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Modi to connect with youth directly
Narendra Modi is going to take an interactive session in Sriram College in New Delhi. Observers say this is an attempt to connect with the youth like Rahul Gandhi.

Will D.K. Verma, former IPS officer, take a plunge into politics in Jharkhand?
Whispers, once in the corridors of power, now blow in the open airs of Jharkhand that former IPS officer Deepak Kumar Verma is all set to join hands with BJP. Palamu range Inspector General of Police Verma, a 1993 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre, retired on January 31.

BUREAUCRACY

Long tenure of IRS officers to be curtailed
The Finance Minister P Chidambaram has reportedly directed that long tenures of IRS officers in Metros especially in Delhi be curtailed.This directive is applicable to Income Tax and Customs, Excise officers. The hit list already compiled will be implemented in the Annual General Transfers which are being striven for by end of March. There is sufficient disquiet amongst officers who belong to AIDS-All India Delhi Service.

Mahesh Prabhu is new Joint Secretary Health
Orders of the appointment of Mahesh Prabhu as Joint Secretary Health in the Government of India have been issued. He is 1984 batch IFS officer of Kerala cadre.

Sanjeev Ranjan is new JS Defence
Sanjeev Ranjan will be new Joint Secretary Defence. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

No Secretary level vacancy this month
There is no Secretary level vacancy in the Government of India in the month of Februaray.

Rishi Kumar Shukla is DG, Nagar Sena, Civil Defence in MP
Rishi Kumar Shukla, ADGP, Nagar Sena and Civil Defence, has been appointed as DG, Nagar Sena and Civil Defence after promotion in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

File of Deepa Krishan cleared
File of the appointment of Deepa Krishan as Member of the CBDT is believed to have been cleared. She is 1977 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Assam DGP to be relieved after Panchayat election
Assam DGP Jayanto Narayan Choudhury is likely to be relieved for Central Deputation after Panchayat Election. He is an IPS Officer of 1977 Batch who belongs to the Assam Meghayala Cadre.

Anil Mehta gets additional charge of CEO Alliance Air
Anil Mehta has been given additional charge of the CEO Alliance Air a subsidiary of the Air India.

Mrinalini is Special Commissioner, Sales Tax, Govt. of Delhi
Dr. Mrinalini Darswal, Director, NDMC (Welfare & Power) takes charge as Special Commissioner, Sales Tax, Government of Delhi. Mrinalini, a 2002 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, presently serving on inter cadre deputation.

Three IPS officers are poised to join CISF
As the grapevine has it, as many as three IPS officers from three different cadres are all set to join CISF. Supposedly, they belong to Kerala, Odisha and UT cadre.

Neeraj Kumar to continue ?
Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar would remain till his superannuation. 1976 batch IPS officer Neeraj Kumar will neither be removed or replaced.

Union Minister for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation returns panel for JS
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the Union Minister for Housing and Poverty Alleviation has returned the panel for the slot of Joint Secretary lying vacant. Reportedly, the panel comprised three officers belonging to IAS, CSS and IRS.

Will Pugalia be debarred ?
IRS officer posted in Chennai Sanjay Pugalia is likely to be debarred for central deputation for not joining as Joint Director ED in Chandigarh so far.

K. Jayanth Murali is promoted as IG, South Sector, CISF
Dr. K. Jayanth Murali has been promoted as Inspector General of Police, South Sector. Until now he served at Chennai as DIG, South Zone. Jayanth is 1991 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

R.R. Bhardwaj, IG, CISF (South Sector) is poised join CISF HQ
As the grapevine has it Ranbir Ratan Bhardwaj, Inspector General (South sector), CISF is poised to join CISF HQ (Delhi) as IG, Administration. Dr. K. Jayanth Murali succeeds him as IG, South Sector (CISF) Chennai.

Ritu Arora is all set to move on central deputation
Ritu Arora is all set to move on central deputation. She is 1995 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre presently posted as DIG, Police Training, Odisha.

