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Sunil Kumar

Strict politicians soon see downfall
While few politicians were being discussed at a party, the opinion that emerged was that the politicians who are not flexible and quite strict in nature are mostly destined to see their downfall soon. What would be the fate of Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal in this context?


Will Yogendra Yadav be successful without any platform?
It is unlikely that Yogendra Yadav would be successful without any platform.

Interesting abbreviations in GoI
Abbreviations are integral part in a government set up. Bureaucracy has developed these abbreviations to avoid taking full name of senior officials every time. But in Union government, some abbreviations are very funny. Here MR is for Railway Minister not for Medical Representative, Home Minister is called HM. Since Finance Minister is FM therefore Foreign Affairs Minister's Abbreviation is EAM means external affairs minister. Ministry is also called external affairs not foreign affairs. Except one, all ministries' abbreviations are in English. Defence Ministry has a peculiar thing. Its abbreviation is MOD but Minister is called RM means Raksha Mantri. MOD is the only ministry where ministers' abbreviations are in Hindi. MOS is RRM. Defence Secretary is called DS. Deputy Secretary is also called DS. Big confusion.

BUREAUCRACY

Nripendra Mishra's appointment paves way for Rahul Khullar !
Have the rules relaxed - for the appointment of Nripendra Mishra as PS to Prime Minister Narendra Modi - paved the way for brighter prospects for Rahul Khullar, an IAS officer of 1975 batch, retiring as Chairman of TRAI in May 2015. Over a month, after former TRAI Chairman Mishra was appointed as PS to Modi, the government brought Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill to replace an ordinance to change a clause in the TRAI Act which prohibited its Chairman and Members from taking up any other job in central or state governments after demitting office.

New Defence Secretary within 10 days?
There are strong indications that government is likely to make announcement about new Defence Secretary within few days. If sources are to be believed, name of the new incumbent would be decided within a week. At present 3-4 names are in circulation for the coveted post. The present Defence Secretay, RK Mathur is scheduled to retire on May 31.

GC Agrawal to be GM, Western Railway?
GC Agrawal is being tipped as the new General Manager of Western Railway. He is from the Mechanical Services. Presently he is posted in the Railway Board.

Vice Admiral Verma denied COP post. Is it true?
Is it true that Vice Admiral Bimal Verma who is also the brother of former Naval Chief Nirmal Verma was denied position of Chief of Personnel (COP), a PSO post said to be critical to be the Naval Chief in 2019.

Agra DRM, Sharma deputed as JS, Health & Family Welfare
Sunil Sharma, DRM, Agra, has been deputed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Health and Family Welfare in Government of India. He is an IRPS officer.

Inter-cadre transfer proposal of Ms Riju Bafna to MP again rejected
An inter-cadre transfer proposal of Ms Riju Bafna from Chhattisgarh cadre to Madhya Pradesh cadre has again been rejected by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) as her parent cadre did not agree for change of cadre. She is a 2014 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Will Tamil Nadu DGP be changed?
The buzz is that Tamil Nadu DGP Ashok Kumar is being changed.

SN Bhattacharyya selected for CMD, HPCL
SN Bhattacharyya, Director (Operations), HPC, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 19, 2015. Only three candidates were interviewed for the same.

Orders of Ajay Kumar V for Director (O&BD), BPRL issued
Orders for appointment of Ajay Kumar V, GM (OVL), ONGC, as Director (Operations and Business Development), Bharat Petro Resources Limited (BPRL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on January 14, 2015)

Large scale transfers of IAS & IPS in UP on the cards ?
Buzz from Lucknow is that UP govt is going to reshuffle administrative machinery on a large scale. It is said that more than two dozen IAS and equal number of IPS officers will be affected. DMs & SPs of 25-30 districts are likely to be changed.

Cadre review of IAS complete in many states
Its official now that except J&K , cadre review of IAS is complete in other states. J&K govt will submit all requisite documents within next two weeks. After that it will also be completed.

Ray is Principal Secretary, GAD in Delhi govt
Arvind Ray has been appointed Principal Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD) relieving Rajendra Kumar of this additional charge. Ray is a 1984 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

IAS officer, Ms Perveen seeks inter-cadre transfer to Kerala
A 2014 batch IAS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre, Ms Afsana Perveen is seeking an inter-cadre transfer to Kerala cadre on grounds of marriage to Jafar Malik, a 2013 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Menon is new Abassador to South Sudan
Srikumar Menon (IFS) has been appointed as the next Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan .

Arya is new Ambassador to Tanzania
Sandeep Arya (IFS: 1994) has been appointed as next High Commissioner of India to the United Republic of Tanzania.

