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POLITICS

Crucial decisions in a couple of months ?
UPA Government is expected to take crucial economic decisions in a couple of months, most probably before the Vidhan Sabha polls.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega RBI Governor ? (8) and last Who will decide ?
Who will decide the new RBI Governor ? PM Manmohan Singh ,Finance Minister P Chidambaram, C Rangrajan Chairman of PMs Economic Advisory Committee or Montek Singh Ahluwalia Vice Chairman Planning Commission ?

C K Mishra is now Additional Secretary, Health
C K Mishra, Joint Secretary, MSME, has been elevated as Additional Secretary, Health, in the Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
(We said this on June 6, 2013)

Tapan Ray appointed Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj
Tapan Ray is joining the Government of India as Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Garg elevated as Additional Secretary
Joint Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat, Subhash Chandra Garg, has been elevated to the rank of Additional Secretary. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

(We said this on June 4, 2013)

Keshni Anand Arora elevated as Additional Secretary
DDG in the Unique Identification Authority of India, Chandigarh, Keshni Anand Arora has been elevated as Additional Secretary. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Review of IAS officers done
Review meeting for the empanelment of IAS officers belonging to 1990,1991,1992, 1993 and 1994 batch to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India has reportedly taken place.

Sujata Singh appointed new Foreign Secretary
Sujata Singh will succeed Ranjan Mathai, on August 1, as Foreign Secretary. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has cleared the appointment of Ms Singh. She is a 1976 batch IFS officer.
(We said this on April 10 & June 26, 2013)

Lalit Panwar to join in second week of July
Secretary, Minority Affairs in the Government of India, Lalit Panwar will return to office in the second week of July. Panwar has been on leave because of an accident. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Soni joins as DG, BIS
Former Additional Secretary, Financial Services, Sunil Soni has joined as Director-General, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Anuj Gogia to move to Delhi
Additional Director, Enforcement Directorate, in Mumbai Anuj Gogia is being moved to Delhi. He is IRS (C&CE) officer.

1991 batch IRS (C&CE) to be Commissioners
As many as 43 IRS (C&CE) officers have been empanelled to the rank of Commissioner. The DPC has taken place.

Thaosen to return Madhya Pradesh
IG in the SPG, S L Thaosen, is returning to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer.

Raj Pal joins Ministry of Power
Raj Pal an SAG level officer of IES (1986) on return from deputation in TRAI has joined as Economic Advisor Ministry of Power Government of India .

Kalbande to join as MD, NERAMAC on July 15
The joining of V H Kalbande, CGM, MSSC Ltd, is delayed due to some technical reasons in his cadre. He is expected to don the mantle as Managing Director, North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) on July 15, 2013.
(We said this on Feb 8, 2013)

Tyagi to succeed Mehrotra as CMD, MECON Ltd on Aug 1
A K Tyagi, Director (Comm), MECON, will be succeeding present incumbent K K Mehrotra as Chairman and Managing Director, MECON Limited on August 1 as the latter is due to retire in July end.
(We said this January 10, 2013)

R K Gupta to be ED, Punjab & Sindh Bank ?
General Manager (Maharashtra Operations) in the Dena Bank, R K Gupta is likely to be appointed ED of the Punjab and Sind Bank.

M V Rangnathan is Director, SBH
M V Rangnathan will be Director in the State Bank of Hyderabad. His orders have been issued.

Dungdung is Sr Dy AG (Admn), Ranchi
Anup Francis Dungdung, Senior Deputy Accountant General (SS-II), in the office of Principal Accountant General (G&SSA), Jharkhand, Ranchi, has been posted as Senior Deputy Accountant General (Admn), in the same office.

Navneet Gupta posted as AG, Agartala
Navneet Gupta has been appointed as Accountant General (A&E), Tripura, Agartala after promotion to the grade of Accountant General.

IRSME officer Pravin Kumar Tiwari gets SAG
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineer (IRSME) officer, Pravin Kumar Tiwari presently in West Central Railway (WCR) has been granted Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) on non functional basis.

Kishore posted as Asstt Director (News), NSD: AIR, N- Delhi
Mullangi Nanda Kishore has been posted as Assistant Director (News), NSD: AIR New Delhi after the termination of probation period. He is a 2007 batch officer of Indian Information Service (IIS).

Iqbal Singh Bains joins Government of India
Iqbal Singh Bains has joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary, Overseas Indian Affairs. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Two IAS officers get additional charge in MP
S N Mishra has been assigned additional charges of Commissioner and Secretary of Housing and Environment as well as DG, EPCO, Administrator, Capital Project with DG, School of Good Governance while Hariranjan Rao is also given an additional charge of Secretary, Public Service Management in Madhya Pradesh.

