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POLITICS

Who will decide about Coal ?
If insiders are to be believed, all the coal related decisions will be taken either by the Prime Minister or the Ten Janpath during this election year.

Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh bureaucracy !
What is the difference between Madhya Pradesh bureaucracy and Chhattisgarh bureaucracy? This topic came in for discussion at a high profile party and the conclusion was -Chhattisgarh bureaucracy is committed to the Raman Singh Government while bureaucracy in MP is not Committed to the Shivraj Singh Government .

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Home Secretary? (1)
Who will succeed R K Singh as Secretary, Home in the Government of India in June ? About one dozen IAS officers of 1975, 76, 77, 78 and 79 batch are reportedly in the run for the post.

Sinha may take charge in 1st week of May as Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan
Amar Sinha, recently appointed as India's new Ambassador to Afghanistan, may take charge of his newly mandated responsibility by the 1st week of May. He is a 1982 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service.

Khobragade appointed Ambassador to Kyrgyz Republic
Jayant N Khobragade (has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kyrgyz Republic.He is a 1995 IFS officer.

Vikram Dev Dutt appointed JS, Defence
Vikram Dev Dutt has been appointed Joint Secretary Defence. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
(We said this on March 25, 2013)

Three Railway Board Members to retire this month
Three Members of Railway Board are retiring in April, 2013. K K Srivastava, Member (Traffic), Keshav Chandra, Member (Mechanical) and A K Vohra, Member (Staff) are scheduled to superannuate this month.

Good days are ahead for top bankers (2)
Former CMDs and EDs are being hired as consultants by the business houses planning to set up banks.

20% officers of PSU banks to retire in two years
Around 20 percent officers out of 4 lakh in 29 Public Sector Undertaking Banks are due to retire this and next year.

Anil Kumar likely to join central deputation at ADG level
Anil Kumar is likely to join central deputation at Additional Director General (ADG) level in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

One post of IG is vacant in BSF
One post of Inspector General (IG) is lying vacant in Border Security Force (BSF).

Y K Garg to join as Director (Fin), NJMC on June 1
Yogesh Kumar Garg, GM, NSC, who was selected for the post of Director (Finance), National Jute Manufacturers Corporation Limited (NJMC), will be assuming the charge on June 1, 2013.
(We said this on Nov 9, 2012)

S K Mandal, Director (Fin), NJMC to retire in May
S K Mandal, Director (Finance), National Jute Manufacturers Corporation Limited (NJMC) is due to retire in May, 2013.

H L Chaudhary selected as CMD, NPCC
H L Chaudhary, GGM, RITES, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC) at the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 15, 2013. As many as seven candidates were interviewed for the same.

B Mukherjee, Indian Ambassador to Netherlands, due to retire at end of April
Bhaswati Mukherjee,Indian Ambassador to Netherlands, is all set to retire this month paving way for Rajesh N Prasad, her newly mandated successor. She is 1976 batch IFS officer.

Sanjay Singh, Secretary (East), all set to retire this month
Sanjay Singh, Secretary (East), is all set to retire at the end of this month. Sanjay, a 1976 batch IFS officer, had taken over the seat from Vijay Latha Reddy the present Deputy National Security Adviser.

Major IAS reshuffle in Gujarat
Altogether 53 IAS officers have been reshuffled in Gujarat on Monday.

Dilraj Kaur poised to move back to Delhi from Mizoram
As the grapevine has it, Dr Dilraj Kaur may be back to Delhi by the end of this month. Dilraj, a 2000 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, is serving as Secretary, Prisons, Geology, Mining & Mineral Resources, Government of Mizoram.

Shiv Raj Singh is new CVO, Neyveli Lignite Corporation
Shiv Raj Singh has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Neyveli under the Ministry of Coal. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of Karnataka cadre.

IPS officer is new CVO of STC
Kuldeep Kumar has been appointed as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the State Trading Corporation (STC) Limited, New Delhi. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Prasad is new CVO of HOCL
Shashi Bhushan Prasad has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL), Mumbai. He is a 1990 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Chairman of a Port Trust to be suspended?
Grapevine has it that Chairman of a Port Trust is being placed under suspension. The Shipping Ministry has reportedly sent a proposal to this effect.

Will Kumar get charge of Chairman, JNPT?
Deputy Chairman of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is likely to be given additional charge of the Chairman.

S S Mishra, DIG, ITBP, moved to Directorate Gen. INT Branch
S S Mishra, DIG, ITBP, has been transferred from Station HQ (BBR) to Directorate General INT Branch.

Justice D Y Chandrachud is Member, NALSA
Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud of the Bombay High Court has been nominated as Member of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).

