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Thy name is UPA Government !
Believe it or not about one dozen DG level posts are now lying vacant in the Government of India. The posts include Special Secretary (Home) Special Secretary (Security) Bureau of Civil Aviation, Civil Defence, SSB (Retiring this month), Three posts of Special DG in CRPF and two post posts of Special DG in BSF. Several officers of 1979 and 1980 batch are waiting in the wings for posting.

D K Rao's chances are over for contesting L S Elections from Andhra
Chances for Devarapalli Kishore Rao are now over for contesting Lok Sabha elections from Guntur or Bapatala seat in Andhra Pradesh. The 1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre had been expecting to have NOC after putting in his papers for VRS in December 2013. Presently he is serving as Member Secretary, Gujarat State Human Right Commission. He is scheduled to retire in June 2015.

BUREAUCRACY

Ms Vijay Laxmi Joshi likely to move as Secretary
Ms Vijay Laxmi Joshi, who was appointed as Special Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, is expected to move as Secretary in other Ministry in Government of India this month end. She is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Vishwanathan is Spl Adviser to the President of India
Dr T K Vishwanathan has been appointed as the Special Adviser to the President of India. The former Law Secretary, GoI and former Secretary General of Lok Sabha has been appointment for expert advice on the post electoral scenario.


Dr Rajiv Sharma unlikely to be CMD, MMTC
The penal of Dr Rajiv Sharma for the post of CMD, MMTC is expected to be scrapped as he is reportedly being given an important assignment in his cadre. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

D S Deshi gets extension as CMD, MMTC
The tenure of additional charge to D S Deshi as CMD, MMTC, has reportedly been extended by the Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

B K Bansal in race of DG, Vigilance (CBEC)
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Bhushan Kumar Bansal's name is under consideration zone for the slot of DG, Vigilance (CBEC). The 1981 batch IRS (C&CE) officer is presently serving as Chief Commissioner, Delhi, CUS.

V K Gupta in race of Member (Engineering), Railway Board
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that V K Gupta, GM Northern Railway, is in the fray of Member (Engineering), Railway Board. Subodh Jain, the incumbent Member, is scheduled to superannuate on April 30. Gupta is 1976 batch IRSE officer.

Rajiv Bhattacharya facing teething troubles
Rajiv Bhattacharya, whose name was forwarded for the post of Managing Director, Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited (FSNL), is facing teething troubles as his file lying stuck to CVC, due to some technical reasons. The post has been lying vacant since August 23, 2012 with Antony Chacko joining HMT.

Tenure of M S Rana, CMD, SPMCIL extended
The tenure of M S Rana as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) is reported to have been extended for further one month.

Bandyopadhyay's appointment delayed for want of CVC clearance
The appointment of G Bandyopadhyay, GM, CIL, as Director (Finance), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) is getting delayed for want of clearance from Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). The post has been lying vacant since September 2013.

V M Arora is poised to be empanelment as JS, GoI
Vasu Mitra Arora is poised to be empanelled as Joint Secretary with GoI. The 1985 batch UP cadre officer of Indian Forest Service is serving as Project Director, UP Participatory Forest Management & Poverty Alleviation Project. Reportedly, he has got the clearance from CVC.

Sameer Rastogi is poised to be empanelment as JS, GoI
Sameer Rastogi is poised to be empanelled as Joint Secretary, GoI. The 1988 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre officer of Indian Forest Service. Reportedly, he has got the clearance from CVC.

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

Retired ED causes loss to a profit making PSU unit
One of the profit making units of a Maharatna Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) surprisingly slid into financial crisis with holding a retired Executive Director responsible for the same. The raw materials purchased by the unit head were of sub standard affecting the production in this financial year.

Anirudh Kumar to join as Director (M&RB), BEML Ltd on April 18
Anirudh Kumar, Executive Director, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), is expected to take over the charge as Director (Metro & Rail Business), BEML on April 18, 2014.
(We said this on April 7, 2014)

Vijay Krishnan is now Additional Secretary in Lok Sabha
Joint Secretary in the Lok Sabha, K Vijay Krishnan, has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary.

Reddy appointed as GM (Mkt Planning), Air India Headquarters, Delhi
K S Reddy, Deputy General Manager (Commercial), Mumbai, has been appointed as General Manager (Marketing Planning), Headquarters, Delhi in Air India Limited.

Nine posts of Judges vacant in Jharkhand HC
As many as nine posts of Judges have been lying vacant against approved strength of 20 in Jharkhand High Court. One posts of permanent Judges while 8 posts of Additional Judges are vacant.

69 posts at Law officers lying vacant in CBI
As many as 69 posts at Law officers have been lying vacant in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against sanctioned strength of 340 while there is actual strength of 271.

Sinha joins as Addl GM, Central Railway
Naveen Chandra Sinha has taken over as Additional General Manager, Central Railway. Prior to this, he was as Chief Operations Manager, South Western Railway, Hubli. Sinha, an Officer of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) of 1975 batch, has rich and varied experience in Operations and Commercial branches and has held several important managerial posts on Indian Railways.

Khan gets CVC clearance for JS empanelment, GoI
Dr Jamal Ahmed Khan has, reportedly, got the CVC clearance, who is under consideration zone for JS empanelment. The 1980 batch IFS officer of Gujarat cadre is presently serving as APCCF (FM).

D K Gayen posted as CME, SER after promotion to HAG
D K Gayen, SAG/IRSME/ South Eastern Railway, has been appointed as CME on South Eastern Railway after promotion to HAG.

