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POLITICS

2.66 lakh companies shutdown in country
As many as 2.66 lakh companies registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs have reportedly been closed consigning their employees to the scrapheap in various parts of the country.

BMHRC itself ailing !
Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC) - a super-specialty hospital established on the directive of the Supreme Court to provide advanced tertiary level super-specialty care mainly to the victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984) - is these days itself ailing for almost two years since its management has been taken over by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) of which Dr. V K Katoch is DG and T S Jawar, IAS, Dy. DG.ICMR's alleged indifference towards maintaining the hospital's hard earned 'trust and efficiency' has lead to a situation wherein many senior doctors and speacialists have either resigned or are contemplating to do so as they are finding it difficult to discharge their duties honestly for want of medical equipments which have turned obsolete and no fresh purchase have taken place. There is a big demanded for transferring the institution to an autonomous society to prevent it from dying a slow death. Afterall, "Caring is a way of life".

BUREAUCRACY

Saleem Ali to be Vigilance Commissioner ?
Outgoing Special Director of the CBI K Saleem Ali is also said to be a top contender for the post of Vigilance Commissioner in the CVC.He is 1978 batch retired IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Preferential "extensions" in MEA
Certain IFS officers of 1979 and 1980 batch, due to retire in 2014 and 2015, have reportedly been given preferential "extensions" beyond the age of 60, to key positions overseas. Some of them have delayed moving from Delhi, as the extension begins from the date of joining office. Any justification ?.

Raghavan to be Ambassador to Russia
Additional Secretary in the foreign ministry P.S. Raghavan, a 1979-batch IFS officer who is due to retire in July 2015, is being sent to Russia as the new Indian ambassador. He will get a two-year term from the date he joins.

Satish Kumar appointed Joint Secretary, Power in GoI
Satish Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Power, in the Government of India. He is a Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer.

Brig A K Shori empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Brig A K Shori has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. Brig Shori is a 1982 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Lt Col D K S Chauhan empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Lt Col D K S Chauhan has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 1982 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Who will be President of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ?
Finally, the process for selection of President of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has begun. Law Ministry has asked all short listed retired High Court judges and sitting Vice Presidents of the ITAT to submit at least five landmark judgments authored by them. Justice Thakur, Supreme Court judge and head of the Selection Committee, is believed to be in favour of personal interview of all the candidates as was done in the case of National Green Tribunal. ITAT President's position is vacant since June 2009 and only officiating Presidents were holding office

Rajat Bansal appointed Joint Secretary, Revenue in GoI
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre Rajat Bansal has been appointed Joint Secretary, Revenue in the Government of India.

Mishra seeks Voluntary Retirement
Avinash Kumar Mishra presently serving as Chief Resident Commissioner & Principal Chief Advisor to Chief Minister Arunachal Pradesh has sought Voluntary Retirement w.e.f. February 28.He is 1979 batch IFS officer of UT cadre.

Abhay Damle appointed as Director, CIRT, Pune
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Abhay Damle has been appointed as Director in the Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT), Pune.

Nilank Kumar deputed as Under Secretary Revenue in GoI
Nilank Kumar has been appointed as Under Secretary, Department of Revenue, on deputation basis for a period of three years. He is an IRS (C&CE) officer of 2005 batch.

Rakesh Sethi gets CVC clearance !
CVC clearance of Rakesh Sethi is believed to have been received in the Banking Ministry. He is tipped to take over as CMD of the Allahabad Bank.

Balvinder Kumar is new VC DDA
Balvinder Kumar has been appointed Vice Chairman of Delhi Development Authority. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Vajpayee likely to be Judge, CG HC
C B Vajpayee, District Judge of Durg, is likely to be appointed as Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court.

Uboweja likely to be Chhattisgarh HC Judge
I S Uboweja, District Judge of Dhamdatri, is likely to be appointed as Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court.

IA&AS officer to be Director of PPAC
IA&AS officer Mahua Paul is being tipped to be Director, Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC).

Sandeep Lall gets four months extension as Sr FA, AIIMS, Delhi
Sandeep Lall, Senior Financial Adviser to AIIMS, Delhi, has been given a four months extention beyond December 31, 2013. He would continue till April 30, 2014. He is 1995 batch IA&AS officer.

Anil Dhaka is relieved from Dept of Labour
Anil Dhaka is relieved from Dept of Labour & Employment, GoI. The 2004 batch IRS officer was appointed as OSD to Sis Ram Ola in October last year. He is now back to his parent IRS cadre.

1982-88 batch IRS officers to be Principal CITs by March
IRS officers belonging to 1982 to 1988 batch are soon to be promoted as Principal CITs with HAG scale. Deficiencies in annual performance appraisal report of eight IRS officers are, reportedly, being examined after which the proposal would be sent to UPSC for date of DPC. The complete process is expected to be completed by March 2014.

