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Top Five of Tata Chairman, Cyrus Mistry
1. Madhu Kannan
2. Dr Mukund Rajan
3. Dr N S Rajan
4. Dr. Nirmalaya Kumar
5. Harish Bhat

Is saffronisation present government's national agenda ?
Is saffronisation present government's national agenda? Ask those in the know of the things in the corridors of power and the answer comes in the affirmative.

IMAGINARY CHAT WITH PRIYANKA
Priyanka Gandhi post her site visit (her home in the hills has been under construction for ages now) took time off at Wildflower Hall .... and by the wonder of imagination I was there .... enjoying a meal at The Restaurant, when in walked Priyanka ... By chance we were only two diners there .... Post her meal I saw her 'playing with her coffee'... deep in thought and I approached her table ....

Me: Penny for your thoughts ...

Priyanka (P) : Excuse me .... do I know you??

Me: I have interviewed your mom and bro ....

P: Fat chance I am giving an interview !

Me: No .. no... I just wanted to have a chat with you....

P: Shoo......

Me: Just a chat ....

P: So you will not take no for an answer .... okay ... let's chat Mr Chatty...

Me: Frank chat....alleged your Hubby has shifted to Dubai!!

P: Private Citizen...no comments!!

Me: The other day it was alleged he is now an NRI....

P: Private Citizen .. no comments.

Me: There is another definition of NRI .. Nahi Rehna India. In this your tax status remains as that of a Resident Indian... but for reasons best known to the individual he or she has a fixation to stay out of India. Looks like your bro too has this fixation...okay. What about the allegations that he made a killing in Land Deals at the cost of farmers.

P: He is being persecuted because he is a Public Figure .... being the son in law of Soniaji makes him a target!

Me: Sometimes you say he is a Private Citizen and sometimes he is a Public Figure ... puzzled!!

P: Okay ...he is a Public Figure ... who is very Private !!

Me: Like saying he is enrolled as a student of DU but he is appearing privately!! What about your bro Rahul .... now even some Congis say ... upper storey mein kuch gadbad hai!!

P: Have you not seen pics of Rahul reading 3 to 4 books ....?

Me: Do you know there are some stinking rich guys who cannot read but boast of personal book collections..mini personal libraries !

P: Rahul is well educated…

Me: Madam that too is debatable .... what treatment did he undergo during his sojourn. ...?

P: None ... he just needed a holiday ....the holiday rejuvenated him.

Me: He needed a holiday !!! Madam many would decipher this ..... holiday from holidaying ... most of the time he was overseas .... See his record in LS prior to his sojourn.

P: I am his sis and I should know...

Me: Okay you are his sis and you know all about him... does he seriously think he is PM material?

P: Forget about what he thinks ... see his pedigree ... his education ... his experience ...

Me: Many Congis want you to step in ..

P: Rahul is doing a good job... why should I step in ??

Me: So if it's perceived he is not doing a good job you can step in!!

P: Will cross the bridge when it comes!!!

Me: So you agree the bridge exists .. only you will cross it when it comes ....

P: Is this a chat or an interrogation?

Me: No ..no... Congis dare not talk about replacing Rahul without support from within 'the Palace'... chalo you not going to answer this .... recently in Amethi Smriti has made Gandhis worry!

P: We have done so much for Amethi .... her trip was hyped.

Me: Seeing the reportage from Amethi I get the feeling there is lot of discontent brewing there ..no developmental work....

P: Amethi is being victimised by this government !!

Me: But what did you do during UPA's 10 years !!

P: We conceptualised developmental work during UPA and it was now that the actual work was to start!

Me: Ha.... for 10 years you gave lollipops to them... and now using current Government as an excuse to say ...we dreamed for you but this Government is not letting dreams come true!!

P: Chalo let elections come...our people will repose trust in us!!

Me: And I feel you guys must be already working on Plan B....changing to a new Burrough ... nothing is impossible in politics ... chalo time will tell... so now back to Delhi !!!

P: Yup..... life as a Public figure is so so difficult !!!

Me: More difficult if being a Public Figure you portray yourself as a Private Citizen.... like being surrounded by SPG and behaving like you are alone !!

P: You are mean!!

Me: Maybe mean for you...but forthright for others.... nice chatting with you!!

