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This is History (19)
A knife is one of the most useful things you can have. Every scout must have it. And yet a foolish person may kill another with the knife. It is not the fault of the poor knife. The fault lies with the person misusing the tool.

BJP- AIADMK and Congress-DMK in Tamil Nadu
BJP and Jayalalitha and Congress and K Karunanidhi are likely to be election partners in the ensuing Vidhan Sabha elections.

Appointment of new Governors after Parliament Session
Appointment of couple of new Governors is expected to take place after the Parliament Session. Names have already been decided.

BUREAUCRACY

Secretary level postings to five 1981 batch IAS officers in GoI
Five 1981 batch IAS officers Mssrs Amrendra Sinha (Uttarakhand), V S Madan (UT), Rajiv Yadav (AM), K Ratnaprabha (Karnataka) and Rakesh Srivastava (Rajasthan) are waiting to get posting as Secretary in the Government of India.

Dr S S Negi is new Director, General Forests
Dr S S Negi has been appointed Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change. Negi, who will succeed S S Garbyal retiring on July 31, 2015, belongs to a 1980 batch IFS officer of Himachal Pradesh.


Ravi Parmar to be Chairman, Kandla Port Trust!
Ravi Manubhai Parmar is being tipped as new Chairman of Kandla Port Trust. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.


Appointment of new Secretary, Railway Board next week?
Appointment of new Secretary of the Railway Board is expected to be made next week. Present Secretary, Gajbhiye is superannuating by this month end.

T K Chand yet to join as CMD, NALCO
Why the order for appointment of T K Chand, Director (Commercial), RINL, as Chairman & Managing Director, NALCO Limited is getting delayed as the post is vacant since May 5, 2015? N R Mohanty, Director, Project and Technical, has been entrusted with an additional charge of CMD.

DoPT seeks applications for Secretary, OIDB
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has sought applications for the post of Secretary, Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB) under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Those willing to apply can send their applications to this Department within one month.

Bhanu Pratap Sharma continues as Chairperson, Food Safety
Bhanu Pratap Sharma will continue holding an additional charge of Chairperson, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India till the appointment of a regular incumbent. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ms Jasminder Kasturia appointed Ambassador to People's Republic of Korea
Ms Jasminder Kasturia, presently Director at Headquarters, has been appointed next Ambassador of lndia to Democratic People's Republic of Korea.


AIR news facing shortage of staff
The official broadcaster AIR news wing is facing acute shortage of staff. It is said that about a dozen posts of editors are vacant in the wing.

Amitabh Kumar relieved to join as Secretary, Revenue
Amitabh Kumar has been relieved to join as Joint Secretary (TRU-II) in the Department of Revenue. He is an IRS-C&CE officer.

P V Subba Rao relieved to join Joint Secretary, Revenue
P V Subba Rao has been relieved to join as Joint Secretary (COFEPOSA) in the Department of Revenue. He is an IRS-C&CE officer.

Ms Anjali Bakshi deputed as OSD to President
Ms Anjali B M Bakshi, presently Sr AFA, Northern Railway has been deputed as Officer on Special Duty to the President of India.

Sanjiv Swarup deputed as CVO, NBCC
Sanjiv Swarup has been deputed to the National Building Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO). He is an IRSEE officer.

Devendra Ramtekker deputed to NMRCL
Davendra M Ramtekker has been deputed to the Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL). He is an IRSE officer.


RBSS officers deputed to RITES as DGM
Three officers of RBSS officers Akash Bhardwaj, Devender Vats and Vijay Kumar all presently in Railway Board have been deputed to RITES as DGM.

Vikram Meena promoted as AGM in MMTC
Vikram Meena has been promoted from Deputy General Manager to Additional General Manager post in the MMTC.


Posting of Prashant Mishra absorbed in HPRCL
Posting of Prashant Kumar Mishra has been permanently absorbed in Haridaspur Paradip Railway Company Limited (HPRCL). He is an IRTS officer.

Minor reshuffle in Delhi Police
Two officers of Delhi Police have been shifted in a minor reshuffle. Alok Kumar of 2001 batch UT cadre IPS has been shifted from Vigilance to Crime branch. Rakesh Pavariya, a DANIPS officer has been transferred from Delhi Metro to Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Satish Kothari deputed as OSD, BRBCL
Satish Kothari has been deputed to the Bharatiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited (BRBCL) as Officer on Special Duty (Railways) for a period of five years. He is an IRSEE officer.

Tenure of Kharmawphlang as CCF, NER office, Shillong extended
The deputation tenure of B S Kharmawphlang as Chief Conservator of Forests, North Eastern Regional (NER) Office, Shillong has been extended till October 10, 2017. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Ashish Kumar promoted as DG, CSO
Ashish Kumar has been appointed Director General, CSO in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation after promotion to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). He is an Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officer.

Five ISS officers transferred
Five officers belonging to Indian Statistical Service (ISS) have been given new postings. Accordingly, Chandramani Sharma and Sanjeev Kumar have been appointed Director in the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation while Subhra Sarkar will be Director, NCDC in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Rakesh Kumar is being moved to NSSO (FOD), Agra. Besides, Amrendra Pratap Singh has been appointed to TRU, Revenue.

