What people say about us!

I am a regular visitor of your site and find it very useful.

Rajesh Kumar

POLITICS

When nothing else inspires, History does! (79)
A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Second time two man show in India !
At a gathering of intellectuals one old man said "This is for the second time since independence there is two man show in India that is Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. Earlier two persons show was of Late Indira Gandhi and late Sanjay Gandhi".

DEBATE

What is the character of Narendra Modi ?

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming the third most followed world leader on Twitter, next only to US President Barack Obama and the Pope, he is being discussed everywhere so much so that people have started comparing him with world leaders of the past. "Is Modi Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt or Churchill" ?

What is your opinion ? Mail it to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Cabinet Secretary ?
Who will succeed Ajit Seth in December as Cabinet Secretary ? Four IAS officers - two each from 1977 batch and 1978 batch - have reportedly been short-listed. Those who are going to be interviewed are Alok Rawat (1977 batch Sikkim cadre ), P K Sinha (1977 batch UP cadre), Saurabh Chandra (1978 batch UP cadre) and Rajiv Mehrishi (1978 batch Rajasthan cadre). Barring Rajiv Mehrishi all the three IAS officers are serving in the Government of India. Mehrishi is presently Chief Secretary Rajasthan.

Amarjeet Sinha to be AS in HRD ?
Amarjeet Sinha is being tipped to be Additional Secretary, Ministry of HRD in the Government of India. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Singh tipped for Justice, Delhi High Court?
It is reliably learnt that Pratibha Singh has brighter prospects for the coveted position of Justice, Delhi High Court. The senior advocate of Delhi HC is considered as one of the most competent legal experts in intellectual property rights. One can wait and watch only.

17 Major Generals to be promoted in Indian Army
17 Major Generals have been promoted to the rank of Lt General in the Indian Army 14 in the field and 3 in the Staff.

M Venkatesh selected as Director (Ref), MRPL
M Venkatesh, GGM, MRPL, has been selected for the post of Director (Refinery), Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 3, 2014. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

Liquor will not be served in Police Academy
Liquor will not be served in the National Police Academy, Hyderabad in any of the official functions. Director of the Academy Aruna Bahuguna has issued orders to this effect.

National Shipping Board completes its term; many in the race
With the National Shipping Board having completed its two years term on August 31, many takers have reportedly joined the race. Hectic lobbying has been going on for the positions. The twenty-member statutory body, having advisory role, is set to be reconstituted now. The board composition includes; four members from Lok sabha, two members from Rajya Sabha, seven members representing ship-owners. In addition one Jt secretary, one officer from Navy and one member as DG, Shipping forms the board together. PVK Mohan also completed his tenure on August 31 as its Chairman.

PESB to advertise vacancy of Dir (HR & BD) OIL soon
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the post of Director (HR & BD), Oil India Ltd may soon be advertised by PESB. Reportedly, Ministry of P&NG and PESB had mutually differing views over the required qualification & experience for applicants. The matter was referred to ACC which further supported PESB's view. Once the phase of difference is over prospective applicants may wait for the post to be advertised in a couple of days.

Narendra Kr waiting for posting with Delhi Govt
After taking charge in Govt of Delhi, Narendra Kumar is waiting for his posting. The 1988 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre has recently repatriated to home cadre. Since April 01, 2013 he had been serving as Member (Admin), NHAI.

Nine Vacancies of ED in Banks
Presently there are nine vacancies of EDs in the nationalized banks.

Srabani Guha to return to parent cadre !
Srabani Guha, who is presently working as Chief Vigilance Officer, Hindustan Cooper Limited, is expected to return to parent cadre in September. Guha is a 1986 batch IES officer.

Ashwani Soni joins as Director (Proj), EIL
Ashwani Soni, ED, EIL, has taken over the charge as Director (Project), Engineers India Limited (EIL).
(We said this on Feb 14, 2014)


Post of CMD, MIDHANI in a couple of days
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that PESB would advertise the post of CMD, MIDHANI in a couple of days as the ACC has resolved the deadlock between PESB and the Ministry of Defence over the minimum qualification for the post of CMD, MIDHANI. The matter was referred to ACC which, reportedly, favoured PESB's view. MoD was of the opinion to have 'engineering graduate' as minimum qualification of the applicants whereas PESB seemed to be in favour of 'graduate' in general. M Narayan Rao is the incumbent CMD of Mishra-dhatu Nigam Limited.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Mktg), HIL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Marketing), Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) falling vacant next year on September 1, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before October 30, 2014.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Fin), NHPC Ltd
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Finance), NHPC Limited falling vacant next year on September 1, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before November 3, 2014.

