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POLITICS

Lok Sabha poll results-RSS estimate !
RSS independent survey reportedly gives Narendra Modi 173 seats in the new Lok. Sabha.

Who will be number one businessman ?
At a get-together of Corporates in Delhi a question came up for discussion " Who will be number one businessman if Narendra Modi becomes PM- Mukesh Ambani or Gautam Adani ? "Majority of the participants said "Mukesh Ambani ".

BUREAUCRACY

Will Khwaja be Information Commissioner ?
Name of Secretary Mines R H Khwaja is doing the round for the post of Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission. 1976 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Khwaja who is presently Secretary Mines is scheduled to retire on March 31.

CoS finally clears R K Tiwari's name for CBDT's Chairman
Committee of Secretaries (CoS) has finally cleared R K Tiwari's name as the successor of Sudha Sharma, the incumbent of Chairperson of CBDT. Tiwari, a 1976 batch IRS officer, will be new Chairperson of CBDT from March 1, 2014. Presently he is Member (Legislation & Compensation) CBDT.

Choubey to be Additional Secretary, Power
R N Choubey is being appointed new Additional Secretary, Power in the Government of India. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

IRS officer Namrata Vrishni quits
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Namrata Vrishni presently ACIT, New Delhi has tendered resignation from the service.

IRS officer Harssh A Poddar quits
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Harssh A Poddar has tendered resignation from the service.

Davinder Kumar is likely to move from UIDAI?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Davinder Kumar may soon move from UIDAI. Presently he is DDG (Enrollment Training & Testing & Establishment Division) UIDAI. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Will Sanjay Latkar be appointed as DIG, CISF?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Sanjay Latkar may be appointed as DIG, CISF. The 1995 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre is presently serving as Additional Commissioner of Police, Maharashtra ATS. Since July 2005 he is serving in Maharashtra on inter-cadre deputation.

Sameer Sharma may soon move on central deputation
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Dr Sameer Sharma is likely to move on central deputation soon. The 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre is presently serving as Commissioner, Prohibition & Excise, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Will Ashok Pal Singh move from UIDAI?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Ashok Pal Singh has, reportedly, soughted exit from UIDAI. The 1986 batch IDAS cadre officer is presently serving as Regional DDG (Strategic Planning & Project Mgt. & Knowledge Mgt), UIDAI in Lucknow.

Rashmi Aggarwal soon to join MCD as Chief Auditor
Rashmi Aggarwal would soon join MCD as Chief Auditor. The 1994 batch IA&AS officer is presently on leave. Previously she served the Dept of Petroleum as Director (Exploration III).

Gangadhar Panda poised to move to Washington
As the grapevine has it, Gangadhar Panda would move on new assignment with Income Tax Oversaes Unit in Washington; attached to Indian Embassy. Panda, a 1993 batch IRS officer is presently posted as Additional Commissioner Income Tax (Int Tax) in Hyderabad.

Debaasish in consideration zone for Dir (Exploration), Petroleum Ministry
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Debaasish Prusti is in the consideration for the post of Director (Exploration), Dept of Petroleum. Debaasish, a 2000 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, is presently serving as PS to namo Narayan Meena, MoS for Finance, GoI. The post of Dir (Exploration) has fallen vacant after Vinita Srivasta's appointment as Chief Controller of Accounts, MCD.

R N Ghosh appointed DG (WR) in CAG, Thiruvanthapuram
R N Ghosh, Principal Accountant General (G&SSA), Kerala, Thiruvanthapuram, has been transferred and posted as Director General (WR) in this office.

Seven posts of DIG lying vacant in CBI
As many as seven posts of Deputy Inspector General of Police are lying vacant against total strength 39 in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Those willing to apply can view more information on its website.

Orders of P K Guin as Director (Tech), CCL yet to come
The orders of P K Guin, CGM, (CCL), CIL, for the appointment as Director (Technical), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) are yet to be issued by the Government of India.

Deepak Dutta joins as Director (Comm), MECON Ltd
Deepak Dutta, GM, MECON, has taken over as Director (Commercial), MECON Limited. The post had been lying vacant since August 1, 2013.

R K Mitra likely to join as Director (Fin), HSCL next week
R K Mitra, Director (Finance), Jute Corporation of India Ltd (JCIL), is expected to assume the charge as Director (Finance), Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited (HSCL) next week in this month. The post has been lying vacant since June 13, 2013.
(We said this on Sept 16, 2013)

Interview for Dir (Mines), NLC on February 11
The interview for the post of Director (Mines), Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd will take place on February 11, 2014. M S Ravindernath, the incumbent Dir (Mines), NCL, is scheduled to retire on August 31, 2014.

