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Ashwani Kumar to take over as Governor Nagaland on Mar 21
Former CBI Chief, Ashwani Kumar will be sworn in as Governor Nagaland in Kohima at 11 am on March 21, 2013.

Is Rajnath afraid of Modi's rise ?
By cancelling a special program to facilitate Modi in Mumbai Rajnath Singh has sent a message that he is afraid of Modi's popularity. Some in the BJP circles say it is also because there is too much of Modi propaganda happening and Singh wants to assure that it does not go too far.

Why is Pawar asking for apology ?
Repeated apology by Sharad Pawar as regards Sonia's foreign origin issue has set tongues wagging about the future of his party and him. Does it mean that he needs Congress to save him from the aggressive moves of his nephew ? Pawar definitely views the nephew as a threat to his daughter's ambitions.

Will Congress be fair to Tamils ?
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid says that India will probe into the atrocities committed by Sri Lankan's against Tamilians. There should be impartial, independent and transparent probe said the minister . Will the Congress be able to pull its weight in the UN resolution ?

Who is number one with Mukesh Ambani?
Who is number one with Mukesh Ambani in the entire group? Anand Jainor Manoj Modi? This is the subject of discussion in the RIL.

BUREAUCRACY

Two Dalit IAS officers to be Secretaries in GoI
One can only watch with interest about the posting of two Dalit IAS officers Dr Lalit Panwar and Ms Snehlata Kumar. Both the 1979 batch IAS officers have been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. At present there is no Dalit officer posted as Secretary in GoI.

Who will be Member, NHRC?
Who will be new Member of the National Human Rights Commission? Now the tie is said to be between NIA Chief, S C Sinha and former R&AW Chief, Sanjeev Tripathi. Earlier, the solitary name of S C Sinha was in circulation.

4 IFS officers of 1979 batch do not figure in empanelment list
If sources are to be believed, four 1979 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers including Pradeep Kapur, Man, Sarvjeet and Malay Mishra do not figure in the empanelment list of Secretary rank. Now there is talk that their names are being reconsidered.

Did Vivek Rae meet Defence Minister?
Did Secretary Petroleum Vivek Rae meet Defence Minister A K Antony last week? Rae is a 1978 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Anshuman Das selected as CMD, NALCO
Anshuman Das, Director & CMD, NALCO, has been selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO) at Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 18, 2013. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Awasthi is new JS, Disability Affairs
Avanish K Awasthi has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Disability Affairs, in the Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on March 6, 2013)

Keshari gets six months extension
Joint Secretary Power in the Government of India, I C P Keshari has been given six months extension in central deputation tenure. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Sanjeev Kumar appointed Mission Director, JNNURM
Sanjeev Kumar has been appointed as Mission Director, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, (JNNURM) (Joint Secretary level). He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Dena Bank CGM RK Gupta may be ED Bank of Maharashtra
Banking circles are agog with rumours that Field General Manager (Maharashtra) in Dena Bank, RK Gupta, may be appointed next ED of Bank of Maharashtra. He is said to have been shortlisted for the post of ED after a panel headed by Secretary, Financial Services, Rajiv Takru, last month interviewed 5 candidates for the posts of Executive Director in various Public Sector (PS) Banks.

Eyed wide open on Vaidya's successor as Secretary to Sheila Dixit?
After S D Vaidya, 1998 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, grabbed the significant slot as PS to the Union Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar the whispers have become louder these days as whom Sheila Dixit would pick as her new Secretary especially in the backdrop of upcoming General elections in the state. The buzz is that Mrs Dixit has identified the officer but yet unknown to the spectators. Has anybody a clue?

The slot of Commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation may get vacant soon?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that S S Yadav, Commissioner; East Delhi Municipal Corporation is all set to move to Delhi Government. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Mohd.Faiyaz Farooqui is new DIG, BSF
Mohd.Faiyaz Farooqui , DIG, Punjab Police has been appointed as DIG, BSF. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

Tomar is India's new Ambassador to Brazil
Ashok Tomar is joining as the new Ambassador of India in Brazil next week. Tomar, a 1978 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service, is Additional Secretary (administration) in MEA.
(We said this on Feb 20, 2013)

S Y Qureshi is now Chairman of Lok Vani Committee in Prasar Bharti
Former Chief Election Commissioner, S Y Qureshi has joined as Chairman of the Lok Vani Committee of the Prasar Bharti.

B Dayal appointed as GM, SECL
B Dayal has been appointed as General Manager, South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), Bilaspur.

