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Yes WikiLeaks revelation about 2000 Swiss Bank accounts could create a flutter!!!

Could make Congress horridly stutter!!

Because as per inside info the ratio of Netas holding accounts in Tax Havens is 8:2!

8 Congress and 2 Non Congress and that is why BJP is letting out boo after boo!!

In fact the joke is the Swiss economy has got a helping hand!!!

From The Indian Hand!!!

But then some would say even if the accounts are revealed!!

The Netas whose accounts are revealed their fates will not be sealed!!!

After all which Neta till now has been made to pay for his money making???

You are a black sheep for Netas if despite being a Neta if ghoos you are not taking!

Government should announce an amnesty ' last chance to make your kaala dhan white'!!

And then make Tax Avoidance Penalty stricter ...show the State's might!!

We are known for 'jugad' and 'tatkaal'!!!!!

So why not in the spirit of jugaad and tatkal get back the hidden maal???

This I hear has already been proposed as a 'viable way'!

And from the next financial year imagine the tax the 'dry cleaners' will pay!!!

Only fear is Rupee would strengthen in the region of 25-30 with the inflows!!!!

And to the economy this would be one of the worst blows!!

FII inflows will look like a puddle in front of this kaala dhan sea!!!

And there is also a chance that some of our Netas could also flee!!!

A blessing that India would be rid of a few Netas..... blessing!!!

A few less to indulge in propriety's messing!!!!

Montek says Sibal's 2 G analogy is correct!!!!

His economics, arithmetic and logic are bad and that is why his predictions on inflation were incorrect!

Loss is evident because the licenses were given cheap and sold for a humongous profit!

In the humongous scams category this scam does fit!!

Montek is a proven fibber and he does this for his loyalty to Congress!!!!

Like I've said he is a Congressman in a Bureaucrat's dress!!

One day like Mohna his love for Congress will make him become a Congress Neta!

Joh harr saans mein High Command ka naam hai letha!!

He knows what is going on and his siding with Congress puts his honesty in doubt!

At least this is what the evidence does shout!!

If Pawar was only responsible for production why did he make demands????

His demands were more like commands!!

Like Commodity Futures should not be banned!!!

Or Export of say sugar should be allowed or import of sugar be canned (stopped)!!!

He now says NCP can go alone....he is a wily fox......power is his need!!!

He sees UPA's debacle and his pack into NDA he could lead!

Maybe with Balasahib he could join hands..... doobthe ko tinnke ka sahaara!!!

NCP will get at most 0-2 seats as it will not be able to fool the electorate dobaara!!!

Anil Ambani says his Companies have volunteered 'not to trade in stocks'!!

Fact is to save face Ambani offered to apply 'the blocks'!!!

Reliance ADAG's financial health is precarious...... critically ill!!!

And the illness requires surgery and cannot be cured by any injection or pill!!!

And in the number mobility Reliance will be the looser 'number one'!!!!

On 'reserve tank' (like a scooter) Reliance ADAG doth run!!

What do you think Niira Radia and Amar talked????

Each other's 'facilitator prowess' they hawked!!

Maybe Amar offered Niira a MP carrot if she joined his Party!!!

And promised her his Party really knew how to party!!!

Confucius says........ Amar Singh's calling card used to say 'Deals in everything'!!!

And Niira's used to say..... trust me and then worry about nothing!!

Adds... People have binned dono ke cards and expunged their contacts in their mobiles!

Distance they'd like to keep from these two..... at least 10 miles!!

Bharat Kumar

BUREAUCRACY

Genava hotels are packed ?
All the top hotels in Geneva and Zurich are packed for the last two days. Reason-fear of Wikileaks leak about Swiss Bank accounts.

Visit of Pulock Chaterji create flutters
Week long stay of ED World Bank Pulock Chaterji in Delhi has caused flutters in the bureaucratic circles.1974 batch UP cadre IAS officer was back to Washington on Sunday.

