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This is History (31)
History is like a flowing river, it goes on and on. Still it changes, and sometimes we can see the end of one phase and the beginning of another.

RSS ideology to prevail in UPSC selections too ?
It was being discussed at a get-together in the capital recently, whether RSS ideology will prevail in UPSC selections too in the days to come. And the answer of most of those present was in the affirmative. "Yes, the manner in which things have started changing in the past one year of BJP rule at the centre, the day is not far off when only those with RSS ideology would get preference in UPSC selections."

'Yes Master' breed in services in next 10 years
An interesting fact that came to light during a discussion at a get-together in the capital the other day was that the manner in which the officials and their political masters have started acting in the recent past shows that there would be 'Yes Master' breed in services in next 10 years or so.

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

Review for empanelment after Parliament session ?
Review for empanelment of 1982 batch and 1985 batch IAS officers in the Government of India is expected only after the Parliament session. One meeting has already taken place.

DoPT returns file of IFS empanelment ?
The DoPT is believed to have returned the file of empanelment of 1982 and 1985 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers for certain queries.

KM Acharya to succeed Atul Chaturvedi !
K M Acharya is likely to succeed Chairman of PESB on August 16. He is a 1974 batch former IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Chaturvedi who is a former 1974 batch IAS officer of UP cadre is superannuating on August 15.

Air Marshal Nair to be AOC-in-C of Training Command
Air Marshal SRK Nair will take over as AOC-in-C of Training Command on September 1. Till then he will officiate.

Implementation of OROP after modalities are approved
Its official now the policy of 'One Rank One Pension (OROP)' for the Armed Forces has been adopted by the Government to address the pension disparities. The modalities for implementation were discussed with various stakeholders and are presently under consideration of the Government. It will be implemented once the modalities are approved.


Rastogi goes on foreign training
Secretary to Maharashtra Governor, Vikas Chandra Rastogi has proceeded abroad for training. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Sharma will be Uttarakhand Chief Secretary for three months
Rakesh Sharma, the newly appointed Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand would retire on October 31. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Wings of Delhi Chief Secretary clipped ?
Has Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal clipped the wings of his Chief Secretary KK Sharma ? Only 1983 batch IAS officer of UT cadre Khandelwal can answer this question.

ED officer being targeted?
If sources are to be believed a senior officer of ED is on radar for recovery of Rs. 740 Cr from a south India based media house. Guess the name of the officer?

Dharmendra Kumar relieved to join Delhi Police
DG Mizoram, Dharmendra Kumar has been relieved to join the Delhi Police. He is a 1984 batch UT cadre IPS officer. He is likely to join as Spl Commissioner.

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

Harish Chandra yet to join as Director (Fin), NSIC
Harish Chandra, GGM, CONCOR, is yet to take over the charge as Director (Finance), National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC).

V Mohan to join as Director, NSC on Sept 1
V Mohan, GGM, TCIL, will be joining as Director (Finance), National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSCL) on September 1, 2015.

Som Dutta Sharma posted at Cabinet Secretariat
Upon return from deputation, Som Dutta Sharma has been appointed Director in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is a CSS officer.

Manish Chouhan is also Commissioner, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, Jaipur
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 Deputy Secretary, DoPT
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.

100 posts of IPS officers vacant in West Bengal
Nearly 100 posts of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been lying vacant in West Bengal cadre.

Rahman Abdul Syed relieved to join as Director, HUPA
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.

Four ISS officers transferred
Four officers belonging to Indian Statistical Service (ISS) have been transferred. While KB Surwade has been appointed Director, NSSTA, CSO, Greater Noida, Ganga Kumar will be Director, NSSO, CPD, MoSPI, New Delhi. Alok Kumar is Assistant Director, NSSO, FOD, RO Agra. Besides, P K Sasmal was made Assistant Director, NSSO, FOD, ZO Kolkata.

RK Samal deputed as CF, Central Regional office, Bhubaneswar
RK Samal has been appointed Conservator of Forests (Central), Regional Office, Bhubaneswar in Government of India. He is a 1993 batch IFS officer of MT cadre.

Janardan Prasad posted as Deputy Secretary, Urban Development
Janardan Prasad has been deputed to the Ministry of Urban Development as Deputy Secretary for a period of three years. He is an IRSME officer.

IPS reshuffle likely in Maharashtra
A major IPS reshuffle is likely to take place in Maharashtra soon.


