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Akbar was more of a Statesman and Politician than a religious reformer.

Watch before you leap
A keen insider of Delhi's Power Corridor is predicting a mighty embarrassment for Delhi Government mandarins when the charges against the Principal Secretary are filed. Will remind CM & Co of the EM FORSTER quote- " FOOLS RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD". Or as the Hindi Muhawara goes-"CHIRAGH TALLE ANDHERA" Sensing that something is amiss, the AAP Politburo has reduced its stridency of the officers' defence.

Is RSS with Modi ?
Is RSS with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi ? Answer to this question lies in the attitude of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the days to come.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Avinash Srivastava be new Secretary Agriculture ?
It is widely believed that Avinash K Srivastava will succeed Siraj Hussain as Agriculture Secretary in the Government of India onFebruary 1. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Hussain is retiring on January 31.

Lt Gen Soni to be Army Commander in July
After the retirement of Lt Gen K J Singh Cavalry officer Lt Gen D R Soni of 1979 batch will be granted status of Army Commander.

Will Rao be ED in Vijya Bank ?
Nageshwar Rao is likely to be appointed ED in the Vijaya Bank.

K Sreekant selected for Director (Fin), PGCIL
K Sreekant, GM, NTPC, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 21, 2015. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Jaideep Sarkar appointed Ambassador of India to Bhutan
Jaideep Sarkar, presently Ambassador of India to Israel, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Royal Government of Bhutan. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer.

Who will be new CMD of NTPC ?
A panel of three short-listed candidates for the post of CMD NTPC is believed to have reached to the PMO. Altogether 9 candidates were interviewed for the post on Monday. Now the PMO will finalise the name this week.


Cadre of Rahul Hooda transferred to Haryana
The cadre of Rahul Hooda has been transferred from Himachal Pradesh to Haryana on the grounds of marriage to M Manisha Choudhary, a 2011 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre. Hooda is a 2015 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

No empanelment of ADG during 2015
There has been no empanelment of ADG in IPS in the Government of India this year. Last empanelment of ADG took place only in October 2014.

Six DG level vacancies by March end
There are going to be six DG level vacancies in the Government of India by March end.

File of Bhattacharyya for CMD, HPCL still with CVC
The appointment of S N Bhattacharyya, Director (Operations), HPC, as Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) is reported to be getting delayed for want of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) clearance even as the post has been lying vacant since August 1, 2015.

Tenure of IRCTC Director R N Kalita ending in Feb
The tenure of R N Kalita as Director (CS), Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) is coming to an end in February, 2016. V Sriram, Regional Director, IRCTC, is expected to succeed him in March, 2016.

Post of Director (Proj), NHPC vacant since March 2015
The post of Director (Project), National Hydero-Electric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) has been lying vacant since March 10, 2015.

Gopal Singh yet to get orders; vacancy of CMD, NMDC arising on Jan 1
Gopal Singh, CMD, CCL, is yet to get orders for the appointment as Chairman-cum-Managing Director in NMDC Limited as vacancy of this post is arising on January 1, 2016.

Ms Anjali Anand appointed PMG, Kerala circle
Ms Anjali Anand has been appointed as PMG, Northern Region, Kerala circle, Kozhikode. She is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Jaggi given additional charge of GM, NFER
H. S Jaggi has been given additional charge of GM, NFER, Guwahati. He is an IRSE officer. He is GM, Construction, NFER.

Railway Board's Member Electrical to retire this month
Navin Tandon, Member,Electrical, Railway Board, is superannuating on December 31, 2015. He is IRSEE officer of 1978 batch.

Why Sinha was removed unceremoniously ?
Rail Bhawan is abuzz with rumour that Kundan Sinha, Member - Traffic, was removed unceremoniously ? He is due to retire in January next year. If sources are to be believed a 1978 batch IRTS officer Sinha is perhaps the first Member - Traffic who has been removed before retirement. In his place, Md Jamshed - an IRTS officer has been appointed Member - Traffic before one and a half month of Sinha's superannuation.

Alok Mehta to re-launch Hindi Outlook
Hindi Outlook Magazine is being relaunched. Renowned Journlist Alok Mehta will be the Editor again.

Abul Hayat deputed as GGM, IRCTC
Abul Hayat has been deputed as GGM Finance-II, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), New Delhi. He is an IRAS officer.

Ajai Srivastava deputed as GGM, IRCTC
Ajai Srivastava has been deputed as GGM Finance-I, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), New Delhi. He is an IRAS officer.

Ashok Aggarwal posted as Sr DR, ITAT, Delhi
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Ashok Kumar Aggarwal has been appointed as Senior DR, ITAT, Delhi.

Sanjay Kumar deputed as Deputy CPM, DFCCIL, NOIDA
Sanjay Kumar has been deputed as Deputy CPM, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), NOIDA. He is an IRSEE officer.