Partha S. Bhattacharyya to be MD of HPL ?
Coal India chairman Partha S. Bhattacharyya is being tipped to be new MD of the Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL). In all probability, he will succeed Swapan Bhowmik whose term is coming to an end in March.

Who will succeed Rakesh Garg as Jt Secretary & FA in Food?
Who will replace Rakesh Garg as Joint Secretary & FA in the Food Ministry of GOI? This question is hotly being discussed in corridors of power because Garg on elevation is poised to go as Additional Secretary Culture. Earlier he was Executive Director (ED) Transport in Food Corporation of India (FCI). He is an IAS officer of the 1980 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

2 in reckoning for DGP, Karnataka
As the grapevine has it, two IPS officers belonging to the 1976 batch of Karnataka cadre are in fray for the post of DGP, Karnataka. They are: Guru Prasad and S.T. Ramesh.

Sanjay Kumar goes to Daman
Sanjay Kumar DCP Security has reportedly been transferred to Daman.

CBDT constitutes DRP Chennai
Central Board Of Direct Taxes has constituted the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP} comprising of three Commissioners of Income- Tax/Directors of Income-tax as its Members. Accordingly, DRP Chennai includes Rajeeb Hota, DIT (International Taxation), Chennai, Jason P.Boaz, DIT (Transfer Pricing}, Bangalore and Rajendra Kumar, CIT-VI, Chennai.

Hunt is on for PS to Lok Sabha Speaker
Grapevine has it that a hunt is on for new Principal Secretary (PS) to the Lok Sabha Speaker Ms. Meira Kumar.

No takers for MD, MRVC
There are no takers for the post of Managing Director (MD) of the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC). Its interviews were slated to be held on January 14, 2011 but none of the six shirt listed candidates appeared for the same. Among others were: A Director of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) & V.K. Jain
Exeutive Director (ED) RITES.

Sunita Narayan nominated to National Security Advisory Board
Sunita Narayan, has been nominated to National Security Advisory Board, reconstituted by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.

R Rajshekharan poised to join NCRB
The Burdwan (West Bengal) superintendent of police, R Rajshekharan (IPS, 1997; WB), is set to go on a central government deputation. He is poised to join the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

No eve IPS got a key post in West Bengal
In West Bengal, till date, no woman IPS officer has been posted as the Superintendent of Police of a district, Deputy Inspector General of a
range or Inspector General of a zone. The only woman officer to hold the post of Deputy Commissioner, Detective Department in Kolkata
Police, is the current incumbent Ms. Damayanti Sen (IPS, 1996; WB).

IA & AS officer is to be JS Lok Sabha Secretariat
Services of Ms. Vijaya Moorthy (IA&AS-1978), Principal Accountant General (Civil Audit), Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, are placed at the disposal of the Government of India for appointment to the post of Joint Secretary in the Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi, on deputation basis for a period of three years

A.S. Bansal is DG, ICFRE also
A.K. Bansal, who had recently assumed the charge as ADG in the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) following retirement of P.B. Gangopadhyaya, has been given additional charge of Director General (DG), Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun. Bansal is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre. So far G.S. Rawat (IFS, 1978 batch from Tamil Nadu cadre) was DG, ICFRE.

Anil Madhav Lal appointed as new CS, J & K
Anil Madhav Lal has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir as S.S. Kapur incumbent Chief Secretary of Jammu & Kashmir will be retiring on January 31,2011. Anil Madhav Lal is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to Jammu & Kashmir cadre. At present on central deputation he is Development Commissioner(DC) of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
( We said this on December 10 and on January 15)

Sahu is CVP GRSE
Barun Kumar Sahu has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Large scale bureaucratic reshuffle on the anvil in Kerala
As the grapevine has it, a large scale bureaucratic reshuffle is on the anvil in Kerala. This will be the last reshuffle before state assembly polls were held later this year.

