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Bureaucrats to rise to power and prominence with Modi as Prime Minister


1. K Kailashnathan:
Kailashnathan, popularly known as K K, has been Modi's task-master & crises-manager since years. Though the 1979 batch IAS officer retired on 31 Dec 2013 but still continue to serve as Modi's Chief Principal Secretary. Throughout the elections campaign he remained a dependable support system for Modi. Bureaucratic fraternity is still eager to know whether Modi would bring him at PMO or keep him positioned in the state to keep sharp vigil on the affairs.


2. Arvind Kr Sharma:
In all likelihood Arvind Kr Sharma, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, would be among first few officers to be taken on board by Modi at PMO. The 1988 batch IAS officer has been serving in the state as the Additional principal secretary to chief minister Narendra Modi. Sharma has, reportedly, proved his mettle as the one whom Modi depends upon.


3. G C Murmu:
Girish Chandra Murmu, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, charts on Narendra Modi's list of most favoured officers. Murmu is often quoted among his batch-mates as the right-hand of Modi. If some credible sources are to be believed even if he did not get berth in PMO Modi would wish to position him in a strategically important department in the Govt of India.


4. Dr R K Gupta:
Dr Rajeev Kumar Gupta, a 1986 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, is being speculated as the one having brightest prospects to make as Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In case he misses the chance to mark his presence at PMO, he has to be at the centre with some prime assignment in Govt of India. Presently he is Principal Secretary, Dept of Water Resources and Chairman, Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage Board.

5. K Srinivas:
The importance of Kathikithala Sriniwas can be gauged by two visibly important facts. Firstly, Gujarat CM Modi has kept him entrusted with the responsibility of General Administration Department which keeps grip over the state bureaucracy. Secondly, the 1989 batch IAS officer has been the In-charge of Patel Statue Project which, in a way, symbolises Modi's Pan-Indian outlook and administrative will-power.


6. Bharat Lal:
The Gujarat cadre Indian Forest Service officer is being seen as the first few officers to be inducted to PMO. Presently he is serving as the Resident Commissioner of Gujarat and has been keeping sharp constant vigil on Delhi affairs as eyes and ears of Modi in Delhi. Deft at fine-tuned coordination Bharat Lal possesses attentiveness and cautiousness as personality traits; enough to suit Modi's style of functioning in PMO.


7. Shivanand Jha:
A 1983 batch IPS officer keeps an undisputedly clean professional track-record despite having handled several critically important assignments. He was member of the SIT constituted by the Supreme Court to probe the 2002 riots in Gujarat. Jha, Police Commissioner of Ahmedabad, reportedly he commands Modi's warmth & trust for his competence. Insiders believe that he may be brought to the centre sooner or later.

8. Hara Krushna Das:
Yet a big question whether the 1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, recently empanelled as Secretary, GoI, will move to the centre or not. Sources say that even if he does not, H K Das is set rise to further prominence as Modi's task-master. As the Guardian officer for Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit he has mammoth responsibility to translate Modi's mega vision in VGGIS 2015 and hence he would gain more power and privileges proportionately to the increased profile of Gujarat state; the home turf of India's new PM.

BUREAUCRACY

Mishra is new Principal Secretary to PM
Nripendra Mishra will be new Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is a former 1967 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Mishra had also been Chairman of TRAI.

No Gujarat bureaucrat for time being ?
Except 1988 batch IAS officer A K Sharma and 1988 batch IFS officer Bharat Lal, no other Gujarat Bureaucrat is expected to move to the PMO for the next couple of months. Lal is likely to be posted as OSD in PMO in the rank of Joint Secretary.

Rao is first CS of Seemandhara
IYR Krishna Rao will be the first Chief Secretary of Seemandhara. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer.

Justice Roy to be CJ of Orissa HC ?
Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court Justice Amitava Roy is likely to move to the Orissa High Court soon.

Justice Singh to be CJ of Rajasthan HC ?
Seniormost Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Jasbir Singh is likely to be elevated as chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.

New Chairperson for CPCB soon
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is awaiting its full-time Chairperson for years. Following the CAT orders given on April 17 the sealed envelope comprising the names of short-listed candidates has to be opened by the Cabinet Secretariat. As per the orders the first name on the panel would be send to ACC for its ratification soon. Reportedly, the Dept of Environment & Forest has sent the sealed envelop to the Cabinet Secretariat yesterday only.

Why did Anil Baijal meet Modi ?
Why did former IAS officer Anil Baijal meet Narendra Modi in Gujarat Bhawan ?Anybody's guess.

