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Will there be a reshuffle in Union Cabinet ?
If political sources are to be believed, PM Narendra Modi is likely to reshuffle his Cabinet next week. The sources said that 3 to 6 new faces would be inducted and equal numbers of Ministers would be dropped.


Will Mehbooba Mufti become Union Minister ?
In the power gallery, buzz is that PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti could be inducted into the Union Council of Ministers. Sources opine that J&K is a top priority for PM and he wants to keep cordial relations with partner PDP. It is said that CM Mufti Mohammad Saeed has agreed to such proposal.


How many Ministers will be dropped ?
It is said that during review meeting, PM has expressed displeasure with the performance of 3-5 ministers.


April 14 is D-day for AAP' dissidents ?
In political circles, buzz is that the fate of AAP - whether the party will break - will be decided on April 14. Dissidents have called a meeting to decide the future line of action.


Indirect Tax collection exceeds by Rs 4,000 cr for 2014-15
The Indirect Taxes collections for the Financial Year (FY) 2014-15 have exceeded the Revised Estimates (RE) target of FY 2014-15 by Rs. 4,000 crore. The total collections as on 31.03.2015 is Rs.5, 46, 479 crore based on the provisional report as against the Revised Estimates target of Rs. 5, 42, 325 crore for the FY 2014-15. The provisional collections during the Financial Year 2014-15 increased by 9.9% as against the actual collections during the Financial Year 2013-14, which was Rs. 4,97,061 crore.

BUREAUCRACY

Posting of 1997 batch IAS officers commences
Posting of 1997 batch IAS officers to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India has commenced.
(We said this on April 1, 2015)

Pardeshi appointed Director in PMO
It is learnt that Dr S. K Pardeshi has been appointed Director in PMO. He is 2001 IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre. The state government is said to have received the orders .

Tarun Bajaj appointed Joint Secretary in PMO
Tarun Bajaj has been appointed 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 Joint Secretary in PMO
Ms Debashree Mukherjee has been appointed 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 of ITDC
Umang Narula has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), Ministry of Tourism. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre.


Praveen Kumar appointed 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 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 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 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 Joint Secretary, Land Resources
Hukum Singh Meena has been appointed 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 Joint Secretary, Department of Disinvestment, in Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.


Selva Kumar appointed Joint Secretary, Economic Affairs
Selva Kumar has been appointed 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 Joint Secretary, 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 Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IRPS officer.


Dr Sharmila Mary Joseph appointed Member Secretary, NPPA
Dr Sharmila Mary Joseph has been appointed 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 Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal, in the Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.


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


Venkata Ramana Murthy appointed Joint Secretary, Corporate Affairs
Venkata Ramana Murthy has been appointed 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 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 DDG, UIDAI
Raja Sekhar Vundru has been appointed Deputy Director General, UIDAI, in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.


Aditya Joshi appointed Joint Secretary, Animal Husbandry
Aditya Joshi has been appointed 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 Joint Secretary, Food Processing
Manoj Kumar Dwivedi has been appointed 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 Dev
Ms Rashmi Saxena Sahni has been appointed 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 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 Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure, in the Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.


Peeyush Kumar appointed Joint Secretary, Direct Benefits Transfer
Peeyush Kumar has been appointed 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 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.


Vijay Kumar is overall in charge of DDK Patna
Vijay Kumar, a 1998 IIS officer, has been made overall incharge of DDK, Patna. Presently he is Director, Directorate Field Publicity (DFP), Patna.


ACS & DC, Agriculture of Karnataka deputed as Director, NABARD
Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Rural Development and Co-operation Departments, in Government of Karnataka has been deputed as Director on the Board of Directors of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) upto July 2016.


Ayyangar is back to Manipur
G S G Ayyangar is back to the parent Manipur cadre from central deputation. On return 1987 batch IAS officer Ayyangar has been made Principal Secretary Agriculture and RD.


Mrs Uma Shankar nominated as Director, Canara Bank
Mrs Uma Shankar, CGM, RBI, has been nominated as Director on the Board of Canara Bank.


Vijayendra nominated as Director, Indian Bank
B P Vijayendra, PCGM, RBI, has been nominated as Director on the Board of Indian Bank.


Orders of seven new High Court Judges in MP this month
Orders of the appointment of seven new Madhya Pradesh High Court Judges are expected to be issued in a couple of weeks.

Vikram Vardhan transferred to Berlin (A)
Indian Foreign Service officer, Vikram Vardhan has been transferred to Berlin (A) in place of Jaswant Singh Dua.


Bastian Chacko posted to Berlin (A)
Indian Foreign Service officer, Bastian Chacko has been posted to Berlin (A) in place of Sanjeev Jain.


PESB invites application for Director (Tech), NHPC
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Technical), NHPC Limited falling vacant on April 1, 2016. Those willing to apply can send their applications to PESB before May 28, 2015.


