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Is prosperous Punjab bankrupt ?
The entire world says that Punjab is the most prosperous state in India but it seems Punjab Government has become bankrupt. This is evident from the fact that 3,15, 969 Government employees have not received salaries for March. Have only the leaders become prosperous?

Varun Gandhi to contest from Sultanpur
Varun Gandhi is going to contest Lok Sabha election from his father's friend Sanjay Singh's constituency Sultanpur.

Will Yedurappa and Congress join hands in Karnataka ?
There is a possibility of Poll alliance between the Congress and former BJP CM Yedurappa in Karnataka.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Foreign Secretary (1) Sudhir Vyas
Countdown has begun for the post of new Foreign Secretary. Topper of 1977 batch IFS officer Sudhir Vyas is one of the top contenders. He controls a powerful lobby having good network. Will he succeed Ranjan Mathai?

OSD in MHA to be appointed this week ?
Successor of Home Secretary, R K Singh may be appointed as OSD in the MHA this week. One thing is clear the Home Secretary will be appointed keeping in mind the Lok Sabha election. Who will make it to the coveted post ?

R Gopalan to be Member of PESB
Former Secretary, DEA,R Gopalan has taken over as Member of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB). He is a retired 1976 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. In his bureaucratic career in Tamil Nadu as well as in GoI Gopalan had made a mark.
(We said this on March 29, 2013)

Will Dr Vijay Kumar join as Secretary, NCSC ?
Dr R Vijaykumar is likely to join the Government of India as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST). He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

V S Senthil to be JS in Finance Commission!
V S Senthil is being tipped to be new Joint Secretary in 14th Finance Commission. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Mishra to be JS, Forests and Environment
R R Mishra is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary, Forests and Environment in the Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

CIT and CCIT list to be released this week ?
List of transfer and postings of CITs and CCITs is now lying with the Finance Minister. List is expected to be released this week

Who will be Member P & V in CBDT ?
A tug of war seems to have started over the appointment of Member (P&V) in the CBDT. Now picture is not clear.

Who will be Member A & J in CBDT ?
Who will be appointed as Member, Audit and Judicial (A&J), in the CBDT. Normally this post is given to the junior most member of the Board.

Pandit to be Member (Finance), Prasar Bharti
Former IA&AS officer B B Pandit is going to be new Member (Finance) of the Prasar Bharti.

Lal is JS, Department of Disability Affairs and CEO, National Trust
A K Lal has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Disability Affairs which comes under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The 1985 batch IRAS officer Lal would also be CEO, National Trust for the welfare of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities established under UN Convention. Lal will be relieved by Northern Railway where he is working as FA&CAO. Lal has been associated through many NGOs in the field of Disabilities, Drug addictions and Level crossing awareness campaign for the last 10 years. He has also written three play books on social and international issues.He is a theater personality. He has acted in many Serials, ad films and directed film for Doordarshan 'DARD'. Lal is the first in India who has started and practicing "Theater Therapy ' for the treatment of drug addicts. His play on level crossings awareness 'Bund Karo Phatak Par Natak" was staged in many states continuously three years and highly appreciated in Australian Theater Festival.

Will Satya Pal Singh continue as Police Commissioner, Mumbai ?
Despite being promoted to the rank of DG, Satya Pal Singh continues to be Police Commissioner, Mumbai. He is a 1980 batch IPS officer. Will he continue as Commissioner in the rank of DG ?

Bishnoi gets addl. charge, CIT (Central) Bhopal
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, B D Bishnoi, Director of Income Tax (Investigation), Bhopal, has been assigned additional charge of CIT (Central), Bhopal.

Babu joins ECIL
V S B Babu GM, NPCL, has taken over the charge as Director (Personnel), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad, on April 5, 2013.
(We said this on August 13, 2012)

Singh moved to Directorate Gen. Procurement Branch in ITBP
Raja Babu Singh, DIG, ITBP, has been transferred from Station Headquarter, Itanagar to the Directorate General, Procurement Branch in Delhi. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Koyal gets extension in CBI
SP CBI in Bhopal, Yatindra Koyal, has been granted extension in deputation tenure till March1, 2016. He is 2000 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

Mrs Kumudini relieved to join as Joint Secretary, GoI
Mrs I Rani Kumudini, who was deputed as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation in Government of India, has been relieved by Andhra Pradesh government. She is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on March 8, 2013)

Dr Rao being relieved today to join GoI
Government of Maharashtra is reportedly relieving Dr Y L P Rao to join as Deputy Director General (Joint Secretary level), Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on April 6, 2013. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
(We said this on January 6, 2013)

Five Justices appointed as Additional Judges, AP HC
As many as five Justices have been appointed as Additional Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court. They are: Adavalli Rajashekar Reddy,Ponugoti Naveen Rao, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti, Akula Venkata Sesha Sai, and Challa Kondandaram Chowdary for a period of two years.
(We said this on March 29, 2013)

Retired IAS officer appointed Member, BPSC
A Retired 1996 batch IAS officer Yogendra Bhakta has been appointed Member of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC).

