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Minor reshuffle in Union cabinet in near future ?
If top sources are to be believed, PM is likely to reshuffle his council of ministers very soon . Portfolios of some ministers could be changed. Two or three new faces could also be inducted.

Appointment of Governors on cards ?
Appointment of a couple of new Governors is expected to take place in a week or two.Names have already been finalized.

Jayant Parimal leaves Reliance, joins Adani!
Jayant Parimal has left Reliance Industries and joined the Adani Group as CEO, Solar Energy. He is a former 1989 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
(We said this on May 18)

BUREAUCRACY

Sinha, Yadav yet to get posting as Secretaries
Two 1981 batch IAS officers, Rajiv Yadav of Assam-Meghalaya cadre and Amrendra Sinha of Uttarakhand cadre are yet to get posting as Secretaries in Government of India.

Three 1981 batch IAS officers yet to get Secy equivalent posts in GoI
As many as three 1981 batch IAS officers who have been empanelled for Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India are yet to get postings. The officers are : Anand Misra of UP cadre; Ravinder Jain of Himachal Pradesh cadre; and Tuk Tuk Kumar of West Bengal .

Atul Sobti selected for CMD, BHEL
Atul Sobti, Director (Power), BHEL, has been selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 4, 2015. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Will Meena return to Madhya Pradesh ?
A meeting between Chief Minister Shivraj Singh and ex-servicemen Welfare Secretary in GoI PD Meena has fuelled speculations about the latter's return to parent cadre. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Inter-cadre deputation: Ranjit K Singh's proposal rejected
An inter-cadre deputation proposal of Ranjit Kumar Singh, from Gujarat to Bihar has been rejected by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) as the officer has not complete required nine years of service in his cadre. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Parida is Chief Secretary of Pondicherry
Manoj Kumar Parida has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Pondicherry. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
(We said this on April 8, 2015)

Appointment of three CMDs in PSUs in doldrums
Orders for appointment of three persons as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) in various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have been stuck in the Government of India. While an IRAS officer, Diptiman Das is waiting for orders to be appointed as CMD, EdCIL (India) Ltd. despite vacancy since Oct 8, 2014, Subrata Chakravarty, Director (Technical), ECL, is awaiting orders for appointment as Chairman and Managing Director, Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) and TK Chand, Director (Commercial), RINL, who was selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, NALCO Limited, too is yet to be appointed even as vacancy for this post has already arisen on May 1, 2015.

V K Thakral is also Additional Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas
V K Thakral has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Mrs Bharti S Sihag gets charge of Additional Secretary, Environment & Forest
Mrs Bharti S Sihag has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Raghav Chandra looks after Agriculture Research & Education as Additional Secretary
Raghav Chandra has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Secretary, Agriculture Research & Education. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Mohapatra is also Additional Secretary, Fertilizers
Jugal Kishore Mohapatra will be continuing an additional charge of Secretary, Fertilizers till Anuj Kumar Bishnoi assumes the charge of this post. Mohapatra is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Ms Leena Johri empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ms Leena Johri has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Dr G Satheesh Reddy takes over as SA to Raksha Mantri
Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Distinguished Scientist, DRDO, has taken over the charge as Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, (SA to RM).

Efforts to queer pitch for CMD post!
Efforts are being made with malice aforethought to queer the pitch of a candidate selected by PESB for the post of Chairman and Managing Director in a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU). Guess the candidate and PSU.

Rajesh Agrawal is Acting CMD of NIC
Joint Secretary Financial Services Rajesh Agarwal has taken over the charge of acting Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), National Insurance Company (NIC). He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Rahul Chhabra appointed Ambassador to Hungary
Rahul Chhabra presently Joint Secretary, has been appointed the next Ambassador of India to Hungary. He is a 1987 batch lFS officer.

Why orders of Srinivasan as Director (Fin), ONGC delayed?
Why orders for appointment of A K Srinivasan, ED, ONGC, as Director (Finance), ONGC Limited are getting delayed as vacancy of this post has already arisen on May 1, 2015?

Tenure of Dr Anil Bhandari, ONGC Videsh Ltd ends in July
The tenure of Dr Anil Bhandari as Director (Exploration), ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), is coming to an end on July 31, 2015. Sudhir Sharma, GGM, OVL, ONGC, is expected to succeed him in August, 2015.

