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Judiciary and Modi
It is said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has something in mind to make reforms in Indian Judiciary. Wait for some time.

They run Adani empire
Who are the key persons in the Adani Empire ? In Ahmadabad, people name four persons viz. Gautam Adani, Rajesh Adani, Karan Adani and Malay Mahadevia.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Arvind Panagariya be Vice Chairman of Planning Commission ?
Arvind Panagariya is likely to be appointed new Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission. He is an Indian-American economist and Professor of Economics at Columbia University and an ex-Chief Economist at the Asian Development .

Rajinder Khanna appointed Secretary, R&AW
Rajinder Khanna has been appointed as Secretary, Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), Cabinet Secretariat in place of Alok Joshi completing his tenure on December 30, 2014. He is a 1978 batch RAS officer.
(We said this on December 2, 2014)

Prakash Mishra appointed as DG, CRPF
Prakash Mishra, who is presently working as Special Secretary (IS) in MHA, has been appointed as Director General in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.
(We said this on December 9, 2014)

Arvind Saxena appointed as Director, ARC
Arvind Saxean has been appointed as Director and ex-officio Special Secretary, ARC. He is a 1978 batch RAS officer.

Three names in circulations for Members of NDMA
Three names: Kamal Kishore, a disaster reduction expert at the United Nations Development Programme; Lt Gen N C Marwah (retired) and D N Sharma, Director of Health, Safety and Environment Group at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre are being bandied around for the posts of Members in the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

Haryana Chief Secretary to get extension ?
Haryana Chief Secretary P K Gupta is expected to get three months extension in service beginning January 1. He is 1981 batch IAS officer.

Manipur Chief Secretary to get extension
Manipur Chief Secretary P C Lawmkunga is all set to get three months extension in service beginning January 1. He is 1979 batch IAS officer.

IAS officer is new Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI)
Orders of R K Srivastava for the appointment as Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) have been issued by the Government of India. Srivastava, who is presently in the cadre, belongs to a 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on Sept 25, 2014)

New CIL Chief to take charge soon
Sutirtha Bhattacharya new Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Coal India Limited (CIL) is expected to take charge in the first week of January. Bhattacharya, who is presently Chairman of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), belongs to 1985 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.
(We said this on Nov 10, 18, 2014)

Dozens of Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries in MEA
When senior officers of the Ministry of External Affairs were introduced to the new Minister Sushma Swaraj, she was surprised at the number of Additional Secretaries (almost a dozen) and Joint Secretaries (almost four dozen), In the old days, IFS officers became additional/ joint secretaries in MEA when IAS officers became ASs and JSs in other ministries. IFS officers pointed out that in the states the IAS officers get the pay scale of Joint Secretaries and Additional Secretaries much earlier; so MEA should be treated like a 'state' as far as promotion to the rank of JS and AS is concerned. Since the number of Deputy Secretaries did not rise proportionately, MEA will continue have a dumbbell structure with a huge number of Additional and Joint Secretaries.

Bank EDs interview this week
Interview for the Executive Directors in the nationalized banks is going to take place on December 25 and 26.

Jayant Kumar selected for Director (Fin), NHPC Ltd
Jayant Kumar, ED, NHPC, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), NHPC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 19, 2014.

Ajit Kesari empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ajit Kesari has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Venkateswaran empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
R Venkateswaran has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

T S Jawahar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
T S Jawahar has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Hirdyesh Mohan empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Hirdyesh Mohan has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Vishal Kumar Dev empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Vishal Kumar Dev has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Kalpana Rajsinghot empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Kalpana Rajsinghot has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. Rajsinghot is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Indian Postal Service.

Venkateswaralu empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
M Venkateswaralu has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Indian Postal Service.

A K Saha empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
A K Saha has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or Equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Sanjay Sethi empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Sanjay Sethi has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Chandra Shekar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Chandra Shekhar has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Punnabhai empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
S B C Punnabhai has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Orders of Ms Manjusha Bhatnagar for Director, BLC issued
The orders of Ms Manjusha Bhatnagar, General Manager (Info Systems), MRPL, for the appointment as Director (Human Resources & Corporate Affairs), Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLC) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Oct 4, 2013)

Ashok Gupta posted in Bengaluru
Ashok Gupta, Executive Director/L&A II Railway Board, has been posted as Chief Administrative Officer(Construction), South Western Railway Bengaluru. He is an IRSE officer of the 1980 batch.

Onkar Chand Sharma appointed Divisional Commissioner, Shimla (UPDATED)
Onkar Chand Sharma has been appointed as Divisional Commissioner, Shimla with additional charge of Managing Director, Agro Packaging India Limited, Shimla. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Puspendra Rajput returns to parent cadre, gets posting (UPDATED)
Upon return from central deputation, Pushpendra Rajput has been appointed Divisional Commissioner, Kangra at Dharmshala in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

1984 batch IAS gets ACS rank in Himachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
Three 1984 batch IAS officers MssrsTarun Shridhar, Narender Chauhan and Principal P C Dhiman have been promoted to the rank of ACS in Himachal Pradesh.

