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Prime Minister of India ?
Who will be next PM Rahul Gandhi, L K Advani or Narendra Modi ? This is the latest question being asked throughout the country. From 1990 to 2000 same type of question was discussed -who will be the PM-Pranab Mukherjee or Arjun Singh. From 2000 to 2005 it was being speculated - who will be future PM-Chandra Babu Naidu or Digvijay Singh. And everybody knows none of them could reach to the top and mild manerred "Mauni Baba" Manmohan Singh became the PM who is going to create history by remaining on the post at a stretch for 10 years. Means , he will break the record of Late Indira Gandhi and late Rajiv Gandhi. Now one can draw the conclusion.

Appointment of new DG, CRPF crucially important for 2014 elections?
The spectators of government and administration make it a point these days that on the onset of Lok Sabha Elections 2014 the appointment of new DG, CRPF may have been worrying the political masters of UPA-II because CRPF forms the biggest deployable force in size and volume

Delay in appointment affects performance in CPSEs!
Delay in appointment of CMD, MD and Directors in the Boards of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) is affecting the performance of the units!.

Amitabh Bachchan tweets on Vipul Mittra
Vipul Mittra, IAS of 1986 batch who is serving as Secretary (Tourism, Pilgrimage Dev. & Devsthan Management) Government of Gujarat. Amitabh Bachchan has twitted on his upcoming book Amitabh Bachchan @SrBachchan 23h T 1184 -@VIPUL__MITTRA : forthcoming book 'The Dream Chasers'(Random House), due for release by Aug end

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega ONGC Chairman (1) B C Tripathi
CMD of the GAIL (India) B C Tripathi is said to be front-runner. His age is on his side. Tripathi is credited with bringing Gail from being Navratna to Maharatna. Interviews for the position are expected to be held on August 30 by the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB),

Will Kanwaljit Deol be the next DG, CRPF?
If some top sources are to be believed, several top cops of the country waiting in the wings their turn as new DG, CRPF, Kanwaljit Deol's name is also being discussed for the top job. If the buzz comes true she would be the first lady officer to shoulder the top job at CRPF. Pranay Sahay, DG, CRPF, is scheduled to superannuate on July 31. Deol is serving as DG (Investigation), NHRC. She is 1977 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre. Will CRPF carve out a history for itself? Name of 1977 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre Subhash Gowami is still at number one in the panel.

Will Joy move to Cabinet Secretariat as JS?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that V P Joy is tipped to be Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat. Reportedly, he would succeed Subhash Chandra Garg. Recently posted in-situ as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretary. Joy is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Joshi poised to be JS, Department of IPP, GoI
As the grapevine has it, Avinash Purushottam Das Joshi is all set to be appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (IPP) , GoI. The 1994 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre is presently serving as Director Dept. of Commerce. If everything goes well he would succeed Anjali Prasad who is posted as Additional Secretary in the same department.

Who will succeed KK Mittal as JS, Police-I at MHA?
Being a crucially important slot the speculations have been doing rounds in the power corridors these days as who would succeed K K Mittal as Joint Secretary Police-I at MHA. Reportedly, the slot may be given to an officer having a diversified experience in handling important desks at MHA like boarder management, internal security etc. Has anybody a clue? Will Rakesh Singh a 1989 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre serving as Joint Secretary, Internal Security-1 move or someone else ?

IPS officer resigns in Andhra Pradesh
S M Iqbal has put in his resignation .He is a 1999 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

All transferred IAS officers to be stayed back in Delhi
About half a dozen UT cadre IAS officers transferred during P Chidambaram's regime as Home Minister are going to continue in the Delhi Government.

Panwar soon to move on central deputation
As the grapevine has it, Rabindra Panwar, is all set to move on to central deputation. Currently he is serving as Principal Secretary, Department of Public Health & Engineering, Government of Bihar. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

AP IAS officer withdraws resignation
K Ramakrishna Rao, who had withdrawn his resignation from the service, has assumed the charge as Member of Service as Director General and Executive Director, Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Raju to join GoI
M Raju is joining the Government of India as Under Secretary Atomic Energy. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.

P C Panigrahi to join as Director (Pers), MCL on July 29
P C Panigrahi, GM, NALCO, will be joining as Director (Personnel), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on July 29, 2013.
(We said this on March 22, 2013)

B S Prasad disinterested in joining NEPA Ltd
B S Prasad, GM, BDL, who was selected for the post of Director (Finance), NEPA Limited on March 11, 2013, has showed his unwillingness to join this PSU citing some personal reasons.

V Sheshadri to join Prime Minister's Office.
V Sheshadri is joining the Prime Minister-s office as Director. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

1988 batch IPS to get ADG rank in Delhi
1988 batch IPS officers will get ADG rank in Delhi next month.

