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Does countdown start for Nandan Nilekani to say bye to UIDAI ?
After the Assembly elections in five states have completed, the time seems to have started for many officers to join electoral politics. Whispers have gained the momentum that Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, UIDAI, would initiate the resignation procedures by the January 2014. Nilekani, reportedly, has been aiming to contest from Bengaluru, Urban Lok Sabha seat.

Is it a fact ?
GoI is said to be in process of instructing all PSBs /Insurance Companies; EPFO to grant cheaper funds for atleast 10 year period to Industrial Finance Corporation of India, a Govt. of India Company, so as to boost industrial investment, generate employment, increase GDP before 2014 General Election.

Illicit outflows increase 10.2% in developing countries
Nominal illicit outflows from developing countries amounted to US$946.7 billion in 2011, up 13.7 percent from US$832.4 in 2010. Controlled for inflation, illicit outflows from developing countries increased in real terms by about 10.2 percent per annum.

BUREAUCRACY

Mathur to be CMD of EXIM Bank ?
Yaduvendra Mathur is being tipped to be new CMD of the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank). He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

40 IAS officers may be empanelled as Additional Secretaries
As the grapevine has it, as many as 40 IAS officers of 1984 batch may finally be empanelled as Additional Secretaries. As many as 60 officers, out of the allotted strength of 125, are in the consideration zone.

Who will get foreign posting in IA&AS ?
Who will get foreign posting in the IA & AS ? Front runners for New York, Washington and London are said to be Nameeta Prasad (1999 batch), Kulwant singh (1999 batch) and Apoorva Sinha (2001 batch).Although all the officers of 2000 batch are trying very hard to get these postings.

L D Jha is poised to get extension as JS, Policy, MHA
As the grapevine has it, Dr Lokesh Dutt Jha may soon be given extension The 1986 batch IAS officer of Jammu and & Kashmir cadre has been serving as Joint Secretary, MHA (Policy & Planning).

P Balasubramanian selected as Director (Fin), BPCL
P Balasubramanian, ED, BPCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 18, 2013. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Ravi Bangar takes over as High Commissioner in Nicosia
Ravi Bangar has assumed charge as High Commissioner for India in Nicosia on December 13, 2013. He is an IFS officer of 1982 batch.

IAS officers chosen for CM Excellence Award in MP
A number of officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been chosen for 'Chief Minister Excellence Award' for their outstanding works in Madhya Pradesh. The officers are: Mrs Sonali N Vayengar, Sanjay Goyal, Kavindra Kiyawat, Manish Singh, S N Rupla, Sanket Bhodwe and B M Sharma.

Gen Bikram Singh is new COSC
Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh has been appointed new Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) to succeed IAF Chief NAK Browne, who is superannuating on December 31.

States' withdrawal of IAS officers cause delay in placement at centre
The Government of India has said that the State Governments' withdrawal of the names of the IAS officers at the eleventh hour has been causing delay in the placement of officers at the centre.

Machendranathan gets additional charge of Secretary, Security
S Machendranathan, IAS (TN:79), Secretary (Coordination and Public Grievances), Cabinet Secretariat has been given additional charge of Secretary Security for a period of three months or until further orders.

Jain gets extension in deputation tenure
Central deputation tenure of Mahendra Jain, IAS (KN:85) presently working as Development Commissioner, Special Economic Zone, Navi Mumbai has been extended for a period of six months beyond December 11, 2013.

Rajiv Mishra gets three months extension
CEO of the Lok Sabha TV, Rajiv Mishra, has been given three months extension beginning December 15.

Four posts of JS lying vacant in Lok Sabha Secretariat
Four posts of Joint Secretary have been lying vacant in the Lok Sabha Secretariat for several months.

Subhash Garg to be PS, Finance in Rajasthan
Subhash Garg who is returning to the parent Rajasthan cadre will be Principal Secretary, Finance. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer.

Suspense over Chandra's pre-mature repatriation over ?
The buzz about Satish Chandra's pre-mature repatriation is over. The 1985 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre has been serving as Member (Finance) NHAI since April 2, 2013. The buzz, since September, has been that Chandra would opt for pre-mature repatriation. He is all set to be back to the state by his own choice.

Shikhar Agrawal to return to Rajasthan
Shikhar Agrawal is all set to return to the parent Rajasthan cadre from central deputation. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer.