Khosla to be Advisor to Assam CM
On superannuation, Assam Chief Secretary Jitesh Khosla will be Advisor to the CM Tarun Gogoi. 1979 batch IAS officer Khosla is retiring o May 31.

Gupta to join IB
Dinkar Gupta is being tipped to be JD in the Intelligence Bureau. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

MS Rao to take over as Director (Ope&Tech), DCIL on June 1
MS Rao, GM, DCIL, will be joining as Director (Operations & Technical), Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) on June 1, 2015.
(We said this on Nov 5, 2014)

Why delay in orders of Ms Nirja Saraf for CMD, HDPEL?
Why the orders for appointment of Ms Nirja Saraf, CS & GM, Braithwaite, as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Hoogly Dock & Port Engineers Limited (HDPEL) are getting delayed as the post has been lying vacant since September 13, 2014?

Archna's fate would be decided after SC clears PIL
Power gallery sources maintain that Archna Ramasunderam's case would be decided after clearance of a PIL pending before the SC, which is related to her joining in CBI. She is a1980 batch IPS officer of TN cadre.

Six IRS-C&CE get new postings
As many as six officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Customs and Central Excise (IRS-C&CE) have been given new assignments at different regions at Additional/Joint/Deputy Commissioner level. Accordingly, P Anand Kumar has been posted to CX, Hyderabad while Rajan Datt was appointed to CX, Chandigarh and Ashok Kumar Pandey is being posted to NACEN, Hyderabad. Besides, Mahender Singh was posted to CC (AR), CESTAT, Kolkata; Sucheta Sreejesh Rout and Yogender Singh were posted to DG Systems, Delhi.

B S Sharma appointed as Director, DoNER
B B Sharma has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of DoNER. He is a 1997 batch IES officer.

Ms Reetu posted as Director, IPP
Ms Reetu Jain has been appointed as Director in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (IPP). She is a 2001 batch IES officer.

Jitesh John appointed as Director, Economic Affairs
Jitesh John has been appointed as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs. He is a 2001 batch IES officer.

Dr P G S Rao appointed as Director, MSME
Dr P G S Rao has been appointed as Joint Director in the Ministry of MSME. He is a 2003 batch IES officer.

Ms Kiran Gupta appointed as Joint Director, Expenditure
Ms Kiran Gupta has been appointed as Joint Director in the Department of Expenditure. She is a 2004 batch IES officer.

Cochin Port Trust gets a new Secretary
Gowri S. Nair has been selected for the post of Secretary, Cochin Port Trust. She is a CSS officer. The post has been lying vacant for long.

Post of Director, NCERT vacant since Oct 2014
The post of Director, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been lying vacant since October 21, 2014.

IPS officers demand pay parity with IAS officers
Officers Associations of Indian Police Service (IPS) aired their grievances before 7th Pay Commission demanding pay parity with IAS officers with Joint Secretary level posts as well as adequate representation in the Government of India. Positions of Joint Director level in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as they are engaged with economic offences. Besides, they also alleged that pay parity with IAS and IFS was ignored by successive Pay Commissions. There is also hardly any Joint Secretary or Secretary level officers in the bureaucracy from IPS.

Delay in empanelment of AIS officers at JS level
Association of All India Services officers aired their grievances before the 7th Pay Commission demanding common yardstick for the empanelment at Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. Officers of other All India Services are deprived of working Joint Secretary, due to delay in empanelment.

Lt Gen RR Nimbhorkar joins as Colonel of Punjab Regiment
Lieutenant General RR Nimbhorkar has taken over charge as Colonel of Punjab Regiment, the oldest Regiment of the Indian Army.

Sumant V Deulkar deputed to NMRCL as DGM, Traffic
Sumant V Deulkar has been deputed to Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) as Deputy General Manager (Traffic) at Nagpur. He is an IRTS officer.

Ms Geeta Menon posted as PD, Audit, North Western Rly, Jaipur
Ms Geeta Menon, on repatriation to the department, has been posted as Principal Director of Audit, North Western Railway, Jaipur. He is a 1992 batch IA&AS officer.

Mehta empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ashok Kumar Mehta has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Jain relieved from additional charge
R.K. Jain, a 1991 batch IIS officer, has been relieved from the additional charge of DD, News of DDK Bhopal. He will now remain as Director, DFP, Bhopal. Ministry of I & B has issued orders to this effect.

