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When nothing else inspires History does ! (80)
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.

Is everything fine ?
After the skip of Mukesh Bhai to Japan visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi everyone is asking one question in the corridors of power -Is everything fine ?

Malhotra to be Governor Madhya Pradesh ?
Former Delhi CM Vijay Kumar Malhotra is likely to be appointed Governor of Madhya Pradesh.

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

Five Secretary rank posts up for grab this month
As many as five posts of Secretary are up for grab this month since as many Secretaries are retiring. The officials retiring are Indrajit Pal (1977 batch IAS of Andhra cadre) Secretary- Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ashok Thakur (1977 batch IAS of Himachal cadre) Secretary- Department of Higher Education, Pankaj Jain (1978 batch IAS of J&K cadre) Secretary- Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ravi Mathur (1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre) Secretary- Dept of Disinvestment and Anita Kaul (1979 batch IAS of Karnataka cadre) Secretary- Dept of Justice.

Sunil Arora joins as Secretary, Skill Development
Sunil Arora has joined the Government of India as Secretary Skill Development. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

(We said this on Sep 3, 2014)

Who will be ACS (Home) in Rajasthan ?
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.

Chawla may soon be elevated as Justice, Delhi HC
As the grapevine has it, A K Chawla may soon be elevated to the coveted position of Justice, Delhi High Court. Presently he is serving as District & Sessions Judge (Headquarter), Central District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi.

Piyush Goyal fails to select his PS ?
Minister Power Piyush Goyal reportedly interviewed several officers including Ravikant, Vikas anand, Gulzar Natarajan, Lav Aggarwal, Shantanu Gotmare, Aasheesh sharma, Kartikeya Misra for the post of his PS but could not chose the person of his liking.About 250 candidates had applied for the post.

IPS officer Deswal is PS to Sushma Swaraj
Jagjeet Singh Deswal has been appointed as Private Secretary to Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. He is a 2008 batch IPS officer.

Will C B Singh be new Chairman, Kandla Port Trust?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that C B Singh may soon be new Chairman, Kandla Port Trust. The Indian Economic Service officer is presently serving as Joint Secretary, Shipping with Dept of Shipping.

I S Jha gets five more years with Power Grid Corp.
I S Jha who completed his tenure with Power Grid Corporation as Director (Projects) on August 31 has got extension for next five years. Subject to yearly review Jha can continue as Director (Projects) till his retirement in June 2019.

Three JSs moved from HRD in three months, two more to follow suit ?
One may find the fact interesting one that as many as two Joint Secretaries have moved from Ministry of HRD in last three months. Two more posts of Jt Secretary would soon fall vacant. Jagmohan S Raju and Ms Veena Ish have repatriated to Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh. Amit Khare (JS, Education Policy, UNESCO & International Co-operation Cell) moved as Member Secretary, NPPA under Department of Pharmaceuticals. Praveen Prakash (JS, Technology Enabled Learning) is slated to move to MoUD whereas Ram Prakash Sisodia (JS, Higher Education) would complete his extended tenure under central deputation on October 31.

One more post of JS to be vacant with Deptt of Shipping
After Sunil Mishra's superannuation one more post of JS may soon be vacant with the Dept of Shipping. Sunil Mishra, a CSS cadre officer, superannuated on August 31 whereas C B Singh is set to vacate one more post of JS soon.

Divya Prasad gets additional charge of JS vice Mishra
After Sunil Mishra's superannuation from the post of JS on August 31 Divya Prasad has been given additional charge of the position. Ms Prasad, a CSS cadre officer, is presently serving as JS, Coordination & Maritime Administration as full-time assignment.

Major General Amarjeet to be Lt General
Major General Amarjeet has been promoted to the rank of Lt Gen in the Indian Army.

Sahu yet to get CVC clearance for Member (Fin), DVC
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is yet to give its clearance to H K Sahu for the appointment as Member (Finance), on the Board of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC).

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

Navdeep Rinwa appointed as PS to Shripad Naik
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.

