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POLITICS

Over 60 years old are annoyed with Rahul Gandhi?
Congressmen were discussing Rahul Gandhi. Over 60 year old couple of congressmen were heard making comment against Rahul Gandhi.

BUREAUCRACY

Jai Shankar to be new Foreign Secretary?
S Jai Shankar is now ahead in the race for the post of Foreign Secretary. The 1977 batch IFS officer Jai Shankar is presently Indian Ambassador in China.

Name of Alok Rawat in circulation for three Departments!
Name of Alok Rawat is in circulation for the post of Secretary Information & Broadcasting, Secretary Power and Secretary, Water Resources. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

90 CBI cases against IAS, IPS, IRS officers
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered as many as 90 cases against IAS, IPS and IRS officers engaged in corrupt practices between 2009 and 2012.

18 IAS officers of 1983 batch to get posting soon
Out of 46 IAS officers empanelled as Additional Secretary, 18 officers are currently posted in the centre hence it is going to be easier task for the Cabinet Secretary to give postings to 83 batch. Rest of the officers are in the state governments. Some of them may not like to come to Delhi…and it would take at least 4-5 months for the rest of the officers to move from states to the centre.

S B Borgohain selected as Director (Pers), NEEPCO
S B Borgohain, GM, PGCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Personnel), North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 19, 2013. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

Lt Gen Katoch to move to Jodhpur
Major Gen Katoch on promotion as Lt General has been moved from Delhi to Jodhpur.

Orders of P C Jain as Director (Mktg), BEL yet to come
The orders of P C Jain, GM, BEL, for the appointment as Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) are yet to be issued.

Uttam Prakash deputed as Dy CRS (M), Lucknow
Uttam Prakash has been posted as Deputy CRS(M), Lucknow, Commission of Railway Safety for a period of five years on deputation.

MTNL CMD is also Director of Technical and HR
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), Chairman and Managing Director, A K Garg is holding two additional charges of Directors in the Board. He is Director of both Technical and Human Resources. The post of HR is expected to be filled by Sunil Kumar next month while the interviews are to be held for post of Technical Director.

BEL Director Ramakrishna to retire in August
H N Ramakrishna, Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is retiring in August, 2013. P C Jain, GM, BEL, is expected to succeed him on September 1, 2013.

Number of files stuck to Railway Ministry
A number of files related to appointments stuck to the Ministry of Railways partly due to ongoing investigation and partly due to new Minister of Railways.

CSS Associations claim for 10 Additional Secretary level posts?
CSS Associations and stakeholders have claimed for 10 Additional Secretary level posts for CSS Cadre. The recent consultation held between the Cadre Restructuring Committee of DOPT and CSS Associations has given a fresh stimulus for a tall claim. At present CSS cadre is not entitled for Additional Secretary level post.

Sharma poised to be elevated as IG, BSF
As the grapevine has it, A K Sharma is poised to be elevated as Inspector General, BSF. Currently he is posted at Shillong as DIG, BSF.

Will Sanjay Sinha be given extension as DGP, Tripura?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Sanjay Sinha, scheduled to retire on June 30 this year, is being given extension as DGP of Tripura. He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.

P N Srinivasachary is new BDA Chairman
P N Srinivasachary has been appointed Chairman of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).He is a 1988 batch IAS officer.

Gupta is President of M P IPS Association
Maithilisharan Gupta has been elected President of the Madhya Pradesh IPS Association. Three officers were elected to the Working Committee. They are Sanjeev Shami, Sonali Mishra and K B Sharma.

Mahendra Singh posted as DIG (G), FTR HQ, Meghalaya
Mahendra Singh has been posted as DIG(G), FTR HQ, Meghalaya. He is a BSF cadre officer.

Two posts of SP vacant in NCRB
Two posts of Superintendent of Police have been lying vacant in National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB).

A P Siddique likely to join central deputation
A P Siddique is likely to join central deputation as Joint Director in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Four IFS officers shifted in MP
As many as four officers belonging to Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, K P Sharma (1997) has been posted as DFO, Hoshangabad while Manoj Argal (2001) will now be DFO, Barwani and Amit Kumar Dubey (2002) is Deputy Conservator of Forest, NVDA, Bhopal. Besides, Mahendra Singh Sisodiya has been appointed as DFO, Neemuch.

