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POLITICS

Arun Jaitley to be Finance Minister in Modi cabinet
It is believed in BJP circles that Arun Jaitley is going to be Finance Minister in the Narendra Modi cabinet at the centre.

ETV to launch five new 24 hrs Regional News Channels
ETV launches five new 24 Hour Regional News Channels-ETV-Bangla (Kolkata) ,ETV Kannad (Bangalore) ETV Gujarati (Ahemdabad) ,ETV Haryana (Chandigarh) and Himachal (Simla.The new Channels will be on air before 10th March 2014 just before coming up Lok Sabha polls .With his dramatic revenue and TRP model success in Hindi and Urdu Channels in seven Hindi States and the Urdu World, the Channel Head Jagdish Chandra will also head these channels.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Secretary, Commerce ? Rajeev Kher
This is now almost certain that Rajeev Kher will be appointed new Secretary Commerce in the Government of India. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of UP cadre. Formal orders are expected to be issued next week.

Empanelment of 1980 batch IPS officers as DG likely by next week
It is reliably learnt that the final meeting for empanelment of 1980 batch IPS officer as DG has taken place on Wednesday. The final list is expected in a couple of days.

Vishvaajit Sahay is new JS, Heavy Industries
Vishvajit Sahay has taken over as new Joint Secretary, Heavy Industries in the Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IDAS officer.
(We said this on January 1, 2014 )

K Sreenivasulu is now JS, Women & Child Development
K Sreenivasulu is now Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development. He is 1994 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.
(We said this on November 14 and October 22, 2013 )

A K Jain seeks voluntary retirement
Commissioner Income Tax in Mumbai, A K Jain, has sought VRS. He is a 1991 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Dinkar Rao goes on inter cadre deputation to Maharashtra
An inter cadre deputation of Gitte Kiran Kumar Dinkar Rao from Manipur-Tripura to Maharashtra have been approved for a period of three years. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Lalrinliana Fanai goes on inter cadre deputation to Mizoram
An inter cadre deputation of Lalrinliana Fanai from Uttarakhand to Mizoram segment of AGMUT has been approved for a period of three years. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Dr Joram Beda goes on inter cadre deputation to Arunachal
An inter cadre deputation of Dr Joram Beda from Punjab to AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh) has been approved for a period of three years. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Ravindra Kumar selected as Director (Fin), NEPA Ltd
Ravindra Kumar, Joint GM, TCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), NEPA Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 9, 2014. Notably, one B S Prasad, GM, BDL, was selected for this post earlier on March 11, 2013, but he did not join citing some personal reasons.

Murthy gets charge of NMPT
Deputy Chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), T S N Murthu has been appointed as Chairman in-charge following the superannuation of P. Tamilvanan on December 31. He is 1990 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Joint Secretary level post in AIDS Control to fall vacant
A Joint Secretary level post is going to fall vacant in AIDS Control under Ministry of Health by February 2014.

Orders of George Kuruvilla as Director, BECIL issued
The orders of George Kuruvilla, GM, BECIL, for the appointment as Director (Operation & Marketing), Broadcasting Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) have been issued by the Government of India.

Ms Smriti posted in New Delhi
Ms Smriti (IA&AS-2004), on repatriation to CAG office has been posted as Director (Administration ), O/o Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board-I, New Delhi against an existing vacancy.

Only ACC has right to scrap panel for Board level
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has cleared that a PESB recommended panel can be scrapped only with the approval of the ACC.

Joy Kumari Chander may get charge of Legal & Judicial as Member CBEC
As the grapevine has it, Joy Kumari Chander would be given assignment of 'Legal & Judicial' as Member, CBEC. The 1978 batch IRS officer (IC&CES) is expected to join CBEC as Member on January 20, 2014. Presently she is serving as Chief Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax, Coimbatore.

Does UP Govt show reluctance in relieving Jivesh Nandan?
In response to the communication from DoPT, UP government has reportedly been showing reluctance in the relieving Jivesh Nandan. Nandan has been appointed Joint Secretary (Air), Ministry of Defence. The 1987 batch IAS officer of U P cadre is currently serving as Principal Secretary (Dept of IT & Electronics) to the Government of UP. In his new stint he would be the one to handle the crucially important file of Augustawasteland helicopter deals.

