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POLITICS

Why did Nancy J Powell meet Raj Nath Singh?
Why did US Ambassador in India Nancy J Powell meet BJP President Raj Nath Singh on Monday? Anybody's guess.

Is China's new foreign policy well received?
China's new five point policy towards India is seen with skepticism. China in the past has not acceded to Arunachal, invoked Kashmir, blocked India's membership at many top tables including Security Council. What is the new hidden agenda in five point policy needs to be seen say diplomats.

Why is Beni so important?
Beni Prasad Verma, despite being an embarrassment for Congress, is important and tolerated because he is the key man in UP on the basis of which Congress has a social engineering plan cut out for 2014 elections.

Is Alagiri worried?
It is heard that Alagiri is now worried that Stalin will target his son after the CBI raids that took place few days back. Politics of vendetta is getting rife in DMK, say insiders.

BUREAUCRACY

Farooqui appointed new Telecom Secretary
M F Farooqui will succeed Rentala Chandrasekhar as new Telecom Secretary on April 1, 2013. The 1978 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer, Farooqui is presently Secretary, Heavy Industries in Government of India. Chandrasekhar, 1975 batch AP cadre IAS officer, is retiring on March 31, 2013.
(We said this on March 22, 2013)

CIT and CCIT transfer list is ready
Annual General transfer list of the Commissioners of Income Tax (CIT) and Chief Commissioners of Income Tax (CCIT) has been approved. The list may be out before March 31.

Will Choubey move to MHA as Additional Secretary?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that R N Choubey, who is all set to join GoI as Additional Secretary, may join MHA. The whispers may have got the stimulus from the fact that prior to taking over as the Directorate General - Hydrocarbons, he was selected for Additional Secretary slot in MHA but he finally zeroed down to DGH.

File of Ms Bhargava for CMD, United Bank of India forwarded to ACC
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.

Mirani to be CCIT, Delhi 1
M K Mirani is all set to become Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT), Delhi 1. He is a 1977 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Orders of J P Singh as Director (Tech), MCL soon
The orders of J P Singh, CGM, ECL, CIL, for the appointment as Director (Technical), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) are expected to be issued soon.
(We said this on Oct 29, 2012)

Brij Mohan is PD, Commercial Audit, CAG, New Delhi
Brij Mohan, on repatriation to the department from CSS deputation, has been posted Principal Director (PD) of Commercial Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board-III, New Delhi under the office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India. He is a 1995 batch IA&AS officer .

V S Madan takes charge as DG, UIDAI
Vijay Shankar Madan, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, has taken over as Director General (DG) 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)

Who would be PS to Haryana CM?
With the date of Chattar Singh's retirement approaching fast, curiosity bars among bureaucrats in Haryana is raised about who would get the powerful slot. Singh is Principal Secretary to Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Well placed sources in Haryana indicate that his successor would follow the same pattern of elevation as has been the case with Singh himself. Not tough enough to guess?

Will Khandelwal be new PS to Haryana CM?
It is widely believed that the successor of Chattar Singh would follow the same pattern of elevation that was followed when he elevated as Principal Secretary to CM in November 2009. If that is the case, the 1985 batch IAS officers of Haryana cadre K K Khandelwal, who is Additional Principal Secretary to Hooda, emerges as the front runner for the slot.

Will Tripurari Sharan return to Bihar ?
Will the DG of Doordarshan Tripurari Sharan return to the parent Bihar cadre? Rumours are rife that the 1985 batch IAS officer, Sharan, is being recalled by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. His OSD Mandal is reportedly returning to Bihar.

S K Barua to assume charge as Director (Fin.), NRL on May 1
S K Barua, GM, NRL, will be taking over the charge as Director (Finance), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) on May 1, 2013.
(We said this on Oct 9, 2012)

Major IPS reshuffle in Bihar
In a major IPS reshuffle in Bihar over 60 officers were reshuffled on Monday. Several officers have been promoted to the rank of DIG and IG.26 SPs have been affected.

Seven officers of Uttarakhand State Service awarded IAS cadre
As many as seven officers of Uttarakhand State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancy of 2010. They are Chander Shekhar Bhatt, Arvind Singh Hyanki, Usha Shukla, Indu Dhar, Vinod Prashad, Sushil Kumar and Hari Chand Semwal.

