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POLITICS

Is reunion of Thackeray's just a lip service?
A day after Uddhav holding out an olive branch for his cousin Raj there are talks of re-union being a mere formality. Chances that this was just a lip service are very high with the cousin (who has well established party already) not likely to play second fiddle in the political arithmetic when he can actually be king maker in the coming election say insiders.

Is cultural terrorism threatening Jayalalitha?
Is it just the Muslim uprising and law and order situation that is upsetting Jayalalitha or is it political brownie point over DMK that she is scoring ?

BUREAUCRACY

70 IPS officers of 1993 batch empanelled as IG in GoI
As many as 70 officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of various cadres and 1993 batch have been empanelled for the posts of Inspector General or equivalent level in Government of India. The officers include: Ashok Kumar Singh, Praveen Ranjan, Robin Hibu of AGMUT cadre while G H P Raju, Dr R Prasad Meena of Assam-Meghalaya cadre and V Venugopala Krishna, Dr Mahesh Dixit Sandeep Shandilya, Amit Garg, P V Sunil Kumar of Andhra Pradesh cadre. Similarly, Jitendra Singh Gangwar, Sunil Kumar Jha, Arvind Kumar, Jitendra Kumar of Bihar cadre; Jayesh K Bhatt, Gyananendra Singh Malik, Hasmukh M Patel, Neeraj Gotru Rao of Gujarat; Rithvik Rudra, Anurag Garg, Ashok Tiwari of Himachal Pradesh; Ashok Kumar Mittal, Arshinder Singh Chawla of Haryana; Manvinder Singh Bhatia of Jharkhand; Deepak Kumar of Jammu & Kashmir; Yogesh Gupta of Kerala; Dr M Abdullah Saleem, Malini Krishnamoorthy, Sreeramcharan Reddy K, K Ramachandra Rao of Karnataka; Mrs Archana Tyagi, Sanjay Saxena, Prabhat Kumar of Maharashtra; Mrs Sonali Mishra, Ravi Kumar Gupta, Anil Kumar Gupta, Sanjiv Shami, R S Meena of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Rajiv Singh, Ashutosh Kumar Sinha of Manipur-Tripura cadre; Susant Kumar Nath, Vinayatosh Mishra, R P Rao Koche of Orissa; Arpit Shukla, Gurpreet Kaur Deo, Virendra Kumar, Ishwar Singh, Dr Jitendra Kumar Jain, Satish Kumar Asthana, Mrs Shashi Prabha Dwivedi, Rajendra Namdeo Dhoke of Punjab; Govind Gupta, Sunil Dutt, Amrit Kailash of Rajasthan; S Arunachalam, P Thamaraikanan, Ashok Kumar Das, Shailesh Kumar Yadav of Tamil Nadu; Sanjay Singhal, S B Shiradkar, Sunil Kumar Gupta, Zaki Ahmed, Dr K S Pratap Kumar, Rajiv Sabarwal, Vitul Kumar of Uttar Pradesh and Peeyush Pandey, Praveen Kumar and Sashikant Pujari of West Bengal.

Chhibber is new Secretary, Road Transport and Highways
V Chhibber has been appointed new Secretary Road Transport and Highways. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
(We said this on January 21, 2013 )

Ms Zohra Chatterji posted as Secretary, Textiles in GoI
Ms Zohra Chatterji, Special Secretary, Ministry of Coal, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Earlier the name of Gauri Kumar was in circulation.
(We said this on January 31, 2013)

Will Arora be DG, CSO ?
V K Arora is reportedly being tipped to be next DG,CSO. His case is awaiting approval of ACC. This may come through anytime.

