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When nothing else inspires, History does ! (16)
Russian saying " Fear has big eyes" is true for children, communities and nations.


270 serving officers in GoI are Member of Golf Clubs in Delhi.
Time is money, work like Modi and exercise at home to get fit. May be the reason for the PMO to collect information about officials wasting several hours in playing Golf. According to information, altogether 270 serving officers in the Government of India are going to the Golf Clubs in Delhi.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Vijay Chibber move to Fertilizers ?
Secretary, Road Transport and Highways, Vijay Chibber, is being strongly considered for Secretary, Fertilizers. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Jaishankar now unlikely for Dy NSA, to continue in Washington DC
The latest information indicates that Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is unlikely to get back to India as Foreign Security Adviser (Dy NSA) to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 1977 batch IFS officer is serving as Ambassador of India to the United States since December 2013. Prior to the present assignment he served in China Indian Ambassador.

Names of three new Judges of Supreme Court cleared
The President has cleared the appointment of CJ of Orissa High Court Adarsh Goel, CJ of Calcutta High Court Arun Mishra and senior lawyer Rohinton Nariman as SC Judges.
(We said this on May 14, 2014 )

What is future of sick PSUs in new Govt ?
What is the future of sick Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) facing severe financial crises? Employees of these PSUs are getting salary in dribs and drabs and are afraid of consigning to a scrapheap after closure. Besides, persons are hesitating in joining at board level, due to financial crises. These PSUs are pinning their hopes on new Government for revival package.

15 officers in the race of Special Director, ED
As many as 15 officers are in the race of Special Director, Enforcement Directorate (Chandigarh). Out of 30 applicants 15 have been short-listed who would be considered by the high power committee which is scheduled to meet today at CVC. If credible whispers are to be believed few names out of 15 short-listed ones are, S S Gautam (1987 batch IRS, IT), Rajesh Jindal (1991 batch IRS, C&CE), Tejendra Singh Luthra (1990 batch UT cadre IPS officer) Sunil Jain (1992 batch IRS, C&CE), Anand Swaroop (1992 batch UP cadre IPS) Manu Malik (1992 batch IRS, IT).

Search for successor to CMD SJVNL Singh , may conclude tomorrow
Public Enterprises Selection Board may find the right choice tomorrow for the slot of CMD, Sutluj Jal Vikas Nigam Limited. R P Singh, the incumbent CMD will be completing his tenure on December 31 this year. PESB is set to conduct the selection interview on June 24.

R N Misra in race of CMD, SJVNL
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that R N Misra is in the race of CMD, Satluj Jal Vikas Limited. Having worked in thermal & hydro power sector throughout the career Misra is being speculated to have fair prospect for the slot. Misra, an internal candidate, is serving SJVNL as Director, Projects. The selection interview is scheduled for tomorrow. R P Singh, the incumbent CMD of SJVNL, is scheduled to complete his tenure on December 31 this year.

Nand Lal Sharma in the race of CMD, SJVNL
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Nand Lal Sharmahas set his feet firmly in the fray of CMD, Satluj Jal Vikas Limited. R P Singh, the incumbent CMD of SJVNL, is scheduled to complete his tenure on December 31 this year. Sharma, an officer of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services, is presently serving SJVNL as Director (Pers).

Vagh is now PS to MoS for Surface Transport
Unmesh Sharad Vagh will be serving as PS to Krishan Pal Gurjar, Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways. He is an IRS officer of 2000 batch. Vagh has recently been accorded Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) in the Central Board of Excise & Customs.

MTNL running headless
The post of Chairman and Managing Director of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has fallen vacant with the retirement of A K Garg and delay in appointment of P K Purwar.

Orders of Shrivastava for CMD, BSNL soon
The orders of Anupam Shrivastava, Director (CM), BSNL, for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) are whispered to be issued soon as vacancy arising on July 1, 2014.

Central deputation offers for ITS officers in bulk
Around four dozen Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officers have been offered central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level by the Government of India.

Two 1987 batch IFS officers empanelled as JS
Two AGMUT cadre IFS officers of 1987 batch, R S C Jayaraj and Dr P Devaraj, have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India.

Two 1993 batch IPoS officers empanelled as JS
Two Indian Postal Service (IPoS) officers of 1993 batch, Lt Col De Tilak and Ms C Sekhar Usha, have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Joshi to be appointed as PS to Nitin Gadkari
Ajit Balaji Joshi is all set to be appointed as PS to Union Minister for Shipping Nitin Gadkari. The official order of appointment of 2003 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer is expected soon.

