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New J & K House to pass first resolution ?
Political observers feel that the new Vidhan Sabha on the very first day will pass a resolution "We are with India". And Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go down in the History.

Mobile Application & Digital Calendar -First time in the history of DAVP
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting through Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP) has launched a Mobile Application in tune with the "Digital India" objective of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The Mobile App incorporates the Digital version of the official calendar of the Government and provides access to the latest tweets from the PMO, the YouTube Channel of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and the Press Releases on PIB website. The Digital Calendar incorporated within the app is designed with a purpose of spreading socially relevant messages which would be accessible on real time basis through mobile phones. In addition to being a window for all websites of Government of India, this informative application would serve as a planner to the users bringing news updates from All India Radio and DD News. The Mobile App was developed for Android platforms initially which would be made available on other mobile platforms also in due course of time.

BUREAUCRACY

Ashutosh Sharma to be Secretary, Science and Technology !
Ashutosh Sharma is likely to be appointed new Secretary Science and Technolgyin the Government of India.Sharma is from IIT Kanpur.

1974 or 1975 batch IAS to succeed Sampath ?
It is believed that a 1974 batch IAS officer or 1975 batch IAS officer senior to H S Brahma will succeed next month CEC V S Sampath.

Appointment of seven Bank CMDs this month
Appointment of seven new Bank CMDs is expected to be made in a couple of weeks.

V P Mahawar selected as Director (Onshore), ONGC Ltd
V P Mahawar, ED, ONGC, has been selected for the post of Director (Onshore), ONGC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 17, 2014. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Appointment orders of K K Sharma as Addl Secretary, Women & Child Dev cancelled
The appointment orders of Kewal Kumar Sharma as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development cancelled. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Tenure of Ms Jayaseelan as Member Secretary, NCPRB extended
The central deputation tenure of Ms Naini Jayaseelan as Member Secretary, National Capital Region Planning Board (NCPRB) has been extended upto December 31, 2014. She is a 1980 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Why 'no' to women candidates for CMD posts?
Whisper has got that an agency of Government of India has told a Ministry not to short-list the names of women for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of a Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) in a scheduled 'A'.

P C Sharma is now in North Block ?
Former CBI Director and Member of the NHRC P C Sharma is reported to have started sitting in the North Block to assist Finance Minister Arun Jaitly. What is the significance ?

N Gulzar appointed as Director, DoPT
N Gulzar has been appointed as Director in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in Government of India. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Anant Swrup posted as ED (PG) to Suresh Prabhu
Anant Swrup has been as Executive Director (Public Grievances) to Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Minister of Railways. He is an officer from Railway service.

Kamal Pandey posted as PS to Ram Kripal Yadav
Kamal Pandey has been appointed as Private Secretary to Ram Kripal Yadav, Minister of State for Drinking Water & Sanitation. He is a CSS officer.

Indrajit Man posted as OSD to Chaudhary Birender Singh
One Indrajit Man has been deputed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Chaudhary Birender Singh, Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation. He is a Government retired person.

Ashwini Mahapatra appointed as APS to Chauhdary Birender Singh
One Ashwini Mahapatra has been deputed as Additional Private Secretary to Chaudhary Birender Singh, Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation. He is a private person.

Academic blocks-I&II at SNIT, Surat constructed by NBCC dedicated (UPDATED)
Ms Jaya Panvallkar, Chairman of SVNIT, has recently inaugurated the Academic Block - I for Physics, Chemistry & Maths and Academic Block-II for Electrical, Chemical & Electronic at SVNIT, Surat, executed by NBCC. Both the blocks are successfully completed before scheduled time.

Tenure of Bhatia as Joint Secretary, 14th Finance Commission extended
The tenure of Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia as Joint Secretary in the Fourteenth Finance Commission, New Delhi, has been extended upto December 30, 2014. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Extension proposal of Rajesh Arya as Director, DoPT rejected
The extension proposal of Rajesh Arya as Director, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has been rejected by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Extension proposal of Ms Geethanjali as Dy Secretary, EF&CC declined
Extension proposal of Ms M Geethanjali as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EF&CC) has been declined by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). She is a 2001 batch IFS officer of Punjab cadre.

Orders of P K Prasad for MD, NERAMAC expected soon
The orders of P K Prasad, Senior GM, NSC, for the appointment as Managing Director, North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) are expected to be issued soon by the concerned Ministry.

Post of Under Secretary, IF Wing, Commerce, Mumbai vacant
The post of Under Secretary of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) in IF Wing in the Department of Commerce (Supply Division), Mumbai is lying vacant. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to the DoPT before December 26, 2014.

Pravin Kumar Aggarwal empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Pravin Kumar Aggarwal has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICAS).

