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Z S Nirwal (IFS) Retd

POLITICS

Who is the candidate of Sushma Swaraj ?
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj is keen to see her candidate as Member of the Central Information Commission. Who is he ?

Mess in Railways ?
Indian railways are in a real mess. As many as eight posts of General Managers remain vacant. The railway Board is without its head. Ad hoc arrangements are in place for Financial Commissioner and for some other members. There is a dog-fight going on for these posts with each one trying to derail the proposals for his competitors. The federation of Railway officers is rightly peeved over all these attempts by seniors to subvert the entire system of promotion and postings.

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment of 1980 batch IAS this month end
Empanelment of 1980 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India is expected to take place this month end.

Odisha CM agrees to relieve Prakash Mishra ?
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is believed to have agreed to relieve his DGP Prakash Mishra for the CBI. Earlier the CM was not willing to relieve 1977 batch IPS officer Mishra.

Gokhale is new Ambassador to Germany
Vijay Keshav Gokhale has been appointed India's next Ambassador to Germany. He is 1981 batch IFS officer. The post was earlier held by Foreign Secretary Sujata Singh.

Meeting to select Information Commissioners this week
Meeting to select four Central Information Commissioners is expected to take place this week.

A K Patnaik promoted in IB
A K Patnaik has been promoted to the rank of Additional Director in the Intelligence Bureau. He is 1983 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

D D Verma to head UPERC
Desh Deepak Verma who was humiliated by the BSP Government has been picked up by the SP Government to head the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulator Commission (UPERC) . The 1978 batch IAS officer of UP cadre had retired as Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of India.

The file of Railway GMs moves to the PMO again?
The file of the appointment of Railway GMs has been doing frequent to & fro between Railway Board and PMO. The file was recently returned by the PMO with certain queries. Reportedly, it has been sent to the PMO again along with the replies to the queries.

Verma to be Joint Secretary, Defence ?
Rajeev Verma is being tipped to be Joint Secretary, Defence. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Justice V Eswaraiah takes over as Chairperson, NCBC
Justice Vangala Eswaraiah, former Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, has taken over the charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).

S K Sarangi appointed Secretary, APEDA
Santosh Kumar Sarangi has been appointed as Secretary, APEDA, Department of Commerce. Sarangi is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.
(We said this on September 18, 2013)

Bharadwaj is new JS, Coal
Vivek Bharadwaj has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Coal. Recently his name had also charted on the panel for IPP, Dept of Commerce, GoI. The 1990 batch IAS officer of WB Cadre is currently serving as Adviser (Industry) and Resident Commissioner, Govt of West Bengal.
(We said this on August 21, 2013)

Muhnot to be CMD of Bank of Maharashtra ?
Chairman and Managing Director of the SIDBI,Sushil Muhnot, is expected to move as CMD of the Bank of Maharashtra . His CVC clearance is however, still awaited.

ACC clears file of Mathews for Director (Tech), NFL
The file of M S Mathews, Director (Technical), MFL, for the appointment as Director (Technical), National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) has reportedly been cleared by the Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC), Government of India.
(We said this on April 18, 2013)

Capt. Rajiv Lath joins as Director (S&HE), MDL
Capt. Rajiv Lath, GGM, MDL, has taken over as Director (Submarine & Heavy Eng.), Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai.
(We said this on May 9, 2013)

B C Khatua to be inducted in SSC
B C Khatua is expected to be inducted in Staff Selection Commission (SSC) in Government of India. Khatua, who is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, had retired on July 31, 2010.

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

Ravi Mittal gets extension
Ravi Mittal, Advisor in the Planning Commission, has been given nine months extension in the deputation tenure. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Rakesh Kumar Gupta gets three months extension
Additional Secretary in the UPSC, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, has been given extension in deputation tenure till December end. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.

Vacant posts of DDG, NCB may increase
The news may spark hope among the takers waiting in the wings for posting in GoI to the rank of IG. Till now one post of DDG, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had been lying vacant but reportedly, one more post may soon be vacant. One may guess well.

Lal in the fray of CVO, Dedicated Freight Corridors,Railways?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that U K Lal, a 1985 batch IPS officer of MP cadre, may be appointed as the CVO, Dedicated Freight Corridor, in railways.