Orders of R Nair as CMD, HOCL yet to be issued
The orders of R Nair V B, CGM (P & E), HOCL, for the appointment as Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) are yet to be issued.
(We said this on October 22, 2012)

Appointment of Shekhar Saran as Director (Tech.), CMPDIL cleared
The Government of India (GoI) has cleared the appointment of Shekhar Saran, CGM, ECL, CIL, as Director (Technical), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL). The vacancy will arise on May 31, 2013 with the retirement of present incumbent. Saran will assume the charge on June 1, 2013.
(We said this on October 18, 2012)

Kuldeep Kumar likely to join central deputation
Kuldeep Kumar is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Sanjay Kumar Singh to continue in Bihar for next two years
Orissa cadre 1997 batch IAS officer, Sanjay Kumar Singh will continue on inter-cadre deputation two Bihar for another next two years. The Government of India has given its consent to the Bihar Government.

4 posts of DIG level vacant in ITBP
Four posts of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) level are lying vacant in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

9 posts of Judges vacant in Rajasthan HC
As many as nine posts of judges have been lying vacant in Rajasthan High Court against 40 approved strength including 10 posts of Permanent Judges against 32 approved strength and one of Additional Judges against eight approved strength.

Three candidates from BoB shortlisted for EDs post in PS banks !
Three candidates from Bank of Baroda (BoB) are believed to have been shortlisted for the posts of Executive Directors in different Public Sector (PS) banks. They are: R Koteeswaran, Arun Shrivastava and Animesh Chauhan - all General Managers. As many as 20 candidates of the 35, interviewed for the post last month, have been shortlisted.

Surajit Dutta succeeds S K Pal as GM, IRCON
Surajit Dutta has taken over as General Manager, IRCON in place of S K Pal who joined as Director (Finance), NBCC.

Orders of Sanjay Khatal as Director (Comm.), NSC soon
Orders of Sanjay Khatal, GM, MSSC, for the appointment as Director (Commercial), National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC) are expected to be issued in this month.
(We said this on September 12, 2013)

Will Joshi be Chairman of Greater NOIDA?
A K Joshi, who is joining the Uttar Pradesh Government this week, may be appointed Chairman of the Greater NOIDA. A 1977 batch officer of Uttarakhand cadre Joshi is all set to join the UP Government.

S S Malhi joins as Director (Tech), WCL
S S Malhi, CGM, SECL, CIL, has taken over as Director (Technical), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), Nagpur.
(We said this October 23, 2012)

Three officers shifted in Railways
As many as three officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Railways. Accordingly, Mr Sunira Bassi, SAG/IRTS/ Railway Board, has been transferred to Northern Railway and posted in the cadre while Ashok Choudhry, SAG/IRTS/Northern Railway, is being shifted to Railway Board and posted as Executive Director/Public Grievances, Railway Board Rajesh Kumar Singh, SG/IRTS, on completion of his tenure of deputation at CONCOR, was posted as Director, Traffic(PG), Railway Board.

Five IFS officers shifted in MP
As many as five officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, O P Tiwari (1999) has been appointed as Deputy Director (Core), Kanha National Park, Mandla while P S Masram (1997) will now be Deputy Director (Buffer), Kanha National Park, Mandla and D C Gupta (1998) is Deputy Director, Bandhavgarh National Park, Umaria. Besides, H P Jharia has been made DFO, Balaghat (Production), Forest Division and Ajay Kumar Pandey was posted as DFO, Sendhwa.

Applications for Director, RDTE invited
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Director, Research Development Training and Extension (RDTE). Those willing to apply can send their applications to DoPT at the earliest.

Applications for Internal Financial Adviser, Atomic Energy, Mumbai invited
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Internal Financial Adviser, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai. Those willing to apply for this Deputy Secretary/ Director level post can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Former Karnataka DGP joins Congress
Former DGP of Karnataka Shankar Mahadev Bidari has joined the Congress party. He is a retired 1978 batch IPS officer.

Mukesh Chander is back to Delhi Police
Muktesh Chander is back to Delhi police from central deputation. On return The 1988 batch IPS officer Chander has been posted as Joint Commissioner of Police (Security).

Sanjay Beniwal is JCP Recruitment
Sanjay Beniwal, 1989 batch officer, has been posted as Joint Commissioner of Police ( JCP) (Recruitment) in Delhi Police.

Oberoi is back from CBI
M M Oberoi is back to Delhi Police from central deputation from the CBI. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer. He has been posted as JCP Special Cell.

