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POLITICS

Central Ministers receive Rekha?
Heard in the Central Hall that a few Union Ministers go to receive film actress and now Rajya Sabha Member Rekha.

Chidambaram is now learning Hindi
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has started learning Hindi. Some day he is going to speak in Hindi in the Parliament.

Gross NPA ratio of Banking Sector likely to reach 6-7%
The draft RBI guidelines suggest immediate recognition of non-performing asset on its restructuring. Thus if the entire stock of Rs.3 - 3.2 trillion get treated as Non-Performing Asset (NPA) (sub standard asset), the Gross NPA ratio of banking sector is likely to reach 6-7%. Further, the impact of additional 10% provisioning (15-5%) on the restructured stock portfolio of Rs.3 trillion due to its conversion into sub-standard asset would result in a substantial impact on the profitability of the banks.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Agla CAG ? (11) P K Mishra
There is a senior bureaucrat whose name is discussed in the corridors of power for all the key posts in the Government of India including the CAG. He is a 1976 batch IAS officer of UP cadre. P K Mishra is presently Secretary, DoPT.

Who will succeed A S Lamba as Secretary, DoNER ?
Who will succeed A S Lamba as Secretary, DoNER in the GoI on April 1? Tie is said to be between 1978 batch IAS officer U K Sangma and 1979 batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer Anup Kumar Thakur.

Justice Sathasivam to be next CJI
Justice P Sathasivam will take over as next Chief Justice of India (CJI) on July 18 . He is the senior most Judge after the Present CJI Justice Kabir.

Bhutani appointed JS, Agriculture
Ashish Kumar Bhutani has been appointed Joint Secretary Department of Agriculture & Cooperation in the Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on February 25, 2013)

Rani Kumudini is new JS, Agriculture
Ms I Rani Kumudini has been appointed as new Joint Secretary, Agriculture & Cooperation. She is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Kalsi to get extension
Nirmaljit Singh Kalsi , Joint Secretary (P-2), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, is likely to get an extension of one year in the tenure of central deputation. He is a 1984 IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Dr Parvinder Sohi Behuria to be Member, CBDT
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.

300 CITs and CCITs are to be reshuffled
About 300 Commissioners and Chief Commissioners of Income Tax are expected to be reshuffled this month. The Placement Committee of the CBDT is meeting on March 11.

Pankaj Srivastava selected as Director (Commercial), Air India Ltd
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
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
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
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
Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, Mrs Anju Bhalla has been posted as Director in Department of Power in Government of India.

Sharma transferred to Tekanpur
K K Sharma, IG, Kashmir Frontier has been transferred on promotion as Additional DG, BSF, Academy Tekanpur, Gwalior in place of Raj Deep Singh. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Two posts of SDG level vacant in CRPF
Two posts of Special Director General (SDG) level are lying vacant in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

Venugopal to join Administrative Staff College, Hyderabad ?
V Venugopal, IGP,(PTO) Andhra Pradesh Police is likely to be appointed as Registrar and Secretary in Administrative Staff College, Hyderabad, India. He is a 1993 batch SPS/IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Mrs Archana Ramasundram likely to join central deputation
Mrs Archana Ramasundram is likely to join central deputation at Additional Director General level post. She is a 1980 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Former Telecom Secretary is now busy with astrology
DS Mathur has been a 1971 batch IAS officer in MP cadre. He retired from Government of India as Secretary, Telecom in 2007. Since then he is widely consulted on astrological matters. He is also writing on astrology regularly. He has so far written and published eight books.

Promoted the day he departed
G D Pehwal, IG, CRPF Directorate, New Delhi, was promoted Addl. DG, CRPF. But, he died the same day when his promotion orders were issued. He was a CRPF cadre officer.

Chairman CERC to be selected on March 15
The meeting of the Selection Committee for selecting/short listing of names for the post of Chairman, CERC is scheduled to be held on March 15. The Selection Committee comprises of BK Charurvedi, Member, Planning Commission; Chairman PESB, Atul Chaturvedi; CMD, IDBI, RM Malla; Secretary, Law; and Secretary, Ministry of Power, Uma Shankar and Chairman TERI, RK Pachauri. There are 36 applicants.

Meena is PS to Kataria
Sukh Ram Meena has been appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Rural Development Lalchand Kataria . He is a 1993 batch ISS officer.

Vir Kamal empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Vir Kamal has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1981 batch officer of Indian Telecommunication Service (ITS).

