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POLITICS

Who is most influential businessman in India?
Who is the most influential businessman in India? At a high profile party one bureaucrat remarked " One who controls maximum number of MPs".

What is the difference between Congress and BJP ruled state ?
At a get-together of some top businessmen a topic came up for discussion -What is the difference between the Congresses ruled state and the BJP ruled state? Majority of them were of the opinion that in Congress regime one is 100 percent sure of getting work done by paying money but in BJP ruled states works are not done despite paying money.

Major challenge for Karnataka CM is good governance
Bringing in discipline in the government is the first major challenge for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Sanyal be Secretary, AYUSH ?
Nilanjan Sanyal is likely to be appointed new Secretary, AYUSH on June 1. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Appointment of new CAG in a day or two
Appointment of new CAG is expected to be announced in a day or two. The term of present CAG Vinod Rai is coming to an end on May 22.

Sushobhan Sarkar to be new Chairman of LIC ?
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is believed to have cleared the appointment of Sushobhan Sarkar as new Chairman of the LIC. Final decision will be taken by the Prime Minister.

Name of Sudha Sharma goes to ACC
Name of Ms Sudha Sharma has now gone to the ACC for her appointment as CBDT Chairperson on June 1.

Ajit Sharan wishes to go on central deputation
Ajit M Sharan, who was empanelled for the post of Secretary or equivalent, is waiting for central deputation. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Mishra is new JS and Mission Director in MoEF
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra has been appointed as Joint Secretary and Ex-officio Mission Director, National Mission for Clean Ganga, in the Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF) . He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on April 30. 2013)

Subhash Chandra is now CVO, PFC
Joint Secretary, Defence, Subhash Chandra has been appointed as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the Power Finance Corporation (PFC). He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
(We said this on April 11, 2013)

Now CBI doesn't need permission from Centre ?
If a recent judgement of Madras High Court is taken into account the CBI does not require prior permission for prosecution from the central Government .It means All India Service officers of Joint Secretary and above facing corruption charges can be prosecuted. About 300 IAS, IPS, IFS and other services officers are facing corruption cases in the country.

Some IRS (IT) officers are senior to CBDT Members
About half a dozen Chief Commissioners of Income Tax are presently senior to a couple of CBDT Members.

P M Nair to retire this month end
DG, NDRF, P M Nair is superannuating on June 1. He is a 1978 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ajay Seth gets PM award
Ajay Seth and his team have been conferred with the `Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration' for reforming commercial taxes system in Karnataka. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Mukhim all set to become Modi's mighty mandarin?
With the approaching date of repatriation of Anil Gopishankar Mukhim the sharp spectators in bureaucracy have started foreseeing Mukhim as one of the mightiest mandarins of Modi. It is said, though inappropriately, that Mukhim had made Modi indebted during Nanavati-Mehta commission probing. A G M, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, had served as Modi's Additional PS in the turbulent year of 2002 and after.

Gopal Krushna Dhall deputed as Secretary, OERC
Gopal Krushna Dhall, Commissioner of Income Tax, Chennai, has been appointed as Secretary in the Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), Bhubaneswar on deputation basis for a period of two years.

Ankan Banerjee to move Brussels
Ankan Banerjee Director (ICC) in Dhaka is moving to Brussels in place of Santosh Jha, Minister. Jha is moving to the MEA Headquarters.

PESB invites applications for Director (Projects), NBCC
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Projects), National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) fell vacant on April 1, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before June 7, 2013.

PESB invites applications for Director (Expl.), ONGC Videsh Ltd
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Exploration), ONGC Videsh Limited fell vacant on April 1, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before June 7, 2013.

N Goswami posted as PD, IT Audit, Noida
N Goswami, Principal Director (Customs), CAG of India, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director (IT Audit) in this office stationed at iCISA, Noida.

Eight IPS Probationers allocated Tamil Nadu cadre
As many as eight Probationers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of 2011 batch have been allocated Tamil Nadu cadre. They are: Aravind Menon, Georgy Georage, Vikrant Patil, Rohini Priyadarshini P, C Kalaichelvan, Arunsakthi Kumar P, Deshmukh Shekhar Sanjay and Om Prakash Meena.

