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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 )

GoI bans fresh recruitments
The Government of India (GoI) has banned fresh recruitments in all its departments as preventative measure to reduce expenditure on manpower and loss to the exchequer.

GoI asks officers to avoid travelling in executive class
The Government of India has asked its officers of all departments to avoid travelling in executive class in air as preventative measure to reduce huge expenditure on travelling and loss to the exchequer.

BUREAUCRACY

Half a dozen 1979 batch IAS officers yet to get posting in GoI
Over six 1979 batch IAS officers belonging to 1979 batch are still waiting in the wings to get posting as Secretary in the Government of India. They are S Machendranathan, Snehlata Kumar, Vandana Kumari Jena, Ajit Sharan,V Somasundaram,Jitesh Khosla and Kusumjit Siddhu.

Is Raghavan in trouble ?
Is CMD, IDBI, M S Raghavan in trouble?.Answer to this question lies with the CVC.

The post of JS, Films may be upgraded by I& B Ministry?
As the grapevine has it I&B Ministry may soon initiate the procedures to upgrade the post of Joint Secretary, Films to Additional Secretary Level post. The supposed move comes in the back-drop of upcoming prestigious event of IFFI, Goa scheduled in the third week of November. The spectators inside bureaucracy understand its further implication well. The guessing game goes on as who would be the lucky officer to earn dividends? .

The post of JS, Heavy Industries to be vacant in a day or two
As the grapevine has it a slot of Joint Secretary, Department of Heavy Industries would get vacant in a day or two.

Anil Kumar to be JS, MSME
B H Anil Kumar will be new Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME). He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

(We said this on September 2, 2013)

ADG, BSF to be DGP West Bengal ?
Grapevine has it that ADG BSF B D Sharma is going to succeed Naparajit Mukherjee on October 1 as DGP of West Bengal. He is a 1980 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Who will be the new Chairman of SCI?
Amid the selection process underway, though fast paced, the whispers in the corridors of power have become louder these days as who would emerge victorious in the fray of Chairman, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). Currently B K Mandal, Director (Finance), SCI, is playing the key role in additional charge of CMD.

Will Vimla Mehra be given as Spl CP, Delhi Police?
Though unlikely; whispers in the corridors of Delhi Police HQ have been doing rounds these days that Vimla Mehra may be given a number two position in Delhi Police as the Special Commissioner, GAD. The 1978-batch officer of the AGMUT is currently serving as DG, Prisons, Tihar. It has triggered further speculations that if not Mehra then who would be given as the second position. Presently Spl CP Crime is in the charge of GAD.

Who would be the Spl CP, Crime in the next reshuffle in Delhi Police?
Top cops of Delhi Police may well have the idea about the next likely second-in-command of Delhi Police as Spl CP, GAD. It has triggered the speculations further about the officer to be given with Crime as Special CP. Not tough enough to guess the reason as Dharmendra Kumar is being tipped to be given with GAD as single full fledged assignment. If everything goes well Delhi Police would find its new Special CP for Crime. One may wait & watch only?

Lokesh is new Ambassador to Switzerland
M K Lokesh has been appointed 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 a 1977 batch IFS officer.

Anita Nayar is new Ambassador to Lebanon
Ms Anita Nayar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lebanon. She is a 1983 batch IFS officer.

E A Subramanian selected as MD, BCPL
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.

Do Dosto Ki Kahani
Finally the result is out in Madhya Pradesh. Antony DeSa was appointed Chief Secretary and his best friend Indraneel Dani lost the post. Despite several kind of press reports the two 1980 batch IAS friends did not have any kind of heart burning and continued with their friendship knowing well that it was a political decision. When Chief Minister Shiv Raj Singh Chouhan conveyed his decision to DeSa, the latter first reached the chamber of Dani in the Mantralaya. Dani congratulated DeSa and offered him a cup of tea. It was a pleasant surprise to the Madhya Pradesh bureaucracy.

Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor takes big leap
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor has taken a big leap with approval of nine projects worth Rs. 1,20,000 crores. The Madhya Pradesh component of the programme was launched on 13th September, 2013 by Commerce & Industry Minister, Anand Sharma. This will see, the creation of a new Industrial City at Pithampur-Dhar-Mhow, a water supply scheme and an Integrated township near Ujjain. It may be recalled that 1980 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer Amitabh Kant is the CEO and MD of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation.

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

S Chattopadhyay empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
S Chattopadhyay has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

Post of Secretary falling vacant in APEDA in GoI
The post of Secretary (Joint Secretary level) is falling vacant upto December 2013 in APEDA in the Ministry of Commerce in Government of India.

DPC for promotion of 1991 & 1992 batch IRS officers by Sept end
If some reliable sources are to be believed the DPC for the promotion of the aforesaid batch, from Addl CIT to CIT, may take place in the last week of September. UPSC is yet to schedule the date. As many as 53 IRS officers belonging to 1991 & 1992 batch may soon be promoted from Additional CIT to Commissioner IT rank.

Orders of Chaturvedi as Director (Mktg), PEC Ltd yet to come
The orders of Rajiv Chaturvedi, CGM, PECIL, for the post of Director (Marketing), PEC Limited are yet to be issued by Government of India. The post has been lying vacant since November 1, 2012.

Who is Sanjiv Singh; a much talked about officer in CBDT?
If one tries to dig deeper into the intricacies of direct taxation system and futuristic initiatives of Finance Ministry and CBDT one officer is often quoted for his vision and initiative; though by default. It is none other than Sanjeev Singh, a 1992 batch IRS officer, who is currently serving as OSD (CIT) and heading a newly formed division DW & BI (Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence) under CBDT. Though the post & division (DW & BI), duly functional, has not been sanctioned as yet but reportedly it is being seen as a strategic tool in futuristic tax administration.

A T Durai Kumar goes as SP CBI in Mumbai
A T Durai Kumar is going to Mumbai as SP (EOW) CBI .He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Ms Shyni returns to Odisha
Ms Shyni S SP CBI in Bhubneshwar is back to the parent Odisha cadre. She is a 2001 batch IPS officer.

Post of CMD, NTC lying vacant since June 1
The post of Chairman and Managing Director, National Textiles Corporation Limited (NTC) has been lying vacant since June 1, 2013. However, P C Vaish, Director (Finance), NTC, has been selected for the post, but he is to receive orders for the same.

Mrs Rita Dogra shifted to Disability Affairs
Mrs Rita Dogra has been transferred from Corporate Affairs Ministry to Disability Affairs as Deputy Secretary.

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

Senthil Rajan posted as Director (DAVP), Guwahati
Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, C Senthil Rajan has been posted as Director (DAVP), Guwahati.

Gursharan Kaur to inaugurate "Navrang", CISF Mela-2013, on 20th Sept
CISF is all set to hit the ground tomorrow with the inauguration of "Navrang"; CISF Mela-2013 being organised at CISF Campus, Saket, New Delhi. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's wife Smt Gursharan Kaur would mark her presence as the chief guest for the event and would inaugurate the fair tomorrow. CISF organises it as an endeavour towards the welfare of its personnel. CISF utilizes the profit earned from the fair in the welfare activities of the Force personnel. The amount is also deposited in the Central Welfare Fund.

'India International Security Exp-2013' from Sept 26 (UPDATED)
India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) is organizing the 16th edition of its mega expo on security products, the 'India International Security Expo, 2013', at Pragati Maidan from September 26 to 29, 2013, to showcase the latest advancements in the field of security for the benefit of police officers and senior bureaucrats dealing with police modernization and homeland security. Besides senior police officers and officers of infantry battalions, the exhibition is of immense interest and importance for others including schools, colleges, corporates, banks, PSUs, airports etc. The exhibition will also be open to general public. Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs have earmarked crores of rupees for modernization of our defence, police and paramilitary forces across the country.

