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POLITICS

Jay and Vijay in Rural Development
Jay is in the midst of confusion these days! Jayram Ramesh Union RuralDevelopment Minister is facing confusion because of the officers of the same name in the Ministry. When he sends message it reaches another officer of the same name. See the list: S Vijay Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Vijay Anand, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Vijaya Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development and T Vijay, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development.

Does a weak center mean AIADMK will decide Lanka policy ?
DMK supremo Karunanidhi played the politics of token hunger strike and that of wink -nod in 2009. This lead to China and Pakistan come to the rescue of Sri Lanka thereby marginalizing India. Will Jayalaitha take the gauntlet and press on the weak center to draw up a deeper plan for Sri Lankan Tamils or she too will go the Karuna way? Is the whisper making rounds.

Silence is golden
It is heard in Corporate World that Kumarmangalam Birla is a successful businessman. Reason, he believes in the theory 'Silence is Golden'.

Will Sanjay Dutt get relief ?
Sanjay Dutt is now getting overwhelming support to get relief from the Governor. Incidentally, the open support of the Bachchan family may not allow him to get such a relief. One need not elaborate.

Significance of UP Chief Minister's statement ?
"Certain bureaucrats in Uttar Pradesh are invisible after the sunset" this statement of UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is being discussed the bureaucratic circles.

Gujarat conferred with 'best destination for cultural destination' by PATWA
The International Council of Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) has awarded Gujarat as the "Best Emerging Tourism Destination" at the annual ITB Convention in Berlin Federal Republic of Germany on March 8, 2013. The Award was given away by Frederic Pierret, Executive Director, UNWTO during the ceremony amongst a large number of diplomats, state professionals, ministers of tourism and media from all over the world. PATWA organizes international awards every year at the ITB Berlin, which is the world's biggest travel fair, attended by exhibitors from 180 countries and more than 7000 journalists. The PATWA award is given in cooperation with Messe Berlin, to recognize Governments, individuals, organizations involved in promotion of tourism from various sectors such as aviation, hotels, travel agencies, tour operators, government agencies and the like. The PATWA is the world's biggest 'Travel Writers' organization, represented by members from 70 countries across the world. The aim of the PATWA International Award is to honor the destinations entrepreneurs, who have made an invaluable contribution in Aviation, Hospitality and Tourism industry. Gujarat had also bagged an award at the event last year. Gujarat was awarded the "Best Emerging Tourism Destination" at the annual ITB Convention 2012.

BUREAUCRACY

Appointment of new Telecom Secretary this week
Appointment of new Secretary, Telecom will be made this week. Infact, in the last round two names - Jawed Usmani and M F Farooqui - emerged for the post . Though Pankaj Agrawal was ahead, ultimately decision makers reportedly reached on the consensus of Tamil Nadu cadre 1978 batch IAS officer Farooqui for the key post. He is presently Secretary, Heavy Industries.

Sutanu Behuria to be Secretary, Heavy Industries ?
If all goes well Secretary Minority Affairs Sutanu Behuria may move as Secretary, Heavy Industries. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre. Minister Heavy Industries Praful Patel had asked earlier also for his ministry.

J Sathyanarayna declined for Telecom ?
Secretary, Information Technology, J Sathyanarayna has reportedly preferred to stay in his present department. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

J P Agrawal moves to MHA
Joint Secretary, Urban Development, J P Agrawal has moved to the Ministry of Home Affairs in the same capacity. He is a CSS officer.

Y N Thakare posted as PD, Commercial Audit, CAG, Mumbai
Y N Thakare, Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board, Hyderabad, has been posted as Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board-I, Mumbai, under the office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Who would succeed R N Choubey as DG, Directorate General of Hydrocarbon?
With R N Choubey all set to move as Additional Secretary in the GoI, the fresh buzz is that PMO is considering it as a policy matter whether the next DG, Directorate General of Hydrocarbon should be an IAS officer or the Technical one. Choubey is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Vikram Dev Dutt to be JS, Defence ?
Vikram Dev Dutt is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary, Defence. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

P C Panigrahi selected as Director (Personnel), MCL
P C Panigrahi, GM, NALCO, has been selected for the post of Director (Personnel), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 22, 2013. As many as 16 persons were interviewed for the same.