Will new JS, Higher Education be from HRD itself ?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the JS, Department of Higher Education may be picked up from HRD itself. If some reliable sources are to be believed, the officer would be picked from the much awaited list of 1995 batch IAS officers who are waiting to be empanelled as JS. One can wait & watch only.

REDA CMD, Majumdar retiring in Feb
Debashish Majumdar, CMD, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) is due to retire in February, 2014. K S Popli, Director, IREDA, is expected to succeed him on March 1, 2014.

S K Srivastva is new Chief Secretary of Delhi Govt
Sanjay Kumar Srivastava has taken over as Chief Secretary of Delhi. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
(We said this on Dec 31, 2013)

Delhi CS, Spolia posted as Financial Commissioner in Delhi
Chief Secretary, D M Spolia, has been transferred and posted as Financial Commissioner with additional charge of CMD, DFC in Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Lalmalswma posted as PS, SC/ST/OBC, Minorities Welfare in Delhi
Lalmalswma has been appointed as Principal Secretary, SC/ST/OBC Minorities as well as MD, DSFDC in Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer.

Kaustubh Sharma takes as Zonal Dir, Chandigarh, NCB
Kaustubh Sharma is now Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau in Chandigarh. The 2001 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre previously served as DCP Traffic, Amritsar City.
(We said this on Sept. 27, 2013)

A K Sarangi to be CGM in RBI
A K Sarangi has been promoted to the rank of Chief General Manager (CGM) in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

PESB seeks applications for CMD, SJVN Ltd
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, SJVN Limited, falling vacant on January 1, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before February 25, 2014.

Prit Pal Singh likely to join central deputation
Prit Pal Singh is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

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. These include two posts of permanent Judges and seven posts of Additional Judges.

Amitabh Sinha empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Amitabh Sinha has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is an IRSME officer of 1984 batch.

Kerala High Court gets three Judges

Justice Babu Mathew P Joseph, Justice Ambazhavelil Velayudhan Pillai Ramakrishna Pillai and Justice Pannipuzhayil Divakaran Rajan, all Additional Judges of the High Court of Kerala, have been appointed as Judges of the same High Court.

Justice A K Singh appointed as Judge, Jharkhand HC
Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, has been appointed as Judge of the same High Court.

Justice Kuldip Singh appointed as Addl Judge, Punjab&Haryana HC
Kuldip Singh has been appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana for a period of two years.

CBI invites applications for Sr. Advisor, Advisor, Dy Advisor, Jr Advisor
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has invited applications from eligible and willing officers for the posts Senior Advisor (Taxation) (one post); Advisor (Taxation) (one post); Dy Advisor (Insurance) (one post) and Junior Advisor (Taxation) five posts. Those willing to apply can send their applications before January 14, 2014. More details are on the CBI website.

8 IAS officers shifted in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
As many as eight officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, T Ravikant has been appointed as Secretary to Chief Minister while Vikas Sitaramji Bhale will now be Director, Middle Education and ex-officio State Project Director, National Middle Education campaign, Bikaner and Omkar Singh is Special Secretary, Planning. Similarly, Giriraj Singh Kushwah has been appointed as Collector and district magistrate; Krishna Kunal as Collector, Jaipur; Neeraj Kumar Pawan as Additional Mission Director, National Health Mission and Director, IIC and Joint Secretary, Medical and Health; dr Ravi Kumar Surpur as Collector, Bhilwara and Dr Vina Pradhan was made Collector, Nagore.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Punjab (UPDATED)
Some IPS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Punjab. Accordingly, Kuldeep Chahal, has been made SP Security, Traffic and Operations Bathinda while Des Raj, Punjab Police Service (PPS) officer will now be Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Investigation & Crime and Amrik Singh is SP Headquarters Kapurthala. Similarly, Satpal Singh Bhangu has been appointed as SP (Detective) Moga and Rajeshwar Singh is SP (Headquarters) Nawanshahar.

2 IRS-IT officers get posting (UPDATED)
A K Aggrawal has been shifted to West Bengal CCA while V Vinod Kumar was posted to US (V&L)-I, CBDT, New Delhi.

