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Will Advani contest Lok Sabha election from Bhopal ?
Grapevine has it that LK Advani is going to contest Lok Sabha election from Bhopal Parliamentary Constituency.

35 new CPSEs under construction
As many as 35 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) are under construction for setting up them in different locations in backward districts of the country.

BUREAUCRACY

Kusumjit Sidhu to be Secretary of Public Enterprises ?
Kusumjit Sidhu is likely to succeed O P Rawat on January 1 as Secretary of Public Enterprises in the Government of India. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

62 IAS officers of 1995 batch IAS to be empanelled
Altogether 62 IAS officers belonging to 1995 batch have reportedly been cleared for empanelment to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

58 IAS officers of 1984 batch in consideration zone for AS
As the grapevine has it, as many as 58 IAS officers of 1984 batch are in the consideration zone to be empanelled as Additional Secretaries.

Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi poised to move from PMO?
As the grapevine has it Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi may soon move from PMO. The 1987 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre has been serving as PS to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.

M K Goel selected as CMD, PFC
M K Goel has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 16, 2013. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same. Goel is presently holding the additional charge of CMD, PFC.
(We said this on November 25, 2013)

1991-92 batch IRS officers are poised for promotion as CIT
The Additional Commissioners of Income Tax belonging to 1991-1992 batches are all set to get promotion to the rank of Commissioner of Income Tax. The development is meant against the regular vacancies for FY 2013-2014.

Now fresh panel for CBI's Additional Director
Now fresh panel for Additional Director is being prepared. R K Pachnanda who was short-listed is now out of the race.

CVC for penalty against 74 officers
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has recommended severe penalty against 74 officials being riddled with corrupt practices in various Ministries and Departments.

Bhanwala to join as CMD NABARD in a day or two
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Executive Director, India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) is expected to join as CMD of the NABARD either on Wednesday or Thursday.

Rastogi re-appointed Member of TDSAT
P K Rastogi has been re-appointed Member of the TDSAT. He will have 10 months tenure.

IA&AS officer is JS and FA in Labour
Meenakshi Gupta will be Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, Labour & Employment in the Government of India. She is 1984 batch IA&AS officer.

Ensure central deputation of Women, SC&ST Officers, GoI asks States
Government of India has asked the State Governments to ensure adequate nominations of women IAS officers as well as IAS officers belonging to SC/ST categories for central deputation.

Judicial appointments after winter vacations ?
SC Collegium is expected to clear names of Judges in different High Court only after winter vacation of the Supreme Court.

Yogesh Gupta is new Special Director, ED in Kolkata
Yogesh Gupta has joined as Special Director, Enforcement Directorate, in Kolkata. He is a 1983 batch Kerala cadre IPS officer.
(We said this on September 23, 2013 )

M S Verma to retire
Former Chairman and Managing Director of the State Bank of India M S Verma, who is presently heading the International Assets Recreation Company (IARC), is expected to retire after attaining the age of 75.

Laxminarayanan is yet to get posting in Maharashtra
CBI's Joint Director in Hyderabad V V Laxminarayanan who made a mark in the organization is now jobless in the parent Maharashtra cadre. 1990 batch IPS officer who returned to the parent Maharashtra cadre after completion of central deputation has not been given posting for the last six months. Any reason ?

J D Sharma in fray of DG, ICFRE, Dehradun
Whispers in the corridors of have it that Janardan Diwakar Sharma's name is there in the fray of DG, ICFRE, Dehradun. The 1978 batch IFS officer is currently serving in Odisha as PCCF, Wildlife. The post has been lying vacant since June 4 this year after the retirement of Dr V K Bahuguna. Will he win the race ?