DoPT invites applications for Secretary, SSC
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations in the Staff Selection Commission (Headquarters), New Delhi. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to this department beforeFebruary 9, 2015.

CBI arrests GM of United Bank of India
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a General Manager of United Bank of India in a case related to an alleged loss of Rs. 9.44 crores (approx) to Bank.

HAL conferred PSE Excellence Award
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been conferred the PSE Excellence Award 2014 for 'Corporate Governance & Innovation in Business' by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today at the 5th Summit on India: Public Sector Agenda organized by Indian Chamber of Commerce with the support of Department of Public Enterprises and Ministry of Heavy Industries. Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL received the award from Ram Naik, Governor of Uttar Pradesh at New Delhi. PSE Excellence Awards constituted in 2010, is an initiative to salute the industry game changers and recognise contributors to the Indian economy in view of the positive role played by the PSEs in addressing global demands. A conclave was also organised to take view of PSEs space from a global perspective, highlight the achievements and check readiness of PSEs in global supply chain. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Tyagi said,"Although Public Sector Enterprises are a force to reckon with, there is an impending need to re-energize the public sector and focus on diversification to tap new markets." He reiterated that HAL is committed to making Government's 'Make in India' initiative a reality and help transform India as a manufacturing leader. Dr Tyagi outlined an agenda on improving competitiveness of Public Sector Enterprises and also stressed on unshackling the potential wherein PSUs can contribute significantly to the GDP of our country. It is highly imperative that the CPSEs be accorded with commensurate autonomy and flexibility for addressing Technological, Policy/Operational, Export and Human Resource related issues effectively. Dr. Tyagi further detailed HAL's future roadmap and highlighted that a major portion of India's defence capital expenditure in future will be attributed to Air Defence plat form modernization. He stressed that HAL is making efforts to build strategic partnerships and boost our indigenization efforts and has already developed a supplier base of over 2400 business partners across the country.

Jagdeep Singh is also Director, Sports & Youth in Haryana (UPDATED)
Jagdeep Singh has been assigned additional charge as Director, Sports & Youth Affairs in Haryana. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

3 IRS-IT officers transferred at Asst/Dy Commissioner level (UPDATED)
Three IRS-IT officers have been transferred and posted to different places at Assistant/Deputy Commissioner level. Accordingly, Anurag Sharma and Rajesh Dhingra have been shifted to DGIT, Delhi while Dr O N Supriya Rao was transferred to FT & TR division of CBDT.

D Bandyopadhyay selected as Director (HR), BHEL (UPDATED)
D Bandyopadhyay, GM, BHEL, has been selected for the post of Director (Human Resources), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 18, 2014. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

DEBATE- RETIREMENT AGE
With the BJP government in Haryana lowering the retirement age of state government employees from 60 to 58 years, it is being rumoured that the next in line will be Delhi government (after the polls) before being implemented by the central government in the months to come. How far is it fair ?

Send your views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com…………

CORPORATE

Mina's tenure as Director (Personnel), NHPC Ltd extended
Union Ministry of Power has extended the tenure of R S Mina as Director (Personnel) of NHPC Ltd w.e.f. April 28, 2014 till January 31, 2017

Rao resigns as Whole-time Director, Onesource Techmedia Ltd
S Krishna Rao has resigned as Whole-time Director of Onesource Techmedia Ltd w.e.f. December 17, 2014

Faheed appointed MD, Onesource Techmedia Ltd
Fayaz Usman Faheed has been appointed as the Managing Director of Onesource Techmedia Ltd

Dharmik ceases to be an Independent Director, SJVN Limited
D V Dharmik has ceased to be an Independent Director of SJVN Limited w.e.f. December 13, 2014

Bage resigns as CS, Broadcast Initiatives Limited
Ms Gandhali Bage has resigned as Company Secretary of Broadcast Initiatives Limited w.e.f. December 17, 2014.

Amin appointed Addl. Director, HOECL
Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd has appointed Ms Sharmila Amin as Additional Director of the company.