Former Jharkhand CS is Chairman, Finance Corporation
Former Jharkhand Chief Secretary, Sajal Chakraborty has been appointed chairman of Jharkhand State Finance Corporation. Principal Secretary (personnel) Santosh Kumar Satpathy has been transferred to the mines department in the same capacity.

3 IAS officers transferred in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Three IAS officers have been shifted in Delhi Government. Accordingly, Sanjeev Khirwar has been appointed as Commissioner, Food & Supplies with additional charge of CMD, DSCSC while Akash Mahapatra was made Special Secretary, Health and V K Beniwal is Additional Commissioner, North MCD on deputation.

21 DANICS officers transferred in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
As many as 21 DANICS Officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Delhi Government. Accordingly, Ms Sonika Singh has been appointed as Additional Commissioner, VAT while Indu Shekhar Mishra will be Director, NDMC and Anil Kumar Singh is Director, NDMC. Similarly, R N Mangala has been posted as DC, North MCD; V S Rawat as Special Secretary, Vigilance; Naveen Kataria as Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies; B S Thakur as Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies; Narender Siingh as Assistant Labour Commissioner; S K Verma as Superintendent, Central Jail; Mukul Koranga as Assistant Director, Education; Ravinder Sadhu as Deputy Secretary,UD; Ms Anupma chakravorthy as Deputy Secretary, Services; Mukesh Kumar Sharma as Deputy Secretary, Services; D N Singh as Assistant Director, Education; Yogesh Jain as VATO, Trade & Taxes; R K Meena as Deputy Secretary, PGC; Ms Manju Handa as Deputy Secretary, Health; K S Meena as Deputy Secretary, Vigilance; Huckam Chand as AO DHS; Rajesh Chauhan as Deputy Registrar, Administration, NSIT and Rajeev Kumar was AO DIP.

13 Indian Postal Service officers transferred after promotion to SAG (UPDATED)
As many as 13 officers of Indian Postal Service have been transferred after promotion to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG). Accordingly, N Vinod Kumar has been posted as DDG, PMU, Postal Dte, New Delhi while M Shobha k Madhale will be PMG (Mails & BD), Delhi circle and Col Subhash Chandra on deputation to APS. Similarly, G V Sawleshwarkar has been posted as PMG, Pune region Mahararashtra; Col sagar Hanuman Singh on deputation to APS; Amitabh Singh on foreign assignment with Asia Pacific Postal Union (APPU), Bangkok, Thailand; Vinod Kumar Verma as PMG, Goa region, Maharashtra circle; Akhilesh Pandey on deputation to APS; Umesh Kumar Verma as PMG, Gurgaon, Haryana circle; Pranav Kumar as PMG, Aurangabad region, Maharasthra; Ms Shashi Shalini Kujur as PMG (Mails & BD), West Bengal circle; Ms G Madhumita Das as DDG, Postal bank of Inidia, Postal Dte, New Delhi and Sanjiv Ranjan was made PMG, Kurnool region, Andhra Pradesh circle.

Three Indian Postal Service officers transferred (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Postal Service have been transferred. Accordingly, P K Swain has been posted as DDG, Estates & MM, Postal Directorate, New Delhi while Ms Anjali Anand will now be DDG (Technology), Postal Directorate, New Delhi and V C Roy is GM (Parcel & Logistics), Business Development & Marketing Directorate, New Delhi.

NBCC receives international awards (UPDATED)
NBCC has recently been honoured with 'The BIZZ Awards 2015' by the World Confederation of Businesses, adding to the Company's growing list of recognitions and putting it apart as a distinctive entity in the construction sector. The Awards included World Business Leader Award conferred upon NBCC and World Leader Businessperson Award bestowed on Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC. The Award function was held in Houston, Texas (US). It is worth mentioning that NBCC is a Navratna Enterprise of the Govt. of India, operating in three business segments named PMC, Real Estate & Redevelopment and EPC Contracting. It has its business stake pan India as well as overseas executing numerous national and international projects.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in UP (UPDATED)
As many as 10 IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Saharanpur DM, Indrajit Singh has been put on compulsory wait while Pawan Kumar will now be new DM, Saharanpur and N K S Chauhan is DM, Sambhal. Similarly, Dimpal Verma has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Elementary Education; Mrityunjaya Kumar Narayan as Commissioner, Entertainment Taxes; Murlidhar Dubey as Divisional Commissioner Azamgarh division; P K Singh as Basti Divisional Commissioner; Akash Deep as Special Secretary, Rural Development; Vivek Vashnerya was made Member, UPSHA

Inter cadre deputation tenure of Asangba Chuba to Nagaland extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of inter cadre deputation of Asangba Chuba AO from Bihar cadre to Nagaland cadre has been extended for a period of one year beyond June 2015 on personal grounds. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ms Anu J Singh gets premature repatriation (UPDATED)
Ms Anu J Singh, Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser, CSIR/DSIR, has been given a premature repatriation to her parent cadre. She is a 1985 batch IRS-IT officer.

