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When nothing else inspires, History does ! (24)
A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire : not too near ,lest he burn; not too far off, lest he freeze.

Officers now busy in reading Modi's manifesto !
Senior officers in the Government of India are devoting most of their time in reading Narendra Modi's Manifesto.

BUREAUCRACY

Major reshuffle in bureaucracy after Budget Session ?
It is now widely believed that there will be major reshuffle in bureaucracy in the Government of India soon after the Budget Session of the Parliament.

Tenure of Ajit Lal as Chairman, JIC extended
The contract appointment tenure of Ajit Lal, Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) has been extended for a period of one month beyond June 30, 2014.

Will Kwatra be appointed as PS to PM
Whispers have been doing rounds that Vinay Mohan Kwatra is the front runner in the ongoing search for a suitable name as PS to PM from Indian Foreign service fold. The Joint Secretary rank IFS officer has been serving as Joint Secretary (Counter-terrorism) at MEA HQ. If selected once, the officer would fill the slot fallen vacant after Vikram Misri's posting as India's next Ambassador to Spain.

Solomon promoted as Dy CAG, Western Region
E R Solomon, Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, has been promoted as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General Western Region. He is a 1980 batch IA&AS officer.

One Secretary in GoI to return Odisha as CS ?
One out of the total five Secretaries in the Government of India is likely to return to the parent Odisha cadre as Chief Secretary.

Sharma selected as Director (Fin), HNL
Ghanshyam Sharma, DGM, NPCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL) at a Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 1, 2014.

Sinha in the race of PS to Union Min for MoEF ?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Rajesh Sinha is being considered for PS to Prakash Javdekar, Union Minister for Environment & Forest. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Dr Saravana is poised for PS to Prasad?
It is reliably learnt that Dr N Saravana Kumar is tipped to be appointed as PS to Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Telecom. Saravana is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ms Agnihotri is also Secretary, Urban Development
Ms Anita Agnihotri has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development in Government of India. She is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Sharma gets additional charge of Telecommunications
Ram Sewak Sharma has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology in Government of India. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Sinha is also Secretary, New& Renewable Energy
Pradeep Kumar Sinha has been assigned an additional charge of New & Renewable Energy till the absence of Upendra Tripaty. Sinha is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Jha appointed as OSD to Rajnath Singh
Nitesh Kumar Jha has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Rajnath Singh, Home Minister in Government of India. He is a 2002 batch Uttarakhand IAS officer.

(We said this on June 17, 2014)

Krishnaiah appointed as OSD to Sadanand Gowda
B N Krishnaiah has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to D V Sadanand Gowda, Railway Minister in Government of India. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

(We said this on June 2, 2014)

Rao posted as OSD to Gajapathi Raju
V Appa Rao has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to P Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Minister for Civil Aviation in Government of India. He is a 1993 batch IRSS officer.

(We said this on June 20, 2014)

Prabhat Kumar is Ambassador to Republic of Ecuador
Prabhat Kumar, presently Ambassador of India to Colombia, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Ecuador, with residence in Bogota (Colombia).

Air Marshal Reddy joins as Chief of IDS to Chairman Chiefs
Air Marshal P P Reddy has taken over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee, in New Delhi.

Kallolikar replaces Chandra as JS Fertilizers as additional charge
After Satish Chandra's repatriation to Andhra Pradesh Shambhu Kallolikar has been carrying out the responsibility of JS Fertilizers. The 1991 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre will remain in the additional charge of the slot for a period of three months. Presently he is serving as JS, Pharmaceuticals.

Sanjiv Singh joins as Director (Refi), IOCL
Sanjiv Singh, Executive Director, IOCL, has taken over the charge as Director (Refineries), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).
(We said this on Dec 26, 2013)

Thankachen takes charge as MD, CRWC
K U Thankachen, Chief Manager, CONCOR, has assumed the charge as Managing Director, Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited (CRWC).
(We said this on Dec 11, 2013)

Joining of A K Das as Director (Fin), BCL delayed
A K Das, AGM, BHEL, who was to join as Director (Finance), Braithwaite & Co. Limited (BCL) on June 28, 2014, will now be assuming the charge in the end of July, 2014. This post was vacated by V V Venugopal Rao, who joined as Director (Finance), Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) in September 2013.

Director (Fin), OMDC yet to be appointed
The Ministry of Steel is yet to appoint Director (Finance), Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd (OMDC) as the Board had recommended to the Ministry to explore the possibility of appointing a candidate on deputation as a onetime measure after the Board failed to find suitable candidate for this post.

