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POLITICS

Is a North-East leader ruling UPA Government
The PMO and the 10 Janpath is alarmed over the reports that a North-East leader in Delhi is running parallel Government from his house in New Delhi. Several secretaries in the GoI and officers of other services spend their evenings at his house. Then they take orders from him. Guess the name.

BUREAUCRACY

Ms Kumar is new Secretary, Border Management in GoI
Ms Snehlata Kumar has been appointed Secretary, Border Management in the Government of India. The 1979 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Ms Kumar is presently ACS Rank Commissioner Madhya Pradesh Government in New Delhi.

Mehrishi appointed as Fertilizers Secretary
Rajiv Mehrishi, Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Fertilizers. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Narain gets job; posted as Secretary, Overseas Indian Affairs
Prem Narain, who is on compulsory wait in the Ministry of Women and Child Development, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Five 1979 batch IAS officers still waiting for Secretary ship
After the appointment of Ms Snehlata Kumar five empanelled 1979 batch IAS officers are still waiting in the wings to get posting as Secretary in the Government of India.

Meeting to select ADG in CBI postponed
A meeting to select the officer for the slot of ADG in CBI was postponed on Tuesday. One post of ADG rank is currently lying vacant.

ADG rank post lying dormant in CBI may soon be activated?
As the grapevine has it, an ADG rank slot lying vacant since years may soon be made active. Reportedly, the top orders of MHA had a brainstorming session to appoint an officer from 1983 batch to fill the slot.

ITI Director, Agrawal, to retire in November
R K Agrawal, Director (Marketing), ITI Limited is superannuating in November, 2013. P K Gupta is expected to succeed him in December, 2013.

Agrawal to be Finance Secretary, Chandigarh Administration
Anurag Agrawal is being tipped to be new Secretary Finance Chandigarh Administration. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

IAS and IPS changes are now unlikely in Bihar
IAS and IPS changes are unlikely to take place in Bihar in the coming months.

Will Ms Srivastava be Member, L&J in CBEC?
Whispering has gained momentum in the corridors of Ministry of Finance these days that CBEC Member Ms Mala Srivastava may be entrusted with the charge of Legal & Judiciary (L & J). It has been a convention to assign the junior most as Member, Legal & Judicial. The latest whispering suggests that since Kaushal Srivastava has already been assigned with budget, Ms Srivastava may be considered for Legal & Judiciary. Incidentally, the first Husband-Wife Combo has become Members in CBEC. The whispering may or may not prove true but it would be interesting to see the allotment in the time to come. Ms Srivastava is 1978 batch
IRS officer of Customs & Excise who is currently serving as Chief Commissioner, Chennai.

Appointment of Jamia Millia VC only after Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections !
Appointment of the Vice Chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamic University will now take place only after the Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections.

Mathur is also Secretary, Minority Affairs till Nov 8
Ravi Mathur, Secretary, Department of Disinvestment, has been assigned an additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs during the period of absence on leave of Lalit K Panwar November 1, 2013 to November 8, 2013. Mathur is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Sanjay appointed as Secretary, Tax Admn Reforms Commission
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Sanjay Kumar has been appointed as Secretary of Tax Administration Reforms Commission at the level of Joint Secretary in Government of India.

PESB invites applications for Director (Ship), HSL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Director (Shipbuilding), Hindustan Shipyard Limited falling vacant next year on November 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications before January 1, 2014.

Anil Kumar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Anil Kumar has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IoFS officer.

Bhatia posted as Deputy Secretary, MHA
H C Bhatia, Deputy Secretary, Food & Public Distribution, has been posted to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Last date for MDI Diploma Programme is Nov 29, 2013
The last date for application for the 9th Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Public Policy and Management during 2014-15 at the Management Development Institute(MDI), Gurgaon, has been extended to November 29, 2013.The minimum experience: 5 years of Group A Service and minimum of 3 years left before superannuation. The programme is scheduled to commence from April 8, 2014.

Mishra is new AG of UP
Vinay Chandra Mishra has been appointed Advocate General (AG) of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.

Sunil Kumar bereaved (UPDATED)
Mother of Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar has passed away in Raipur on Thursday at the age of 82.

Dr T Radha posted as Commissioner, Disaster Management in AP (UPDATED)
Dr T Radha has been appointed Commissioner, Disaster Management & Ex-officio Secretary, Revenue (DM) Department in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Rao appointed as Election Observer to Indore Assembly segment in MP (UPDATED)
B Venkateswara Rao has been appointed as Election Observer to the 204-Indore- segment in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Vinod Kumar G Agrawal is also Secretary, Revenue in AP (UPDATED)
Vinod Kumar G Agrawal has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Revenue (Endowments) till the return of B Venkateswara Rao from Election Observer duty in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

NTPC to maintain stature with quality quick delivery (UPDATED)
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) , India's largest power utility having installed capacity of 41684 MW celebrated its 38th raising day today. Set up in the year 1975 to accelerate the power availability in the country, the company has met the expectation of its stakeholders in all aspects. Addressing the employees on the occasion Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD shared the success of the company on maintaining # 1 rank as top Independent Power Producer in the world for the year 2013 in Platts Global Energy Company Rankings which is matter of great pride. He congratulated team NTPC for turning plans for setting up projects in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh into reality. He said these projects have put NTPC on international map and are an opportunity to benchmark against the Global best. In his speech, he also spoke about NTPC now having 10 coal mines to take care of its fuel security and also the urgent need to commence mining operations. He appreciated the efforts put in by employees stationed in brown and Greenfield projects in spite of difficulties. He laid emphasis on the need for quality assurance, cost consciousness, technological and commercial prudence for best results for the company. He appreciated the efforts of Commercial, Finance, Operations, Projects and Human Resource Departments for taking the plans of the company forward. Expressing his satisfaction on the capacity addition front he said that NTPC needs to keep the pace in coming years to grow and sustain its position as the leader in the sector. He exhorted the NTPC family to be ready to devote 24x7 in duty for the company to take it to greater heights and assured them of continuity in best Human Resource initiatives the company is known for.