Dr Bagchi relieved to join CBI as DIG in CBI
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has relieved Dr Shankha Brata Bagchi of cadre responsibility as DIG, CID in order to pave the way for joining Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on deputation at the level of Deputy Inspector General (DIG). Dr Bagchi is a 1996 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this in May, 2013)

Officer of Rajasthan PCS to be appointed as OSD to Girija Vyas
A PCS officer from Rajasthan is all set be appointed as the OSD to Girija Vyas, Minister of State for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation.

Will Roli Singh be appointed as PS to MoS, HUPA?
Whispers have been doing rounds that Roli Singh may be appointed as the PS to Girija Vyas, the newly appointed MoS, HUPA. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre. Will she?

Ex Director STC is poised for extraordinary compensation soon ?
Rita Kunur, Ex Director of State Trading Corporation, is all set to set an extraordinary example; though by the virtue of DPE's initiatives. The Department of Public Enterprises has decided the financial compensation for Rita Kunur, the then Director of STC, to the tune of 100 percent of the last pay (basic pay plus dearness allowance only) drawn from STC. The cabinet is also supposed to approve the amendment, recommended by DPE, in the terms and conditions of the Board level service so that the mistake could not be repeated as it happened in the case of Kunur.

Post of Vice Chairman, DDA vacant for over five months
The crucially important post of Vice Chairman of DDA has been lying vacant since the second week of February this year. The charge of VC, DDA lies with Deverakonda Diptivilasa, Additional Secretary, Department of Urban Development.

Sanchi University of Buddhist & Indic Studies to get VC before Aug 15
Sanchi University of Buddhist & Indic Studies, the first of its kind in the world, may get its first Vice Chancellor before August 15.

Rear Admiral Singh is new Assistant Chief of Naval Staff
Rear Admiral A B Singh has been appointed new Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Policy and Plans in the Navy Headquarters.

Vinay Ranjan Ray empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Vinay Ranjan Ray has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Ms Alka Arora to be Manger, Tokyo
Air India officer, Ms Alka Arora has been appointed as Manager-East Japan, Tokyo.

Angom Shamoo Singh posted as DIG(Ops), FTR HQ, SB
Angom Shamoo Singh has been posted as DIG(Ops), FTR HQ, SB. He is a BSF cadre officer.

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

Bureaucratic reshuffle in Maharashtra soon
Bureaucratic reshuffle in Maharashtra is expected to take place in a week or two.

Post of Zonal Dir, NCB vacant in Chandigarh
One post of Zonal Director, Narcotics Control Bureau has been lying vacant in Chandigarh Zone of NCB.

D K Ahluwalia promoted to Brigadier rank
D K Ahluwalia of Institute of Military Law, Nagpur, has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier.

Member (Finance) Telecom Commission is retiring on July 31
Sadhna Dixit is all set to mark her last working day in her coveted offices on July 31 as Member, Finance, Telecom Commission, Dept of Telecom. She is IP&TAFS officer of 1976 batch.

Suspension of Durga Shakti would be buzz of day for bureaucracy?
The reasons of suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, a 2009 batch UP cadre IAS, by Akhislesh Government is not unknown yet but the rationale would be the buzz of the day for bureaucracy today. What message UP Govt has passed on to its bureaucracy?

CBDT makes e-filing return compulsory
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made e-filing of return compulsory for assessment year-2013-14 for persons having total assessable income exceeding five lakh rupees.

Family members to get pension on missing employee or pensioner
The Government of India will give the benefits of amount of salary due, leave encashment due and the amount of GPF to the close family members of its employees or pensioners in the case of latter's missing. The family members can claim for these benefits but they will have to submit police report procured from the local police station.

Applications for Chairman, NABARD invited
The Ministry of Finance has sought applications from the suitable candidates for the post of Chairman, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Mumbai. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Director, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, New Delhi before August 10, 2013.

1988 batch IPS is ADG in Odisha
1988 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Odisha.

Varma appointed Ambassador to Geneva (UPDATED)
D. Bala Venkatesh Varma (IFS: 1988) has been appointed as the next Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva.

Sandip Silas is PS to Oscar Fernandes (UPDATED)
Sandeep Silas has taken over as Private Secretary to Oscar Fernandes, Minister for Road Transport & Highways. He is an IRTS officer of 1983 batch. Silas had served PS to Oscar Fernandes in his previous stint as Union Minister for Labour and Employment as well.
(We said it on 12 July 2013)

Srjit Chaudhary relieved to join GoI (UPDATED)
Surjit K Chaudhary, Principal Secretary/ Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, has been relieved of cadre responsibility for joining as Secretary, National Commission for Minorities under the Ministry of Minority Affairs in the rank of Additional Secretary. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
(We said this on July 2, 2013)

Four IAS officers shifted in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
As many as four officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, S Sivashanumgaraja has been appointed as Director of Adi Dravidar Welfare while Vibhu Nayar will now be Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board and Ashok Ranjan Mohanty is Secretary, State Human Rights Commission. Besides, C Vijayaraj Kumar has been appointed as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board.

