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POLITICS

High voter turnout advantage Modi
The whispers in bureaucratic circles is thay high voting percentage is as always in favor of Narendra Modi.

Quota bill advantage Mayawati
The quota amendement bill is likely to give Mayawati a solid vote plank in the coming elections whether it gets passed or gets challenged in the court of law.

Is Sharad Pawar seriously ill?
It is heard that NCP Chief Sharad Pawar has re-occurance of oral cancer and is likely to have a longer stay at the hospital.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Madhav Lal be Secretary Textiles ?
J & K Chief Secretary Madhav Lal is likely to join the Government of India as Secretary Textiles on February 1. Present Secretary 1975 batch UT cadre IAS officer Kiran Dhingra is scheduled to superannuate on January 31. Madhav Lal is 1977 batch IAS officer.

E K Bharat Bhushan empanelled in GoI
E K Bharat Bhushan has been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. 1979 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer Bharat Bhushan is presently Additional Secretary Steel .

Rajiv Takru empanelled in GoI
Rajiv Takru has been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. 1979 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer Takru is presently Additional Secretary Health and Family Welfare.

Ravi Mathur empanelled in GoI
Ravi Mathur has been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. 1979 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer Mathur is presently Additional Secretary Labour.

1994 batch IPS to be IG in GoI
1994 batch IPS officers are being empanelled to the rank of IG in Government of India.Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has sent advisory to all State Governments for sending details of Vigilance clearance, missing ACRs and property returns of 1994 batch IPS officers.

Finance Ministry to pump additional money into banks ?
There is a move to pump in additional money of about Rs 15,000 crores for bank recapitalization. Banks including Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India, and Bank of Maharashtra are likely to be benefited from recapitalization.

Corruption and Special Director CBI
CBI Special Director V K Gupta has strong opinion about corruption. He feels opaque, complicated, centralised and discretionary procedures for corruption. At an International Conference Gupta said countries need to engage with each at different levels to effectively block all physical escape routes for those fugitives who are blatantly indulging in corrupt practices. Gupta is 1977 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

T Namgayal to join SPG
T Namgayal is all set to join the Special Protection Group in January. He is 1995 batch IPS officer of J & K cadre.

Krishna to join CBI as DIG
A Y V Krishna is joining the CBI as DIG. He is 1995 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Praveen Prakash is PS to MoS IT
Praveen Prakash has joined as PS to MoS IT in the Government of India. He is 1994 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Kundu to return to Himachal Pradesh
Sanjay Kundu, IG (Ops & Air Wing) in the BSF, is returning to the parent Himachal Pradesh cadre this month end after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1989 batch IPS officer.

Swain to be inducted in Cabinet Secretariat
R.R Swain, Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat,Government of India, is likely to be inducted permanently in Cabinet Secretariat. He is an IPS officer of 1991 batch who belongs to the J&K cadre.

Engineer replaces IAS Officer in Karnataka
In an unprecedented move five days before opening of World Bank KSHIP Rs.1500 crores highways tender, B.H.Anil Kumar (IAS, 1987, Karnataka) a good officer has been replaced as MD by Krishna Reddy, Chief Engineer.

S Dasgupta empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary, GoI
Sushmita Dasgupta gets empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary, Govt. of India. She is an Indian Economic Services officer of 1985 batch.

13 UP State officer awarded IAS cadre against 2010 vacancies
As many as 31 officers of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2010. The officers include: Shambhu Nath, Rakesh Kumar, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Narendra Kumar Singh, Mrs Pushpa Singh, Rajeev Rautela, Shiv Shyam Mishra, Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Ajay Deep Singh, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Ram Vishal Mishra, Dr Alka Tandan, Rudra Pratap Singh, Sudhesh Kumar Ojha, Arun Kumar Mishra, Jai Prakash Singh-I, Chandra Prakash Tripathi, Veereshwar Singh, Ajay Kumar Singh, Hari Kant Tripathi, Suneel Kumar Srivastava, Harendra Veer Singh, Bhav Nath, Ram Ganesh, Ramesh Mishra, Mrs Sharada Singh, Mrs Damyanti Dohre, Jai Prakash Sager, Anand Kumar Dwivedi, Karan Singh Chauhan, Mrs Kumudlata Srivastava and Pramod Chandra Gupta.

