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POLITICS

Luckiest bureaucrat in 1966 batch IAS is B K Chaturvedi
Luckiest bureaucrat in 1966 batch IAS is B K Chaturvedi. Even after his retirement, UP cadre hard working IAS officer is still enjoying Government power.

Indian Railways in bad shape !
Believe it or not there are presently one dozen top level vacancies in Indian Railways . Vacancies are:- Chairman, Member Staff, Financial Commissioner, GM CR,GM SCR,GM SER,GM WR,GM METRO,GM ICF,GM SECR,GM RCF and GM ECOR. Nobody knows who is managing the affairs.

BUREAUCRACY

Justice Shiva Kirti Singh to move SC ?
Grapevine has it that Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, is moving to the Supreme Court of India.

L C Goyal is new Secretary, Rural Development
L C Goyal has been appointed as secretary in Department of Rural Development in the Government of India. The 1979 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer Goyal is presently working as Special Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat. He will join the Ministry as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for a period of 15 days from September 16 before taking over as Secretary.
(We said this on August 26, 2013)

16 IAS officers retiring in August
As many as 16 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers are retiring in August, 2013. They are G Balaramaiah of Andhra Pradesh; Uma Knat Nanda, B Bhamathi and Ajit Kumar of Bihar cadre; Samir Mathur of Haryana cadre; Jeet Lal Gupta of Jammu and Kashmir cadre; G C Subramaniam of Karnataka cadre; P Michel Vetha Siromony of Kerala cadre; Dilip Raj S Chaudhary and Sudesh Kumar of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Damodar Sharma and Siya Ram Meena of Rajasthan cadre; Jagan Mathews of Uttar Pradesh cadre; Surinder Kumar Verma and Kunal Sharma of Uttarakhand cadre and Anup Kumar Chanda of West Bengal cadre.

Five vacancies are to be filled up in Information Commission
Altogether five vacancies of Information Commissioners are being filled up in a couple of weeks.

Pushpa Subramanyam now unlikely to be JS, MSME
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Pushpa Subramanyam will not be the JS, MSME. Previously her name had appeared as the likely JS in MSME, GoI. She is 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

24,000 posts of officers vacant in PSU banks
Around 24,000 posts at officer levels have been lying vacant in Public Sector Banks in the country.

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

Shiv Darshan Singh to join HC in Colombo
Shiv Darshan Singh is all set to join as Counselor Indian High Commission in Colombo. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of J & K cadre.

Surendra Panwar to be IG, NCRB
Surendra Panwar is going on deputation to the NCRB as Director. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Will Sarangi be JS, Land Records in GoI
Prabhat Kumar Sarangi is being tipped to be Joint Secretary, Land Resources in the Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Pandey to succeed Singh as Director (Proj), NTPC on Oct 1
S C Pandey, ED, NTPC, will be joining as Director (Projects), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited on October 1, 2013. He will succeed B P Singh retiring in September, 2013.
(We said this on March 8, 2013)

BRCL Director Choudhuri to retire on Aug 31
Chandan Choudhuri, Director (Finance), Bridge & Roof Co Limited (B &RCL), is retiring on August 31, 2013.

BEL Director Ramakrishna to retire on Aug 31
H N Ramakrishna, Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), is retiring on August 31, 2013.

P C Jain to join as Director (Mktg), BEL on Sept 2
P C Jain, GM, BEL, will be joining as Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on September 2, 2013. He will succeed H N Ramakrishna retiring on August 31, 2013.
(We said this on Feb 25, 2013)

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

Mitra to join as Director (Finance), B & RCL on Sept 2
Saugata Mitra, GM, BRCIL, will be joining as Director (Finance), Bridge & Roof Co Limited (B &RCL) on September 2, 2013.
(We said this on Feb 11, 2013)

Shailesh Pathak makes a hat-trick
Ex I-Banker & IAS officer Shailesh Pathak has emerged as a leading infrastructure expert and practitioner. After rejoining the private sector in 2006, he is now on the National Infrastructure Committee of all three leading business chambers in India - CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM. During his 16 years in the IAS, he was Secretary PWD and MD of the State Infrastructure Corporation.