Verma's posting gives a twist to buzz about SS IS, MHA?
With only nine days in hands in the scheduled retirement of Jairaman, the incumbent Special Secretary (SS), Internal Security (IS), MHA, the buzz has taken a twist about his successor. Prior to Alok Kumar Verma's posting as Special CP (Intelligence) Delhi Police, there was a strong buzz that Verma was tipped to be the successor of Jairaman, a 1977 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre. One can wait and watch only.

B B Mishra poised to be ADG, BSF
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that B B Mishra may soon be appointed as ADG, BSF. The 1983 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre is currently serving as Deputy Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau. He has been empanelled as ADG, GoI, recently.

Sanjiv Kumar is back to Delhi Govt.
Sanjiv Kumar, 1992 batch IAS officer of UT cadre, recently transferred to Arunachal Pradesh, is again back to Delhi Govt. Sanjiv, serving as Secretary, Environment & Forest, Govt of Delhi, is back to the same post in Govt of Delhi.

Nasir Kamal empanelled as JS in GoI
Nasir Kamal has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Post of JS falling vacant in Higher Education
The post of Joint Secretary is falling vacant in the Department of Higher Education in Government of India by December 2013.

Akash Luxman appointed Director, (DFP), Siliguri
Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, Akash Luxman has been posted as Director (DFP), Siliguri.

Chowdhary is also DGIT (Inv), Lucknow
Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhary, DGIT (Inv.), Patna, has been assigned an additional charge of DGIT (Inv.), Lucknow.

Nine IPS officers transferred in Rajasthan
As many as nine officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Jaswant Sampatram has been posted as ADG, Re organisation, while Dr Hemant Kumar Purohit will now be ADG, PHQ and Sachin Mittal is Additional Police Commissioner, Commissionerate, Jaipur. Similarly, Girdhari Lal Sharma has been appointed as DGI, CM office, Jaipur; Devendra Singh as DIG, Security, PHQ, Dr B L Meena as DIG, ATS, Jaipur; Vikas Kumar as SP, CID (Intelligence), Anshuman Bhomia as SP, Dausa and K Bahadur Singh Kapur was made Deputy Police Commissioner, Jaipur (South), Police Commissionerate, Jaipur.

R S Sikdar posted as Under Secretary, DoPT
R S Sikdar has been posted as Under Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in Government of India.

No candidate turns up for selection of Director (HR), ITI Ltd (UPDATED)
No candidate has appeared for the selection of Director (Human Resources), ITI Limited at the interview meeting held by Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on September 24, 2013. The Board has now decided to convert itself into a Search cum Selection Committee by re-advertising the post with one level below pay scale.

Transfers and postings of IRTS officers (UPDATED)
A number of officers belonging to Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) have been transferred and posted at different zones in Railways. Accordingly, Tej Pratap Singh, SG/IRTS, on return from deputation, has been posted in the cadre of South Western Railway while Arvind Kumar Singh, SG/IRTS/SWR, N N Singh, JAG/IRTS/ER and Shyam Sunder Gupta, SG/IRTS/ were shifted to Northeast Frontier Railway and N K Sachan, SAG/IRTS, transferred to IRITM/Lucknow and
posted as dean; Amritanshu, SAG/IRTS/, shifted to Northeast Frontier Railway; Subbarao, SAG/IRTS to South Central Railway; Mahboob Rab, SAG/IRTS/WR transferred and posted as CCM(CHOD)/ECR; Vijayee Ram, SAG/IRTS/NCR, posted as CCM(CHOD)/NCR; Bharat Bhushan, SAG/IRTS/SCR, posted as CCM(CHOD)/SCR and Rajeev Dutt Sharma, SAG/IRTS/CR, was posted as CCM(CHOD)/Central Railway.

3 AP cadre IAS officers to participate in International Forum at Manila (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of Andhra Pradesh cadre namely R Karikal Valven, B Venkatesham and N Sridhar are participating in Habitat for Humanity's Asia-Pacific Housing Forum being held in Manila, Phillippines by Asia Pacific Housing Forum-4 from October 2 to 4, 2013.

7 IPS officers of 2011 batch shifted in MP (UPDATED)
As many as seven officers of Indian Police Service and 2011 batch have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Aditya Pratap Singh has been posted as CSP, Indore while Asit Yadav will now be CSP, Gwalior and Ms Isha Pant is CSP, Jabalpur. Similarly, Lodha
Rahul Kumar has been appointed as CSP, Gwalior; Riyaj Iqbal as CSP, Bhopal; Saurabh Mishra as CSP, Ujjain and Ms Simala Prasad was made CSP, Indore.

