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Gajendra

Gang of four in Congress !
Gang of four has emerged in the Congress Party. This gang consists of Ahmad Patel, Kamal Nath , Digvijay Singh and Kapil Sibal.


Imaginary Interview with MMS
The other day I walked into Starbucks in CP .... surprised to see a Posse of SPG guys outside and inside.... well my curiosity was answered as I sat down... in one corner MMS .... sitting as if he is slinking away from the World. How could I miss an opportunity to do an Imaginary Interview with him. I approach his table.....

MMS: Oh kee hoya..... Madam ji toh ki message???? ( thinking I have come from 10 Janpath)?????

Me: Sir ji ... nothing like that ...relax... tussi dekhyaa hai Walk the Talk... let's do Sip and Talk!!!!

MMS: Oye kalaa chadh de mainoo (leave me alone)!!!

Me: You will go into depression. .. galaa karro... dill halka karro..how do you pass your time nowadays?????

MMS: Nothing has changed for me .... then I used to wait for Sonia ji's instructions and now I do the same ...only location has changed!!!

Me: No but then you had so many appointments and functions to attend!!!

MMS: I have appointments now too.... Masseur in the morning. ..Kitchen Shopping ... Gardener .... etc etc. Functions .... I attend whenever Sonia ji orders me attend !!

Me: But doesn't it get monotonous ....

MMS: To avoid that sometimes I just shuffle the appointments ... like masseur in the evening ... kitchen shopping in the afternoon... but one appointment is always static... .my daily trip at sharp 4 pm to 10 Janpath!!!

Me: So you meet her everyday????

MMS: When you were in college whether lecturer came or did not come you had your attendance marked... same here too!!!

Me: Tell me why did you allow the PMO files to go to 10 Janpath!!!

MMS: Sonia ji and I had a clear understanding ... big issues like inflation. .. handling coalition .... SAARC etc I would handle and she would handle the rest!!!!

Me: Ha ha.... you agreed ....

MMS: I had to... Gursharan ji okayed it...we have a similar arrangement at home... big issues like Foreign relations ... Growth... Deficit etc I worry about... she handles the small issue like kids education ... health. .. future ... house budget ... Pension investments!!!

Me: Sir aap ji great ho ..... what about the Coal issue????

MMS: < takes out a letter ... its a certificate from Sonia... Whomsoever it may concern... stating ... MMS cannot answer any questions as he is under Congress Party Oath of secrecy >... Sorry I cannot talk about it!!!

Me: Will you present this in court ????

MMS: For Court ..... you will have to talk to Sibal... my mouth is zipped!!!

Me: Boss yehi problem hai .... tabh bhi your mouth was zipped and now too.... what about Rahul????

MMS: Badha honhaar munda hai... bahut hee kaabil.... bahut hardworking .....bahut intelligent .... badaa doorandesh.... but if he tries to become Congress President will break Party into two!!!!

Me: What you have said sounds like a oxymoron statement ....are Congressmen that upset with him???

MMS: Na ji .... na ji...... na ji.... aidaa sonna munda.... kya manners hain. .. parr pataa nahi kyon Congressmen feel safe with his Mom!!!

Me: You are being a perfect jalebi. .. you put all at stake for the Nuclear Deal... what was the story behind this???

MMS: Nedhe aa (come close) ..... Dubiya had taken a wager with me that if I got the deal passed he would give me the latest CD player ..a friendly bet .. you know I am fond of listening to Mirza Ghalib's poetry ... I spoke to my friend Pawar and he said if I got it through he would give me a full collection of Mirza Ghalib CDs!!!

Me: Have they given these to you???

MMS: I've called Dubiya a couple of times .... but as he hears my voice he starts guffawing... as for Pawar he gave me a set ... but borrowed it later. .. not given it back..

Me: Are you penning your biography ???

MMS: Started... every day I take what I have written and hand it over to someone in 10 Janpath ....

Me: For your Professor checking up the English ....or maybe she is side by side translating it in Italian. .. what title have you given you Biography ???