Hardeep Singh posted as DIG (Ops), PHQ, Directorate
Hardeep Singh has been posted as DIG(Ops), PHQ, Directorate. He is a BSF cadre officer.

N K Kaushal granted non-functional upgradation
N K Kaushal, Director (News), NSD:AIR, New Delhi, has been granted Non Functional Upgradation (NFU). He is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer.

DoPT invites applications for Director, NZCC, Patiala
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Director, North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Chandramouli is new MD of KIAL
GM (Commercial) in Airports Authority of India, G Chandramouli, has been appointed Managing Director of Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL).

Book of an IRS officer launched
"Practising Spiritual Intelligence for Innovation, Leadership and Happiness" written by an IRS officer Dr Awdhesh Singh and published by Wisdom Tree, was launched at India International Centre, Delhi on July 1, 2013 by Jay Panda, Member of Parliament. Dr Kavita Sharma, Director of the India International Centre, New Delhi and former Principal, Hindu College, University of Delhi also spoke at the event.

Chhatar Singh gets extension
Principal Secretary to the Haryana Chief Minister Chhatar Singh, IAS (retd), will continue as Principal Secretary till September 30.

Five IAS officers shifted in Rajasthan
As many as five officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Kiran Soni Gupta has been posted as PS, Arts, Culture, CEO, Amer Development and Management Authority, Jaipur while Bhawani Singh Detha will now be Commissioner, Religious Places, Udayapur and Mrs Rajesh Yadav is Director, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur. Besides, Shravan Sahni has been appointed as MD, Rajasthan State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation, Jaipur and Suwa Lal was assigned an additional charge of Commissioner, Social Justice and Empowerment in Rajasthan.

Administrative reshuffle on anvil in Odisha
As the grapevine it a substantial administrative reshuffle is on the anvil in Odisha. The transfers & postings, reportedly, may take place by the second week of July.

Rajeev Varshney transferred as CIT, Raipur
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of Income Tax cadre, Rajeev Varshney, presently CIT (ITAT)-I, Bilaspur, has been transferred and posted as CIT, Raipur.

CRPF contributes Rs 18 cr to PM's relief fund (UPDATED)
The CRPF deeply commiserates with the victims of the tragedy that has struck Uttarakhand. There has been large scale destruction of property and loss of lives in this disaster. The victims are our own brethren. The CRPF rank and file joins the countrymen in conveying its deepest concern for the victims of the tragedy. Towards this end, the officers and men have decided to donate one day's salary to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. The amount will be over Rs.18 (Eighteen) Crores. An announcement to this effect has been made by Pranay Sahay, DG CRPF, in New Delhi.

AAI appoints Suddasatwa Bhaduri as ED, Eastern Region (UPDATED)
Airports Authority of India has appointed Suddasatwa Bhaduri as Executive Director, Eastern Region with immediate effect. He worked in Bridge & Roof Co. (India) Ltd. & consultancy firm of Development Consultant Pvt. Ltd. before joining Airports Authority of India (AAI) in 1989 as Executive Engineer.

AAI appoints PSRK Sudhakar as ED, North Eastern Region (UPDATED)
Airports Authority of India has appointed PSRK Sudhakar as Executive Director North Eastern Region with immediate effect. He joined NAA of AAI in April 1990 as an Executive Engineer and has so far successfully completed many airport works at Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad ,Trichy & Madurai airports.

AAI appoints Anil Sharma as ED, Western Region (UPDATED)
Airports Authority of India has appointed Anil Kumar Sharma has been appointed Executive Director, Western Region with immediate effect.

Dr. BP Sharma appointed Airport Director, NSCBI Airport, Kolkata (UPDATED)
Airports Authority of India has appointed Dr. BP Sharma as Airport Director, NSCBI Airport, Kolkata, with immediate effect. Having joined AAI in 1984, he possesses wide range of experience having worked in various capacities like Executive Director (Engg), General Manager (Engg.) and Airport Director at various airports like Delhi Airport, Hyderabad Airport, and Srinagar Airport.

