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Will the BJP announce candidature of Narendra Modi ?
A powerful section in the BJP is keen for announcement of candidature of Narendra Modi as PM very soon. They say that announcement is must before he is charge sheeted by the UPA Government.

BUREAUCRACY

Seema Bahuguna loses to Bharti Sihag
The 1983 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer Seema Bahuguna has lost to her Himachal Pradesh cadre batchmate Dr Bharti Sihag for the post of AS &FA in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

KBS Sidhu is new JS, HUPA
Karan Bir Singh Sidhu is poised for Joint Secretary, Department of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) . He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

B Radhika to succeed Sinha in CVC
Odisha cadre 1989 batch IPS officer Ms B Radhika will succeed A K Sinha in the CVC as Additional Secretary. Sinha is currently Special Director CBI.

Five IAS officers nominated for Harvard University programme for August
As many as five officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been nominated for four additional short-term training programmes of Harvard University '' Driving Government Performance: Leadership Strategies that Produce Results" from August 25 to 30, 2013. The officers are: Rajiv Yadav (AM:81); K P Krishna (KN:83); Arun Kumar Sinha (UP:83); Sudhir Tripathi (JH:85) and Sham Lal Goyal (MH:85)

Will Negi be given as the new CS, Arunachal Pradesh ?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Ramesh Negi may be given as the new Chief Secretary after Hari Krishna Paliwal's term comes to an end on July 30. Negi is a 1984 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre. Currently he is serving as Development Commissioner; Planning & Finance/Home & Vigilance. Still guessing game goes on. Will he ?

Jalaj Shrivastava is new Chairman of NDMC
Jalaj Shrivastava has been appointed new Chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
(We said this on June 27, 2013)

Whisper about Railway Board Chairman
Heard in the corridors of Cabinet Secretariat that a file has already started on the direction of some PMO officials to post a technically competent candidate from non Railway Services to check the menace in the Railway Ministry. Apparently it has been proposed because an IAS, if posted as Chairman may not be able to handle such complicated Ministry. Whereas within Railway Board a lot of heart burning is going on among Members for becoming Chairman, Wait and watch !!

Orders of Panigrahi as Director (Pers), MCL issued
The orders of P C Panigrahi, GM, NALCO, for the appointment as Director (Personnel), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) have reportedly been issued by Government of India. The post has been lying vacant in MCL since December, 2012.
(We said this on March 22, 2013)

Post of Joint CP (Recruitment) in Delhi Police vacant since May
The post of Joint Commissioner of Police (Recruitment) has been lying vacant since May 2013 after Sanjay Beniwal had been posted as the Joint CP of South Eastern Range on May 15 this year.

Gautam yet to take charge of Jt CP, Security
Sunil Kumar Gautam, who has recently been relieved from SSB, is yet to join Delhi Police. He will take charge of Jt CP (Security) from Mukesh Kr Meena. Meena would then be relieved to take charge of his recently mandated job as Jt CP (General Administration). Both are 1989 batch IPS officers of AGMUT cadre.

Ms Jyoti Mehta is CVO, NIFT
Ms Jyoti Mehta has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi for the period upto August 10, 2015 or until further orders, whichever takes place earlier. She is 1992 batch IoFS officer.

Nayyar H Khan to be DIG, SSB
Nayyar H Khan is all set to join the Shashatra Seema Bal as DIG. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre..

Raju Bhargava to join CRPF ?
Raju Bhargava is likely to join the CRPF as DIG. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Rawal succeeds Krishna Shankar as ED, BHEL
L K Rawal GM (P&D) has succeeded W V K Krishna Shankar, ED, BHEL Corporate office, who was appointed as Director (Industrial System & Products) in place of M K Dubey retiring in July this year.

