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If we are the servants of thought, we must be the servants of action.

Failure of Govt is harbinger of more rising inflation
The failure of stemming the flow of hiking prices is a harbinger of more rising inflation in coming days. According to sources in the Government of India, the officers are making all efforts to control the inflation, but are of no avail. The prices of essential commodities are likely to spiral out of control with the NDA-led Government is coming in for severe criticism for the same, the sources added.

Face of newly constituted ACC
The newly formed NDA Government has come up with the Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) which includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment of 1981 batch IAS officers after Budget session
Empanelment of 1981 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India is now expected to take place only after the Budget session of the Parliament.

Tenure of Panda extended
The tenure of Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Home Affairs Suresh Chandra Panda has been extended for a period of eight months beyond June 30, 2014. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Appointment of new IOC Chief cleared
The NDA Government has cleared first top level appointment of B Ashok as Chairman of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). The UPA Government had failed to appoint PESB selected candidate for the post .

Number of SC Judges will now be 28
After the appointment of three new Judges in the Supreme Court, the strength of the Judges will go up to 28 as against the sanctioned 31.

Three names in race for PS to PM from Foreign Service
As many as three names are in the race of making it as PS to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Indian Foreign Service fold. The slot has fallen vacant after Vikram Misri's posting as India's next Ambassador to Spain.

Chandigarh Administration to relieve two IAS officers
The Chandigarh Administration has decided to relieve two UT cadre IAS officers Tanvi Garg and Rodney L Ralte, Chief Executive Officer, Chandigarh Housing Board.

Singh is new CS of Bihar
Anjani Kumar Singh has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Bihar. He is 1981 batch officer of Bihar cadre.

13 Postal Service officers of 1989 batch empanelled as JS in GoI
As many as 13 officers belonging to Indian Postal Service (IPoS) of 1989 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. The officers include: Alok Saxena, Kumar B Selva, Ms Vandita Kaul, Amitabh Kharkwal, M Eleesha, Ms Anula Kumar, Rajindra Kumar Kashyap, V K Gupta, Ms Manju Pandey, S K Gupta, Anil Kumar, I Pangerungsang and Shailendra Dashora.

Kishore appointed as Secretary General, NHRC
Rajesh Kishore, who is presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the rank of Secretary. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Kumar posted as PS to Siddeshwara
N G Ravi Kumar has been appointed as Private Secretary to G M Siddeshwara, Minister of State for Civil Aviation in Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Sharma selected as MD, DFCCIL
Adesh Sharma, who is presently in the Ministry of Railways, has been selected for the post of Managing Director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) at Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 15 persons were interviewed for the same.

Ghosh selected as CMD, HECL
Avijit Ghosh, Director (Mining), HCL, has been selected for the post of CMD, Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 26, 2014. Three persons were interviewed for the same.

Chhattisgarh IAS Association gets new body
A new body of Chhattisgarh IAS Association has been constituted in Chhattisgarh. N Brajendra Kumar has been elected as President while Dinesh Kumar Shrivastava will be Vice President and R Prasanna is Secretary. Besides, Amit Kataria has been elected as Joint Secretary while Rajat Kumar is Treasurer.

Tenure of Deshi ends in July
The tenure of Chairman-cum-Managing Director of MMTC Limited, D S Dhesi, is reportedly ending in July. However, the Government has failed to appoint a full time person against the post, which has been lying vacant for more than three years.He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Will Mirchandani get one more extension as Chairman, PEC Ltd?
A K Mirchandani, who was given extension as Chairman, PEC Limited for the seventh time, is expected to get one more extension as his tenure is ending in June, 2014.

Tandon will be OSD to Dr Harshvardhan for AIIMS
Sarvesh Tandon will be serving as OSD to Dr Harshvardhan for AIIMS across the country. He had been serving as Senior Consultant, Forensic Medicine at Sufderjung Hospital.

Ashok Kumar, IG (Admin) soon to move from FHQ BSF
As the grapevine has it Ashok Kumar is all set to move from FHQ BSF. The 1989 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre is presently serving as IG (Admin) at BSF headquarters in Delhi.

