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Lok Sabha - What bureaucratic survey says ?
We spoke to bureaucrats in most of the states and the outcome is- If Lok Sabha elections are held today the Congress will get 120 seats and the BJP 180 seats. The Congress will lose in mainly Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana,Uttar Pradesh ,Uttarakhand and Delhi.

OECD commercial oil stocks rises by 19.2 mb
OECD commercial oil stocks rose by 19.2 mb, but remained broadly in line with the five year average. Crude showed a surplus of 18 mb over the five-year average, while product inventories stood at a deficit of 19.0 mb. In terms of forward cover, OECD commercial oil stocks stood at 59.1 days, some 1.1 days above the five-year average. Preliminary data shows that US commercial oil stocks rose by 15.5 mb in May, a surplus of 45.0 mb over the five-year average, with crude at 35.9 mb and products at 8.8 mb above the five-year average.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega CMD MMTC? (8) and last Capt. P K Kaul, Director (Mktg.), NFL
Capt. P K Kaul, Director (Mktg.), NFL is believed to have been short-listed by the high powered search committee for interview. The post has been lying vacant since October1, 2010.

Jaishankar to be Indian Ambassador to US ?
Indian Ambassador to China S Jaishankar who could not make it as Foreign Secretary may now move as Indian Ambassador to United States. He is 1977 batch IFS officer.

Who will succeed Jaishankar ?
Who will succeed S Jaishankar as Indian Ambassador to China ? Names of Anil Wadhwa HC in Bangkok, Viren Nanda Ambassador to Australia and Ashok Kant Secretary (East) in the MEA have started doing the round.

1983 batch IPS officers soon to be empanelled as ADG
IPS officers of 1983 batch may find their names on the empanelment list as ADG. The process, reportedly, has almost completed. Empanelment of 1983 batch IAS officers has already taken place.

Renuka poised to join SSB as IG
Renuka Mishra is all set to start her new stint as IG, Seema Suraksha Bal. She is waiting for the state government to be relieved. She is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Will R K Singh return to Bihar?
Will outgoing Secretary, Home, R K Singh return to the parent Bihar cadre ? Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is reportedly keen for utilizing services of 1975 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer R K Singh. He may be given important assignment in infrastructure. RK Singh had a wide experience in Road Transport & Infrastructure etc.

Banks ED and CMD appointment list reaches ACC
List of the appointment of the EDs and the CMDs in the nationalized banks has finally reached to the ACC after the clearance of the CVC.

R N Kalita joins as Director (Catering Services), IRCTC
R N Kalita, ED, RVNL, has taken over as Director (Catering Services), Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC).
(We said this on July 19, 2012)

1981 batch IRS (C&CE) to be Chief Commissioner soon
Altogether 23 IRS (C&CE) officers belonging to 1981 batch have been cleared for the promotion to the rank of Chief Commissioner. Posting is expected to commence in a week of two.

A K Prasad to move to Customs & Excise Settlement Commission
Chief Commissioner of CBEC A K Prasad is reportedly moving to Customs & Excise Settlement Commission in Mumbai.

Who will succeed Chandra as JS, Defence on Aug. 1, 2013?
Subhash Chandra's tenure on central deputation is scheduled to end on July 31. But the picture is yet to be clear as who would succeed him on 1 August in Dept. of Defence as Joint Secretary G/Air.

Justice Devadhar is new Presiding Officer of SAT
Former Bombay High Court Judge Justice P Devadhar has reportedly been appointed as the new presiding officer of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT).

Now top cop job in Himachal will go to HP cadre IPS only
Amid a series of speculations, getting stimulus from Chief Minister's recommendation to MHA to bring a Punjab cadre IPS, the hazy picture is now clear that the top cop job will be assigned to a HP cadre IPS officer only. Still some more clarity is awaited as who would get the coveted slot?

PR Sudhakar poised for Member, Ordnance Factory Board
As the grapevine has it Dr P R Sudhakar is poised to be appointed as Member, Ordnance Factory Board. He is a 1977 batch officers of Indian Ordnance Factory Services.

A P Panda to join as Director (Fin), SECL on Aug 1
A P Panda, AGM, RINL, will be joining as Director (Finance), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) on August 1, 2013.
(We said this on January 30, 2013)

Orders of Sanjiv Bahl as CMD, PHHL yet to come
The orders of Sanjiv Bahl, ED, PHL, for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited (PHHL) are yet to be issued by Government of India. He was selected at PESB meeting held on October 31, 2012.

Anup Wadhawan is new JS, Banking
Anup Wadhawan has taken over as Joint Secretary, Banking, Ministry of Finance. Wadhawan, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre was earlier Joint Secretary, DEA.
(We said this on June 17,2013)

Krishnamurhty returns to Kerala
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved premature repatriation of M N Krishnamurhty, IPS(KL-84), presently working as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore under the Department of Defence Production, to his parent cadre, with the condition that the name of the officer will be considered for the future deputation, only after the officer has completed the prescribed period of 'cooling-off' in the cadre, after the expiry of the unfinished tenure of his central deputation on the post held by him at the time of his premature repatriation.

