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(Learn from History)
Learn from History (3)
Mohammad Tuglaq was a most extraordinary individual but ….. ? Guess the name of individual in the Indian Politics.

10 little men

There is this old English poem ... we little men ... modified it ....

Ten Chamcha Congis standing in a line
One suddenly grew a spine and then there were nine

Nine of them reached 10 Janpath gate
One felt degraded by the frisking and then there were eight

Eight of them walked in and felt they entered heaven
One realized his stupidity and then there were seven

Seven of them reached the door and most developed hics
One said to himself why the hell am I so nervous and then there were six

Six entered the Queen Bees hive
One felt does she think she is a Queen and then there were five

Five prostrated when she entered via a secret door
One felt what a bloody sham and then there were four

Four sat at her feet and addressed her as Thee
One felt she is only human and then there were three

Three heard her on what they should do
One felt I have a brain to think what to do and then there were two

Two of them were ordered to recite psalms for Number One
One said to hell with her and then there was one
One Congi did everything like one obedient Piggy
When Sonia looked closer she was shocked to see he was Diggy

VJS

DA/DR for Central Govt Employees/Pensioners delayed
Dearness Allowance (DA)/Dearness Relief (DR) for Central Govt Employees and Pensioners, which are normally declared in March and September every year, are getting delayed this time.

BUREAUCRACY

Tarun Bajaj appointed as Joint Secretary, PMO
Tarun Bajaj has been appointed as Joint Secretary in Prime Minister's Office in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.


Ms Debashree Mukherjee appointed as Joint Secretary, PMO
Ms Debashree Mukherjee has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Prime Minister's Office in Government of India. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.


Umang Narula posted as CMD, ITDC
Umang Narula has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director, India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), Ministry of Tourism. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre.


Praveen Kumar appointed as Joint Secretary, Higher Education
Praveen Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.


Suresh Kumar deputed as Joint Secretary, Defence
Suresh Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre.


Krishna Kumar appointed as Chairman, APEDA
Krishna Kumar has been appointed as Chairman (JS level), Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.



Ms Achla Sinha appointed as Additional Secretary, CIC
Ms Achla Sinha has been appointed as Additional Secretary (Joint Secretary level) in the office of Central Information Commission (CIC). She is a 1982 batch IRTS officer.


P K Sarangi deputed as Joint Secretary, Rural Development
P K Sarangi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.


Hukum Singh Meena appointed as Joint Secretary, Land Resources
Hukum Singh Meena has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Land Resources in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.


Manish Singh posted as Joint Secretary, Disinvestment
Manish Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Disinvestment in Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.


Selva Kumar appointed as Joint Secretary, Economic Affairs
Selva Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Raj Kumar deputed as Joint Secretary, Economic Affairs
Raj Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary in Department of Economic Affairs in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.


Sunil Sharma posted as Joint Secretary, Health & Family Welfare
Sunil Sharma has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IRPS officer.


Dr Sharmila Mary Joseph appointed as Member Secretary, NPPA
Dr Sharmila Mary Joseph has been appointed as Member Secretary, National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA), Department of Pharmaceuticals. She is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.


R P Gupta posted as Joint Secretary, Coal
R P Gupta has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal in the Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.


Rajesh Sinha appointed as Joint Secretary, Coal
Rajesh Sinha has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal in the Government of India. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.


Venkata Ramana Murthy appointed as Joint Secretary, Corporate Affairs
Venkata Ramana Murthy has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs in the Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IDAS officer.


Subhashish posted as Joint Secretary, Food & Public Distribution
Subhashish Panda has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution in the Government of INdia. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.


Raja Sekhar Vundru appointed as DDG, UIDAI
Raja Sekhar Vundru has been appointed as Deputy Director General, UIDAI in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Aditya Joshi appointed as Joint Secretary, Animal Husbandry
Aditya Joshi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IFS officer of MT cadre.


Sasidhar K Srinivas posted as Joint Secretary, Agriculture, Co-operation
Sasidhar K Srinivas has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation in Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.


Manoj Kumar Dwivedi appointed as Joint Secretary, Food Processing
Manoj Kumar Dwivedi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre.


Ms Rashmi Saxena Sahni deputed as Joint Secretary, Women & Child Development
Ms Rashmi Saxena Sahni has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Government of India. She is a 1984 batch IRS-IT officer.


