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POLITICS

Political developments likely next week ?
Reshuffle in the Manmohan Singh cabinet and appointment of Governors are likely to take place next week.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Chairman Railway Board ? ( 6) A K Mittal
General Manager of the South Western Railway Ashok Kumar Mittal is also considered to be a contender for the post.

Will Arjun succeed Vijaya Kantha as new FC, RB?
Arjun Rakshit's name has also been doing rounds in the corridors of power as the front runner for new Financial Commissioner, Railway Board. Rakshit was though empanelled as GM but didn't make it as GM. He has also lacks the criteria in terms of having two years of residual service at the time of vacancy. Rakshit, a 1976 batch IRAS officer, is presently serving as Additional Member (Finance) Railway Board.

Thapar is new High Commissioner to New Zealand.
Ravi Thapar has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to New Zealand. He is a 1983 batch IFS officer.

Seven IAS officers of Maharashtra cadre to retire in June
As many as seven officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) belonging to Maharashtra cadre are retiring in June, 2013. The officers include: Jayant Kumar Banthia, H R Pawar, V S Nahata, P D Karwande , T K Bagul, V V Vaidya and B G Wagh. However, Jayant Kumar Banthia has been given an extension as Chief Secretary of Maharashtra.

Kallam posted as Principal Secretary to CM in AP
Ajeya Kallam has been posted as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Puneet is poised to move back from Vienna
As the grapevine has it, Puneet Agrawal is poised to move back from Vienna to be posted at MEA HQ. Currently he is serving at Indian Mission at Vienna, Austria as Counsellor (Political). He is a 1997 batch Indian Foreign Service officer.

Three officers of Assam State Service awarded IAS cadre
Three officers of Assam State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2011. The officers include: Barun Bhuyan, Mrs Jayshree Daolagupu and Mrs Dipti Kumar Deuri (Bora).

Kumar is Asst Accountant General, PAG, Shillong
S Selva Kumar has been appointed as Assistant Accountant General in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit), Meghalaya, Shillong.

Rastogi to return to Orissa
Sanjay Rastogi is returning to the parent Odisha cadre from inter-cadre deputation. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer.

Prakash granted non-functional upgradation
Ratan Prakash, Deputy Press Registrar, RNI, New Delhi, has been granted Non Functional Upgradation (NFU). He is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer.

Two posts of Judges vacant in J &K HC
Two posts of Additional Judges have been lying vacant in Jammu & Kashmir High Court against 14 approved strength.

Sinha likely to join central deputation
Ashutosh Kumar Sinha is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Tenure of Venkateswar as First Secy., High Commission, Singapore extended
The tenure of G T Venkateswar as First Secretary, High Commission of India, Singapore, has been extended upto August 28, 2013. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Tenure of Sampath as First Secy., High Commission, Port Louis extended
The tenure of M Sampath as First Secretary, High Commission of India, Port Louis, Mauritius, has been extended upto August 28, 2013. He is an IRS-IT officer.

One post of SDG vacant in CRPF
One post of Special Director General (SDG) has still been lying vacant in Central Railway Police Force (CRPF).

Applications for Dy Jute Commissioner, Kolkata invited
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Deputy Jute Commissioner in the office of Jute Commissioner, Kolkata. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Singh posted as OSD at Mumbai office of MP
Shailesh Kumar Singh has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at the office of Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai. He will deal with serious fraud cases and coordinate with RBI, Headquarters. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

3 IAS officers transferred in Karnataka
Three officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been shifted in Karnataka. Accordingly, Harshi Gupta (1997) has been posted as Commissioner, Food,Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department while K R Niranjan (1997) will now be Commissioner for Labou, Bangalore and Pankaj Kumar Pandey (2000) is assigned additional charge of Commissioner, Employment & Training, Bangalore.