Bureaucratic changes in Mizoram

The Government of Mizoram has affected minor bureaucratic changes. Niharika Rai, IAS (AGMUT:2005) Registrar of Cooperative Societies has been transferred and posted as DC, Kolasib District vice R. Liankima, MCS who, on promotion, has been transferred as Addl. Secretary, AH & Vety. Nikhil Kumar, IAS (AGMUT:2002) Special Secretary, Revenue, Environment & Forest has been transferred as DC, Serchhip District vice H. Darzika, MCS who, on promotion, has been posted as Secretary, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation, Sports & Youth Services and
Information & Public Relations. Besides, the Government of Mizoram has promoted the following MCS Officers to Supertime Grade 'B' and posted them as follows: 1. Rodney L. Ralte, MCS Jt. Secretary, Planning to Addl. Secretary, Planning, LAD 2. Lalhmingthanga, MCS, Jt CEO to Addl. Secretary, UD&PA, Fisheries 3. Biaktluanga, MCS Director, LAD to Addl. Secretary, H&TE 4. V. Sapchhunga, MCS Director, DM&R to Addl. Secretary, GAD, SAD.

Three new Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court
Justice Rajan Gupta, Justice Ajay Tewari, Justice Jitendra Kumar Chauhan and Justice Augustine George Masih Additional Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court have been appointed Judges of that High Court.

IAS changes in Uttarakhand
Raman Ravinath has been transferred to Bageshwar as DM. Almora DM Darban Singh Garbyal has been relieved of the additional charge of Bageshwar DM .
Prayag Singh Jangpani has been given the additional charge of additional secretary of Finance.

Justice Roy to be Chairman of HRC Jharkhand
Retired Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, Justice Narayan Roy will be chairman of State Human Rights Commission in Jharkhand

Ms Kanth is GM of NFCO
Former Advisor in the Railway Board Ms Vijaya Kanth has taken over as General Manager of Northeast Frontier Construction Organisation.

CWC's training programme for Bhutanese officials
The Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) is organizing a 5-day tailor made training programme on "Warehouse Management" from January 17 to 21, 2011 for the officials of Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB). The training programme at CWC's Corporate Office was naugurated by Bhaskar Chatterjee, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Govt. of India. B.B. Pattanaik Managing Director (MD) of the CWC threw light on various aspects of scientific storage.As many as 16 officials of FCB and one official from World Food Programme(WFP), Bhutan are participating. CWC had organized a similar training programme for officials of FCB in April, 2009 during which 22 officials of FCB participated. Under MoU 2010-11, CWC targets to train 50 officials from SAARC countries on Warehousing/Food Storage Management.At the outset B.B.Pattanaik welcomed Bhaskar Chatterjee and other guests.

IPS changes in Madhya Pradesh
In a reshuffle certain IPS officers were shifted in Madhya Pradesh on January 17, 2011. Those who were transferred are:G.P. Singh IG Lok Ayukta to IG Sagar, Ashok Awasthi IG Community policing and Police Reforms to IG Lok Ayukta, Anvesh Manglam IG Sagar to IG SC Welfare, L.L. Ahirwar DIG Home Guard Jabalpur to DIG Chhindwara, M.K. Katkava SP Burhanpur to Commandant !7th Bn SAF Bhind, R.S. Saket SRP Indore to Commandant 10th BN SAF Sagar, Niranjan Vayangankar SP in Indore IG office to SRP Indore, Nawal Singh Raghuwanshi AIG PHQ to Commandant 18th BN SAF Shivpuri, Raman Singh Sikarwar SP Seoni to SP Ratlam , Avinash Sharma SP Lok Ayukta Ujjain to SP Burhanpur and Akhilesh Kumar Jha SP PTS Pachamarhi to Commandant RAPTC Indore.

No seats available in Switzerland bound flights(UPDATED)
International Airlines are facing a tough time since there has been a sudden spurt of passengers from different parts of globe, India in particular ;wanting to fly to Zurich and Geneva. Thanks to the revealations on Swiss bank account details.