3 IPS officers get fresh postings in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Altogether three officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been given fresh postings in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Vikas Sharma has been appointed as Assistant Police Commissioner, Jodhpur urban (central) while Anand Sharma will now be Assistant Police Commissioner, Bhilwara city and Gaurav Yadav is Assistant Police Commissioner, Ajmer (south).

Orders of P C Mohapatra as Director (Projects), RINL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of P C Mohapatra, ED, RINL, for the appointment as Director (Projects), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) have been issued by Government of India.
(We said this on March 19, 2013)

Purushotham Reddy is Secretary, Pay Revision Commission in AP (UPDATED)
M Purushotham Reddy has been appointed as Secretary, Pay Revision Commission in Andhra Pradesh. He is a retired IAS officer of this State cadre.

Vipul Mittra's next book to hit bookstores on Sept 26 (UPDATED)
Vipul Mittra's next book 'The Dream Chasers' will be hitting the bookstores on September 26, 2013. It is published by Random House, world's largest Publishing House which recently acquired Penguin. The book will be available worldwide, and on amazon.com, flipkart etc. Mittra, who penned the book, is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre. His first book 'Pyramid of Virgin Dreams' (Rupa and co) was a bestseller.

AP High Court gets two additional Judges (UPDATED)
Justice Asapu Ramalingeswara Rao and Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu have been appointed as Additional Judges of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.

PM dedicates Rajiv Gandhi Sipat station; lays foundation stone for NTPC-Lara project (UPDATED)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has dedicated NTPC's 2980 MW Rajiv Gandhi Sipat Super Thermal Power Station to the Nation the other day. The Foundation Stone of 1600 MW Stage-I of NTPC- Lara Super Thermal Power Project situated in Lara village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh was also laid through remote by the Prime Minister. The project shall have two units of 800 MW in stage I and shall have an ultimate installed capacity of 4000MW. H E Shekhar Dutt, Governor of Chhattisgarh , Dr Raman Singh, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Union Minister of State for Power Independent Charge), Dr. Charan Das Mahant, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries and Dr Arup Roy Choudhury , CMD NTPC were present on the occasion.

Justice P C Pant appointed Chief Justice, Meghalaya HC (UPDATED)
Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant, Judge of the High Court of Uttarakhand, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya.
(We said this on August 21, 2013)

SCOPE to organise workshop on 'Corporate Risk Management' on Sept 21 (UPDATED)
The apex body of PSEs, SCOPE, in collaboration with Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is organizing a Workshop on "Corporate Risk Management" on September 21, 2013 at SCOPE Convention Centre, New Delhi.Dr U D Choubey, DG, SCOPE and Ardhendu Sen, Council Member, ICSI and former Chief Secretary, Govt. of WB, will address the Workshop. Other eminent speakers, would also be addressing the workshop, are Dr. K P Krishnan,Additional Secretary, Dept of Economic Affairs, Dr. Ajay Shah, Economist and Professor, NIPFP, S P Garg, Director (Fin), ONGC, Manu Dwivedi, Associate Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dr Manipadma Datta, Professor, TERI University and K N Vaidyanathan, Chief Risk Officer, Mahindra & Mahindra.

Net direct tax collection upto Sept 17 (UPDATED)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has carved out a growth story in the collection of Net Direct Tax Collection as per the figure released upto September 17, 2013 along with the figures for the eptember Quarter advance tax. It has registered a growth of 12.5%, in the current FY 2013-14 upto September 2013, over the figure in the same period last year. Figure of Corporate tax collections showcases a growth of almost 8% in the same period. Similarly, Personal income tax collections in the same comparable periods showcase a fair growth of 21.08%. The collection of Securities Transaction Tax (STT) and Wealth Tax stands at Rs. 2210 crore and Rs 309 crore, respectively. Out of the above net collections, contribution by way of advance tax upto the September Quarter has been Rs 1,14,324 crore which shows an overall growth of 9.14%. Advance tax collections from Corporates show a growth of 7.97% as against previous year's collection; a fair growth rate of 4.5% during the same period last year. Advance Tax collection under Personal Income tax head is Rs 10946 crore, which shows a rise of 24%. ONGC, SBI, Reliance Industries Ltd, Life Insurance Corporation and HDFC Bank may find reasons for rejoice as they chart on the list among five top advance tax payers.

