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M Ray

Espionage exposure; clear message to whom ?
In the power gallery of the capital the buzz is that Petroleum Ministry alleged espionage exposure is a clear cut message to many . Guess whether it officials, media or 'some' business houses ?


Now non English speaking officials make hay
Gone are the days when English speaking officials used to be held in higher esteem. While they were given utmost importance during the days of Manmohan Singh, now non English speaking officials are enjoying supremacy.

BUREAUCRACY

Orders of Dr B P Sharma as new CMD Pawan Hans Ltd issued
Orders of Dr B P Sharma as new CMD of Pawan Hans Ltd have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Sept 30, 2014)

Ms S T Ray selected as Director (HRD), BSNL
Ms S T Ray, ED, BSNL, has been selected for the post of Director (HRD), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 27, 2015. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Justice Amitava Roy appointed as Judge of Supreme Court
Justice Amitava Roy, Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, has been appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
(We said this on February 23 )

Arun Mishra is now Regional Director in Bangkok
Arun Mishra has joined as Regional Director International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) in Bangkok. He is former DGCA and IAS officer of 1986 batch .

Jaigopal is ADG,AIR news
Jaigopal, ADG , PIB, Jaipur has been transferred and posted as ADG , AIR news hq in Delhi. He is 1984 batch IIS officer.

New Director for PIB, Jaipur
Pragya Palival Gour ,an IIS officer of 1990 batch will be new Director, PIB, Jaipur. She was Director, PIB in Delhi.

Vasishth appointed as Development Commissioner, SEZ, Kandla
Upendra Vasishth has been appointed as Development Commissioner at Joint Secretary level, Kandla Special Economic Zone, Kandla in Gujarat. He is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Ordnance Factory Service.

Best Collector in Kerala
District Collector in Kerala M G Rajamanickam won the best collector award-2014. He is 2008 batch IAS officer.

Dr Unnat Pandit deputed as OSD to Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman
Dr Unnat P Pandit has been appointed as OSD to Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry at Director level. He is a private person.

DGPs in Rajasthan and Karnataka to be appointed today
New DGPs in Rajasthan and Karnataka are being appointed on Saturday.

Two additional benches of AAR to be created
Two additional benches of the Authority for Advance Rulings (Income Tax), one in New Delhi and one new bench in Mumbai are being created soon. The Cabinet has approved creation of two posts of Vice-Chairmen in the Apex scale and four posts of Members (two posts of Revenue Members and two posts of Law Members) in the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG+) and two posts of Secretary at the level of Commissioner of Income Tax/Joint Secretary.

PESB invites applications for Director (Operations), HCL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Operations), Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) falling vacant on March 1, 2016. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before May 5, 2015.

Tenure of Dr V M Katoch as Secretary, DHR ending today
The extended tenure of Dr Vishwa Mohan Katoch as Secretary, Department of Health Research and Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research is coming to an end on February 28, 2015.

1985 batch IPS to get DG rank in Odisha
1985 batch IPS officer K B Singh is being promoted to the rank of DG in Odisha very soon.

RPF still waiting for DG
More than two weeks have passed the Government is yet to find a Director General (DG) for Railway Protection Force, RPF. Whisper is that IPS officers from some states, including UP & Maharashtra are trying to get this post and waiting for government's decision

Dey to join as Director (Fin), CIL on Mar 1
C K Dey, Director (Finance), ECL, will be joining as Director (Finance), Coal India Limited (CIL) onMarch 1, 2015. He will succeed incumbent Abhijit Chatterjee retiring on February 28, 2015.

Orders of Nagaraj as Director (Fin & Com), HSL yet to come
The orders of M Nagaraj, AGM, ITIL, for the appointment as Director (Finance & Commercial), Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) are yet to be issued by the Government of India. The post has been lying vacant since November 29, 2013.

Rajashekhar to take over as Director (Fin), BCCL on Mar 1
K S Rajashekhar, GM, NCL/CIL, will be joining as Director (Finance), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) on March 1, 2015. He will succeed Amitava Saha retiring on February 28, 2015.

Ajay Negi likely to join central deputation
Ajay Negi is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1993 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.

PESB invites applications for Director (Mining), HCL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Mining), Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) fell vacant on January 1, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before April 16, 2015.

