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POLITICS

How many times PM has spoken in Parliament?
If official record is to be believed the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has spoken only 19 times in four years in the Rajya Sabha and he spoke in the Lok Sabha only 31 times in nine years.

Corporate world is keen to see ouster of UPA Government?
Heard in the corridors of power "Corporate world is keen to see UPA Government out of power. They take money from us and then send us jail also "one top businessman was heard saying at a party.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be Secretary Steel?
Who will succeed D R S Chaudhary on September 1 as Secretary, Steel in the Government of India. In the final round tie is said to be between Jitesh Khosla 1979 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre and S Machendranathan 1979 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Bahuguna is tipped to be AS, Rural Dev, GoI?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Seema Bahuguna may soon be appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Government of India.. The 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre is currently serving as Principal Resident Commissioner of Rajasthan in Delhi.

Subrahmanyam relieved to join as JS, Rural Development in GoI
R Subrahmanyam has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development in Government of India and the Government of Andhra Pradesh has relieved him of cadre responsibility for enabling him to join the central deputation. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Orders of S C Pandey as Director (Projects), NTPC issued
The orders of S C Pandey, ED, NTPC, for the appointment as Director (Projects), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited have been issued by Government of India.
(We said this on March 8, 2013)

Prasad empanelled as AS in GoI
H Prasad has been empanelled for the post of Additional Secretary level in Government of India. He is an IA &AS officer of 1981 batch.

Gupta empanelled as JS in GoI
Ankur Gupta has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Three new Additional Solicitors General
Three senior advocates L Nageswara Rao, Santosh Kumar Bagaria and KV Viswanathan have been appointed Additional Solicitors General .

Rajiv Bharadwaz is Director (HR), SECI
Rajiv Bharadwaz is now Director (HR), Solar Energy Corporation of India. Previously he served as ED & CGM of Container Corporation of India. SECI, a recently constituted central PSU, aims to attain the power generation capacity of 22,000 MW per year by the Year 2022.
(We said it on May 28, 2013)

Countdown for new Uttarakhand DGP starts?
With the date of retirement of Satyavrat Bansal approaching fast, whispers have started doing the rounds as to who would be the new DGP of Uttarakhand on September 30. The 1976 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre had taken the charge from Vijay Raghav Pant on September 29 last year.

Virdi's prospect for CRB enters into rough weather ?
Amidst the ongoing process for much awaited appointment of new Chairman, Railway Board the prospect of R S Virdi is said to have entered into a rough weather. Presently, Arunendra Kumar is running the affairs as CRB. Virdi is currently GM, North Frontier Railway.

Dubey posted as Director (Fin), Railway Board
Manoj Kumar Dubey, SG/IRAS/ Eastern Railway, has been appointed as Director, Finance (PPP), Railway Board.

(We said this on August 2, 2013)

Sanjiv poised to move to Arunachal Pradesh
As the grapevine has it Sanjiv Kumar is poised to move to Arunachal Pradesh. The 1992 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre is currently serving the Government of NCT of Delhi as Secretary, Environment & Forests.

Digal poised to move to Arunachal Pradesh
As the grapevine has it Janak Digal is all set to Arunachal Pradesh. The 1985 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre is currently serving the Government of NCT of Delhi as Principal Secretary, SC/ST/Minorities.

Krishnan poised to move to Andaman & Nicobar
As the grapevine has it Rashmi Krishnan is all set to move to Andaman & Nicobar. The 1984 batch DANICS officer is currently serving as Director, State Council of Educational Research & Training, Government of NCT of Delhi.

Satya Gopal is being transferred from Chandigarh
As the grapevine has it Satya Gopal is all set to move to Arunachal Pradesh. The 1988 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre is currently serving as Chairman, Chandigarh Housing Board.

Thakur, DC, South Andaman Distt, likely to move to Delhi Govt
As the grapevine has it Rupesh Kumar Thakur is poised to move to Government of NCT Delhi. The 2006 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre is currently serving as Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman District.

