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V K Singh is not first Army Chief to contest election
Gen VK Singh is not the first Army Chief who is contesting Lok Sabha election. Infact, Field Marshal KM Cariappa, had also contested Lok Sabha elections from Southern Mumbai in 1971 .

Ex PNB GM joins BJP
General Manager of the Punjab National Bank, B S Pandey, who sought VRS has joined the Bhartiya Janata party .

BUREAUCRACY

Will Rajiv Takru be new Secretary, Revenue ?
Secretary, Financial Services, Rajiv Takru, is likely to succeed Sumit Bose as Secretary, Revenue in Government of India. He is a1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

D R Sarin selected as CMD, ALIMCO
D R Sarin, GM, NSC, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) at a Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 21, 2014. As many as 15 persons were interviewed for the same.

Ms Kutty is CVO in IOC
Ms Sanjeevanee Kutty has been appointed CVO in Indian Oil Corporation. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Ms Meera Mohanty to join GoI
Meera Mohanty is joining the Government of India as Under Secretary Department of Personnel and Training. She is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Dinesh Kumar gets additional charge of Textile Commissioner
Development Commissioner, Handlooms, Dinesh Kumar, has been given additional charge of Textile Commissioner in Mumbai. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Deputation tenure of Gupta extended
Central deputation tenure of S S Gupta Development Commissioner Handicrafts has been extended till June. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer.

TN CM not reluctant to relieve Ms Ramasundaram
Ms Archana Ramasundaram is yet to join CBI as ADG as she is waiting to be relieved by Tamil Nadu Government. Informed sources however, said that there is no such reluctance. Tamil Nadu CM is busy in Lok Sabha election campaign. Further, Archana Ramasundaram's name was offered for central deputation in Oct 2013, after getting the approval of Tamil Nadu CM. In fact, BK PRasad (IAS, TN, 1983), currently Transport Secretary in TN Govt, was posted as Additional Secretary in MHA on Feb 5, 2014, two days before Archana's ACC order . He is also yet to be relieved. It took five months in the case of VK Subburaj, (IAS, TN, 1980), currently Secretary to Government of India, AIDS Control Dept in the Health Ministry. So such delays are routine in many State Governments due to purely administrative reasons.

Ms Thakur to complete World Bank assignment on March 24
Ms Anuradha Thakur is all set to complete her tenure as adviser to the ED, World Bank on Monday, March 24. The 1994 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh is reportedly repatriating to Himachal Pradesh as she has completed five years of service on central deputation.

P K Gupta joins as Director (Mktg), ITI Ltd
P K Gupta, GM, ITIL, has taken over the charge as Director (Marketing), ITI Limited.
(We said this on April 12, 2013)

Five retired IPS officers in fray in Jharkhand
Five retired IPS officers are contesting Lok Sabha polls from Jharkhand next month.

Shubir Singh joins Arunachal Govt, posting still awaited
Shubir Singh has joined the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and is waiting for his posting. The 2004 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre had joined Delhi Govt in May 2012 after serving for a four year long term in Mizoram. Ironically he got transferred to Arunachal Pradesh despite serving in Delhi for less than two years. Interestingly GoI has recently laid down a firm transfer policy in the backdrop of Durgashakti Nagpal case last year.

IAS officer to be commissioned as Lieutenant in TA
P Manivannan, a Karnataka cadre 1998 batch IAS officer is going to be commissioned as a Lieutenant into the Territorial Army's (TA) 106 Infantry Battalion (Parachute) at Bangalore.

Three officers of Mizoram State Service gets IAS cadre
Three officials of Mizoram State Civil Service have been awarded the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre by the Government of India. The officers are: H L Rochungnunga, H Lalengmawia and Sangdingliana.

16 IAS officers deputed for Lok Sabha elections
As many as 16 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of Haryana cadre have been deputed for Lok Sabha Elections. The officers are: R P Chander, Vikas Gupta, R S Kharab, Pankaj Agrawal, Ramesh Krishnan, Ankur Gupta, Brijendra Singh, Rajbir Singh, Tarun Bajaj, Vijayendra Kumar, Suprabha Dahiya, Vikas Yadav, Ashok Sangwan, P C Meena, Rakesh Gupta, D Suresh, Ashok Sangwan and P Kumar.

Mohmmed Faisal posted as Professor, NAIR
Mohmmed Faisal presently in Southern Railway has been transferred to NAIR and posted as Professor, Accounts Management. He is an IRAS officer.

J S Bindra shifted to South Central Railway
J S Bindra, presently working as Director (Safety) in Railway Board, has been transferred to South Central Railway and posted in the cadre. He is an IRTS officer.

