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Can Mamata do a Modi ?
TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee is holding annual investor meet 'Bengal Leads' from January 15-17. It is heard that the state is likely to get some 'surprise' big ticket investor. Can Mamata do a Modi in rolling out red carpet to the industry for the cash strapped state?

Is Maharashtra not too keen on getting investments ?
In a recent meeting held between Industry and the state government the bureaucracy took a very curt view when it was pointed out that concessions were not sufficient for the industry. Manu Kumar Shrivastav (who hold and additional charge of Industry) showed the door to the industry chambers who said that Gujarat was a more viable option as against Maharashtra in terms of investing because of the concession it offered. Srivastav in front of the CM told the industry 'all those who think that investing in Gujarat is better than Maharashtra can leave this room'.

Pandey to be BJP President Bihar ?
Mangal Pandey, Leader of Bhartiya Janata Party is likely to be appointed as President of the Bihar State unit.

Vijay Goel to be BJP President Delhi ?
Vijay Goel, Leader is likely to be appointed President of the Bhartiya Janata Party, Delhi State unit.

UP is governed by bureaucrats ?
If Mulayam Singh Yadav is to be believed the UP Government is being run by bureaucrats while ministers are on the back seat.

Will Arun Bhatnagar contest Lok Sabha election ?
Several former Civil Servants will contest forthcoming Lok Sabha and State elections. Is a1966 batch retired IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Arun Bhatnagar one of them ?

BUREAUCRACY

Desiraju to be Secretary, Health
The PM has cleared the name of a 1978 batch Uttarakhand cadre IAS officer K N Desiraju for the post of Secretary, Health in the Government of India. He will succeed P K Pradhan on February 1.
(We said this on December 26, 2012)

PMO may not have AS
After the elevation of R Ramanujam as Secretary the PMO may not have any Additional Secretary.

Revolutionary work in I & B Ministry
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ushered in a quiet but historic revolution in the Broadcasting sector of the country by digitalizing the analogue cable TV network. The analogue cable system has already been digitized in the three metros of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata and is set to be achieved in 38 more towns having more than One Million population by March 2013.The credit for this stupendous achievement goes to the Secretary of the Ministry, Uday Kumar Varma who led the campaign from the front and through meticulous planning ensured that this massive transition was remarkably smooth, efficient and painless. Experts believe that with digitization the Indian Broadcasting industry is now set on a high growth and expansion trajectory while the consumers get a world class TV viewing experience with plenty of choices.

Who got scuttled proposal of Mittal ?
It seems Bank CMDs are more powerful than the Secretary, Banking .If insiders are to be believed one Bank CMD opposed to Secretary, Banking , D K Mittal got the proposal of later's three months extension scuttled at the highest level.

Rajwant Sandhu to join CAT in Chandigarh
Rajwant Sandhu is expected to join the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) as Administrative Member in Chandigarh next month. She is a retired 1975 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Vanlalhuma is HC to Malawi
Vanlalhuma, presently Consul General of India in Istanbul(Turkey) has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Malawi.

Who will be new Vice Chancellor, IGNOU ?
Who will be new Vice Chancellor, IGNOU ? There has not been consensus so far. Selection Committee is meeting again to prepare panel for the post.

Pal gets additional charge
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Secretary, Indrajit Pal has been given additional charge as Secretary, Department of Fertilizers from January 16 to January 20 during the absence on leave of Sudhir Mittal .

52 Director level vacancies of CSS
There are 52 Director level vacancies of the CSS in the Government of India. It seems CSS is not in the priority of the Government.

Transfer and posting in IB in first week
Transfer/Posting of the officers of Intelligence Bureau, Government of India, will take place in the first week of February 2013.

Who will be new Industry, Secretary of Maharashtra ?
It is heard that Baldev Singh is likely to take over as Industry Secretary of Maharashtra. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Who will be JS, Statistics and Programme Implementation ?
An officer of ISS or IFS, both empanelled in SAG for central deputation, is likely to join as JS in the Min of Statistics & Programme Implementation in Feb,2013. Minister is expected to clear the file this week.

