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POLITICS

This is History (30)
How can a nation go ahead if half of its population is kept hidden away in a kind of prison ?

Rahul's comparisons giving sleepless nights to govt
Two comparisons of Rahul Gandhi 'Corporate Ki Sarkaar' and Suit Boot Ki Sarkaar' have given sleepless nights to the government and all its seasoned ministers are out to counter it.


What is the secret of Odisha CM's success ?
The secret behind the success of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, it is said, is his art of bureaucratic handling.

Who will guard the Myanmar border?
The Union government wants to give guarding of Myanmar border to some central paramilitary force. Tie is said to be between the BSF & the ITBP.

DEBATE - Bureaucracy under NDA rule better !

Modi government has completed one year in office only recently and the perception about the functioning of bureaucracy, atleast, at the central level has started changing with the majority claiming that it is better under the present rule than the previous regime even as, many say that there is no change in working of bureaucracy.
Whispersinthecorridors.com has asked its surfers – Whether functioning of the bureaucracy under the present rule better ? And the majority of them said that it was ‘certainly better’ than what it used to be under the UPA regime.
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BUREAUCRACY

Orders of new Secretaries likely this week
Two Secretaries of the Union government have retired on July 31, 2015. If sources are to be believed 3-5 new secretaries are likely to be appointed this week.

Rajan Katoch to continue as ED
Secretary, Heavy Industries Rajan Katoch would continue to hold additional charge of Director Enforcement. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

R S Sharma gets voluntary retirement
The Jharkhand government has accepted VRS to RS Sharma from August 7. 1978 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Sharma has been appointed Chairman of TRAI.

Madhav Mishra is new JD, ED in Bhubaneshwar
Madhav Mishra Joint Commissioner, Customs in Chennai will be new Joint Director, Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Bhubaneshwar

(We said this on July 10, 2015)

Goud is new JD, ED in Hyderabad
Uma Shankar Goud Joint Commissioner, ED in Tuticorin has been moved as Joint Director, ED in Hyderabad.

(We said this on July 10, 2015)

Chand is new JD ED, Kolkata
Sheo Dayal Chand Joint Commissioner, Customs and Exicise Kolkata has been moved as Joint Director ED in Kolkata.

(We said this on July 10, 2015)

Rahul Rajput posted as JD, ED in Delhi
Rahul Rajput Deputy Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai has been appointed Joint Director, ED in Delhi.

(We said this on July 10, 2015)

Amitabh Kumar posted as Joint DG, Shipping, Mumbai
Amitabh Kumar has been appointed Joint DG (JS level), Ministry of Shipping, Mumbai. He is a 1987 batch IRS-IT officer.

Samir Biswas appointed Joint Secretary, Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Samir K Biswas has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

A K Meena appointed Joint Secretary, Defence
A K Meena has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Defence. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Ms Rosy Sharma posted as DDG, CAPART
Ms Rosy Sharma has been appointed DDG, CAPART at Joint Secretary level under the Department of Rural Development. He is a 1998 batch CSS officer.

Manoj Pant appointed Joint Secretary, Health Research
Manoj Pant has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Health Research. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Ms Sumita Mukherjee appointed Joint Secretary, CSIR
Ms Sumita Mukherjee has been appointed Joint Secretary, CSIR under the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research. She is a 1987 batch IRAS officer.

Dvijendra Sharma appointed Joint Secretary, Panchayati Raj
Dvijendra Kumar Sharma has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer of MT cadre.

Dr A J V Prasad kept on compulsory wait
Dr A J V Prasad has been put on compulsory wait in the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals until further orders.

Iqbal Ahmed Ansari is Chief Justice, Patna HC
Iqbal Ahmed Ansari, senior-most Judge of Patna High Court, has been appointed Chief Justice of Patna High Court.

Dr Bipin Behari returns to CCA
Dr Bipin Behari, Managing Director, DKVIB, in Delhi Government, has been repatriated to his cadre controlling authority (CCA) i.e Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Post of Ashok Prasad re-designated Secretary, Internal Security
The post of Ashok Prasad as Special Secretary, Internal Security has been re-designated Secretary, Internal Security. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of AP cadre.

Anshul Mishra relieved to join as PS to MoS for Finance
The Government of Tamil Nadu has relieved Anshul Mishra of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Finance in the Department of Revenue at the level of Deputy Secretary for a period of five years. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Alok Kumar posted at Cabinet Secretariat
Upon his repatriation from deputation as Deputy Passport Officer at Regional Passport Office, Bangalore, Alok Kumar, Under Secretary, has been posted at Cabinet Secretariat.

Amitabh Mathur yet to get orders for Director (IS&P), BHEL
The order for the appointment of Amitabh Mathur, ED, BHEL, as Director (Industrial Systems & Products), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is yet to be issued by the Government of India. A vacancy of this post is arising on September 1, 2015.