Satyendra Kumar transferred to East Central Railway
Satyendra Kumar, presently working as Sr DOM, Nagpur, Central Railway, has been transferred to East Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Udit Prakash to join Govt of Goa after LS elections
Udit Prakash has been transferred to Goa from Delhi. The 2007 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre got transferred in less than one and a half year stint with Delhi Government. Reportedly, he will join Government of Goa after Lok Sabha polls. Interestingly the Government of India has recently laid down a firm transfer policy for all India service officers in the aftermath of Durgashakti Nagpal case in UP.

Ashish M More joins as DC, Lunglei Mizoram
After a short stint with Governmett of Delhi Ashish Madhorao More joins Government of Mizoram as Deputy Commissioner, Lunglei District. Prior to his Delhi assignment , the 2005 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre had served in Andaman for four years. Interestingly the Government of India has recently laid down a firm transfer policy for all India service officers in the aftermath of Durgashakti Nagpal case in UP.

Nandini Paliwal transferred to Mizoram, posting yet awaited
Nandini Paliwal has been transferred to Mizoram. The 2003 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre previously served Government of NCT.

N C Sinha posted as AGM, Central Railway
N C Sinha, presently working as COM, South Western Railway, has been transferred to Central Railway and posted as AGM. He is an IRTS officer.

Shivaji Maruti Sutar shifted to Central Railway
Shivaji Maruti Sutar, presently working as Area Manager, Paradeep, East Coast Railway, has been transferred to Central Railway and posted in the cadre. He is an IRTS officer.

Sirpurkar is new Secretary Law in M P
C V Sirpurkar Director JOTRI in Jabalpur is being appointed new Secretary Law in the Madhya Pradesh Government.

B Sundar posted as Join Director, AP Forest Academy in AP
B Sundar has been posted as Joint Director, A.P. Forest Academy in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1998 batch IFS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

CORPORATE

Sinha designated as Non Exec. Chairman, HCL Infosystems Ltd
HCL Infosystems Limited has designated Dr Nikhil Sinha as Non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company

Palicha appointed Non Exec. Independent Director, Dynacons Systems & Solutions Limited
Dynacons Systems & Solutions Limited has appointed Dilip Palicha as Non Executive Independent Director of the company.

Singh resigns as CS of Chromatic India Limited
Harmeet Singh has resigned as Company Secretary of Chromatic India Limited.

Dey appointed CS of Deepak Fertilizers And Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd
Deepak Fertilizers And Petrochemicals Corporation Limited has appointed Tushar Dey as the Company Secretary of the company.

Ganesh appointed Nominee Director, Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd
The Development Bank of India has appointed T A Ganesh, General Manager, IDBI Bank Ltd, Chennai as its nominee on the Board of Directors of Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited.

Three Directors step down from Board of HCL Infosystems Limited
EA Kshirsagar, DS Puri and J V Ramamurthy have stepped down as directors of HCL Infosystems Limited.

Four Directors appointed on Board of IOC
K Jairaj, Nesar Ahmad, Sunil Krishna and Sayan Chatterjee have been appointed directors on the Board of Directors of Indian Oil Corporation Limited

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Image of the government

Reserve Bank of India is presently functioning with 3 Deputy Governors, as against the sanctioned strength of four. With the exit of KC Chakrabarti, the situation will become more complex. The present Cabinet Secretary is known ,apart from his competence & integrity, for his ability in decision making .In the interest of the economic well being of the country it is earnestly hoped that immediate orders will be issued, filling the existing vacancy of Dy Governor- RBI, thereby saving the image of the government, accused of indecision.

Kanakasabapathy S

" Senior citizens' disenchantment with CGHS is complete"

The Times of India (March 20) reported "temporary" withdrawal of empanelment of 5 hospitals by the CGHS in whole country. This is a farce as a large number of empanelled hospitals in Delhi alone are refusing cashless treatment to CGHS beneficiaries causing incalculable harm and confusion to senior citizens. DG, CGHS has much to explain. The following points deserve to be clarified : (a)How many hospitals across the country (based on complaints received ) are refusing cashless facility; (b) Does withdrawal of empanelment of 5 hospitals for six months ,conform to penalty prescribed for violation of contractual obligations; (c) Why was provision not made in current year's budget for clearing pending bills despite forewarnings by empanelled hospitals?(d)Why was timely action not taken by CGHS administrator for inviting bids for revised package rates? (e)The builders are allotted land at throwaway prices for constructing hospitals ( as against, market rates) provided they earmark a specific % of beds for BPL categories besides giving them free treatment. The licence of not a single hospital has ever been cancelled despite rampant non-compliance of this condition ? There is no regulatory mechanism for conducting surprise checks. (f)How do PSU executives continue to receive cashless treatment from hospitals which ignore CGHS beneficiaries ? We feel discriminated against. (g)Have complaints been received by union health ministry that bills are not cleared without 'commissions'?

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

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