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POLITICS

What does Musharraf's return mean for India ?
The return of Parvez Mussharaf to India has sent alarm bells ringing in Indian bureaucratic and political circles. What is US's intent of backing him to return to Pakistan? What will be his future if he contests elections? What would be Indo-Pak relation if he gets elected ? These are some of the whispers making rounds these days.

Public Sector banks gets higher rise of 48% in Gross NPA
Public Sector banks have witnessed a higher rise of 48% in Gross Non-Performing Asset (NPA) levels as compared to a rise of just 10% for private banks. Gross NPA as a percentage of advances stood at 3.92% (March 2012: 3.02%) for PSU banks as compared to 1.97% (March 2012: 2.00%) for private banks.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Agla CAG ? (10) S R Rao
In the corridors of power name of Secretary, Commerce, S R Rao has also now been in circulation. He is a 1978 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer. He is the only officer of the junior most batch whose name is also now in circulation

Choudhury to be Special Director in IB
Jayanto Narayan Choudhury, DGP, Assam is all set to be Special Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB), New Delhi. DoPT has forwarded his candidature to ACC for the approval. He is a 1978 batch IPS officer of Assam cadre.

Empanelment meeting for 1983 batch IAS postponed
Scheduled meeting for empanelment of 1983 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India did not take place on March 5.

Only six IAS officers of 1979 batch get Secretary level postings
Only six 1979 batch empanelled IAS officers have so far got posting to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. They are: Shyamal Sarkar, Rajiv Gupta, Zohra Chatterjee, R Ramanujam, Rajiv Takru and Ravi Mathur.

Who will be IG, NCSC ?
Who will be new IG in the National Commission for Scheduled Caste ? A panel consisting of M S Mane, IPS officer of 1984 batch, Haryana cadre, K Salvaraj, IPS officer 1985 batch, Haryana cadre and U K Lal, IPS officer 1985 batch, MP cadre has been forwarded by the DoPT.

792 Army officers take premature retirement
As many as 792 Army officers have taken premature retirement between 2010 and 2012 in India. A total of 256 Army officers took retirement in 2010 while 288 in 2011 and 239 in 2012.

Meeting to select new PESB Member on March 18
Selection of the new Member of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is expected to be made on March 18.

Bagde is new PS to Sushil Kumar Shinde
Surender Kumar Bagde, Director, Ministry of Finance Economic Affairs, GOI has been appointed as Private Secretary to Sushil Kumar Shinde, Union Home Minister. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Cadre of IAS officer changed from Bihar to Karnataka
Cadre of 2008 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer Ramandeep Chowdhary hasbeen changed from Bihar to Karnataka.

Placement Committee of CBDT to meet on March 11
Placement Committee is meeting in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on March 11. Transfer and posting of IRS (IT) will be discussed.

Who would carry out as Member (Admin), NHAI after JN Singh repatriates?
With the approaching time of repatriation of Jagdip Narayan Singh the speculation has been doing rounds in the corridors of power as who would be taking care as Member (Administration) NHAI. Singh is presently Member (Finance) NHAI, with additional charge of Member (Administration). Singh, a 1983 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, is scheduled to repatriate in April.

Chandra to succeed Singh !
J N Singh, Member (Finance) NHAI, would be succeeded by Satish Chandra by March 31. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Singh to join GoI ?
Harish Chandra Singh, ADG, PTC, Sitapur UP Police is likely to join central deputation as Chief Vigilance Officer, CVO. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of UP cadre. DoPT has sent his candidature to the competent authority for the approval.

Who will win as India's next envoy to Beijing?
The six months overstay of S Jaishankar as India's envoy to Beijing; the whispers in the diplomatic corridors have raised the curiositybars as who would win as it as India's next envoy to Beijing. Jaishankar, a 1977 batch IFS officer, has already completed the three years tenure in August 2012.

B C Gupta joins Consumer Forum
Dr B C Gupta has joined as Member of the Consumer Forum in Delhi. He is a retired 1975 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Navin Kumar appointed Chairman of GSTN
Former Bihar Chief Secretary, Navin Kumar has been selected by the Government of India as Chairman of Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN). He is a retired 1975 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Himmat Singh moves to Delhi from Chandigarh
Himmat Singh, Special DG, Western Sector, BSF, Chandigarh has been transferred as Special DG, FHQ, New Delhi. He is a 1980 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Raj Deep Singh goes to Chandigarh as Special DG, BSF
Raj Deep Singh, Additional DG, BSF, Academy Tekanpur Gwalior has been transferred on promotion as Special DG, BSF, Western Sector, Chandigarh in place of Himmat Singh IPS. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Bishnoi to join Lok Sabha Security
L Ram Bishnoi, IGP, Assam Police is likely to join the Security, Lok Sabha, He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Assam Meghalaya cadre.

Laddha to be DIG, CRPF ?
Mahesh Chandra Laddha , DIG , NIA-Hyderabad, is likely to be appointed as DIG, CRPF. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Sharma granted extension in NTC
R K Sharma, Director, Technical, National Textile Corporation Ltd (NTC) has been granted an extension of six months.

Mahli to be Director in WCL
S S Mahli, CGM, South-Eastern Coal Field (SEC) has been promoted as Director - Chemical and posted at Western Coal Field (WCL).

Maintenance Command Commanders' Conference at Nagpur on March 8, 9
Maintenance Command Commanders' Conference 2012-2013 is being held at Headquarters Maintenance Command Indian Air Force, Vayusena Nagar, and Nagpur on March 8 and 9. The conference will be inaugurated by Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne on March 8, 2013 while Air Marshal J Chandra Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command chairs the conference thereafter.

