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BJP's arrival brings fear to Rail Bhawan
The likely arrival of BJP after elections has affected the sleep of many senior officers of the GoI including those at the apex levels in the Railway Board who owe their positions to senior and corrupt politicians of the UPA dispensation. A top railway official who is very close to a senior cabinet minister from Madhya Pradesh is very disturbed and is trying his best to gain the affection of a top BJP leader from Ghaziabad.

GoI employees to be prohibited access to social websites
The employees and officers, who are using social networking websites at the official computers, will be prohibited access by the Government of India. The Government is going to issue an advisory in this regard.

BUREAUCRACY

Secretary level appointment for 1980 batch IAS officers to end by June
While going through the supposed secretary level vacancies in GoI, empanelment of 1980 batch IAS officers (serving with GoI) and supposed appointments one would find the roadmap which suggests that all the empanelled (and awaiting) IAS officers of 1980 batch would get their berth as Secretary, GoI by June this year.

14 IAS officers of 1981 batch retire
At a time when the process of empanelment of 1981 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India is in progress, 14 officers of this batch have already retired.

Gujarat CS Varesh Sinha gets three months extension
Gujarat Chief Secretary Varesh Sinha has been given extension for three months.The incumbent Chief Secretary of Gujarat was scheduled for superannuation on April 30 this year.

D K Pathak is now 23rd DG of BSF
Devendra Kumar Pathak has finally been appointed as 23rd Director General of BSF. The 1979 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre previously served as Special DG, CRPF for Jammu & Kashmir sector. He has been carrying out the responsibilities as additional charge of DG, BSF after Joshi's superannuation.

Panda is High Commissioner to Seychelles
Sanjay Kumar Panda has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Seychelles.

Pratyush Sinha to head Committee in AP
Former CVC Pratyush Sinha will head the Committee that will decide the cadre strength of all the three All India Services - IAS, IPS and IFS - for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. He is a former 1969 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

V S Chauhan also in race Adviser to ED, IMF
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Vijay Singh Chauhan is also in the race for the post of Adviser to ED, World Bank. Presently he is serving as Director with Finance Minister's Office. The appointment to the post is in progress, vice Anuradha Thakur, 1994 batch IAS of HP cadre, who is poised to return from World Bank next month.

A P Singh selected as Director (Engg), MECON Ltd
A P Singh, GM, MECON Limited, has been selected for the post of company's Director (Engineering). at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 2, 2014. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Manmohan Handa selected as Director (B'lore Com), BEL
Manmohan Handa, GM, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has been selected for the post of company's Director (Bangalore Complex) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Rana to join 'Authority for Advance Ruling, CE, C&ST
It is reliably learnt that Shivendra Singh Rana II is poised to join the slot with the Authority for Advance Ruling, Central Excise, Customs & Service Tax. The 1979 batch IRS (C&CE) officer served as DG, Vigilance (CBEC) Delhi.

Bijender Singh posted as Deputy Secretary, Power in GoI
On repatriation from Ministry of Mines, Bijender Singh has been posted to Ministry of Power as Deputy Secretary. He is a Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer.

L B Singhal empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
L B Singhal has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch officer of Indian Trade Service (ITS).

Samar Nanda appointed Deputy Secretary, MSME in GoI
The services of Samar Nanda have been taken on central deputation with appointing him as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) in Government of India. He is a 2004 batch C&CE officer.

143 Group-B CBEC officers to be Assistant Commissioners
As many as 143 Superintendents (Group-B) under Excise & Customs are all set to be promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner, Excise & Customs. Reportedly Election Commission would give its clearance by next week.

R K Gupta is PS to J & K Governor
On return from central deputation, R K Gupta has been appointed Principal Secretary to J & K Governor. He is 1986 batch IAS officer. He would replace Navin Kumar Choudhary, who has been posted as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence.

M D Kabra to be IT Ombudsman in Bhopal
M D Kabra from Chennai will succeed G S Randhawa as Income Tax Ombudsman in Bhopal.