SAIL sweeps Vishwakarma Rashtriya Awards (UPDATED)
"It is a matter of pride for all of us that 76% of awardees who have won the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) are from Steel Authority of India Limited," stated SAIL Chairman C S Verma at a felicitation ceremony for VRP awardees organised at SCOPE Complex the other day. Continuing with its glorious tradition of previous years, 88 out of total 118 awardees for the performance year 2011 were from SAIL, who were awarded by Union Minister of Labour and Employment Sis Ram Ola at a glittering ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan the other day. Estimated annual savings resulting from implementation of works mentioned in SAIL's award winning projects are over Rs 75 crore on a recurring basis and Rs 210 crore on a one-time basis. SAIL won 18 out of 28 awards, which went to employees from SAIL's five plants including Bhilai Steel Plant, Bokaro Steel Plant, Rourkela Steel Plant, Durgapur Steel Plant and Salem Steel Plant. In the Prime Minister's Shram Awards for 2012 announced early this month, SAIL won 6 out of the 16 awards conferred on PSUs; SAIL employees constituted half of the total Shram awardees. Instituted by the Government of India in 1965, the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar is a national award given every year by the Ministry of Labour in association with the Directorate General, Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes. The Shram awards, on the other hand, are given in recognition of distinguished performance, innovative abilities, outstanding contribution in the field of productivity and exhibition of exceptional courage and presence of mind.

Satya Prakash Tucker appointed as Spl Chief Secretary, Finance in AP (UPDATED)
Satya Prakash Tucker has been appointed as Special Chief Secretary, Finance Department in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh.

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

J&K Bank Chairman and CEO gets 3 year service extension
The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited has extended the term of Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman and CEO of the Bank for a period of 3 years w.e.f October 6, 2013

Nanda promoted as MD, Escorts Ltd
Nikhil Nanda, Joint Managing Director of Escorts Ltd has been promoted as Managing Director of the company.

Banerjee resigns as CS, Energy Development Company Limited
Indranil Banerjee has resigned as Company Secretary of Energy Development Company Limited.

Kankaria appointed CS, Energy Development Company Ltd
Prem Chand Kankaria, has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Energy Development Company Limited

Reddy ceases to be Director, Bannari Amman Sugars
V Venkata Reddy has ceased to be Director of Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd on reaching the age of superannuation with his desire of not getting re-appointed as a Director of the company.

Acharya appointed as Group CEO, ZenithOptimedia
ZenithOptimedia has appointed Anupriya Acharya as Group ChiefExecutive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Saraf resigns as Company Secy, Ladderup Finance Ltd
Sandeep Saraf has resigned as Company Secretary of Ladderup Finance Ltd.

Shah resigns as Independent Director of Zenith Infotech Ltd
Vipin Maneklal Shah has resigned as Independent Director of ZenithInfotech Ltd.

Shenoy resigns as Company Secretary, Tricom India
Ganapathi Shenoy has resigned as Company Secretary of Tricom India Ltd.

Ghonasgi appointed CFO, Quick Heal Technologies
Quick Heal Technologies has appointed Rajesh Ghonasgi as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

(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 ?

I feel anyone with clear majority, a clear vision for every Indian, who thinks that India needs specific economic model suitable to India's present mess. He is the only person who will suit India as PM of India.

Harish Kumar

(DEBATE 2)

The PM should be able to take decision, be a political person with proven credentials & can understand the need of all classes of people of the country.