Yadav may take charge today in Delhi Govt
As the grapevine has S S Yadav would take charge as Special Secretary in Delhi Government; Department of Food & Civil Supplies, DIPR and Art, Culture and Languages. Yadav, a 1995 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre was Commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation and had previously served as the Special secretary to Delhi CM Sheila Dixit.

Former SBI CGM is now MD, GVFL
Harish Pattnaik, former Chief General Manager of State Bank of India, in Gujarat has taken over as the Managing Director of GVFL Ltd, the pioneer venture capital of the country.

IAS changes in Orissa
Collectors of Keonjhar, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda have been transferred in Orissa. Balwant Singh has been shifted to Sambalpur, B P Sahoo was posted as Keonjhar Collector. A K Pani has been appointed Additional Secretary, Water Resources. L N Mishra will be new Bhadrak Collector. D P Behera would replace Mishra. Niranjan Behera would succeed Behera. Niranjan Sahu is new Collector Jharsuguda. P K Rath would join as Personal Secretary to the Governor.

Nitish Kumar recommends case of HP cadre IAS officer
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has recommended a case of an IAS officer to the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The IAS officer hails from Bihar.

Deputation tenure of Namita Mehrotra extended
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Planning Commission for extension in the central deputation tenure of Ms Namita Mehrotra, IRAS (91) Director, Planning Commission for a period beyond March 31,2013 and up to November 15, 2013.

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity still awaits its judicial member?
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (ATE) also known as Power Tribunal still awaits the appointment of its judicial member. After swearing in of Rakesh Nath as Technical Member on April 5, the whispers has become a bit louder as what led to the delay in the appointment of judicial member? The buzz is sparked by the fact that the appointment process for judicial member had started much earlier than the technical one.

Ravi Prakash poised for repatriation post May 11
Ravi Prakash Mehrda, IG (Personnel) CRPF, is all set to complete seven years under central deputation on May 11. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Rahul Asthana to join Private Sector?
Former 1978 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Rahul Asthana is not joining Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) as a Member. He is expected to join Private Sector.

Why orders of Arvind Bhatnagar delayed?
Why the orders of Arvind Bhatnagar, ED, CONCOR, for the appointment of Director (Domestic Division), CONCOR, are being delayed? Meanwhile, he has been transferred to New Delhi from Mumbai. Bhatnagar was selected for the post in July, 2012.

File of K M Prasad forwarded to ACC
The file of K M Prasad, GM, KAPL, for the appointment as Managing Director, Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL), has been forwarded to Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for final approval. The orders of appointment are expected to be issued in next couple of weeks.

Malik gets extension in SPG
Rajesh Malik has been given extension as Inspector General in Special Protection Group (SPG) upto April 16, 2014. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Applications for Secretary General, Apparel Export Promotion Council sought
Department of Personnel Training (DoPT) has invited applications for Secretary General, Apparel Export Promotion Council, Gurgaon, Haryana. Those willing to apply can send their applications to DoPT at the earliest.

Deepak Mittal to move from MEA
Deepak Mittal who is Director (BSM) in the Ministry of External Affairs is moving to Ho Chi Minha Citi as CG.

Ved Prakash Sharma is new Registrar General, MP HC
Ved Prakash Sharma has succeeded Justice Subhash Kakade as new Registrar General of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
(We said this on March 20, 2013)

Shambhu Dayal Dave is new Registrar General (Vigilance) MP HC
Shambhu Dayal Dave is new Registrar General Vigilance of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
(We said this on March 20, 2013)

Arvind Mohan Saxena is Principal Registrar (Judicial) in MP HC
Arvind Mohan Saxena has been appointed Principal Registrar Judicial of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Alok Kumar is new DCP, Delhi (Central)
Alok Kumar has joined as new DCP, Delhi (Central). He is a 2000 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

NBCC making contribution to country's health care (UPDATED)
Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson UPA, recently inaugurated BPS Government Medical College Hospital for Women, at Sonepat, Haryana in presence of Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister, Haryana; Rao Narender Singh, Health Minister, Government of Haryana; Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC and other distinguished guests. It may be mentioned that NBCC has huge stake in Govt.'s initiative towards providing state-of-the-art Healthcare facilities in the country. The Company has been executing most of the Hospitals & Medical Colleges for ESIC, Central & State Governments, all across the nation valuing crores of rupees.

