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Modi has best brains in the country
Insiders say that Narendra Modi has hired best brains in the country for election campaign.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new JIC Chairman ?
Who will succeed Ajit Lal in June as Chief of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) ? Tie is said to be between two Special Directors of the IB D P Sinha and Dineshwar Sharma.

Dr M Ravi Kanth joins as CMD, HUDCO (UPDATED)
Dr M Ravi Kanth, CMD, PDIL, has taken over the charge as Chairman and Managing Director, Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) on April 11, 2014.
(We said this on Oct 18, 2013)

Will Radhey Shyam win the race of Member (Engineering)?
Those who know the affair in Railway Board well know that Radhey Shyam has has fair prospects for making it as new Member (Engineering). The 1976 batch IRSE officer is currently serving as GM, Chitranjan Locomotive Works. Subodh Jain, the incumbent Member, is scheduled to superannuate on April 30.

Jayant Mishra also in race of DG, Vigilance (CBEC)
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Bhushan Kumar Bansal has secured firm place on the panel for DG, Vigilance (CBEC). The 1981 batch IRS (C&CE) officer is presently serving as Chief Commissioner, Vadodra.

Rajiv Rishi is future Dy Governor RBI ?
In banking circles it is widely believed that CMD of the Central Bank of India Rajiv Rishi will be Dy Governor RBI one day because the age is on his side. One can only wait and watch.

He stayed in GoI for 18 years !
Bureaucratic history shows that Suresh Mathur remained in GoI for 18 years at a stretch. The 1956 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Suresh Mathur joined the GoI in 1966 and remained in there till 1984 . He never returned to the parent cadre ,

Will J K Sharma get extension as Dir (Projects) NHPC?
Speculations have been doing rounds whether J K Sharma would be given extension as Director (Projects) NHPC. He completed his tenure yesterday, April 09, but yet to have a clear mandate of ACC to continue as Director, NHPC. The denial of vigilance clearance by CVC and non-recommendation of extension by Ministry of Power have trigerred the speculation together. But if some well placed sources are to be believed the ACC is all set to give him extension ahead.

D V Pathy in race of Patna HC Judge
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that D V Pathy is in the consideration zone for appointment as Justice, Patna High Court. Reportedly, the name of the senior advocate has been recommended to the Collegium for the slot.

Yunus Ali is poised for JS empanelment, GoI
Yunus Ali, a 1988 batch IFS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, is poised to be empanelled as Joint Secretary with GoI. Reportedly he has got CVC clearance.

Moti Lal poised to be promoted to JS in-situ
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Moti Lal is waiting in the wings to be promoted to the rank of JS or JS-in-situ. The Central Secretariat Service officer is presently serving as Director, Department of Water Resources.

Will Sanjay Agrawal be MP High Court Judge ?
Name of eminent lawyer Sanjay K Agrawal is now doing the round for the post of Judge, Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Joint Secretary level vacancy arising in Planning Commission
A Joint Secretary level vacancy as Adviser, Planning Commission in Government of India is arising upto May 2014.

Justice Rohini to be sworn in as CJ of Delhi High Court next week !
Senior most Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice G Rohini is likely to be sworn in as new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on April 15.
(We said this on February 25 )

Dinesh Singh Bist relieved to join as MD, NMDFC
The Government of Bihar has relieved Dinesh Singh Bist of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Managing Director, National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) under the Ministry of Minority Affairs on deputation basis for a period of five years. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
(We said this on Jan 22, March 11, 25, 2014)

10 posts of Judges vacant in MP HC
As many as ten posts of Judges have been lying vacant against approved strength of 43 in Madhya Pradesh High Court. Seven posts of permanent Judges while three posts of Additional Judges are vacant
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Hazarika is new GM FCI ,Kolkata
Bhaskar Hazarika is new General Manager Food Corporation of India- Zonal Office Kolkata. He is 1988 batch IRSEE officer.

Post of Director (Tech), ECIL lying vacant since Sept 2013
The post of Director (Technical), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) has been lying vacant since September 17, 2013. However, Prashant Rao, ED, DMRC, who was selected for the post, is waiting for the orders.

Board level appointments in TCIL withheld as new GoI likely to disinvest it
The appointments at Board level in Tyre Corporation of India Limited (TCIL) are believed to have been withheld as new Government at centre can disinvest this sick Public Sector Undertaking (PSU).

Mukesh Bhatia appointed as GM (Sales & Mktg), Air India Western Region
Mukesh Bhatia, Deputy General Manager (Commercial), Western Region, has been appointed General Manager (Sales & Marketing), Western Region in Air India Limited.

22 Canteen posts lying vacant in CBI
As many as 22 Canteen posts have been lying vacant in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against sanctioned strength of 70 while there is actual strength of 48.

Applications for Chairman, KPT invited
The Ministry of Shipping has invited applications from all Indian service officers for the post of Chairman in Kandla Port Trust (KPT). Those willing to apply can send their applications before April 21, 2014.

Kotalwar to move Riyadh
Counsellor PMI to WTO Geneva H Hemant Kotalwar is moving to Riyadh as DCM. He will succeed Sibi George who has been transferred to MEA Headquarters.

Orders of D P Ranjan as Director (Fin), CSL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of D P Ranjan, CGM, CSL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) have reportedly been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Oct 15, 2013)

Suresh Kumar is also Secretary, School Education in J&K (UPDATED)
Suresh Kumar has been given an additional charge of Secretary, School Education Department in Jammu and Kashmir. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.

