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Top Ten Lieutenants of Rajnath Singh

Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi:
A PhD in Mechanical Engineering, he encompasses an array of abilities and capabilities. He is the national spokesperson of the BJP & Political Advisor to Rajnath. An articulate orator and is widely seen in primetime discussions on mainstream TV news channels. Keeps a sharp vigil on Rajnath's PR & profile and ensures that all the policy matters are robust before they are brought to Rajnath. In a nutshell, he is to Rajnath what Ahmed Patel is to Sonia Gandhi.

Sudhanshu Mittal:
Sudhanshu Mittal, a shadowy figure in the BJP, used to command the confidence of Pramod Mahajan as his closest associates. His influence grew in direct proportion to Mahajan's meteoric rise in the BJP. After the demise of Pramod Mahajan, Mittal remained loyal to Mahajan's family. He made a new political footing and found succor in Rajnath Singh and rapidly rose in significance again.

Rajiv Pratap Rudi:

Rudi is Rajnath's confidante for several reasons. He is young and youthful, makes a comfortable caste equations with Rajnath. Rudy and Rajnath share a common cultural ethos as they belong to Eastern UP & Bhojpur area respectively. The intensity of intimacy can be gauged by the fact that Rajnath has entrusted Rudy with the responsibility of most resourceful and mighty state of Maharashtra as In-charge.

Saudan Singh:

A Joint General Secretary of BJP carries the confidence of Rajnath and shares a convenient caste equation as well. Insiders of the BJP believe that Saudan is seen as an appropriate alternative to Ram Lal (national secretary General- Organisation) who commands the mandate of the RSS and forms a bridge between the BJP & RSS.

Prabhat Jha:

A Rajya Sabha Member from Madhya Pradesh, Jha was born in Bihar and brought up in Madhya Pradesh. He started his career as a journalist before joining politics. Known as a grassroot RSS worker Jha is well versed in the tricks and tantrums of politics. He is National Vice President and prior to that he served as BJP State President for Madhya Pradesh till December 2012. Still cayying the credentials as a former journalist he serves as Editor of 'Kamal Sandesh'-- BJP's mouthpiece. Jha commands a solid backing of RSS stalwart Suresh Soni.

Dr Anil Jain:

A native of Firozabad, he is a qualified MBBS and renders part-time services to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi as a Senior Consultant Surgeon. He holds key positions in the BJP as National Secretary and Co-In-charge of Haryana BJP. Jain had once played crucial role in stepping down of Ramesh Pokhariyal, the then CM of Uttarakhand.

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi:

He is the Muslim face of the BJP. He is party's National Vice President, sitting Rajya Sabha Member from Uttar Pradesh and a former Union Minister of the Vajpayee Govt. Having foot firmly grounded, Naqvi has very good terms with all the BJP stalwarts. Since he belongs to Allahabad, he commands the confidence of Rajnath. His political credentials within the party are impeccable.

Saroj Pandey:

A Lok Sabha Member from Durg whom Rajnath picked up to lead BJP's 'Mahila Morcha' as its National President. She started her political career at the local municipal level and rose to become the Mayor of Durg. She is one of the most acceptable female faces of the BJP.

Ramapati Ram Tripathy:

Rajnath's confidence in Tripathy reflects by the fact that he was handed over the command of Election Management Committee for UP ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha election. A qualified 'Aayurvedic' doctor and a former UP state BJP President; he is a member of UP legislative Council. He belongs to Gorakhpur and has a command over regional politics in Western UP & Bundelkhand.

Vijay Goel

Goel shares the list with Sudhanshu Mittal as Rajnath Singh's confidente in Delhi. Goel, Delhi BJP President, was promoted as BJP's CM candidate but lost the race to Harshvardhan. In 1977 he was elected as DUSU President as ABVP candidate. He has been the MP for the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Chandni Chowk and Sadar constituencies of Delhi. He has proved his mettle in governance as Union MoS for several ministries in the NDA government.

