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Will the cadre management of Railways be given to DOPT?
Amid the ongoing messy affairs in Railway Board a section, reportedly, has started advocating the cadre management of Railway Board to be handed over to the DOPT. If some well placed sources are to be believed Cabinet Secretary, Ajit Seth has been in receipt of request & proposal against the same. Though unlikely, such proposals and requests have underlined the trust deficit the Railway Board has been facing in recent years.

BUREAUCRACY

CSB on Monday clears 4 names for JSs level posts
As the grapevine has it CSB on Monday has cleared the names of four IAS officers for Joint Secretary level slots in Tribal Affairs, Rural Development, Defence and Secretary, APEDA.

16 IPS officers retiring in September
As many as 16 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) are retiring in September, 2013. The officers are: V Dinesh Reddy of Andhra Pradesh cadre; Rauf Ul Hassan, Farooq Khan and Abdul Hamid of Jammu and Kashmir cadre; Vinay Kumar Pandey of Jharkhand cadre; V K Panwar of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Ram Prem Khilnani of Maharashtra cadre; Y Joykumar Singh of Manipur-Tripura cadre; Jagdish Kumar of Punjab cadre; Ambrish Chandra Sharma, Sanjaya Srivastava and Prakash Tripathi of Uttar Pradesh cadre; Satyavrat of Uttarakhand cadre; Naparajit Mukherjee, Swapan Banerjee Purnapatra and Tapas Ranjan Ghosh of West Bengal cadre.

Orders of Justice Shiva Kirti Singh issued
Official orders of the elevation of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice ,Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, to the Supreme Court have been issued.
(We said this on August 30 and again on September 12, 2013)

Orders of Justice Nagappan issued
Official orders of the elevation of Odisha High Court Chief Justice S Nagappan to the Supreme Court have been issued.
(We said this on August 30 and again on September 13, 2013)

Dr Sanjay Shrivastava is again Secretary, MCI
The ACC has cleared the appointment of Dr Sanjay Shrivastava as Secretary of the Medical Council of India (MCI).He is presently ADG ,Medical Education, DGHS.

CERC is still awaiting its new Chairman; orders in a day or two?
Reportedly, the ACC has given its approval for appointment of Girish B Pradhan as the new Chairperson of CERC and the orders may appear in a day or two. Pradhan, a former IAS officer of the 1977 Maharashtra, had previously served as Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Dr Pramod Deo, the longest serving electricity regulator in India, had demitted the office in June this year.

R K Mitra selected as Director (Fin), HSCL
R K Mitra, Director (Finance), JCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited (HSCL), at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 16, 2013.

A K R Parmar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
A K R Parmar has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Bist empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Dinesh Singh Bist has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Bhardwaj empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Mrs Smita Bhardwaj has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Arun Kumar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Arun Kumar has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

B P S Parihar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
B P S Parihar has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Sadhuram Bansal gets vigilance clearance
ED , Punjab National Bank, Sadhuram Bansal has now got vigilance clearance for his elevation.

PFC Chairman goes home !
Whispersinthecorridors.com had, on August 14, 2013, mentioned about Jyotirdaya Scindia's recommendation to remove Satnam Singh from Power Finance Corporation (PFC). The ACC has finally approved his termination and Satnam Singh has been sent home on Friday. Full marks to the young Minister for his determination to clean up the sector.

M K Goel takes charge as new CMD, PFC
M K Goel, Director Commercial, has taken over as new Chairman and Managing Director of the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) in place of Satnam Singh who had been working as Chairman and Managing Director of PFC since August 1, 2008.

Bhagat is new DIG, CBI in Bhopal
Suverdhan Kumar Bhagat has joined as new DIG CBI in Bhopal. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Nidhi Chibber to be Additional CEO
Nidhi Chibber is being appointed Additional Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Chhattisgarh. She is 1994 batch IAS officer.