Two Independent Directors appointed on Board of Satin Creditcare Network Ltd
Satin Creditcare Network Ltd has appointed Goh Colin and Sanjay Kumar Bhatia as Independent Directors of the company

Sim appointed Sr. VP ( Asia Pacific) , Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services has appointed Dr Patrick Sim as Senior Vice President ( Asia Pacific) of the company

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DEBATE (1) Retirement Age

Flip flop is certainly not the characteristic of promising, visionary and development minded leadership. Again it is not a good idea to reverse decision without going into merits and demerits. After system is well entrenched and dust has finally settled there is no use crying hoarse except when you wish to indulge in exercise in futility or you are looking for lame excuse for your indifference and lethargy. Frankly there may not have been many takers of the decision of extending age to sixty years for considerations inter alia longevity experience and financial exigency in view of more pressing woes of younger generation in regard to monstrous rising unemployment and menacing deprivation those days specially with anathema of global downturn looming large. But once a decision has become reality fait accompli. No successive government should take recourse to fickle mindedness, dilatory or procrastinating tactics on a dead issue. In stead of making political capital out of a non issue they should devise ways and means to create avenues of employment, business and enterprise for the teeming millions of this country specially educated youth growing restive. Let new initiatives in skill development, job oriented education and professional training create a launching pad for new horizons of livelihood with dignity. In fact govt sector employment is a minuscule minority and no panacea for vast majority of this country. The need of hour is full scale preparedness to take to new ideas, innovations technology, ameliorate talent with skill, attract investment in human resource, incentivise income and employment generating sectors, extirpate corruption and nepotism, reward honesty and sincerity. Instead of shifting goalposts, government will do well to envisage, evolve and implement multipronged strategy to overcome scourge of unemployment.

O.P. Garg DGP Retd.

DEBATE(2) Retirement Age

Retirement age should be at 58 years age or 35 years service whichever earlier. No re employment at any level whatsoever

Dr Muralidhar

DEBATE (3) Retirement Age

I am sure government will base its decision on sound merit, however would suggest that government should bring parity in the retirement age of CAPF personnel with central government employees. CAPF personnel minus a few retire at the age of 57 years where as personnel of Assam rifle and CISF retire at 60 years. Age of retirement must be same for all government employees and there should be no discrimination. Whatever decision government takes will be welcome but have one age for all.

R C Sharma

DEBATE(4) Retirement Age

It is a right decision. Jobs are required for the youth. Most of the Older people are not able cop up with technology. Hence the retirement age should be reduced to 58.

M Srinivasulu Reddy

Is it not funny?

The politicians who are either not qualified or least qualified and are making all the policies of the Country for running the administration continue to hold the coveted posts of Ministers, Governors, President, Vice Presidents, Speakers of Lok Sabha/state assemblies, MPs/MLAs far beyond the age of retirement prescribed for the Central & State Govt. Employees. Some of these persons are in their seventies and Eighties and still found to be fit by this politicians class for SERVING /LOOTING THE COUNTRY? Some blue-eyed Central & State government employees are also given extensions beyond age of retirement and plush appointments as CVC and other constitutional posts then why not take a holistic approach to fix the age of retirement for all those Govt. Servants including Central/State employees, politicians uniformally allowing no discretions at all to anybody in the Govt. This is the situation in all the successful democracies abroad. The differential age of retirement for rulers/politicians and Govt. Servants had been prescribed by the British Rulers and need to be reviewed by the Modi government which is advocating revolutionary reforms of the polity. Otherwise it s perpetuation of the Old wine in a new Bottle concept to fool the masses.

Zorawar

Ignorant place for the patients

The metro hospital, sector 11, Noida is an ignorant place for the patients belonging to CGHS benefits. They avoid and even spoil the case and patients die. There is no one to speak against Dr Purushottam Lal who had been the Physican attending Harkishan Singh Surjit and others.The ladies are worst ignored. They do not have ultra sound machines. Only one machine with rotten reception and doctors are there. The MRI people are hardly trained for the job and the staff are not as they themselves run nursing school and get lowly paid nurses who are not trained to look after the patients. Dr Banerjee dealing with the diabetes calls patients to his own clinic and charges handsome amount. Is this the way of handling the patients ? CGHS is not taking action against Dr Purushottam. He should be blacklisted and his hospitals the business shop should be closed.

Ram Singh

Misuse of government funds

Misuse of government funds by IASs and IRSs in many offices. They use Govt. Vehicles as well as Private vehicles but not entitled for vehicle and draw Transport Allowance, organize parties/farewels from govt funds, uncountable newspapers and magazines at home and office, also avail ROYAL facilities. They make rules only for Gr. B, C, & D and no rule for Gr. A.

Bhupinder

Only govt has changed

Only government has changed ,every thing else is same .I continue to be on compulsory wait for over two years now by officials who do not have powers to do so .I understand that this power vests only with Government of India .Even officials under suspension when start getting full pay as subsistence allowance ,their suspension is revoked and government starts taking work from them .There are insistence on attendance ,punctuality etc but what about this compulsory wait of 45 months

Rameshwar

Only GoI can afford

It is Government of India only which can afford to promote 6 officers at DDG level in DGS&D and keep them without work for more than a month. What a waste of resources and tax payer money.

Guha

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