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POLITICS

Mooshahary to join active politics?
Outgoing Meghalaya governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary is likely to join active politics. He is a former 1967 batch IPS officer.

Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil to be Sikkim Governor
Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil has been appointed as Governor of Sikkim with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. A former IAS officer Patil has represented Maharashtra's Satara in the Lok Sabha as an MP. He succeeds B P Singh.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Subhash Goswami be new DG, CRPF ?
Subhash Goswami is likely to succeed Pranay Sahay on August 1 as new DG of CRPF. He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Pranay Sahay is superannuating on July 31. He has already served in this largest para-military force in the capacity of IGP Eastern Sector CRPF at Kolkatta.

Rajan Gupta appointed as DG, BPR &D
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)

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

(We said this on July 3, 2013)

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

(We said this on July 3, 2013)

Anita Kaul to be new Secretary, Justice
Anita Kaul will be new Secretary, Justice in the Government of India. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

(We said this on July 3, 2013)

Mess in Railway Board
Grapevine is that Cabinet Secretariat is creating further confusion by directing Railway Minister and others to appoint or allotting double charges to Members of Board. It is complete mess. The system cannot work under the present situation where seniors are being ignored on some pretext or the other. The present additional charge of Chairman to one member who is hardly two months old in his chair, is never heard of. The man deserving for Chairmanship is running here and there !!
Devendir Singh joins Ministry of Tourism Devender Singh SAG level officer of Indian Economic Service 1986 batch has joined as Economic Advisor Ministry of Tourism Government of India.

Krishna Shankar to succeed Dube as Director, BHEL
W V K Krishna Shankar, ED, BHEL, is expected to take over the charge as Director (Industrial Systems & Products), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on August 1, 2013 as present M K Dube is retiring on July 31, 2013.

File of Khaleel Rahim as CMD, STCIL moves to ACC
The file of Khaleel Rahim, Director (Marketing), STCIL, for the appointment as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), STCIL, has reportedly reached Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for the approval of Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC).

Mirchandani gets yet another extension
A K Mirchandani, Chairman, PEC Ltd , has been accorded yet another extension of three months. His tenure has ended in June, 2013.

Jain to be Director,SBI, Lucknow
Munish Kumar Jain has been nominated on the Board of the State Bank of India, Lucknow Zone.

Ansari nominated as Non-official Director on Board of UCO Bank
Salahuddin Ansari has been nominated as part-time non-official Director on the Board of Directors of UCO bank for a period of three years.

Maheshwari nominated as Non-official Director on Board of UCO Bank
Sunil Kumar Maheshwari has been nominated as part-time non-official Director on the Board of Directors of UCO bank for a period of three years.

Lt Gen N K Singh is new Chairman, CFMG
Former General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 3 Corps Lt. General N K Singh (retd) has taken over as new Chairman of Cease-fire Monitoring Group (CFMG) and Cease-fire Supervisory Board (CFSB). He has succeeded Major General (retd) N George.

Lt Gen Bhuttar is Chairman of Punjab PSC
Lt Gen Manjinder Singh Bhuttar (retd) has been appointed as Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC).

Alok Kumar moves to Arunachal Pradesh
Alok Kumar has been transferred from Chandigarh to Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Padhi is now ACS to Odisha CM
The principal secretary to the Odisha Chief Minister Aditya Prasad Padhi will now work as the additional chief secretary to Naveen.The 1983 batch IAS officer Padhi has been promoted to the rank of ACS.

Eight posts of CGM vacant in NHAI
As many as eight, out of 13, posts of Chief General Manager, reportedly, lie vacant in NHAI. Process of appointment is expected to be initiated shortly.

Manipulations for post of CMD HUDCO
After the railgate, it appears that manipulations have become the norm in the Government of India. Else why it should try to get a CMD for HUDCO from the Central Staffing Scheme bypassing the established PESB and Search Committee routes, even after advertizing the post in PESB website and getting almost 25 applications for the same. It seems that the government does not need PESB that is known for its fairness in selections.

Gaurav Kumar posted as Dy AG in PAG office, Ranchi
Gaurav Kumar, Deputy Accountant General (SS-III), in the office of Principal Accountant General (G&SSA) Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (SS-II) in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit), Jharkhand, Ranchi.

Ms Rina posted as PD (GASAB), Guwahati
Ms Akoijam Rina has been appointed as Principal Director (GASAB),MAssam, Guwahati after promotion to the grade of Senior Accountant General (SAG).

IRSME officer J K Singh gets SAG
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineer (IRSME) officer, J K Singh presently in Northern Railway has been granted Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) on non functional basis.

Ms Kaur posted as Asstt Director (M&C), PIB, N- Delhi
Ms Navneet Kaur has been posted as Assistant Director (M & C), PIB, New Delhi after the termination of probation period. She is a 2007 batch officer of Indian Information Service (IIS).

Tiwari posted as DIG, SGQ, Srinagar
Awadesh Kumar Tiwari has been posted as DIG, SGQ, Srinagar. He is a BSF cadre officer.

