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Is Modi "Democratic Dictetor" ?
At a gettogether someone asked a question about the style of functioning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. People agreed that he is "Democratic Dictetor".

BUREAUCRACY

Alok Joshi to be Chief of NTRO
Outgoing Chief of the R&AW Alok Joshi will take over as head of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) onApril 30. He would succeed Alhad G Apte former Scientist of BARC.Meanwhile, 1976 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre Alok Joshi has joined as OSD in the NTRO.

Sinha to be Special Director IB !
Malay Kumar Sinha is expected to be promoted as Soecial Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) this month. He is 1981 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Pooja Jindal to be Joint MD Air India
Pooja Jindal who is Director in the Ministry of Civil Aviation is being tipped to be Joint MD Air India. She is an IRS officer.

Posting of Commissioners C&CE this week ?
Posting to about 80 Commissioners of Central Excise and Customs is expected to take place this week.The list comprises of 1991,1992 and 1993 batches of IRS (C&CE).

Diptiman Das selected as CMD, EdCIL (India) Ltd
Diptiman Das has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director EdCIL (India) Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 5, 2015. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same. Das is an IRAS officer.

M Sathiyavathy is new DGCA
M Sathiyavathy has taken over as the new Director General of Civil Aviation. Sathiyavathy, a 1982-batch IAS officer, is the first woman to head DGCA . She has been appointed to the post for three years.
(We said this on January 1 )

Prabhat Kumar returns to Uttar Pradesh
Outgoing DGCA Prabhat Kumar is returning to the parent Uttar Pradesh cadre . 1985 batch IAS officer handed over charge to M Sathiyavathy on Monday.
(We said this on December 31 )

Saraswat, Debroy appointed members of newly constituted NITI Ayog
Scientist V K Saraswat and economist Bibek Debroy have been appointed as members of NITI Aayog whose vice-chairman is recently appointed Columbia University professor Arvind Panagariya - an eminent economist.

P Ramesh repatriated to his parent cadre
P Ramesh, who was on inter-cadre deputation to Telangana, has been repatriated to his parent cadre. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Mrs Deshmukh appointed as Director, Capacity Building
Mrs C K Deshmukh has been appointed as Director, Capacity Building, National e-Governance Division, Media Lab Asia after curtailing of tenure as Director, School Education & Literacy. She is a 1996 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Anand Kumar Singh appointed as Director, CVC
Anand Kumar Singh presently working as Director, Higher Education, has been appointed as Director in Central Vigilance Commission(CVC). He is a 1993 batch ITS officer.

Deepak Kumar relieved to join as Addl Secretary, Labour & Employment
The Government of Bihar has relieved Deepak Kumar of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Jain is seventh IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh to join PMO
Anurag Jain is the sevent IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre to have joined the PMO. Earlier Mssrs Shyam Bajpai (1975 batch ) R Gopalakrishnan (1979 batch) R Ramanujam (1979 batch) Pravesh Sharma (1982 batch) B V R Subramaniam (1987 batch) and Pallavi Jain (1994 batch) have served the PMO.

Who will succeed Dhesi as Haryana CS ?
Who will succeed D S Dhesi in June, 2019 ?. When 1982 batch IAS officer Dhesi retires Ms Keshni Anand Arora of 1983 batch would be the seniormost IAS officer in the state. Two her batchmates Yudhvir Singh Malik and Rajan Kumar Gupta would also be contenders.1984 batch IAS Ms Navraj Sandhu would retire in November.

Governor rejects proposal to appoint Ganai as J&K PSC Chairman
J & K Governor N N Vohra is reported to have rejected the proposal of the Abdullah Government to appoint K A Ganai as Chairman of the J & K PSC.Ganai is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Krishnamurthy to continue as PS to Manohar Parrikar
The 'cooling off' of P Krishnamurthy as Private Secretary to Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister, has been done afresh for a period of five years. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Panel of Maj Gen Gautam Kar for CMD, BICL scrapped
The panel of Maj Gen Gautam Kar presently in the Ministry of Defence has been scrapped for the appointment as Chairman and Managing Director, British India Corporation Limited (BICL).
(We said this on Nov 13, 2014)

V S Krishna Kumar is also MD &CEO, Canara Bank
V S Krishan Kumar ED, Canara Bank, has been given additional charges of MD, CEO of Canara Bank.

PNB, BoB, Syndicate Banks yet to get MDs, CEOs
Government of India (GoI) is yet to appoint full time MDs and CEOs for Bank of Baroda, PNB and Syndicate Bank.

Mukesh Jain to appear for interview again ?
ED of the Punjab and Sindh Bank Mukesh Jain is expected to appear for interview for the post of CMD of a Nationalised Bank again.

