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When nothing else inspires, History does ! ( 124)
It is robber who declares that he will not leave the house until the policemen shall have first retire from the courtyard.

Similarity between the Congress and the BJP !
What is the similarity between the Congress and the BJP ? Answer came from a seasoned politician " Without RSS there is no BJP and without Nehru-Gandhi family there is no Congress ".

BUREAUCRACY

'Kaun banega CBI Director'? (3)
There are two 1976 batch serving IPS officers. While Dilip Mitra of West Bengal cadre would retire on January 1, Assam Meghalaya cadre IPS officer Krishan Kulbir on February 1. Both the officers of 1976 batch are unlikely to figure in the panel following lack of experience in Vigilance. If present CBI Chief Ranjit Sinha is asked to continue till January 31, this batch will automatically eliminate.

Dr A Surya Prakash is new Chairman of Prasar Bharti
Veteran journalist Dr A Surya Prakash has been appointed new Chairman of Prasar Bharti. He is currently a fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) .

Rahul Kaul quits IRS-IT
The Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre Rahul Kaul, presently CIT (Appeals), Guntur, has tendered his resignation.

Umesh Kumar selected for Director (P&PB), SAIL
Umesh kumar has been selected for the post of Director (Projects & Business Planning), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as eleven persons were interviewed for the same.

Approx 18 posts of DRM on ad-hoc basis
Deficiency of empanelled DRM and much delay in empanelment has resulted into approx 18 posts of DRM running on Ad hoc basis. In a month or two, these ad hoc positions would increase up-to 30.

S Chakravarty selected as CMD, ECL
S Chakravarty, Director (Technical), ECL, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 28, 2014. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Dr Pandey appointed OSD to Arun Jaitley
Dr Sanjay Kumar Pandey, Joint Director (Law), Competition Commission of India, has been appointed as OSD to Arun Jaitley, Defence Minister at Director level for a period of five years.

Kaushal tipped for Addl PS to Haryana CM
The latest buzz is that Sanjeev Kaushal has emerged as the most considered candidate for Additional PS to Haryana CM, M L Khattar. Initially Rajan Kumar Gupta had been in the front-runner for the post. Kaushal, 1986 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, is presently serving as in Haryana as Principal Secretary, PW (B&R) and Architecture Departments.

Chayande appointed as CVO, MOIL
Nitin Chayande has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Manganese ore India Limited (MOIL), Nagpur. He is a 1991 batch ITS officer.

Extension to Mrs Kundra as CVO, DTC refused
The proposal of Mrs Gitanjali Gupta Kundra for the extension of tenure as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), Delhi, for a period of six months has been rejected by the Government of India. She is a 1996 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

A K Sharma joins as Director (Fin), IOCL
A K Sharma, ED, IOCL, has taken over the charge as Director (Finance), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).
(We said this on February 18, 2014)


Rao to take over as Director (Ope), ONGC OVL Nov 1
P K Rao, GGM, ONGC, will be assuming the charge as Director (Operations), ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) on November 1, 2014.
(We said this on April 16, 2014)

Interview for selection of CMD, EIL on Oct 29
PESB is all set to conduct the selection interview for the coveted position of CMD, Engineers India Limited on October 29. A K Purwaha, the incumbent CMD, is scheduled to retire on May 31 next year.

Tiwari posted as Principal Director, Defence & Comm in CAG office
P K Tiwari-II has been posted as Principal Director, Defence & Communication in the office of CAG of India, New Delhi.

Ashwa returns from deputation to IRCTC
After return from deputation to IRCTC, Rohit Ashwa has been posted at Western Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Tenure of Ramachandran as Director (Fin), CPCL ending in Nov
The tenure of T S Ramachandran, Director (Technical), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) is coming to an end onNovember 30, 2014. U Venkata Ramana, GM, IOCL, is expected to succeed him in December.

Kathuria yet to get orders as vacancy arising on Nov 1
Arvind Kathuria, GM, NBCFDC, is yet to get orders for the post of Managing Director, National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) as vacancy is arising on November 1 with the retirement of incumbent A A Naqvi on October 31, 2014.

