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India Summary

POLITICS

Is all well between Modi and Rajnath?
It is heard that there are prickly issues between Rajnath Singh and Narendra Modi and all is not too well between the two. How will it affect 2014 is to be watched.

Is Modi deliberately avoiding PM's post?
It is understood that Narendra Modi is planning a strategy not to get himself or anyone else get announced for the 2014 elections as a PM candidate. He will campaign wherever required but he will not want to be announced says a source close to development.

RBI rate cut on the anvil?
It is heard that RBI will cut rates by 25 basis points in the next month to lift the economy which is showing an upward curve.

Who planned a raid on Gadkari's firms?
It is learnt that it was a senior BJP leader who made the right noises in the tax department to organise a raid on Purti companies of Nitin Gadkari.

BUREAUCRACY

A P Singh to succeed K K Paul as Member, UPSC ?
In all probability, outgoing CBI Director A P Singh will succeed K K Paul as Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) next week. Tenure of former Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul is coming to an end on February 5.

Empanelment of 1993 batch IPS this week ?
Empanelment of 1993 batch IPS officers to the rank of IG in the Government of India is expected to take place this week. ACC approval is now expected any time.

Five Secretaries in GoI to retire this month end
As many as Five Secretaries in the Government of India are retiring by this month end. They are A K Upadhyay - Road Transport, D V Singh - Water Resources, D K Mittal - Financial Services, G C Chaturvedi - Petroleum and P K Pradhan - Health .

Appointment of IRDA Chief delayed
Appointment of new Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) has been delayed. Finance Minister P Chidambaram has recommended the name of T S Vijayan, former chairman of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). Present Chairman J Hari Narayan is retiring next month.

Rakesh Sood to get one month extension
Indian Ambassador to France, Rakesh Sood is expected to get one month extension beginning March 1.

Prasad is new JS, Forests and Environment
Ravi Shankar Prasad is new Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forest in the Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

(We said this on January 18, 2013)

Railway Minister clears appointment file of two Railway GMs
Railway Minister Pawan Bansal is reported to have cleared the appointment file of two new Railway General Managers.

Justice Sapre to be CJ of Manipur High Court ?
Senior-most Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court Justice, Abhay Manohar Sapre, is being appointed CJ of the newly created Manipur High Court in a week or two.
(We said this on January 6, 2013)

Member (Engineering ) in Railway Board to retire
Member (Engineering) in the Railway Board, A C Mishra is superannuating by this month end.

Gupta joins National Police Academy, Hyderabad
Nitin Gupta, DIG Maharashtra Police has joined as Deputy Director at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Interview for new Bank CMDs next month
Interview to select new CMDs of the nationalized banks is likely to be held in mid February.

Will Badhan join as Ombudsman in Ahmedabad ?
Will outgoing Member (Customs) in the CBEC, M S Badhan be able to join as Ombudsman in Ahmedabad. It is now a question mark.

Nikhil Kumar is back to Delhi, yet to get posting
After the completion of three years tenure in Mizoram, Nikhil Kumar has reported back to Delhi Government and has been waiting for his posting. Nikhil, a 2002 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, had been serving as Special Secretary, Power & Electricity; Government of Mizoram.

Media Adviser to Lok Sabha Speaker joins hands with Rajya Sabha TV
Rakhee Bakshi after resigning as Media Adviser to the Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar gets associated with Rajya Sabha TV leaving behind raised-curiosity-bars as who would make it as the next Media Adviser to Meira Kumar.

Bhopal Singh appointed Director in MHA
Bhopal Singh has been appointed as Director, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He is an Indian Ordinance Factory Service officer of 1992 batch.

Prasad is Dy Secretary, Heavy Industries
Jai Nath Prasad has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India. He is a 1988 batch Central Power Engineering Service officer.

Would Jharkhand Chief Secretary run show for three months more?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Jharkhand Governor has proceeded on a three-month extension to Jharkhand Chief Secretary Sushil Kumar Choudhary. Choudhary, a 1976 batch IAS officer is scheduled to retire on January 31, reportedly, will now run the show for three more months.

Cabinet clearance likely for one more State Guest House in New Delhi
Cabinet note on allocation of land to Jharkhand government, for one more state guest house in Delhi, may be put up on January 28. If things fall in place, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib Lane would be it's another residential address in New Delhi.