Saurabh Tiwari posted as Financial Advisor, DSIIDC (UPDATED)
Department of Telecommunication, Deputy Director General, Saurabh Tiwari has been appointed as Financial Advisor, Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (DSIIDC).

Major reshuffle of IPS officers in HP (UPDATED)
A number of officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Himachal Pradesh. Accordingly, A P Siddique has been posted as IG, Armed Police and Training, Shimla while Atul Verma will now be IG, Tourism, Traffic and Railways (TTR), Shimla and PL Thakur is IR, Central Range, Mandi. Similarly, Rakesh Aggarwal has been given an additional charge of IG, Police Training College (PTC), Daroh; Chander Shekhar as SP, PTC, Daroh; Ranjana Chauhan as Commandant, Home Guard, Una; Sanjeev Gandhi as SP, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Mandi; Rajesh Kumar Dhiman as SP, Leave Reserve at PHQ, Shimla; Sajju Ram as SP, Leave Reserve, PHQ, Shimla; Virender Sharma as SP, Welfare, PHQ; Surinder Verma as AIG, TTR; Bhupender Negi as Deputy SP at 3rd Battalion, Pandoh; Badri Singh as DSP, CID, Dharamshala; Dinesh Kumar as DSP, Ist HP Armed Police, Junga, and Yogesh Rolta has been appointed as DSP, Jawali.

Four IPS officers shifted in Andhra Pradesh (UPDATED)
As many as four officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 2010 batch have been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, N Prakash Reddy has been appointed as Assistant SP, Bhadrachalam, Khammam district while Rahul Dev Sharma will now be Assistant SP, Parvathipuram, Vizsianagaram district and Vishal Gunni is Assistant S P Narsipatnam. Besides, D Joel Davis has been appointed as Assistant SP, Jangaon, Warangal district.

S C Sinha is new Member of NHRC (UPDATED)
NIA Chief S C Sinha has taken over on Monday as Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this on December3, 2012)

Six IPS offers of 1988 batch promoted to ADGP in Orissa (UPDATED)
As many as six officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 1988 batch have been promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in Orissa. The officers are: Satyajit Mohanty, M K Chhabra, M Akhaya, Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, Binayanand Jha and Arun Kumar Ray.

Five IPS offers of 1995 batch promoted to IGP in Orissa (UPDATED)
As many as five officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 1995 batch have been promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Orissa. The officers are: Radha Kishan Sharma, Mrs Ritu Arora, S K Priyadarshi, Dr Santosh Bala, Padamkar S Ranipse.

GoI declares April 14 as closed holiday (UPDATED)
The Government of India has declared Sunday, the April 14, 2013 as closed holiday on account of birthday of Dr B R Ambedkar for all Central Government offices including Industrial Establishments throughout India.

Ameising Luikham is Secretary, NEC, Shillong (UPDATED)
Ameising Luikham, at present in the cadre, has been appointed as Secretary, North Eastern Council (NEC), Shillong, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Sutanu Behuria gets addl charge of DPE (UPDATED)
Sutanu Behuria has been assigned an additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) till April 24, 2013. He is a 1976 batch IAs officer of Haryana cadre.

Ravi Mathur is also Secretary, Minority Affairs (UPDATED)
Ravi Mathur, Secretary, Department of Disinvestment, has been assigned an additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs for a period of three months. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Lov Verma gets addl charge of Secretary, Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy (UPDATED)
Lov Verma, Secretary, Department of AIDS Control , has been assigned an additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy(AYUSH) from April 19, 2013 to April 28, 2013. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Post of Mrs Rita Menon upgraded to Secretary rank (UPDATED)
The post of Mrs Rita Menon as CMD, ITPO, has been upgraded to the rank and pay of Secretary for a period of three years. She is a 1975 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Surendra Kumar Bagde empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Surendra Kumar Bagde has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Aniruddhe Mukherjee empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Aniruddhe Mukherjee has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Sandeep Verma empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Sandeep Verma has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Intra-IPS portal launched (UPDATED)
An intra-IPS (http://intraips.gov.in) official website has been launched by S Jayaraman (Special Secretary-Internal Security), Ministry of Home Affairs, at New Delhi. The main features of this website are: Indian Police Service Civil List, Immovable Property Returns, Latest notifications/circulars, Rules, Police Medal Awardees list etc. related to all IPS officers all over India; All Indian Police Service (IPS) officers will be issued new e-mail addresses by MHA; Knowledge Management System (KMS) will be made part of this Portal wherein IPS officers will be able to upload and share knowledge resources which will be useful to IPS community.

