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S P Kulsari

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Sugar coated imperialism or dictatorship.

Differences between RSS and BJP ministers ?
There are said to be differences in RSS affiliated Ministers and BJP ministers in the Modi cabinet.

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment process of 1985 batch IAS gets momentum
Empanelment process of 1985 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India has now become faster.

Five 1984 batch IAS officers outside GoI yet to get posting
Five empanelled 1984 batch IAS officers presently in the cadre are yet to get posting as Additional Secretary in the Government of India.

SC Collegium to meet this week ?
Supreme Court Collegium is expected to meet this week to decide certain postings and appointments.

Kumar posted as Secretary, Space, Chairman, Space Commission
A S Kiran Kumar has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Space Commission on re-employment on contract basis for a tenure of three years.
(We said this on Jan 8, 2015)

Only four Dalit IAS officers serving as Secretary in GoI
Only four officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of Scheduled Caste category are serving as Secretary out of total strength of 72 in Government of India.

Only one Dalit IAS officer serving as Addl Secretary in GoI
Only one officer belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of Scheduled Caste category is serving as Additional Secretary out of total strength of 60 in Government of India.

Will Mayaram move to BRICKS Bank ?
If anyone thought Arvind Mayaram (IAS 1978, Rajasthan) may be smarting at being shunted out of Finance Ministry to Minority Affairs and feeling humiliated at being replaced by none other than his own batch and cadre-mate Rajiv Mehrishi, it can be nothing more than a pious hope. A little bird tells 'whispers' that he is a serious contender to head the proposed BRICS Bank, As it is India's turn to have its nominee as the first MD/CEOM. His meetings with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has given rise to speculation to this effect.

Abhishek gets three months extension
Chairman of the Forward Markets Commission, Ramesh Abhishek, has been given extension till April 8 or till the appointment of new incumbent. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

K Swaminathan selected as Director (SB), BLC
K Swaminathan, COO, BLC, has been selected for the post of Director (Services Business), Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 12, 2015. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

One vacancy in UPSC
One post of Member in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is presently lying vacant.

No running errands for IPS officers
The Government of India has dissuaded head constables and constables from running errands for senior IPS officers posted in police and paramilitary forces.

Will next UP DGP from1980 batch?
It is believed that next DGP of UP will be from1980-1982 batch IPS. The present DGP of the state is retiring this month. One report said that he may be given three months extension.

PESB invites applications for MD, IMPCL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Managing Director (MD), Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) falling vacant on January 1, 2016. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before March 3, 2015.

V U Bhaskar gets charge of CMD, BDL
V U Bhaskar, Director (Production), BDL, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) after the retirement of incumbent S N Mantha. However, the orders of Bhaskar for fulltime CMD, BDL are yet to come.

CIL Finance Director, Chatterjee retiring in Feb
Abhijit Chatterjee, Director (Finance), Coal India Limited (CIL), is due to retire on February 28, 2015. C K Dey is expected to succeed him on March 1, 2015.

BHEL GM Yugandhar promoted, posted as ED (CFFP)
BHEL GM A M V Yugandhar promoted as Executive Director has been posted as ED (CFFP) .

Sasi Kumar S posted as Dy Director, DIPP
Sasi Kumar S has been appointed as Deputy Director in the office of Economic Adviser, DIPP. He is a 2008 batch officer of Indian Economic Service.

Bhadhwa likely to join central deputation
Anoop Badhwa is expected to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level. He is a 1984 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

DoPT invites applications for Development Commissioner, MEPZ-SEZ
The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Development Commissioner (Joint Secretary Level), MPEZ-SEZ (Chennai- Tamil Nadu) under the Ministry of Commerce. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the DoPT at the earliest.

Tenure of Mathur as Director (Tech), NCL ending in January
The tenure of A D Mathur as Director (Technical), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) is coming to an end on January 31, 2015. Gunadhar Pandey, GM, NCL, CIL, is expected to succeed him in February, 2015.

PESB invites applications for CMD, IREL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) falling vacant on December 1, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before January 27, 2015.

Three posts of Deputy Inspector General in NCRB vacant
Three posts of Deputy Inspector General, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) , have been lying vacant.

