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Gajendra

Wait for Modi's return ?
If top sources are to be believed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start showing his teeth after his foreign visit. One can watch his "real" politics and governance in the coming two months.

Is Kejriwal a junior edition of Modi ?
Is Kejriwal a junior edition of Narendra Modi ? While this question came up for discussion at a party, many replied in the affirmative saying, "Yes, because he is the centre of power in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) like Narendra Modi is these days in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

BUREAUCRACY

Appointments in CIC next month
The much awaited appointments in the Central Information Commission (CIC) are expected to take place next month.

Twelve IPS officers retiring in April
As many as 12 IPS officers are retiring in April, 2015. The officers are: Prem Singh of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; S K Bhardwaj of Bihar; N K S Thakur of Chhattisgarh cadre; Parminder Singh of Jammu & Kashmir cadre; K V Sridhar of Karnataka; Arvind Ranjan of Kerala; Ganesh Prasad Uikey and Dr Asha Mathur of Madhya Pradesh cadre; K L Prasad of Maharashtra; Kanwaljit Singh of Punjab cadre; G N Purohit of Rajasthan cadre and S C Bajpai of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

S K Gupta selected for Director (Tech), RECL
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.

Ray to succeed Nigam in June
S K Ray will succeed S M Nigam as Member of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in June. He is a 1978 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Srivastava to move to Cambodia !
Naveen Srivastava is expected to move to Cambodia from CG, Shanghai. He is a 1993 batch IFS officer.

IRS officer to be Chairman of Goa Port Trust ?
An IRS (IT) officer is likely to be appointed new Chairman of the Goa Port Trust.

IAS officer to be Chairman of JNPT ?
This time an IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre is likely to be appointed Chairman of Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). Name of a 1986 batch IAS officer is already in circulation.

Shahid Meezan sacked from IRS-C&CE
Government of India has sacked 1983 batch IRS-C&CE officer Shahid Meezan with effect from April 2, 2011.

C Sudharsan Reddy appointed PS to Bandaru Dattaraya
C Sudharsan Reddy has been appointed 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 Director, Culture
Ms Deepika Pokharna has been appointed Director in the Ministry of Culture. She is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

No DG in NIC for over a year
There is no permanent Director-General in the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for more than a year.

Five Maharashtra cadre IAS officers empanelled as JS in GoI
Five 1997 Maharashtra cadre IAS officers viz. Asheesh Sharma, Vijay Singhal, Eknath Rajram Dawale, A L Jarhad, Harshdeep Shriram Kamble have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India.

Rajendra Prasad Gupta appointed Director, Postal Service, Odisha circle
Rajendra Prasad Gupta has been appointed Director, Postal Service, Odisha circle, Bhubaneswar. He is a 1999 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

ACC yet to finalise Rao's appointment as Director (O&T), DCIL
The file for appointment of M S Rao, GM, DCIL, as Director (Operations & Technical), Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL), has been lying with the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for final approval while the vacancy against this post is arising on June 1, 2015.

Orders of S K Sahni for Director (Fin), BHEL yet to come
The orders for appointment of S K Sahni, GM, BHEL, as Director (Finance), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) are yet to be issued by Government of India while a vacancy against this post is arising on June 1, 2015.

Who will be new Chairman of CBSE ?
Interview for Chairman of CBSE were held early this week. Out of 18 candidates, 14 appeared for the interview. This time a tie is said to be between an IAS and an educationist. The HRD Ministry had called best candidates from both categories for the interview.

Who will be next Director (Engineering, Research & Development) of BHEL ?
Who will replace Director (Engineering, Research & Development) of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), TN Veeraraghavan ? There are reportedly 10 to 12 strong contenders for the post falling vacant in June this year.

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

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

MP cadre IAS officer, Rakesh Agarwal's paintings on exhibition
A 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Rakesh Agarwal is of the view that 'Nature is the art of God'. He proved this through his paintings, which are being exhibited at Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal from April 14 to April 19, 2015. Agarwal appears to be very close to nature. His paintings titled: 'Nature-Scrapes, Its All Nature Outside and Inside' are awesome. He picked up water colour paintings as a hobby more than 20 years back. He has not undergone any training in painting. The subjects of his pieces of workmanship are derived from nature, landscapes, seascapes, mountains, trees, rivers etc. He also takes photographs which are largely on the theme of nature, landscapes, flora and fauna and travel related. An exhibition of his photographs was put up at Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal. They are also on permanent display at the RCVP Academy of Administration, Bhopal.

Five IES officers of 2002 batch get NFSG
Five Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) Indian Economic Service (IES) officers of 2002 batch 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.

JR Biswas appointed Sr Deputy AG in Kolkata
J R Biswas, Senior Deputy Accountant General (A&E), Sikkim, Gangtok, has been transferred and posted as Senior Deputy Accountant General (ES-I), in the office of Accountant General (E & RSA), West Bengal, Kolkata. He is a 2000 batch IA&AS officer.