Rai assumes additional charge of BSNL CMD's post
BSNL's Director (Enterprise) A N Rai has assumed the additional charge of the post of CMD on Tuesday. Rai, an ITS officer of 1975 batch, has been trained in Digital Telecom System in various countries including U.K., Germany and USA. As DDG at Corporate Office, he handled rural networking and CMTS areas. Prior to joining as Director, he was the CGM, Orissa Circle of BSNL which bagged the prestigious "Telecom Circle of the year 2010-11 Award."

Tenure of Jamestin as Director (HR), ONGC ending in July
The tenure of K S Jamestin as Director (Human Resources), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is coming to an end on July 31, 2014.

Saxena is PCCF in Maharashtra
AK Saxena, 1979 batch IFS officer, has assumed charge as PCCF Head of Forest Force, Maharashtra from SWH Naqvi who has retired. Saxena was Director General and PCCF, Social Forestry Directorate Pune.

Bhatnagar likely to join central deputation
Anurag Sahai Bhatnagar is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch Indian Ordnance Factory Service officer.

Salunke likely to join central deputation at IG level
Sandeep Salunke is expected to join central deputation at Inspector General (IG) level. He is a 1990 batch IPS Officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Ms Prasad likely to central deputation
Ms Amita Prasad, presently in the cadre, is expected to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level. She is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Central deputation tenure of Gautam ends on July 21
The central deputation tenure of Director in the Ministry of DoPT, Sunil Gautam, is coming to an end on July 21, 2014. He is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

NEC reviews industries sector projects (UPDATED)
Two meetings were held in the NEC Secretariat, Shillong on July 1, 2014. The first meeting was held to review all on-going projects supported by NEC and the second meeting was held to discuss the preparation of regional plan for Industries Sector under the chairmanship of Ameising Luikham, Secretary, NEC. The meeting was attended by State Government Officials and representatives from CII, ICC and FICCI. Industries Sector has 34 ongoing projects. These includes 3 from Arunachal Pradesh, 3 from Assam, 3 from Manipur, 2 from Meghalaya, 4 from Mizoram, 3 from Nagaland, 2 from Sikkim, 3 from Tripura & 11 regional projects. Secretary, NEC Sh. Ameising Luikham mentioned that NEC will focus on industries which have a competitive advantage and also based on the locally available resources. The region has strengths in agro processing industry and handloom and handicrafts. He said that there is scope for NEC and NSIC to work together for the unemployed youths. Gautam Chintey, Adviser (Banking, Industries and Tourism) requested the states to focus on timely completion of the on-going projects under the sector to achieve the overall development objectives of government. He mentioned that Industries Sector is committed for the overall socio-economic development of NE Region with the objective of dovetailing NEC Schemes with the schemes of Central Government. Luikham said that it is the time to think for a regional planning strategy for the NE Region to support the North Eastern Region as a whole. CII, ICC and FICCI gave their views for the development of a regional plan for industries sector. The participants elucidated the need for providing an enabling environment for doing business in the region. They also cited that much needs to be done in improving the industrial infrastructure especially reliability of power supply. Another major issue which was flagged was the land laws in the hill states for facilitating industrialization. Connectivity to South East Asian Countries, access to ports in Bangladesh especially for Tripura, use of waterways for economic activity and connectivity within the region and to main land India were highlighted. As regards the Look East Policy, the ICC, CII and FICCI mentioned that a holistic plan needs to be developed for the region as a whole to benefit from this policy.

Satish Chandra appointed as PS to CM & Resident Commissioner, AP (UPDATED)
Satish Chandra, who returned from central deputation as Joint Secretary, Fertilizers in GoI, has been appointed as Resident Commissioner, AP and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Dr Shyam Prasad Rao appointed as Deputy Director, APPA (UPDATED)
Dr Shyam Prasad Rao has been appointed as Deputy Director, Andhra Pradesh Police Academy (APPA) in Andhra Pradesh. He is an IPS Officer.

Dr E Ramesh gets inter-cadre deputation to AP upto Sept 2015 (UPDATED)
Dr E Ramesh Kumar, who wished to remain in Andhra Pradesh on inter-cadre deputation after re-organization of State, has been approved inter-cadre deputation upto September 30, 2015. He will continue as Managing Director, Girijan Cooperative Corporation Limited, Visakhapatnam. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Jay Kishore Mishra deputed as ADG, CCI (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of Income Tax cadre, Jay Kishore Mishra has been deputed as Additional Director General in the Competition Commission of India (CCI) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Sanjay Gupta appointed as Joint DG, CCI (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of Income Tax cadre, Sanjay Gupta has been deputed as Joint Director General in the Competition Commission of India (CCI) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

A M K Sinha gets charge of Chairman, IOCL (UPDATED)
In view of delay in orders of B Ashok, A M K Sinha, Director (Planning & Business Development), has been given an additional charge of Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

CORPORATE

Venkatasubramanian designated CFO, Andhra Bank
S V Venkatasubramanian, General Manager, Andhra Bank has been designated as the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank.

