Ms Nupar Mitra is going to be new CMD of the Dena Bank.

Ajai Kumar to be CMD of Corporation Bank
ED in the UCO Bank Ajai Kumar is going to take over as new CMD of the Corporation Bank.

Narendra Singh to be CMD of Bank of Maharashtra
Narendra Singh who is presently ED in the Corporation Bank will take over as new CMD of the Bank of Maharashtra.

Bansal to be CMD of OBC
ED in the United Bank of India S L Bansal is being elevated as CMD of the Oriental Bank of Commerce.

Sarkar to be CMD of Union Bank of India
ED in the Allahabad Bank D Sarkar will take over as CMD of the Union Bank of India.He has been selected for the post.

Pankaj Jain to be CMD of MMTC ?
Pankaj Jain is likely to be appointed new CMD of the MMTC. Name of 1978 batch J & K cadre IAS officer Jain has reportedly been recommended by the Search Committee.

Jai Ho Kerala - Extension after 60 years ?
Rules do not apply for all. This time proposal to give two years extension in service to Chairman of the National Textile Corporation K Ramachandran Pillai has been moved to the PMO. Will the Prime Minister relax rules for Pillai by giving two years extension after attaining the age of 60 ?.

Rabindra Singh to be Director (Personnel) NMDC !
In all probability, Rabindra Singh will be new Director (Personnel) of the NMDC. He is presently ED in the SAIL.

Ashok Lahiri gets one year extension
ED in the Asian Development Bank, Ashok Lahiri, has been given one year extension in his tenure beginning July 1.
( We said this on April 15 )

Oberoi promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary
Vinay Sheet Oberoi, Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, has been given in-situ promotion to the rank of Additional Secretary. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Order of Ashok Thakur cancelled
Order of the appointment of Ashok Thakur as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes has been cancelled. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Pipersenia is new Secretary of NCSC
Vinod Kumar Pipersenia has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Pulok Chaterji postpones his visit
ED World Bank Pulok Chaterji has reportedly postponed his proposed Delhi visit to Delhi this week.

No candidate for DG, NIFT from Tamil Nadu
This time there is no candidate from Tamil Nadu in race for the post of Director General (DG) of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) under the Ministry of Textiles that has been lying vacant for a pretty long time. It may be stated here that Indian Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran is from Tamil Nadu.

Jai Shankar to be GM, IIFCL
As grapevine has it, Jai Shankar Assistant General Manager (AGM) of the National Housing Bank (NHB) who has sought voluntary retirement from service (VRS) is going to join as General Manager (GM) with India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL).

3 IAS officers to be watched in Kerala
In case of UDF coming to power, it is widely being believed that three IAS officers will gain prominence. Of them two are on central deputation to the Government of India (GOI). These three IAS officers are : K. Mohan Das , Mathew C Kunnumkal (both on deputation) and Jose Cyriac.

Justice Waghmare to move Bombay ?
Grapevine has it that Justice S R Waghmare of the Indore High Court is being moved to the Bombay High Court.

Decision on Army Chief's age soon: Antony
Defence Minister AK Antony has assured that the government would soon take a decision on the issue of the age of present Army Chief Gen VK Singh. He has, however, not given any deadline for the same. The adjutant general's (AG) branch in army headquarters and the military secretary's (MS) office have recorded different dates of birth for Singh. While the AG's branch lists it as May 10, 1951, the MS branch has it as May 10, 1950. Though the law ministry has now said that General V.K. Singh's school leaving certificate, that records his date of birth as May 10, 1951, is a bonafide document, the decision will have to be taken by the appointments committee of cabinet (ACC) on the recommendation of the defence ministry.

Manisha Saxena is now CVO EPL
Ms. Manisha Saxena has been relieved from the position of Director DoP&T to join on Wednesday as Chief Vigilance Officer, Engineering Projects ltd. She is an IAS officer of 1996 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.

Meena replaces Manisha Saxena in DoPT
Ashok Kumar Kalwa Ram Meena has joined as Director, DoP&T, Government of India in place of Ms. Manisha Saxena IAS. He is an IAS officer of 1993 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

Who will be Chairman of Orissa PSC ?
There is hectic lobbying in Orissa for the post of new Chairman of the Orissa Public Service Commission. Term of present Chairman P R Mohanty who is an IFS officer is coming to an end .