New twist in the case of Rajasthan Chief Secretary (UPDATED)
In an ongoing Rajasthan Chief Secretary extension controversy, now an eminent RTI Activist and leading Jaipur Lawyer A K jain, in his written complaint to the Cabinet Secretary, has alleged that C S Ranjan, who is retiring on 31st December, 2015, of serious corruption charges in a Rs. 200 crore RIICO : Fun Kingdom Amusement Park" land regularization scandal, in which Jain has lodged a complaint with Anti Corruption Bureau six months back. The Bureau has called for the relevant record from RIICO and the matter is under investigation. Jain has questioned that till this ACD enquiry gets completed and clean chit is given to Rajan, till then how the State or Central Government can consider an extension to Mr. Rajan?.

Three IAS officers get new assignments in MP (UPDATED)
Raghuvir Shrivastava has been appointed as Secretary, Jail while V K Batham was made Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs and Bhopal Divisional Commissioner, S B Singh will be looking after an additional charge of Narmadapuram division in Madhya Pradesh.

Shaktikanta Das is also Secretary, Expenditure (UPDATED)
Shaktikanta Das has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Expenditure till the return of present incumbent from leave upto January 3, 2016. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Devendra Choudhary gets charge of Secretary, Statistics & Programme Implementation (UPDATED)
Devendra Choudhary has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation till the return of present incumbent from leave upto January 3, 2016. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer.

Prabhas Kumar appointed as Director, Fertilizers (UPDATED)
Prabhas Kumar has been deputed as Director in the Department of Fertilizers in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IDSE officer.

Mukesh Choudhary posted as Director, Coal (UPDATED)
Mukesh Choudhary has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Coal in Government of India. He is a 1996 batch IOFS officer.

Shankar Manoharan appointed as Director, Space (UPDATED)
Shankar Manoharan has been appointed as Director in the Department of Space, Bangalore. He is a 1998 batch IDAS officer.

Ajit Kumar posted as Deputy Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (UPDATED)
Ajit Kumar has been deputed as Deputy Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat in Government of India. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Praphullachandra Sharma appointed as Deputy Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas (UPDATED)
Praphullachandra Sharma has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in Government of India. He is a 2006 batch IFS officer.

Ms Preeti Katiyar appointed as Director, Biotechnology (UPDATED)
Ms Preeti Katiyar has been appointed as Director in the Department of Biotechnology in Government of India. She is a 2000 batch IRPS officer.

Pramod Kumar Jain repatriated to his parent cadre (UPDATED)
Pramod Kumar Jain, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, has been repatriated to his parent cadre. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre.

V Venkatramaiah promoted to PCCF grade in AP (UPDATED)
V Venkatramaiah has been promoted to the grade of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1982 batch IFS officer of AP cadre.

Kantilal Dande promoted to Supertime Scale in AP (UPDATED)
Kantilal Dande has been promoted to Supertime Scale in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Haryana (UPDATED)
As many as 16 IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, Mrs Suprabha Dahiya has been appointed as Transport Commissioner while Chander Prakash was made Commissioner, Rohtak Division and Rajeev Ranjan is Project Director, Haryana State Resident Database Authority. Similarly, Vikas Gupta has been appointed as Director, Supplies & Disposals; Amit Kuamr Agarwal as Special Secrtary, Health and Mission Director, NRHM; Ashok Sangwan as Deputy Commissioner, Ambala; Mandip Singh Brar as Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula and CEo, Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, Punchkula; Chander Shekhar as Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad; Jagdeep Singh as Director, Sports & Youth Affairs; Ashok Kumar Meena as Diretor, Development & Panchayats; Khetmalis Makrand Pandurang as Deputy Commissioner, Mewat at Nuh; Anshaj Singh as Managing Director, Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation; Nikhil Gajraj as Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal; Mrs Sharandeep Kaur Brar as Deputy Commissioner, Sirsa; Ashok Sharma as Deputy Commissioner, Palwal and Aditya Dahiya was made Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad.

M Veerabrahmaiah appointed as Registrar, Cooperative Societies in Telangana (UPDATED)
M Veerabrahmaiah has been appointed as Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies in Telangana. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

SBI launches 'State Bank Samadhaan'- a self service mobile app (UPDATED)
State Bank of India launched a Mobile App "State Bank Samadhaan" on Google Play Store. This is a Self-Service App and will enable SBI customers to avail a range of services and obtain commonly sought information, without visiting the branch. The App will provide information about deposits, advances, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, EMI calculation, SBI Branch and ATM Locations, SBI Holidays and give direct access to various mobile apps viz., SBI Freedom, SBI Anywhere, SBI Buddy, SBI Quick, etc. While launching the App, Mrs Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman of State Bank of India, in her address said that, this step will further endear the bank to its customers, and will enhance customer delight. A unique feature of the App is that it will enable any SBI customer to get on-demand his statement of account and interest certificate on Housing Loan and Education Loan securely on his registered email address 24 x 7. Customers will also be able to lodge and track their complaints through the App