Dasgupta likely to join as Director (Fin), JCIL in Nov end
P Dasgupta, Chief Manager, HPCL, is expected to join as Director (Finance), Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCIL) in the end of November or first week of December, 2014. Orders of his joining have already been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on May 28, 2014)

ACC yet to approve appointment of Bhaduri as CMD, NJMC
The file of Kushal Bhaduri, Additional GM, NTPC, for the appointment as Chairman & Managing Director, National Jute Manufacturers Corporation Limited (NJMC) has been lying stuck to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for its final approval.

Post of Director (IS) in PMO lying vacant for over a year
Amid many posts encadred for IPS officers have been kept lying vacant in Govt of India. One such is the post of Director (Internal Security), PMO. One guess the reasons only.

Post of Joint Secretary in I & B falling vacant in Oct
The post of Joint Secretary is falling vacant in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in October, 2014.

Financial Services invites applications for CVO, Corporation Bank
The Department of Financial Services has invited applications for the post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Corporation Bank falling vacant on March 19, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to this department before November 24, 2014.

Two Board level joinings in MECON Ltd on Nov 1
Two persons will be joining the Board of MECON Ltd on November 1, 2014. S R Sengupta will join as Director Technology while A P Singh is taking over the charge as Director Engineering.

Four internal candidates in race for CMD, Air India
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that as many as four internal candidates are in the race for the post of CMD in Air India. The incumbent CMD Rohit Nandan has freshly been given extension in deputation tenure till August 2015 or till the appointment of new CMD takes place.

Three IAS officers shifted in Karnataka
Three IAS officers have been given fresh assignments in Karnataka. Accordingly, S S Pattanashetty has been appointed as Commissioner, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs while A M Kunjappa will now be Regional Commissioner, Mysore Division and Dr R Vishal is Deputy Commissioner, Udupi with additional charge of Commissioner, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department.

Major reshuffle IAS officers in Rajasthan
As many as 45 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Services (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Ashok Jain has been posted as ACS, Urban Development while Rajhans Upadhya is made CMD, Rural Agriculture Region Development Authority and Nihal Chand Goyal is appointed as PS, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor & CMD, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Limited. Similarly, Om Prakash Saini is posted as PS, PHE & Water Resources; Mukesh Kumar Sharma as PS, Medical & Health; Pritam Singh as PS, Ayurveda Department; Deepak Upreti as Cooperative Department; Pawan Kumar Goyal as PS, School Education Department; Dr Manjit Singh as PS, Local Self Government Department; Rajeshwar Singh as PS, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries & MD, RCDF; Sameer Singh Chandel as PS, Science & Technology Department; Sanjay Mehalotra as PS, Energy Department & MD, Rajasthan State Power Distribution Nigam Limited; Dr R Venkateshwar as Divisional Commissioner, Bharatpur; Abhay Kumar as Commissioner, Industrial Department, Jaipur; Alok as PS, Revenue , Sainik Welfare; Kuldeep Roka as PS & Commissioner, Agriculture & Horticulture Department; Naresh Pal Gangwar as PS, Middle School Education & Commissioner, National Middle School Abhiyan; Gayatri A Rathore as PS & Commissioner, Transport Department; Vaibhav Galriya as Commissioner, Commerce Department; Bhavani Singh as Divisional Commissioner & Ex-officio Commissioner, TAD, Udaipur; Onkar Singh as Director, Revenue Research Training Institutes, Ajmer; Giriraj Singh Kushwah as Commissioner, ; Bhanu Prakash Aturu as Director, Middle School Education Department, Bikaner; Dr Veena Pradhan as MD, Food & Civil Supplies Nigam, Jaipur; Kunj Bihari Gupta as MD, Food & Civil Supplies Nigam, Udaipur; Lakshmi Narayan Soni as District Collector & District Magistrate, Sikar; Ravi Jain as District Collector & District Magistrate, Bharatpur; Dr Arushi Ajay Malik as District Collector & District Magistrate, Ajmer, Rajan Vishal as District Collector & District Magistrate, Nagore; Archana Singh as District Collector & District Magistrate, Churu; Anup Khichi as Additional Director, HCM, Reepa; Prakash Rajpurohit as District Collector & District Magistrate, Baswara; Dr Jitendra Kumar Soni as District Collector & District Magistrate, Jalore; Neha Giri as CEO, Zila Parishad, Udaipur; Vishwa Mohan Sharma as Joint Secretary, Finance Department; Dharmendra Bhatnagar as Divisional Commissioner, Ajmer; Hanuman Singh Bhati as Divisional Commissioner, Jaipur; Hanuman Sahay Meena as as Special Secretary, Revenue DEpartment; Vinod Ajmera as Commissioner, Rajasthan Foundation; Shravan Sahani as Commissioner, College Education & Special Secretary, Higher Education Dpartment; Swaroop Singh Panwar as CEO, Zila Parishad, Jaipur; Salvindra Singh Sohta as District Collector & District Magistrate, Jhunjhunu; Sudheer Kumar Sharma as Inspector General Registration & Stamp, Ajmer; Sumati Lal Bohara as Member Revenue Board, Ajmer and Babu Lal Meena was posted as Director, Primary Education, Bikaner.