Four IRS-C&CE officers posted as OSDs in CBEC's wings
Four IRS-C&CE officers have been appointed OSDs in the wings of Central Board of Excise and Customs. Kavita Bhatnagar has been posted as OSD, WCO Cell while Sachin Gusia and Gaurav Dhanda were appointed to IT (SWP) and Vishal Pratap Singh is moved to GST Cell.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Tech), SPMCIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Director (Technical), Security Printing and Minting Corporation Limited (SPMCIL) falling vacant next year on June 1, 2016. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before August 6, 2015.

Sanjay Tripathi posted as Sr Professor, IRITM
Sanjay Tripathi, North Central Railway, has been posted as Senior Professor, Logistics & IT, Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM). He is an IRTS officer.

NK Malhan appointed Director, IRITM
NK Malhan has been appointed Director, Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM). He is an IRTS officer.

Three 1990 batch IPS officers get promoted to ADG grade in Telangana
Three 1990 batch IPS officers have been given postings after promotion to the grade of Additional Director General in Telangana. Accordingly, Anjani Kumar will retain post of Additional Commissioner of Police, Law & Order, Hyderabad City while Ravi Gupta was posted as Additional Director General of Police, Technical services and Govind Singh is Additional Director General of Police, Operations, (Greyhounds & OCTOPUS).

Four 1997 batch IPS officers get promoted to IG grade in Telangana
Four 1997 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the grade of Inspector General in Telangana. Y Nagi Reddy has been posted as Additional Commissioner of Police, Special Branch, Hyderabad City while Sanjay Kumar Jain will be Inspector General of Police, Provisions & Logistics and N Suryanarayana is Director, Vigilance & Enforcement in the rank of IG and MK Singh was promoted as Inspector General, Law & Order, office of DGP Telangana.

Five 2001 batch IPS officers get promoted to DIG grade in Telangana
Five 2001 batch IPS officers have been transferred after promotion to the grade of Deputy Inspector General in Telangana. Accordingly, Dr Akun Sabharwal has been posted as Controller of Drugs in the rank of DIG while Dr T Prabhakar Rao will be Joint Commissioner, D.D. Crimes, Hyderabad City and P Promod Kumar is Deputy Inspector General of Police, Intelligence. Besides, C Ravi Verma has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, CID after promotion and G Sudheer Babu is Commissioner of Police, Warangal City.

Four IPS officers transferred in Telangana
Four IPS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Telangana. Accordingly, Ms Charu Sinha has been appointed Director, ACB, in the rank of IG while V Shiva Kumar was posted as Joint Director, ACB and D Joel Davis is promoted and posted as Superintendent of Police, Karimnagar and N Prakash Reddy is posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Zone, Hyderabad City after promotion.

Maharashtra Tourism bags best beach award in India (UPDATED)
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation has been conferred best beach award in India for Tarkarli, Sindhudurg. In a felicitation ceremony in Raipur, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh gave the award to MDTC's Managing Director, Paraag Jaiin Nainuttia, who is an IAS officer 1996 batch Maharashtra cadre. Tarkarli situated 6 kms south of Malvan and 546 kms away from Mumbai on the coast of Maharashtra Tarkarli is the major attraction for tourists due to its long and narrow stretch of beach, with its pristine water. The effectual turnaround efforts for tourism promotion by the team of MDTC under the headship of Paraag Jaiin Nainuttia has been applauded largely

Ruchi Ghanashyam accredited as next High Commissioner to Kingdom of Lesotho (UPDATED)
Ms Ruchi Ghanashyam presently High Commissioner of lndia to the Republic of South Africa, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of lndia to the Kingdom of Lesotho, with residence in Pretoria (South Africa). She is a 1982 batch IFS officer.

5 IAS officers shifted in Himachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
Five officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Himachal Pradesh. Accordingly, Devesh Kumar has been appointed as Divisional Commissioner, Mandi while Dr Arun Kumar Sharma will be MD, General Industries Corporation and Balbir Chand Badalia as Deputy Commissioner, Sirmour at Nahan. Besides, Ritesh Chauhan has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner, Kangra at Dharmashala and Sanjeev Pathania was made Secretary, HP Public Service Commission, Shimla.

CBEC Member, Ram Tirath to continue his earlier assignments (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Customs cadre, Ram Tirath, who was appointed as Member CBEC, will continue looking after his earlier charges as DG (Export Promotion) and DG Safeguards.