Agarwal posted as Home Secy, Chandigarh Admin
Anurag Agarwal has been appointed as Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration on inter cadre deputation for a period of three years. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this on Dec 10, 2014 & Jan 6, 2015)

Reshuffle of 24 IAS officers in Telangana
As many as 24 IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Telangana. Accordingly, M G Gopal has been posted as PS, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department while Ranjeev R Acharya will be PS, Education and Navin Mittal is made Special Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Similarly, M Veerabrahmaiah is posted as Special Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad; Neetu Kumari Prasad as Collector and District Magistrate, Karimnagar; G Kishan as Additional Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad; M Raghunandan as Collector and District Magistrate, Ranga; G D Priyadarshini as Collector and District Magistrate, Adilabad; P Satyanarayana Reddy as Collector and District Magistrate, Nalgonda; T K Sreedevi as Collector and District Magistrate, Mahabubnagar; V Karuna as Collector and District Magistrate, Warangal; K Niramala as Collector and District Magistrate, Hyderabad; Gaurav Uppal as Additional Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad; Rajat Kumar Saini as Joint Coolector-I & Additional District Magistrate, Ranga; Pausumi Basu as Additional Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad; K Surendra Mohan as Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Hyderabad; Sarfaraz Ahmad as Municipal Commissioner, Warangal; Bharti Hollikeri as Chief Rationing Officer, Hyderabad; Hari Chandana Dasari as Joint Collector-II & Additional District Magistrate, Ranga; Patil Prashant Jeevan as Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Warangal; D Krishna Bhaskar as Sub-Collector, Jagityal; Alagu Varsini V S as Sub-Collector, Vikarabad; Rajeevgandhi Hanumanthu as Sub-Collector, Asfabad, Adilabad and Kharte Kalicharan Sudamrao has been posted as Sub-Collector, Paloncha, Khammam.

Somesh Chander appointed as Deputy Secretary, CBEC
Somesh Chander has been appointed as Deputy Secretary (TRU) in Central Board of Excise & Customs under the Department of Revenue. He is a 2002 IRS-C&CE officer.

V V Satya Srinivas appointed as CVO, DCIL
V V Satya Srinivas has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL), Visakhapatnam under the Ministry of Shipping. He is an IRSME officer.

Air Marshal Anil Khosla joins as DG, Air Operations
Air Marshal Anil Khosla has taken over the charge as the Director General, Air Operations, at Air Headquarters, in New Delhi.

Kundan Sinha appointed as Advisor (TT), Railway Board
Kundan Sinha has been appointed as Advisor, Traffic Transportation, Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Sunil Mathur is also Advisor (Vig), Railway Board
Sunil Mathur has been assigned an additional charge of Advisor (Vigilance), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Mrs Ayush transferred to Southern Railway
Mrs Saroj Ayush presently in the Northern Railway has been transferred and posted to Southern Railway. She is an IRTS officer.

Former IFS officer is Chairman of Jharkhand PSC
Former Indian Forests Service Officer D K Srivastava has been appointed Chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission.

Sinha is CJ of Bangladesh Supreme Court
Surendra Kumar Sinha will be sworn in as Chief Justice of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on January 17.

IAS changes in Odisha
On return from central deputation Sanjiv Chopra has been appointed Principal Secretary Industries.Vishal Dev will be CMD IDCO and IDCOL.N B S Rajput will be new RDC Northern Division P K Mehrda has been made Director Agriculture.Santha Gopalan has been made Additional Secretary Water Resources and Pranab Jyoti Director NRLM.

Former IPS officer Patra is no more
Former 1965 batch IPS officer S N Patra has passed away in Bhopal.

Panagariya joins as Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog (UPDATED)
Arvind Panagariya has taken over the charge as Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, in New Delhi. He is an Indian-American economist and Professor of Economics at Columbia University and ex-Chief Economist at the Asian Development.
(We said this on Dec 22, 2014)

Maurya promoted to APCCF rank in AP(UPDATED)
Anil Kumar Maurya has been promoted to the rank of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Two IRPS officers get JAG (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Kumar and Ms Renu Yadav have been accorded Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). They are 2004 batch IRPS officers.

8 IRPS officers get Selection Grade (UPDATED)
As many as eight officers belonging to IRPS of 2001 batch have been accorded Selection Grade. The officers are: Suvarna Deshpande Dash, Sasanka Sarmah, CT Sakkeer Hussain, T D Dinakar, D N Dadliwar, D N Diggi, G S Yadav and C S Dwivedi.

CBI arrests Income Tax officer for accepting bribe (UPDATED)
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax Officer, posted at Khatima, Udhamsingh Nagar (Uttarakhand) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh from the complainant.