Hooda is PS to MoS Home (UPDATED)
Sagar Preet Hooda has been appointed as Private Secreatry to Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Khanna is PS to Communications Minister (UPDATED)
Ranjan Khanna has been appointed Private Secretary to the Minister for Communications and IT. He is 1994 batch IRS (C&CE )officer.

7 IAS officers transferred in Karnataka (UPDATED)
As many as seven officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Karnataka. Accordingly, Naveen Raj Singh has been appointed as Commissioner, Employement & Training while Dr Shamla Iqbal will now be Additional Mission Director, SAKALA and Mrs Salma K Fahim is Director, Karnataka Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Agency & Deputy Secretary, RD & PR. Similarly, S S Nakul has been appointed as Director, Information Technology & Bio-Technology; Mrs N Manjushree as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Udupi and Mrs R Vinoth Priya was posted as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Kolar.

V K Sinha joins as Director (Tech), CMPDIL (UPDATED)
V K Sinha, Chief General Manager, BCCL, has taken over as Director (Technical), CMPDIL. He had already joined CMPDIL at CGM level, but was awaited for his orders at Director level joining.

Sandeep Garg appointed DG & Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment in Haryana (UPDATED)
Sandeep Garg has been assigned additional charges of Director General, Social Justice & Empowerment and Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

DEBATE - What bureaucracy of the country feel ?
There has been a lot of hue and cry over the (mis)rule of the UPA under Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. The alarming defeat of the Congress party in the recently held state Assembly polls has only added fuel to the fire. We invite the decision makers to make their own assessment regarding the above notion about Dr Singh's tenure and feel free to post us that How do they rate performance of the economist Prime Minister as a head of the government? Please be short, to the point and objective in your assessment which should not be more than 200 words or so since too long statements and opinions don't attract much audience.

Mail to -mehrotra.suresh@gmail .com Or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo mail.com

CORPORATE

Pawan Hans pays dividend to Govt
Pawan Hans pays dividend after a gap of 4 years. Cheque of dividend of Rs.1,19,32,164/- for the financial year 2012-13 was presented to Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit Singh by Anil Srivastava, Chairman & Managing Director,Pawan Hans in the presence of Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, Civil Aviation Alok Sinha JS, G.Asok Kumat , JS , MoCA , Sanjiv Bahl, ED, PHL and other senior officials of Ministry of Civil Aviation and Pawan Hans. Pawan Hans is an organization of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, for the financial year 2012-13 Pawan Hans earned operating revenue of Rs.465.25 crores (Rs.428.86 crores in the previous year). The net operating profit for 2012-13 is Rs.39.64 crores and the company has managed to turn around with profits net of everything at Rs.11.70 crores against the net loss of Rs.10.35 crores during previous year and has declared dividend @ 20% of the net profit after tax (i.e. Rs.11.70 crores) to Govt. of India and ONGC. In the paid up share capital of the Company of Rs.245.62 crores, Government through Ministry of Civil Aviation holds Rs.125.266 crores( 51%) and ONGC holds. Rs.120.35 crores (49%).


G V Manimaran re-appointed as OED on Canara bank board
G V Manimaran, Manager, Canara Bank, has been re-appointed as Officer Employee Director on the Board of Directors of Canara Bank for a period of three years.

Radhakrishnan appointed Group CEO, KSS Limited
KSS Limited has appointed B S Radhakrishnan as Group CEO of the company.

Tandle appointed Group CFO, KSS Limited
Ms Gauri Tandle has been appointed as Group CFO KSS Limited

Dubey resigns as Independent Director, SPML Infra Limited
Kailash Behari Dubey has resigned as Non-executive and Independent Director of SPML Infra Limited.

Sharma resigns as Shareholder Director , Canara Bank
Brij Mohan Sharma has resigned as Shareholder Director , Canara Bank

Pawar resigns as Company Secy., Lumax Auto Technologies Limited
Ms Swapnal B Pawar has resigned as Company Secretary of Lumax Auto Technologies Limited.

