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POLITICS

This is BJP politics ?
After all power is power. There is a lobby in the BJP headquarters which is keen for L K Advani as Prime Minister and Narendra Modi as Deputy Prime Minister. Will this happen ?

UP Lok Sabha polls and assessment of bureaucrats

BJP- 35

BSP - 20

SP - 18

Congress- 4

RLD -1

Others - 2

Former Secretary to President of India to contest Lok Sabha poll
Former Secretary to the President of India, Christy Fernandez is going to contest Lok Sabha polls on CPM ticket from Ernakulam constituency from Kerala. He is a former 1973 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

BUREAUCRACY

Will EC allow BSF DG appointment ?
Will the Election Commission (EC) allow the appointment of D K Pathak as DG of the BSF? One can only wait and watch.

Dinesh Sharma to be Additional Secretary in DEA ?
Dinesh Sharma is being tipped to be new Additional Secretary Department of Economic Affairs. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre,

Khurana to be Secretary in UPSC ?
Ashim Khurana is being tipped to be Secretary in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Posting of 1995 batch IAS starts-Mustafa is now JS in Financial Services
Mohammad Mustfa has been appointed Joint Secretary in Financial Services. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on January 23 and Feb 18, 2014)

Who will be DG, Civil Defence & Fire (NDRF)?
Whispers have started doing rounds as who would be the first DG, Civil Defence & Fire with NDRF. The post has recently been carved out and formalised. Previously Krishna Choudhary has the consolidated command of NDRF which included Disaster Response, Civil Defence & Fire Safety as a whole. Presently Mehboob Alam is Dg National Disaster Response whereas the wing is awaiting its new DG for Civil Defence & Fire safety.

Will ITBP get its ADG post back from NDRF ?
One may call it an administrative arrangement on part of MHA to accommodate Mehboob Alam with NDRF as he did not want to repatriate to His parent cadre of Tamil Nadu till his superannuation in July this year. The post may be brought back to ITBP as NDRF do not have any sanctioned post of ADG and reportedly, the Dept of Expenditure has already raised question about the same.

Ram Subhag Singh poised to move from Dept of Defence?
As the grapevine has it, Dr Ram Subhag Singh is all set to move from Department of Defence. The 1987 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre is presently serving as Joint Secretary (Navy/Ordnance), Ministry of Defence.

Ms Archana Varma appointed as Joint Secretary, DoPT
Ms Archana Varma has been appointed as Joint Secretary (AT&T) in Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in Government of India. She is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on Feb 28, 2014)

Abhishek Singh to join FCI
Abhishek Singh is being appointed ED in the FCI. He is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Rajan Gupta is also DG, FSCD &HG
Rajan Gupta, presently DG, BPR&D, has been assigned an additional charge of Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards (FSCD&HG) until an incumbent to the post is appointed on regular basis. He is a 1978 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

Ms Tripathi is now JS and FA in Urban Development
Ms Jhanjha Tripathi has been appointed Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Urban Development. She is a 1985 batch IRAS officer.

1980-84 batch IRS officers awaiting DPC to be promoted to Prl CIT
IRS officers of 1980-84 batches are awaiting their promotion to Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax. Reportedly, date for DPC yet to be taken from UPSC. Until few days back the letter for DPC had not been sent from CBDT.

Selection for Director (BD) GAIL on March 12
PESB is set to hold interview for the position of Director (Business Development) GAIL on March 12. The incumbent Director (BD) GAIL is scheduled to retire on September 30, 2014.

Ms Upma Chaudhary gets ACS rank in Himachal
Upama Chaudhary has been promoted to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary in Himachal Pradesh. She is A 1983 batch IAS officer of Himachal cadre.

Naresh Penumaka to attend Seminar for Asia at Tokyo
Naresh Penumaka presently Additional Director General, National Academy of Customs, Excise & Narcotics (NACEN) under the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC), has been deputed to attend 'Japan-IMF Macroeconomic Seminar for Asia (JIMS)' being held at Tokya, Japan from March 10 to 14, 2014. Total 31 participants from Bangalesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Fiji, Indonesia, Kazakhastan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam are taking part in the same. Penumaka is an IRS (C&CE) officer of 1987 batch.

Will S B Singh return to parent cadre ?
S B Singh presently posted as IG, Head Quarters in CISF, Delhi is likely to return to his parent cadre. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre

U C Sarangi joins as IG in NSG
U C Sarangi has joined as IG in the NSG on Thursday. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

CBEC seeks officer for Superintendent Rank
Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) is seeking an officer for the appointment in the rank of Superintendent in International Customs Division (ICD), CBEC, New Delhi.

