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POLITICS

When nothing else inspires, History does !( 58)
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

How appointments are made in Modi Government ?
There is a new CSB functioning in the Modi Government. The concerned Secretary and CSB members are called at Cab Sec and provided with the Dossiers of names on the panel for JS & Dir only half an hour before Cab Secy joins them for CSB. They are asked to go through the dossier and have as much as consultations & cross-check over the names on the panel given to them only half an hour earlier.Within that time-frame CSB Members are asked to come up with their views on the best suited candidates.


DEBATE

What is the character of Narendra Modi ?

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming the third most followed world leader on Twitter, next only to US President Barack Obama and the Pope, he is being discussed everywhere so much so that people have started comparing him with world leaders of the past. "Is Modi Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt or Churchill" ?

What is your opinion ? Mail it to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

BUREAUCRACY

Will Arunendra Kr be CEO of the restructured Railway Board?
The whispers have started doing rounds in the corridors of power that Arunendra Kumar may be the CEO of the restructured Railway Board which is expected to take place soon. It would be a matter to be seen whether the the body would see the supremacy of IAS officers or the Railway cadre officers.

Ravi wins race of Chairman, Jt Intelligence Committee
Ravindra Narayanan Ravi will head the Joint Intelligence Committee as its new Chairperson. The former Kerala cadre IPS officer of 1976 batch had served IB as Special Director. It is reliably learn that senior IPS officers Amitabh Mathur (1977 batch IPS of Manipur- Tripura cadre) and P J Hanneman (1979 IPS of Assam-Meghalaya cadre) were also in the race. Ajit Lal recently completed his tenure as Chairman, JIC on July 31 this year.

Will Rohit Nandan get three months extension ?
Will Air India CMD Rohit Nandan get three months extension on August 11? One can wait and watch. Tenure of 1982 batch UP cadre IAS officer Rohit Nandan is coming to an end on Monday.

Bains to be PS to MP CM
Iqbal Singh Bains who is returning from the central deputation will now be Principal Secretary (PS) to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan. The 1985 batch IAS officer Bains who is presently Joint Secretary, Indian Overseas Affairs, has been repatriated to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre. Formal orders of Bains are expected to be issued this week.

Approx 150 projects to get clearance at one go?
It is reliably learnt that as many as 150 projects may soon be given clearance at one go. The meeting of National Board for Wild Life is scheduled to take place on August 12. If the buzz becomes true all it would prove to be Modi's master-stroke for the long pending developmental projects.

Sen yet to get orders for Director, (P&BD), IOCL
Debasis Sen, ED, IOCL, has been waiting for the orders for the post of Director (Planning & Business Development), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Vacancy against the post has arisen on August 1, 2014.

Post of Director (Infra), DFCCIL vacant since March
The post of Director (Infrastructure), Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited has been lying vacant since March 1, 2014. However, D S Rana, CPM, DFCCIL, has been selected for the post, but his orders are awaited.

All eyes on new CMD, BDL
All eyes are set on the declaration of name of new Chairman& Managing Director, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) withheld by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) in view of High court orders. However, the Board has interviewed as many as 10 persons for the post, but not declared the name at its selection meeting on June 11, 2014.

Om Prakash Li is new Prl RC of Uttarakhand in Delhi
After Alok Kumar Jain made it as the first Chief Commissioner of Uttarakhand State Right to Service Act the Govt of Uttarakhand has assigned Om Prakash Li with the additional charge of Principal Resident Commissioner . The 1988 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre is presently serving as Principal Secretary, Health, Govt of Uttarakhand.

Terdia in race for AS of Legal Affairs
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that S N Terdia, senior Supreme Court advocate, is in the race of Additional Secretary of Legal Affairs. As many as three posts of Additional Secretary have been lying vacant with the Department of Legislative Affairs & the Department of Legal Affairs which may soon be filled with fresh appointment by the third week of August.

Prasad also in race for AS of Legal Affairs
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that B K Prasad, senior Supreme Court advocate, is in the fray of Additional Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs. As many as three posts of Additional Secretary have been lying vacant with the Department of Legislative Affairs & the Department of Legal Affairs which may soon be filled with fresh appointment by the third week of August. Reportedly, he has faced the interview at Cabinet Secretariat on August 1.