Imran Khan much sought after man (UPDATED)
In upper echelons of power centres it is a hot topic of discussion that Imran Khan Niazi former Pakistani's cricket team's skipper & founder chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), is flooded with deliveries of a different kind. Neither they are from cricket field nor from the political arena of Pakistan , but from big wigs who have their accounts in Swiss banks. He is the much after man because his ex wife and English socialite Jemima Goldsmith had bailed
out WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. So Imran Khan is being approached to withhold details of Swiss bank accounts on WikiLeaks through his divorced wife.

Chaudhary transferred as Additional Commissioner SPUWC (UPDATED)

U K Chaudhary, a 1996 batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre, has been transferred to Special Protection Unit for Women and Children (SPUWC) as Additional Commissioner. He is presently Additional CP in-charge of Indian Reserve Battalions.

Asif Mohd Ali transferred to East Delhi (UPDATED)
Asif Mohd Ali, a 1995-batch DANIPS officer, has been transferred from Special Protection Unit for Women and Children (SPUWC) to East District as Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Katara posted as Additional DCP PCR&MT (UPDATED)
Satyabir Singh Katara, a 1996-batch DANIPS officer, is the new Additional DCP PCR&MT

RTI

Filing of RTI application by a Public Authority
The applicant requested for information pertaining to income computation with TDS Challan, Trading Account, Balance Sheet with Schedules, Audit Report, Assessment Order/ self assessment information etc. in respect of 4 persons from the Income Tax department. The applicant stated that they were themselves public authority namely The New India Assurance Company Limited. The information was sought to defend their position in a claim of Rs. 181 crore against the death of individual in a road accident. The CIC directed to provide the information holding that the disclosure would serve the ends of justice and is in larger public interest by causing an unwarranted discharge of public funds.

Comments

Filing of a RTI application by a Public authority against another is indicative of the pattern of evolution of RTI Act. Against the time tested method of using the official channel for securing documents, RTI is being considered as a more potent tool for protecting the commercial interest of the company. Many more applications of the
similar kind are likely to be filed in the times to come.

[Sh. S.S. Hira v. Income Tax Department, Jaipur in Appeal No.
CIC/LS/A/2010/001130DS]

- 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)

CORPORATE
Sengupta is part-time Director SAIL
P K Sengupta has been appointed part-time non-official Director of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

Why did Anil Agrawal meet Jairam Ramesh ?
Why did Vedanta Group Chief meet Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh ?.Was he directed by the Ten Janpath to see the Minister ?.

Thyrocare Lab appoints additional ditrectors
Thyrocare Laboratories Ltd has appointed Balkrishna and Rajendra Salunkhe as Additional Directors of the company.

Khosla is COO, India TV
Sandip Khosla has joined India TV as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining India TV, Sandip Khosla was with Broadcast Worldwide.

Thakkar is Exec. Creative Director, Mudra Communications
Mudra Communications has appointed Vipul Thakkar as Executive Creative Director for its South operations. Thakkar will be in charge of the South
region, which includes Bangalore, Kochi and Chennai offices.

Balaji appointed CEO, Ma Foi, India and Sri Lanka
Global HR services provider Ma Foi Randstad has appointed E. Balaji as Chief Executive Officer for India and Sri Lanka business.

Chatterjee appointed MD SBI Mutual Fund
Deepak Chatterjee has been appointed as the new Managing Director of SBI Mutual Fund investment management arm, SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd, with effect from 13 January 2011.

Euro RSCG CEO resigns?
Suman Srivastava, CEO, Euro RSCG, who was a founding team of the agency in
India, has resigned from the company.

Axis Bank appoints Addl. Director
AXIS Bank Ltd has appointed Rabindranath Bhattacharyya, Nominee of the Administrator of the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) as an Additional Director of the Bank with immediate effect.

Sandip Khosla joins India TV as COO and CFO
Sandip Khosla has joined India TV as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer in place of RK Arora. Khosla who would be leading India TV's expansion plans was earlier with Broadcast Worldwide.

Akshar Peerbhoy is now Director - Operations of MAA Communications
Akshar Peerbhoy, former Vice President and the driving force behind MAA Communications, is now Director - Operations.