Singh appointed CEO, Gajra Bevel Gears Ltd
Gajra Bevel Gears Ltd has appointed Ranveer Singh as a Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Singh to continue as Director, Gajra Bevel Gears Ltd
Surendra Singh has resigned as Managing Director of Gajra Bevel Gears Ltd. However will continue as a Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Mohan appointed Director, City Union Bank Ltd
City Union Bank Ltd has appointed R Mohan as Director of the Bank.

Goel appointed MD, Shilpi Cable Technologies Ltd
Shilpi Cable Technologies Ltd has appointed Manish Goel as Managing Director of the company.

Gupta to continue on Board of Shilpi Cable Technologies Ltd
Mukesh Kumar Gupta has resigned as Managing Director of Shilpi Cable Technologies Ltd. However, he will continue be Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Kannan appointed ED & CFO, KLRF Ltd
KLRF Ltd has appointed R Kannan as an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Fatehpuria appointed Independent Director, Medi Caps Ltd
Medi Caps Ltd has appointed Pramod Fatehpuria as Independent Director of the company.

Malkar resigns as Director, Medi Caps Ltd
Dr Vishwanath Balkrishna Malkar has resigned as Director of Medi Caps Ltd

Tilwani appointed Addl. Independent Director, Finkurve Financial Services Ltd
Finkurve Financial Services Ltd has appointed Riddhi Tilwani as an Additional Independent Director of the company.

Todi appointed MD, Ludlow Jute & Specialties Ltd
Ludlow Jute & Specialties Ltd has appointed Ajay Kumar Todi as Managing Director of the company

Ms Sharma resigns as CS, Orient Abrasives Ltd
Ms Smriti Sharma has resigned as Company Secretary of Orient Abrasives Ltd.

Gupta appointed CFO, Haryana Capfin Ltd
Haryana Capfin Ltd has appointed Ms Dipika Gupta as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Trivedi resigns as Director, Rotam Commercials Ltd
Vipul Shantilal Trivedi has resigned as Director of Rotam Commercials Ltd.

Deshmukh appointed Addl. Director, Sical Logistics Ltd
Sical Logistics Ltd has appointed Sunil Sudhakarrao Deshmukh as an Additional Director of the company.

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Implementers should be fair

It is good to know that appointments at senior level will now not be influenced by Ministers. But PMO can play havoc in such circumstances. PMO can make Ministers non-entities through such appointments. Therefore, administration will improve if mind and heart of the PMO is in right place. In fact no system can achieve excellence just by tightening rules if the implementers are not fair.

Prakash

"Treat criminals at par"

As per media reports, five employees of union Finance ministry ( 3 retired,1 dead and 1 serving) were sentenced by a CBI court for four years in jail in LTC scam . With Modi's Zero tolerance to corruption , will the CBI ensure that the trial against 6 Rajya Sabha MPs ( incl: 3 ex-MPs , and 2 BJP MPs) for submitting fake travel bills and claiming fraudulent reimbursements of lakhs of rupees , gets fast-tracked, convicted and Jailed to give company to these five .

A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)

Plight of Central Govt pensioners

Lot need to be done by the minister Dr Harshvardhan. It is really a nightmare to get the facility in most of the CGHS dispensaries, be it Nanakpua, Moti Bagh. Chankyapuri every doctor has his own rule and if you argue they ask for the circular. They are not updated with the new rules , as announce by DGHS or the ministries. For investigation or any surgery there is no clarity on the validity of the permission , some dispensaries follow 3 months and some follow one month. a pensioner to just getting the medicines from the dispensary has to visit minimum of 4 times foe one months of medicines , like there are full of Pandora box of issues. I am not sure , if the DG SGHS or the Health Minister are aware of this issues. I request the Health Minister to have a website inviting issues from the patients and then find solution. Think of a physically challenged person needing treatment in the CGHS approved hospital and getting medicine from a dispensary on regular bases. He has to visit at least 6 to 7 times between hospital, CGHS specialist (visit once in a week in the dispensary) and there is no guarantee the day you visit, he has come. It is a nightmare to get the treatment at CGHS. Let the Minister take a call on this immediately.

Ravinder Kumar

Increase tax base, increase accountability.

Through your site I want to convey to the govt that do not burden the Aam Aadmi with unnecessary increase in prices. Do your basics right. Get the delivery system improved. India is the biggest consumer market from where whole of the world is earning then why can't govt ? Increase the tax base. Increase the accountability.

Krishan Joshi

Improving work efficiency in govt offices

Very good suggestions. Providing Staff and vehicles and expenditure on renovations in offices of Ministers from PSUs /attached /subordinate offices should be banned.

R K Bansal

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