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This is History (259)
The British were not only the better- equipped fighters and the better organisers ,but were also far cleverer than their local rivals, and took every advantage of their mutual rivalries.

BJP lacks governance and Cong has no leaders !
It can well be said in the present context that the BJP lacks governance or to be more straight doesn't knows how to rule and the Congress has no leaders.

How lucrative is Chief Secretary's and Police Director General's post in states ?
How lucrative is Chief Secretary's and Police Director General's post in states can be gauged from the fact that many aspirants in several states are prepared to offer a whopping Rs. 100 crore to Rs. 200 crore to get the coveted posting.

BUREAUCRACY

Ashok Lavasa to be Secretary, Finance !
Being senior to his batchmate Secretary DEA Shaktikanta Das,Ashok Lavasa may be appointed Secretary Finance. 1980 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Lavasa has been appointed Secretary Expenditure.

1981 batch IAS officer yet to get posting as Secretary in GoI
1981 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre Rakesh Srivastava is still waiting in the wings to get posting as Secretary in the Government of India. He is an empanelled officer.

Jha is a perfect choice as Secretary, Forests and Environment
A low profile and well experienced A N Jha is the perfect choice of the GoI for the post of Secretary Forests and Environment. He worked as Secretary Forests in Manipur and his thesis is based on environment.He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Leena Nair to make waves in Women and Child Welfare
After a long wait Tamil Nadu cadre 1982 batch IAS officer Ms Leena Nair has been appointed Secretary of the Women and Child Welfare. Those who know her say that she will make waves in the Department.

Ajay Mittal is best in lot for Secretary, I & B
Selection of Secretary I & B was a difficult job of the Government. Finally 1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre Ajay Mittal has been chosen for the post. Suave and well meaning Mittal will be able to help image building of the NDA Government.

Snehlata Srivastava is best choice for Secretary, Justice
Special Secretary Banking Snehlata Srivastava has been appointed new Secretary Justice in the Government of India.1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Ms Srivastava has served the ministry as Joint Secretary for several years. With her earlier experience a well meaning Snehlata Srivastava will be able to make bridges between the Government and the Judiciary.

Vijay Shankar Pandey gets importance in GoI
Vijay Shankar Pandey who suffered a lot in Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav regime in Uttar Pradesh has now been given importance in Modi Government. 1979 batch IAS officer of UP cadre, Pandey has been appointed Secretary Fertilizers which is considered an important department.

Anoop Kumar Thakur appointed as Member, NCDRC
Anoop Kumar Thakur has been appointed as Member (non-judicial) in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).He is former 1979 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on April 15 )

Rajeev Sharma appointed CMD, PFC
Rajeev Sharma, CMD, REC, has been appointed as CMD, Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Limited.
(We said this on January 11, 2016)

T N Jha appointed as Director (Tech), WCL
T N Jha, Area General Manager, Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), has been appointed as Director (Technical), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL).
(We said this on January 11, 2016)

DG rank officer to join IG rank in CBI
DG rank IPS officer in Odisha M Nageswar Rao is reportedly joining the CBI in the rank of IG. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Siraj Hussain to get assignment in GoI ?
Outgoing Secretary Agriculture in the Government of India Siraj Hussain is likely to get some important assignment. He is former 1979 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Who will be new Vice Chairman of DDA ?
Who will be new Vice Chairman of the Delhi Delhi Development Authority (DDA)?.Will he be a south Indian face ?

100 applicants for CAT !
About one hundred candidates are reported to have applied for three posts of Member of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

S K Gupta joins as Director (Marketing), STC
S K Gupta, ED, EPIL, has taken over the charge as Director (Marketing), State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STC) Limited.

Shyam Dhar Dubey is also Chairperson, CEA
Shyam Dhar Dubey, Member (Power System) CEA has assigned an additional charge of Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) till a regular incumbent is appointed to this post.

Dr Padmanabham is also Director, ARC, Hyderabad
Dr G Padmanabham, Scientist 'G', ARCI, has been assigned an additional charge of Director, International Advanced Research Centre for Power Metallury & New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad upto December 31, 2016.

Additional charge of DG, AIR to Sheheryar extended
An additional charge period of Director General, All India Radio (DG, AIR) to F Sheheryar has been extended till a regular appointment is made.

Additional charge of DG, Doordarshan to Mrs Vaish extended
Mrs Aparna Vaish, ADG, has been assigned an additional charge of Director General, Doordarshan till a regular DG is appointed.