Ravinder Singh granted non-functional upgradation
Ravinder Singh, Director (M & C), PIB, New Delhi, has been granted Non Functional Upgradation (NFU). He is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer.

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

Post of Adviser (FA) lying vacant in CCI
The post of Adviser (FA) has been lying vacant in Competition Commission of India (CCI) since P K Purwar joined MTNL. However, an additional charge of this has been given to Shymal Mishra a 1996 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre and presently Director in Corporate Affairs Ministry.

Arundhati Nag to be Director NSD ?
Noted theatre personality Arundhati Nag is likely to be appointed Director at the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi.

IRSME officer S C Swaiyan gets SAG
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineer (IRSME) officer, S C Swaiyan presently in North Frontier Railway (NFR) has been granted Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) on non functional basis.

Major reshuffle of IPS officers in Andhra
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
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 AndhraPradesh.

Lt Gen Saxena is DG, Army Air Defence
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
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
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.

CBI to prosecute IAS officer in Andhra Pradesh
The CBI has sought permission to prosecute an IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Abha Shukla poised to move to I&B as JS (UPDATED)
Abha Shukla is all set to move to I&B Ministry as JS. Presently she is Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. She is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Will APD Joshi move from Dept. of Commerce? (UPDATED)
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Avinash Purushottam Das Joshi may move from Department of Commerce. The 1994 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalay cadre is presently serving as Director Dept. of Commerce.

Leo Puri is new MD UTI Mutual Fund (UPDATED)
Leo Puri has been appointed as Managing Director of UTI Mutual Fund. UTIMF was headless since February 2011.
( We said this on January 6, 2013)

P C Vaish selected as CMD, NTC (UPDATED)
P C Vaish, Director (Finance), NTC, has been selected for the post of CMD, National Textiles Corporation Limited (NTC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 4, 2013. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.

7 IAS officers transferred in Himachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
As many as seven officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been given new assignments in Himachal Pradesh. Accordingly, Narinder Chauhan has been assigned an additional charge of PS Housing while Dr Ajai Bhandari wil now be MD, HP State Financial Corporation, Shimla and Bharat Harbanslal Khera is given an additional charge of Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs. Similarly, Rajender Singh has been given an additional charge of MD, H P State Industrial Development Corporation, Shimla; S C Negi is posted as Director, SC, OBC & Minority Affairs; Dr Sunil Kumar Chaudhary as Settement officer, Shimla division and J R Katwal was made MD, HP Backward Classes Financ & Development Corporation, Kangra.

J S Walia posted as MD, Forest Corporation in HP (UPDATED)
J S Walia has been appointed as MD, HP Forest Corporation, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 1979 batch IFS officer of this state cadre.

CORPORATE

HMT Machine Tools Ltd in path of turnaround
Public Sector HMT Machine Tools is on the path of a turn around, by bringing down the annual operating losses by 47% during the last year 2012-13. During this period the company has achieved a Sales Turnover of Rs 236.23 Cr, increasing its market share by 3%. Gross Margin at the year end is (-) Rs.12.17 Cr. against the previous year's figure of (-) Rs.22.96 cr. Kalamassery unit of HMT Machine Tools had achieved a Sales Turnover of Rs 63.14 Cr and a net profit of Rs 2.26 Cr surpassing the target of Rs 1.66 Cr. and is 4.5 times that of previous year. During the year the company has introduced 3 new products: 5 Axis machine, VTMC 500, SBCNC 80 and Angular Wheel Head CNC Cylindrical grinding Machine, AWH540. Five axis machine, VTMC 500 has bagged the prestigious FIE award in the IMTEX 2013. During last year the country has registered a negative growth of 21% in its consumption and production of machine tools. Compared to this industrial sector scenario, the company's performance stands better compared to previous year. The company is eyeing a yearly turnover to the tune of Rs 1000 Cr within next five years, according to its Managing Director, M D Sreekumar. "We have prepared our vision 2020 document wherein expanding our business horizon has been considered with due emphasis. We wish to take advantage of our expertise in manufacturing technology and take up products from aerospace, nuclear, defence, arms and ammunitions, locomotives, mass transportation etc. We have been successful in obtaining orders for manufacturing and supply of Centrifuge, different models of Manipulators from IGCAR in nuclear sector, few critical components required for missiles from BDL etc. We are here to manufacture high quality state of the art Machine Tools and to make India self dependent in its Machine Tools requirements. This is the purpose of our business and is the biggest motivating factor for this organization. Being the Pioneer in Indian Machine Tool Industry, HMT MTL had contributed substantially to the overall economic growth of India", Sreekumar added.

AAI appoints Suddasatwa Bhaduri as ED, Eastern Region
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
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
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
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.

Dhande ceases to be Part-time Director, Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
Dr Sanjay G Dhande has ceased to be Part-time Non-Official Director of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited on completion of his tenure of three years with the company

Brienzi resigns as Director, Oracle Financial Services Software Limited
Frank Brienzi has resigned as Director of Oracle Financial Services Software Limited.

