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POLITICS

Rahul Gandhi is the King
Now it is confirmed that Rahul Gandhi is Congress and Congress is Rahul Gandhi in the country.

BUREAUCRACY

Manoj Joshi to move to Finance Ministry?
Joint Secretary, DoPT, Manoj Joshi may be considered for Commodity Exchange wing in the Ministry of Finance as JS. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Senior IPS officer is angry ?
A senior IPS officer is angry these days. He is reported to have written a strong letter to the MHA lodging protest over the appointment of an officer junior to him as DG CRPF.

New twist in CRB's case - Gupta & Mittal in race?
In the light of vigilance clearance having recently been received for Arunendra Kumar and V K Gupta, the race for the post of Chairman Railway Board (CRB) has become interesting. It appears that in the existing scenario, the GoI would not like to twist the existing guidelines and only A K Mittal, GM, South Western Railway and V K Gupta, GM, Northern Railway would be eligible. While both have an impeccable track record, Mittal has a handicap being from the stores service and his last CR having been adversely commented upon by the previous CRB.

Swarup empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Banwari Swarup has been empanelled for the post of Additional Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1980 batch IDAS officer.

Vinod Kumar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Vinod Kumar has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is 1989 batch officer of the Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service.

Orders of Justice Goel in a week or two ?
Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, Justice A K Goel ,is moving to the Odisha High Court in place of Justice S Nagappan. Orders to this effect are expected to be issued in a week or two.

Orders of Justice Chandrachud in a week or two ?
Bombay High Court D Y Chandrachud is being elevated as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court to succeed Justice Shiva Kirti Singh. Orders to this effect are expected to be issued in a week or two. Earlier his name was in circulation for the post of Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Dr Dobhal likely to join as CMD, NRDC on Oct 7
Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Director General, Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology, is expected to take over the charge as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) on October 7 or 8, 2013. His joining was delayed, due to natural calamity in Uttarakhand.
(We said this on September 28, 2012)

Orders of Justice Sapre in a week or two ?
Official orders of the transfer of Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court are expected to be issued in a week or two.

Samir Bajaj gets one year extension
Joint Director, Enforcement Directorate, Mumbai, Samir Bajaj has been given one year extension.

UPSC selects seven officers as Zonal Dir, NCB
UPSC has selected seven officers as Zonal Directors, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Altogether 13 candidates had appeared for the interview at UPSC on September 24.
(We said it on Sept 26, 2013)

Sharma soon to join as Zonal Director, NCB
Kaustubh Sharma is poised to join as Zonal Director, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). He is 2001 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre. Presently he is serving as DCP Traffic, Amritsar City.
(We said it on Sept 27, 2013)

Shayaryar is ahead in race for DG, Akashwani !
Shaharyar is said to be ahead in the race for the post of Akashwani. The post is falling vacant next month end.

Sahu is new Member of Settlement Commission, CES, Delhi
Arun Sahu has been appointed Member of the Settlement Commission of Customs, Excise and Service Tax.

MMTC Ltd has no CMD for three years
MMTC Limited has reached a vulnerable position partly because of non-appointment of regular CMD and partly because of financial losses. Three years have completed on September 30 since the vacancy of CMD has been lying vacant. Meanwhile, interviews were conducted five times, but no decision was taken for the appointment.

Singh appointed as Member Settlement Commission, Delhi
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of Income Tax, Jaspal Singh has been appointed as Member Settlement Commission (IT&WT), Principal Bench, Delhi.

Mrs Bhardwaj is also CCIT, Chandigarh
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of Income Tax, Mrs Promila Bhardwaj, CCIT, Shimla, has been assigned an additional charge of CCIT, Chandigarh.

Dash is Director, Expenditure
Chittaranjan Dash has been appointed as Director in the Department of Expenditure for a period of five years. He is a 1999 batch IRS (IT) officer.

B P Khare likely to be GM, CR
B P Khare is likely to be appointed General Manager, Central Railway (CR).

Hemant Kumar likely to be GM, WR
Hemant Kumar is likely to be appointed General Manager, Western Railway (WR).

Navin Tandon likely to be GM, SECR
Navind Tandon is likely to be appointed General Manager, South East Central Railway (SECR).

P K Srivastava likely to be GM, SCR
P K Srivastava is likely to be appointed General Manager, South Central Railway (SCR).