Disclaimer: No intention to malign or inform. It is just satire. Please do not form any opinions based on this satire.

VJS

HUDCO - Largest facilitator of housing delivery
"With major government programmes being conceived for "Housing for all by 2022" and also for the development of 'Smart Cities' throughout the country, HUDCO's role would continue in the fields of project funding, project monitoring, evaluation studies and also support to the urban local bodies in conceiving city specific business plans for sustainable development. I am sure that HUDCO would emerge as the single largest CPSE and one stop shop for everything in the field of housing and urban development for promoting cleaner, greener, healthy and smarter cities", CMD of HUDCO Dr Medithi Ravi Kanth told our Chief Copy Editor Sujata Sharma while talking to her on various issues related to housing in India.

http://www.whispersinthecorridors.com/magazine_hutcco.pdf

BUREAUCRACY

Will Anup Mishra continue as Secretary General, Lok Sabha ?
Rumours have started doing the rounds that Secretary General of Lok Sabha, Anup Mishra may not continue. Only Lok Sabha Speaker, Sumitra Mahajan knows the real story.

Bhagat to be ADG CRPF!
SK Bhagat is being tipped as ADG in the CRPF. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

All Consultants to move out of Ministries !
An order has reportedly been issued asking all consultants working in Government of India to move out of Ministries and work from their respective offices.

Extension to C S Verma as CMD, SAIL denied
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has not approved the proposal for extension of tenure of C S Verma as Chairman & Managing Director, Steel Authority of India Limited beyond June 10, 2015. Rakesh Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Steel, has been assigned an additional charge of CMD for a period of three months.

Steel Ministry told to complete appointment procedure of CMD, SAIL within month
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has directed the Ministry of Steel to complete the process of regular appointment of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) through Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) procedure within a period of three months.

Six IPS officers of 1987 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as six IPS officers of 1987 batch have been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: A Sermarajan of Bihar; V K Singh of Jammu and Kashmir; Vijay Kumar and Pawan Kumar Jain of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Thianghlima Pachau of Manipur-Tripura cadre and V K Bhawra of Punjab cadre.

Shekhar Saran selected for CMD, CMPDIL
Shekhar Saran, Director (Technical), CMPDIL/CIL, has been selected for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) at a Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 10, 2015. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Transfer files of Principal CIT, CIT reaches FM
Transfer file of Principal CITs and CITs has reportedly reached to the Finance Minister. Orders are likely to be issued in a couple of weeks. About four hundred transfers are likely to take place

DPC for Principal, CCIT takes place
DPC for Principal Chief Commissioner Income Tax has taken place on Wednesday. Several posts are currently lying vacant.

Mrs Meenu Choudhary deputed as PS to Mrs Sushma Swaraj
Mrs Meenu Choudhary has been appointed Private Secretary to Mrs Sushma Swaraj, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs. She is a 2000 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Dr Rajendra Kumar gets pre-mature repatriation
Dr Rajendra Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, has been given a pre-mature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Alok Rawat is also Secretary, DoNER
Alok Rawat has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) during the absence on leave of R Vijaykumar from June 13 to June 28, 2015. Rawat is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Cadre of Ms Swetika Sachan transferred to AGMUT cadre
The cadre of Ms Swetika Sachan has been transferred from Manipur to AGMUT on the grounds of marriage to Abhinav Kumar, a 2014 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre. She is a 2014 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Ajay Shukla, Member Traffic to retire in July
Ajay Shukla Member Traffic, in Railway Board is going to retire in July this year. He is a 1978 batch IRTS officer.

Inter-cadre deputation proposal of Dheeraj Kumar rejected
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has rejected the inter-cadre deputation proposal of Dheeraj Kumar from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh after the Government of Maharashtra Government did not give its consent to the proposal. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Inter-cadre deputation proposal of Lalbiaktluanga Khiangte rejected
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has rejected the inter-cadre deputation proposal of Lalbiaktluanga Khiangte from Jharkhand to AGMUT (Mizoram segment) as he has already availed maximum term of home deputation. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Venugopal Reddy to join as Joint Secretary, Labour & Employment
Venugopal Reddy Gaddam is goijng to join as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Labour & Employments. He is a 1987 batch IRSEE officer.