PESB to recommend suitable candidate for MD, MRPL on Jan 22
Selection meetings for the post of Managing Director, Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemicals Ltd would take place on January 22. PESB would hold interviews and recommend the suitable candidate to ACC for appointment. P P Upadhyay, MD, MRPL is completing his tenure on 31 July this year.

Slot of CBDT Member to fall vacant in February
Amid one more post of Member CBDT falling vacant in February this year. Sudha Sharma Chairperson, CBDT is retiring on February 28, 2014. It would be interesting to see whether which position of Member would fall vacant; Member (L&J) or Member (Investigation)?.

DoPT comes up with competency dictionary for civil services
With a view to developing the capacities of civil servants and strengthening their enabling environment for more effective, efficient, transparent and accountable public administration at national and state level, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has come up with 'implementation tool-kit and competency dictionary for the civil services'. The DoPT is implementing a project 'Strengthening human resources management of civil service' in collaboration with UNDP in this respect.

NRL MD Dipak Chakravarty retiring in March this year
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.

Post of Director (Tech), BDL lying vacant since June
The post of Director (Technical), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has been lying vacant since June 27, 2013. However, A V M N B Singh in Ministry of Defence, who was selected for the post, is yet to join the post.

DoPT seeks applications for GM, FCI, Guwahati
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of General Manager (Assam region), Food Corporation of India Guwahati under the Department of Food & Public Distribution. Those willing to apply can send their applications to this Department at the earliest.

MEA invites applications for three posts of Passport Officer
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has invited applications for three posts of Passport Officer (PO), one each at Nagpur, Pune and Surat. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Ministry before January 31, 2014.

Kutty is Secretary Finance in Delhi Government
Former Principal Secretary to Sheila Dixit M M Kutty has been appointed Secretary Finnace in Delhi Government. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

IAS changes in UP
Badal Chetterjee will be Relief Commissioner.R K Goel will now be commissioner of the Land Consolidation department.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Bihar
A large number of officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, K P Ramaiah has been appointed as PS, SC-ST welfare department with additional charge of secretary, State Mahadalit commission while Narmadeshwar Lal will be Tirhut Commissioner and S M Raju (1991) is Saran commissioner. Besides, Upendra Kumar has been appointed as Kosi commissioner; Anil Kumar as commissioner of Munger division; Subhash Sharma as PS, animal husbandry and fisheries resources department; Jairam Lal Meena as agriculture development commissioner;. He was adviser, Bihar state planning board, with additional charge of additional commissioner, departmental inquiry; Lian Kunga as adviser, Bihar state planning board; B Pradhan as principal secretary, tourism department; Sunil Kumar Singh as mines commissioner cum principal secretary, mines and geology department with additional charge of MD, Bihar state mineral development corporation; Sanjay Kumar (1990) as secretary, labour resources department with additional charge of CEO, skill development mission; Sanjay Kumar Singh as executive director of state health society with additional charge of secretary, health department; Santosh Kumar Mall as MD, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited; Chittranjan Singh as cane commissioner; Sarvana M as director, primary education; Dharmendra Singh as director, agriculture, and CEO, finance department and Imamuddin Ahmad, IRS (2001 batch), has been made Director, social welfare department as director.

Major reshuffle of IPS officers in UP
Around two dozen officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Praveen Kumar has been appointed as SSP, Lucknow while Goud was attached to the Director General of Police (DGP) headquarters and Arun Kumar Gupta gets additional charge of police recruitment and promotion board. Besides, R R Bhatnagar has been made ADG, Police Housing Corporation; Vijay Kumar shifted to Police Training College (PTC) Sitapur; G L Meena as ADG Crime Branch CID; Alok Sharma as IG of Meerut Zone; Prakash D as IG Varanasi; S K Mathur as IG Gorakhpur; Zaki Ahmad shifted to Bareilly; Mutha Ashok as IG Allahabad Zone; L V Antony Devkumar as IG (Railways) at Allahabad; A Satish Ganesh shifted to DG Hqtrs and N Ravinder to PAC; Vijay Prakash shifted to Varanasi range in the same capacity; Satyendra Veer Singh as DIG Aligarh; DC Mishra shifted to Moradabad; Sanjiv Gupta as DIG Gorakhpur Range; Pramod Kumar Mishra shifted to Allahabad; M D Karndhaar transferred to Devipatan and Raghuveer Lal has been made DIG Saharanpur.

Dilip Kumar appointed as Advisor to Delhi CM (UPDATED)
N Dilip Kumar has been appointed as Advisor to the Chief Minister of Delhi. He is a 1987 batch retired IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

3 IAS officers transferred in Himachal (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been shifted in Himachal Pradesh. Accordingly, Parthasarathi Mitra has been appointed as ACS, Home & Vigilance and Cooperation while Ali Raza Rizvi will now be PS, Higher Education, Elementary Education and Information Technology and Joginder Singh Rana is now posted as Managing Director, Agro Industries Limited.