Mishra will soon move from Kolkata
As the grapevine has it Rajnikant Mishra is all set to move from Kolkata. The 1984 batch IPS officer of UP cadre is presently posted in Kolkata as IG, BSF, South Bengal Frontier. Prior to his Kolkata assignment he was posted in Tripura as IG, Tripura Frontier.

Tomar set to move to Delhi as IG (Admin), BSF HQ
As the grapevine has it Ajay Kumar Tomar is all set to join BSF headquarters in Delhi as IG (Admin). The 1989 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre is presently serving as IG, BSF (Punjab Frontier) at Jalandhar. Prior to BSF assignment he served as ADC to Gujarat Governor.

Bhagat is ADG CCI
Madhukar Kumar Bhagat has been appointed as Additional Director General in the Competition Commission of India. He is IRS (IT) officer.

Ansari is back to Chhattisgarh
M W Ansari is back to the parent Chhattisgarh cadre from central deputation. 1984 batch IPS officer is to be posted in the rank of DG.

Dr Ahammed to get posting at JS level in GoI !
Dr M Ariz Ahammed, who is presently working as Director in the Ministry of HRD, is expected to get posting at the Joint Secretary level in Government of India after his empanelment to this rank. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Atul Basumatary to join central deputation !
Atul Basumatary 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.

Singh to join central deputation!
Rajesh Pratap Singh is expected to join central deputation at Inspector General (IG) level. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Tenure of Sahu ends in July
The central deputation tenure of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Supriya Sahu, is coming to an end on July 22, 2014. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Air Marshal Reddy is new CISC
Air Marshal PP Reddy has been appointed Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC). He will succeed Lt General Anil Chait .

Lt Gen Saha is GOC 15 Corps
Lt General Subrata Saha has taken over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Srinagar based 15 Corps.

Gujarat Chief Secretary gets second extension (UPDATED)
Gujarat Chief Secretary Varesh Sinha has got second extension in service for three months beginning August 1. He is 1977 batch IAS officer.

5 IAS officers transferred in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, Rajendra Ratnoo has been appointed as Director, Town Panchayats while M A Siddque will now be Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research and Mrs Bhajibhakare Rohini Ramdas is Additional Collector, Development and Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency, Madurai. Besides, Dr C N Maheswaran has been given full additional charge of Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation and L Sitherasenan was appointed as Director, Horticulture and Plantation Crops.

Kar is now DG PIB (UPDATED)
Sitanshu Kar has been appointed DG in the Press Information Bureau (PIB). He is 1983 batch IIS officer.

3 IRS-IT officers deputed as Under Secretaries in Revenue Department (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) of Income Tax cadre have been deputed to the Department of Revenue. Accordingly, Rajat Mittal has been appointed as Under Secretary (Inv.V) while Gaurav Sharma will be Under Secretary (Inv.I) and J K Chandani was posted as Under Secretary (A & PAC-II).

Muthu Kumar is ADG DD (UPDATED)
Muthu Kumar has been appointed Additional Director General Doordarshan.

Madhukar Kumar Bhagat appointed as ADG, CCI (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Madhukar Kumar Bhagat has been appointed as Additional Director General in the Competition Commission of India (CCI) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

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

Two IAS officers get fresh assignments in AP (UPDATED)
Dr D Sambasiva Rao has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development with additional charge of Secretary, Infrastructure & Investment Development while L Premchandra Reddy was given an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Finance Department in Andhra Pradesh.

Two IPS officers shifted in AP (UPDATED)
T Yoganand has been appointed as DIG, SIB while P V S Rama Krishna was posted as DIG, Security, Intelligence in Andhra Pradesh.

Venu Rajamony's appointment is co terminus with President's term (UPDATED)
Appointment of Press Secretary to President, Venu Rajamony, is co terminus with the term of the President. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer.