Deputation tenure of Bhadur Maloth extended
The deputation tenure of Bhadur Maloth to the Government of Telangana has been extended upto May 22, 2016. He is an ITS officer.

Dheeraj Srivastava joins Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
Dheeraj Srivastava has been appointed OSD in the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.

Inter-cadre deputation of Mohan Lal Meena to MP rejected
An inter-cadre transfer of Mohan Lal Meena from Manipur-Tripura to Madhya Pradesh has been rejected by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of M-T cadre.

Post specific deputation proposal to Chandigarh Admin not to be entertained
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has directed that the cases pertaining to post specific deputation in Chandigarh Administration need not be put before the Committee.

HP govt asked to relieve Abhishek Dular to join as SP, CBI
The Government of Himachal Pradesh has been asked to relieve Abhishek Dular of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Superintendent of Police (SP) in CBI. He is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Bihar govt asked to relieve P Kannan to join as SP, CBI
Government of Bihar has been asked to relieve P Kannan of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Superintendent of Police (SP) in CBI. He is a 2005 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Bihar govt asked to relieve Ms S Premlatha to join as SP, CBI
Government of Bihar has been asked to relieve Ms S Premlatha of cadre responsibility enabling her to join as SP in Central Bureau of Investigation. She is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

CG govt asked to relieve Ram Gopal to join as SP, CBI
Government of Chhattisgarh has been asked to relieve Ram Gopal of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Superintendent of Police CBI. He is a 2007 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Tenure of Rupak Dayal, Director (P), WCL ends in June
The tenure of Rupak Dayal as Director (Personnel), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) is coming to end on June 30, 2015. Dr Sanjay Kumar, GM, CIL, is expected to succeed him on July 1, 2015.

66 IRS-Customs officers transferred at Add/Joint Commissioner level
As many as 66 Indian Revenue Service officers of Customs & Central Excise cadre have been transferred and posted at different places at Additional/Joint Commissioner level. Accordingly, Hir Bhagat Negi has been transferred to Chandigarh CX I Marianna to Cochin CX; K Sivakumar to Pune CX; Lalaih Dhandhem to Coimbatore CX; Parag Chakor Borkar to Mysore CX; Prabhu Das Puli to Hyderabad CX; R Sekar to Vishakhapatanam CX; Sheo Shankar Mahli to Directorate of Legal Affairs, Delhi; Shivaji Hanumant Dange to Kolkata CX; Surendra Prasad Mishra to Jaipur CX; Ashok Jyoti Verma to Nagpur CX; Shai Ram Meena to Kolkata CX; Prem Verma to DGICCE Delhi; Manish Mohan Govil to DGICCE Delhi; Ajazuddin to Lucknow CX; Alok Gupta to NACEN Faridabad; D Anil to Bangalore Cus; Lalan Kumar to Delhi ST; Sharad Kumar H Meshram to Mumbai-I Custom; Giriraj Prasad Meena to Ahmedabad CX; Upendra Singh Yadav to DGRI ZU Mumbai; Sameer Chitkara to CC (AR)/CESTAT, Ahmedabad; Amish Kumar Gupta to Meerut CX; Ajay Kumar as CC (AR), CESTAT, Mumbai; M Rajan to Chennai ST; B Jayabalasundari to Chennai CX; Bharat Singh to Settlement Commission, Mumbai; Rakesh Ladwal to Mumbai-I CX; Sanjeev Kumr Singh to DGHRD Delhi; Yogesh Kumar Agarwal to DG Sys & Data, Mgmt, Delhi;Shukhjit Kumar to Mumbai ST; V Nagendra Rao to Vishakhapatanam CX; Ved Prakash Singh to Delhi CX; Mohammad ABu Sama to Delhi ST; Baswaraj Nalgave to Bangalore CX; K V Ganesh Prasad to Bangalore Cus; Nagendra Kumar Misra to Bhubaneshwar CX; Jayant Kumar Lal to Ranchi CX; Debojit Bose to Kolkata ST; A S Meenalochani to Mumbai-I CX; K Ramamurty to Kolkata ST; Avinash Thete to DGCEL, Bhubaneshwar; Akhilesh Pandey to Mumbai-II Cus; Dr Bachchu Sigh Meena to Mumbai-II CX; Pradeep Kumar Suman to NACEN Bangalore; Raju Sakthivel to Mumbai ST; G Machunlung to DG (Vig), Delhi; Sachin Jain to DGRI ZU Delhi; Bharat Asarsa to DG (Audit), Bangalore; Anil Kumar Nigam to Bangalore CX; Mohammad Ali to Delhi Cus; B Sumidha Devi to DGCEI, Bangalore; R K Mishra to DGRI, Jaipur; Rakesh Goyal to Mumbai-II Cus; Ranjit Kumar to DGCEI, Delhi; Vinayak Azad to Delhi Cus; Ravi Pratap Singh to Delhi Cus; Dipak Kumar Gupta to Delhi ST; Deepankar Aron to Jaipur CX; Pankaj K Singh to Delhi ST; Tiju T to Chennai Cus; Ramesh Kumar Raman to Hyderabad CX; T G Venkatesh to DGRI, Bangalore; Mahboob Ahmad Ansari to Kolkata CX and Rajiv Kumar Misra was posted to Kolkata ST.