Will Chandrashekhar get some important assignment ?
Name of Rentala Chandrashekhar (1975, AP), presently President, Nasscom's, is also in contention for a top job in the Modi Government .

Will Kamal Pandey and Arya get some assignment ?
Kamal Pandey (Ex HS) & O P Arya (Ex JS Internal Security MHA) are being discussed to be taken with MHA as Advisers.

Ghanashyam accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cameroon
Ajjampur Rangaiah Ghanashyam, presently High Commissioner to Nigeria, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cameroon, with residence in Abuja (Nigeria).

Pall appointed Ambassador to Czech Republic
Renu Pall currently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic. He is a 1988 batch Indian Foreign Service officer,

Orders of A K Das for Director (Fin), BCL issued
The orders of A K Das, AGM, BHEL, for his appointment as Director (Finance), Braithwaite & Co. Limited (BCL) have been issued by the Government of India.

Book of Raghav Chandra released
Raghav Chandra, IAS, AS and FA Ministry of Agriculture/ADF/Culture's wildlife-fiction SCENT OF A GAME was released by Mr SY Qureshi former Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi on May 22 followed by a panel discussion on tiger conservation with Ravi Singh, CEO WWF, Rajesh Gopal, CEO National Tiger Conservation Authority, World Bank's Global Tiger Initiative and other wildlife experts/lovers. The program was compered and televised by NDTV's by Gargi Rawat. itiative leading to the St Petersburg Conference hosted by Vladimir Putin, and Andre V Kushlin, Program Manager of the Global Tiger Initiative, Prerna Bindra, Bharati Chaturvedi, SK (Chappie) Misra of ITRHD, Deedar Singh of FICCI, Geeta Chandran and Rama Vaidyanathan dance-experts, Directors of many cultural bodies like the NGMA, the National Museum..........moderated very ably by Gargi Rawat of NDTV.SCENT OF A GAME, a mystery-drama-thriller is set in 2006, when the tiger death-toll was, quite shockingly, almost 'one-a-day.' Set against the backdrop of conservation, this story revolves around a popular tigress that mysteriously vanishes from the high-security Kanha Tiger Reserve and describes vividly the global wildlife mafia .

Pandey relieved to join GoI
Uttarakhand Government has relieved B P Pandey to join the GoI as Additional Secretary. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer.

Ms Mani transferred to Delhi
Ms K Mani, Director (Oil), in the office of the Principal Director of Commercial Audit and ex-officio Member, Audit Board-II, Mumbai, on relief from her present duties by Dharmendra Kumar, who will hold additional charge of the post till further orders, is transferred and posted as Director (AMG-III), in the office of the Director General of Audit (CE), New Delhi. She will relieve Ms Atoorva Sinha.

M K Singh poised for JS empanelment, GoI
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Mudit Kumar Singh is oised to be empanelled as Joint Secretary, GoI. He is 1984 batch Indian Forest Service officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Deputation of Sutirtha Battacharya as CMD, SCCL extended (UPDATED)
The deputation period of Sutirtha Battacharya, Chairman and Managing Director, Singareni Collieries Co Ltd, has been extended to June 30, 2014. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Rajat Kumar joins as Director, Public Relations in Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
Rajat Kumar has taken over as new Director of Public Relations Department in Chhattisgarh. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

13 IAS Probationers of 2013 get postings in MP (UPDATED)
As many as 13 Probationers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 2013 batch have been given postings as Assistant Collector at various districts of Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Amanbir Singh Bains has been posted to Ujjain while Anup K Singh was appointed to Datia and Frenk Nobal A is being posted to Hoshanbad. Similarly, Harsh Dixit has been appointed to Jhabua; Mayank Agrawal to Anuppur; Priyanka Mishra to Tikamgarh; Rajni Singh to Khandwa; Rushi Garg to Guna;Sandeep G R to Jabalpur; Satish Kumar S to Ratlam; Somesh Mishra to Balaghat; Sonia Mina to Dindori and S Krishna Chetnanya was made Assistant Collector, Chhindwara.

U V Mannur selected as Director (Mktg), IOCL (UPDATED)
U V Mannur, ED, IOCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Marketing) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 26, 2014. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Ward resigns as Director, Cummins India Ltd
Patrick Ward has resigned as Director of Cummins India Limited.

Smith appointed Addl. Director, Cummins India Ltd
Mark Smith has been appointed as an Additional Director of Cummins India Limited.

Sumani resigns as Director, TGB Banquets and Hotels Ltd
Mangharam Sumani has resigned as Director of TGB Banquets and Hotels Ltd due to his other professional commitments.

