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Ramesh Purohit

Both Congress and BJP to get less than 100 seats?
If a bureaucratic survey by the whispersinthecorridors .com is to be believed, both the Congress and the BJP will get less than 100 seats in the next Lok Sabha polls. There is a general belief that mid-term poll will take place next year.

Is Anthony in a tricky situation?
It is heard that AK Anthony is pitted in a peculiar situation against his fellow Keralites as regards FDI. His state is opposing it while Anthony is supporting the same.

Is Congress in a poll mode?
Sunday rally followed by Samvad Baithak on the 9 November followed by Chintan Baithak on Sunday is how the Congress is preparing itself for polls.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Dr Behuria be new Secretary, Heavy Industries?
Will Dr Sutanu Behuria be new Secretary, Heavy Industries in the Government of India ? If the PM goes by the recommendation of the Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel, 1976 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer Dr Behuria should take over as new Secretary this week.

Rawat gets additional charge of Secretary, Heavy Industry
O P Rawat, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, has been assigned an additional charge of Department of Heavy Industry. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Official orders of B B Srivastava issued (UPDATED)
Official orders of B B Srivastava for his appointment as Secretary, Land Resources, in the Government of India, have been issued on November 5, 2012. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre. Srivastava is presently, Secretary in the Central Information Commission.
(We said this on November 2, 2012)

Prasad is new JS, Drinking Water and Sanitation
Sarswati Prasad is being posted as Joint Secretary Drinking Water and Sanitation in the centre. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam -Meghalaya cadre.

Nine appointments of CAT cleared
Finally nine appointments for Administrative Member in the Central Administrative Tribunal have been cleared. They are all retired IAS officers. They have been asked for their consent by November 5.

Will Arun Ramanathan be Member, Finance Commission?
Grapevine has it, that former Secretary Banking Arun Ramanathan is being appointed Member of the 14th Finance Commission. He is a retired 1973 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Raghav Chandra is new AS & FA, Agriculture in GoI
Raghav Chandra has on Monday joined as Additional Secretary and FA in the Ministry of Agriculture ,Cooperation and Animal Husbandry. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on November 1, 2012)

FSB to meet this month
Meeting of the Foreign Service Board (FSB) is expected to take place this month end.

Empanelment of 1982 batch IFS takes place
Empanelment of 1982 batch Indian Foreign Service officers to the rank of Additional Secretary has taken place.

Collegiums clears appointment of High Court Judges
Supreme Court Collegiums headed by Chief Justice of India, Justice Altamas Kabir has reportedly cleared names of several High Court Judges.

Kesavan to serve as PS to MOS, Civil Aviation
P K Kesavan will be serving as PS to K C Venugopal, Minister of State for Civil Aviation. Kesavan, a 1986 batch IFS officer of Kerala cadre, was PS to Venugopal during his previous tenure, MOS Power.

R L Chongt will be PS to MoS for Minority Affairs
Robert Lalchungnunga Chongt will be the PS to Nonong Ering, Minister of State for Minority Affairs. Robert is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ojha to serve as PS to MoS for Tribal Affairs
Dhirendra Ojha will continue to serve as Private Secretary to Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Ranee Narah. Previously also he was with the Tribal Affairs Ministry as Private Secretary to Minister of State. He is an IIS officer.

Annadurai likely to be appointed as PS to MoS for New & Renewable Energy
As the grapevine has it, M Annadurai would be appointed as PS to S Jagathrakshakan, newly appointed Minister of State for New & Renewable Energy who is yet to take charge of his new offices. Annadurai (IIS), was PS to Jagatrakshakan in his previous tenure as MoS in I&B ministry.

Kuppuswami likely to be appointed as OSD to MoS for Commerce & Industry
As the grapevine has it, P Kuppuswami would continue as OSD to S Jagathrakshakan, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry who is yet to take charge of his new offices. He served Jagathrakshakan in his previous tenure as MoS for I & B.

Sharma is new DG, NIC
Dr Y K Sharma has taken charge as the Director General of premier IT organisation of the Government, National Informatics Centre (NIC).