Class wise reservation for Tatkal
Railway is going to introduce class wise reservation system for Tatkal tickets. According to Ajay Shukla, Member Traffic, new system will be introduced shortly. Under new system separate timings will be given to AC and Sleeper class booking.

Alok Sharma is back to BIS
Alok Sharma, Chief Vigilance Officer of BIS is reportedly back to the organization.

Harish Chandra yet to join as Director (Fin), NSIC
Harish Chandra, GGM, CONCOR, who was selected for the post of Director (Finance), National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), is waiting for his appointment orders. The post has been lying vacant since October 24, 2014.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Tech), SECL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Director (Technical), South Eastern Coalfields (SECL) falling vacant next year on June 1, 2016. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB beforeAugust 6, 2015.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Fin), IRCON Ltd
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Director (Finance), IRCON International Limited (IRCON) falling vacant next year on June 1, 2016. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB beforeAugust 6, 2015.

Three officers appointed substantively
The government has terminated probation period of three 2013 batch IIS officers from January this year. They are Amit Kumar , AD, PIB, Delhi, Keshav Moorty B.A., A.D. NMW, Delhi and Satti Kishore Kumar. AD, DAVP, Delhi. They are appointed substantively in the junior grade of IIS grade A.

ITBP trains new recruits of RPF
ITBP has trained 1603 newly recruited personnel of RPF. After getting approval from the MHA ITBP earmarked 4 Training Centre for this purpose. These recruits were imparted 26 weeks rigorous and intense training from 17th Nov-2014 to 9th June-2015.

Jain is acting MD and CEO Indian Bank
Mahesh Kumar Jain senior most executive director, has been entrusted the additional charge of Managing Director & CEO of the Indian Bank for a period of three months or till date of appointment of a regular MD & CEO or until further order, whichever is earliest.

CBI arrests senior Railway officer
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer Diesel Shed, Andal, Asansol Division of Eastern Railway for accepting a bribe of Rs.5000.The accused was produced before the Designated Court at Asansol and remanded to judicial custody till June 16, 2015.

4 IAS officers shifted in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
As many as four IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Delhi Government. Accordingly, Ramesh Tiwari has been posted as Special Secretary, NCR Planning Board while Z U Siddiqui will now be MD, DTTDC Ltd and F O Hashmi is Special Secretary, H&FW with additional charge of MD, Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation. Besides, R K Mishra has been posted as Special Commissioner, Trade & Taxes.

