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POLITICS

Ranjit Sinha establishes credibility
CBI Director Ranjit Sinha has established the credibility of the investigating agency. While refusing to succumb to the pressure, two Union Ministers of the UPA Government became victim of the agency. And now the CBI has boldly made it clear to the Supreme Court that no prior government sanction was needed to prosecute bureaucrats in the coal block allocation scam. It means several bigwigs in the bureaucracy are going to face the music.

Over 86 crore cell phone users in India
As many as 86.7 crore people are using mobile phones in India.

BUREAUCRACY

IAS officer resigns to join UPSC
Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister, Chhatar Singh, has resigned from IAS. The 1980 batch IAS officer, Singh, is all set to be appointed as Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

U K Bansal to join CAT
Former DG BSF, U K Bansal, is being appointed Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).He is retired 1974 batch IPS officer of
Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Has the file of Arunendra reached to ACC for CRB?
After R S Virdi has been cornered, by whatever means, the fresh is that the file for the appointment of Chairman Railway Board (CRB) has reached to the ACC. Reportedly; Arunendra Kumar has garnered all the possibilities to be appointed as the next CRB. Currently he is looking after the affair as interim CRB. Will the interim CRB be mandated to head the Railways as regular CRB?

Ms Guha and Shekhar empanelled as JS in GoI
Ms Sreya Guha and Alok Shekhar have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent level at Government of India .While Ms Guha is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, Alok is 1994 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Tripathi empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Ashutosh Tripathi has been empanelled for the post of Additional Secretary level in Government of India. He is an IPoS officer of 1981 batch.

Shekhar is new Secretary General of Lok Sabha
S Bal Shekhar has been appointed new as Secretary General of the Lok Sabha as T K Vishwanathan's term came to an end.

Justice Khanwilkar to be CJ of MP HC ?
Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, is likely to be appointed Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Earlier name of Justice Chandrachud was in circulation. Now Justice Chandrachud is all set to move to Allahabad High Court as Chief Justice.

Will Justice Sapre move to Guwahati HC ?
Grapevine has it that Chief Justice of Manipur High Court Justice AM Sapre is moving to Guwahati High Court.

Justice Goel to be CJ of Odisha HC ?
In the event of elevation of Justice C Nagappan Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel may be appointed Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court.

Rakesh Sood gets new assignment
Former Ambassador to Nepal, Afghanistan and France, Rakesh Sood, has been appointed as PM's new Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.

Shobhna in fray of Member (Finance), Telecom Commission?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Shobhna Joshi is firmly moving ahead in the fray of new Member (Finance), Telecom Commission. The 1979 batch officer of IDAS is currently serving as Financial Adviser (Acquisition), Department of Defence Finance. At present Nirmala Pillai, 1979 batch IP&TAFS officer is looking after the affairs as Member (Finance) Telecom Commission.

Annual Convention of CIC starts today
The Annual Convention of Central Information Commission (CIC) to start today. The opening ceremony has been scheduled to take place in the august presence of President of India Dr Pranab Mukherjee. Conventionally it used to be a two days affair but for the ever first time the third day session would be dedicated to the Chief Information Commissioners of the states. The third day will also be marked by the farewell of CIC Satyanand Mishra & Member, M L Sharma. The newly appointed CIC Ms Deepak Sandhu would receive the baton of the responsibility as new CIC.

SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhary to retire this month
Chairman of the State Bank of India, Pratip Chaudhary, is superannuating by this month end.

Six short-listed for Information Commissioner
Six prominent personalities from social sector and Judiciary are believed to have been shortlisted for two vacant posts of Central Information Commissioner.

L K Gupta to join GoI this week
Lalit Kumar Gupta is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary, Youth Affairs this week, He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Das is new DGP of Manipur
Mrinal Kanti Das has assumed the charge of DGP in Manipur after the retirement of Y Joykumar. He is a 1977 batch IPS officer.

Joshi appointed President of Board of Revenue, UP
Ajay Kumar Joshi has been appointed President of the Board of Revenue in Uttar Pradesh. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on August 30, 2013)

Number of vacant posts of GM, Railways rises to seven
With the retirements of B N Rajashekhar, GM of Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala and Indra Ghosh, GM of East Coast Railway , the vacant posts of General Managers in Railways have gone up to seven. The file of the appointment of five GMs has already been lying for clearance since long.