Kuldip Khoda to be first CVC in J & K
Name of former DGP of J & K Kuldip Khoda has been cleared for the post of CVC in J & K. He is retired 1974 batch IPS officer.
( We said this on November 13 )

Post of Member-Secretary lying vacant
Post of Member Secretary of Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board has been lying vacant. Process is on to appoint new person.

Will sudhir Kumar join NHAI ?
It is still a question mark whether Sudhir Kumar who was PS to Lalu Yadav join as Member PPP (NHAI) . He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

S Rangarajan shifted to Integral Coach Factory
S Rangarajan, SAG/IRSME/Southern Railway, presently working as SDGM/SR, has been transferred to Integral Coach Factory and posted in the cadre.

R K Manocha is now ED, Railway Board
R K Manocha, SAG/IRAS, Central Organization for Modernization of Workshops (COFMOW), has been transferred and posted as Executive Director, AIIMs, Railway Board.

M P Mall to be Director, IRCTC
M P Mall, as Executive Director, AIIMs, Railway Board, is being appointed as Director, Finance, IRCTC.

Ms Tanuja Pandey shifted to COFMOW
Ms Tanuja Pandey, SAG/IRAS, Northern Railway, has been transferred to Central Organisation for Moderniation of Workshops (COFMOW).

IPS officer suspended in Bihar
1997 batch J & K cadre IPS officer Alok Kumar who is on inter-cadre deputation has been suspended by the Bihar Government.

IPS officer suspended in Kerala
S Sreejith, has been suspended by the Kerala Government on Tuesday. He is 1996 batch IPS officer.

IAS changes in Jharkhand
Sunil Kumar has been appointed labour commissioner. A R Kamal has been posted as deputy commissioner of Bokaro.Praveen Shankar will now be new deputy commissioner of Gumla. Sunil Kumar Barnwal has been made additional finance commissioner. Sant Kumar Verma has been appointed deputy development commissioner of Ranchi. K K Soan has been given additional charge of MD Jharkhand State Cooperative Bank.

New CPMG Bihar Circle
Brigadier G. Bhuyan has taken over as the chief postmaster general, Bihar circle.

68 delegates from 50 countries visit FRI (UPDATED)
A team of 68 foreign delegates representing about 50 countries visited Forest Research Institute (FRI) on February 5, 2013, under Asian Development Bank program. The purpose of the visit was to develop leadership in Asia in the area of sustainable development & climate change and to discuss & evaluate the experiences and policies of the country in promoting sustainable development & to combat the climate change. Dr P P Bhojvaid, Director, FRI welcomed the participants & presented briefly the natural resources of the country, the opportunities & challenges for sustainable development of the resources in the context of climate change. The Panel discussion on leadership for sustainable mountain development & climate change was chaired by Dr R S Tolia, former chief secretary of Uttarakhand. He gave a brief account of the mountainous areas of the country in general and Uttarakhand in particular. Dr V K Bahuguna, Director General of Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Dr S P Singh, FRI (Deemed) University, Dr R K Goyal- Director General, IGNFA and Dr. Rajender Dobhal- Director UCOST lead the panel discussion. Dr V K Bahuguna shared his thoughts, experiences and opinion about sustainable mountain ecosystem development. He emphasized on the sound principals of resource management with reference to socio-political atmosphere and role of science & technology in management of natural resources. The unplanned settlements in the mountains and unscientific management of land were responsible for degradation of the mountains in his opinion. He further added that the choking of drainage and the effects of climate change caused detrimental influences on hydrology, which resulted in harmful consequences on aquifer recharge, biodiversity and availability of water at perennial scale. He suggested that the team should observe linkages between the natural resource, human resource, infrastructure development and the sustainable development of Himalayan ecosystem.

Interviews for promotions from EDs to CMDs, PSU banks on Feb 11 (UPDATED)
Interviews for the promotion of Executive Directors to Chairman and Managing Directors in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) Banks are reportedly scheduled on February 11.

