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India to have nine Chief Justices in next seven years
India will have nine Chief Justices in next seven years i.e. by 2020. They are Justice R M Lodha , Justice H L Dattu, Justice TS Thakur , Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar , Justice Jasti Chelameswar , Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde.
The present strength of judges in the Supreme Court is 28, against the sanctioned strength of 31. Of the 28 judges, three each are from the Bombay and Delhi, two each from the Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Patna, Jharkhand and Orissa High Courts; and one each from the High Courts of Calcutta, Gujarat, Allahabad, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Gauhati. Though appointments are not made on the basis regional considerations, as per convention, every State - it is deemed - be represented by at least one judge at any point of time.
( For details See September issue of Whispers in The Corridors )

BUREAUCRACY

Will Ajit M Sharan be the new Secretary, Sports?
Ajit M Sharan's name has been doing round the corners as for the slot of Secretary, Department of Sports & Youth Affairs. The 1979 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre has been empanelled as Secretary, GoI.

S K Sarangi poised for Secretary, APEDA
As the grapevine has it, Santosh Kumar Sarangi is poised to be appointed as Secretary, APEDA, Department of Commerce. Sarangi is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Anthony J C DeSa is new Chief Secretary Madhya Pradesh
Anthony J C DeSa has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. DeSa will succeed R Parasuram.
(We said this on August 26, 2013)

Sadhu Ram Bansal to be CMD, Corporation Bank
Executive Director of the Punjab National Bank, Sadhu Ram Bansal, is being appointed CMD of the Corporation Bank in a couple of weeks.

A P Das Joshi is JS Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals
A P Das Joshi has been appointed Joint Secretary Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals in the Government of India. He is 1994 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on Sep 4, 2013)

Neel Kamal Darbari is now Advisor, NDMA
Neel Kamal Darbari has joined as Advisor in the NDMA. She is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
(We said this on June 13, 2013)

Bharadwaj is new JS, Coal
Vivek Bharadwaj is new Joint Secretary Coal in the Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

(We said this on August 21, 2013)

Sarangi is JS Land Records in GoI
Prabhat Kumar Sarangi has been appointed Joint Secretary, Land Resources in the Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
(We said this on August 30, 2013)

Where is the file of Rly GMs ?
Where is the file of the appointment of Railway GMs ? PMO is believed to have returned the file with certain queries.

Will Verma be appointed as Spl Secy, Internal Security, MHA?
As the grapevine has it Alok Kumar Verma, DGP Mizoram, is all set to move to the centre. If all goes well he may be appointed as Special Secretary, Internal Security, MHA. Verma is a 1979 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Dr Shrivastava joins as Secretary, MCI
Dr Sanjay Shrivastava has joined for the second time as Secretary of the Medical Council of India (MCI).
(We said this on Sep 17, 2013)

V L Kantarao deputed as Addl CEO in MP
On return from central deputation, 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.

Post of Joint Secretary falling vacant in MHA
The post of Joint Secretary is falling vacant upto December 2013 in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Post of Chairman, SCI lying vacant for nine months
The top slot of Shipping Corporation of India has been lying vacant since January 2013. Currently B.K. Mandal, Director (Finance), SCI, having the additional charge of CMD, has been running the affairs of SCI since January 1, 2013. He is Post Graduate in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad.

Shahzad Shah relieved of Director (Fin), KRCL yesterday
Shahzad Shah has been relieved of responsibility of Director (Finance), Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) after his deputation tenure ended on September 17, 2013. He is a 1979 batch IRAS officer.

Nine new High Courts Judges likely in AP
Nine Judicial officers in Andhra Pradesh are likely to be appointed Judges in the Andhra Pradesh High Court. They are B S Rao, M S Murthy, S R Kumar, U D P Rao, S Chaudhary, Satya Narayana, ,S K Jaiswal, A S Narayan and Ms Aneem.

Reddy empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
C S R Reddy has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

Justice Nagappan to be sworn-in on September 19
Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Justice C Nagappan will be sworn in as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on September 19.