Major reshuffle of UT cadre IAS officers in April ?
A major reshuffle of UT cadre IAS officers is expected to take place in the first week of April.

Posting of two Railway GMs this week
Now posting of two new General Managers in the Railways is expected to be made this week.

Will CIT transfer list be out this week ?
Conflicting reports are pouring in about the transfer list of Commissioners of Income Tax this week end.

Raj Laxmi is new CVO, Rail Vikas Nigam
Raj Laxmi has taken over as new CVO of the Rail Vikas Nigam. She is a 1983 batch IA&AS officer.

Who is master manipulator in Indian Railways ?
One question is being debated in the Railway Board these days-Who is the master manipulator in Indian Railways these days?

Choudhury completes his term as Chairperson, SCOPE on March 31
Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman, SCOPE, would complete his term on March 31. He may be given farewell either the same day or on April 1. He is a Technocrat who did his Bachelors in Civil Engineering from BIT MESRA and his Masters in Management from IIT Delhi. Roy Choudhury is the CMD of NTPC. He became the youngest Chief Executive of a Central Public Sector Enterprise when he joined as CMD of NBCC in April 2001 at the age of 44.

Deepika Suri to join CBI
Ms Deepka Suri has been relieved by the Madhya Pradesh Government for joining the CBI. She is a 1999 batch IPS officer.
(We said this on November 28, 2012)

List of CCITs this week
Transfer list of the Chief Commissioners of Income Tax (CCITs) is expected to be issued this week only.

Posts of CMDs, MDs in CPSEs vacant
Posts of Chairman-cum-Managing Director and Managing Director have been lying vacant for a long time in 29 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), including MMTC, NHPC, BHEL Electric Machines Ltd, National Fertilisers Ltd and Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd.

Orders of C B Sood as Director (Tech.), SECL yet to be issued
The orders of C B Sood, ED, CIL, for the appointment as Director (Technical), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) are yet to be issued.
(We said this on Oct 30, 2012)

Raman Singh refuses to relieve Sunil Kumar, CS, Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, Dr Raman Singh is reliably learnt to have written to the Govt. of India about his unwillingness to relieve Chief Secretary, Sunil Kumar.

Will S K Chaudhary make as Chairman of JSERC?
The months back speculation has started gaining momentum again that Sushil Kumar Chaudhary, Chief Secretary; Jharkhand may be given the opportunity to cheer the chair as the Chairman of Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC). Though, the other prominent names doing round earlier have not been ruled out as yet. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Only one from Canara Bank selected for EDs post in PS banks !
From Canara Bank, only one candidate is said to have been shortlisted for the post of Executive Director in different Public Sector (PS) banks. He is T Sreekanthan - General Manager. As many as 20 candidates, of the 35, interviewed for the post last month, have been shortlisted.

Two from Union Bank of India selected for EDs post in PS banks !
Two candidates are said to have been shortlisted from Union Bank of India for the posts of Executive Director in Public Sector (PS) banks.They are S K Sangar and T K Srivastava - General Manager. As many as 20 candidates, of the 35, interviewed for the post last month, have been shortlisted.

10 officers of Gujarat Sate Service awarded IAS cadre
As many as 10 officers of Gujarat State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancy of 2011. The officers include: K D Kapadia, K M Bhimajiyani, M J Thakkar, V N Desai, R J Mankadia, D G Patel, G C Brahmbhatt, S M Patel, R G Bhalera and R G Trivedi.

Eight Maharashtra cadre IFS officers empanelled as JS in GoI
As many as eight 1987 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of Maharashtra cadre have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India (GoI). The officers include N H Kakodkar, Pradeep Kumar, Dr D K Tyagi, Samir Sahai, A N Tripathi, A R Mande, R S Yadav and M K Rao.