Chhita Ranjan Pati empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Chhita Ranjan Pati has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. Pati is an Indian Revenue Service officer of 1985 batch.

Sudarshan Pal Thakur is back to Orissa
Sudarshan Pal Thakur is back from IIAS Shimla to the parent Orissa cadre. On return 1986 batch IAS officer Thakur has been appointed Principal Secretary, Excise.

3 IPS officers of UP cadre empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Three 1989 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of Uttar Pradesh cadre have been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. They are Chandra Prakash, P V Ramasashtry and Ashish Gupta.

Jojneswar Sharma empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Jojneswar Sharma has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch officer of Indian Defence Estate Service (IDES).

CBI to investigate case against NTC CMD Pillai ?
If official announcement by Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy is to be believed the CBI is investigating a case against National Textile Corporation CMD K Ramachandran Pillai.

Representation stalls appointment of HC Judges in Madhya Pradesh
Representation of a couple of Judges has reportedly stalled the appointment of High Court Judges in Madhya Pradesh.

Paul to be DHC in London
Minister in Indian Embassy Washington Virander Kumar Paul has been posted as Deputy High Commissioner in London.

M S Negi empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
M S Negi has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. Negi is a 1984 batch Indian Forest Service officer of AGMUT cadre.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Fin), CCL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Finance), Central coalfields Limited (CCL) fallen vacant since November 1, 2012. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before January 11, 2013.

B Suresh Babu promoted as ACIT
Income Tax Officer, B Suresh Babu has been promoted to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (ACIT).

Chandra family bereaved
Ms Sarojani Chandra Mother of Raghav Chandra Additional Secretary and FA Ministry of Agriculture ,Keshav Chandra Member Mechanical Railway board ,Madhav Chandra Ambassador Botswana and Grand mother amongst others,of Anu Garg JS PMO,Rakhee Bhandaro PS to MoS Drinking Water and Akshat Gupta Collector Almora has passed away in Lucknow. She was 87.

Deepak gets additional charge of CMD STC (UPDATED)
Additional Secretary Commerce J S Deepak has been given additional charge of CMD STC. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Cadre of R Venkatesh Kumar transferred to Karnataka (UPDATED)
The cadre of R Venkatesh Kumar has been transferred from Rajasthan to Karnataka on the ground of marriage to Ms Ragapriya R-a 2011 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre. Venkatesh is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Shailendra Kumar promoted as Director in GoI (UPDATED)
Shailendra Kumar has been promoted as Director in Government of India. He is a Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer

Ms Jaya Dubey is Director, Textiles (UPDATED)
Ms Jaya Dubey has been posted as Director to the Ministry of Textiles. She is a Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer.

Pankaj Yadav on inter-cadre deputation to UP (UPDATED)
The inter-cadre deputation of Pankaj Yadav from Haryana to Uttar Pradesh has been approved of for a period of three years. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Transfers and postings in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
Some IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, R Kirlosh Kumar has been posted as Collector, Cuddalore while Rajendra Ratnoo will now be Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes and Vikram Kapur is being appointed as Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Corporation of Chennai. Besides, Dr D Karthikeyan has been posted as Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.

CORPORATE

Pratyush Kumar replaces Keskar in Boeing India
Pratyush Kumar is taking over on Friday as President of Boeing India .He will succeed Dinesh Keskar.

Cyrus Mistry takes over as Chairman, Tata Motors Ltd
Tata Motors Limited has appointed Cyrus P Mistry as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company w.e.f. December 28, 2012 on the retirement of Board Chairman Ratan N Tata.

Misra ceases to be on Board of Tata Sponge Iron Ltd
Arun Misra , Non Executive Director of Tata Sponge Iron Ltd has ceased to be on the Board of Tata Sponge Iron Ltd w.e.f. November 26, 2012.