Two IAS officers in Tamil Nadu shifted
Two officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, M Ravikumar has been posted as Collector, Ariyalur while P Senthilkumar will now be Commissioner for Disciplinary Proceedings, Nagercoil in the State.

PESB invites applications for CMD, TCIL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD),Tyre Corporation of India Limited (TCIL) fallen vacant since January 16, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before April 1, 2013.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in UP (UPDATED)
A number of officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Anil Dhingra has been appointed as Special Secretary, Commercial Tax while Shubhra Saxena will now be District Magistrate, Rampur and Bhanu Chandra is District Magistrate, Shravasti. Similarly, Shiv Shyam Mishra had been posted as Special Secretary, Energy; Kajal shifted to the Women Welfare Department; Sarika Mohan gets additional charge of Commissioner, Food Security and Medicine Administration; Ram Prasad Goswami as Special Secretary, Department of Backward Welfare; Devendra Nath Verma as Special Secretary, Minor Irrigation; Neelam Ahlawat as Special Secretary, Planning Department; Sharad Kumar Singh as Special Secretary, General Administration and Rajendra Goel has been appointed as Divisional Food Controller.

Dr Parvinder Sohi Behuria to be Member, CBDT (UPDATED)
Dr Parvinder Sohi Behuria, Secretary, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), has been appointed as Member of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Dr Behurai has been working as Secretary, PESB since January, 2008. She is a 1977 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax.

Two IRS-Custom officers posted in CBE&C (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Revenue Service-Customs have been appointed in Central Board of Excise & Customs. Accordingly, Dinesh Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Director, Drawback while Rajiv Yadav will be Director, Service Tax.

Two IFS officers shifted in Andhra Pradesh (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been shifted in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, Dr P Subba Raghavaiah (2003), Deputy Conservator of Forests/Divisional Forest Officer, Kakinada, has been transferred and posted as Divisional Forest Officer, Ananthapur while T B Subba Reddy (2004), Deputy Conservator of Forests/ Divisional Forest Officer will now be Divisional Forest Officer, Kakinada.

Pankaj Srivastava selected as Director (Commercial), Air India Ltd (UPDATED)
Pankaj Srivastava, GM, Air India, has been selected for the post of Director (Commercial), Air India Limited (AIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) held on March 7, 2013. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.

J P Agarwal posted as Joint Secretary, Home Affairs in GoI (UPDATED)
Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, J P Agarwal has been appointed as Joint Secretary in Department of Home Affairs in Government of India.

Ms Poonam Juneja posted as Director, Defence in GoI (UPDATED)
Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, Ms Poonam Juneja has been appointed as Director in Department of Defence in Government of India.

S K Shahi posted as Director, Coal in GoI (UPDATED)
Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, S K Shahi has been appointed as Director in Department of Coal in Government of India.

Mrs Anju Bhalla posted as Director, Power in GoI (UPDATED)
Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, Mrs Anju Bhalla has been posted as Director in Department of Power in Government of India.

CORPORATE

Manufacturing Sector of CPSEs records highest turn over
The Manufacturing Sector of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) has recorded the highest growth in turnover 27.73% during 2011-12.

Shah appointed Part-time Non Official Director, HPCL
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has appointed Dr Gitesh K Shah as Part-time Non-Official Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Gopalakrishnan appointed Part-time Non Official Director, NHPC Ltd
NHPC Ltd has appointed A Gopalakrishnan as the Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Directors the company.

Prasad appointed MD, Divyashakti Granites Ltd
N Hari Hara Prasad has been appointed as Managing Director (MD) of Divyashakti Granites Ltd.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Excel Glasses Ltd
Gopaldas Mantri and Vishnunarain Khanna have resigned as Directors of Excel Glasses Ltd w.e.f March 7, 2013.

Two addl. Directors appointed on Board of Excel Glasses Ltd
Basant Kumar Soni and Surendran Nair have been appointed as Additional directors on Board of Directors of Excel Glasses Ltd.

Gangar appointed Independent Director, Anukaran Commercial Enterprises Ltd
Anukaran Commercial Enterprises Ltd has appointed Dumpy Gangar as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Arora resigns as Director, MFL India Ltd
Vineet Arora has resigned as Director of MFL India Ltd with immediate effect.

Thukral appointed Addl. Director, MFL India Ltd
Ms Sheetal Thukral has been appointed as Additional Director of MFL India Ltd.

Dalal resigns as Independent Director, Orbit Corporation Ltd
Shahzaad Dalal has resigned as Independent Director of Orbit Corporation Ltd

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CBDT Chairperson doing great job

Chairperson of CBDT is doing a great job. She must be given a tenure of two full years to complete her task.

Vijay Kumr

CBDT transfer initiative in March

It is a welcome step taken by the CBDT New Delhi regarding Annual General Transfer order be passed by the end of March or First week of April. Therefore officers will be getting enough time to relocate their families and apply for admission of their children in schools. Generally new session of schools start in month of April. Through this officers will also get sufficient time to settle and ready for next assignment.

Mukesh

IT department punishing honest tax payers

The IT Department is punishing the honest tax payers by raising demands against tax already paid as the deductor has not filed the TDS return in time. A visit to the Income Tax Office will reveal the ordeal faced by the honest tax payers

R Dayal

DoPT deserves congratulations

The facilities at the new CSOI at Vinay Marg, Delhi, have been opened for new Members. DoPT deserves congratulations for the facility.

S M, IAS

Saha deserves award !

Saha richly deserves the award for excellence in HR

Hemant Kumar CO Nagpur