Post of Padamvir Singh upgraded in Secretary rank in GoI
The post of Padamvir Singh as Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training has been upgraded in the rank and pay of Secretary. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Mathur gets additional charge of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
Secretary, Defence Production, R K Mathur has been given additional charge of Secretary, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Vinod Zutshi is now Deputy Election Commissioner
Vinod Zutshi has been appointed Deputy Election Commissioner in the EC in the rank of Additional Secretary. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Kulbhushan is also Member Engineering, Railway Board
Kulbhushan, Member Electrical, Railway Board, has been assigned an additional charge of Member, Engineering in Railway Board. A P Mishra, who was holding this charge, retired on January 31, 2013.

Jharkhand Chief Secretary gets extension
Jharkhand Chief Secretary, Sushil Kumar Choudhary has been granted an extension of three months in the office. The 1976 batch IAS officer, Choudhary was due to retire on January 31.
(We said this on January 25, 2013)

S Nanda selected as Director (Ope), HCL
S Nanda, GM, NALCO, has been selected for the post of Director (Operations), Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board meeting held on January 31, 2013. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.

Dharmendra, to take charge on Feb 1 as JS, Urban Transport
As the grapevine has it, Dharmendra, Resident Commissioner of Mizoram in Delhi, would take charge on February 1 as Joint Secretary, Urban Transport in the Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Justice Nagappan to be CJ of Orissa High Court
Justice C Nagappan senior most Judge of the Madras High Court is moving as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court this month .
(We said this on January 9, 2013)

Gupta is new Ambassador to Italy
BK Gupta, presently AS (CPV), has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Italy.

Afzal Amanullah gets additional charge of DG, BIS
Special Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Afzal Amanullah has been given additional charge of Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

A P Panda selected as Director (Finance), SECL
A P Panda, AGM, RINL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 15 persons were interviewed for the same.

S K Pal to join as Director (Finance), NBCC on Feb 1
S K Pal, GM, IRCON, will take over as Director (Finance), National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) on February 1, 2013.
(We said this on August 29, 2013)

Hasmukh Adhia is new PS, Finance in Gujarat
Hasmukh Adhia has been appointed new Principal Secretary, Finance in Gujarat. He is a1981 batch IAS officer.

Aloria gets additional charge of Sardar Sarovar
Ganga Ram Aloria has been given additional charge of MD, Sardar Sarovar in Gujarat. He is a1981 batch IAS officer.

AP Chief Secretary gets three months extension
Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary, Minnie Mathew has been given three months extension in service. She is a 1976 batch IAS officer.

Mohanty appointed Chief Commissioner, LA
Prasanna Kumar Mohanty has been appointed as Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (LA) in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer.

Water Resources, Secretary takes charge (UPDATED)
Shyamal Sarkar, first to get the posting as Secretary in GoI, has assumed the charge on February 1 as Secretary, Water Resource. Sarkar is a 1979 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Satyendra Garg relieved to join Mizoram
Satyendra Garg, Joint Commissioner, Delhi Police, has been relieved to Mizoram. He is a1987 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Rao is new CVO, NTPC
M Rama Prasad Rao has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). He is 1986 batch IFS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on January 21, 2013 )

CSB scheduled for February 4
The next Civil Services Board (CSB) will be held on February 4.

P S C Zah takes charge of RC, Mizoram in Delhi
Pi Sang Chin Zah, Joint Resident Commissioner of Mizoram in Delhi, has been given the charge of Resident Commissioner of Mizoram. She will be carrying out the responsibility till the appointment of new Resident Commissioner.

Kamraj to be promoted in Delhi Police
P Kamraj, Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police, South - East range is likely to be promoted as Special Commissioner. He is an IPS officer of 1987 batch who belongs to the AGMUT cadre.

Justice Shiv Kirti Singh to take oath as CJ of Allahabad HC on Feb 4
The Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Justice, Shiv Kirti Singh would take oath as the Chief Justice on February 4. He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad HC on November 20, 2012. Justice Singh is the elder brother of Vimal Kirti Singh, Principal Resident Commissioner of Jharkhand.

