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When nothing else inspires, History does! (105 )
Arrogance and corruption can not run simultaneously.

Who slapped Narendra Modi ?
Guess which politician can claim to have slapped none other than Narendra Modi himself where the latter was BJPs Organisation Incharge of Chhattisgarh ? In fact, BJP President Amit Shah recalled the incident while chiding the politician in question when the latter called on him recently .

BUREAUCRACY

PMO has coveted slot of Secretary to offer?
With each passing day PMO gaining power & prominence the speculations have gained momentum over the supposed successor of R Ramanujam, the incumbent Secretary, PMO. The 1979 batch MP cadre IAS officer, is running on three-months extension which is set to end on September 30. Keep guessing the prospective names.

Did a Secretary differ with Modi ?
A Secretary of an important department in the Government of India has written an official letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing difference of opinion. One can watch the fate of the Secretary.

Ms Sudha Krishnan to move from Dept of Expenditure soon
As the grapevine has it, Ms Sudha Krishnan may soon move from the Dept of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Presently she is serving as JS (Pers), Dept of Expenditure. As many as three names have been doing rounds for the position vice Ms Krishnan.

1985 batch IPS to be DGP of Sikkim
The 1985 batch IPS officer Avinash Mohananey is all set to take over as new DGP of Sikkim. He is presently with the IB.

JSs in MHA Makwana, Dwivedi & Dilip await work allocation
Hitesh Kumar S Makwana, Gopal Krishna Dwivedi and Dilip Kumar joined in MHA in the end of September but work allocation is yet awaited. The 1995 batch IAS officers belong to Tamil Nadu cadre, Andhra Pradesh cadre and Punjab cadre respectively.

Kumawat marked his last day on Oct 1 as PS to Prasad, to join as JS Revenue
It is reliably learnt that Uday Singh Kumawat marked his last day with Union Minister for Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad as his functioning PS on October 1. He will, reportedly, start his new stint as Joint Secretary, Dept of Revenue from October 7. He is 1993 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Post in World Bank downgraded
Posting of an Additional Secretary level officer in the World bank shows that the post of Secretary has now been downgraded by the new Government.

This is how Bihar Government runs ?
Believe it or not, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has no full time Secretary or Principal Secretary. All the officials in the CMs Secretariat have been given additional responsibility.

Mishra to join as ADG, Narcotics Control Bureau today
As the grapevive has it, B B Mishra is expected to take charge as ADG, Narcotics Control Bureau today. The 1983 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalay cadre is serving with NCB as Dy Director General. Orders for his in-situ promotion have already been issued.

Rajit Punhani may join as JS, MHA today
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Rajit Punhani is expected to join MHA as JS on October 07. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ms Preyashi to join as PS to Union Minister for Law & Justice soon
It is reliably learnt that Ms Bandana Preyashi is expected to join as PS to Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Law & Justice on October 07. The 2003 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre served in her cadre state of Bihar as Joint Secretary, General Administration.

V K Singh to return to Rajasthan ?
DIG CBI in Patna Vijay Kumar Singh is reported to have been recalled by theRajasthan Government. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Rear Admiral M S Pawar to be new FOC, Maharashtra & Gujarat
Rear Admiral M S Pawar is reported to have been appointed as new Flag Officer Commanding of Crucial Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Lakhtakia poised to be empanelled as ADG, GoI
As the grapevine has it Sudeep Lakhtakia may soon be empanelled as ADG, Govt of India. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Rajesh Ranjan poised to be empanelled as ADG, GoI
As the grapevine has it, Rajesh Ranjan may soon be empanelled as ADG, Govt of India. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

N Kishore poised to be empanelled as ADG, GoI
As the grapevine has it, Nand Kishore may soon be empanelled as ADG, Govt of India. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Orders of PS/OSD for five ministers still awaited
As many as five Union Ministers are still waiting for orders to get their PS/OSDS. The ministers are, reportedly, running under pressure from the officers who are still functioning as PS/OSD.

Cadre restructuring of ICAS officers delayed by five years?
After the successful cadre restructuring of IRS (IT) & IRS (C&CE) officers which took pplace during UPA-II, the ICAS officers, reportedly, are abuzz over their cadre restructuring which is due for last five years. As per the provisions the restructuring should take place after every five year but in case of ICAS, five years have already passed after the restructuring was proposed. The ICAS forms the backbone of financial controlling of Govt of India.

