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POLITICS

What is Beni planning next ?
The whispers is rife that in accusing Mulayam for having terrorist connection Beni is looking at changing the party. Is he eyeing BSP?

Has Rahul asked to take action on NCP Ministers?
It is heard that Rahul Gandhi has asked Prithviraj Chavan to take action against coalition NCP ministers.

Will SEBI change its tune?
People are watching with keen interest whether the SEBI will change its tune in the Sahara case?

'Khushboo Gujarat Ki' featuring Amitabh Bachchan gets best tourist film honour
Gujarat Tourism has bagged three National Tourism Awards for best tourism film, innovative use of information and technology and one of the best States for comprehensive development of tourism in the country. Gujarat Government's star tourism campaign, 'Khushboo Gujarat Ki' featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan was decorated with the prestigious National Tourism Award 2011-12 in the category of Award of Excellence- Best Tourism Film. Gujarat Tourism Minister Saurabhbhai Patel and Sanjay Kaul, MD, TCGL received the awards from President Pranab Mukherjee at the National Tourism Awards 2011-12 function held at New Delhi recently. Gujarat was adjudged the third best state in Comprehensive Development of Tourism while Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited also received the award for Most Innovative use of Information Technology. Gujarat Tourism has launched "Khushboo Gujarat Ki" (fragrance of Gujarat) campaign with Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador, to promote various tourist destinations and to uphold rich culture and tradition of Gujarat. The entire campaign for Gujarat Tourism is being led by Vipul Mittra, Principal Secretary, Tourism, Gujarat.

(We said this on January 23, 2013)

BUREAUCRACY

Two ST officers are Secretaries in GoI
Out of the total 102 Secretary level officers in the Government of India, there are only two officers of Scheduled Tribe (ST) background.

Justice Bobde to be Judge of the SC ?
Grapevine has it that Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Sharad Bobde is being appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Justice Sikri to be Judge of the SC ?
Grapevine has it that Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice A K Sikri is being appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Vipul Vijoy to return Gujarat
Vipul Vijoy , Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, is returning to the parent Gujarat cadre. He is a 1983 IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Rastogi is number one in panel!
Former IAS officer P K Rastogi has again been put number one in the panel prepared for the Member Telecom dispute tribunal TDSAT.

Three candidates from BoI selected for EDs post in PS banks!
Three candidates from Bank of India (BoI) are said to have been shortlisted for the posts of Executive Directors in different Public Sector (PS) banks. They include: B B Joshi, P S Rawat and Gauri Shankar - all General Managers. As many as 20 candidates out of the 35 interviewed for the post last month, have been shortlisted.

Suresh Patel to be ED of Bank of Baroda?
General Manager in Dena Bank, Suresh Patel is being tipped to be new ED of the Bank of Baroda.

Two candidates from Central Bank of India selected for EDs post
Two candidates from Central Bank of India are said to have been shortlisted for the posts of Executive Directors in different Public Sector (PS) banks. They include: Atul Agarwal and Upagupta Mohapatra-both General Managers. As many as 20 candidates out of the 35 interviewed for the post last month, have been shortlisted.

Appointment of four MP High Court Judges this week
Appointment of four Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court is expected to take place this week. They are Subhash Kakade, B DRathee, R K Mudgal and D K Paliwal.

P C Mohapatra selected as Director (Projects), RINL
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.

Extension of Dr K H Govinda Raj on inter-cadre deputation to Karnataka rejected
The application for the extension of inter-cadre deputation of Dr K H Govinda Raj from Maharashtra cadre to Karanataka cadre for a further one year has been rejected. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Anup Kumar Yadav on inter-cadre deputation to UP
The inter-cadre deputation of Anup Kumar Yadav has been approved from Maharashtra cadre to Uttar Pradesh cadre for a period of three years. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Inter-cadre deputation of Hari Krishna Paliwal to AGMUT extended
The inter-cadre deputation of Hari Krishna Paliwal from Uttar Pradesh cadre to AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh segment) cadre has been extended for a period of five months. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Ajay Kumar Joshi on inter-cadre deputation to UP
The inter-cadre deputation of Ajay Kumar Joshi has been approved from Uttarakhand cadre to Uttar Pradesh cadre for the remaining period of his service. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

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)

Ved Prakash Sharma to be new Registrar General MP HC !
Ved Prakash Sharma is all set to succeed Subhash Kakade as new Registrar General of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Shambhu Dayal Dubey to be Registrar General Vigilance MP HC !
Shambhu Dayal Dubey is being tipped to be new Registrar General Vigilance of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Orders of Dr Rajendra Dobhal as CMD, NRDC yet to be issued
Orders of Dr Rajendra Dobhal for the appointment as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) are yet to be issued. Presently, he is Director General, Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology under the Government of Uttarakhand.

Previous posting may pay Yadav profoundly?
With the whispers getting louder about S S Yadav that he would join Delhi Government soon stronger indications are that his previous posting in Delhi Government may pay him profoundly. Yadav, a 1995 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, is Commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation and had previously served as the Special Secretary to Delhi CM Sheila Dixit. Smart spectators guess it well?

