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Ranga Rao

Cong, BJP image remains intact
There might have been a change of power equation but the image of both - the Congress and the BJP remains the same. It is widespread that one could easily get his work done under Congress regime after paying but it is near impossible to get any work done in the BJP rule even after paying.

Modi's visit to terror-hit countries: Planned or coincidence ?
Given the fact that all those countries visited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi are terror struck, the question that arises is that is it planned or merely a coincidence?.

Parimal Rai paid the price ?
The IAS officer who is known as "Doer" has paid the price for refusing the Chief Secretaryship of the Delhi Government. 1985 batch IAS officer of the UT cadre Parimal Rai has been dumped by the Aap Government as Secretary Social Welfare. Rai who used to be PS to Uma Bharti as CM of MP had done a commendable job in Goa when Manohar Parrikar was the CM. On return to Delhi Government the AAp Government recommended his name for the post of Chief Secretary but he declined and the result is visible.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Cabinet Secretary go or continue?
Will Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth become CVC or CIC? If nothing happens in one week then he is sure to get another extension.

Three secretaries to be named in a day or two !
The power gallery is abuzz that the GoI will name three new secretaries by May 28. K.N. Desiraju, Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Sudhir Kumar, Secretary, Food and Dr, Hrushikesh Panda , Secretary, Tribal Affairs are superannuating this month. Desiraju and Sudhir Kumar are 1978 batch IAS officers and belongs to Uttarakhand & UP cadres respectively while Dr. Panda is Odisha cadre 1979 batch IAS officer. Sources said that since two retiring secretaries belong to Ram Vilas Paswan's Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, he may get one Secretary of his choice but PM will finalize the list. Till then wait and watch.

Seven IAS officers yet to revert after foreign assignments ?
Seven IAS officers from different cadres have overstayed deputation period and have not reported back from foreign assignments on expiry of their approved tenure. Now the government has advised Cadre Controlling Authorities to take action against them accordingly. Among them seven are from UP cadre while one each from Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and UT cadre. They belong to 2000-2008 batches and had joined World Bank, UNO, ADB & OPCW.

Orders of N K Mehta for Director (Enterprises), BSNL issued
The orders for the appointment of N K Mehta, ED, BSNL, as Director (Enterprise), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Dec 4, 2014)

Sunil Bhatia yet to get CVC clearance for Director, PDIL
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is yet to give its clearance to Sunil Bhatia, GM, NFL, for appointment as Director (Finance), Project Development India Limited (PDIL) causing delay in appointment. The post has been lying vacant since October 1, 2014.

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

1985 batch IAS to be ACS in West Bengal
The West Bengal Government has cleared the 1985 batch IAS for promotion to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary (ACS).

Amit Mohan Prasad is JD (EOW) CBI in Mumbai
Amit Mohan Prasad has joined in Mumbai as JD (EOW) CBI.He is 1989 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

All posts of Members vacant in NCST
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) constituted for the protection of scheduled tribe communities is being run without Members. The Government of India has failed to nominate Members for the Commission. Three posts of the Members are lying vacant for a long time.

Rina Mitra to return to Madhya Pradesh
Rina Mitra is returning to parent cadre MP after completion of central deputation tenure. On return the 1983 batch IPS officer will get DG rank.

After three decades, Raising day on schedule day
Two surprise news from the largest central para military force CRPF. First, this force is going to celebrate its raising day on scheduled date i.e. July 27 this year. Secondly, Raising day programme is being organized at Neemuch in MP, where CRPF was raised in late thirties, after a long gap of 3 decades. The present DG's decision to organize raising day in Neemuch is being seen as a welcome step by force personnel but they are suspicious whether this practice will be observed next year or not? They say that for the last many years this programme was being observed in Delhi between October to December. Sources put it like this-CRPF raising day is like a caesarean baby who could be delivered as per convenience.

Tiwari takes over as Director (Comm& Mktg), ITDC (UPDATED)
Piyush Tiwari, DGM, RINL, has assumed the charge as Director (Commercial & Marketing), Indian Tourism & Development Corporation Limited (ITDC).

(We said this on Sept 9, 2014)

Prafulla Chandra posted as Director, Railway Board
Prafulla Chandra, Northern Railway, has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Director (Safety)-I. He is an IRSEE officer.

Two IAS officers get postings in Delhi Govt
Two IAS officers, who were awaiting postings, have been given assignments in Delhi government. Anindo Majumdar has been appointed as CMD, DFC while Parimal Rai was made Principal Secretary, Social Welfare and W&CD.

Rajgopal Prashant deputed as Asst IG, Forests, New Delhi
Rajgopal Prashant has been deputed as Assistant Inspector General of Forests, New Delhi under the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change. He is a 2006 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.

CBEC Members to continue holding additional charges
Four officers among the newly appointed Members of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBE&C), will continue looking after the charge of posts handled by them. Najib Shah will continue holding the charge of DGCEI; A K Kaushal as CC, Mumbai-III Cus & DG (Valuation); V S Krishnan as CC, Mumbai St & DG (ST), Mumbai and Vanaja N Sarna continues as DG (Vig).

