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When nothing else inspires, History does ! (17)
Even after his dismissal by the Kaiser and his death, his shadow lay over Germany and his spirit moved his successors. But they were lesser men who came after him.

Will Prabhu be Dy Chairman, Planning Commission?
Amid ongoing exercise of handing over the charge of allocations for state and central level ministries to the Finance Ministry and diminishing role of 'Yojana Bhawan' the latest buzz is that Narendra Modi may pick Suresh Prabhu as Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission. Earlier Bimal Jalan's name had also been doing rounds for the slot. One can wait and watch only.

Face of newly constituted ACC and making of PMO
The newly constituted Appointment Committee of Cabinet includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Whispers have been doing rounds over the implications of fact that it does not include the administrative minister, in charge of a department/ministry, as member of the ACC. All it means that the proposal to fill positions of JS & above rank in the ministries and PSUs would not need the approval of the concerned minister. Usually the EO or Cabinet Secretary use to propose the names which were further selected by the PMO. If one analyse the present composition of ACC one would find that in a way the PMO will post them directly. Home Minister's role seems to be of mere a signing authority. Will CSB have any role now? There are many issues in schedule 1 of TB rules where ACC approval is required. But the Minister of the concerned department is unlikely to have any role. It seems that truly, like CMs take call on All India Services officers' posting in state or other important posting, now PM will exercise the same powers. Is this the beginning of making of a super PMO?

ETV launches Gujarati Channel
ETV, (a part of TV18 Group), now owned by Reliance Industries, opens one more new 24 hours Regional Channel ETV News, Gujarati at Ahmedabad. The channel was formerly launched by the lady Chief Minister of Gujarat, Ms Anandiben, on June 21 , 2014 in a colorful function at Marriot Hotel, Ahmedabad. The ceremony was attended by a large number of Cabinet Ministers, Senior Bureaucrats, Police Officers, Politicians and media persons.
The Channel Head, Jagdish Chandra told that like all other ETV Channels, ETV News Gujarati will also be number one news channel. The channel has appointed its News Informer or Stringers in every M.L.A. constituency, which is a new experiment in Gujarat. As the Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi's first Regional choice was ETV, where he gave three interviews to the Channel in a row, during the Lok Sabha election period.
In this context, the Channel had announced that ETV Gujarati will work as a natural ally to the Chief Minister and the State Government, in carrying out the Government's public welfare programmes for the common man but at the same time, it will also critically evaluate the performance of the State Government in implementation of its major public welfare programmes. Mr. Chandra said that the Channel will emerge as a "voice of the common man" in Gujarat.

BUREAUCRACY

Secretary level appointments this week
Secretary level appointments are expected to take place this week in the Government of India. Atleast four secretary level vacancies are to be filled up.

Sandhu to continue in Financial Services !
Latest information says that G S Sandhu is going to continue as Secretary Financial Services. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Will Srivastava be Urban Development Secretary?
Grapevine has it that Delhi Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar Srivastava may move to GoI as Secretary Urban Development. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Sushma's biggest challenge
MEA has nearly 50 Joint Secretaries posted at Delhi. This is the largest number at this level in any GoI Ministry. Many Joint Secretaries' s are heading such small Divisions which are equivalent to the job of Under or Deputy Secretary in other important Ministries. New EAM Sushma Swaraj has the major challenge in her hand to restructure MEA to make the top lean and efficient, if she wants to run an effective foreign policy.

Official orders of Bharat Lal yet to be issued
Official orders for the appointment of Bharat Lal as OSD to the PM are yet to be issued. He is 1988 batch IFS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Tenure of Shekhar extended
The central deputation tenure of Shashi Shekhar as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests has been extended for a period of six months with effect from June 28, 2014. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

PS to Chidambaram to move to Harvard University
Ajay Kumar Yadav is all set to join Harvard University for one year Masters Degree Programme in Public Administration. The 1996 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre served as PS to P Chidambaram, former Union Finance Minister.

Ramdasi's appointment may run into rough weather
It is reliably learnt that Ganesh Ramdasi's appointment as APS to Prakash Javdekar, Union Minster for I&B, is now in troubles in the wake of latest orders on certain appointments. He served as APS to Tarik Anwar, former Union Minister for Food Processing Industries. He is an officer of Maharashtra Information Service.

