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Modi govt is in action mode?
After facing severe criticism for dilly-dallying, Modi government seems to be in action mode. Now it has started taking steps to fill up vacant posts. Orders regarding CVC, ECI, CIC, IC and member UPSC are on the cards before June end.


Whopping non-performing assets of banks
As per RBI data, the non-performing assets (NPA) of banks have grown from around Rs 50,000 crores in 2007 to Rs 2.45 lakh crores in 2014.


States competing for best PR ?
These days there is virtual competition among the state governments, minus the Delhi government, as to whose public relations is the best.

BUREAUCRACY

Will A K Gupta be Secretary, Defence production?
If all goes well, A K Gupta will be appointed Secretary, Defence Production. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Mohan Kumar is still in ?
Latest information in the corridors of power is that G Mohan Kumar is still in the race for the post of Secretary Defence. Infact, Defence Minister is giving preference to the name of R S Sharma. It is believed that an IAS officer from IIT, Mumbai is having an edge.

Spl Secretary, Petroleum Khuntia may be moved !
If not promoted as Petroleum Secretary, Special Secretary, Petroleum, S C Khuntia may be moved as Secretary Fertilisers. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Gujarat Chief Secretary to get six months' extension!
Gujarat Chief Secretary D J Pandian is being given six months extension. Elevated as Chief Secretary in October 2014, Pandian is 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Will new Member of UPSC be from Chhattisgarh?
Grapevine has it that some important person from Chhattisgarh is being appointed Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

A K Sharma to be JD (P) in CBI ?
Newly appointed Joint Director CBI A K Sharma is likely to get important desk of (P) in the organisation. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Appointment of over 100 Judges stuck !
A tug of war between the Government and the Judiciary has held up the appointment of over 100 Judges in different High Courts.

Ashish Srivastava is back to Madhya Pradesh
Ashish Srivastava, who was DG (Training) in the Election Commission of India, is back to the parent cadre Madhya Pradesh after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Kalyan Chakravorty is no longer Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi
Kalyan Chakravorty is no longer Chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi. He is former 1970 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Post of Chairman, AICTE vacant since Jan, 2015
The post of Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is lying vacant since January 5, 2015.

Extension to private sector executives on CPSEs Board under consideration
The Government of India is mulling whether or not to grant extension to the private sector executives on the board level post in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs).

Gera to return to Gujarat !
PK Gera, DG of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), is expected to return to parent Gujarat cadre next month after completion of central deputation tenure. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Marine Training Institute to set up in Gujarat
It's now official that the Government of India has finalized to establish the Marine Police Training Institute (MPTI) at Pindara Village, District: Dwarka in Gujarat on the Western Coast. MPTI will be set up in the Eastern Coast also.

Will six banks merge?
There are rumours that six nationalized PSU banks are being merged. Reason is said to be heavy NPA of these banks. Mismanagement is also said to be one reason. Govt is not satisfy with the administration of these banks. If merger takes place financial health will improve.

Manish Chaudhary is back to Haryana
SSP in Chandigarh Administration Maneesh Chaudhary is returning to the parent Haryana cadre. He is a 2005 batch IPS officer.


NSG Chief to retire this month
Jayanta Narayan Chaudhury, Chief of NSG is superannuating by this month end. He is 1978 batch IPS officer of Assam - Meghalaya cadre.

11 IIS officers' probation terminated
The probation period of 11 IIS officers' has been terminated. Eight of them belong to 2012 batch while remaining three are from 2013 batch. They are- MR Rajith Chandran, Anshuman Mishra, Shweta Singh,Vinod Kumar D.V., M. Salman Ibrahim Qazi, Dheep Joy Mampilly, Parvathi Rahul, Dhanya Sanal K, (all 2012 batch). MP Selvan M.Akhilesh Kumar Sharma and Ritesh Choudhry (all 2013 batch)

Two IPS officer's NE term to complete this month
The two-year North East term of Chhaya Sharma and Vivek Kishore is going to complete this month. Both are 1999 batch UT cadre IPS officers. They are posted in Mizoram.