Dr Shakuntala succeeds Dharitri Panda as CCA, MOHFW
Dr Shakuntala Devi has taken over as Chief Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW). She is a 1989 batch ICAS officer. The seat was vacated by Dharitri Panda, a 1987 batch ICAS officer, after she had joined ICMR as Financial Advisor.

Ajay Anand is JS (Security), Parliament Security Service
Ajay Anand, a 1992 batch IPS officer of UP cadre, has taken over as Joint Secretary, Parliament Security Service. Prior to this top profile he was Director, Security, Parliament Security Service.

Ghuman to move to Arunachal Pradesh
SP in Chandigarh Administration, R S Ghuman has been transferred to Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 1999 batch UT cadre IPSofficer.

Bhupendrea S Kainthola appointed as Director, DAVP, New Delhi
Bhupendrea S Kainthola, Director (M&C), PIB, New Delhi, has been appointed as Director, DAVP, New Delhi. He is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer.

Sunil Kumar Garg empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Sunil Kumar Garg has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS).

Rajender K to move to Male
Rajinder K is moving from the MEA Headquarters to Male in place of P S Karthigeyan .

Training Course on 'Transnational Organized Crime' from Jan 27
Training Course on Transnational Organized Crime, a SAARC perspective, has been scheduled to be held from January 27 to February 14 , 2013, at Police Staff College, Dhaka.

Devashish Gupta likely to get extension
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Devashish Gupta, Development Commissioner, Jharkhand is likely get an extension for three months. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

A K Singh, PCCF, Jharkhand, to retire on January 31
A K Singh, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Jharkhand, is scheduled to retire on January 31. He is a 1976 batch Indian Forest Service officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Retired AP DGP is no more
Retired Andhra Pradesh DGP SR Sukumara has died in Hyderabad. A 68 year old Sukumara was 1971 batch IPS officer.

N V Krishnan passes away
A Retired 1955 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer N V Krishnan has passed away in Delhi.

24 IPS officers get JAG in MP (UPDATED)
As many as 24 officials of Indian Police Service (IPS) of 2003 and 2004 batches have been promoted to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in Madhya Pradesh. The officers include: Sanjay Kumar, Gaurav Rajput, Irshad Vali, B P Chandravanshi, Akhilesh Jha, Anand Prakash Singh, Purushottam Sharma, P S Uikey, D S Chaudhary, I P Arjaria, Rakesh Kumar Jain, Anil Maheshwari, Deepak Verma, Ashok Kumar Goyal, M S Sikarwar, Anil Kumar, Prem Singh Visht, B S Chauhan, G K Pathak, Sudhir Lad, K B Sharma, Avinash Sharma, N P Barkade and Manoj Sharma.

7 IPS Probationers get postings in MP (UPDATED)
As many as seven Probationers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of 2011 batch underwent training at National Police Academy, Hyderabad, have been given postings in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Aditya Pratap Singh has been appointed as ASP, Sagar while Asit Yadav will now be ASP, Gwalior, Ms Isha Pant is ASP, Jabalpur. Similarly, Lodha Rahul Kumar has been posted as ASP, Satna, Riyaz Iqbal as ASP,Bhopal; Sourabh Mishra as ASP, Ujjain and Ms Simala Prasad was appointed as ASP, Indore.

Sunil Kumar selected as Director (HR), MTNL (UPDATED)
Sunil Kumar, ED, TCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Human Resources), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 28, 2013. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Decline in net profit in OBC
There is 7.8 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 326.40 crore for the October-December quarter in the Oriental Bank of Commerce. S L Bansal is the Chairman of the OBC.

Drop in net profit in Andhra Bank
Andhra Bank has reported a 15.7 drop in net profit at Rs.257.09 crore during the third quarter of the current financial year . B A Prabhakar is the CMD of the Bank.

Vijaya Bank profit rises
Vijaya Bank has reported 1.90 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 126.73 crore for the quarter ended December 31. H S Upendra Kamath is the CMD of the Bank.

Nath ceases to be Director, IOCL
Ms Sushama Nath has ceased to be Independent Director of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) due to her appointment as Member of the 14th Finance Commission which is a Constitutional Body constituted by the Government of India.