Professor who worked with 60 IAS officers !
There is a professor in Madhya Pradesh who has worked with 60 IAS officer. Dr D P Singh, Professor of Zoology, has always been in the Madhya Pradesh Secretariat for the last 20 years before taking VRS from service. Incidentally , he has a record which shows that he worked with 60 IAS officers during his career.

Orders of Sharma for Director (Fin), IOCL yet to come
The orders of A K Sharma, ED, IOCL, for the post of Director (Finance), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) are yet to be issued by the Government of India. Vacancy is arising on September 1.

Tenure of NMDC Director ends in August
The tenure of S K Das, Director, Commercial in National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), is coming to an end on August 31, 2014. Dr T R K Rao is expected to succeed him on September 1, 2014.

DoPT invites applications for Rubber Board Chairman
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Chairman, Rubber Board, Kottayam, Kerala. Those willing to apply for this Joint Secretary level post can send their applications to the Department within one month of issuing advertisement circular.

NBCC signs MoU with CIDBH, Malaysia (UPDATED)
N P Aggarwal, CGM, NBCC and Abdul Latif Hita, CEO, Construction Industry Development Board Holdings (CIDBH), signed an MoU on behalf of NBCC and CIDBH, Malaysia, in the presence of Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC; Tan Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali, Chairman and Dato'Sri Ir Dr Judin B Abdul Karim, Chief Executive, CIDB, Malaysia. NBCC, the Navratna CPSE, has entered into an MoU with CIDBH, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia, to promote technical co-operation for mutual benefits by sharing experience and expertise in planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance, management and financing of infrastructure projects as well as to jointly execute and develop large infrastructure projects.

Rizvi relieved to join Director, Cabinet Secretariat (UPDATED)
The Government of Telangana has relieved Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Director in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

Ahmad Nadeem is also CMD, TRANSCO in Telangana (UPDATED)
Ahmad Nadeem has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director, Telangana TRANSCO. He is a 1997 batch IAs officer of Telangana cadre.

Orders of H Kumar as MD, MRPL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of H Kumar, ED, HPCL, for the appointment as Managing Director, Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on January 22, 2014)

Neeraj Semwal posted as Commissioner, Excise in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Neeraj Semwal has been appointed as Commissioner, Excise and Entertainment & Luxury tax in Government of Delhi. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

EDs to look after charge of CMD, Syndicate Bank (UPDATED)
The charge of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Syndicate Bank has jointly been assigned to Bank's Executive Directors (EDs), M Anjaneya Prasad and T K Srivastava.

P K Sinha selected as MD, OMDC Limited (UPDATED)
P K Sinha, Director (P&P), OMDC (Lien with CIL) has been selected for the post of Managing Director, OMDC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 11, 2014. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

Vinod Agrawal appointed as Adviser, Inter State Council Secretariat (UPDATED)
Vinod Agrawal has been appointed as Adviser, Inter State Council Secretariat under the Ministry of Home Affairs in the rank of Secretary. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

CORPORATE

Sharma appointed as Independent Director, Shree Rama Newsprint Limited
Shree Rama Newsprint Limited has appointed Ms Namrata Sharma as an Additional and Independent Director of the company.

Jain appointed Whole-time Director, Ramchandra Leasing & Finance Ltd
Ramchandra Leasing & Finance Ltd has appointed Pradip Jain as Whole-time Director of the company

Agarwal appointed ED, NR Agarwal Industries Ltd
NR Agarwal Industries Ltd has appointed Ms Reena Agarwal as Executive Director of the company.

Vasudeva resigns as Director, Gabriel India Ltd
Rajeev Vasudeva has resigned as Director of Gabriel India Limited.

Bhattacherjee resigns as Independent Director, Sreeleathers Ltd
Sujay Bhattacherjee has resigned as Independent Director of Sreeleathers Limited

Tandon appointed Whole-time Director, MPS Limited
MPS Limited has appointed Ms Yamini Tandon as Whole-time Director of the company w.e.f. August 11, 2014

Jatia appointed Non Exec. Promoter Director, Asian Hotels (North) Ltd
Asian Hotels (North) Limited has appointed Ms Archana Jatia as a Non-Executive Promoter Director of the company.

Mundhra resigns as CS, Star Ferro and Cement Ltd
Ravi Prakash Mundhra has resigned as Company Secretary of Star Ferro and Cement Limited.

Ms Curmally appointed Addl. Director, Bharat Bijlee Ltd
Bharat Bijlee Limited has appointed Ms Mahnaz A Curmally as an Additional Director of the company.