Two 1984 batch IPS officers get DG rank in Bihar
Two 1984 batch IPS officers A K Upadhyay and Dr K S Dwivedi have been promoted to the rank of DG in Bihar.

Raghav Chandra bereaved
Additional Secretary and FA in the Ministry of Agriculture Raghav Chandra lost his father J P Chandra (Father /grandfather also of civil servants ,Keshav Chandra ,Madhav Chandra ,Tanu Chandra,Rolee Agrawal,Anu Garg,Rakhi Bhandari,Shilpi Saxena and Akshat Gupta in Delhi .Prayer meeting has been kept at Chinmaya Mission Auditorium, New Delhi on Saturday,16th May at 5 pm.

Singh Joins Delhi Police (UPDATED)
On return from A & N islands the 1990 batch UT cadre IPS officer Sanjay Singh has joined on Monday as Jt. CP Northern Range ,Delhi Police.

Mrs A Santi Kumari appointed as Additional PS to CM Telangana (UPDATED)
Mrs A Santi Kumari has been appointed as Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister in Telangana. She is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

2 IAS officers shifted in Telangana (UPDATED)
Mrs Shailaja Ramaiyer has been appointed as MD, Telangana Handicraft Development Corporation while M Dana Kishore gets additional charge of Secretary, Women and Child, Disabled and Senior Citizens in Telangana.

P N Roy appointed as DG, Home Guard in Bihar (UPDATED)
P N Roy has been appointed as DG, Home Guard and Fire Services in Bihar. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer.

NMDC signs MoUs for mega projects in Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
NMDC Limited, a Navratna PSE under the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, has signed the following MoUS in the august presence of Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Dr Raman Singh, Minister of Steel & Mines Narendra Singh Tomar and other dignitaries at Dantewada, Chhattisgarh recently. Narendra Kothari, CMD, NMDC, has signed MoUs on behalf of NMDC Limited. The MoUs are: Settig up ultra mega steel plant in Bastar region (Ministry of steel, Government of Chhattisgarh, SAIL and NMDC); Development of Railway line from Jagadalpur to Rowghat (Government of Chhattisgarh, SAIL, NMDC AND IRCON) and Slury Pipline & Pellet Plan (Government of Chhattisgarh and NMDC).

Two IPS officers transferred in Karnataka (UPDATED)
B A Padmanayan has been appointed as IG, Planning & Modernization, Bengaluru while Patil Vinayak Vasanthrao will now be SP, Yadgir district in Karnataka.

Kamath is head of Bricks (UPDATED)
K V Kamath has been appointed head of the New Development Bank being set up by the five emerging economies of BRICS grouping.

Dr Pradeep Kumar Joshi appointed as Member, UPSC (UPDATED)
Dr Pradeep Kumar Joshi, Chairman, Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission, Raipur, has been inducted as Member, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Cadre of Jaspreet Singh transferred to Punjab (UPDATED)
The cadre of Jaspreet Singh has been transferred from AGMUT to Punjab on the grounds of marriage to Mrs Kanwardeep Kaur, a 2013 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

Ratan Watal is also Secretary, Financial Services (UPDATED)
Ratan P Watal has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Financial Services till the return of Hashmukh Adhia. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Dr K K Tripathy appointed as PS to Mohanbhai Kundariya (UPDATED)
Dr K K Tripathy has been appointed as Private Secretary to Mohanbhai Kundariya, Minister of State for Agriculture at Director level. He is a 1999 batch IES officer.