Three 1987 batch IPS officers empanelled
Three 1987 batch IPS officers D S Bist (Bihar) C Sita Rami Reddy (Punjab) and N S Megharikh (Karnataka) have been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

Four 1988 batch IPS officers empanelled
Four 1988 batch IPS officers B J Mahanta (AM) V S Singh (UP) H R Dasondi (Maharashtra) and M R Vijay Kumar have been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

Pillai, Adviser (Finance), Telecom Com, seeks VRS
The 1979 batch IP&TAFS officer Nirmala Pillai, reportedly, has put in her papers seeking VRS. Pillai has been looking after the affairs of Telecom Commission as Member (Finance) after Sadhna Dixit, Member (Finance) Telecom Commission, demitted offices on July 31.

Loss making HPFL permitted to sell its lands for hotel
Government of India has permitted a loss making Public Sector Enterprises, Hindustan Photo Films Ltd (HPFL) to sell out its land for setting up hotel at Chennai, Ooty and other assets so as to bail the company out of some financial difficulty.

Special post of CGCA may be created soon in GoI ?
As the grapevine has it, the Government of India is all set to create a post of Controller General of Communication Accounts in the Department of Telecommunication. Reportedly the post has already secured the sanction of the minister which would further be constituted after due approval of the cabinet. The question rises as who would be the first to be appointed as CGCA ?

Mishra elevated as PS to Kurupa Rani Killi
Rajkumar Mishra has been elevated as Private Secretary to Kurupa Rani Killi, MoS Telecom. The 1999 batch officer of Indian Postal Service had been serving as OSD the Minister. The slot of PS had been lying vacant after Praveen Prakash, a 1994 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, moved as Joint Secretary, HRD, GoI.

Two important posts in IWAI lying vacant
The slots of Member (Technical) and Member (Cargo) have been lying vacant in the 'Inland Waterways Authority of India' since March this year.

Kumar likely to move on central deputation as JS, GoI
As the grapevine has it, B H Anil Kumar is all set to move on central deputation as Joint secretary, GoI. The 1987 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre is currently serving as Principal Secretary, Minorities Welfare, Waqf & Haj Department, Government of Karnataka.

Will Director AIIMS get extension?
The fresh buzz is that Dr R C Deka, incumbent Director of AIIMS, New Delhi, has been aiming at getting extension seemingly for the reason; the selection process for the new Director had started quite late. Deka's term is scheduled to end on September 30.

24,000 posts of officers vacant in PSU banks
Around 24,000 posts at officer levels have been lying vacant in Public Sector Banks in the country.

IFS officer to join GoI
S B Samant is joining the Government of India as Director, Environment. He is a 1983 batch IFS officer of Odisha cadre.

Bhawna Garg to join Chandigarh Administration
The 1999 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, Bhawna Garg, has been relieved to join the Chandigarh Administration on deputation.

Applications for CEO,CBFC invited
The post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has been lying vacant in Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Mumbai under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to the Ministry at the earliest.

Walia posted as DAG in PAG office, Mumbai
Gurpreet Walia, Deputy Director in the office of Principal Director of Audit, Scientific Departments, New Delhi branch at Mumbai, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (Administration.), in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit)-I, Maharashtra, Mumbai.

P C Jain joins as Director (Mktg), BEL (UPDATED)
P C Jain, GM, BEL, has taken over as Director (Marketing) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). He succeeded H N ramakrishna who retired on August 31. Jain joined BEL-Ghaziabad in February 1978 as a Deputy Engineer. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Delhi, and later on, while in service, did MTech in Microwaves from IIT, Delhi. He was General Manager of the Missile Systems Strategic Business Unit at BEL's Bangalore Complex before his elevation.
(We said this on Feb 25, 2013)

S M Maruvada takes charge as Director (Fin), MECL (UPDATED)
S Murthy Maruvada, GM, KIOCL, has assumed the charge as Director (Finance), Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL). He succeeded C P Gupta who retired on August 31.
(We said this on Feb 20, 2013)

Saugata Mitra takes over as Director (Fin), B & RCL(UPDATED)
Saugata Mitra, GM, BRCIL, has donned the mantle as Director (Finance), Bridge & Roof Co Limited (B &RCL). He succeeded Chandan Choudhuri who retired on August 31.
(We said this on Feb 11, 2013)

Transfer orders of IRSME officer, Shanmuganandam cancelled (UPDATED)
The transfer orders of D Shanmuganandam, SAG/IRSME from Southern Railway to IRIMEE, have been cancelled by the Ministry of Railways.

