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POLITICS

Will PM return to Delhi School of Economics ?
At a high profile party in Delhi, it was suggested that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should return to the Delhi School of Economics. It was said that a couple of former US Presidents have returned to the teaching after their term.

Congress to spend 1700 crores on publicity ?
It is rumoured that Congress party is going to spend 1700 crores on publicity during the current election year.

CMs money flows in Mumbai !
It is said that most of the Chief Ministers have invested their money in the commercial capital of India, Mumbai.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Agla CAG (1) ?
Who will be the next Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) ? The term of the present CAG Vinod Rai will come to end in May 2013. Atleast one dozen contenders are there for the prestigious post.

20 IAS officers retiring in February
As many as 20 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of various batches and cadres are retiring in February, 2013. The officers include: Ved Prakash and M Zohmingthngi of AGMUT cadre while A B Mohammed Eunus, Subhash Ch Longmailei and Jyotirmoy Chakraborty of Assam-Meghalaya cadre and Prem Kumar Jha of Bihar cadre. Similarly, Jusuf Minz of Chhattisgarh cadre is also retiring in this month; M V Joshi and R S Patel of Gujarat; Devashish Gupta of Jharkhand; B A Harish Gowda, S G Hegde, N Prabhakar and Srivara H G of Karnataka; Rahul Asthana and S S Patil of Maharashtra; K Deenabandu and A Chittranjan Mohandoss of Tamil Nadu and Sarmishtha Gosh and Pramad Kumar Samanta of West Bengal cadre.

Empanelment of 1982 batch IFS officers soon
The empanelment of 1982 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers has reportedly taken place.

Who will be Commissioner, BCAS ?
Who will be new Commissioner of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)? Names of three 1978 batch IAS officers Rajan Gupta Punjab cadre, P N Dixit Maharashtra cadre and R R Verma of Bihar cadre have reportedly been forwarded to the UPSC.

Orders of extension of Anand Sinha this week
Orders of one year extension to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Anand Sinha are being issued in a couple of days. He was scheduled to retire this month end.

Justice Pius C Kuriakose to be CJ of Sikkim High Court !
Senior judge of the Kerala High Court, Justice Pius C Kuriakose is being tipped to be new Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court. Official orders are expected in a week or two.

Bhutani to join GoI
Dr A K Bhutani is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary, Agriculture & Cooperation. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

(We said this on February 7, 2013 )

IAS loses to Vijayan !
This time in the appointment of IRDA Chief the IAS has lost its supremacy. Former LIC Chairman T S Vijayan has taken over as new Chairman of the IRDA. Earlier IAS officers C S Rao and Hari Narayan
had been the Chairman.

Sinha to be Special Director, IB
D P Sinha, Additional Director is likely to be promoted as Special Director, IB. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.

Ms Singh to be next Indian High Commissioner to Singapore
Ms Vijay Thakur Singh is poised to succeed Dr TCA Raghavan as the Indian High Commissioner to Singapore. Ms Singh, a 1985 batch IFS officer, was the first IFS officer to make it as Social Secretary to the President of India; a post created by the then President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil.
(We said it on Dec 3, 2012)

Two whole time Members positions are vacant in (MHA) (UPDATED)
Ministry of Home Affairs, Deptt. Of Border Management invited Applications for Two whole time Members in the scale of Joint Secretary to the Govt of India. Details are available on the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs,(http://mha.nic.in).

Mulay to move to New York early March
The time for Mulay to move to New York is approaching fast. Dnyaneshwar Mulay, Indian High Commissioner to Maldives, is all set to take charge as Consul General in New York, reportedly, in the first week of March. He is a 1983 batch IFS officer.

Shahare to move Maldives beginning March
The time for Rajeev Shahare to move to Maldives as the new Indian High Commissioner is approaching fast. Rajeev, a 1986 batch IFS officer may take charge from Dnyaneshwar Mulay, reportedly, by the first week of March. He is currently JS, MEA in West Asia North Africa division.

Who will be new CMDs of nationalized banks ?
Names of officials selected for the post of CMDs in various nationalized banks have been sent to the CVC, in a sealed envelope, for vigilance clearance though, interested parties have floated certain names.