Satish Kumar Sinha

(DEBATE 3)

The person to be prime minister should be decisive but he can be decisive only if he is honest and not power-hungry. But is it possible in this rotten system controlled by corrupt and selfish and what not politicians? He can never be. He can act of his own and decisively only if has people's power behind him; he is directly elected by the people of this country, and not nominated by the so called 'first family'. I have nothing against him and not a Modi supporter too, but, by the way, what qualification Rahul Gandhi has to become Prime Minister ? Only thing is that he is great grand son of Nehru and grandson of Mrs. Indira Gandhi. Time has perhaps come that we think of overhauling the whole system. Parliamentary system seems to have not worked in this country. One of uncountable examples - one family loyalist who lost Lok Sabha election from Tamil Nadu was nominated as Rajya Sabha member by the President and he insulted on TV another MP of his party duly elected of Delhi electorate saying that he possessed only BA (Pass) qualification. This I am saying because here in this country family is above the people.

Bishan Sharma

It will not improve system !

Handing over cadre management in railways to DoPT will not improve the system as all decisions regarding higher grade posts are to be approved by ACC and thus DOPT is part of this decision making process. So called wrong orders of posting or delayed posting have the backing of DoPT & PMO who are either yielding under political pressure or turn a blind eye to blatant maneuvering of some ambitious and well connected Railway officers. It was DOPT &PMO who issued orders of Vivek Sahai, posting him as Member Traffic in Dec. 2009 subject to CVC clearance whereas earlier they insisted upon prior CVC clearance for considering Posting of Jena as CRB & Sukhbir Singh as ML. Again he was made CRB against laid down rules and also allowed to look after the charge of MT till he retired. PMO& DOPT can ensure that laid down rules are followed rigidly in letter & spirit without any exception to put right the system but they don't have the Will. Representations from officers are sent to Railways for disposal. Now CVC and CBI are also playing in the hands of rogue elements and help in derailing the chances of Honest officers Example is case of VIRDI who has been implicated in a case, where as an SAG officer (about 8/9yearback) he only conveyed the decision of Member for a trial ,thus marring his chance of Promotion as Member/CRB. Such acts don't inspire confidence in the Institutions which are supposed to protect Honest Officers. These institutions should improve their own working before attempting clearing of stables of others.

Suresh Pillai ( A retired Railway Officer)

IRS promotions

Shameful, badly delayed and humiliating. That's all one can say about the IRS promotions .1991 batch is late by 6 years .Thanks you IRS management. Those who were Asst Accountant Generals when 1991 batch was Joint Commissioner (JAG), have become AGs (SAG). Just too humiliating .

Sunil

Discrimination among AIS and Central Gr A service officers

There are so many unfair acts of discrimination among AIS and Central Grade A services officers. In Indore Residency club nowadays only AIS officers are being allowed membership. I know many Central Govt. Group A officers who have applied for membership of Residency club many months ago but present commissioner saheb has not allowed even a single membership since he has joined. So now if Central Grade A officer wants to make himself healthy by joining Indore Residency Club he/she is not allowed and if he/she falls ill then he/she will be given second class treatment also. Who says India has become independent of Angrez?

A Victim

Review online requests for inclusion in voter list

It is a request to Chief Electoral Officer of MP to review the pending cases of online requests of inclusion of names in voter list. There is so much hype about e governance but nobody is taking care of online requests being registered on various Government web sites. Bureaucrats still want people of this country to come to their offices with folded hands even for basic rights of citizens.

