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BUREAUCRACY

Secretary level postings this week
A couple of Secretary level postings are expected to take place in the Government of India this week. 1980 batch IAS officers are to be posted.

Final meeting for ADG empanelment likely on 30th
If some reliable sources are to be believed the ADG empanelment list would be out in the first week of October. Reportedly, the meeting between Home Secy and PMO top brass may be held somewhere in the last week of September. Out of One can wait and watch only as how any officers would chart on the final list.

Six posts of Member vacant with CBDT & CBEC
As many as six top positions of Board Member have been lying vacant together with CBDT & CBEC. CBDT which contributes 64 percent & CBEC contributing to the tune of 36 percent revenue seem to be ailing for want of Members to run the affairs efficiently. Four Member posts are vacant with CBDT whereas CBEC has two posts vacant. Moreover the appointment process has not been initiated as yet as it could not be started for certain reasons. Keep guessing the reasons.

300 files pile up in Coal, Power Ministries for clearance
Around 300 files are reported to have piled up in the office of Minister of Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy for his approval. The appointments and other development works are said to have been stuck for want of approval of Minister.

Ms Vipra Bhal goes on inter cadre deputation to J&K
An inter cadre deputation of Ms Vipra Bhal from Gujarat cadre to Jammu & Kashmir cadre has been approved for a period of three years. She is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Md Zubair Ali Hashmi goes on inter cadre deputation to UP
An inter cadre deputation of Md Zubair Ali Hashmi from Manipur-Tripura cadre to Uttar Pradesh cadre has been approved for a period of three years. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Cadre of Ms Namrata Vrishni transferred to Rajasthan
The cadre of Ms Namrata Vrishni has been transferred from AGMUT to Rajasthan on the grounds of marriage to Bhuvan Bhushan Yadav, an IPS officer of 2011 batch belonging to Rajasthan cadre. Ms Vrishni is a 2013 batch IAS officer.

Salil Khare quits IRS-IT
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Salil Khare, Additional CIT, Raipur has resigned from the service. He is an IRS-IT officer.

CVC recommends penalty on NHPC Director J K Sharma
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is reported to have recommended the Ministry for penalty on J K Sharma, Director, NHPC with holding his extension on this post.

Adil Zainulbhai nominated as new QCI Chairman
Adil Zainulbhai has been nominated as Chairman of the Quality Council of India (QCI). Zainulbhai, Senior Advisor to McKinsey, retired as Chairman of McKinsey, India. He has also been working with several parts of the government and led efforts around urbanization, inclusive growth and energy.

Akshay K Rout poised to move from IEC?
As the grapevine has it Akshay Kr Rout may soon move from India Election Commission. The 1985 batch officer of Indian Information Service is presently serving as Director General, IEC. Apart from several other assignments he is primarily heading the Media & Communication in IEC as DG.

Subir Purkayastha selected as Director (Fin), GAIL (India) Ltd
Subir Purkayastha, ED, GAIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), GAIL (India) Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 19, 2014. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Rita Goyal, GM Fin BSNL, to proceed to UK on study leave
Rita Goyal moves to UK on one year study leave. The 1996 batch IPT&FAS officer will be pursuing PhD in Management in Henley Business School, UK. Presently she is serving with BSNL as GM, Finance.

Ashish Gupta to take charge as JS, NATGRID on Sept 23
As the grapevine has it Ashish Gupta will be taking charge as Joint Secretary, NATGRID on September 23. The 1989 batch IPS of UP cadre is serving as ADG Railway Protection Force. NATGRID forms a central intelligence gathering mechanism under Ministry ofHome Affairs.

Selection interview for Chairman, AAI on Sept 25
PESB is holding the selection interview for the coveted post of Chairman, AAI on September 25. The post had fallen vacant after Vjai Prakash Agrawal had completed his tenure this year. Presently Alok Sinha, JS with Dept of Civil Aviation, is carrying out the additional charge of Chairman, AAI.