BUREAUCRACY

Three names in each panel for Member CCI
Three panels consisting of IAS, Economist and Legal services have been prepared after the interview for the post of Members of Competition Commission of India. Interview took place on January 20.

Rana unlikely to get extension !
CMD of the Security Printing and Minting Corporation ,M R Rana, is unlikely to get extension. His tenure is reportedly coming to end in a month or two.

Biswapriya Das selected as Director (R&D), IOCL
Biswapriya Das, ED, IOCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Research \& Development), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 29, 2014. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.

Will Mirani be Member Settlement Commission ?
M K Mirani is likely to be appointed Member of the Settlement Commission in Mumbai. 1977 batch IRS(IT) officer Mirani is presently CCIT I in Delhi.

Brig B D Pandey likely to take charge as MD, BBJCCL on Mar 1
Brig B D Pandey, who is in the Ministry of Defence, is expected to take over the charge as Managing Director, Braithwaite Burn & Jessop Construction Company Limited (BBJCCL) on March 1, 2014. He will succeed Kallol Dutta.

Panwar to add one more feather to his hat today as first Chairman of NAWADCO
With the inauguration of NAWADCO (National Waqf Development Corporation Limited) today Lalit K Panwar will be given to lead the newly formed Central Public Sector Enterprise as its first Chairman. This PSU would come under the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

ACC only has rights 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.

Orders for J M Shantisundaram for CBEC Chairperson soon
As the grapevine has it, orders for J M Shantisundaram may be issued at any point of time from now declaring her to be the successor of Praveen Mahajan, the incumbent Chairman of CBEC. If everything goes well Shantisundaram will be handed over the baton on January 31.

FSB likely to meet in second week of February
Foreign Service Board (FSB) is expected to meet in the second week of February. Many prospective Indian Foreign Service officers are keenly awaiting the next FSB.

Orders of T K Sengupta as Director, ONGC issued (UPDATED)
The orders of T K Sengupta, GGM, ONGC, for the appointment as Director (Offshore), ONGC Limited have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on July 11, 2013)

Appointment of two CMDs in doldrums
Despite clearance from all sides, the appointments of two persons at CMD level in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) remains in the doldrums as their Ministries are not interested in appointing them in spite of DoPT guidelines that panels can be scraped by ACC not by Ministry.

Will P K Das succeed Alok Kumar as JS (Training)?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the slot of Alok Kumar, JS (T) DOPT, may be given to Pramod Kumar Das after Alok would be posted as Additional Secretary in a couple of weeks. The 1985 batch IAS officer of MP cadre is presently serving as Joint Secretary (Vigilance) with DOPT.

List of 14 Bank GMs for promotion to go to ACC next month
List of 14 General Managers to be promoted as EDs in Banks will be sent to the ACC for approval next month.

150 DS/Dir posts may be increased under CSS Cadre Restructuring 2013
If the GoI adheres to the recommendations of CSS Cadre Restructuring Committee-2013 as many as 150 posts of Deputy Secretaries & Directors may been given to CSS cadre. Presently approx 1200 CSS officers are working as DS/Dir. Interestingly no recommendation has been made so far to add Astt level officers to CSS strength. Presently 6570 Asstt level officers are there under CSS strength.

Orders of Chaturvedi for Director, PEC delayed due to technical reasons
The orders of Rajiv Chaturvedi, CGM, PECIL, are whispered to have been getting delayed, due to some technical reasons.

Sachin Sain applies for post of Director (HR) ONGC
Sachin Sain, Group GM of ONGC, has also applied for the post of Director (HR) ONGC. PESB is soon to conduct the selection interview searching a suitable successor of K S Jamstin, the incumbent Dir (HR) ONGC. Jamestin is retiring on July 31, 2014.

Shortage of 102 IAS officers in West Bengal
There is a shortage of 102 Indian Administrative Service officers in West Bengal.

Post of Director, MoRTH vacant
A crucially important post of Director, Highways, has been lying vacant in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) since December last year when Puneet Kumar, 1993 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer, was appointed as Secretary General of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC).