Mishra is elevated as PS to Kurupa Rani Killi
Raj Kumar Mishra has been elevated as Private Secretary to Kurupa Rani Killi, MoS Telecom. The 1999 batch officer of Indian Postal Service had been serving as OSD to the Minister. The slot of PS had been lying vacant after Praveen Prakash, a 1994 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, moved as Joint Secretary, HRD, GoI.

Amrith S P posted as Asst AG in AG office, Shimla
Amrith S P, on completion of training at Shimla, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Accountant General in the office of Accountant General (A&E), Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. He is an IA&AS officer of 2011 batch.

Applications for CVO, East DMC invited
The post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), East Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) is lying vacant. The officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service or Indian Police Service can send their applications to the Corporation at the earliest.

Appointment of new MP CS next week
Appointment of new Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary is now expected to take place early next week.

Second collectors' conference on Sep 6 & 7
The second collectors' conference would be held on September 6 & 7 at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe in New Delhi. The conference aims at identifying the best practices and to facilitate the replication in other states/UTs. Reportedly, two or three district collectors or senior officers would participate from the states.

Mitra, FA & CAO/T, ER is transferred to SECR
Binita Mitra, Financial Adviser & CAO/Traffic, Eastern Railway (ER), has been transferred to South East Central Railway (SECR).She is an IRAS officer of 1986 batch.

13 IFS officers shifted in MP
As many as 13 officers belonging to Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, P G Phuljhele has been posted as DFO, Production, Khandwa while P C Champawat will be DFO, Harda and S K S Chauhan is DFO, Sidhi. Similarly, N K Sanodia has been appointed as DFO, West, Chhindwara; Dr R B S Kushwaha as DFO Production, Betul;Raj Bihari Sharma as DFO, West Betul; Sanjay Shrivastava as DFO South Betul; Ashok Kumar Bansal as DFO, West Mandla; Manoj Argal as DFO, Production Dewas; Lalji Mishra as DFO, East Mandla; V S Hotgi as DFO, Bhind; Lakhanlal Uikey as DFO, Production Dindori and Brijendra Jha was posted as DFO, Barwani.

Six Custom Commissioners get postings
As many as six officers in the grade of Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Alok Chopra has been appointed as Commissioner CX, Thane-II while Charul Baranwal will now be Commissioner, Jamngar
Custom (P) and Arti A Srinivas is Commissioner, CX-VII, Kolkata. Similarly, Vivek Chaturvedi has been appointed as Commissioner, DODM, Delhi; Nishit Goyal as Commissioner, CX (A), Chennai and Atul Gupta was made Commissioner, Cus-III (A), Mumbai.

Three IAS officers transferred in Chhattisgarh
Three officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, A Kulbhushan Toppo has been appointed as Collector, Sukma while S Prakash will now be Inspector General, Registration and Stamp Duty with additional charges of Deputy Secretary, Excise and Commercial Taxes and P Dayanad is Collector, Kabirdhan district.

Two Home Secretaries in Uttar Pradesh
There will be two Home Secretaries in Uttar Pradesh-Virendra Pratap Singh and Devi Shankar Sharma.

Joshi to be President Board of Revenue UP
Ajay Kumar Joshi is likely to be appointed President of the Board of Revenue in Uttar Pradesh. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer.

G Mohan Kumar is new Secretary Steel (UPDATED)
Finally G Mohan Kumar has been chosen as successor to D R S Chaudhary Secretary Steel in the Government of India. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

D K Sarraf to be next CMD, ONGC Ltd (UPDATED)
D K Sarraf, MD, OVL, has been selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 30, 2013. As many as four persons were interviewed. It is reported that GAIL (India) CMD, B C Tripathi did not attend the interview.
(We said this on July 30, 2013)

Justice Nagappan to be elevated ? (UPDATED)
Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court Justice C Nagappan is likely to be elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

T K Viswanathan unlikely to get extension (UPDATED)
Secretary General of the Lok Sabha T K Viswanathan is unlikely to get an extension.

