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Great Mr. Mehrotra you are keeping us abreast of the changes in Indian Corporate/bureaucracy & politics- Very fast & sabse tej and sabse aage- Keep it up- Great going-Best Wishes

Mrs Pushpa Kumar London UK

Manish Tiwari injects a fresh whiff of air
Manish Tiwari, Minister for Information and Broadcasting has been able to make his presence felt. TV channels who were giving anti Congress news in India have now fallen in line.

President Obama to support UPA?
As far as FDI issue is concerned, it is widely believed that US President Obama will see to it that this bill is passed in the Indian Parliament.

Ek Tha Tiger- Farewell Saheb. But what is future of Shiv Sena?
Saheb - Maharashtra Porka Zala (Saheb -Maharashtra is an orphan now) was the tribute the Shiv Sena payed for Balasaheb Thackeray. Now the talk is how relevant will Uddhav Thackeray keep the Shiv Sena and its brand of protecting the Marathi Manoos in the future. How will Saheb and his brand of politics remain continue to be relevant for the next generation needs to be seen.

Guns are out against SBI, Chairman
As the grapevine has it, guns are out against SBI, Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri. People are gunning against him by accusing him of causing a colossal loss by way of loan of over Rs. 2000 crore to King Fisher Airlines (KFA). His detractors say that several thousand bank officers in the past have faced punitive actions for causing losses to their respective banks. What will the Government do in this case? This question is hot topic of discussion in corporate and business sector.

Who is most valuable painter in India?
Guess, who is fast emerging as the most valuable painter in India, the land of M F Hussein? It is none other than Mamtadi, Chief Minister of Amar Sonar Bangla. If whispers in the corridors of writer's building of Kolkata are to be believed, some of Didi' s paintings are being quoted upward of Rs 50 lac per canvas, and a few are rumoured to have notched even more than a crore each !.No marks for guessing who the Clientele would be that can afford the master pieces.

BUREAUCRACY

Justice Shiva Kirti Singh to be acting CJ of Allahabad HC
Justice Shiva Kirti Singh is being appointed acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court this week.

Prabhakaran to be Member, CAT
P Prabhakaran is being tipped to be Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). He is a retired 1978 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

14 Major Generals promoted
Altogether 14 Major Generals have been promoted to the rank of Lt Generals in the Indian Army.

Ram Nivas to be DGP, Chhattisgarh
In all probability Ram Nivas will take over as DGP of Chhattisgarh on December 1. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer.

Who has moved to CAT?
It is heard that someone has moved to the CAT for scrapping the panel of the new CBI,Director.

CSB to meet today
Meeting of the CSB is going to take place on Monday. A couple of postings are to be decided.

R&AW Chief to retire next month end
Sanjeev Tripathi, R&AW Chief is superannuating on December 31, 2012. So far no name has been finalized as his successor.

Pant to be Joint Secretary,Defence Production
Kamlesh Kumar Pant is being tipped to be Joint Secretary Defence Production. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Nupur Mitra to retire on December 31
Nupur Mitra, Chairperson &Managing Director of the Dena Bank is retiring on December 31. Her successor will join on December 17, 2012.

Promotion of Chief Commissioners in C &CE
Over two dozen 1979 and 1980 batch IRS (C&CE) officers are expected to get promotion to the rank of Chief Commissioner this week. K K Sharma is said to be last in the promotion list.

Shubha Sharma is PS to Minister for Culture
Shubha Sharma will be serving as PS to Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Union Minister for Culture. She is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Dr K S Pratap Kumar is PS to Tourism Minister in GoI

Dr K S Pratap Kumar, Director, NIFT, Hyderabad, Government of India, has joined as Private Secretary to Union Minister of State for (Independent charge) Tourism, Chiranjeevi. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh.

Mizoram Govt returns Dependra Pathak
The Mizoram Government has returned Dependra Pathak's services and asked him to report back to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Pathak is an AGMU cadre IPS officer of 1990 batch.

Maurya to be ED (Security ) Air India
Bijaya Kumar Maurya will take over a as Executive Director (Security) in the Air India .He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Names of GMs in PS banks called

The Finance Ministry has called for the names of General Managers (GMs)from public sector banks who are eligible to be promoted as Executive Directors (EDs).

1997 batch IRTS officer awaits his resignation to be accepted
Having submitted his resignation Mahesh Chandra Pandey, an IRTS officer of 1997 batch is still waiting it to be accepted and relieved by GoI. He was the PS to the former Union Minister for Tourism Subodh Kant Sahay.

Jharkhand Govt. to come-up with notification of Information Commissioners soon
Jharkhand Government is likely to come-up with the notification of appointment of Himanshu Shekhar, P R Das, Rajesh Srivastawa as the Information Commissioners. Even after the notification comes seven seats will still remain vacant.

Will Rajesh Kumar be back to West Bengal?
It is heard that Dr Rajesh Kumar, PS to former Minister of State Urban Development Saugat Roy, may soon be back to his cadre state. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Vijay Sharma to be new PS to I&B Minister of State (IC)
Vijay Sharma is all set to replace Thakur Ranjan Prakash as the new PS to Manish Tiwari, Minister of State I & B (Independent Charge). Empanelled recently, as Joint Secretary (GoI) Thakur is heading for a new assignment. Sharma, a 1989 batch IFS officer of Karnataka cadre, has been serving I & B Ministry as Director (IP & Administration).