Will Sikkim Chief Secretary get extension ?
Will Sikkim Chief Secretary Ms Rinchen Ongmu get three months extension in service fromFebruary1 ?.The Sikkim Government is reported to have sought three months extension for Ms Ongmu. 1979 batch IAS officer Ms Ongmu is scheduled to retire on January 31.

Tenure of Chandramouli as Registrar General, Census ending in January
The tenure of C Chandramouli as Registrar General (at Join Secretary level), Census under MHA is coming to an end onJanuary 8, 2015. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

SAIL's Personnel Director, H S Pati retiring in March
Himanshu Sekhar Pati, Director (Personnel), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), is due to retire on March 31, 2015. Atul Srivastava, ED, SAIL, is expected to succeed him on April 1, 2015.

Chairman of Paradeep Port Trust to return Railways !
Chairman of the Paradeep Port Trust S S Mishra is returning to the parent cadre Railways in a month or two.
(We said this on November 13 )

Dr Mallick likely to join central deputation at JS level
Dr Bipin Bihari Mallick, presently in the cadre, is expected to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level post. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Yaqoob Mir appointed Chief Justice of J&K High Court
Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, senior most Judge of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court.

WAPCOS gets 'best consultancy organization' award
Prof. Sanwar Lal Jat, Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India presented "Best Consultancy Organisation" Award to R K Gupta, CMD, WAPCOS for demonstrating the Highest Level of technical competence in the execution of international consultancy assignments in over 56 Countries in Water Resources, Power and Infrastructure Development. The Award is instituted by Central Board of Irrigation and Power, a Premier Institution set up by the Government of India. 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, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia 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.

ITDC chairman gives Rs 3.73 cr dividend cheque to Union Tourism Minister
New Delhi. India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Chairman & Managing Director Girish Shankar, handed over a cheque for Rs 3.73 crore to Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on behalf of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), The decision for the payment of Dividend was taken during ITDC 49th Annual General Meeting held at the Group's flagship hotel, The Ashok, New Delhi. The Corporation has closed the year with an all round increase in the performance as compared to the previous financial years. While the turnover of the corporation has increased by 6.57 per cent to Rs. 470 crore approximately, the net profit before tax has increased by 118 per cent to Rs.11.93 crore while profit after tax increased by 214 per cent to Rs 9.42 crore. The corporation has also declared a dividend of 5 per cent amounting to Rs. 4.29 crore approximately 45.5 per cent of net profit which is as recommended by the Board in the meeting held earlier last year. The Corporation, besides showing improvement in turnover and profitability, has also shown a significant improvement in the operational efficiency. Further, the turnover of almost all the operational verticals have increased during the year.

Amrit Lal Meena appointed as PS to Bihar CM (UPDATED)
Amrit Lal Meena has been appointed as a Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Bihar. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Yash Pal appointed as PS to Birendra Singh (UPDATED)
Yash Pal has been appointed as a Private Secretary to Chaudhary Birendra Singh, Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water & Sanitation. He is a HCS officer.

Singh appointed as Director, Skill Development (UPDATED)
Jai Prakash Singh has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, New Delhi. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Chandra Bhushan appointed as CEO in Delhi (UPDATED)
Chandra Bhushan Kumar has been appointed as Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Secretary, Elections in Delhi Government. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Pawan Hans Corporate calendar for 2015 released by HMCA (UPDATED)
Minister of Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapati Raju Pushapati along with V Somasunderan , Secretary Civil Aviation and Anil Srivastava, CMD Pawan Hans, released Pawan Hans Corporate Calendar 2015" with a theme "Think of India, Think of Pawan Hans". PHL Calendar 2015 is based on a theme which covered various aspects such as: Think of Exploring Rural India, Think of Pawan Hans; Think of Reaching the Unreached, Think of Pawan Hans; Think of Search & Rescue, Think of Pawan Hans; Think of Heli Pilgrimage, Think of Pawan Hans; Pawan Hans at your service anywhere, anytime; Think of Swachh Bharat, Think of Pawan Hans; Think of giving back to Society; Think of Pawan Hans; Think of Connecting India, Think of Pawan Hans; Think of Emergency Medical Services, Think of Pawan Hans; Think of Oil & Gas, Think of Pawan Hans; Think of Uniting the Incredible Diversity, Think of Pawan Hans and Think of Unmatched safety, Think of Pawan Hans. The Corporate Calendar of PHL 2015 was appreciated by many Senior Officials in HMCA and by other PSU's officials.