P Ulaganathan gets extension in tenure
CVO of the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Cochin P Ulaganathan, Central General Service has been given extension in deputation tenure till Feb 28, 2015.

IRS officers posted abroad
The Government of India has recently posted seven Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers as First Secretaries in Indian Embassies in France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, UAE, UK and USA .

CBI seeks deputation of IRS officers for SP level post
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought officers of Indian Revenue Service on deputation for the post of Superintendent of Police (SP).

Dr Bhandari appointed as Whole Time Member (Eco), PFRDA
Dr Badri Singh Bhandari has been appointed as Whole Time Member (Economics) in the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

Tiwari appointed as Whole Time Member (Law), PFRDA
Trivikram Nath Tiwari has been appointed as Whole Time Member (Law) in the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

Praveen Pandey shifted to North Eastern Railway
Praveen Pandey, SG/IRTS, South Western Railway (SWR), has been transferred to North Eastern Railway (NER) and posted in the cadre.

Md Azhar Shams transferred to West Central Railway
Mohd. Azhar Shams, SG/IRTS, South Eastern Railway (SER), has been transferred to West Central Railway (WCR) and posted in the cadre.

Kamal Nath lays foundation stone of CWC's warehouse at Chhindwara
Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, has laid the foundation stone of 10,000 MT capacity warehouse being set up by the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) at Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. The foundation stone was laid by the Union Minister in the presence of Dr C V Ananda Bose, Chairman and B B Pattanaik, Managing Director, CWC February 27, 2014. The warehouse is initially to be set up with 10,000 MT capacity at a cost of Rs.5.00 crore for storage of foodgrains of FCI in the first phase. Additional 20,000 - 30,000 MT capacity can be created in a phased manner depending upon the requirement of the area.

GSL's 'Sumedha' joins Indian Navy fleet (UPDATED)
The maritime security of India got a significant boost today with the induction of state-of-the-art new generation Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV), INS 'SUMEDHA', indigenously designed in-house and built by Goa Shipyard Limited. The Vessel was formally commissioned into the Indian Navy by VAdm Anil Chopra, PVSM, AVSM, FO C-IN-C East on March 7, 2014 at an impressive ceremony held at the Goa Shipyard Ltd. Speaking on the occasion, VAdm Anil Chopra said "the timely delivery of Sumedha is truly testimony to the Navy's twin pronged commitment to indigenous design and ship construction". Congratulating Goa Shipyard for meeting the timelines of the ship's delivery to the Indian Navy, as well as for the quality of work, VAdm Chopra said "the warship-building process is recognized the world over as one of the most challenging feats of engineering, from design through hull construction, outfitting, integration of diverse equipment, setting to work and finally, the delivery acceptance trials. INS Sumedha, is a fine example of this complex process". This 105 meter Vessel is the third in the series of four New class of NOPVs designed and built by Goa Shipyard Ltd for the Indian Navy. INS 'SUMEDHA' is the 200th Vessel built by GSL and marks yet another significant milestone in the nation's journey towards indigenisation and self reliance. RAdm (Retd) Shekhar Mital, NM, CMD GSL in his address said "even before delivery of ongoing four NOPVs, we have improved upon our own design and CG OPVs with higher head space, larger beam, higher stability, better ship handling capability, higher fuel efficiency (at cruising speed 15% less powering requirement than NOPVs) are under construction. I strongly feel that Indian Navy may like to gain from this advance design by a 'repeat' order. Further as per Naval requirement, we can add on anymore weapons / modules in this improved design. Repeat order will optimize cost for Navy, as we will not include any R&D charges on the project and will pass benefit of available improved design to Navy". INS 'SUMEDHA' will help meet the increasing requirement of the Indian Navy for undertaking ocean surveillance and surface warfare operations in order to prevent infiltration and transgression of maritime sovereignty. This Vessel is suitable for monitoring sea lanes of communication, defence of offshore oil installations and other critical offshore national assets. Besides, the Vessel can be deployed for escorting high value ships and fleet support operations.

Santosh Mishra is also Additional Excise Commissioner in CG (UPDATED)
Santosh Mishra, Chief Executive Officer, Skill Development Mission and Managing Director Chhattisgarh Tourism Board, has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Excise Commissioner in Chhattisgarh. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre and is on inter-cadre deputation to Chhattisgarh.