83 IBES officers get NFUG at Joint Secretary level of IAS officers in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 83 officers (including retired) of Indian Broadcasting (Engineers) Service (IBES) have been accorded Non-Functional Upgradation Grade (NFUG) to Joint Secretary level of IAS officers in Government of India with effect from 2006 to 2013. The officers include: Suresh Chandra Mishra, B K Agarwal, H K Sinha, Suresh Naik, S N Jhanwar, R Venugopal, Naresh Kumar, Gupt, L Vasu, C B Pillay, R Narasimha Swamy, Rama Kant Pandey, Arvind Kumar, R S Tiwari, Mahesh Chandra, Swatantra Kumar Sharma, K Thaiagarajan, Mrs S Sengupta, L M Ambastha, A K Kuthiala, S Baishya, Kumari Anuradha Garg, Sunil, Ajit Kumar Singh, Md Saffique Ansari, Shyam Lal, Jugal Kishore A Chandra, P N Bhakta, Lalat K Pradhan, Shashi Kant, Anurag Kulshrestha, Rajesh Jain, Shyam Narayan Singh, Ved Prakash, Mukesh Kumar, Ashish Bhatnagar, S K Nazul Islam, Atul Gupta, M Anandan, Ashok Kumar Jha, Ashok Kumar Dang (former name was M P Singh), Hemendar Bhatnagar, Md Khamaruddin, George Kuruvilla, Anil Kumar Mangalgi, Partha Pratim Pal, Prakash Kumar Pati, Sudhir Sodhia, Aftab Ahmed, B Vankataramana Rao, Mrs Neha (Vaidya) Swami, M M Thaman, N Madahva Reddy, Ganesh Dutt Sharma, Mrs Sadhna (Pradhan) Kumar, Arendra Nath Sharma, Anil Kumar, Yatendra Kumar Singh, Rajat Bose, M S Thomas, T Rajendiran, Mrs S Jegajothi, Kumari Narendra Mehta, Mrs P Geetha Rani, A Sangu, Kumari Anima Das, Bhagat singh Joshal, B Jaya Prakash Babu, P P Baby, Deepak Kumar, P S Nagabhushanam, S Ramesh, K Thanuvalingam, Mrs D R S A M Laxmi, Sanjay Kumar Sinha, M G Sajjanar, Mukesh Kumar Garhwal, D S Anil Kumar, Mrs Durgesh Nandini (Makhijjani), Shiv Kumar Singh, Mahavir Singh Duhan, Ajay Kumar Srivastava, Kamal Kumar and Pramod Kumar (Saroj) Singh.

IFS and IAS officers get posting in Haryana (UPDATED)
S Narayanan (IFS:1997) has been appointed as Special Secretary, Health and Mission Director, NRHM and Commissioner, Food & Drugs Administration while Vikas Yadav (IAS:2003) was made Director, Higher Education and State Project Director, State Higher Education Council in Haryana.

Cadre of Girisha P S transferred to Andhra Pradesh (UPDATED)
The cadre of Girisha P S has been transferred from Assam-Meghalaya cadre to Andhra Pradesh cadre on the basis of PH policy. He is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Paras Mani Tripathi quits IFS to join IRS (UPDATED)
Paras Mani Tripathi has quit the Indian Forest Service (IFS) for joining the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). He was a 2009 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.

N D Solanki promoted to IG grade in Gujarat (UPDATED)
N D Solanki has been accorded promotion from Selection Grade, Deputy Inspector General to Inspector General with back dates in Gujarat. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Anupam Singh Gehlot promoted to IG grade in Gujarat (UPDATED)
Anupam Singh Gehlot has been promoted to the grade of Inspector General in Gujarat. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Khursheed Ahmed promoted to IG grade in Gujarat (UPDATED)
Khursheed Ahmed has been promoted to the grade of Inspector General in Gujarat. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

A D Chudasma promoted to DIG grade in Gujarat (UPDATED)
A D Chudasma has been promoted to the grade of Deputy Inspector General of Police in Gujarat. He is a 1999 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

8 ISS officers empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as eight officers belonging to Indian Statistical Service (ISS) of 1983 batch have been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: Rakesh Kumar, Jyotirmoy Poddar, Vidya Dhar, Asit Kumar Sadhu, B N Tiwari, Surener Mohan Mahajan, Suvendu Hazra and Tapas Kumar Sanyal.

Pawan Kumar Sain deputed as PS to Rajyavardhan Rathore (UPDATED)
Pawan Kumar Sain has been deputed as Private Secretary to Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

6 ISS officers of 1984 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as six officers belonging to Indian Statistical Service (ISS) of 1984 batch have been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secrtary in Government of India. The officers are: Shailja Sharma, Vishu Maini, Dinesh Chand Sharma, Ratna Anjan Jena, Mamta Saxena and Tapas Kumar Saha.