Major reshuffle of IPS officers in Rajasthan
As many as 48 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Mrs Lovely Katiya has been appointed as 9th Battalion, RAC Tonk while Anil Kumar Tank will now be SP, Pali and Dr Ravi is SP, Dungarpur. Similarly, Jagdish Chandra Sharma has been appointed as SP, Dungarpur; Dr Gagandeep Singla as SP, CID; Adarsh Sidhu as AIG, Kotputli Alwar and Dr Kiran Kang was made AIG, Bhiwadi, Alwar; Ajit Singh as ADG, Personnel, Pankaj Kumar Singh as ADG, Crime Branch; Gurucharan Roy as DIG, Security; Anand Vardhan Shukla as Dig, RPA; H G Raghvendra Suhasa as Sp, Nagore; Dr Nitin Deep Blaggan as SP, Jaipur Rural; Hinglajdan as SP, CID; Deepak Kumar as SP, Tonk; Bharat Lal Meena as SP, Law and Order; U L Chhanwal as DIG, Jail, Udayapur; Surendra Kumar Gupta as SP, Jhunjhunu; Dilip Kumar as Commandant 1st Battalion, RAC, Jodhpur; Laxman Gaud as SP, CID, CB, Jaipur; Dr Vishnu Kant as SP, ATS, Jaipur; Om Prakash Dayama as SP, CID; Rajendra Singh as SP, Kota rural; Jainarayan as DIG, Jail Jodhpur; Satyendra Singh as SP, Baran; Haider Ali Jaidi as Deputy Commissioner, Traffic, Jaipur; Hemant Kumar Sharma as SP, Bhilwada; Anil Kumar Tank as SP, Sikar; Mrs Mamta Rahul as Commandant, PTS, Jhalawad; Dr Ravi as SP, Pali; Satyendra Kumar as SP, Jalore; Mrs Priti Chandra as AIG, Training, Jaipur; Harendra Kumar Mahawar as SP, Jodhpur rural; Dr Vikas Pathak as SP, Intelligence, PHQ, Jaipur; Samir Kumar Singh as SP, Sirohi;Rajesh Singh as SP, Dholpur; Jagdish Chandra Sharma, SP, SSB, Security; Rajendra Prasad Goyal as SP, Banswada; Kalu Ram Rawat as SP, Pratapgarh; Pankaj Kumar Chaudhary as Commandnat, 11th battalion, RAC; Kunwar Rashtradeep as Deputy Police Commissioner East, Jaipur; Manish Agrawal as Deputy Police Commissioner, Jaipur; Vikas Sharma as Deputy Police Commissioer, Jodhpur; Dr Rajiv Pachar as SP, Jaisalmer; Deshmukh Paris Anil as SP, Badmer and Ratod Vinit Kumar Trikalal was made Deputy Police Commissioner(West), Jodhpur urban.

1984 batch IPS is now DG in Kerala
Two 1984 batch IPS officers Vinson M. Paul and M.N. Krishnamurthy have been promoted to the rank of DG in Kerala.