IAS changes in Kerala
M S Jaya has been appointed Thrissur District Collector. PM Francis will now be the new Secretary of the Kochi MunicipalCorporation. Ajith Bhagat Rao will be the new Idukki District Collector. Rural Development Commissioner M Nandakumar has been appointed Director, Lotteries.

Chaitanya Prasad granted non-functional upgradation
Chaitanya Prasad, Director (M&C), PIB, New Delhi and OSD in Information &Broadcasting Ministry, has been granted Non Functional Upgradation (NFU). He is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer.

Applications for Spl Secy. -cum-DG, CEIB sought
Ministry of Finance has invited applications from the officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre for the post of Special Secretary-cum-Director General in Central Economic ntelligence Bureau (CEIB) on deputation.

CBI invites applications for SP
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has invited applications from the officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre for two posts of Superintendent of Police in its organization on deputation basis.

Airport operation to be normal at Chennai airport from June 21 (UPDATED)
The Airport Operations at Chennai Airport is going to be normal from June 21 as laid down 'Contingency Plan' is being implemented in the wake of Mass Casual Leave call of the Recognized Union as a protest for Privatization of Chennai and Kolkata Airport. Airports Authority of India at Chennai Airport is taking number of steps to engage additional manpower from the City Fire Brigade to man the fire station of Chennai Airport including additional ambulances from the city hospitals as standby arrangements. Similarly steps are being taken to sensitize the local police and CISF to man the vital installation of Airport. To monitor the situation, arising out of the Mass Casual Leave call from the Union, a Central Control Room is being established at Chennai Airport. The Terminal Management including the cleanliness and upkeepment of the public convenience facilities shall be taken care by out sourced contract labour at both Domestic as well as International Terminal at Chennai Airport. Similarly the electrical and electronics gadgets are being taken care by the additional man power of the contractors to ensure full serviceability of the facilities to the entire satisfaction of Airport users. To ensure that all the services at Airport are available, action is being taken to call back the officers from leave and also from the training institution to man the services during the period. In nutshell, the flight operation, from Chennai Airport including all other Airport services required by the passengers at Airport is expected to be normal.

Five IAS officers shifted in Haryana (UPDATED)
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been given fresh assignments in Haryana. Accordingly, AJit M Sharan has been assigned an additional charge of Energy department while Anand Mohan Sharan will now be Labour Commissioner and Arun Kumar Gupta is posted as Secretary, Personnel, Training, Parliamenatry Affairs and Administrative Reforms, DG, Training, Inquiry officer, Vigilance, DG Science and Technology. Besides, Mohinder Kumar has been appointed DG, Social Justice and Empowerment and Y S Khyalia is given an additional charge of Commissioner, Ambala Division.

Ms. M. Subashini appointed Ambassador (UPDATED)
Ms. M. Subashini (YOA: 1987), presently Ambassador of India to Republic of Suriname has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with residence in Paramaribo

Central Bank of India organises credit camp (UPDATED)
Central Bank of India organized Credit Camp at its Jyoty Nagar, Delhi Branch. In the camp , 50 sanction letters were given to the customers, out of which 3 sanction letters were given to the women under Bank's Cent Kalyani Scheme. On this occasion, Malay Mukerjee, Executive Director of the Bank also inaugurated ATM, Coin Vending Machine and Kiosk. He said that students availing loan under Cent Vidyarthi should acquire the degree and repay the loan. He further highlighted that Central Bank of India has customer centric schemes to suit each & everyone's needs. Speaking on the occasion, B Mondal, Field General Manager, Delhi Zone assured customers for giving better IT-enabled services. The function was attended by higher authorities of the Bank and valuable customers.