Ms Alka Tiwari appointed as Advisor, Niti Aayog
Ms Alka Tiwari has been appointed as Advisor Niti Aayog in the Government of India. She is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.


G C Murmu deputed as Joint Secretary, Expenditure
G C Murmu has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure in the Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.


Peeyush Kumar appointed as Joint Secretary, Director Benefits Transfer
Peeyush Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Direct Benefits Transfer in the Department of Expenditure in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.


Ms Anu Garg deputed as Joint Secretary, Textiles
Ms Anu Garg has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles in Government of India. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.


Post of Sanjeev Kumar Singla as PS to PM upgraded to JS level
The post of Sanjeev Kumar Singla as Private Secretary to Prime Minister has been upgraded to Joint Secretary level. He is a 1997 batch IFS officer.



Transfer and postings of AC and DC IT on cards
Transfer and posting of Assistant Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners in the Income Tax Department are expected to take place this week.


Transfer and postings of UT cadre IAS and IPS on Monday ?
Transfer and Posting order of UT cadre IAS and IPS officers are now expected to be issued on Monday.


Kunal couple to move to Goa ?
2005 batch UT cadre IAS officer Kunal and his IPS office are expected to be transferred to Goa next week.


K K Vyas to move to Delhi ?
K K Vyas is likely to move from Goa to Delhi next week. He is 2003 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.


Hashmi to move to Delhi from Goa ?
F O Hashmi is likely to be transferred from Goa to Delhi. He is 2002 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.


D P Dwivedi to be transferred to Delhi ?
D P Dwivedi is likely to be transferred to Delhi From Goa. He is 2002 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.


Siddiqui to go to Delhi ?
Z U Siddiqui is all set to go to Delhi from Goa. He is 2002 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.


1984 batch IAS officer is Chief Secretary of Tripura
Yashpal Singh has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Tripura. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.


Joint Manipur-Tripura cadre of IAS officers separated
The officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) borne on the joint cadre of Manipur and Tripura have been given separate cadres: Manipur cadre and Tripura cadre.


60 IAS officers allocated Manipur cadre
As many as 60 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of joint Manipur-Tripura cadre have been separated to Manipur cadre. The officers are: Vijay Chhibber, P C Lawmkunga, Ameising Luikham, Vinod Kumar Thakral, A N Jha, R R Rashmi, Oinam Nabakishore Singh, Nikhilesh Jah, W L Hangshing, Ramnganing Muivah, Shambhu Singh, Dr Suhel Akhtar, J Suresh Babu, Ajay Srivastava, Barun Mitra, Lethogin Haokip, Dr Rajesh Kumar, Mamoon Hasan Khan, S K Dev Verman, Lungmuana Lakher, J C Ramthanga, K Moses chalai, Paulunthang Vaiphei, Vumlunmang Vualnam, Vineet Joshi, Rakesh Ranjan, Pashant Kumar Singh, Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Rajesh Agrawal, Thaithuilung Panmei, Arun Kumar Sinha, Raj Kumar Dinesh Singh, Dr Prem Singh, Ms Nidhi Mani Tripathi, Mohan Lal Meena, Sumant Singh, Ms Nidhi Kesarwani, N Ashok Kumar, Devesh Dewal, Mrs Jacintha Lazarus, Pradeep Kumar Jha, Sudhan R, Chiphang Arthur Worchuiyo, Ningthoujam Geoffrey, Shailesh Kuamr Chourasia, B Johan Tlangtinkhuma, Modak Hrisheekesh Arvind, Armstrong Pame, Robert singh Kshetrimayum, Shyam Lal Poonia, Hungyo Wroshang, Killu Sivakumar Naidu, Ms Nongmaithem Bandana Devi, M J Pradeep Chandren Ms Jaspreet Kaur, Krishna Kumar, Neilenthang telien, Pawan Yadav, Ravinder Singh and Ms Swetika Sachen.


