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Will there be a third front?
Will there be a Third Front in the next Lok Sabha elections? Name of the front will be "India against corruption". Anna Hazare, Baba Ram Dev, Govindacharya, Ravi Shankar and a couple of other non-political persons are going to form this front to challenge political parties.

Why BSP Supremo is silent?
The roaring tigress is silent these days. Infact, BSP Supremo has been advised to keep quiet for a year - a period during which the Samajwadi Party will be exposed in routine course and then she can easily compare her Government with the present day Government.

Is Congress worried about Ravi Rishi?
It is heard that Congress read `Madam' is worried about what Ravi Rishi will spill out once CBI investigations start. It was during Rajiv Gandhi's regime in 1986 that the Tatra truck buy were given a nod. What were the compulsions of going for such an expensive truck when indigenous trucks were available for half the price is something that is being whispered in the power corridors. Will it mean Bofors like ghost is about to hit Congress again after 25 years?

Who will be MPCC Chief?
Narayan Rane (Minister for Industries) , Rohidas Patil (ex Minister and close to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan), Nitin Raut (MLA Minister of State for Employment Guarantee Scheme), Vilas Muttemwar (ex Cabinet Minister close to Vilasrao Deshmukh Indian Minister for Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences), Sharad Ranapise (ex MLC from Pune and close aide of Suresh Kalmadi) are in fray for the post of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee(MPCC) chief.

Will Rahul Khullar be new TRAI Chief?
Secretary, Commerce in the Government of India, Rahul Khullar seems to be ahead in the race for the prestigious post of Chief of the TRAI. He is a 1975 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

PESB zeroes down on K C Purohit for top slot of NPCIL
As the grapevine has it, PESB had zeroed down on K C Purohit as new Chairman and Managing Director, Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) in place of Dr. Shreyans Kumar Jain who retires on May 31, 2012 on attaining the age of 64 years. It is yet to be officially notified

16 Major Generals to get promotion
The ACC is going to take decision on the promotion and posting of 16 Major Generals to the rank of Lt Generals.

Sunil Soni to join as Additional Secretary, Financial Services
Sunil Soni is going to join as new Additional Secretary, Financial Services i.e. banking in the Government of India (GoI) on April 16, 2012. He is a Maharashtra cadre IAS officer of 1981 batch.
(We said this on April 3, 2012)

J P Garg to join as RD, SSC
As the grapevine has it, Jay Prakash Garg who is on central deputation is poised to join as as Regional Director (RD) in the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). He is an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer of 1997 batch.

Ramesh Kumar Pandey to be Joint Development Commissioner, MSME
Decks have reportedly been cleared for Ramesh Kumar Pandey's appointment as a Joint Development Commissioner (a Director level post) in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Presently he is on central deputation to Wild Crime Control Bureau and as Regional Deputy Director in MoEF. He is an Uttar Pradesh cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1996 batch.
(We said this on April 10, 2012)

Ms. Vibha Tomar to be Director in Water Resources Ministry
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Vibha Tomar on central deputation is poised to join as a Director in Water Resources Ministry. She is an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer of 1997 batch.

Ms. Mamta Kochar to be a Director, DoPT
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Mamta Kochar on central deputation is poised to join as a Director, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). She is an IRS-IT officer of 1995 batch.

16 contenders for the post of SCI's CMD
There 16 contenders for post of Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).

Yadavs totally sidetracked in UP
As the grapevine has it, government officials belonging to the Yadav community have reportedly been totally sidelined by present Government in Uttar Pradesh.

Is Subodh Kumar to head Maharashtra Housing Regulatory Commission?
It is heard that Bombay Municipal Corporation Chief, Subodh Kumar, who retires at the end of this month, is tipped to head Maharashtra Housing Regulatory Commission.

UP Govt holds cadre clearance of deputation seekers
For unknown reasons the Uttar Pradesh has not given cadre clearance to most of its officers who on central deputation have got postings in the Government of India (GoI).

Former CBDT Chief to join Reliance?
Is a former CBDT Chief is joining the Mukesh Ambani Group? There are strong rumours to this effect in the commercial capital.

Who will be DG, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH)?
Who will be Director General (DG) in Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH)? Present incumbent S K Srivastava is going to take over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Oil India Limited (OIL) on May 1, 2012.

