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Amit Shah or an 'arrogant person'!
With each day passing in power, Amit Shah is earning the sobriquet of an 'arrogant person'. Even businessmen who matter these days keep on waiting for him for hours and days together but in vain.

Vibhishan of NDA
Who is the Vibhishan of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)? Hope Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the architect of NDA victory, is also aware of it. No prizes for guessing who the person in question is.

India's natural disaster loss is $9.8 billion every year
India is very vulnerable to natural disasters, According to official records India loses $9.8 billion every year, out of which floods account for $7 billion. Despite this only 21 states have constituted State Disaster Relief Force, SDRFs, the 14th Finance Commission has placed adequate funds at the disposal of the states for this purpose.

BUREAUCRACY

PK Sinha takes over as OSD
PK Sinha will be new Cabinet Secretary with effect from June 13. 1977 batch IAS officer of UP cadre, Sinha is presently Secretary, Power. Sinha has joined as OSD in the Cabinet Secretariat.

What is the future of Ajit Seth ?
Will present Cabinet Secretary get some post retirement job ?. Rumour mill says that he would either be Vice Chairman of the NDMA or CVC or CIC. Guessing game is on.

Who will be new Secretary, Power ?
Logicall, RN Chaubey should succeed PK Sinha as Secretary, Power in the Government of India. 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, Chaubey is presently Special Secretary in the Power Ministry. Name of Secretary, Forests and Environment Ashok Lavasa is also in circulation. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Transfer and posting of Principal, CIT on cards !
Transfer and posting of Principal, CIT is now expected to take place this week.

Mrs Alka Selot Asthana proposes to quit ITS
Mrs Alka Selot Asthana has proposed to resign from the Indian Telecom Service (ITS). Ms Asthana, who belongs to 1994 batch, has been given a premature repatriation to parent cadre from the post of Director in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation so as to process her proposal of resignation.

Kannan to join CBI as SP
P Kannan is joining CBI as SP. He is a 2005 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ms Premlatha to be SP, CBI
Ms S Premlatha is all set to join CBI as SP. She is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Abhishek Dular to be SP, CBI
Abhishek Dular is joining CBI as SP. He is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Ram Gopal to join CBI
Ram Gopal is all set to join as SP, CBI. He is a 2007 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Sanjay Kumar Singh to return to Odisha
Sanjay Kumar Singh is returning to parent Odisha cadre from central deputation. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer.

Prabhakar's inter-cadre deputation tenure to Telangana extended
The inter-cadre deputation tenure of Cholleti Prabhakar from AGMUT to Telangana has been extended for period of six months beyond May 25, 2015. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer.

Appointment of Technical Members of CESTAT
Government of India has appointed the following Technical Members to CESTAT:- o Shri KM Ravichandran has been appointed to CESTAT at Delhi. Presently, he is posted as Commissioner of Central Excise (Audit), Chennai-II ?o CJ Mathew has been appointed to CESTAT, Mumbai. Presently, he is posted as Addl. Director General (Audit), Hyderabad. ?o Raju has been appointed to CESTAT, Mumbai. Presently, he is posted as Jt. CDR, Ahmedabad. o Ashok Kumar Arya has been appointed to CESTAT, Bangalore. Presently, he is posted as Commissioner(Appeals), New Delhi. o RK Singla has been appointed to CESTAT, Chennai. Presently, he is posted as DG, Safeguard Duty, New Delhi. o PM Saleem has been appointed to CESTAT, Ahmedabad. He has recently retired from Excise Department from the post of Jt. CDR, Mumbai.

Cadre of Himanshu Aggarwal transferred to Punjab
The cadre of Himanshu Aggarwal has been transferred from Uttar Pradesh to Punjab on the grounds of marriage to Mrs Komal Mittal, a 2014 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Cadre of Ms Kadambari Bhagat transferred to Maharashtra
The cadre of Ms Kadambari Bhagat has been transferred from Nagaland to Maharashtra on the grounds of marriage to Balkwade Shailesh Unmesh, a 2010 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Sivan is new Director of VSSC
K. Sivan has taken over as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram. He has succeeded MC Dathan.