S K Singh tipped for ADG empanelment
As the grapevine has it subesh Kumar Singh may soon be empanelled to be posted to the rank of Additional Director General with Govt of India. The 1984 batch IPS officer of UP cadre is presently serving in the state as ADG, Training.

Joint meeting between Coal Secy & PESB soon over CMD, CIL
If some reliable sources are to be believed a joint meeting between Coal Secretary & PESB is expected soon over the procedure of appointment/selection of CMD, Coal India. Reportedly, the ministry wants the post to be filled on deputation basis whereas PESB is of the opinion to fill the slot through the standard norm of appointed. Presently, A K Dubey, 1982 batch IAS of Kerala cadre, is shouldering te responsibility of CMD, Coal India. The post may be advertised only after the conclusion of the joint meeting comes forward. One can wait & watch only if there would be some relaxation in the norms or not.

Dr Nachiket Mor nominiated as Part Time Director, NABARD
Dr Nachiket Mor has been appointed as Part Time Director on the Board of Directors, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

D B Singh appointed as Adviser, Rajya Sabha Secretariat
It is reliably learnt that Dr D B Singh has been appointed for the post of Adviser with Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Previously he held the post of Additional Secretary with Rajya Sabha Sectt.

450 election observers appointed
Central Election Commission has selected as many as 450 observers for upcoming Assembly .Out of 450 officers 300 IAS & IPS officers would function as general observers whereas 150 officers across six services (including IRAS, IDAS, ICAS, IRS IT & IRS C&CE) would shoulder the responsibilities as expenditure observers.

Jayathilak is also Chairman, Rubber Board
Jayathilak, Chairman, Spices Board, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman, Rubber Board for a period of three months. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Madhya Pradesh will not have any Secretary in GoI ?
Madhya Pradesh used to rule bureaucracy .And one would not believe that Madhya Pradesh will have no Secretary in the Government of India in the couple of years .Reason -no officer has been empanelled in the 1981 batch IAS. One 1980 batch IAS officer Swarnmala Rawla is still waiting to get a posting in the GoI .

Ms Aditi Ray promoted to Higher Administrative Grade
Ms Aditi Ray, Senior Adviser, Office of the Economic Adviser, DIPP, has been promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). She is a 1979 batch IES officer.

Ms Chandralekha Malviya promoted to Higher Administrative Grade
Ms Chandralekha Malviya, Senior Economic Adviser, Consumer Affairs, DIPP, has been promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). She is a 1979 batch IES officer.

CWC achieves yet another record turnover
The Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) has achieved yet another record turnover of Rs.1528.19 crore during 2013-14 as against Rs.1406.70crore earned during 2012-13, thus recording a growth of 8.64%.The Profit Before Tax (PBT) and Profit After Tax (PAT) also increased by 22.58% and 15.41% respectively over the preceding year. Addressing the shareholders during the 52nd Annual General Meeting held on September 20, 2014, B B Pattanaik, Managing Director stated that this could be possible due to addition of constructed storage capacity by 2.03 lakh MT in 14 States with a capital investment of Rs.102 crore, operation of Cargo Terminals at Integrated Check Posts (ICPs), CRT operations etc. Keeping in view the national priority for safe storage of foodgrains, utilization of capacity for storage of foodgrains was given due priority.CWC handled 10.36 lakh TEUs during 2013-14 despite slump in the IMPEX trade.During 2013-14 CWC continued to operate Cargo Terminal of Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari on Indo-Pak border entrusted to CWC by the Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs. CWC handled 85,484 export/import trucks as against 74,847 export/import trucks handled during 2012-13 and earned a gross revenue of Rs.39.28 crore during 2013-14 as against Rs.33.12 crore earned during 2012-13. CWC also commenced operation of the Cargo Terminal at ICP, Agartala in November 2013 to facilitate border trade with Bangladesh. Keeping in view the improved financial results, CWC declared dividend @ 48% for the year 2013-14 as against 41% paid for 2012-13. During 2014-15 CWC plans to construct additional storage capacity of about 2.00 lakh MT across the country with a CAPEX of about Rs.120 crore.