IRSME officer, Yatish Kumar shifted to RDSO, Lucknow (UPDATED)
Yatish Kumar, SG/IRSME, Eastern Railway, has been transferred and posted to RDSO, Lucknow in the same capacity.

No suitable candidate found for Director (Fin), OMDC (UPDATED)
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has failed to find anyone suitable for the post of Director (Finance), Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited (OMDC) and decided to see more candidates by re-advertising the post. No one out of two persons, who attended the interview meeting, has been selected for the post.

Suresh Chaudhary posted as DG, Home Guard in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Suresh Chaudhary has been appointed as DGP, Home Guard in Rajasthan. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Mrs Neha Giri is also Addl Commissioner, Commercial Taxes in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Mrs Neha Giri has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Commissioner (VAT & IT), Commercial Taxes Department, Jaipur. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Five IAS officers get postings in Haryana (UPDATED)
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, Prabhjot singh has been made ADC-cum-CEO, DRDA, Mahendragarh at Narnaul while Amit Khatri will be SDO (Civil), Palwal and Vinay Partap Singh also is SDO (Civil), Ambala and Estate Officer, HUDA, Ambala. Besides, Aditya Dahiya has also been appointed SDO (Civil), Jagadhri and Estate Officer, HUDA, Jagadhri and Vijay Kumar Siddappa Bhavikatti as SDO (Civil), Ferozepur, Jhirka.

G Mohan Kumar appointed as Secretary, Steel (UPDATED)
G Mohan Kumar, Special Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Steel. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
(We said this on August 30, 2013)

Two IAS officers shifted in Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
R P S Tyagi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare and Director, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and Anbalgan P will now be Collector, Janjgir-Champa in Chhattisgarh.

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

Melwyn Rego is new DMD, IDBI Bank
Melwyn Rego has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of IDBI Bank. Prior to this, he was Executive Director.

Chaturvedi nominated as part-time Director on SBI board
Tribhuwan Nath Chaturvedi has been nominated as part-time non-officer Director on Central Board of Directors of State Bank of India for a period of three years.

Moorthy inducted as part-time Member, TARC
S S N Moorthy has been inducted as Part-time Member the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) set up by Government of India to review the application of tax policies and tax laws and submit periodic reports that can be implemented to strengthen the capacity of tax system.

Thakkar appointed MD, Trend Micro Inc. (India & SAARC)
Trend Micro Inc. has appointed Dhanya Thakkar as Managing Director, India and SAARC.

Tripathi ceases to be Director, Bank of Baroda
Satya Dev Tripathi has ceased to be Director on the Board of Directors of Bank of Baroda.

Rao appointed Addl. Director, Nitesh Estates Ltd
Nitesh Estates Ltd has appointed Sudhakar Rao, IAS (retd.) as an Additional Director of the company.

Mistry re-appointed Director, L N Industries Ltd
LN Industries India Ltd has re-appointed Shailesh Shivram Mistry as a Director of the company.

Reddy appointed Director, L N Industries Ltd
L Madhu Kumar Reddy has been appointed as a Director of L N Industries Ltd.

Roy appointed GM, Radisson Blu Resort & Spa
Radisson Blu Resort & Spa has appointed Santanu Guha Roy as General Manager of the property.

(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 ?

Our PM has all. Yet interesting questions: Politician (NO)- A bureaucrat, administrator, or a social reformer, can also deliver. Decisive (Yes)- but decision making is by Cabinet and advisors which is headed by PM. Clarity( Yes) Charismatic personality, English, support of Corporate World (NO) - An average Indian needs Rojgaar - work. PM's charisma, language, support of Corporate World is brainchild of rich. Sir, speaking like a Lion or mildly; in English, Gujarati or Punjabi; supporting Tata or Ambani, doesn't give Roji-Roti to poor. Roji- Roti and social harmony should be the key ingredient in new PM.