Orders of A K Jha for posting as Director (P&P), MOIL Ltd soon
The orders of A K Jha, GM, CCL, for the appointment as Director (Production & Planning) MOIL Limited are expected to be issued by Government of India this week.
(We said this on Feb 22, 2013)

Orders of Banerjee for posting as Director (Fin), KRCL yet to come
The orders of Amitabh Banerjee, IRAS, Director (Finance), Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited, for the appointment of Director (Finance), Konkan Railways Corporation Limited (KRCL), are yet to be issued by Government of India.

Sridhar Patra to take over as Director (Fin), THDCIL on Aug 1
Sridhar Patra SRIDHAR PATRA, GM, MRPL will be taking over the charge as Director (Finance), THDC India Limited (THDCIL) on August 1, 2013. He will succeed C P Singh who is retiring in July.
(We said this on January 11, 2013)

DoPT seeks applications for First Secretary, PMI, WTO
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of First Secretary (Legal), Permanent Mission of India (PMI), WTO, Geneva for a period of three years. The officers at the level of Deputy Secretary/Director in the Government of India can forward their applications to this department within one month.

Major retirement of IPS officers in AP
As many as four IPS officers of different batches are retiring in Andhra Pradesh in July 2013. They are Madan Lal, Ambati Sivanarayana, Raghuveer Prasad Meena and K Satyanarayana Rao.

One ADG rank post vacant in NCRB
One post of Additional Director General has been lying vacant in National Crime Record Bureau The fast approaching time of empanelment of 1983 batch IPS officers has been making the prospective officers eager towards such vacant posts of ADG.

S D Sharma is now Director in Cabinet Secretariat
S D Sharma has been posted as Director in the Cabinet Secretariat after return from the course 'MA in Public Policy and Sustainable Development'.

Will Srivastava succeed Bassi as Special CP (Administration)?
Whispers in the corridors of power has it that Sachidanand Srivastava also has brighter prospects of being Special Commissioner of Police (Administration). Will he? The 1985 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre is presently serving Delhi Police as Special Commissioner (Special Cell).

Md Rahmatullah is Consulting Editor, Doordarshan

Mohammad Rahmatullah has been appointed as the Consulting Editor of Doordarshan News. He is a seasoned television journalist and has been serving the industry for over 25 years.

GoI approves encadrement of newly created posts
Government of India has accorded approval to the encadrement of newly created posts into the corresponding grades of Central Secretariat Service/Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service on the strength of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The posts encadred include: three of Director; six of Under Secretary; 13 of Section Officer; 26 of Assistant; one of Sr PPS; three of Private Secretary and eight of Personal Assistant.

Sanjay Misri to be Airport Manager, Melbourne
Air India officer, Sanjay Misri has been appointed as Airport Manager, Melbourne.

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

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

Mahendra Singh posted as DIG(Pro), FTR HQ, M&C
Mahendra Singh has been posted as DIG(Pro), FTR HQ, M&C. He is a BSF cadre officer.

CCIT/DGIT to get HAG+ scale from May 23
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued office memorandum for the upgradation of the posts of Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Income Tax from HAG scale to HAG+ scale with effect from May 23, 2013.

Applications sought for five vacancies of Judicial Members, CAT
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for five vacancies in Judicial Members of Central Administrative Terminal (CAT).Those willing to apply can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Applications invited for three vacancies of Administrative Members, CAT
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for three vacancies Administrative Members in Central Administrative Terminal (CAT).Those willing to apply can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

5 day training programme for IAS, CSS officers from July 29
A five day in-service training programme for the IAS and CSS officers is being organized by the OP Jindal University on the subject of 'Fighting corruption: Effective Corruption Eradication Strategies' from July 29 to August 2, 2013.

Transfers and postings of IPS officers in Delhi
Some officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Delhi. Accordingly, Madan Mohan Oberoi has been posted as Joint Commissioner of Police, Licensing while Madhup Tewari will now join Central Bureau of Investigation CBI and Mandeep Singh Randhawa is Additional DCP New Delhi district. Similarly, Mangesh Kashyap has been shifted to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW); Atul Katiyar as Additional CP of the Armed Police; K Jaggdeeshan as Additional CP, Security.