Tenuren of B Ramesh to end in August
Central deputation tenure of B. Ramesh, IG in CRPF will end in August this year. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of WB cadre.

Sunil Kumar Kohli gets premature repatriation
Sunil Kumar Kohli, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, has been given a premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1981 batch IDAS officer.

G R Aloria is new Chief Secretary of Gujarat
G R Aloria, ACS, Urban Development& Urban Housing Department, has taken over as new Chief Secretary of Gujarat in place of incumbent D J Pandian who retired on May 31, 2015. Aloria is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Pipersenia is new Chief Secretary of Assam.
Vinod Kumar Pipersenia has taken charge as the 45th Chief Secretary of Assam. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre
( We said this on May 14 )

Gera to return to Gujarat this month
DG, NIFT P K Gera is expected to return to parent Gujarat cadre this month. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Ms Anna Roy deputed as Joint Secretary, Financial Services
Ms Anna Roy has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services. She is a 1992 batch IES officer. A new post of JS has been created in the Department of Financial Services.

Alok Kumar appointed Advisor, NITI Aayog
Alok Kumar has been appointed Advisor (JS level), NITI Aayog. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Sanjay Prasad appointed Joint Secretary, S&T
Sanjay Prasad has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Science & Technology. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Jitendra Kumar Sinha posted as Joint Secretary, DoNER
Jitendra Kumar Sinha has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of M-T cadre.

Md Shahaz Ali deputed as MD, NMDFC
Md Shahaz Ali has been appointed Managing Director, NMDFC (JS level) in the Ministry of Minority Affairs. He is a 1989 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

Rajiv Kumar appointed Joint Secretary, Electronics & Information Tech
Rajiv Kumar has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Electronics & Information Technology. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer of HP cadre.

Jitendra Kumar appointed Advisor, NITI Aayog
Jitendra Kumar has been appointed Advisor (JS level) in NITI Aayog. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer of UT cadre.

Jagmohan Gupta appointed Joint Secretary, Water Resources
Jagmohan Gupta has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Developemnt & Ganga Rejuvenation. He is a 1987 batch IRAS officer.

Venugopal Reddy Gaddam is Joint Secretary, Labour & Employment
Venugopal Reddy Gaddam has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Labour & Employments. He is a 1987 batch IRSEE officer.

Navneet Soni appointed Member Secretary, National Monuments Authority
Navneet Soni has been appointed Member Secretary (JS level), National Monuments Authority under the Ministry of Culture. He is a 1988 batch IRS-IT officer.

Kunhikrishnan is new Director of SDSC

Dr. P. Kunhikrishnan has taken over as Director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC.He takes over from Dr. M.Y.S. Prasad who retired after a term of four years.

Air Marshal Garud retires
Air Marshal A.P. Garud, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command (SAC) has retired on May 31.

Upendra Tripathy is also Secretary, Power (UPDATED)
Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, New & Renewable Energy, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Power. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Bhopal CBI Court convicts Tax Assistant (UPDATED)
The Special Judge for CBI cases, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, has convicted Anand Singh Shah, then Tax Assistant, working in the office of Commissioner of Income Tax, Bhopal and sentenced him to undergo three years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.20,000 in a bribery case.

Srivastava relieved to join as CVO, Mumbai Port Trust (UPDATED)
Shishir Srivastava, who was posted Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the Mumbai Port Trust, has been relieved by the Government of India. He is 1994 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Mrs Neetika Bansla appointed as Deputy Secretary, CBDT (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre (IRS-IT), Mrs Neetika Bansal has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

Mrs Sujata Chaturvedi returns to parent cadre (UPDATED)
Mrs Sujata Chaturvedi has returned to her parent cadre and has been posted as Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Commerce in Bihar. She is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Chaitanya Prasad returns to parent cadre (UPDATED)
Chaitanya Prasad has returned to his parent cadre and has been posted as Principal Secretary, Cooperative in Bihar. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Sanjay Gupta joins as CMD, EIL (UPDATED)
Sanjay Gupta, Director (Commercial), EIL, has taken over the charge as Chairman and Managing Director, Engineers India Limited (EIL).
(We said this on Oct 29, 2014)