Three former IPS officers join BJP
Three former IPS officers in Jharkhand Amitabh Choudhary,Sheetal Oraon and Laxman Prasad Singh have joined the BJP.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Punjab
As many as 17 IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Punjab. Accordingly, Jagpal Singh has been given an additional charge of Financial Commissioner, Revenue while Sarvesh Kaushal holds an additional charge of Director General, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration and Karan Avtar Singh is assigned an additional charge of Industries Department with the charge of Investment Promotion Department. Similarly, Dharamvir has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Punjab State Human Rights Commission; C Roul as Principal Secretary, School Education; B Sarkar as Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities; Ravneet Kaur as Principal Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs and General Administration; Sanjay Kumar as Principal Secretary, Jails; Anjali Bhawra as Principal Secretary, Tourism and Cultural Affairs; KAP Sinha as Secretary, Science and Technology; Rakesh Kumar Verma as Secretary, Governance Reforms; Rahul Bhandari as Secretary, General Administration; Seema Jain as Secretary of SCs and BCs; Kripa Shankar Saroj as Secretary, Printing and Stationery and Raji P Srivastava as Director, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration; Samir Kumar as Secretary, Revenue; Rahul Bhandari as Secretary, General Administration and R K Kaushik has been appointed as Special Secretary, Home Affairs.

Three IAS officers shifted in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
Rajesh Lakhoni has been posted as Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary, Agriculture with the charge of Secretary, Energy while Kumar Jayant will now be Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Praveen Kumar is Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Technical Education in Tamil Nadu.

Ambuj Sharma posted as Under Secretary, PMO (UPDATED)
Ambuj Sharma has been transferred from Health & Family Welfare to Prime Minister's Office (PMO) as Under Secretary. He is a CSS officer.

Promotion orders of Anubhav Saxena as Under Secretary cancelled (UPDATED)
The promotion orders of Anubhav Saxena as Under Secretary, Supply Division have been cancelled.

Promotion orders of Adolphus L as Under Secretary cancelled (UPDATED)
The promotion orders of Adolphus L as Under Secretary, Higher Education have been cancelled.

Anumula Gitesh Sarma accredited as High Commissioner to Vanuatu (UPDATED)
Anumula Gitesh Sarma, presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji, has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Vanuatu with residence in Suva (Fiji).

Rajiv Mehrishi relieved to join as Secretary, Economic Affairs (UPDATED)
The Government of Rajasthan has relieved Rajiv Mehrishi of cadre responsibility enabling him to join central deputation as Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry Finance. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

ONGC is top energy company of India (UPDATED)
Energy major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (BSE: 500312/NSE: ONGC/ISIN:INE213A01029) has been ranked as the Top Energy Company in India, in the coveted Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings 2014 released on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. ONGC has improved on its global ranking up by a notch to feature at 21st place among the global energy majors. In Asia/Pacific (APAC) rim, where several major E&P companies have operations, ONGC is featured at the 5th position, up from 7th last year. Platts, McGraw Hill Financial, mentions that Top 250 recognizes outstanding financial performance for the previous year. Each company listed in the Platts Top 250 has distinguished itself through its remarkable performance and the outstanding efforts and dedication of its team. The listing is acknowledged as one of the most important recognitions of performance in the energy sector. The annual survey of global energy companies by Platts measures the financial performance using four key metrics: asset worth, revenues, profits and return on invested capital. All companies on the list have assets greater than US $5 billion. The fundamental and market data comes from a database compiled and maintained by S&P Capital IQ. With many more major initiatives in the pipeline, the largest profit making Maharatna Company, ONGC is poised to gain bigger milestones in the times to come as it puts its production plans on fast-track. Overall 13 Indian companies figure in the Top 250 Global Energy Company list.

Deepak Kumar gets additional charge (UPDATED)
Deepak Kumar has been assigned an additional charge of Upper Divisional Investigation Commissioner. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

4 IAS officers transferred in Karnataka (UPDATED)
Dr K V Thrilok Chandra has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner, Kolar while D K Ravi will be Additional Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Enforcement), Bangalore and Mrs R Vinodth Priya is Additional Mission Director, SAKALA, Bangalore. Besides, K S Manjunath was posted as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Kolar.

Sanjay Gupta selected as CMD, EIL (UPDATED)
Sanjay Gupta, Director (Commercial), EIL, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Engineers India Limited (EIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 29, 2014. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Bhandari puts in papers as MD & CEO, ING Vysya Bank Ltd
Shailendra Bhandari has resigned as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ING Vysya Bank Ltd. He will however, continue to be in the office till January 31, 2015.