Nayyar quits Can Fin Homes Ltd
Anil Kumar Nayyar, Director of Can Fin Homes Ltd has resigned as a Director of the company.

Singh appointed Non Exec. Director, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
R P Singh, IAS (retired) who is presently, Chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been appointed as Non-executive, Independent Director of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

Kaura appointed Director, Omax Autos Ltd
Omax Autos Ltd has appointed Ms Sakshi Kaura as a Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Mehta appointed Head (Mktg.), Omax Autos Ltd
Devashish Mehta has been appointed as Head (Marketing), Omax Autos Ltd w.e.f. April 1, 2013.

Thorat re-designated as Company Secy., Welspun India Ltd
Welspun India Ltd has re-designated Shashikant Thorat from the post of Assitant Company Secretary to Company Secretary of the company.

Rathi to be re-appointed MD, Maharashtra Polybutenes Ltd
The Board of Maharashtra Polybutenes Ltd has decided to re-appoint Brij Mohan Rathi as Managing Director of the company.

Mali appointed Asst. Company Secy., Kirloskar Industries Ltd
Kirloskar Industries Ltd has appointed Ms Ashwini Mali as Assistant Company Secretary of the company.

Kaul appointed Director, Director (Vanaspati Division), Rasoi Ltd
Rasoi Ltd has appointed Kapil Kaul as Director ( Vanaspati Division) of the company.

Ramanathan to be appointed MD, Aurum Soft Systems Ltd
The Board of Aurum Soft Systems Ltd has decided to re-appointment of Srikanth Ramanathan as Managing Director of the company whose term of office expires on February 5, 2013

Kaul appointed as Director of Rasoi
Kapil Kaul has been appointed as Director of Rasoi.

Roongta quits Vaibhav Global
Anandi Lal Roongta has resigned as Director of Vaibhav Global

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Shocking assumption

To suggest that just because someone is appointed to the post of Petroleum Secretary, in this case, Vivek Rae, means he must possess a mentor, is a shocking assumption. Yes, the Petroleum Secretary's role is powerful, important and some may think glamorous! The fact that such rumors of mentor support are circulating in Delhi suggests that Delhi denizens and the readers of Whispers in the Corridors have absolutely nothing better to do than create idle gossip. Whispers in the Corridors is to be respected for its facts, which are correct and timely. It cannot be supported for generating and spreading innuendo. That is an appalling and morally blameworthy thing to do. It is shocking bad form.

Rae happens to be one of a very small handful of civil servants of the late 1970s who are models of what all civil servants should be efficient, professional, competent, full of rectitude, honest, independent, above all party politics, and are domain knowledge experts. This is a very rare breed of person today. While in the late 1940s most IAS officers were like that, today such persons are very rare. Rae was appointed to the position because he is a gifted administrator, and a fine economic brain, with an Oxford degree. In all his posts in the last decade, in jobs as varied as Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Chief Secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Director General of Acquisition in the Ministry of Defence he has done extremely well. Whispers in the Corridors should look for such rare examples rather than be a salacious gossip vehicle!

Sumit Majumdar

Mentor has to be very strong

The mentor for Vivek Rae has to be someone very strong. He has got only one year to go and also had spent only 03 months in MSME. Earlier, GoI was against any lateral shift and was not willing to post officers with one year or less to any important Ministry. Show me the face and I will show you the rule, is the hallmark of DoPT.

SG

Reservation - you can't cut legs of half the people to make other half run

Reservation may be motivating for a section of our system. But it demotivates all those who are the victims of this reverse discrimination. Thus half the energy of the system is already lost ..and the sum total is very disheartening .You can't cut legs of 50% people to make other 50% run. That's why there is never a state of high performance in india.

It's a farce . It's a mockery of article 14 of the constitution. Until reservations are done away with, Indian system will suffer till eternity.

Sunil

Nobody is against reservation

If some category of people have been exploited over the years, they need to be uplifted in one form or the other. But we should not go forward unabated. A family which has availed of the benefit say for 3 generations, should be brought out of the purview and be told to go for open market competition. New group of people, within the same category of people and who have so far not been able to derive benefit should also be given the chance to avail the benefit. Then only all round benefit will take place.

Satya Prakash