Appointment of Srivastava as PS to HRD Minister cancelled ?
It is reliably learnt that the appointment of Vinita Srivastava as PS to Union HRD Minister Smriti J Irani has been cancelled. The 1995 batch IRSME officer previously served as OSD to Union Minister for Steel, Beni Prasad Varma. The unwelcoming development has reportedly taken place in the wake of latest orders issued to DoPT.

Railway officers justify fare hike
Even as the hike in passengers' fare stirred up a real hornets' nest with NDA government coming in for a lot of criticism, the officers of Railways are happy with the decision and say it will bail out the Railways from financial loss.

Srivastava shifted to Northern Railway
IRAS officer Ajeet Kumar Srivastava, who is presently in RDSO, has been shifted to Northern Railway.

Raj Kumar to be Sr Financial Adviser, AIIMS (Delhi)
As the grapevine has it, Raj Kumar is all set to succeed Sandeep Lall at Delhi AIIMS as Senior Financial Adviser. While both belong to IA&AS, Lall is from 1995 batch and Kumar of 1999 batch.

Appointment of PS to Javdekar may run into rough weather again?
Whispers have been doing rounds that the appointment of Sirra Kauna Raju as PS to Union Minister for Environment & Forest, Prakash Javdekar, may run into rough weather zone. Reportedly, PMO's guidelines are going to affect his appointment as he too had previously served as PS to Union Tribal Affairs Minister during UPA Govt. Raju is 1998 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Bhagat is now Varanasi Range DIG
S K Bhagat has joined as Varanasi Range DIG. He is 1998 batch IPS officer. Prior to this he was DIG CBI in Bhopal.

DIG CBI Yadav to return to Kerala
DIG CBI Mahipal Yadav is returning to the parent Kerala cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1997 batch IPS officer.

Central deputation tenure of Ms Verma extended
The central deputation tenure of Joint Secretary Ms Manisha Verma has been extended upto May 2015 on grounds of her undertaking Mid Career Master in Public Administration Programme as an Edward S Mason Fellow for the class of 2015 at Harvard Kennedy School under DFFT scheme. She is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Mohit Jain to join central deputation !
Mohit Jain is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1993 batch IRS-IT officer.

Bhagat to join central deputation at ADG level !
S K Bhagat is expected to join central deputation at Additional Director General (ADG) level. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Tenure of JS (Health) Mehta ends in July
The central deputation tenure of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Vishwas Mehta, is coming to an end on July 9, 2014. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Singh promoted as Superintending Engineer
Rananjay Singh has been promoted to the grade of Superintending Engineer (Civil) in Government of India. He is a Central Engineering Service officer.

JS level vacancy arising in UPSC in July
Vacancy of Additional Secretary at Joint Secretary level is arising in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) upto July 2014.

Over 400 trainees inducted in HAL at a convocation programme
Over 400 management and design trainees - selected through stringent procedures amid lakhs of applicants - have formally been inducted in HAL as officers at a convocation program held here yesterday. Some of them have graduated from NITs, IITs and other premier engineering and management institutes. Addressing the young officers Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL, urged them to start contributing their mite in the company's progress. "This is defining moment for the country and you have all the opportunity to make your presence felt in India's defence preparedness", he said. He called upon them to translate their individual talent into meaningful achievements by being a part of a large HAL family. The trainees belong to 41st batch of HAL and are posted to Korwa (UP), Lucknow, Kanpur, Koraput (Odisha), Nasik, Hyderabad and Bangalore. A comprehensive 52 week training program included industry orientation and management programs. Eminent speakers from institutions and industries interacted with them. The training also included experimental learning through various activities such as group projects, theatre work, visits to charitable institutions and art classes. Speaking on the occasion, V M Chamola, Director, HR, pointed out that organization was as good as its people and trainees besides bringing new ideas should incorporate values of the older generation which has left a rich legacy. The Directors and MDs of HAL were present on the occasion.

Mrs Bandana Preyashi appointed as Addl Secretary, GAD in Bihar (UPDATED)
Mrs Bandana Preyashi has been appointed as Additional Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD) in Bihar. She is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Chairman SAIL conferred with BT award for Excellence in HR Management (UPDATED)
C S Verma, Chairman SAIL, has been awarded the BT Award 2014 for Excellence in HR Management by Dr Jitendra Kumar Singh Minister of State of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, and Department of Space. On this occasion, Indresh Kumar, Core Committee Member RSS; T K A Nair, Former Advisor to Prime Minister were also present.