Pranab Sen is new Chairman of Statistical Commission
Former Secretary, Statistics, Pranab Sen has been appointed Chairman of the National Statistical Commission. He has succeeded R Radhakrishna.

Will Nimesh be the new Director (Medical), CRPF?
Whispers in power corridors have it that S N Nimesh, IG BSF (Medical) may be given the chance to serve as the new Director CRPF (Medical) after AK Dhawan would take charge on 1st March as ADG (Medical) MHA. Though Nimesh is brighter on the basis of seniority but his retirement scheduled in May this year may make his chances bleak. His supposed roadblock triggers further speculation that if not Nimesh who is the brighter of the two front runners?

DoPT recommends two-year extension to Prof. Mushirul Hasan ?
Whispers are louder in the academic circles, rather than the bureaucratic one, that DoPT has recommended two-year extension to the incumbent DG, National Archives of India, Prof. Mushirul Hasan. It is reportedly yet to get the sanction of Union Ministry of Culture. If it comes true, Prof. Mushirul will be heading the NAI for next two years. Has anybody a clue?

Jayant Nath poised to be appointed as Delhi High Court Judge
As the grapevine has it, Jayant Nath may soon be appointed as Delhi High Court Judge.

J S Singh poised to be appointed as Jharkhand HC Judge ?
As the grapevine has it, Jitendra Shankar Singh's may soon be cleared for appointment as the Judge of Jharkhand High Court.

Pachnanda to join GoI ?
Outgoing Kolkata Police Commissioner R K Pachnanda is likely to go on deputation to the Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer.

Mishra relieved by UP Government
D S Mishra is reported to have been relieved by the UP Government for central deputation. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer.

( We said this on September 4, 2012)

Tripathy is new Dy Secretary, Urban Development
M K Tripathy has been appointed Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development. He is a1998 batch Indian Ordnance Factory Service officer .

Karol is new Director, IPP
Gauri Karol has been appointed as Director in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (IIP) She is a 1998 batch IA &AS officer.

Vikas gets extension
Vikas has been given extension as Director in the Ministry of Labour and Employment for a period of one year .He is a 1989 batch Indian Ordnance Factory Service officer.

Subba empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
V L V S S Subba has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch Indian Economic Service (IES) officer.

Judge Meruno to retire in March
Gauhati High Courth Judge Ketulhou Meruno is retiring on March 11, 2013.

Agnihotri is DD in PD (Commercial Audit) office, Bhopal
B K Agnihotri, Deputy Director in the office of Principal Director of Audit, West Central Railway, Jabalpur, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director in the office of Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board-III, New Delhi branch Bhopal.

SCOPE programme on Corporate governance to accelerate (UPDATED)
SCOPE organized a two-day Programme on Corporate Governance with the objective to accelerate professionalization of CPSEs Boards which started here today. O P Rawat, IAS, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) inaugurated the programme. Dr. U D Choubey, Director General, SCOPE, Prof. Y R K Reddy and Ms. Angela Gillibrand, Lead Resource Persons also addressed the Programme which is being organized under the aegis of Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and in association with Academy of Corporate Governance. It is being attended by over 60 delegates comprising Chief Executives, Functional/Independent Directors and senior executives of CPSEs. Dr Choubey, DG, SCOPE in his address said good Corporate Governance is a long term commitment for enhancing the values for all stakeholders in a transparent, fair, honest and accountable manner. He said Indian CPSEs are Board-run companies having very complex coalition of three different layers of Directors i.e. Functional Directors, Government Nominee Directors and Independent Directors. There is a need for transition and transformation of all these three layers as they come from different backgrounds. SCOPE, therefore, felt the need to organize orientation programmes so that CPSEs Boards are run on a system oriented process. SCOPE's Corporate Governance programmes have become the most popular and sought after programmes in CPSEs, Dr. Choubey added. O P Rawat, IAS, Secretary, DPE in his address said DPE has done away with 5% weightage to the compliance of Corporate Governance guidelines as CPSEs are expected to comply with these. The public enterprises will get negative marking in case they do not comply with the guidelines in true spirit and deliver the best results. He appreciated this unique initiative of SCOPE on Corporate Governance which would help CPSEs in bringing professionalization in their Boards. He said that training of Directors of CPSEs by SCOPE is a very important initiative as it builds their capacity. The learnings and concepts from the programme should be applied in a desired spirit and not in the mode of compliance exercise, he added. Prof. Y R K Reddy, Lead Resource Person while sharing the programme perspective said that as of now, the SCOPE programmes on Corporate Governance have produced over 600 trained potential directors in CPSEs.