P P Khandekar appointed as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance, Air Hqrs
Air Marshal P P Khandekar has been appointed as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance, Air Hqrs, Delhi.

Additional charge of Director, ARIES to Dr Wahab Uddin extended
An additional charge period of Director, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) to Dr Wahab Uddin has been extended till the appointment of regular Director

Additional charge of Chairman, Tobacco Board to Manoj Dwivedi extended
An additional charge of Chairman, Tobacco Board to Manoj Dwivedi, Joint Secretary, Commerce, has been extended till a regular appointment. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.

Tapan Kumar Barai gets charge of Member Planning, CEA
Tapan Kumar Barai, Member Thermal, CEA, has been assigned an additional charge of Member Planning in the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) till regular appointment is made.

MHA seeks an IPS officer at DIG level for DDG, BCAS
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is seeking an IPS officer at the rank of DIG for the post of Deputy Director General (DDG) in Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on deputation basis.

S Raghunath appointed part time Director, Vijaya Bank
S Raghunath has been nominated as part time non official Director on the Board of Vijay Bank.

Biju Varkkey appointed part time Director, Bank of Baroda
Biju Varkkey has been nominated as part time non official Director on the Board of Bank of Baroda.

13 IES officers 2003 batch get NFSG
As many as 13 officers belonging to Indian Economic Service (IES) of 2003 batch have been granted non-functional selection grade (NFSG) in Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). The officers are: Vishal Vishwanath Nair, Dr Renuka Mishra, Ms Divya Parmar, anupam Mitra, Rajinder Kumar, Ms A Prathibha, S Arputhaswamy, A Muthuvezhappan, A R Mohan Rao, zacharia George, Y N Khare and Dr P G S Rao.

Ms Shefali Dhingra appointed as Joint Director, CEA
Ms Shefali Dhingra has been appointed as Joint Director, Central Electricity Authority. She is a 2004 batch IES officer.

Ms Bidhisa Chaudhri appointed Adviser, Economic Affairs
Ms Bidhisa Chaudhri has been appointed as Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs after cancelling earlier posting orders. She is a 1992 batch IES officer.

Sube Singh appointed as Assistant Director, CACP
Sube Singh has been appointed as Assistant Director, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) after cancelling earlier posting orders.

Director level post of CVO vacant in CMPFO
The post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) at Director level has been lying vacant in Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO), Dhanbad.

R Chaturvedi promoted to ED grade in LIC
R Chaturvedi has been promoted to the grade of Executive Director in the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

P K Molri promoted to ED grade in LIC
P K Molri has been promoted to the grade of Executive Director in the Life Insurance Corporation of India.

Durga Charan Misra empanelled as DIG in GoI
Durga Charan Misra has been empanelled for holding Deputy Inspector General (DIG) level posts in Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Narayan Swaroop Nigam empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Narayan Swaroop Nigam has been empanelled for the Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Vacancy of DG, arising in ECI
A vacancy of Director General at Joint Secretary level is falling vacant in Election Commission of India in May.