Gilda withdraws name for Judge, CG High Court
J K Gilda, Chhattisgarh's Advocate General & Senior Lawyer, has reportedly withdrawn his candidature from the post of Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court on personal ground.

Ajay Kumar posted as PS, Krishanpal Gurjar
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.

7% hike in DA for central govt workers, pensioners applicable from July 1, 2014
On September 4, 2014 Union cabinet led by Modi approved the release of an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees. This is an increase of 7% over the existing rate of 100% of the basic pay/pension to compensate for price rise, Pensioners will also get appropriate Dearness Relief (DR) and the new installment will be applicable from July 1, 2014.

File of Mukhopadhyay as Member (Secy), DVC sticks to ACC
The file of P K Mukhopadhyay, Director (Production), Braithwaite, for the appointment as Member (Secretary) on the Board of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is reportedly lying stuck to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for its approval.

File of A K Sharma sticks to Minister's office
The file of A K Sharma, ED, IOCL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), is still lying stuck to the concerned Minister's office for his approval.

42 IRS-Customs officers shifted after promotion to Joint Commissioner rank
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.

Six IRS-Custom officers posted at Addl/Joint Commissioner level
As many as six officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Custom cadre have been given postings at Additional/Joint Commissioner level after their return from deputation. 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.

Five Deputy Commissioners of Customs get postings
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.

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

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

Sanjiv Singh joins as MD, Delhi Transco Ltd (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Singh, ED, Power Grid, has taken over the charge as Managing Director of Delhi Transco Limited. This is a newly created post.

M S Dagur promoted to ACS rank in Gujarat (UPDATED)
M S Dagur has been promoted to the grade of Additional Chief Secretary and will continue to officiate in the Social Justice & Empowerment at the upgraded rank in Gujarat. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Nilkanth Avhad joins as Director, Petroleum & Natural Gas (UPDATED)
Nilkanth S Avhad has taken over the charge as Director (GP) in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in place of Nikunj Srivastava. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
(We said this on Aug 16, 2014)

Ms Atrayee Das assumes charge as DG, PPAC (UPDATED)
Ms Atrayee Das has taken over the charge as Director General of Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. She is a 1989 batch IA &AS officer.
(We said this on Aug 20)

Anand Shukla joins as DIG, Anti-Corruption Bureau in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Anand V Shukla, ADC to Governor, has taken over the charge as Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Anti Corruption Bureau at Jaipur in Rajasthan. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

CORPORATE

Gupta appointed ED, Axis Bank
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Axis Bank has been appointed as Executive Director of the Bank

Sethi appointed Chairman, Beryl Securities Ltd
Beryl Securities Ltd has appointed Sanjay Sethi as the Chairman of the company

Kumar resigns as Director, Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
A Satish Kumar has resigned as Director of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd.

Baweja to quit as CFO, Tata Communications Ltd?
Sanjay Baweja to quit as Chief Financial Officer of Tata Communications Ltd?

Ramanjaneyulu resigns as CS, Kernex Microsystems India Ltd
K Ramanjaneyulu has resigned as Company Secretary of Kernex Microsystems India Ltd.

Taparia appointed CEO, Tulsi Extrusions Ltd
Tulsi Extrusions Ltd has appointed Sanjay R Taparia as Chief Executive Officer of the company

Subhash appointed CS, Kernex Microsystems India Ltd
N Subhash has been appointed as Company Secretary of Kernex Microsystems India Ltd

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Trimurthi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Murlidhar Mutgi and Arun Kumar Sarda have resigned as Directors of Trimurthi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Rathi appointed Independent Director, Trimurthi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Devender Kumar Rathi has been appointed as Independent Director of Trimurthi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Makhija resigns as Part-time Independent Director of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd
Ashish Makhija has resigned as Part-time Independent Director of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.

Bodhanwala resigns as Independent Director,TRF Ltd
B D Bodhanwala has resigned as Independent Director of TRF Ltd.

