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POLITICS

UP cadre DG rank IPS officer transferred 43 times
A 1977 batch IPS officer of UP cadre Vinod Kumar Singh has been transferred 43 times during his service period. He is DG rank officer.

Another UP cadre DG rank IPS officer transferred 45 times
A 1977 batch IPS officer of UP cadre Arun Kumar Gupta has been transferred 45 times during his service period. He is DG rank officer.

BUREAUCRACY

Will K N Srivastava be Member of UPSC?
Name of Secretary, Civil Aviation, K N Srivastava has started doing the round for the post of Member Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre. One post of Member has fallen vacant following the retirement of Prashant Mishra early this month.

Satyanand Mishra to demit office on September 4
Chief Information Commissioner Satyaand Mishra will demit the office on September 4. Nearly during his five-year-long stint, he was part of several landmark decisions including the bringing of political parties under the RTI Act. He is a former 1973 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

IAS officer resigns in AP
Koppula Raju has quit Indian Administrative Service (IAS) on account of certain personal reasons. His resignation has been accepted with effect from August 12, 2013. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of this State cadre.

Mukherjee to be JS, Public Enterprises ?
Dipti Gaur Mukherjee is likely to be moved as Joint Secretary,Department of Public Enterprises in the Government of India. She is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Tapan Ray unlikely to join GoI ?
Tapan Ray is unlikely to join the Government of India as Joint Secretary, Panchayati Raj. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Singh gets new assignment in Petroleum Ministry
Joint Secretary in the Petroleum Ministry, P K Singh, will now look after the desk of gas pricing, acquisition of E&P assets abroad. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Dr Yaden to join as Member UPSC this week
Dr (Mrs)Kilemsungla Yaden is all set to join the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as a Member this week. She is an academician from Nagaland.

13 IFS officers of 1986 batch empanelled as JS in GoI
As many as 13 Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of 1986 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. The officers are: Abhay Kumar Singh of Uttar Pradesh cadre; Bhagwan Bux Singh of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Manoj Pant of Jammu and Kashmir cadre; T V Narshima Rao of West Bengal cadre; P K Pant of Manipur-Tripura cadre; Atul Kumar Shukla and Dr Jiten Kumar of Chhattisgarh cadre; Gambir Singh of Uttarakhand cadre; Liandawala of UT cadre; D J N Anand of Manipur-Tripura cadre; N Venkata Raja Sekhar of West Bengal cadre; Rajesh Kumar Singh of UT cadre and C B Pandey of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Amrit Lugun appointed Ambassadr to Yemen
Amrit Lugun has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Republic of Yemen.Amrit is a 1989 batch IFS officer.

Maruvada to join as Director (Fin), MECL on Sep 2
S Murthy Maruvada, GM, KIOCL, is expected to take over the charge as Director (Finance), Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) on September 2, 2013.
(We said this on Feb 20, 2013)

Koyal to move to Chhattisgarh
SP, CBI in Bhopal, Yatindra Koyal has been transferred to Bhilai to look after Chhattisgarh operations. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Dube to move to Bhopal
SP and DIG CBI in Ranchi, S K Dube, has been moved to Bhopal. He will succeed Y Koyal.

DPC of 1981 batch IRS (IT) this month
DPC of 1981 batch IRS (IT) officers for CCIT is expected to take place this month end.

120 complaints against IAS officers in 2011
As many as 120 complaints were registered against IAS officers in Government of India during 2011.

NH Khan poised to move on central deputation
As the grapevine has it, Nayyar H Khan is likely to move on central deputation soon. Khan, a 1996 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, is currently serving as DIG, Magadh Range.

Ganesh poised to move on central deputation ?
As the grapevine has it, Ganesh Kumar may soon move on central deputation. The 2000 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, is presently serving as SSP Gaya.

Decks cleared for setting up of six addl Benches of CESTAT
The Ministry of Finance has at last cleared the deck for establishment of six Additional Benches of the CESTAT. The matter is now being sent to the Cabinet for final approval. These six new Benches shall be located as under:-Chandigarh ,Allahabad ,Hyderabad, New Delhi (Additional. Bench Mumbai (Additional. Bench) and Chennai (Additional. Bench).

Ms Holkar posted as Asst AG in PAG office, Mumbai
Ms Pallavi Holkar, on completion of training at Shimla, has been posted as Assistant Accountant General in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit)-I, Maharashtra, Mumbai. She is an IA&AS officer of 2011 batch.

BHEL to change its logo !
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is mulling over the suggestion of Government of India whether to change its logo.