Seven Indian Postal Service group 'A' officers transferred
As many as seven JTS/STS officers of Indian Postal Service group 'A' have been transferred to different circles. Accordingly, Ashoke Pal and Gautam Kumar Jana have been shifted to West Bengal circle while T S Aswathanarayana was transferred to Karnataka circle and M C Pandey was posted to Uttarakhand circle. Similarly, K K Devis has been appointed to Kerala circle; B R Nanajagi to Maharashtra circle and P R Kerala was shifted to Rajasthan circle.

39 officers of Postal Service Group 'B' get JTS
As many as 39 officers of Postal Service Group 'B' have been promoted to the Junior Time Scale (JTS) of Indian Postal Service group 'A'. The officers are: J F Shekhar, R Selvarani, H R Chandrashekharchar Jeth Mal Jinger, Chandra Mohan Bhatt, G Ganesan, Yadunath Dwivedi, C L Verma, L S N Murthy, Y S Rathore. A Kuppusamy, A Ganesan, Govind Mohan Taneja, Ms M K Shah, Mohd Hanif, Rahmat Ullah, R P Patil, V K Gupta, B L Jangde, V Tara, B M Meshram, Nar Singh, N R Giri, Daleep Singh Rana, K S Tomar, L Manunatha, D R Mandal, Yash Pal Singh, S B Vyavahare, Rahul, M R Trvedi, P P Singh, N S Wankhede, Dhanna Ram Sen, J S Gurjar, Ram Pal Singh, V Kumarakrishnan, Sirajuddin Sheikh and Bali Ram.

FMC to be merged with SEBI (UPDATED)
The Government of India has decided to merge Forwards Markets Commission (FMC) with SEBI in order to strengthen regulation of commodity forward markets and reduce wild speculation.

Partha Satpathy accredited as Ambassador to Republic of Guinea Bissau (UPDATED)
Partha Satpathy, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Senegal, has concurrently been accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea Bissau, with residence in Dakar, Senegal.

Mrs Ananya Ray is also Chief Commissioner, AR, CESTAT, Delhi (UPDATED)
Mrs Ananya Ray, Chief Commissioner, Customs (P), Delhi, has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Commissioner, AR, CESTAT, Delhi.

Sanjeev Behari gets charge of Chief Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai (UPDATED)
Sanjeev Behari, Chief Commissioner, Pune zone, has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai zone II.

Mrs Arusha Vasudev is also Chief Commissioner, Customs, Nagpur zone (UPDATED)
Mrs Arusha Vasudev, Chief Commissioner, CX, Mumbai zone-II, has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Commissioner, Customs, Nagpur zone.

A K Kaushal gets charge of DG, Valuation, Mumbai (UPDATED)
A K Kaushal, Chief Commissioner, customs, Mumbai zone 1, has been assigned an additional charge of DG, Valuation, Mumbai.

R K Verma promoted as Adviser (Public Grievances) to MoS for Railways (UPDATED)
R K Verma, who is presently working as Executive Director (Public Grievances) to the Minister of State for Railways, has been promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) and posted as Adviser, Public Grievances to the same. He is an IRSE officer.

Negi is out of race ? (UPDATED)
Ramesh Negi ,Chief Secretary Arunachal Pradesh and 1884 batch AGMUT cadre IAS seems to be out of the race for the post of Chief Secretary, Delhi.

Delhi CM will not get CS of his choice ? (UPDATED)
Arvind Kejerival Chief Minister of Delhi is not going to get the CS of his choice. Sources in the Official circles opined that the AAP will not insist for any particular officer and will accept the officer given by the GOI.

Panel forwarded to Delhi govt (UPDATED)
MHA has reportedly forwarded a panel to Delhi CM for the post of Delhi CS. It is said that the panel has the names of 1980- 1982 batch. Now the ball is in Kejerival's court.

Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE reacts to Union Budget (UPDATED)
Reacting to the Union Budget, Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE, has said that the Government has to work on resolving all these large important issues and a lot more. Finance Minister communicated his plans to bridge the gap between India and Bharat, by introducing reforms to close the gap between urban and rural areas and by stating that all policies need to benefit the poor.
On the Gift City: The International Finance Centre in Gift city is a welcome move. Setting up of IFC in Gift city was a part of the vision of PM which was supported by BSE wholeheartedly. This would help establishing an International Finance Centre which can compete on rules, regulations and ease of business with other International Finance Centres such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and London.
On the Financial Markets: Creation of a Public debt management agency is part of the FSLRC implementation. We welcome the move to merge FMC with SEBI, which has been a part of the FLSRC recommendation. We welcome the Government's thrust on deepening the bond market, BSE will work with the Government to implement Government and Corporate Debt market reforms for primary as well as secondary market.

