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POLITICS

21 officers posted as DRMs in Railways (UPDATED)
As many as 21 officers of Railways have been appointed as Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) at various zones. Accordingly, N K Gupta has been made DRM of Danapur while Kathpal will be DRM, Ambala and Sunit Kumar as DRM, PA. Similarly, S Agrawal has been appointed as DRM, MBD; Rajiv Saxena, DRM, Raipur; Archana Joshi DRM, Kota; Rajesh Tiwari DRM, Sonepur; D Panda, Sambalpur; Manoj Joshi, Guntakal Junction; A P Singh DRM, Bilaspur; Sanjiv Mittal DRM, Hubli; Anup Kumar DRM, Lucknow; P C Sharma DRM, Nanded; G Banerji DRM, Kharagpur; John Thomas DRM, Ratlam; A K Singh DRM, Jabalpur; Rajiv Sharma DRM S&T Ju; Lalita V DRM, Sholapur; Jindal DRM, A/C, Izt; Indra Kumar DRM, BCT  and B B Singh was appointed as DRM, Dhanbad.

Four names in the fray of PPS to Jharkhand Chief Minister?
Whispers in the corridors of power have been doing rounds regarding the appointment of Principal Private Secretary to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. As many as four IAS officers are in the fray namely; J B Tubid, Sukhdev Singh, Nitin Madan Kulkarni and B K Tripathy. Though all the four form the list of preference but the final choice would unfold the pace, priorities and alignment of Hemant Soren's approach towards the administration? Tubid and Tripathy belong to 1983 batch, Sukhdev belongs to 1987 batch and Kulkarni belongs to 1995 batch.

Bureaucrats are not masters of public
The Madras High Court has observed that public servants are not masters of the public.

BUREAUCRACY

CSB to meet on Tuesday ?
CSB is meeting on Tuesday instead of Monday. The meeting can also be deferred for the next week.

Praveen Garg joins as JS, Justice
Praveen Garg has joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary, Justice on Friday. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on June 28, 2013)

Das is now full-time CMD of NALCO
Ansuman Das has now taken over as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO). Earlier he was holding additional charge.

(We said this on March 18, 2013)

R K Verma relieved to join Delhi Government
Goa Government has relieved R K Verma to join the Delhi Government. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Satya Gopal transferred to Arunachal Pradesh
Satya Gopal has been transferred to Arunachal Pradesh from Chandigarh. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

New post created in Indian Navy
Rear Admiral Srinivas Kanugo has taken over as the first Flag Officer in the newly created post of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air Material).

Highest number of officers on deputation are from Arunachal Pradesh
Highest number of IAS and IPS officers currently on deputation to the Government of India from the North-East is from Arunachal Pradesh. There are seven IAS and four IPS officers of this state posted in Delhi.

Prabhat Kumar is CVO of Pawan Hans
Prabhat Kumar has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the Pawan Hans Limited (PHL), New Delhi for the period upto August 3, 2015. He is a 1994 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

Four senior IPS officers in MP shifted
As many as four senior IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh have been transferred. Accordingly, Ashok Dohre has been appointed as ADGP, Cyber Cell - Bhopal, Dr Vijay Kumar will be ADGP, Fire Services - Bhopal, Surendra Kumar Pandey - ADGP, Home Guard (Disaster Management) - Bhopal and U C Shadangi will be ADGP, Intelligence (Naxal Campaign), PHQ, Bhopal.

102 Asst Accounts officers promoted to Accounts officer's grade
As many as 102 Assistant Accounts Officers have been promoted to the grade of Accounts Officer in the department of Defence Accounts.

Tomar to join GoI
Ajay Kumar Tomar is all set to go on deputation to the Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Dr Shakir Hussain Shaik posted as Add CIT, Mumbai region
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Dr Shakir Hussain Shaik, who was on compulsory wait, has been posted as Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (OSD) in the office of CCIT (CCA), Mumbai region.

Six IAS officers made Special Officers in AP
As many as six IAS officers have been appointed as Special Officers in flood affected districts in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, S K Sultani has been appointed as Special Officer for Karimnagar district, N K Prasad for Khammam district, M Ravichandra for East Godavari district, Sanjay Jaju for West Godavari district; Ahmad Nadeem for Adilabad district and B Janardhan Reddy for Warangal district.

P C Das empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
P C Das has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).

Ms Gauri Parasher is new DY RC Odisha in Delhi
Ms Gauri Parasher will be new Deputy Resident Commissioner of Odisha in Delhi. She is a 2009 batch IAS officer.

Kaundal to be Manager Air India, Milan
Air India officer, NS K Kaundal has been appointed as Manager Air India, Milan.

Ravishankar posted Commissioner, Housing Board in Karnataka
Dr J Ravishankar has been appointed as Commissioner, Karnataka Housing Board, Bangalore in Karnataka. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Three IAS officers shifted in MP
Three IAS officers of Madhya Pradesh have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Mrs Tanvi Sundriyal Bahuguna has been posted as CEO, Chhindwara Zilla Panchayat while Ganesh Shankar Mishra will now be CEO, Betul zilla Panchayat and Abhijit Agrawal is CEO, Sheopur Zilla Panchayat.

IRSME officer Shivendra Mohan gets SAG
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineer (IRSME) officer, Shivendra Mohan presently in North Central Railway (NCR) has been granted Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) on non functional basis.