ACC yet to clear file of Dr Rao for Director, NMDC
The file of Dr T R K Rao for the appointment as Director (Commercial) in National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) is lying stuck to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for its approval.

File of Tripathi for Member, DVC stuck up in ACC
The file of R P Tripathi, AGM, NTPC, for the appointment as Member (Technical) on the Board of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is reportedly lying stuck to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for its approval.

Scheduled Orientation Programme for Directors and Dy Secretaries postponed
A 3-day Orientation Programme for Directors and Deputy Secretaries joining the Central Secretariat scheduled to be conducted at the Instittue of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM) between September 3 and 5, 2014, has been postponed to a later date.

Three IAS officers in Haryana transferred
R R Jowel has been appointed as Principal Secretary, SC,OBC Welfare while Devender Singh will also be Chief Coordinator, Investment Promotion Centre, New Delhi and Anurag Agrawal is MD, Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation and MD Financial Corporation in Haryana.

Three IAS officers in Karnataka shifted
Naveen Raj Singh has been posted as Managing Director, Mysore Paper Mills Limited, Bangalore while P S Vastrad will now be Commissioner, Health & Family Welfare and Ayush Services and B M Vijayshankar is Commissioner for Employment and Training, Bangalore in Karnataka.

Shamsher Singh poised for JS empanelment
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Shamsher Singh may soon be empanelled to be posted as Joint Secretary or equivalent with Govt of India. He is 1989 batch Indian Forest Service officer of MP cadre.

Y N Thakare posted as AG, E&RSA, Ahmedabad
Y N Thakare, Principal Director of Commercial Audit and Ex-Officio Member Audit Board-I, Mumbai, has been transferred and posted as Accountant General (E&RSA), Gujarat, Ahmedabad.

Om Prakash Kanaujia to join central deputation !
Om Prakash Kanaujia is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1999 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.

Promotion orders of Ms Geetha Nair cancelled
The promotion orders of Ms Geetha Nair from Under Secretary to the grade of Deputy Secretary in Government of India have been cancelled on her own request. She is a CSS officer.

Applications for CVO, Syndicate Bank invited
Department of Financial Services has invited applications for the post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Syndicate Bank. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Department before October 10, 2014.

N Ramesh posted as Director, Railway Board (UPDATED)
N Ramesh has been appointed as Director, Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

4 IRTS officers transferred (UPDATED)
Four officers belonging to Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) have been transferred. Accordingly, Arvind Kumar has been transferred to Central Railway and posted as COM while Arvind Kumar Srivastava was as COM (CHOD), Western Railway and Sunil Jain was also shifted to Western Railway and posted in the cadre. Besides, R D Tripathi has been posted as AGM, Central Railway.

5 IAS Probationers get fresh postings in Gujarat (UPDATED)
As many as five Probationers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 2012 batch have been given fresh postings as Assistant Collector after completion of training in Gujarat. Accordingly, Amit Arora was posted to Limbdi in Surenderanagar district; Aurangabadkar Amrutesh Kalidas was appointed to Mahuva i Bhavnagar district and Makwana Gaurangbhai H is being posted to Nakhatrana in Kutch district. Besides Sumera Tushar Dalpathbhai has been posted to Morbi and Vishal Gupta was posted to Dhari in Amreli district.

Navdeep Rinwa appointed as PS to Shripad Naik (UPDATED)
Navdeep Rinwa has been appointed as Private Secretary, Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Culture & Tourism. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Ajay Kumar posted as PS, Krishanpal Gurjar (UPDATED)
Ajay Kumar has been appointed as Private Secretary to Krishanpal Gurjar, Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping. He is a 1999 batch IRS-IT officer.

