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This is destiny 1
It is widely believed Mahesh Kumar would have become the new Chairman of the Railway Board, had Pawan Bansal been Railway Minister till July.

BUREAUCRACY

Vijay Kumar to return to Delhi ?
Advisor to the Jharkhand Governor, K Vijay Kumar is expected to return shortly to take over an important assignment in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to tackle Naxal menace. He is a former 1975 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Mathur is Additional Secretary, IB in GoI
Jitendra Shankar Mathur has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on June 7, 2013)

Ms Moracs is Addl Secy & FA, IB in GoI
Ms Annie Moracs, at present in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Government of India. She is a 1979 batch IP&T A& FS officer.

Mangotra posted as Member Secretary, NCBC
A K Mangotra has been appointed as Member Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for a period of three years. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Subrahmanyam appointed JS, RD in GoI
R Subrahmanyam has been appointed Joint Secretary, Rural Development in the Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on May 23, 2013)

43 IPS officers of 1990 batch empanelled as JS
As many as 43 IPS officers belonging to 1990 batch have reportedly been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

Sandhu to go to Washington?
Finally Taranjit Sandhu is moving from Frankfurt to Washington as Deputy Chief of Mission. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer.

Rajiv Rishi to succeed Tanksale ?
ED of the Indian Bank, Rajiv Rishi is likely to succeed Tanksale as CMD of the Central Bank of India. Tanksale is retiring by July end.

RPF under the scrutiny of the CBI !
Railway Protection Force (RPF) is reportedly under the scrutiny of the CBI. Several complaints have reportedly been received by the Investigative agency.

Rishi Raj Singh is new Commissioner Transport in Kerala
Rishi Raj Singh is back to the parent Kerala cadre from central deputation. On return 1985 batch IPS officer Singh has been appointed Commissioner Transport.

Arunachalam gets additional charge of JD CBI, Hyderabad
JD CBI in Chennai, S Arunachalam has been given the additional charge of Hyderabad Zone . He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Who will be Chairman of Vishakhapatnam Port Trust ?
Post of Chairman of the Vishakhapatnam Port Trust has fallen vacant after the appointment of Ajeya Kallam as Principal Secretary to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer.

Total income of all CPSEs rises 24.08%
Total income of all Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) during 2011-12 has showed an increase of 24.08% over previous year and stood at Rs. 18,24,627 crore.

Gujarat Tourism gets Best Emerging Destination Award
Gujarat tourism gets Best Emerging Destination Award from Lonely Planet International, world's largest travel publishing house. Award was given by John Abraham To Vipul Mittra Principal Secy Tourism, Gujarat.

O P Tailor likely to join as Director (Fin.), BCPL on July 1
O P Tailor, Director (Finance), BSCL, is expected to join as Director (Finance), Brahmaputra Crackers & Polymers Limited (BCPL) on July 1, 2013.
(We said this on Oct 10, 2013)

Orders of C B Sood yet to be issued
The orders of C B Sood, ED, CIL, for the appointment as Director (Technical), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) are yet to be issued by Government of India.

Dr Malini Agrawal joins CRPF
Dr Malini Agarwal has joined the CRPF as DIG in Delhi. She is a 1994 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Naik is now DIG, DAE, Hyderabad
Malothu Ramulu Naik is freshly posted as DIG, Department of Atomic Energy, Hyderabad. Moving on to central deputation he had joined at CISF HQ as DIG awaiting his next posting. After the induction he is given with the new charge. Naik, a 1998 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, previously served as DIG Betiah range.

CISF soon to get two DIGs for its important slots
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that CISF is all set to get two DIG level officers for its two important slots; DIG Welfare and DIG Training. Presently Jasbir Singh, DIG, OIL Duliyajan, is in-charge of DIG Welfare and poised to be back to his prime assignment at Duliyajan.

Mahan Bharat is back to Madhya Pradesh
CVO in the Shipping Corporation of India, Mahan Bharat is back to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre. On return the 1985 batch IPS officer Mahan Bharat has taken over as ADG Technical Services.