Six AGMU cadre IFS officers empanelled as JS in GoI
As many as five 1987 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of AGMU cadre have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India (GoI). They are A James Kurian, D N Singh, N Kala, Jitendra Kumar, Harvinder Singh Sohal and Dr A K Ambasht.

Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Jagdish Singh has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

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

Marshal empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
G S Marshal has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India (GoI). He is a 1982 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.

Mithilesh Jha to join central deputation !
Mithilesh Kumar Jha is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Will there be reshuffle in Tourism Ministry ?
Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi had to cut a sorry figure before a meeting with Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Now the Minister is planning a reshuffle of officers in his ministry.

Two AP cadre IAS officers to visit China on study tour in April
M T Krishna Babu, (IAS:93), Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad and A K Parida, (IAS:80) Director General, Environment Protection Training & Research Institute (EPTRI), Andhra Pradesh, are scheduled to visit China to study the proposed Waste to Energy Technology in China from April 15, 2013 to April 19, 2013.

Counting of votes goes on for the post of Chairman, Vice-Chairman of SCOPE (UPDATED)
The ballot envelopes carrying the votes had been up at 11 am which would decide as who would be the next Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE). It would also bring forth the faces of 19 new members of SCOPE. The counting process is going on at the Director General's office at SCOPE Complex, New Delhi. Stake holders in CPSEs are eagerly watching the developments.

PSEs to hold 4th Public Sector Day celebration from April 10 (UPDATED)
The Chairman and Director General SCOPE addressed the media persons at its Headquarters. Underlining the aspirations, vision and crucial issues pertaining to the brighter future of CPSEs, Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman SCOPE and CMD NTPC, said that the PSEs all over the country will be celebrating the 4th Public Sector Day Celebration from April 10 to April 16. President of India, he said, shall grace the concluding day function as Chief Guest and would present the SCOPE Meritorious Awards in Specialized Fields on April 13, at Vigyan Bhawan. Choudhury, underlining the initiatives taken during his tenure, said that it was their passionate effort which earned the Prime Minister's consent to meet the CMDs of PSEs every six months on the issues of empowerment, autonomy, improvement in MoU system, succession planning and barriers to expeditious approval/execution of projects etc. The next such meeting with PM would take place likely by June this year, indicated Choudhury. Representation of SCOPE on the panel of experts of Roongta Committee and formation of Committee of Secretaries representing PSEs are such substantial achievements, he pointed to. Dr U D Choubey, Director General, SCOPE said that SCOPE has been constantly striving to enhance the image of PSEs by highlighting their contribution, performance and achievements. He made it a point that PSEs have been mandatorily earmarking two percent of their net profit towards CSR which has started culminating into the betterment of weaker sections of the society and is worth emulating by the Corporates in the country as well.

NBCC inks annual MoU with its Ministry (UPDATED)
NBCC, a Mini Ratna Schedule 'A' PSE, under the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of India (GoI), has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Financial Year 2013-14 with MoUD. The annual MoU has been signed by Dr. Sudhir Krishna, IAS, Secretary (UD), GoI, on behalf of the MoUD and Vishnu P Das, CMD, NBCC, on behalf of NBCC. The MoU for 2013-14 sets out certain performance targets for the Company based on financial parameters, dynamic parameters, sector specific and enterprise specific parameters. While sales, has been targeted at Rs.3600 Crore, Gross Margin for the Company has been set at Rs.173 Crore. The MoU also provides for implementation of some key projects under CSR, and sustainable development.

HM clears file of two Railway GMs (UPDATED)
The Home Minister has cleared the appointment file of two Railway GMs Devi Pandey and Pramod Kumar on Monday.

Deepak Agrawal is new PS to Jitin Prasad (UPDATED)
Deepak Agrawal has been appointed new Private Secretary to Union Minister of State HRD Jitin Prasad. He is 2000 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on Feb 16, 2013)

Post of MD in CCIL vacant (UPDATED)
The post of Managing Director, on deputation basis for a period of five years, is vacant in the Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited (CCICIL). Those willing to apply may send their applications, along-with vigilance clearance and cadre clearance for five years, to the Deputy Secretary (CCIC), Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi, by April 15, 2013.

PESB recommends posting of CMD, SIL on deputation basis (UPDATED)
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has not found anyone suitable candidate for the post of CMD, Scooters India Limited (SIL) and recommended to explore the possibility of appointing a candidate on deputation basis.

