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POLITICS

Inside story of big shot (5)?
Finally Corporate Affairs Ministry and the SEBI have asked the Kolkata based big business Tycoon to resign voluntarily from the Directorship or face action.

VVIP Helicopters issue -Political or Bureaucratic ?
Much hue and cry is being made on VVIP Helicopters issue these days. Is it something to do with politics or bureaucracy ?. In bureaucracy it is felt that the issue was raised soon after the media reports of the appointment of Defence Secretary S K Sharma as next CAG. It is heard in the corridors of power that the interested parties raised the issue to mar the chances of Sharma. Infact, in 2010 present Defence Secretary S K Sharma who is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre was DG, Acquisition in the Ministry.

CM appoints PS of Ministers in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has direct control over the Ministers. Reason- all the Private Secretaries of the Ministers are appointed by her and her Secretariat.

BUREAUCRACY

Vigilance clearance of 1983 batch IAS officer arrives
Vigilance clearance of 1983 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India has finally reached to the Cabinet Secretariat. Now the meeting for their empanelment is expected soon.

Arun Singh to succeed Rakesh Sood in Paris!
In all probability, Arun Singh will succeed Rakesh Sood in Paris as India's new Ambassador. The 1979 batch IFS officer Singh is presently DCM in Washington.

PM unlikely to clear file of Vijayan
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unlikely to clear the appointment file of former LIC Chairman T S Vijayan as Chairman of the IRDA. Reason- PM is alert this time, once bitten twice shy.

Mittal is now sitting in North Block
Former Secretary, Financial Services, D K Mittal has started sitting in the North Block as an Advisor to the Finance Minister P Chidambaran. The 1977 batch UP cadre IAS officer Mittal would continue till March 31.

Mukerji appointed Ambassador to UN
Asoke Kumar Mukerji, currently Special Secretary at headquarters, has been appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York.
(We said this on February 14, 2013 )

Rakesh Behari to retire without becoming Secretary ?
Though he is empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India, he is likely to retire without reaching to the top. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of UT cadre, Rakesh Behari who is going to superannuate on June 1.

K R Sriram deputed as Director, ITER, France
K R Sriram, Principal Accountant General (E&RSA), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad , has been deputed as Director, Finance, Budget & Management System, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organisation, Cadarache, France. He is an IA&AS officer of 1987 batch.

IFS officer to be GM, FCI, Patna ?
Satyanand is likely to go to Patna as GM, FCI. He is a 1992 batch IFS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Three Judges of MP HC to retire in 2013
Three Judges of Madhya Pradesh High Court are retiring in the year-2013. Accordingly, Rakesh Chandra Mishra will be retiring on June 3, 2013 while Rakesh Saksena is due to retire on September 8, 2013 and Nitish Kumar Mody is superannuating on December 6, 2013.

Vandana Aggarwal empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Vandana Aggarwal has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IES officer.

Ravi Raj empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ravi Raj has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India (GoI). He is a 1981 batch officer of Indian Defence Estate Service (IDES).

30 DD level posts lying vacant in IB
About 30 Deputy Director level posts are reportedly lying vacant in the Intelligence Bureau. At present against 63 posts 33 DD level officers are working in the IB. Three posts have been upgraded to the level of JD.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Offshore), ONGC Ltd
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Offshore), ONGC Limited falling vacant in February, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Board before April 5, 2013.

D K Dhusia shifted to North Western Railway
D K Dhusia, SG/IRAS/ North Eastern Railway (NER), has been transferred to North Western Railway (NWR) and posted in the cadre.

Surajit Kar Purakayastha is new Police Commissioner, Kolkata
Surajit Kar Purakayastha has been appointed new Police Commissioner, Kolkata. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer.

IPS changes in West Bengal
Kolkata police Ranjit Kumar Pachnanda has been moved as ADG (Security).He is a 1983 batch IPS officer.Virendra will now be ADG (Administration).Bani Brata Basu has been posted as ADG (Law and Order). G M P Reddy will be ADG Intelligence.Somen Mitra has been appointed IG, Law and Order.

L.T Hrangchal is new DCP, Traffic, New Delhi
L T Hrangchal Addl. DCP-I/South-East Distt.has been transferred as DCP/Traffic (ER)Delhi Police. He is an IPS officer of 2003 batch, who belongs to the AGMU Cadre.

A K Singh is DCP, Traffic, New Delhi
A K Singh, Addl. DCP-I/North Distt. has been transferred as DCP/Traffic (HQ) New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 2005 batch, who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Jasmeet Singh promoted in Delhi Police
Jasmeet Singh, ACP/Sultanpuri (Outer Distt.) has been transferred (on promotion)as Addl. DCP-I/North Distt.Delhi Police. He is a 2009 batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre.