48 IAS officers allocated Tripura cadre
As many as 48 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of joint Manipur-Tripura cadre have been separated to Tripura cadre.The officers are: Radha Krishna Mathur, Sanjay Kumar Panda, Pravin Srivastava, G Kameswara Rao, Yashpal Singh, Sanjeev Ranjan, U Venkateswarlu, Lalit Kumar Gupta, Dr G S G Ayyangar, Sushil Kumar, Rakesh Sarwal, K Rajeswara Rao, Lok Ranjan, Manoj Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Rakesh, Kumar Alok, Sriram Taranikanti, Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Barun Kumar Sahu, Nagaraju Maddirala, Ashutosh Jindal, Yatendra Kumar, Jitendra Kumar Sinha, Shantanu, Puneetagarwal, Abhishek chandra, Mrs Saumya Gupta, Brijesh Pandey, Gitte Kiran Kumar Dinkarrao, Abhishek Singh, Mrs Tanusree Deb Barma, Parshant Kumar Goyal, Mrs Sonal Goel, Modh Zubair Ali Hashmi, Rathod Sandep Rewaji, Milind Dharmrao Ramjteke, Ajit Kumar, Mahatme Sandeep Namdeo, Vikas Singh, Raval Hamendra Kumar, Debapriya Bardhan, Ms Bhramaneet Kaur, Shailesh, Ms Smitha Mol M S, Dinesh Kumar A S Nagesh Kumar B Vishwasre B and Govekar Mayur Ratilal.



Justice Sinha is CJ of Sikkim High Court
Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha, Judge of the Sikkim High Court has been appointed Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.


Kalsi is back to Punjab
Nirmaljit Singh Kalsi is back to the parent Punjab cadre after completing seven years on Central Deputation. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.


Nidhi Khare is Secretary Commercial Taxes in Jharkhand
On return from Central Deputation Nidhi Khare has been appointed as Secretary Commercial Taxes with Addl charge of Commissioner Commercial Taxes in Jharkhand. She is an IAS Officer of 1992 Batch Jharkhand Cadre.


Amit Khare is now PS Finance in Jharkhand
On return from Central Deputation Amit Khare has been appointed as Principal Secretary Finance in Jharkhand. He is an IAS Officer of 1985 Batch Jharkhand Cadre.

Singh joins ITBP
A 1997 batch Bihar cadre IPS officer Sanjay Singh has joined ITBP as DIG.

Manikkavel deputed as GM, CCIL
Indian Revenue Service officer of Customs and Central Excise cadre, P Manikkavel has been deputed as General Manager (Customs) in Container Corporation of India Limited (CCIL), Chennai.

Sanjay Punglia posted as JCIT in PrCCIT office, Mumbai region
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Sanjay Punglia has been appointed as Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) in the office of Principal CCIT (CCA), Mumbai region.

3 IRS-Customs officers posted as OSDs, CBEC
Three officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Customs and Central Excise cadre have been posted as OSD, CBEC. Accordingly, Ms Vijayrani S and Harsh Vardhan have been posted to Legal Cell, CBEC while Nalin Kumar was appointed to Drawback, CBEC.

Venkatesh takes over as Director (Ref), MRPL
M Venkatesh, GGM, MRPL, has taken over the charge as Director (Refinery), Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL).
(We said this on Sept 3, 2014)

P S R K Sastry joins as Director (Fin), NCL
P S R K Sastry, GM, WCL, has assumed the charge as Director (Finance), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL).
(We said this on Sept 11, 2014)

CBI arrests CCIT
CBI has arrested Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, an Income Tax Officer and a private person in Jodhpur in an alleged bribery case of Rs.15 lakhs.

WAPCOS signs MoU for the year 2015-2016
Anuj Kumar Bishnoi, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India and R K Gupta, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WAPCOS signed MOU for the year 2015-2016, in the presence of Dr B Rajender, Joint Secretary (PP); S K Kohli, Joint Secretary & FA and Senior Officers from Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and WAPCOS. Company has set ambitious targets for achieving higher growth during 2015-2016. WAPCOS Limited is an ISO 9001:2008, "MINI RATNA-I" Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Water Resources. Incorporated on June 26th, 1969 under the Companies Act, 1956; the Company provides consultancy services in the critical areas of Water Resources, Power and Infrastructure Development. WAPCOS has forayed and forged ahead to secure new business in countries like Angola, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Kenya, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tabago, Togo, Uganda, Yemen and Zimbabwe by virtue of which WAPCOS increased its presence in many countries and also facilitated strengthening of bilateral relations between India and other countries.