Orders of A P Panda as Director (Fin), SECL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of A P Panda, AGM, RINL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) have been issued by Government of India.
(We said this on Jan 30, 2013)

15 ADRM appointed in Railways (UPDATED)
As many as 15 officers have been posted as ADRM in Railways. Accordingly, R Mohan Raja has been appointed as ADRM/MAS while Mahavir Singh will no be ADRM/FZR and Vivek Khare is ADRM/Raipur. Similarly, Abhay Kumar Gupta has been posted as ADRM/JU; B S K Rajkumar as ADRM/HYB; S K Sinha as ADRM/UMB; R K Moondhra as ADRM/Ajmer; H R Khandekar as ADRM/BSP;M Rajamurugan as ADRM/MYS; R K Sharma as ADRM/MCT; Jaideep Gupta as ADRM/NGP; S S Mishra as ADRM;BSL;B S Dohare as ADRM/SPJ; S K Gupta as ADRM/NGP, SER and Ms Sunanda Arul was appointed as ADRM/SBC.

Sanjay Kumar posted in Western Railway (UPDATED)
Sanjay Kumar, on return from deputation to KRCL, has been posted in the cadre on Western Railway.

UPSC declares results of Engineering Services Examination-2012 (UPDATED)
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of Engineering Services Examination-2012. A total number of 635 candidates have been recommended for the appointments including Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering.

Soumyakanta Chottary posted as APCCF (SF) in AP (UPDATED)
Soumyakanta Chottary has been posted as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (SF) in the office of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests. He is a 1984 batch IFS offfice of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

M Purdhvi Raju appointed CGM, AP Forest Dev. Corp Ltd, Hyderabad (UPDATED)
M Purdhvi Raju has been posted as Chief General Manager, A P Forest Development Corporation Limited, Hyderabad on deputation basis. He is a 1984 batch IFS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

IFS officers transferred in Andhra Pradesh (UPDATED)
S Shantharam (2010) has been appointed as DFO, Paderu while M Siva Prasad (2010) will be DFO, Karimnagar East and Ajaz Ahmed was made DFO, Warangal South. Similarly, Dr G Narasaiah has been posted as DFO, Karimnagar West; Mrs Priyanka Varghese as State Silviculturist and B Shafiullah was posted as DFO, Social Forestry Division, Hyderabad.

Prakash Chand to be next CMD, BHEL (UPDATED)
Prakash Chand, ED, BHEL, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 20, 2013. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same. Notably, this is a Maharatna Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) unit of Government of India.

CORPORATE

HAL and Dassault Aviation confident in partnership
On the occasion of ongoing Paris Airshow, HAL top brass led by CMD R K Tyagi met with top executives of Dassault Aviation to review the progress in ongoing projects at Paris. Both the teams expressed satisfaction on the work already achieved by the integrated teams and renewed their commitment towards successful completion of the various projects. Today, HAL has 19 Production Units and 10 Research & Design Centres in 8 locations in India. The Company has an impressive product track record - 15 types of Aircraft/Helicopters manufactured with in-house R & D and 14 types produced under license. HAL has manufactured over 3658 Aircraft/Helicopters, 4178 Engines, Upgraded 272 Aircraft and overhauled over 9643 Aircraft and 29775 Engines. While on the other hand, in the past sixty years Dassault Aviation has delivered more than 7500 civil and military aircraft to 83 countries logging some 28 million flight hours to date. This unique worldwide experience has allowed Dassault Aviation to build up considerable expertise in the design, development, production, sale and support of all types of aircraft and a recognized and demonstrated know-how, innovative operational solutions as well as a pragmatic and dynamic approach to cooperation.

Harshavardhan posted as OED on Board of Hyderabad bank
M Harshavardhan, Chief Manager, State Bank of Hyderabad, has been appointed as Officer Employee Director (OED) on the Board of Directors of State Bank of Hyderabad for a period of three years.

Susan Thomas inducted as Member in Standing Council
Susan Thomas, Assistant Professor, IGIDR, 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.

Das appointed Workmen Employee Director, Andhra Bank
Andhra Bank has appointed Manoranjan Das, Special Assistant, Andhra Bank as Workmen Employee Director on the Board of Directors of Andhra Bank for a period of three years.

Sharma appointed Head (Media & Entertainment), Autodesk (India & SAARC)
Autodesk has appointed Alok Sharma as Head of its Media and Entertainment Business (India and SAARC).