Vacancy of Dy Election Commissioner arising
A vacancy of Deputy Election Commissioner at Joint Secretary level is falling vacant in Election Commission of India in May.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Rajasthan
As many as 48 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Sudarshan Sethi has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj while S K Agrawal was made Principal Secretary, Transportation and Chairman, Rajasthan State Roadways and Sanjay Dixit is Principal Secretary, Culture. Similarly, Pawan Kumar Goyal has been apointed as Principal Secretry, GAD, Estate, State Motor Garrage, Civil Aviation; R K Venkteshwaran as Principal Secretary Social Justice and Empowerment; Roli Singh as Secretary, Tourism; Hansa Singh Devi as Member Revenue Board, Ajmer; Bhaskar Atmaram Sawant as Secretary, Finance Budget; Hemant Kumar Gera as Commissioner, Jaipur Muncipal Corporation; Narayan Lal Meena as Commissioner, Child Empowerment; Ved Prakash as Collector, Bikaner; Swarup Singh Pawar as Special Secretary, Social Justice; Ram Niwas as Additional Commissioner, Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs; Giriraj Singh Kushwaha as Commissioner, Ajmer Development Authority; Ashutosh A T Pednekar as Director, Tourism; Satya Prakash Baswala as Commissioner, Social Justice and Empowerment; Chunnilal Kayal as Special Secretry, Personnel; Vikram Singh Chauhan as Special Secretary, Revenue; Rekha Gupta as Registrar, Cooperative; Mahavir Prasad Sharma as Collector, Tonk; Krishn Kunal as Commissioner, Skill Development, Empoyment and Entreprenur, Livelihood; Siddharat Mahajan as Collector, Jaipur; Laxmi Narayan Meena as Collector, Sirhohi; Mahesh Bhardwaj as Additional Commissioner (VAT and IT), Commercial Taxes; Manoj Kumar Sharma as Collector, Karauli; Salvindra Singh Sohata as MD, RAJFED, Jaipur; Ashfaq Hussain as Collector, Dausa; Viaml Kumar Jain as Director, Culture; Gyana Ram as Collector, Hanumangarh; Surendra Kumar Solanki as Collector, Dungarpur; Matadin Sharma as Joint Secretary, Panchayati Raj Shyam Singh Rajpurohit as Special Secretary, Administrative Reforms; Arushi Ajey Malik as Director, Sanitation, Panchayati Raj; Joga Ram as Joint Secretary, Finance; Punam as Director, National Middle Education Campaign; Bhanwar Lal Mehra as Member Secretary, Rajasthan State Commission for Child Rights; Kailash Chand Meena as Commissioner, Jodhpur Development Authority; Subesingh Yadav as Commissioner, Disinvestment, Bikaner; Modudan Detha as Additional Director, HCM, RIPA; Suresh Chand Gupta as Additional Commissioner, Commercial Tax; Vinita Shrivastava as CEO, Ajmer Zilla Panchayat; Guarav Goyal as Collector, Ajmer; V Sarvan Kumar as CEO, Jaipur Smart City Limited; Nannumal Pahadia as Commissioner, Labour; Babu Lal Meena as Collector, Jhunjhunu; Indrajit Singh as Collector, Chittorgarh; H Guite as Special Officer, State Finance Commission and Sandesh Nayak was made CEO, Jodhpur Zilla Panchayat.

Vice Chancellor is Advisor to J & K CM
Prof Amitabh Mattoo, former Vice Chancellor of the Jammu University has been appointed as Advisor to J & K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.

Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Maharashtra (UPDATED)
As many as 73 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Maharashtra. Accordingly, Upamanyu Chatterjee has been appointed as Member Secretary, Rest of Maharashtra Statu.Dev.Bo Mumbai while Ujjwal Uke was made Principal Secretary (Textile), Co-op, Mktg. & Textile Deptt and Praveen Darade is Addl. Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, Mumbai. Similarly, S V R Srinivas has been appointed as Managing Director, SICOM, Mumbai; Ashish Kumar Singh as Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya; Mukesh Khullar as Principal Secretary (Services), GAD, Mantralaya; Dr Bhagwan Sahai as Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture and Marketing Deptt; S J Kunte as Principal Secretary, Higher & Technical Education Deptt., Mantralaya; Bijay Kumar as Principal Secretary, ADF Deptt, Mantralaya; S K Shrivastava as ACS (Transport and Ports), Home Deptt. Mantralaya; D K Jain as ACS, Finance; Meeta R Lochan as Principal Secretary (Reforms), Finance Department, Mantralaya; Vandana Krishna as Principal Secretary (A. & T.), Finance Department, Mantralaya; V Giriraj as Principal Secretary (Expenditure), Finance Deptt, Mantralaya; Deepak Kapoor as Principal Secretary, Skill Development; M D Pathak as P.S. Food & Civil Supply; P K Deshmukh as Secy, RDD; Eknath Dawale as Secy, EGS & Water Conservation; K H Govindraj as Div. Commnr.; Nashik Malini Shankar as ACS, R & R; S M Gavai as PS, Environment; I S Chahal as PS, Water Resources Deptt.; S K Bagade as Secy, Social Justice; Bhushan Gagrani as M.D., CIDCO; Sanjay Sethi as CEO, MIDC; Sanjay Chahande as AMC, BMC; Richa Bagla as CEO, KVIB, Mumbai; Vinita Ved as Commnr & Director, Municipal Administration; H P Tummod as Secy, Fee Regulatory Authority, Mumbai; Chandrashekhar Oak as Commnr, CET, Mumbai; Ravindra Binvade as CEO, Ahmednagar, ZP; Deepak Shingla as CEO, Yeotmal; Kunal Khemnar as CEO, Kolhapur; Laxminarayan Mishra as CEO, Ratnagiri; Nidhi Choudhari as CEO, Palghar; Shantanu Goyal as CEO, Gadchiroli; Kadambari Balkawade as CEO, Nagpur; Sushil Khodvekar as CEO, Parbhani; B G Pawar as CEO, Buldhana; G C Mangle as CEO, Nandurbar; Daulat Desai as CEO, Pune; R B Bhosale as CEO, Sangli; S K Diwase as CEO, Wardha; C L Pulkundwar as CEO, Gondia; Lahu Mali as CEO, SRA, Pune; Dinesh Waghmare as Commnr, PCMC Pune; Shekhar Channe as MD, Film City; B Radhakrinana as Collector, Nashik; Prabhakar Pradeep as Collector, Ratnagiri; A Bangar as Collector, Gadchiroli; Deependra Kushwah as Collector, Mumbai Sub-urban District; Ashwini Joshi as Collector, Mumbai City; Ranjeet Kumar as Collector, Solapur; Sampada Mehta as Collector, Ahmednagar; Shelesh Nawal as Collector, Palghar; S R Jondhale as Collector, Jalna; M S Kalshetty as Collector, Nandurbar; M Kalyankar as Collector, Thane; Shrirang Naik as Director, Textile, Nagpur; Sanjeev Kumar as Commnr, ESIS, Mumbai; K B Umap as Municipal Commnr. Nanded ; R A Jagtap as Municipal Commnr. Malegaon; Dilip Gawade as Municipal Commnr. Ahmednagar; Sanjay Meena as M.D., Mahabeej, Akola; A B Unhale as Addl. Div. Commnr. Nagpur; Ms Deepa Mudhol as P.D., MACP, Pune; Mrs. Shaila A as Joint Commissioner, Sales Tax, Mumbai; Mrs. Mhase-Patil as Dy Secy, Food Civil Suppy & CP Deptt; Mrs. Sonali Vayangankar as DDG, YASHADA; Rajeev Jadhav as Commnr, Tribal Development, Nashik; B. Kolase as Commissioner, Small Savings & Lotteries; Anil Kawade as Commnr, ICDS and Tukaram Munde was posted as Municipal Commissioner, Navi Mumbai MC.