GoI may give extension to H P Kumar, CMD, NSIC?
If well placed sources are to be believed the GoI may approve H P Kumar a further extension as CMD of National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) . His term as CMD is scheduled to come to an end in July 2014. It may be noted that SCOPE & Government of India together have been working robustly on succession plan of CPSEs; well in advance.

Three Judicial officers to be Judge in MPHC !
Three Judicial officers : Sushil Kumar Gupta, Jairath Kumar Jain and Sushil Kumar Palo are being appointed Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Nine Judicial officers to be Judge in AP HC
Nine Judicial officers are believed to have been cleared for appointment as Judge in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Bose is new Chairman of Tuticorin Port Trust
S Anantha Chandra Bose has taken over as new Chairman of the Tuticorin Port Trust. He was earlier Vice Chairman of the Paradip Port Trust.

ITI Ltd , Director, R K 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.

Who will be new DGP of Mizoram?
The speculations have started doing rounds as who make it as the new DGP of the state. Alok Kumar Verma, a 1979 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre, is presently serving as DGP, Mizoram. Though there are not much takers but all it is going to unfold some interesting development on the front. One can wait and watch only.

Four top slots in Dept of Posts lying vacant
As many as four top slots in the Department of Posts have been lying vacant. They are DDG Phillatelly, DDG Rural Business, DDG Estates & GM, Business Development (Speed post). These posts may soon be filled as several takers are waiting in the cue.

Anjali Anand Srivastava in the fray of Director, NIFM
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Anjali Anand Srivastava is in the fray of Director, National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad. Currently she is on study leave till April 2014. The 1982 batch IA&AS officer served as Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor to the Ministry of Coal.

Four ACRs awaited; 26 CCITs (HAG) soon to get Apex Scale
If sources are to believed, as many as four ACRs are still awaited as against 26 CCITs who are waiting in the wings to get the historic dividend in terms of Apex Scale. The DPC is awaited for want of the ACRs of all the 26 CCITs.

Khare poised for Member (Technical), IWAI
As the grapevine has it, R P Khare is all set to take charge as Member (Technical), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). He has been serving IWAI as Chief Engineer.

Kamraj to be new IG, Puducherry
P Kamraj will replace RS Krishnia as the Inspector General of Police in Puducherry. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Will the post of JS be encadred into CSS?
Whispers have been started doing rounds that the post of Joint Secretary may be encadred into Central Secretariat Service (CSS). Reportedly, JS, DOPT has written letter to the Secretaries, seeking their suggestions and identification of such posts. Will the initiative fall in place?

Manish Bhimte appointed CVO, MECL
Manish Bhimte has been appointed as CVO in the Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), Nagpur. He is a 1992 batch IRSME officer .

Gupta on deputation to MEGA
Amit Gupta, ADRM-BVP, Western Railway, has been sent on deputation to Metro Link Express for Gandhi Nagar and Ahmedabad Corporation Limited (MEGA) as General Manager (Rolling Stock) at Ahmedabad. He is an IRSME officer.

191 DCITs poised for promotion as Jt CITs
As the grapevine has it, as many as 191 IRS officers serving in rank of Deputy Commissioner Income Tax may soon get promotion as Joint CIT. Reportedly, the Screening Committee would consider the matter by September end.

Post of ED in IOB vacant
One post of Executive Director (ED) has been lying vacant in Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).

10 IPS officers get JAG in AP
As many as 10 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of 2004 and 2003 batch have been promoted to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in Andhra Pradesh. The officers are: Dr Tarun Joshi, Dr Navin Gulati and Sri Kanthi Rana Tata of 2004 batch while the officers of 2003 batch include: Shahnawaj Qasim, J Satyanarayana, J Prabhakar Rao, G Srinivas, D Nagendra Kumar, A Satyanarayana and Dr V Ravinder.

14 IRAS officers get selection grade
As many as 14 IRAS officers of JAG have been accorded selection grade in Railways. They are Bhaskar Choradia (RB), Niraj Kumar (ECR), Vikas Kumar Sinha (NR), Ms Chellapilla Surya Lakshmi(SR), Rohit Parmar (ECR), Manoj Kumar Jain (NWR), Rupesh Singhvi (NWR), Chandan Kumar Verma (DLW), Animesh Kumar (ECR), Ms Abhilasha Jha (NR), Ramanand Bhagat (CR), Suresh Pentakota (ECOR), BIlangovan (SR) and Sunil Baburao Ware (CR).