Vacancies of GM in Banks to be filled up by June
Vacancies of the General Managers in the nationalized banks are reportedly being filled up by June end.

Ramesh Chandra promoted as Director, ECL
Ramesh Chandra, CGM, Northern Coal Field Ltd. (NCL) has been promoted as Director, Technical, Eastern Coal Field Ltd. (ECL).

Will Sinha return to IB ?
There are whispers in the power corridor that Malay Kumar Sinha, Joint Secretary (Personnel), Ministry of External Affairs, GoI, may return to the parent IB. He is a 1981 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

NBA invites applications for Secretary
National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai has invited applications for the post of Secretary on deputation basis. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Chairman NBA, Chennai, at the earliest.

Course on 'explosive incident counter measurers' to be held in USA in April
The seven-week course on 'explosive incident counter measurers' is being organised at Moyock, North Carolina, USA from April 29, 2013 to June 14, 2013.

Two IRS-Custom officers posted in CBEC
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.

Advocate General is new PSC Chairman in Tamil Nadu
Former Advocate General Navaneethakrishnan has been appointed new Chairman of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. He will succeed IPS officer R Natraj.

IPS officer resigns to join politics (UPDATED)
Amitabh Choudhary has reportedly resigned from government service to join politics. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Five new Judges appointed to J&K High Court (UPDATED)
As many as five new Judges have been appointed to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. They include: Ali Mohammad Magray, Dheeraj Singh Thakur, Tashi Rabstan, Bansi Lal Bhat and Janak Raj Kotwal.

Kusumjit Sidhu to be AS IPP ? (UPDATED)
Ms Kusumjit Sidhu is being tipped to be Additional Secretary Industrial Policy and Promotion in the Government of India. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Anand Kumar is now OSD to MoS Road Transport (UPDATED)
PS to MoS Railways P Anand Kumar has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways .He is an Indian Revenue Service (C&CE) officer of 1997 batch.

Sharma appointed Director HRD (UPDATED)
Sanjeev Kumar Sharma has been appointed Director Higher Education In the Ministry of HRD.He is an Indian Telecom Service officer of 1990 batch.

CVO CONCOR Rao gets extension (UPDATED)
The Competent Authority has approved the proposal for extension of Central deputation tenure of K. Rajeshwara Rao, IAS (MT:88), Chief Vigilance 0fficer in the Container Corporation of lndia Limited (CONCOR) till the completion of the 53' NDC Course at the National Defence College, New Delhi commenced on 07.01.2013.

Orders of K V Rao as Director (Finance), HPCL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of K V Rao, Executive Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), for the appointment as Director (Finance), HPCL have been issued. He is likely to assume the charge on June 1, 2013.
(We said this on Nov 7, 2012)

S C Pandey selected as Director (Projects), NTPC (UPDATED)
S C Pandey, ED, NTPC, has been selected for the post of Director (Projects), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited at a Public Selection Enterprises Board (PESB) meeting held on March 8, 2013. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

CBI Selection Committee meeting to be held on March 11 (UPDATED)
The meeting of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Selection Committee for the selection of Special Directors and Additional Directors is being held at CVC Chamber, New Delhi on March 11.

M Devaraj joins as Director (SM ),DoPT (UPDATED)
M Devaraj has taken over as Director (SM), Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

3 IPS officers shifted in Karnataka (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, J Arun Chakravarthy (1995) has been appointed as Inspector General of Police, Forest Cell, Bangalore while P H Rane (1997) will now be Deputy Inspector General of Police, Karnataka Lokayukta, Bangalore and G Ramesh (1999) is Deputy Inspector General of Police, Security, Bangalore.

CORPORATE

Mining Sector of CPSEs registers 17.73% growth
The Mining Sector of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) has recorded 17.73% growth during the 2011-12.

Taneja is Country Head Samsung
Vineet Taneja has been appointed as the Country Head for Mobile & Digital Imaging business of Samsung. Taneja replaces Ranjit Yadav, who quit in September last year.

Gupta resigns as Director, IFL Promoters Ltd
Sidhant Gupta has resigned as Director of IFL Promoters.

Chopra appointed President, The Oberoi Group
Kapil Chopra has been appointed as President, The Oberoi Group

Jariwal resigns as Independent Director, Perfect-Octave Media Projects Ltd
Anand Jariwal has resigned as Independent Director of Perfect-Octave Media Projects Ltd.

