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S S Purohit

POLITICS

First and last Muslim IB Chief in the country
Asif Ibrahim is now considered as first and the last Muslim IB chief in the country. Country may not see any Muslim IB Chief during the next 100 years. Entire world particularly the Muslim countries are amazed over the appointment of 1977 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer Ibrahim as the Chief of Intelligence in India.

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment of 1980 IPS officers for DG is underway
The empanelment of 1980 batch IPS officers for DG is said to be under process. 1983 batch IPS officers are scanning the slots which have been occupied by the 1980 batch IPS officers at present.

Will Arun Mishra go on UN Post ?
Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Arun Mishra, is likely to go to Bangkok as Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)? He is 1986 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Appointment of B K Batra runs into rough weather !
Appointment of Deputy MD of the IDBI B K Batra as CMD of the Union Bank has reportedly run into rough weather, thanks to the CVC.

Shahid Ahmed is new DGP Manipur
Shahid Ahmed has taken over as new DGP of Manipur. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of MT cadre.

Gupta is HC to Montserrat and Grenada
Gauri Shankar Gupta, presently High Commissioner of India to Trinidad and Tobago has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to Montserrat and Grenada, with residence in Port of Spain.

Alok Kumar is now DIG, NSG
Alok Kumar is now DIG- NSG. The 1996 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre had been serving as DIG, Chandigarh since December 2010.

Pandey poised to move from SCR, Secunderabad
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that K L Pandey may soon move from South Central Railway, Secunderabad. The 1977 batch IRTS officer is currently serving as Additional General Manager, South Central Railway. He is also the Director (Public Grievance) South Central Railway.

Jagdev Kalia is also GM, WCR
Jagdev Kalia, GM, Railway Electrification, has been assigned an additional charge of GM, West Central Railway (WCR) after the retirement of S V Arya. Kalia is an IRSEE officer of 1975 batch.

Apprehension over expiry of panel growing
A person, who was selected for the post of Managing Director of a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) unit, is worried about is future as its panel is expected to be scrapped, due to expiry of the panel in December. His appointment has been delayed partly because of Ministry and partly because of CVC.

Post of Adnl Member (Planning) in Railway Board vacant for six months
The post of Additional Member, Planning, Railway Board, has been lying vacant after the retirement of D K Shroff in April this year.

Age limits for DRM appointments trigger's tussle in Railway Board
Whispers have been doing round the corners that the appointment of 13-15 DRMs have stuck up due tussle over the age limits for DRM appointment. As of now the maximum age limit for the post is 52 years. Minister and his Secretariats, reportedly, expect the Railway Board to pass resolution increasing the age-limits from 52 years to 54 years. Seemingly the Railway Board would not be keen on passing the resolution without any written recommendation. 13-15 officers waiting in the wings to become DRMs now find themselves in doldrums who would have become DRMs by the end of October only.

Subramanian joins as Director (Mktg), FACT (UPDATED)
V Subramanian, GM, IOCL, has taken over the charge as Director (Marketing) Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT).
(We said this on May 29, 2013)


Thakur takes over as Director (Tech), SECL(UPDATED)
R P Thakur, CGM, CCL, has assumed the charge as Director (Technical), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL).
(We said this on April 11, 2013)

Anantharaman to head Audit Committee of MCX
Former IRS officer G Anantharaman has been appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).

D M Mitra joins NCRB
D M Mitra has joined the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on November 14, 2013)

Reenat Sandhu poised to move from Geneva
As the grapevine has it, Reenat Sandhu may soon move from Geneva. The 1989 batch IFS officer is currently serving as Deputy Permanent Representative in Geneva.

Why BSF faces dilemma over relocation of a post of Special DG?
Amid some senior appointments and postings due in BSF the state of dilemma has started worrying the takers over the relocation of a top level post. A post of Special DG has been lying vacant after Dilip Trivedi was appointed as DG, CRPF. MHA now wants this slot to be relocated to its sanctioned location i.e. Kolkata. Few years back when Trivedi was elevated as Special DG the location of the seat was shifted to FHQ in Delhi which doesn't have the due sanction from MHA. Here lies the dilemma for few top brasses in BSF. What next?

Rajnikant Mishra moves to Kolkata as IG BSF
Rajnikant Mishra has been posted in Kolkata as IG, BSF, South Bengal Frontier. The 1984 batch IPS officer of UP cadre had moved on central deputation in June this year and was posted in Tripura as IG, Tripura Frontier.

Who would be the new Chairperson, AAT, Civil Aviation?
After M A Khan Yusufi took over as the Member, Central Information Commissioner, the guessing game goes on as who would be the next Chairperson of Airport Appellate Tribunal, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

Three Kerala cadre 2009 batch officers confirmed in IAS
Three Kerala cadre 2009 batch officers have been confirmed in Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with effect from August 2011. The officers are: Kowsigan A, Mithra T and Venkatesapathy S.

S Rangarajan appointed as CVO, OFB, Kolkata
S Rangarajan ( SAG/IRSME), Integral Coach Factory has been selected and approved for deputation to the post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Ordinance Factory Board(OFB), Kolkata under the Department of Defence Production.