Vacancy of Director (Tech), IREDA arises
The post of Director (Technical), Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) is lying vacant since K S Popli joined as CMD, IREDA on March 1, 2014.

Orders of R G Rao for Director (Fin), ILK yet to come
The orders of R G Rao, Sr MGR, RINL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Instrumentation Ltd, Kota (ILK) are yet to be issued by the Government of India. The post has been lying vacant since February 1, 2013.

Tenure of P P Sahoo, Director (HR&CA), BLC ending in May
The tenure of P P Sahoo, Director (HR&CA), Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLC), is coming to an end on May 31, 2014. Ms Manjusha Bhatnagar, GM, MRPL, is expected to succeed him on June 1, 2014.

Dr Ramesh inducted as Member, Advisory Committee for AP & Telangana
Dr P V Ramesh has been inducted as Member of Advisory Committee constituted for cadre strength of two emerging states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Kallol Dutta is CMD of four PSUs
Kallol Dutta is the Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of four Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs): Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Limited; The Andrew Yule Group; Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company Limited and Chairman of Hooghly Printing Co Ltd.

SEBI seeks IRS officer for CGM post
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is looking for an officer of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) for the post of Chief General Manager in SEBI on deputation basis.

Tenure of CVC Director Surendra Mohan extended
Deputation tenure of Director, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Surendra Mohan has been extended for a period of one year with effect from March 22, 2014. He is a 1985 batch IDSE officer.

Amit Kumar joins as Director, Land Resources
Amit Kumar has been appointed as Director in the Department of Land Resources under the Ministry of Rural Development for a period upto August 17, 2018. He is a 1996 batch IFS officer of Gujarat cadre.

43 IRTS officers accorded Selection Grade
As many as 43 Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officers have been accorded Selection Grade. The officers are: Ram Prasad Meena of NWR; Zafar Azam of ECR; Praveen Gaur Dwivedi of NR; Mudit Chandra of NCR; Gaurav Krishna Bansal of DEP. (NCZCC); syed Abdul Rehman of SER; Shelly Srivastava of NR; B Ravichander of SR; Shishir Somvanshi of ECOR; Manoj Kumar of SER; Sumant V Deulkar of CR; Kamleshkumar Hematgiri Gosai of WR; Ratnesh Kumar Jha of NWR; Rakesh Kumar Rousan of DEP. (DMRC); Alok Kumar Singh of NER; Chhote lal Shah of NER; Nirbhay Narayan Singh of NFR; Kumar Anand of DEP. (CONCOR); Ranjan Kumar Bandopadhyay of SER; Rumappalli Venkateswara Rao of SCR; B K Shukla of NR; Mansoor Ahmed of NCR; Kamlesh Tiwari of WR; Vinod Kumar of NCR; P K Varshney of DEP (CRIS); Dipankar Bhattacharya of SER; Snehashish Bhattacharjee of SER; Dilip Kumar Naskar of ER; Birendra Narayan Prasad verma of ECR; Ramachandran Raghuraman of SR; Mukanda Adhikari of ER; Tambe R N of ER; Sudhanshu Bhusan Baskey of ER; Rajendra Prasad of NCR; Rajesh Kumar Pundhir of WR; C P Verma of WR; Ashim Kumar Biswas of NFR; Ramlal Meena of NWR; Sanjay Arora of NWR; Kamla Lagun of NR; Upjeet Singh of NR; A K Gupta of NR and Nandlal Meena of NR.

Applications for Minister (Eco), High Commission of India in London invited
Applications are invited for the post of Minister (Economic), High Commission of India, London under the Department of Commerce. Those interested to apply for the same can send their applications to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) before May 1, 2014.

G Laxminarayan appointed as CCM, SCR
G Laxminarayan, presently in SCR, has been posted as CCM (CHOD), on South Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Bharat Bhushan quits IRTS
An Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, A Bharat Bhushan, CCM, South Central Railway (SCR), has quit the service.

Eight posts of Judges vacant in Delhi HC
As many as eight posts of Judges have are vacant against approved strength of 48 in Delhi High Court. These include two posts of permanent Judges and six posts of Additional Judges.