Ranjan Thakur joins as ADG, Doordarshan
Private Secretary to former I & B Minister, Ambika Soni, Ranjan Thakur has now joined as ADG, Doordarshan. He is a 1989 batch officer of Indian Railway Traffic Service.

Mystery shrouds over new Secretary, GAD, Govt of Delhi?
The fast approaching time for Narendra Kumar to take charge as Member (Admin), NHAI and repatriation of J N Singh have altogether raised the curiosity bars in power corridors of Delhi. In the backdrop of General elections to take place shortly in Delhi the mystery shrouds over the successor of Narendra Kumar, Secretary, General Administration Department in Government of Delhi. Presently in J N Singh, Member (Finance) NHAI has additional charge of Member (Admin.) NHAI. Narendra Kumar is a 1988 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre whereas JN Singh is 1983 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Formers form 'triangle of power' in Himachal?
In the latest administrative reshuffle taken place in Himachal Pradesh Government; three former IAS officers have altogether formed a 'triangle of power' by grabbing the hot seats of personal staff of the CM. T G Negi is Adviser to the CM, T C Janartha is OSD II to CM and Subhash Ahluwalia is Principal Private Secretary to CM. All are retired officers belonging to 1980, 1988 & 1989 cadre respectively. Janartha and Ahluwalia have grabbed the slot on March 18.

Two IPS officers to be charge-sheeted in HP
Two officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) are being charge-sheeted at the recommendations of Vigilance Department on the charges of corruption in Himachal Pradesh.

Ms Parveen Mehta is DG (Training), CAG, Hyderabad
Ms Parveen Mehta, on return from leave, has been posted as Director General (Training), Hyderabad under the office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India. She is a 1986 batch IA&AS officer.

U K Lal likely to join central deputation
U K Lal is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Will Karnataka Chief Secretary retire?
Will Karnataka Chief Secretary, V Ranganath retire on April 30? One can only wait and watch. Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar is, however, keen to retain his services till the election process is completed.

Two Karnataka State Service officers awarded IAS cadre
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.

IAS officer gets fourth extension in Chandigarh Administration
Prerna Puri has been granted fourth extension in the Chandigarh Administration. Puri is a 2006 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Applications for GM (J&K), FCI invited
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of General Manager, Food Corporation of India (FCI) Jammu and Kashmir .Those willing to apply can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Two IAS officers shifted in Karnataka (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, Dr P C Jaffer has been made Commissioner, Employement and Training, Bangalore while S T Anjan Kumar will now be Deputy Commissioner, Bidar district.

Ms Dasari is Sub-Collector, Krishna in AP (UPDATED)
Ms Harichandana Dasari, who was waiting for posting, has been appointed as Sub-Collector, Vijaywada, Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer.

Ram Khiladi Meena is also MD, SC/ST Development Corpn in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Ram Khiladi Meena has been assigned an additional charge of MD, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation, Jaipur.

S K Pattanayak to join as Director (Fin.), HECL today (UPDATED)
S K Pattanayak, FA & CAO, Indian Railways, is expected to join as Director (Finance), Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL), Ranchi, Jharkhand in the evening of March 20, 2013.
(We said this on Sept 11, 2012)

R Chandra joins as Director (Tech), ECL (UPDATED)
R Chandra, CGM, NCL, CIL, has taken over as Director (Technical), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), West Bengal.
(We said this on Oct 26, 2012)

M K Prasad is GM (Proj), NCL (UPDATED)
M K Prasad has been appointed as General Manager (Project), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), CIL, Bina Project, District Sonebharda in UP.

Justice S N Kapoor is full-time Member, 20th Law Commission (UPDATED)
Justice S N Kapoor, retired Judge of Delhi High Court, has been appointed as a full-time Member of the 20th Law Commission of India.

Mool Chand Sharma is full-time Member, 20th Law Commission (UPDATED)
Mool Chand Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Haryana, has been appointed as full-time Member of the 20th Law Commission of India.

Yogesh Tyagi is Part-time Member, 20th Law Commission (UPDATED)
Prof (Dr.) Yogesh Tyagi, Dean & Professor of Law, South Asian University, New Delhi, has been appointed as Part-time Member of the 20th Law Commission of India.

R Venkataramani is Part-time Member, 20th Law Commission (UPDATED)
R Venkataramani, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, has been appointed as Part-time Member of the 20th Law Commission of India.

S Boopathy selected as Director (Planning & Projects), NLC (UPDATED)
S Boopathy, GM, NLC, has been selected for the post of Director (Planning & Projects), Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 20, 2013. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

HAL pays Rs. 763 cr second interim dividend for 2012-13
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 indigenization of air defence capabilities. The company has already drawn action plans to meet this objective.

Sankaranarayanan resigns as Director, Manappuram Finance Ltd
A R Sankaranarayanan has resigned as Director on the Board of Directors of Manappuram Finance Ltd.

Maheshwari appointed CFO, Essar Energy Ltd
Deepak Maheshwari has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Essar Energy Ltd.