Minor reshuffle of senior IPS officers in Jharkhand (UPDATED)
A number of IPS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Jharkhand. Accordingly, S N Pradhan has been given an additional charge of ADG, Operations while Anil Palta will now be ADG, Training and Modernisation and B B Pradhan is ADG Rail; V H Deshmukh as ADG, Vigilance-cum-Security at Jharkhand Rajya Urja Nigam Limited; Rezi Dungdung as ADG, CID; Ajay Bhatnagar as ADG Headquarters and Anurag Gupta, was posted IG, Special Branch.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Jharkhand (UPDATED)
A number of IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Jharkhand. Accordingly, Sanjay Kumar has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Information and Public Relations S K Satpathy gets additional charge of Principal Secretary of Cabinet Co-ordination and Sukhdev Singh will handle additional charge of MD, Greater Ranchi Development Authority (GRDA). Similarly, Beena Shrivastava has been posted as Additional Commissioner-cum- Special Secretary, Health; Prashant Kumar gets hold additional charge of RRDA vice-chairperson; S K Barnwal gets additional charge of IT; K K Soan holds additional charge of building construction; Alka Tiwary as Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary in Cabinet (vigilance); Arun is also Subernarekha Multi-purpose Project (SMP); Avinash Kumar gets additional charge of Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs; Vandana Dadel as Secretary of Welfare; Jata Shankar Choudhary as Director, Agriculture; R A Ekka as Secretary of Co-operative department; IAS Vishnu Kumar was posted Revenue Member on Board with additional charge of State Finance Commission.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Haryana (UPDATED)
A number of IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, Ashok Khemka has been appointed as Secretary and Director General, Archaeology and Museums department while S S Dhillon will now be Additional Chief Secretary, Transport and Civil Aviation Department and Avtar Singh is Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department. Similarly, Ram Niwas, has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Education and Research Department; Vijai Vardhan is also Additional Chief Secretary, Archaeology and Museums Department; Sumita Misra as Principal Secretary, Tourism Department with additional charge of Science and Technology Department; Chander Parkash as Transport Commissioner, Haryana and Secretary; Vinay Singh, Director as Director General, State Transport, Haryana and Secretary, Transport Department; Ajay Singh Tomar was posted Sub Divisional Officer (C), Ambala and Estate Officer, HUDA, Ambala.

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

Two new Members on Tata Sons Ltd
Former Indian Ambassador to USA Ronen Sen and former IFC official Farida Khambatta have joined the Board of Tata Sons Ltd..


HAL Board reconstituted; Chairman re-designated as CMD
The Board of Directors of HAL has been reconstituted with effect from April 1, 2015. The Chairman, T Suvarna Raju is now re-designated as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD). The revised structure consists of five whole time directors, including CMD, two government nominee directors and seven independent directors. The current position of Director Human Resources is held by V M Chamola and that of Director (Finance) by Dr A K Mishra. S Subrahmanyan who was Managing Director (MiG Complex) is now Director (Operations). The position of Director Engineering and R&D will be filled-up soon. "The re-constitution is done considering the growth of the Company in the next two decades. This will also ensure extensive delegation and strengthen our management system", says Raju, CMD. The posts of Managing Directors have been discontinued. The Company now has four Chief Executive Officers (below the board level). They are V Sadagopan, CEO (Helicopter Complex), R Kaveri Renganathan, CEO (Bangalore Complex), Daljeet Singh, CEO, MiG Complex and Rajiv Kumar, CEO, Accessories Complex.


Gambhir appointed CS, DCM Shriram Ltd
DCM Shriram Limited has appointed Sameet Gambhir as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f April 1, 2015


Vora appointed Non Exec Independent Director, Raj Oil Mills Ltd
Raj Oil Mills Limited has appointed Ms Saryu Chimanlal Vora, as Non Executive Independent Women Director of the company.


Muralidharan appointed CFO, Piramal Phytocare Ltd
Piramal Phytocare Limited has appointed Karthik Muralidharan as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2015


Baheti appointed Addl. Director, Birla Cotsyn (India) Limited
Birla Cotsyn (India) Limited has appointment of Ms Sushila Devi Baheti as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. March 31, 2015


Kelker resigns as Non Exec. Independent Director, Tata Chemicals Ltd
Dr Vijay Kelkar has resigned as Non Executive Independent Director of Tata Chemicals Limited w.e.f. April 1, 2015


Venkatesh assumes charge as Director (Refinery) , MRPL
M Venkatesh GGM (I/c Refinery) has assumed the office of Director (Refinery) of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited w.e.f April 1, 2015

Agarwal ceases to be Director, Gillette India Ltd
Pramod Agarwal has ceased to be the Director of Gillette India Limited w.e.f. March 31, 2015