MMS: The one I have liked. .. OMS.... One Manmohan Singh.... shows my humility despite having been a PM!!!

Mr: Sir please ensure you mention what OMS stands for or people will take it to be On Majesty's Service

MMS: Hai O Rabba..... Chalo I have to go to 10 Janpath to mark my attendance and submit some papers... Hai O Rabba!!

Disclaimer... Satire ... no intention of casting any aspersions ... meant to entertain and not draw and conclusions


VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Next petroleum secretary would be of PM's choice?
It is almost certain that the PM will have full say in the appointment of new petroleum secretary and not of any business house. Speculation is of no use. Name of new Secretary would only be known on April 30.


14 IAS officers retiring in April
As many as 14 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of various cadres and batches are retiring in April, 2015. The officers are: K Madhusudana Rao of Andhra Pradesh cadre; Nilufar Alam Hazarika of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; Rajesh Kishore and Hara Krushna Dash of Gujarat cadre; Ram Paul Chander of Haryana; Swadeep Singh, Sneh Lata Kumar and Ram Avtar Khandelwal of Madhya Pradesh; A K Chettri of Skkim; K Ganesan and P M Basheer Ahmed of Tamil Nadu cadre; Saurabh Chandra and Ravindra Singh of Uttar Pradesh cadre and Nita Nady of West Bengal cadre.


Cadre of Dr Sakkira Begum transferred to Gujarat
The cadre of Dr Sakkira Begum has been transferred from Maharashtra to Gujarat on the grounds of marriage. She is a 2013 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre.


Two IAS officers of Karnataka cadre empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Two 1997 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officers, S Selvakumar and Harsh Gupta, have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India.


Dr Mohan Kumar appointed Ambassador to France
Dr. Mohan Kumar, presently Ambassador of India to Bahrain, has been appointed next Ambassador of India to France. He is a 1981 batch IFS officer.

Patnaik to move to Morocco !
Dinesh Patnaik is expected to move as Ambassador from Cambodia to Morocco. He is a 1990 batch IFS officer.


About a dozen JS posts vacant in GoI
It is official that various ministries in the govt of india are having shortage of Joint Secretary level officers. About a dozen such posts are vacant in the GOI. Some of them are vacant for the last 4-6 months.

Four JS posts vacant in Commerce Ministry & MHA
Two JS posts each are currently vacant in Commerce Ministry and Ministry of Home Affairs.


Maximum posts vacant in ECI
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is heavily suffering for the want of senior level officers. Apart from one Election Commissioner (EC) post, which is vacant since January this year, 2 DGs and one Deputy Election Commissioner posts are also vacant. One post of DG, ECI is vacant since October last year.


Sanjay Bandopadhyay's deputation tenure extended
Joint Secretary, Road Transport and Highways, in the GoI Sanjay Bandopadhyay has been given three months extension in deputation tenure beyond June 1.


Saxena to be Principal Chief Commissioner, Income Tax
DS Saxena is likely to be appointed Principal Chief Commissioner, Income Tax, Delhi.


Interview for Chairman Goa Port Trust on April 19
Interview for the post of Chairman Goa Port Trust which was to be held on April 13 will now take place on April 19.


Orders of Srinivasan for Director (Fin), ONGC yet to come
The orders of A K Srinivasan, ED, ONGC, for the appointment as Director (Finance), ONGC Limited are yet to be issued by the Government of India as vacancy of the post is arising on May 1, 2015.


BK Mehra appointed Deputy AG, Pension in PAG office, Chandigarh
B K Mehra, Deputy Accountant General (SS/GS/LB), in the office of Accountant General (Audit), Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (Pension), in the office of Principal Accountant General (A&E), Punjab, Chandigarh. He is a 2010 batch IA&AS officer.


Om Prakash Dadhich empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Om Prakash Dadhich has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IRS-C&CE officer.


Kishan Ram Meena empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Kishan Ram Meena has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch officer of Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE).