Salian appointed Independent Director, Perfect-Octave Projects Ltd
Vivek Salian has been appointed as Independent Director of Perfect-Octave Projects Ltd

Chakraborty appointed Addl. Director, Blue Chip India Ltd
Blue Chip India Ltd has appointed Pranab Chakraborty as Additional Director of the company.

Jain ceases to be Director, Blue Chip India Ltd
Santosh Kumar Jain has ceased to be Director of Blue Chip India Ltd.

Datta appointed GM by Marriott Hyderabad
Sharad Datta has been appointed as General Manager of both Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre and Courtyard by Marriott Hyderabad.

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Really surprising

It is really surprising to note from media reports that the Finance Minister is planning to monitor surplus funds available with various PSUs and even other Corporate to ensure that the funds available with them are deployed in accordance with your wishes. Please understand that the PSUs are attached to individual ministries. Further those which are public limited companies are managed by the Boards of Directors and the ultimate responsibility lies towards the shareholders.

It is up to the Boards of Directors to plan and manage the affairs of the companies with approvals of their shareholders as necessary for their long term survival and growth and you as the Minister of Finance have no role to play in monitoring or in any way dictating to them about the management in particular the deployment of financial resources.

You as the minister have no accountability for their proper running and it is the Board that is responsible and accountable to the shareholders for the same. It is, therefore, requested that you do not over-extend and overreach in areas where you have no brief.

On the other hand, there are many fundamental areas where the ministry has miserably failed and these should receive your focused attention, till the time you are holding the portfolio.

N Ramu

Top level corruption in Maharatnas

In Maharatnas CPSUs, senior level promotions such as GMs and EDs are decided by Directors and Chairman in dubious ways. It is high time that Central Government makes a uniform and transparent promotion policy for CPSU officers to weed out corruption at top level in Maharatnas.

Mani

Shameful incident of Punjab police

Extremely shameful incident of Punjab police personnel mercilessly beating a lady ,her brother and father for having complained about sexual harassment is indicative of not only deep rot and indiscipline but also of criminals having joined police force. In such a scenario, what difference Rs 1000 Crore Nirbhaya Fund announced by Finance Minister in his budget speech will make in improving the safety of women will be known to Chidambram only . Infact Rs 1000 crores be spent entirely on imparting training to police force and weeding out those with criminal tendencies even by offering them golden handshake so that such shameful incidents do not occur again .

Sudhir Chopra

Musharraf is a discredited person

This is with reference to the post relating to Parvez Musharraf's threatened return to Pakistan and participation in the forth coming general elections there. (WIC 7-3-2013) While a handful of his old hangers on and collaborators might be living in the wishful delusion of his possible return to power, for a common Pakistani, Musharraf is a discredited person facing terrorism related criminal charges in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case in which there is already an arrest warrant issued against him and some of his immovable property under attachment as per the CrPC for being an absconder. An overwhelming majority even within the armed forces have nothing but hatred for him for the dubious role he played in the infamous Kargil misadventure bringing shame to the army and disowning his men who fell in line of duty on the icy heights. With Chuck Hagel's upside down sense of who has been creating problems for whom it may not be wholly unthinkable that the Americans might decide to support the former dictator during whose tenure America's enemy number one Osama Bin Laden got a safe place to hide in the garrison town of Abbottabad under the very army's nose which Musharraf headed. But Pakistan's march to democracy now seems irreversible. Besides a common Pakistani sees Musharraf as nothing more than a self aggrandizing usurper who reneged on his own oath of office and usurped power. All said and done instead of anyone in Pakistan (or for that matter elsewhere including in India) worrying for the prospects of Musharraf's return to power it should be Musharraf himself who should be worrying about the dark days that await him just after the general elections should he choose to come to Pakistan and also join the electoral fray. Let us remember this is not the first time Musharraf has made the unsolicited declaration of his intent to return home and contest elections. He has been saying it periodically perhaps just to test the waters and then receding back to his safe havens in London or Dubai. To me it seems he will neither return to Pakistan nor contest the elections and if he decides to contest he is sure to lose his deposits. Anyone interested in joining a (lawful) bet with me on the issue?

NN Ojha

Story on Musharraf is erroneous

Your story on Musharraf is erroneous and lacks understanding issues in Pakistan. He would never get elected.

Rajendra Jain

Selection of Chief Justice of India

Selection of Chief Justice of India is done by an esteem collegiums. Normally senior most Judge is chosen as Chief Justice of India. Same process and practice should be followed for selection of the CAG.

P S Meena