8 IAS officers transferred in MP (UPDATED)
As many as eight officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, K C Gupta has been appointed as Ujjain Commissioner while A K Pandey will now be Labour Commissioner and MD, Finance Corporation and M C Gupta is Collector, Panna. Besides, S K Mishra has been posted as Director, Health; Shobhit Jain as Collector, Barwani; Sanjay Goyal as Collector, Ashok Nagar; D S Bhadauriya as Commissioner, Housing Board and Shriman Shukla as Deputy Secretary, Finance and Director Budget.

CORPORATE

Sankar appointed Nominee Director, Titan Industries Ltd
C V Sankar, IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries Department, Government of Tamilnadu who is a Nominee of Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) has been appointed as a Director on the Board of Directors of Titan Industries Ltd.

Palaniappan ceases to be Nominee Director, Titan Industries Ltd
N S Palaniappan, IAS, Nominee Director of TIDCO has resigned as a Director of Titan Industries Ltd following transfer of his posting.

Ramachandran appointed Director, Elnet Technologies Limited
Elnet Technologies Limited has appointed V Ramachandran as Director of the company.

Agarwal appointed Company Secy. AML Steel Ltd
AML Steel Limited has appointed Ankita Agarwal as the Company Secretary of the company.

Krishnan appointed Addl. Director, Punj Lloyd Limited
Punj Lloyd Limited has appointed P N Krishnan as Additional Director of the company.

Gopal resigns as CEO, B L Kashyap and Sons Limited
K Gopal has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of B L Kashyap and Sons Limited.

Sharma resigns as Company Secretary, Novopan Industries Ltd
Ms Priya Sharma has resigned as Company Secretary of Novopan Industries Ltd

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Post of Secretary, Internal Security vacant for long

The post of Secretary, Internal Security, is considered a very prestigious and very vital in the management of security related matters in the country and is vacant for over around 6 weeks and no IPS officer seem to accept it as one has to put in long working hours at the fag end of carrier. In this volatile atmosphere and electioneering in 5 states who are responsible for allowing it to continue vacant. This has become the norm of the day with all Ministries. Why can't Cab. Sec. keep a tab and instruct Ministries to fill up these top slots 2 week in advance or these selection should be taken over by Cabinet Secretary as in the case of AS/Secy to GoI. This seems to be a serious issue but all are happy to call it a spade.

Ravi

Shame on us

It is a shame that even after so many years independent India has sick, starving and illiterates; corruption galore; and discrimination on the grounds of caste, religion and region etc. Why organizations that boast of being great nationalist do not object to expenditures like this - 2500 crores on a statue. Why they don't work or eliminating the social evils and the inequalities in the society and on the contrary, take pride in promoting a party that excludes a large section of the society in terms of lower castes, other religions or geography. It is high time that people thought about it.

Prakash

Administrative lethargy

Since corruption now a days is quite common and both the ruling class, bureaucracy and best part of the people also generalise it, suspension or conducting vigilance enquiry by a superior officer, who himself is facing corruption charges is not a matter of surprise. In fact, the administrative departments are so lethargic in handling vigilance cases and try to punish those found guilty committing small offences like false LTC claims and bogus medical bills etc, whereas people who silently swindle huge amount of public funds continue to enjoy a cheerful life. There is one organisation which is being requested by the Planning Commission to wind its Regional Offices, but the Administrative Department never bothers about this. If a vigilance enquiry is ordered, only a handful of employees will be spared and these Regional Offices would automatically get closed down.

Sivakumar

Did the IB alert the government about threat to Mahatma Gandhi?

Did the IB know about the threat to the life of Mahatma Gandhi? Did it inform the government? On how many occasions did the IB inform the government? Did it inform the Home Minister? Did it ignored the Home Minister and informed only the Prime Minister? Too much of coverage of all kinds in the press and electronic media has triggered these questions, as by one account the PM sent his personal staff to make an inquiry about riots or some such flare up without taking the HM in confidence. Was it the same with regard to the assassination of the Mahatma?

M L Gupta

Speed up selection process

The selection of Director General, ICFRE, post, the only council of the Government of India is a need of hour to meet the target of R & D in the field of Forest and Environment and XIIth Plan of the Government of India . Government of India should speed up the process of selection.

Dr B Nagarajan

Where specialist's prescription has no value ?

It has come as a shock to me to learn the other day when my CGHS doctor told me that I could not draw the medicines prescribed by the Government specialist unless the prescribed list of medicines is forwarded on-line by the concerned Government hospital direct to the Dispensary of the beneficiary. That is to say that the Specialist's prescription has no value to you if it is not passed on to the concerned Wellness Centre online. I think this is a ridiculous decision on the part of the CGHS. If someone gets a Specialist's prescription from the general OPD of Dr.RML Hospital or Safdarjung Hospital how is it possible to transmit the prescription online to the Dispensary of the beneficiary. Will someone enlighten on this latest procedure for the benefit of CGHS beneficiaries especially pensioners?

N K Pushpakaran

CBEC Syndrome

Can some authority explain why CBEC does not regularises ad hoc promotions, shift officers in sensitive charges for more than four years. Latest Chief Commissioners order show non sensitive posts are given to those who held such posts.

SK Chaudhari

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