S K Bhagat appointed as DG, RPF, Railway Board (UPDATED)
S K Bhagat has been appointed as Director General, Railway Protection Force, Railway Board. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of UK cadre.
(We said this on April 11,2016)

IES Officers transferred after promotion to Grade IV (UPDATED)
As many as 22 IES Officers have been transferred after promotion to Grade IV. Accordingly, L Kuttiraja has been appointed as Assistant Director, National Buildings Organization, HUPA while Rina Chakraboroty was made Assistant Director, Office of Jute Commissioner, Kolkata and Bipul Kumar Datta is Assistant Director, Labour Bureau. Similarly, K S Santhalingam has been appointed as Assistant Director, Development Commissioner, MSME; Subburaj S as Assistant Direcor, Labour Bureau, P G Kulkarni as Assistant Director, Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare; N C Samal as Research Officer, RDMEO, NITI Aayog; C S Verma as Assistant Director, Tariff Commission; C R Dhavale as Assistant Director, Office of Textile Commissioner, Mumbai, Textiles; R K Thapliyal as Assistant Director, Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare; Brijesh Kumar as Assistant Director, Labour & Employment; Sube Singh as Assistant Director, Labour Bureau; Rajkumar shifted to Ministry of Steel; K R Rajeshwari as Assistant Director, Development Commissioner, MSME; Piyush Aggarwal as Assistant Director, Commerce; Sanjay Kaushik as Assistant Director, Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare; A K Thakur as Assistant Director, RDMEO, NITI Aayog; Vivek Kumar as Assistant Director, Health and Family Welfare; Dharam Parkash as Assistant Director, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation; Rekha Nair as Assistant Director, Labour & Employment; Mukesh Kumar as Assistant Director, Development Commissioner, (Handicrafts), Textiles and Byasadev Naik was appointed as Assistant Director, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.

Mrs Sonia Narang deputed as SP, NIA (UPDATED)
Mrs Sonia Narang has been deputed as Superintendent of Police in National Investigation Agency (NIA) for a period of four years. She is a 2002 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

4 IAS Probationers of 2015 get postings in Haryana (UPDATED)
Four IAS Probationers of 2015 batch have been posted as Assistant Commissioner under training in Haryana. Accordingly, Mohd Imran Raza has been posted to Sirsa while Prashant Panwar was appointed to Bhiwani and Ms Preeti is given posting to Karnal. Besides, Uttam Singh has been appointed to Jind.