3 IAS officers shifted in Bihar (UPDATED)
Mithilesh Kumar Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet with additional charge of Secretary, Revenue Board while Ramashish Paswan will now be Director, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare and Divesh Sehra is posted as Managing Director, Bihar State Scheduled Caste Cooperative Development Corporation with additional charge of Cooperative Societies. Besides, Sanjay Kumar (ITS officer) has been posted as Executive Director, State Health Committee, Patna.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
As many as eight officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, U Sagayam has been posted as Director of Indian Medicine & Homeopathy while Dev Raj Dev will now be Commissioner of Disciplinary Proceedings, Coimbatore and C Samayamoorthy is Director of Employment and Training. Similarly, Dr M Veera Shanumgha Moni has been posted as Secretary, Labour and Employment; Rajesh Lakhoni as Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with holding the charge of Energy; Selvi Apoorva as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society; Jagmohan Singh Raju as Managing Director, Small Industries Development Corporation; K Nagarajan as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation; Mrs V Amuthavalli as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation.

42 IRS-Customs officers shifted after promotion to Joint Commissioner rank (UPDATED)
As many as 42 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Custom & Central Excise have been transferred after promotion to Joint Commissioner level. Dr Laliah Dhandem will retain Hyderabad while S Anil Kumar was posted to Cochin CX and Md Shahreyar Iqbal Faisal is appointed to Ranchi CX. Similarly, Abhay Kumar has been posted to Vadodara CX; Sanjay Lawania to Meerut CX; Gopal Krishna Jha to Delhi Cus; Sanjeev Kumar Singyh to Coimbatore CX; B Sumidaa Devi to Banalore CX; Ruchin Gupta to Cochin CX; Madhab Chandra Mishra to Chennai Cus; Raj Kumar Digvijay to Delhi CX; Vivek Pandey to Delhi DGCEI; Yogender Singh to Chandigarh CX; Shyam Kanu Mahanta to Coimbatore CX; Anuradha Mishra to Bhopal CX; Ruchita Vij to Jaipur CX; Meenal Bhosale to Mumbai-I CX; Samar Nanda to Bhubaneshwar CX; Dinesh Singh to Ahmedabad DGCEI; Md Shamshad Alam to Mumbai-II CX; S Arokia Raj to Coimbatore CX; Manikkavel P to Cochin CX; Shivakumar V to Trichy Cus (P); Manzoor Ali Ansari to Delhi Cus (P); Gali Shiril Saroj to Vizag CX; B Senthil Valavan to Chennai DGCEI; Surendra Paul Singh to Chennai Cus; Vikas to Meerut CX; Dinesh Boudh to Lucknow CBN; Dr Ravindra Jagannath Dange to Coimbatore CX; Rajan Datt to Lucknow CX; Girraj Prasad Meena to Kolkata CX; Hari Narayan Meena to Delhi CCF; K V Ganesh Prasad to Coimbatore CX; Samir Bajaj to Mumbai NACEN; Upender Singh Yadav to Pune CX; Amitesh Bharat Singh to Delhi DG Sys & Data Mgmt; G Ravindranath to Cochin CX; J Karpagam to Chenna Sett. Comm.; K B Raju to Chennai CX; T R Gajalakshmi to Chennai CX and Sachin Jain was posted to Delhi CX.

6 IRS-Custom officers posted at Addl/Joint Commissioner level (UPDATED)
As many as six officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Custom cadre have been given postings after their return from deputation at Additional/Joint Commissioner level. Accordingly Subhash Agarwal has been posted to Chennai, CESTAT, Vivek Prasad was appointed to Bangalore CX Zone and Monika A Batra is posted to Kolkata CX Zone. Accordingly, Sanjeev Kumar has been appointed to DGHRD, Delhi; Viney Kumar Paul to Shillong CX Zone and Ved Prakash Shukla was appointed to Delhi CX Zone.

5 Deputy Commissioner of Customs get postings (UPDATED)
Five officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Custom cadre have been given postings after their return from deputation at Deputy Commissioner level. Accordingly, S Jayaprahasarn was posted to Delhi DGRI while N Gandhi Kumar and Alok Singh have been appointed to Delhi Cus zone and Rishi Mohan Yadav is being posted to Delhi Cus (P). Besides, Sahil Inamdar has been posted to CX Zone.