Member PLI Postal Services Board to retire in May
Maj. Gen. V Sadasivam Member (PLI) & Chairman Investment Board Postal Services Board is superannuating in May end.

IA&AS Officer Verma appointed as Finance Officer JNU
RK Verma (IA&AS-1983), Principal Accountant General (Audit), Jharkhand, Ranchi, has been transferred as Finance Officer, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on deputation basis.

Bureaucrats oppose some posts in state
Maharashtra bureaucrats are avoiding certain posts if there is going to be a reshuffle. CIDCO for one is being avoided as no one wants to head a department that has a stigma of corruption attached to it.

IT returns of Sr. Citizens not to be scrutinized !
The annual income returns of senior citizens, aged 60 years and above, will now not be chosen for scrutiny unless the gross total income before availing incentive reliefs exceeds Rs.10 lakh or there is credible information against them.

East UP - a parking place for unaccounted wealth
The eastern region of UP, according to the Income Tax department, is a parking place for unaccounted wealth. The I-T officials claim to have recovered crores of rupees from this region during raids conducted in the past financial year.

Smaller cities have more unaccounted wealth
Gone are the days when the unaccounted money was found only in big cities. Raids conducted in small cities, in the recent past, have exposed the accumulation of unexplained money at these places too. More worrying is the fact that this money in small cities may be misused and invested in anti-national activities while in big cities unaccounted money is visible in development works like constructions.

Meerut DIG Suspended and DM transferred
Uttar Pradesh Government has suspended Meerut's Deputy Inspector-General/SSP Jai Narain Singh.He is 1994 batch IPS officer. District Magistrate Subhash Chandra Verma has been transferred .

NSIC signs MoU with IndusInd Bank (UPDATED)
NSIC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the IndusInd Bank (IBL) adding another bank under its Bank Tie-Up Scheme for financing credit to MSMEs. This alliance is expected to further strengthen NSIC's endeavours towards catering to the financial needs of MSME's. It would invariably offer an opportunity to MSME's in switching over from their existing banks to IBL depending upon their credit requirements. The MoU has been signed on by Ravindra Nath Director (Finance) of NSIC and G.S Tuteja Assistant Vice President of IndusInd Bank (IBL).

Ms. Dheera Khandelwal's poetry collection released (UPDATED)
Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia released a collection of Hindi poems authored by Ms. Dheera Khandelwal in book form at a simple but a largely attended function in Chandigarh located Raj Bhavan on April 27, 2011. The function was presided over by Haryana government's Chief Secretary Ms. Urvashi Gulati (IAS 1985 batch, Haryana cadre). Ms. Dheera Khandelwal who is presently Director General (DG) Higher Education with the Haryana government is Haryana cadre IAS officer of the 1986 batch. Her collection of poems titled "Mukhar Maun" encompasses her journey spanning over last two decades. It has been published by S Chaand and Co. New Delhi, with the foreword by Padmabhushan Gopal Das Neeraj. Excerpts from Khandelwal's book were recited by Vijay Vardhan (IAS 1985 batch, Haryana cadre) Financial Cmmissioner Renewable Sources of Energy and Environment. The function was conducted by Dhanpat Singh (IAS 1985 batch, Haryana cadre) Financial Commissioner Social Justice with Haryana government. Co-incidentally Ms. Khandelwal's husband K.K. Khandelwal (IAS 1985 batch, Haryana cadre) is also a literary figure. Presently he is Additional Principal Secretary (APS) to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

CAT quashes appointment of Arvinda Rao as AP DGP (UPDATED)
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) quashed the appointment of K. Arvinda Rao as Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh and directed the State Government, Centre and the UPSC to select a new DGP within a month. The CAT orders came on a petition filed by the Andhra Pradesh Home Secretary P. Gautam Kumar, who charged the State Government with mismanaging the IPS cadre and appointing Arvinda Rao (who was junior and ineligible) as DGP on August 31, 2010 while ignoring several senior IPS officers of the rank of Director General of Police (DGP).