CRPF has one post of ADG (Works) to offer
With one post of ADG (Works) lying vacant for five months CRPF.

S N Bhattacharya to be ED (Integration), Air India
S N Bhattacharya has been appointed as Executive Director (Integration), Headquarters Delhi in Air India Limited.

Praveen Vashista likely to join central deputation
Praveen Vashista is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General level. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Chhattisgarh
A number of officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, Thakur Ram Singh has been appointed as Collector, Raipur while Siddharat Pardesi will now be Collector, Bilaspur and Ritu Sen is Collector, Sarguja. Similarly, Himshikhar Gupta has been made Collector, Jashpur; N K Shukla as Collector, Balod; R Prasanna as Joint Secretary, GAD; L S Ken shifted to Mantralaya and Amrit Khalkho was made MD, Seed Corporation.

Justice Dinakar to head Law Commission in Jharkhand
Former Jharkhand High Court C J N Dinakar has been appointed Chairman of the reconstituted State Law Commission.

Major General Nimbhorkar to be presented Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (UPDATED)
Major General Rajendra Ramraoji Nimbhorkar has been awarded with Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on the occasion of Republic Day by the President of India. The award has been given for their eminent contribution to the service of Nation and its Armed forces. The award would be presented at an exclusive investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan later during the year.

2 IAS officers get jobs after return from deputation in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been given postings upon their return to parent cadre in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Alok has been appointed as Secretary, Energy and CMD, Rajasthan State Power Distribution Corporation Limited while Rajiv Singh Thakur will be Secretary, Rural Development and Commissioner, Employment Guarantee Scheme.

Results of Indian Forest Service Exam declared (UPDATED)
Union Public Service Commission has declared the results of Indian Forest Service examination-2013 held by it in October, 2013 and the Personality Test in December, 2013. The list contains names of 85 candidates, including 29 belonging to Other Backward Classes, 13 to the Scheduled Castes, 6 to the Scheduled Tribes.

BoI gets first runner up award (UPDATED)
Bank of India (BoI) has received first runner up award in the category of 'Best Financial Inclusion Initiative among Public Sector Banks' in IBA Banking Technology Awards 2012-13 at function. The award on behalf of Bank was received by Deputy General Manager Deepak Bhayana, in charge Information & Technology, Deputy General Manager Dilip V Gaikwad (IT) & DGM, Butchi Babu Burra (IT-Data Centre).

Ashok Juneja posted as Home Secretary in CG (UPDATED)
Ashok Juneja has been appointed as Home Secretary, Home in Chhattisgarh. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

A N Upadhayay appointed as ADGP, Administration in CG (UPDATED)
A N Upadhayay, Home Secretary, has been appointed as ADGP, Administration in Chhattisgarh. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh 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

Ajoy Mishra elevated as CEO in TGBL
Ajoy Misra presently Deputy CEO and Executive Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited ( TGBL) has been elevated and appointed as CEO and Managing Director of the company

Malik appointed Addl. Director, MIRC Electronics Ltd
MIRC Electronics Limited has appointed Rafique A Malik as an Additional Director of the company.

Naresh appointed Company Secy. Polaris Financial Technology Ltd
Polaris Financial Technology Limited has appointed V V Naresh as Company Secretary of the company.

Raval resigns as VP & Company Secy.,JMC Projects (India) Ltd
Amit Raval has resigned as Vice President and Company Secretary of JMC Projects (India) Ltd.

Savaliya appointed Company Secretary, JMC Projects (India) Ltd
Suresh Savaliya has been appointed as Company Secretary of JMC Projects (India) Ltd

Rao resigns as Director, Trigyn Technologies Limited
Venkateswara Chalasani Rao has resigned as Director of Trigyn Technologies Limited

Spolia resigns as Chairman, Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd?
D M Spolia has resigned as a Chairman of Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited following his transfer from the Office of Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

Srivastava appointed Chairman, Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited?
S K Srivastava, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Delhi has been appointed as Chairman of Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited.

Kutty appointed Addl. Director, Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited
Dr M M Kutty who is Principal Secretary, Finance, Govt. of NCT of Delhi has been appointed as an Additional Director of Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited.