Ms Gulati empanelled as JS in GoI
Ms Archana Goyal Gulati has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary/equivalent in Government of India. She is a 1989 batch officer of IP&TA &FS.

Verma posted as non-official Director on Punjab& Sind bank Board
Sanjay Verma has been appointed as Part-time non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Punjab & Sind Bank for a period of three years.

Mistry to be Airport Manager, Abu Dhabi
Air India officer, Prasanna B Mistry has been appointed as Airport Manager, Abu Dhabi.

Railway Board seeks applications for Director (F&A), NRHM
Railway Board has invited applications for the post of Director (Finance & Accounts), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) on deputation basis.

Two posts of DDG in UIDAI still vacant
Two posts of Deputy Director General (Joint Secretary level), are still been lying vacant in Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). There are seven posts of this level and five of them have been filled up in UIDAI. It is said that the officers are hesitating in joining this organization.

Two IRTS officers get postings
Two IRTS officers have been given postings in Railways. Ravindra Goyal, SAG/IRTS, WR, has been appointed as CFTM, Western Railway while Vishal Agarwal, SAG/IRTS/, on being relieved of DRM post, Pune, was posted in the cadre of Central Railway.

R P Sharma is new Police Commissioner in Odisha
R P Sharma is back to the parent Odisha cadre from central deputation. On return 1986 batch IPS officer Sharma has been made twin-city police commissioner in place of Sunil Ray, Ray will now be ADG Human Rights Protection Cell.

Lt Gen Sahi is GoC 2 Corps
Lieutenant General RP Sahi has taken over as the General Officer Commanding 2 Corps in Ambala.

Major IPS reshuffle in West Bengal
Over two dozen IPS officers have been reshuffled in West Bengal.

5 IPS officers shifted in MP (UPDATED)
As many as five officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, C V Muniraju has been posted as ADG, Jail while Pradeep Runwal will now be ADG (Welfare), Administration and K C Jain is SP, Satna. Besides, D K Singh has been appointed as SP, Sheopur and P S Visht was made SP, Guna.

No candidate turns up for interview of Director (Fin), ITI Ltd (UPDATED)
No candidate turned up for the interview held by Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on August 13, 2013 to select a person for the post of Director (Finance), ITI Limited. The Board has recommended the Department of Telecommunication for exploring the possibility of appointing a candidate on deputation basis.

IPS officer Mukesh Jain appointed JS Power (UPDATED)
Mukesh Jain (IPS :89 MP) has been appointed as JS in the Ministry of Power. He is currently PS to the Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Jain, a Gold medalist Electronics and elecommunication engineer, is also an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and John F Kennedy school of Government, Harvard University. At Harvard University, Mukesh Jain had the distinction of receiving the Raymond and Josephine Vernon Book award and also the Littauer Fellow award as Edward Mason Fellow. The buzz is that he will also continue to be working as PS to the Minister of Power Scindia .

Ms Irene posted as Project Director, Project Uday in MP(UPDATED)
Ms Irene Cynthia Joseph has been appointed as Project Director, Project Uday and Additional Commissioner, Administration and Development in Madhya Pradesh. She is a 2008 batch IAS officer of this State cadre.

Nine IAS probationers get postings in MP (UPDATED)
As many as nine IAS probationers of 2011 batch, who completed their trainings, have been given postings in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Harjinder Singh has been posted as SDO (Revenue), Jaora, Ratlam while Mohit Bundas will be SDO (Revenue), Bichhia, Mandla and Mrs Ruchika Chauhan is SDO (Revenue), Saunsar, Chhindwara. Similarly, V S Chaudhary Kolsani has been posted as SDO (Revenue), Maihar, Satna; Ms Anugrah P as Assistant Collector, Ujjain; B Vijay Dutta as Assistant Collector, Rewa; Saurabh Kumar Suman as Assistant Collector, Jabalpur and Vijay Kumar J has been posted as Assistant Collector, Sagar.

Satya Gopal transferred to Arunachal (UPDATED)
Satya Gopal has been transferred from Chandigharh to Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of UT cadre..

