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POLITICS

Did the Congress play petty politics at NDC ?
By quelling the voice of Jayalalitha and that of Narendra Modi,two representatives of highly industrialised states, the Congress has proved that it is worried about the governance in the states that it runs.

Has Congress lost its plot with the media ?
In a season of self goals Congress is scoring them heavily. Abhijit Mukherjee, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Botsa Satyanayana, Sanjay Nirupam, the list is endless and the party clearly seems to have lost the plot.

AAP to contest Vidhan Sabha polls in Delhi
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to contest ensuing Vidhan Sabha polls with full force.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Secretary, Petroleum in four IAS batches?
Who will succeed G C Chaturvedi on February 1 as Secretary Petroleum? Hectic lobbying is on for the post. Will Secretary - Expenditure, R S Gujral, who is 1976 batch IAS officer move ? Will a 1977 batch IAS officer P K Sinha make it to the post ? Who will succeed between three 1978 batch IAS officers Anoop Mishra, Jawed Usmani and Ratan Watal . Will 1979 batch IAS officer Sudhir Bhargava who is now already in Secretary rank get this post ?. One can only wait and watch -picture is not clear.

637 scientists quit services
As many as 637 scientists including group B, C, D, E and F have resigned from their services between 2007 and 2011.

Government may not appoint Secretary, New & Renewable Energy ?
There are rumours that the Government may not appoint Secretary of New and Renewable Energy for one month. Secretary Energy Uma Shankar may get additional charge. In case 1979 batch IAS officer Zohra Chatterjee is not considered for the post in a couple of days then the posting of 1978 batch IAS officers either Lov Verma or Ratan Watal is considered to be a certainty.

Posting of 1979 batch IAS to commence from February 1 ?
Posting of 1979 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India will in all probability commence from February 1.

Neerja is new Joint Secretary Panchayati Raj
Ms Neerja Director in the Department of Justice has been promoted to the rank of Joint Secretary and posted in the Department of Panchayati Raj. She is 1993 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Damayanthi is now JS DoNER
1993 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer K Damayanthi has been appointed Joint Secretary DoNER in the Government of India.

Bharadwaz poised for APS to MOS Tribal Affairs
As the grapevine has it S.K. Bharadwaz is likely to be appointed as the Additional PS to Ranee Narah, Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs. Earlier he was PS to late Sri Vilasrao Deshmukh (Vice President, CSIR) former Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences.

Top cop Goel likely to make it for better a profile?
Whispers in the corridors of power has it that Somesh Goyal, ADG, Armed Police & Training -Himachal Police, will be getting a better profile in Veerbhadra-regime. Goel is 1984 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre. It is yet to figure out as what assignment he would get
in the new regime?

Date for interviews of EDs in PS banks yet to be decided
Date for interviews of Executive Directors (EDs) in public sector(PS) banks is not yet final. It may be stated that two dozen General Managers(GMs)will face interviews for about 20 slots of EDs in PS banks.

Will Vikram join CISF ?
Thummala Vikram, DIGP, Kerala Police is likely to join central deputation as DIG, CISF. He is an IPS Officer of 1998 batch who belongs to the KL Cadre.

Gupta to get extension ?
Gopal Gupta (I.G. Cum-CSC), Chief Security Commissioner, Railway Board, New Delhi, is likely to be given extension in Central deputation tenure for 6 months. He is and IPS Officers of 1983 Batch who belongs to the U.P. Cadre.

Alok Chaturvedi empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Alok Chaturvedi has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Defence Accounts Service.

Ms Mishra to join NDC Course
Ms. Shalini Mishra, Chairman & Managing Director A.P. Rajiv Swagruha Corpn (Andhra Pradesh Government) has been allowed one year NDC course. She is an IAS officer of 1988 batch, who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Mishra to join GoI ?
Rajni Kant Mishra Addl.DGP Uttar Pradesh Police is likely to join Central Deputation as IG. He is an IPS Officer of 1984 Batch who belongs to the U.P Cadre.

Ahmed to get extension ?
Sahid Ahmed (I.G. Cum-CSC) Chief Security Commissioner North Frontier Railway is likely to be given extension in Central deputation tenure for 6 months. He is and IPS Officers of 1979 Batch who belongs to the Manipur -Tripura Cadre.

Maheshwari is new DGP of Arunachal Pradesh
K.K Maheshwari, DG Home Guard, GNCT, Delhi Government has joined as DGP Arunachal Pradesh. He is an IPS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

1988 batch IPS is now ADG in Chhattisgarh
Three 1988 batch IPS officers Mssrs R K Vij, Mukesh Gupta and Sanjay Pillai have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Chhattisgarh.

1999 batch IPS is now DIG in Chhattisgarh
1999 batch IPS officer P S Gautam has been promoted to the rank of DIG in Chhattisgarh.