Gairola moves to Deity
Outgoing DG, NIC, Dr B K Gairola has moved on to Deity. He is now the Mission Director (e-Gov) Deity (Department of Electronics and IT).

Search Committee for UGC Chairman to meet today
Search Committee is meeting again on November 5 in Delhi to prepare a fresh panel for the post of Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC).

IFS cadre in Uttarakhand in shambles
The management of the IFS cadre in Uttarakhand is in complete shambles, thanks to total apathy of the government . No regular transfers have taken place this year at the DFO or senior levels, some selected IFS officers have been shifted out and cadre posts have been assigned to junior state service officers in clear violation of AIS rules, at places junior state service officers have been placed in supervisory positions above their IFS seniors, IFS officers returning from deputation and special duty posts have been kept in waiting without a post for more than six months....This when the IFS cadre of Uttarakhand has the reputation of having some of the best officers in the country...This state of affairs is even more shocking given that the Chief Minister is himself holding the Forest Portfolio. This indecisiveness is becoming a hallmark of governance in Uttarakhand today.

PS to Governor will also be VC of Lucknow University
Principal Secretary to the Uttar Pradesh Governor, G B Pattnaik will also be Vice Chancellor of the Lucknow University. A 1978 batch IAS officer Pattnaik who is scheduled to retire in March will only be Vice Chancellor of the University.

Selection Committee for Secretary, Law to meet today
The meeting of selection committee for Secretary Law in the Government of India will take place today in the cabinet secretariat. The panel consists of seven members.

Will Meena be Secretary, Law?
N L Meena should be new Secretary Law in the Government of India as he is the senior most Additional Secretary in the Ministry.

R&AW to fill up vacancies at junior level
R&AW has requested DoPT to fill up the vacancies of Deputy Secretary and Director level.

Who will be new Dy Governor of RBI ?
The selection committee meeting for Deputy Governor, RBI is scheduled to take place on November 7, 2012, in the cabinet secretariat. Does the formation of Selection Committee means Subir Gokarn is not getting further extension? His term is coming to an end on November 23.

Rakesh Singh is Nodal officer for Karnataka
Rakesh Singh, Joint Secretary (BM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has also been appointed Nodal officer for implementation of the various programmes/ schemes undertaken by MHA in Karnataka State. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

16 officers get SAG in Railways
As many as 16 officers have been promoted to the grade of Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted on different zones. Accordingly, K Kotaiah/SG/SCR has been promoted to SAG on ECR; Ravi Nandkeolyar/SG/SER promoted to SAG on SECR; Amar Kumar Sinha/SG/NER; Ms K. Bhuvaneshwari/SG/SR, promoted to SAG on ICF; Ms Nirupma Kumar/SG/RB, promoted to SAG on NCR/IRPMU/DLI; Alok Kumar Shukla/SG/SER, promoted to SAG on ER; Ms Sunanda Arul/SG/RWF, promoted to SAG on WR; Raju Kancharla/SG/SWR; Ms Gitika Pandey/SG/CR, promoted to SAG on CORE; D K Ramaiah/SG/SCR, promoted to SAG on ECOR; K T Beicho/SG/NFR; Nirmal Biswas/SG/WR; P K Behera/SG/ECOR, promoted to SAG on SER; M J J Jayraj/SG/SR; K J J Rao/SG/ECOR and K N Chandraprakash/SG/ECOR, has been promoted to SAG on Cast Wheel Plant/Bela.

1979 batch IPS to get promotion in Bihar
Three 1979 batch IPS officers in Bihar: Ambarik Singh Nimbran, Krishna Choudhary and A C Verma are being promoted to the rank of DG.

Applications invited for Director, Central Fertilizer Quality, Faridabad
Applications have been invited for the post of Director in the Central Fertilizer Quality Control and Training Institute, Faridabad. The interested officers above Deputy Secretary/Director level can send their applications to Department of Agriculture & Cooperation Government of India at the earliest.