Narayan appointed as Director, Expenditure (UPDATED)
Gopinath Narayan has been appointed as Director, Department of Expenditure under the Ministry of Finance for a period of 5 years. He is a 1996 batch IA&AS officer.

Vikas Gupta gets additional charge as CVO, HUDA (UPDATED)
Vikas Gupta has been assigned an additional charge as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), HUDA, Gurgaon. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Vijay Kumar appointed as DIG, CRPF (UPDATED)
Vijay Kumar has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General i Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre.

I D Shukla posted as DIG, NCRB (UPDATED)
I D Shukla has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General in National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Sanjay Singh appointed as DIG, ITBP (UPDATED)
Sanjay Singh has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General in Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP). He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Dr Raushan posted as DIG, SSB (UPDATED)
Dr Praffulla Kumar Raushan has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Kabra appointed as DIG, CRPF (UPDATED)
Dipanshu Vijay Kabra has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He is a 1997 batch IPS Officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Dibbanjan Roy appointed as Railway Adviser in Dhaka (UPDATED)
Dibbanjan Roy has been appointed as Railway Adviser in the High Commission of India, Dhakha, Bangladesh. He is an IRTS officer.

Keshav Kumar Goswami debarred from deputation (UPDATED)
Keshav Kumar Goswami has been debarred from future deputation for a period of three years. Goswami, who is presently, Deputy CVO (Engg), SWR, belongs to an IRSE officer.

Garg deputed as CPM, IRCON International Ltd (UPDATED)
Vinay Kumar Garg has been deputed as Chief Project Manager, Electrical, IRCON International. He is an IRSEE officer.

Ashish Mehrotra posted as CPM, IRCON International Ltd (UPDATED)
Ashish Mehrotra has been deputed as Chief Project Manager, Electrical, IRCON International Limited. He is an IRSEEE officer.

Anis-ur Rehman posted as Chief Manager, Railway Info System (UPDATED)
Anis-ur Rehaman has been deputed as Chief Manager TMS, Centre for Railway Information System. He is an IRSE officer.

Loganathan posted as Procurement Adviser, CBR (UPDATED)
G Loganathan has been deputed foreign assignment as Procurement Adviser, International with Capacity Building for Results Facility (CBR) Project at Directorate General Budget, Ministry of Finance, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Kabul for a period of one year.

Aktaruzzaman appointed as Finance Officer, Central University, Orissa (UPDATED)
Nurul Kabir Aktaruzzaman has been appointed as Finance Officer in Central University of Orissa, Koraput on permanent absorption basis. He is an IRAS officer.

Anurag Agarwal deputed as Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration (UPDATED)
Anurag Agarwal has been appointed as Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration on inter-cadre deputation from Haryana to AGMUT cadre for a period of three years. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Ashok Kumar Verma posted as Deputy Secretary, Commerce in MP (UPDATED)
Ashok Kumar Verma has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Commerce and Employment Department in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

19 IRSSE officers get HAG (UPDATED)
As many as 19 officers of Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) belonging to 1979 batch and 1980 batch have been accorded Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). The officers are: G S Tuteja of WR; Ali Mahboob M S of SCR; Laxminarayaan S of SWR; Kashinath N of Metro; S P Trivedi of WCR; Ajay Vijayvergiya of NER; S K Vyas of NWR; Pyarelal of SER; O P Verma of NFR; Rajendra Jain of WR; L P Sinha of SER; D K Gupta of RE; B N A Murthy; Mashahoor Alam, SCR; Amarnath Jha of ECR; S H Safdar of ECOR; Mahabir Singh of IRPMUNCR and M Garwal of NCR.

C B Thapliyal accredited as Ambassador to Union of Comoros (UPDATED)
C B Thapliyal, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Union of Comoros, with residence in Antananarivo.

Retired IAS officer of MP cadre, V N Rajgopal no more (UPDATED)
A 1959 batch retired IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, V N Rajgopal has passed away in New Delhi.

Bhaskar posted as Under Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (UPDATED)
Dheeraj Bhaskar has been transferred and posted as Under Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat in Government of India.


Services of 2 IPS officers affected in Karnataka (UPDATED)
The transfer orders of D Prakash as SP, Internal Security Division, Bengaluru have been cancelled and will continue as SP, Vijaypura while Karthik Reddy was asked to report in DP & AR for further posting in Karnataka.

CORPORATE

Bhattacharya assumes charge as CIL CMD
Sutirtha Bhattacharya has assumed charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Coal India Limited (CIL) w.e.f. January 5, 2014

Singh nominated Director, Gujarat State Petronet Ltd
Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited has nominated Dr J N Singh, IAS as a Director on the Board of Directors of Gujarat State Petronet Limited.