Rathan U Kelkar posted as CEO, e-Governance in Karnataka
Rathan U Kelkar has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Centre for e-Governance, DP&AR, Bangalore in Karnataka. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

17 IRS-IT officers get postings after promotion to CCIT
As many as 17 officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been given postings after their promotion to Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT). Accordingly, Subhash Mehra has been posted as CCIT-VII Delhi while Lakshmi Singh Negi will be CCIT-VII, Mumbai and Praveen Chandra Karunakar Solomon is CCIT-OSD, Jabalpur. Similarly, Nutan A Wodeyer has been appointed as CCIT-III, Bangalore; Ambika Khatua as CCIT, Panchkula; Balvir Singh as CCIT, Rajkot; Nathan Raul as CCIT, Kolkata; Shailendra Handa as CCIT-II, Pune; Suman Kumar Anand as CCIT-XI, Mumbai; Krishna Saini as DGIT (Inv), Lucknow; Shabri Bhattasali as CCIT, Baroda; Gopal Kamal as CCIT, Bareilly; Sushil Singh Rathore as CCIT, Panaji; Ameeta Saini as DGIT, Delhi; Pawan Kumar Vatsyayan as CIT, Madurai; Sunil Kumar Misra as DIGT (Inv), Bangalore and Nutan Sharma was made DGIT (Risk Assessment), Delhi.

17 IRS-IT officers at CCIT level transferred to inter region
As many as 17 officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre at Chief Commissioner of Income Tax level have been shifted to inter region. Accordingly, Uma Kant Shukla has been appointed as CCIT, Kanpur while R K Rai will now be CCIT, Patna and Girish Narain Pande is CCIT-I, Kolkata. Similarly, Pramod Chandra Srivastava has been shifted as CCIT-I, Pune; Swatantara Kumar as CCIT, Chandigarh; Ram Krishna Gupta as CCIT, Nagpur; Dhirendra Khare as DGIT (L&R), Delhi; S Ravi as CCIT-I, Chennai; Bibhab Dutta as CCIT-I, Hyderabad; Arun Kumar Singh as CCIT, Lucknow; Raltelal Rinawma as CCIT, Guwahati; Virendra Kumar Mishra as CCIT, Bhopal; Suresh Jandhyala as DGIT (Inv), Mumbai; Bal Krishna Misra as CCIT-V, Delhi; Liladhar Bharti as CCIT-XII, Mumbai; Amit Chatterjee as CCIT-XI, Delhi and Ajit Kumar was posted as CCIT-II, Mumbai.

Six IRS-IT officers at CCIT level get local postings
As many as six officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre at Chief Commissioner of Income Tax level have locally been shifted. Accordingly, Pomela Bali Prasad has been shifted as DGIT (Admn) Delhi while Surabhi Sinha will be CCIT-II, Delhi and Simar Singh Negi is CCIT-III, Delhi. Similarly, Rajesh Chandra Sharma has been appointed as DGIT (Inv), Delhi; Vivek Varun Prasad as CCIT-III, Mumbai and Abrar Ahmed has been posted as CCIT-V, Mumbai.


P S Sacheva promoted to CIT
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, P S Sacheva has been promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT).

A K Puthia posted as CME, Northern Railway
A K Puthia, HAG/IRSME/ Railway Board, presently posted as Adviser(ME), has been transferred to Northern Railway and posted as CME.

PESB invites applications for CMD, NCL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Western Coalfields Limited (NCL) falling vacant on December 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before February 14, 2014.

DoPT seeks applications for Tea Board Chairman
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Chairman, Tea Board, Kolkata. Those willing to apply for this Joint Secretary level post can send their applications to this Department within one month of advertisement of vacancy.

S K Gupta empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
S K Gupta has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is an IRSME officer of 1983 batch.

M S Rao empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
M S Rao has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Ordnance Factory Service.

Akram posted as Asst Director (News) Air, New Delhi
Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, Khurshid Akram has been posted as Assistant Director (News) NSD: AIR, New Delhi after promotion to Junior Grade of IIS Group 'A'.

Jha is now Dy Chief Commercial Manager at NWR, HQ, Jaipur
Ratnesh Jha is now Deputy Chief Commercial Manager, Jaipur, the Headquarter of North Western Railway (NWR). Ratnesh, an IRTS officer of 2000 batch, previously served as Senior Commercial Divisional Manager, Jaipur Division, NWR.