HAL to introduce pension scheme for its executives (UPDATED)
Based on the guidelines issued by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and approved by the MoD, HAL is introducing a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme for its executives who retired from January 1, 2007 onwards. In line with this, V M Chamola, Director (HR), Dr A K Mishra, Director (Finance) and Ashok Tandon, Executive Director (Company Secretary) jointly signed the 'Trust Deed' to form the "HAL Executives Defined Contribution Pension Trust" in presence of Dr R K Tyagi, Chairman, HAL and Trustees of the Pension Fund, here in Bangalore today. "Implementing the pension scheme will boost the financial security of the retired executives and infuses confidence to the serving HAL officer fraternity, said Dr Tyagi, Chairman HAL, during the "Trust Deed" signing event. The scheme would benefit around 2000 executives already retired from January 1, 2007 and 9,800 serving executives of the Company. HAL would contribute 7% of the Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance drawn by each executive from January 1,2007 onwards to fund the Scheme. Executives can also make voluntary contribution to the Scheme. M/s LIC of India would manage the Corpus Fund. Pension payable on retirement would depend on the Corpus accrued in the individual's account. For payment of Pension, Annuity will be purchased from approved Annuity Service Providers. The Scheme would facilitate improving the Social Security status of executives on their retirement. G S Jamadagni, retired General Manager of HAL and Hon. President of the Association of Former Executives of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., has complimented the HAL Management for introducing the noble Scheme, which would enhance the financial stability of the executives in their retired life.

S Kumaraswamy is new JS (Admn) Space (UPDATED)
S Kumaraswamy has been appointed Joint Secretary (Administration) in the Department of Space,Bangalore. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Sachin Sinha returns to Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
Sachin Sinha who was on deputation to the Government of India is back to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre. He is 1995 batch IAS officer.

Orders of D D Mishra as Director (HR), ONGC Ltd issued (UPDATED)
D D Mishra, GM, ONGC, is reported to have received the orders for the post of Director (Human Resources), ONGC Limited.

CORPORATE

Handa appointed Director (Bangalore Complex) BEL
Bharat Electronics Ltd has appointed Manmohan Handa as Director (Bangalore Complex).

Balakrishnan appointed Director, IFCI Ltd
IFCI Ltd has appointed N Balakrishnan as Director of the Company.

Naik appointed MD, Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd has appointed Lalit Naik as Managing Director of the company w.e.f. July 1, 2014

Kapoor appointed MD, Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Ltd
Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Ltd has appointed Jaikumar Kapoor as Managing Director of the company with immediate effect.

Guda resigns as GM (Legal) & CS, Cummins India Ltd
Trivikram Guda has resigned as General Manager (Legal) and Company Secretary of Cummins India Ltd.

Gupta appointed CS, HPC Biosciences Ltd
HPC Biosciences Ltd has appointed Ms Aditi Gupta as Company Secretary of the company .

Ms Beniwal resigns as CS, Channel Nine Entertainment Ltd
Ms Neelam Beniwal has resigned as Company Secretary of Channel Nine Entertainment Ltd.

Damodaran resigns as Independent Director, UltraTech Cement Ltd
M Damodaran has resigned as Independent Director of UltraTech Cement Ltd.

Ms Sinha resigns as CS, Mathew Easow Research Securities Ltd
Ms Pritha Sinha has resigned as Company Secretary of Mathew Easow Research Securities Ltd.

Oecking appointed Independent Director, Hexaware Technologies Ltd
Hexaware Technologies Ltd has appointed Christian Oecking as Independent Non - Executive Director of the company .

Singh to be appointed Addl. Director, ICVL Chemicals Ltd?
ICVL Chemicals Ltd is to appoint Amit Kumar Singh as an Additional Director of the company.

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"Face of the Newly constituted ACC. .."

PM is the Minister in charge of Ministry of Personnel. Appointments to the Joint Secretary and above levels are cleared by the ACC. These appointments are made in accordance with norms and guidelines prescribed for the same. Persons of All India Services are brought on central deputation in accordance with the ground work done by the concerned Cadre Controlling Authority. Panels prepared by the said authority are submitted to the ACC for approval.

In the above process, earlier, concerned Ministers were able to use their influence to get in officers of their choice appointed thereby ensuring the cozy politician - bureaucrat nexus. The present arrangement, if true, is a step in the right direction for bringing in objectivity to appointments.