Umadevi empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Chhattisgarh cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1987 batch, Mrs B V Umadevi has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India (GoI).

Arti Bhatnagar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Indian Defence Account Service (IDAS) officer of 1990 batch, Arti Bhatnagar has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India (GoI).

D Chawla empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Indian Telecom Service officer of 1982 batch, D Chawla has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India (GoI).

Justice Kothari is new Rajasthan Lokayukta
Retired Judge of the Rajasthan High Court Justice ,Sajjan Singh Kothari was on Sunday appointed the new Lokayukta,

Kuldip Singh likely to join central deputation
Kuldip Singh is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

DD official applies for VRS
A senior official of the Doordarshan (DD) is reported to have applied for VRS. The Government is yet to respond.

Principal Secretary to Haryana CM to retire on March 31
Chattar Singh,Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, is scheduled to retire on March 31. Singh, a 1980 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, was Additional Principal Secretary to Hooda in his previous term as CM.

PESB re-advertises vacancy of CMD, NTC
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of CMD, National Textiles Corporation Ltd (NTC) by re-advertising the post. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before April 15, 2013.

Air Marshal Jagdish Chandra conferred with Param Vishisht Seva Medal (UPDATED)
Air Marshal Jagdish Chandra, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Maintenance Command was conferred with the "Param Vishisht Seva Medal" the highest medal for distinguished service, by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at the investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 23, 2013. Air Marshal Jagdish Chandra was commissioned in the IAF as Aeronautical Engineer (Electronics) on July 8, 1976. Officer is a post graduate in Computer Technology from IIT Delhi and has undergone training on Computerised Maintenance Management of Mirage 2000 in France.

File of Ms Bhargava for CMD, United Bank of India forwarded to ACC (UPDATED)
The file of Archana S Bhargava, Executive Director (ED), Canara Bank, has reportedly been forwarded for the appointment as Chairperson-cum-Managing Director (CMD), United Bank of India to the Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC). It is expected that the orders of her appointment will be issued in next fifteen days.

V S Madan takes charge as DG, UIDAI (UPDATED)
Vijay Shankar Madan, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, has taken over as Director General and Mission Director, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)at Additional Secretary level. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of AGMU cadre.
(We said this on March 5, 2013)

CORPORATE

SR Prasad is new ED of BHEL's Bhopal unit
Shashi Ranjan Prasad has taken over as the new Executive Director of BHEL's Bhopal unit on Sunday. He has succeeded SS Gupta after his retirement.

Ravi Chander is new ED, BHEL, R C Puram
N Ravi Chander has taken over as new ED of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited's (BHEL) R C Puram unit .He has succeeded R K Wanchoo after his retirement.

Agarwal appointed CFO, Suzlon Energy Ltd
Amit Agarwal has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Suzlon Energy Ltd.

Vijayakumar appointed Company Secretary, S & S Power Switchgear Ltd
S&S Power Switchgear Ltd has appointed Rajesh Vijayakumar as Company Secretary of the company.

Varma resigns as Non Exec. Director, Amar Remedies Ltd
Jyotirmay P Varma has resigned as Non Executive Director of Amar Remedies Ltd.

Jain appointed Addl. Director, Pioneer Distilleries Ltd
Pioneer Distilleries Limited has appointed Chhaganlal Jain as an Additional Director of the company.

Neelakanteswaran resigns as CEO, Atlanta Infra Assets Ltd
N Neelakanteswaran has resigned as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Atlanta Infra Assets Limited.

Garg appointed Senior VP (CSR), Ruchira Papers Ltd
Ruchira Papers Limited has appointed Praveen Garg as Senior Vice President (Corporate Social Responsibility) w.e.f. April 1, 2013

Garg appointed VP (Mktg.), Rushira Papers Ltd
Ms Radhika Garg has been appointed as Vice President (Marketing) of Ruchira Papers Ltd w.e.f. April 1, 2013

Amoli promoted as CEO, Virtual Global Education Ltd
Virtual Global Education Ltd has elevated N P Amoli as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Jacob resigns as Company Secy., Grauer & Weil India Ltd
Noel Jacob has resigned as Company Secretary of Grauer & Weil India Ltd.