Sitting Judge of Bombay High Court to head Commission
Sitting Judge of the Bombay High Court Justice R C Chavan has been appointed as president of the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission .

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

R Parasuram to head State Election Commission
Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary R Parasuram who is retiring on September 30 will now head State Election Commission. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer. He would succeed Ajit Raizada.

I S Dani to be DG Academy of Administration in MP
I S Dani has been appointed DG RCVP Naronha Academy of Administration in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Dani would succeed Abha Asthana who is superannuating on September 30.

M M Upadhayay is also ACS, Home in MP
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.

Diprava Lakra on inter cadre deputation to Jharkhand
Inter cadre deputation of Diprava Lakra from Punjab cadre to Jharkhand cadre has been approved for a period of two years. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Satish Mathur is back to Delhi
Satish Mathur who was transferred from Andamans and Nicobar Islands to Arunachal Pradesh has been posted in Delhi. He is a 2001 UT cadre IAS officer. He has been posted as Special Commissioner, Transport. He has replaced Gamli Padu, Special Commissioner who has been posted as Special Secretary, Health Department Delhi Government.

Sundari Nanda is back to Delhi
Sundari Nanda IPS, 1988 batch AGMUT cadre who was posted in Mizoram has been posted to Delhi. She is the senior most IPS officer after Alok Verma.

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.

Dinesh Singh 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.

Will JS post be encadred into CSS ?
A fresh move has been initiated on part of GoI to encadre the post of Joint Secretary into Central Secretariat Services for the first time. Reportedly, Joint Secretary, DoPT has sought suggestions from the ministries and has requested to identify such posts which may be encadred into SCC. It would remain a matter of hot discussion till the GoI lands on to the ground on the matter.

Cadre restructuring of CBEC complete, awaiting ACC approval
The latest buzz is that the Committee of Secretaries has approved the restructuring of cadre of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC). DoPT has, reportedly, sent the report of the same to ACC. With the formal authorisation of the Cabinet the restructuring would turn into a reality for CBEC.

Over 2000 clerical posts vacant in Allahabad Bank
Over 2000 posts at clerical level have been lying vacant in Allahabad Bank, Government of India undertaking.

Slot of Member (Production), DoT is vacant for years?
The slot of Member (Production), Department of Telecommunications has been lying vacant since years though for all certain reasons. Sources attribute to the reason that the production division has been now non-functional but the slot has not been scrapped yet. Recently the DoT has got a Member (Finance) in Annie Moraes.

Post of CMD, BRCL lying vacant since July, 2013
The post of Chairman & Managing Director has been lying vacant in Bridge & Roof Co. Ltd (BRCL) since July 11, 2013. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to the Public Enterprises selection Board (PESB) before October 23, 2013.

Post of Director (Fin& Comm), HSL falling vacant in Nov
The post of Director (Finance & Commercial) is falling vacant in Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) on November 29, 2013. The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications from the post and those willing to apply for this can send their applications before November 1, 2013.

M K Mittal assumes charge as Director (Fin), DFCCIL
M K Mittal, General Manager, RECL, has taken over as the charge as Director (Finance), Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL). The post was lying vacant since January 29, 2013.
(We said this on May 8, 2013)

Four CSS officers get fresh postings in GoI
As many as four officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been given fresh postings in Government of India. Accordingly, L H Ruolngul has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Defence while Renu Jain was made Director, Science & Technology and G Parthasarthi is Deputy Secretary, Economic Affairs. Besides, Rita Dogra has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Defence.

Two posts of DDG vacant in UIDAI
Two posts of DDG have been lying vacant in Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI/Aadhaar).

Dogra is new Director, Financial Services
S K Dogra has joined as Director, Financial Services. He is a CSS cadre officer.

Sandeep Kumar is back to cadre
Director , Department of Financial Services, Sandeep Kumar has returned to the parent UT cadre.

