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It was Robert Owen, it is said ,who first used the word "Socialism". lohia

What is difference between old and new politician ?
There was a discussion about difference between old politician and the new breed of politicians. There was a consensus that the old politicians had a sense of appreciation but the new breed of politicians lack this quality.

When High Command is strong ?
Comment of a veteran politician is significant- No Chief Minister is comfortable when the party high command is strong and powerful. In BJP these days no CM is comfortable and in Congress all the CMs are really comfortable .

Corruption and Madhya Pradesh
After the Sangh -BJP manthan, in which some present and ex ministers levelled all bureaucrats from top to bottom as highly corrupt , it is learnt in the whispering corridors that those ex and present ministers might face allegations with proof and action on pending corruption charges from bureaucrats. One of them is facing serious charge in a judicial inquiry already.. Bureaucrats have decided to take advantage of the new whistleblower act and launch direct complaints against ministers to PM Narendra Modi directly. One Department Secretary in a meeting of contractors has already openly told that he is aware of a Mumbai based contractor who is telephoning other contractors on behalf of a powerful MP minister that they should not participate in about hundred cr tender since he has already tied it up with the minister. Departmental Secretary told contractors to participate without fear in e-tendering. Contractors who came out from the

BUREAUCRACY

DG level appointments on the card
DG level appointments and changes in the Central Police Organisations are on the cards. Meeting to finalise names is going to take place on Monday in the MHA.

Will Acting CJ be full-time CJ in Calcutta High Court ?
Grapevine has it that Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Justice Girish Chandra Gupta is being elevated as Chief Justice in the same HC. Justice Gupta has been Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court after the appointment of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur as CJ of Bombay HC on August 11.This appointment will pave way in a few other High Courts.

Name of Ramesh cleared for Member (CBEC)
Nme of S Ramesh has been cleared for the post of Member Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).

Appointment of Mahender Singh as Member of CBEC ?
Appointment of Mahender Singh IRS(C&CE)officer 1981 batch, who is presently posted as Chief Commissioner/ DG Audit as Member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is said to have run into rough weather . Any reason ?.

Promotion file of 1983 batch IRS (IT) in PMO !
Promotion file of 1983 batch IRS (IT) officers to the rank of Chief Commissioner has reportedly reached to the PMO.

Court verdict of 1981 batch IRS (IT) tomorrow ?
Much awaited court verdict of 1981 batch IRS (IT) officers is expected to be delivered on Tuesday.Promotion of this batch has been delayed for a long time.

IRS (IT) officer to hold new post in Election Commission
The Election Commission is reported to have created of DG Election Expenditure monitoring cell for checking usage of black money in polls . 1992 batch IRS (IT) officer Dilip Sharma, has been appointed as the Director-General (DG) of this cell.

Bharti to be ED Canara Bank ?
P V Bharti is likely to be appointed Executive Director of the Canara Bank.

Five posts at HAG level in ISS approved
The Government of India is reported to have approved five posts at Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) in Indian Information Service (IIS).

19 posts at SAG level in ISS approved
The Government of India is reported to have approved two 19 posts at Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) in Indian Information Service (IIS).

Ms Achla Sinha, Additional Secretary CIC repatriated to parent cadre

Ms Achla Sinha, Additional Secretary in Central Information Commission (CIC) has been accorded premature repatriation to her parent cadre. She is a 1982 batch IRTS officer.

Dr Chakraborty is also DG, National Library, Kolkata
Dr Arun Kumar Chakraborty has been assigned an additional charge of Director General, National Library, Kolkata.

Bhuvnesh Kulshrestha appointed as PS to Parshottam Rupala
Bhuvnesh Kulshrestha has been appointed as Private Secretary to Parshottam Rupala, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. He is a 1994 batch IRS-IT officer.

Nagaraj to join as CMD, PEC Ltd on Sept 1
M Nagaraj, MD, NSKFDC, will be joining as CMD, PEC Limited on September 1, 2016.
(We said this on May 3, 2016)

Sanjay Swarup to join as Director, CONCOR on Sept 1
Sanjay Swarup, GGM, CONCOR, will be joining Director (IM&O), Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) onSeptember 1, 2016.
(We said this on Mar 18, 2016)

C K Asnani to take over as CMD, UCIL
C K Asnani, Director (Technical), IREL, will be taking over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) on September 1, 2016.
(We said this on Feb 3, 2016)

S K Sinha to join as Director (HRD), SPMCIL on Sept 1
S K Sinha, GM, DMRC, will be taking over the charge Director (HRD), Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) on September 1, 2016.
(We said this on Feb 2, 2016)

Vivekanand to take over as Director, ONGC Videsh Ltd on Sept 1
Vivekanand, GM, OVL, ONGC, will be taking over the charge as Director (Finance), ONGC Videsh Limited onSeptember 1, 2016.
(We said this on Jan 25, 2016)

Jha to join as Director (P&M), MIDHANI on Sept 1
S K Jha, Scientific Officer 'H' NFC, will be taking over the charge as Director (Production & Marketing), Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) on September 1, 2016.
(We said this on Jan 13, 2016)

Sreekant to join as Director (Fin), PGCIL on Sept 1
K Sreekant, GM, NTPC, will be taking over the charge as Director (Finance), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) on September 1, 2016.
(We said this on Dec 21, 2015)

A K Goyal empanelled as Secretary in GoI
A K Goyal has been empanelled for holding Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1981 batch IFS officer of Kerala cadre.

