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POLITICS

Who are the Advisors?
An independent agency is preparing a list of key advisors of Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. Comparison will be made in June.

Modi or Rahul Gandhi?
Who will be next Prime Minister ? If media reports are to be believed there are only two contenders for the post-Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. An old timer however said do not rule out L K Advani, Raj Nath Singh and Sharad Pawar.

Code of conduct may cause more delay in appointments in PSUs
There is an apprehension growing in the circle of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) that an imposition of model code of conduct for Lok Sabha elections may cause more delay in the major appointments at Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Managing Director and Director levels if the Government of India did not issue the orders for pending appointments before the Election programme.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Madhav Lal be new Secretary Health ?
Will the PM clear the appointment of Madhav Lal as Secretary, Health in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre. Present Secretary Keshav Desiraju is likely to be moved as Secretary, Consumer Affairs in Government Name of 1977 batch IAS officer of MT cadre Naved Masood is also in circulation for the post.

Mathur to be CMD of EXIM Bank
Yaduvendra Mathur is being appointed new CMD of the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank). He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
(We said this on December 19, 2013)

R K Pachnanda will be new ADG, CRPF
R K Pachnanda has been appointed as new Additional Director General (ADG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Justice Agrawal and Justice Ramana appointed Judge in the SC
Chief Justices of the Madras and Delhi High Courts, Rajesh Kumar Agrawal and Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana respectively have been appointed as Judges of the Supreme court.

(We said this on January 27, 2014)

Why delay in appointment of Vigilance Commissioner ?
Why delay in the appointment of new Vigilance Commissioner ? One former IPS officer has been going around the Ten Janpath for inclusion in the panel.

Rajiva Mishra is new Ambassador to Austria
Rajiva Misra (IFS:1980) currently Ambassador of India to Slovakia, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Austria.

Alok Kumar to succeed Agrawal in Labour Ministry
Alok Kumar will succeed Shikhar Agrawal as Director General (Joint Secretary-level), Ministry of Labour & Employment. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

A B Pandey may soon move from UIDAI?
As the grapevine has it, Ajay Bhushan Pandey would move from UIDAI. The 1984 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre is waiting in the wings to be empanelled as Additional Secretary, GoI. Presently he is heading the UIDAI's Regional Centre as DDG in Mumbai.

Porwal appointed JS (Finance), Atomic Energy
Sunil Porwal has been appointed Joint Secretary (Finance) Atomic Energy in Mumbai. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

(We said this on February 6, 2014 )

Prasad appointed Director (Personnel) RINL
G B S Prasad has been appointed as Director (Personnel) in the RINL. He will assume charge on May 1.


Abhijit Kundu poised to move to Germany
Abhijit Kundu is poised to move on new assignment with Income Tax Oversaes Unit in Germany; attached to Indian Embassy. Kundu, a 2001 batch IRS officer is presently posted as Additional Commissioner Income Tax in Dibrugarh.

Burman to join Government of Arunachal Pradesh
K J R Burman, Commissioner, Food Safety in Delhi Government, has been relieved to join Government of Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Shurbir Singh to join Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Shurbir Singh, Additional Chief Electoral Officer in Delhi Government, has been relieved to join Government of Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Ashok Kumar to join Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Ashok Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, South Delhi Municipal Corporation in Delhi Government, has been relieved to join Government of Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Major Gen Singh promoted
Maj Gen K H Singh is reported to have been promoted to the rank of Lt General in the Indian Army.

DoPT invites applications for Member Secretary, NPPA
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Member Secretary, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals. Those willing to apply can send their applications to this Department within one month.

Will Narendra Kumar win the race for DG, ICFRE?
Narendra Kumar is considered to be far ahead in the race of DG, ICFRE, Dehradun. Narendra Kumar is 1978 batch IFS officers of MP cadre and is currently serving in MP as PCCF and also as Member, Environment & Forest, NVDA, Bhopal. If everything goes well Kumar may win the race.

Deputation tenure of Negi extended
Central deputation tenure of B N S Negi, IPS (HP-88) as CVO, in Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL), Shimla has been extended for a further period of 2 years beyond January 26, 2014.

NRL MD, Dipak Chakravarty retiring in March
Dipak Chakravarty, Managing Director, Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), is due to retire on March 31, 2014. P Padmanabhan, ED, BPCL, is expected to succeed him on April 1, 2014.

Renuka Kumar gets extension till April end
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Renuka Kumar, has been given extension in central deputation tenure till April end. Kumar is 1987 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Kamble resigns to be absorbed in KRCL
IRPS officer N D Kamble has opted for retirement (technical resignation) to be absorbed permanently in KRCL.