Interviews for promotions from GMs to EDs, PSU banks on Feb 13 (UPDATED)
Interviews for the promotion of General Managers to Executive Directors in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) Banks are reportedly scheduled on February 13.

Four Customs officers shifted (UPDATED)
As many as four officers of Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Deepak Garg has been shifted to Delhi Customs while Praduymn Kumar Tripathi is being transferred to DGRI, New Delhi and Dr Prem Chand Verma was moved to Delhi Customs. Besides, Ganga Singh Karki has been transferred to DGRI, New Delhi.

CORPORATE

Subbarao is new Director (Commercial ) KIOCL
M.V. Subba Rao has taken over as new Director (Commercial) of KIOCL Ltd (formerly Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd) at Bangalore .

Negi appointed Part-time Official Director, SJVN Ltd
S K B S Negi, Principal Secretary (MPP & Power), Government of Himachal Pradesh has been appointed as Part-time Official Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of SJVN Ltd w.e.f. January 24, 2013

Sanan ceases to be Director, SJVN Ltd
Deepak Sanan has ceased to be Director of SJVN w.e.f. January 24, 2013.

Rao ceases to be Independent Director, Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd
Dr. Govinda Marapalli Rao, Independent Director of Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, following his nomination as member of 14th Finance Commission has relinquished his post as Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Tiwari resigns as Company Secy. Parekh Aluminex Ltd
Ms Shilpa Tiwari has resigned as Company Secretary of Parekh Aluminex Ltd w.e.f. January 31, 2013

Jain appointed Addl. Independent Director, Surana Ventures Ltd
Surana Ventures Ltd has appointed Nirmal Kumar Jain as Additional Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Two whole-time directors re-appointed on Board of Allsec Technologies Ltd
A Saravanan and R Jagadish have been re-appointed as Whole-time Directors of Allsec Technologies Ltd.

Ramanathan re-appointed MD, Aurum Soft Systems Ltd
Aurum Soft Systems Ltd has re-appointed Srikanth Ramanathan as Managing Director of the w.e.f. February 6, 2013

Sheth appointed Company Secy. Mudra Lifestyle Ltd
Mudra Lifestyle Ltd has appointed Ashitosh Sheth as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. February 4, 2013

Khaitan designated as Exec. Vice Chairperson, Kesoram Industries Ltd
Ms Manjushree Khaitan, Non-Executive Director of Kesoram Industries Ltd has been appointed as Whole-time Director of the company and designated her as Executive Vice-Chairperson of the company.

Nathan quits as CEO, Trigyn Technologies Ltd
Valmeeka Nathan has resigned as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trigyn Technologies Ltd w.e.f. January 30, 2013

Bhargava appointed CFO (Oil & Gas Exploration), Essar Oil Ltd
Essar Oil Ltd has appointed Amitabh Bhargava as Chief Financial Officer (Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Division).

BOI ED launches new traditional life insurance plan of Star Union Dai-ichi Life
Star Union Dai-ichi Life (SUD Life) has launched a new limited period single premium non-linked endowment plan, Dhan Suraksha Platinum II. The policy comes with a dual benefit which offers a policyholder a life cover of 10 times the premium paid in the event of death or provides a fixed return of 1.89 times of the premium paid after a fixed policy term of 10 years. The policy will be available for subscription up to March 31, 2013. Dhan Suraksha Platinum II offers policy holders the advantage of safe guarding money against market volatility, which allows it to grow and provide considerable returns. The policy also allows for guaranteed returns after 10 years, thereby ensuring higher efficacy of the investment made. This one of its kind policy has been designed to distinguish itself from the gamut of products currently existing in the market. The product was launched at the auspicious hands of M S Raghavan, Executive Director of Bank of India in the presence of top management. Raghavan emphasized on the companies ethos of "Relationship Beyond Banking" and in line with this highlighted on the products being offered to BOI customers. Raghavan emphasized that the product is being offered to the customer would help to provide protection and return on the investment. The policy can be purchased by an individual between the ages of 8 - 45 years. The maximum maturity age limit is capped at 55 years, while the minimum is 18 years. The term of the policy is fixed at 10 years and policyholders can procure a double benefit of guaranteed returns by paying a single premium for a life cover. The sum assured is calculated basis the premium amount paid, which is 10 times the premium. The minimum premium payable is Rs. 1, 00, 000 while the maximum is Rs. 1, 00, 00,000. In case of death, the beneficiary is entitled to 10 times of the premium paid. After the 10 year policy term, the policyholder can get returns up to 1.89 times of the premium paid. Dhan Suraksha Platinum II is a life insurance solution designed for the middle class and HNI segment. Under this policy, one can also
avail of tax benefits under section 80C and 10(10D).