Sudha Krishnan empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Sudha Krishnan has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary level posts in Government of India. She is a 1983 batch IA &AS officer.

Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar empanelled as DG in GoI
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar has been empanelled for holding Director General level posts in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Rinwa, Guruprasad and Ravinder from UP empanelled as Joint Secretary
Out of 12 IAS officers of 1999 batch from Uttar Pradesh cadre, only three officers: Navdeep Rinwa, P Guruprasad and Ravinder have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India.

Rajani Ranjan Rashmi empanelled for Secretary equivalent posts in GoI
Rajani Ranjan Rashmi has been empanelled for holding Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Srivastava to join as Advisor for NJRS Projects ?
Former Member ATFO & Appellate Tribunal (PMLA) is likely to join as Advisor(Judicial) for NJRS Project at Skorydov Systems, Mumbai,leading specialist in legal database. He is 1971 batch former IRS (IT) officer.

Shashvat Saurabh allotted Sikkim cadre
Shashvat Saurabh, who was provided Indian Administrative Service (IAS) after clearing Civil Service Examination-2015, has been allotted Sikkim cadre.

Goel Mahesh Deepchand promoted as GM, SBI
Goel Mahesh Deepchand has been promoted to the grade of General Manager in State Bank of India (SBI).

Satya Narayan Joshi deputed to DFCCIL
Satya Narayan Joshi has been deputed to Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) as General Manager (Civil), New Delhi. He is an IRSE officer.

Sanjay Mishra promoted as DIG, RPSF, Railway Board
Sanjay Kumar Mishra presently Senior DSC, Khurda Road in East Coast Railway has been promoted to DIG grade and posted as DIG, RPSF, Railway Board.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in UP (UPDATED)
As many as 11 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Mrs Pushpa Singh has been appointed as Special Secretary, Labour and Service Scheme while Ram Ganesh was made DM, Shahjahanpur and Surendra Vikram is Director, Social Welfare. Similarly, Dr Rajeshwar has been appointed as Director, Agriculture Production Mandi Board; Pankaj Yadav as DM, Bareilly; Nikhil Chandra Shukla put on waiting; Nitin Bansal as DM, Mathura; Mrs Manisha Trighatiya as Special Secretary, Professional Education and Skill Development; Mrs Mala Shrivastava as Vice Chairman, Agra Development Authority; Prakash Chandra Shrivastava as Special Secretary, Stamp & Management and Shyam Narayan Tripath was posted as Vice-chairman, Varanasi Development Authority with additional charge of CEO, Shri Kashi Vishwanat Mandi, Varanasi.

Meeting to recommend DGs is over (UPDATED)
According to sources meeting regarding appointment of DGs of CISF and NSG held at MHA is understood to have forwarded 4-6 names. PMO will have a final say.

A P Delegation to go Srinagar Sept on 4? (UPDATED)
If sources are to be believed all party delegation will go to Srinagar on September 4,2016 and will be back next day.

Rajiv Sharma gets second 3 months extension ? (UPDATED)
Telengana Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma is reported to have been given another three months extension in service. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

S P Tucker gets three months extension ? (UPDATED)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary S P Tucker who was to retire on August 31 has been given three months extension in service. He is 1981 batch IAS officer.

Prasanna Venkatesh appointed as Director, Ports in AP (UPDATED)
Prasanna Venkatesh V has been transferred and posted as Director, Ports, Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

L S Balajirao is also Project Officer, ITDA in AP (UPDATED)
Lathkar Shrikesh Balajirao has been given the additional charge of the post of Project Officer, ITDA, Parvathipuram, Vizianagaram District in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Ms Neeva Jain deputed as SP, BPR &D (UPDATED)
Ms Neeva Jain has been appointed as Superintendent of Police in Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D). She is a 2008 batch IPS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Will an IB man succeed IB Man in CISF ? (UPDATED)
Will an IB man succeed IB Man as new DG CISF ?. One can only wait and watch?

Three Chhattisgarh officers awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
Three officers of Chhattisgarh State Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers are: Padum Singh Alma, Ramesh Kumar Sharma and Dharmesh Kumar Sahu.

RAdm Vipini Kumar Saxena selected as CMD, GRSE (UPDATED)
RAdm Vipini Kumar Saxena, ADD, DG (Tech) in the Ministry of Defence, has been selected for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 29, 2016. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Debu Bhattacharya replaces Shailendra Jain in Birla Group
Veteran of the Aditya Birla Group Debu Bhattacharya has replaced Shailendra Jain as Vice Chairman o the Birla Review Committee (BRC) in the Aditya Birla Group. He was earlier MD of the Hindalco Company.