Kalpana is poised to join UNDP project in Kabul?
Kalpana Rajsinghot is likely to move to Kabul soon for UNDP Project in Afghanistan. She is an Indian Postal services officer of 1992 batch.

Chirodia poised to move to Railway Board
Bhaskar Chirodia, Senior Divisional Finance Manager, Kota; is poised to join Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer of 1999 batch.

Rakesh Behari joins as PS, PWD in Delhi Government
Rakesh Behari has joined as Principal Secretary, PWD & Urban Development, GNCT Government of Delhi. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
(We said this on November 8, 2012)

Nutan Guha Biswas is new PS to Delhi Lt Governor

Ms Nutan Guha Biswas has joined as Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Delhi. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
(We said this on November 8, 2012)

DoPT seeks applications for GM (NEF), FCI, Shillong
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of General Manager (NEF), Food Corporation of India, Shillong under the Department of Food & Public Distribution. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Tenure of Muralidhar Rao extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of C Muralidhar Rao as OSD in the Department of Atomic Energy has been extended upto December, 2013. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of UT cadre.

Abhay Kumar Thakur deputed as Finance Officer, BHU (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Abhay Kumar Thakur has been appointed as Finance Officer in Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, on deputation basis.


Radhakrishna Sreepada posted as Director, CEIB (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Radhakrishna Sreepada has been appointed as Assistant Director (Director level) in the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB).

CORPORATE

Rao to be Director (Finance) HPCL
KV Rao has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation of India. Rao is presently serving as Executive Director, HPCL.

Verma appointed CFO, Bank of India
Bank of India has appointed Anil Kumar Verma, General Manager (Finance) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bank

Mehta appointed Addl. Director, Polaris Financial Technology Ltd
Polaris Financial Technology Limited has appointed Rajesh Mehta as an Additional Director of the company.

Mishra appointed Nominee Director, Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd
The Punjab National Bank (PNB) has nominated Bikash Narayan Mishra as Nominee cum Additional Director on the Board of Directors of Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd.

Singhal quits Welspun Global Brands Ltd
Arvind Singhal, Independent Director of Welspun Global Brands Ltd has resigned from the Board of Directors of the company.

Dave quits IDFC Alternatives?
Chetan Dave has reportedly resigned as Head of IDFC Alternatives

Murugappan appointed CFO, KPR Mill Ltd
P L Murugappan has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of K P R Mill Ltd.

Savkur elevated as Exec. Asst. Manager (Rooms), Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa
Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa has elevated Siddhartha Savkur as Executive Assistant Manager (Rooms).

Shin appointed CEO, Star CJ Alive India
Star CJ Alive has appointed Kenny Shin as Chief Executive Officer (India)

Srinivasan appointed as Director of Edserve Softsystem
KT Srinivasan has been appointed as Director of Edserve Softsystem.

Jain ceases to be Chairman of Gulshan Polyols
CK Jain has ceased to be Chairman of Gulshan Polyols.

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Multi-member C&AG

The framers had the wisdom to make some key institutions as 'constitutional' to insulate these from political interference. The EC and C&AG were two such single-Member bodies. The EC was converted into a multi-Member CEC around 1990 when T N Sheshan, grew out of control for Rajiv Gandhi . The present C&AG became a thorn in the flesh when it exposed successive scams like 2G,CWG,Coalgate etc. Many more may be in the pipeline, as per media reports. Against this backdrop, the political Executive (Read as the Congress ) seeks to defang the C&AG by converting it into a multi-Member body. This would need amendment to the Constitution by Parliament, passed by 2/3rd of those present and voting and the number should not be less than half the total strength of both the Houses of Parliament. The Opposition can do little if the GOI has made up its mind , denials notwithstanding. What about the constitutional safeguards to protect the national Auditor? Should GOI make appointments to C&AG and CEC ? Who knows the next C&AG may have three Manmohan Singh-type persons picked by the government. What should be the mode of 'decision making'-by consensus, or majority voting? Should there not be provision for 'Dissenting Note' by a Member? Recall the appointment of P J Thomas as CVC. The dissent of LOP( LS) was ignored by the decision makers as rules did not specifically provide for it..The appointment was finally struck down by the Apex court. Whatever may happen, the concept of 'Triumverate Leadership' for constitutional bodies would be disastrous in the absence of constitutional safeguards. One wonders : Why can't the constitutional status be accorded to CVC, presently a statutory body? Further, why can't the CBI be also accorded constitutional status, independent of government with multi-Member structure representing the Police, Income tax/Custom, the Prosecution etc. All appointments in these bodies should be made through consensus by a collegium of three namely the PM, LOP (LS) and the CJI.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Govt frittering away public funds in Afghanistan

By investment in Afghanistan, the Government is frittering away valuable public funds. Treachery is one of the aspects of Afghan history. Once NATO pulls back its forces there will not be even a smoke of Karzai and company. The Taliban who will take over will first burn all the structures constructed by us.

N Krishnan

Manmohan Singh is India's professional PM

If the Congress does not win the 2014 election who will be next PM? Could it be Manmohan Singh? After all, though he may not be a professional politician, he certainly is India's professional Prime Minister.

TKS

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