Sunil Arora joins as Secretary Skill Development in GoI (UPDATED)
Sunil Arora has joined the Government of India as Secretary Skill Development. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Who will be ACS (Home) in Rajasthan ? (UPDATED)
Who will succeed Sunil Arora as ACS (Home) in Rajasthan ?.Tie is said to be between 1981 batch IAS officer Ashok Jain and 1983 batch IAS officer Dr Ashok Singhvi.

CORPORATE

Kumar resigns as Director, Mahavir Industries Ltd
Sanjeev Kumar has resigned as Director of Mahavir Industries Ltd

Ms Bansal appointed Addl. Director, Mahavir Industries Ltd
Ms Nirmala Bansal has been appointed as Additional Director of Mahavir Industries Ltd

Chandrasekaran re-appointed CEO & MD, TCS
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd has re-appointed N Chandrasekaran as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company .

Prakash resigns as Non-official Part-time Director,CIL
Shri Prakash has resigned as Non-official Part-time Director of Coal India Ltd due to personal reasons.

Maitra appointed Deputy MD, IFB Industries Ltd
IFB Industries Ltd has appointed Sudam Maitra as Deputy Managing Director of the company.

Data re-appointed MD, Vijay Solvex Ltd
Vijay Solvex Ltd has re-appointed Vijay Data as a Managing Director of the company.

Garg appointed MD, Advik Laboratories Ltd
Advik Laboratories Ltd has appointed Sachin Garg as the Managing Director of the company

Gupta appointed Independent Director, DMC Education Ltd
DMC Education Ltd has appointed Ashok Kumar Gupta as Independent Director of the company w.e.f. September 30, 2014

Desai appointed CS, Gokul Refoils & Solvent Ltd
Gokul Refoils & Solvent Ltd has appointed Kalpesh Desai as Company Secretary of the company.

Kumar appointed Independent Director, Brahmaputra Infrastructure Ltd
Brahmaputra Infrastructure Ltd has appointed Om Kumar as Independent Director of the company.

De resigns as Director, BS Ltd
Dr Subrata Kumar De has resigned as Director of BS Ltd with immediate effect.

Rao resigns as Director, Regency Ceramics Ltd
Dr M V G Rao has resigned as Director of Regency Ceramics Ltd.

Chandrasekar resigns as CS, Hatsun Agro Product Ltd

S Chandrasekar has resigned as Company Secretary of Hatsun Agro Product Ltd

(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)

Biometric attendance system:

Biometric attendance system to ensure punctuality has failed in the Ministries where this system is in vogue. I found that some staff members started coming to office punctually at nine, but instead of going to their office rooms and start working, they had gone home or gone to attend to their personal work. On inquiry by their seniors, they used to tell that as they have to come early, they could not attend to other important work. As per biometric attendance sheet, they are quite punctual, but if you really want punctuality, such staff members should be taken to task. The establishment division of Ministries would know about such persons.

Dr Deshpande

All IPRs of all Railway Officers in public domain

All IPRs of all Railway Officers (Both Group A and Group B) are already in public domain . For example, IPRs of railway officers posted in Railway Board are available on website www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard. Similarly, zonal railways website have links for IPRs of railway officers posted in the zonal railway.

A Railway man

CGHS Working

One of the reader congratulated Health Minister for opening CGHS WCs for Sr.Citizens of general public in the hope that Minister will allow pensioners availing CGHS facilities to empanelled hospitals for direct consultation and diagnostics tests without any understanding. The reader seems to be very innocent and unaware of Govt. working. God bless him for his good wishes.

N Prakash

Health Minister

As pointed out by many pensioners, I had also raised the difficulties faced by the Pensioners reg. consultation, diagnostic tests, endorsement of medicines, approved by the specialist of a recognised hospital by a Govt. Specialist in my earlier mail of 20th August,14. Whereby, like other pensioners, I had also requested the Health Minister to allow pensioners for direct consultation, etc. as long as he/she holds valid CGHS Card irrespective of permission and also about issue medicines prescribed by a specialist of recognised hospital.

Instead of helping the pensioners, the problems and difficulties faced by the pensioners, Minister has aggravated the same by the guidelines issues recently reg. issue of medicines for a month instead of three months earlier. The old Memo and 28th March,2014 may be kindly be restored and more medicies are made available, as prescribed by the Specalists.

Avinash Chander Vadhera

DATE WITH RTI

Top	Click here for Your Feedback about this whisper	Next