GMs postings delayed in Railways
Postings of three new General Managers (GMs) in Railway Ministry have been delayed owing to a query from Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) that as to why senior incumbents had been left out & why no name was mooted for GM North Frontier Railway (NFR) -Construction? Proposals that are awaiting clearance are: V.K. Gupta GM Northern Railway (NR), Alok Jauhri GM, Northern Central Railway & H.S. Virdi GM North Frontier Railway (NFR).

Justice Sapre, to move to Chhattisgarh HC?
Grapevine has it that Justice A M Sapre of the Rajasthan High Court is moving to the Chhattisgarh High Court.

Sandeep Chakravorty to go Dhaka as DHC
Director (EA) in the Ministry of External Affairs Sandeep Chakravorty is moving to Dhaka as Deputy High Commissioner. He would succeed Sanjay Bhattacharya who is returning to the MEA Headquarters.

Delay in finalising new Jt Secretary, Atomic Energy
As the grapevine has it, there has been a delay in finalizing the name of new incumbent for the post of Joint Secretary Atomic Energy in Government of India (GoI). The post has been lying vacant ever since the premature return of Ms. Revathy Iyer.

Mahesh Shah is First Secy., IT overseas unit, Berlin
Mahesh Shah has been appointed as First Secretary, Income Tax Overseas Unit, Embassy of India, Berlin, Germany. He is an IRS (IT) officer of 1994 batch.

Empanelment case of Rajesh Gupta as IG in GoI deferred
The empanelment case of Rajesh Gupta as IG in Government of India has been deferred, due to technical reasons. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Civil Services Officers Institute, Delhi to open at new place
The Civil Services Officers Institute (CSOI), Delhi is expected to be shifted by the month end. It will be operational at the new venue in the first week of May 2012.

Ms. Chakrabarty is AG, Audit, Delhi
Ms. Dolly Chakrabarty, Principal Director of Audit, South Central Railway, Secunderabad, has been transferred and posted as Accountant General (Audit), Delhi under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Sreekumar to join as MD, HMT-MT on April 16
M D Sreekumar, Director (Tech & Oper), HLL, who was selected as Managing Director, HMT Machine Tools Limited (HMT-MT) by PESB, will take over the charge at Bangalore on April 16, 2012.

Who will succeed Dr. S Banerjee, Secretary, DAE and Chairman, AEC?
Who will succeed Dr. S. Banerjee, Secretary, DAE and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)? This is a hot topic of discussion in the corridors of power besides the power sector. Dr. S. Banerjee will be retiring on April 30, 2012.

G G Saxena gets pro-forma promotion
G G Saxena, Secretary, Nl Instt. Of Open Schooling, D/o School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Noida has been given proforma promotion in Super Time Scale by Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. He is an AGMU cadre IAS officer of 1996 batch.

MHA invites applications for DIG, NHRC
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has invited applications from the IPS officers for the post of DIG, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on deputation basis. The names of interested officers can be sent to the Ministry at the earliest.