Dharmendra Kumar goes as Spl CP, Crime in Delhi
Dharmedra Kumar, Spl C P /Law& order Delhi Police has been transferred as Spl C P/ Crime PHQ. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Deepak Mishra is new Spl CP, Law and Order in Delhi
Deepak Mishra,Spl CP /Operations PHQ Delhi Police has been transferred as Spl CP /Law& order PHQ .He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Mohan moves as Spl CP Operations in Delhi
T N Mohan Spl CP/Gen. Admn.PHQ Delhi Police has been transferred as Spl CP /Operations PHQ. He is a 1986 batch an IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Four IRS-customs shifted
As many as four officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS-Customs) in the grade of Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise/Director General in CBEC have been transferred. Accordingly, G S Sarna has been posted as DG, Safeguard, Delhi while B B Prasad will now be CC, CX, Customs & Service Tax, Hyderabad and S B Singh is appointed as CC, CX, Jaipur. Besides, Rajiva Kumar has been posted as CC, TAR, Delhi.

Two IAS officers get fresh assignments in HP
Two officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been given fresh assignments in Himachal Pradesh. Accordingly, Narinder Chauhan (1984) has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Public Works Department while Jagdish Chander Sharma is posted as Managing Director, HP Power Transmission Corporation Ltd, Shimla.

IRS-IT officers laterally shifted in Bangalore
Two officers of Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) have been shifted. Accordingly, P S Chhina has been posted as Director, RTI, Bangalore while G M Belagali will now be CIT-III, Bangalore, CCA Karnataka.

P Praveen Siddharth posted Deputy Secretary, Defence
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, P Praveen Siddharth has been deputed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, for a period of four years.

Vijay Kumar Chadha shifted in DG, IT (Vig), New Delhi
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Vijay Kumar Chadha, has been transferred and posted in the office of Director General of Income Tax (Vigilance), New Delhi for a period of three months.

Mukul Kumar is Director, Transport Planning, Railway Board
Mukul Kumar, SG/IRTS/Railway Board, presently working as DTT, Punctuality, has been posted as Director, Transport Planning, Railway Board.

Two officers shifted in Railways
P R Parhi, SG/IRTS, presently working as DTP, Railway Board, has been transferred to East Coast Railway and posted in the cadre while S K Mehta, JAG/IRTS/West Central Railway, presently working as Dy CSO, Safety, is shifted to North Western Railway and posted in the cadre.

Anil Saxena moves to MEA Hqs
Second Secretary in Kingston, Anil Saxena has moved to the Ministry of External Headquarters.

Chaudhary gets two years extension
S K Chaudhary CVO, Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata has been given extension for a period of two years beyond February 14, 2013 i.e. upto February 14, 2015. He is a 1985 batch IDES officer.

IPS reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh

There is IPS reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh. New postings are Mssrs:-Ms S M Afzal IG Morena Zone, M W Naqwi IG PHQ,G R Meena IG SAF Bhopal,Manish Shankar Sharma IG Railways,Yogesh Chaudhary DIG Khargone, P K Mathure DIG Indore, R K Gupta IG Rewa, D Srinivas Verma DIG Bhopal,D K Arya DIG Morena,R S Uike DIG CID,Anurag SP Ujjain, Irshad Ali SP Morena, Deepak Verma SP Harda, K Jaidevan SP Singrauli and Amit Singh SP Tikamgarh.

Post of DFA vacant at DG, CRPF office, New Delhi
The post of Deputy Financial Adviser (DFA) has been lying vacant in Directorate General of CRPF, New Delhi, under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Directorate before January 25, 2013.

Mrs P Gopinath to head Postal Services (UPDATED)
Mrs P Gopinath,( IPoS 77), has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Posts, Chairperson, Postal Services Board and Director General, Postal Services.