Applications for Director/Dy Secy in Cabinet Secretariat invited
Applications have been invited for the posts of Director/Deputy Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat (R & A W) on deputation basis. The interested officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) at the level of US/DS/Director can send their applications to the Cabinet Secretariat at the earliest.

1981 batch IFS is Additional PCCF in Orissa
Three 1981 batch IFS officers: Subhash Chandra Mishra, Bhaskar Reddy and Sarat Chandra Patra have been promoted to the rank of Additional PCCF in Orissa.

Pathak to be Police Commissioner Nagpur ? (UPDATED)
Dr K K Pathak is being appointed new Nagpur Police Commissioner. He is 1981 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

38 Bihar State service awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
As many as 38 officers of Bihar State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2008, 2009 and 2010. The officers include Krishna Mohan, Mahesh Prasad Gupta, Sudhir Srivastava, Khurshid Ahmad, Vinod Kumar, Ashok Kumar Mallick, Arun Derhgawen, Rajendra Prasad Ojha, Prabhat Shankar, Raman Kumar, Parshuram Mishra, Kumar Binod Narayan Singh, Devendra Kumar Verma, Kaushal Kishor Verma, Ghanshyam Prasad Daftuar, Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Arun Kumar Singh, Suresh Kumar Sinha, Ram Bujhaban Choudhary, Ramanad Jha, Ajay Kumar Singh against Raj Narayan Lal against the vacancies of 2008 while Laxmi Prasad Chauhan, Chittaranjan Singh, Ramashish Paswan, Mrs Nilam Gupta, Prabhakar Jha, Lalanjee, Navin Chandra Jha, Ajay Kumar Choudhary, Syed Parvez Alam, Arvind Kumar Singh, Kuwar Jang Bahadur, Prakash Kumar and Shashi Bhushan Kumar against the vacancies of 2009 and Aaditya Kumar Das, Sashi Kant Tiwary and Narendra Kumar Singh against the vacancies of 2010.

Vijay Kumar posted as OSD, CCA, Kolkata (UPDATED)
Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Vijay Kumar presently Commissioner of Income Tax, has been posted as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Kolkata (West Bengal region).

IPS reshuffle in Maharashtra in a day or two (UPDATED)
IPS reshuffle is expected to take place in Maharashtra in a day or two.

CBEC Member Ms Lipika gets zonal charges (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service-Custom officer, Ms Lipika Majumdar Roy Choudhury has been assigned zonal charges after donning the mantle as Member (Service Tax) of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC). She will hold the charge of Chief Commissioners, CX, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Ranchi, Patna, Shillong as well as DG, Service Tax.

NMDC Limited observes Vigilance Awareness Week-2012 (UPDATED)
The week long Vigilance Awareness Week Celebrations of NMDC concluded on a high note as it was presided by the Chief Guest Pratyush Sinha, former Central Vigilance Commissioner in Government of India. The valedictory function was attended by the Functional Directors of NMDC, N K Nanda, Director (Technical), Subimal Bose, Director (Production), S K Das, Director (Commercial), Rabindra Singh, Director (Personnel) and the Chief Vigilance Officer, Mrs Usha Chandrasekhar amid a huge gathering of officials and employees of NMDC. Pratyush Sinha while addressing the employees of NMDC highlighted the importance of adopting good practices in Public Procurement. He detailed the necessity of making Transparency and Integrity a reality in all aspects. He emphasized on the need for taking all necessary steps to make the tender procedures transparent and equitable thereby maximizing competition. N K Nanda, Director (Technical) while welcoming the Chief Guest highlighted about the good procurement practices being followed in NMDC. Speaking on the occasion, Usha Chandrasekhar, CVO, NMDC said that everyone should inculcate a sense of values for making real change in the System. She also said that good governance and prudent practices are essential for all public establishments. During the week long Vigilance Awareness Week celebrations, the Vigilance Department of NMDC organized talks by eminent personalities like - V V Lakshmi Narayana, Joint Director, CBI, Jitendra Kohli, an expert on e-procurement and K Bikshapathi, Vice President, National Institute of Smart Government, Hyderabad. A workshop on e-procurement was conducted for the benefit of the officials of NMDC and the vendors. During the workshop, a presentation by on e-procurement was made by N Srinivasan, General Manager (Materials). Competitions were conducted among the employees in Essay Writing & Elocution and prizes to the winners were distributed on the valedictory day by the Chief Guest Pratyush Sinha.