Additional charge of CMD, SCI to Capt B B Sinha extended (UPDATED)
The additional charge period of CMD, Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI) to Capt B B Sinha, Director (Personnel & Administration), SCI has been extended till the appointment of a regular incumbent.

G K Satish appointed as Director (P&BD), IOCL (UPDATED)
G K Satish, ED, OICL, has been appointed as Director (Planning & Business Development), IOCL.

Additional charge of CMD, KRCL to Sanjay Gupta extended (UPDATED)
The additional charge period of CMD, KRCL to Sanjay Gupta, Director (O&C), KRCL, has been extended till the appointment of a regular incumbent.

Satish Kumar gets charge of MD, KMRCL (UPDATED)
Satish Kumar has been given an additional charge of MD, Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) for a period of six months.

Additional charge of Director Finance, KMRCL to Samresh Kanti Pandey extended (UPDATED)
The additional charge period of Director (Finance), Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) to Samaresh Kanti Pandey has been extended for a period of six months with effect from April 1, 2016.

Additional charge of Director (RS&T), KMRCL to A K Kundu extended (UPDATED)
The additional charge period of Director (RS&T), Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) to A K Kundu has been extended for a period of six months with effect from April 1, 2016.

Additional charge of Director(P&P), KMRCL to Parshuram Singh extended (UPDATED)
The additional charge period of Director (P&P), Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) to Parashuram Singh has been extended for a period of six months with effect from April 1, 2016.

Additional charge of Director, IIM to Balooni extended (UPDATED)
The additional charge period of Director, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode to Prof Kulbhushan Balooni has been extended for a further period of six months.

Airports Authority of India brings laurels to India (UPDATED)
Airport Council International recently selected Airports Authority of India's Jaipur International Airport for ASQ Global Best Airport as first and Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow declared as second by size and Region (Asia-Pacific) awards in the 2-5 million passengers per annum. On behalf of Chairman AAI, the awards were now received by Rakesh Kalra, Regional Executive Director (NR), B K Tailang, Airport Director Jaipur International Airport and MP Bansal, JtGM (Engg.) in a grand ceremony held at Warner Bros. Movie World located at Gold Coast, Australia, on 19thApril 2016,during the 11th Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference and Exhibition held on 18-20 April, 2016. The awards were conferred by Mr. Declan Collier, ACI World Chairperson cum CEO London City Airport and Angela Gittens, Director General of ACI world to AAI. On return from Australia, the awards were presented to S Raheja, Chairman, AAI by Rakesh Kalra, Regional Executive Director (NR) and B K Tailang, Airport Director Jaipur International Airport The Chairman appreciated the officers and said "it is a proud moment for Airports Authority of India, as a state owned organization has won such prestigious awards, at par with other best airports in the world like Seoul Incheon & Singapore Changi". , he said further.

Ashim Kumar Chakraborty selected as Director (Tech), CMPDIL (UPDATED)
Ashim Kumar Chakraborty, Regional Director, CMPDIL/CIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 28, 2016. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

4 IAS officers of AGMUT cadre transferred (UPDATED)
Four AGMUT cadre IAS officers have been transferred to new places. They are: A. Verickmackal1998 batch from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi 9 GNCTD),Padmini Singla, 2002, from GNCTD to Goa, Mitali Namchoon,2011 fromDadr, Daman toArunachal Pradesh and S.B.Shshank, newly inducted in IAS from GNCTD to Mizoram.

Shanliana transferred to Mizoram (UPDATED)
L H Shanliana, a 1998 batch IPS officer, has been transferred to Mizoram from Arunachal Pradesh Police.

Lollen goes to Puducherry (UPDATED)
Huzar Lollen a 1996 batch IAS officer has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Puducherry.

JCA approved Singh posting approved (UPDATED)
JCA has approved the posting of Anil Kumar Singh to join GNCTD from central deputation.

DEBATE
Who should be RBI Governor ?

Who should be the next RBI Governor ? Whether he should be an Economist, a professor, a Banker or a Politician. The term of present RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan is coming to an end in September.

Mail you views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Mishra nominated on PNB Board
Dr Rabi N Mishra, Chief General Manager, Principal, Reserve Bank of India Staff College, Chennai, has been nominated as Director on the Board of Directors of Punjab National Bank

Lal re-appointed MD of Eicher Motors Ltd
Eicher Motors Limited has re-appointed Siddhartha Lal as Managing Director of the company w.e.f. May 1, 2016

Gupta appointed Director (Marketing) of STCI
The State Trading Corporation of India Limited has appointed S K Gupta as Director (Marketing) of the company

Damodaran appointed as Addl. Independent Director of Biocon Ltd
Biocon Limited has appointed M Damodaran as Additional Independent Director of the company.