Neerav Mallick deputed as Director, Textiles (UPDATED)
Neerav Kumar Mallick has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Textiles. He is a 1995 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

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CORPORATE

Raja appointed CMD of Sumeru Industries Ltd
Sumeru Industries Ltd has appointed Vipul H Raja as Chairman and Managing Director of the company


Roy assumes charge as Director (HR&BD), Oil India Ltd
Biswajit Roy has assumed charge as Director (HR&BD) of Oil India Limited w.e.f. May 8, 2015


Raghurama designated as CFO of The Karnataka Bank Ltd
The Karnataka Bank Limited has designated Raghurama, who is General Manager of the Bank and heading the Finance operations, as Chief Financial (CFO) of the Bank


Singh resigns as Independent Director of TFCIL
V P Singh has resigned as Independent Director of Tourism Finance Corporation of India Limited due to personal reasons


Agarwal appointed Non Exec. Director of Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited has appointed Pramod Agarwal as Non Executive Director of the company


Thomas resigns as Director of Apollo Tyres Ltd
K Jacob Thomas has resigned as Director of Apollo Tyres Limited due to personal reasons


Birla resigns as Director of Melstar Information Technologies Ltd
Verdant Y Birla has resigned as a Director of Melstar Information Technologies Limited


Ms Sogani appointed Independent Director of GG Automotive Gears Ltd
GG Automotive Gears Ltd has appointed Ms Ruchi Sogani as an Additional Independent Non Executive Director of the company


Gandhi appointed Addl. Director of SM Dyechem Ltd
SM Dyechem Ltd has appointed Nilesh M Gandhi as Additional Director of the company



Thomas resigns as Director of PTL Enterprises Ltd
Kalapurackal Jacob Thomas has resigned as Director of PTL Enterprises Limited due to personal reasons

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DEBATE (1)

Mainly the politicians use bureaucrats. Bureaucrats try to use them but fail.

E C Kulkarni?

Modinomics in foreign visits

Previous PMs used to travel with about 150 persons on board. Modi takes only 40. Does it save a few crores of rupees? In Hanover, India's embassy in Germany took hotel rooms at 400 Euros per day for senior officers accompanying the PM. From India, the same could have been booked for a fraction of the cost through internet. Officers were given mobile recharge vouchers of 80 Euros each, only a small amount was actually used. 150 taxis were called from all over the country at exorbitant rates, out of which 40 were never used. The expenditure on the VVIP himself and the SPG accompanying him should not be a subject of audit. The rest needs to be looked at by C&AG and CVC. VVIP visits should not be a financial bonanza for the embassies.

MP Bauer ?

Govt. performance

NDA Government is going to complete one year shortly. The failures and success stories will float around. In reality check, Govt. is failing in Parliament and also in public. Bills like GST, real estate, land acquisition etc are in doll drum. Govt. is taking unpopular steps like revising ITR forms asking all bank accounts as they are culprits others who donot fill ITR forms are "Sahukar" and safe. What a pity. Govt. has already lost in Delhi, Kolkata and many by-elections and will lose further due to anti-public steps to show they are working for public. Govt. should take out new ITR forms from IT web-site and load it again when it is finalised.

N Prakash

Bad behaviour objectionable

We criticize that the heads of various institutions are not being appointed by the Government and the government is slowly trying to destroy age old institutions. Even Shourie had also talked about this in his interview. But will anybody realize, how the strong headed people of these institutions are behaving. There is one Commissioner in the CIC, who instead of telling the officials to provide the information does not bother to listen to them and makes statements like why and how you are not doing so and so. His job is simply to issue an Order telling the public authorities to provide the information. If somebody in the Government is not providing information to the applicant, he is free to order fine and also if he feels arrest. But one should be courteous in his behaviour. He has also got the bad habit of telling officials for getting out of the room. He should realize that he is not god. In order to be a good speaker you have to be a good listner also. People remember only those who are good in their behaviour.

BBS?

PESB recommendations

This Govt came to power announcing they will govern. But it appears they are interfering with the appointment decisions of an independent body -PESB. Govt has to be transparent and come out and share why they rejected the recommendations . Will they?

Lalitha?

Thin attendance of bureaucrats in five star hotels!

You can only see the retired Government servants in the CSOI during lunch time, these days. Earlier there used to be a queue for entering the dinning hall in CSOI. But now, you see hardly one or two persons. But why is it so? I heard someone in the CSOI that the list of members present during office hours is sent to the PMO. One can not believe this statement though.

Pradeep

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