46 CSS officers promoted as Directors in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 46 officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been promoted as Directors in Government of India. The officers include: Dr R K Agrawal, A K Singh, M N Sukumaran, J Sriraman, Thanglemlian, Subrata Das, Suraj bhan, Hari Pal, Maya Prakash, J K Mehra, S B Mandal, S P Katnuaria, Mary B Barla, Khatchin Langel, L Thangen, Vijay Ramjohan, Ajit B Chavan, S K Chakrabarty, Arun Kumar, Marwaha, Rattan L Raichandani, Manjit Kumar, Dr Harmeet Singh, L Haokip, T V Dinesh, Pratap Singh, Harish Chander, Jeevan Sharma, M Ramakrishnan, Rakesh Kumar Maggo, Om Prakash, Mukesh Chaturvedi, V Krishnaswamy, Geetha Sundarajan, Anil Uniyal, Jagdish Kumar, H S Nanda, Anil Kumar Madan, V Ramkumar, K L Nandwani, Ram Mohan, Amar Mudi, V K Chopra, V C Chaturvedi, Ajay Kanoujia, P Mohanadasan and Som Nath Gupta.

Amitabh Kant to be new Secretary, IPP in GoI (UPDATED)
Amitabh Kant is being tipped to be new Secretary, Industrial Policy & Promotion (IPP) in Government of India. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Anup Pujari to be new Secretary, Mining in GoI (UPDATED)
Anup Pujari is being tipped to be new Secretary, Mining in Government of India. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Major shifting of 52 IAS officers in Bihar (UPDATED)
As many as 52 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Bihar. Accordingly, Narendra Kumar Sinha has been posted as Principal Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Patna while Vijay Prakash was made Principal Secretary, Department of Transport, Patna & State Transport Commissioner and Shishir Sinha will now be Mining Commissioner, Principal Secretary, Mining & Geology Department, Patna and Managing Director, Bihar State Development Commission Limited. Similarly, Rajesh Gupta has been appointed as Commissioner, Purnia Range, Purnia; Amarjeet Sinha as Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Patna; Sunil Kumar Singh as Additional Member, Revenue Board, Patna & Departmental Investigation Commissioner, General Administration Department, Patna; Subhash Sharma in General Administration Department, Patna; Shashi Shekhar Sharma as Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Patna; Arun Kumar Singh as Principal Secretary, Track Construction Department, Patna & Managing Director, Bihar State Track Construction Corporation, Patna; ELSN Bala Prasad as Commercial Tax Commissioner & Secretary, Commercial Tax Department, Patna; R K Mahajan as Principal Secretary, Education Department, Patna; B Pradhan as Managing Director, Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation, Patna; Sudhir Kumar as Departmental Investigation Department, General Administration Department, Patna; Anshuli Aarya as Secretary, Bihar Child Rights Protection Commission, Bihar; Vivek Kumar Singh as Principal Secretary, Environment & Forest Department, Patna; Dr Deepak Prasad as Principal Secretary, Food & Consumer Rights Protection Department, Patna; Amrit Lal Meena as Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Patna & Principal Secretary, Sugarcane Industry Department, Patna; Pratyaya Amrit as Secretary, Energy Department, Patna, CMD, Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited and Secretary, Information and Communication Department, Patna; Raajit Punhani as Departmental Investigation Department, General Investigation Department, Patna; S Siddharth as Secretary, Village Work Department, Patna & Secretary, Public Grievance, Ministerial Secretariat, Patna; S M Raju as Secretary, Rural Development Department, Patna; Deepak Kumar Singh as Secretary, Water Resources Department, Patna; Chanchal Kumar as Chief Executive Officer, Bihar Foundation, Patna; Harjot Kaur Bamhara as Secretary, Cattle & Fishery Department, Patna and Director, Disaster Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Department Society, Patna; Hukum Singh Meena as Secretary, Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, Other Backward Classes and Severe Backward Classes Welfare Department, State Minorities Commission and Registrar, Associate Councils, Patna; Sandeep Paundrik as Secretary, Urban Development & Housing Department, Patna; Arvind Kumar Chaudhary as Managing Director, State Food and Civil Supply Corporation, Patna and Executive, Bihar State Track Construction Corporation, Patna; N Vijay Lakshmi as Commissioner Patna Range, Patna; B Rajender as Secretary, Resource, Finance Department, Patna, Secretary, Expenditure, Finance Department Managing Director, Bihar State Industrial Area Development Authority, Bihar State Basic Infrastructure Development Authority and Bihar State Industrial Development Corporation, Patna; Anand Kishore as Executive Director, Bihar Health Committee, Patna and Secretary, Health Department, Patna; Pankaj Kumar as Secretary, Planning & Development Department, Patna; Santosh Kumar Malla in General Administration Department, Patna; Sanjeev Hans in General Administration Department, Patna; Ramroop Singh as Commissioner, Kosi Range, Saharsa; Upendra Kumar as Commissioner, Saaran Range, Chhapra; Sanjay Kumar Singh as Secretary, Registrar, Product and Liquor Prohibition Department, Patna; Vinay Kumar additionally as Executive, Bihar State Co-operative Bank,Patna; Neelam Gupta additionally as Managing Director, Bihar State Women Welfare Corporation, Patna; Shridhar Chiribolu as Project Director, Bihar Rural Livelihood Project, Director, Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation, Project Director, State Rural Livelihood Mission and Commissioner, Self-Employment, Rural Development Department, Patna; Sanjay Kumar Agrawal as District Magistrate, Gaya; Sarvanan M additionally as Managing Director, Beverage Corporation, Patna; Bandana Preyashi as District Magistrate, Madhubani; Lokesh Kumar Singh as District Magistrate, Champaran; Abhay Kumar Singh as District Magistrate, East Champaran; R Lakshman as Managing Director, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Patna; Balamurugan as Managing Director, North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited; Aadesh Titimare as Director, COMFED and Additional Mission Director, Bihar Administrative Reform Society, Patna; Dharmendra Singh as Executive, Market Committee; Aditya Kumar Das as District Magistrate Jahanabad; Mohd Sohail as Joint Secretary, Water Resource Department, Patna; Animesh Kumar Parashar as District Magistrate, Kishanganj and Rajeshwar Prasad Singh as Additional Executive Officer, Bihar State Rural Road Development Agency, Patna.