Ravichandra posted as Member, Secretary, Pollution Control Board in AP (UPDATED)
Muddada Ravichandra has been appointed as Member Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Orders of S Charles as Director (Fin), DCIL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of S Charles, Vice President, SCIL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on January 27, 2014)

SAIL awarded good corporate citizen award 2014 by PHD Chamber (UPDATED)
Steel Authority of India (SAIL) was awarded the PHD Chamber Good Corporate Citizen Award 2014. Chairman, SAIL, CS Verma received the award from Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Niitn Gadkari today in a glittering award ceremony. Instituted in 1997, PHD Chamber Annual Awards for Excellence are given in recognition of outstanding achievements or contributions in selected areas and for promoting corporate and individual initiatives in economic, social, educational and cultural areas to Indian businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals. Chairman SAIL, C S Verma after receiving the award thanked the jury and said, "SAIL is committed to continuously improving its social responsibilities, environment and economic practices to make a positive impact on society." SAIL has been making conscious and well thought efforts towards nurturing a culture that supports flexibility, learning and has been working in the direction of sustainable growth. Along with setting new bench marks in production, technology and growth, the company undertakes large number of corporate social responsibility initiatives regularly. SAIL recognizes the direct and indirect impact of its business activities on society and strives to integrate its business values and operations in such a way that facilitates comprehensive growth for all. SAIL CSR activities are carried in and out of its steel townships, mines and far flung areas across the country. Providing medical and healthcare, education, access to water facilities, construction of roads, sanitation, development of model steel villages, women empowerment etc have always found top slot in the CSR initiatives. The company takes several initiatives for energy conservation, water conservation, recycle/reuse, reduction in hazardous emissions, safe disposal of hazardous materials and solid waste management. SAIL believes in building continuous good relations with all its stake holders and in making a meaningful difference in people's lives.

Interviews for nine posts of EDs in BHEL underway (UPDATED)
As many as 68 GM level BHEL officials are appearing for nine posts of Executive Director interviews for which are underway in BHEL Corporate office . Those appearing from BHEL's Bhopal unit are Sarvesh Chaturvedi (GM - HR), DK Dixit (GM - Quality), TG Chauragade ( GM - WE), DK Thakur 9 GM - SCR) and Vishwas Bhave (GM - MM).

Vijay Kumar Bidhuri relieved to join A&N Administration (UPDATED)
The Government of Delhi has relieved Vijay Kumar Bidhuri in order to join the Administration of Andman & Nicobar. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Avi Prakash posted as Counsellor, Embassy of India , Bangkok (UPDATED)
Avi Prakash has been appointed as Counsellor, Embassy of India, Bangkok for a period of three years. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

DEBATE- RETIREMENT AGE
With the BJP government in Haryana already 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 and then ?
Send your views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com…………

CORPORATE

Srinivas resigns as MD, Veljan Denison Ltd
Velamati Gangadhar Srinivas has resigned as Managing Director of Veljan Denison Ltd January 1, 2015

Mevada appointed Addl. Director, Jet Infraventure Ltd
Jet Infraventure Ltd has appointed Darshan Mevada as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. December 19, 2014.

Kinariwala resigns as Independent Director, Jet Infraventure Ltd
Anil Manilal Kinariwala has resigned as Independent Director of Jet Infraventure Ltd w.e.f. December 19, 201

Sheth resigns as Director, Rishi Laser Ltd
Jayesh Sheth has resigned as Director of Rishi Laser Ltd

Kolli re-designated as Whole-time Director, D-Link (India) Ltd
D-Link (India) Ltd has re-designated Vinai Kolli as Whole-time Director of the company.

Rana appointed Addl. Director, Rajasthan Petro Synthetics Ltd
Rajasthan Petro Synthetics Ltd has appointed Ms Sunita Rana as Additional Director of the company.

Jain appointed CS, Tumus Electric Corporation Ltd
Tumus Electric Corporation Ltd has appointed Ms Noopur Jain as Company Secretary of the company.