Thankachen to take over as MD, CRWC on July 1
K U Thankachen, Chief Manager, CONCOR, will be joining as Managing Director, Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited (CRWC) on July 1, 2014. He will succeed Vinod Asthana whose tenure ending in June, 2014.

Will Chandra get extension beyond superannuation?
R Chandra, Director (Projects & Planning) Eastern Coalfields Limited is set to retire on June 30. It is reliably learnt that he may be given extension beyond June 30 under the DPE's provision which entitles the board, chairman and members, of the company for extension upto five years which successfully emerges out of BIFR. Recently as many as two big coal giants have emerged out of BIFR; ECL & BCCL. One can wait and watch.

GIDB yet awaiting an officer as successor to Sharma as CEO
A crucially important slot of CEO, Gujarat Industrial Development Board has been lying vacant after Arvind Kumar Sharma moved to the PMO. Even the additional charge of CEO, GIDB has not been given to any officer. Speculations go on as who would grab the opportunity to earn the reputation as GIDB has a crucial to play in organizing the 7th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit which is slated in January 2015. In the aftermath of Modi govt at centre 7th edition of VGGIS is expected to grab eyeballs across the globe.

Appointment of Vagh into rough weather zone
In the wake of newly issued circular regarding the appointment guidelines the appointment of Unmesh Sharad Vagh seems to have entered into a rough weather zone. The 2000 batch IRS officer had started serving informally as PS to Krishan Pal Gurjar, Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways. Previously he had served as PS to Union Minister for Coal in UPA-II.

CBI DIG Pune to return to Tamil Nadu
Vidya Kulkarni who is presently DIG CBI in Pune is returning to the parent Tamil Nadu cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. She is a 1998 batch IPS officer.

Orders of Purwar for MTNL CMD delayed
The orders of P K Purwar, Director (Finance), MTNL, for the post of CMD, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) are reported to be getting delayed, due to some technical reasons. The post has been lying vacant since June 1m 2014.

Purushottam likely to join central deputation at IG level
Purushottam Sharma is expected to join central deputation at Inspector General (IG) level. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Tenure of HRD Joint Secretary Sisodia ends in July
The central deputation tenure of Ram Prakash Sisodia as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Human Resources Development is coming to an end on July 12, 2014. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Gupta likely to join central deputation
Sanjay Gupta is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1994 batch IRS-IT officer.

Meena likely to join central deputation
Satya Narayan Meena is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 2001 batch officer of Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.

Venkataramana looking after as MD, CPCL; Roy yet to get orders
S Venkataramana, Director(Operations), has been given an additional charge of Managing Director, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) after the retirement of A S Basu. However, the orders of Gautam Roy for the post are yet to come.

Takalikar likely to join central deputation
Prashant Vaksiddha Takalikar is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1999 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.

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

DoPT seeks applications for Secretary, National Jute Board
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has sought applications for the post of Secretary, National Jute Board, Kolkata under the Ministry of Textiles. Those willing to apply for this Deputy Secretary/Director level post can send their applications to the DoPT before July 22, 2014.

NBCC gets Navratna status (UPDATED)
National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd, (NBCC), of which AK Mittal is CMD, has been granted "Navratna Status" w.e.f. June 23, 2014 on the basis of its performance upon fulfilling the criteria prescribed by Department of Public Enterprises.

P K Thakur appointed as DGP, Bihar (UPDATED)
P K Thakur has been appointed as Director General of Police (DGP) in Bihar. He is a 1980 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Abhyanand posted as DG, Home Guard & Fire (UPDATED)
Abhyanand has been appointed as DG, Home Guard and Fire Services in Bihar. He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Paras Nath Rai promoted to DG, Training in Bihar (UPDATED)
Paras Nath Rai has been promoted to the rank of Director General of Police and posted as Director General of Police, Training in Bihar. He is a 1981 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Suresh Chandra Mohapatra also looks after Rath Yatra in Orissa (UPDATED)
Suresh Chandra Mohapatra has additionally been made Special Officer In charge of Car Festival (Ratha) Yatra-2014 in Orissa. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Krishna Bajpai relieved of Bihar cadre to join Karnataka cadre (UPDATED)
The Government of Bihar has relieved Krishna Bajpai of Bihar cadre in order to join Karnataka cadre as his cadre was transferred on the grounds of marriage to Mrs Dipika Bajpai, a 2010 batch IFS officer of Karnataka cadre. Krishna was a 2010 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Nitishwar Kumar appointed as PS to Manoj Sinha (UPDATED)
Nitishwar Kumar has been appointed as Private Secretary to Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Railways. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