Surya promoted in Delhi Police
Ved Prakash Surya, ACP/ Seemapuri (North-East Distt.) has been transferred (on promotion) as DCP/Traffic (NR) .Delhi Police. He is a 2009 batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre.

Gaurav Sharma promoted in Delhi Police
Gaurav Sharma ACP/Kalyanpuri(East Distt.) has been transferred (on promotion)as Addl. DCP-I/South-East Distt.Delhi Police. He is a 2009 batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre.

Ms Goel promoted in Delhi Police
Ms Vijayanta Arya Goel, ACP/EOW has been transferred (on promotion) as Addl. DCP/EOW Delhi Police. She is a 2009 batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre. Koan on promotion transferred in Delhi Police A Koan DCP/Preet Vihar(East Distt.) has been transferred (on promotion)as Addl. DCP-I/North-West Distt. Delhi Police. He is a 2009 batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre

Shashi Shekhar is now AS Environment and Forests (UPDATED)
Shashi Shekhar presently Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Environment and Forests has been moved as Additional Secretary in the same Ministry in the vacancy of Ms. Nandita Chatterjee. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

Gopal is new Chairman of Tobacco Board (UPDATED)
Dr. K. Gopal presently in the Cadre has been appointed , as Chairman, Tobacco? Board (Joint Secretary level) at Guntur (Andhra Pradesh). He is 1992 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

Dalip Singh is now AS Agriculture and Cooperation (UPDATED)
Additional Secretary Steel Dalip Singh has been moved as Additional Secretary Agriculture and Cooperation in the Government of India. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

J S Mathur is now AS and FA I & B (UPDATED)
Additional Secretary I & B J S Mathur has been moved as Additional Secretary and FA in the Ministry. Orders of 1982 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Mathur have been issued.
( We said this on February 14 )

Viswanath is now Additional Secretary I & B (UPDATED)
C Viswanath has been moved as Additional Secretary Information and Broadcasting.Orders of 1981 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre have been issued.
(We said this on February 14)

Pankaj Joshi gets extension (UPDATED)
Pankaj Joshi has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Social and Justice for a period beyond June 20, 2013 and upto the end of the 11 month long 53rd NDC Course on Defence/Internal Security at the National Defence College, New Delhi.
Joshi is an IAS officer of 1989 batch from Gujarat cadre.

Satish Chandra poised for central deputation (UPDATED)
Satish Chandra, Principal Secretary Finance, Government of Punjab, is poised to move on central deputation may soon. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Cadre of Ramandeep Chowdhary transferred to Karnataka (UPDATED)
The cadre of Ramandeep Chowdhary has been transferred from Bihar to Karnataka cadre on the ground of marriage to Ms Khushboo Goel an IAS officer of 2008 batch of Karnataka cadre. Chowdhary is also an IAS officer of 2008 batch.

B Srinivas empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
B Srinivas has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

CORPORATE

Baroda Dairy MD resigns
Baroda Dairy Managing Director Prateek Kumar has resigned on Thursday.

Paranjpe joins Board of IBS
Co-CEO Wipro Girish Paranjpe has joined the board of IBS Software Services as an Independent Director. Paranjpe served for over 20 years at Wipro Ltd , country's third-largest software company, building outsourcing.

Banerjee to be MD & CEO, Caprihans India Ltd?
Robin Banerjee will soon take over as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Caprihans India Limited.

Rajajee resigns as Director, Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd
Dr M S Rajajee, I A. S (Retd) has resigned as Director of Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd due to personal reasons.

Subramaniam appointed Non Exec Director, Prism Informatics Ltd
Prism Informatics Ltd has appointed Dr Ramesh Subramaniam as an Additional and Non Executive Director of the company

Narang appointed Director, Akar Tools Ltd
Akar Tools Ltd appointed Bhagwan Dass Narang as a Director of the company.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Ramsarup Industries Ltd
Aayush Suresh Lohia and K. M. Lal have resigned as Directors of Ramsarup Industries Ltd due to health reasons

Rao appointed Company Secy., Lokesh Machines Ltd
Lokesh Machines Ltd has appointed D Ragha Vendra Rao as Company Secretary of the company.

Dey appointed Non Exec Director, Thomas Scott (India) Ltd
Thomas Scott (India) Ltd has appointed Subrata Kumar Dey as the Non Executive and Independent Director of the company

Jain appointed Company Secy. Time Technoplast Ltd
Time Technoplast Ltd has appointed Niklank Jain as the Company Secretary of the company

Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Mehra resigns as Non Exec. Director, Polyplex Corporation Ltd
Air Chief Marshal O P Mehra (Retd.) has resigned as Non-Executive Independent Director of Polyplex Corporation Ltd.