Venkata Ravi Talla appointed as Deputy Secretary, Commerce
Venkata Ravi Talla has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Commerce in Government of India. He is a 2001 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Haridas Saha deputed as Joint Commissioner, Competent Authority (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax, Haridas Saha has been appointed as Joint Commissioner in the office of Competent Authority & Administration under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Mrs Sunaina Tomar is also Member Secretary, Central Silk Board (UPDATED)
Mrs Sunaina Tomar, Joint Secretary, Textiles, has been assigned an additional charge of Member Secretary, Central Silk Board. She is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Orders of V K Rama for Director (P&S), CONCOR yet to come (UPDATED)
The orders of V K Rama, ED, CONCOR, for the appointment as Director (Project & Services), Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) are yet to be issued by the Government of India as the post has been lying vacant since October 1, 2014.

Ravi Shankar Aisola appointed as Ambassador to Lao People's Democratic (UPDATED)
Ravi Shankar Aisola has been appointed as next Ambassador of India to Lao People's Democratic Republic. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer.

CBDT Member, S K Ray yet to get room to sit in (UPDATED)
S K Ray, who was appointed as Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has no room to sit in. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Three senior IRS-IT officers get postings (UPDATED)
Three IRS-IT officers have been transferred at senior level. Accordingly, Krishna Saini has been posted as CCIT (OSD), Delhi with additional charge of Principal DGIT (L&R), Delhi while Kailash Chandra Jain will now be CCIT (OSD), Delhi with additional charge of Principal DGIT (Logistics) and Principal DGIT (HRD), Delhi and Anand Deep was given an additional charge of DGIT (Investigation), Lucknow.

104 IRS-IT officers transferred (UPDATED)
As many as 104 officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) of Income Tax cadre have been transferred in the grade of Assistant/Deputy Commissioner.

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CORPORATE

Sharma appointed Addl. Director of Tata Power Company Ltd
Tata Power Company Limited has appointed Vijay Kumar Sharma as an Additional Director of the company

Doshi resigns as ED of Hitachi Home & Life Solutions (India) Ltd
Amit Doshi has resigned as Executive Director of Hitachi Home & Life Solutions (India) Ltd due to personal reasons w.e.f.June 1, 2015

Patel appointed MD of GMM Pfaudler Ltd
GMM Pfaudler Ltd has appointed Tarak A Patel as Managing Director of the company

Ms Kamath appointed Director of ICDS Ltd
ICDS Limited has appointed Ms Vimal C Kamath as a Woman Director of the company.

Patel appointed Non Exec. Director-in-Charge of GLFC
Gujarat Lease Financing Limited has appointed Harnish Patel, who is Non Executive Director as Non Executive Director-in-Charge of the company

Ms Gopinath appointed Independent Director of Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd
Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited has appointed Ms Shyamala Gopinath as Non-Executive and Independent Director of the company.

Sharma appointed CS of ABG Shipyard Ltd
ABG Shipyard Limited has appointed Dheeraj Sharma as Company Secretary of the company.

Ms Thakore appointed Head ( Legal) & CS of Unichem Laboratories Ltd
Unichem Laboratories Limited has appointed Ms Neema Thakore as Head (Legal) & Company Secretary of the company.

Mishra resigns as CS of Energy Development Company Ltd
Vivek Mishra has resigned as Company Secretary of Energy Development Company Ltd

Oke appointed CFO of Sonata Software Ltd
Sonata Software Ltd has appointed Prasanna Oke as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Sanyal appointed Whole-time Director, of JBM Auto Ltd
JBM Auto Ltd has appointed Sandip Sanyal as Whole-time Director of the company.

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DEBATE (1)

Both politicians and bureaucrats use each other. However, the bureaucrat gains more.

L S Hardenia


CGHS dispensaries

CGHS dispensaries and doctors mostly do not have a helping attitude. They take shelter behind government circulars. Firstly, the purchase of sub-standard generic medicines should be stopped. Secondly, if due to advancing age, senior citizens are recommended to take calcium, multi-vitamins, pro biotics regularly, they should be given these if there is a prescription from a doctor. The rules relating to referral hospitals are also very archaic and should be liberalised. In the evening of his life, the senior citizen should be allowed to take treatment from the hospital or doctor in whom he has faith. Similarly, pathological tests should be allowed to be taken in the best labs and not in third rated ones approved by CGHS. What is most required is a change of attitude in the doctors.
SC Agrawal DGP (Retd)


Plan to widen tax base

There is a plan to widen tax base targeting Tier-II cities but without any roadmap or scheme how to go about? This is just asking field officers to target low income group. There is no plan or CBDT is unable to come out with a innovative plan to widen tax base of those people whose taxable income is more than 1 crore or 50 lakhs. IT department always start the exercise from lowest taxable income group. Though there is pressure to increase tax base due to fall in collection from direct tax category. CBDT is not able to make data base of the people whose taxable income is more than 50 lakhs. It should not be based on returns based. There should be intelligence gathering for preparation of such data base. IRS officers are doing routine things like clerks. Now ITR filing is on line and it can simply be finalised by CPC without involving local field units unless it is required. Let IRS officers be more utilised for some creative work to figure out the numbers of people having taxable income more than 50 lakhs and more than 1 crore whether salaried or self employed/business professionals. This exercise may be completed in time bound manner without harassing small
tax payers who are soft target of IT officials.