R N Misra selected as CMD, SJVN Ltd (UPDATED)
R N Misra, Director (Civil), SJVNL, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, SJVN Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 24, 2014. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.
(We said this on June 23, 2014)

CORPORATE

Selvarajan resigns as Director, Veejay Lakshmi Engineering Works Ltd
B Selvarajan has resigned as Director of Veejay Lakshmi Engineering Works Ltd.

Ravinarayanan resigns as Chairman, Axis-IT&T Ltd
S Ravinarayanan has resigned as Chairman of Axis-IT&T Ltd

Ajmera resigns as ED, Networth Stock Broking Ltd
Manish Ajmera has resigned as Executive Director of Networth Stock Broking Ltd.

Sisodiya appointed Addl. ED & CEO, Networth Stock Broking Ltd
Networth Stock Broking Ltd has appointed Randhir Singh Sisodiya as an Additional Executive Director and CEO of the company.

Gohil appointed CFO, Polylink Polymers India Ltd
Polylink Polymers India Ltd has appointed Manoj Gohil as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Motwani appointed CS, Gokul Refoils & Solvent Ltd
Harish Motwani has been appointed as Company Secretary of Gokul Refoils & Solvent Ltd.

Two Independent, Non Exec. Directors inducted on Board of Divis Laboratories Ltd
Divis Laboratories Ltd has appointed K V K Seshavataram and Ms S Sridevi Independent and Non-Executive directors of the company.

Doshi resigns as Director, Sun Techno Overseas Ltd
Girishbhai Gatubhai Doshi has resigned as Director of Sun Techno Overseas Ltd

Ms Jain resigns as CS, Mega Corporation Ltd
Ms Riyanka Jain has resigned as Company Secretary of Mega Corporation Ltd.

Ms Aggarwal appointed CS, Mega Corporation Ltd
Ms Urvashi Aggarwal appointed as Company Secretary of Mega Corporation Ltd

Chopra resigns as Director, Bhartiya International Ltd
V K Chopra has resigned as Director of Bhartiya International Ltd.

Pranesh ceases to be Nominee Director, Bal Pharma Ltd
B N Pranesh has ceased to be the Nominee Director of EXIM Bank on the Board of Directors of Bal Pharma Ltd with immediate effect.

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Economic Mess, Price Rise , New thoughts

The new Government appears to be lacking in new thoughts on the revival of Economy .
Price rise need not be only way of funding Budget. Improving efficiency of expenditure and removing wasteful programmes from the Budget should be the top of the agenda. In fact each Ministry should have a mechanism to ensure the spending efficiency. Price rise will only make Rich India and poor Indians.
Install a robust , reliable, fast Accounts information system to substantiate any theory propounded by Minister to support price hike.

Shari

Good suggestion

The suggestion is very good. This will save lot of paper work and manpower. all the allowances be fixed and paid along with the salary. All allowances except Basic and DA should be made tax free which will result is simplification of tax structure also. Raise the wage ceiling limit for Tax and remove all rebates.


Nand Ram

No subsidy at the cost of general public

Some of the State Power Corporations e.g UPPCL charges nominal monthly amount towards household consumption of electricity from it's staff. This has led to misuse, wastage and huge loss to the Corporation. This must be stopped. If the Corporation wants to extend the subsidy/benefit, it should be out of profit/net surplus and not at the cost of general public.

Arun Srivastava

What was Railways supposed to do ?

When the Railway Ministry has implemented this proposal there is hue and cry. What are Railways supposed to do when operating costs have gone up multifold and the fare and freight have not been allowed to be increased for so many years. The passenger traffic is being subsidized at the cost of freight. This populism has already ruined the Railway finances. It is high time the Railways are run on commercial lines rather than being used by successive railway ministers to build up their constituencies as was done in the past.

Aarti Khosla

Shocking news

Can't believe he is no more with us. A great friend. Personally a severe loss

Cdr N Srikant

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