What people say about us!

It is a wonderful site and I spend at least one hour everyday to update myself. I wish this to be the best site in the world.

Amarjit Singh Talwar

POLITICS

When nothing else inspires History does ! (25)
There is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity or undue depression in adversity.

Appointments under threat and trust deficit inside the system
With the media reports on appointments, as PS & OSD to few Union Ministers, being put on hold the corridors of power have suddenly flooded with the buzz that the development symbolizes the 'trust deficit' inside the system.

BUREAUCRACY

Coveted slot of Secretary, Defence Production may fall vacant by August?
As the grapevine has it the coveted slot of Secretary, Defence Production may soon fall vacant, though prematurely. Presently Gokul Chandra Pati, the incumbent Secretary is 1978 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Prasad to be JS in Power ?
T V S Prasad is being tipped to be new Joint Secretary Power in the Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

One dozen appointment files of Heavy Industries stuck with ACC
Around one dozen files of Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) related to appointments in various boards of its Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have reportedly been lying stuck to the Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for final approval for a long time.

Wide disparity in empanelment of Joint Secretaries
The wide disparity in empanelment of Joint Secretaries across the various Civil services needs to be reduced. 1995 batch of IAS has been empanelled as JS, 1993 batch of Audit and Accounts is empaneled as JS and 1990 batch of Indian Postal Service in 1986 batch of Indian Railway Accounts Service is yet to be empaneled !Can DOPT and the Ministry of Railways take some proactive action!

Rakesh Asthana poised to move on central deputation ?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Rakesh Asthana may soon move on central deputation. The 1984 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre has been serving as has been serving in the state as Police Commissioner, Surat.

19 IRS (C&CE) officers to face disciplinary action
As many as 19 senior IRS (C&CE) officers may soon face disciplinary action. Reportedly, the Department of Revenue has been in the process against those whose whereabouts have been found suspicious as they have not reported for duty for over five years.

Singh has joined as ED, Security, Air India
Settling down the dusts of dilemma Alok Singh has finally joined Air India as Executive Director, Security. The 1995 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre served as PS to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh though for a small period.

Appointment of Rajesh as PS to V K Singh put on hold ?
The appointment of Rajesh Kumar as PS to V K Singh, Union MoS has reportedly been put on hold by the Govt of India. He is 1990 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre previously served as PS to former MOS Urban Development Saugat Roy and further as PS to Chandresh Kumari Katoch, former Union MoS for Culture.

B K Mehra to join as Director (Fin), MRVC soon
B K Mehra, Financial Adviser &Chief Account Officer, MRVC, will be joining soon as Director (Finance), Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC).

Balvinder Singh promoted as Dy CAG, N-Eastern Region
Balvinder Singh, Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (North Eastern Region) has been promoted as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, North Eastern Region and posted as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Central Receipt Audit) in this office.

Pradhan to serve as PS to Union Minister for Petroleum & NG
Binay Shakti Pradhan will serve as PS to Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is 2002 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service.

Govind Sharma is new CEO Rajasthan
Govind Sharma has been appointed Chief Election Officer (CEO) in Rajasthan. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Mallick promoted as Accountant General, MP Gwalior
Saurabh Kumar Mallick, Senior Deputy Accountant General (Admn), in the office Principal Accountant General (General & Social Sector Audit), Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, has been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade and posted as Accountant General (G&SSA), Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior.

Chandra appointed PS to CM & Resident Commissioner, AP
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.

(We said this on July 2, 2014)

Dr Ramesh gets inter-cadre deputation upto Sept 2015
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.

Sinha gets charge of IOCL' Chairman
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).

Vivek Saxena to repatriate to Haryana
Vivek Saxena has reportedly been relieved from the Dept of Environment & Forest. The 1991 batch IFS officer of Haryana cadre had been serving at the centre as Dy Inspector General of Forest. His tenure on central deputation was scheduled to end on June 08 itself.

Mishra is also GM, RWF (Yelhanka)
Followed by Rajeev Bhargava's superannuation on June 30 the additional charge of GM, Rail Wheel Factory, Yelhanka (Bangalore) has been given to Rakesh Mishra. Mishra is presently serving as GM, Southern Railway.

Shyam gets the additional charge of Kolkata Metro
Followed by the superannuation of Rajeev Bhargava on June 30, the additional charge of Kolkata Metro has been given to Radhey Shyam, GM, South Eastern Railway (Kolkata). Bhargawa (GM- RWF, Yelhanka) had been looking after the charge Kolkata Metro.

Sundarasekaran yet to get CVC clearance
The appointment of D Sundarasekaran, GM, MFL, as Director (Technical), Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL) is delaying for want of CVC clearance.

Orders of B R Reddy for Director (Tech), ECL yet to come
The orders of B R Reddy, GM, CCL, CIL, for the appointment as Director (Technical), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) are yet to be issued by the Government of India.

Why orders of Singh as CMD, BRCIL delayed?
Why the orders of M K Singh, Director (PM), BRCIL, for the post of CMD, Bridge & Roof Company Limited (BRCIL) are getting delayed? He is holding an additional charge of CMD, BRCIL.