Khadke ceases to be Nominee Director, Ankur Drugs and Pharma Ltd
Anil Kumar Khadke as Nominee of Central Bank of India has resigned from the Board of Directors of Ankur Drugs and Pharma Ltd .

Agarwalla resigns as Whole-time Director, Maithan Alloys Ltd
Aditya Agarwalla has resigned as Whole-time Director of Maithan Alloys Ltd.

Jain resigns as Whole-time Director, Divine Multimedia (India) Ltd
Harsh Jain has resigned as Whole-time Director of Divine Multimedia (India) Ltd with immediate effect.

Two Independent Directors appointed on Board of Count N Denier (India) Ltd
Count N Denier (India) Ltd has appointed Rajnish Kumar Pandey and Pradeep Poddar as the Non Executive and Independent Directors of the company.

Three Directors cease to be on Board of Count N Denier (India) Ltd
Vineet Tulsyan, Abhishek Lath and Ratna Dwivedi have resigned as Directors of Count N Denier (India) Ltd.

Yadav appointed Addl. Director, GV Films Ltd
GV Films Ltd has appointed Nambirajan G Yadav as an Additional Director of the company.

Bansal ceases to be Director, CTIL Ltd
Manish Bansal has resigned as Director of CTIL Ltd.

Seth appointed Addl. Director, Shree Bhawani Paper Mills Ltd
Shree Bhawani Paper Mills Ltd has appointed Atul Seth as Additional Director of the company.

Sethi ceases to be Director, Alstom India Ltd
Surya Prakash Sethi has resigned as Director of Alstom India Ltd.

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Criteria for Secretary's selection should be based on reputation comprising of:

(i) Outstanding performer.
(ii) Integrity.
(iii) Laborious.
(iv) Decent health.
(v) Non-feudalistic attitude.
(vi) Large hearted.
(vii) Broad minded.
(viii) Helpful.
(ix) Judicious.
(x) Punctual
(xi) Non venting his feelings in office of personal problems at home front (especially the behavior of his/her ill mannered/irresponsible children and spouse).

Bharat Bhushan

Appointment of Secretary in GoI

Now it's time for reservation even for Secretary level appointments! What a country where caste, creed and religion supersedes merit. So much disadvantaged these special people are that every level they took advantage of this fact and still they feel they are downtrodden and need special consideration at Secretary level posts. It's high time to bring in once in life time advantage for such special people and thereafter they will be at par with their other colleagues. The choice should be left to them whether they want advantage at the time of education or at the time of appointment.

Anuj

Two 1979 batch officers to be given insignificant Ministries

"Der Aaye- Durust Aaye" but I am sure that the two 1979 batch IAS officers would be given some insignificant ministries. Just to improve data/records.

Sanjay Kumar Chaudhary

Minimum 36-37 years experience required for Secretary

The bemoaning on no Dalit officer being secretary in Government of India is misplaced because no one can make to that post, whether Dalit or non-Dalit, unless he or she has a minimum of 36 -37 yrs of service in IAS which means one must make entry at an age of 23-24 yrs of age. 1979 batch has just started becoming secretary rather than crying foul of the so called discrimination our friends should check up at what age do the Dalit friends join the IAS-generally not before 30 years, that too on the logic that in order to have social justice their entry to service should be allowed upto a maximum age limit of 35 years now you cannot have best of all he worlds unless you add another golden rule to our golden system of social justice stipulating that a Dalit officer must be made Secretary to Government of India even if he or she has a service of 25 years only while the general category should continue to have 34-35 years of minimum service. We believe in our wonderful country with wonderful social justice system that day is not too far off.

Prasad B

Secretary in GoI: root cause is invisible lobbying

Dear Dr K C Rathore, you are very true that merit only counts and should count for reaching the top position in Civil Services. Since there have been several parliament questions every year and numerous demands by civil servants of a particular community, it is not just a matter of merit but a matter of the mindset of some who decide partial merit, which ultimately promotes general castes and stops Dalits from reaching the top. There is nothing wrong in the GoI promotion policy but with the persons who decide the so-called merit. The root cause is invisible lobbying and preferential treatment.

Singh R K

Different yardsticks for different services

I fully agree with Shailjaji and Mr A Bhattacharya. The IRS is the only service where you never feel like an officer but always feel like a clerk for you never get any facilities whatsoever while a Naib Tahseeldar roams about in Government vehicles and gets a bungalow type of house, almost all central services like railways, postal , defence, defence estate and treat their senior officers well with at least a good house, its only the IRS both income tax and customs which is never thought deserving for any facility whatsoever. Imagine all the director level officers of postal dept whose expenditure is more than income have purchased 38000 Rs cell phones whereas the IRS gets just 750 Rs as mobile allowance and they get the smallest houses in the whole bureaucracy.

Shailendra

Upheavel in BSF

There is a lot of upheaval in BSF these days about the new changeover policy being implemented. The policy will decimate the identity of the unit and instead men will be transferred individually.

Shashi