Praveen Ranjan gets posting in Delhi Police
Praveen Ranjan on return from central deputation has been posted as Joint Commissioner of Police (Vigilance) in Delhi Police. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Gujarat gets best national award for best tourism film (UPDATED)
Gujarat Tourism has been conferred with the National Tourism Award 2011-12 for best tourism film "the Khushboo Gujarat Ki" campaign. President of India has given the Award to Vipul Mittra, the Principal Secretary, Tourism department of Gujarat.

HAL pays Rs. 763 cr second interim dividend for 2012-13 (UPDATED)
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) paid Rs. 763.45 crores as second interim dividend at 634% on paid-up share capital of Rs. 120.50 crores for FY 2012-13. The dividend cheque was presented to the Minister of State for Defence, Jitendra Singh by Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman HAL in Delhi. "Rs. 763.45 crores excludes the dividend tax", says Dr Tyagi. R K Mathur, Secretary (Defence Production), K K Pant, JS (Aero), S K Jha, MD (HAL, Accessories Complex), P Soundara Rajan, MD (HAL, Helicopter Complex), Dr A K Mishra, Director (Finance, HAL) and S Subrahmanyan, MD, (MiG Complex, HAL) were present on the occasion. HAL paid the first interim dividend of Rs.48.20 crores for FY 2012-13 on December 7, 2012. HAL has set itself on the path of self reliance and to the greater national cause of indegnisation of air defence capabilities.The company has already drawn action plans to meet this objective.

Mrs Usha Ashok Kumar shifted to SCR (UPDATED)
Mrs Usha Ashok Kumar, HAG/IRAS, South East Central Railway, presently working as FA & CAO, has been shifted to South Central Railway and posted in the same capacity.

Mrs Alka Mehra posted as FA & CAO, SECR (UPDATED)
Mrs Alka Mehra, SAG/IRAS, South East Central Railway, has been called from leave and posted as FA & CAO.

Two Karnataka State Service officers awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
Two officers of Karnataka State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the select list of 2008. The officers include G S Shivaswamy and K R Ramakrishna.

4 IPS Probationers of 2011 batch allocated Punjab cadre (UPDATED)
Four Probationers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of 2011 batch have been allocated Punjab cadre. They include: Sandeep Kumar Garg, Dhrub Dahiya, Akhil Chaudhhary and Gulneet Singh Khurana.

3 IPS Probationers of 2011 batch allocated Haryana cadre (UPDATED)
Three Probationers of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of 2011 batch have been allocated Haryana cadre. They include: Deepak Ghalawat, Jashandeep Singh Randhawa and Rahul Hooda

P C Mohapatra selected as Director (Projects), RINL (UPDATED)
P C Mohapatra, ED, RINL, has been selected for the post of Director (Projects), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 19, 2013.

CORPORATE

Sharma appointed MD & CEO, LIC Housing Finance Ltd
V K Sharma has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LIC Housing Finance Ltd .

Sarker to continue as Non Exec. Director, LIC Housing Finance Ltd
Sushobhan Sarker has ceased to be Managing Director of LIC Housing Finance Ltd but will continue as Non Executive Director of the company w.e.f. March 19, 2013.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of BPCL
I P S Anand and Haresh M. Jagtiani have resigned as directors of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).

Gandhi resigns as Director, Tata Communications Ltd
Arun Gandhi has resigned as Director of Tata Communications Ltd.

Somani resigns as MD, Mapro Industries Ltd
G K Somani has resigned as Managing Director of Mapro Industries Ltd. However, he will continue to be Director on Board of Directors of the company.

Gandhi steps down as Non Exec. Director, Tata Global Beverages Ltd
A R Gandhi, Non-Executive Non Independent Director of Tata Global Beverages Ltd has stepped down from the Board of Directors of the company on reaching the age of retirement

Rajendran resigns as Director, NEPC India Ltd
S Rajendran has resigned as Director of NEPC India Ltd.

Gupta appointed Director, NEPC India Ltd
Surendra Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Additional Director of NEPC India Ltd.

Three Addl. Directors appointed on Board of Parasrampuria Credit Inves Ltd
Parasrampuria Credit Inves Ltd has appointed Vikash Jindal, Ravi Modi and Vimal Kumar Agrawal as Additional Directors of the company.

Bhagat resigns as Independent Director, Timbor Home Ltd
Rakesh Bhagat has resigned as Independent Director of Timbor Home Ltd.

Gandhi ceases to be Company Secy. KJMC Financial Services Ltd
Jitendra J Gandhi has ceased to be Company Secretary of KJMC Financial Services Ltd.

Menon resigns as Director, Tayo Rolls Ltd
S N Menon has resigned as Director of Tayo Rolls Ltd.