Chandramouli to succeed Thulasidas?
G Chandramouli is likely to succeed V Thulasidas as Managing Director of Kannur International Airport in Kerala.

Four DIGs, BSF are poised to be elevated to IG
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that as many as four DIGs in BSF are poised to be promoted to IGs level post.

S K Bhagat likely to join central deputation
S K Bhagat is likely to join central deputation at the level of Additional Director General. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Ms Gaur granted non-functional upgradation
Ms Pragya Paliwal Gaur, Director (News), DDK, Jaipur, has been granted Non Functional Upgradation (NFU). She is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer.

Eight posts of Judges vacant in Kerala HC
As many as eight posts of judges have been lying vacant in Kerala High Court against 38 approved strength including five posts of Permanent Judge against 27 approved strength and three of Additional Judges against 11 approved strength.

Sadhna Dixit scheduled to retire on July 31 ?
After serving DoT for over two years as Member (Finance), Telecom Commission, Sadhna Dixit is all set to retire on July 31st. She served the slot for two years in the capacity of 'look after'. She is a 1976 batch P&T Accounts and Finance Service officer.

Four Probationers of A-M cadre confirmed in IAS
As many as four Probationers of 2009 batch and Assam-Meghalaya cadre have been confirmed in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). The officers include: Biswajit Pegu, Chinmay Pundlikrao Gotmare, Javvadi V Naga Subramanyam and Varnali Deka.

Anil Saxena is back to MEA
Second Secretary in Kingston Anil Saxena is back to the Ministry of External Affairs Head quarters.

DoPT invites applications for Information Commissioners
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications from the non-political and non-businessman persons for the appointment as Information Commissioners in the Commission. Those willing to apply for the post can send their applications to Under Secretary (RTI), DoPT before June 28, 2013.

Dr Suresh Kunhi Mohammad is State Project Administrator, KHSDRP
Dr Suresh Kunhi Mohammad (IPS:1992) has been appointed as State Project Administrator, Karnataka Health System Development and Reforms Project (KHSDRP), Bangalore with additional charge of Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

R R Jannu is CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Chamarajanagara in Karnataka
R R Jannu has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Chamarajanagara. He is an IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Raja Sridharan is no more
Raja Sridharan has passed away in Indore on Wednesday. He was 1957 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Deputation tenure of Ratn Sanjay extended in CBI (UPDATED)
Central deputation tenure of Ratn Sanjay DIG, CBI has been extended for the period from 15.04.2013 to 14.04.2015. He is 1998 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Deputation tenure of Sanjay Kumar Singh extended in CBI (UPDATED)
Central deputation tenure of Sanjay Kumar Singh DIG, CBI has been extended for the period from 16.4.2013 to 15.4.2015. He is 1996 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

7 IFS officers transferred in MP (UPDATED)
As many as seven officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Dr P K Shukla (1977) has been appointed as PCCF, Work Plan and Forest Land Record while Narendra Kumar (1978) will now be PCCF, Wildlife and Jitendra Agrawal (1979) is APCCF, Wildlife. Similarly, Ravi Shrivastava (1979) has been appointed as APCCF, Conservation; Ratan Purwar (1980) as APCCF, Development; Dharmendra Shukla (1980) as APCCF, Finance & Budget with additional charge of Information Technology and Bhagwat Singh was posted as CCF, Information Technology.

IAS officer dies in Haryana (UPDATED)
Dr Harbaksh Singh has died in an accident in Gurgaon on Wednesday. 56 year old Dr Singh was 1981 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

V K Gaur assumes charge as CMD, NSC (UPDATED)
V K Gaur has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC) on June 12, 2013. However, he will continue holding an additional charge of CMD, SFCIL.
(We said this on Nov 21, 2012)

A V V Krishnan selected for Director (Fin), EPIL (UPDATED)
A V V Krishnan, GGM, TCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Engineering Projects India Limited (EPIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 12, 2013. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Nachiket Mor inducted as Member in Standing Council
Nachiket Mor, Chairman, CARE India, has been inducted as Member in the Standing Council of experts constituted by Government of India to assess the international competitiveness of the Indian financial sector.