Biswal is new Chairman of AP PSC
Chittaranjan Biswal has been appointed as the new chairman of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC). He is retired 1981 batch IAS officer.

Ms Deepna Gokulram posted as DAG, PAG, Bangalore
Ms. Deepna Gokulram, on return from leave, has been posted as Deputy Accountant General (Admn./ES.I) in the office of Principal Accountant General (E&RSA), Karnataka, Bangalore. She is an IA&AS officer of 2006 batch.

Transfers and promotions of Rly officials
Satya Pal Kataria, Group`B`officer of Civil Engg. in NWR, presently working on ER, has been transferred to NWR, MV Satyanarayana of SS/IRSE has been transferred from SECR to ECOR and posted in the cadre, JN Babu of SS/IRSE has been transferred from SECR to ECOR and posted in the cadre, R Mohanraja of SG/IRPS has been promoted to SAG on SR itself and posted in the cadre, G. Srinivasa Rao of SG/IRPS has been transferred from SCR to SR and promoted to SAG on SR itself and posted in the cadre, Mrs. Renu Sharma of SG/IRPS has been transferred from NR to ER and promoted to SAG on SR itself and posted in the cadre, G. Srinivasa Reddy of SG/IRPS has been transferred from SCR and promoted to SAG on SCR itself and posted in the cadre, Ajay Kumar Srivastava of SG/IRPS has been transferred from NER toNR on promotion to SAG and posted in the cadre and RK Kapoor, Group`B` officer has been on return from deputation posted to WR.

Jaipur, Agra becoming preferred destination on NY eve: ASSOCHAM survey (UPDATED)
This New Year, majority of Delhiites plans to take a shorter holiday trip nearer to their home and likely to reduce their budget by 40% than last year due to inflation, as per the quick survey undertaken by ASSOCHAM-Social Development Foundation (ASDF). According to ASSOCHAM survey, nearly 62% of the respondents have planned to go on a vacation to destinations within or around Delhi, like Jaipur, Agra, Shima, Nanital, Kasauil etc and likely to shrink holiday trips budget due to increased costs which will be the determining factor for more families opting for destinations nearer to their home, said D S Rawat, Secretary General ASSOCHAM while releasing the survey. Around 82% of the respondents said that 'Jaipur' is their first priority and attracting many more visitors followed by Agra this year. Shima and Nanital are third and fourth on the list of favoured holiday destinations, reveals the ASSOCHAM survey. The aforesaid findings are condensed at a random survey conducted by the associated chambers of commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in which approximately 2,500 executives poured their responses on their preference for holiday trip. Around 55 per cent of the respondents fall under the age bracket of 20-29 years, followed by 30-39 years (26 per cent), 40-49 years (16 per cent), 50-59 years (2 per cent) and 60-69 years (approx. 1 per cent). The report was able to target corporate employees from 18 broad sectors, with maximum share contributed by employees from IT/ITes sector (17 per cent) followed by financial services (11 per cent) includes banking sector, stock brokerage house, insurance sector, financial consultancy and chartered accountants. Employees working in engineering and telecom sector contributed 9 per cent and 8 per cent respectively. Nearly 6 per cent of the employees belonged from market research/KPO and media background each. Management, FMCG and Infrastructure sector employees share is 5 per cent each. Respondents from power and real estate sector contributed 4 per cent each. Employees from education and food& beverages sector provided a share of 3 per cent each.

Watal to be Secretary New and Renewable Energy ! (UPDATED)
Ratan Watal is now out of the race for the post of Secretary Petroleum. 1978 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre Watal is set to become Secretary Energy and Renewable Energy in the Government of India.

Lov Verma to head Aids Control in GoI ! (UPDATED)
Lov Verma is likely to join the Government of India as Head of AIDS Control which comes under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of UP cadre. Earlier his meeting with Farooqe Abdullah had fuelled speculations about his becoming Secretary New and Renewable Energy.

(We said this on December 24,2012)

Two Special Secretaries of HP CM (UPDATED)
IAS officer Kamal Sharma and Rakesh Sharma have been appointed Special Secretaries in the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister's Office .

IAS officer is Secretary Vidhan Sabha in HP (UPDATED)
Balbir Tegta has been appointed Secretary of the Vidhan Sabha in Himachal Pradesh on deputation. He is 1996 batch IAS officer.

S.R. Raman CMD, Canara Bank will soon be Member,SEBI (UPDATED)
Sunder Rajan Raman has been appointed as a Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) .Since ,September 1,2010 he was the Chairman and Managing Director of Canara Bank.
(We said this on August 26,2012)

Salecha is JS and FA Urban Development (UPDATED)
Naresh Salecha has joined as Joint Secretary and FA in Urban Development in the Government of India. Prior to this he was ED in the Railway Board.