Pant in the fray of Director, NIFM
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Niranjan Pant is also in the fray for Director, National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad. The former Deputy CAG of India is a retired IAAS officer of 1978 batch of IA & AS.

Approx 53 IRS officers poised for promotion as CIT
As the grapevine has it as many as 53 IRS officers belonging to 1991 & 1992 batch may soon be promoted from Additional CIT to the rank of Commissioner Income Tax (CIT).

1981 batch IRs officers (CITs) poised to be CCITS
As the grapevine has it, the 1981 batch IRS officers may soon be promoted to the rank of Chief Commissioner Income Tax.

Pankaj Pandey posted as Director (DAVP), New Delhi
Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, Pankaj Pandey has been posted as Joint Director (DAVP), New Delhi.

Bhaskar is new Chairman, APERC
Venkataramani Bhaskar has been appointed Chairman of the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC).He is a 1981 batch IAS officer.

E A Subramanian selected as MD, BCPL (UPDATED)
E A Subramanian, Senior VP, HLL, has been selected for the post of Managing Director, Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 18, 2013. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Lokesh is new Ambassador to Switzerland (UPDATED)
M K Lokesh has been appointed as Ambassador to Switzerland in place of Mrs Chitra Narayan who is already on extension. Lokesh who is presently Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates is 1977 batch IFS officer.

Anita Nayar is new Ambassador to Lebanon (UPDATED)
Ms. Anita Nayar (IFS: 1983) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lebanon

Dr Garg is Director, Public Finance & Public Enterprises in HP (UPDATED)
Dr Amandeep Garg has been appointed Director, Public Finance & Public Enterprises cum Special Secretary (Finance) and Adviser Planning with additional charge of MD, HP Civil Supplies Corporation, Shimla. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Himachal 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

Gupta to join Aditya Birla Group
Former MD of the State Bank of India, Diwakar Gupta, is likely to join Aditya Birla Finance, an Aditya Birla Group company, as Consultant .

Singh appointed MD, ISF Ltd
ISF Ltd has appointed Amarjit Singh as Managing Director of the company.

Sinha appointed Director, United Bank of India
Pratyush Sinha has been appointed as the Director of United Bank of India

Goel assumes addl. charge as CMD, PFC
M K Goel, Director (Commercial), Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has assumed the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

Waghulade resigns as Whole-time Director, Innoventive Industries Ltd
Sanjay Waghulade resigned as Whole-time Director of Innoventive Industries Ltd.

Jajodiya appointed ED, Pudumjee Industries Limited
Pudumjee Industries Limited has appointed G N Jajodiya as Executive Director of the company.

Two Addl. Directors appointed on Board of Pudumjee Industries Limited
Vinod Kumar Jatia and Poonam Jatia have been appointed as Additional Directors of Pudumjee Industries Limited.

Chandra appointed Independent Director, PVR Ltd
Manish Chandra has been appointed as an Independent Director of PVR Ltd.

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

Randhar appointed Alternate Director, C & C Constructions Limited
C & C Constructions Limited has appointed Sanjay K Randhar as Alternate Director to Arun Kumar Purwar.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of GMR Infrastructure Ltd
K R Ramamoorthy and Ms.Vijaya Mohan Ram have ceased to be Independent Directors of GMR Infrastructure Ltd.

Two Independent Directors appointed on Board of GMR Infrastructure Ltd
C R Muralidharan and V Santhanaraman have been appointed as Independent Directors of GMR Infrastructure Ltd.

Muchandi ceases to be Company Secy, Fomento Resorts & Hotels Ltd
Muchandi ceases to be Company Secretary, Fomento Resorts & Hotels Ltd.

(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 best Prime Minister of India should be an effective mass leader having high belongingness to the country with ability/skill to deliver to the countrymen despite adverse situations.

Niranjan Nayak

(DEBATE 2)

Having clarity in his thought

Asish Kr. Guha

(DEBATE 3)

Navin Patnaik, Chief Minister of Orissa, will be an ideal choice for post of Prime Minister. He has Delhi background. He has proved to be an excellent administrator in his State. He has clean image and he has ideas for economic development. Lastly, he commands respect from all quarters.