TOP CORPORATE POWER HOUSES IN INDIA
1. Mukesh Ambani & Anil Ambani
Reliance Group
Apart from heading one of India's biggest and diverse business conglomerates, Mukesh Ambani is the man keenly watched globally. For the record sake Mukesh's worth is over US $27 Billion as per Forbes list and he may be the richest man in the World by 2014. So, it is hard to believe that his footprints are not behind any major policy initiatives, especially that relating finance, taxation or trade and commerce. Mukesh's Man Friday in Delhi, Bala Subramaniam, takes care of the group's networking. He has unhindered access to all power centres in Delhi be it Congress party's Pranab Mukherjee or Motilal Vora, BJP's L.K. Advani or Nitin Gadkari, Communist party's Sitaram Yachuri or D. Raja, RJD's Laloo Yadav or other smaller parties. His aim is to get a Bharat Ratna award for the late Dhirubhai Ambani - his father and founder of Reliance Group - besides, total allegiance of the country's bureaucrats and politicians. His team is feverishly working along with the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi. However, the row over lobbyist Neera Radia tapes and her conversations that became public have tarnished the image of the company still, he is not the one who can just be stopped over by such minor irritants.
His younger brother, Anil Ambani had already enjoyed unhindered access to the -corridors of power and ever since the patch up with the elder brother is trying to consolidate his gains. His team is active round the clock keeping a tab on critical issues in governance.

2. Shashi Ruia and Ravi Ruia
Essar Group
They are number four in Forbes list of richest Indians with assets worth nearly US$ 15 billion, but maintain an extremely low profile. The government is said to have supported them in the attempt to restructure their group in recent years and they enjoy the most unhindered access to all political parties. The fact that they have no political ambition has stood them in good light with all political parties. Their man in Delhi is Sunil Bajaj, who enjoys an easy access to all political bigwigs and bureaucratic strongholds. They only travel to Delhi when work calls for their presence and their coming and going go unnoticed as they travel unobtrusively with the minimum noise. Of late, the Group's networking too has acquired a higher crescendo, what with all the expansion plans, and acquisitions in foreign countries.

3. Gautam Adani
Adani Group
Forbes has placed him at number 7 in the richest Indians list with a worth of more than US $ 10 billion in kitty. Adani's is the fastest growing group in the country's Corporate landscape forcing observers to say that he is the Dhirubhai Ambani in the making. His political connections are fantastic. His claim to fame is for having been caught on the wrong side of the law more than any other business man in the country. However, he sails out of trouble every time and moves ahead with greater conviction. His strong political connections with BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Congress' Ahmed Patel is the talk among observers and the envy of his competitors. His key aide Puneet Sharan presides over the Public Relations activities of the group in Delhi.

4. Ratan Tata
Tata Group
From salt to heavy vehicles to the most high tech IT set ups, Tata's is one of the oldest Indian conglomerates, having touched the lives of every Indian. People have learnt to live with Tata, for Tata's stood for quality, conviction and growth with humility. Though the contents of the Radia Tapes have done great damage to the reputation of Ratan Tata, still his is the most revered business house in the country. For the record, Forbes does not have him on their rich list. Is he a billionaire? No, Ratan Tata is not a billionaire. Of course he is the Chairman of Tata Group having 96 businesses out of which 28 are publicly listed and are worth more than US $ 70 billion. Well, to be a billionaire, on your financial statement, your assets must be worth billions of dollars. The main bulk of the shares of its 96 Businesses are not on Ratan Tata's personal financial statement. Tata Group's Key holding Company, Tata Sons has 65 per cent ownership to various Tata group charitable organizations out of which Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Sir J.R.D. Tata Trust are the main holders. About 18 per cent of the holdings in Tata Son's are with Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry who maintains low profile and is known as "Phantom of Bombay House". Ratan Tata himself holds less than 1% of TATA Sons, the key holding Company of Tata Group. This is the reason why he is not a billionaire.
Ratan Tata given his respect among common man should have been number one in this list but his public spat with TMC leader Mamata Banerjee over the Nano project and land acquisition in Singur, West Bengal have left his image tarred. Moreover, the shifting of his pet Nano small car project to Narendra Modi's Gujarat has marred his chances of getting a Bharat Ratna, as long as the Congress is in power at the Centre. His personal office general manager, who happens to be son of a senior lady journalist in Delhi, is RNT's networking man.

