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POLITICS

Is there a bigger design in bringing back Ajit Pawar?
It is heard that there is bigger design of new government alliances taking place in Maharashtra. Whispers have learnt that NCP may go ahead with a BJP- Shiv Sena or BJP -MNS alliance in the next election. Ajit Pawar has a support of nearly 50 NCP MLA's and he has a strong backing outside the party with alliance partners and key opposition.

BUREAUCRACY

Arun Chaudhary appointed DG, SSB
Arun Chaudhary has been appointed new DG of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre. Chaudhary is presently Special DG, CISF.
( We said this on October 29 and again on November 15 )

Subhash Joshi to be DG, BSF?
Subhash Joshi, Director General of National Security Guard (NSG), is being moved as Director General of Border Security Board (BSF). He is a 1976 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Arvind Ranjan poised to be DG, NSG?
Arvind Ranjan, Special Director General of Border Security Force (BSF), is being appointed as Director General, National Security Guard (NSG). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Ajay Chadha to be DG, ITBP?
Ajay Chadha, Special Secretary, Internal Security under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), is being appointed as Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of AGMUT.

Tiwari is new JS Administrative Reforms
P K Tiwari has been appointed Joint Secretary Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances in the Government of India. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Dinesh Kumar is PS to MoS Railways
Dinesh Kumar has been appointed PS to Union Minister of State Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. He is 2004 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Eight IES officers make it for the post of Joint Secretary, GoI
Eight officers of Indian Economic Services get empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary, Govt. of India. Out of twenty four IES officers of 1985 batch eignt officers have bagged it for the post.

Ms Maushumi Chakravarty is now PS to Praful Patel
Ms Maushumi Chakravarty, who was Director PR to Praful Patel, Union Minister, has been appointed as Private Secretary to the latter. She is a 1991 batch officer of Indian Information Service (IIS).

K S Pratap Kumar is PS to Chiranjivi
K S Pratap Kumar has been appointed Private Secretary to Chiranjeevi, Union Minister. Earlier, he was Director NIFT. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on November 14)

Amiya Chandra appointed PS to Ajay Maken
Amiya Chandra has been appointed as Private Secretary to Ajay Maken, Union Minister. He is an Indian Trade Service officer of 1989 batch.

Tenure of Anuj Sharma extended
Tenure of Anuj Sharma as Director, Foreigners on central deputation has been extended for further one year. He is an IDES officer of 1991 batch.

V K Rattan selected as Director (Engg), NPCC
V K Rattan, GM, NHPC, has been selected for the post of Director (Engineering), National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 7, 2012. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Dr Ashok Kumar Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Dr Ashok Kumar Singh has been empanelled as Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch Indian Forest Service officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Pradeep Kumar Pant empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Pradeep Kumar Pant has been empanelled as Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch Indian Forest Service officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Ms Sudarshana Talapatra posted as PAG, Jaipur
Ms Sudarshana Talapatra, Principal Accountant General (G&SSA), West Bengal, Kolkata, has been transferred and posted as Principal Accountant General (A&E), Rajasthan, Jaipur under Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Four UP State officer awarded IAS cadre against 2005 vacancies
As many as four officers of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2005. The officers include: Santosh Kumar Dwivedi, Vinod Kumar Singh, Arvindra Narayan Mishra and Pramod Kumar Upadhyay.

Will Tripathy be appointed as the Chairman Public Grievances Commission also?
As the grapevine has it Delhi Government may appoint P.K. Tripathy, Chief Secretary Delhi, as the Chairman of Public Grievances Commission after his retirement. A 1977 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, Tripathy's supposed appointment may be in addition to his role as Special Advisor to the CM.

Rajiv Rishi, Raj Kumar of Indian Bank short-listed for CMD
Names of Indian Bank Executive Director, Rajiv Rishi and Raj Kumar have been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

V Kannan of OBC short-listed for CMD
Name of Oriental Bank of Commerce, Executive Director, V Kanan has been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

Rakesh Sethi, Usha A, S R Bansal of PNB short-listed for CMD
Names of Punjab National Bank Executive Director, Rakesh Sethi, Usha A and S R Bansal have been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director.

M S Raghvan of BoI short-listed for CMD
Name of Bank of India, Executive Director, M S Raghvan has been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

Amar Lal Daultani of Corporation Bank short-listed for CMD
Name of Corporation Bank, Executive Director, Amar Lal Daultani has been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

Deepak Narang, S D Arya of United Bank short-listed for CMD
Names of United Bank of India, Executive Director, Deepak Narang and S D Arya have been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

Rajendran of BoM short-listed for CMD
Name of Bank of Maharashtra, Executive Director, Rajendran has been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

K R Shenoy of Vijaya Bank short-listed for CMD
Name of Vijaya Bank, Executive Director, K R Shenoy has been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

P Srinivas, S K Jain of BoB short-listed for CMD
Names of Bank of Baroda, Executive Director, P Srinivas and S K Jain have been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

B P Sharma of BoI short-listed for CMD
Name of Bank of India, Executive Director, B P Sharma has been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

Arun Tiwari of Allahabad Bank short-listed for CMD
Name of Allahabad Bank, Executive Director, Arun Tiwari has been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

N K Maini of SIDBI short-listed for CMD
Name of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Executive Director, N K Maini has been short-listed for being promoted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).