Pravin Punj empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Pravin Punj has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is an Indian Telecommunication Service officer of 1982 batch.

B Srinivas likely to join central deputation
B Srinivas is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level post. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

BDL Director (Prod), P K Srivasatava to retire in July
P K Srivasatava, (AVM retired) ,Director (Production), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) is retiring in July, 2013. V U Bhaskar GM, BDL, is expected to succeed him in August, 2013.

20 IRS-Customs officers get NFSG
As many as 20 officers of Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in the Central Board of Excise & Customs have been accorded Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG). The officers include: Maneesh Kumar, Jitendrea Pratap Singh, Sucheta Sreejesh Rout, Zuber Riaz Kamili, Manisha Saxena, Rishi Goel, Unmesh Sharad Wagh, Nitin Saini, B Yamuna Devi, Akhilesh Pandey, Somesh Tiwari, M Gnanasundaram, Pankaj Haribhau Bodhke, Manisha Rani Goel, Permual Devraj, G Machunlung Kamei, Abhilasha Mahapatra, Rajesh Fatesingh Dhabre, K B Bhat and Ashok Jyoti Verma.

Alok Ranjan given additional charge of UP Chief Secretary
Alok Ranjan, senior IAS officer, has been given additional charge of Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh. Rajan, currently Agricultural Production Commissioner, has been given the additional charge till the incumbent chief secretary Javed Usmani returns from leave by May end. Usmani is proceeding on leave from May 15 onwards.

UP Chief Secretary to go to America with family
UP Chief Secretary Javed Usmani will remain in America with his family for about a fortnight .Usmani, sources said, is going abroad mainly to attend a function at Columbia University where her daughter, an engineering student, having completed her graduation would be provided with a degree.

Interviews for post of EDs in BHEL to conclude today
Interviews for six to eight posts of Executive Director, falling vacant in near future, in different units of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), that started on Monday will conclude on Wednesday. As many as 97 General Managers are reported to have appeared for the same.

Lobbying for plum postings in Karnataka begins
Top civil servants in Karnataka have begun lobbying to secure plum postings. If the government does not succumb to the temptation of irrational transfers and is able to appoint men of integrity to key positions, its image will receive a big boost.

Officials in Karnataka meet CM, legislators for key posts
Several Group A, B, and C cadre officials have already started meeting the Chief Minister and legislators of the ruling party for getting vital postings.

Officials in Karnataka vying to get postings in key departments
Officials in Karnataka are vying with each other to get postings in key departments such as Energy, Public Works, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Urban Development, Infrastructure Development, Industries and Commerce and Water Resources.

Daunting task for Siddaramaiah
May and June being the transfer season, Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka has enormous task in hand in the next few weeks. Postings of senior officers with clean image and integrity will be a daunting task before it.

Who will be next Karnataka Chief Secretary ?
Who will step in the shoes of the Karnataka Chief Secretary SV Ranganath who is retiring in June.

IAS changes in Karnataka
Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed Chairperson, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC).Darpan Jain will be MD KUIDFC. M N Ajaynagabhushan has been posted as Joint Secretary in the CMs Secretariat.

IPS postings in Karnataka
There is IPS reshuffle in Karnataka. New postings are :- Soumendu Mukharjee, DIG, CID, Bangalore, M N Anucheth, SP, Kodagu , T G Krishna Bhatta, DCP (East Division), Bangalore City, M N Nagaraj, SP, Chitradurga ,Labhu Ram, SP, Davangere ,Anupam Agarwal, SP, Ramanagar, B Ramesh, DCP (Law and Order), Hubli city and Ravi D Channannavar, SP, CID (cyber), Bangalore.

10 IRS-Custom Probationers get postings (UPDATED)
As many as 10 Probationers of 63rd batch of Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise) have been posted as Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise in the various zones. Accordingly, T Usha Devi has been appointed to Chennai Custom while Neha Lal is being appointed to Ahmedabad Custom and Mamata Saini was posted to Chandigarh CX/Shimla. Similarly, Kshitij Jain has been posted to Vizag CX; Biswarup Das to Kolkata CX; Arunita Phukan to Delhi CX; Amit K Mishra to Lucknow CX; Nahariya Arpita Dhir Singh to Mumbai Custom III; Nawale Bharat Rambhave to Pune and Dharam Raj Singh has been posted to Ahmedabad Custom.