Jolly appointed GM, Radisson Blu, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi
Barun Jolly has been appointed as the General Manager of Radisson Blu, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi

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DEBATE (1) Retirement Age
Professional career is for lively hood. People who fail to secure it by age of 58 will remain so at age of 60 also. Life post retirement should also be valued and it should not be seen as vacuum. Moreover, there is pension to take care of post retirement needs. I personally would like to retire at 58 so that i have adequate opportunity to enjoy post retirement life. That government will loose out on experience and technical skills by sending people early. This is an argument of convenience. Highly skilled and technical people should be aware that the bench strength of next generation is showing tremendous promise and we have no reason to worry for government interests. These will be taken care of adequately and we need to accept that we have got our due share in the government. 58 is enough!
Suresh Dalal

DEBATE (2) Retirement Age
A very simple Question to central govt. ...if the government thinks a person above 58yrs is not mentally capable to take the decision than why only government employees should retire at 58yrs and not the politicians ?if the government feels they will cut the salary bill by retiring government employees above 58 urethane they should know that monthly expense of one minister above the age of 58 yrs is equivalent to more than 100 government employees ?
Sushmita

DEBATE (3) Retirement Age
Reduction in retirement age would not yield any tangible results. There are certain offices which should have been closed many years back. In fact, some of the staff members have lamented that they are simply getting salary without doing any meaningful work. First the government should identify those offices which were to be closed according to the recommendations of the Expenditure Reforms Commission. Moreover, there are offices just doing the job of a post office i.e. disseminating instructions received from Delhi down the line, collect and transmit data to Delhi from field. Most of the time the data are inaccurate, falsified and lead to confusion. There is a growing disbelief among central government staff that only the stage has changed and not the scene. This should be removed by taking right steps. Punish the GUilty and Reward the Honest. You do not have to think of either enhancing or reducing retirement age.
Siva Kumar

Delhi may be waterloo of BJP
Delhi might turn into waterloo of BJP. Central Govt Employees are feeling cheated due to very long working hours , no rest, no overtime, cutting down perks and pervileges.
A Central Government Employee

Finance Ministry and CBDT
There is no change in the approach of UPA and NDA government to increase tax net of 1 crore club. It remains the same. Whenever any action is proposed to increase tax net it starts from lower end and ends at people earning 20 lakhs or so. CBDT has to change strategy and start from 20 lakhs and go for higher income bracket. All energy is of income tax department is wasted in handling low income group people and no energy and time left for higher income group people. In result the people whose taxable income more than 1 crore is left with old figure of 42800. It is not clear whether it is designed so. CBDT needs clear instructions from Finance Minister to go ahead for higher income group people. Actually government has not prepared required data base for people having cars more than 20 lakhs, having property more than 1 crore, people visited foreign countries more than two times in a year, people staying 5* deluxe hotels, people spending more than 10 lakhs in gems & jewelry etc. Man power and time is wasted only to handle the cases of lower income group. Whole machinery will involve in this work but will never reach to the step to reach the people earning more than 1 crore. It is to be understood that CBDT has limited resources to build required data base and do the data mining. The work of assessment for the tax payers whose taxable income is upto 20 lakhs should be outsourced and to be finalised online or thru CPC.CBDT should concentrate to work for innovative method to find people whose taxable income more than 1 crore. It will not only increase the tax net but will also stop the the generation of black money. Black money does not get generated from small tax payers. It is to be seen in the budget speech of Finance Minister what is current position of numbers people whose taxable income more than 1 crore. Stock option is also one of the earning but whether it is counted as income. This is much prevalent in IT industry where gardener is also crorepati.
N Prakash

Devyani hasn't done anything wrong
As per Rule 9 of the CCS conduct rules, Devyani Khobargade, Director, MEA has not criticized the Government. Moreover, as per the recommendations of the Parliament Standing Committee indicated under this rule, people in the Government should be allowed to express their opinion freely. She has expressed her own personal opinion/ experiences and has said nothing against the government. The RTI Act-2005 has broken all the barriers based on which the Rule 11 of CCS conduct rules and Paragraph No.116 of CSMOP has been changed. If a Section Officer acting as an Public Information Officer is allowed to communicate official information to the public without any approval, then what is wrong in Smt. Devyani Khobargade speaking freely and that too explaining her trauma. When she was speaking in USA nobody had any qualms. The action of the Government shows feudalistic mind set. This is the reason why a number of corruption still occurring in the Government is not being exposed. Like misuse of official perks & facilities, vehicles at government cost for personal purpose, mulching of PSUs and the senior officers having personal staff much more that their entitlement & the junior officers suffering shortage of staff. People fear that they may be transferred, their APAR may be spoilt and that hurdles may be created in their pensionary dues. When the courts take so much time in the country, government servants feel that it is better to keep quiet and listen to the wrath of the seniors rather than you yourself suffer. In the interest of the democracy surviving in this country, it would be better if the superiors in the Government encourage sporting & reasonable argument of their juniors. They should also be good listeners. After all they are the boss having all the authority and if they want they can overrule their subordinates. In many Western Countries the drivers calls his boss by the first name. These days in the Government many senior bureaucrats are not taking decision leading to policy paralysis. Wherever a decision is being taken, the dealing is being told to prepare a note to everybody's liking then all persons put their signatures. Some even if they are the designated authorities to take decision, very surreptitiously submit the file to their superiors by writing "May kindly see".
Bimal S

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