It would be worthwhile to also ensure that the conspicuous pre dominance of IAS in such appointments is broken and rationalised.

It would also be worthwhile to initiate a common management pool of officers for senior appointments. The officers so selected, can be trained subsequently for specialised jobs in the GoI.

Ashok Sharma

Focus on equitable distribution of wealth

The new Government should focus on one thing i.e. equitable distribution of wealth generated in any sector the economy. This can only be achieved by differential price, subsidy and tax policy. The price structure, be it of Railway fare or freight, air travel, transport fuel consumption, medical facility or anything else which is regulated by the Government. It should be so designed that the rich person pays more and the poor pay less for the same. For example diesel / petrol up to some limit should be available at certain price and beyond that at a higher rate as is the case with electric consumption. The diesel and gas for commercial vehicles should be subsidized and for personal use it should be at viable rates rather efforts should be made to cover the subsidy quantum also. There could be two colors of the diesel as is prevalent in all developed countries. Similarly the tax structure should be such that the rich pay more and poor pay less. All such revenue could add up and increase the earning of the government. No poor government can deliver. Only rich government can bring development and the poor man can benefit from the spending of government. It is not rocket science and simply require will of the government and their commitment towards the poor rather than the rich. A very strong and electronic based regulatory mechanism will reduce abuse of this differential price, subsidy and tax policy.

Hardip Singh Kingra

Half correct argument

The argument that what else could have been done but increase the fare and freight in railways is half correct. With increase in overall cost, they have to go up but what about the inefficiencies in the railways. The manpower employed is too much. Government must think in lines of reducing the huge manpower, increase efficiency, service delivery, cleanliness and what have you. Running railways commercially like a private enterprise is also not desirableas it would create monopoly. What is required is complete overhauling the British legacy to suit it to the present day India.

Naresh

Will PMO refine this practice ?

Right now Tea Allowance of Rs.400/600/1200 is given to SO/PS/PPS/Sr.PPS. This is given in the form of coupons. Even otherwise, being posted with Sr. officers, throughout the day this facility is there. Still, in some Ministries, an order has been issued that they can exchange these coupons for tea, sugar etc. from the canteen. Really it is surprising as to what type of logic this is based on. I hope they are getting salary. If allowed, they may ask for more increase in the coupons so that they can exchange it for grocery items. And, not to say, these employees are gazetted and they draw more salary than non-gazetted employees. Apart from this, the facility of reimbursement of telephone bills, internet bills for the personal work used at home is also given. Even if they use it for official purpose, hardly it is only 5-10% of the amount they incur and the rest it is an income. Hope PMO office interferes and refine this as DOPT is not capable of doing this.

Brig Hoshiar Singh

Rising Railway Fare

Rising Railway Fare cannot be accepted only remedy to augment revenues. As you will agree, the Indian Railways is a classic example of mis governance. For instance, ticketless travelers even today making their journeys uninterrupted in certain States. Most of the People don't buy platform tickets. Even at New Delhi Railway Station which is monitored by CCTVs, only one or two Ticket Collectors randomly pick passengers at the exit gate. When Technology is making its impact in every field, the same could be effectively used to detect cheating. Second, some of the tracks just remain utilised between two important stations. The Railways operate only one train. These tracks can be leased to pvt. agencies. So, there are other ways of augmenting revenue. I wish we had intelligent policy planners.

Siva Kumar

"Delhi University's Mess"

The academic crisis looming in DU due to FYUP must be resolved without delay. Enforcement of new programme with unprecedented speed and without taking all stakeholders into confidence, smacks of confrontationist approach by the Vice Chancellor and non-application of mind. Lakhs of children face uncertainty about their future. The UGC and HRD mandarins have a lot to explain. Why did they not take pro-active steps? Why was a uniform Education policy and format for Under graduate courses, across the country, not thought of ? How could the new format be implemented in absence of physical infrastructures and shortage of teachers ? How VC was awarded Padma Shri, remains a mystery? Patronage by previous government seems plausible. Allegations of financial bungling are running thick and fast. These concerns must be addressed by ordering special audit by C&AG to set the controversy at rest. The Visitor is urged to step in.

A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)

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