Reddy appointed as Independent Director of Gateway Distriparks Ltd
Gateway Distriparks Limited has appointed Bhaskar Avula Reddy as Independent Director of the company w.e.f May 1, 2016

Kumar resigns as CFO of Himachal Fibres Ltd
Ashwani Kumar has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Himachal Fibres Ltd

Sinha appointed as Regional Director of CII Eastern Region
Kaushalendra Sinha has been appointed as the Regional Director of CII Eastern Region.

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DEBATE (1)

For God sake, no IAS Officer should be posted as either Governor or Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India. IAS is simply a generalised cadre and no specialty is attached to this service. It is only in the fitness of things that an economist or expert in Finance/Public Finance with Masters in Public Finance/ micro and macro economics from prestigious universities should be posted. The IAS has done incalculable harm in all fields, especially capital market and banking.

Radhikai

DEBATE (2)

Raghuram Rajan is an economist of top international repute. He is one of the best governors of RBI ever. That he is not genuflecting to the government of the day, but thinks of only the national interest is his greatest quality. The governor of the RBI has to be independent. He is a national asset and has served the country well. If he is willing, he should be given a second term, in the national interest.

Vijay Kumar

DEBATE (3)

Whosoever, he may be, he should know what is good house keeping. Intelligence and Experience in the subject is one thing and LOOSE TALKING belittling our country and 'washing our dirty linen in public' is another. The new RBI Governor should not be eccentric like the present one.

J K Sastry

Anant Kumar IPS of 1994 batch is empanelled as JS when this IAS of 1998 is. 4 years' seniority is a stunning discrimination between the All India Service officers.

Parth Garg

Disaster in Post Office working ?

Post offices in India have been connected thru CBS software to be ready for banking operations. It looks that at least more than 90% post offices are facing problems and not able to deliver the expected results. The output has reduced in comparison to earlier work due to net problems, untrained staff to operate computers, connectivity and server problems, and biggest unwillingness of staff to learn new things. Govt. has to re-asses the things to start banking operation in post offices. Sub-post offices are worst affected as there is only two to three people to work and are unaware of the operation. Interest rates have been reduced and people may not go to post offices for any deposits. Govt. is all supportive of "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" then why interest rate of Sukanya has been reduced. It gives impression that what Govt. says is different what it does. When thousands of crores subsidies are being given then why touch interest rate of Sukanya Scheme which is meant only for girls. It is submitted to restore the old interest rates in Sukanya for sake of "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao".

N Prakash

ITR2 still not available

Though ITR2 is shown as available for this Assessment Year on the incometax website, its Java version is still not uploaded and hence the assessees cannot efile the return for this year. Almost one month is already taken away from the assesses due to the delay of the department. When can we expect the income tax department to make this available ?

M S Krishnan

First hand experience

A few months back, the Modi regime had devised an innovative scheme of packing off its Secretary level officers to their first places of postings and enrich the government with their feedback on such trips. When George Fernandez was Defence Minister, he sent the ministry's officials to Siachen to see for themselves the way the soldiers were living there, so that while putting objections on the files meant for providing facilities to them, they were aware of the ground realities. Swachh Bharat scheme was started across the nation with the rider to each and every office that they would videograph the cleanliness drive in the offices, and send the CDs to the government. Now the Centre government has deputed various deputy secretary/director level officers to fan out , tell people about and study the implementation of Modi govt's various ambitious schemes. What has the government been doing with the in-depth and comprehensive Swaminathan report, which was promised to be implemented by this government ? There is no harm in getting the feedback on the ongoing schemes, but implementing the universally acknowledged reports like Swaminathan's will resuscitate the rural India ,which is on ventilators Modi may explain to the rural India why he wants to double the income of farmers in 2022 and not now. How will he do it only God knows or the giant in Aladin's lamp. In Punjab ,will the administration take the officers from govt of India to a village ,which has panchayat from the opposition party or is apolitical ? The schemes are by and large implemented here on the party lines and the others are not allowed to become beneficiaries, in spite of their penury. The recommendations of Halqa incharges are only recognized. Who will tell them that the education and health in the rural areas has gone in danger zone? And what use is the feedback when the development pattern is partisan and corporate driven? As it has been happening hitherto-fore the reports will be submitted and the these junkets will continue to churn out junk, which the government must weed out periodically to keep alive the Swachh Bharat campaign.

Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar

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