Balasubramanian joins as Director (Fin), BPCL (UPDATED)
P Balasubramanian, ED, BPCL, has taken over as Director (Finance), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) recently. The post had been lying vacant since October 1, 2013.
(We said this on Dec 18, 2013)

Justice Lodha appointed as Chief Justice of India (UPDATED)
Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Judge of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of India with effect from April 27, 2014.
(We said this on March 31, 2014)

P K Sathpathy selected as Director (Prod), NMDC (UPDATED)
P K Sathpathy, GM, NMDC, has been selected for the post of Director (Production) in National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 11, 2014. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

DEBATE

WHICH BUSINESS HOUSE WILL BE NUMBER ONE IF MODI BECOMES THE PM ?

Given the fact that the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Mr. Narendra Modi is largely supported by the Corporate Houses across the country, which business house will be the top most gainer incase he assumes the high office.

Please send your views to - mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Nakoda Ltd
P B Jain and B L Maheshwar have resigned as Directors of Nakoda Ltd.

Shukla resigns as Company Secy. Ace Tours Worldwide Ltd
Ankit Shukla has resigned as Company Secretary of Ace Tours Worldwide Ltd.

Auld re-appointed CEO, Trent Ltd
Philip Auld had been re-appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trent Ltd.

Mohan resigns as Director, Empee Sugars & Chemicals Ltd
M K Mohan has resigned as Director of Empee Sugars & Chemicals Ltd

Murugan appointed Company Secy. Salona Cotspin Ltd
Salona Cotspin Ltd has appointed K V Murugan as Company Secretary of the company.

Sriram resigns as Director, Amarjothi Spinning Mills Ltd
K Sriram has resigned as Director of Amarjothi Spinning Mills Ltd.

Chandel appointed CHRO, Tata Motors Ltd
Gajendra Chandel has been appointed as Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO), Tata Motors Ltd

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Strange ways of AFHQ

Not many esteemed readers of site will be aware of the existence of an organization in GoI where rules/orders and legal advices are not to be bothered about and the show is run by a handful of Group 'B' service officers. The affected individuals range over 12,000 (twelve thousand) in various grades.
Yes, the organization is Armed Forces Headquarters (AFHQ). The cadre controlling authority is JS (Trg) & Chief Administrative Officer, who, to everybody's dismay, is an IAS officer. Though for name-sake the cadre controlling authority is the JS, the show is run by the Group 'B' service officers known as AFHQ civil service. The real cadre controlling authority is merely enjoying the position and perks (two full-time staff cars among them) and doesn't apply his own mind to issues. He is briefed by the lower level officers and he is ever ready to accept their take on everything. The further higher-ups in the Ministry of Defence (Addl Secretary and above) have their own fire-fighting to do and do not care for these mundane affairs at all. The result is that the career management of thousands of civilian employees in the three Service HQs and inter-service organizations is at the mercy of the AFHQ officers. The affected people, if they complain, are told that if they have a grievance they can go to court. Thereby, the employees are made to seek legal recourse by spending their own money (creating extra burden on the already overburdened courts) whereas the Legal Dept is made to defend court cases which are silly in nature and unwarranted. The guidelines of the DOPT etc to ensure speedy justice to the employees in order to avoid such instances are seldom adhered to.

In addition to various govt letters on the subject, successive pay commissions have established the parity of these employees with those in the central secretariat services. They are recruited by UPSC/SSC through the same exam, in the same manner, and at the time of entry into service they are equal. But due to various wrong interpretations and changes made to the recruitment rules etc., they are always at a disadvantage.

I will cite two cases:

(i) UPSC conducts Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the post of Section Officer/Private Secretary. In the central secretariat service, those who qualify the exam are offered promotion/posting on their turn and their approved service is counted from the year of exam (perhaps 01 July of the year of exam). In the AFHQ, the approved service is counted from the next year in the case of Section Officers and after two years in the case of Private Secretaries. Thus, one who has given the LDCE in 2005 got seniority of Jul 2005 in Central Secretariat whereas in AFHQ it is July 2006 for SOs and July 2007 for PSs.

The most important point to be noted is that all the above individuals appeared for the same exam on the same dates. Nowhere is it mentioned at the time of calling for applications/UPSC notification about this disparity.
The reason given is that the exam is conducted for the forthcoming vacancies in the next years. There is no record of any such decision taken by any authority at any time.

The affected Section officers went to the CAT which has given an order in their favour. Now, instead of implementing the same, even at this belated stage, the office is going to the High Court against the CAT order. They have even told the affected SOs that if need be they will go even to the Supreme Court. Now ponder over one point. The employees spent their own money and fight the case. But, these group 'B' service officers have to do nothing. They utilize the govt legal system to fight the govt's own employees. The courts do not give any order as to the costs. Unless the responsibility is fixed on the wrong doers by the courts and they are made to pay penalty with interest, such miss-governance will never come to an end.

(ii) Now, the plight of Private Secretaries. PSs from the 1992 batch onwards are sufferers. As the approved service is counted two years late, they are given Non-Functional Scale of Grade Pay of Rs.5,400/- two years late, leading to financial hardships. After various representations and a number of references to the DOPT, the DOPT gave clarification in favour of the PSs. The Ministry of Law & Justice (Dept of Legal Affairs) also strongly advocated their concern against avoidable court cases and recommended counting of approved service from July 1 of the year of exam. But, even after two years, nobody is doing anything. The powers that be are challenging the affected employees to go to court.

It is highly demoralizing for the honest employees when a handful of vested interests are left to manipulate the career of so many of them. Will the higher ups ever wake up?

P K Sharma

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