Rajiv to be DGP, Jharkhand; guessing game goes on whether it would be Kumar or Jain? (UPDATED)
With only three days left for Jharkhand to see its new DGP and to see off its incumbent one; the guessing game still goes on whether it will be Rajiv Jain or the junior one Rajiv Kumar to make it for the coveted slot. Though Kumar's name had been cleared much earlier, in the post Presidential rule Jain's name had resurfaced as the brightest candidate. Now the countdown has shrunk to hours whether Jharkhand will see Kumar or Jain as its new DGP. Jain, Joint Director Intelligence IB is 1980 batch IPS officer whereas Kumar, a 1981 batch IPS officer, is serving as DG Home Guards in Jharkhand.

T N Venkatesh is Deputy Secretary, Finance in TN (UPDATED)
T N Venkatesh, Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Coimbatore, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Finance Department in Tamil Nadu. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Sudhir Pratap Singh all set to join at CRPF HQ as IG (UPDATED)
Sudhir Pratap Singh is all set to take charge at CRPF HQ in Delhi as Inspector General of Police. He is 1983 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre who has been serving in Srinagar as IG, CRPF.

( We said this on March 27, 2012)

Vijay Lakshmi Gupta is new Member TRAI (UPDATED)
Vijay Lakshmi Gupta has been appointed as Member (Finance) TRAI . She is 1974 batch retired IDAS officer.
( We said this on January 11, 2013 )

Air Force conducts Common Test for enlistment of Officers (UPDATED)
A total of 5532 candidates from all over central India appeared for the Common Admission Test (AFCAT) conducted by Air Force in order to join IAF as officers in various branches at Nagpur.

NSPCL CEO conferred exemplary leader award (UPDATED)
Vishwaroop, CEO, NTPC SAIL Power Company (NSPCL), has been conferred with "Exemplary Leader Award" by World HRD Congress "Global HR Excellence Awards" held in Mumbai. Vishwaroop has been honored for his contribution to the Power Sector.

Rajesh Kumar Yadav is also Chairman, JMEL in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Managing Director, RSLDC and Commissioner, Industries, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman, Jaipur Metal and Electricals Limited (JMEL) in Rajasthan. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

P C Jain selected as Director (Marketing), BEL (UPDATED)
P C Jain, GM, BEL, has been selected for the post of Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 25, 2013. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Rabindra Singh gets award
Rabindra Singh, Director (Personnel), NMDC has won the award for the most talented HR leader in PSUs, instituted by the World Human Resources Development Congress 2013. He also received the HR Leadership Award under the Global HR Excellence Awards.

Kumar appointed Addl. Director, Can Fin Homes Ltd
Can Fin Homes Limited has appointed S Krishna Kumar, General Manager, Canara Bank, Bangalore as an Additional Director of the company.

Krishnasamy appointed Nominee Director, Kovai Medical Center & Hospital Ltd
Kovai Medical Center & Hospital Ltd has appointed Dr S Krishnasamy as Alternate Director to Dr P R Perumalswami.

Soman resigns as Director, Envair Electrodyne Ltd
Satishchandra Soman has resigned as Director of Envair Electrodyne Ltd.

Srivastava appointed Nominee Director, Rama Phosphates Ltd
Bank of India has withdrawn the nomination of P K Srivastava as the Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Rama Phosphates Ltd.

Goyal ceases to be Nominee Director, Rama Phosphates Ltd
Mohan Lal Goyal has been appointed as the Nominee Director of Bank of India on the Board of Directors of Rama Phosphates Ltd.

Shah appointed Independent Director, Claris Lifesciences Ltd
Claris Lifesciences Ltd has appointed Anup P Shah as an Additional Independent Non-Executive Director of the company.

Karan appointed Company Secretary, Kilburn Engineering Ltd
Kilburn Engineering Ltd has appointed Sraban Kumar Karan as Company Secretary of the company.

Sinha resigns as Company Secretary, PVP Ventures Ltd
Dhiraj Kumar Sinha has resigned as General Counsel and Company Secretary of PVP Ventures Ltd.