Sanjay, DC, North & Middle Andaman Distt, to move to Delhi Govt
As the grapevine has it Sanjay Kumar is all set to move to Government of NCT Delhi. The 2008 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre is currently serving as Deputy Commissioner, North & Middle Andaman District.

Satija poised to move from Andaman & Nicobar Administration
As the grapevine has it Amit Satija is all set to move to Government of NCT Delhi. The 2008 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre is currently serving as Secretary, Civil Aviation, Andaman & Nicobar Administration.

Gyanesh poised to move from Nagarhaveli
Gyanesh Bharti is all set to move to Government of NCT Delhi. The 1998 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre is currently serving as Finance Secretary, Union Territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

Krishnamurthy, Secretary to Goa CM, may join Govt. of Arunachal
As the grapevine has it P Krishnamurthy is all set to move to Arunachal Pradesh. The 1997 batch IAS officer of AGMUT is currently serving as Secretary to Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister, Goa.

A C Verma poised to be back from central deputation
Ashish Chandra Verma is back to Govt of NCT Delhi. The 1994 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre is serving as Director, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHWF), GoI. Prior to joining as Director, MoHWF he served as PS to Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare. It is yet to be clear as which department he would be joining in Govt of Delhi.

Post of Director (Mktg), PEC Limited lying vacant since Nov, 2012
The post of Director (Marketing), PEC Limited has been lying vacant since November 1, 2012. However, Rajiv Chaturvedi, CGM, PEC Limited was selected for the post, but he has not received orders so far.

AIRF to hold general council meeting on Sept 13
All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) has decided to call its general council meeting on September 13, 2013 to decide the date of strike ballot in support of its demand.

Patil posted as Asst AG in PAG office, Mumbai
Nilesh P Patil, 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, Maharashtra, Mumbai. He is an IA&AS officer of 2011 batch.

MECL Director, C P Gupta to retire this month
C P Gupta, Director (Finance), Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) is retiring on August 31, 2013. S Murthy Maruvada, GM, KIOCL will succeed him in September, 2013.

Tenure of Mrs Rita Kumar as CMD, NRDC ends this month
The deputation tenure of Mrs Rita Kumar as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) is coming to an end on August 30, 2013. Interestingly, her tenure had already ended on May 31, 2013, but she was given an extension for further a period of three months as UCOST DG, Dr Rajendra Dobhal was not relived by Uttarakhand Government to join the same. She is a 1998 batch IAS officer of AGMU cadre.

Ajay Shukla to be Part-Time Director in Allahabad Bank
Ajay Shukla has been appointed part-time non-official Director of the Allahabad Bank.

Two more posts of Member to fall vacant in CBEC
Two more posts of Member in CBEC will fall vacant in September and October with the retirements of Ms Sheila Sangwan and Ms Sandhya Baliga respectively. The COS is yet to take a decision on whether there should be piecemeal selections or a panel should be formed for all the vacancies in 2013-2014.

Major vacancies in PSU banks
Over 55,000 posts at various levels have been lying vacant in Public Sector Banks in the country.

GM, RCF to retire this month end
General Manager, RCF, is also retiring on 31st Aug. It means there will be over half a dozen vacancies of GMs in Indian Railways.

DoPT seeks applications for Secretary, PNGRB
The post of Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is lying vacant. Those willing to apply for this Joint Secretary level post can send their applications to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) within one month of issuing circular.

DEBATE

Who will make the best Prime Minister in India ?