125 IRS probationary officers posted to various regions/stations
As many as 125 Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax (Probationers) of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) have been posted in the region of CCI (CCA)/Stations after completion of training at National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur. Accordingly, Ms. Chamarthy Hima Bindu, Sumitra Paramata, Narsingh Kumar Khalkho and Veermany K, Peeyush Samariya, Suresh Babu K N, Sandeep Kumar Mehta, Lakhavath Suresh, Brajendra Kumar, Sunil Kumar Pandey and Aluru Venkatarao have been posted to Andhra Pradesh while Sanyam Suresh Joshi, Ms. Monisha, Ms Aman Preet, Ms Ridhima Vasisht, Sachin Dania, Manveet Singh Sehgal, Gaurav Pundir, Ms. Gunjan Varshney, Neeraj Kumar at Delhi and Ms. Bhumikaben Patel and Ms. Kanupriya Damor, Ms. Priyanka Devi, Ms. Malvika Garg, Puneet Gulati, Raval Jigar Pradip Kumar, Pramod Kumar Verma, Lalit Kumar Bishnoi, Sandeep Kumar, Chetram Meena, Ms. Mamta Meena, Gurpreet Singh, Chandra Prakash Meena, Piyush Kumar Singh Yadav posted to Gujarat. Similarly, Srinivasu Kollipaka, Rahul P R and Jyothis Mohan to Kerala; Ms. Neeju Gupta, Ms. Uma Maheshwari R, Ms. Aastha Madhur, Ms. Devireddy Swapna, Ms. Nidhi Mittal, Ms. Seema Dhankhar, Jagdale Sangram Ramesh, Ms. Meetu Agarwal, Salunkhe Pravin Dinakar, Mantu Kumar Das, Yaduraj Singh, Ambadkar Aviyogi Damodar, Manoj Kumar Mishra, Budruk Ganesh Balasaheb, Amar Singh, Jaipal Swami, Bhagwati Charan, Manpreet Singh Duggal, Raj Kumar, Piyush Kumar Yadav, Rama Gopala Reddy Karri to Mumbai; Upsen Dadaji Borkar, Korgaonkar Chinmay, Nandkumar, Abhay Sadashiv Nannaware, Akhilesh Kumar Yadava to Nagpur; Venkanna Tejavath, Subramanyam Tota, Bhosale Vitthal Machindra, Amit Kumar Pandey, Sohail Ansari to NER; Ms. Kanika Aggarwal, Ms Shweta Yadav, Rishi Kumar, Rajesh Kumar to NWR; K G Arunraj, Ms. Nithya V, Ms. Nithya D, Karthik Manickam M, K Rohan Raj, Ashish Sinha, P Sridharan, K Vinoth Kanna, Sangarganesh K, Ms. M Rani Kanchana, Ilaiyaraja K S, Tayyam Perumal, P Suresh, Aruna A to Tamil Nadu; Ms. A Shalini, Ms. Amanpreet Kaur, Ms. Swati Ratna to UP-East; Sunil Kumar Yadav and Abhishek Gautam to UP-West; Dhruvapurari Singh, Ms. Nivedita Prasad, Ms. Irengbam Gyaneshori Devi, Abhishek Mishra, Suraj Bhan Garhwal, Prashant Singh, Rocktim Saikia, Atul Kumar Pandey, Rakesh Kumar, Pankaj Dwivedi, Bhola Ram Dewasi, Amit Kumar, Bal Krishna Yadav, Sudhanshu Shekhar Gautam, Surendra Mohan, Shailendra Kumar Pandey, Shyam Manohar Singh, Abhishek Kumar, Mrs. Ranjeet Kaur to West Bengal; Mrs. Sonkavde Sonal Laxidas, Saren Jose, Guru Prasad MP, Prasanna Kumar B K, Sandeep G R, Amrit Raj Singh to Karnataka; Ms. Kajal Singh, Praveen Kumar Mittal, Ravinder Singh Yadav, Vikram Pagaria, Abhishek Sinha, Gaurav Bansal have been posted to Rajasthan and Anjani Kumar Pandey posted to Pune.

Lt Gen Bikram Singh takes charge informally?
The army chief-designate, Lt Gen. Bikram Singh is in Delhi for the past three days. He is believed to be making proposals of promotions and postings of key army appointments. Officially he will take over as Chief of the Army on May 31.

454 bureaucrats yet to submit property returns
Altogether 454 bureaucrats have not yet submitted their annual property returns prompting the Government to recommend action against them.

68 IPS officers of 1992 batch empanelled in GoI

As many as 68 IPS officers belonging to 1992 batch have been empanelled to the rank of IG in the Government of India. They are Mssrs :-N Payeng, Satish Golcha, M M Oberoi and Sunil Garg (UT), Harmeet Singh and Ms Idashisha Nongrang (Assam-Meghalaya), Jitender, Nalin Prabhat, Harish Kumar Gupta, P S Anjaneyulu and Kasireddy V R N Reddy (AP), A K Ambedkar and B Srinivasan (Bihar), Pawan Deo, A Gautam and Raj Kumar Dewangan (Chhattisgarh), S G Bhati , V J Gautam and Rahul Sharma (Gujarat), P L Thakur (HP), O P Singh and Ajay Singhal (Haryana), Prashant Singh (Jharkhand), H K Lohia and Pankaj Saxena ( J & K), T K Vinod Kumar (Kerala), P K Thakur and A S Murthy (Karnataka), Sanjeev Kumar Singhal, Ritesh Kumar, Amitabh Gupta and D D Kamlakar (Maharashtra), R P Srivastava, A K Singh, K P Khare, G A Sema, D C Sagar, G Janardan D Srinivas Rao, Pawan Kumar Srivastava, Pankaj Kumar Srivastava and Adarsha Katiyar (Madhya Pradesh ), Arvind Kumar (MT), Rupin Sharma (Nagaland) Ms Sapna Tewari, and lalit Das (Orissa), Narinder Pal Singh, R P Singh Brar, Kuldeep Singh, Arun Kumar Oraon, S S Chauhan, Harpreet Singh Sidhu and Gaurav Yadav (Punjab), Guite Thangkhanlal, Rajesh Nirvan, S K Agrawal and Hemant Priyadarshy (Rajasthan), K Vanniaperumal, Rajeev Kumar, Sandeep Rai Rathore and Abhay Kumar Singh (Tamil Nadu), Ajay Anand, Anand Swaroop, Ashutosh Pandey and Ms Neera R Kumari (Uttar Pradesh ) and R K Adhikary, S N Gupta and Sanjay Singh (West Bengal).

