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BUREAUCRACY

Who will be next IB Chief ? (2)
It is going to be a million dollar question at the time when Narendra Modi is in action as a tough-master and the task-master Ajit Doval has been handling the affairs as National Security Adviser who himself understands the tasks & challenges of the position as former IB Chief. It would be interesting to watch the search of successor to Asif Ibrahim who is set to retire on December 31 this year.

Railway Board Chairman unlikely to get extension
Proposal of extension in service to the Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar is believed to have been turned down.

Rajiv Chaturvedi selected as CMD, PEC Ltd
Rajiv Chaturvedi, GGM, PEC, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, PEC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on November 11, 2014. As many as eight persons were interviewed for the same.

Post of Rajiv Mehrishi designated as Finance Secretary
Nearly a month after being appointed as the Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs in the Finance Ministry, former Rajasthan chief secretary Rajiv Mehrishi has been formally designated as the finance secretary - an additional designation sported by the senior-most among five finance ministry mandarins i.e. the Secretaries manning the five department of the finance ministry. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Three committees to select heads of eight Public Sector banks
As many as three committees, each having two members, have reportedly been constituted to select heads of eight public sector banks. These committees are slated to hold interviews of eligible candidates . All candidates will be screened through each committee separately .

Orders of Prabhat Sahai as CMD, MRVC issued
The orders of Prabhat Sahai for the appointment as Chairman & Managing Director, Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on June 9, 2014)

Y K Gupta tipped to be appointed as DCGI
As the grapevine has it, Y K Gupta may be given to succeed G N Singh as the Drugs Controller General of India. Reportedly, the file has been moving with pace in the ministry.

Javed Usmani to take voluntary retirement
With his name being cleared for the post of Chief Information Commissioner in Uttar Pradesh, Javed Usmani is finally going to take voluntary retirement 14 months prior to his superannuation. The 1978 batch UP cadre IAS officer, Usmani, is scheduled to retire in January 2016.

Post of CVO, CBDT lying vacant for over 5 months
There has been strong murmuring over the post of CVO, CBDT which has been running vacant for more than five months. Those who know the affairs know well about the reasons & intent both. Conventionally the DG, Vigilance (CBDT) functions as ex-officio CVO, CBDT.

Ms Desai likely to be Chairperson, Power Tribunal
Former Supreme Court Justice Ms Ranjana Desai may soon be appointed as Chairperson, Power Tribunal. She superannuated as Supreme Court Justice on October 29.

Chandraiah to join as Director (Fin), BC&PL on Nov 14
P M Chandraiah, Additional General Manager, EPIL, will be joining as Director (Finance), Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited (BC&PL) on November 14, 2014.
(We said this on July 30, 2014)

Delhi Police to exceed sanctioned posts of Spl CP?
With two AGMUT cadre IPS officers of 1986 batch expected postings with Delhi Police whispers have started doing rounds that Delhi Police will have to add two Special CP rank officers exceeding the sanctioned posts in the rank. Rajesh Mallik has made a comeback from SPG whereas S Vasudeva Rao has reported back after completing his tenure as CVO, Dreging Corporation of India.

Sanjeev Kumar Chadha appointed as Director, Defence
Sanjeev Kumar Chadha has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Defence. He is a 1989 batch IFS officer of Odisha cadre.

Ms Abhilasha Mahapatra Basaiawmoit posted as Director, Economic Affairs
Ms Abhilasha Mahapatra Basaiawmoit has been appointed as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs under the Minister of Finance. She is a 2000 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Barnwal is Director, Electronics and IT
Sunil Kumar Barnwal has been appointed Director Electronics and IT in the Government of India. He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Will Dr Pal be new CVO AIIMS ?
Name of Dr Vinod Pal has started doing the round for the post of CVO All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Tenure of Sumanta Chaudhuri as Joint Secretary, Commerce extended
The central deputation tenure of Sumanta Chaudhuri as Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce has been extended for a period of three months beyond November 30, 2014. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Victim of Mayawati and Mulayam Singh is untouchable in GoI ?
An outstanding IAS officer who became victim of the Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav Government in Uttar Pradesh seems to be untouchable in the NDA government too.1979 batch IAS officer Vijay Shankar Pandey is still waiting in the wings to get a posting in the GoI.

1980 batch IAS officer still waiting for posting in GoI
While postings to 1981 batch IAS officers to the rank of Special Secretary in the Government of India are almost over one 1980 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Swarnmala Rawla is still waiting to get posting in the GoI.

R K Mishra soon to be elevated as ADG, BSF
As the grapevine has it, Rajni Kant Mishra may soon be elevated to the rank of ADG with BSF. The 1984 batch IPS officer of UP cadre is presently serving with BSF as IG, Administration.

Post of Director (Proj), TCIL vacant since Oct
The post of Director (Projects), Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), has been lying vacant since October 1, 2014. However, Rajiv Gupta, DDG, Department of Telecommunications, who was selected for the post, is yet to join the same.