Singh appointed Director, HPCL
R K Singh, Joint Secretary (Refineries), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has been appointed as Director on the Board of Directors of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL).

Kumar appointed Govt. Nominee Director, IOC
Rajive Kumar, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has been appointed as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC).

Griffiths appointed CEO, Dishman Group of Companies
Mark Griffiths has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dishman Group of Companies, Worldwide.

Namdeo appointed Director, MRPL
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has nominated B K Namdeo Director (Refinery) HPCL as a Director on the Board of Directors of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL).

Kok appointed CEO, M/s Sembawang Engineers and Constructors Pte Limited
Punj Lloyd Limited has appointed Chua Sey Kok as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of M/s. Sembawang Engineers and Constructors Pte Limited in Singapore.

Shyamsukha resigns as CFO, GeeCee Ventures Ltd
Gaurav Shyamsukha has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of GeeCee Ventures Ltd .He would, however, continue to be Whole-time Director of the company.

Gandhi resigns as Independent Director, Sanofi India Ltd
J M Gandhi has resigned as an Independent Director of Sanofi India Ltd.

Ansari nominated as Part-time Director, UCO Bank
The Union Government has nominated Salahuddin Ansari as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Directors of UCO Bank.

Long resigns as Director, Orient Green Power Company Ltd
Frederick Johnson Long has resigned as Director of Orient Green Power Company Ltd

Dang appointed Addl. Director, Orient Green Power Company Ltd
Himraj Dang has been appointed as an Additional Director of Orient Green Power Company Ltd

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Plight of pensioners as CGHS beneficiary
Once the hospital is empaneled by CGHS, it means any test can be done once it is prescribed by CMO dispensary or government hospitals. Why so many permissions are required for diagnostic purposes? Some empaneled hospitals are charging for emergency treatment even in cases like bone fracture due to fall from pensioners. When bills are submitted then CGHS asks why payment is made? Who is going to discuss so many things with hospitals in case of emergency. Even CGHS should not ask any question from beneficiary if the payment is made to empanelled hospital under duress for the emergency treatment of cases like fracture or heart attack when the bills are submitted for the reimbursement. CGHS will take note of cases taking treatment in emergency in empaneled hospital for the cases of pensioners when hospital has charged for the treatment. Let the reimbursement be restricted to the limits approved by CGHS in that category of the hospital. When fracture has occurred and treatment for casting, consultation and removal of cast including X-rays/lab tests all to be reimbursed. Whether Govt. pays directly to the hospitals or to the beneficiary for the treatment, it comes out to be same and hence to be permitted in emergency consultation and treatment. In cases of heart attack, all expenses for angioplasty, surgery and cost of stent etc. to be reimbursed limited to approved rates. Be sympathetic to pensioners and allow treatment in emergency without creating so many hurdles.

N Prakash

CGHS should make things easier
CGHS should make things easier for senior citizens. No individual would like to undergo diagnostic tests unnecessarily .Therefore asking for prior permissions should be done away with. Labs should do the tests on the prescription of specialists free of cost and raise the bill against CGHS.
S Gopal

Don't increase retirement age
At no cost the retirement age should be increased to the level of 62. Why people want to cling themselves to their seat? One day you have come into this world and one day you will have to go after your innings is over. We should not fiddle with nature. Retirement brings in opportunity job opportunity for youngsters be it be in the Government or private sector. As per the 2011 Census 60% population of the country is constituted by the people in the age group of 1 to 35 years. We should explore all means of providing employment to the emerging be it be in the government or private sector. If we will not do this, then we will be facing with the situation of mobocracy/civil disobedience as being experienced in some of the countries in the West.
BBS

Revisit the policy
What happened at Uttarakhand was more or less fall out of policy of government. I belong to Himachal Pradesh and am an agriculturist. Our land was redistributed to kastakars who were ploughing our fields in 70s on the plea that the land belongs to the person who ploughs it. There was no rider attached to it that these persons who got land would use it only for agricultural purpose otherwise it would be returned back to the owners from whom they received it. Fair enough. But has anyone tried to have impact study of such a law as on date. No and they would never dare to have such an impact study. The agricultural land given to so called kisans has gone into the hand of builders and real estate developers. Why the person would continue to sweat out in sun when he is promissed so handsome amount which he could not get in decades from ploughing fields. The low production of agricultural output is somehow related to this very

policy of Government. It is time for the government to revisit this policy and put orders that hence forth such person will lose title of land if it is found that agricultural land has been converted into commercial or housing use.

Ravi

Denying cadre restructuring benefits
Official Language department is denying cadre restructuring benefits to its staff. Cadre restructuring was done in OL dept. in December 2011 in order to tackle stagnation but even after almost one and half years benefits of this exercise have not reached the suffering staff who still languish in silence. Almost 90 per cent staff is working on adhoc basis for the last six odd years. They regularize staff at their sweet will. More than 80 posts of Assistant directors are lying vacant and eligible candidates are there but still they are not promoting the staff. Red tape and lethargy reign supreme in OL Dept.

PK