16 ISS officers of 1985 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 16 officers belonging to Indian Statistical Service (ISS) of 1985 batch have been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secrtary in Government of India. The officers are: Ahamed Ayub B, S V R Murthy, T Rajeshwari, Debabrat Mukhopadhayay, Madan Mohan, Pradip Kumar De, Ashok Kumar Toprani, P C Cyriac, Malti Devi Negi, J Bhattacharjee, Awadhesh Kumar Mishra, Amitabh Pradhan, Ramesh Chand Aggarwal, M Peter Johnson, Susanta Kumar Jana and Hiranya Borah.

Rakesh Singh joins as CMD, SAIL (UPDATED)
Rakesh Singh, Secretary in the Ministry of Steel, has taken over an additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) after the tenure of C S Verma came to an end on June 10, 2015. Singh, who gets this additional charge for three months, is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

DEBATE

Bureaucracy in UPA regime and under NDA government

Is functioning of bureaucracy better under the present NDA rule or in the UPA regime.
Send your brief specific views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Pandian ceases to be Chairman of GNVFCL
D J Pandian, IAS has ceased to be Chairman of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited - a Government of Gujarat undertaking

Bhasin steps down as MD & CEO of Indian Bank
T M Bhasin has stepped down as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Bank as he had been appointed as Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission by President of India.

Ninomiya to be MD of Nikon India?
Kazuo Ninomiya will assume charge as Managing Director of Nikon India from June 15, 2015.

Jain resigns as Director of Vardhman Polytex Ltd
Amit Jain has resigned as Director of Vardhman Polytex Limited

Janani appointed CEO of Lypsa Gems & Jewellery Ltd
Lypsa Gems & Jewellery Ltd has appointed Manish J Janani as a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Juneja resigns as Independent Director of Elder Health Care Ltd
Dr J S Juneja has resigned as Independent Director of Elder Health Care Ltd

Desai resigns as Independent Director of Hipolin Ltd
Nilesh Rajnikant Desai has resigned as an Independent Director of Hipolin Ltd

Devanathan promoted as CEO of Dentsu Creative Impact
Narayan Devanathan has been elevated as Chief Executive Officer of Dentsu Creative Impact

Sharma resigns as Non Exec. Director of Sterling Holiday Resorts India Ltd
Mahendra Kumar Sharma has resigned as Non-Executive Director of Sterling Holiday Resorts India Ltd

Chandrasekaran appointed Chief Product Officer of Snapdeal?
Anand Chandrasekaran has been appointed as Chief Product Officer of Snapdeal

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DEBATE (1)

Decision making

I beg to disagree with Prasad comparing decision making during UPA and NDA regime. The decision making in India is vested with the highest rung. Accountability and fixing of responsibility is missing from the Governance system of GoI and States too. If accountability and responsibility is fixed at each level, decision making will follow automatically. The governance system in India suffers from a lacunae called "divided responsibility and shared responsibility", with the result no responsibility at all.

Harish Kumar


Modi's tour an eye opener

Modiji's successful tour of Bangladesh is an eye opener. The leadership displayed by Modiji is of the highest possible order. Can anyone contemplate any other PM wannabe successfully executing the whole exercise? Can Rahul Gandhiji or Arvind Kejriwalji or Laluji or Nitishji or Mulayam Singhji or Manmohan Singhji ever be thought of as being able to do what Modiji has done? The answer is obvious. India is in good hands.

A K Singh


Newspaper allowances

I agree with the view that the 7th Pay Commission must do away with Newspaper Allowances being given to Central Government employees. Why should the government pay their employees for reading newspapers? What for salary is given? These are funny allowances still continuing for so many years. Similarly, the paper work being done for reimbursement of residential telephone expenses, LTC, tuition fees should also be done away with. Instead of reimbursement, allowances can be given to employees and it can be taxed at normal rates. This measure can prevent lot of paper work being done in cash sections of departments and can save so many man hours and wastage of time. Will the 7th Pay Commission look into all these things?

Radhakrishnan

Promotional activities

I have been seeing lately a lot of news items and discussions on promotional aspects of various central cadre officers. I joined as Assistant Director (Grade II) of Supplies in D G S & D in September, 1977 and I got my first promotion in September, 2006, three months before my retirement. Compared to this did any one suffer more?