CORPORATE

Puri to be next Director (Finance), WAPCOS
S K Puri, ED, WAPCOS, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), WAPCOS Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 26, 2013. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Nair appointed CMD, HOCL
V B Ramachandran Nair, Chief General Manager (CGM), Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL) has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd.

IPS officer is Chairman in Odisha
Benoy Kumar Behera has been appointed Chairman of the Odisha State Roadways Transport Corporation.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Canara Bank
Parampally Vasudeva Maiya and Sunil Gupta have ceased to be Directors on the Board of Directors of Canara Bank on completion of their tenure.

Three Directors appointed on Board of Canara Bank
Brij Mohan Sharma, Rajinder Kumar Goel and Sanjay Jain have been appointed as directors of Canara Bank.

Krishnan appointed Govt Nominee Director, Central Bank of India
Union Ministry of Finance has nominated Dr K P Krishnan, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Central Bank of India.

Thakkar appointed Head (Legal) & Company Secy. Essel Propack Ltd
Essel Propack Limited has appointed Ajay N Thakkar as Head (Legal) and Company Secretary of the company.

Saraogi resigns as Company Secy, Electrosteel Steels Ltd
Vikram Saraogi has resigned as Company Secretary of Electrosteel Steels Ltd w.e.f. July 31, 2013.

Agarwal appointed Company Secretary, Electrosteel Steels Ltd
Vikash Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Electrosteel Steels Ltd w.e.f August 1, 2013.

Shroff re-appointed Whole-time Director, Reliance Chemotex Industries Ltd
Reliance Chemotex Industries Ltd has re-appointed Rahul Shroff as a Whole-time Director of the company w.e.f August 1, 2013.

Rana resigns as Company Secretary, Span Diagnostics Ltd
Mitesh Rana has resigned as Company Secretary of Span Diagnostics Ltd w.e.f. August 25, 2013.

Ajmera has been appointed as Company Secretary of Span Diagnostics Ltd
Pankaj Ajmera has been appointed as Company Secretary of Span Diagnostics Ltd w.e.f. August 26, 2013.

Jhunjhunwala resigns as Non Executive Director of Prime Focus Limited
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has resigned as Non Executive Director of Prime Focus Limited.

Gandhi resigns as Independent Director of Sabero Organics Gujarat Limited
Jayesh Gandhi has resigned as Independent Director of Sabero Organics Gujarat Limited.

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Why spare Parliamentarians ?

The Government servants are liable for punishment if they form a group and submit a written representation, each one of them signing on that representation. The Parliamentarians are being paid by Central Government through the hard earned tax payers money. The Parliamentarians who signed on the letter addressed to the US, President recently for not granting VISA to Modi should also be punished and suspended from Parliament. As it is, by not allowing Parliament, they are already wasting country's scarce resource. In such situations their allowances could also be cut.

Bimal Bahadur

Don't react to such stupidity

President Obama has better things to do than read letters signed by those who have no Agenda. Many of these fellows get elected on false promises, on Caste considerations. Yechuri will talk but not file a simple FIR despite saying his signature have been forged !They are not governed by CCS conduct rules but by rules of survival. Some of them will even get up and walk out when national anthem/ Vandematram is being played. Let us watch the drama unfold. Hats off to our Home Minister Shinde. We will forget this also very soon. Their letter will find its right place - a shredder/ dustbin of Whitehouse, after it passes through security check.(if at all, knowing who all have signed). Well, we are doomed to be governed by the likes of these type only. Jai Hind.

Col.Panigrahi R

Indeed shocking

A recent episode of misbehaviour of a Secretary of a gender sensitive Ministry with a senior lady officer is indeed shocking. No doubt, inefficiency and shoddiness in work should not be tolerated at all costs. But isn't a Secretary of such a Department expected to be sensitive in her dealings and behaviour with women employees of her own Ministry at least ?

N Singh

Sufferings of CGHS pensioners

CGHS beneficiaries specially pensioners sufferings and discomfort are increased even in case of emergencies. The bills submitted by pensioners for reimbursement for the treatment taken during emergencies are not processed with positive mind. The Zonal offices scrutinized bills like audit and finding the faults that bills are not passed and normally are referred back with objections. The Zonal offices should see the case with pragmatic mind that treatment taken during emergency should normally be cleared for the reimbursement if expenditure has been incurred. Let CGHS should be forward looking in such matters.

N Prakash

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