IAS changes in Odisha
Several new Collectors have been appointed in Odisha.New postings are Mssrs Yamini Sarangi Kadhamal,B K Upadhyay Jagatsinghpur, V Jaya Kumar Koraput,N Thirumala Nayak Keonjhar,Rasmita Panda Nabarngpur,D Barunda Kalahandi and Sadiq Alam Naupada. 2001 batch IAS officer B P Sahoo has been appointed Vice Chairman of Cuttack Development Authority.

Samal is new DPR in Odisha
A K Samal has been appointed new Director Information and Public Relations in Odisha. He ia 2003 batch IAS officer.

Alok Kumar relieved to join as Deputy Chairman, Kandla Port Trust
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 Financial Commissioner in Delhi Govt
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
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
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.

Sangita Sharma empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Sangita Sharma has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. She is a 1986 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Two officers go missing; DoPT on a hunt
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is on a hunt for two missing officers of Central Secretariat. The DoPT sought whereabouts of the missing officers Nokhey Lal Hans and Prem Parkash before April 30, 2015.

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

Ms Manusmriti transferred to Dhaka
Indian Foreign Service officer, Ms Manusmriti has been transferred to Dhaka (C) in place of Mridu Pawan Das.

PESB invites application for Director (Production), BDL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Production), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) fell vacant on March 31, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to PESB before May 11, 2015.

Nirmal Singh appointed DPS (HQ), HP circle
Nirmal Singh has been appointed Director, Postal Service (DPS) (HQ), Himachal Pradesh circle, Shimla. He is a 2004 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

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

Two IPS officers get DG rank in Gujarat
1982 batch IPS officer Ms Geetha Johri and 1983 batch IPS officer Pramod Kumar have been promoted to the rank of DG in Gujarat.

Two 1987 batch IPS officers get ADG rank in Gujarat
Two 1987 batch IPS officers K K Ojha and P B Gondia have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Gujarat.

Three new IIT Directors appointed
Three new IIT Directors have been appointed. R V Raja Kumar will be Director Bhubneshwar, Pushpak Bhattacharya Patna and Sarit Kumar Director Ropar.

CMD, NBCC hands over IGBC's green building certification to CBI Director
Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NBCC, has handed over the IGBC Green Building Certification Trophy -2015 to Anil Kumar Sinha, Director, CBI for Silver Rating. IGBC, recently conferred this Green Building Certification to NBCC for the CBI Headquarter Building executed by the Company. On this occasion, Rupak Kumar Dutta, Additional Director; R P Agrawal, Joint Director (Admn.) of CBI and Mrs Reshma Dudani, General Manager, NBCC were also present.

R K Rai appointed as IG, CRPF (UPDATED)
R K Rai has been appointed as Inspector General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Sanjay Bhattacharyya appointed as Ambassador to Arab Republic of Egypt (UPDATED)
Sanjay Bhattacharyya, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Arab Republic of Egypt. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer.

Rahul Shrivastava appointed as Ambassador to Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (UPDATED)
Rahul Shrivastava, presently Counsellor in the Embassy of India, Moscow, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. He is a 1999 batch IFS officer.

Shivendra Mohan posted as ED, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Shivendra Mohan has been posted as Executive Director, Mechanical Engineering (Environment & House Keeping), Railway Board. He is an IRSME officer.

Mrs Kalyani Chadha posted as ED, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Mrs Kalyani Chadha has been appointed as Executive Director, Mechanical Engineering (Workshops), Railway Board. She is an IRSME officer.

Six IRSSE officers transferred (UPDATED)
As many as six IRSSE officers have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, S K Das (IRSSE) has been transferred to South East Central Railway while Pradeep Kumar was posted to South Eastern Railway and L P Sinha is CSTE (CHOD), Eastern Railway. Similarly, Ratan Lal has been appointed as CEE (CHOD), on the railway itself and Arvind Mital is posted as CSTE, East Central Railway. Besides, Piyush Singh has now been transferred to North Eastern Railway.

Two IRPS officers shifted (UPDATED)
Two IRPS officers have been transferred. P C Nayak has been appointed as CPO (CHOD), South East Central Railway while Sushant Jha was posted as CPO (CHOD), East Central Railway itself.


Two IRSS officers transferred (UPDATED)
Two IRSS officers have been transferred and posted at different places. Vinod Kumar has been transferred to COFMOW and posted in the cadre while Suresh Meghnani joined DMRc on deputation and Rakesh Khare was posted in the cadre of Eastern Railway.

M K Jadav posted as Director(CAD), Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (UPDATED)
M K Jadav, Chief Engineer and Additional Secretary, Water Resources, has been appointed as Director, Command Area Development(CAD), Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL), Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

IRS-IT officer, Ashutosh Dikshit quits Service (UPDATED)
Ashutosh Dikshit presently Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi, has resigned from the Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre with effect from April 30, 2015.