S K Ratho empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
S K Ratho has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India (GoI). Rao is a 1987 batch IFS officer of Orissa cadre.

S K Roy takes over as ED, International Operations of LIC
S K Roy has taken over as Executive Director International Operations of LIC India. He is a also in the race for the post of Managing Director and chairman of LIC.

Vipin Anand is now ED, Direct Marketing, LIC
Vipin Anand, who was Executive Director(ED), SBU-IO has now been made ED, Direct Marketing replacing Usha Sangwan.

Usha Sangwan to be ED, LIC' Corporate Communications
Mrs Usha Sangwan would now be Executive Director, Corporate Communications Department of LIC. She has replaced Mrs Rita Bhattacharya on this post

Rita Bhattacharya to be ED, HRD in LIC
Mrs Rita Bhattacharya has now moved to HRD as Executive Director of LIC.

Applications for slot of Secretary, APEDA under CD scheme to be invited soon
As the grapevine has it, the Department of Commerce, Union Ministry of Commerce & Industries, is all set to invite applications for the slot of Secretary, APEDA. The recently created post would be filled under the central deputation scheme. The recently created post comes in existence after the Rashid Masood's appointment as APEDA Chairman on April 4.

Tandon is Additional Members (Electricals), Railway Board
Naveen Tandon has taken charge freshly as Additional Member (Electricals) Railway Board. Prior to shouldering this new responsibility Tandon served as AGM, Eastern Railways.

Hemant Kumar is Adviser (ME), Railway Board
Hemant Kumar, HAG/IRSME, CME/ER, has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Adviser (ME)/Railway Board.

P K Singh posted as CME, Eastern Railway
P K Singh, HAG/IRSME, CAO/JMP/Eastern Railway, has been posted as CME/Eastern Railway.

20 IRSME officers get HAG
As many as 20 officers of Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) have been granted Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) on Non Functional basis with effect from August 7, 2012. The officers are: Ram Saran COFMOW; P Chandra ECOR; Sushil K Luthra NFR; Anil Handa RCF/BRL; Ravindra Gupta WR; Ashwani Lohani NR; Prabhat Sahai CLW; Rajeev Gupta DEP/Mumbai Post Trust; Ravinder Nath Mishra DLF/MAR Howrah; Sanjay K Pathak WR; Ashok K Singh ECR; Dinesh Kumar RCF; K Swaminathan SCR; Avinash K Garekar CR; Surender K Agarwal NFR; Debal Kumar Gayen NFR; Bhushan L Patil CR; A K Gupta ECOR; Bhupendra K Agarwal SER and Sudhanshu Mani RA/Berlin.

R P Singh shifted to COFMOW
R P Singh, SAG/IRSME/IRIMEE, has been transferred to COFMOW and posed in the cadre.

D K Nayak transferred to NER
D K Nayak, SAG/IRSME/COFMOW, has been shifted to North Eastern Railway (NER) and posted in the cadre

D Shanmuganandam shifted to IRIMEE
D Shanmuganandam, SAG/IRSME/Southern Railway, has been shifted to IRIMEE and posted in the cadre.

B L Raikwar transferred to Eastern Railway
B L Raikwar, HAG/IRSME/IRIMEE, presently working as Director, has been transferred to Eastern Railway and posted as CAO/Jamalpur/Eastern Railway.

S K Pathak transferred to IRIMEE, Jamalpur
S K Pathak, SAG/IRSME/Western Railway, has been transferred to IRIMEE/Jamalpur and appointed in HA Grade and posted as Director /IRIMEE.

1999 batch IPS is now DIG in West Bengal
The 1999 batch IPS officers are being promoted to the rank of DIG in West Bengal. They are Vishal Garg, Shakeel Ahmed, Satyajit Bandyopadhyay, Kalyan Bandyopadhyay and Chelling Simick Lepcha.

Two IPS officers shifted in Karnataka
Mrs Roopa D (2000) has been appointed as Superintendent of Police, Internal Security Division, Bangalore while Dr Pawar T D will ((2004)) now be Deputy Commissioner of Police, CAR (HQ), Bangalore City, Bangalore in Karnataka.

S S Jawahar is now PS, Disciplinary Proceedings in TN
S S Jawahar has been posted as Principal Secretary (PS) and Commissioner for Disciplinary Proceedings, Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

PESB re-advertises post of CMD, MMTC Ltd vacant since 2010
It seems that the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), MMTC Limited has become a challenging job for the Government of India to choose a right candidate for the vacancy lying vacant since 2010. However, Commerce Additional Secretary, D S Deshi (1982: HY) is holding the additional charge of the post. The post was re-advertised after the proposal of Ajay Mathur (ED, SAIL), which was moved for the post, had been nipped in the bud at the eleventh hours. The applications have been invited within 30 days of advertisement published on April 13, 2013.