Anoop Khinchi posted as Addl Commissioner, Commercial Taxes in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Anoop Khinchi has been appointed as Additional Commissioner in Commercial Taxes Department, Jaipur. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

K Suresh chosen for 'Ambika Prasad Verma Divya award-2013' (UPDATED)
K Suresh has been chosen for 'Ambika Prasad Verma Divya award-2013' for his Hindi book '21 Madrasi Aur 1 Bihari'. The award will be given away to him by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh on October 2, 2013 in Bhopal. He is a 2982 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

GoI provides package to sick HEC
The Government of India (GoI) has approved a grant of Rs. 182.43 crore to the sick Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HEC), Ranchi as a part of revival package to the unit.

Srinivasan to be re-appointed MD & CEO, The Federal Bank Ltd
Shyam Srinivasan is to be re-appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Federal Bank Ltd upto September 22, 2016

Goenka promoted as ED, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Pawan Goenka has been promoted as Executive Director (ED), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Banatwalla resigns as Director, GSS Infotech Limited.
Farokh K Banatwalla has resigned as Director of GSS Infotech Limited.

Karusala resigns as ED, Ybrant Digital Ltd
Venkata Subba Rao Karusala has resigned as Executive Director (ED) of Ybrant Digital Ltd.

Gupta resigns as Director, Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn Ltd
K D Gupta has resigned as Director of Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn Ltd

Jain appointed Company Secy, Centron Industrial Alliance Ltd
Centron Industrial Alliance Ltd has appointed Ms Megha Tarachand Jain as Company Secretary of the company.

Kumar appointed VP ( Mktg. & Customer Services), Bata India Ltd
Bata India has appointed Sumit Kumar as Vice President (Marketing & Customer Services) of the company.

Suneja appointed Director (Marktg Comm.) Absolute Hotel Services India
Absolute Hotel Services India has appointed Shivikka Suneja as Director, Marketing Communications.

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DEBATE (1) "Who will make the best Prime Minister in India ?"
The Prime Minister need not necessarily be a person who should be able to speak English. All other qualities as shown from (1) to (6) except (5) are good and necessary.

Viswanathan Nair

DEBATE (2)

The future Prime Minister should be a dictator who is free from corruption having the quality to avoid the political manipulation and able to send the corrupt Brass ranked bureaucrats to jail with their political bosses in all parties.

Koyaji

German elections

Today's papers have reported results of German elections. It shows that Germany is having coalition Government from 2005. But they don't have corruption scandal. Why are we having so many corruption scandals just because we are having coalition Government.

Arun Kumar

RTI forum is informative
Regularly I visit RTI forum. I find it very informative. It would be further useful if date of decision is also given along with the citation under RTI forum. I have perused the decision no.CIC/VS/A/2012/001141/04207[Anil Pathak vs.PIO, SBI].This decision deals with NPA and not about CPIOs stating ,inter allia, that CPIOs are not merely post office, as reported/stated. I feel reference to incorrect judgement has been made inadvertently. Shall be glad to have
correct citation of CIC decision referred to.

U S Lal

Economy of this country is in great turmoil
When the economy of this country is in great turmoil as there seems to be no recovery of Rupee against US Dollar, the Central Govt. should also think of doing away with certain Centrally sponsored schemes. For instance, a large number of training programmes are organised by both government and government owned autonomous bodies. These Training institutions be advised to restrict the training programmes. Similarly, Workshops and Conferences should be restricted to only Science & Technology fields. There are Some Mega Camps organised which involves about 50 to 60 lakhs with not impact on the participants. In other words, these are only government sponsored excursions. Such programmes should be abolished forthwith. The functioning of Regional Offices of all the Ministries should be once again analysed and merger of these offices into zonal offices should be done to cut down expenditure
Sivakumar

Medical dichotomy can't stand scrutiny in Court of law
The IRS (IT) officers association has already represented to GoI protesting against the decision. Let the confederation of central government officers file a PIL.

Vijay Awasthi

Medical dichotomy

Medical dichotomy can't stand scrutiny in Court of law. A good suggestion.

Vidya Prakash

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