Kumar resigns as Non Exec. Director, Spanco Ltd
Pravin Kumar has resigned as Non - Executive Director of Spanco Ltd due to his other professional commitments.

Banerjee appointed Company Secy., Goodricke Group Ltd
Goodricke Group Ltd has appointed Subrata Banerjee as Company Secretary of the company.

Bankda resigns as Addl. Director, Syncom Healthcare Ltd
Pratik Bankda has been appointed as an Additional Director of Syncom Healthcare Ltd.

Nambiar appointed Non Exec. Independent Director, Punj Lloyd Ltd
M M Nambiar has been appointed as Non Executive Independent Director of Punj Lloyd Ltd.

Tiwari resigns as Director, Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd
Gopal Tiwari has resigned as Director of Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd.

Kumar appointed Independent Director, KMF Ltd
Rakesh Kumar has been appointed as an Independent Director of KMF Ltd.

Bethamalla appointed Company Secy., Moschip Semiconductor Technology Ltd
Moschip Semiconductor Technology Ltd has appointed Damoder Bethamalla as Company Secretary of the company.

Shrimali appointed Addl. Director, Alang Industrial Gases Ltd
Dinkar B Shrimali has been appointed as an Additional Director of Alang Industrial Gases Ltd.

Shah resigns as Director, Alang Industrial Gases Ltd
Mayur M Shah has resigned as Director of Alang Industrial Gases Ltd.

Muchhala to be appointed Independent Director, BSEL Infrastructure Realty Ltd
BSEL Infrastructure Realty Ltd is to appoint Dipal A Muchhala as Independent Director of the company.

Arunachalam resigns as Director, Euro Leder Fashion Ltd
A R Arunachalam has resigned as Director of Euro Leder Fashion Ltd.

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Shortage of IAS officers because of low intake

Shortage of IAS officers in the Central secretariat at the level of DS/ Director is because of low intake in the late 90s. There is no reason to panic though. The officers in the IPS and IRS in the late 90s qualified at very high ranks for these services, they would have been in the IAS in earlier or later years. They can be taken for central deputation.

Arjun Mallik

Do away with digital signature business!

The Income Tax department wants its Return forms to be signed with digital signatures which we have to obtain on payment from some traders in digital signature! Isn't it ridiculous that for us to put our own signature we have to scout for some digital company, satisfy their commercial procedures and then pay them hefty sums, that too each time we want to put our own signature ! The alternative given by the IT department is to follow another cumbersome and irksome routine of downloading another form ITR-V, take its printout and send it by post and await under suspense indefinitely for the dreaded response of the department. And the finance minister claims that they are citizen-friendly! Will the IT department do away with this preposterous arrangement and enable the IT payer to file his return in a user-friendly manner.

K P Singh

Showing narrow mindedness on reservations

If your perception is wrong, your conclusions will be rubbish even if your logic is perfect. Most of the people firing loose canons on such an important social issue, whether speaking for or against it only show their narrow mindedness. They base their logic with limited purpose of either opposing or supporting it depending upon which way it benefits them.

Rajendra

Facts, no prediction

All my comments are based on my study of cadre of officers in Railways on being the publisher say compiler of Seniority lists of officers of all department. There are three contenders for Financial Commissioner. Senior most Kashyap working as AM but does not have even one year balance service. Rakshit working as AM and has more than one year bal. service. Mrs. Ravi - the first person with two years balance service but is still not AM/GM and shall supersede four persons senior to her. This all is narration of the facts and no prediction.

S K Bansal

Indians can never be affectionate to Indians !

It is unfortunate that educated cream of society civil servants are filled with hatred towards each caste. It is no wonder Sultans of Persia ruled India for thousand years, British ruled for two hundred years and now USA is dictating!!! Indians can never be affectionate to Indians, shame on you Indians

J Sriram