Narayan to retire as MD, Tayo Rolls Ltd on March 31
Om Narayan, Managing Director of Tayo Rolls Ltd will retire from services of the company on March 31, 2013.

Jha to take over as MD, Tayo Rolls Ltd on April 1
Hridayeshwar Jha has been appointed as Managing Director of Tayo Rolls Ltd w.e.f. April 1, 2013.

Pandey appointed as Addl. Director, Frontline Securities Ltd
Frontline Securities Ltd has appointed Gauri Shanker Pandey as Additional Director of the company.

Kanakia resigns as Director, Lifeline Drugs & Pharma Ltd
Nikunj Kirti Kanakia has resigned as Director of Lifeline Drugs & Pharma Ltd

Fourth Spice Park in India inaugurated in Guna (UPDATED)
The Fourth Spice Park was inaugurated in Guna, Madhya Pradesh on March 16, 2013, by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Power, Jyotiraditya Scindia. Spice Board of India has taken steps to establish Spices Parks at seven locations in the country to provide scientific infrastructure facilities in order to empower the growers of spices and ensure better price realization. Three of such parks are already functioning in Chhindwara, MP, Puttady, Kerala and Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The projects on Spices Park are primarily intended to benefit the growing community through quality improvement, grading, packing, warehousing, etc for value addition which would lead to better price realization of their produce. The exporters can also set up their unit in the Parks for processing spices under the terms and conditions of the Board. The new centers where Spices Parks proposed are - Guntur [Andhra Pradesh], Sivaganga [Tamil Nadu], Mehsana [Gujarat] and Kota [Rajastan]. A Spices Park can be defined as an industrial park for processing and value addition of Spices and spice products which offers the processing facilities at par with the international standards. The Regional crop specific Spices Park is a well-conceived approach to have an integrated operation for cultivation, post harvesting, processing for value addition, packaging, storage and exports of spices and spice products by meeting the quality specifications of the consuming countries. The basic objective of the concept is to provide common infrastructure facilities for both post harvest and processing operations of spices and spice products, which also aims at backward integration by providing rural employment. All the Spices Park will have processing facilities at par with international standards in which the produces could undergo cleaning, grading, sorting, grinding, packing, warehousing etc. Apart from the above facilities, the Board will develop the common infrastructure facilities like Roads, Water supply system, Power stations, Fire fighting & Control systems, Weighing bridges, effluent Treatment Plants, Quality Lab for checking basic parameters, Bank & Post office counters, Restaurant, Business centers, Guest house etc. Establishment of Spices Park in the country is a major initiative of the Government as part of its commitment that any growth in the country should be more of agriculture-specific and pro-farmers. The Spice Park will ensure a better pricing for the produce by shortening the channels in the supply chain system currently followed locally. The facilities available in the Spice Park can be utilized by the farming community for primary processing for improving the quality of their product and thereby they can directly sell to the exporters. Spices Park will help render educative services to the farming/trading community. It provides training programmes on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), post harvest operations, advanced processing practices and global food safety and quality standards and issues etc.

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No Dalit Secretary out of 102 Secretaries in GoI

This is very unfortunate that from 102 Secretary level posts in Government of India, no one is from SC/STs. It is happening when there is Congress led UPA government in centre, which is being voted by these sections from the beginning. Now times have come for Congress and SC/STs to introspection themselves regarding each other.

B S Jatav

Arvind Jhadav not made Secretary because of lobby & caste driven mindset

Unfortunately, one Dalit Secretary a 1978 batch brightest IAS officer among be that Dalit or non-Dalits, Arvind Jadhav has not been made Secretary so far because of lobby driven and caste driven mindset. This is the sensitivity of this government towards Dalits.

Bhikku Bhanthe

How apartheid maintained in Indian democracy!

It's a clear that how apartheid is maintained in the Indian bureaucracy. It's high time that reservation in promotion be implemented even in case of Group A services to give a fair opportunity.

Sanjay

Selection of Secretary on basis of experience

Secretary to GoI is selected on the basis of his experience, qualification and overall suitability for the new Ministry/ Department by the Prime Minister. The selection process is based on only merit and of course vigilance clearance. It has nothing to do with "Class". It is also not appropriate to ask or suggest class based selection for the selection of Secretaries where only merit counts. We are facing challenging times with liberalisation and turmoil in the world economy, only merit could be the consideration for the post.

Dr K C Rathore

Youngsters do research before joining service

Shailajaji is true to speak about IRS C&CE. It is high time youngsters do research before joining once upon a time service. This is most disappointing service in India - FM hates officers, top bosses are not bothered for helping in postings, any time IPS can raid your house and destroy your future!

A Bhattacharya