29 IES officers promoted to STS
As many as 29 officers belonging to Indian Economic Service (IES) have been promoted to the Senior Time Scale (STS). The officers are: Anil Kumar, Ms Usha Kumar, Ms Lopa Banerjee, Ashique Karattil, Ms Sarah Mujeeb, K K Pandey, Ashok Kumar Singh, Jaipal, MKs Pragyansmita Sahoo, Ms Anoopa S Nair, Ram Pradeep Mishra, Milan Bandyopadhayay, Ms Anshika Arora, Ms Susham Kindo, Ms Remya Prabha G, Nirmal Chandra Mondal, Ms Jayanti Kala, Surjith K, Deepak Kumar, S Sindhu MT, Abhaya Kumar Lokhande, P J Radhakrishnan, B D Raibhole, J D Vaisampayan, M T Sambantham, Ravi Singh, K C Bharti, Sriramappa V and Anil Kumar Negi.


D B Bhati shifted to Chicago
Indian Foreign Service officer, D B Bhati has been transferred to Chicago (A) in place of Debashish Banerjee, Consul.


PESB invites application for Director (Finance), ECL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Finance), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) fell vacant on March 1, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to PESB before May 11, 2015.


Sanjay Singh posted as Director, Postal Service, Kanpur region
Sanjay Singh has been appointed Director, Postal Service, Kanpur region, Uttar Pradesh. He is a 1996 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.


DoPT seeks applications for ED (Pers), FCI
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Executive Director (Personnel) in Food Corporation of India (FCI). Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications to the DoPT within one month of issuing this circular.


IRTS officer, J N Jha gets HAG
J N Jha, COM, South Central Railway (SCR) has been promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). He is an IRTS officer.


Task Force on interlinking of rivers
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted a 'Task Force' on Interlinking of Rivers to be chaired by BN Navalawala. Other members would be Mssrs Sriram Vedire, Prodipto Ghosh, AD Mohile,, M Gopalakrishnan, Virag Gupta. Additional Secretary of the Ministry, Chairman, CWC, Director General, NDWA and Joint Secretary (Finance), in the Ministry. During Atal Bihar Bajpayee such Task Force was constituted under chairmanship of Suresh Prabhu who is presently Railway Minister.


VC Roy appointed GM (BD&M), Directorate, Delhi
V C Roy has been appointed General Manager, BD&M, Directorate, New Delhi. He is a 1992 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.


Two CSS officers transferred
Two CSS officers of Under Secretary rank have been posted in MHA. D.C.Pathak from I & B ministry and Prem Lata Kaushik from Ministry of National Highways have been transferred and posted in MHA as US.


Deshmukh to join GoI
V H R Deshmukh has been relieved by the Jharkhand Government for central deputation. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

5 IES officers of 2002 batch get NFSG (UPDATED)
Six officers belonging to Indian Economic Service (IES) of 2002 batch and Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) have been accorded Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG). The officers are: Satish Kumar, K L Kaushik, Rama Kant Sharma, Jugal Kishore Sharma and R C Meena.

C Sudharsan Reddy appointed as PS to Bandaru Dattaraya (UPDATED)
C Sudharsan Reddy has been appointed as Private Secretary to Bandaru Dattatraya, Minister of State for Labour and Employment. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh.

Ms Deepika Pokharna appointed as Director, Culture (UPDATED)
Ms Deepika Pokharna has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Culture. She is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

Shahid Meezan sacked from IRS-C&CE (UPDATED)
The Government of India has sacked Shahid Meezan from the Indian Revenue Service of Customs and Central Excise cadre with effect from April 2, 2011. He was a 1983 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Ram Mohan Singh deputed to SDMC, New Delhi (UPDATED)
Ram Mohan Singh has been deputed to the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), New Delhi as Assessor & Collector. He is an IRS-IT officer.

R C Pandey appointed as Additional CIT, PrCCIT office, Delhi region (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, R C Pandey has been appointed as Additional CIT in the office of Principal CCIT (CCA), Delhi region.

Sanjiv Swarup appointed as CVO, NBCC (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Swarup has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC). He is a 1982 batch IRSEE officer.