D S N Murthy


Take rest

It is time for the likes of Jethmalanis and Prashant Bhushan to take their well deserved rest which is long overdue for both of them

K Srinivasa Rao


HRA issues

7th CPC should try a different view of allowing HRA to the employees who are residing in their own home and drawing huge amount of money as HRA. The govt. employees should be allotted government accommodation as per seniority, if the concerned employee refuses to accept the accommodation, he should be debarred from drawing HRA. Simultaneously, all government accommodation should be rent free. This way the government can save huge amount of money which it is paying as HRA to non-eligible employees.

KB

Personal loss

The sudden demise of MN Buch is a personal loss for me. When I was posted as CSP, Ujjain he was Collector . He groomed me and gave me strength and support in the drive against anti-social elements and their anti-social/criminal activities. He has left behind an unfathomable vacuum.

S C Agarawal DGP (Retd)


Heaven's New Citizen

Vishwakarma, Heaven's City-Planner, Chief Architect & Builder sought and was granted an urgent appointment with Lord Vishnu. When ushered into Lord's presence, Vishwakarma was visibly upset.
"What's the matter, Vishwakarma? Why are you so agitated?" asked the Lord. He, being Antaryami, of course already knew of Vishwakarma's troubles. But he also knew the therapeutic value for the aggrieved to just let out steam.
"Lord, it's this new citizen you have admitted to heaven. He's quite a character, to say the least."
"But, he's a very good man, did a lot of good on earth, and earned his place in heaven. Vishwakarma, it's not for you to question my decision to elevate him to heaven!"
"My Lord, I cannot even dream of questioning your wisdom and authority. Glory be to the Omnipotent and the Omniscient.. However, Lord, permit me to say that I'm much perturbed about the strange behaviour of this new citizen."
"Why don't you specify your grievances about our new citizen?"
"Firstly, he has refused to adhere to dress code prescribed for heaven's citizens. In place of the mandated resplendent silken liveries, he's going about in public places in his coarse cotton white baggy trousers and a half-sleeved shirt. That's inappropriate costume for heaven."
"Secondly, he has asked my office to give him a certified copy of Heaven's Master Plan along with all the voluminous annexes and drawings."
"Thirdly, he has sent me a lengthy questionnaire with demand for a quick reply, and in no case later than two weeks. He desires to know, among other things, if our Master Plan was put to Public Scrutiny and Debate (the capitals are his, My Lord!) before finalisation and approval. That ,my Lord, is asking for too much. I know all there is to know about city planning . My wisdom has never been questioned, not even by the deities. In any case, I've obtained your consent and approval for our latest Master Plan. We can't permit a new citizen to reopen the matter!"
"Fourthly, he has already covered the length and breadth of our city on foot. He's going about asking questions about sewerage lines, land-fill sites for garbage disposal, and public conveniences. Nandan Kanan, he says is accessible only to select deities and apsaras. Where are parks for heaven's common citizens, he's asking? Gods have chariots. What's the public transport system for the citizenry, he demands to know? He has even inspected the Sevak colony, and is making noises about inadequate facilities for its residents."
"Are you done?" asked the Lord.
"Lastly, My Lord, he's also talking about the need for an Ethical Code of Conduct for all your Administrators, deities big and small. He's asking all the deities to voluntarily abjure acceptance of nazrana and shukrana. You're aware, my Lord, that this is a well-established and time-honoured practice among deities and supplicants. He says that nazrana and shukrana are also corrupt practices. If one is disinclined to decline these offerings, he says, one is not far from soon demanding jabrana, too."
Vishwakarma was done, and expected the Lord to agree to restrain or at least admonish the new entrant for his insouciance and open challenge to Establishment.
Lord Vishnu smiled his inscrutable smile, and said, "Well, Vishwakarma, does it occur to you that I may have a certain purpose in bringing this new citizen here? Go, meditate upon it, and you'll yourself find the answer."
"Your Will be Done, My Lord. By the way, who is this person?"
"Oh, don't you already know? He's Mahesh Neelkanth Buch. Don't mess with him. He's already drawn up a list of some of your buildings which need to be pulled down to serve public good!"
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In remembrance of Shri M.N.Buch, who left for his heavenly-abode on 6.6.2015.
Prasanna Dash
10th June, 2015

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