Five Dena Bank GMs short-listed for EDs
Five General Managers of Dena Bank namely S N Patel, R K Gupta, M K Jain, Kharab and B M Nanda have been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Directors.

Five Allahabad Bank GMs short-listed for EDs
Five General Managers of Allahabad Bank namely Trishna Guha, S K Srivastava, P S Bhatia, D Chakraborty and Binod Kumar have been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Directors.

Five BoB GMs short-listed for EDs
Five General Managers of Bank of Baroda namely R P Marathe, R Koteeswaran, K N Manvi, Arun Srivastava and Animesh Chauhan have been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Directors.

Four BoI GMs short-listed for EDs
Four General Managers of Bank of India namely Rakesh Sethi, P S Rawat, Gauri Shanker, B B Joshi have been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Directors.

Three Andhra Bank GMs short-listed for EDs
Three General Managers of Andhra Bank namely R Athmaram, M S Rao and B S Ramarao have been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Directors.

Name of T Sreekanthan short-listed for ED
Name of Canara Bank General Manager, T Sreekanthan has been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Director.

Three CBI GMs short-listed for EDs
Three General Managers of Central Bank of India namely Atul Agarwal, S R Sangapure and U Mohapatra have been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Directors.

Three Corporation Bank GMs short-listed for EDs
Three General Managers of Corporation Bank namely B K Divakara, J K Garg and S M Awasthi have been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Directors.

Three OBC GMs short-listed for EDs
Two General Managers of Oriental Bank of Commerce namely K K Sansi and R K Takkar have been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Directors.

Name of Syndicate GM, M K Jain short-listed for ED
Name of Syndicate Bank General Manager, M K Jain has been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Director.

Two Union Bank GMs short-listed for EDs
Two General Managers of Union Bank namely S K Sangar and T K Srivastava have been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Directors.

Vijaya Bank GM, Brahmaji Rao short-listed for ED
Name of Vijaya Bank General Manager, K V Brahmaji Rao has been short-listed for being promoted as Executive Director.

Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose is Chief Justice, AP HC (UPDATED)
Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose has been appointed as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court.

CORPORATE

Sanjeeev Goenka appointed Chairman of FSL
Sanjeev Goenka has been appointed Chairman of BPO service provider Firstsource Solutions (FSL).

Desai appointed Independent Director, Adani Enterprises Ltd
Berjis Desai has been appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of Adani Enterprises Ltd w.e.f. December 03, 2012

Vaghela resigns as Part-time Chairman, ITDC
Shankersinh Vaghela has resigned as Non-official Director and Part-time Chairman (in the rank of Cabinet Minister ) on the Board of Directors of India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC) w.e.f. November 28, 2012 .

Dutt appointed Independent Director, Caprihans India Ltd
Caprihans India Ltd has appointed Krishnava S. Dutt as an Independent Director of the company w.e.f. December 7, 2012

Three directors cease to be on Board of Westlife Development Ltd
Om Prakash Adukia , Govind Prasad Goyal and Salem Venkatesan Srinivasan have resigned as directors of Westlife Development Ltd.

Egan ceases to be Chairman and Nominee Director, ESAB India Ltd
ESAB Holdings Limited has withdrawn nomination of David Egan as Chairman and Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of ESAB India Limited w.e.f December 7, 2012

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Government control of IFCI

Apropos the post in WIC (07.12.2012) on the captioned subject, perhaps it is a sign of the times that there is palpable curiosity in the air only as regards probable changes in prospective management and business profile of IFCI, which had been left for dead some years back. However, an objective analysis of how this organization, with persistent negative net worth of many thousand crore despite best advice from consultants of world reknown, achieved a miraculous turnaround in a short period, which led to Government acquiring control on it, contrary to its dominant philosophy of disinvestment of PSUs, is hard to come by. Such analysis may be instructive to shore up various other organizations which are down in the dumps. Also, it would open many more avenues for persons watching the event starry eyed.

S.K. Tewari

Corruption at all levels

Everyday we face corruption at all levels. We don't fight against it hoping that someday somebody would remove corruption from our life but when we occupy the position , we tend to indulge in corruption and forget out to remove it. Why this happens. is it possible that your forum allows people to highlight corruption prevalent in any organisation and how he / she fought against it and succeeded.

P S Mehra