Sudhir Yadav transferred to A & N Islands as DGP
Sudhir Yadav, Special Commissioner, Delhi Police (Traffic & Vigilance), has been transferred to Andaman & Nicobar Islands as DGP. But the transfer order has been put on hold for six months. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.
(We said this on January 30, 2013)

Chhaya Sharma transferred to Mizoram
Ms Chhaya Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police, South District, has been transferred to Mizoram as SP. But the transfer order has been put on hold for four months. She is a 1999 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Vivek Kishore moved to Mizoram
Vivek Kishore, Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police, Head quarters, has been transferred to Mizoram as SP. But the transfer order has been put on hold for four months. He is a 1999 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Deepak Mathews posted as DAG in PAG office, Thiruvananthapuram
Deepak Mathews, Deputy Accountant General (GE), in the office of Principal Accountant General (A&E), Karnataka, Bangalore, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (Administration), in the office of Principal Accountant General (G&SSA), Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.

Ms Aswathy is Dy Director in PD Audit office in Lucknow
Ms V S Aswathy, Deputy Accountant General (Administration) in the office of Principal Accountant General (G&SSA), Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director in the office of Principal Director of Audit, Central Lucknow.

D M Gautam is FA & CAO, COFMOW
D M Gautam, SAG/IRAS, Northern Railway, has been appointed as FA & CAO, COFMOW after promotion to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).

B B Verma posted as FA & CAO, ECR
B B Verma, SAG/IRAS/ East Central Railway, has been posted as FA & CAO, East Central Railway after promotion to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).

Jaiswal to move Johanesburg
Randhir K Jaiswal has been moved from New York to Johanesburg as Counsellor.

Man Raj gets HAG in Jharkhand
Man Raj has been given Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). He is a 1979 batch Indian Forest Service officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Six IPS officers get JAG in MP

As many as six officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) and 2002 batch have been accorded Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in Madhya Pradesh. The officers include: Rajeshwar Prasad, SP, Khargone; R K Arusia, SP, Dindori; Raman Singh Sikarwar, SP, Ratlam; Dilip Kumar Singh, SP, Shahdol; G G Pandey, SP, Narsinghpur and Raghuvir Singh Meena, Commandant of 1st battalion, SAF, Indore.

16 IAS officers get selection grade in MP (UPDATED)
As many as 16 officers of Indian Administrative Service of 2000 batch have been granted selection grade in Madhya Pradesh. The officials include: Shobhit Jain, Vivek Kumar Porwal, Sandeep Yadav, Kavindra Kiyawat, Mahesh Kumar Agrawaol, Mrs Sunita Tripathi, Manohar Lal Dubey, Mrs Renu Pant, Shivnarayana Rupla, Mrs Jayshree Kiyawat, Surendra Pal Singh Saluja, Ashok Deshwal, Niraj Dubey, Ashok Kumar Singh and Mrs Renu Tiwari. Besides, Mrs Sonali N Vayangankar, IAS officer of 2000 batch has also been granted proforma promotion to the selection grade.

Posting of three IAS officers in HP (UPDATED)
Ajay Mittal (1982) will continue as Additional Chief Secretary, Transport while Dr P C Kapoor (1982) as Additional Chief Secretary, Labour and Employement and Ms Nandita Gupta (2001) has been assigned an additional charge of Special Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Cell.

IPS officer to be DDG Prasar Bharti (UPDATED)
Anand Vardhan Shukla is being appointed Deputy Director General Prasar Bharti on deputation basis. He is 2000 batch IPS officer of Rakjasthan cadre.

Machendranathan to be Secretary MSME ! (UPDATED)
It seems S Machendranathan will be new Secretary MSME in the Government of India. 1979 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre Machendranathan is presently Special Secretary Civil Aviation.

D M Sonawane returns to cadre from deputation to KRCL (UPDATED)
D M Sonawane, SS/IRAS, has returned from deputation to Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) and posted on Western Railway in the cadre.