Lalit Bagherwal deputed as DGM, RITES
Lalit Kumar Bagherwal has been deputed to RITES for the post of DGM (Civil) at Jaipur. for a period of three years.

Nair appointed IEM, Vizag Steel Ltd and Director in Kerala
Venugopal K Nair IPS, Rtd., DGP -Kerala has been appointed - Independent External Monitor - Vizag Steel Ltd (Government of India) & Director - Malabar Cements & Kerala Minerals &Metals Ltd (Government of Kerala).

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Chhattisgarh
As many as nine officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, Siddharth Komal Singh Pardesh has been appointed as Commissioner, Chhattisgarh Housing Board while Mrs Rina Saheb Kangale will now be Director, Geology and Mining with additional charge of MD, Chhattisgarh State Mining Corporation and Anbalgan P is Collector, Bilaspur. Similarly, Narendra Kumar Shukla has been appointed as Director, Social Welfare with additional charge of MD, Markfed and MD, Chhattisgarh Disabled Finance and Development Corporation; Dhananjay Dewangan has been appointed as Collector, Kabirdham; C R Prasanna as as Mission Director, National Rural Livelihood Mission with additional charge of Additoinal Development Commissioner; P Dayanand as Collector, Korba; Rajesh Singh Rana as Collector, Balod and mrs Shikha Rajput Tiwari was made Collector, Kondagaon.

Former IA&AS officer is Info Commissioner in Assam
Pinuel Basumatary has been appointed State Information Commissioner, Assam. Basumatary is a retired IA&AS officer.

Orders of Dr D K Likhi as CMD, MIDHANI issued (UPDATED)
The orders of Dr D K Likhi, Director (P&M), Midhani, for the appointment as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Feb 25, 2015)

Satender Kumar appointed as Ambassador to Republic of Suriname (UPDATED)
Satender Kumar, presently Consul General of India, Zanzibar, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Republic of Suriname.

IRS-IT officer, Palanichamy promoted to DCIT grade (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax, M Palanichamy has been promoted to the grade of Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax with effect from January 1, 2007.

3 IPS officers get postings in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Dr Ram Dev Singh has been appointed as SP, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Bharatpur while Mrs Mamta Rahul was made SP, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Bikaner and Dr Aman Deep Singh Kapoor is SP, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Kota in Rajasthan.

Three Senior Spl C P in Delhi Police (UPDATED)
For the first time three senior Spl CP posts have been created in Delhi police. 3 UT cadre IPS officers are now posted against these posts. They are Mssrs Vimla Mehra 1978, Dharmendra Kumar 1984 and Deepak Kumar Mishra 1984 batch .

Dharmendra Kumar is Spl CP Special Unit (UPDATED)
After transfer from Mizoram Dharmendra Kumar will now head special unit of Delhi police. He is a1984 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Virendra Singh is Jt CP in Delhi police (UPDATED)
1991 batch UT cadre IPS officer Virendra Singh has been posted as Joint CP security in Delhi police.

Kashyap gets additional charge of DGP Mizoram (UPDATED)
Ajay Kashyap has been given additional charge of DGP Mizoram. He is a1985 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

V Sriram selected as Director (CS), IRCTC (UPDATED)
V Sriram, Regional Director, IRCTC, has been selected as Director (CS), Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 5, 2015. As many as five persons were interviewed for the same.

Ajay Jain appointed as Secretary, Municipal Admn & Urban Dev in AP (UPDATED)
Ajay Jain has been appointed a Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

CORPORATE

Sanath Kumar is GM and Director, GIC
K Sanath Kumar has taken over as General Manager and Director of GIC from August 1. He would also be holding additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director of GIC Re.

Taneja appointed Addl. Director of Torrent Power Ltd
Torrent Power Limited has appointed P K Taneja, lAS, as an Additional Director of the company

Tripathi appointed Addl. Director of Hinduja Ventures Ltd
Hinduja Ventures Limited has appointed Sudhanshu Tripathi as an Additional Director of the company

Mohan resigns as Non Exec. Director of GIC Housing Finance Ltd
N Mohan has resigned as Non Executive Director of GIC Housing Finance Limited

Samal re-appointed Exec. Chairman of Industrial Investment Trust Ltd
Industrial Investment Trust Ltd has re-appointed Dr B Samal as an Executive Chairman of the company

Roy appointed Global CFO of Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd has appointed Nilanjan Roy as the Global Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Balachandran appointed Global Chief HR Officer of Bharti Airtel Ltd?
Srikanth Balachandran has been appointed as the Global Chief Human Resources Officer of Bharti Airtel Ltd.