Goel to step down as ED & CFO of Indian Hotels Company Ltd
Anil P Goel will step down as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Indian Hotels Company Ltd w.e.f.October 15, 2016. Goel had sought premature retirement from the services of the company.

Ms Gadodia appointed as Non-Exec. & Independent Director of D-Link (India) Ltd
D-Link (India) Limited has appointed Ms Madhu Gadodia as Non-Executive and Independent Director of the company .

Sharma resigns as Director of Indiabulls Ventures Limited
Ashok Kumar Sharma has resigned as Director of Indiabulls Ventures Limited.

Kumar appointed MD & CFO of Bronze Infra-Tech Ltd
Bronze Infra-Tech Ltd has appointed Shayama Charan Kumar as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Gupta appointed Whole-time Director of Rollatainers Ltd
Rollatainers Ltd has appointed Piyush Gupta as Whole-time Director of the company.

Maheshwary re-appointed MD of Gagan Gases Ltd
Gagan Gases Ltd has re-appointed K R Maheshwary as a Managing Director of the company w.e.f. November 1, 2016.

Ranjan appointed CS of Sysco Industries Ltd
Sysco Industries Ltd has appointed Rajeev Ranjan as Company Secretary of the company.

Chandra appointed as Non Exec. Director of Tata Sons
Amit Chandra has been appointed as Non Executive Director of Tata Sons.

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Attitude of current generation of officers

I had the opportunity of viewing the Prime Minister's interaction with the Secretaries to GoI and Chief Secretaries of States/UTs held on 24.08.2016. What I found the most frustrating is the flattery and stooge attitude of the current generation of officers. PM made fun of project taken up by the Railways in Punjab, HP and J&K for laying of track in the year 1981 but till date has not been completed. The concerned official of the Railways said 'hum jaldi kar lenge'. What is surprising is that he allowed himself and his organisation to be laughed upon. He should have informed that as to how the project is getting delayed. The conditions are very difficult, the help of Italian were sought & they had failed and that the line being constructed had return on investments. This line was taken up only for political reasons. There was need to construct of Broad gauge line between Bangalore to Chamrajnagar as the return on investment was meager. There was already a meter gauge line between Mysore to Chamrajnagar and it could have served the purpose in terms of return on investment. This line was also being constructed because of political reasons. These people can travel at a faster rate on an Expressway for commuting 160 kilometers as compared to a passenger train. The proposal for having triple line between Delhi to Chennai also dates back to the 1980s. Can anybody ask for delays for this?. Time & again and on umpteen times, the Works Directorate and the Finance Directorate of the Railway had asked for fresh justification of the project from the Traffic Directorate and impotent officers could not arrive to a proper conclusion. Kudos to Suresh Prabhu, the Railway Minister. He should also ensure that all the uneconomic lines ad dead lines of the Railways are dismantled at the earliest and money generated on account of it should be utilized elsewhere. As regards the issue of Railway acquiring land based on some Section of the Indian Railway Act, the Chairman, Railway Board should have pointed out the hurdles which the courts create by giving 'stay orders'. I agree with the views of the Chief Secretary, State Government of Uttar Pradesh that space & technology should be used for monitoring of the implementation of the projects. Also at the conceiving stage of projects, there should be separate clause of 'Risk Management' in order to be prepared with solutions to problems, which may arise in future.

B B Srivastava

Typical bureaucratic working of MoD

It is a fact that NFU upgradation of more than 80 IDSE officers of MES with 23-26 years of Group A service are waiting for Non Functional Upgradation to the SAG Grade, due w.e.f. April 2016. The DPC is shuttling up and down at various levels for the last nine months. Peers of these officers in other Group A Engineering Services have already picked up functional promotion to SAG grade long back but these officers do not know whom to approach as MoD is one such ministry where even Jt Secy is not easily accessible. RM is requested to intervene please.

IDSE officer

Parity among the IAS and the central services ?

Not only that no effort is being made to bring about some parity among the IAS and the central services, once accepted two year gap has now become almost a ten-year chasm.1999 batch of IAS has been empanelled and quickly posted too as Joint Secretaries while the names of even 1990 batch of some services like Railways have not been taken up for empanelment. Dossiers of officers from 1990 to 1994 batches have been lying with DoPT for the last one year. There appears to be no urgency to deal with them. Why when the same urgency was shown for 1999 batch of the IAS. Things are going from bad to worse causing lot of frustration among the officers. What to talk of empanelment in some services the cadre authorities have also shown lack of sensitivity in even giving SAG to the officers with more than 20 years of service. For example in the IRS (C &CE) Officers of even 1993 batch have not been given SAG.I wonder what their Board is doing? or is it they are hamstrung by Department Of Revenue headed by an IAS officer ? How can the Government expect the officers to give their best when they are treated in this manner.

Aarti Khosla

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