Four IRS-C&CE officers get postings
Upon return from deputation, four IRS-C&CE officers have been given postings. Accordingly, M Vinod Kumar has been appointed Principal Commissioner in CBEC while Ms Harmeet S Singh will now be Principal, ADG, NACEN, Faridabad and Sandeep Mohan Bhatnagar is Principal Commissioner in CBEC. Besides, Paul Rajendra Lakra has been appointed Commissioner (Appeals), CX Bhubaneswar.

Three IAS officers shifted in Gujarat
Sunilkumar Hiralal Dholi has been appointed Deputy Secretary (Appeals), Industries & Mines Department while Tushar Mohanlal Dholakia was made Deputy Secretary, Labour & Employment and Hardik Satishchandra is Member Secretary, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

Dhodawat gets premature repatriation
Davendra Kumar Dhodawat, Director, Dr Ambedkar Foundation, Delhi, has been given premature repatriation to parent cadre. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Santosh Kumar deputed as CAO, DDA
Santosh Kumar has been appointed Chief Accounts Officer (CAO), Delhi Development Authority (DDA) under the Ministry of Urban Development on deputation. He is a 2000 batch IA&AS officer.

Over half a dozen UP cadre IPS officers await GoI postings

About eight UP cadre IPS are waiting for their posting orders from GoI. They have been issued NoC by the state government few weeks ago.

ADG post at CRPF hq. vacant

An ADG post reserved for cadre officers is vacant at CRPF hq since January this year. Will MHA and DoPT expedite to fill up the vacant post.

Pravin Sinha promoted to ADG grade in Gujarat
Pravin Sinha has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General of Police in Gujarat. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

V M Pargi promoted to ADG grade
V M Pargi has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General of Police. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Selvaganesh deputed as Competent Authority & Administrator
P Selvaganesh has been deputed as Comptetent Authority & Administrator, Smugglers and Foreign Manipulators under the Department of Revenue. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Paramjeet Singh appoited as CEO, CCI, Mumbai
Paramjeet Singh has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), Mumbai at Director level. He is an IRS-IT officer.

S K Tripathi posted as Registrar, DRT, Allahabad
S K Tripathi has been appointed as Registrar, Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Allahabad. He is a CSS cadre officer.

K Nagaraja posted as Registrar, DRT, Chennai
K Nagaraja has been appointed as Registrar, Debts Recovery Tribunal-I (DRT-I), Chennai. He is a CSS cadre officer.

Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Chhattisgarh
A number of IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, Nirmal Kumar Khakha has been appointed as Additional Commissioner, Bilaspur division with additional charge of Sarguja while Hemant Pahare will now be Secretary, Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission and Ms Rita Shandilya is Collector, Bemetara. Similarly, Rajesh Kumar Toppo has been appointed as Commissioner, Tribal and Scheduled Caste Welfare, Raipur; Baswaraju S as Collector, Balodabajar-Bhatapara; Jaiprakash Mourya as Additional Collector, Bilaspur.

Dilraj Prabhakar is CEO, Jashpur Zilla Panchayat in CG
Dilraj Prabhakar has been deputed as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Jashpur in Chhattisgarh. He is an IFS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

SCOPE for greater Empowerment of women employees in PSEs
SCOPE organized a two-day Seminar on "Empowering Women in Public Sector Enterprises" here today. Atul Chaturvedi, Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) inaugurated the Seminar. K D Tripathi, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Department of Public Enterprises, C S Verma, Chairman SCOPE & Chairman, SAIL, Ms Panudda Boonpala, Director, International Labour Organization (ILO), and Dr UD Choubey, Director General, SCOPE, among others, also addressed the Inaugural Session. Atul Chaturvedi, Chairman, PESB while inaugurating the seminar, urged PSEs to adopt an innovative approach to address issues of women empowerment and gender equality at work place. He called for strong support system and options like short term sabbatical for maintaining work life balance. Chaturvedi said the bigger issue in women empowerment is how to groom and train them for senior and board level positions. PSEs should design proper strategies to cultivate confidence and commitment in their women employees so that their productive contribution increases, he added. K D Tripathi, IAS, Secretary, DPE in his address complimented SCOPE for taking key initiatives towards empowerment of women in PSEs. He asked the corporate sector to become equal opportunity employers. He urged the corporate sector, especially PSEs to collaborate with research organizations and NGOs to identify issues in women empowerment and find solutions to increase their participation in employment. C S Verma, Chairman, SCOPE & Chairman, SAIL said that there is a huge gap between men and women ratio at the top levels across all organizations. Women are increasingly under represented at the senior levels of all corporations and the rate of female participation in labour force, varies from country to country. Women empowerment can bring dramatic impact on competitiveness and growth of economies", said Verma, outlining the importance of women empowerment and this seminar. He also stressed on the requirement of enabling organizational support which needs to be extended to female employees for making them contribute fruitfully. Verma pointed that gender balance delivers better and more sustainable performance. He confirmed commitment of SCOPE to enhance empowerment of women in PSEs.