DEBATE
Does ACC system have its relevance for all posts?
Does the ACC system has its relevance as far as appointment of incumbents for all posts was concerned? It is time consuming. Under the system it is examined at each level and in every Ministry there are at least six levels. Broadly speaking it goes from concerning Ministry to DoPT Ministry, then to cabinet secretariat and then to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).Finally it goes to the PMO. It is extremely time consuming .In the wake of this please give your valuable views to us.
Mail us-mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

R S Sharma to decide future plans after one year
Outgoing CMD of the ONGC R S Sharma will decide taking up of any regular appointment only after one year cooling off period. Earlier there were speculations about his joining the Reliance. With this Code Of Conduct in view he is only taking some non exclusive advisory assignments in the Financial Services and other sectors on selective basis.

BHEL Chairman to decide next CMD of NTPC-BHEL joint venture !
Amidst intense lobbying, officially it is the BHEL Chairman BP Rao who would be deciding upon the next CMD of NTPC-BHEL joint venture. The decision is likely to be taken soon after Rao gets free from his other scheduled engagements.

Top 11 of ICICI group

1 Ms.Chanda Kocchar - Chairperson

2 NS Kannan - Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

3 K Ramkumar - Executive Director - Human Resource

4Rajeev Sabharwal - Executive Director , Retail, Rural and SME Banking

5 Sandeep Bakshi - MD and CEO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance company

6 Pravir Vohra - Chief Technology Officer

7 Vijay Chandok - Group Executive, International Banking

8 Zarin Daruwala - Group Executive , Wholesale banking

9 Bhargav Dasgupta - CEO ICICI Lombard

10 Puneet Nanda - Executive Director, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

11 Madhivanan Balakrishnan - Executive Director, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

Anupam Goswami to head Corporate Communication in ADAG
Anupam Goswami who is Executive Editor with Business India Publications Limited New Delhi Area has been roped in by industrial tycoon Anil Ambani to head Corporate Communication in Mumbai. Goswami will be joining the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group (ADAG) on a package of Rs. One crore.

Sengupta ceases to be Director (Finance & Commercial), Petronet LNG
Amitava Sengupta has ceased to be Director (Finance & Commercial ) of Petronet LNG Ltd on April 26, 2011 on completion of his five year tenure with the company.

Malathy N. appointed Company Secy. Muthoot Capital Services
Muthoot Capital Services Ltd has appointed Ms. Malathy N as the Company Secretary in place of Ms. Elizabeth Wilson.

Vantage Corporate Services to appoint addl. Non Exec. directors
Board of Vantage Corporate Services Ltd will meet on May 1, 2011, to appoint Hemant Kale and Pravin Gala as Additional Non-Executive Directors of the Company.

Shah re-appointed MD, Packtech Industries Ltd
Packtech Industries Ltd has re-appointed Ashish R. Shah as the Managing Director of the Company with effect from April 10, 2011 .

Dehen resigns as Special Director, Siemens India
Wolfgang Dehen, Special Director has resigned from the Board of Directors of Siemens India Ltd with effect from March 31, 2011.

Schneider no longer Alternate Director, Siemens India Ltd
Stephan Schneider, has ceased to be an Alternate Director to Wolfgang Dehen at Siemens India Ltd from March 31, 2011.

Siddhapura appointed Addl. Director, Sarang Chemicals
Sarang Chemicals Ltd has appointed Kamlesh M. Siddhapura, as an Additional Director of the Company.

Bidkaras appointed Company Secy. RM Mohite Industries Ltd
RM Mohite Industries Ltd has appointed Sachin Gajanan Bidkaras as Company Secretary with effect from April 1, 2011.

Pawar appointed NASSCOM Chairman
Rajendra S Pawar , Chairman, NIIT, has been appointed as the Chairman of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2011-12.

Chatterjee appointed CFO, Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd
Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL) has appointed Asheesh Chatterjee as the Chief Financial Officer.