IAS reshuffle in Uttarakhand
There is major IAS reshuffle in Uttarakhand. Accordingly, Ajay Nabiyal has been posted as Divisional Commissioner Kumaon, Kunal Sharma as Divisional Commissioner Garhwal, CMS Bisht DM Pithoragarh, Chandresh Yadav DM Pauri, Brijesh Sant DM Udham Singh Nagar, R Rajesh DM Uttarakashi , Neeraj Kherwal DM Rudraprayag, Principal Secretary DK Kotia (Home) additional responsibility of Special Projects, S Raju PS Medical Education, Vinod Fonia Urban Development, Manisha Pawar Higher Education, Kunwar Raj Kumar Secretary to the Chief Minister, Ranjit Sinha DM Tehri, V Shanmugan DM Champawat, Akshit Gupta DM Bageshwar, Ashish Joshi DM Almora, S A Murugeshan MD GMVN, Ravnith Raman DM Dehradun nd Deepak Rawat DM Chamoli.

IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
As many as 70 IAS officers, including 32 district magistrates and five divisional commissioners, have been reshuffled in Uttar Pradesh. New postings are as under :- Mukul Singhal Divisional Commissioner Kanpur, K R Rao Secretary Information Commission, K Ravindra Naik Divisional Commissioner Barelley, Ranjan Shukla Secretary Stamp Registration, Dr Hariom DM Moradabad, S Sammadar Special Secretary Health, P R Mishra Member Board of Revenue, Anil Kumar Divisional Commissioner Gorakhpur, Suresh Chandra Director Training and Employment, Chanchal Tiwari Divisional Commissioner Varanasi, Rajesh K Singh additional charge Forests, Sanjay Prasad Divisional commissioner Saharanpur, Amrit Abhijat Secretary Technical education, R Ramesh Kumar Secretary Languages, K S Atoriya Divisional Commissioner Devipaten, Hari Raj Kishore PS Small Scale Industries, Dr Harsharan Das Labour Commissioner Kanpur, Subhra Saxena CDO Meerut, Aditi Singh CDO Lucknow, Vijay Karan Anand CDO Barabanki, Bhanu Goswami CDO Varanasi, Anuj Kumar Jha CDO Jhansi, Mala Srivastava Joint Development Commissioner Allahabad, Nitin Bansal CDO Allahabad, Rupesh Kumar CDO Agra, M Ali Sarwar CDO Moradabad, Vivek CDO Mathura, Bhupendra Chaudhary CDO Jaunpur, Prakash Bindu CDO Gautam Buddha Nagar, C Raja Lingam CDO Moradabad, Govind Raju DM Mirzapur, Rakesh DM Sultanpur, Vikram Singh DM Mau, K Vijay Pandiyan DM Ambedkar Nagar, D P Dubey Special Secretary APC, Rajesh Kumar DM Sant Kabir Nagar, S Dubey Special Secretary GAD, Muthu Swamy V DM Farrukkhabad, Kanchan Verma DM Fatehpur, Y Bhaskar DM Shravasti, Kumar R Singh DM Deoria, Ravindra Special Secretary Commercial Taxes, Samir Verma DM Varanasi, Subhash Sharma Spl Secretary Labour, Manish Chauhan DM Barelley, Anil Garg DM Aligarh, Gaurav Dayal DM Jhansi, Surendra Singh DM Mujaffarnager, S V S Rangrao DM Firozabad, Amrit Tripathi DM Sant Ravi Das Nagar, Ravi Kumar DM Gorakhpur, Sanjay Kumar DM Mathura, R Jacob DM Rai Barelley, Abhay DM Gonda, Ritu Maheshwari DM Bhim Nagar, Raj Shekhar DM Pilibhit, Manish Tighotia DM Jalaun, Pawan Kumar DM Chandauli, Lokesh M DM Etah, P N Singh DM Gazipur, G Srinivaslu Spl Secretary Housing, Madhukar Dwivedi Special Sec Higher Education, Pinki Joval DM Ballia, K Singh DM Bahraich, Vidya Bhushan DM CSM Nagar, Saroj Kumar DM Kaushambi, S Muthu Shalini DM Basti, Dr Kajal DM Mahoba and B Chandrakala DM Hamirpur.