M S Rao takes over as Director, DCIL (UPDATED)
M S Rao, GM, DCIL, has assumed the charge as Director (Operations & Technical), Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL).
(We said this on Nov 5, 2014)

Sanjiv Sharma assumes charge as Director (Fin), MDL (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Sharma, Director (Finance), GSL, has assumed the charge as Director (Finance), Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).
(We said this o Oct 9, 2014)

Umesh Kumar fails to join as Director (P&PB), SAIL (UPDATED)
Umesh Kumar, ED, Rourkela, has failed to join as Director (Projects & Business Planning), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on June 1, 2015 in place of T S Suresh who retired on May 31, 2015. The sources said that he has not received orders for joining the same.

S K Sahni fails to take over as Director (Fin), BHEL (UPDATED)
S K Sahni, GM, BHEL, has failed to assume the charge as Director (Finance), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) onJune 1, 2015 in place of P K Bajpai who retired on May 31, 2015. The sources said that he has not received orders for joining.

Dr R K Garg appointed as ADG, PTRRI in MP (UPDATED)
Dr R K Garg (1986) has been appointed as Additional Director General, PTRRI, PHQ Bhopal. His earlier transfer orders as ADG, Disaster Management, Homeguard have been cancelled. Besides, S K Pandey, who was transferred as ADG, PTRI, PHQ, Bhopal, will remain as ADG, Disaster Management, Homegaurd, Bhopal.

M Prabhu is also MD, Karnataka Udyog Mitra (UPDATED)
M Prabhu, Additional Director, Commerce and Industries Department, has been given an additional charge of Managing Director, Karnataka Udyog Mitra in Karnataka.

Cadre of Ms Swati Srivastava transferred to Uttarakhand (UPDATED)
The cadre of Ms Swati Srivastava has been transferred from Chhattisgarh cadre to Uttarakhand cadre on the grounds of marriage to Nitin Singh Bhaduria, a 2011 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre. She is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Rahul Bhandari posted as Addl RC, Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi (UPDATED)
Rahul Bhandari has been appointed as Additional Resident Commissioner, Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Minor reshuffle of IAS officer in Punjab (UPDATED)
D P Reddy has been given an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Finance while Shruti Singh will now be Chief Administrator, Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) and Sumeet Jarangal, ADC Bathinda is ADC Development (D) Fazilka in Punjab.

P K Sharma joins as Director (Ope), OIL (UPDATED)
Pramod Kumar Sharma has taken over the charge as Director (Operations) of the Oil India Limited (OIL).
(We said this on Oct 20, 2014)

Two IAS officers get additional charges in Gujarat (UPDATED)
P K Taneja has been assigned an additional charge of ACS, Home Department while K Srinivas gets additional charge of ACS, Urban Development & Housing Department in Gujarat.

Birender Singh Dhanoa joins as VC, Air Staff (UPDATED)
Air Marshal, Birender Singh Dhanoa has taken over the charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), in New Delhi.

CORPORATE

Shetty appointed Whole-time Director of Jet Airways (India) Limited
Jet Airways (India) Limited has appointed Gaurang Shetty as the Whole Time Director of the company

Modi resigns as Director of Godfrey Phillips India Ltd
Lalit Kumar Modi has resigned as Director of Godfrey Phillips India Limited

Ms Jangid resigns as CS of Barak Valley Cements Ltd
Ms Bhavna Jangid has resigned as the Company Secretary of Barak Valley Cements Limited

Purushottam appointed CS of Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd
Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Limited has appointed Hemish Purushottam as Company Secretary of the company.

Mandrekar appointed Addl. Director of Garden Silk Mills Ltd
Garden Silk Mills Limited has appointed Ms Anita Mandrekar as an Additional Director of the company.

Khasgiwala appointed Addl. Director of Sanghvi Forging and Engineering Ltd
Sanghvi Forging and Engineering Limited has appointed Ms Aruna Khasgiwala as Additional Director of the company.