Udai Singh Kumawat is PS to MoS, Tariq Anwar (UPDATED)
Udai Singh Kumawat has been appointed as Private Secretary (PS) to Tariq Anwar Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing in Government of India. Kumawat is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Arun Kumar is Labour Commissioner, Haryana (UPDATED)
Arun Kumar has been appointed as Commissioner and Secretary, Labour Department in Haryana. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

CORPORATE
Defence Minister hands-over HAL-DO-228 Aircraft to Seychelles
Defence Minister A K Antony has handed over HAL's DO-228 to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Seychelles, Jean-Paul Adam, at a function in New Delhi on January 31, 2013. The maritime surveillance aircraft will be used to guard the extensive coast line of island nation. "It is yet another milestone of our close friendship between our two countries", said Antony. He congratulated HAL for delivering the aircraft much ahead of schedule. The Seychelles Foreign Minister appreciated the gesture and said the DO 228 will enable his country to fight piracy and strengthen the overall security in the Indian Ocean."The aircraft to be provided to Seychelles will be supported by HAL team for maintenance on site to enable the new user get the requisite expertise", said Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL. The aircraft is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art facilities and is excellent platform of maritime applications, he added. Waven Williams, High Commissioner for Seychelles to India, Major Micheal Pouponneau, Commanding Officer, Seychelles Air Force, Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral D K Joshi, R K Mathur, Secretary Defence Production, Sanjay Singh, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs were among the invitees on the occasion. Fuelled by the growth prospects of this aircraft, HAL has also set eyes on export market. While the full aircraft structures are already being exported to Germany for assembly and supply to world-wide market, efforts are underway to achieve direct exports. The company is making efforts to exploit conducive military markets in Mauritius, Nepal, Vietnam, South Africa, Afghanistan and Columbia. Efforts are also to penetrate civil export markets that are suited for HAL-DO-228s. HAL manufactures this aircraft under licence agreement with the erstwhile Dornier GmbH of Germany at its Transport Aircraft Division, Kanpur, and has world-wide unfettered sales and marketing rights. Along with the airframe, engines and several of the systems and avionics are also produced in house at various Divisions of HAL ensuring single window life-time support to the custo ers. The cockpit is designed to accommodate two crew members and is fitted with duplicate controls. The cabin can accommodate 19 passengers in commuter configuration.

Dena Bank increases net profit
Dena Bank has reported 11 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 206 crore during the October-December quarter. Ashwani Kumar is the Chairman and Managing Director of the Dena Bank.

IOB also reports growth in net profit
Indian Overseas Bank(IOB) has reported a 7 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 116 crore during October-December quarter. M Narendra is the CMD of the Bank.

Palaniappan is on Boad of Titan Industries
N S Palaniappan has been appointed as Chairman & Director on the Board of the Titan Industries Ltd. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Vittal to be Chief Executive, Bharti Airtel
Gopal Vittal will take over in March as the Chief Executive of domestic operations of the Bhari Airtel.

Biyani quits Jagran Prakashan Ltd
Kishore Biyani has resigned as Independent Director of Jagran Prakashan Ltd due to his pre-occupation

Two Additional Directors appointed on Jagran Prakshan Ltd Board
Anuj Puri and Dilip Cherian have been appointed as the Non-Executive Independent Additional Directors of Jagran Prakashan Ltd.

Aditya M appointed MD, Triton Valves Ltd
Triton Valves Ltd has appointed Aditya M as Managing Director of the company.

Marnak re-designated as Non Exec. Vice Chairman, Steelco Gujarat Ltd
Steelco Gujarat Ltd has re-designated Dr R S Marnak, as Non-Executive Vice Chairman from the position of Executive Vice Chairman of the company.

Jhunjhunwala quits Tulsi Extrusions Ltd
Rajesh B Jhunjhunwala has resigned as Non Executive Independent Director of Tulsi Extrusions Ltd.