Changes & promotions of IFS officers in Kerala on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, certain Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of Kerala cadre will be promoted and transferred soon. At least IFS officers of 1983 batch will be elevated as Additional PCCFs while an officer each from 1990 & 1992 batch will be elevated as CCFs and one or two may be promoted as CFs.

Vinay Luthra is CEO, Ecotourism Development Board in Karnataka
Vinay Luthra has assumed charge as maiden Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Karnataka Ecotourism Development Board.He is also Additional PCCF Headquarters. Vinay Luthra is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1979 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre.

IAS changes in Chhattisgarh
Durgesh Chandra Mishra is new Divisional Commissioner, Chhattisgarh. Alok Awasthi has been appointed MD of the Text Book Corporation. J Minj will be Director, Panchayat and Social Welfare.

Shreenivaslu is back to Sikkim
1994 batch Sikkim cadre IAS officer K Shreenivaslu, who was on inter-cadre deputation to the Chhattisgarh Government, is back to the parent cadre.

Additional Director in IB passes away
Additional Director in the Intelligence Bureau, R N Behura passed away in Guwahati. He was 1979 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Ms. Vandana Aggarwal, IES, promoted as Economic Adviser, Power
Ms. Vandana Aggarwal, Director, Cabinet Secretariat (on deputation), has been promoted to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted as Economic Adviser, Power. She is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of 1986 batch.

BHEL bags SCOPE Meritorious Award 2010-11 (UPDATED)
President of India,Ms. Pratibha Devisinh Patil, presented the 'SCOPE Meritorious Award 2010-11 for best practices in human resource management' to B. Prasada Rao, CMD, BHEL, in the presence of Praful Patel, Indian Minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises in Delhi the other day.

Books authored by civil servants sought (UPDATED)
The Seventh Civil Services Day is being organised on April 21, 2012 in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Giving this information Ms.Ritika Bhatia Director, DARPGWe said "we have requested the Prime Minister to inaugurate the event. As part of the programme, a display of books written by the civil servants of different services is to be organized. " The books for the display may not be more than five years old,she added.

CSOI asks waitlisted officers to avail regular membership (Updated)
Civil Services Officers' Institute has requested all waitlisted officers who have not yet availed regular membership of CSOI to contact the institute (at (23070292) at the earliest. The details for grant of membership for waitlisted officers is available on the CSOI website(www.csoi.org.in) in members circular

39 IAS officers of AGMU cadre get new postings (UPDATED)
As many as 39 IAS officers belonging to AGMU cadre have been transferred and posted at difference places in the cadre. Accordingly, Bellatee Pertin, G Rakesh Chandra and B R Babu have been shifted from Puducherry to Arunachal Pradesh while Alok Swarup, Manoj Kumar, Vijay Singh Panesar, Vivek Pandey, Ashutosh Kumar, Akash Mahapatro are being transferred from Delhi to Mizoram and Tahang Taggu from Goa to Arunachal Pradesh. Similarly, S S Ghonkrokta and Rajesh Somaal have been shifted from Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh; G L Meena, N K Sharma, Sheo Pratap Singh from Delhi to A & N; G Theva Neethi Dhas from Puducherry to A & N; D P Dwivedi, F O Hashmi, Z U Siddique, Jaidev Sarangi, Mohan Lal from Delhi to Goa; Mathew Samuel from Puducherry to Goa; P S Reddy from Goa to DD & DNH, Abahum Varickamakkal from A & NI to DD & DNH, G S Meena from Delhi to Puducherry; Vivek Pandey from Delhi to Puducherry; W V R Murthi from Goa to Puducherry; P R Meena from Delhi to Puducherry; D K Mishra from Delhi to Puducherry; Sajjan Singh Yadav posted to Delhi; Ajit Srivastava from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi; Udipta Ray from Puducherry to Delhi; Ankur Garg from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi; Swati Sharma from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi; K J R Burman from DD & DNH to Delhi; Udit Prakash from A &NI to Delhi and Amjad Tak has been shifted from Arunchal Pradesh to Delhi.