Khatanhar appointed Nominee Director of Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd
Monnet Ispat and Energy Limited has appointed Suresh Kishinchand Khatanhar, Chief General Manager, IDBI Bank Ltd. as Nominee Director of the Bank

Mehra appointed CS of ICVL Chemicals Ltd
ICVL Chemicals Ltd has appointed Ms Pallavi Mehra as the Company Secretary of the company.

Ms Sinkar appointed CS of Raj Oil Mills Ltd
Raj Oil Mills Ltd has appointed Ms Shobhana Sinkar as Company Secretary of the company.

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A question to HRD Minister !
According to Prison Statistics of India 2012, out of 2,54,857 undertrial inmates, 76,626 were illiterates, 1,10,385 were educated up to Class X, 49,871 having education of above Class X and below graduation, 12,459 were graduates and 3,471 were post graduates. This reflects the role of education in keeping people away from crime. If we can improve the quality of education and its spread, the crime rate and violence from society can be drastically reduced. Special attention should be placed to education of children of under-trials and convicts so that they do not follow the steps of their father/mother. Similarly corrective education of the convict will reduce repeat of the action leading to conviction. To a limited scale, this facility is available but needs quality improvement. This should be made available and accessible to all. Educational quality reform with special focus on the children of undertrials and convicts and corrective education for the inmates is the first prison reform needed. This is one example. What is HRD Ministry doing in this regard?
Pradeep

DoPT's highhandedness
Arguments and counter arguments between two cadres viz stenographers and clerks. This rift has been intentionally created by DoPT. Keeping in view the general principle envisaging multi-skilling and de-layering for the entire government, the 6th Central Pay Commission had recommended that ".......the Secretariat and Stenographers cadre would stand merged" and ".......once, merger takes place, a uniform designation in any case will attach to these posts." The 6th CPC had also recommended that all future recruitment to CSS/CSSS/non-participating Ministries, will be made as Executive Assistants. These Executive Assistants will discharge the functions presently being carried by Assistants as well as PAs and thus, there will be a single unified cadre. Besides this, the 6th CPC had also recommended that for the present incumbents of these cadres, Administrative Ministries concerned may evolve a procedure for their job enlargement/enrichment, retraining and re-deployment. The holistic nature of the 6th CPC Report was amply clarified in para 11.10 of its report, which stated "all the recommendations to be treated as an organic whole and as partial implementation will bring in several anomalies and inconsistencies." All these recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission had been accepted by the Cabinet as a package, notified by Ministry of Finance vide its Resolution No.1/1/2008-IC dated 29th August, 2008.
However, DoPT misled various authorities in GoI including PMO by hiding these recommendations time and again. DoPT did not even bother to be honour the Cabinet decision, neither it went back to Cabinet for reconsideration!!! This has led to several cases in CAT which DoPT is handling/prolonging. Obviously, if a PSO [equivalent to Director] is made to work of a Steno D [equivalent to UDC] is clearly a wastage of tax-payers money. Is it the austerity that GoI is enforcing? Will the PMO listen or act?
M Sood

Failure of Environment Minister
Minister for Environment has failed to get the notification to redefine the eco-sensitive zone around bird sanctuary in Noida issued even after one year . Thousands of buyers are waiting for their dream home but Ministry is just sleeping over the issue. As per media report, even one time Minister assured to get the notification issued in time but he has forgotten.
N Prakash

Partiality in posting/transfer of AAI employees-reg.
This is with regard to article of Ajith published few days back on your website alleging partiality in posting/transfer of AAI employees at junior level. This is absolutely true. There are many so-called personal assistants of Airports Authority of India who have been posted in subordinate/attached offices of Ministry of Civil Aviation since their joining. And by virtue of their long reach, they are enjoying their honeymoon period peacefully in these offices. They have never ever been posted out of Delhi in their service career. Why this mercy on them? Will Chairman, AAI, who is known for his honesty and fearless work, look into this aspet and put a circle to this once and for all?
Sunil

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