Singh R K

DEBATE (2)

The nation is passing through a very challenging phase. We need a dynamic statesman politician, possessing clean image enjoying full support of his party and various interest groups including the Corporate World, having clear thought process to prioritise national initiative and pursue them resolutely and swiftly, duly maintaining the initiative, as our PM . He/she must have effective communication skill in Hindi so as to maintain good rapport with the common man nationwide. Command over other languages including English is desirable.

Ratnesh Bariar

DEBATE (3)

Indian with a clarity of thought and a decisive mind can only deliver and prove himself as the Prime Minister Of India.

N V K Prabhakar

"Steps to overcome financial mess in India."
The following pro-active steps need be taken by GoI:--
(a) Cut flab of bulging government bureaucracy;
(b) Ban on re-employment after superannuation;
(c) Drastic reduction of domestic and foreign tours by government officers; to be permitted in exceptional circumstances only ;
(d) Gold price is falling in international markets. As rupee appreciates, it will soon start falling in India. The public must be discouraged to buy gold now through awareness programmes;
(e) Total ban on inaugural and stone laying ceremonies of new projects and schemes by political executive and other dignitaries; Ministers often gravitate to their constituencies for no reasons at public cost. This must stop.
(f) Ban on transfer of central PSUs' manpower, vehicular supports, mobiles and other freebies to ministerial officers;
(g) 20% cut in budgetary allocations of ministries on POL and travels for the rest of financial year2013-14.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Ram Rajya in Railway Board

More than a dozen posts are lying vacant in Railway Board .The care taker Chairman is not cleared by CVC but surprisingly he still continues. And not only continues but puts pressure on minister to make him regular whereas Rajeev Bhargava who has been cleared by CVC is denied posting.

Kunal

Efficient administration of Indian Railways is crucial

The efficient administration of Indian Railways is crucial at this critical stage of the country's economy .It is most unfortunate that postings at the highest levels are delayed for months. Mallikarjuna Kharge is known for his robust common sense. He has gone on record of his resolve to fill up the vacancies in the Railway Board and of Zonal General Managers. It is earnestly hoped that he will act without further delay to arrest further erosion of discipline

Kanakasabapathy

Thanks God I took a deputation to PSU-

I am a JS Rank officer on deputation to PSU. In last 6 months I had to see a doctor at least 10 times for minor ailments of self, wife and children. The OPD and medicine bill is Rs.20, 000 . But their was no stress as I was getting full reimbursement from the PSU. Earlier I had to shell the entire money from my pocket due to unfriendly rules of CGHS. No wonder most of the CGHS beneficiary go for medi-claim. Why the Government doesn't frees employees from the clutches of CGHS. This will result in better employee satisfaction and more honesty among public servants. But I am sure the entrenched bureaucrats in health ministry will not let this happen. Is the Prime Minister and the Health Minister listening?

Ravi

Why WIC ignores Central Engineering Service ?

I would like to know why website has ignored Central Engineering Service (CPWD) officers with regard to their promotions and transfers at the level of Chief Engineer and above?

Ramesh Chandra

TAIL=PIECE

Joke told by Manohar Parriker -CM of Goa at IIT-BAA, Bombay

"Two lions escape from a zoo. One of the lions had been captured from the jungle, so he runs back to the jungle. The other was born in the zoo itself - so is basically a city-slicker. He vanishes into the city.

Three days later the jungle-lion is recaptured - and returned to the zoo. A month passes, then two, three..... but city-lion is not traceable! Finally, after six months the city-lion is also recaptured and brought back to the zoo. Jungle-lion is amazed to see his friend.

Jungle-lion: For God's sake, how were you able to evade these guys for six whole months?!

City-lion: Kuchh nahi yaar! I just went to a government department and hid behind a huge pile of dusty files that they have there.

Jungle-lion: But what did you eat there?

City-lion: Arrey, there was an unlimited supply of government servants. Whenever I ate one, they hired five more. Nobody did any work anyway, so nobody missed the ones I ate.

Jungle-lion: Wow! But, then how did you get caught?

City-lion: Galti kar gaya yaar... On the last day I ate the chai-walla. Now, everyone missed their chai-walla & their chai! They launched a massive hunt. And I got caught!"

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