Gupta designated as VP (Finance & Accounts), Syncom Healthcare Ltd
Syncom Healthcare Ltd has designated Subhash Chandra Gupta asVice-President (Finance and Accounts) of the company.

Mehra appointed Chairman, Subhash Silk Mills Ltd
The Board of Subhash Silk Mills Ltd has appointed Sumeet Subhash Mehra as its new Chairman of the company.

Santhanam elected as Chairman CII (Southern region)
B Santhanam who is Managing Director (MD), Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltd has been elected as the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry ( Southern region) for the year 2013-14

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Kudos to WIC for bringing out facts

Kudos to you for bringing out the facts regarding the no of SC/ST and OBC's Secretary, Joint Secretary etc in the Government of India (GoI). It clearly shows that discrimination against this section still persists at the recruitment level by giving less marks in interview so that these people always remains at lower level at every level of government hierarchy. Therefore, reservation in promotion is necessary for SC, ST and OBCs to bring them at par with all. Then only the dream of equitable society will come true.

Rakesh Kumar

Dividing Civil Servants on caste line, not positive approach

These news items dividing civil servants on caste line is not a positive approach. Request discontinuing this.

Gopal

Issue is detrimental to health of Civil Services

The clippings/debate doing the rounds on this site these days about the strength of SC/ST officers at JS/AS/Secy. level in GoI is totally undesirable and unfortunate. Don't know who are instigating it. I request the site manager to stop this counting immediately. Such issue is detrimental to the health of Civil Services.

Wadhwa S

It is not in good taste

I do not think it is good to keep on tabulating the number of Secretaries/Joint Secretaries belonging to SC/ST or OBC. Does it do any good to the officer by making him/her stand out as an SC/ST/OBC officer. I for one totally disapprove of this.

K S Saha

Issue is not who gets empanelled

The issue is not who gets empanelled but how deserving SC/ST officers are denied their due. It has to be debated. British left 70 years back and we are still not out of denying mode because we want to rule.

R Krishnan

Eligibility to be empanelled as Secretry

The basic fact that on the date of empanelment as Secretary, one must have at least two years of residual service left otherwise one is not eligible to be empanelled. That is how one needs at least 36-37 yrs of service for becoming Secretary in GoI. After approx. 34 years, one gets empanelled and at least two more years of residual service is needed after that. This how you come to the figure of minimum of 36 years of service requirement.

Prasad B

PM should be appointed by reservation !

I support Ravinder Kumar that PM should be appointed by reservation. All higher caste PMs have made enough mess. It is high time to try SC/ST. Who knows someone from this category might retrieve the fate of the nation. I also agree with N Krishnan. The only rider is that higher caste entrenched interests should allow the merit to prevail. So far it is them who have manipulated merit in their favour to the detriment of OBC and SC/ST.

Sewa Ram

Only other castes are efficient !

Oh yes, only the other castes are efficient, Meritorious and the rest are stupid. Look at the scientific Establishment which are beyond purview of Reservation and most of the time our indigenous satellites have failed.

N S Rao

Who is responsible ?

Wonderful comments by wonderful superb people. Undoubtedly all of them agree wonderfully that what a wonderful country and what a wonderful social justice. All this mess is by these wonderful people (non-Dalits) for the wonderful Dalits, 90 per cent of whom live in indignity. Who is responsible ? You are in majority. Do whatever you like. Think of some ways by which they (Dalits) can be treated as human beings. Give them 25 per cent land in one corner of the motherland.

Z S Nirwal

Telecom department discriminates

Telecom department discriminates SC/ST when it comes to deputation. Some are sent frequently on deputation. There is a case of an officer who proceeded on deputation, returned back within a year on her own accord and after a few months in the parent department again proceeded on deputation. When SC/ST officers apply, their cases are rejected on the pretext of shortage of staff. What a discrimination.

S Kumar