N Prakash


PPS posting

Class I Officers of the rank of PPS/SPPS/PSO in Ministry of External Affairs are saving precious foreign exchange of Government by performing multifarious tasks, encompassing the wide range of Administration, Consular, Protocol, Commercial, Political, Press/Information/Culture etc., apart from Secretarial work. Thus, Minimum Government and Maximum Governance envisioned by Modi Government is implemented in letter and spirit. Such a wide ranging reach in work profile of Officers of Stenographers Cadre has made the life of middle level officers of Clerical Cadre insecure, as, barring a few, mostly this lot is interested only in enjoying the spoils of foreign posting without bringing any value to the system. Further, lately, the divisive activities of clerical cadre of IFS (B), undercutting the Administration in MEA, has the invited the ire of many in the system.

B Sundaram


Power of money

Power of money is being used in IRS transfers?

Akhilesh Srivastava


Response to Posting of PPS

Ms Prabha Dutta has a great sense of humour: "Clerical Cadre the entry level is LDC...and stenos are selected through Civil Service Exam? All know stenos can join after class X as they require only hand skills where as administrative officers need at least a degree to enter service. Stenos are an irrational lot- first they want three direct postings and on promotions want to merge with the so called clerical staff! When they join don't they know that typing and shorthand is going to be their bread and butter so why run away from it! Irony is that in missions abroad where a steno can do the job we have Sr PPSs to do it at least doubling the expenditure in terms of allowances, accommodations, RG etc. so they are saving precious foreign currency- joke of the year if not century))


Dev Dutt

Lighter moments

After BJP MP's meeting, during tea, one MoS said democracy is so beautiful and strong, that it voted for autocracy. As people have decided to vote for autocrat, lets follow the dictat.

Karan


Posting of PPS

Ministry of External Affairs is ignoring all established norms. There are no sanctioned posts of PPS, Sr. PPS and PSO in Missions. Only Steno D, PA and PS can be posted abroad. Still there are 171 stenographers of above ranks, majority of whom are posted in Indian Missions. This is clearly a wastage of government money. They are doing the work which can be done by a stenographer [UDC rank]. They are also given Representational Grant which is given to IFS[A] and IFS[B] officers to discharge their diplomatic functions effectively. Why Representation Grant is required for a steno??? This is not only irregular but attract audit objections. IFS[B] is being given step-motherly treatment by IFS[A] also. There is statutory rule that IFS[B] officers will be given 3-years ante-dated batch and the rule is in practice since the inception of IFS Rules and also in other services viz. IAS, IPS, IRS everywhere promotes are inducted in their services. It is not understood why a handful of MEA officers are objecting to this rule. Similarly in all over the Government of India qualifying service for the post of US is six years but MEA is taking eight years service as qualifying service. There are hundreds of vacancies available at US rank but MEA is waiting for 8 years' service for promotion to US. This is actually maximum government and minimum governance.

S Yadav


Refugees

Those 5,764 families who came from West Pakistan in 1947 but their children who were born in J&K itself should not be considered refugees. They should be treated as citizens of India as well as of J&K state subjects as some are of 40 years of age.

Karanamreshwar


"Selection of CBI Addl. Director "

There is no Supreme Court stay on filling the vacancy of Addl Director, where the matter is sub judice. It will be inappropriate to keep the vacancy unfilled. Recall, Archana Ramasundaram's appointment in CBI during UPA-II era of corruption, that led to an unseemly confrontation between CVC and the PMO. Her attempt at joining the CBI without getting relieved by the TN govt,led to her suspension.Her proximity to former ruling dispensation was well known. This is to keep the records straight.

AK Saxena (A retd civil servant)


Welcome idea

It is heartening to know from the readers' views that one officer SB has shown interest in working for the betterment of country with honesty, integrity and commitment.

Unfortunately, the PM does not have any email contact. One alternative could be to send details to Nripendra Mishra, his Principal Secretary by courier marked strictly confidential. One could as well address to PM personally but may be his mail will be received and opened by lower level officers. In the initial letter, private email address only may be given and only broad details of present job, years of experience, and may be the cadre. Please also tell why you are interested in approaching the PM personally to serve the country better. Sorry can't give more practical ideas.

Manu Ashar

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