Anthony J C DeSa is new Chief Secretary, MP (UPDATED)
Anthony J C DeSa will be new Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

(We said this on August 26, 2013)

Suggestions for MSMEs manufacturing growth sought (UPDATED)
Madhav Lal, Secretary, MSME , Government of India along with Dr H P Kumar, CMD, NSIC interacted with the industries associations at Ludhiana to have their feedback and suggestions for increasing the manufacturing growth of MSME sector in the country.

ESIC model hospital inaugurated at Jaipur (UPDATED)
Sis Ram Ola, Minister of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India inaugurated the state-of-the-art ESIC Model Hospital at Jaipur on September 16, 2013. While inaugurating the Hospital, Ola also informed the gathering that ESIC is also going to start its own Medical Colleges in Alwar (Rajasthan), Joka (West Bengal), Gulbarga (Karnataka) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu). Mange Lal Garsia, Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Govt. of Rajasthan presided over the function. The ESI Corporation is committed to work for the welfare of workers and improvement in their quality of life and for providing all possible social security to them. For providing the best Medical services to the Insured Persons and their families of Jaipur area, the ESI Corporation contemplated this 100 bedded ESIC Model Hospital at Jaipur. This Hospital will be upgraded 100 to 300 bedded in near future. At present, there are about 1203 Employers covering about 1.88 lakh Insured Persons and 7.29 lakh beneficiaries in Jaipur, who will get best medical facilities from this Model Hospital. This Hospital is a long cherished dream of workers of Jaipur area, which has come into reality now.

Cochin Air Traffic control goes high-tech with new RADAR system (UPDATED)
new state- of- the -art Radar system installed by Airports Authority of India at a cost of 16 crores has been inaugurated at Cochin International Airport. The Honourable Minister of State for Civil Aviation K C Venugopal has dedicated the system to the nation on the September 13, 2013. Implementation of Radar at the airport will provide significant benefits to the Airlines and the travelling public. The use of radar will aid the air traffic controllers to give direct and shorter routes for aircraft thereby reducing the delays for flights landing and taking off from the airport as well as minimizing the fuel consumption and environmental impact. Airports Authority of India which provides Air Navigation Services over the Indian Airspace has made significant ANS infrastructural Improvements at Cochin Airport, which is one of the high priority ATC centers in the country. The Instrument Landing System which permits aircraft landings in poor visibility of up to 650 meters is already functional at the airport. Advanced Air Traffic Control Automation System has been implemented at Cochin which has improved the functioning of Air Traffic Control by providing safety features that permit early detection of conflicts by the controller. The system will also reduce the need for voice coordination among ATC centers. As part of the restructuring of Indian Airspace towards enhanced operational efficiency and safety, AAI has established an Enroute air traffic control centre at Cochin. Aircraft flying in the airspace up to south of Mangalore, north of Coimbatore as well as a large airspace over the Arabian Sea to the west of the Kerala coastline are controlled from this ATC Centre. AAI has also implemented procedures based on Performance Based Navigation (PBN) at Cochin and in the Airspace controlled by Cochin ATC. These procedures permit predictable and shorter flight path for aircraft thereby reducing the workload for pilots and air traffic controllers apart from enhancing safety and airspace capacity. The latest ANS up gradation at Cochin is the implementation of a Modern Radar System consisting of an Enroute Radar and an Airport Surveillance Radar. The Enroute Radar at Cochin will bring the entire airspace up to 250 Nautical Miles from Cochin under radar coverage. The Airport Surveillance Radar will facilitate safe and efficient Departures and Arrivals with reduced separation thereby avoiding delay for aircraft in the air as well as on the ground .This will ultimately result in considerable fuel savings and reduction in Carbon emission. The system will also support meeting traffic growth at Cochin Airport in future.