Orders of V Mohan as Director, National Seeds Corporation Limited issued
The order for the appointment of V Mohan, GGM, TCIL, as Director (Finance), National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSCL) is reported to have been issued by the Government of India.

Rajendra Meena posted as OSD, Central Board of Excise & Customs
Rajendra Kumar Meena has been appointed OSD in Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC). He is 2004 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Unmesh Sharad Wagh appointed OSD, CBEC
Unmesh Sharad Wagh has been posted as OSD (CX-I) in Central Board of Excise & Customs. He is a 2000 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Batham is Member, Rajbhasha Advisory Committee
Former ADG of BSF ML Batham has been nominated as Member of the Rajbhasha Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare.

Naresh Chandra Goyal appointed Member, Rail Land Development Authority
Naresh Chandra Goyal has been appointed Member (Planning Rail Traffic Coordination), Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA). He is an IRTS officer.

Rakesh Tyagi appointed Director, Corporate Affairs
Rakesh Tyagi has been appointed Director in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He is an IRPS officer.

A K Sachan appointed ED (L&A), Railway Board
A K Sachan has been appointed Executive Director, Land & Amenities-II, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

S C Jain appointed ED (BS), Railway Board
S C Jain has been appointed Executive Director, Bridges Structure-II, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

A K Dubey posted as ED, Civil Engg, Railway Board
A K Dubey has been posted as Executive Director, Civil Engineering, General, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

B P Awasthi appointed ED, Track, Railway Board
B P Awasthi has been appointed Executive Director, Track (P), Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

S K Shrivastava appointed ED, B&S, Railway
S K Shrivastava has been posted as Executive Director, Bridges & Structure-I, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

S P Mahi appointed ED, Establishment, Railway Board
S P Mahi has been appointed Executive Director, Establishment, Reservation, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

Dinesh Kumar Tripathy posted as CCM, CHoD, NCR
Dinesh Kumar Tripathy has been appointed Chief Commercial Manager (CCM), Coordinating Head of Department(CHoD), North Central Railway (NCR). He is an IRTS officer.

Surjit Kumar Das appointed COM, CHoD, SECR
Surjit Kumar Das has been appointed Chief Operations Manager, Coordinating Head of Department (CHoD) in South East Central Railway (SECR). He is an IRTS officer.

A K Biswas posted as COM, CHoD, NFR
A K Biswas has been appointed Chief Operations Manager, Coordinating Head of Department (CHoD) in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).

Rahul Agarwal promoted to SAG, posted to NCR
Rahul Agarwal has been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted in the cadre of North Central Railway (NCR). He is an IRTS officer.

Shirkant Mahiyariya promoted to SAG, posted to WCR
Shrikant Mahiyariya has been promoted to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted in the cadre of West Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Brajesh Dharmani promoted to SAG, posted to SECR
Brajesh Dharmani has been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted in the cadre of South East Central Railway (SECR).

S J Jethi appointed Adviser, Railway Board
S J Jethi has been appointed Adviser, Commercial Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Srivastava gets post retirement job in Bihar
Former 1980 batch IAS officer MK Srivastava has been appointed director-cum-executive officer of Centre for Good Governance in Bihar.

UKS Chauhan felicitated
1986 batch Kerala IAS (Joint Secretary Food) officer UKS Chauhan's poetry book "Jantantra Ka Abhimanyu" has got prestigious 'Rashtrakavi Maithilisharan" award. He was felicitated by Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari at a grand function organised on August 3 at National Museum, New Delhi. His book published by Bharatiya Gyanpeeth was selected for this award by selection committee comprising of Padma Sri Mehrunissa Parvez, renowned journalist Ram Bahadur Rai, Ganga Prasad Vimal, Bhagirath Prasad MP and others.

NBCC signs MoU with Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU) (UPDATED)
NP Aggarwal, Executive Director, National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd. (NBCC) and Alok Shrotiya, Registrar, IGNTU, signed a Memory of Understanding (MoU) recently at Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh in the presence of Prof. TV Kattimani, Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU). The MoU is for development of IGNTU's main and regional campuses in Madhya Pradesh. Also present on the occasion was Pradeep Sharma, AGM (Engg.), NBCC.

Manish Chouhan is also Commissioner, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, Jaipur (UPDATED)
Manish Chouhan has been assigned an additional charge of Commissioner, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor, Jaipur. He is an IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Sanjiv Kumar appointed as Deputy Secretary, DoPT (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Kumar has been deputed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for a period of four years. He is a 2005 batch IRPS officer.

Rahman Abdul Syed relieved to join as Director, HUPA (UPDATED)
Rahman Abdul Syed has been relieved to join as Director in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA). He is a 2001 batch IRTS officer.