Ms Divya changes name as Mrs J Innocent Divya
Ms F Innocent Divya has changed her name to Mrs J Innocent Divya. She is an IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Minhaj Alam to return to parent cadre
Minhaj Alam, who was on inter-cadre deputation to Bihar and is completing his deputation tenure on July 4, 2014, has been repatriated to his parent cadre. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Mishra deputed as ADG, CCI
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.

Gupta appointed Joint DG, CCI
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.

Rajeev to central deputation at Joint Secretary level
R A Rajeev, presently in the cadre, is expected to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Sahoo to join central deputation
Pramod Kumar Sahoo is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1997 batch Indian Ordnance Factory Service officer.

Swaroop to join central deputation
Anand Swaroop is expected to join central deputation at Inspector General (IG) level. He is a 1992 batch IPS Officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Central deputation tenure of Sonia Pant ends on July 27
The tenure of Sonia Pant as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry is coming to an end on July 27, 2014. Pant is a 2001 batch officer of Indian Economic Service.

Vacancy of Director (R&D), IOCL arises
The vacancy of Director (Research& Development), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has arisen as Biswapriya Das, ED, IOCL is yet to get orders for the appointment.

Air Marshal Rai takes over AOC
Air Marshal Ramesh Rai has taken over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Headquarters Training Command, in Bangalore.

BoI felicitates chess champion Master Nihal Sarin
Bank of India, Kerala Zone, Zonal Manager V Anand along with BOI Director P M Sirajuddin have jointly felicitated to Master Nihal Sarin ( World Under 10 Blitz Chess Champion) for his participation in the ''Asian Youth Chess Championship''.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Gujarat
A number of officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Gujarat. Accordingly, Vijay Nehra has been appointed as Municipal Commissioner, Rajkot while Ajay Bhadoo will now be Secretary to Chief Minister and Roopwant Singh was shifted as Director, Prohibition and Excise. Besides, Raj Kumar Beniwal has been appointed Collector, Ahmedabad; Hareet Shukla as Director, Civil Supply; Rajendra Kumar as Collector, Surat; Manisha Chandra as Collector, Rajkot; Lochan Sehra as Collector Mehsana; P Swaroop as MD, IndextB; Prakash Shivhare as Collector, Dangs; Ravi Shankar as Collector, Gandhinagar; Manoj Kumar Das as MD, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC); Miland Torwane as Surat Municipal Commissioner and Sonal Mishra was appointed as Municipal Commissioner of Vadodara.

Rajesh Kishore relieved to join Secretary General, NHRC (UPDATED)
The Government of Gujarat has relieved Rajesh Kishore of cadre responsibility enabling him to join central deputation as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

P K Taneja is also ACS, Health & Family Welfare in Gujarat (UPDATED)
P K Taneja has been given an additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

CWC signs MoA with CMSS (UPDATED)
Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Central Medical Services Society (CMSS), an institution under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi for providing warehousing facilities including for walk in chambers and walk in freezers for storage of drugs, pharmaceuticals, vaccines and other health sector goods. To begin with, CWC will provide 2.30 lakh sq. ft. of warehousing facilities at 21 locations in 20 States and 1 Union Territory. Depending upon additional requirement, the facilities will be augmented. The MOA, valid initially for five years, effective from July 1, 2014 was signed by B B Pattanaik, Managing Director, CWC with Navneet Verma, Director General & CEO, CMSS on 30th June, 2014 in the presence of Functional Directors and senior officers of both the organizations.

Selvam gets posting after return from central deputation in HP (UPDATED)
On return from central deputation, R Selvam has been appointed as Special Secretary, MPP & Power, NCES & PWD in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in UP (UPDATED)
The services of 36 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been affected with their transfers and postings in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Institutional Finance Department while Bhupendra Singh will now be Divisional Commissioner, Meerut and Kamini Chauhan Ratan is Secretary, Finance. Similarly, Renuka Kumar has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development and DG, State Nutrition Mission; Jitendra Kumar as Principal Secretary and Textile Industries; Anant Kumar Singh gets additional charge of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries; Rajiv Agrawal given charge of Secretary, Home; Sudhir Kumar Shrivastava, Divisional Commissioner, Basti; Sanjay Prasad as Secretary, Medical, Health and Family Welfare; Dheeraj Sahu as Secretary, Planning; Rakesh Kumar Ojha as Divisional Commissioner, Gorakhpur; Prabhat Mittal as Commissioner, Rural Development; Ravi Prakash Arora as Divisional Commissioner, Devipatan, Gonda; Vraj Kishore Singh put on waiting;R M Shrivastava gets additional charge of Divisional Commissioner, Mirjapur; K Dhanlaxmi put on waiting; Aditi Singh as District Magistrate, Sultanpur; Ravi Kumar N G put on waiting; Ranjan Kumar as District Magistrate, Gorakhpur; Aparna Y as Secretary, Revenue; Shubhra Saxena as District Magistrate, Shahjenhapur; Bhuvnesh Kumar relieved of Director, Sports and Mission Director, Skill Development; Abhya as Mission Director, Skill Development Mission; Saurabh Babu as Special Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare and Director, Sports; Anurag Yadav as Director, Panchatiraj; Suryapal Gangwar put on waiting; Shamim Shyam Mishra as Deputy Chairman, Gorakhpur Development Authority; Karn Singh Chauhan, Special Secretary, Food and Supply; Pawan Kumar as District Magistrate, Sambhal; Arvind Kumar Singh and Ranvir Prasad put on waiting; Narendra Shankar Pandey as District Magistrate, Bhadoi; Vidya Bhushan put on waiting, Nitin Bansal was made District Magistrate, Itawa and sanjiv Dubey was relieved of additional charge of Principal Secretary, Institutional Finance Department.