32 IRS-IT officers promoted to CCIT
As many as 32 officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax. The officers include: Subhash Mehra, Lakshmi Singh Negi, Praveen Chander Karunakar Solomon, Nutan A Wodeyer, Ambika Khatua, Balvir Singh, Nathan Raul, Shailendra Hand, Suman Kumar Anand, Krishna Saini, Shabri Bhattasali, Gopal Kamal, Sushil Singh Rathore; Ameeta Saini, Pawan Kumar Vatsayayan, Sunil Kumar Misra, Nutan Sharma, Bijoy Kumar Mishra, Bajrang Dass Vishnoi, Baldip Singh Sandhu, Sudhir Kumar, Rekha Goel, Vinod Kumar Mathur, Ravi Kumar Pulimalayil Raman Nair, P K Sharma, Anil Goel, Ajit Kumar Panda, Aditya Vikram, Dinesh Kumar Gupta, Kisan Kumar Misra, Sanjeev Kumar Abrol and Suresh Chandra Kabra.

Fakir Mohan Mohanty posted as CCIT-IX, Mumbai (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Fakir Mohan Mohanty has been transferred and posted as CCIT-IX, Mumbai.

Posting order of Lakshmi Singh Negi kept in abeyance (UPDATED)
The promotion and posting order of Lakshmi Singh Negi to Mumbai as CCIT-VII have been kept in abeyance till further orders.

Mrs Rajeswari posted as CCF in PCCF office in AP (UPDATED)
Mrs P Rajeswari has been posted as Chief Conservator of Forests (Working Plan) in the office of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF) in Andhra Pradesh. She is a 1990 batch IFS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Mrs Renu Jauhri posted as OSD in CCIT office in Delhi (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Mrs Renu Jauhri has been appointed as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Delhi.

CORPORATE

Naina Sharma is part-time Director in Andhra Bank
Naina Sharma has been nominated as a part-time non-official Director on the board of the Andhra bank for three years.

Maharaj ceases to be ED, Shree Rama Newsprint Limited
P S Maharaj has ceased to be Executive Director of Shree Rama Newsprint Limited.

Manimaran nominated Officer Employee Director, Canara Bank
G V Manimaran has been nominated as Officer Employee Director on the Board of Directors of Canara Bank for a period of three years

Gambhir appointed Company Secy., NBCC
National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) has appointed Deepti Gambhir as Company Secretary of the company.

Rajendran ceases to be ED, Bank of Maharashtra
C V R Rajendran has ceased to be an Executive Director of Bank of Maharashtra following his appointment as Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Bank.

Dutta appointed CEO, Virtual Global Education Ltd
Pradeep Dutta has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Virtual Global Education Ltd.

Prabhu resigns as Company Secy., R P P Infra Projects Limited
R Nithya Prabhu has resigned as Company Secretary of R P P Infra Projects Limited.

Badushas appointed Part-time Director, Indian Overseas Bank
The Central government has appointed A B D Badushas as Part-time Non Official Director of Indian Overseas Bank.

Jain appointed Non Exec. Director, North Eastern Carrying Corporation
North Eastern Carrying Corporation Ltd has appointed Utkarsh Jain as the Non Executive Director of the company.

Sharma appointed Company Secy., Virtual Global Education Ltd
Virtual Global Education Ltd has appointed Ms Preeti Sharma as Company Secretary of the company.

Jain appointed Addl. Director, Indo Gulf Industries Ltd
Indo Gulf Industries Ltd has appointed Rajesh Jain as Additional Director of the company.

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Government may ask for options

Government may ask for options from the CG employees, that he/she opt to retire at the age of 58/60; (ii) to retire at the age of 62. Accordingly, the employees should get the retirement as per their options.

S Mahajan

Retirement age should not be increased

Once again the officers who are retiring in one or two months are making a pressure group to increase the retirement age .Do they ever think of anyone else apart from themselves by 60 a person fulfills all his commitments and he should leave the greed of power and perks .let fresh air come in .let younger lot get jobs instead of 6o plus hardly able to take a decision types.

Ajay

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