C S Verma wins as new elected Chairperson of SCOPE (UPDATED)
C S Verma, reportedly, makes it as the new elected Chairperson of SCOPE. The Electoral College had the strength of 210 nos. of voters. Verma is heading the SAIL as CMD whereas the second contender for the slot is V P Agrawal who is CMD, Airports Authority of India. SCOPE is the apex body of over 240 Central Public Sector Enterprises which forms the backbone of Public sector in India and its economy.

K L Dhingra makes hat-trick, again elected Vice Chairman, SCOPE (UPDATED)
K L Dhingra, CMD of ITI Limited, Mangalore, has been elected Vice Chairman, SCOPE, for third time in a row - in 209, 2011 and 2013. This is the second time that he has won with the highest margin despite being CMD of a loss making PSU. CMDs of seven profit making PSUs were also in the fray for the said post.

19 new Board Members of SCOPE elected (UPDATED)
As many as 19 candidates have been elected as the Board Members of Standing Conference of Public Enterprise (SCOPE). They are Dr A K Balyan, MD & CEO, Petronet LNG Ltd; Nirmal Sinha, CMD, Handicrafts & Handlooms Exports Corporation of India; AA Naqvi, MD, National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation; Jaiveer Srivastava, CMD, Hindustan Prefab Limited;A M K Sinha, Director (P&BD) Indian Oil Corporation; R P Tak, CMD, Cement Corporation of India Limited; R Mohan Das, Director (P&IR), Coal India Ltd; R K Sinha, Director (HR), National Textile Corporation Ltd; M Ravi Kanth, CMD, Projects & Development India Ltd; Radheshyam Mina, Director (Pers.), NHPC Ltd; M M Sharma, Director (Pers), State Trading Corporation of India Ltd; S P S Bakshi, CMD, Engineering Projects (India) Ltd; Malay Chatterjee, CMD, KIOCL Ltd; K S Jamestin, Director (HR), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd; R K Gupta, CMD, WAPCOS Ltd; B B Pattanaik, MD, Central Warehousing Corporation; R G Rajan, CMD, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd; M.L. Shanmukh, Director (HR), Bharat Electronics Ltd and Anoop Kumar Mittal, Director (Projects), National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd.

Mrs Poonam Juneja is Joint Secretary, Defence in GoI (UPDATED)
Mrs Poonam Juneja, an officer of SGSL, of Central Secretariat Service, has been appointed as Joint Secretary (in-situ) in the Ministry of Defence in Government of India.

CORPORATE

Anil Tyagi joins Reliance Industries (UPDATED)
Anil Tyagi has joined the Reliance Industries as Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs in Bhopal. He was earlier heading the Adani Group in Madhya Pradesh.

Rao resigns as Independent Director, Zee News Ltd
K U Rao has resigned as Independent Director of Zee News Ltd.

Krishnakumar to be appointed Director & ED, Tata Global Beverages Ltd
The Board of Tata Global Beverages Ltd has decided to appoint L Krishnakumar, as Director and Executive Director on the Board of Directors the company wef April 1, 2013.

Purshothaman ceases to be MD, Empee Distilleries Ltd
Shaji Purushothaman has ceased to be Managing Director (MD) of Empee Distilleries Ltd.

Kakodkar resigns as Director, Goa Carbon Ltd
P G Kakodkar, has resigned as Director of Goa Carbon Ltd.

Desai appointed CFO, Atlanta Ltd
Atlanta Limited has appointed Bakul Desai as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Rayanai resigns as Joint MD, Panama Petrochem Ltd
Hussein V Rayani has resigned as Joint Managing Director of Panama Petrochem Ltd.

Panda appointed Addl. Director, IPCA Laboratories Ltd
IPCA Laboratories Limited has appointed Dr Ramakanta Panda as an Additional Director of the company with immediate effect.

PNB appoints Mishra as its Nominee Director on Board of Magnum Ventures Ltd
The Punjab National Bank (PNB) has decided to appoint Bikash Narayan Mishra, Circle Head, NCR, Noida as Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Magnum Ventures Ltd

Godha to be re-appointed MD, IPCA Laboratories Ltd from April 1
IPCA Laboratories Limited has re-appointed Premchand Godha as the Managing Director of the company for a further period of five years w.e.f. Aprll 1, 2013

Chari appointed Whole-time Director, Ashok Alco Chem Ltd
Ashok Alco Chem Ltd has appointed Sridhar Chari as a Whole-time Director of the company.