AKS

Govt destroying even existing norms of good administration

Instead of reforms this government is destroying even the existing norms of good administration. For example, by their acts they are widening the gap between All India services specially the IAS and other Central Services recruited through the same Civil services exam be it in promotions and other facilities. For empanelment to the joint secretary's grade the gap previously was not more than two years .Now it has gone up to more than 5 to 6 years. The result is the kind of malfunctioning in which a senior member of a Group A service is placed to work under a much junior person. The main reason for the suicide attempt of a senior IPS officer in Maharashtra appears to be the frustration he felt by working under an IAS officer five years his junior. There appears to be total careless in dealing with personnel policies. The latest ill-advised circular to let AIS officers go abroad for medical treatment for two months and get paid for the air-fare for himself and a companion and treatment for two months has no doubt angered the other services. It is also not needed to burden the exchequer with this expenditure when in the country itself best medical aid is available for all the diseases. What the Government should bother is to improve the working of CGHS which at present due to inefficiency has become a real pain in the neck rather than sponsoring officers abroad for treatment. But then someone must be interested in this to help some favourites babus.In the interest of good administration the Government should not forget that every service plays a crucial role in running the Government machinery To have a discrimination of the type it is allowing to be promoted is not conducive to efficient functioning of this machinery.

Aarti Khosla

Suggestions on austerity measures

Some suggestions on austerity measures being initiated by Finance Ministry. There are large number of post retirement positions on which Govt of India spends a fortune every year. Most of these positions can be easily done away with. Next pension to MPs and MLAs. A government servant has to put in 20 years service to get pension. Similar rules should apply to MPs and MLAs. Why should Government pay pension to one time MPs and MLAs ? Third hiring of vehicles has become a source of misuse. There is an urgent need to rationalise this area and if done, Government can avoid lot of wasteful expenditure.

Arun Kumar

Senior citizens, children most vulnerable

Senior citizens and children are the most vulnerable group which need state protection. Since States have failed in doing so, it would be appropriate for the companies to utilise the fund earmarked for CSR in this area. They should build FAMILY HOMES in cities/towns where both senior citizens and children(below 12 ) live together. The company should take care of food, education and medical help for these people. By mixing the two group, there would be a benefit to both of them. In addition seniors can keep a check on the activities of the staff and protect the children from exploitation.

S Gopal

Highly discriminatory to other central government employees

Recently government has decided to provide treatment facilities outside India to IAS/IPS officers leaving other central government employees which is highly discriminatory, arbitrary and violation of Article 14 and 16 of the constitution. Therefore I request that facilities to for treatment abroad should also be extended to all central government employees, specially to pensioners who are being treated shabbily in even government hospital. Even RML does not give appointment facility to pensioners, they have to stand in general Q for consultation at this old age.

A Kumar

Don't restrict it to AIS officers

I think it is a good beginning that government has made. It signifies that government cares for its employees. But restricting it to All India Service officers is bad in practice and law and this idea of dividing people into categories is extremely bad and divisive. When llness does not make a distinction between AIS or a non AIS officer why must the Government do it ?. As an ideal employer, if government is convinced of their latest initiative it must be extended to all deserving cases based on objective assessment by doctors and not Babus.

Ajit

Caste Menace

If we talk of Dharma, it can never be a Hindu, Muslim, Christian etc. These prefixes have become the main ramifications of Dharma. Rituals cannot be called Dharma. As for harbingers of SC/STs, in general, be it the politicians, bureaucrats or any other organization/agency, they are equally responsible for the plight of this vulnerable section. Most of us do not know the facts. Statutory bodies like SC/ST National Commissions are not serious on the subject of atrocities and other rights of SC/STs. Every act of atrocity is politicized. The functioning of these institutions is not satisfactory - the websites are not updated, complaints are pending for over months and years. staffing is not adequate and the members/officers are absent most of the time. Regular staff does not get promotions on time etc. as required. The greatest shock is that the upkeep of records and cleanliness are in a mess. Correspondence from these two National Bodies to higher ranking officers in other Ministries/Departments is done by junior officers at the level of Research Officer/Sections Officer or at the most Under Secretary. There is a doubt whether important issues addressed to the Honoble Chairman/Secretary are put up to them at dak stage. To ameliorate the plight of the downtrodden, all govt./non-govt. officials must be very serious and fearless. Jai Hind.

Z S Nirwal

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