NBCC pays dividend to Govt for FY 2013-14
M Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister for Urban Development, Govt. of India, has received dividend cheque of Rs.54.00 crore from Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC. The dividend cheque was presented to the Minister, at a small function held on September 18, 2014 in presence of Shankar Aggarwal, Secretary (UD); D S Mishra, Additional Secretary (UD); S K Chaudhary, Director (Projects), NBCC, SK Pal, Director (Finance), NBCC and other senior officers of MoUD & NBCC.

Services of 2 IPS officers affected in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Tejraj Singh Kharodiya has been appointed as SP, Bundi while Pankaj Kumar Chaudhary, who was holding this post, has been kept on waiting for further orders in Rajasthan.

ACC approves appointment of Capt Devadas as Director, SCI (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) is reported to have cleared the appointment of Capt Kelath Devadas, Sr VP, SCIL, as Director (Technical & Offshore Services), Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI).
(We said this on April 25, 2014)

Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in HP (UPDATED)
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Himachal Pradesh. Accordingly, Upma Chawdhry has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment and Language Art & Culture while Prem Chandra Dhiman will now be Principal Secretary, Education and Manish Nanda was made Principal Secretary, Printing & Stationary and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj. Similarly Ali Azar Rizvi has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Town & Country Planning, Housing and Information Technology and R D Nazeem as Executive Director (South), Food Corporation of India.

NBCC wins NAREDCO National Real Estate Award 2014 (UPDATED)
M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Urban Development, gave away the prestigious NAREDCO National Real Estate Award-2014 in Best Group Housing Project-Affordable Segment category to NBCC for its NBCC Town, Khekra (UP) Housing Project. S K Chaudhary and S K Pal, Directors of NBCC are also seen receiving the Award.

Orders of Harpreet Singh as MD, CWC issued (UPDATED)
The orders of Harpreet Singh, Director (P&S), CONCOR, for the appointment as Managing Director, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on March 18, 2014)

Warm response from US to Gujarat (UPDATED)
In connection with 7th Global Summit - Vibrant Gujarat 2015 for Investment Promotion which is being held during January 10-12, 2015; a high level delegation headed by Bharat Lal, IFS, Resident Commissioner, Government of Gujarat and A. K. Vijay Kumar, Special Director, Government of Gujarat, visited Montreal, Toronto, (Canada), Washington D.C., New York, Boston (US East Coast). The delegates received warm welcome and huge response in Canada and USA.
January, 2015 VG Summit is expected to solicit larger participation of global business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, academicians, exhibitors and delegates from these countries in making this event a grand success.

CMDE P H M Salih selected as Director (CP&P), HSL (UPDATED)
CMDE P H M Salih, Director in the Ministry of Defense, has been selected for the post of Director (Corporate Planning & Personnel), Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 22, 2014. As many as eight persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Sen appointed Director ( P&BD), IOCL
Indian Oil Corporation Limited has appointed Debasis Sen as Director (P&BD) of the company

Singhal to be appointed Addl. Director, BSL Ltd
The Board of BSL Ltd is to appoint G P Singhal as Additional Independent Director of the company.

Abraham appointed Addl. Director, Aban Offshore Ltd
Aban Offshore Ltd has appointed Ms Deepa Reji Abraham as an Additional Director of the company.

Kapur resigns as Director, Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd
Surrinder Lal Kapur has resigned as Director of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd

Pawar appointed CS, Hotel Rugby Ltd
Hotel Rugby Limited has appointed Suhas Gopal Pawar as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. September 1, 2014

Srivastava appointed Operations Manager, Mosaic Hotels, Noida
Anish Srivastava has been appointed as Operations Manager, Mosaic Hotels, Noida

Kalsi appointed Head ( Domestic Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
R S Kalsi has been appointed as Head ( Domestic Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

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100 days report card !!!