Dr Shivaji is new CMD SIDBI (UPDATED)
Dr. Kshatrapati Shivaji has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI).He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
(We said this on October 20,2014 )

DG and Chief Secretary to continue in J & K (UPDATED)
Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khanday and DGP K Rajendra Kumar are going to continue in the new Government.They are unlikely to be changed in the near future.

Who will be Principal Secretary to J & K CM ? (UPDATED)
Who will be new Principal Secretary to new J & K Chief Minister Muftee Saeed Ahmad ?.1987 batch IAS officer Pradip Kumar Tripathi is said to be a strong contender. Chances of 1986 batch IAS officer Bharat Bhushan Vyas to continue as Principal Secretary to the CM are also bright.

CORPORATE

Term lending, infrastructure development need of hour in MP, says NABARD Chairman
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is focussing on term lending and infrastructure development in Madhya Pradesh. Addressing a press conference in Bhopal the other day, NABARD Chairperson Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala said that Rs. 1925 crore was allocated to MP during the current financial year adding that NABARD has provided Rs. 16,000 crore for 4100 projects under RIDF scheme during the last 20 Years. NABARD has also refinanced Rs 50 thousand crore to regional rural banks and commercial banks in Madhya Pradesh, to the agriculture and non form sector in rural areas of the State. He appreciated the Madhya Pradesh Government for achieving the agriculture Development. 24 per cent of GDP of growth in Madhya Pradesh. NABARD will be the partner with Madhya Pradesh Government for giving guidance to producer of Horticulture and Dairy Development. Dr. Bhanwala has also said that he met the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and discussed the scope for agriculture and infrastructure development of the state. 700 projects have referred to NABARD for the development of agriculture and rural roads. The chairman NABARD also said that there is a proposal for expending now banking branches in rural areas and NABARD also provided core banking solutions through training and workshops to regional rural bank. NABARD is considering the proposal of CM of MP for term lending for higher allocation to MP upgradation of technology and ITIs skill up gradation. Term lending to agriculture helps protected risk free and disease resistance agriculture and efficient use of fertilizers. Under the Dairy development areas based scheme NABARD will be involved in bank finances and forward linkages. NABARD chairman earlier visited the SIP Kolar irrigation project funded by NABARD of 145 crores and reviewed the project with the officials of irrigation department. Dr Bhanwala earlier inaugurated a capacity building program of the state co-operative bank. The NABARD chairman also met Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh and Senior Officials of Nationalized Banks during two days visit to Bhopal. Dr. Rajendra Kulkarni of Chief General Manger of MP and Dr P J Sudhakar, ADG, PIB, participated in press conference.

Misra appointed CMD, SJVN Ltd
SJVN Limited has appointed R N Misra as Whole-time Chairman and Managing Director of SJVN Limited w.e.f. February 26, 2015.

Puri appointed MD, Pidilite Industries Ltd
Pidilite Industries Limited has appointed Bharat Puri as the Managing Director of the company w.e.f.April 10, 2015

Parekh appointed Non Exec. Vice Chairman, Pidilite Industries Ltd
N K Parekh has been appointed as Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Pidilite Industries Limited w.e.f.April 1, 2015

Kedia appointed CFO, Kiran Vyapar Ltd
Kiran Vyapar Ltd has appointed Sajjan Kumar Kedia as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. March 2, 2015

Arora is Interim CS, NIIT Technologies Limited
NIIT Technologies Limited has appointed Ms Monika Arora as Interim Company Secretary of the company w.e.f March 1, 2015

Sravanthi appointed Addl. Director, Vama Industries Ltd
Vama Industries Ltd has appointed R Rama Sravanthi as Additional Director of the company w.e.f.March 1, 2015