Bhamidipati appointed Addl. Director, Tata Sponge Iron Ltd
Sundararamam Dwaraka Bhamidipati has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of Directors of Tata Sponge Iron Ltd w.e.f. December 1, 2012

Malhotra appointed CFO, Mps Ltd
Sunit Malhotra has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Mps Ltd

Todarwal appointed Addl. Director, Welspun India Ltd
Arun Todarwal has been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Directors of Welspun India Ltd w.e.f. December 7, 2012.

Mandal resigns as Whole-time Director, IFCI Ltd
Sujit Kumar Mandal has resigned as Whole-time Director of IFCI Ltd w.e.f. December 12, 2012

Prasad appointed APIDC Nominee Director on Board of Krebs Biochemicals & Industries Ltd
K Rajendra Prasad has been appointed as Nominee Director of Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (APIDC) on the Board of Directors of Krebs Biochemicals & Industries Ltd

Rao ceases to be APIDC Nominee Director on the Board of Krebs Biochemicals & Industries Ltd
M. Venkateswer Rao has been withdrawn by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (APIDC) as Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Krebs Biochemicals & Industries Ltd

Agarwal appointed Promoter Director, Euro Finmart Ltd
Euro Finmart Ltd has appointed Alok Kumar Agarwal as Promoter Director of the company w.e.f. December 10, 2012

Ajmera re-appointed ED, Networth Stock Broking Ltd
Networth Stock Broking Ltd has re-appointed Manish Ajmera as the Executive Director of the company for a further period of one year w.e.f. December 12, 2012

Vice Admiral (Retd) Malhi resigns as ED (Special Projects), Dolphin Offshore Enterprises India) Ltd
Vice Admiral (Retd) Harisimran Singh Malhi has resigned as Executive Director (Special Projects) of Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd w.e.f. November 30, 2012.He will, however, continue as Non Executive Director of the company

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Compliments to Finance Minister

Congratulations to FM for issuing instructions for refund of IT of smaller amount. There are still some problems when there is mismatch between TDS and 26AS due to fault of bank or TDS deductor. There seems to be no solutions except physical verification of TDS challan and TDS certificate which takes its own time. Can Govt. rely on return filed by the tax payers and complete the assessment and issue refunds or demand as the case may be. It will give relief to tax payers and save from unnecessary troubles.

N Prakash

Congrats to all covered as Under Secretaries

Congrats to all who have been covered as Under Secretaries in Select List 2009 and 2010 regularizing their ad-hoc services from the day one they were appointed as Under Secretaries. As the Select Lists became effective from July I of the concerned year, in some cases, ad-hoc appointments were made after July and, thus, benefitting the individuals. It may be mentioned, the same ideology has not been made applicable to Class II III so far, particularly in respect of CSSS officers. The most affected class is the Stenographers Grade 'D' who have put in more than 10 years uninterrupted continued service as P.A. and covered/being covered in the Select List by Department of Personnel and Training (CS.II Division. Department of Personnel and Training (CS Division) may kindly take a considerate view and regularize all the appointments either made by the respective cadre authorities from a cut-off date to be determined by them keeping in view the seniority of the individuals in the Select List as a one time measures. While determining the cut off date, this fact may be borne in mind that there should be uniform policy and no body should be put to loss of ad-hoc service in seniority as P.A.

V P Sharma

Rearrange Select list

There has been lot of hera pheri in preparing the 2003 list of SOS of CSS cadre. One particular state wanted to harass the native people and were kept in 2003 list and hence many of them were not able to get their next promotion. Such people should be banned and all the 2003 Select list be rearranged and those who were to be promoted should be given 2002 seniority. This is securely and safely essential.

K Ramsumiran

Every service is equally important

IAS officers are mistaken in their belief that they are superior to the IFS. Every service is equally important and has its own role. Every service has its own star performers and its shirkers. Every Service also has its share, unfortunately of black sheep.So, the

perception in the IAS about the IFS is unfortunate and misplaced. As on date, the IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS are all the same and each is equally important.

A K Singh