Arya shifted to Central Railway
Alok Kumar Arya, of Mechanical Department of North East Frontier Railway, has been transferred to East Central Railway.

Appointment from services only on immediate absorption basis in CPSEs
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has issued guidelines that the officers from organised services can be considered only on 'immediate absorption basis' in CPSEs, unless the posts have been exempted specifically from the rule of immediate absorption with the approval of the Competent Authority.

PESB gets rights to advertise post in existing conditions
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has given rights to PESB to finalise the post on the basis of existing job description/qualification/eligibility conditions if Ministries and Departments fail to provide the updated information three months in advance of the stipulated time of one year.

Muniraju empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
C V Muniraju has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary level in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Prabhat Verma empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Prabhat Verma has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1984 batch officer of Indian Ordnance Factory Service.

West Bengal IAS officer arrested
The 2005 batch IAS officer Dr Godala Kiran Kumar, posted as the District Magistrate of West Bengal's Malda district has been arrested .He was later released.

Changes in Delhi
Arvind Ray who is holding charge of Development Commissioner has been given additional charge of Financial Commissioner and Chairman, Delhi Finance Corporation.while Amit Yadav who is Secretary Industries and CMD, DSIIDC has been given additional charge of Managing Director, Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation .

1981 batch IAS to be ACS in UP
The 1981 batch IAS officers are being promoted to the rank of ACS in Uttar Pradesh.

Lt Gen Chakravarty joins as DG, NCC (UPDATED)
Lt Gen Aniruddha Chakravarty has taken over as Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC). An alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune, the General was commissioned in the Rajput Regiment of the Indian Army on December 15, 1976 and has had a distinguished career in the Armed Forces. He succeeded Lt Gen PS Bhallawho retired on 30 November 2013.

Results of Defence Service Exam declared (UPDATED)
Results of the Combined Defence Services Examination (I)-2013 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission in February, 2013 have been declared.

Thakur gets additional charge (UPDATED)
A.K. Thakur, IAS (AM:79). Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has been given additional charge of Ministry of Agriculture during the period of absence on leave of Ashish
Bahuguna, IAS (RJ:78) up to 06.12.2013.

BoI undertakes Financial Literacy & Financial Inclusion for Adivasi School Children (UPDATED)
Bank of India, Mumbai North Zone has undertaken various steps towards Financial Literacy and Urban Financial Inclusion in a big manner. In keeping with its Corporate Social Responsibilities, Bank of India has been opening accounts of those poor people who were deprived of banking services. And true to the Bank's slogan 'Relationship beyond banking', Reserve Bank of India rightly entrusted the task of Financial Inclusion of downtrodden and Slum dwellers in Mumbai city to Bank of India. Bank of India has taken a lead and is committed to fulfill the expectations of RBI and the national goal. As per Reserve Bank of India Policy decision, Lead Bank system is to be implemented in all metropolitan cities in India. Mrs V R Iyer, Chairperson and Managing Director, Bank of India has a taken keen interest in getting Lead District responsibility in both Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburb Districts with a view to cater to the needs of downtrodden and poor people in these districts. Bank of India has identified Aarey Colony Area for implementation of Financial Inclusion Programme. In Aarey Colony, BMC School No.16, there are 2 Marathi Medium, 2 Tamil Medium and 1 Hindi Medium Schools, where children study up to 7th Standard. There is one Higher Secondary School where children study up to 10th Std. In all 2636 students study in these schools. The majority of the children are adivasi children. These Adivasi children get Rs.2500/- per student per year aid from the Government . We have started opening the accounts of these students under Financial Inclusion to ensure that the aid meant for the students is directly received in these accounts.

Ms Vandana Kumari Jena appointed as Secretary, Land Resources in GoI (UPDATED)
Ms Vandana Kumari Jena, Principal Adviser, Planning Commission, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Land Resources in Government of India. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Binoy Kumar appointed as Addl Secretary and Fin Adviser, MEA (UPDATED)
Binoy Kumar, at present in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Subir Kumar deputed as Election Observer for Mizoram Assembly polls (UPDATED)
Election Commission of India has deployed Subir Kumar as Election Observer for the General election to the State Legislative Assembly of Mizoram. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

No candidate found for Director (Fin), OMDC (UPDATED)
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has not found any suitable candidate for the post of Director (Finance), Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd (OMDC) at a selection meeting on December 2, 2013. The Board has recommended to the Ministry of Steel to explore the possibility of appointing a candidate on deputation as a onetime measure.

CORPORATE

Tanksale is new Chief Executive of IBA
Former Chairman and Managing Director of Central Bank of India M V Tanksale has taken over as Chief Executive of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA).

Rao is new MD of APSRTC
J Poornachandra Rao has taken over Managing Director of the AP State Road Transport Corporation ( APSTRC). He is a 1988 batch IPS officer.

Rajendran appointed Non Exec Director, Financial Technologies (India) Limited
Financial Technologies (India) Limited has appointed S Rajendran as Non-Executive and Independent Director of the company.