Sanjeev Kumar is now Mission Director
Sanjeev Kumar has taken over as Mission Director, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Ministry Housing & Urban Poverty. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Resignation of IPS officer rejected in Gujarat
The Gujarat Government has refused to accept the resignation of 1992 batch IPS officer Samiullah Ansari.

IRSME officer R Mukund gets SAG
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineer (IRSME) officer, R Mukund presently in CRIS has been granted Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) on non functional basis.

Ajaib Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ajaib Singh has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is an IA & AS officer of 1991 batch.

Mridul Sonwal posted as DIG, SHQ, Manipur
Mridul Sonwal has been posted as DIG, SHQ, Manipur. He is a BSF cadre officer.

Railways allows Muslim employees to leave office early
The Ministry of Railways has allowed the employees belonging to Muslim community observing fast and are required to travel a long distance to their residence for Iftar to leave office early.

Post of Director (Tech), SECL lying vacant since March, 2012
The post of Director, Technical (Project & Planning), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has been lying vacant since March, 2012. Meanwhile, C B Sood, ED, CIL, was selected for this post, but he has not received orders so far. The vacancy has arisen with the appointment of Gopal Singh as CMD, Central Coalfields Limited (CCL).

Uttarakhand Govt refuses to relieve Dr Dobhal
The Government of Uttarakhand is understood to have refused relieving Dr Rajendra Dobhal of the post of DG, UCOST and joining as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), due to natural calamity in the state. He was to join before June 30, 2013.

IAS reshuffle in Odisha
There is major IAS reshuffle in Odisha. New postings are :- Vipin Saxena PS Home, S K Mishra PS Pensions, Rajesh Verma PS Agriculture, P C Venugopal PS Rural Development, D N Gupta Commissioner Consolidation, Gudy Srinivas Secretary Steel and Mines, Surendra Kumar Secretary Science and Technology, Salini Pandit labour commissioner, Hemant Sharma CMD GRIDCO and Optecl,Pramod Kumar Mehrda RDC Northern Division, Vishnu Prasad Panda Secretary Board of Revenue, P K Patnaik AS GAD, P K Pradhan Registrar Cooperative Societies, Roopa Mishra project director, NRHM and MD of Odisha Medical Corporation, Jharsuguda collector Niranjan Sahoo would replace her, Guha Poonam Kumar Collector Jharsuguda, Roopa Roshan Sahoo Dhenkanal collector, V Jaya Kumar Nuapada collector, B S Poonia Sundargarh collector, B Parameswaran Balasore collector,Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya Kalahandi collector, N Thirumala Nayak Kandhamal collector, D Prasanth K Reddy Balangir collector, Shyam Sundar Nayak Deogarh collector.

Nine IPS officers shifted in Karnataka (UPDATED)
As many as nine officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, S Murugan has been appointed as DIG, Internal Security Division, Bangalore while M Nanjundaswami will now be Joint Commissioner, Crimes, Bangalore and
H S Venkatesh is SP, Internal Security Division, Bangalore. Similarly, Pawar Pravin Madhukar has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner, Traffic (East), Banglore City, Bangalore; M N Nagaraj as SP, Intelligence, Bangalore; B S Lokesh Kumar as SP, Dharward district, Dharwad; R Ramesh as Deputy Commissioner, CAR Headquarters, Bangalore and M Muthuraya was made Deputy Commissioner of Police, Administration, Bangalore.

Umesh Chandra is also CMD, OMDC, EIL and BSLC (UPDATED)
Umesh Chandra, Director (Operations), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), has been assigned an additional charges of Managing Director of Orissa Minerals Development Company (OMDC), Eastern Investments Limited (EIL) and Bisra Stone Lime Company (BSLC) after the posts vacant with the resignation of Satish Chandra.

HUDCO hands over highest ever dividend to GoI (UPDATED)
HUDCO has declared a total dividend of Rs. 150 crore for the financial year 2012-2013 which is the highest ever payment of dividend to the Government of India by HUDCO. Out of this total amount, Rs. 103.78crore is payable to Ministry of Housing &Urban Poverty Alleviation, Rs. 15.12 crore to Ministry of Urban Development and Rs.31.10 crore to the Ministry of Rural Development. V P Baligar, Chairman & Managing Director, HUDCO along with NL Manjoka, Director Corporate Planning (HUDCO) and A K Kaushik, Director Finance (HUDCO) presented the cheque to Dr Girija Vyas, Minister for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation in the presence of A K Misra, Secretary, HUPA. In the financial year 2012-13, HUDCO has registered highest ever net profit (after tax) of Rs. 700.56 crore, and has recorded the highest ever level of sanctions of Rs. 23,974 crore.

Will Sanjay Kumar be new DGP of Himachal Pradesh ? (UPDATED)
Sanjay Kumar, IPS (1985) in the rank of ADGP on repatriation from Central deputation on his joining on 21st July, 2013, is likely to take over as chief of police of HP.