Arun Kumar

Give all children to Army

My suggestion : Give all children at the age of 4 compulsorily to Army. Let Army give them name in numbers. Army may give them training in Humanities, Arts, Commerce, Science, Technical, fighting skill and all other knowledge to serve our Mother India. Let Army permit to go out at the age of 30 and do whatever they have learnt best. This will save Government resources on all these government welfare scheme and let all this money diverted to Army for making finest human beings.

Vicior

Honeymoon with Raghuram Rajan over !

Looks like honeymoon with Raghuram Rajan is over and rupee is once again on a downward sliding path. Economic mess all around reminds one of Warren Buffet. He said that economists are like weather forecasters. Not to be taken seriously.

Arun Kumar

Promotion, parity in CSSS

Every time CSSS cadre claims they are being ignored for promotion, parity, etc. Take the case of Secretary office in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. There is a PPS, PS, and PA. Whenever a file with a D.O. from Secretary to other dignitaries are sent, instead of getting the D.O. or other communication typed in their office, such files are simply marked down to DG, ADG/CE, etc. and down below. Now, it become the responsibility of CE/SE concerned to get the D.O. or official communication fair typed and signed by the Secretary. If such senior officers are required to get Secretary office work done, it is not known a Secretary should be provided with a class I officer as Sr. PPS, PS and a PA (class II), diarist, etc.

S K Sharma

Bansal is sincere, hard working and honest officer

Sadhu Ram Bansal whose name has been cleared from CVC for his elevation for appointment to Chairman-Cum-MD of PSU bank is a dynamic, sincere, hard working, Intelligent and honest to the core and down to earth with simple living will be an asset with the PSU bank where-ever he is posted. We wish him our best wishes and prey to the Almighty God to shower His blessings on him and his family.

Ram Kumar Garg

Sixth Pay Commission not responsible for miseries

Sixth Pay Commission is not responsible for current miseries. It is the private sector which is the cause of miseries. They were trying to create money out of air like share market and property dealings. They were paying huge salaries to their employees. One the day the iniquitous equation had to fail. They are the ones who bribe for getting their work done fast and against rules. Earning is done by working/sweating and not by speculating.

Anurag Shirivastava

Children Have First Claim On CSR Funds

The government has notified the areas for deployment of the proposed corpus of 2% net profits by the Corporates under the new Companies Act. But the most deserving one has escaped priority funding. The Corporates can put to the best use such funds by utilizing them for laying a solid foundation of a nation comprising healthy, educated and productive generation Y if they take upon themselves some responsibility of looking after the economic, education and health needs of children, who are forced by circumstances to work as "child labour" or domestic servants. It will put an effective check on child trafficking in the country. It will create a pool of not only educated but well trained employable youth in the country. Can there be another better deployment of the CSR funds?

M L Gupta

Totally unfair

The recent government order facilitating AIS officers to get treatment abroad is totally unfair. It simply tantamount to the injustice with other central government officers who are entitled for air travel on government duty or even for LTC. It is totally a wrong concept that only AIS officers are bitten by serious sickness. Those officers are capable of managing their trip abroad and take consultancy atleast. Now the government is paying their treatment also. The government should also not forget that the treatment abroad would empty its pocket. One packet of Lenalidomide containing 30 capsules for one months treatment costs 13000 US dollars where as Indian pharmacy, NATCO sells it for Rs 9000/ . Any dental treatment would cost not less than US dollars.18000.Taking permission from the central committee would be as easy for them as preparing khichhadi. We would request the government to extended such facility to rather all pensioners who are entitled for air travel as they are really in trouble. How difficult it is for them to get the medicines issued from a CGHS dispensary would be realised by them only after retirement. The political party should also not that no senior officer goes to the polling booths. It is against their respect and position to rub shoulders with other citizens in the queu. The pensioners are quite visible at polling booths.

N K Das

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