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POLITICS

Rahul Gandhi is simple like his father
At a get-together Rahul Gandhi came in for discussion. There was general consensus that in politics he is simple like his father late Rajiv Gandhi. "Infact, he should have got into the Cabinet like late Indira Gandhi", it was observed.

Will Antuley join Samajwadi Party ?
Rumours are rife that the veteran Congress leader A K Antuley may join the Sajawadi Party in Mumbai. He is reportedly being wooed by Mulayam Singh Yadav.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega RBI Governor? (2) Rakesh Mohan
Who will be new RBI Governor? Executive Director at the IMF, Rakesh Mohan, is also considered to be a contender. Rakesh Mohan has been Deputy Governor prior to his posting in Washington. He is also an Economist.

No IAS this time, Defence personnel to be Member, UPSC !
The protest of Air Marshal Browne to the President of India has worked. The new Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be from Navy. Earlier the name of IAS officer was in circulation.

Uday Verma to be Member, CAT?
Secretary, Information & Broadcasting in the Government of India, Uday Verma is likely to be appointed Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). He is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Bains appointed JS, Indian Overseas Affairs !
Iqbal Singh Bains is set to join the Government of India in the first week of July as Joint Secretary, Indian Overseas Affairs. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on June 4, 2013)

Jain is new Additional Deputy CAG
On repatriation Rakesh Jain has been appointed Additional Deputy CAG. He is a 1981 batch IA&AS officer.

Who will be new Chairman of Railway Board ?
Who will succeed Vinay Mittal as Chairman of the Railway Board on July 1 ? So far no decision has been taken.

Meeting to select new Member of CBDT yet to take place
Meeting of the Committee of Secretaries to select new Member of the CBDT is yet to take place. One Member is yet to be appointed.

S S Chahar poised to be elevated as IG, BSF
As the grapevine has it, S S Chahar is poised to be elevated as Inspector General, BSF. Chahar, known for his competence and credentials, is currently posted at HQ BSF as DIG (Operations).

Previous PS & OSDs continue with Khadge in his new stint as Railway Minister
All the subordinate officers serving in the capacity of PS & OSDs to Mallikarjun Khadge, former Union Minister for Labour & Employment continue to serve in Railways Ministry in the same capacities in the new offices of Khadge, the Union Minister for Railways. Rajender Kumar Kataria continues as PS whereas Brajmohan Sharma & B N Shetty continue as OSDs. Kataria is 1996 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, Sharma is CSS cadre officer and Shetty is an officer of Karnataka PCS.

Kumar poised to be PS to Labour & Emp. Minister
As the grapevine has it Dinesh Kumar is all set to be appointed as OSD to Sis Ram Ola, Union Minister for Labour & Employment. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

CVO Air India panel returned
Old panel of the CVO Air India has reportedly been returned by the Civil Aviation Ministry.

No further transfers of Dy. Commissioners by Delhi Govt.
Contrary to the whispers about the transfers of two Deputy Commissioners, the 'Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls' has seemingly prevented the Delhi Government from transferring the DCs as they have direct role in the process.

Will Archana Arora be given to head GAD & Services?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Archana Arora may be given to head GAD slot in Government of Delhi. Arora, a 1983 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, served as Chairperson NDMC. The GAD slot has been vacant after Narendra Kumar had moved on central deputation as Member (Admin) NHAI on April 1, 2013.

1997 batch IA&AS officers get promoted to SAG
As many as six officers of the 1997 batch of the Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IA &AS) have been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade(SAG) with effect from 1st July 2013. The officers are: Chanda M Pandit, Saurabh Narain, Navneet Gupta,Akoijam Rina, Uday Shankar Prasad and Neelesh Kumar Sah.

Patnaik to be Chairman of SSC in Odisha
Odisha, Chief Secretary, B K Patnaik who is retiring on June 30 is all set to take over as Chairman of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) . He is a 1976 batch IAS officer.

IAS officer takes VRS in Madhya Pradesh
The 1990 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Prabhat Kumar Parashar has taken VRS. He is likely to be appointed Chairman of Cooperative Commission.

Who is trying to damage R S Virdi ?
The attempts to damage R S Virdi, the front runner for the post of Chairman, Railway Board by a Secretary level officer is being talked about in the entire Railway Board. The PMO is reportedly aware of the entire case.

Six candidates in fray for three posts of Jt GS, IRS Association
As many as six candidates namely Jayant Misra, CIT (A)-22, New Delhi; Subhakant Sahu, ACIT (Transfer Pricing), New Delhi; Bandi Ramakrishna, DCIT, Circle-1(3), Hyderabad; Yogendra Mittal, DCIT (Prosecution), New Delhi; Anoop Singh, DDIT (Inv.), Nagpur and Rajesh Kumar, JCIT, Range-58 (TDS), Kolkata, are in the fray for three posts of Joint General Secretaries of Indian Revenue Service Association (All India body) in the election of executive body being held on June 27, 2013.