S K Satapathy appointed as CVO, DDA (UPDATED)
S K Satapathy has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Tanmay Mehta deputed as GM, CRIS (UPDATED)
Tanmay Mehta has been deputed as General Manager/RCF-RBL in CRIS at Delhi. He is an IRSME officer.

S K Gupta selected as Director (Tech), RECL (UPDATED)
S K Gupta, ED, RECL, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (RECL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 16, 2015. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Alok Kumar relieved to join as Deputy Chairman, Kandla Port Trust (UPDATED)
Alok Kumar has been appointed as Deputy Chairman, Kandla Port Trust on deputation basis under the Ministry of Shipping. He has been relieved by the cadre controlling authority. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Ms Naini Jayaseelan appointed as Financial Commissioner in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Ms Naini Jayaseelan has been appointed as Financial Commissioner in the Government of Delhi. She is a 1980 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Three IRS-IT officers get postings (UPDATED)
Upon return from deputation, three IRS-IT officers have been given postings to the office of Principal CCIT at various regions. Accordingly, N N Kumar has been appointed as Principal CIT (CCA) in Mumbai while R N Sahay and Bhupender Kumar Gupta were posted as Principal CIT (CCA), Delhi.

CBI arrests Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (UPDATED)
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (DCIT), an IRS Officer of 2008 batch, from his office Chamber at C R Building, ITO, New Delhi while demanding & accepting an alleged bribe of Rs.1.5 lakhs from an advocate.

DEBATE

Debate - Future of AAP after internal bickerings ?

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP's) recent mammoth victory in Delhi was a super-landslide (the winning party securing 90 percent or more seats). Even the Congress which had the natural advantage of leading the freedom struggle successfully and had stalwarts like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi could never achieve it in any general election despite dominating the political scene in the country post independence. The rise of the Aam Aadmi Party indicated that people once again saw politics as an act of faith and hope but given the bickerings among its leaders in too a short span, the question that now arises is that What is the future of AAP ?

Mail your views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com and suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

(NB : Please be precise and specific as too long comments lose the gravity of discussion)

CORPORATE

GRASIM's Sr Executive President Dr Maheshwari to retire
Senior Executive President GRASIM, Dr Prakash Maheshwari will retire in July. He looks after Pulp and Fible in this Birla industry.


Khakhar resigns as Independent Director, Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd
Arun Khakhar has resigned as Independent Director of Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Limited w.e.f. April 15, 2015


Ezekiel resigns as MD, Zydus Wellness Ltd
Elkana N Ezekiel has resigned as Managing Director of Zydus Wellness Limited


Srinivasan appointed CS, Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd
Caplin Point Laboratories Limited has appointed Vinod Kumar Srinivasan as Company Secretary of the company.


Modi appointed Non Independent Director, Ramgopal Polytex Ltd
Ramgopal Polytex Limited has appointed Divya Modi as Non Executive , Non Independent Director of the company


Ms. Patel appointed Director, Kemistar Corporation Ltd
Kemistar Corporation Ltd has appointed Ms. Nayana Atulkumar Patel as a Director of the company

Lankapati resigns as Non Exec. Independent Director, Garden Silk Mills Ltd
Madanlal U Lankapati has resigned as Non-Executive Independent Director of Garden Silk Mills Limited


Kanase resigns as CFO, Broadcast Initiatives Limited
Hrishikesh Kanase has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Broadcast Initiatives Limited w.e.f. April 13, 2015


Parikh resigns as Independent Director, Lyka Labs Limited
Sandeep Parikh has resigned as Independent Director of Lyka Labs Limited due to his pre-occupation


Ms. Malhotra appointed Addl. Director, Hilton Metal Forging Ltd
Hilton Metal Forging Limited has appointed Ms Diksha Malhotra as Additional Director of the company w.e.f. March 25, 2015


Yadav appointed Addl. Director, Bhagyodaya Infrastructure Development Ltd
Bhagyodaya Infrastructure Development Ltd has appointed Mahendra Kumar Bholan Yadav as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. April 13, 2015

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DEBATE (1)

The way Yogendra Yadav defended AAP in the past in media trial, nobody else could have done that and there is none in the party now who could do in the future. Ashutosh could be silenced by any seasoned media man. Why did not Arvind Kejriwal confront Yogendra Yadav when he had definite evidence that Yogendra tried his best to defeat Kejriwal ? He lost a good chance.