25 posts of SPs vacant in CBI
As many as 25 posts of Superintendent of Police are lying vacant in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

NTPC awarded for 'best value creating Maharatna' (UPDATED)
NTPC , the largest power utility in the country, has been awarded " Best Value Creating Mahartana " by leading Investor and Stock magazine Dalal Street. The award was received by Manash Sarkar, ED( CA & Corp Comm and ED to CMD) , NTPC from T K A Nair, Advisor to the Prime Minister at function held in New Delhi .

Most Efficient Navratna award to HAL (UPDATED)
HAL received the "Most Efficient Navratna 2013" award at the fifth Dalal Street Investment Journal Awards night held in New Delhi yesterday. HAL Chairman, Dr R K Tyagi received the award from the jury. The awards were presented to the various PSUs in different categories in recognition of their performance and contribution to the Indian economy. T K A Nair (centre), Advisor to PM and Padma Dr Pritam Singh, Director General of International Management Institute, New Delhi, addressed the top executives representing Maharatna, Navratna, Miniratna, government Insurance Companies and banks. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Tyagi dedicated the award to all HALites and said the company is on its way to future growth through measures taken on various fronts such as R&D, modernization, customer initiatives, quality and thrust given on indigenisation.

Two IPS officers shifted in MP (UPDATED)
Santosh Kumar Singh has been shifted to PHQ, Bhopal from DIG, Gwalior while Pramod Varma will now be new SP of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

Significant improvements in Air India's performance parameters (UPDATED)
Air India has recorded significant improvements in its performance parameters, estimating a huge 44 per cent slash in its operating losses in 2013-14 and an almost 20 per cent growth in its operating revenue since the previous financial year. While the national carrier expects a 14.5 per cent rise in passenger revenue in 2013-14 to reach Rs 14,300 crore, its operating revenue is expected at Rs 19,200 crore, an increase of 19.6 per cent compared to the previous financial year, latest official estimates said. Air India was also able to reduce its operating losses by 44 per cent to Rs 2,100 crore compared to Rs 3,800 crore in 2012-13, the estimates drawn up for the financial year's closure showed. Official sources said the airline continues to be EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) positive in 2013-14 and was expected to show a significant improvement over the previous year. In 2014-15, they said Air India has projected passenger revenue earnings of Rs 16,400 crore, a growth of 14.5 per cent over 2013-14 and an operating revenue of Rs 21,300 crore. The airline's domestic load factor also shot up to 75.8 per cent vis-a-vis 73.7 per cent achieved in 2012-13. Its international load factor was 73 per cent vis-a-vis 71.8 of the previous year, the figures showed. In terms of number of passengers carried, Air India flew 15.3 million passengers as against 14.10 million the previous year. Along with its subsidiary company Air India Express, the national carrier flew 17.3 million passengers in 2013-14. In spite of the fare wars unleashed particularly by the no-frill competitors, Air India was able to not only sustain its yield but increased it on both international and domestic routes, the sources said. Air India's yield per kilometre for international traffic improved to Rs 3.60 and to Rs 6.08 on domestic routes.

Ms Vidisha Kalra deputed as Joint Director, Admn Staff College, Hyderabad (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Ms Vidisha Kalra has been appointed as Joint Director in the Centre for Innovation in Public System at Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad on deputation basis.

Orders of R Gandhi as Deputy Governor, RBI issued (UPDATED)
The orders of R Gandhi for the appointment as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have been issued by the Government of India.
(January 15, 20 and March 26, 2014)

A S Mitra selected as Director (Shipbuilding), HSL (UPDATED)
A S Mitra presently in the Ministry of Defense, has been selected for the post of Director (Shipbuilding), Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 3, 2014. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Sandhu is Director in RBI
New Secretary, Financial Services, Gurdial Singh Sandhu , has been nominated as a Director on the Reserve Bank's central board .