Hemant Bhargava to be Zonal Manager Eastern Zone Kolkata (UPDATED)
Executive Director (Marketing) in the LIC Headquarters Hemant Bhargava will move as Zonal Manager LIC Eastern Zone ,Kolkata.

CWC organises conference of CMDs/MDs of SWCs (UPDATED)
Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) organized a Conference of CMDs/MDs of its associate agencies, the 17 State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs) at its Corporate Office recently to review their performance. The Conference was attended by 11 CMDs/MDs and other senior officials of SWCs. Sudhir Kumar, Secretary (Food & Public Distribution), Government of India and Dinesh Rai, Chairman, WDRA also addressed the Conference. B B Pattanaik, MD, CWC made a presentation highlighting the physical and financial performance of the SWCs during the last 5 years and observed that while the physical & financial performance and dividend payout in respect of most of the SWCs have improved during the years, the SWCs need to improve their Corporate Governance more particularly with regard to complying various provisions of the Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962 regarding finalization of accounts, holding of AGMs, Board Meetings, etc. The Secretary (F&PD) stressed upon the urgent need for augmentation of storage capacity and diversification of activities by the SWCs and desired that SWCs must prepare a perspective plan for creation of storage capacity in a time bound manner. Necessity of registration of more warehouses of the SWCs with the WDRA and issuance of Negotiable Warehouse Receipts for the benefit of farmers was also highlighted.


Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Bihar (UPDATED)
Some officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Kuldip Narayan has been appointed as Commissioner of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) while Narendra Kumar Singh was made Munger district magistrate and Adesh Titarmare is Joint Secretary, GAD. Besides, Mayank Warwade has been relieved for inter-state deputation to Chhattisgarh and Shashi Kant Tiwari will be Jamui District magistrate.

Devendra Bhushan Gupta gets addl charge of Horticulture in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Devendra Bhushan Gupta, Principal Secretary, Agriculture, has been assigned an additional charge of Horticulture in Rajasthan. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer.

SAIL production of value added steel up 4% in FY 12-13 (UPDATED)
FY 2012-13 closed on a good end for Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) as the company registered 4 percent growth in the production of value added steel over the last fiscal. SAIL remained at the forefront of strengthening the industrial backbone of the country by producing over 5 million tonnes of these special steel products designed for specific end-use. FY 2012-13 was also a year of best-ever techno economic parameters at SAIL for Coke Rate, energy consumption and Blast Furnace productivity; the latter two registering improvement of 3% and 5% respectively.Besides, significant progress was also made in the modernisation & expansion projects in FY 2012-13, especially at Rourkela (RSP) and IISCO (ISP) Steel Plants. At RSP, the new Sinter Plant and new Coke Oven Battery #6 commenced production. At ISP, a new Coke Oven Battery #11 and Sinter Plant were operationalised, while the hot trials for the new Wire Rod Mill were also commenced. With more capacities lined up in different plants and units of SAIL, the company is looking forward to higher growth trajectory in FY 2013-14.

Statue of Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb BR Ambedkar unveiled (UPDATED)
Recognizing the work done by Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar who had devoted his entire life for the upliftment of downtrodden, Airports Authority of India has installed his statue which was unveiled by Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit Singh in the presence of Chief Minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan, Bhadhant Arya Nagarjun Surai Sasai and Anil Sole, Mayor, Nagpur.

Speaking on the occasion Singh appreciated the work done by Dr. Ambedkar for the Constitution of India. His work for downtrodden, is an inspiration for young generation. I am happy that Airports Authority of India has taken this initiative as a tribute to the architect of "Indian Constitution".
The Chairman of the Airports Authority of India V.P. Agrawal while paying tribute to Dr. Ambedkar said that recently, Information Security Management System ISO 27001 is implemented at Nagpur Airport and it is first Airport which has successfully implemented a prestigious international standard.

Delhi High Court gets 8 new Additional Judges (UPDATED)
As many as eight Justices have been appointed as Additional Judges of Delhi High Court. They are: Justice Jayant Nath, Justice Najmussahar Waziri, Justice Najmi Waziri, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Justice Valluri Kameswar Rao, Justice Mrs Sunita Gupta, Justice Mrs Deepa Sharma and Justice Ved Prakash Vaish.

Sunil Kumar assumes charge as MD, CRIS (UPDATED)
Sunil Kumar has taken over as Managing Director, Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). However, he will continue to hold the post of Advisor Safety in Railway Board in addition to his present post. An officer of the 1976 batch of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), Sunil Kumar has done his MBA and MA (Political Science) from the University of Allabhabad.