A K Dhasmana gets HAG in MP (UPDATED)
A K Dhasmana, on central deputation, has been promoted to the grade of Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) in Madhya Pradesh. Dhasmana is a 1981 batch IPS officer of this state cadre.

Minor IAS reshuffle in Himachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
In a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, the Himachal Pradesh Government has transferred certain IAS officers on December 28, 2012. They are: Prathsarthy Mitra (1978 batch) Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) has been given an additional charge of Rural Development (RD) while Ms Upma Chaudhry (1983 batch ) will now be Delhi based Resident Commissioner(RC) and S K B S Bhandari (1985 batch) is posted as Secretary Personnel and Power. Similarly, Bharat Khera (1995 batch) has been posted as Secretary, GAD and Ajay Bhandari (1990 batch) will now be Managing Director (MD) State Industries Development Corporation(SIDC).

CORPORATE


Somani resigns as MD of Excel Glasses
Prashant Somani has resigned as MD of Excel Glasses.

Gupta appointed as director of Max India
Professor Diwakar Gupta has been appointed as director of Max India.

Gupta resigns as director of Amit Securities
Vishnu Gupta resigns as director of Amit Securities.

Jain resigns as director of BSEL Infrastructure Realty
Vijay Jain resigns as director of BSEL Infrastructure Realty.

Miwa resigns as Director, Adani Enterprises Ltd
Yoshihiro Miwa, Director of Adani Enterprises Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. December 24, 2012.

Fuke ceases to be Alternate Director, Adani Enterprises Ltd
Tatsuo Fuke, Alternate Director to Yoshihiro Miwa at Adani Enterprises Ltd has also ceased to be an Alternate Director on the Board of Directors of the company w.e.f. December 24, 2012

Devrukhkar re-appointed Whole-time Director, BSEL
BSEL Infrastructure Realty Ltd has re-appointed Ms. Disha Devrukhkar as Whole-time Director of the company.

R K Dabriwala has resigned as Chairman, Elpro International Ltd
R. K. Dabriwala has resigned as Chairman of Elpro International Ltd .

Ram Swarup Dabriwala appointed Chairman, Elpro International Ltd
Ram Swarup Dabriwala has been appointed as Chairman of Elpro International Ltd.

Somani ceases to be MD, Excel Glasses Ltd
Prashant Somani has resigned as Managing Director of Excel Glasses Ltd w.e.f. December 19, 2012. However, he will continue to be a Director on the Board of Directors of the company

Chettiyar resigns as Director, Excel Glasses Ltd
K. Jayakumar Chettiyar has resigned as Director of Excel Glasses Ltd w.e.f. December 19, 2012

Ray appointed Addl. Director, Nivyah Infrastructure
Nivyah Infrastructure & Telecom Services Ltd has appointed Asish Ray as an Additional Director of the company

Gupta appointed Non Exec. Independent Director, Max India Ltd
Max India Ltd has appointed Professor Dipankar Gupta as a Non Executive Independent Director of the company w.e.f. December 24, 2012

Tandon resigns as Director, Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd
Vikram Singh Tandon has resigned as Director of Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd w.e.f. December 22, 2012

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Frauds in Public Sector Banks

During first six months of the current financial year more than 1700 fraud cases involving over Rs. 5200 crore have been detected in the Public Sector Banks. No doubt, this is definitely a alarming situation but it is also a fact that History has repeated itself. The Securities scam of 1992 would not have taken place if the PSU and private banks had no close relations with Late Harshad Mehta.

Y Mishra

Give full tenure of two years

It is a fact that Chairperson of CBDT is taking tough decisions and the dishonest taxpayer is not being spared. The time has come for giving this Chairperson a full tenure of two years.

Vijay Kumar

Reservation be available only to needy

One may not contest the view that an SC/ST candidate who gets admission to a medical college and passes out successfully after hard study and undergoing practical training is not lesser competent to his general category counterpart. But is his inclusion and the exclusion of another who secured far higher position in the merit list justified in any way in the first instance after 60 years reservation policy has been in place? Further, the argument of the author of this contribution is certainly not applicable to Civil Services and academic positions and many other fields where there is no on- the- job training like doctors before final recruitment to the post. Caste discrimination practiced and injustice done in the past is highly condemnable. But there is discrimination today against the so called upper caste young boys and girls seeking jobs and admissions. The only difference between the two discriminations is that the former was totally unjustified and illegal and now it is legal and thanks to our power hungry and blind politicians whose actions is not only dividing the society but sowing the seeds of civil conflict. I am not against reservations but the policy needs review. It should be available only to needy in the SCs and STs and should be given for one generation only. For promotions it should not be given at all.

Bishan Sharma