Radhey Shyam likely to be GM, SER
Radhey Shyam is likely to be appointed General Manager, South Eastern Railway (SER).

R Vishnoi likely to be GM, ECOR
R Vishnoi is likely to be appointed General Manager, East Coast Railway (ECOR).

A K Agrawal likely to be GM, ICF
A K Agrawal is likely to be appointed General Manager, Integral Coach Factory (ICF).

Mrs Ravikumar likely to be GM, CLW
Mrs R Ravikumar is likely to be appointed General Manager, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW).

PEC Limited Director opposes his extension
PEC Limited, Director, Ravi Kumar, who was reverted to Executive Director, is reported to have opposed his extension of post of Director.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Tech), ECIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Director (Technical), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) fell vacant on September 17, 2013. Those willing to apply for the post can send their applications to the PESB before November 11, 2013.

PESB seeks applications for Director (BD), GAIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Director (Business Development), Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) falling vacant next year on October 1, 2014. Those willing to apply for the post can send their applications to the PESB before November 25, 2013.

V B Arora appointed as Deputy Director, (DAVP),New Delhi
Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, V B Arora has been posted as Deputy Director (DAVP), New Delhi.

C V Muniraju empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
C V Muniraju has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Three IRTS officers get postings
Badri Narayan, SAG/IRTS, on return from deputation with CRIS, has been posted in the cadre of east central railway while M Sarjana Rao, SAG/IRTS/SWR, was transferred to South Central Railway and posted in the cadre and Hemant Kumar Dutta, SAG/IRTS/SER, is being shifted to East Coast Railway and posted in the cadre. Besides, transfer orders of Sanjay Tripathi, SAG/IRTS from NCR to WCR have been cancelled.

Gill is new Chancellor, LNIPE
Amarjot Singh Gill, former Director General, CRPF, has been appointed as Chancellor of Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior (an autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports) for a period of five years. He is a 1972 batch retired IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Nehra is JS in Gujarat CMs Secretariat
Vijay Nehra has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Gujarat. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer.

Selection committee meeting for DG, ITBP today (UPDATED)
The selection committee for DG, ITBP is expected today. Apprehensions still continue whether it would come up with a conclusive decision or nor; like earlier.

PM clears appointment of Members CAT (UPDATED)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is reported to have cleared the file of the appointment of Members CAT.

Two IAS officers shifted in MP (UPDATED)
M R Raghuraj (2004) has been appointed as Director, Skill Development (Industrial Training Institutes' Directorate), Jabalpur while Mrs Chabi Bhardwaj (2008) will now be Collector, Dindori in Madhya Pradesh.

Orders of Bansal as CMD, Corporation Bank issued (UPDATED)
Orders of Sadhuram Bansal for the appointment Chairman and Managing Director, Corporation Bank have been issued. He is presently ED in PNB.
(We said this June 13, 2013)

Ms Manjusha Bhatnagar selected as Director, BLC (UPDATED)
Ms Manjusha Bhatnagar, GM, MRPL, has been selected for the post of Director (HR & CA), Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 4, 2013. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Two IPS officers shifted in MP (UPDATED)
Two IPS officers have been transferred in Madhya Pradesh. R P Singh, SP Khargone, has been shifted to 15th battalion SAF, Indore while N P Barkade will now be SP, Khargone.

CORPORATE

Vipul Mittra's Book "The Dream Chasers" now in Delhi (UPDATED)
After mumbai launch of Vipul Mittra's novel 'The Dream Chasers' by Amitabh Bachchan, and Ahmedabad launch by Jackie Shroff, the book was unveiled in Delhi on 3rd Oct by Irrfan Khan. Flipkaart International has given a star rating of 4 (out of 5) to the book and the first print order of Random House has been sold out in first week of the launch.

Arun Koolwal appointed WED on Bikaner & Jaipur bank
Arun Koolwal, Single Window Operator, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, has been appointed as Workmen Employee Director (WED) on the Board of Directors of State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur for a period of three years.

Vats nominated Part-time Non Official Director, IDBI Bank Ltd.
Union Ministry of Finance has nominated Pankaj Vats as Part-time Non-official Director of IDBI Bank Ltd.

Harlalka appointed ED, Milgrey Finance & Investments Ltd
Shyamsunder Harlalka has been appointed as the Executive Director of Milgrey Finance & Investments Ltd

Singh re-appointed Whole-time Director, LG Capital Services Ltd
LG Capital Services Ltd has re-appointed Hemendra Singh as a Whole-time Director of the company.