Chhatar Singh is also Chief Coordinator, Invest. Promotion Centre, New Delhi (UPDATED)
Chhatar Singh, Principal Secretary to Haryana CM, has been posted as Chief Coordinator, Investment Promotion Centre, New Delhi, in addition to his present charges. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Sudhir Rajpal is Secretary, Sports & Youth Affairs in Haryana (UPDATED)
Sudhir Rajpal has been posted as Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs Department in Haryana. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

100-seat transport aircraft in future: Ajit Singh (UPDATED)
Ajit Singh, Civil Aviation Minister has said efforts will be made to get HAL's Advance Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv) certified by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in near future. Inaugurating the FAA - Asia Pacific bilateral partners' meeting hosted by HAL here today the Minister felt that a mechanism needs to be evolved to benefit the bilateral countries involved in such agreements so that they could export or import aeronautical parts mutually. "We also have a national civil aircraft development program for 100-seat medium transport aircraft. Some of the country's leading aeronautics and space scientists are spearheading the project and I hope this takes shape", he added. Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL said the Company has been focusing on military aviation but now plans to diversify into civil market. "We have made a humble beginning with Dhruv civil variant as an offshoot of the military program. We now propose to play a leading role in India's national civil aircraft development program as we have dedicated facilities at our transport division in Kanpur", he added. The three-day meet organized by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) with the main focus on the aircraft certification, provides an opportunity for partner Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs) from 11 countries to share methods for strengthening bilateral airworthiness relationships through enhanced resource sharing, communications and procedural improvements. It also seeks future direction for aircraft certification and international collaboration. Apart from the delegates from the USA, the participating Asia-Pacific countries include Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and hosts India. Chris Carter from FAA and Arun Mishra, Director-General of Civil Aviation, also spoke on the occasion.

N Vidyananda selected as Director (Production & Project), KIOCL (UPDATED)
N Vidyananda, General Manager, KIOCL, has been selected for the post of Director ( Production and Project) , Kudremukh Iron Ore Co Ltd (KIOCL) at the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 16 , 2013. As many as seven candidates were interviewed for the same.

A P Joshi posted as Member (Fin), Atomic Energy Commission (UPDATED)
A P Joshi, Special Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, has been appointed as Member (Finance), Atomic Energy Commission, Space Commission and Earth Commission in the rank and pay of Secretary. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

C B Venkataramana is Addl Secretary, DAE (UPDATED)
C B Venkataramana has been posted as Additional Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

J N Chamber is Secretary, NCSC (UPDATED)
J N Chamber, at present in the cadre, has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, in the pay of Additional Secretary. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

B Vijayan is Director General, NPC (UPDATED)
B Vijayan, at present in the cadre, has been appointed as Director General, National Productivity Council (NPC) under Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the pay of Additional Secretary. The post has been lying vacant since January 2012. Vijayan is a 1982 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Major reshuffle of IFS officers in MP (UPDATED)
A number of officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Dharmendra Shukla has been appointed as Additional PCCF (IT), Bhopal while C P Rai will now be Additional PCCF (Land Management), Bhopal and P K Chaudhary is Additoinal PCCF (Vigilance & Complaints), Bhopal. Similarly, Sudhir Kumar has been appointed as Regional Director, Bandhavgarh; Ajay Shankar as Chief Conservator of Forests, Joint Forest Management, Bhopal; K Raman as Regional Director, Sanjay National Park, Sidhi; Sanjay Shuka as Conservator of Forest, Khandwa; Mridul Pathak as Conservator of Forests, Work Plan, Bhopal; Shant Kumar Sharma as Conservator of Forests, Work Plan, Shahdol; Mohanlal Ladia as DFO, North Balaghat division; Mrs Padampriya as DFO, Ujjain; R K Shrivastava as Conservator of Forests, Chhatarpur; Autl Kheda as Conservator of Forests, Gwalior; Kallu Singh Alawa as Conservator of Forests, Katni; Sarpat Singh Rawat as Conservator of Forest, Narsinghpur and T S Chaturvedi has been appointed as Conservator of Forests, Damoh division; Madhu V Raj as DFO, Harda (Production); Prashant Kumar Singh as DFO, South Chindwara division and Anupam Sahay has been posted as DFO, Raisen (Production) division.

Ramesh Sheoram Thete transferred to Secretariat in MP (UPDATED)
Ramesh Sheoram Thete, Additional Commissioner (Revenue), Ujjain Division, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary in the Secretariat of Government of Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer.