Agarwal appointed Director, Dunlop India Ltd
Dunlop India Ltd has appointed Ashok Kumar Agarwal as a Director of the company.

Dani ceases to be Director, Dunlop India Ltd
Damodar Prasad Dani has ceased to be a Director of Dunlop India Ltd.

Berczely re-appointed Alternate Director, Blue Dart Express Ltd
Blue Dart Express Ltd has re-appointed George Berczely as an Alternate Director of the company.

Mistry steps down as CFO, Bayer CropScience Ltd
Kaikobad B Mistry has relinquished office as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Bayer CropScience Ltd w.e.f. February 1, 2013. He will continue as Non-Executive Director of the company.

Savla to be re-appointed Whole-time Director, Vaghani Terchno Build Ltd
Kantilal M Savla is being re-appointed as Whole-time Director of Vaghani Techno Build Ltd.

Madhavi appointed Addl. Director, Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd
Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd has appointed Dr C V Madhavi as Additional Director of the company.

Agarwal appointed as Director of Dunlop
Ashok Agarwal appointed as Director of Dunlop.

Ramkumar appointed as MD, Tube Investments of India
L Ramakumar has been appointed as MD, Tube Investments of India.

Madhavi appointed as Director, Nav Bharat Investments
Dr CV Madhavi has been appointed as Director, Nav Bharat Investments.

Talaulicar appointed as Director, Cummins India
Anant Talaulikar has been appointed as Director, Cummins India.

Dave quits Cinemax Properties
Girish Dave has resigned as Director, Cinemax Properties.

Apitzsch appointed as Director of Siemens
Johannes Apitzsch has been appointed as Director of Siemens

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Armed forces has suffered steady loss in prestige

Another institution which has suffered steady loss in prestige is the armed forces. In British India, the Commander in Chief of India was second only to the Viceroy. He was the final authority in matters of defending the Indian empire. Often, he took issue with the Viceroy (Kitchener had a running feud with Curzon who was Viceroy). Since the armed forces were seen as a tool of oppression and an instrument of imperialism, after the freedom struggle and post independence, their role was reduced. The role of the Commander in Chief of India was included in the office of the President of India. The armed forces faced quiet neglect for years. This was also a fallout of our non violent struggle for freedom and the mantra of world brotherhood that some of our great leaders gave. It was only after the calamitous 62 Indo China war that left the old British Generals wondering as to what happened in 15 years to their proud fighting force that the Government came alive to the real politic of the situation. The armed forces have done India proud. They have upheld the democratic traditions too. In India, the line between the civilian authority and defence forces has been carefully drawn and upheld unflinchingly. It is also a good sign that some of the leading lights of the armed forces have held political office through democratic process, post retirement. The cause for worry is the slide in prestige. The reason is that unless the youth feels it to be prestigious enough, they may not come forth to serve the country through the armed forces with pride. Serious thought is required to be given to this issue. There could be many ways of doing this. Higher Pay, perks, promotions and pensions are one route. Training, scholarships, higher education, loans, entrepreneurship programs, leadership training programs, internship with political parties etc for short service commissioned officers and also non commissioned officers and jawans to equip them for life after retirement from the armed forces at an early age are another. But most important is izzat.

A K Singh

Decline of Bureaucracy

Decline of Bureaucracy started in the 70s when the concept of committed bureaucracy was floated. Bureaucrats had to be more loyal to politicians and political parties than their own country. Virus of politics has totally eroded what was known as steel frame.

Chander

It's a shame

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission had submitted a report on 'Police Reforms' 4 years back on which the Ministry of Home Affairs had to take action. It is a shame that till date nothing has happened.

Bimal Bahadur

What is happening to ME Posting?

Normally precedence is if the files of the incumbent is under process the charge is given to some existing member is this not being followed.

Kunal

She is an asset !

Shefali, a very hardworking, sincere, most upright and straight forward officer shall be an asset to the ministry she is going to.
Good luck to here.

Aakash Luxman