Two IRS-IT officers shifted (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) of Income Tax presently working as Deputy/Assistant Commissioner have been shifted. Accordingly, Jai Nath Verma has been posted to DDIT, Research and Lalit Mohan Jindal was appointed to DDIT (NJRS).

CORPORATE

Mrs Nita Ambani inducted on RIL Board
The Board of Reliance Industries Limited has approved the appointment of Mrs Nita M Ambani on the Board of Directors of the company.

Ms Sethi appointed Addl. Director in CESC Ltd
CESC Limited has appointed Ms Rekha Sethi as an Additional Director of the company

Ms Mansata appointed CS in Schablona India Ltd
Schablona India Ltd has appointed Ms Ritika Mansata as Company Secretary of the company.

Beriwal resigns as CFO in Websol Energy System Ltd
Sarwan Beriwal has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Websol Energy System Ltd.

Kabra appointed Addl. Director in Silktex Ltd
Silktex Ltd has appointed B D Kabra as an Additional Director of the company.

Somani appointed Addl. Non Exec. Director in Sumeet Industries Ltd
Sumeet Industries Ltd has appointed Gangadevi Shankarlal Somani as an Additional Non-Executive Director of the company.

Wattal appointed Director ( Operations) JW Marriott in Mumbai
Gaurav Wattal has been appointed as Director (Operations), JW Marriott in Mumbai

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Proud of Modi !

Last month when I visited USA on my personal visit, I came across an American lady who was very enthusiastic about Indian politics. She believed that our Prime Minster Narendra Modi had the caliber of becoming next John F Kennedy or Nixon. I felt so proud.

Achla

Post officers according to merits

While it is not clear what is being looked into before posting an officer with a Minister or otherwise, it shall be in public interest that officers are posted on the basis of their professional merit and integrity(read honesty), clearing signaling that there was no place( read premium) for inefficiency and dishonesty (read corruption)in any Ministry or organisation of the Union or the States as seen in the past. This shall help to restore the basic character of governance in the country.

Suresh Kumar

Budget will establish quality of leadership

The budget, nay Demands for Grants, will unveil the leadership quality this time.The high class political leadership stands established. The Finance Minister struck the right note about 100% hike in prices due to APM Society and its middlemen, otherwise there is no reason for vegetable/fruit prices witnessing daily growth of the UPA-I & II variety and the government simply assuring that they "are likely to come down in the next three months". Similarly, our Demands for Grants are hardly ever realistic. It is so because there are regular surrender of funds in March; there is mis-spend in March; there are huge inventories with high budget agencies; there is unauthorized diversion of funds and other practical problems. Year after year, the exercise has been limited to simply increasing the budget by 10% or so. Is it how budget should be drawn up? There is an urgent need to think fresh and devise new strategy, like project wise demands. False promises by FMs/Govt end up frustrating the people. What we understand as corruption is a direct result of casual preparation of the demands. How else can Augusta spare so much when the budget does not make any provisions for it? Each item/task/programme/project has to be worked out by committed and knowledgeable people, rather than fixers and operators.

M L Gupta

It is ridiculous

How can senior appointment be made and cancelled. This is ridiculous. Babus would lose confidence.

S M A Millath

Reduce number of babus to reduce expenses

Late Shri Gandi had created the Ministry of Programme mainly with the purpose of reviewing performance. Instead of strengthening it, the last Government went and made the Performance Management division. Earlier one Secretary was looking after the work of Department of Public Enterprises and Department of Heavy Industry. Similar thing happened in the Ministry of Personnel. If Government expenditure is to be reduced we need to reduce the number of Secretaries, Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries in the Government of India. As a result, the states and the cadre controlling authorities will also not crib.

BBS

Clear the Augean stables at home

It should not be forgotten that 'Modi wave' that brought NDA to power took inspiration from Anna Hazare's anti-corruption and accountability drive. Several allegations have been made prior to the election against the present CBI Director, ED and several other officers that they were functioning as stooges of the Congress 'High Command'. It is surprising that even after so many days, Modi has not taken any action against such officers nor replaced them. A moot case is that of the disparaging affidavit given by defence ministry officials in the SC against their own minister VK Singh. It gave such a bad name to NDA and no head rolled in the Ministry. Why no enquiry has been ordered about Gandhi family's assets in Swiss Banks about which Subramanian Swamy has been vociferous about for so many years? The victory should not go into the head of Modi as a personal victory for him, for people can easily be disheartened. Instead of going abroad to become a second Nehru, he should clear the Augean stables at home first.

N Krishnan

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