N K Das


Population policy of Govt

In the last 75 years India's population has quadrupled from 30 crores to 120 crores. As a result our entire eco system is under strain. All water bodies have become polluted. The air quality in cities has become poisonous. We can't provide jobs to these teeming millions of job seekers. You see thousands of Indians working abroad as taxi drivers, after migrating from their motherland. There is a sea of difference between quality of life in Western world and India. In comparison we Indians are living in hell.

No amount of policy change would lead to a better quality of life for Aam Aadmi, unless in next 75 years we revert to a population to 30 crores. This can be easily achieved if govt starts actively promoting one child norm through measures like - job reservation to families which opt for one child, pension to parents who opt for one child etc.

Unfortunately I don't see any move by the present BJP govt to tackle the issue. I hope Hon PM and his advisors will wake up to this serious issue and do something so that millions of Indians are not forced to go abroad and seek livelihood abroad.
I have travelled across world and have worked in policy making at senior level in ministry of finance.

Ravi


Ensure that sensitive data is not compromised

PCDAO, formerly CDAO Pune, decided to automate Indian Army Officers pay and accounts responsibilities at the great cost of exchequer and taxpayers money ( every Army Officer is a tax payer). That web site has crashed / hacked by our beloved enemies and no details of Army Officers accounts are available. Well, the news items saying that has demoralised / shocked etc the Army Officers is an exaggeration. However the fact remains that the web resources do contain very sensitive details of the Army Officers - like the pay/ income, the DSOP balance, his insurance details, his temporary duty moves, bankers details, account numbers, allowances which indicate where the officer is serving, his family details, his e-mail ID, password, his home town, details of his dependents, his promotional details, address after retirement ... what not and what not. One would like to ask the CGDA / PCDAO what they have done to protect such sensitive data. Further, the country's premier counter espionage organisation like IB or MI have done in this regard. One may go a step further and ask the COAS what they have done to ensure that their officers' sensitive data is not compromised by an irresponsible organisations as the PCDA is. If all that sensitive data of an officers is known to the enemies what more do they require to exploit and compromise him.

Raja

Mess in AERA:

UPA government had established Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India [AERA] in 2009 to accommodate its well-wishers. But wish of the government could not be fulfilled for want of one or the other reason. Opportunists [in terms of employees] from Airports Authority of India [AAI] grabbed this opportunity with both hands and got entry into this Authority by way of providing their services on loan basis for initial six months. Since then, AERA has become Airports Employees Recruitment Agency. One will be surprised to know that in this small office, around 40 employees are on contractual basis and only 8-10 officers on deputation basis. All the contractual employees working in this office are relatives of AAI employees. No deputation posts are being filled up in this authority so that AAI employees could continue here and fulfil their vested interests. The story does not end here. They are flagrantly misusing their power by using official letter heads of the authority under their signatures and even attestation stamps have also been provided to them whereas they are neither gazetted nor class-I officer. Is it not gross violation of Service Rules? And this is all going on under the nose of Chairman, AERA. So much so, despite their transfer to other stations, they are still continuing here and hence defying transfer order issued by competent authority.

May I request higher authorities in Ministry of Civil Aviation to look into this mess and take strong action against the errant officials and order fair and just auditing of the accounts of the authority for financial irregularities being committed since its inception? By doing so, I bet, there will be unearth of a big scam.

Ajit


Punjab officials are most lucky

Of course Punjab officials are most lucky, because they get the highest pay-scales in comparison to all other government employees (both central government and state governments) of this country. And this apart, as whispers has told, they also get help from politicians!

K Sharma

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