DEBATE

DEBATE- Appointment of Judges should be continued through the Collegium system or through the Judicial Appointments Commission set up by the new Government ? Mail your views to-

mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Shah appointed CS, Hinduja Ventures Ltd
Hinduja Ventures Limited has appointed Hasmukh Suryakant Shah as Company Secretary of the company.

Reddy ceases to be ED, KNR Constructions Ltd
M Rajesh Reddy has ceased to be Executive Director of KNR Constructions Limited.

Kulkarni re-designated as Deputy MD, Pratibha Industries Limited?
Ravi Ajit Kulkarni has been re-designated as Deputy Managing Director of Pratibha Industries Limited.

Prashanth appointed ED, Alkali Metals Ltd
Alkali Metals Limited has appointed Y V Prashanth as Executive Director of the company.

Bhavsar appointed CFO, Jarigold Textiles Ltd
Jarigold Textiles Ltd has appointed Haresh M Bhavsar as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Soni resigns as CS, of Orbit Corporation Ltd
S R Soni has resigned as Company Secretary of Orbit Corporation Limited

Padha appointed Nominee Director, Ind-Swift Limited
Punjab National Bank has appointed B M Padha, Field General Manager, Chandigarh as its Nominee on Board of Directors of Ind-Swift Limited

Two Addl. Directors appointed on Board of Tarang Projects & Consultant Ltd
Tarang Projects & Consultant Ltd has appointed Sandeep Kumar and Samir Saxena as Additional Directors of the company.

Two Independent Directors appointed on Board of Kitex Garments Ltd
Kitex Garments Ltd has appointed Prof E.M.Paulose and Benni Joseph as Independent Directors of the company.

Bothra appointed CS, Bothra Metals & Alloys Ltd
Bothra Metals & Alloys Ltd has appointed Kuldeep Bothra as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. January 17, 2015

Pareek resigns as CFO, Bothra Metals & Alloys Ltd
Abhishek Pareek has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Bothra Metals & Alloys Ltd w.e.f. January 13, 2015

Maheshwari resigns as Non Exec. Director, Shricon Industries Ltd
Nawal Kishore Maheshwari has resigned as Non Executive Non Independent Director of Shricon Industries Ltd

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DEBATE (1) Retirement Age

The issue of changing retirement age cannot be settled without putting it for intense discussion. There has been no inkling for it except in Rumour Mills of Babudom which during UPA regime kept on enhancing it to 62.

Mitras

DEBATE (2) Retirement Age

First letter from my desk.

The probable retirement age proposal by the Government of India would affect the functioning of the systematic governance which has evolved over a period of time. The age relaxation at the entry point, provisioning of Reservation, spread of all caste class people in the governance mechanism was an carefully thought process . such measures were implemented to bring an greater understanding of the ethos, culture, way of thinking , vision and views of various sections of Indian society to enrich the sensitiveness in Governance. Thus to Provide more acceptable solutions to the multidimensional issues of the country.

Experience counts. The highly aged expert professor would give better insight to the subject than an 20 years experienced lecturer. Similarly an Dean old Doctor would give an better diagnostic solution to an disease than an mid aged doctor. And so on in any field the higher age and expertise counts a lot. I m sure if an given choice to an PM 's or President's Ailments, They would look around for an dean doctor around 65 years rather than an new doctor. Any bureaucrat would look around an old professor to train their children in mathematics rather than a new Maths teacher and so on.

Then why the country should be deprived of getting a better solution and administration in this Great Country's governance .

Raghava

DEBATE (3) Retirement Age

I do agree with reduction in retirement age of public servants to 58yrs for the country like India not only to reduce unemployment problem but also to use young brains/ energy in the country.

Rajesh Kumar Amar

DEBATE (4) Retirement Age

It is government's prerogative to fix the maximum age of retirement. However the government should allow its employees to prepare in advance to settle their responsibilities - either family or financial. If government decides to retire its employees @58 without preparing for contingencies then there will be administrative chaos and disorder.

Ramesh

DEBATE (5) Retirement Age

Retirement age should be 58 years.

R K Singh

Restructuring of Nehru Era Institutions

After Planning Commission, it is now the turn of UGC. ISS Officers are wondering when will the turn of MOSPI come.
Mera Number Kab Aayega?

Surendra Mohan

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