FORUM

ACC System-the Debate

I endorse the views of one of your worthy contributor that there is nothing wrong with ACC system but like all systems this too has become a bottleneck in good governance. So long as the systems in place are manipulated by small and corrupt persons these are bound to be malfunctioning. The Acc system has proved to be one such system. It therefore needs to be scrapped for other than the posts under the Central Staffing Scheme. Why should a ministry be not given the powers to empanel ,promote and appoint its own officers at SAG and even HAG level. For appointment of the Secretary level post alone Secretary (Personnel) be co-opted. For example in the Railways why should it be not left to the Ministry itself to empanel and post General Managers of the Railways. As first the file goes for empanelment to Acc which takes its own time and throws the file back and forth for including or excluding some names on the basis of representations received. Then for posting the same exercise is undertaken. There is so much delay and interference in the entire exercise that the posts remain vacant for long. In the last such exercise even the panel lapsed. It is all because of the officers handling the ACC files in Personnel ministry, Cabinet Secretariat and the PMO. After all what is ACC? The minister concerned, the Home minister and the Prime minister. When the Establishment officer in the DOPT is the nodal officer for ACC cases why should so many other minions be allowed to handle (rather mishandle )ACC cases. It is time the whole system is revamped.

Aarti Khosla

Wrong policies of CBDT delay refunds

The main reason for delay in issuing income tax refund is wrong policy of CBDT. Every year the CBDT fixes targets of collection of taxes. The collections of taxes are net collection i.e Total collection of taxes during the year minus total refunds issued. To show the rosy picture, the Chief Commissioners/ Commissioners verbally direct their subordinates to stop issuing refunds, so that the net collection is up and targets are achieved. To stop the delay in issuing refunds, the CBDT should analyze the performance by giving targets for gross collections and percentage of refunds issued by the assessing officer.

Aman

Revoke privileges

When CWG matters are being looked into threadbare and lot of skeletons are tumbling out why not look into privileges provided to the officials/cronies who managed to join CWG at the fag end of their career. In all fairness these privileges should be immediately revoked to meet the end of justice.

Rahul

Best wishes to Nambiar

Nice to learn about the new appointment of Nambiar at the prestigious Cambridge University. My respectful Best wishes.

N Nagraj

Non violent people sent ripples

After the hunger strike by Anna Hajare on the issue of stopping corruption at the national level especially curbing the outflow of black money, like minded people in the country joined hands together. Against the rule of corruption, a movement of public and their expression of anger against the corruption in the country took the public on the roads in support of the team of intelligentsia led by self less, honest and Gandhiwadi Hajare. The non-violent movement sent ripples among the top politicians all over the country, so much so that few of them even went to extreme extent of mentioning it as a challenge to the Indian Democracy. I fail to understand why the leaders get so frustrated where as they should understand that it is the public which elects them to represent them and frame policies for their welfare. As the mandate is given for five years to represent them in parliament and put forward their requirements and important public issues at the national level. Understanding the mood and reaction of the general public, politicians needs to improve and mend their ways rather than play politics with the feelings and strong mood of the public, which had elected them for a specific period. Hence politicians should take a cue from the non-violent move of the intelligentsia and publiclsed by fearless and honest leaders like Anna Hajare and come forward in support of Lok Bill and fearlessly support it and ensure the bill is passed to restore the confidence of the people in the Indian Democracy.

Ravinder Gupta

Constitution of bench by the SC

The CIC observed that the information whether the Registry of the Supreme Court (SC) has placed certain papers before the Chief Justice of India for constitution of a Bench as directed in the SC Order in the SLP No. 32855/2009 is plainly administrative in nature. It is difficult to imagine how the disclosure of such information could cause any abrogation of the independence of the judiciary. The CIC directed to provide information on action taken by the SC Registry and also provide copy of the order, if any, for constituting a Bench of appropriate strength for further hearing on the SLP. The CIC further directed to provide a copy of the document, if any, confirming the news about the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India advising Karnataka Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice PD Dinakaran to go on leave.

Comments

While the CIC deserves applause for the interpretation of the RTI Act, is it not surprising that the CPIO of the mighty Supreme Court of India cannot decipher one of the simplest Acts of the independent India? Even earlier, the CPIO of SC has received a rap on the knuckles for similar aberrations.

Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal vs. CPIO, Supreme Court of India in File No. CIC/WB/A/2010/000316 & CIC/SM/A/2011/001078

- Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the book: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)