D P Pande is Member Traffic, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Devi Prasad Pande, GM, SCR, has taken over as Member, Traffic, Railway Board, New Delhi and Ex-Officio Secretary to Government of India.He is a 1976 batch officer of Indian Railways Traffic Service (IRTS).

NBCC inks MoA with CPWD (UPDATED)
NBCC CMD Anoop Kumar Mittal and DG of CPWD V K Gupta, exchanging documents after signing a Memorandum of Agreement the other day with regard to development of CPWD land at Ghitorni, New Delhi. The MoA was signed in presence of Secretary, MoUD, Govt. of India, Dr. Sudhir Krishna,.

Rajan Gupta takes over as DG BPR&D (UPDATED)
Rajan Gupta has taken over as DG of the BPR&D on Wednesday. He is 1978 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
(We said this on May 9, 2013)

Anupam Mishra selected as Director (Comm&HRD), WAPCOS (UPDATED)
Anupam Mishra, Senior General Manager, WAPCOS, has been selected for the post of Director (Commercial & HRD), WAPCOS Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 24, 2013. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Sinha appointed Part-time Govt Director, CCI
Container Corporation of India Ltd (CCI) has appointed Kundan Sinha, Advisor (Rates), Railway Board as Part-Time Government Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Mohanty is President of ICAI
Suresh Chandra Mohanty has been elected as the new President the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI).Mohanty replaces Rakesh Singh.

SCOPE holds release function of its monthly magazine issue
SCOPE, organized a release function of the special issue of its monthly magazine, KALEIDOSCOPE on "Skill Development and Capacity Building of CPSEs' at SCOPE Convention Centre, New Delhi. O P Rawat, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) released the Special Edition of KALEIDOSCOPE during the function which was also addressed by C S Verma, Chairman, SCOPE. Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) made a presentation on "Leveraging the NSDC Skills Ecosystem for Training and Standards." The function was attended by a large number of Chief Executives, Directors and senior executives of CPSEs besides senior government officials. Verma in his address emphasized the need to focus on the training of the young population of the country. The demographic profile of India is changing making the country one of the youngest nations in the world. There lies a great opportunity to leverage the nation's young human resource to help grow the country economically. Chairman SCOPE said, India requires 347 million skilled manpower in the next 10 years. This is a daunting task as there is acute shortage of skilled manpower. Public sector enterprises can play a pivotal role in bridging this skill deficit in the country. Rawat in his address emphasized that skill development training should be broad based for developing trainer entrepreneurs in the country. These entrepreneurs should set up their own enterprises to train people all over the country and abroad. He said the world population is ageing and the advantageous demographic dividend India has should not only focus on meeting the domestic requirements but should cater to the world. Secretary DPE also emphasized the need to integrate other factors such as health, hygiene, yoga etc with skill development to ensure overall development.

Bank of India hands over dividend to Finance Minister
Mrs V R Iyer, Chairperson and Managing Director, Bank of India, presented a dividend warrant of INR 382.01 crore for the financial year 2012- 2013 to Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, in a formal event held in New Delhi. The occasion was also graced by the presence of Honorable Minister of State for Finance, Namo Narain Meena, B P Sharma, Executive Director, Bank of India, Tarlochan Singh General Manager National Banking (North) Bank of India & others for your kind consideration. Bank of India posted a net profit of INR 2749.35 crore during the financial year 2012 - 13 and has declared a dividend of INR 10 (i.e. 100) Bank of India also crossed a coveted business-mix of INR 7 lakh crore during the quarter ended on June 30, 2013.

Dalmia resigns as Managing Director of Unno Industries Ltd
Pawan Dalmia has resigned as Managing Director of Unno Industries Ltd.

Cayzer-Colvin appointed Additional Director, Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd
Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd has appointed Jamie Cayzer-Colvin as Additional Director of the company.

Mundhra has resigned as Whole-time Director , S Kumars.Com Ltd
Ms Chandra Mundhra has resigned as Whole-time Director of S Kumars.Com Ltd .She will however continue to be a Non Executive Director of the company.