Sapkal to move to Cairo
Vishvas Vidu Sapkal who is DCM in St Petersburg has been moved to Cairo.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Bihar
A number of officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Manish Kumar Verma has been appointed as Managing Director, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna while Laxmi Prasad Chauhan will now be additional Chief Executive Officer, Bihar Rural Livelihood Project, Patna with additional charge of Director, GPF, Patna and Navin Chandra Jha was made Director, Horticulture with additional charge of Mission Director, Bihar State Horticulture, CEO, Bihar Watershed Development Society. Besides, Sanjay Kumar Agrawal has been appointed as District Magistrate, Purnia; Ajay Yadav as District Magistrate, Samastipur; Aadesh Titarmare as District Magistrate, Supaul; Shashi Shekhar Sharma was made additional Member, Revenue Board, Patna and Rajesh Prasad Singh was made Director, Planning and Training Patna with additional charge of additional charge of additional CEO, Bihar Skill Development Mission.

4 IPS officers shifted in Bihar
Four Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Kumar Akele has been posted as Superintendent of Police (weaker section), Crime Investigation Department (CID), Patna while Ms Kim was made Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur and Satyaveer Singh will now be Superintendent of Police, Traffic, Patna. Besides, Rajeev Mishra has been appointed as Senior Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga.

Navraj Sandhu is also ACS, Food & Supply in Haryana (UPDATED)
Navraj Sandhu has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Food and Supply Department in Haryana. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

CORPORATE

Bajoria appointed Company Secy. Kilburn Engineering Ltd
Arvind Bajoria has been appointed as Company Secretary of Kilburn Engineering Ltd

Shah resigns as Independent Director, Indian Card Clothing Company Ltd
Mahendra M Shah has resigned as Independent Director of Indian Card Clothing Company Limited

Mirashi appointed MD, Envair Electrodyne Ltd
Envair Electrodyne Ltd has appointed Shripad Mirashi as Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2014.

Arora appointed Company Secy. Sainik Finance & Industries Ltd
Sainik Finance & Industries Ltd has appointed Ashok Kumar Arora as Company Secretary of the company.

Karan resigns as Company Secy. Kilburn Engineering Ltd
Sraban Kumar Karan has resigned as Company Secretary of Kilburn Engineering Ltd

Kaelay appointed Group President (Sales & Mkg.) , UTI Mutual Fund
Suraj Kaeley has been appointed as Group President (Sales & Marketing) , UTI Mutual Fund

Khan appointed F&B Manager, Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport
M K Khan has been appointed as Food and Beverage Manager of Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport

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Mass scale recruitment in IRS

This has reference to the re-jointer by R.Sivaraman, the former Secretary (Revenue) under the caption Comment on mass scale recruitment in IRS ill informed. In the backdrop of countrywide upsurge against black money witnessed during 2011, the then Union Law Minister

Veerappa Moily has suggested to the Finance Minister to merge the CBEC and CBDT to tackle black money effectively. He has cited the example of UK where the Direct and Indirect Taxes Departments were merged into Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Moily felt that a unified department to cover both direct and indirect taxes would provide enormous information advantages on a single business across various taxes that they pay. This would make tax administration more information based as cross-information is not available when two departments are separate. However, even though suggestion was a pragmatic one, it was turned down by the then FM. In any organization the purpose of Cadre Review at regular interval is to mitigate the stagnation at every stage. Whereas in CBEC, the benefit of CR is accrued only to the direct recruit IRS and the lower strata remains stagnant. Neither the association nor the administration is serious to address this issue. Furthermore, even though the feeder cadres are recruited through SSC, the seniority is fixed on regional basis with the result the promotion chances also vary from region to region. Shri R.Sivaraman, former Secretary (Revenue) was one of the finest officer and pillar of strength to honest officers of his period like late Shri Kailash Sethi and others and it will be highly improper to belittle his contribution to CBEC and its field formations. What is the purpose in mere creation of posts of Chief Commissioner (TAR) or Commissioner (TAR) if tax arrears are mounting? I would suggest that in order to effectively control the tax arrears in direct taxation, detaching the Arrears wing from CBEC and forming a separate Arrears Recovery Board with sweeping statutory powers similar to the one created in banking sector will help to show progress in arrears collection.

Ettirankandath Krishnadas, Sree Kailsam, Kinassery, Palakkad - 678 701

Ground of transfer incorrect

The decision of CIC that ground of transfer of an employee is personal is incorrect. When a person provides a ground requesting the authorities to transfer her to a particular place/post, then if it is revealed, other persons familiar with the circumstances of the petitioning employee can bring to the notice of the authorities if there is any falsehood. Hence in Public interest the information ought to be given and not denied.

Gitanjali

Mismanagement of MES Group A civilian officers

Thanks for bringing out the state of mismanagement of MES group A civilian officers to the knowledge of other services. This is a continuing saga to which the IDSE officers the hapless sufferers. Due to deliberate mismanagement most officers retire with 8700 GP. I would request to bring out our plight more frequently on this forum. Thanks again.

Pankaj Tyagi

Another DPC in process

There is another DPC in process for JAG post (60 number). which is already delayed beyond a year. Vacancies pertains to DPC year 2013-14.Other than Cadre controlling Authority, the HoD ie E-in-C is responsible for this plight. He is owning this post as additional charge and his first priority is to look after the welfare of Corp of Engr whereas affairs of MES comes as IInd priority.

Jai Prakash

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