Ms Rashmi Krishnan shifted to Andman (UPDATED)
Ms Rashmi Krishnan has been transferred from Delhi to Andman. She is a 2001 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Janak Digal moved to Arunachal (UPDATED)
Janak Digal has been transferred from Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Gyanesh Bharti transferred to Delhi (UPDATED)
Gyanesh Bharti has been transferred from Daman to Delhi. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Sanjiv Kumar shifted to Delhi (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Kumar has been transferred from Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

P Krishnamurthy shifted to Andman (UPDATED)
P Krishnamurthy has been transferred from Gao to Andman. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Ashish Chandra Verma returns to parent cadre (UPDATED)
Ashish Chandra Verma has been transferred from deputation to Government of India to Delhi. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Rupesh Kumar Thakur transferred to Delhi (UPDATED)
Rupesh Kumar Thakur has been transferred from Andman to Delhi. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Amit Satija shifted to Delhi (UPDATED)
Amit Satija has been transferred from Andman to Delhi. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Sanjay Kumar transferred to Delhi (UPDATED)
Sanjay Kumar has been transferred from Andman to Delhi. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

CORPORATE

Profit of Vijaya Bank rises
Vijaya Bank has reported a 19 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs. 132.46 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. H S U Kamath is the CMD of the Bank.

Rahim Khaleel joins as CMD, STCIL

Rahim Khaleel, Director (Marketing), STCIL, has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), STCIL on August 12, 2013.
(We said this on Mar 26, July 27, Aug 8, 2013)

Rao resigns as Director, Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
M B N Rao has resigned as Director of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited w.e.f. August 9, 2013

Reddy appointed CMD, GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited
GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited has re-appointed Dr G V K Reddy as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company

Paulraj has resigned as Director , Elnet Technologies Limited
S Paulraj has resigned as Director of Elnet Technologies Limited

Sinha appointed Nominee Director, Kiri Industries Limited
Kiri Industries Limited has appointed Jayanta Kumar Sinha as Nominee Director on its Board of Directors on behalf of State Bank of India (SBI) w.e.f August 12, 201

Bansal resigns as Director, Essar Ports Ltd
R N Bansal has resigned as Director of Essar Ports Ltd w.e.f. August 8, 2013

Singhal resigns as Director, Steel Strips Wheels Ltd
H K Singhal has resigned as Director of Steel Strips Wheels Limited

Mathur appointed Director, K M Sugar Mills Ltd
K M Sugar Mills Limited has appointed P N Mathur, Circle Head, Punjab National Bank (PNB), Lucknow Circle as Nominee Director on behalf of Punjab National Bank on the Board of Directors of the company.

Pande resigns as Independent Director, Titagarh Wagons Ltd
Arvind Pande has resigned as Independent Director of Titagarh Wagons Limited w.e.f August 2, 2013

Varghese resigns as Director, The Federal Bank Ltd
Dr K Cherian Varghese has resigned as Director of The Federal Bank Limited w.e.f. August 8, 2013

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Govt servants should have 20 year service period

All government servants, whether belonging to All India Services or Central Services or State Services, should not have more than a 20 year service period. After that, they should be asked to re-appear at public service commission examination. All MPs, MLAs have to go to people every 5 years. Why should bureaucrats of this country, be allowed 35 years of service period, without accountability to people who pay for their salaries. I would prefer a corrupt neta to a corrupt government officer.

Raj Kumar Pandey

"National Level Shorthand Competition for CSSS Cadre"

1. ISTM has been imparting various levels of mandatory training to CSS and CSSS cadres. Responses of the participants who attended the training have been overwhelming. The participants get themselves refreshed and equipped with the latest rules and regulations of the working in the Government of India.

2. ISTM has recently introduced a qualifying shorthand test to trainees of CSSS. I have come across with many senior colleagues of CSSS who are working with very senior officers and who have undergone such training. They find the training very useful, except to qualify the shorthand test. Working conditions with senior officers are such that taking dictation in shorthand is minimal and the working is limited to certain areas. Such officers are finding it difficult qualifying the shorthand test as they are not in practice of shorthand at all.

3. Through this website, I wish to suggest DoPT to introduce a shorthand competition for senior CSSS officers, like PS and PPS at national level every year. A special increment may be given to the rank holders. This will encourage the CSSS officers to take part in such competition and they will keep themselves in shorthand practice. As one knows, shorthand is an art and to remain out of practice for a longer time due to working conditions in an office, is not the fault of the concerned officer. Their working conditions force them to abstain from taking dictation in shorthand. It is, therefore, my suggestion that DoPT should organize a "National Level Shorthand Competition" for in-service CSSS officers.

A Visitor

Shed feudalistic behaviour

Good. But Mr. Joy needs to shed his feudalistic behaviour.

S P Singh

Transfer policy

It means Half yearly transferring policy exists in UP government?

R K Singh

DATE WITH RTI

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