Freight rates increase in Dec
Spot freight rates saw a significant increase in December in both dirty and clean tanker fixtures, due to high market activities, tight vessel availability and weather delays.

Applications for Controller General, IBM, Nagpur invited
The Ministry of Mines has invited applications for the post of Controller General (General Central Service Group 'A'), Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) in Nagpur falling vacant on February 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Ministry within 60 days.

Ms Harpreet Singh to be ED (Inflight Services), Air India
Ms Harpreet A D Singh has been appointed as Executive Director (Inflight Services), Headquarters, Delhi in Air India Limited.

PESB invites applications for Director (Fin), HNL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Finance), Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL) falling vacant next year on February 1, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before April 1, 2014.

Brijesh Bahadur Singh likely to join central deputation
Brijesh Bahadur Singh is likely to join central deputation at Deputy Inspector General level. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Four IAS officers transferred in Rajasthan
As many as four officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Vishnu Charan Mallik has been posted as Collector, Jhalawad while Ashok Kumar Sanvaria will be Member Revenue Board, Ajmer and Sumati Lal Bohra is Director, Revenue Research and Training Institute, Ajmer. Besides, Lalit Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Collector, Baran.

Three IAS officers shifted in Haryana
Three officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been shifted in Haryana. Accordingly, R C Verma has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Mahendragarh at Narnaul while Phool Chand Meena will be Director and Special Secretary, Employment and Atul Kumar is Deputy Commissioner, Mewat at Nuh and CEO, Mewat Development Agency, Nuh.

Mrs Susmeeta Srivastava returns from deputation, posted to NWR
Mrs Susmeeta Srivastava has returned from the deputation to Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Limited and has been posted to North Western Railway in the cadre. She is an IRAS officer.

Ashok Kumar posted as CCM, Northern Railway
Ashok Kumar, HAG/IRTS/NR, presently working as CAO (PTS), has been posted as CCM(PHOD) on Northern Railway.

Five IRS-IT officers transferred
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been transferred. Accordingly, R P Meena has been shifted to Mumbai CCA while Sulekha Verma was transferred to Delhi CCA and Amal Garg is being posted to Delhi CCA. Besides, Aashwita Lal was transferred to West Bengal CCA and K Ramalingam was made CIT-I, Coimbatore.

D D Mishra selected as Director (HR), ONGC Ltd (UPDATED)
D D Mishra, GM, ONGC, has been selected for the post of Director (Human Resources), ONGC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 7, 2014. As many as 16 persons were interviewed for the same.

G C Chaturvedi is now Member WDRE (UPDATED )
Former Secretary Petroleum G C Chaturvedi has been appointed Member of the Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority (WDRD). He is former 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

B N Talukdar joins as DG, Hydrocarbons (UPDATED)
B N Talukdar, Director for Exploration at Oil India Ltd, has taken over as Director General of Directorate General of Hydrocarbons. He replaced R N Choubey who was appointed as Additional Secretary with the Ministry of Power.
(We said this on Jun 13 and Nov 18, 2013)

Dr M M Kutty is also PS, Vigilance in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Dr M M Kutty has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Vigilance in Government of Delhi. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

3 IAS officers shifted in Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
Three officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service have been given fresh postings in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, Avanish Kumar Sharan has been appointed as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Raipur while Saurabh Kumar will now be Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Bilaspur and Narendra Dugge is Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat Mahasamund.

Orders of K S Popli as CMD, IREDA issued (UPDATED)
The orders of K S Popli, Director, IREDA, for the appointment as CMD, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) have reportedly been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Sept 5, 2013)

Anil Dhaka posted as OSD in CCIT office, Delhi (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Anil Dhaka has been appointed as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Delhi region.

Five officers of AP State Service get IAS award (UPDATED)
As many as five persons of Andhra pradesh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2012. The officers are: D Venkateswara Rao, B Rama Rao, A Sri Devasena, A Suryakumari and G Rekha Rani.

P K Sinha joins as Director, OMDC (UPDATED)
P K Sinha, GM, CCL/CIL, has taken over the charge as Director (Production & Planning), Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited (OMDC). The post has been lying vacant since August 6, 2012.
(We said this on Sept 4, 2013)

Chudamani Seth of Odisha gets IAS award(UPDATED)
Chudamani Seth of Odisha State Civil Service has been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against vacancy of 2012.