Sandilya resigns as Independent Director, Parrys Sugar Industries Ltd
S Sandilya has resigned as Independent Director of Parrys Sugar Industries Ltd.

Balasubramanian appointed Chairman, Parrys Sugar Industries Ltd
K Balasubramanian has been appointed as Chairman of Parrys Sugar Industries Ltd.

Solanki appointed Company Secy, NRB Industrial Bearings Ltd
NRB Industrial Bearings Ltd has appointed Ms Neha Solanki as Company Secretary of the company.

Ojha appointed Additional Director , Unno Industries Ltd
Bhairu Ratan Ojha has been appointed as Additional Director of Unno Industries Ltd with immediate effect.

Narain appointed Non-Executive Ind. Director, IndoStar Capital Fin. Pvt. Ltd
IndoStar Capital Finance Private Limited has appointed Ravi Narain as the Non-Executive Independent Director of the company.

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Ab IAS ko lakar Railway ka pura bhatta hi baithana chahte hai kya?

In Railways the lower rankers of Civil Services are already working in IRTS,IRAS,IRPS and RPF services. There are many departments which have only IAS in key posts and the corruption and inefficiency is highest in these departments. Please forbid Railway. I suggest to conduct one common IQ test of all Central Govt Gr A officers after 10,20 and 30 years and you will find that many IAS will not find place in top list and you will find many officers of other services in merit list. Please give weight age to merit and come out of bias of labels (like IAS).

AKS

IAS are generalists

In the Ministry of Railways the generalist cadre people, during their induction training, are also taught about technical matters like locomotives, wagons, bogies, couplers, hose pipe, brakes, electrification, civil & mechanical engineering, economic, statistics and planning. Long back, dating to the years 1990s, in one of the COS meeting Cabinet Secretary asked one newly appointed IAS Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Steel that you are talking about supply of "çoking coal to the Steel Plants" do you know for what purpose coking coal is used. The latter said Sir I don't know. Coking coal is fuel used for melting steel in Blast Furnace in steel mills. You cannot expect an IAS officer to be versed with technical terms of Railway operations. As on date only one Ministry is beyond the reach of IAS and that is the Ministry of Railways. Railways have their own budget, RPF and Inspectorate of works. They are not dependent on any other Ministry. When the Britishers left the country they had left behind only two posts of Principal Secretary to the Government of India one is the Cabinet Secretary and the other Chairman-Railway Board.

Satya Prakash

Why post IAS officers in Railways?

So that it can be (mis)managed efficiently like the rest of the government? Tomorrow the IAS lobby will demand that even CBDT/CBEC Members should be from IAS.

ANX

Aadhar is a waste of money

If end use is to be ensured cash should be paid at houses.

Venkat

Appointing a single agency for entire Delhi is wrong

Recently CGHS has appointed a new agency to supply medicines to the dispensaries in entire Delhi. They are not able to supply medicines with the result one has to make number of visits to get the medicine. Added to this, medicines are not supplied and the individuals are asked to buy on their own and get reimbursement. CGHS authorities should review this decision and appoint more agencies for supply of medicines so that beneficiaries are not harassed.

S Gopal

Laudable effort of CWC

Laudable effort of CWC in augmenting more storage capacity in Odisha state to serve the natives of the state in feeding them.

Sher Jagjit Singh

Civil Aviation Ministry will win hands down

In using PSUs, Ministry of Civil Aviation will win hands down.

N R Krishnan

Wonderful satire

Anita Saxena's satire is wonderful and apt what to return the car only I would say return the daughter as it is becoming unaffordable to manage house with wife it is easier to manage without her.

Kunal

This is not correct

Ravindra Singh has been there for a while first as AS and then as SS. Jain is the newest JS in Culture ministry and other three joint secretaries namely Ms Arvind, Sanjiv Mittal and Venu joined the Ministry much before Jain.

Akhil