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AAP in Government
Arvind Kejriwal swept to power partly on its promise to give corruption free government to the national capital and partly on his promising to give free power and water to the citizens. He has announced that fromMarch 1 water will be free and 400 units of electricity per month at 50% of the present cost, with the balance being given as a subsidy. It is not clear whether the subsidy will be given to the citizens or to the distribution company, but one assumes that the latter will be the case because the Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, has said that this arrangement will be there till the audit of the distribution company is completed and if it is found that they are making undue profit, then the subsidy will have to be borne by the distribution companies themselves. If the metered supply indicates use of more than 400 units of power per month then the consumer will have to pay for the entire power consumed from point zero onwards. Similar will be the case with water.
A party which has come to power on a promise of a corruption free government has just created an avenue of corruption with almost unlimited scope and with very little chance of detection. People who want free power and water cannot be considered exactly above corruption themselves because they want a benefit without paying for it. How much power and water is consumed is a question of what the meter reading shows and meters are read by low paid meter readers in large numbers. One can foresee consumers bribing the meter readers to deliberately show a lesser power consumer than 400 units per month or a water consumption of less than 20,000 litres per month. The employee gets a modest but regular bribe from each household and the householders save a great deal of money by not having to pay any electricity or water bill. Because both benefit at a scale which is almost universal, neither will report the deviations and, therefore, corruption would be wholesale in which there will be eager citizens' participation. This nexus cannot be broken. Congratulations, Kejriwal for setting in place such a foolproof arrangement.
M N Buch

Who is the most intelligent politician of them all ?
Who is the smartest, the canniest, the wiliest? The debate must include the names of Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Dr J Jayalalitha, Dr Subramaniam Swamy, Digvijay Singh, Amit Shah and Arvind Kejriwal.
A K Singh

Post right person at the right place
It will be more helpful for the Railways Services to post right person at the right place. There are very knowledgeable persons in Indian railways but they are sideline and not getting recognition in the department. This will not sole the internal friction but also the system of the tendering and procurement will be very fast and productivity of the Rly PU will be at par with Trade and at same time modernization of Railway and Pu will be benefitted as of now young generation has tremendous potential to work for the country and its developments .As our PM expecting from the citizen of the country.
Every Railway man should help and Co-operate to form the and make proper modalities as early as possible. Thanking you for taking our suggestion for new constructive Indian Railway service under one Umbrella.
Shaikh Nazir
CMT/CLW/CRJ

It is not very uncommon
Selling/parting of these documents in Ministries is not a very uncommon as this done mostly by personal staff in senior offices and officers who are their for very longer durations in these Ministries and have been able to escape rotations by patronage by Secretaries moving these staff as personal luggage. Rules should be applicable to all and exceptions like cab. Sectt. or pmo should be avoided. When u implement rules equally for all these malpractices are arrested on their own significantally. Onus lies on all of us but especially on head of Deptts. & DOPT.
Srivastava R

Where are Ache Din for Aam Admi ?
Feedback from whispers in the corridors.in:, India shining but where are ache din for Aam Admi. Present government is making all out efforts for hassle free business and with assurance of radical reforms foreign money is coming to stock market which are booming resulting in huge income to operators high net worth individual and increasing the worth of listed company promoters hugely but common /middle man is where he was during upa time & still awaiting ache din. government need to look & take care of this constituency to avoid delhi like political set back .
RK NAGPAL

Selection process is done after due application of mind
Apropos a comment on your blog as to why Indian Telecom Servoce officers are posted to various Ministries, the following should be kept in mind: The Government of India (Central Government) is manned by officers on deputation from all Services which participate in the Central Staffing scheme. Officers are selected from all eligible Services after they are on the offer list, from panels of officers, based on merit. The selection process is after due application of mind by the Government. There is no special treatment to the Indian Telecom Service and there is no reason for the subordinate functionaries recruited through the SSC examination (Group C) to feel jealous of those who are recruited in superior scales (Group A) by the UPSC.
A K Singh

Why post Indian Telecom Service officers in ministries ?
I want to ask Ram Singh that what is Rocket Science. He is dealing in Ministries that ITS (Indian Telecom Services) officers can not perform. How different is working of other ministries w.r.t. DoT ? ITS are UPSC qualified and well trained and well experienced officers. Technical Ministries and regulatory bodies are being headed by non technical service officers and you want to keep ITS away from other ministries. Technology is the only solution for most of the problems. Develop scientific temperament in all ministries.
Brahma Singh

Demoralising other officers
The ITS officers, especially the ones holding very sensitive posts like Director (Estt.)/Director (Admin.) in various ministries and DoPT etc., due to their lack of administrative experience/ acumen, are not understanding/appreciating the nuances of the matters and are being driven by the whims/ fancies of the their subordinates. This is damaging and demoralising other officers.
Rajesh

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