5. Lakshmi N. Mittal
ArcelorMittal
Steel tycoon and the chairman of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaking company is placed by Forbes at the number two position with a net worth of US $ 26.1 billion. His journey to become one of the richest man in the world, has been very controversial from his association with former
Indonesian President Suharto to British Prime Minister Tony Blair who allegedly helped him in his business ventures. In India his association started with for Union Minister N.K.P. Salve and this helped him move closer to power centres in India. He enjoys personal rapport with the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress' Political Secretary Ahmed Patel and enjoyed equally close relationship with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's family.

6. Sunil Mittal
Bharti Enterprises
With a worth of US $ 8.6 billion the telecom czar, Sunil Mittal is placed at number 9 in the Forbes list. Son of a father who was MP from Ludhiana of the Congress Party, he started business with manufacturing cycle parts at the age of 18. He is a risk taker and known to have best networking with political masters in Delhi. His office door conference room) near Qutub Minar says it all SULTANAT. His aim is to be Emperor of telecom world and he has already taken steps in that direction looking for joint ventures, acquisitions and mergers in Africa and elsewhere in Asia.

7. K.P. Singh
DLF Limited
Forbes pitches him shade ahead of Sunil Mittal at number 8 in the India rich list with a worth of US $ 9.2 billion. His chance meeting on the road with late Rajiv Gandhi turned him from a small time builder of south Delhi to the biggest builder in India. His controversial tie up with Dubai World company Emaar Group has tarnished his image and probably made him loose a few billions. He is regarded as the Ambassador of Good times by the political glitterati in Delhi. He is said to be richest person in the national capital.

8. Venugopal N. Dhoot
Videocon Industries Limited
Videocon Industries limited being headed by its Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Venugopal N Dhoot, is the flagship company of US $ 5 billion Videocon Group having diversified business interests in white and brown goods, power generation (both conventional and renewable energy). Exploration and Prospecting Oil and Gas, Providing GSM Mobile Telephone Services, last mile retail, and Direct to Home Delivery of Television Contents. Its activities are well spread out in India, China, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and Mozambique, with employee strength of more than 15,000. Venugopal N Dhoot, a second-generation entrepreneur and an engineer by training, transformed Videocon from a conference room-sized assembly line in 1979 into a conglomerate across the verticals of consumer electronics and home appliances, office automation, telecom, power, crude oil and natural gas. Dhoot has a vision to led Videocon and make it a Fortune 500 company in the next five years. Dhoot is an environmental enthusiast having successfully completed a project of planting 2,00,000 teak saplings across India.

9. Subrata Roy Sahara
Sahara Group
Chairman of the Group having India's biggest - land bank, NBFC, Media & Entertainment Company, Service & product company, exclusive Aamby Valley City along with Major housing & commercial building projects including Malls, Premium Apartments, Hotels and Hospitals, Life Insurance Company, Mutual Fund House, Housing Finance Co., Consumer products & Retail Chain, Integrated travel & tourism services. Subrata Roy Sahara's worth is about US $ 3.3 billion and as Chief Guardian of world's largest family, providing livelihood to millions, directly touching the life of one out of every fifteen Indian, believing in collective sharing & caring for collective growth, proved over decades through CSR projects and activities carried out all over India and particularly in UP & Bihar, one of world's poorest regions, up to the assistance to families of Martyr's of Kargil war and 26/11 Mumbai attack.
Biggest supporter of Sports, being a character builder of nation, more than 60 % medal winning Indian athletes in CWG 2010 sponsored by Sahara India Pariwar. Extended critical support which made the event wonderful for India. Exploring overseas value adding acquisitions like England's legendry soccer club Liverpool, one the oldest Hollywood Studios MGM, iconic London Hotel Grosvenor House. A visionary par excellence, one of the all time great entrepreneur, dedicated to nation building.