Post of Director (F&C), HSL vacant since Nov 2013
The post of Director (Finance & Commercial), Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) has been lying vacant since November 29, 2013. However, M Nagaraj, AGM, ITIL, who was selected for the post, is waiting for orders.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Assam
A number of officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Assam. Accordingly, Vinod Kumar Pipersenia has been given an additional charge of PWD Roads & PWD, B&NH while V B Pyarelal will be ACS, Power and Public Enterprises and S L Mewara is PS, Panchayat & Rural Development. Similarly, Dr Ajay Kumar Singh has been posted as PS, Hill Areas Department; Sameer Kumar Khare as PS, Finance Department; Paban Kumar Barthakur as PS, Urban Development, Guwahati Development and Soil Conservation Departments; Hemanta Narzary as Commissioner & Secretary, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary and Cooperation Department; Hemanga Kishore Sarma relieved of additional charge of Commissioner, Public Enterprises; Dr Ravi Kota as Commissioner, Taxes; Mrs L Sweety Changsan as Commissioner & Secretary, Home, Political, Passport, Implementation of Assam Accord and Border Areas; Sabbir Hussain relieved of additional charge of Commissioner & Secretary, Cooperation Department; Dr K K Dwivedi as Mission Director, National Rural Livelihood Mission; Swapnanil Barua as Commissioner, Industries & Commerce and MD AIDC, Nodal Officer investment;Mahtab Uddin Ahmed relieved of Hill Areas and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary;Manish Thakur as Commissioner & Secretary, Health and Family Welfare; G D Tripathi as Commissioner & Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management and Commissioner, Land Records & Surveys; Mrs Nilufer Alam Hazarika as Commissioner & Secretary, Power (E) Department; Ashutosh Agnihotri as Secretary, Tourism Department; Dr Anupam Kumar Roy as Secretary, Border Areas and Implementation of Assam Accord Departments; Dhrubajyoti Hazarika as Secretary, Transport Department with additional charge of Urban Development; Amlan Barua relieved of Labour & Employment, Project director, Employment Generation Mission; Dr Upendra Nath Bora as Secretary, Guwahati Development Department; Tapan Chandra Goswami as Commissioner of Labour with the charge as State Enquiry Officer; Ramesh Chand Jain as Mission Director, Rastriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhijan Mission; Mrs Julie Sonowal as Secretary, Health and Family Welfare; Mrs Jashre Daolgupu as Secretary, Assam, Information Technology Department and Ashwani Kumar was posted as Deputy Secretary, Secretariat Administration and Generation Administration Departments.
(We said this on Nov 10, 2014)

Satnam Singh Badhwan appointed as CVO, CWC (UPDATED)
Satnam Singh Badhwan has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), Delhi under the Department of Food & Public Distribution at Joint Secretary level. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

CBEC Chairman Kaushal Srivastava to look after GST, Computerization, DPPR (UPDATED)
Kaushal Srivastava, Chairman and Member Budget, CBEC, has been assigned the charges of GST & Computerization and DPPR.

CBEC Member Ms Srivastava gets charge of Western, NW zone (UPDATED)
Ms Mala Srivastava, Member Customs, CBEC, has been assigned charges of Western Zone with additional charge of North Western Zone.

CBEC Member Ms Chander assigned charge of Southern Zone (UPDATED)
Ms Joy Kumari Chander, Member (P&V)CBEC, has been assigned the charge of Southern Zone.

CBEC Member, Shashi Bhushan Singh gets Central, Northern zones charges (UPDATED)
Shashi Bhushan Singh, Member Central Excise, CBEC, has been assigned regular charge of Central Zone with additional charge of Northern zones.

Dr Amandeep Garg joins as PS to Jagat Prakas Nadda (UPDATED)
Dr Amandeep Garg has taken over the charge as Private Secretary to Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister for Health and Family Welfare. Garg is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Deputation tenure of four IPS officers in CBI extended till Jan 31(UPDATED)
Deputation tenure of four IPS officers serving in the CBI has been extended till January 31,2015.They are Mssrs S Sengathir DIG 1997 batch Rajasthan cadre, Ghanshyam Upadhyay DIG 1999 batch Odisha cadre ,A S Dhillon DIG Haryana cadre 1997 batch and Dr Atululzele SP 2001 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Two IAS officers shifted in Karnataka (UPDATED)
Meer Anees Ahmed has been appointed as Special Deputy Commissioner-1, Bangalore Urban District while Mrs Neela Manjunath was made Special Deputy Commissioner-2, Bangalore Urban District, Bangalore.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in MP (UPDATED)
As many as 18 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, R K Arusia has been posted as Commandant 10th Bt, SAF, Sagar while Anurag will be Commandant 15th bt SAF, Indore and Baghawat Singh Chauhan is Commandant 24th bt SAF, Jaora, Ratlam. Similarly, K B Sharma has been appointed as AIG, PHQ, Bhopal; N P Barkade as Commandant 9th bt SAF, Rewa; Manoj Sharma as SP, Mandsaur; Gaurav Rajput as SP, Katni; B P Chandravanshi as Commandant 32 bt, SAF, Ujjain; Anand Prakash as SP, Mandla; Deepak Verma as SP, Raisen, Mahendra Singh Sikarwar as SP, Khandwa; Prembabu Sharma as SP, Harda; Manohar Singh as SP, Ujjain; Sushant Kumar Saxena as SP, PHQ, Bhopal; Ravishankar Daheria as AIG, PHQ, Bhopal; Mrs T Amongla Iyer as Commandant 25th bt SAF, Bhopal; Rajesh Hingankar as SP, Dhar and M L Chhari was made SP, Shivpuri.