CORPORATE

Mosely resigns as Director of International Paper APPM Ltd
Brett Allen Mosley has resigned as Director of International Paper APPM Ltd .

Sharma appointed Non Exec. Addl. Director of ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank Ltd has appointed V K Sharma, Managing Director of the Life Insurance Corporation of India as a Non Executive Additional Director of the Bank.

Lulla appointed Exec. Vice Chairman & MD of Eros International Media Ltd
Eros International Media Ltd has appointed Krishika Lulla as Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

Yenurkar appointed Whole-time Director of India Steel Works Ltd
India Steel Works Ltd has appointed Rahul Madhukar Yenurkar as Whole-Time Director of the company.

Sharma resigns as Independent Director of Jalpac India Ltd
Anil Sharma has resigned as Independent Director of Jalpac India Ltd .

Malhotra resigns as ED of Jalpac India Ltd
Ranbir Rai Malhotra has resigned as Executive Director of Jalpac India Ltd

Chugh appointed CS of Arcee Industries Ltd
Visesh Kumar Chugh has been appointed as Company Secretary of Arcee Industries Ltd .

Selvakkumar appointed Independent Director of S V Global Mill Ltd
S V Global Mill Ltd has appointed Dr K Shivaram Selvakkumar as an Independent Director of the company.

Desai resigns as Independent Director of Akar Tools Ltd
Atul M. Desai has resigned as Independent Director of Akar Tools Ltd

Ms Sati appointed CS of PEARL Polymers Ltd
PEARL Polymers Ltd has appointed Ms. Deepika Sati as Company Secretary of the company .

Ramachandran resigns as Director of PEARL Polymers Ltd
Dr Sai Ramachandran has resigned as Director of PEARL Polymers Ltd.

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Why this discrimination ?

The only name of Aswani Kumar, U.P. Cadre, IFS 80 batch has been recommended for DG, ICFRE by the MoEF instead of sending of panel to the DoPT, leaving no option to examine the proposal.

Subramanian N

Mamata Banerjee regime has nothing to do
Mamata Banerjee regime has nothing to do with the promotion of PS to US/DD. It is not 18 PS who were laterally inducted as US/DD, but merely three. Also, it was done as per rules and with the approval of UPSC (a constitutional body empowered under the Constitution ). Further, it was not the first time that lateral induction of PS to DD/US was done by Railway Board, but earlier also. It appears that the 'whisper' planted is misleading.