Orders of Bassi as new Delhi Police Commissioner issued (UPDATED)
Bhim Sen Bassi will succeed Neeraj Kumar as Delhi Police Commissioner on August 1. Orders to this effect were issued on July 16.He is 1977 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
( We said this on April 22 )

A K Chauhan posted as CIT (Central), Bhopal (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre officer, A K Chauhan, who was on compulsory wait, has been appointed as CIT (Central), Bhopal.

S S Parida posted as CIT (A), Valsad (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre officer, S S Parida, who was on compulsory wait, has been appointed as CIT (A), Valsad.

George Kuruvilla selected as Director (O&M), BECIL (UPDATED)
George Kuruvilla, GM, BECIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Operation & Marketing), Broadcasting Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 16, 2013. As many as 15 persons were interviewed for the same.

All-India recruitment drive of SAIL gets overwhelming response (UPDATED)
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the leading steel producer of the nation and a Maharatna Company, regularly inducts young, qualified and professional talents in frontline managerial cadre. The recruitments have been to the tune of over 600 engineering graduates every year keeping in view the on-going massive expansion and modernization programme involving investment of Rs. 72,000 crores approx. The requirements are assessed on annual basis and are notified in the SAIL website as well as published in leading national newspapers. The process has been attracting high number of applicants from leading institutes across the country, with an overwhelming response of over 180,000 applicants in the year 2013. Selection for the same is based on an extensive written examination followed by group discussion and interview. During the current year, the test was scheduled in 29 cities covering 20 states at 214 test centres. Each centre was headed by a Test Centre Incharge assisted by representatives from the agency and supervised by nominee officials of SAIL. More than 7500 invigilators and other support staff were deputed across the test centres for ensuring effective conduct of the test. In addition to the above, to ensure a fair and free test, the law and order authorities were informed about the centres, timings etc. and requested for due deployment. The written examination scheduled on 14th July 2013 was conducted smoothly across the country except for two centres at Patna where certain irregularities were reported. The irregularities, as reported, related to usage of high tech gadgets by some unscrupulous elements for resorting to unfair practices during the examination. These elements have been apprehended by the alert law and order authorities. SAIL, in consideration of the seriousness of the incident has ordered a retest in these two centres only, which will be conducted within the next two/ three weeks.

CORPORATE

Bali appointed non-official Director, on Oriental Insurance Co Ltd Board
Amardeep Singh Bali has been appointed as part-time non-official Director on the Board of Oriental Insurance Company Limited, New Delhi for a period of three years.

Nayar appointed CEO & MD, IFCI Ltd
IFCI Limited has appointed Santosh B Nayar as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of the company.

Saxena appointed MD and Group CEO, Cipla Ltd
Cipla Ltd has appointed Subhanu Saxena as Managing Director (MD) and Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Jha appointed Addl. Director, IFCI Ltd
Ashok Kumar Jha has been has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of Directors of IFCI Limited.

Kumar ceases to be Director, NALCO
Ms Gauri Kumar has ceased to be a Director of National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO).

Mishra appointed Part-time Director, NALCO
Durga Shanker Mishra, Joint Secretary, union Ministry of Mines has been appointed as Part-time Official Director of National Aluminum Company (NALCO).

Pandey appointed MD, Roselabs Finance Ltd
Roselabs Finance Ltd has appointed Ramnandanam Pandey as Managing Director (MD) of the company.

Sethi appointed Addl. Director, Vardhman Acrylics Ltd
Vardhman Acrylics Limited has appointed Ms. Monica Sethi as an Additional Director of the company.

Singh appointed Addl. Director, MBL Infrastructures Ltd
MBL Infrastructures Limited has appointed Bhagwan Singh as an Additional Director of the company.

Santhanaraman resigns as Director, Arvind Remedies Ltd
V Santhanaraman has resigned as Director of Arvind Remedies Ltd.

Ramkumar appointed Independent Director, MRO-TEK Ltd
MRO-TEK Limited has appointed G Ramkumar as Non Executive and Independent Director of the company.

Inani appointed CFO, Roselabs Finance Ltd
Kuntiprakash Inani has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Roselabs Finance Ltd.

Chowdary resigns as Independent Director, Regency Ceramic Ltd
T V Chowdary has resigned as Independent Director of Regency Ceramic Ltd.

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It's not a NEWS

Please don't give selective promotion orders of a particular department. Many in Railways keep getting SAG and it's not a NEWS. Please report batch wise promotions as You had been Doing for IAS. Postings to General Posts as we call them like Chairman/ RB, ADRM, DRM, SDGM, AGM, GM, and Senior postings like Addl Members/ Members and above can be reported. You may also follow if U like : https://irsse.wordpress.com/

R V B Babu

It is a routine matter

SAG to IRSME officer that to on non functional basis is a routine matter. Such grant of SAG is everyday occurrence in one service or other and this eminent website which is a mine of information should not be clogged with such "NEWS".

Pramod C Rawal