Mathrani appointed Chief Brand Officer (Indian Operations) of Bharti Airtel Ltd?
Rajiv Mathrani has been appointed as Chief Brand Officer ( Indian Operations) of Bharti Airtel Ltd

Goyal re-appointed MD of IITL Projects Ltd
IITL Projects Ltd has re-appointed D P Goyal as Managing Director of the company

Walker appointed as Addl. Director of Goodricke Group Ltd
Goodricke Group Ltd has appointed Ms S A Walker as an Additional Director of the company.

Jain resigns as Director of Aro Granite Industries Ltd
Pradeep Kumar Jain has resigned as Director of Aro Granite Industries Limited

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Adjournment of business in Parliament

It is rather sad and depressing to see that in the Parliament and in the State Assemblies more often than not, pandemonium has become order of the day. MPs and MLAs walk into the well of the House and do not listen to the Speaker requesting them to maintain order. Opposition is seen always trying to force its way at the cost of the normal slated business for the day. This is done at the cost of the bills and important issues placed for the day for discussion. The elected leaders, the law makers should devote more time to the study of the laws, amendments and such important issues and should be more Parliamentary so that the scheduled business for the day is transacted. If the bills are passed amidst pandemonium, with a victory of the "ayes" over ' Nos", it is a breach of faith of the trust reposed in them by the voters. They should remember how much money the country is paying them by way of salary, perks and other benefits and in the conduction of the sessions. If sessions are interrupted, do they still feel justified in drawing their salary and remuneration for that period and availing of all the perks? It is for them to do a bit of introspection?

SC Agrawal

Retd. DGP MP

Kejriwal disappointing

With the needless lauding of the short sighted scheme of Kejriwal - Subsidized Jan Ahaar - who is going to pay for it? How is he going to ensure that it reaches only those deserving? Kejriwal and his coterie has been highly disappointing.

S Srinivasan

Kalam - The Real Bharat Ratna

Post-independence, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is the most popular one, a Bharat Ratna in real terms, like the iron-man Sardar Patel.

DP Hura

Attractive VRS package needed

The 7th Pay Commission should also come out with an attractive package of VRS for the central government employees. Against this no fresh recruitment should take place. Savings on salary bill could be utilized for fast tracking e-Governance.

A Srivastava

Filling up of vacancies

I endorse the view regarding filling up vacancies in Army/Navy by introducing recruitment system for candidates at 10+2 stage. This system should be replicated for all central govt. cadres including IAS, IPS, IRS, etc. After completion of specialized training they should be conferred degree in civil/defence administration. This will enable right selection of the talent as well thorough grooming of the selected candidates from a very young age. This will produce efficient and dedicated lot of civil and defence officers who will accomplish their work not as a service but as a mission to rebuild our country in the desired lines on all fronts.

A L Khalkho

Police reforms

I agree that police needs reforms. Police needs better treatment in working hours, salaries promotions etc too. VVIP usage also must stop. Above all police needs independence of action too, i.e. no political pressure please.

Dinesh

Road safety on PM's long wish list

By expressing his feelings on radio on July 26, the PM seems to have put road safety also in his long wish list, perhaps with the hope that someday Aladdin may lend him his magic lamp for fulfilling his wish list The proposed legislation, 'Road Safety and Transport Bill 2014,'' to make Indian roads safe is being edited and trimmed repeatedly indicating the drift and diffidence of the government. Everybody knows that even the most stringent and deterrent legislation will be useless without first making the implementing and enforcing agencies and stake-holders competent and compliant to effectively implement it. Even mild legislation, if properly implemented, can yield wonderful results. The legislation is in the making for almost a year, yet it's becoming law is not expected in the near future. The networking across the nation for dissemination and exchange of information for effective implementation is a pre-requisite, which may take much more time. So the government can live in day-dreams waiting for five years and expiry of its term, as hitherto-fore, done by successive governments, leaving the people in acute misery. It is least expected that government will deliver on this problem speedily, unless more VIPs help it by becoming casualties on roads, as the government worked at rocket speed earlier on the issue, when we lost Munde, a Cabinet Minister , on a new Delhi road

Abhiraj Singh Bajwa, Hoshiarpur

Rajasthan cops' upliftment

Rajasthan police is uplifting itself under home minister and his advisors ADG Kapil Garg, IG, Govind Gupta and ADG Rajiv Dash.

A Agrawal

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