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Why did Pranab Mukherjee miss the bus of PM ?
Why the most intelligent politician Pranab Mukherjee did not become the Prime Minister of India ? This topic came in for discussion during a high profile party. And the conclusion was " Had he not won the Lok Sabha election he would have become the PM ".

Mulayam to save Sahara Group ?
Heard in the Central Hall of the Parliament "Mulayam Singh Yadav will go to any extent to save the Sahara Group ." One can wait and watch the developments.

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment of 1983 batch IPS takes place
Empanelment of 1983 batch IPS officers to the rank of ADG in the Government of India has taken place last week.

Jaishankar tipped for India's new Ambassador to US
S Jaishankar is all set to make it as the successor of Nirupama Rao as the India's new Ambassador to USA in the month of October this year. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1977 batch currently serving as India's envoy to Beijing.

Mystery about Machendranathan's appointment as Secretary, GoI over ?
The ongoing speculations about Machendranathan's appointment as Secretary, GoI, may soon come to an end. The period of his residual service had appeared as bane but reportedly, it has now turned into a boon itself. If some top political authorities are to be believed; the top most authorities of Indian bureaucracy have now landed to a logic convincing enough to entrust Machendranathan with the responsibility of a crucially important department in GoI. Reasons seems clear. First, the period of residual service of Machchendranathan and the residual period of the tenure of UPA-II Govt fall in March 2014. Secondly, if he would be given to head a department which he has already served substantially he would start delivering soon as compared to any other officer. But the puzzle would take a little more time to unfold itself as which Department would he be given? The 1979 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre has recently been empanelled as Secretary, GoI. Currently he is Special Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Justice Banumathi to be CJ of Jharkhand HC?
Grapevine has it that senior most Judge of the Madras High Court Justice R Banumathi is being appointed new Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.

Mrs Malviya empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Mrs Chandralekha Malviya has been empanelled for the post of Additional Secretary level in Government of India. She is an IES officer of 1979 batch.

Gupta to be JS, Youth Affairs
Lalit Kumar Gupta is all set to join the Government of India as Joint Secretary Youth Affairs. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Is a powerful coal lobby pushing some officer of WB cadre?
The Coal Ministry, ailing due to the missing files, has created a special post likely to face the challenges in the post coal-gate scenario. But if some well placed sources in West Bengal politics are to be believed a powerful coal lobby in the state is pushing some officer from WB cadre for the slot created recently in the ailing Coal Ministry. Is the alarm ringing once again?

Will Satyajeet Rajan repatriate to Kerala?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Satyajeet Rajan may soon repatriate to Kerala. He is serving as Joint Secretary, Admin, NDMA. The 1987 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre had served as JS, Department of Defence Production, prior to coming to NDMA in October last year. Reportedly the term of NOC of Kerala Government for his central deputation is scheduled to end by the month of September. Still it is a question whether he will repatriate or will continue as JS, NDMA?

IPS officers of AP cadre likely for central deputation
As the grapevine has it, as many as two IPS officers of Andhra Pradesh cadre may soon move on central deputation.

Chhattisgarh HC to have three new Judges
Three eminent lawyers Sanjay Agrawal who is Advocate General and Bhaduri and Koshi are likely to be appointed Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court.

R K Singh to get Minister's rank in Bihar
Former Union Home Secretary Raj Kumar Singh is all set to be appointed as the Advisor on Infrastructure to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The retired 1975 batch IAS officer Singh will get Cabinet rank.
(We said this on July 16, 2013)

Sinha gets additional charge in MEA
M K Sinha has been given additional charge of Joint Secretary (Personnel) in the Ministry of External Affairs.

Six vacancies of Chief Justices
There are currently six vacancies of Chief Justices in the different High Courts.