Aditya Swarup to be new CIC in Jharkhand (UPDATED)
Aditya Swarup is being appointed new Chief Information Commissioner in Jharkhnd. He is former 1982 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Vineet Chaudhary to be Acting CS of Himachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
Vineet Chaudhary is being appointed Acting Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

R K Khullar posted as Spl Principal Secretary to CM, Haryana (UPDATED)
R K Khullar has been appointed as Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Haryana. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

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 ?

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CORPORATE

Singh appointed CVO, SAIL
An IAS officer, Shailesh Kumar Singh, has taken over as the Chief Vigilance Officer of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL). w.e.f 16.04.2015. Singh, a graduate in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Kanpur, joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1991.He has rich and varied experience in handling of various key assignments in the district and state administration of Jharkhand. During his tenure at the Centre, Singh has held important positions in the Ministry of Urban Development and the Ministry of Transport. Before taking over as CVO, SAIL, he was holding the post of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Coal and was also on the Board of Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited and Central Coal Fields Limited - both subsidiaries of Coal India Limited.

Agrawal to succeed Dr Maheshwari in GRASIM
H K Agrawal will take over from Dr Prakash Maheshwari in GRASIM as Senior Executive President. He is presently looking after business abroad.

Ravi assumes charge as GM, Military Radar, BEL, Bengaluru
B S Ravi has assumed charge as General Manager, Military Radar at Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Bengaluru

Sureka re-appointed MD, Balasore Alloys Ltd
Balasore Alloys Ltd has re-appointed Anil Sureka as Managing Director of the company

Ms Kagliwal appointed Director, Rama Pulp & Papers Ltd
Rama Pulp & Papers Ltd has appointed Ms Jeevanlata Kagliwal as Director of the company

Parikh resigns as CS, Adani Enterprises Ltd
Parthiv Parikh has resigned as Company Secretary of Adani Enterprises Ltd.

Bhavnani appointed Group Legal Counsel of Vedanta Group ?
Vedanta Group has appointed Mukesh Bhavnani as Group Legal Counsel of the company.

Ms Vishwakarma appointed Addl. Director, Sikozy Realtors Ltd
Sikozy Realtors Ltd has appointed Ms Amita Vishwakarma as an Additional Director of the company

Ms Kumar appointed Addl. Independent Director, Channel Nine Entertainment Ltd
Channel Nine Entertainment Ltd has appointed Ms Suneel Kumar as Additional Independent Director of the company.

Nair appointed Independent Director, Sanchay Finvest Ltd
Sanchay Finvest Ltd has appointed Shashi Nair as an Independent Director of the company.

Shaw appointed CS, Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd
Pritish Nandy Communications Limited has appointed Vikas Shaw as Company Secretary of the company.

Agrawal to succeed Dr Maheshwari in GRASIM
H K Agrawal will take over from Dr Prakash Maheshwari in GRASIM as Senior Executive President. He is presently looking after business abroad.

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DEBATE (1)

AAP will flourish and Arvind Kejriwal will try his luck again for PM from Varanasi (with similar results as in the past unless Modi does not perform in which case the results might be just like Delhi elections).
Vijay Kumar

Agreed that the PMO has a new crop of officials. But one thing to be noticed is that all of them are IAS, which is wrong. Other services have also got brilliant officials, who could do good work in the Prime Minister's Office. Just because one has become IAS through a little bit of extra cramming, does not mean that the other who has appeared utilising some of his intelligence gets selected in the Civil Services. An officer of the Railways could have given better advice on Railway matters. An officer of the Indian Power Engineering Service would have explained things relating to power sector in a better matter. A number of \new incumbents may not be aware of the basics of infrastructure sector. Indian Water Engineering Service Official would have advised in a better manner relating to irrigation. There was a need to choose brilliant people from these services. IAS people are good in talking at macro level and concluding the matters.
BBS

India no tax haven
Recently Finance Minister has stated that India no tax haven; legitimate tax must be paid. CBDT is not able to find out the numbers whose taxable income is more than 1 crore. It is tax haven for these people. All energy of income tax department is wasted in chasing small tax payers whose income is less than 20 lakhs. This is due to large numbers of tax payers in this category. No efforts is made how to find out the number of people having income more than Rs 1 crore. This number is found from IT returns, which is not the correct figure. Can FM tell the road map for finding out the exact numbers?
N Prakash

Reason for the rejection by Cabinet Committee
The reason for the rejection by the Cabinet Committee of appointment of Directors and CMD of the PSU was biased by someone lobbying against that gentleman. Please review the case and do not create a precedent for future or everybody will be in panic till the order issued after the recommendation of PESB for such posts. PESB was provided full opportunity for all eligible candidates and Atul Srivastava was found best one of them. Then why such a thing happens. There is no debar for the plant experience people. Kindly provide justice to Srivastava to save the PSU future in India.
Anil Kumar Verma

True for most of the states
Yes. But is dependent on factors like the officer concerned, juncture of time, the chief political executive involved, usefulness to the political executive, indebtedness to the political executive for the assistance provided to him during the time of loss of power in the state. It is true of most of the states only the degree matters.
Amarjeet

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