Whether he should -

1. be a political person

2. be decisive

3. be having clarity in his thought

4. be a charismatic personality

5. be English speaking

6. have support of the Corporate World

Mail your views in not more than 100 words to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

Nine IAS probationers get postings in Karnataka (UPDATED)
As many as nine IAS probationers of 2010 and 2011 batch have been given postings in Karnataka. Accordingly, Mrs M Kanagavalli has been appointed as Assistant Commisisoner, Bider whiel Mrs Baddipudi Vijaya Jyotsna will be Assistant Commissioner, Sedam and Abhiram G Sankar is Assistant Commissioner, Madikeri. Similarly, P Anirudh Sravan has been posted as Assistant Commissioner, Bellary; Mrs B Sindhu as Assistant Commissioner, Tiptur; Pommala Sunil Kumar as Assistant Commissioner, Hospet; Mrs Hepsiba Rani Korlapati as Assistant Commissioner, Basavalkalyana; M Karuna Rao as Assistant Commissioner, Sirsi and B Sharat was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Hassan.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Bihar (UPDATED)
A number of IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Lalan Ji has been appointed DM, Nawada district while Adesh Titarmare was posted as chief executive officer of Jeevika project and Upendra Kumar is transferred to Bihar Staff Selection Commission as OSD. Similarly, Devesh Sehra has been appointed District Magistrate of Siwan; Anil Kumar as Special Secrtary, Labour Department; Sanjay Kumar Singh as Director, Labour department; Vinay Kumar as Director, Science and Technology department; Abhay Kumar Singh as District Magistrate, West Champaran; Abhijit Sinha as District Magistrate of Aurangabad; S Parvez Alam as Excise Commissioner; Pranav Kumar as District Magistrate, Sheikhpura; Prakash Kumar as District Magistrate of Katihar; Virendra Prasad Yadav was shifted to General Administration Department; Dipak Anand as Director, Panchayati Raj and H R Sriniwas has been appointed as Special Secretary in the education department.

Deepak Sandhu to be new CIC (UPDATED)
Deepak Sandhu will be new Chief Information Comissioner (CIC). She will succeed Satyanand Mishra on September 5.Sandhu who is former PIO is presently senior most Information Commissioner. Her name has been cleared for the post on Monday.

25 IRTS officers of 1986 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 25 officers of 1986 batch belonging to Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. The officers include: Mrs Jaya Sinha Verma, U Krishnamurthy, A Madhukumar Reddy, D P S Sandhu, R Badri Narayan, A K Behra, Mrs C Mukherjee, Devendera Singh, M Ravi Babu, D K Singh, Sunil Jain, G P Meena, Mrs Seema Kumar, G Johan Prasad, N K Sachan, Mrs Smita Rawat, Niraj Kumar, M Sarjana Rao, K Siva Prasad, Mrs P Viswanathan, S N Ali,k K V Rao, Vishnu Kumar, Alok Singh and M Guansekharan.

Inter-cadre deputation tenure of K Vidya Sagar extended (UPDATED)
The inter-cadre deputation tenure of K Vidya Sagar to Andhra Pradesh Government has been extended upto March 1, 2014. He is presently posted as Special Commissioner, Rural Development in Andhra Pradesh Government. He is a 1996 batch IFS officer of UT cadre.

Ms Seema Bahuguna appointed as Addl. Secretary in Rural in GoI (UPDATED)
Ms Seema Bahuguna, at present in the cadre, as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Post of H S Kingra as CMD, NSCF& DC (UPDATED)
H S Kingra has been appointed as CMD, National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in the pay of Additional Secretary, on in-situ basis. He is a 1980 batch officer of India Forest Service.

CORPORATE

IPS officer joins Reliance in Madhya Pradesh
Former Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer K K Lohani is reported to have joined the Mukesh Ambani led Reliance in Bhopal.

Dr Parthasarathy Shome to be Chairman, TARC
Dr Parthasarathy Shome has been appointed as Chairman of the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) set up by Government of India to review the application of tax policies and tax laws and submit periodic reports that can be implemented to strengthen the capacity of tax system.

Non-budgetary support to sick Nepa 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 Nepa Ltd.