Will Naqwi be the successor of Joshi in Maharashtra?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that S W H Naqwi may be given to head the Forest Forces in Maharashtra after Alok Kumar Joshi. Joshi, the incumbent Head of Forest Forces, Government of Maharashtra, is a 1975 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre. Naqwi is a 1977 batch IFS officer currently serving as PCCF, Wild Life, Government of Maharashtra.

Dulloo poised to move on central deputation?
As the grapevine has it, Atal Dulloo is all set to move on central deputation. He had previously charted on the panel for IPP, Dept of Commerce & Industries, GoI. The 1989 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre is currently serving as Secretary, Department of Tourism & Culture, Government of Jammu &Kashmir.

Four MMTC officers facing the music
As many as four senior officers are facing financial irregularity charges in Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC). They have also been served charge-sheets in this regard.

B Radhika to join as Additional Secretary CVC
Ms Radhika Budharaja ( B Radhika) has been relieved on Monday from National Crime Records Bureau, New Delhi to join as Additional Secretary in CVC. She is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Jain to succeed Ramakrishna as Director (Mktg), BEL on Sept 1
P C Jain, GM, BEL, will be taking over as Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on September 1, 2013. He will succeed H N Ramakrishna retiring on August 31, 2013.
(We said this on Feb 25, 2013)

IAS officer climbs Mount Everest
The 2011 batch IAS officer of Sikkim, Ravindra Kumar has created history by climbing the highest peak of world, Mount Everest. He is probably the first IAS officer who reached the highest peak ever. He is presently posted as Assistant Collector cum Executive Magistrate of East District.

Ms Mehra deputed as Controller, NRSC
Ms Tripati Mathur Mehra presently Dy CA/G, South Central Railway (SCR) has been deputed as Controller, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad under the department of Space for a period of three years. She is an IRAS officer.

Two IRAS officers get postings
N P Pande, SAG/IRAS/ East Coast Railway, has been transferred to East Central Railway while R Ananth, SG/IRAS, on return from deputation, was posted on Central Railway.

Four IRSME officers shifted
As many as four officers belonging to Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) have been transferred and posted at different zones of the Railways. Accordingly, R K Shrivastava, SG/IRSME/RDSO, has been transferred to North East Frontier Railway and posted in the same capacity while D K Gajbhiye, SS/IRSME/ICF, Chennai, is being appointed to Central Railway and posted in the same capacity and B Venkat Rao, SS (looking after in JAG)/ IRSME/ South Western Railway, was moved to South Central Railway and posted in the same capacity. Besides, Ajit Singh, JAG/IRSME/ South Eastern Railway, has been transferred to North Central Railway and posted in the same capacity.

Non-budgetary support to sick HMT Ltd approved
The Department of Heavy Industry has approved a proposal for providing non-plan budgetary support to meet payment of statutory dues, salary and wages in this sick / loss making CPSE HMT Ltd.

4 Probationers of 2009 batch of UD cadre confirmed in IAS
As many as four Uttarakhand cadre probationers of 2009 batch have been confirmed in Indian Administrative Service (IAS). They are C Ravi Shankar, Jyoti Yadav, Raghav Langer and Savin Bansal.

Rajarajan empanelled as JS in GoI
V Rajarajan has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Ms Amar posted as Asst AG in PAG office, Gwalior
Ms Sumedha Amar, on completion of training at Shimla, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Accountant General in the office of Principal Accountant General (A&E)-I, Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior. She is an IA&AS officer of 2011 batch.

Ms Dabral empanelled as JS in GoI
Ms Darshana Momaya Dabral has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. She is a 1990 batch officer of IP&TA &FS.

Yadav posted as Asst Director, DoPT
Leela Ram Yadav has been appointed as Assistant Director (OL) in the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT).

Ministry of Railways invites applications for DGM, DEFCCIL
Ministry of Railways has invited applications from the officers for the post of DGM/JGM/AGM, DEFCCIL, New Delhi, on deputation basis for a period of five years. The applications of willing officers should reach within month of advertisement of vacancy.