22 senior IPS officers transferred in MP (UPDATED)
As many as 22 senior officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Swarn Singh has been appointed as ADG, Community Policing, PHQ, Bhopal while Dr S K Shrivastava will now be ADG, SAF, Bhopal and Mrs Anuradha Shankar is ADG, CID, PHQ, Bhopal. Similarly, S M Afjal has been posted as IG, Special Police Establishment, Lokayukta; Alok Ranjan as IG, Administration, PHQ; A R Gupta as IG, APTC, Indore; Pawan Kumar Shrivastava, IG, Rewa range; D C Sagar as IG, Chambal region; Anil Kumar as IG, Narcotics; M S Kanwar as IG, Community Policing, Indore; Asha Mathur as IG, Management, PHQ, Bhopal and Rajendra Prasad was made DIG, Ujjain range; R P Singh as SP, Datia; Abhya Singh as SP, Dewas; Avinash Sharma as SP, Shajapur; Anil Maheshwari as Commandant 13th battalion, SAF, Gwalior; A P Singh as Commandant, 10th battalion, SAF, Sagar; Sanjay tiwari as Asst IG, PHQ, Bhopal; Anshuman Singh as SP, South Bhopal; anil Singh as SP, Burahanpur; Mrs Krishnaveni as Commandant, 34th battalion, SAF, Dhar and Anurag Sharma was made Commandant, 8th battalion, SAF, Chhindwara.

3 IPS officers get selection grade in MP (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been accorded selection grade in Madhya Pradesh. The officers are: Pramod Verma, J S Kushwaha and Rakesh Pratap Singh.

4 IPS officers promoted to DIG grade in MP (UPDATED)
Four officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been accorded Super Time Scale and posted on elevated posts in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, D S Korbu has been appointed as DIG, Narcotics, Bhopal with additional charge of DIG, PTRI, Bhopal while Santosh Kumar will be DIG/SSP, Gwalior and K C Jain is DIG/SSP, Satna. Besides, S P Singh was made DIG/SSP, Jhabua.

V K Singh promoted to DGP grade in MP (UPDATED)
V K Singh has been promoted to grade of Director General of Police in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

M S Gupta promoted to DGP grade in MP (UPDATED)
M S Gupta has been promoted to grade of Director General of Police in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

7 IPS officers promoted to ADGP grade in MP (UPDATED)
As many as seven officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred after promotion to the grade of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in Madhya Pradesh. Milind Kanskwar has been made ADGP/PSO to DGP, MP while Ajay Sharma will be ADGP/IG Hoshangabad range and G P Singh is ADGP, Vigilance, PHQ, Bhopal. Similarly, Rajesh Chawala has been appointed as ADGP/Director, JNPA, Sagar; G R Meena as ADGP, Ajak, PHQ, Bhopal; Mrs Sushma Singh as ADGP, PTRI, PHQ, Bhopal and B B S Thakur was made ADGP, R&D/Police Manual, Bhopal.

6 IPS officers promoted to IGP grade in MP (UPDATED)
As many as six officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred after promotion to the grade of Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Yogesh Chaudhary has been appointed as IG, Bhopal while S K Saxena will now be IG, Selection and Recruitment, PHQ, Bhopal while R K Chaudhary is IG/Deputy Transport Commissioner, Gwalior. Similarly, J S Sanswal has been appointed as IG, CID, Vigilance, Gwalior; V K Suryavanshi as IG, SAF, Bhopal range and P K Mathur was made IG, SCRB, PHQ, Bhopal.

Mrs Rina Mitra promoted to DGP grade in MP (UPDATED)
Mrs Rina Mitra, who is on central deputation in Government of India, has been accorded pro-forma promotion to the grade of Director General of Police in Madhya Pradesh. She is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

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

Hugentobler steps down as Vice Chairman of Ambuja Cements Ltd
Paul Hugentobler has stepped down as Vice Chairman of Ambuja Cements Ltd w.e.f. February 7, 2014 following his retirement from the services of Holcim Limited, Switzerland.

Agarwal resigns as Director, PTC India Financial Services Ltd
R T Agarwal has resigned as Director of PTC India Financial Services Ltd.

Aggarwal re-appointed MD, Bhartiya International Ltd
Bhartiya International Ltd has re-appointed Snehdeep Aggarwal as the Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2014

Bhojani appointed AVP (Finance), Trigyn Technologies Ltd
Trigyn Technologies Ltd has appointed Amin Bhojani as Associate Vice President (Finance) of the company.