CORPORATE

Nirmal Sinha, CMD, HHEC elected Board Member, SCOPE
Nirmal Sinha, CMD, Handicrafts & Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Limited (HHEC), 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. Sinha who joined the HHEC in April 1998 and was soon promoted as DGM (Finance) & Company Secretary in June 2001 with the charge of Corporate Finance Division also and then promoted as GM (Finance) in February 2005. He was appointed as Director (Finance) of the Corporation for five years in April 2007, then given the additional charge of CMD on May 31, 2010 and finally on July 20, 2010 appointed its CMD for five years.

Mashruwala appointed MD, Reliance Jio
Sanjay Mashruwala has been appointed as Managing Director of Reliance Jio

Umrigar resigns as Whole-time Director, Gammon India Ltd
Parvez Umrigar has resigned as Whole-time Director of Gammon India Ltd. He will however continue as Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the company.

Kapoor resigns as Director (External Affairs), Vodafone India Ltd?
Manu Kapoor has resigned as Director (External Affairs) of Vodafone India Ltd.

Phadnis appointed Company Secretary, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd has appointed Sandeep A Phadnis as a Company Secretary of the company.

Mohankumar appointed MD & CEO, Roots Corporation Ltd
Roots Corporation Ltd which is subsidiary of The Taj Group of Hotels has appointed P K Mohankumar as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Bhote appointed Addl. Director, CIL Securities Ltd
CIL Securities Ltd has appointed Feroz Russi Bhote as an Additional Director of the company.

Jhingon appointed Exec. VP (Operations), The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts
Rajesh Jhingon has been appointed as Executive Vice President (Operations) of The Leela Palaces , Hotels and Resorts.

Anchalia resigns as CFO, Barak Valley Cements Ltd
JL Anchalia has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Barak Valley Cements Ltd.

Maheshwari appointed Director (Finance), The Westin Mumbai Garden City
Rajesh Maheshwari has been appointed as Director (Finance) at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

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Don't play with anybody's career

The ACR/APAR plays a very vital role in the career of a government servant. Timely promotion and recognition are the basic motivations for a government servant. So DoPT should evolve such transparent Performance Appraisal System, which should have least subjectivity and no room of unfairness and prejudices. In Central Staffing Scheme, the DoPT has fixed minimum bench-mark of ACR as 'VERY GOOD' for empanelment of Deputy Secretary, Director, Joint Secretary. If some officer is appointed as DS/Dir/JS, it means his/her performance had been Very Good and above. So such officers are fully capable to deliver the results. Our duty is to provide congenial environment. There are examples in some ministries that some officers could not adjust or not allowed to get adjusted in the new department. Some high-headed people forget if such treatment was given to them, what would have been their reaction? First of all, provide them stage only then they can perform better. So moral of the story is that one should not play with anybody's career. Our approach must be positive and supportive.

Y Mishra

Retirement age be raised at all levels

Apropos of comments regarding raising retirement age, what actually 'responsible position' means. In Government service, each and every employee is responsible to some extent. Otherwise there would have been no charge sheet, show-cause notice or punishment of lower level employees. It is the higher level officers who want to reap the benefits of higher ups by just raising voice of retirement age to 65. If the retirement age is to be raised, it should be done at all levels.

KB

Taking advantage of present political scenario

SC/ST/OBC's claim are more to create hype and taking advantage of our present political scenario. The much said discrimination is now only on societal factors, and not in govt. sectors that too at Class I jobs. It is only the petty mindset of intellectual community within them. Despite all their claims of discriminations, is there any one in crores of them, who has ever raised this issue that after class I or so, the benefit should be given to the most deprived among them. After all why they would want, they are gradually become elite class unto themselves, capturing both political and bureaucratic powers and need poor, downtrodden SCs/STs/OBCs to fool them and vote for them. Is there any a righteous person in SC/ST/OBC who shall speak for them. All these elite class create hype on their rights but what about their duties. Most of them, even do not identify with their own community and lose touch of them, instead of helping them. All these class I officers/MPs/MLAs should mandatorily serve them in their respective fields out of the box of their official duties, instead of harping on getting more and more for them. Indian constitution have done enough for them, and these intellectual class in them now should help the poorest among them. They are fooling the system, public and their own community by raising such random issues of discrimination which happen all around to every community. Is there any SC/ST/OBC leaders who said- I do not need preference, even the richest MPs have not done so far.

Bobby Kapoor