Two IRPS officers transferred (UPDATED)
Two officers belonging to Indian Railways Personnel Service (IRPS) have been transferred. Accordingly, R K Parashar, Chief Personnel Officer of Eastern Railway has been transferred and posted as Chief Personnel Officer Western Railway while S Bhattacharji, Chief Personnel Officer of Western Railway will now be Chief Personnel Officer of Eastern Railway.

Deputation tenure of CVO IRCON extended (UPDATED)
Central deputation tenure of Ms Swaswati Bandopadhyay, IDAS(1983), Chief Vigilance Officer(CVO), Indian Railway Construction Company(IRCON) has been extended for a period of one year beyond 6.6.2013 i.e. upto 5.6.2014 .

CORPORATE

R Raghavendra posted as WED, Mysore Bank Board
R Raghavendra, Single Window Operator-C, State Bank of Mysore, has been appointed as Workmen Employee Director (WED) on the Board of Directors of State Bank of Mysore for a period of three years.

Sandeep Kumar to be Duty Manager, Dubai
Air India officer, Sandeep Kumar has been appointed as Duty Manager, Dubai, Airport, Dubai.

Jain appointed Part-time Director, Bank of Maharashtra
Union Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services has nominated Sanjeev Jain as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Bank of Maharashtra for a period of three years

Bhave resigns as Company Secy, KSB Pumps Ltd
M G Bhave has resigned as Company Secretary of KSB Pumps Ltd.

Usha appointed Nominee Director, Surana Industries Limited
IFCI Ltd has nominated Ms S Usha as its Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Surana Industries Limited.

Lahiri designated a CEO, Sasken Communication Technologies Limited
Sasken Communication Technologies Limited has designated Anjan Lahiri has as Whole-time Director and CEO of the company.

Goel appointed CFO, Sulabh Engineers & Services Ltd
Niranjan Swaroop Goel has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Sulabh Engineers & Services Ltd.

Dubey resigns as CFO, Sulabh Engineers & Services Ltd
C S Diwaker Dubey has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Sulabh Engineers & Services Ltd.

Mehta appointed Addl. Director, Siel Financial Services Ltd
Siel Financial Services Ltd has appointed B B Mehta as an Additional Director of the company .

Datta ceases to be Director, Tide Water Oil (India) Ltd
Arun Kumar Datta has ceased to be a Director of Tide Water Oil (India) Ltd.

Jyothsna appointed Company Secy, Aruna Hotels Ltd
Aruna Hotels Ltd has appointed Lakshmi Jyothsna as Company Secretary of the company.

Perlasami resigns as Director, Aruna Hotels Ltd
A Perlasami has resigned as Director of Aruna Hotels Ltd.

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History Repeats

It is often quoted that history repeats itself and we are witnessing 1991 economic situation is repeating itself with same government and same political leaders controlling the country. We have FE reserves for making payments six to seven months and that time is not far away. Still it is being claimed that economic condition is good and this is only global phenomenon. Any body can see from naked eyes without using any coloured glass about rising graph of inflation, price rise, CAD, corruption (2G, CWG, coal) appreciation of $, imports and decreasing graph of GDP rate, industrial production, depreciation of rupee, job opportunity, public confidence, inflow of FDI, exports then how we can say everything is OK. Let us be fair now and disclose true picture of the economic condition of the country. It is said that stock market is mirror of economic condition of the country and situation is such that a single day fall goes to 769 points (BSE). There is no vision and no long term policy decision. Situation is being handled as fire fighting e.g. import duty on gold and silver has been increased four times in short span where as earlier it used to be in two occasions either during budget presentation or during import-export policy announcement. It is being sounded "Do not worry condition will improve soon we will achieve 8-9% GDP". I wish it should be true.

N Prakash

No excuse pleases, Ministry of Coal and CBI.