BP Biddappa Appointed ED (HR) at HUL (UPDATED)
Consumer Product maker Hindustan Unilever has appointed BP Biddappa,, currently Vice president, HR (Supply chain) Asia, Africa and Russia at Unilever

6 IRAS officers get JAG in Railways (UPDATED)
As many as six officers of IRAS have been appointed to officiate in the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in the different zones. Accordingly, Golla Satyanarayana Murthy has been appointed in JAG , SCR while Manoj Rajgopal Asawa get JAG in CR and Shreeshail Malge was given JAG in NCR. Similarly, Abhishek Kumar has been appointed JAG in ECR; Vikram Kumar, JAG, Northern Railways and Harkesh Meena has been appointed in JAG, Western Railway.

Ved Prakash returns to cadre, posted to Northern Railways (UPDATED)
Ved Prakash , SAG/IRAS, on return from central deputation from Ministry of Defence, has been posted to Northern Railway in the cadre.

Yogendra Mittal deputed as OSD, CCIT, Delhi (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Yogendra Mittal has been posted as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Delhi.

CORPORATE

Urjit Patel is new Dy Governor, RBI
Urjit Patel has taken over as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. His portfolio is yet to be announced.
(We said this on January 2, 2013 )

Rau is new CEO of RLIC
Anup Rau has been appointed new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Reliance Life Insurance Company (RLIC) .

Parikh appointed MD, Parekh Aluminex Ltd
Parekh Aluminex Ltd has appointed Dhaval Mahesh Parikh as Managing Director of the company.

Jose appointed Nominee Director, Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Ltd
Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Ltd has appointed Tom Jose, IAS as Nominee Director of Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd on the Board of Directors of the company.

Nanavati appointed Co-Head (Investment Banking & Strategic Coverage), BNP Paribas India
Jwalant Nanavati has been appointed as Co-Head (Investment Banking and Strategic Coverage) BNP Paribas India

Varghese ceases to be Director, Artson Engineering Ltd
P V Varghese has ceased to be a Director of Artson Engineering Ltd.

Khatau quits Cable Corporation of India Ltd
Ms Nandini H Khatau has resigned as Director of Cable Corporation of India Ltd.

Digraskar appointed MD & CEO, Cable Corporation of India Ltd
Madhav Digraskar has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cable Corporation of India Ltd w.e.f. January 18, 2013

Chopra appointed Group President, Oberoi Group, India
Kapil Chopra has been appointed as Group President of the Oberoi Group in India.

Machama appointed VP (Sales), ITV Network
ITV Network has appointed Arti Arora Machama as Vice President ( Sales)

Yashwant appointed Group MD (India News), ITV Network
Rana Yashwant has been appointed as Group Managing Editor, India News, ITV Network

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Let us not forget, while berating the so called "forward" castes that Nehru, Patel, Prasad, Maulana Azad spent years in British jails during the freedom struggle (Chandrasekhar Azad, Ashfaqullah, Bhagat Singh gave their lives) while Ambedkar did not spend a single minute but today, in the vote bank politics of free India, those sacrifices are forgotten (even Babu Jagjivan Ram and his sacrifices, his years in British prisons are forgotten and obeisance is paid to Ambedkar).

Vijay Kumar

Politicians securing vote banks

A lot is being written about reservations on your esteemed site. I am grateful for publishing my comments also. Firstly, I make it clear that I do not consider SC/STs are lesser intelligent than non-SC/STs. However, without time and again encroaching upon your valuable space, I humbly want to ask these questions from your readers (i) Is reservation justified for a candidate whose father or maybe even grandfather had got the benefit, became gazetted officers/ above and have attained economic status sufficient to provide good education to his sons/daughters? (ii) Why should such people not be excluded and benefit should be given to other SC/STs; so that only the needy get the benefit and economic equality (iii) Is not present reservation policy discrimination to educated but poor non-SC/STs; (iv) Are not the politicians (all) using and concentrating on this policy to secure vote banks and are neglecting governance?

Bishan Sharma

Isn't it funny?

The old royal titles like Maharaj-a- Rajgan/ Amir-ul-umra are now being conferred on elected servants of the public! Isn't it funny?

Satya Singal