CSS cadre officers posted in Cab Sectt seek Voluntary Retirement ?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that as many as five officers of CSS cadres, posted in Cabinet Secretariat, have moved in their papers seeking Voluntary Retirement. One may find it interesting to explore the reasons behind. Has it something to do with Modi effect?

Penal of Ms Bhatnagar for Director, BLC expiring in Oct
The panel of Ms Manjusha Bhatnagar, GM, MRPL, made for the post of Director (HR & CA), Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLC) is reaching on the verge of expiring on October 4, 2014. The appointment is delaying for want of CVC clearance.

Why orders of Om Prakash for CMD, SECL withheld?
Why the orders of Om Prakash, Director (Technical), WCL/CIL, for the appointment as Chairman and Managing Director, South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) have been withheld out of six appointments on the Coal PSUs Boards? Five persons have received orders and joined their respective PSUs excepting Om Prakash.

Mukhopadhyay yet to join as Member (Secy), DVC
P K Mukhopadhyay, Director (Production), Braithwaite, is yet to take joining as Member (Secretary) in the Board of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC).

Two IAS officers shifted in AP (UPDATED)
M Dana Kishore has been posted as Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare while N V Raman Reddy was given additional charge of Commissioner, Information and Public Relations in Andhra Pradesh.

Raymond Peter appointed as PS, Scheduled Caste Dev in Telangana (UPDATED)
J Raymond Peter has been given full charge of Principal Secretary, Scheduled Castes Development in Telangana. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

IGBC silver green home award to NBCC (UPDATED)
R K Aggarwal, Chief General Manager (Engg.), NBCC, has received IGBC Silver Green Home Award for NBCC constructed New Moti Bagh Green Complex. The award was presented by Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Dr Prem C Jain, Chairman, IGBC at a recently ceremony held at Hyderabad. It is pertinent to mention here that the New Moti Bagh green complex at New Delhi, has also been certified as the first and largest Green Home project till date by the Government of India.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' launched in JNPT (UPDATED)
In response to the Nation's call by Prime Minister of India, followed by the communication from the Ministry of Shipping, JNPT has launched the "Swachh BharatAbhiyan" at the Port. The Abhiyan was formally inaugurated by JNPT Chairman, N NKumar, IRS in the presence of the Deputy Chairman, Neeraj Bansal, IRS; the Chief Vigilance Officer, Sushovan Banerjee, IPS; the Heads of Departments and other officials of JNPT. Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman stressed the need to make cleanliness as an integral part of our life and said that it is JNPT's responsibility to sensitize the community in the vicinity of the Port to become a part of this noble mission. The Abhiyan started with the Chairman administering a pledge to the Port Trust officials, after which a cleanliness drive was undertaken at various locations in the Port. Groups were formed to undertake cleanliness of the various locations like the Port Township, Port Users' Bldg. (PUB), Training Centre, Guest House, Bulk Terminal Area, Main Container Berth Area, ICD Office Area, Shift Office, Port Operations Centre Building, Administration Building, JNPT Hospital,etc. Each group was headed by an HOD. The officials present participated in the drive by sweeping the respective area of litters and waste materials. The two JNPT Schools, viz. Indian Education Society's JNP Vidyalaya and St. Mary's JNP School, equally participated in this Abhiyan, with the School Principals undertaking this responsibility along with the teaching / non-teaching staff and the students.

Ankur Garg is also MD, PPCL/IPGCL in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Ankur Garg has been assigned an additional charge of MD, PPCL/IPGCL in Government of Delhi. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

CORPORATE

Malhotra to be MD Nissan ?
Arun Malhotra the former head of international sales at Mahindra & Mahindra is being tipped to be MD of the Nissan

Agarwal appointed Director, Suryajyoti Spinning Mills Ltd
Suryajyoti Spinning Mills Ltd has appointed Neha Agarwal as Director of the company.

Das assumes charge as Director (Mines),Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd
Subir Das has assumed charge as Director (Mines) of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd.

Ray resigns as Director, Gujarat Gas Company Ltd
Tapan Ray, IAS, has resigned as Director of Gujarat Gas Company Ltd

Mohnot appointed CFO & CS, Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd
Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd has appointed V R Mohnot as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of the company.