Sharma resigns as Director, Interworld Digital Ltd
S N Sharma has resigned as Director of Interworld Digital Ltd

Ranganath appointed Addl. Director, IFCI Limited
IFCI Limited has appointed S V Ranganath as Additional Director of the company.

Singh appointed GM, Courtyard by Marriott, Ahmedabad
Gaurav Singh has been appointed as General Manager of Courtyard by Marriott, Ahmedabad.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Advik Laboratories Ltd
F M Banthiya and A P Jain have resigned as directors of Advik Laboratories Ltd.

Joshi to be appointed Addl. Director, Chemo Pharma Laboratories Ltd?
Chemo Pharma Laboratories Ltd is to appoint Ashok Kumar Joshi as an Additional Director of the company.

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What's happening to this country ?

For the past one week, the news playing on TV channels as well as in print media has been that of sexual misdemeanors of high and mighty. A Supreme Court ex-judge is in the dock for sexual harassment of a law graduate who interned with him. The high profile ex-chief editor of Tehelka who built his fortunes out of stinging others is in the dock for immorality of the worst kind. Then there is this Snoopgate which reveals how a girl's privacy was violated ,God knows, why? It is all very suspicious. All these stories have very wrong impressions on young minds who read and hear about these day in and day out. It seems Indian Society is really sick though we claim to have a spiritual heritage of thousands of years.

Aarti Khosla

MACP w.e.f. 1.1.2006 on promotional hierarchy basis

Since Supreme Court has dismissed the SLP No.CC/7467/2013 filed by Govt. of India against the decision of Punjab. & Haryana High Court CWP No.19387 of 2011 on the grant of MACP on promotional hierarchy, Govt. of India, in all fairness of the Govt. considered to be a model employer, should grant MACP on promotional hierarchy basis and not on next Grade Pay basis WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 2006, coinciding with implementation of the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission by modifying the existing orders.

Paul

Blot in history of Indian Railways ?

It will be a blot in the history of Indian Railways if officer like Rajeev Bhargava - highly intelligent with highes order of integrity - is allowed voluntary retirement. Infact to honour him, Railways should upgrade him to Member Railway Board which he really deserves by merit Hope justice prevails

Kumal

A welcome step

PESB should ensure that replacement is in position before the term of current incumbent ends. There are many board level positions lying vacant at present.

Sushant

CSS lucky !

It is good that there is no direct recruitment of section officers because of which the Central Secretariat Service is doing very well. With the exception of only a handful, majority of the so called DR section officers are not better than a good Assistant. They are only on the look out of time bound promotions by usurping the right of others and filing court cases only.

Arun Sharma

Improving functioning of govt. hospitals untenable

Improving functioning of the government hospitals is untenable. It is shocking that senior doctors of CGHS are not even aware of what the tests are about specialised cases like Cancer. Sheila Dixit lay foundation of a government Hospital some four five years ago in Dwarka, New Delhi. The building is yet to come up, least to speak of its operation. What is the fate of cancer Super speciality Hospital, Janakpuri. Coming to the quality of Doctors. Even to- day there is mad rush to see Dr Pandey, Retd HOD medicine who now sits in Sitaram Bhartiya Hospital. Dr Dave Retd HOD of Orthopaedics has no time to see the patients. He sits in Rockland Hospitals. Would you see a Dr in medicine department in Safdargung. We hear of Dr Vinod Gupta who is
somewhat good. rest others are just like that. Would you like to hear about AIIMS. i can present you patients who were diagnosed of 97% blockage in all the three arteries and advised by pass surgery immediately in 1998. He had no money to undergo the surgery. He is still surviving and goes to the market to buy vegetables every evening. Another heart patient , a govt , servant then was diagnosed 85% blockage in heart artery and taken to the table for inserting stent. When he said that he had not brought money he was asked to pay whatever he had and remaining amount could be paid later. But the patient declined. That man is still doing fine and walking for 40 to 50 minutes . This was done by the HOD of cardiology, AIIMS. Moreover, AIIMS does not extend credit facility to the pensioners. I would suggest you to work to accord CGHS approval to more and more well equipped private hospitals. The patients should be educated and encouraged to avoid unnecessary tests. After all their blood would be sucked. As regards CGHS dispensary, ask the CGHS doctors whether Diegene tabs and pentocid are the same. At least you would be knowing that Diegene is to be chewed and pentcid forserious gastric problem could be peptic ulcer.

NK Das, New Delhi.

Cashless treatment for retired people be made compulsory

Cashless treatment in empanelled hospitals should be made compulsory for retired beneficiaries. They should be allowed to get treatment on presenting the CGHS card. This will be a great help to them if Union Health Minister agrees and issue orders immediately.

Rakesh Kumar

CGHS

There is no point even in raising any issue in the present set up. It is insensitive, ruthless, corrupt and only busy in the loot. We may see the worst of CGHS in the days to come. You can go for treatment abroad at government expense but difficult to deal with CGHS, say it to be doctors, pharmacist, God Save This Country.

Ravinder

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