Two candidates in fray for Treasurer of IRS Association
Two candidates namely Neeraj Kumar, ACIT Range-6, Delhi and Hemant Gupta, OSD, ITJ, CBDT, New Delhi, are fighting for the one post of Treasurer of Indian Revenue Service Association (All India body) in the election of executive body being held on June 27, 2013.

19 candidates in fray for nine posts of Executive Members of IRS Association
As many as 19 candidates are in the fray for nine posts of Executive Committee Members of Indian Revenue Service Association (All India body) in the election of executive body being held on June 27, 2013. The candidates are: P Satya Prasanth, ADTIT (Inv) Unit-II (2), Hyderabad; B Yadagiri, DCIT, Central Circle-6, Hyderabad;S S Kemwal, CIT (OSD), Bhopal; Vilas V Shinde, JCIT, Rajkot; Yogendra Kumar Singh, CVO, CAPART, New Delhi; Rajesh Ranjan Prasad, CIT (A)-35, Mumbai; Surabhi Sharma, Under Secretary (ITA-I), CBDT, New Delhi; Kumar Padamapani Bora, ACIT, circle 23 (1), New Delhi; Monisha, ACIT, Delhi; Anadee Nath Mishra, CIT (Appeals), Guwahati; Anchal Khandelwal, OSD (ITJ)-II, CBDT, New Delhi; Ajay G Dhoke, DDIT (Hq), Nagpur; Debashish Chakraborty, DDIT (Inv), UNit-1(2), Kolkata; Hemant Gupta, OSD (ITJ), CBDT, New Delhi; Shuhakant Sahu, ACIT (Transfer Pricing), New Delhi; Kanhiya Lal Kanak, JCIT, range-57 (TDS), Kolkata; Rajesh Kumar, JCIT, range-58 (TDS), Kolkata; Saorj Kumar Dubey, JCIT, Range-28, New Delhi.

Ajmera posted as Asstt Director (News), NSD:AIR N- Delhi
Santosh Gopal Ajmera 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).

Bains posted as DIG, TAC Wing ACY, Tekanpur
Parminder Singh Bains has been posted as DIG, TAC Wing ACY, Tekanpur. He is a BSF cadre officer.

Nine posts of DIG vacant in SSB
As many as nine posts of Deputy Inspector General have been lying vacant in Seema Shashtra Bal (SSB).

Surender Kumar granted non-functional upgradation
Surender Kumar, Director, Publications Division, New Delhi, has been granted Non Functional Upgradation (NFU). He is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer.

IRSME officer 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.

Capt Upasani is Group Commander, Nagpur Group NCC
Group Capt Upasani has assumed the charge of Group Commander, Nagpur Group NCC. Commissioned in the year 1992 in Flying Navigation Branch of IAF, he has over 2500 hours of flying experience.

Two probationers of HP cadre confirmed in IAS (UPDATED)
Two Himachal Pradesh cadre probationers of 2009 batch have been confirmed in the Indian Administrative Services. The officers are Rohan Chand Thakur and Sahay Manasi R.

Two probationers of J& K cadre confirmed in IAS (UPDATED)
Two Jammu and Kashmir cadre probationers of 2009 batch have been confirmed in the Indian Administrative Services. The officers are Shahid Iqbal and Sushma Chauhan.

Five probationers of Gujarat cadre confirmed in IAS (UPDATED)
As many as five Jammu and Kashmir cadre probationers of 2009 batch have been confirmed in the Indian Administrative Services. The officers are Gadhavicharan Ratankanvar, Kharadi Vijaykumar Lalubhai, Kuldeep Arya, Nagarajan M and Praveena D K.

PESB recommends S K Chaudhary for Director (Projects), NBCC (UPDATED)
PESB has recommended the name of S K Chaudhary, Sr. ED, HUDCO, for the post of Director (Projects), National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC). As many as eight candidates had appeared for the interview for the above post.

CORPORATE

Rao appointed MD and CEO of NSDL
G V Nageswara Rao has been appointed MD and CEO of the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) .

Two Directors re-appointed on Board of J& K Bank Ltd
The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited has re-appointed Abdul Majid Matto and Professor Nisar Ali as directors of the Bank.

Garware re-appointed Addl. Director, J & K Bank Ltd
Nihal Chandrakant Garware has been re-appointed as Additional Director of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd.

Vyas appointed Director, Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd
Bharat Bhushan Vyas, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Government of J&K has been appointed as Director of the bank.

Panjwani appointed ED, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd?
Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd has appointed Rujan Panjwani as an Executive Director of the company.

Shah re-appointed MD, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd?
Rashesh Shah has been re-appointed as the Managing Director of Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.

Kanitkar resigns as Director, Abhishek Corporation Ltd
Manohar Dattatraya Kanitkar has resigned as Director of Abhishek Corporation Ltd.

Penmetsa resigns as Director, Esha Media Research Ltd
Ms Swarajya Lakshmi Penmetsa has resigned as Director of Esha Media Research Ltd.