Trivedi resigns as Director, Seven Hill Industries Ltd
Vipul Shantilal Trivedi has resigned as Director of Seven Hill Industries Ltd

Mandal ceases to be Nominee Director, Pioneer Embroideries Ltd
Exim Bank has withdrawn the nomination of Sudatta Mandal, as Nominee Director of Pioneer Embroideries Ltd.

Baweja appointed Independent Director, Pioneer Embroideries Ltd
Joginder Kumar Baweja has been appointed as Independent Director of Pioneer Embroideries Ltd w.e.f. February 6, 2014

Rao resigns as Director, Trigyn Technologies Ltd
Venkateshwara Chalasani Rao has resigned as Director of Trigyn Technologies Ltd due to personal reasons w.e.f. January 28, 2014.

Thakur appointed Company Secy. Tavernier Resources Ltd
Tavernier Resources Ltd has appointed Priyanka Thakur as a Company Secretary of the company

(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)

es to expose the Congress party was forgotten for all the scams written in their manifesto. Now they have created anarchy in the life of Delhiites. Next plan shift focus quickly, to the Lok Sabha general elections, and divert attention of the people from their failures and mis-governance. AAP leadership has declared their intention of fighting 350 seats in the general elections!! Now each MP seat election costs around Rs5 crores, so 350 seats requires 5x 350 =1750 crores!! A party which was conceived a few months ago can muster funds of this calibre??? Wondering which sources are being tapped and what compromises are they offering NOW, to get funded. So is this in India's or Indians interests ? It is a known fact that our country is the destination of tomorrow, but in this fashion, what kind of governance or national security will Indians get!! AAP will enslave us all for another 1000 years with their misguided Marxist- Leninist thinking of our economy. They will bring back license raj!! Better to dump them Now at the national hustings, before they hurt us all. They are past masters at anarchy only, with little thinking or stamina to solve Indian's problems in the 21st century.

Devindra Sethi

Government in a dilemma

Government is in a dilemma whether to increase retirement age to 62 years or not because of calculation of votes.
Government should increase retirement age by 1 year to 61 years for Deputy Secretary and above. As this would not affect job prospects of youth, it would not affect them. Instead it would send positive signals to 75 lakh government and central PSU employees of positive approach of government in times to come. Alternatively government can tell central Navratna and Maharatna PSUs to decide on increase in retirement age of their employees by their respective managements. This would send positive signals to all Government and PSU employees ( 75 lakh families). Government would also be appreciated for giving autonomy to PSUs.

Mani

PF earns tax free interest

I fully agree that PF earns tax free interest. Interest is compensation for inflation, not income. (From 1.1.2006 to 1.1.2014, price index has increased 100 percent. But no bank doubled the money in these 8 years. So bank interest on FDs does not even compensate for inflation) After retirement, senior citizens become helpless as they do not get salary. Many do not even get pension. Interest from banks on PF money starts getting taxed after retirement for these senior citizens. It is requested that all retirement funds should be allowed to be placed by senior citizen in tax free interest schemes. At present only Rs. 15 lakh is allowed to be deposited by them. This limit of Rs. 15 lakh should be removed. For senior citizens, they should be allowed to put all their retirement money in PPF. Many senior citizens need that. Since it is a fairly long term investment to earn regular interest, Government shall also get much needed money for its projects. This way Government can get millions of additional votes from employees, senior citizens and their family members (about four crore votes). Alternatively, opposition can take it in their manifesto. I may add here and humbly suggest that best course would be that all retirement benefits be allowed as long term fixed deposits in the banks, interest paid monthly,the interest so received be tax free, this will give lot of money liquidity to the Government too and senior citizens will not suffer too and can easily take care of their needs too.

Harish Kumar

DoPT seems to be helpless

DoPT has been implementing Rotational transfer Policy but when it comes to CSSS it seems to be helpless as they are not able to touch them and respective deptts. become a party to it in not intimating the facts. Most of the PPS who are working with Secretaries are in the same deptt for more than 25 yrs and despite change of many secy,s they continue to remain on these high profile posts. Secy., DOPT should take not of this malice and all who are sitting in the major ministries like, Revenue, Expenditure, MHA, Environment forests should be shifted immediately with the next promotion order of PPS. DOPT will not have any face if this information is asked under RTI, why it has not been done, who is responsible it or govt. is helpless against these 100 mighty CSSS officials. Sitting for long years with high offices have made these officials arrogant, power centre and mightier than secys. secy, DOPT, should take a call on this implement RTP for these officials without any pressure.
Ravi

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