Justice Chandrachud to succeed Justice Singh ? (UPDATED)
There seems to be a change in the original proposal. Now there are reliable reports that senior most Judge of the Bombay High Court Justice D Y Chandrachud will succeed Justice Shiva Kirti Singh as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. Earlier there was a proposal that Justice Chandrachud will move as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Justice Ramana appointed Chief Justice, Delhi HC (UPDATED)
Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi.
(We said this on August 16, 2013)

Two IAS officers get addl charges in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Ms Nilima Jauhari has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director, SIFED, Jaipur while Deepak Upreti is also given an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Ayurved Department in Rajasthan.

A K Vajpayee appointed ED (Vig), Railway Board (UPDATED)
A K Vajpayee, SAG/IRAS, North Central Railway, has been appointed as Executive Director, Vigilance (Accounts), Railway Board.

Mrs Binita Mitra shifted to SECR (UPDATED)
Mrs Binita Mitra, SAG/IRAS/ Eastern Railway, has been transferred to South East Central Railway and posted in the cadre.

Two IRAS probationers posted to Northern Railway (UPDATED)
Two IRAS probationers belonging to 2010 batch namely Mrs Aparajita Rai and Lokesh Singla have been transferred from ECR to Northern Railway.

Venkateshwar Rao posted as CIT, Madhurai (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, G T Venkateshwar Rao, on return from deputation, has been appointed as CIT (A)-I, Madhurai CCA, Chennai.

Dr Mahboob Alam is also DG, ITBP (UPDATED)
Dr Mahboob Alam, Additional DG, ITBP, has been assigned an additional charge of Director General, Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). He is a 1981 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Six IPS probationers get postings in AP (UPDATED)
As many as six IPS Probationers belonging to 2011 batch have been posted as Assault Commanders, Greyhounds, Hyderabad after their completion of phase-II Training in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. The officers include: Fakkeerappa Kaginelli, Abhishek Mohanty, Babujee Attada, Bhusarapu Satya Yasubabu, Venkata Appalanaidu Chintam and Sunpreet Singh.

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

CORPORATE

Ms Sunita Kaila inducted as full-time Member, TARC
Ms Sunita Kaila has been inducted as full time Member 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 Hindustan Photo Films 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 Hindustan Photo Films Limited.

Bhat is CGM of Karnataka Bank
M S Mahabaleshwara Bhat has been promoted as Chief General Manager (CGM) in Karnataka Bank.

Bhardwaj appointed Independent Director, Reliance Communications Limited
Reliance Communications Limited has appointed R N Bhardwaj, Ex Chairman and Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India as an Independent Director of the company w.e.f. August 29, 2013

Garg appointed Independent Director, Power Finance Corporation Limited
Union Ministry of Power has appointed Yogesh Chand Garg as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of Power Finance Corporation Limited w.e.f. August 22, 2013

Sanghavi re-appointed Whole-time Director, Horizon Infrastructure Limited
C S Sanghavi has been re-appointed as Whole-time Director of Horizon Infrastructure Limited w.e.f August 27,2013

Maloo to be re-appointed CMD, Murli Industries Ltd
The Board of Murli Industries Ltd is to re-appoint Nandlal Maloo as a Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

Maloo to be re-appointed Whole-time Director, Murli Industries Ltd
Bajranglal Maloo is to appointed as Whole-time Director, Murli Industries Ltd

Sharma re-appointed Non Exec. Independent Director, FCS Software Solutions Ltd
FCS Software Solutions Ltd has re-appointed Shiv Nandan Sharma as Non Executive Independent Director of the company.

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Suggestion on rupee depreciation

As per news reports, Herve Falciani now in France has information on 1.30 lac Swiss Accounts. Many of them have to relate to Indian Politician and Businessmen. Spain has bought such information which yielded 330 million dollar equivalent of additional taxes. India should also try to purchase information from this person and try to get the Dollars stacked abroad by Indians through taxes or issue of zero-interest Bonds to be repayable after 10 or 15 years.

Arun Kumar

Who can sail India ?