Singhvi appointed CFO, Steelco Gujarat Ltd
Steelco Gujarat Ltd has appointed Sunil Singhvi as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Tambi appointed CS, Steelco Gujarat Ltd
Arvind Tambi has been appointed as Company Secretary of Steelco Gujarat Ltd

Ghosh appointed CFO, Jackson Investments Ltd
Jackson Investments Ltd has appointed Rajeev Ghosh as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Padma appointed Addl. Director, Apple Credit Corporation Ltd
Apple Credit Corporation Ltd has appointed Ms Vadlamani Venkata Padma as Additional Director of the company

Two Addl. Directors appointed on Board of Omansh Enterprises Ltd
Omansh Enterprises Ltd has appointed Vidya Sagar Bhatia and Divesh Kumar Bajaj as Additional Directors of the company.

Mishra appointed CFO, Global Capital Markets Ltd
Global Capital Markets Ltd appointed Sanjay Mishra, as Chief Financial Officer of the company

Khabaria appointed Independent Director, Simplex Castings Ltd
Simplex Castings Ltd has appointed Ms Ushma Nitin Khabaria as Independent Director of the company.

Patodia appointed CFO, Voltaire Leasing & Finance Ltd
Voltaire Leasing & Finance Ltd has appointed Dilip R Patodia as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Goenka resigns as Director, Mangalam Organics Ltd
Narendra Goenka has resigned as Director of Mangalam Organics Ltd

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Governance - On an even keel

For decades, development policies have been well thought out, economically sound and well intentioned. Among other factors, the shortcoming has been reported as a bureaucratic implementation gap. Though much is taken, much abides. Delivery had been through systems that were self-perpetuating and not outcome driven. Allocations led to marginal execution. There was never a pressing need to follow-up.

Ineffective execution, facilitated by red tape, ensured deniability. Change was overdue, not from need but sunlight. Indians are watching, and they have a voice. Some look on with skepticism but hope has returned.

Impersonal monitoring and talkback media will keep everyone on their toes. Keeping electronic monitoring at bay by delaying its approval is no longer possible.

International diplomacy is back in focus. The tone has changed too. It is now clearer, what can India give its neighbours and the world? Not only moral overtures but practical participation would be welcomed and well received.

More of the same, with renewed zeal? A case of, the more things change the more they remain the same? The world is adopting a more cautious, wait and watch approach.

Rekha Bhargava Ex Secretary GoI

PM'S US visit

All kudos to our PM for his US visit where he excelled one and all of his predecessors, except in UNGA where he perhaps fell short of respected Shri Atal ji.Even his body language did not reflect his usual apart from content and choosing Hindi.It could have been English, since understood by most, who matter, in UN. It was 'KHEM CHO' that caught the eye & attention and translation simply loses the grit.He could have remembered of senior Narendra, (Swami Vivekanand)for just a minute to start with. PM does mentions of clear mandate, after thirty years and he said so even in the US. He is modest in forgetting that earlier clear mandate ,ie;of 1984, was more due to emotive and thus natural forces from the great tragedy as against the tidal created by him in 2014.

S C Poddar

Will Modi exercise control on the erring provocative organisations ?

I have been following your website since three months, here in USA. And also closely watching the developments in Indian community here in USA and as well the changing dynamics in the far motherland.

Doubtless, Narendra Modi has made tremendous transformation in the bureaucracy and the functioning.

But will he exercise regulation and control on the erring provocative organisations which are supposed to have brought him on chair. wait and watch and see . So as, all we , here are doing.

We think Modi has to take a view on this.

Partha

"Minimum Government :maximum Governance"

Modi's attempt at "Minimum Government :maximum Governance" will be meaningful if cadre reviews of all organised services are undertaken in terms of whether so many posts at higher level are really needed or not. It's a well known fact that cadre reviews are carried out to give promotions to aspiring bureaucrats. Just an example; Government must find out what is the expenditure in terms of pay, allowances, pension, gratuity etc of the employees of Income Tax department vis-a-vis the tax collected through their efforts, particularly after extensive computerisation and creation of CPC. I would rather suggest that the Modi Government rationalise the top posts by reducing them by 50 per cent.

Impartial Observer

Minimum Government, Maximum Governance ; Its impact on Bureaucracy

I have retired as JE from CPWD after 40 years service. Here in the name cadre review, unlimited number of posts of ADGs, DDGs have been created to promote Engg Service officers by abolishing posts at the lowest rung. Our promotion prospects were killed.

Radhey Shyam JE Retired, CPWD

Minimum Government, Maximum Governance ; Its impact on Bureaucracy

The views are correct. Cadre review is a weapon of destruction of junior officials by the vested interests in the Railways.

Vikas Arora

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