Narendra Bhooshan appointed as Mission Director, NFSM (UPDATED)
Narendra Bhooshan has been appointed as Mission Director at Joint Secretary level in National Food Security Mission (NFSM) in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

P K Sahu posted in the cadre of Eastern Railway (UPDATED)
P K Sahu presently ADRM in Eastern Railway, after relieving, has been posted in the cadre of Eastern Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Pallakonda Ramesh gets ex-post facto approval for premature repatriation (UPDATED)
The proposal for ex-post facto approval of premature repatriation of Pallakonda Ramesh from Telangana cadre to his parent cadre has been approved. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

HAL and BEL sign MoU for sharing expertise in avionics (UPDATED)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) signed an MoU on June 4, 2015 in Bengaluru, to share their expertise in design, development, engineering and manufacturing to develop and produce advanced airborne communication equipment to meet the requirement of the defence services. Quarterly review of the MoU will be held under the Chairmanship of Director (R&D)-BEL and Director (Engg, R&D)-HAL. HAL and BEL have agreed to share the business from the Indian defence services. HAL has the expertise in design, development, engineering, manufacture of airborne communications equipment, whereas BEL has the expertise in design, development, engineering and manufacture of communications and secrecy products and solutions. The MoU sets to define the roles and responsibilities of both the DPSUs for development of specific airborne communication equipment.

Mrs Sobhana Rao appointed as Development Commissioner, Visakhapatnam SEZ (UPDATED)
Mrs Sobhana Kamala Sudarsana Rao has been appointed as Development Commissioner at Joint Secretary level in Vishakhapatnam Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. She is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Dr H Nagesh Prabhu deputed as Member Secretary, Central Silk Board, Bengaluru (UPDATED)
Dr H Nagesh Prabhu has been appointed as Member Secretary at Joint Secretary level in Central Silk Board, Bengaluru under the Ministry of Textiles. He is a 1984 batch IFS officer of Kerala cadre.

K K Gupta joins as CMD, ITI Limited (UPDATED)
K K Gupta, Director (Production), ITI Limited, has taken over the additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director, ITI Limited. Telecommunication Engineer, joined ITI in 1977 as an Assistant Executive Engineer at the Company's Naini Plant.

BoB launches RuPay Platinum debit card in association with NPCI (UPDATED)
Adding to its bouquet of customer centric initiatives, Bank of Baroda in association with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched three new products RuPay Platinum Debit Card, Card to Card Fund Transfer and IMPS for RRBs. The program was graced by Ranjan Dhawan, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Baroda, B B Joshi, Executive Director, Bank of Baroda, K V Ramamoorthy, Executive Director, Bank of Baroda and A P Hota, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, NPCI. RuPay Platinum Debit Card will provide attractive offers and value added facilities to cardholders including Rs 2 lacs Insurance Cover, 5% cash back on bill payments, fuel surcharge waiver upto Rs.75 per month, cash back of Rs 25/- on train ticket booking, complimentary airport lounge access and concierge services, apart from activation offers at Cafe Coffee Day and The Mobile Store. Card to Card Fund Transfer is an Instant Fund Transfer facility using "Debit Card Number" of the beneficiary without requiring account number / IFSC. It is a simple, secured and convenient method to transfer funds 24 x 7. IMPS for RRBs (Inward remittance) facility is enabled for 1826 branches of bank's 3 RRBs. This is a quick transfer facility with a turnaround time of 18 seconds. Speaking on the launch, Sh. Ranjan Dhawan, MD & CEO, Bank of Baroda, said, "Digital product innovation and digitization of processes are keys to deliver convenient service to customers and to improve operational efficiency."

M K S Sundaram appointed as Development Commissioner, MEPZ-SEZ, Chennai (UPDATED)
M K S Sundaram has been appointed as Development Commissioner at Joint Secretary level in MEPZ-SEZ, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

3 IAS officers get additional charges in Bihar (UPDATED)
S M Raju has been given an additional charge of Director, SC&ST Welfare while Sanjay Kumar Singh will be looking an additional charge of Sugarcane Commissioner and Dayanidhan Pandey gets charge of Secretary, Revenue Board in Bihar.

Files for CIC and CVC appointments reach President at 4 PM (UPDATED)
Files pertaining to the appointments of Central Information Commissioner (CIC) and Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) have reached the President office at 4 PM on June 5, 2015 for approval.