Report card of 100 days of Narendra Modi, PM is visible from the out come of bye election. It clearly shows decline. Who is responsible for this decline. PM's Minister plays important role in their respective Ministries. Ministers like Dr. Harsh Vardhan who is creating problems and problems in Health Ministry as well as to CGHS beneficiaries. How Govt. can have better image? If it is not stopped, the image will further fall and Delhi results will show the real path to this Government. PM has to take a call and see that Ministers do their job in ethical manner. Their is no vision, no work experience to deal at central level and lack completely professionalism. This was the reason, Congress ruled Delhi for 15 years and if things continued like this, Congress will again gain and will come in majority in Delhi election, if held.

N Prakash

Empanellment of IAS officers not transparent

It is true that the empanellment of IAS officers for the post of Joint Secretary to the Government of India is opaque. The most common excuse for rejection is that the ACRs are not complete. As if the IAS officers are expected to write their own ACRs. This is manifestly unfair and encourages toadyism in the service. If the ACRs are incomplete then the officer who has not written them should be penalised and denied a central deputation not the IAS officer who is due for deputation. If the officers are to chase their own ACRs till they are written by their bosses can they do any other work at all? Forget about taking an independent stand based on rule of law or rules and regulations such officers will not even be able to do routine work lest their bosses delay writing their ACRs. I am not in favour of Central Service officers being treated on par with IAS officers for the post of joint-secretary to government of India because they lack the breadth of vision and experience that IAS officers already have. Similarly CSS officers too have a very limited desk experience and should not be promoted above Director to GoI. They may be compensated salary wise in non-functional selection grades if they are very senior in service and awaiting retirement. If these norms are not followed you will only have babudom of the most incompetent and venal variety in the central government. The senior posts in GOI are reserved for the IAS for a very logical reason. How can an officer of the railway traffic service function as a secretary for animal husbandry in GoI ? He may not know the difference between a mule and a donkey. Similarly, how can a forest service officer function as a secretary for defence when he may not know the difference between an army captain and a captain in the navy?

S M Keshkamat

Bloated babudom

We have a bloated babudom in India whose efficiency is around 30 %!! Time to prune the fat. There is no need for example of 255 Secertary level posts in IAS! Far too many. Similarly for other ranks. No IAS officer is / should be made JS before 25 years of minimum service. Half baked inexperienced officers are worthless. See J&K / Uttarakhand tragedies. Not one repeat one officer is / was on the ground to help the people!! What kind of Administration is this? Only fair weather peacocks? Fit to pontificate in IIC/ delhi Gymkhana / Delhi Golf Club? No wonder they are collapsing under current new NDA govt, which is making them earn their salaries. If unhappy , let them take premature retirement !! Go work in corporate India.

Devindra Sethi

Bureaucracy is like a sword

Bureaucracy is like a sword - it can be used to establish peace and also to kill innocent people. The same way you can use bureaucracy for the good of the society and also for finding ways to loot the public exchequer. The same bureaucracy performs very well when freedom is given during elections and after that becomes inefficient. How? The service is store house of experience and skill but when the corrupt only will get to the top, no amount of fresh blood will help. The former PM was a fresh blood in politics and you see the results.

Prakash

Minimum government, maximum governance

Minimum Government means less of Ministers (in turn personal staff) and no fresh recruitment. Maximum Governance - employees spending more time in office by being punctual and abolition of Affidavits relating to Executive matters of the Government and self certification. Modi till date is on these lines. Please appreciate.

B B Srivastava

Yes, withdraw PSU employees from Govt

I also support to withdraw the PSU employees from Govt. Ministry/Statutory Body (AERA). Similarly, the employees of Airport Authority of India are posted in various bodies of Civil Aviation Ministry. Because of these posting the regular /deputation employees can't work properly. PSU employees hide themselves from their department for work and routine transfers.

Yashodha

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