CORPORATE

Ms Reddy re-designated as Exec. VC, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd has re-designated Ms Preetha Reddy who is currently Managing Director of the company as Executive Vice-Chairperson of the company with immediate effect.

Shah re-designated CFO, Nova Iron & Steel Ltd
Ajoy Shah has been re-designated as Chief Financial Officer of Nova Iron & Steel Ltd.

Verma appointed Whole-time Director, Nova Iron & Steel Ltd
Nova Iron & Steel Ltd has appointed Hardev Chand Verma as Whole-time Director of the company.

Mahadevan appointed CS, Lancor Holdings Ltd
Lancor Holdings Ltd has appointed P Mahadevan as Company Secretary of the company.

Shrivastava appointed Nominee Director, DCM Shriram Ltd
DCM Shriram Ltd has appointed Sharad Shrivastva as Nominee Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India on the Board of Directors of the company.

Kaul appointed Whole-time Director, DCM Shriram Ltd
K K Kaul has been appointed as Whole-time Director of DCM Shriram Ltd

Narain resigns as Independent Director, Visa Steel Ltd
Shanti Narain has resigned as Independent Director of Visa Steel Ltd.

Agrawal appointed CS, VCCL Ltd
VCCL Ltd has appointed Rajiv Kumar Agrawal as Company Secretary of the company.

Gupta resigns as CS, VCCL Ltd
Vimal Prasad Gupta has resigned as Company Secretary of VCCL Ltd.

Maheshwari resigns as Director, Splash Media & Infra Ltd
Ratanlal Maheshwari has resigned as Director of Splash Media & Infra Ltd.

Capoor ceases to be Director, Indian Hotels Company Ltd
Jagdish Capoor has ceased to be Director of Indian Hotels Company Ltd on reaching the age of superannuation.

Chandrasekaran ceases to be CFO, Accel Frontline Ltd
K. R. Chandrasekaran has ceased to be Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Accel Frontline Ltd on reaching the age of superannuation.

Banerjee resigns as Independent Director, Tata Metaliks Ltd
Dipak Banerjee has resigned as Independent Director of Tata Metaliks Ltd due to personal reasons.

Kumar appointed Addl. Director, Diligent Industries Ltd
Diligent Industries Ltd has appointed V V Vinod Kumar as an 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)

No action against corrupt bureaucrats

Most of the people have chosen Modi with the hope to remove corruption in Government departments. But till date nothing has been done against the corrupt bureaucrats appointed by UPA. Janta is waiting for this reshuffle eagerly.

PS

"Hospitality expenses" and not "Tea Allowance"

The actual word should be "Hospitality expenses" and not "Tea Allowance". It is given hospitality which the officials extend to their visitors who visit them. It is not necessary that they are going to utilize all the amount. There is a limit and expenses has to be on actual basis.

Anurag Srivastava

Matter of great appreciation

It is matter of great appreciation that Arun Jaitley has asked Income Tax Officers not to approach politicians and bring influence for transfer posting and that he will take strict disciplinary action. The Ministers in Modi government are on right track, without making too much of hungama, like Kejriwal was doing, they are quietly establishing supremacy of rule of law. This change will transform the lethargic bureaucracy. Sorry to say Manmohan govt was doing just the opposite, transferring officers/officials based on political patronage and contacts. In fact one Mantri was criticized for sending parchis to the Delhi Police Commissioner for transfer/posting of Thanedars and constables. Level could not have fallen lower than this. I pray and hope other Ministers in Modi govt. also follow the foot steps of Arun Jaitley. Today the most important thing is to restore the lost trust & faith in administration.

Lok Nath Mehra

The post of Director (HR & BD), OIL is lying vacant on 31.01.2015. However, PESB has not called for application till date. Why ?

Mukticamp

Yes, I agree fully. Whenever I go to Nizamuddin Railway Station, this problem persists. Vending machines are the best to suit people like us who would want to buy platform ticket and then enter the railway station. Please do the needful immediately. Railways will definitely benefit.

R Suresh

Appoint a Scientist/Engineer as Secretary

Dr V Rajagopalan, Secretary to GoI, MoEF is retiring in the month of July/August 2014. Who will be the next Secretary ? In my opinion, this time GoI should appoint a Scientist/Engineer as Secretary to GoI, as per the vision of Modi to bring specialized officials in main stream. The MoEF is scientific ministry deal with the pertinent issue like Environment and Climate Change.

Subramanian N

DATE WITH RTI

Top	Click here for Your Feedback about this whisper	Next