NBCC constructed 100 bedded ESIC Hospital inaugurated (UPDATED)
The Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Kodikunnil Suresh, inaugurated NBCC constructed 100 bedded ESIC Hospital at Trirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) recently. Also present on the occasion K. T. Pachamal, Minister for Labour Welfare, Tamil Nadu and S.D. Sharma, Sr. General Manager, SBG (South), besides MPs, Mayor and MLA.

NTPC: setting new benchmarks (UPDATED)
NTPC achieved highest ever capacity addition of 4,170 MW, including 1,000 MW through its joint venture projects, to provide further push to the growth momentum gained over the previous two years. With 18.4 per cent of India's total installed capacity, NTPC accounted for 27.4 per cent of India's total power generation during 2012-13 underlining its consistently high operational efficiency. NTPC remained the market leader and also among the cheapest producers of power. The company's power generation capacity has reached 41,187 MW. Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD NTPC, informed these while addressing the shareholders at the 37th Annual General Meeting of the Company in New Delhi in the presence of all the Directors of the company. The company's sale offer of additional 9.5 per cent government equity stake during FY13 proved an overwhelming success in an otherwise depressed atmosphere in the domestic equity market. Following this disinvestment, the government shareholding in NTPC now stands at 75 per cent. Raising the bar with a robust overall performance in 2012-13: Addition of 4,170 MW capacity, by far the highest ever in any single year; Awarded contracts for work of 8,521 MW; Capital expenditure (CAPEX) of Rs 19,925.53 crore, 24.58% higher than the previous year; Average PLF of 83.08% as against all India PLF of 69.95% with six stations recording more than 90% PLF; Highest ever net profit after tax (PAT) of Rs. 12,619.39 crore, marking an increase by 36.81% over the previous year's PAT; Total income of Rs. 68,775.51 crore, 6.07% more than in previous year; Highest-ever dividend of Rs. 5.75 per share (total Rs. 4,741.16 crore), as approved by the shareholders today; Garnered over USD 2 billion (Rs 11,469.39 Cr) during 'Offer for Sale' for 9.5% stakes of the Government of India, which got oversubscribed by 1.7 times with 45% coming from foreign investors; 100% realization of current bills from the customers; Cabinet approval for payment of long pending DESU dues amounting to Rs. 2520.07 crore; Restoration of North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project (3X660 MW) at the existing site in the State of Jharkhand along with the coal linkage; Withdrawal of de-allocation of Chatti-Bariatu, Chatti-Bariatu (South) and Kerandari; Achieving overall targets under the MoU with the Government of India for the year 2012-13, under Excellent category.

V L Kantarao deputed as Addl CEO in MP (UPDATED)
V L Kantarao has been deputed as Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO), Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

I S Dani appointed OSD, Academy of Administration in MP (UPDATED)
I S Dani has been appointed as OSD, RCVP Naronha Academy of Administration in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

M M Upadhayay is also ACS, Home in MP (UPDATED)
M M Upadhayay has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

DEBATE

Who will make the best Prime Minister in India ?

Whether he should -

1. be a political person

2. be decisive

3. be having clarity in his thought

4. be a charismatic personality

5. be English speaking

6. have support of the Corporate World

Mail your views in not more than 100 words to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Albanese is new Chairman of Vedanta Resources Holdings Ltd
Tom Albanese, former chief executive of Rio Tinto has been appointed as chairman of its subsidiary Vedanta Resources Holdings Ltd.

Anita Goyal appointed Advisor, CEO, Jet Airways
Anita Goyal has been appointed as Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer in Jet Airways.

Vishwanath quits Jet Airways
K G Vishwanath has resigned as Vice-President, Commercial Strategy and Investor Relations in Jet Airways.

Ravichandran to be CFO, Indian Bank
K Ravichandran, Deputy General Manager, Indian Bank is to be the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bank.

Mohite resigns as Director, Abhishek Corporation Limited
Abhishek Anasaheb Mohite has resigned as Director of Abhishek Corporation Limited.