Two IAS officers shifted in Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
Dr Kamalprit Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, GAD with additional charge of Director, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection while Prasanna R will now be Director, Health Services in Chhattisgarh.

Two IFS officers transferred in Chhattigarh (UPDATED)
Krishnachand Yadav has been appointed as APCCF, HRD and IT while Rajendra Kumar Dey was posted as APCCF, State Forest Research and Training Institute, Raipur in Chhattisgarh.

CORPORATE

Khati to be Govt. Nominee Director, MOIL Ltd
The Central government has approved appointment of Urvilla Khati, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel as Government Nominee Director of MOIL Ltd

Agarwal appointed Exec. VP & Head, DCB Bank Ltd
DCB Bank Ltd has appointed Atal Agarwal as Executive Vice President and Head - Corporate Banking, Financial Institutions and Investment Banking.

Rajyaguru appointed CMD, Real Realty Management Company Ltd
Real Realty Management Company Ltd has appointed Rajesh Rajyaguru as the Chairman and Managing Director of the company

Bhadra appointed CFO, Real Realty Management Company Ltd
Bhavin Bhadra has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Real Realty Management Company Ltd

Ladda re-appointed ED, RSWM Ltd
J C Laddha has been re-appointed as Executive Director of RSWM Ltd whose term expires on December 31, 2014

Mathur appointed Independent Director, RSWM Ltd
RSWM Ltd has appointed Ms Geeta Mathur an Independent Director of the company

Capoor appointed Non Exec. Independent Director, Birla Ericsson Optical Ltd
Birla Ericsson Optical Ltd has appointed Archana Capoor as Non-Executive Independent Woman Director of the Company

Thapar appointed Addl. Director, Finolex Cables Ltd
Finolex Cables Ltd has appointed Ms Namita Vikas Thapar as an Additional Director of the company.

Guruswamy resigns as CS, Inditrade Capital Ltd
Guruswamy Raj G has resigned as Company Secretary of Inditrade Capital Ltd

Mohan appointed CS, Inditrade Capital Ltd
Vinod Mohan has been appointed as Company Secretary of Inditrade Capital Ltd

Mulasi appointed CS, FGP Ltd
FGP Ltd has appointed Ms Aayushi Mulasi as the Company Secretary of the company

Irfan appointed Addl. Director, Prestige Estates Projects Ltd
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd has appointed Ms Uzma Irfan as an Additional Director of the company.

Sidhpura appointed CS, Sungold Capital Ltd
Sungold Capital Ltd has appointed Ms Bhumika Sidhpura as the Company Secretary of the company.

Aggarwal appointed Non. Exec. Independent Director, Vindhya Telelinks Ltd
Vindhya Telelinks Ltd has appointed Kiran Aggarwal as Non-Executive Independent Woman Director of the company

Agrawal resigns as Director, Manraj Housing Finance Ltd
Prashant J Agrawal has resigned as Director of Manraj Housing Finance Ltd

Gosar appointed CS, Gujarat Foils Ltd
Gujarat Foils Ltd has appointed Dipesh U Gosar as Company Secretary of the company

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Controlling politicians is easier than bureaucrats

It is easier controlling the politicians than the bureaucrats as you can move the State heads but shuffling the bureaucrats is not so easy. The bedrock of society, the bureaucrats a mighty power in themselves ,are deeply entrenched and difficult to dissuade and are firmly rooted. And the legendary power holders have ruled for long and will remain so. Many question whether you can do without the steel frame, you can guess ?

Rekha Bhargava
Ex-Secretary GoI

Correct the anomaly

Promotion of Dr AK Panda & R Balakrishnan - Odisha cadre IAS officers of 1984 batch to the rank of Chief Secretary highlights the case of officers of Tamil Nadu cadre, where even officers belonging to 1982 batch are still waiting. Of the nine officers, one is due for retirement by the end of the month. It is hoped that the state government initiates immediate action to correct the anomaly.

Kanakasabapathy S

Misuse of vehicles in AAI

The three vehicles of Airport Authority of India might being used by the officials of the Ministry and Office of Minister, Ministry of Civil Aviation. Many of them at the same time might be taking transport allowance with their salary. APS to MOS(PP) as per RTI information is taking both Transport Allowance and Vehicle from the Ministry of Science & Technology. There could be many cases like this, Government should recover back these amounts.

BBS

Controlling department

What is duty of Chairman and Secretary of Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India ? They can't control department. Why so many tours are organized? Why they hire costly Advocates ?

Phool Singh

Congratulations

I am happy to know your posting as Chief Resident Commissioner in Delhi. Sir, it was fortunate for me to have worked under you when I was posted in Finance Minister's Office from 1998 - 2002.

Sanjay Sharma,PA

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