V C Sekar

GIC into red due to medical insurance schemes
In the recent past thez. Some of the corrupt officials of the GIC in connivance with the private hospitals built up cases of medical re-reimbursement of handsome amounts leading to losses. The private hospitals are again on their business of fleecing the CGHS patients and Government. They perform surgery, do treatments, get conducted X Rays & diagnostic tests done, which are not actually required. They charge some miscellaneous charges, for which the CGHS patients has to pay from his pocket. On the other hand we have Department of Expenditure, which freely allots funds for purposes like MNREGA, Food Subsidy etc.(populist scheme) where there is huge scope of money going down the drain but they shy away from allocating adequate money for payment of salary & wages and medical re-reimbursement of Government employees. Then you have some unscrupulous and lazy babus in the DGHS who make a mess of the re-reimbursement cases. The only solution will be that the Government sets up some hospitals specifically meant for the CGHS employees in big cities, which should be neat & clean, have sufficient number of specialist doctors, general ward and private wards. In order to make these hospital a success a Medical College could also be attached with them. This has to be done in a fast and quick manner. Then only the so called private hospitals will catch dust. Alternatively, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare should set up a Committee to device some method for one time settlement of the dues of the grieving government hospitals.

Anju Srivastava

CGHS empanelled hospitals

How can the private CGHS empanelled hospitals and diagnostic centres provide cashless treatment and tests without their dues being cleared by the CGHS on time! By withdrawing the cashless facility, the CGHS will be better placed to deduct a big chunk of our claimed amount from the reimbursement bills even if the approved hospitals have charged the CGHS rates. This is based on my personal experience. The CGHS Chennai was already not allowing any cashless facility to the pensioners. In any case, the CGHS beneficiaries especially pensioners will have to bear the brunt of this decision.

N K Pushpakaran

Inefficiency of CGHS

So much has already been said about inefficiency of CGHS and its wellness centres and now this bombshell of withdrawal of cashless facility for retired Government Servants who are always cash starved speaks volumes about how much the Government cares for its employees. Instead of extending the insurance scheme recommended by the last Pay Commission for implementation, the Government has now pulled the rug under the feet of its poor retired employees who served the Government throughout their lives and free healthcare is their minimum requirement. Also, the Government charges exorbitant amount for making lifetime CGHS pensioners card and now this torture of withdrawing cashless facility. This is an atrocity on poor retired Government Servant who needs medical facilities more in their twilight years than. ow, they will have to borrow money from friends, children or money lenders for treatment of self and family and then take rounds of office of DGHS for reimbursement of claims.

Shiv Shankar

No 'propriety' in this govt.

The word 'propriety' is missing from the dictionary of this Government. What else does explain the last hour flurry of activity on appointments, inaugurations of projects, spending so much money on big ads tomtoming the so called achievements of several ministries, appointment of governors past midnight on considerations other than merit. The ex-chief minister of Delhi was appointed governor at 3 a.m to keep her out of the harm way for the cases filed against her for irregularities For Commonwealth Games work. U.P Governor who happens to be family loyalist has been given another term after already spending ten years in that assignment that too past midnight. They have no qualms in disturbing the President of the country in the middle of night. What was the hurry? To beat the deadline for the model code of conduct.

Aarti Khosla

Railway Board Chairman's wings clipped

I read with interest the news appearing in WIC under heading Railway Board Chairman's wings clipped. The state of affairs in all Departments regarding transfer posting is bad. Blatant misuse of powers and plum posts being given to officers who are willing to pay bribe has become way of life in GOI. In the Department of Posts, the Chairman Postal Services Board was directed by Minister to strictly follow tenure/transfer guidelines. Unfortunately no rules followed. Because of this kind of rubber stamp officer, lower officers demanding money and manipulating files. Eating bribe money for transfer posting has become routine. There are 15 officers posted in Delhi who have never left Delhi in entire career. One SAG officer raised this question, he has been shunted to Tamil Nadu. How can this anarchy end ? Everyone is now pinning hope on next Government.

Prit Pal Singh

Grievance of IRS officers

I am amused at the grievance of IRS Officers that their 1979 batch has not got DG grade. The are lucky when compared with us CPO officers whose even 1975 batch has only now got even joint Secretary Scale !!!!!

Bhopinder

Revenue Secretary must be from IRS

Revenue Secretary must be from the IRS. Why should this esteemed cadre not get Secretary of its own ? If post and telegraph can have, audit accounts can have, why not the IRS ?

Sunil

UPA be congratulated

UPA should be congratulated to appoint a former VC of AMU Aligarh who unfortunately suffered at the hands of the AMU vested interest to the extent that he had to run away well before his term expired.

Prakash

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