Mehta resigns as Independent Director, Gujarat Apollo Industries Limited
Rupesh P Mehta has resigned as Independent Director of Gujarat Apollo Industries Limited.

Patel appointed Independent Director, Gujarat Apollo Industries Limited
Ugrabhai V Patel has been appointed as Independent Director of Gujarat Apollo Industries Limited.

Two Addl. Directors appointed on Board of Mobile Tele Communications Ltd
Sumit Nath and Mukund Pinplikar has been appointed as Additional Directors Mobile Tele Communications Ltd.

Choksey appointed Addl. Director, Libord Finance Ltd
Romil Y Choksey has been appointed as an Additional Director of Libord Finance Ltd.

Two Directors appointed on Board of Milgrey Finance & Investments Ltd
Milgrey Finance & Investments Ltd has appointed Bhagavati Prasad S Joshi and Narendra Sevantilal Sandesra as Directors of the company.

Chinniah appointed Independent Director, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd
Kunnasagaran Chinniah has been appointed as Independent Director of Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.

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"RBI's decision will have operational difficulties for consumers".

As per RBI's circular effective from 1st Jan 2014, no bank will accept currency notes with anything written thereon. Fair enough. But, the decision is out of sync with ground reality. The following practical problems will be faced by Aam aadmi.

These need to be addressed first by the RBI:--

(a) Is the RBI not aware of missing link between its banks and private (outsourced) agencies responsible for maintaining, stuffing and operating ATMs?

(b) Are there any guidelines from the RBI to banks or from banks to ATM operating sub- contractors on precautions to be taken for currency notes dispensed from ATMs? Perhaps, none!

(c)What about the bank tellers who usually scribble something on bundle of notes?

(d)How to refuse scribbled currency notes from neighborhood kirana shops?

The customer has no option but to accept the currency notes which are either counterfeit or have something written on them.

What should aam aadmi do ?

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Plight of senior officers

I fully agree that Government recently banned posts to be filled up. If we demand that retired officers should not be appointed as Consultants. Have seen the present plight of senior officers who are doing the work which Assistants used to do in yester years? Then, you expect efficiency and quality to improve. This situation has arisen as the standards of Government of India of the so-called steel frame have gone down the drain. A job which an Assistant was doing is being done by a Joint Secretary level and on the top of that there is no accountability too. God save India from this un-civil civil service. Improvement is only possible by fixing responsibility for each job, job security must go, if you do not deliver, you have no right to be in the job.

Harish Kumar

Exploitation of officers attached to PSUs

Maladies everywhere in the Government day by day is being rooted out. People are being punished. But nobody is taking care of one of the malady i.e. exploitation of the PSUs, Attached/Subordinate officers by the officials/ministers of various Ministries/ Departments. In spite of the fact that a blatant case of exploitation of NTPC by the Power Ministry Officials was exposed in the year 2006, the exploitation of PSUs, Attached/Subordinate offices continue unabated in Ministry of Power. Through RTI Information has been obtained that SVJN had provided a vehicle on daily basis to the Ministry of Power. This is being used by officials for commuting from residence to office & back and at the same time the employees are availing transport allowance with their salaries. BBMB has booked a room in their guest house in New Delhi for one of the official of the Ministry of Power on permanent basis. NHPC has supplied 20 employees to the Ministry. May be some of them would be performing domestic chores of the officials. Information is being elicited from other PSUs and organizations also from all Ministries /Departments. Very soon a PIL will be lodged in the Court. In this era of acute fiscal deficit and financial constraints, the Government also need to issue strict instructions to the PSUs that they should not distribute Sweets and Dry Fruits during the forthcoming Diwali. At least somebody should make a beginning.

Satya Prakash

Who will win in giving more representation to women ?

Who will win ? Congress or BJP in giving share to women in Delhi Assembly elections ? Can anybody guess ? Congress 10%. BJP ?

R P Malhotra

A great loss to Odisha

The sudden demise of Arun Kumar Bal an brilliant IAS officer of 1986 batch of WB cadre due to heart attack a great loss to Odisha. Currently he was Jt. Secretary, Ministry of Defence, GoI. He was born at Cuttack in 1961.

S K Parida

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