S K Sharma to be new CAG? (UPDATED)
Latest information says that the Secretary Defence, S K Sharma is in and Mrs Sindhushree Khullar is out for the post of Comptroller and Attorney General (CAG).

Will there be Dark Horse as Secretary Defence ? (UPDATED)
Infact, Secretary Social Justice Anil Goswami never figured in the race of Secretary Home in the Government of India. Will the history of Home be repeated in Defence also?. Who will be dark horse as Secretary Defence ?. Guess the name from Rajasthan,UT and MP cadre IAS officers.
Infact, chances of Secretary Defence Production R K Mathur are rated high for the post.

Sudhir Mital is also Secretary, Chemicals & Petro-Chemicals (UPDATED)
Sudhir Mital, Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals from May 15 to June 2, 2013. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

P K Jain joins as Director (Mkt), MMTC Limited (UPDATED)
P K Jain, CGM, PECIL, has taken over as Director (Marketing), MMTC Limited on May 15, 2013.
(We said this January 22, 2013)

Anoop Khinchi on inter-cadre deputation to Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Inter-cadre deputation of Anoop Khinchi has been approved from Nagaland to Rajasthan cadre for a period three years. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

CORPORATE

Union Bank of India posts increase in net profit
Union Bank of India posted a marginal increase in net profit at Rs 789 crore in the January to March quarter. D Sarkar is the CMD of the Bank.

ONGC registers one of world's biggest CDM projects
Maharatna ONGC has registered the OTPC Power Project of its ONGC Tripura Power Corporation Limited (OTPC) as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), under the Kyoto Protocol. This 726.6 MW gas-based power generation unit of ONGC in Tripura is a fuel-substitution project, which would mitigate over 1.6 million tons of Carbon-dioxide emissions per year for the next 10 years. Fetching 1.6 million carbon credits per year, this is one of the biggest CDM projects in the world. With this registration, ONGC now has 10 registered CDM projects. Such a double digit portfolio of CDM projects by a single organization is the first in India and very rare feat even globally. OTPC is being developed by ONGC as a joint venture with the Tripura government. This project is a result of rigorous efforts over the last three and a half years. Speaking after the registration, a visibly proud ONGC CMD Sudhir Vasudeva said, "Our Sustainable Development record is commendable. Our commitment to Sustainable Development is organically integrated to our Exploration and Development of energy assets".

Bhargava ceases to be Govt. Nominee Director, IOC
Following promotion as Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Sudhir Bhargava, Government Nominee Director has ceased to be a Director on the Board of Directors of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Ltd.

Mitra resigns as Director, Gujarat State Petronet Ltd
N K Mitra has resigned as Director of Gujarat State Petronet Ltd.

Goyal re-appointed MD, IITL Projects Ltd from July 5
IITL Projects Ltd has re-appointed D P Goyal as Managing Director of the company for a further period of one year w.e.f. July 5, 2013

Jindal nominated on IFCI Board as Director
Sanjeev Kumar Jindal, Director, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services has been nominated on the Board of Directors of IFCI Ltd.

Vanita appointed Company Secretary of Shetron Ltd
Shetron Ltd has appointed Vanita G M as the Company Secretary of the company.

Udeshi appointed Chairman and Whole-time Director, Jayant Agro Organics Ltd
Jayant Agro Organics Limited has Abhay V Udeshi as Chairman and Whole-time Director of the company with immediate effect.

Malhotra appointed Addl. Director, Amtek Auto Ltd
Amtek Auto Limited has appointed Gautam Malhotra as an Additional Director of the company.

Das appointed Addl. Director, Titagarh Wagons Ltd
Titagarh Wagons Limited has appointed Sudev Chandra Das as an Additional Director of the company.

Gandhi appointed Addl. Director, Walchandnagar Industries Ltd
Walchandnagar Industries Limited has appointed Arun R Gandhi as Additional Director of the company.