Divavji appointed Independent Director, Kamat Hotels (India) Ltd
Kamat Hotels (India) Ltd has appointed Rohhan A Divavji as Independent Director of the company.

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What is the character of Narendra Modi ? (DEBATE 1)

Modi trying to model as Margrate Thatcher !

Narendra Modi has all the qualities to become World leader. Presently he is trying to model himself as Margrate Thatcher. The U K PM Margrate Thatcher had turned round the British economy.

N K Singh former DGP Madhya Pradesh

Will Sushama prevail in future ?

I am sure, Narendra Modi may not be able to complete his full five year period. He has become power centric and does not believe in de-centralisation of powers. He interferes even in petty issues like posting of PSs/OSDs. The work in most of the Minister's office has come to a grinding halt as one only finds inexperienced and Hindi speaking saffron brigade as support staff and not the usual experienced Pillais and Iyers known for their secretarial acumen.. There is already dissention. According to astrological predictions, Mrs. Sushma Swaraj may emerge as the unanimous PM at the end of three years. She has the grace, charm and intelligence.

Radhika Iyer

Modi's work alone will speak for itself

On Narendra Modi, one cannot help but admire the person who started life selling tea and rose to the eminence which he has today by dint of merit and sheer hard work. He did not have parents, grandparents and great grandparents who were rich, powerful or political. He did not have lobbies rooting for him. He belonged to no dominant caste which could muscle him to power in his state. He has no inherent "vote bank", no 11%/ 14%, no combination like KHAM, MY, Jatavs+ Brahmins, Bramhins+Dalits+ Muslims etc. Of course, the victory over the UPA is not only an NDA victory, it is also a loss of the UPA. The UPA came to a sorry pass also because of its own faults including massive corruption and the inability to reduce spiraling inflation. That the NDA could cash in is to the credit of the NDA (other contenders like AAP, SP, BSP, left parties, RJD, JD(U) etc, though vociferous and adept at using the media, could not effectively place themselves in the public mind as worthy enough). Modi's success in the elections is two fold. He won in his own party, the right to become contender for PM, over other contenders. Then, he delivered in the elections. His performance in the Presidential style campaign is his greatest performance till date. He is a mass leader, that he has proved. He is taking steps towards being a statesman (his reaching out to all allies including potential ones, the drive for better relations with neighbouring countries, the mature approach in handling media, his selection of officers to man senior positions, his calibrated and measured approach in all things, his restraint and timing are all pointers). He is also quickly learning the ropes about being an able administrator at the Centre (he has proved himself at the State level but the Centre is new for him). That he has kept out his seniors in politics is inevitable and necessary, since the victory is his, leadership has to be his mantle and the seniors cannot don it by proxy. However, Ministerial offices may require talent which issue he will probably have to apply his mind to since it is humanly difficult for each Minister to effectively man three Ministries. He also has to deal with the propaganda machine of the Congress, AAP, leftists, RJD, JD(U) and others who have their knives out (since they know that if he succeeds, they will be finished forever). With respect to the propaganda of these parties that on economic issues and issues like inflation, the response of the Government does not appear to be yielding quick results, he has been taking and has to continue to take sound decisions. It must also be realised that the question of judging Modi as PM immediately is also a little early. But by all accounts, he has acquitted himself well enough and deserves to be in the top job which he has earned after decades of service to the nation at various levels (as opposed to (1) the inheritors, (2)the rookies who tend to feel that barring themselves every one else is at fault, and also (3) those amongst the self made who made it but never cared for the country). This country has a lot of politically committed groups who may not exactly like him, but in the end, his work will speak for itself.

Vijay Kumar


Process of empanelment ?

Can somebody explain the process of empanelment. In the earlier years, continuous 'outstanding' in the ACR were the main consideration; now I am told it is graded to the scale of 10. What is the grade needed to be considered as 'outstanding'

Srini


Why sudden opposition to CSAT and English ?

Why is there a sudden opposition to CSAT and English after so many years? It smells of political objective.
There is nothing wrong with testing inspiring candidate's knowledge in English language which is definitely going to be their main language in a few years when they enter the service. It is presumed that they will always know their own languages and so there is no need to test them in their own languages.

The entire protests seem to be based on extremely narrow minded and parochial considerations and will take the civil administrations backwards. The agitation is strongly objected to.

Ashwini Kumar

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