DEBATE

Is functioning of bureaucracy better under the present NDA rule or was it better in the UPA regime.
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CORPORATE

Kamath to take charge next month
K V Kamath is expected to take charge as first president of New Development Bank (NDB of the BRICS nations, in the first week July.

Shukla ceases to be CEO of Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Ltd
Rajiv Sarman Shukla has ceased to be Chief Executive Officer of Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited

Verma appointed CS of Rajasthan Petro Synthetics Ltd
Rajasthan Petro Synthetics Limited has appointed Gaurav Verma as Company Secretary of the company.

Yalamarty appointed Addl. Director of BS Ltd
BS Ltd has appointed Kamesh Yalamarty as an Additional Director of the company.

Gupta resigns as MD of DMC Education Ltd
Sham Sunder Gupta has resigned as Managing Director of DMC Education Ltd

Thakkar appointed CFO of Parker Agrochem Exports Ltd
Parker Agrochem Exports Ltd has appointed Bharatkumar R Thakkar as Chief Financial Officer of the company

Mishra appointed CS of Mahagun India Pvt Ltd
Mahagun India Pvt Ltd has appointed Manoj Kumar Mishra as Company Secretary of the company.

Visweswaraih appointed GM( International Mktg.) of BEL
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has appointed Kiran Visweswaraih as General Manager ( International Marketing) of the company.

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No clear vision of FM

Finance Minister has announced that revised ITR forms will be simpler and of not more than three pages. But still he is looking data for domestic all bank accounts. Why this information? One can understand about the foreign travel and expenditure to look for black money but he does not want to come out from his old views about domestic accounts. Enough is enough. Whatever government wants can ask for it but it is not logical. Define some threshold limit to furnish all this information may be Rs 50 lakhs or Rs one crore otherwise you do not have resources to deal with issues. Only small tax payers will be penalised in the end.

N Prakash


No transfer policy in secretarial cadre

Sunil appears to be a foolish person. Can cite name of any PA/PS who has been transferred ever? In fact there is no transfer policy in secretarial cadre and why it should be when the job does not demand transfers. However a new policy is being contemplated, which in my opinion is a waste of public money (as the transfer allowance amounts to Rs. One lakh or more). And for posting, all are not interested to stay here in such humiliating conditions due to unnecessary controversy.

Vishal

CSSS merger

I beg to differ with the views expressed in today's website regarding CSSS merger with CSS. So far, as entry level of Stenographer Grade 'D' is concerned, I am of the view that entry level could be raised to graduate level easily. Alternatively, eligibility criteria for promotion as PA/Assistant should be graduate whether it is promotees or direct recruitment. There are so many officers at the level of Assistants/Section Officers/Under Secretaries who act as the informers of the boss. If you have the opportunity to see last year's results of Departmental Examinations for Section Officers/Private Secretaries conducted by UPSC, your statement with regard to intelligence of CSSS officers will prove to be wrong. There were so many PAs who had opted for Section Officers who switched over to the post of Section Officers proved themselves worthy of it whereas there are several section officers who are promoted and appointed as Section Officers do not have courage to face their seniors and want to avoid seniors whenever they are asked to discuss or speak by their officers. My humble submission is that we should not indulge in fighting with each other but to be united and fight for CSSS merger with CSS so that one would get their legitimate dues in terms of promotional avenues well in time.

VP Sharma


Delay in CVC appointment

CVC appointment ? Why did it take so long to fill up the position? Any guesses.

V Mohan


CSSS cadre

Reference: Harish Kumar and A Srivastava on CSSS Cadre

I would like to mention here that all CSS knows most of SO/US/DS or even Directors come CSSS cadre after passing out UPSC exam. All have excellent jobs, making drafting/noting etc.

Secondly, please ask 7th PC officers, how CSSS officials are important for them. I also make drafting / noting etc.

SSR


Maharatna promotions

Promotions in Maharatna PSU's are based on price tag, regionalism casteism and kith and kin of politicians and babus. Honest, qualified from premier institutions are not reaching top positions in Maharatna PSU's.

Prasad


IAS role model

All IAS officers should work like Swatantra Kumar Singh, IAS as he has all good qualities including outstanding behaviour and working style. If all IAS officers work like his, obviously India will be in number one position in all fields.

Sanjay Kumar

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