Trend of ongoing recovery in OECD
Recent developments in the global economy confirm the trend of an ongoing recovery in the OECD and a slow-down in emerging markets, leaving the global growth forecast unchanged at 3.5% for 2014. The forecast for the OECD remains at 2.0% for the current year. The recent sluggish performance of emerging markets, however, confirmed that the slow-down there is ongoing. While some weakness in China's data might have been distorted by inactivity after the Chinese New Year, the decelerating trend has been obvious for many months. India seems to be recovering from its low growth level of 2013, but some uncertainties prevail over the direction of its fiscal policy after the upcoming general elections in May.

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Blue Coast Hotels Ltd
Mamata Suri and Sunita Suri have resigned as directors of Blue Coast Hotels Ltd .

Menon appointed MD, Nitta Gelatin India Ltd
Nitta Gelatin India Ltd has appointed Sajiv K Menon as Managing Director of the company.

Grover appointed Company Secy. Ansal Housing & Construction Ltd
Ansal Housing & Construction Ltd has appointed S N Grover as Company Secretary of the company.

Garg designated as ED & Global CFO, Cipla Ltd
Cipla Ltd has designated Rajesh Garg as Executive Director and Global Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Sawhney resigns as Director, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited
Rajiv Sawhney has resigned as Director of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited .

Sharma resigns as Independent Director, KEC International Ltd
M K Sharma has resigned as Independent Director of KEC International Ltd

Yotsumoto ceases to be Director, Honda Siel Power Products Ltd
Seiichi Yotsumoto has ceased to be Director of Honda Siel Power Products Ltd .

Sugimizu appointed Whole-time Director, Honda Siel Power Products Ltd
Hiroyoshi Sugimizu has been appointed as Whole-time Director of Honda Siel Power Products Ltd .

Bhandari ceases to be Director (Technical), Cera Sanitaryware Ltd
Mahendra Kumar Bhandari has ceased to be Director (Technical) Cera Sanitaryware Ltd .

Kumar appointed CFO, JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Limited
JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Limited has appointed Neeraj Kumar as the Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Dangeard resigns as Non-Executive Director of Moser-Baer (I) Ltd
Franck E Dangeard has resigned as Non-Executive Director of Moser-Baer (I) Limited.

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Mindless recruitment again

The CBEC is recruiting IRS officers like constables which they did in the past with dire consequences for advancement of officers. I stopped this madness. Now they are doing mindless recruitment again.

M R Sivaraman , Former Secretary, Revenue

Whisper's Narendra Modi- PMO ?

Your above whispers makes me laugh, you are joking and you have excellent sense of humour for entertaining readers like us. Agreed, whispersinthe... is quiet good in guessing, generally. That is why we religiously read it twice a day. But there should be a limit to wild imaginations. Elections have not even taken place (whispers is deciding PMO of Modi....) and masses know that except TV and Newspapers Houses, there is nothing as such among masses that BJP or any other single party is going to win straight. We all know, putting an advertisement of 10 lines in newspaper, most probably we pay more than Rs. 10,000/-. Rather media houses charge per word not per line. Whispers might be giving free service to BJP, it is just possible. This particular whisper of yours, reminds me of Kapil Sharma's Comedy Show... Gaon basne se pahle hee.........

R K Singh

CAT cases increasing ?

CAT cases are increasing as the Head of the organisations and Secretary to the Government of India of the respective ministries are not taking appropriate decision.

Subramanian N

A true Karmayogi !

M K Mirani, IRS has joined the Settlement Commission after serving as an IRS officer in various senior positions with dedication and in the spirit of public service. A true Karmayogi, he has toiled for society and the country. Best wishes for a new innings in his new assignment.

A K Singh

Stop freebies

Even Railway officers get family pass as freebie that should stop. It is sheer waste of Railway's money. What concessions Police family gets, or Income Tax employee/officers family or any other department gets. Such freebie in any department must be stopped. Ours is a poor country with lots of poor, undernourished/malnourished people who have nothing to eat forget enjoy. You wana enjoy-do that from your savings.

Rajesh Kumar Singh

The place of visit also cannot be personal for LTC or reimbursable journeys.

Venkat

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