Uday Sareen to succeed Bhandari ?
Uday Sareen is likely to succeed Shailendra Bhandari as MD and CEO of ING Vysya Bank Ltd.

Dutta ceases to be Director on HML Board
IDBI Bank has withdrawn the nomination of Gautam Dutta from the Board of Directors of Hindustan Motors Limited.

Shinde appointed Independent Director, Gujarat Toolroom Ltd
Gujarat Toolroom Ltd has appointed Archanaben Gancshrao Shinde as Independent Director of the company.

Mittal appointed CFO, Kriti Industries (India) Ltd
Kriti Industries (India) Limited has appointed Vinod Kumar Mittal as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Patel appointed CS, Kriti Industries (India) Ltd
Kriti Industries (India) Limited has appointed Satish Patel as Company Secretary of the company.

Chaoji appointed Director, BCC Finance Ltd
BCC Finance Ltd has appointed Shashikant Vyankatesh Chaoji as Director of the company.

Gopinath appointed Addl. Director, SRF Ltd
SRF Ltd has appointed Dr Meenakshi Gopinath as an Additional Director of the company.

Jajoo appointed CFO, Kriti Nutrients Ltd
Kriti Nutrients Ltd has appointed Suresh Chandra Jajoo as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Rao appointed Independent Director, CCL Products (India) Ltd
CCL Products (India) Ltd has appointed G V Krishna Rao IAS (Retd.) as Independent Director of the company.

Gupta appointed CS, Mahaan Foods Ltd
Mahaan Foods Ltd has appointed Vijay Gupta as Company Secretary of the company.

Ms Arora resigns as CS, Mahaan Foods Ltd
Ms Shweta Arora has resigned as Company Secretary of Mahaan Foods Ltd.

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" After Swachh Bharat, it is now turn of Bhrashtachar-Mukt Bharat "

As per media report (ET, Oct 28) after arrest of a PSU bank CMD by the CBI , the GoI has cancelled the appointment of 8 CMDs and 14 EDs of PSU banks. Modi's message is loud and clear : Bribery-based appointments have a cascading effect on corruption and the vicious circle has to be broken.

Under former ruling dispensations, appointment of CMDs and functional Directors in industrial units of public sector, were finalised by the political class after receiving kickbacks from the fixers, middlemen, touts, call them what you may. The going rates were different for Maha and Mini Ratnas- Incredibly high for Maharatna PSUs. The practice prevailed both under the erstwhile NDA and UPA regimes. Maha corrupt Congress-led UPA broke all records. As former Secretary, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), I knew how posts were auctioned and how strings were pulled by builders' mafia and big business houses to fix their protégés. Retired bureaucrats manipulated their appointment as non-official part-time Directors by exercising political clout without having hands-on experience of PSUs.They merely enjoyed companies' perks without making contributions.

Interestingly, the Government plan to draw up a panel of professional chartered accountants who could work as part-time Directors in PSUs, was scuttled by the all powerful bureaucracy due to vested interests. This assurance was given by the then GOI after the infamous Sathyam scam. A former Cabinet Secretary and a Corporate Affairs Secretary, served as part-time Directors in the company ,soon after their retirements.

The CEOs of PSUs colluded with UPA ministers in looting the public exchequer. The present political class, I trust, can't be fooled under PM's watchful eyes.

Against this background, Modi sarkar is urged to take following steps on priority :--
(i)Review appointments of CMDs, Functional and non-Functional Directors of all Maharatnas covering UPA regime on lines of banking sector;
(ii) Carry out comprehensive performance audit of all Maharatnas through C&AG covering UPA regime;
(iii)Draw up a panel of professional Chartered Accountants, bankers and MBAs, train them to effectively serve as Non-official part Directors in PSUs
I assure you, Prime Minister Sir, this will not be an exercise in futility. Many skeletons will tumble out of the cupboards.

A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)

Competent officer

Dr Saxena is an extremely competent officer. I congratulate him on his selection & wish him well. I compliment the Election Commission on their right choice.

S Kanakasabapathy

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