Kumar appointed Workmen Employee Director, Indian Overseas Bank
R Sampath Kumar has been appointed as Workmen Employee Director of Indian Overseas Bank.

Reddy appointed Independent Director, Tanla Solutions Ltd
Tanla Solutions Ltd has appointed Dr A G Ravindranath Reddy as Independent Director of the company

Avadhani appointed Addl. Director, Aunde India Ltd
Aunde India Ltd has appointed R J Avadhani as Additional Director 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)

What will be the future of NHPC after March/April 2014?

Detailed note on functioning of Ministry of Power on the issue of Extension of functional Director of NHPC Limited.

NHPC Limited (60,000 crore Balance Sheet size company) a primer leading Central Public Sector Undertaking of Govt of India under the administrative control of Ministry of Power, engaged in development and operation of Hydro Power projects is functioning without regular full time Chairman & Managing Director since more than last three years and due to this the performance of company is going down. The profits of the company have been declined in the 1st time in its history of NHPC in Financial Year 2012-13 from Rs.2771 crores in 2011-12 to Rs. 2348 crores in 2012-13 i.e. by 15.26% and hopefully the same will continue for 2013-14 Also. Even the company is not able to achieve the targets assigned by Ministry for capacity addition only because due to the fact company is not having a full time Chairman & Managing Director who can take decisions on fast track.

The main reason is uncertainty amongst its functional Directors as MOP is not taking any decision of the extension of terms of functional Directors and watching the situation as silent spectator. As the officers of MOP wants to control over the company for their vested interest.

MOP is not taking any decision on the extension of its functional Directors as the tenure of Director (Finance) of NHPC Ltd has ended on 10.02.2013 and he is continuing his service with the intervention of High Court of Delhi in uncertainty mode.

The status of tenure of other functional Directors is as follows:-
Director (Technical) till 25.03.2014,
Director (Projects) till 09.04.2014 and
Director (Personnel) till 27.04.2014.

In spite of this, MOP has not taken any decision regarding extension of term of these Directors or appointment of New Directors in place of these directors otherwise. In terms of Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) circular No.28(30)EO/2010 (ACC) dated 31st March, 2011 if the concerned Ministry does not want to give extension must be referred to ACC for consideration six months before the scheduled expiry of the incumbent. No action has been taken by MOP inspite of clear cut instructions of ACC.

Public Sector Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) selected Mr. Srivastava & Mr J K Sharma as candidate number one and two respectively on 30.09.2011 for the post of Chairman & Managing Director but MOP is not able to finalizing any name even after laps of more than 3 years since the post is vacant.

Rajesh Kumar


The AAP n aap !

Arvind Kejriwal and his team have to thank their stars only for the publicity, good or bad, they have been receiving over the last two months or so. What is their contribution to the society ? That apart what is their intention ? I think Arvind has done a PhD in Gimmicks ! He and his team are very good at that ",!
In Indian politics we had many such characters : starting with Rajnarain ..Charan Singh (remember the Dalit Mazdoor Kishan Party ) ..then we had NTR ..and of course Laloo !!
Arvind Kejriwal is just another !!

Rajlaxmi


Street smart politician

Arvind Kejriwal is a politician who is street smart and media savvy. He knows how to use the media. He wishes to morph into a mass leader from merely being a leader of the educated middle class. His efforts are geared towards this goal. What is wrong with that? All politicians do what he is doing. he may only be doing it more successfully than the rest.

Vijay Kumar

Shortage of LDC and UDC

Acute shortage/ Non-Availability of LDC and UDC is putting a lot of pressure on Assistants and SOs and to some extent even on us.

Kishan Chand

God save Haryana!

Another round of football before referee sounds long whistle of match closure. Few of these had got transfers only six months before. God save Haryana !

Anand Natrajan

Congratulations!

We were together at Indore , Kaul was Commissioner and myself DIG Police. He truly deserves this national recognition. Heartiest Congratulations We are proud of you.

S M Shukla

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