Two new Judges of Punjab and Haryana HC
Arun Palli and HS Sidhu have been appointed judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

PESB seeks applications for CMD, MRVC
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVCL) falling vacant next year on December 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before January 23, 2014.

Will Shashi Kumar win the race of DG, ICFRE?
As the grapevine has it, the name of Shashi Kumar is also there in the fray of DG, ICFRE, Dehradun. The 1980 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre is currently serving as PCCF, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

204 sanctioned posts of CIT awaits DPC
The DPC is yet to take place against the 204 additionally created posts of CITs, sanctioned in IRS cadre restructuring recently. These 204 posts would altogether cover 1992, 1993 & 1994 batches.

Newly-appointed CIC Sushma Singh to take oath of office today
Newly-appointed Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Sushma Singh is all set to be administered her oath of office today by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan. She will be the second woman to become CIC after Deepak Sandhu, whose term comes to an end later this month. The decision on appointing the 64-year-old Singh, a former IAS officer, as the next CIC was taken unanimously by a panel comprising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, and Law Minister Kapil Sibal early this month.

Three major DPCs awaited on part of UPSC
Even though the recent cadre restructuring has infused optimism in CBDT, as many as three DPCs are still awaited. UPSC is yet to fix up the dates for these three DPCs. 26 CCITs are supposed to be conferred with apex scale, 300 IRS officers of 1982 to 1987 batch are awaiting promotion from the rank of CIT to CCIT and 1992, 1993 & 1994 batch officers are waiting in the wings to fill the 204 sanctioned posts of CITs.

Kannan to join Indian Embassy in Kathmandu
N Kannan is likely to join as First Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu. He is a 2002 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

PESB invites applications for Director (Tech), ECIL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Technical), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) lying vacant since September 17, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before January 13, 2014.

Orders of Vivek Plawat as Director, NTC ye to come
The orders of Vivek Plawat, ED, NTC, for the appointment as Director (Technical), National Textiles Corporation Limited (NTC) are yet to be issued by Government of India. Meanwhile, vacancy has arisen with the retirement of R K Sharma in November.

Name of A K Gupta reaches to ACC
Name of Arun Kumar Gupta has reached to the ACC for the post of Chairman Shipping Corporation of India.

Mrs Ruby Ahluwalia shifted to Central Railway
Mrs Ruby Ahluwalia, SAG/IRAS, has been transferred and posted in the cadre in Central Railway.

Madhukar Sinha transferred to Eastern Railway
Madhukar Sinha, SAG/IRAS, East Central Railway, has been transferred to Eastern Railway and posted in the cadre.

Sanjeeb Kumar returns from deputation to IRCTC
Sanjeeb Kumar, SAG/IRAS, on return from deputation to IRCTC, has been posted on East Central Railway in the cadre.

K C Selvamani posted to MP& CG CCA
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, K C Selvamani has been appointed to CCA MP and Chhattisgarh at Additional/ Joint Commissioner level.

M Rangaswamy posted as Asst Director (PIB), Nagpur
Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, M Rangaswamy has been posted as Assistant Director (M&C), PIB, Nagpur after promotion to Junior Grade of IIS Group 'A'.

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

Gopalji Jha empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Gopalji Jha 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.

Post of CVO vacant in EPFO
The post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) has been lying vacant in Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).

Vinod K Mathur is CCIT, Indore
Vinod K Mathur, who was Commissioner Income Tax - I in Ahmedabad, has been posted as CCIT, Indore.

Jitendra Narayan bereaved
Ravindra Narayan , father of 1990 batch IAS officer of UT cadre , has passed away today in Begusarai, Bihar .His cremation will take place tomorrow at 8 am .

India's frontline fighter aircraft (LCA -Tejas) poised for IOC-II (UPDATED)
India's indigenously designed and developed frontline fighter aircraft, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is poised to achieve an important milestone on December 20, 2013 by achieving the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC II) and get ready for induction into IAF squadrons. The aircraft is manufactured by the defence major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). "The production facilities have been set up at HAL and the aircraft delivery is expected to commence from 2014. We have plans to initially produce eight aircraft per year. Further plans are afoot to enhance the production rate to 16 aircraft per year in consultation with IAF and MOD. HAL is fully geared up to meet the challenging production schedule and hopes to fulfil the requirements of customers in a time bound manner", says Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL. Tejas is a single engine, light weight, highly agile, multi-role supersonic fighter. It has quadruplex digital fly-by-wire Flight Control System (FCS) with associated advanced flight control laws. Extensive use of advanced composites in the airframe gives a high strength to weight ratio, long fatigue life and low radar signatures.