As many as 45 files of the Ministry of Coal pertaining to the Coalgate scams have been lost. But this episode should not act as a deterrent for closing the inquiry. The reason being that the paragraph No.99 of the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure states as under:-

"A file will be reconstructed if it is misplaced. The file number and the subject will be obtained from the file register and the copies of correspondence will be sought from the corresponding departments. On receipt of all such papers they will be arranged in chronological order on the file and a self-contained note will be prepared on the basis of the copies of correspondence, and placed on the notes portion of the reconstructed file".

Files do get lost in Government and is a fact of life. But there is also system of reconstruction of files. The copies of the Original application, and the various letters exchanged between the beneficiary company & government and the final allotment letters can be obtained from the beneficiary party. If the latter does not cooperates, straight away the license should be cancelled. As regards, the copies of the agenda papers & minutes of the meeting of the Screening Committee is concerned the same can be obtained from the sister Ministries/Departments. The corrupt should be brought to books.

B B Srivastava

Is it not a joke ?

There is a sub-ordinate organisation which has 15 Regional Offices located in important State Capitals. The Organisation does not have a Transfer Policy at all. People who get transferred to Delhi from other Northern and Southern Regional Offices easily go back to their original destination within a few months for the reasons best know to the so called Competent Authorities in the Ministry. To make matters worse, these Regional Offices only function as Regional Post Offices of the Main Ministry i.e. just receiving communication from Delhi, forwarding the same to the Field Offices and collecting data and again transmitting the same to the Ministry. It is really painful to note that the same Ministry has parallel Offices being run by the State Governments, as this is a Central-State Sponsored programme, and the entire expenditure is reimbursed to the State Govt. annually. When Rupee is falling down, mere changes in monetary policies do not work, but curtaining expenditure being incurred like this.

Sivakumar

Why this discrimination ?

Some time ago, a proposal was sent to the Ministry of Finance from a Department of the Government of India that an IFS officer has been promoted in his parent cadre to a higher scale of pay and that the deputation post held by him in the department should also be upgraded as personal to him. Such a personal upgradation is given to IAS officers without establishing any matching savings and that IFS is also an AIS and its officers deserve the facilities available to IAS. The person initiating this note is summoned to the MOF and rebuked stating that how IFS can be compared to IAS. The proposal was rejected stating that no matching savings have been established.

Hari

This silence is golden indeed!

When Dr Mehrotra juxtaposes the PM and a CM, one can't resist the temptation of contributing a simple post to the WIC. The PM has proved beyond even the most unreasonable doubt that silence is not only golden but the most potent weapon in the armory of a Prime Minister besieged by the corrupt or incompetent or allied or simply shouting motor mouths as in the Indian context. He has put to use this weapon more successfully than Mahatma Gandhi's deployment of non violence against the British. What more can a Prime Minister do under the thumb of coalition politics, feuding politicians of members of the coalition or his own and also challenged in the roaring voices like those of a NaMo from Bhuj or somewhere else? He had to open his mouth only once and he would not have been able to deliver his 10th speech from the Lal Quila (symbol of rebellion against the British rule) uninterrupted. What keeps the roarers away? There is only one very very simple difference: the PM does not talk at all what the roarers talk all the time, which repels the parallel economy and it is clever practitioners away from the speakers. That leaves them to have their silver spoon in their mouth when the golden set is for the winner!

M L Gupta

TAIL=PIECE

Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi, happen to be lost in a desert. After days of walking without any water or food, they noticed a Mosque.

Rahul said: "I will walk in saying that my name is Mohamed, and you say that your name is Ahmed, this way we'll get some food! I have done this before too. We can easily fool them. Deal?"

Modi: "No, I am a Hindu Nationalist. I won't change my name I will stick with my name." They walked in.

Maulavi asked who are you?

Rahul Gandhi: "My name is Mohamed."

Modi: "I'm Narendra Damodardas Modi."

Maulavi: "Modiji ko pani dijiye aur khana khilayiye aur Mohamed Miya, Ramazan Mubarak"

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