Former IFS officer's book on Latin America to be released
Gen. V. K. Singh, MOS, MEA and MOIA will, on April 9, release the book titled "Latin America, the Caribbean and India: Promise and Challenge" written by Deepak Bhojwani. The author is a retired IFS officer of 1978 batch who speaks Spanish like a native and has served as Indian envoy in several Latin American countries. Bhojwani has also served as Private Secretary to K. R. Narayanan and to Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao. The author, one of the few experts in the field of India-Latin America relations, explains why this important region of the world is lying on the outer periphery of Indian political, cultural and economic engagement.

Lt Gen. H.S. Lidder appointed Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Delhi
Lt Gen. H.S. Lidder, general officer commanding (GOC) 4 Corps, has been appointed as chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Delhi.

5 IAS officers get additional charges in Gujarat (UPDATED)
Five IAS officers have been given additional charges in Gujarat. Accordingly, Dr Narander Kuamr Meena has been given additional charge of Commissioner of Entertainment Tax while Rakesh Shankar will also be Superintendent of Stamps & Inspector General of Registration and J C Chudasama gets charge of Chief General Manager, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. Similarly, J T Akhani has been given an additional charge of Additional Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority and Ranjeeth Kumar J is assigned the charge of Director, social Defence.

4 IPS officers shifted in UP (UPDATED)
Four IPS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Deepak Kumar has been posted to the office of DGP while Virendra Pratap Shrivastava will now be Senior SP, Allahabad and Dinesh Kumar P is SP, Jaunpur. Besides, Hari Narayan Singh has been appointed as SP, Bijnaur.

Tayeng of AGMUT awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
Bidol Tayeng of State Civil Service of Joint AGMUT cadre has been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre.

Pravin Rawal posted as Add CIT in PrCCIT office, Delhi region (UPDATED)
Upon return from deputation, Pravin Rawal has been posted as Additional CIT (OSD) (CW) in the office of Principal CCIT (CCA), Delhi Region. He is an Indian Revenue Service Officer of Income Tax 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 ?

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

Ms. Bhandari appointed Woman Director, Bharat Textiles & Proofing Industries Ltd
Bharat Textiles & Proofing Industries Ltd has appointed Ms Shikha Bhandari as Woman Director of the company


Aggarwal appointed Chief Advisor (Finance & Accounts) , Rico Auto Industries Ltd
O P Aggarwal has been been appointed as Chief Advisor (Finance & Accounts) of Rico Auto Industries Ltd


Murali appointed Group CFO, HCL Infosystems Ltd
HCL Infosystems Ltd has appointed S G Murali as Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO) of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2015


Vij appointed Non Exec. Director, Gabriel India Ltd
Gabriel India Limited has appointed Aditya Vij as a Non Executive Independent Director of the company w.e.f. March 31, 2015

Two Independent Directors appointed on Board of Modern Shares & Stockbrokers Ltd
Modern Shares & Stockbrokers Ltd has appointed U K Mallik and Ashok T Kukreja as Independent Directors of the company.


Ravi appointed Addl. Non Exec. Director, CSS Technergy Ltd
CSS Technergy Ltd has appointed Ms Kasturi Ravi as an Additional Non Executive Director of the company


Awasthi appointed Independent Director, Nikki Global Finance Ltd
Nikki Global Finance Ltd has appointed Ms Kavita Awasthi as Independent Director of the company.


Jain appointed CS, Oscar Investments Ltd
Oscar Investments Ltd has appointed Ms Karishma Jain as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2015


Sandeep appointed Addl. Director, GV Films Ltd
GV Films Ltd has appointed Ms Usha Sandeep as Additional Director of the company


Sheth appointed Addl. Director, Fiberweb India Ltd
Fiberweb India Ltd has appointed Ms Soniya P Sheth as an Additional Director of the company


Syal appointed CFO, Rico Auto Industries Ltd
Rico Auto Industries Ltd has appointed Sanjay Syal as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2015.


Purohit appointed CFO, Shilchar Technologies Ltd
Shilchar Technologies Ltd has appointed Prajesh Purohit as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. March 27, 2015.

(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)

DEBATE (1)

Founder members are being shunted out from Aam Aadmi Party. Problems of Delhi are not being attended to. Arvind Kejriwal not applying his abilities. He must look into every aspect personally and act quickly. It will be too late otherwise.

R K Bansal


It doesn't bodes well for WIC

The poem 10 Little Men (02/04) was wholly misplaced . It is like you surrendering before the new dispensation at the centre. This is unlike you and shocking.

Your regular reader

Parth Garg

Seventh pay commission should use 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


Govt should scrap all post retirement medical facilities

Government should scrap one and all medical facilities after retirement. It will save money being pocketed for purchase of fake medicines as well as from fake health assurance to the pensioners. These days, in KALYUG, even children don't want to take care of old parents then why should the government? Better add suitable component to pension for medical/health insurance.

S C Poddar


Mystery in Maharatna PSU

Why a Director was demoted in 2013 ? RSS magazine Observer in its editorial mentioned Rs. 25000 Crores scam in this PSU. Also there is price tag for temporary transfer, permanent transfer and faster promotions. Will this Government take a note of it and Investigate ?

Suyas

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