Tanaka appointed Addl. Director, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd
Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited has appointed Masaru Tanaka, nominee of Kansai Paint Co. Ltd., Japan as an Additional Director of the company.

Varghese appointed Company Secretary of Muthoot Finance Ltd
Muthoot Finance Limited has appointed Ms. Anjana Varghese, as Company Secretary of the company.

Raman appointed Independent Director, Easun Reyrolle Ltd
Easun Reyrolle Limited has appointed M Raman as an Independent Director of the company.

Kanukolanu appointed Addl. Director, Bartronics India Ltd
Bartronics India Ltd has appointed Udai Sagar Kanukolanu as Additional Director of the company.

Aseem Kaistha appointed member of Central Board of Film Certification
Aseem Kaistha has been appointed a member of the Central Board of Film Certification by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Kaistha who started his career in 1977 as member of NSUI was the General Secretary of South Delhi District Youth Congress for four years in 1981. Later he was appointed as General Secretary, Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress in 1990 and was actively involved in organising and participating in various NSUI activities and worked for the Corporation, Assembly and Parliamentary elections.

TV18 elevates Sangeetha Aiyer
TV18 has promoted Sangeetha Aiyer as Vice President and Head Marketing to oversee and supervise all marketing verticals of the joint venture - both consumer and trade, in addition to providing strategic and marketing solutions for History TV18 channel.

Red FM appoints Renuka Iyer as National Sales Head
Red FM has appointed Renuka Iyer as National Sales Head for all its networks.

Percept H appoints Saurav Ghoshal as VP, Client Servicing
Percept/H, the flagship advertising agency of Percept, has appointed Saurav Ghoshal as Vice President, Client Servicing. He will be based in Mumbai and will report to Senior Vice President and Branch Head, Anjana Devraj.

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Cadre Restructuring

One time relaxation in prescribed length of service as SPPS can be taken for promoting them as PSO. This will facilitate chain promotion in all the grades of CSSS. Thereafter, cadre review could be undertaken.

HG

In this country there are three caste

In this country there are three caste 1. ultra rich and rich, 2.middle class and poor, and lastly 3. below poverty line-who gets nothing, knows nothing and doesn't know what to do-they and they alone should get reservation. But the so called pioneers of reservation who belong to first two categories will never let it happen and validly so as to why sacrifice when reaping the benefits.

Rajesh Kumar

Irresponsible statement!

I would not have liked at all to write on reservations any more. But a comment that I saw today that but for reservations, there would have been civil war in this country has prompted me. What an irresponsible statement! This compares with the threat Pakistan gives to India that it will use nuclear weapon if there is war with India. Majority of the writers on this site have not argued for doing away with reservation for SC/STs completely. What has been suggested is that the benefit should be limited to one generation so that other poor in that category can benefit. There is still need for reservation even after more than 6 decades due to wrong implementation of the policy under which the benefit is being cornered mostly by the same families. This modification is fair enough and is in the interest of SCs and STs themselves. Instead of understanding and appreciating this, educated people are raising very strange issues and mixing so issues just to confuse the things. I did not rise very high. I also came to Delhi from a remote village in a remote State. My father was upper caste, but could not afford to send me to College. I did not
then know what was full form of UPSC. I thought it was something related to Uttar Pradesh. But still I passed an examination conducted by UPSC in first attempt. There are thousands of cases like this. But nobody thinks and talks about them. If one expresses that the reservation policy or the policy followed at present is not correct, he is thought as anti dalit. That is not the case. Are there not poor in the classes which are called upper and are looked down upon. Think of the sentiments of a general

category boy who even after getting 75% marks in 12th class does not get admission in College in Delhi whereas his classmate getting less than 50% makes it to the College. He is denied even education, not to speak of job. Forget this, we are largest democracy in the world where a person who through his merit becomes President, but still called a Dalit. Home Minister is not Home Minister but a dalit. A person becomes PM but still OBC. God save us.

Bishan Sharma

Unfettered Reservation for ages

Ms Shailja is lamenting about those who had enjoyed unfettered Reservation for ages ! But let's correct this wrong. Many from reserved categories also support Reservation for ALL castes in proportion to their population. But the Brahmins never wanted this. But still it can be done then their problems will be solved.

S Rao

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