CORPORATE

Malay Chatterjee, CMD, KIOCL Ltd elected Board Member, SCOPE
Credited with establishing Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited on a stronger financial footing for attaining long term sustainability as its CMD, Malay Chatterjee, now Chairman-cum-Managing Director, KIOCL, is also one of the 19 Board Members of Standing Conference of Public Enterprise (SCOPE) who were elected during the recently held bi-annual elections of the apex body of Central Government owned Public Enterprises. Also having served with Odisha government for nearly six years with high acclaim, he was with Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) for 15 years in different capacities including as Executive Director, Chandigarh Region.

Gupta is new CEO of YEIDA
Promod Chandra Gupta has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA). He is 2002 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Balwani appointed Company Secretary, Power Finance Corporation Ltd
Manohar Balwani has been appointed as Company Secretary of Power Finance Corporation Ltd and had also taken charge in the company.

Kalyanasundaram appointed Director, MRPL
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoP&NG) has appointed P Kalyanasundaram, Joint Secretary (MoP&NG) as a Director on the Board of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) with immediate effect.

Chandran appointed Company Secretary, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd
Bhaskar Chandran, President (Legal, Secretarial & Regulatory),Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd has been appointed as a Company Secretary.

Agrawal resigns as Company Secretary, Surana Ventures Ltd
Suchi Agrawal has resigned as Company Secretary of Surana Ventures Ltd.

Bakhru resigns as Director, Facor Alloys Ltd
Vibhu Bakhru has resigned as Director of Facor Alloys Ltd.

Shah resigns as Director, Premier Ltd
Rohan Shah has resigned as Director of Premier Ltd.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd
Dr Naresh Trehan and Surendra Singh have resigned as Directors of Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd.

Kanjaria appointed Company Secretary, Claris Lifesciences Ltd
Kirit Kanjaria has been appointed as Company Secretary of Claris Lifesciences Ltd.

Patil appointed Addl. Director, Sinnar Bidi Udyog Ltd
Satish Prabhakar Patil has been appointed as Additional Director of Sinnar Bidi Udyog Ltd.

Raman appointed Company Secretary,Oriental Hotels Ltd
Oriental Hotels Ltd has appointed K C Raman as Company Secretary of the company.

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Hospitals converted to commercial enterprises

Before pleading the case of private hospitals, the CGHS beneficiaries should have tried to know the facts of the case. These so called private hospitals had got land for construction of hospitals from the Government for peanuts at prime places with the promise that they will treat the poor patients and attend the exigency of specialist treatments of Government employees. They also got water and electricity on priority basis. Medical profession is a noble profession. These hospitals got themselves converted into a real form of commercial enterprises in order to earn money on equipments & medicines at substantially enhanced rates. Also in order to pay handsome salaries to the Doctors (a number of them who had been brought up and bread at government account) and also for satiating the needs of the trained nurses (who had also been brought and bread up with government money). The other services in these hospitals are being run on outsourcing basis. These hospitals were empanelled mainly for 'cardiac diseases'. For all medical activities relating to cardiac disease they were charging CGHS approved rates. They have now insisting that the during the treatment of heart disease, they would be charging for allied medical treatments at market rates. This was not acceptable to the CGHS, hence the problem. The private hospitals of the country should realize that 'privatization phenomena not a solution to all the ills. Even President Obama is now talking about more public expenditure on social sector projects. The revenue for this is going to be harnessed through increasing the tax base of the country i.e. getting tax from the property dealers, service sector and judicial sector/medical sector wherein a lot of black money change hands without any record. The Government is in the process of setting up of 6 AIIMS (world class super specialty hospitals) across the country. The existing ones are being expanded and modernized. The States/UTs are also constructing new hospitals. The Government has started increasing expenditure on health sector on an incremental and rapid pace. The doctors who are working in private hospitals have
started feeling that they are being treated as a domestic servants of their owners. People in the country have started reverting back to Government hospitals these days because they know that the doctors in Government hospitals are more aware of the latest developments as they are required to take classes in the medical colleges attached to the hospital.

A Srivastava

Hardships undergone by Dr Ambedkar

The details given by the writer are very impressive and the hardships undergone by Dr Ambedkar during those times, which unfortunately exist even today in India though in a concealed manner but some time glaringly in open, were heart ranching but at the same time inspirations to all of us. There are so much written about it but still we are not able to eradicate this social menace. The problem is when someone suggests solution there are counter suggestions/opinions, reactions and finally we end up fighting with each other to justify our egos that what we think is the best solution. Why there is no concerted efforts on the part of role models to open support it and fight it out so that citizens of India follow them especially in villages.

Sushil Kumar