Ashim Khurana re-appointed as Chairman, Staff Selection Commission (UPDATED)
Ashim Khurana has been appointed as Chairman, Staff Selection Commission at Additional Secretary level on re-employment basis. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Bhupendra Singh appointed as Chairman, NPPA (UPDATED)
Bhupendra Singh has been appointed as Chairman, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Sumeet Jerath appointed as Additional Secretary, External Affairs (UPDATED)
Sumeet Jerath has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Udai Pratap Singh appointed as Additional Secretary, Tourism (UPDATED)
Udai Pratap Singh has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Ms Smita Nagraj appointed as Director, DG, Defence (UPDATED)
Ms Smita Nagraj has been appointed as Director General (Acquisition), Ministry of Defence. She is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Pawan Kumar Agarwal appointed as CEO, Food Safety & Standards Authority (UPDATED)
Pawan Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Ms Kalpana Mittal Baruah appointed as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (UPDATED)
Ms Kalpana Mittal Baruah has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat. She is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

R Rajagopal appointed as Adviser, Inter State Council Secretariat (UPDATED)
R Rajagopal has been appointed as Adviser, Inter State Council Secretariat. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Binoy Kumar appointed as DG, Supplies & Disposals (UPDATED)
Binoy Kumar has been appointed as Director General, Director General of Supplies and Disposals. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

Chhabilendra Roul appointed as Additional Secretary, Agricultural Research & Education (UPDATED)
Chhabilendra Roul has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Asha Ram Sihag appointed as Secretary, UPSC (UPDATED)
Asha Ram Sihag has been appointed as Secretary, Union Public Service Commission. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Post of Gopal Reddy as Joint Secretary upgraded to Additional Secretary level in MHA (UPDATED)
The post of M Gopal Reddy as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs has been upgraded to the Additional Secretary level in the same Ministry. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Post of Saraswati Prasad as Joint Secretary upgraded to Additional Secretary level in Drinking Water (UPDATED)
The post of Saraswati Prasad as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has been upgraded to the Additional Secretary level in the same Ministry. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Inter cadre deputation tenure of Anup Yadav to UP extended (UPDATED)
The inter cadre deputation tenure of Anup Kumar Yadav from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh has been extended for a period of two years. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

CORPORATE

Chavda appointed CFO of Mahamaya Steel Industries Ltd
Mahamaya Steel Industries Ltd has appointed Praveen Kumar Chavda as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Sharma appointed Chief Supply Chain Officer of Holachef
Rohit Sharma has been appointed as Chief Supply Chain Officer of Holachef

Deshpande resigns as Independent Director of Rasoya Proteins Ltd
Ashok Narayan Deshpande has resigned as Independent Director of Rasoya Proteins Limited

Mehrotra appointed Director ( Sales & Marketing) of Park Plaza, Noida
Ankur Mehrotra has been appointed as Director ( Sales & Marketing) of Park Plaza, Noida

Chandra resigns as Independent Director of Piramal Enterprises Ltd
Amit Chandra has resigned as Independent Director of Piramal Enterprises Limited on account of his other professional commitments

Ms Batra resigns as CS of Green Infra Wind Farm Assets Ltd
Ms Swati Batra has resigned as Company Secretary of Green Infra Wind Farm Assets Ltd

Ms Agarwal appointed CS of R&B Denims Ltd
R&B Denims Ltd has appointed Ms Jyoti Agarwal as Company Secretary of the company.

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Independent authority for senior appointments required

Let there be independent authority for senior appointments. How come the cadre controlling authority of IAS be the controller of all the posts. Its natural they will favor their own service over others by virtue of being in the decision making. Let the selection be based on merit and not on service. IAS ruiles the states and have all the promotional avenues like other services in their cadres. Infact they get faster promotions. The central posts should be open to all.

Sunita

No centre for making new Aaadhaar cards in Noida

The UIDAI is preparing Aadhaar cards. Noida is very big city of UP as compared to other underdeveloped cities and there is no centre for making new Aaadhaar cards and it is well known that the department neglects this time and again with no man to attend this work. Government of India should immediately open centres.

Ram Singh

Central Services repeatedly assigned lower status

It is very unfortunate that Central Services (Gr A) are repeatedly assigned lower status as compared to all India services like IAS. It is also unfair to give two additional increment to IAS etc. to give them an edge compared to other Central services. Officers in Central services serve the Centre Government since beginning while State level all India services join Center at a later stage and hence junior to Central services in their joining the Central system. Almost all the Central Ministries have IAS of a State cadre as secretary, as the head of administration and as such placed above all others. The secretary of a Central ministry should be from a Central service and all the AIS officers should be held junior to him/her to achieve the best administrative and political results. The officers from Central services often feel humiliated, discredited, underutilised, discouraged and virtually reduced to the ineffective disheartened paralyzed positions as a result of the kind of lower level ruthless dirty selfish politics borrowed from the non central styles of working at non central corners. All the Central services needs to unite to dismantle the unjust, demoralising, humiliating and retrogressive system of paralyzing of the Central services.

BKR

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