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

A Asthana posted as DIG(G), FTR HQ, KMR
A Asthana has been posted as DIG(G), FTR HQ, KMR. He is a BSF cadre officer.

Post of Ajmera re-designated as Commissioner, Rajasthan Foundation
The post of Vinod Ajmera as Executive Director, Rajasthan Foundation, Jaipur, has been re-designated as Commissioner, Rajasthan Foundation, Jaipur. He is an IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Skill development programme for JCIT from July 22
An orientation & management skill development programme is being held for newly promoted Joint Commissioners of Income Tax (JCIT) from July 22 to July 26, 2013 at NADT, Nagpur.

Amarjit Singh promoted as Jt Commissioner, Customs
Amarjit Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise, has been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise.

NBCC bags golden peacock occupational health & safety award-2013
S K Pal, Director (Finance), S K Kaul, R C Chaudhari, R L Mehra, Executive Directors of NBCC received Golden Peacock Occupational Health & Safety Award 2013 from Union Minister of State (Independent charge), Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Manish Tiwari. NBCC has been declared as the winner of "Golden Peacock Occupational Health & Safety Award" for the year 2013 at the 15th World Congress on Environment Management, being held from July 19 - 20, 2013 by Institute of Directors.

Dakshinamoorthy posted Collector, Namakkal in TN
V Dakshinamoorthy has been appointed as Collector, Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu. He is an IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Two IPS officers get postings in KSPHC in Karnataka
Dr B E Umapathy, IPS, Director General Police, has been appointed as the Chairman of Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation (KSPHC) while Praveen Sood, ADGP, has been appointed as the Managing Director of KSPHC in Karnataka.

CORPORATE

P V Prasad appointed as WED, Travancore Bank Board
P V Prasad, Special Assistant, State Bank of Travancore, has been appointed as Workmen Employee Director (WED) on the Board of Directors of State Bank of Travancore for a period of three years.

Gopalakrishnan nominated as Member, Th'thapuram Local Board, SBI
A Gopalakrishnan has been nominated as a Member on the Thiruvananthapuram Local Board of State Bank of India for a period of three years.

Ramesh Kumar is now MD, Essar Power Gujarat
Ramesh Kumar has been appointed as Managing Director of Essar Power Gujarat Limited.

Rao steps down as Independent Director, Tata Global Beverages Ltd
U M Rao has stepped down as a Non-Executive, Independent Director of Tata Global Beverages Ltd on reaching the age of retirement.

Kumar steps down as Vice Chairman of Tata Global Beverages Limited
R K Krishna Kumar has stepped down as Vice Chairman on the Board of Directors of Tata Global Beverages Limited on reaching the age of retirement.

Three Independent Directors appointed on Board of Essar Ports Ltd
Essar Ports Limited has appointed Michael Pinto, Dr Jose Paul and N C Singhal as independent directors of the company.

Joshi appointed CFO, Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited
Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited has appointed Ajay Joshi as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Patni appointed Company Secy, Simplex Castings Ltd
Simplex Castings Limited has appointed Ms Monalisa Patni as a Company Secretary of the company.

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Mid day meals: Fix administrative responsibility
In the backdrop of death of 23 children who were given poisoned midday meal , HRD Minister has formed a 20 member committee to monitor mid day meals scheme. I think for better results he should utilise the services of officer like Ashok Khemka and make him in- charge of mid day meal scheme . Further instead of IAS officers being sent on foreign junkets as part of mid career training, they should be made to visit government run schools, anganwadis , primary health care centres. Administrative responsibility also needs to be fixed.
Sudhir Chopra

Mid Day Meals - it happens only in India
Recent incident in Bihar in which children died after taking mid day meal is beyond shocking. Such incidents can happen in India only. Government takes pride in touting Mid Day Meal scheme as the largest school feeding scheme in the world. In a country of India's magnitude, anything and everything will be largest in the world anyway. About 15000 crores of rupees are spent on the scheme every year. But what is the achievement? The scheme has not helped increase the enrolment or attendance. Statistics given by the Government which are in turn provided by the States are not truly correct. These keep on changing frequently. States inflate the figures just to get more and more funds from the Centre. I know this. But more importantly, the programme is a big disturbance in the schools. Once a senior officer on tour to a State to inspect the programme was mobbed by the mothers of school children who told the officer that they could feed their children, you just provide them education. There are many parents who feel and say the same. The programme is being implemented upto primary classes under the directions of the Supreme Court. Court probably gave this direction because grains were being provided to the students, which they exchanged in the village shop for cigarettes, bidis etc. Nobody suggests abolition of this programme, but its implementation should be consolidated at primary level and the programme should not have been extended upto upper primary level. Chairperson, UPA wants this to be extended upto secondary level! There is hunger in this country no doubt, but schools are meant to educate children and people send their children to school to learn and not because they are provided free lunch there. Government should be knowing this.
Bishan Sharma

Develop own method of protest
I am practicing one form of protest. As I don't like vendors encroaching road, unauthorised hawkers in trains so I refrain myself from buying anything from them. Likewise if you know the tricks of the TV programme producers, you should stop viewing their programme which though may not affect their TRP drastically but will affect to a little extent. We should think of our own method of protest and some day it will definitely bring result.

Manas