HAL bags 'organizational excellence (PSU) award' (UPDATED)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has bagged Top Rankers' Excellence Award for Organizational Excellence in PSU category. Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL received the award from the organizers at a function in New Delhi. The Top Rankers' Management Consultants is a Delhi based executive search company which provides recruitment and HR solutions to various organizations. Speaking on the occasion Dr Pritam Singh, Padmashri and Director General of International Management Institute (IMI) said the awardees under different categories were chosen based on the leadership qualities and the potential of the organizations to be a game changer in their chosen field of activity. Dr A K Balyan CEO, Petronet LNG, delivered a key-note address on leadership and challenges faced by the organizations in the changing times. A summit on "Accelerating Business Transformation" (Best in class practices and culture) is being organized on the occasion.

NSIC Director Ravindra Nath receives 'Excellence Award for Financial leadership' (UPDATED)
At the 15th National Summit on Accelerating Business Transformation- Best in Class Practices and Culture, Ravindra Nath, Director (Finance), NSIC receives Top Rankers 'Excellence Award for Financial leadership' in recognition of formulating strategies and policies for the development of MSMEs in India and abroad. The awards are given to recognize and honor deserving corporate and outstanding senior professionals in various management disciplines including HR, Marketing, Finance, IT and Operations

Dr R S Jha selected as Director (Pers), SECL (UPDATED)
Dr R S Jha, GM, MCL/CIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Personnel), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 17, 2014. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

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.

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CORPORATE

Toomey resigns as CEO, Jet Airways (India) Ltd
Garry Kenneth Toomey has resigned as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways (India) Ltd with immediate effect.

Gopalakrishnan to officiate as Acting CEO, Jet Airways (India) Ltd
Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan, who is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Jet Airways (India) Ltd will officiate as the 'Acting Chief Executive Officer' of the company till a new CEO is appointed by the company.

Sundararajan appointed Nominee Director, Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Limited
Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (KSIDCL) has nominated Ms Aruna Sundararajan, IAS as its Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Limited

Gangadharan appointed Director, The South Indian Bank Limited
Salim Gangadharan, former Principal Chief General Manager and Regional Director of Reserve Bank of India has been appointed as Director of The South Indian Bank Limited w.e.f January 16, 2014

Nair ceases to be Company Secy. Chromatic India Limited
Ms Nidhi Aneesh Nair has ceased to be Company Secretary of Chromatic India Limited w.e.f. December 19, 2013

Jain appointed CFO, Kemrock Industries and Exports Ltd
Kemrock Industries and Exports Ltd has appointed S K Jain as the Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. October 7, 2013

Shroff resigns as Independent Director, Shri Dinesh Mills Ltd
Atulbhai G. Shroff has resigned as Independent Director of Shri Dinesh Mills Ltd w.e.f. January 15, 2014 with immediate effect due to his other commitments

Pedhdiya ceases to be Company Secy. Choksi Imaging Ltd
Ms Nikita Pedhdiya has ceased to be Company Secretary of Choksi Imaging Ltd w.e.f. January 10, 2014

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Mediocrity for merit paralyses governance

The subject debate will go down in the history of governance practices in India as the supreme example of calamity caused by sacrificing merit for mediocrity in governance and public service. Just for petty partisan interests, the national interests can't be traded so mercilessly. The wisdom of the people can be doubted only by sycophants at their own costs. The situation in which they have put the Congress Party is very pathetic: someone who doesn't want their support is being extended outside support on his own conditions; he challenges the congress party to withdraw support if they can and the party does nothing. It is for the first time in the history of this country that such a political situation has emerged. Whom to credit for this glorious (or infamous?)achievement but the subject of the WIC debate.It is in centuries that a country comes to face such stranger than the Ali Baba stories fiction!

M L Gupta

CBI should have officers of CPS

CBI is an agency of central government and hence its officers should be from Central Police Service(CPS), an organisation of police to be formed for central agencies like CBI,BSF,CISF,CRPF etc.

S K Singh

Congratulations to Garbiyal

Hearty congratulations to Garbiyal for appointment as DGF. Having reached the pinnacle of Forest Administration, it's time for picking up the broom and doing cleaning up of forest management in the states. Scientific Forest Management in the states has long been abandoned and replaced by a fast food culture, aimed at fooling everyone all the time! I urge the new DGF to take a review of forest management in the country and ensure that it strictly follows Supreme Court directives of December 1996 in the Godavarman Case or else, the country's forests face an unprecedented doom in another couple of decades!

Ashok Sharma

PCCF (RE & T) Maharashtra

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