Three Directors appointed on Board of JK Agri Genetics Ltd
Ashok Kumar Kinra, Pawari Kumar Rustagi and Vijay Kumar Sharma have been appointed as directors of JK Agri Genetics Ltd .

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Payment of Gratuity on Retirement

While all perks and benefits, including Pay/Salary, pension etc in Government are given according to "hierarchy", there is one retirement benefit where even the Cabinet Secretary is treated at par with an officer 20 rank below him. That is, payment of Retirement Gratuity. Government has fixed a ceiling of Rs.10 lakhs on retirement gratuity to Government Servants, which has resulted in a situation that a senior PB-2 officer in the Pay band of Rs.9300-34800 + GP of Rs.5400 [S-15 Pay Scale] is getting the same amount of gratuity i.e. Rs.10 lakhs which Cabinet Secretary in the fixed salary grade of Rs 90,000 [S-34 Pay Scale] is getting. This anomaly need be looked into by FINMIN / PERSMIN, and ceiling of Rs.10 lakhs removed.

Surendra Mohan

Time of Retirement in Year

As you are aware that officers in various Central Services are retiring in different months in a year and only after few months they are receiving the pensions, sometimes the period is very long. As after the 6th Pay Commission the increment date is July for all. Similarly, there should be two retirement dates one on 30th June (for those retiring from January to June) and other on December 31 (retiring from July to December). This will not only solve the problem of calculation of dues but most of the administrative work will be smoothened.

U.Majhauli

Constitution bans appointment for HC & SC judges too

About the post retirement sops, it can be mentioned that constitution bans appointment for HC & SC judges too to ensure impartiality but in practice they are lured to get it after 62 and 65yrs. It is also surprising that esteemed judges do not object to it when government proposes ? Why can't we have sitting judges in Tribunal's and Lokayukta ? Will it not make the system more effective and unbiased? It should also be discussed if a Bureaucrat is incapable (by age) at 60 how a judicial officer can do well till 65yrs. It is also the High time that we conduct a special exam by UPSC to appoint judges for High Court. It will make appointment more transparent. IT is definitely in line with Democratic principles. Just a thought.

S R

Income Tax not for sustaining corruption

Increasing taxes in the name of development is ethically wrong when corruption is swallowing it unabated, as revealed by scams of unprecedented proportions, the latest being the helicopter deal. Obviously the corrupt have neither shame nor fear. Their successes one after the other has emboldened them so much that they openly boast of bribing even the Chief of the Indian Air Force. The Finance Minister comes up every year with inflated demands in the name of the defence and security, but see to what level we have reduced our parameters. This scam has been in the knowledge of the government for more than a year, but it did not dare to open it. Why? Because the networks of the corrupt are so powerful that they can destroy anyone in any position of power. No Prime Minister in such an environment can survive for years if he goes hammer and tong after the corrupt. Those who think that only bureaucrats can be punished are mistaken- politicians can be set right most easily as there are no rules governing their conduct !Why do the tax payers pay 1000s of crores of rupees in maintaining the RAW, MI, IB, ED, CBI. RI etc if they cannot even smell a rat about open robberies on the public exchequer like the helicopters deal? Why should we pay taxes for maintaining these establishments if they fail to discharge their normal duties? The government troubles more when it says that the Italian government is being requested to give us the information on the bribe takers in the helicopter deal. How is the Italian government obliged? What use is it to reiterate what is already known that the guilty shall be punished or the firm will be blacklisted if found guilty? That is the law of India. Can any government say that it will not punish the guilty or the firm will not be blacklisted even if found guilty? Like heinous crimes of the rarest of the rarest category, corruption needs to be punished severely. Unless corruption is eliminated, the Finance Minister should not even think of increasing taxes on individuals or firms. In fact, any honest government should reduce taxes Minister should not even think of increasing tax. In fact, any honest government should reduce taxes by 50% straight away. Our taxes are not to be swallowed by corruption.

M L Gupta

An unhealthy trend

People who are sympathizing with and defending Afzal Guru may have the right to their views. But they are not taking into account important factors - execution has been done based on the judgement of the highest court and therefore indirectly the wisdom and authority of the court is being questioned which is not only wrong but unhealthy trend. Our enemy also gets support. Also, they do not have any sympathy with the innocent victims whose lives were finished in this attack and the lives taken by those who have been given death sentence not so far executed. Further, fault is being found now because of the long delay in giving sentence. So delivery of justice should be quick. Another thing, after the judgement has been given by the highest court, power should not vest with the President (which means Government). The provision may be constitutional but undermines the judicial authorities. When three tiers of judiciary have taken a decision it should not be reviewed. It should be implemented immediately. What mercy? Does it mean that the culprit had the right to take others lives but has the right to his life. That is what the so called human right activists seem to be arguing. A large country like India can be governed with legal strictness only.

Bishan Sharma