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Great exit

The exit of S S Palanimanikkam, MoS for Finance, is good for IRS(C&CE). Under his tutelage, Commissioner, Central Excise - Delhi is in Tihar jail, Commissioner, DRI - Chennai is in Jail, Commissioner, Customs Export - Navasheva Mumbai is in Jail! Member Customs, CBEC raided just on retirement day!

Krishna P Singh

IRS worse than Dalits

Out of total 434 Joint Secretary and equivalent officers to the Government of India, only three are IRS officers (out of a cadre of 4000 plus officers). This makes the IRS worse than Dalits.

Vijay Kumar

IRS is Indian Retarded Service !

IRS, I agree, is the Indian Retarded Service which only teaches you how to toe the line of your snooty bosses, gives you no decision making choice and treats you as not entitled for anything. Besides, promotions are so slow that even Deputy Collectors of the state who begin as Group B outpace you and still few friends find it Royal Service. It's like burying one's head into sand like an Ostrich.

AK

Stop cribbing about so called discrimination

SCs should stop cribbing about so called discrimination. Once they manage to join a service, they become super privileged. No country in the world has such artificially privileged class.

KK

Women Secretaries, Joint Secretaries are there in Government?

Now we need the passionate authors to tell us how many Women Secretaries, Joint Secretaries are there in the Central Government and the State government. How many ex service men, handicapped, gifted, OBCs. We must never ask how many officers have been honest, provided service to the public, rationalized cumbersome systems, are not politically aligned, caste aligned etc.

Malay Chakravorty

Why Reservation Policy is boon for all Dalits ?

The argument that reservation policy only benefits economically stronger Dalits, and particularly the question "How does a Dalit Secretary to GoI helps out other Dalits" is totally baseless one. Please clarify does a Brahmin Secretary shares his salary packages with other poorer Brahmins of his caste. No. Any secretary irrespective of his caste works only for nation, government and his political superiors. But the fact is when someone from your community or family reaches the top position, he is looked upon as a icon and a morale booster for younger ones. It is just a matter of pride for a community concerned. Whether the Secretary does something for his caste or not is immaterial. It is this feeling of pride that has been instilled in Dalits by Reservation Policy. It simply does not matter if a Dalit Secretary is from rich or poor family, but his top position in Government sends out a clear cut message to all Dalits to rise to the highest levels. That is why Reservation Policy is a boon for all Dalits irrespective of economic criteria.

R K Singh

Help them to acquire merit

Views based on facts expressed on position of SC/ST officers in GoI is correct. I feel merit must prevail over reservation as country has already seen the bad effect of making reservation on caste basis for 65 years. To save country, stop such reservation forthwith and give them help to acquire merit.

Y K Mathur

Where is Justice?

SCs who are in the Class I services have benefitted, their children/ grand children will benefit and so on... Who is concerned about the poor SC still working in the farms of the rich farmers?

Prakash

SP reluctant to pull plug due to decline in Akhilesh govt.'s fame

Those who think that fear of CBI is stopping Mulayam to pull the plug for UPA may be wrong as I think it is the fear of serious decline in the popularity of Akhilesh Government which is stopping him. Since the time new government has been formed in UP both the party netas and administrative set-up have gone berserk and the administrative discipline visible during previous government is seriously compromised. Even in the urban conglomerate like NOIDA, one can feel the kind of brazen behaviour of the ruling party netas. I have seen how even a Children's park and public road was captured in Sector 61 of Noida by a group of ruling party netas and their goons and how the administration helped them in the misadventure. Nothing of this sort was possible in the previous regime. So with such brazen administrative practices, how is it possible to retain the vote bank.

AS

Give SC/ST people few extra years in service

I want to say that most of the SC/ST officers miss out on becoming Secretary/ Additional Secretary as they enter late into the services and by the time it is the turn of their batch to become Secretary, they retire. This also happens to the people from the rural areas and people from lower or middle income group-whether from General Category or from SC/ST-, as they also generally enter the services late. This gives advantage to better informed people from the metropolitan cities who plan their career "meticulously" (see the number of existing top bureaucrats from St. Stephens et al). The solution to the problem could be that SC/ST people be given an extra few years in the services. The Rule could be that they retire after minimum 36 yrs of services or 65 years of age whichever is later. SC/ST people should try to suggest a practical solution to the problem rather than making unsubstantiated complaints that their entries are "purposely" spoiled.

A Sympathiser