Rajiv Gupta to be Secretary Youth Affairs (UPDATED)
Rajiv Gupta will now be Secretary Youth Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre. Earlier orders of Sangit Gairola had been issued,

Sangita Gairola to be SecretaryEx-servicemen Welfare (UPDATED)
Ms Sangita Gairola will move as Secretary Ex-Servicemen Welfare. She is 1977 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Anita Kaul to be Secretary Justice ! (UPDATED)
Anita Kaul is being tipped to be Secretary Justice in the Government of India. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Kalpana Awasthi is new RC UP in Delhi (UPDATED)
Kalpana Awasthi has taken over as Resident Commissioner, UP today. Previously she served Govt. of UP as Commissioner NCR. She is 1990 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Transfers & postings of IFS officers in AP (UPDATED)
M Rama Prasad has been posted as DG, Centre for Forests and Natural Resources Management (CEFNARM), A P Forest Academy, Dulapally while Faujdar will now be APCCF (Audit) in the office of PCCF (HoFF), Hyderabad and Vipin Chaudhary is yet to be posted. Besides, B N N Murthy has been appointed as Joint Director, AP Forest Academy, Dulapally.

Major reshuffle of IPS officers in Andhra (UPDATED)
A large number of officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, M Stephen Raveendra has been posted DIG, Grey Hounds after promotion while T V Sashidhar Reddy will now be DIG, Intelligence and D Ramakrishnaiah is Additional Director, Anti Corruption Bureau. Similarly, Y Gangadhar has been posted as DIG, Nazamabad range after promotion; Dr M Kantha rao as DIG, Warrangal range after promotion; Shaik Mohd Iqbal as DIG, AP S P Batallions; Mrs D Kalpana Nayak as DIG, Coastal Security, Hyderabad; V V Srinvasa Rao as Joint Commissioner, CAR, Head Quarters, Hyderabad; T Yoganand as DIG-III (CID), PCR & Social Justice; P V S Ramakrishna as SP, Nellore; P Pramod Kumar as SP, Prakasam; Dr T Prabhakar rao as SP, Nalgonda; Vikram Jeet Duggal as SP, Visakhapatnam (Rural); G Srinivas as SP, Intelligence; V Satyanarayan as Deputy Commissioner, West Zone, Hyderabad; Shahanawaz Qasim as Deputy Commisioner, East Zone, Hyderabad; Dr Kolli Raghuram Reddy as SP, Kurnool; Mrs R Jayalakshmi as Deputy Commissioner North Zone; K V Mohan Rao as SP, Nizamabad; A R Srinivas as Deputy Commissioner, Security; Avinash Mohanty as Deputy Commissioner, Traffic, Cyberabad; P V Venkatrami Reddy as Principal, PTC, Amberpet; S J Janardhan as Commandant, APSP-IV Battalion, Mamnoor; G Sudheer Babu as Deputy Commissioner, Traffic, Hyderabad; B V Ramana Kumar as SP, Guntu (Urban) and Navin Gulati has been appointed as SP, Srikakulam.

13 IAS officers transferred in Andhra (UPDATED)
As many as 13 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Dr Prasanta Mahapatra has been posted as DG, Dr MCR HRD Institute & Special Chief Secretary while Shekhar Prasad Singh will now be PS, Commercial Taxes & Excise and L V Subramanyam is PS, Health, Medical & Family Welfare. Similarly, M G Gopal has been appointed as Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthams; Busi Sam Bob as PS, TR& B; Shailendra Kumar Joshi as PS, MA& UD; Hiralal Samariya as Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, A P Hyderabad; Suresh Chanda as CMD, A P Transco; Mrs Poonam Malakondaiah as PS, School Education; V Anil Kumar as VC & MD, AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited; Mrs A Vani Prasad as Commissioner, Backward Classes Welfare; Dr Vani Mohan as Commissioner, School Education and Rahul Bojja has been appointed as VC & MD, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh.

Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil to be Sikkim Governor (UPDATED)
Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil has been appointed as Governor of Sikkim with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

Rajan Gupta appointed as DG, BPR &D (UPDATED)
Rajan Gupta has been appointed as Director General, Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D). He is a 1978 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

(We said this on May 9, 2013)

LT Gen Vijay Kumar Saxena is DG, Army Air Defence (UPDATED)
Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Saxena has taken over as Director General of the Corps of Army Air Defence in place of Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh who superannuated from service on June 30, 2013, after a distinguished career of nearly 40 years.

Anand Kumar Kedia deputed as Director (Fin), NIFT (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) of Income Tax cadre officer, Anand Kumar Kedia has been appointed as Director (Finance), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi for a period of five years.

Two IRS-IT officers get postings (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) of Income Tax cadre have been posted as OSD in the CCIT (CCA) region. Accordingly, A K Chauhan has been posted as OSD, CCIT (CCA), Delhi while S S Parida is being appointed as OSD, CCIT (CCA), Bangalore.

CORPORATE

HMT Company Secretary gets additional charge of GM, HR
HMT Company Secretary, Jagdish Naik has been given an additional charge of GM (HR), HMT the post fell vacant with H K Dev Choudhury joining to another PSU as Managing Director, Biecco Lawrie Limited (BLL).