Saurabh Chandra is new Secretary IPP (UPDATED)
Saurabh Chandra will be new Secretary Industrial Policy and Promotion (IPP). He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

1978 batch IAS is now Special Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
1978 batch IAS officers posted in the Government of India have been promoted to the rank of Special Secretary.

S Suresh selected as Member (Finance), AAI (UPDATED)
S Suresh, Executive Director, Airport Authority of India (AAI), has been selected for the post of Member (Finance) for the same organisation at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 16, 2012. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Patel stresses on ITI's revival through hand-holding of PSUs (UPDATED)
Praful Patel, Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, stressed on the revival of companies such as ITI Ltd. He called upon stronger and bigger PSUs to do the hand-holding and demonstrate the collective spirit as all PSUs function under one big umbrella. It is necessary to support each other in these competitive times, he said at the Public Sector Day function organized recently at New Delhi by Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE). The week-long celebrations were held from April 10 to 16, 2012. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India, who graced the occasion endorsed the views of Patel and said supportive gesture and understanding from stronger PSUs will speed-up the revival of struggling PSUs. Representatives of almost all CPSEs including K L Dhingra, CMD of ITI Ltd were present on the occasion. Some of the top PSUs of the country were felicitated during the occasion for their meritorious achievements.


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Business houses and bureaucrats in Mumbai
Which business house in Mumbai is having best of relations with the bureaucrats? This was the hot topic of discussion at a high profile party in Mumbai. And the conclusion was number one Rajejas, number two Hiranandani and third is Oberois. Incidently, name of Tata, Ambani and Birla was least discussed.

BoI GM, Khurana says, 12 mn people to join MSMEs
Bank of India (BoI) General Manager R C Khurana has said that around 12 million people will join 30 million units of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India by 2015. The BoI, which was established in 1905, has had 4500 branches. He said banks should encourage cluster-based lending approach and extend the credit period beyond seven years. The main objective of the bank is to ensure genuine service to the people, he expressed his views at The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) workshop held at New Delhi.

Canara Bank to open 47 MSME branches: Gupta
Canara Bank Executive Director A K Gupta said that people should not worry about the downfall in the economy as it is a temporary phase. The government should provide two to three per cent interest subvention for MSMEs for at least three years as they contribute 45 per cent to industrial production and 40 per cent to exports. He further said that Canara Bank has an exclusive small and medium enterprise (SME) Department including 10 SME outlets and will soon open 47 MSME branches. Canara Bank has 3900 branches with a turnover of Rs 56, 200 crores this year. The bank has also been awarded the National Award for Agriculture and Khadi Village development. He was speaking during The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) workshop held at New Delhi.

IOB grows upto 35% this year: Narendra
Indian Overseas Bank CMD M Narendra claimed that the bank has grown upto 35% this year as compared to last year. He said that the bankers should reach out to rural areas. Narendra said the economy needs to kick start the investment cycle. Bankers, at the same time, should reach out to rural areas to ensure that savings go beyond gold and real estate in formal financial instruments. He was speaking during The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) workshop held at New Delhi.

Private banks to open 750 branches of SMEs by 2015: Arora
YES Bank in India, Head MSME's Division India, Manish Arora has said that the private banks will open 750 branches of MSMEs by 2015. 'We also have hired people from the industries experts in pharma, ]automobile and can make policies .Our branches will be in the industrial areas so as people find it convenient to access' he said during The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) workshop held at New Delhi.

Enable MSMEs become globally competitive: ASSOCHAM President
ASSOCHAM President Rajkumar Dhoot said multiple regulating agencies lead to harassment and inspection with greater impact on operations of MSMEs than on larger units. "If the country has to achieve double digit growth, then it is important to extend them the much-needed infrastructure and finance." Banks need to promote non-traditional proposals and enable MSMEs become globally competitive in terms of product quality, marketing strategy and product positioning, said Dhoot during The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) workshop held at New Delhi.

Bank credit for MSMEs needs to be raised: ASSOCHAM Chairman
P K Jain, Chairman of ASSOCHAM National Council for MSMEs, said that the Rs 10 crore cap for bank credit MSMEs should be raised so that they can deploy the latest technologies and become a part of the global supply chain. He spoke during The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) workshop held at New Delhi.