Kapahi, appointed Independent Women Director, Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd
Shirpur Gold Refinery Limited has appointed Ms Kavita Kapahi as Additional Independent Women Director of the company w.e.f. March 31, 2015


Adani appointed Addl. Director, Adani Enterprises Ltd
Adani Enterprises Limited has appointed Pranav Adani as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. March 31, 2015


Shrestha appointed Independent Director, CFL Capital Financial Services Ltd
CFL Capital Financial Services Limited has appointed Ms Jostna Shrestha as an Independent Woman Director of the company


Sharma appointed Independent Director, United Spirits Limited
United Spirits Limited has appointed Mahendra Kumar Sharma as Independent Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2015


Rathi appointed Independent Director, Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd
Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited has appointed Pradeep R Rathi as Additional Independent Director of the company

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DEBATE (1)

AAP's selfless volunteers or divine power nothing happened and AAP remained united. No doubt as rightly pointed out by Yogendra Yadav, the outgoing PAC member, Arvind Kejriwal is icon of change and the deliberations in a free and fair manner is not a crisis but an opportunity to address the shortcomings. A sea of people assembled in front of venue of AAP's NEC meeting and their passionate appeal to AAP leaders was categorical that they want united AAP. This bottom up phenomena is unique in Indian politics. Let us not forget that after 16 the Lok Sabha election, BJP, considered to be a cadre based party and party with a difference also undertook a similar exercise and had totally sidelined its senior leaders and rejiged its decision making body to suite its leader. More than the composition of PAC or NE the bigger challenge before AAP and Mr.Arvind Kejriwal is how they are going to implement its poll promises finalized through the Delhi dialogue initiative and the entire Nation is eagerly watching on how AAP is going to perform from the governance angle. If they fail then even if the leaders are united the volunteers will disperse.

E Krishna Das


Prime Minister's foreign trips.

He is creating a very bad impression amongst the people because there are so many urgent problems facing the country. Even if he is having ministers to attend, the very fact that so any trips are being made without any urgent need puts him in bad light. If it is absolutely necessary, the External Affairs Minister or Minister of State for MEA can always visit. We did not expect this.

Manu Ashar

Functioning of CGHS

Functioning of CGHS has further deteriorated after the advent of J P Naddha. He seems not at all concerned about the problems of pensioners. A pensioner takes six hours of the day to collect his medicine. Two hours to reach CMO to get permission for issuing medicines for two-three months as the case may be and another two hours to reach the doctor who would prescribe the medicines and further an hour or so to collect medicines from the pharmacy counter. An hour is required to come and go for CGHS dispensary. No body listens to the plight of the pensioners. Particularly Dwarka dispensary of New Delhi is in complete mess. We need to invite the attention of the Prime Minister. A dynamic Health Minister is required. Visiting RML or Safdargunj hospital is double punishment. First punishment is given by god that we fall sick after retirement and second punishment by the doctors of the hospital whose orientation is to ill treat. If the condition of high ups as mentioned in these columns is so pathetic, think of lesser souls.

N K Das, New Delhi


CGHS working

Let the Minister of Health & FW be aware of the problems of CGHS beneficiaries specially pensioners category when they have to visit place to place for the treatment. A simple procedure to be introduced that is allowing beneficiaries more than 65 yrs to have direct OPD consultation in CGHS empanelled hospitals without any reference from dispensary. This is very reasonable demand and should immediately be met and order issued for compliance. Medicines will continued to be issued by the dispensary/ wellness centre.

N Prakash

CGHS and private hospitals

People are ready to wait in private hospitals and not in government hospitals. They are ready to take costlier treatment even if the private hospitals are fleecing them. A lot of General Insurance companies have gone into losses only on account of the connivance of the unscrupulous employees of the Insurance companies and the hospitals. One should talk about the improving and increasing the number of CGHS hospitals. About 20 years back the Batra Hospital had advised mother immediate admission and putting of stent in her Kidney. The Doctor at AIIMS advised that there was no need and just give iron tablets. Till date my mother's kidney is allright. The Doctors at Government hospitals are also required to take classes and hence they are well versed with the latest developments. They may prescribe the latest medicines as they read journals regularly.

BBS


Make best use of IT data

I agree that Income Tax Department has reliable data that can be of use to the government. It is important to make best use of data as it may have information relevant to economy. seventh pay commission should use this data to make its recommendations more scientific

Raj

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