Shah resigns as Independent Director, Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd
R A Shah has resigned as Independent Director of Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd

Vishwanath ceases to be Independent Director, Karnataka Bank Ltd
T S Vishwanath has ceased to Independent Director of Karnataka Bank Ltd w.e.f. January 5, 2015

Choksi resigns as Asst. CS, Sterling Biotech Ltd
Ms Megha Chokshi has resigned as Assistant Company Secretary of Sterling Biotech Limited w.e.f. January 3, 2015

Jha appointed CFO, TRF Ltd
TRF Limited has appointed Mani Kumar Jha as Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. January 1, 2015

Brahma ceases to be CFO, TRF Ltd
Subhasis Brahma has ceased to be Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of TRF Limited.

Pandey resigns as CFO, Petron Engineering Construction Ltd
R N Pandey has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Petron Engineering Construction Limited w.e.f. December 31, 2014

Mohapatra appointed CFO, Petron Engineering Construction Ltd
Himanshu Mohapatra has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Petron Engineering Construction Limited w.e.f. January 1, 2015

Sonee resigns as CS, Texmaco Infrastructure & Holdings Ltd
Kaushik Sonee has resigned as Company Secretary of Texmaco Infrastructure & Holdings Limited .

Chakrabarty appointed CS, Texmaco Infrastructure & Holdings Ltd
Ayan Chakrobarty has been appointed as Company Secretary of Texmaco Infrastructure & Holdings Limited

Saraf appointed CFO, Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd
Future Consumer Enterprise Limited has appointed Manoj Saraf as Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. January 2, 2015

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DEBATE (1) Retirement Age

I don't know why people think that Government job is the only job and reducing of retirement age will provide jobs to youngsters. Government job is only one percent job of the country. Majority of persons are either self-employed or are working in private sector. People want to take up Government jobs and then then start exercising their negative powers, indulge in malpractices and waste a lot of government money by not working.

BBS

DEBATE (2) Retirement Age

Decision to lower the retirment age to 58 should be taken fast as was done by New Haryana Govt.

T S Mouli

DEBATE (3) Retirement Age

Retirement Age - It is, in all respect good to reduce the retirement age for not only to give opportunities to youngsters but also to rid of officials who is reluctant to go for hard work just on a plea that he is likely to retire and cannot afford to do!!!!

Ramesh Chandra

DEBATE (4) Retirement Age

I fully agree with the views of Sh. V.P. Sharma on the retirement age issue. Life span of the people has increased and people are more energetic now. Just by reducing the retirement age to 58 years, is not going to solve the unemployment problem. Proper strategy has to be made for creating more jobs. This issue should be handled maturely and not in a haste manner. It is going to be a set back for government employees.

Achla

The term "NITI Aayog" is a redundancy!

"NITI Aayog" is the official appellation put out by government of india for the new body to replace the Planning Commission (Yojana Aayog). "Niti" being the hindi term for "policy", the first impression was that Niti Aayog was the hindi equivalent of Policy Commission.But that was not the case because NITI turns out to be the acronym for National Institution for Transforming India,which itself contains the word Institution and hence there is no need to duplicate it by suffixing the word "Commission" to it.Calling it "NITI Commission" is like saying "IIT Institute",because IIT itself means Indian "Institute" of Technology. Such an amateurish and unsightly redundancy error is not expected from a high body like the government of india!

Dr Vijayanunni

Namo Govt would take steps in time

Thousands of govt. servants retire every year. Govt. generally fails to complete inquiry against the govt. servant during his service period and finally issues charge sheet at the time of retirement. This is common practice, particularly in income tax department.

While, no action is taken against erring officials who delayed taking vigilance action, the poor retiring govt. servant starts suffering and his retirement benefits are withheld causing serious harassment to the official as he wants to settle after retirement but for want of funds he cannot settle.

This is an ingenious way of punishing the govt. servant without any necessity to prove his guilt and this is being practiced widely. If ultimately govt servant proves himself innocent, still he has already suffered; more so his family in the old age. Harassment continues because there is no time limit to complete the enquiry and years go on without retirement benefits.

Delhi elections are coming. Govt. is interested in the votes of govt. servants. There is a big challenge to BJP from AAP. In the circumstances, the BJP govt. should take initiative to solve this grievance so as to win votes of govt. servants.

Vigilance actions must be completed within one year of retirement. Further retirement benefits should be released immediately if the govt. servants furnishes adequate security.

It is hoped Namo Govt. would take steps in time. If few seats extra are won with such non-monetary measures, it would be good for ruling govt. as well as for justice to retd. Govt. servants.

Pavan Ved

Advocate, 34 Old, Lawyers chambers Supreme Court of India, New Delhi

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