IB Special Director, Rajiv Jain gets apex pay scale (UPDATED)
Rajiv Jain, Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has been granted apex pay scale. He is a 1980 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

CORPORATE

Sunil Kaushal to head Africa and Middle East region
India head of Standard Chartered Bank, Sunil Kaushal will now lead the Africa and Middle East region. Kaushal is currently Regional CEO South Asia and India CEO. Ajay Kanwal will head ASEAN & South Asia region, including India.

Bique is new GM in State Bank of Hyderabad
GM (Corporate Banking) at State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur in Mumbai Gunvir Singh Bique has taken over as GM (Commercial Banking) at head office of the State Bank of Hyderabad.

Pankaj Munjal appointed CMD of Hero Motors group
Hero Motors group has appointed Pankaj Munjal as Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

Pereira ceases to be Workmen Employee Director of BoI
Antonio Maximiano Pereira has ceased to be Workmen Employee Director of Bank of India.

Mishra resigns as MD of Melstar Information Technologies Ltd
Vijay Phoolchand Mishra has resigned as Managing Director of Melstar Information Technologies Limited

Pandit ceases to be Director, Syndicate Bank
Anand K Pandit has ceased to be Director of Syndicate Bank

Banerjee resigns as MD, Tecpro Systems Ltd
Amar Banerjee has resigned as Managing Director of Tecpro Systems Limited

Lakshman to be MD, Rane Brake Lining Ltd
Rane Brake Lining Ltd. has appointed Vinay Lakshman as Managing Director of the company w.e.f. October 1, 2015

Ms Samdaria appointed Addl. Director of Laser Diamonds Ltd
Laser Diamonds Ltd has appointed Ms Kanchan Samdaria as Additional Director of the company.

Kumar resigns as CS & CFO of Vani Commercials Ltd
Praveen Kumar has resigned as Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Vani Commercials Ltd.

Kedia to be appointed Independent Director JMD Telefilms Industries Ltd?
JMD Telefilms Industries Ltd is to appoint Renu Kedia as an Independent Director of the company.

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Honest bureaucrats?
There was a time when in bureaucracy there were only some black sheep and their colleagues used to look at them with disdain. During the recent times you will have to move with a 'lamp' in order to identify the honest. Wasting of government money in misusing entitlements, perks & facilities is also dishonesty towards the country. Further, some senior bureaucrats are also in the habit (as their hobby) of conducting regular meetings requiring expenditure on travelling, lodging & DA costs and thereafter postpone meetings at their own whims & fancies. We should use more & more telephones, video-conferencing and e-mails.

Satya Prakash

Recommendations
Agreed that the Cabinet approves a lot of things but not all things materialize. If it is not possible, some of the recommendations should be brought to the notice of the Cabinet in the form of Status Note.
KKR

Poor work culture in post offices
I agree with comments of A K Singh about poor work culture in Post Offices as mentioned in today's forum. I have been using post office in Dwarka, Sector-6 for the last about 1 1/2 years and my experience is very really bad. As against mandated five minutes for booking of a Speed Post letter, as indicated in the Citizens Charter displayed at the post office, it normally take about 45 minutes. There is always a long queue which moves painfully slowly for various reasons including poor functioning of network and PC / Printer. For the last 15 days, the printer receipt given is illegible and it is simply not possible to track the mail. If someone has to submit the receipt in a court of law as evidence of having issued the letter through speed post, it cannot be given because neither the name of sender nor the recipient is legible. There is a need to look into the working of post offices. Complaints sent through the portal CPGRAM of DOPT&AR do not receive proper attention and has become only a farce.
S Surendramohan

Steel sector needs overhaul
Corruption, fraud, casteism, regionalism, favoritism, incompetency, wrong policies and lack of planning and leadership in executives in PSU's leads the product cost and cannot compete with international prices. This is mainly in core sector like steel sector. Govt should review this sector that needs correction and overhaul. Bring qualified and honest on top.
Pras

Health Minister still sleeping
NDA government has completed one year but the sufferings of CGHS beneficiaries are still continuing for senior citizens. Neither Prime Minister nor Health Minister is concerned with the problems of senior citizens CGHS beneficiaries. Poor pensioners want to get direct consultation in empanelled hospitals but all in vain. One of the readers has mentioned in this column that tests prescribed by specialist of Govt. hospitals can go directly for tests in empanelled hospitals. It is not so unless the specialist writes "from CGHS approved centres". The tests are not done as empanelled hospitals unless authorized by these centres. Health Minister is also not taking any action in this matter as whole cabinet seems to be busy in getting the Land Bill Passed but fails to take any positive measures for CGHS beneficiaries specially senior citizens. May I request the Health Minister to be more proactive and issue direction for direct consultation in empanelled hospitals for senior citizens? Let the good sense prevail.
N Prakash

Congrats
Hearty congratulations to Ved Prakash for creating an atmosphere of high motivation and optimism among the officers in MMTC.
Prakash Kr. Behera, Commissioner Customs, Chennai

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