10. Kumar Mangalam Birla
The Aditya Birla Group
Like Tata, the name Birla is synonymous with Indian Industry and has been among I the country's oldest business houses. Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of the US$ 29 billion Aditya Birla Group, a global conglomerate with operations spanning 27 countries. An iconic figure, Birla holds several key positions on various regulatory and professional boards. He is a Director of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India and Chairman of the Staff Sub-Committee of the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India. He serves on the Prime Minister of India's Advisory Council on Trade and Industry. Birla group has however,not changed like other business groups. They still believe in traditional business style and instead of expanding their empire are trying to consolidate their present business establishments. They do not want to walk on the waves of the time.

11. Anil Agrawal
Vedanta Group
Vedanta Group is an LSE-listed diversified FTSE 100 metals and mining company, and India's largest non-ferrous metals and mining company. Anil Agrawal, the NRI Chairman of the Vedanta Group has a worth of US $ 7.9 billion. Agrawal's ambition is to become the richest businessman in India. If things would have gone as he had planned out with the IPO and the expansion of mining activity in Orissa, Agrawal would have overtaken Mukesh Ambani as the richest Indian businessmen. He is said to have a direct access in the Ten Janpath.

12. G.M. Rao
GMR Group
Founder Chairman of GMR Group-global Infrastructure major the Group is well
diversified and professionally managed with focus on business verticals of Airports, Energy, Highways and Urban Infrastructure including SEZs, apart from interests in Agri-business. Born on July 14, 1950 in a small town of Rajam in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, G M Rao established the GMR business empire starting from a single jute mill in Rajam in 1978.G M Rao expanded the group's presence in the infrastructure sector by leading the group's foray into Highways. The group bagged its first global project by winning the bid to modernise the Sabiha Gokcen International (SGA) airport at Istanbul, Turkey and also ventured into the new business sector of Urban Infrastructure. The group will set up a 3300 acre multi-product SEZ in Krishnagiri District of Tamil Nadu. It is marching ahead on lines of the Adani group. With a strong desire to serve the needs of the marginalised sections and the rural society, Rao set up the GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, to raise their living standards. The Foundation is active in the areas of education, health and hygiene, community development and empowerment.

13. Gopichand Hinduja
Hinduja Group
Hinduja is worth billions of dollars, but he still shares a kitchen with his three brothers. He co-chairs the Indian multinational corporation Hinduja Group with his eldest brother Srichand. Srichand, 75, and Gopichand, 70, are based in the exclusive district of Mayfair in London. The third brother, Prakash, 65, is in Geneva, while the fourth, and the youngest, Ashok, 60, remains in Mumbai. In each country, there is a house with a joint kitchen for all four of the brothers and their families to use. They are estimated to be worth a total of about US$9.5 billion (Dh34.89bn), according to The Sunday Times 2008 Rich List. At one stage they had fast emerged as a force to reckon with in the corridors of power, but now seem to have preferred lying low.

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Ranking in civil services examination

The present scheme does give advantage to candidates choosing certain subjects. This can be overcome by having a common exam for all candidates without optional subjects. The UPSC has made a beginning with the aptitude test in place of the preliminary exam. I suggest that those who are able to clear the aptitude test should be put through a tougher common examination with subjects like general studies, english, essay writing etc without any optional subjects and this can be followed by a personal interview where the knowledge of the candidate with regard to his subject of specialisation can be tested.

Phuipria

Marking system of civil services moderated

High scoring in science subjects and low scoring in arts is already being taken care of in the marking system of civil services. In what is called moderation of marks, topper of various subjects are put at equal level and other candidates' marks are calibrated on the basis of marks of toppers.

Rakesh Tiwari

Is WIC a platform for Clerks & Stenos ?

WIC is too much loaded with matters connected to Clerks & Stenos. Atleast divide the bureaucratic whispers in Two categories for eg. A & B or Central & State, or Elite & Non-elite, etc. Your B grade and C grade whispers of late have become borings and value-less. Kindly update your quality of news, etc.