Kale steps down as Independent Director, Micro Technologies (India) Ltd
Anant Kale has stepped down as Independent Director of Micro Technologies (India) Ltd due to health reasons.

Jatia appointed Addl. Independent Director, Zyden Gentec Ltd
Zyden Gentec Ltd has appointed Manish Jatia as an Additional Independent Director of the company.

Lavina resigns as Company Secretary, Supetex Industries Ltd
Ms Lavina Salian L. has resigned as Company Secretary of Supertex Industries Ltd.

Dafle appointed Company Secretary, Supertex Industries Ltd
Swapnil Dafle has been appointed as Company Secretary of Supertex Industries Ltd.

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Fault of govt !

It is the fault of government to provide with palatial houses/old palaces while in service. The habit of living in huge places with lot of servants make them to acquire huge properties for them to continue to maintain the life style later in life.

Jayanth Munigala

Should UPSC member visit Home Secretary?

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has been established as a constitutional body under Article 315 of the Constitution of India. If we see the constitutional evolution of the Commission from the imperial era to its present form, the Constituent Assembly, after independence, saw the need for giving a secure and autonomous status to the Public Service Commissions, both at the Federal and Provincial levels, for ensuring unbiased recruitment to Civil Services as also for protection of service interests. The Commission consists of a Chairman and 10 Members. The terms and conditions of service of Chairman and Members of the Commission are governed by the Union Public Service Commission (Members) Regulations, 1969. The Chairperson and members of the Commission are appointed by and accountable to the President of India. A member can submit his resignation to the President of India and he may be removed from his office by the President of India on the ground of misbehavior (only if an inquiry of such misbehavior is made and upheld by Supreme Court) or if he is adjudged insolvent, or engages during his term of office in any paid employment outside the duties of his office, or in the opinion of the President unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body. The expenses of the Union Public Service Commission, including any salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of the members or staff of the Commission, shall be charged on the consolidated Fund of India. The UPSC annually submits a report of its work to the President of India. The President places the report of the commission before the Parliament along with a memorandum with regard to the cases where the advice of the commission was not accepted and the reasons for such non-acceptance. Therefore, with the above constitutional safeguards, UPSC is amongst the few institutions which functions with both autonomy and freedom along with the country's higher judiciary and lately the Election Commission. In accordance with the procedure decided by the Government, in consultation with the Commission, Chairman or a Member of the Commission presides over the Departmental Promotion Committee Meetings to consider promotions from Group B to Group A and from one grade to another within group A, where promotion is to be made by selection.Under Article 320 of the Constitution of India, the Commission are, inter-alia, required to be consulted on all matters relating to recruitment to civil services and posts. Under Article 320(3) of the Constitution, the Commission is required to be consulted on the quantum of penalties in disciplinary cases affecting a person serving under the Government of India in a Civil Capacity. Whereas the Consultation of the Government with the Commission or its members is within the ambit of the constitutional provisions, it is for the sanctity of the institution that both the Government and the UPSC members follow the established protocol in such consultation process.It is in this light, the visit of UPSC member A.P Singh who was also a former CBI Director to the Office of the Union Home Secretary was against the established protocol and dilutes the freedom, autonomy and constitutional responsibilities enshrined by the Constitution upon the esteemed institution. Such acts will justifiably raise eyebrows in the bureaucratic and intellectual circles.

I P Jain

An icon

I had seen his successful continuance in particular PMGSY as Jt Secretary and came back as Secretary in the MoRD. He is very balanced officer and is an icon though he always prefer not to be in lime light. I wish him all the very best in his future assignment.

Vanlal Duhsaka

Another perspective to SC/ST reservations

Dr Suresh Mehrotra Editor-in-chief deserves kudos for permitting a free and unbiased discussion on reservation in WIC Forum. Discrimination based on castes is an electoral fraud. While, atrocities against SC/ST is common in rural areas, there is reverse discrimination against Non-SC/ST employees in urban areas. Consider the flip side. Coteries of SC/ST employees have sprouted in the government offices, hospitals, teaching institutions in full view of authorities. By misusing the 'Brahmaastra' of caste card, the coteries, at times, slap fabricated charges against others, supported by fake witnesses. The authorities have turned a blind eye to resultant frustration simmering across the board. The GoI has fuelled mistrust among different communities .For instance, DoPT's guidelines on Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) envisage the mandatory presence of an SC/ST officer to participate in DPC's meetings. The doubting Thomas acts as a watchdog on DPC's decision making and forces his/her subjective opinions on the outcome. Reservation is an electoral fraud for political parties. Mayavati is desperately trying to woo the 'Brahmins' while demanding at the same time reservations in promotions. What extraordinary paradoxes. Baba Bheem Rao Ambedkar would never have approved of the present condescending approach towards SC/ST that makes them dependent on the government. It is high time the law makers rose above vote bank politics and took legislative measures to stop further division of Indian society.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)