Dilip Kumar Saha appointed as OED on PNB board
Dilip Kumar Saha, Chief Manager, Punjab National Bank, as officer Employee Director (OED)on the Board of Directors of Punjab National Bank for a period of three years.

Saydiwal posted as WED on Board of Maharashtra bank
Ramadev Laxmichand Saydiwal, Special Assistant, Bank of Maharashtra, has been appointed as Workmen Employee Director on the Board of Directors of Bank of Maharashtra for a period of three years.

Rao resigns as Joint MD, Hindustan Composites Ltd
Ramchandra Rao has resigned as Joint Managing Director of Hindustan Composites Ltd

Mishra is LIC's Nominee Director on Board of Garden Silk Mills Ltd
Life Insurance Corporation of India Ltd (LIC) has appointed H C Mishra as Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Garden Silk Mills Ltd.

Ranjan appointed MD (Designate) & CEO, Hinduja Foundries Ltd
Hinduja Foundries Ltd has appointed G R V Rajan as Managing Director (Designate) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Julka resigns as Independent Director, Asian Granito India Ltd
Maheshchander Julka has resigned as Independent Director of Asian Granito India Ltd.

Patel offered additional role as Director (Finance), Asian Granito India Ltd
Kamleshbhai B Patel has been given additional role of Director Finance of Asian Granito India Ltd along with his role as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company.

Mangal to be appointed Addl. Director, H S India Ltd
The Board of H S India Ltd is to appoint Sanjay Mangal, as an Additional Director of the company.

Moondhra resigns as Senior ED, Hind Syntex Ltd
S L Moondhra has resigned as Whole-time Director designated as Senior Executive Director of Hind Syntex Ltd.

Pitroda appointed Company Secy, Shri Bajrang Alloys Ltd
Shri Bajrang Alloys Ltd has appointed Ms Sheenam Pitroda as Company Secretary of the company

Sharma appointed Company Secy, USG Tech Solutions Ltd
USG Tech Solutions Ltd has appointed Ms Mala Sharma as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. June 7, 2013

Saraiya resigns as Company Secy, Kumaka Industries Ltd
Ms Prachi B Saraiya has resigned as Company Secretary of Kumaka Industries Ltd.

Vidhani appointed CFO, Sunil Hitech Engineers Ltd
Sunil Hitech Engineers Ltd has appointed Lalit Vidhani as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

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Extend extension to all

GoI is giving extension of service for 2 years for selected personnel. Why this extension is not extended to all government employees irrespective of their cadre. GoI should make retirement age to 62 years to all government employees.

Ajeet Kumar

Subbarao's successor

A person having good administrator's record as well as deep knowledge of economics and financial management will be the right choice. As D Subbarao is a good Governor, his successor must be better than him in the interest of the nation.

Aditya

Manu Smiriti !

There had been exceptions among Hindu Kings. However, one can argue that the kings ruled whole of India or a region. As per Dalit history, there were many Kings who rose to power from Dalits. It is generally agreed that credit of creating/ writing Mahabharata and Ramayana is also linked to ancestors of Dalits. BCs have also produced spiritual leaders. Ironically, these happenings of thousands years ago did not abolish Varna System (which is considered the mother of inequality, i.e. worth 'by birth' and not by 'worth' in Hindus particularly progenitor of Untouchability forced upon Dalits. The Hindu sacrosanct old time legal book Manu Smriti had laid down rules favourable to one community and against the other, which left no room for Dalits and BCs to read Sanskrit and attain education. Fortunately, today's India does not have any laws against upper castes as it had for BCs and Dalits in Manu Smiriti. Practice of inequality in Varna System and carried forward in Caste System is responsible for the conditions of BCs and Dalits. It is this centuries old suffering of inequality which brings them closer and not politics. What is wrong if suffering communities come together and act for their welfare. This should be seen as social reforms in Hinduism and not as politics.

Singh R K

CGHS approved diagnostic labs harassing Senior citizens

CGHS beneficiaries, especially senior citizens, who are prescribed Vitamin D3 deficiency test due to joint pains and other bone-related problems by specialists of Government hospitals are almost deprived of the same as the empanelled diagnostic centres are refusing to do the test without separate prior approval from CMO/concerned CGHS zone office. By the time the patient obtains permission the maximum expiry date of 15 days lapses. My request to CGHS authorities is to instruct CGHS approved diagnostic labs to remove this lacuna and give credit facility for this test also without permission as in the case of other diagnostic/specialized tests.

G C Duggal

A retired Government pensioner