14 CCIT/DGIT gets additional charges (UPDATED)
As many as 14 officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre working at the level of Chief Commissioner and Director General of Income Tax in various zones have been assigned additional charges. Accordingly, Sushil chandra has been assigned an additional charge of CCIT-I and II Ahmedabad while R K Rai gets charge of CCIT-III, Mumbai and Ms Surabhi Sinha was given the charge of CCIT (C), Delhi. Similarly, G N Pandey has been given the charge of CCIT- Dehradun; Swatantra Kumar of CCIT-II, Mumbai and DGIT (Inv), Pune; A K Jain of CCIT, Raipur; Suresh Babu of CCIT-I, Hyderabad; K Satyanarayana of CCIT, Cochin; UK Shukla of DGIT (Intl Tax), Delhi and DG (HRD), Delhi; Suresh Babu of CCIT, Vishakhapatnam; M K Mirani of DGIT (Syst), CCIT-XIII, Delhi; Ajit Kmar Srivastava of CCIT, Nagpur and DGIT, NADT, Nagpur; Jaspal Singh of CCIT, Shimla and D Das Gupta has been assigned an additional charge of CCIT-III, Kolkata.

CORPORATE

Dasgupta resigns as LIC Nominee Director, Axis Bank Ltd
A K Dasgupta who was the LIC nominee on the Board of Directors of Axis Bank Ltd has resigned as Director of the Bank.

Kardassis resigns as CEO, Jet Airways (India) Ltd
Nikos Kardassis has resigned as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways (India) Ltd.

Ali appointed Acting CEO, Jet Airways (India) Ltd
Capt. Hameed Ali, who is Chief Operating Officer of Jet Airways (India) Ltd has been appointed as Acting CEO of the company.

Kumar resigns as Director, Can Fin Homes Ltd
S Krishna Kumar has resigned as Director of Can Fin Homes Ltd.

Kadur appointed Addl. Director, Can Fin Homes Ltd
Srinivas Ananthacharya Kadur, General Manager, Canara Bank, Head Office, Bangalore has been appointed as an Additional Director of Can Fin Homes Ltd

Patil resigns as Independent Director, MRPL ?
B S Patil has resigned as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL).

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Kaun Banega Chairman - Railway Board !
Dear Sir, I am reading with interest for the last 3-4 days -Kaun Banega Chairman - Railway Board. In fact as per the rules - with One year GM and two years balance, there are two officers available whose names have not been mentioned by whispers. They are A K Mittal - GM/SW Rly. and R S Virdi - GM NF Railway. If Mittal is posted -being senior most on MS posts which is presently available, then there is nobody else except Virdi for CRB. But there is no alternative except posting these persons as MS and CRB.

S K Bansal

Creamy Layer in SC Category or General Categories?
If there is any elite in IAS i.e. Brahmins and not SCs because Brahmins although they are two percent of the population have captured majority of the positions in India. While SCs are supposed to have 15 percent quota, guess how many IAS officers are there, how many Secretaries, only one Secretary so far in the last 50 years, that too very recently. Now, count the Brahmins Secretaries so far in India and do you still feel there is no need to put Creamy Layer on them. I disagree with your thoughts and suggest that Brahmin IAS officers need to stop their generations to compete in IAS so that other castes can also take advantage. They have perpetuated invisible reservations for themselves. Brahmins need to stop their ancestral reservation first and then suggest SCs not to avail reservations in jobs. The poorest among three higher castes and also poorest among Brahmins are suffering due to perpetuated ancestral domination by elite Brahmins. Instead eyeing quota for SCs in jobs, if you confine Brahmins to 2% or in proportion to their population, it can really give justice to other poorer from higher castes.... that is the place where we need creamy layer. To reiterate, you really need to understand that safeguarding or keeping mum on 'ancestral reservation for higher castes', and suggesting changes or lambasting reservation policy for SCs will not do any good to any one either SCs or General Castes. First you need to set your own house in order and then suggest others for creamy layer.
Singh R K