NBCC distributes passbook to 100 construction workers
National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), a Government of India enterprise under the aegis of the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) on February 5, 2013 facilitated the distribution of Pass Book on behalf of the Labour Department of Delhi Government to the unorganised construction workers. The event was organised at the New Moti Bagh Complex of MoUD stretched at 123 acres of land area, constructed by NBCC. The passbook will work as a unique identity card for the construction workers to give them access to various welfare schemes of the State Government pertaining to education, medical, loan, pension scheme, and other social and financial benefits. The passbooks which comprise details of the family members of the beneficiaries were distributed today among 100 workers from NBCC, CPWD, PWD and DMRC as a token. As a part of the scheme, seven meritorious students were awarded scholarships for higher education. Earlier, a total number of 1, 20,000 workers have been registered and benefitted by the receipt of the passbook. Acknowledging progress of the labour division, Secretary, Urban Development (UD), Dr Sudhir Krishna expressed delight over the success of the scheme and stressed on spreading more awareness about the same to workers via word-of-mouth. Amongst other welfare benefits, he also highlighted on social security supports like funding of education, scholarships, marriages etc. The passbook holders are also entitled to avail cashless medical facility till the limit of Rs. 30,000/- and a sum of Rs.500/- to Rs.1000/- as pension after attaining 60 years. Welcoming the dignitaries and extending his gratitude towards the unstinted support from the Labour Division and the MoUD, Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), NBCC, Vishnu P. Das said that construction workers are valued resources for industries in infrastructure sector. Thus, benefits of an organisation lie in the benefits of workers, he added. The event was attended by Labour Minister, Dr. A K Walia; Secretary, Urban Development (UD), Dr Sudhir Krishna; Joint Secretary, Urban Transport, C K Khaitan; CMD, NBCC, Vishnu P. Das; Director (Projects), Anoop Kumar Mittal; Managing Director, DMRC, Mangu Singh; Director General, CPWD, Rakesh Mishra. Senior Officials and dignitaries from the Government of Delhi were also present on the occasion.

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Why is govt reluctant to recruit freshers ?

It is difficult to understand the Government's reluctance to recruit freshers at various low level posts particularly when there are large unemployed youths in the country. On the other hand Government keep appointing retired senior officials/judges in various committees, commissions whose purpose are not clear! CAG should look into this aspect of Government functioning.

S Gopal

Really disturbing

The item on existing Lokpals or Ombudsmen is really disturbing. Who is responsible? And who is to correct the situation.

Mohan

Very unfortunate

Yes, the way the Home Minister Susheel Kumar Shinde gave statement is very unfortunate. Number one, when Rahul officially became Vice President and gave great speech, people started talking about it but Shinde's speech diverted aam admi's mind from his statement and media also concentrated on his statement with the result that great part of Rahul's most powerful speech went in vain because of this ill statement. I think, he helped BJP and now Shakeel Ahmed one more friend of BJP is helping Advani to come again in place of Modi. Everybody knows that here in India, no Muslim will get government job. Show me Tata, Birla, Ambani, Bajaj, how many have given job to this community ( Muslim).

Rakesh Rao

Kite flying!

Some vested interest babus are doing kite-flying through this column for their coveted ministries by planting false rumours that the Secretary of that ministry is being changed; civil aviation ministry being a recent example. WIC will do well by squelching such false and motivated rumours.

S P Mishra