IRS-IT officer, Sandeep G R quits service (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Sandeep G R has tendered his resignation from the service.

IRS-IT officer, Dinesh Kumar quits service (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, A S Dinesh Kumar has tendered his resignation from the service.

Pradeep Rao promoted as Additional Secretary, Expenditure (UPDATED)
H Pradeep Rao, Joint Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. He is an IA&AS officer of 1981 batch.

Mrs Sushma Singh sworn-in as CIC (UPDATED)
Mrs Sushma Singh has been sworn-in as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). She is a 1972 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on Sept 12, 2913)

Anupam Shrivastava selected as CMD, BSNL (UPDATED)
Anupam Shrivastava, Director (CM), BSNL, has been selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 19, 2013. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same. He is a 1981 batch officer of Indian Telecom Service (ITS).

CORPORATE

Jain to step down as MD, Akzo Nobel India Limited
Amit Jain will be stepping down as Managing Director of Akzo Nobel India Limited w.e.f. December 31, 2013.

Jain to be appointed Non Exec. Director of Akzo Nobel India Limited?
Amit Jain is to be appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Akzo Nobel India Limited w.e.f. January 2, 2014

Kumar is CFO, Ramky Infrastructure Limited
Ramky Infrastructure Limited has appointed I W Vijaya Kumar as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Singh resigns as Inde. Director,Birla Capital & Financial Services Ltd
Jasleen Singh has resigned as Independent Director of Birla Capital & Financial Services Ltd

Patel appointed Director, Promact Plastics Ltd
Promact Plastics Ltd has appointed Miteshkumar A Patel as Director of the company.

Panicker appointed CFO, Muthoot Capital Services Ltd
Muthoot Capital Services Ltd has appointed Vinod Panicker as the Chief Finance Officer of the company.

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No reason why retirement age should not be raised

Retirement age during British times was 55 years of age or 33 years of service whichever was earlier. The 33 years of service clause was dropped post 1947. Age of retirement became 55. During the Indo-China war, retirement age was enhanced to 58. It was increased to 60 during the NDA rule. It can be seen that it has been increased earlier also and there is nothing sacrosanct about age 60. In UK, retirement is at 65. In the USA, this age is set to go upto 67. The reasons are better health and higher life expectancy. The same is true of India also and there is no real reason why retirement age should not be extended to 62. The retirement ages of higher court judges is already 62 and 65. The retirement age of educationists is already 65. The retirement age of Vice Chancellors in Universities is already 65 and sought to be raised further to 70.

Arjun Malik

Retain only efficient officials in Govt service

Prescribed methodoloy i. e. review of cases on completions of 30 years of service and reaching the age of 50/55 years for retention in service may scrupulously be followed as a rule to weed out the inefficient and retain the efficient officials in Government service.

HG

Increasing retirement age

There does not seem to be any harm to give the option to only those government servants who have been keeping an excellent track record of their work, honesty and sincerity. And they have been awarded outstanding reports by their seniors continuously for the last five years before retirement.

Sushil

Ask for options

Government may ask for options from the 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

Consider increasing age of retirement

In most countries, the retirement age is either 63 or 65. Looking into this aspect the Government should consider increasing the age of retirement of employees.

G S Dhingra

Engineering services are also civil services

Very truly said. Engineering services are also civil services at par with Non-technical services but vested interests advertise only non-technical services or i say selections made through IAS examination as civil services which is totally a wrong interpretation. All organised Services are civil services.

Ravinder Kumar

Stop carrying of domestic servants

In the midst of all the din regarding Devyani Khobragade's arrest, everyone has forgotten the fact that she has indeed lied upon her visa application for the maid, and hasn't bothered to deny it, Relying instead on so called diplomatic immunity (which is available only for official acts), Ms Khobragade is from a powerful family and even before her arrest, the maid's family in India including her children had been arrested to pressurise her. The job of diplomats is not to embarrass India abroad for the sake of living burrah sahib lifestyle with servants (while none in Western countries has domestic servants), but to further India's interests. This disgraceful practice of taking along cut price naukars to diplomatic posts has to end. Our bureaucrats should have some shame, but instead, they are trying to justify Ms. Khobragade's illegal acts, which are also repeated by most other Indian diplomats. No other Western nations diplomats engage in such cheap practices. We love to break the rules, but cry when our thievery is caught !

Aditya Singh

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