Verma resigns as CFO, Horizon Infrastructure Limited
Rakesh Verma has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Horizon Infrastructure Limited

Joshi appointed Nominee Director, Parenteral Drugs (India) Limited
Parenteral Drugs (India) Limited has appointed Satish Moreshwar Joshi as Nominee of State Bank of India on the Board of Directors of the company.

Murthy appointed Addl. Director, Hitech Plast Limited
Hitech Plast Limited has appointed A V S Murthy as an Additional Director of the company.

Nair appointed Non-Exec. & Ind. Dir., Financial Technologies (India) Limited
Financial Technologies (India) Limited has appointed Dr T C Nair as Non-Executive and Independent Director of the company.

Saxena appointed Non Exec. Independent Director, Alembic Limited
Alembic Limited has appointed R C Saxena, as Non-Executive Independent Director of the company.

Lakhotia ceases to be WED, Indian Overseas Bank
Sridhar Lal Lakhotia has ceased to be Workmen Employee Director (WED) of Indian Overseas Bank

(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)

DEBATE -1 Who will make the best Prime Minister in India ?

The answer of all these queries lies in three words

"Narendra Bhai Modi"

Alok Madan

DEBATE (2)

The PM has to be a political person commanding enough support from MPs so that he can take decision and get them implemented because he decides the fate of over 1 billion people so the indecisiveness or slow decision making can hamper the progress of the nation. Other aspects are immaterial for PM.

K Lal

DEBATE (3)

He should be decisive.

G K Duggal

Seen progressive slide in values in public life

Ever since India became free, we have seen progressive slide in values in public life lead by our political masters, this has become more persistent during past couple of years. Politicians are not scared of Law of the land nor public opinion or about their image. In this background India needs a PM to be built of very strong moral fibre, who will stem the rot and bring back probity and accountability in high offices thereby ensure our country a respectful place in International domain.

B D Singh

Building Metro system requires dedicated hard work

Building a Metro system requires dedicated hard work for six to seven years minimum. This cannot be managed by bureaucrats who are used to three years or less of time-pass in different posts. It is time the Government realised this and posted someone on a fixed tenure of Six years and bind him/ her to performance standards and deliverables. This is not possible for generalist bureaucrats.

Madhukar

Sixth Pay Commission responsible for present economic crisis

I am of the firm view that recommendation and implementation of 6th Pay Commission is totally responsible for the present economic crisis in India. It has widened the gap and disbalanced the economy. Such commissions should always give their recommendations in such a way so that overall interest of the masses and the nation is safeguarded with the chances of least omissions. If Government announces 10% hike of DA in the salary of Government employees, the price hike in essential commodities goes up-to 75%. Revision of new pay scales should be linked with the output, productivity, and overall performance of an individual employee, so that it does not hamper the normal price hike and economy of the country. While taking such decisions, normal life style, minimum wages in various states may also be looked into.

H S Bhandari

Caste Menace

From a broader perspective, solution to caste menace lies in making Hindu Dharma Casteless. Casteless Hinduism will be religiously some and socially stronger and will attract back into its fold the millions of its followers who were forced to quit due to inequality. However, one rightly commented inspite of Constitutional provisions Special Act on prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST, SC/ST Commission etc., the menace of caste goes on and on in Hindu society. This shows lack of will of people running establishment to seriously implement the relevant laws. In 60 years, the reserved quota of jobs has not been fulfilled inspite of millions of educated SC/STs youth being unemployed. This unwillingness is apparently product of Casteist mind of the person who decides the cases of SC/STs. If Heads of Department who deal with cases related to atrocities on SC/STs were from SC/STs communities, outcome of implementation of rules and regulations for protection for SC/STs would have been different. Creation of special desks headed by SC/ST Officer in Police Stations or separate Police Stations for SC/ST can be very helpful. It would strengthen hands of police to register FIR quickly and filing charge sheets of atrocities on SC/STs.

Singh R K

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