Garg resigns as Director, Visesh Infotecnics Ltd
Vipin Garg has resigned as Director of Visesh Infotecnics Ltd

Arora resigns as Company Secy. , Visesh Infotecnics Ltd
Ms Sonia Arora has resigned as Company Secretary of Visesh Infotecnics Ltd

Sharma appointed Company Secy. , Visesh Infotecnics Ltd
Ms Honey Sharma has been appointed as Company Secretary Visesh Infotecnics Ltd

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Kejriwal too is disappointing

I had high regard for Kejriwal and co. But highly disappointed now because of his false promises like free water of 700 litre to all families, slashing electricity bills by 50% calling Sheila a corrupt CM. What he has done contrary to his promises- Water charges increased by 10% for majority of Households as soon as they consume the limit of 20 kl a month, electricity subsidy only compensates power companies at tax payers cost or at the cost of other welfare/development schemes, Now asking to give evidence to prove corruption against Sheila shows that he was making false promises. On the accommodation allotted to him instead of straight way saying no to the 10 room bungalow he said it is smaller than his predecessor bungalow. Then how is he different. Regarding CWG scam he now says that he had collected information through newspapers only. When is he going to investigate the charges. If he has no documentary evidence why he claimed that there was scam in CWG by Delhi Govt. Before election he said that he will neither support nor take support from Congress Or BJP then how he formed the Govt with Congress support.Now his party says they will field candidates for all 26LS seats in Gujrat and block Modi from becoming PM.All this certifies that he is in fact a B team of Congress and BJP is right if they say so. It now appears that this is a party of sosagiri and hypocrites without and ideology and national policy.This is a party of activists only after all only removal of corruption will not build or develop the nation's economy. Abhi Dekhna aage aage hota hai kya. Jan LokPal kaha tak jata hai. Desh ki Janta to Bheed ke peechhe jaati hai AAP ki membership bhee essi Bheed ka natija hai. Those big persons now becoming its members are not without self interest limited get LS ticket.

L S Negi

An unwanted advice :

1. AAP should not go about singing the errors and corruption of previous government...more you do Congress baiting more you lose your credibility...witch hunting will not take you anywhere except downhill
(Choose your Spokesperson well n urgently... and all others should be warned not to get tempted by microphone)



2. High time media stopped analyzing and kite flying about AAP and AAP alone...who is next PM whether Kumar Vishwas will defeat Rahul...Kejriwal 's fever chart and stool test report etc etc... Delhi is not the only state in India. There are other states too in India

Ravi Pipal


Opinion Polls or Opinionated Polls ?

The media lobbies are feverishly looking for good business in this general election euphoria environment. After all this is business time for them. So opinion polls have already been commissioned, portraying success or failure of the PM hopefuls according to their plastered choice. TV channels have long kept the tally at 65 Y & 35 N by telling voters "you have already voted" even before casting their votes or simply not registering the voter choice when it goes against their preferred candidate. It is more disastrous to the aam aadmi & the country than all the fouls scored by the incumbent government.Good that the WIC has maintained its neutrality in such a vacuum of ethics!

M L Gupta


Finance Minister

Finance Minister is making futile exercise to get data from Swiss Authorities knowing fully well that the money which has been transferred was generated in India. The exercise taken by FM is good but will not give any result only wastage of time. It means we have very weak system in place that give rise of unaccounted money. It is reported in media that stars are charging crores of rupees for a day performance in TV shows, stage shows or cinema etc. IT department has to devise a method and monitor such cases and make sure that proper tax is collected. This is just a symptom of disease. Unfortunately, most of the time, energy, man power of IT department is wasted in chasing the small tax payers whose taxable income is less than 10 lakhs. May I submit to FM to stop scrutinizing the cases of small tax payers of salaried class (Govt. and Private)and re-orient man power in more efficient work for collection of taxes which is not tapped by the Govt. that give rise to unaccounted money. Please concentrate in our own country to put the system in order.

N Prakash

Scale down our embassies overseas

It is time we scale down our embassies overseas. There should be a accountability audit of all our missions to find out whether it is worth to maintain all such embassies which are a drain on our exchequer. In addition to getting all perks and privileges, some of them use the poverty of our nation in importing servants at meager salary as happened in the case of Ms. Khorpagade. Americans think what she was doing was tantamount to cheating a child of her piggy bank.

N Krishnan

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