Bakshi resigns as Non Exec. Director, Moser Baer India Ltd
V K Bakshi has resigned as Non-Executive Director of Moser Baer India Ltd.

Singh resigns as Independent Director, Kalindee Rail Nirman (Engineers) Ltd
Niraj Kumar Singh has resigned as Independent Director of Kalindee Rail Nirman Engineers) Ltd.

Soman resigns as Director of Envair Electrodyne
Satish Soman has resigned as Director of Envair Electrodyne.

Sinha resigns as Director of Rama Phosphates
PK Sinha has resigned as Director of Rama Phosphates.

Perreira resigns as Director of Geodesic
Radhika Perreira resigns as Director of Geodesic.

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Prevent corruption
It is necessary to contain corruption immediately. The virus is spreading very fast. I request PM/FM to bring a law that all transactions of Rs.20000 & above should NOT be by cash & it should be by cheques, Creditcard/Debitcard, Electronic transfer. No cash withdrawal of Rs.20000 & above permitted from Banks & ATMs. All cash withdrawal above Rs. 10000 can be made only once in a day. If emergency withdrawal required, Bank Managers specific permission should be obtained & details of reason, withdrawee etc should be noted in a format. Yes, there would be protests but a hard decision is
required.
Subramanian V

Judiciary has no control over infrastructure of the courts
Of late, comments have been noticed regarding the judiciary. However, the fact is that the judiciary has no control over the infrastructure of the courts, or the number of sub judges, ADJ's, etc recruited. All these are in the hands of the state government. The vast majority ofcases are stuck in lower courts. Anyone who has had the misfortune of having a case listed there can vouch for the pathetic state of the infrastructure available to the judicial system. Judicial officers are overworked, having only two ten minute breaks from listening to cases in the day, apart from lunch. Insufficient judges are available to do justice. Crumbling buildings, lack of transport or residential facilities for judicial officers, no support and secretarial, typists, clerks etc staff recruited in courts by state government, Yet, people blame the judiciary for delays. And Government of India and government of states themselves are the largest litigant in our courts, clogging up the courts system, filing endless appeals, review petitions, special reviews, and whatnot against the hapless citizen, all at the cost of the public exchequer. Bar Council of India is given power to regulate advocates, yet it doesn't do so, instead wasting publics and courts time by calling endless strikes of lawyers. The problem is not from the side of the judiciary. It is largely from the side of the executive, not providing sufficient judicial infrastructure for our vast country.
Aditya Singh

Capable of doing miracles
Prof Hasan is one of the ablest educational administrators of India. I am lucky that I got an opportunity to serve under him as Registrar, JMI. He changed its picture completely. I am told by authentic persons that he did the same for national archive. I think government should use his service for sick units of academic nature. He is capable of doing miracles.
S M Afzal

Congratulations
Hearty congratulations for the new post. Welcome to MOIL Ltd.
B P Das, Chief (Mech.), MOIL

Serving or retired?
Does it really make any difference whether a Member or Chairman of a Commission or Committee is retired or serving? Perhaps, it is one and the same thing as of today. This issue had been raised by several regular contributors to the WIC, which is a popular forum on matters administrative or governance, from time to time. Even the whispers on 22/2/13 carry a post on the subject. The bitter reality is that the political system and vested interest lobbies don't allow promotions or higher appointments according to the rules. Neither could the framers of the constitution visualize whole sale messing up of the system nor could put everything in black and white for considerations of space- already the constitution is very lengthy. That has given more than the desired space for the politician to mince the rules and play with appointments to higher positions. The "post retirement" gravy train is only for such people, who serve well the masters. Who said it is "Public Service'? The wise know better that "self Service" is the only synonym of public service. If retirement age is increased, who will serve the masters? And the masters don't want public servants to ignore them and serve the public. For public service, the people have elected them and given the mandate to them only. Any questions?
M L Gupta

None should be given any post retirement assignment
I am fully in agreement with the view that officers and Judges should not be given any post retirement assignment as it is likely to influence their decisions while in service. The retirement age can be increased but post retirement post should be allowed. In the past majority of CBI and IB directors have landed up cushy jobs as Governors, Members of various Commissions possibly for services rendered in the past.

P C Tripathi