4 ISS officers transferred (UPDATED)
Four officers belonging to Indian Statistical Service (ISS) have been transferred and posted at different places. K B Surwade has been appointed as Director, NSSTA, CSO, Greater Noida, while Ganga Kumar will be Director, NSSO, CPD, MoSPI, New Delhi and Alok Kumar is Assistant Director, NSSO, FOD, RO Agra. Besides, P K Sasmal was made Assistant Director, NSSO, FOD, ZO Kolkata.

Som Dutta Sharma posted to Cabinet Secretariat (UPDATED)
Upon return from deputation, Som Dutta Sharma has been appointed as Director in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is a CSS officer.

Orders of Thangapandian as Director (Power), NLC issued (UPDATED)
The orders of V Thangapandian, GGM, NTPC, for the appointment as Director (Power), Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on February 23, 2015)

CORPORATE

Sheth appointed Addl. Director of Wipro Ltd.
Wipro Limited has appointed Dr Jagdish N Sheth as an Additional Director.

Raghavan resigns as CS of Kingfisher Airlines Ltd.
Bharath Raghavan has resigned as Company Secretary of Kingfisher Airlines Limited.

Thomas designated ED & Dy. CEO of Tata Coffee Ltd.
Tata Coffee Limited has designated Chacko Purackal Thomas as Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

Ms Devi appointed Director of NEPC Textiles Ltd.
NEPC Textiles Ltd. has appointed Shivani Devi as its Director of the.

Bankar appointed CFO of Nu Tek India Ltd.
Nu Tek India Limited has appointed Ashish Bankar as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Joshi resigns as CS of Green Fire Agri Commodities Ltd.
Ms Khushboo Joshi has resigned as Company Secretary of Green Fire Agri Commodities Limited.

Joshi appointed CS of Kalyani Investment Company Ltd.
Kalyani Investment Company Limited has appointed Adwait S Joshi as Company Secretary.

Srinivasan appointed CFO of India Nippon Electricals Ltd.
India Nippon Electricals Limited has appointed Elango Srinivasan as the Chief Financial Officer.

Tandon appointed Addl. Director of MPS Ltd.
MPS Limited has appointed Ms Yamini Tandon as an Additional Director.

Mahadevan resigns as Director of DFL Infrastructure Finance Ltd.
S Mahadevan has resigned as Director of DFL Infrastructure Finance Ltd.

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Proactive PM

Now we have a PM (Pradhan Sevak) of Government of India (Bharat Shashan) who himself is hyperactive for Bharat Mata, a tough taskmaster, a quick decision maker, assertive and gives equal weightage to all citizens irrespective of caste or religion. He is a Yogi and energetic who spends 20 hours a day for the country. His 4-hour sleep is also dedicated to dreaming about the country and well-being of its citizens. He personally looks into the problems of individuals and seeks repeated feedbacks on the progress. Despite being three generations old, he has a desire to link unprivileged Bharat with developed India via his Digital India and Make in India initiatives for Bharat 2020. We pray for his perfect health and long life. JAI HIND. JAI BHARAT. JAI JAWAN. JAI KISAN. JAI VIGYAN.

Er S Bharadwaj

Re-organisation of steel sector PSU's

It is the need of hour. PSU's are having their own captive mines but still not doing well. Reason is ineffective top management. Many top officials are TA 's & PA's and are kith and kin of political leaders and Babus, agents of contractors. Many do not have qualifications and experience and have not even worked in shop floor or seen the plant. Many have dubious records. Back door entries, price tag for promotions and transfers from mines, luxurious foreign trips etc. a person retiring in six months has been sent foreign. Apart from this casteism and regionalism play vital role. Leadership qualities, honest , sincere and qualified persons are not allowed in corporates as well as in Marketing or even in key departments. Purchase of sub standard equipments is another contribution.

Shashank

Steel sector

In 2014, India stood 4th in the World in Steel Production where as India's total production of steel (87 Million Tons) was about only 12% of China (823 Million Tons). In last 10 years, SAIL and other Steel PSU's have invested heavily in modernization still we are not able to cross 100 million mark. Production of Steel is directly proportional to infrastructure investments, if we can't grow our steel sector 10-12% per year we may suffer in the long run. Still several Steel PSUs don't have captive mines. During UPA, Steel was most neglected sector represented by politically lightweight ministers like Beniprasad Verma etc., At least now NDA government seems to be serious on increasing production to 150 Million Tons. So a complete overhaul of this key sector is much needed at the earliest.

Prashanth

Holiday for MPs

Dr. Kalam had expressed the desire that no holiday be declared on his death. But what is the logic behind declaring two-day holiday for MPs during session and allow them to make the tour for funeral. It is really shameful.

S K Sachdeva

Official appointments

Apropos to comments of the PM i.e. in making official appointments work, character and merit were to be regarded -not caste or family. The bureaucrats are continuing to play the benefits to their kith and kin as all the files cannot be reviewed by the PM.

Subramanian N

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