Banamali Sinha is PS to Tripura Government
Banamali Sinha has been appointed Principal Secretary to Tripura Governor. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.

Six IPS officers of 2001 batch get Selection Grade in AP
As many as six officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) of 2001 batch have been accorded Selection Grade in Andhra Pradesh. The officers are: Vineet Brijlal, Dr Akun Sabharwal, G Sudheer Babu, Dr T Prabhakar Rao, C Ravi Varma and P Pramod Kumar.

10 IAS officers of 2005 batch get JAG in AP
As many as 10 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 2005 batch have been accorded Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in Andhra Pradesh. The officers include: Dr Gaurav Uppa, Ilambarithi K, Dr N Yuvaraj, Mrs M Janaki, Mudavatu M Nayak, Parvathi Subramanian, Dr A Sharath, P Bhaskara and L Sharman.

Aloke Singh to be ED (Strategy & Planning), Air India
Aloke Singh has been appointed as Executive Director (Strategy & Planning), Headquarters, Delhi in Air India Limited.

IRS officer passes away in Pune
Vishwas Rattan, an IRS(IT) officer of 1984 batch posted as Commissioner of Income Tax at Thane died on February 5 ,2014 at Pune. He was 56. While playing badminton on 2nd February, he suffered heart attack. He was admitted in hospital at Pune but could not be saved.

NMDC’S spectacular Q3 performance; declares 2nd interim dividend of 550% (UPDATED)
The NMDC Board at its meeting today has recommended 2nd interim dividend of 550% in addition to the 1st interim dividend of 300% for the year 2013-14. The total interim dividend so far is 850% for the year 2013-14. The Company’s production of iron ore during the 3rd quarter is 7.30 million tonnes (MT) registering a growth of more than 36% over CPLY while sales of iron ore was 7.34 MT which is about 38% more than that of the corresponding quarter of previous year. NMDC has posted a turnover of Rs.2823 crore, representing a increase of 38% in turnover, over the corresponding period last year (CPLY). NMDC has recorded gross profit of Rs.2374 crore and net profit after tax of Rs.1567 crore in the third quarter of 2013-14 which is 24% more and 21% more respectively over CPLY. The Company’s production of iron ore for 9 months for the year 2013-14 is 20.16 MT registering a growth of 14% over CPLY while sales of iron ore was 21.10MT which is 17% more than that of the corresponding 9 months period of previous year. NMDC’s turnover for 9 months for the year 2013-14 is Rs.8174 crore, gross profit of Rs.6761 crore and net profit after tax of Rs.4458 crore representing an increase of 9% in turnover and decrease of 6% in gross profit and 9% in net profit over corresponding period last year (CPLY). For the year 2013-14, capital expenditure of Rs.2720 crore is planned to be incurred including Rs.100 crore for overseas acquisitions. So far, from April-December 2013, the capital expenditure of Rs.1679 crore has been incurred, which is 65% more than CPLY. C S Verma, CMD said “NMDC is in its stride to reach production of iron ore of 30 MT for the year 2013-14 which would be a record in itself for NMDC in spite of evacuation hurdles. It is evident from these results that NMDC would definitely be in the forefront in the years ahead and move towards ensuring sustainable growth”. The installation of 3 MTPA steel plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh, as part of NMDC’s forward integration programme and value addition, is being pursued vigorously. Orders for major technological packages have already been placed, other auxiliary packages are in advanced stages of finalization and construction works of the major packages are being undertaken on war footing. As part of its expansion programme, NMDC is developing two new mines, one in Bailadila Sector in Chhattisgarh i.e. Deposit-11B Iron Ore Project and the other in Bellary-Hospet region in Karnataka i.e. Kumaraswamy Iron Ore Mine. Besides, orders have already been placed for setting up of 1.2 MTPA capacity Pelletisation plant in Karnataka. The 3rd quarter results for 2013-14 were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company under the Chairmanship of C S Verma, in its meeting held on 10.02.2014.

NTPC pays interim dividend of Rs. 3,298.19 crore (UPDATED)
NTPC Ltd. has paid highest ever interim dividend of Rs. 3,298.19 crore, being 40% of the paid-up equity share capital of the Company, for the financial year 2013-14, as against the dividend of Rs. 3,092.06 crore paid for the last financial year. The RTGS advice for the transfer of Rs. 2,473.64 crore to Government of India's designated bank account, being the share of Government of India, was presented by Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD, NTPC to Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge), in the presence of Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Secretary (Power), Mukesh Jain, Joint Secretary (Power), K Biswal, Director (Finance), NTPC, I J Kapoor, Director (Commercial), NTPC, A K Jha, Director (Technical), NTPC and U P Pani, Director (Human Resources), NTPC today in New Delhi. This is the 21st consecutive year that NTPC Ltd. has paid dividend.