3 more IRS-IT officers made Exp. Observers (UPDATED)
Three more officers of Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) have been appointed as Expenditure Observer for the Gujarat Assembly elections. The officers include: D Sudhakr Rao, CCIT (CCA), Kochi; Rajiv Nabar and Rakesh Kumar, CCIT (CCA), Mumbai.

CORPORATE

Ram Charan to be Director, Air India?
Management Guru Ram Charan is expected to be appointed as independent director of the Air India board.

FM to meet Bank CMD's on November 15
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is meeting Chief Executives of public sector banks on November 15 to review the performance of these banks.

Axis Bank appointed two EDs
Somnath Sengupta and V Srinivasan have been appointed as Executive Directors of Axis Bank.

Agarwal appointed Chairman & Whole-time Director, Surya Roshni Ltd
Jai Prakash Agarwal has been appointed as Chairman and Whole-time Director of Surya Roshni Ltd .

Bista appointed MD, Surya Roshni Ltd
Raju Bista, Whole-time Director of Surya Roshni Ltd had been appointed as Managing Director of the company .

Inani designated as Director (Finance), CIL Securities Ltd
CIL Securities Ltd has appointed Ashok Kumar Inani has been designated as Director (Finance)

Ravipati appointed Addl. Director, Divis Laboratories Ltd
Divis Laboratories Ltd has appointed Ranga Rao Ravipati as Additional Director of the company.

Rao quits Divis Laboratories Ltd
G Venkata Rao has resigned as Independent Director of Divis Laboratories Ltd.

Joseph appointed GM, Le Meridian, Kochi
Le Meridien Kochi has appointed Saji Joseph as General Manager of the property.

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LPG, NSSO and the Statistical System

The Secretary of M/ Stat.& PI, must be an IAS officer as in the past.Academicians have no administrative experience and are not fit to hold Secretaries' posts.

A S Dubey

Mockery of Vigilance Awareness in the Government ?

The CVC has directed all Central Government Offices and its undertakings to observe Vigilance Awareness Week from October 29 to November 3.2012. While other ministries/departments at least wear a mask of action against corruption, surprisingly, the DoPT, under the PM has chosen this opportunity to come-up with an OM [F.No. 22034/4/2012 - Estt. (D)] on November 02, 2012 stating that if the department is pleased, it can promote corrupt officials too simply by refusing to suspend the official and delaying the investigation. It is further surprising that Para 2 of the OM has missing link giving further benefit to the corrupt officers. In fact, DoPT should have taken this opportunity to make each secretary to the Government of India personally responsible for any lapse in taking prompt and proper action. In Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the corruption charges against senior officers, even after court's order, have not reached to its logical conclusion.

Shaktipad Gorai

Sudhanshu Pandey is an able administrator

Sudhanshu Pandey had started putting back on rail power department of J&K. His exit may retard the reform process. We need such people in GoI

C Mohan

At last, he got Justice

At least he got Justice from the government because his chance was lost due to backdoor entry of new comer as CMD of MTNL, who just got some months as Director (HRD) BSNL and suddenly in a very dramatic way grabbed the post of MTNL CMD pushing to corner two very experienced officers of Telecommunication field of India. i.e. Kuldeep Singh, Director Technical and Pachowry, Director (Human Resource Development (HRD) of MTNL Special committee headed by Cabinet Secretary clipped the wings. I hope now Government will give the justice to Pachowry- who will superannuate within two three months. It will also utilize Pachowry's long experience of Telecommunication field for increasing growth of the sector.

Pramod Kumar