Khanna resigns as Joint CEO, Tulip Telecom?
Deepak Khanna has resigned as Joint Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tulip Telecom.

Chaturvedi appointed Director, Courtyard by Marriott, Mumbai International Airport
Anang Chaturvedi has been appointed as Director (Sales and Marketing),Courtyard by Marriott, Mumbai International Airport.

Kini appointed Deputy President, Coca Cola
Venkatesh Kini has been appointed as Deputy President ( India and South West Asia), Coca Cola.

Kogut resigns as Independent Director, 3i Infotech Ltd
Dr Bruce Kogut has resigned as Independent Non-Executive Director of 3i Infotech Ltd.

Malhotra appointed GM, Somerset Greenways Ltd
Supriya Malhotra has been appointed as General Manager of Somerset Greenways Chennai.

Liversage appointed MD, SABMiller India
Grant Liversage has been appointed as Managing Director of SABMiller India.

Sriram appointed Senior VP, Sales Support, Maveric Systems
Maveric Systems has appointed B Sriram as Senior Vice President, Sales Support.

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True reflection of ACR/APAR.
In Railways for getting optimum grading in his ACR/APAR's, the Rule is "Follow the Boss and Not the Rules".

Prabha

Congress has ditched JDU like it ditched RJD
Now BJP is fighting JDU who is fighting RJD for Muslim votes and the Congress hopes to win by projecting itself as NAP (No other alternative party)

Kapil

Congratulations WIC!
Last week WIC had carried a post in this column about the urgent and compelling need to dispense with the absurd and irksome requirement of an assesses having to buy one's own digital signature from a vending firm by paying a fee and the equally irksome alternative of having to take out and send a print-out of another form for e-filing of Income Tax returns. Lo and behold, within a couple of days the CBDT has announced that they are going to dispense with the above cumbersome and user-unfriendly requirements. They should promptly follow-up on the announcement and replace this obstacle-course procedure at once with a genuinely easy and user-friendly procedure if the system of e-filing has to become more popular, acceptable and widespread.

K P Singh

Objectives of the organisation are secondary
For Railways at least, the ACR does not reflect true character of the candidate. More than often, it indicates how efficient (in meeting demand) and dedicated to his superiors.

Amit

Weeding out "Deadwood Babus" is necessary.
In the on-going debate for increasing the age of retirement, no one thinks about the existence of "Deadwood" in government organizations. In the absence of any monitoring mechanism , DoPT's scheme for identification and compulsory retirement of the" deadwood" has remained an administrative showpiece. There is no bulwark to prevent "Peter Principle" (Every man rises to the level of his incompetence from where he can go no higher). Result: an army of stale, listless , non-achievers manage to remain in govt service without exhibiting any creativity and innovativeness, causing recurring loss of revenue to public exchequer year-after-year. One wonders what is government's interests in retaining such non-performers despite their poor track records? Wonder of wonders: Not a single deadwood employee has been removed from any Govt. organization in the past.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Rules handicap Dalit Officers:
Dalits officers, Dalit politicians are equally responsible for plight of Dalits. Is it not part of official duty of any Dalit officer to give favours to his people. He does his job under defined rules. Rules against Dalits have made unity impossible. General Castes can form Unions in Government Service. However, SC/STs are not allowed. They say certain GOI instructions do not allow Dalits to form Unions in Government offices so Dalits form SC/ST Welfare Associations, which remain unrecognized by Government. Exceptionally, one Association formed by Dr Ambedkar in Vishakhapatnam was recognized. Same is the case with Dalit politicians. Dalit MP does not win solely because of reserved constituency or Dalit vote, reserved constituency is for namesake, he has to speak for others too. Separate electorates for Dalits was the right answer for unity and true representation by Dalit MPs, which was consumed by Gandhiji's fast against reservations in Poona. Individual Dalit officer is just a means to implement rules of Establishment, if Establishment revises rules and allow formation of Dalit Employee Unions in Government Service, it can unite Dalit officers empower Dalits to fulfill their social obligations.

Singh R K

Suspension orders

Why suspension orders or is it removal by Govt to make way for someone else.

N Anand Rao