NBCC doubles up profit in third quarter; posts 57% rise in net (UPDATED)
National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC), a Central PSU under the Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India, on Tuesday reported 57 percent increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 56.60 crore during third quarter as compared to net profit of Rs. 36.04 crore for the corresponding period in the previous year of its current fiscal. It is to be mentioned that income from operations increased by 39.65 percent at Rs 1000.23 crore during October-December quarter of 2013-14 fiscal. Talking to the media, Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NBCC, besides giving a detailed account of the company's performance for the FY 2012-13, its operations in various segments of business and future outlook, also said that business outlook in times to come appeared bright as the Company's order book today read a hefty figure of Rs.16,000 Crore. "As of now, Project Management Consultancy has been contributing the most, to our revenue generation which is almost 80%. However, we are now planning to increase the share of our Real Estate segment to 30% from the meagre 15% in the current fiscal," Dr Mittal added. He also specifically said that the Company had massive plans to aggressively tap the Real Estate market by constructing Residential and Commercial projects in every state and main cities of the Country. "Real Estate projects to come up on land admeasuring 155 acres (approx.) already procured by NBCC at different locations would result in taking care of the bottom line of this fiscal, Dr Mittal informed. Elaborating on this point, he said, "We are doing aggressive work in developing Residential as well as Commercial properties not only in Delhi-NCR region and metro cities but also in Tier-II cities like Bhubaneswar, Meerut, Faridabad, Kochi, Patna, Ghaziabad, etc. As far as government work in the segment is concerned, a large-scale re-development work at East Kidwai Nagar has already started. The project would follow the similar pattern of New Motibagh Complex under GPRA Scheme. East Kidwai Nagar Redevelopment scheme involves construction of 4747 houses approx. of categories Type II to Type VII in place of existing 2331 houses of categories Types I, II & V and construction of Commercial spaces of about 104413 sq m (FAR Area). Also, as far as Redevelopment of Govt. properties are concerned, NBCC, is vigorously working on tapping such projects for all the State Governments, State PSUs etc. as well", Dr Mittal stated further.

V C Khole promoted as Joint Commissioner, Customs (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Customs and Central Excise cadre, V C Khole has been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise.

K D P Rao joins as Commissioner, Bilaspur division in CG (UPDATED)
K D P Rao, who was appointed as Commissioner, Bilaspur division before Vidhan Sabha elections, has taken over the charge in Chhattisgarh. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Subir Das selected as Director (Mines), NLC (UPDATED)
Subir Das, GM, BCCl, CIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Mines), Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Mrs Shweta Teotia posted as OSD to Resident Commissioner in AP Bhawan (UPDATED)
Mrs Shweta Teotia has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Resident Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi. She is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Sudhir Chaturvedi joins as Chairperson, JERC, Goa & UT (UPDATED)
Sudhir K Chaturvedi has assumed the charge as Chairperson, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Goa, and all Union Territories. Chaturvedi has held post of CMD, Power Grid Corporation of India, and he also held office as Member, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission.

R P Tripathi selected as Member (Tech), DVC (UPDATED)
R P Tripathi, AGM, NTPC, has been selected for the post of Member (Technical) in the Board of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 12, 2014. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

DEBATE

WILL AAP Party get fractured ?
There is a saying "If you want to start a journey of 1000 miles begin with a single step ". Will the AAP Party get fractured by running very fast ?
Mail your views to + mehrotra.suresh @gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Bhattacharya appointed Addl. Director, TV Today Network Limited
TV Today Network Limited has appointed Dev Bhattacharya an as Additional Director of the company.

Manimala resigns as Director, Acropetal Technologies Ltd
Dr Mathew James Manimala has resigned as Director of Acropetal Technologies Ltd.

Bansal appointed Director & CFO, SML Isuzu Ltd
SML Isuzu Ltd has appointed Gopal Bansal as Whole-time Director and Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Mundhra resigns as CFO & Company Secy., Sarda Plywood Industries Ltd
B L Mundhra has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Company Secretary of Sarda Plywood Industries Ltd w.e.f. March 31, 2014.

Ms Sengupta appointed Company Secy., Sarda Plywood Industries Ltd
Ms Jaya Sengupta has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Sarda Plywood Industries Ltd.