Any sincere and honest person who is a good economist, who can sail India through a safe boat of this worst economic crisis. Anyone who can switch over to the Presidential form of Government so that there are less Maharajas in India and immediately takes to task the Dhongi Babas in India. Above all nationalizes worship places as Mata Vaishno Devi shrine board.

Harish Kumar

India's interest

The third world war as predicted by the American Psychic, Jeanne Dixon, in the fifties is gradually gathering pace. Her book, The Crystal Gazer, should be read by everyone. With uncanny accuracy she predicted that the third world war will begin gradually in the 8os due to American interference in the Middle East. In the 80s the Americans interfered in Iran and then in the 90s in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and now in Egypt and Syria. Dixon predicted the world war will be between America and Russia on the same side against China. If America persists in meddling in the Middle East, it is quite possible that Iran will enter into a defensive alliance with China against America. It is also possible that Russia out of white solidarity against the Islamic world will join America and the west against Iran and China. Where would all this leave India? Dixon is silent on this. She also predicted quite correctly the use of battlefield nuclear weapons. In Iraq, the Americans have used 300 tonnes of depleted uranium which has led to the birth of babies with congenital defects, like two heads and three arms etc in Iraq and neighbouring countries as this uranium is air borne. India should plan ahead now for the coming World War or she will perish. Since both China and Pakistan, now US allies against? India, have occupied Indian Territory by force, there is no chance of India having common cause with either of these two countries. India should encourage America to go to war against China as also against Islamic terror so that all these three threats to India eliminate each other. This would be in India's interest.

D Chaudhury

Financial burden on tax payers just for votes

Budget allocation for some flagship social sector schemes for 2013-14 is as under:

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme:- Rs 33,000 crores.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - Rs 21,700 crores

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan - Rs. 27,258 crores

Mid Day Meal Scheme - Rs 13,215 crores

Integrated Child Development Scheme - Rs. 17,700 crores

Drinking Water and Sanitation - Rs 2,260 crores. Jawaharlal

Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission - Rs 14,873 crores.

Total - Rs.1, 30,006 crores

Now the financial burden of Food (Vote) Security Scheme is estimated at Rs 1, 25,000 crores. Funding of this Rs 1, 25,000 crores shall be by raising tax rates, increasing borrowings or by resorting to printing of more money. All these recouping measures, in turn, shall escalate the pace of galloping inflation. The vicious cycle shall end up with irreparable pains. As per 2011 census India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% below the age of 35. The cascading effect of this scheme shall be far reaching since it would make working manpower a national liability rather than an asset.

S S Rana

CRB ?

The CRB currently is one of the junior MR. Is minister is inclined to continue him till the last day.

Sunil

Govt believes in Honesty or Might is right

The government is not ready to undo what wrong has been done by the predecessors as it needs courage. The most senior officer MR Bhargava with clear chit from CVC is kept waiting since long. Does the government believes in Honesty or might is right.

Sunita

Follow the mantras given by Vijay Deb

One has to find out why the bright young men are shying away from IAS. I know of two probationers who were on the top 10 but refused to join IAS but joined IFS and IPS. They belonged to the same 2011 batch to whom Deb exhorted. The IAS needs to be made more attractive in terms of perks and higher salaries. But the real problem lies in their training. And also because the modern day politicians are highly educated. More than the IAS like Akhilesh, Chidambaram, Salmanazars, Khurshid, Jairam Ramesh Omar Abdullah etc. The solution would be to have lateral entry at. KS as Secretary levels.

Hari Shankar

Why should there be a grapevine ?

This is how you people spoil the poor guy's credibility. People will think that this is a prized posting and he has lobbied for it. Absolutely stupid.

Anand Kumar

Feel proud of officers like Vijay Dev, Durga Shakti

We are proud and happy to read that there still are officers like Vijay Dev who are openly advocating that civil servants should follow the law and their conscience and keep the interest of citizens above everything else. That he belongs to my cadre adds to the sense of pride. If young officers like him and Durga Shakti can lead the way, there is still hope for the service.

Suman Swarup

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