Abdul Faheem

Outstanding issues in CSSS be taken care of

The restructuring of Central Secretariat Services (CSS) has already been over. Now, it is the turn of Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS)for the restructuring. There are lot of outstanding issues in CSSS which can be addressed while taking the ultimate view in restructuring CSSS. First of all, the regularisation of ad-hoc services by Stenographers Grade 'D' which have been continuing more than 13 years which is pretty long period. It may be mentioned, in this connection, the ad-hoc appointments are short-term measure to fill the gap for short term. But in the instant case, the appointments were made way back in 1996 and continued more than 13 years under the pretext of non-availability of vacancies. It is humbly submitted that these appointments were made on ad-hoc basis from the seniority quota on the available vacancies. Otherwise, these appointments would not have been made by the parent Ministries/ Department after having the nod of the cadre/ administrative authorities. In other words, these were the backlog of vacancies filled up by the respective Ministry/ Department on seniority basis. It is the high time for the CS Division to correct the ongoing situation to regularise the term of the ad-hoc service from the date of the initial appointments in one stroke and thereafter, the ad-hoc appointments should not take place.

Secondly, the existing MACP has created confusion. Neither we had been given timely promotions nor financial upgradation. The former ACP granted higher scale after 24 years in the hierarchy but in MACP we have been confined to higher grade pay i.e. after putting in 20 years of service on the same post our financial upgradation is only Rs.200/- i.e. Grade Pay Rs.4,800/-. It needs to be enhanced to Rs.5,400/-.

V P Sharma

Verma brought bad name to country, shame to civil services

I would like to use this forum to strongly condemn the conduct of Indian bureaucrat Anil Verma who has not only brought bad name to the country but has put civil services to shame by showing such attitude towards women. I hope every civil service officer cutting across their parochial identities shall condemn this incident and shall demand from GoI that strict action be taken against the officer including institution of criminal proceedings under Indian Laws so that a precedent be set to ensure that no other officer can take undue advantage of the diplomatic immunity granted to the officers while being posted in Indian Missions abroad.

K P Singh

Study visit to Parliament

A 51 member delegation of Harvard Business School Delegation led by Anand Piramal son of Ajay Piramal of Piramal Enterprises Ltd attended a Study visit to the Parliament on 13 Jan 2011. Organised by BPST the delegation was addressed by Sri Navin Jindal MP on behalf of the Parliamentarians This was followed by a visit to the Rastrapati Bhawan.

Amitavh Mukhopadhyay

Grant stapled VISAS to people from Tibet

The Chinese continue to grant stapled visas to people from Arunachal Pradesh and have now started the same practice for Kashmir. I do not know whether the same practice is adopted for POK. It is time that India adopted the same approach to grant of visas to people from Tibet.

S Swarup

Woes of IFS Cadre in Maharashtra

It seems that the woes of Indian Forest Service Cadre in Maharashtra shall never end! The Cadre, which is facing the worst stagnation in career progression in the history of All India Services, was delivered a parting kick by the outgoing Chief Secretary J. P. Dange, by allegedly superseding atleast six officers for promotion to the HAG level in the DPC held during December, 2010, on grounds of merit. The dust raised by the storm generated as a result, has put a question mark over the DPC's decision already approved by the Chief Minister! The promotions are stalled, although, there is no judicial stay on the same! Would the Government reverse the DPC's outcome? Well! the rules do not permit butwho knows? The IFS Cadre Revision of May, 2010 continues to be consigned to the R & FD dustbins! Notwithstanding the outcome, the Government may atleast provide partial relief to those selected in the DPC by issuing them certificates of Merit to be hung on their drawing Room walls for posterity even if their promotions do not materialise! Any one listening?

An IFS officer

Steno scarcity in IT dept

There is lot of writings in this forum by stenos of secretariat. Let them opt for IT department. There is huge scarcity of stenos in the department and there is one steno for every 7 to 8 officers.

Sanjiv Singh