Solmon Arokia Raj appointed as CEO, APMSS in AP (UPDATED)
Solmon Arokia Raj has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Andhra Pradesh Mahila Saadhikara Samstha (APMSS). He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

J Pavitran Kumar appointed as Director (Fin), Singareni Collieries Co Ltd (UPDATED)
J Pavitran Kumar has been appointed as Director (Finance) in the Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Hyderabad. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Ravilesh Kumar deputed as GGM, IRCTC (UPDATED)
Ravilesh Kumar has been appointed as GGM, Rail Neer, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC). He is an IRSEE officer.

Mas Tanuja Pande deputed as DDG, UIDAI (UPDATED)
Ms Tanuja Pande has been appointed as Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for a period of five years. She is an IRAS officer.

A Gitesh Sarma accredited as High Commissioner to Tuvalu (UPDATED)
A Gitesh Sarma, presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Tuvalu, with residence in Suva (Fiji). He is a 1986 batch IFS officer.

P S Mishra selected as Director (P&P), OMDC (UPDATED)
P S Mishra, GM, BCCL/CIL, has been selected for the post of Director (P&P), Orissa Mineral Development Corporation (OMDC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 28, 2015. As many as eight persons were interviewed for the same.

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CORPORATE

Venkatesalu designated ED & CFO of Trent Ltd
Trent Limited has designated P Venkatesalu as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. June 1, 2015

Ms Shukla appointed Director of Gujarat State Petronet Ltd
Gujarat State Petronet Limited has appointed Ms Shridevi Shukla as Woman Director of the company.

Khosla to step down as MD of Gillette India Ltd
Shantanu Khosla will step down as Managing Director of Gillette India Limited w.e.f. June 30, 2015

Two Independent Directors appointed on Board of Bata India Ltd
Bata India Limited has appointed Ravindra Dhariwal and Shaibal Sinha as Independent Directors of the company

Parthasarathy appointed MD of Goldstone Technologies Ltd
Goldstone Technologies Limited has appointed P S Parthasarathy as the Managing Director of the company

Dinesh Patel re-appointed CEO & MD of Themis Medicare Ltd
Themis Medicare Limited has re-appointed Dr Dinesh S Patel as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company w.e.f. June 26, 2015.

Sachin Patel re-appointed Joint MD of Themis Medicare Ltd
Dr Sachin D Patel has been re-appointed as Deputy Managing Director of Themis Medicare Limited w.e.f. June 26, 2015

Subhash resigns as CS of Kernex Microsystems (India) Ltd
N Subhash has resigned as Company Secretary of Kernex Microsystems (India) Limited

Seal appointed CS of The Tinplate Company of India Limited
The Tinplate Company of India Limited has appointed Kaushik Seal as the Company Secretary of the company.

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Healthcare Plans for Sr Citizens
It is surprising and astonishing that government has healthcare plans for sr. citizens which is likely to be announced by PM as a part of social and security initiative. CGHS beneficiaries under pension category ie sr. citizens are crying day and night for direct consultation and diagnostic tests in CGHS empanelled hospitals but so far no action is taken. Health & FW Minister is also not bothered or he is unable to take decision. Is it fact India is being run by one person? When PM can announce so big scheme where huge expenditure is required and being implemented but Health Minister is unable to take a simple step for sr. citizens. Is it not pity? We can not do anything but needs people like AK who can fight with the system which is visible in Delhi. Let us wait good sense will prevail!!!
N Prakash

Recommendations of Cadre Restructuring
As we all are aware that vacancies portion of CSSS review has already been finalised by cadre restructuring authorities in DP&T. My humble submission is that when the report is in public domain and the views from all stake holders have been received in the CS-II Division in Department of Personnel and Training. It is in the interest of all concerned that the CS-II may kindly allocate the additional resultant vacancies to Sr.PPS/PSO/PPS from the consideration zone under consideration and PS. It may be mentioned, in this connection, that the existing posts of PPS has remained unchanged in the Cadre Review. But the PPs posts have been increased and if we give effect to the additional vacancies to PPS, there will be additional vacancies in PS also and we can extend the Zone of Consideration from CSL1817 to the maximum vacancies arisen out of Cadre review for Select List,2013 itself. It will, one the one hand, give promotion to the eligible officers as Private Secretary from Select List, 2013 and, thus, benefit to CSSS officers who are at the verge of their career and provide a solace in terms of promotion to the retiring employees.
V P Sharma

AAP fond of creating controversies
Every now and then, the AAP government finds an easy out of nowhere to create controversies to remain in the limelight.
Their spokespersons are most uncouth and one gets irritated whenever they speak so aggressively for no reason.
Now many people (including lawyers) are saying that the Delhi Govt. must have the right to do certain things mistakenly comparing with other full-fledged states. They forget and are getting confused that there is a constitution which defines the powers of the Delhi government. It is highly condemnable for Kejriwal to keep complaining about having no authority in certain areas, although he very well knew the position even before his part decided to fight the elections. His government has to act within the confines of the present position or quit first and then agitate for changing the Constitution if he feels so convinced.

Manu Ashar

Compare own duty list first
Both these gentlemen who have commented wildly against Stenographers are not even worth of it. They should compare their and our duty list first.
Rajagopal

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