ASSOCHAM signs MoU with UNIDO: Rawat
ASSOCHAM Secretary General D S Rawat said the chamber has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to establish clusters of small and medium enterprises in two districts of various states. He spoke during The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) workshop held at New Delhi.

OIL CMD, Bora retiring in April
Oil India Limited (OIL) Chairman and Managing Director, N M Bora is retiring on April 30, 2012.

Rakesh appointed CVO, CWC
Sanjay Kumar Rakesh has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), New Delhi. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Ms Jaiswal is CVO of MECON
Ms Supriya Jaiswal has been appointed to the post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants (India) Limited (MECON), Ranchi. She is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

Devraj appointed GM (Operations), The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai
Harsha Devraj has been appointed as General Manager (Operations) , The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai.

Sawant appointed Company Secy. Hasti Finance Ltd
Ms. Pragati P. Sawant has been appointed as Company Secretary of Hasti Finance Ltd w.e.f. March 1, 2012

Frisk appointed MD & Head (South Asian Operations), Oriflame India
Oriflame India has appointed Niklas Frisk as its Managing Director and Head (South Asian Operations).

Patel resigns as Director, Arms Paper Ltd
Kiritbhai Patel, Director of Arms Paper Ltd has resigned from the Board of Directors of the company.

Gairola joins merination.com as COO
Pradeep Gairola who was with timesofindia.com as Vice President and Business Head has joined meritnation.com as the Chief Operating Officer.

Paravantavida appointed GM, JW Mariott Hotel, Aero City, New Delhi
Balan Paravantavida has been appointed as General Manager of JW Marriott Hotel Aero City, New Delhi.

Banga elected Chairman USIBC
Ajay Banga who is President and CEO of MasterCard Worldwide has been elected as Chairman of US India Business Council (USIBC).

Chawla appointed India Partner, IVFA
India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) has appointed Haresh Chawla as Partner in India.

Yadava appointed as additional director of Ipca Laboratories
Dev Parkash Yadava has been appointed as additional director of Ipca Laboratories

Venkataraman appointed as director of V-Guard Industries
Ramachandran Venkataraman has joined the company as director - marketing & strategy of V-Guard Industries.

Patel resigns as director of Arms Paper
Kiritbhai Patel has resigned as director of Arms Paper.

Sad reflection on state of discipline

Your news item on non filing of Property Return by more than 400 officers is a sad reflection on state of discipline. GoI is becoming less effective with each passing day.

T K Ghosh

What a fun?

What a fun in the name of developing exports ? On the one hand, the government gives largesse in the form of duty drawback etc for 5 lakh crores and on the other increases targets as well?

Sudhakar

Who is responsible for delay in ACRs?

I could not be empanelled because someone in Home department Lucknow was sitting on my ACRs from Sept 1, 2007 to March 31, 2010. In fact, the ACR for the period (Aug 10, 2008 to Feb 8, 2009 was sent to MHA on April 12, 2012. Who is responsible for this ? Is it the responsibility of the officer to carry his ACR to each and every officer himself or is it someone else's responsibility?

D Juneja

Congratulations!

Congratulation to Manoj Shrivastava who has been appointed as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister.

Rajnish Tripathi

Is there any age limit for the appointment of Cabinet Secretary?

The appellant asked the Prime Minister's Office for the inspection of the relevant records related with the appointment of the Cabinet Secretary, CVC and the CIC. The Public Information Officer (PIO) transferred some of the requests to the PIO of the DoPT and refused for other details on the ground of the personal information. During the hearing before CIC, the appellant specifically submitted that he was interested in inspecting the records relating to the policy followed by the Government of India for appointing individuals above the age of 60 years as Cabinet Secretary. The CIC directed the PIO to provide the photocopy of the relevant Fundamental Rule which lays down the age related conditions for the appointment of the Cabinet Secretary. Further, the appellant submitted that he would be able to commute to Delhi to inspect the records only after four months due to his ill health. As a special request, the CIC directed the PIO of the DoPT to invite the Appellant on any mutually convenient date after four months to show him the documents.

Comments

The RTI Act has enabled a citizen to question the appointments at the senior levels of governance, which has also lead to frivolous applications at times. The DoPT should consider putting the qualifications of all senior posts on the web to lower the application load.

Citation: Shri Nand Lal Sharma v. Prime Minister's Office in File No. CIC/SM/A/2011/000874

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