Abrol assumes Addl charge as CMD, NFL
Ms Neeru Abrol, Director (Finance) of National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) has assumed additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company w.e.f. August 22, 2013

Rajagopal ceases to be ED & CTO, Dynamatic Technologies Limited
N Rajagopal has ceased to be Executive Director (ED) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Dynamatic Technologies Limited

Hemani resigns as Non-executive Director , Omnitech Infosolutions Ltd
Maganlal Hemani has resigned as Non-executive Director of Omnitech Infosolutions w.e.f. August 23, 2013.

Agrawal appointed Whole-time Director, Hind Syntex Limited
Hind Syntex Limited has appointed Vilas Agrawal as Whole-time Director of the company w.e.f. July 31, 2013

Badshah ceases to be Company Secretary , Arshiya International Ltd
Parind Badshah ceases to be Company Secretary , Arshiya International Ltd

Chaturvedi resigns as Director, Priyadarshini Spinning Mills Ltd
Vasudev Chaturvedi has resigned as Director of Priyadarshini Spinning Mills Ltd.

Rawal to be appointed CMD, Effingo Textile & Trading Ltd?
The Board of Effingo Textile & Trading Ltd is to appoint Ms Priya Rawal as the Chairperson and Managing Director (CMD) of the company

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Is it conspiracy by G7 countries?

A question on sliding rupee. All the countries including US are adversely affected by global meltdown. Nobody has really recovered. Then why is it that only BRICKS countries(except China) currencies are getting depreciated vis-a-vis Dollar ? Is it conspiracy by G7 countries?

Pratik

Accountability required

While economists and other experts are giving various reasons for the chaotic condition of our economy, according to me the main reason is there is no ""finality of decisions taken"" ie RESJUDICATA. A project or a scheme is approved by a competent authority of that time after completing the required formalities. The individual or a company invests money in the project. Suddenly there is change in the Government or the Minister and he/she decides to cancel the project citing various reasons (some flimsy or allegedly for flouting rules).The project gets stalled and the investor loses money. This is the reason why investors are reluctant to invest in India. Government and all leading political parties(they are also in power) must pass alas whereby a project or scheme approved by the competent authority of the day, cannot be stopped/scrapped for any reason. If there are lacuna in sanctioning the project, the individual or the company should be given adequate time to rectify those short comings. Simultaneously disciplinary action should be initiated against all officials involved in taking the decision including the Minister. This may improve the situation.

S Gopal

Ache of Stenographers Grade 'D' & 'C'

Through whispersinthecorridors.com, I want to bring to kind notice of the officers of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) regarding problem of stagnation in respect of pathetic Stenographers Grade 'D' and 'C' of CSSS. It has become bad to worse. For instance, Stenographers Grade 'D' (1984 Batch), who had been promoted as Grade 'C' (on ad hoc basis) after putting in more than 22 years of service, DoPT kept them waiting for another 3 years for regular promotions. In this way, charm of promotion marred the promotional avenues of CSSS people. Against this background, my suggestion to DoPT is that will it not be appropriate, if relaxation in service to Stenographers 'C' (who had been promoted after a long gap of 22-23 years) for further promotion to Private Secretary (PS) is granted by them? No doubt, to some extent, it will soothe their ache. Hope…..someone will listen to CSSS officials' voice.

Hemant Chauhan

Only corrupt can rule the world

One lady employee had given her home town as New Delhi. She was born and brought up in Chennai and would not have seen Delhi prior to joining her Central Service. She has been claiming LTC Hometown Delhi a number of times. The Head of the office and the DDO simply passed the bills because they are corrupt to the core. Only corrupt can rule the world today.

Sivakumar

Shareholding of government institutions in IFCI

Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said eight PSU banks were found to have diluted their holding in the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI). The organisations were advised to fix responsibility for the stake dilution in IFCI, against the government's directives, Meena said. IDBI Bank has been asked to seek explanations from all officers involved in the decision to dilute its holding in IFCI, he said. The shareholding of government institutions in IFCI needs to be maintained at a level above 51 per cent.

BMA

TAIL=PIECE

PM Manmohan Singhji to write an autobiography titled

" 5 Mistakes of my Life "

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