Belapurkar re-appointed Whole-time Director, JPT Securities Ltd
JPT Securities Ltd has re-appointed Ravindra Kumar Belapurkar as the Whole-time Director of the company.

Kapoor resigns as CS, Ritesh Properties & Industries Ltd
Gourav Kapoor has resigned as Company Secretary of Ritesh Properties & Industries Ltd.

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Slogan raising at the oath taking ceremony of a Governor

T.V. channels today are showing clippings from the oath taking ceremony of the newly appointed Governor of Rajasthan, Kalyan Singh in the course of which several people (presumably party workers of the BJP) raising slogans of JAI SHREE RAM. When questioned by the media about the propriety or otherwise of such slogans at the oath taking of a Constitutional authority, the newly appointed Governor did not find anything wrong in it, rather , he said that it is a matter of one's faith and religion. In a secular democracy in the name of which we swear such slogan raising my members of one community and party in an official and most solemn ceremony cannot be tolerated, accepted and allowed. If followers of one religion and members of one party raise such slogans, people of other faiths can raise counter slogans according to their faith and religion. There will be pandemonium and chaos and all sanctity of such solemn occasions will be lost. This type of behaviour by any part of the guests, no matter to which faith or party they belong cannot be allowed and should be condemned by the powers that be from the highest quarters in the strongest words.

The office of Governor occupies a unique position under the Constitution of India and he is expected to be a non party man and an impartial umpire between rival political parties who , on behalf of the President of India has to observe the on goings in the State to which he is accredited in a most impartial and fair manner and report faithfully to the Govt. of India whether the Govt in the state is being run as per the spirit of the Constitution. If at the very oath taking ceremony such unseemly scenes take place and are not condemned what message do they give about the independence and secularism of His Excellency?. Were the slogan mongers locals or they had been imported from Uttar Pradesh for a purpose? This should be a subject of enquiry by the Intelligence Bureau. The enlightened citizens of the country look to the higher echelons to put things straight when the conduct of their party men is found to be at variance with the spirit of the Constitution.

S.C.Agrawal E-3/3 Arera Colony, Bhopal

Corruption of any kind will not be tolerated

The PMO has sent a strong message that corruption of any kind will not be tolerated. Due to numerous complaints against Department of Posts Officers, the Minister is considering option of re organisation of Postal Department. He wants to bring in fresh talent from outside. At present the Department is manned by Indian Postal service officers. Since large number of officers having CBI / corruption cases & allegations against officers in headquarters they favouring own service officers. You scratch my back, I scratch yours tendency. Now this has to end. Postal service Officer as Secretary unable to tame & discipline powerful lobby of officers of own service. But will an IAS or Customs or income Tax or Railways Officer as Secretary Postal be able to solve grave problems in Department? only time will tell.

Lok Nath Mehra

Achievement of ISS Officers

Technical officers belonging to Indian Statistical Service (ISS) have been appointed against Central Deputation Posts in the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOS&PI), without any approval of ACC. This is an achievement of ISS officers. Perhaps MOS(IC) and Secretary (MOS&PI) is not aware about their long term hidden agenda of ISS Officers. Wait for another achievement.

M. Sriniwasan

CGHS

Urgent intervention required from health minister.

Vinod Sachdeva

Catching business man who were playing Teen Patti

1. It is saddening to see the Delhi police getting headlines for such trivial reasons.
2. Rather than concentrating on murder, rapes, dacoity, terrorism they are concentrating on petty cases of business men playing teen patti, person making love with his girl friend in a park, drinking liquor etc.
3. These minor offences should ideally be legalized with heavy dose of taxation as in the western countries, otherwise all these rich business men will go outside the country for these small pleasures and the country will lose out on precious foreign exchange and taxes.
4.I know scores of top bureaucrats and politicians who play these games regularly. Why doesn't the police catch them ?
Hope Modi will legalise these things with heavy dose of taxation or stop police from wasting time on these trivial things.

Ravi

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