Dave appointed Addl. Director, Explicit Finance Ltd
Explicit Finance Ltd has appointed Swati Dave as Additional Director of the company.

Bhandari resigns as Director, BSL Ltd
Salil Bhandari has resigned as Director of BSL Ltd.

Chandramouli resigns as Independent Director, KNR Constructions Ltd
J S R Chandramouli has resigned as Independent Director of KNR Constructions Ltd due to health reasons.

Wijay resigns as Director, Allsec Technologies Ltd
Arvinthan Wijay has resigned as Director of Allsec Technologies Ltd.

Kumar appointed Addl. Director, Allsec Technologies Ltd
S Prem Kumar has been appointed as an Additional Director of Allsec Technologies Limited.

Ms Gandhi resigns as CS of Goenka Diamond and Jewels Ltd
Ms Sneha Gandhi has resigned as Company Secretary of Goenka Diamond and Jewels Limited.

Pandey appointed CS of Universal Cables Ltd
Om Prakash Pandey has been appointed as Company Secretary of Universal Cables Limited.

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Stop "cross-staffing"

The Government of India should stop "cross-staffing" i.e. posting military officers to Ministry of Defence (MoD) in civilian posts at the Director (GoI) and Joint Secretary (GoI) level. For example, why should a Major General be appointed as Joint Secretary if a Joint Secretary can not be appointed as Major General even though both share the same status, rank and pay scale. There is no reciprocity and there is a clear difference between civilian job and military job which should not be mixed. However if the newly coming NDA government goes in for cross-staffing and creates a post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), I believe days won't be far ahead in India, if the civilian political and bureaucratic leadership ever became weak, there will be military Coup d'état (takeover). Military Coup d'état can only be possible when the military has strongholds over important post, rank in MoD.

Jose, Additional Secretary to Government of India (Retd.)


All bureaucrats at JS level and above be sent back to their cadres

All the bureaucrats at the level of JS and above should be sent back to their cadres, otherwise it will become difficult for Mr. Modi to achieve the desired results. Not doing so will make team Modi regret later.

Dr Janak Singh

Modi Govt should not commit this blunder

One only wishes that Modi Govt does not commit this blunder . Ajit Seth is the mirror image of Manmohan Singh's in indecisiveness and lack of leadership qualities. He is responsible for most of Dr Singh's failures.

Ranadeep

Caretaker PM shouldn't take any decision

There is no need to take any decisions by caretaker PM. In 2 days a new govt, elected by the people will be sworn in. Time for all to take a deep breath and wait till Monday. Review of all appointments made in last 60 days will be in order.

Devindra Sethi

New PM has toughest job ahead

The new Prime Minister has the toughest job ahead of him. The main thing is not to streamline the functioning of various Ministries, but that of revamping the whole System. The failure of the previous government in the elections is mainly due to the faulty systems that could do more harm than alleviating the suffering of the common man. The PM after carefully choosing the right kind of a person for the right ministry need to advise them to have all freshers as their personal staff. This will prevent leaking of confidential policy discussions/decisions to be taken by the new government. Similarly, there are many honest officials working silently in various Govt. Departments, the should be identified, motivated and give more responsibilties. The AAP could win the hearts of many people in Delhi prior to LS elections reflect the fact that people did want a corrupt free government. So, the new government should keep in mind that unless corrupt officials are removed, good governance is far from reality.

Siva Kumar

Paradigm shift in recruitment, promotion and functioning of bureaucracy required

I feel that there should be a paradigm shift in recruitment, promotion and functioning of bureaucracy. IAS should not enjoy time bound promotion irrespective of their performance. Lateral entry at the level of JS and Secretary should be allowed, professional should be included from market. There should be same rules for promotion for all India officers and other officers. The sir system inherited from Britishers should should be completely abolished. Every officers should respect their seniors without addressing them sirs and sahibs. First name should do except for secretary. There should also be provision for partially assessing the work of srs by junior officers as being followed in some pvt sector.This will bring reform in governance

Ushank Kumar

Are all speculations correct ?

There is media speculation that that the Cabinet will consist of leaders born after Independence. The media is attributing the same to the older lot not fitting in with youthful aspirations. But the media is forgetting that the new Chief Minister of Gujarat is 72. Is that not evidence that all the speculation is incorrect?

Vijay Kumar


All decision taken after Model Code of Conduct be reviewed

All decision taken by UPA after Model Code of Conduct and enforced should be reviewed.

Nandan

Dr Raju Narayanaswamy be taken in PMO

Dr.Raju Narayanaswamy IAS Topper of 1991,for being honest, has suffered enough under the Congress Govt in Kerala. I hope he will be taken to PMO.

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