Madhusudan appointed CFO, S Mobility Ltd
S Mobility Ltd has appointed Madhusudan V as the Chief Financial Officer of the company with immediate effect.

Two Directors appointed on Board of HCL Infosystems Ltd
Ms Sangeeta Talwar and Kaushik Dutta have been appointed as Independent directors on the Board of Directors of HCL Infosystems Ltd.

Bhatt appointed Independent Director, Virtual Global Education Ltd
Virtual Global Education Ltd has appointed Umesh Bhatt as Independent Director of the company.

Labroo re-appointed MD & CEO, Asahi India Glass Ltd
Asahi India Glass Ltd has re-appointed Sanjay Labroo as Managing Director and CEO of the Company w.e.f. February 19, 2014.

Kapur appointed Independent Director, Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited
Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited has appointed Surrinder Lal Kapur as an Independent Director of the company.

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DEBATE (1)

AAP appears to be rewriting the Constitution of India, as her recent actions amply suggest. Their Jan Lokpal Bill has already hit a road block.

Now, let us pay attention to the much talked about Mohalla Samiti legislation!

Perhaps we all remember the 74th Amendment to the Constitution, which has been inserted, as PART IXA - Municipalities in the Constitution w.e.f. 1st June, 1993.

Articles 243P to 243ZG are inserted. They make an interesting reading. Delhi has Municipal Administration in accordance with provisions of Article 243Q. The Corporation has been organised into Wards.

Article 243S provides for constitution of Ward Committees consisting of one or more wards. The State Government may make provisions by LAW WITH RESPECT TO constitution and the manner of filling up of seats in the ward committees.

Article 243W empowers the State Government to endow municipalities with various powers and responsibilities in order to enable them to function as institutions of self-government with respect to planning for economic development and social justice in relation to matters listed in the 12th schedule etc.

As per Article 243ZB, provisions of Part IXA apply to Union Territories as well. Finally, the Part also provides, as Article 243ZE, Committee for Metropolitan Planning.

To sum it up, Constitution provides for distinct separation of powers and responsibilities for the State and Local Self Governments. The Concept of Mohalla Samitis may affect the existing constitutional arrangement, therefore creating another constitutional storming the TEA CUP called DELHI!

Ashok Sharma

50 Golden Years of Seeding corruption in India !

What a coincidence? The CVC celebrates this year the Golden Jubilee and I recall it as the golden jubilee of the Kamraj Plan.As any idealistic young, I also bought the dream of a corruption free India, an India of a transparent public service government in the coming years. What we have achieved is a vigorous anti-corruption movement against corruption under the leadership of as ordinary an Indian as Anna Hazare. Jawahar Lal Nehru then had shown the guts to take on the mightiest political leaders in power in his party governments and organization. I still remember the dozens of articles in newspapers about Pratap Singh Kairon, Chief Minister of Punjab.That cleansing operation looked like the last one before the onset of a kind of Ramrajya or Indian Utopia. Anna led movement once again ignited that hope after the unsung demise of several other attempts like the naxal or JP movements. That the AAP was delivered by the movement to hold out some concrete promise has not yet passed the test successfully. The reason is that corruption has beeb seeded in India in every single inch of government dispensation and private sector that nobody, not even the Almighty, can disinfect the country of this infection. Even the noble professions have suffered value erosion irreparably.Proxy school teachers or para-medical staff , group A,B,C,D staff elsewhere, public transport drivers/conductors, fake rail tickets, FICN, fake admissions, fake interviews etc all are practiced openly. Idealism makes the inexperienced fal for illusions like the whistleblower and other laws and get killed like Dubey. We are still being fed on passing of laws- mere laws- like Lokpal and celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of Vigilance. We bemoan celebrating the GJ of seeding corruption exponentially and becoming one of the Top Corrupt Nations of the world. What a tribute that the CVC organized Golden Jubilee is being inaugurated by none other than the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji!

M L Gupta

No IRS with Delhi CM

It is wrong to say that the CM Delhi has not picked up IRS for key assignments. Some of the IAS now hand picked have served in IRS earlier before being elevated to IAS. Also to get IRS into Delhi administration, the CM requires central nod. Perhaps CM himself being an ex-IRS man, another one may not be required. Let there be one IRS per State.

Shari

Comical

It was comical to read the remark about Kejriwal's list not containing any IRS name. IRS is not administrative service of Delhi! IRS has its share of good, bad and the ugly as any other services.

Krishnan

No IRS men though

Strangely in the list of trusted lieutenants of Kejriwal, none of his former service mates from IRS find place.

Parantap Chandurkar

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