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POLITICS

This is History (180)
The mastery of the British in Bengal and Bihar was now unchallenged.

Number of name droppers, power brokers have reduced drastically
Believe it or not, the number of name droppers and power brokers in Delhi circles have reduced drastically under Modi regime.

Another controversy Government should have avoided !
Post the R.K. Jain Vs. Union of India & Ors [1993] INSC 297 (14 May 1993), by convention , the President of CESTAT9the CEGAT), the Chief Justice of India was asked to nominate the person for appointment as President of the Tribunal. Thus 3 successive Presidents were Retired Chief Justices f High Court and subsequently Retired Judges. The Supreme Court had also directed that: "It is also expedient to have a sitting or retired senior Judge or retired Chief Justice of a High Court to be the President. The rules need amendment immediately. A report on the actions taken in this behalf be submitted to this court."
The Finance Ministry in a brazen disregard for the past convention is again transgressing into domain of the Chief Justice of India by appointing a Committee to select President of CESTAT. Hitherto, Members of CESTAT were selected by such a Committee, never the President.

BUREAUCRACY

33 Secretaries working with GoI retiring in 2016
As many as 33 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) working as Secretary with the Government of India will be retiring in 2016.

Appointment of new High Court Judges next week ?
Appointment of new High Court Judges in the country is expected to take place within next ten days. Ten new Judges in Madhya Pradesh reportedly figure in the list.

Will Customs and Excise deptt be over hauled ?
After PMO 's stern warning against non - performers there are indications that a major reshuffle is likely to take place in the Customs & Excise deptt.

Why C & E was targeted ?
During the secretaries meeting with the PM, it is said that maximum complaints were related to Customs & Excise which is hampering many development activities. If sources are to be believed PMO is getting dozens of complaints against C & E every month.

Gurdeep Singh is new CMD of NTPC
Finally suspense is over ,Gurdeep Singh, Managing Director, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation, has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) for a period of five years.
(We said this only yesterday morning) CMD, NTPC unlikely to be an IAS officer ?
All indications available say that no IAS officer is likely to be appointed new CMD of NTPC. The appointment is expected to be made in December.
(We said this on November 30, 2015)

Aman Singh was the choice but he was considered more important for Chhattisgarh !
On merit, considering his outstanding performance in interaction with SCSC and impeccable and impressive track record in Chhattisgarh, Aman Singh was the favourite for the post of CMD NTPC till last minute. Gurdeep Singh was lucky as after a lot of deleberations and political consultations at the highest level, it was decided that Aman Singh's services are needed more in Chhattisgarh because a state is more politically important that a PSU. This was also a reason for delay in decision as consultation needed time. Hence, it is said Gurdeep Singh was a last minute beneficiary.

5 IRPS officers of 1988 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Five officers belonging to Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) of 1988 batch have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Rashmi Chowdhary, Pramila Bhargava, Vinita Jain, Zareena Ghafoor Firdausi and Rajeev Kumar Goyal.

8 IIS officers posted for S A Games
8 Indian Information Service officers from different media units and batches have been posted to assist publicty work of 12th South Asian Games to be held in Guwahati and Shillong from February 5-16,2016. They are Messrs - M Doley, R L Bartha Kurt, R K Sharma, Ms Shashwati Bhattacharya, Animul Hague Jawadder, R Murphy, S. K. Sharma and Samir Sinha.

Dhananjai Mohan empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Dhananjai Mohan has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer of Uttarakhanchal cadre.

31 IOFS officers 1988 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as 31 officers belonging to Indian Ordnance Factory Service (IOFS) of 1988 batch have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Sunil Kumar Pattanayak, Gurudutta Ray, Bala Krishna Panda, P Surendran, Rajkumar Sharma, K Sudhakar, Sanjay Dwivedi, S K Sinah, V Mangapathy Rao, Deepak Gupta, Rakesh Singh Lal, T K Panda, Shishir Sinha, Debashish Banerjee, M C Gupta, Rajeev Kumar, P K Sharma, Rajesh Kumar pandey, C Ramachandan, M V Krishnamurthy, Veena Tamta Bhatia, S Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar, Ajai Singh, Sandeep Jain, Om Prakash Tiwari, Tikaram, V K Sinha, S P Shendre, Babu Ambedkar and R K Dhingra.

Ms Nandita Mishra posted as Economic Adviser, Women & Child Development
On return from long leave, Ms Nandita Mishra has been appointed as Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Women and Child Development. She is a 1993 batch IES officer.

12 IRPS officers of 1987 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as 12 officers belonging to Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) of 1987 batch have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Aruna Nayar, Rajiv Kishore, Nand Kishore, Shankar K Albela, Trikalagya Rabha, Surendra Kumar, Alok Kumar, V G Bhooma, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Mahavir Singh, chandrajit Saikia and Jai Dev Kumar.

3 IRAS officers empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Three officers belonging to Indian Railway Account Service (IRAS) of 1986 batch: Mrs Uma Ranade, R K Manocha and Prashant Mishra have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India.

Justice Mishra is new Lokayukta of UP
Former Judge of the Allahabad High Court Justice Sanjay Mishra has been appointed new Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh.

Vishrut Acharya to be Area Manager Air India in Bhopal
Vishrut Acharya who was on deputation to the MP Tourism Development Corporation is returning to the parent Air India as Area Manager of Air India network in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh based in Bhopal.

DG, N C B post is vacant for one year
Narcotics Control Bureau, NCB is waiting for new head for the last one year.

Kabilan posted in Delhi
A 2005 batch IDAS officer T Kabilan has been posted in the CGDA hq, Delhi.

Dhanna Ram Sena transferred to Delhi circle
Dhanna Ram Sena has been transferred to Delhi circle. He is an Indian Postal Service officer.

Tenure of Paul Antony as Chairman, Port Trust ending in Feb
The tenure of Paul Antony as Chairman, Cochin Port Trust is coming to end in February, 2016. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Shipping has advertised the post with seeking applications from aspirants before February 24, 2016.

N Sambasiva Rao promoted to DGP grade in AP
N Sambasiva Rao presently VC&MD, APSRTC has been promoted to the grade of Director General of Police in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of AP cadre.

T Krishna Raju promoted to DGP grade in AP
T Krishna Raju has been promoted to the grade of Director General of Police in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of AP cadre.

Subrata Nath appointed as ED, Railway Board
Subrata Nath presently in IROAF has been appointed as Executive Director (Heritage), Railway Board. He is an IRSME officer.

S K Sharma appointed as ED, Railway Board
S K Sharma presently in Northern Railway has been transferred and posted as Executive Director Traffic (Rates), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

7 senior IRTS officers transferred
As many as seven IRTS officers have been transferred to various zones of Railways. Accordingly, J N Jha has been posted to South East Central Railway as COM while Surajit Kumar Das was posted as COM, Metro Railway Kolkata and B D Roy is CSO, East Central Railway. Similarly, Shiv Raj Singh has been transferred as CCM, South East Central Railway; Ajeet Kuamr Saxena posted as CCM, Southern Railway; M K Papi Reddy as CCM, South Central Railway and N Madhusudan Rao was posted as COM, South Central Railway.

A P Sawhney gets proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in AP
A P Sawhney, who is presently on central deputation as Additional Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas, has been accorded proforma promotion to the grade of Chief Secretary in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Mrs Nilam Sawhney gets proforma promotion to Chief Secretary grade in AP
Mrs Nilam Sawhney, who is presently on central deputation as Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission, has been accorded proforma promotion to the grade of Chief Secretary in Andhra Pradesh. She is a 1984 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Two IAS officers promoted to Chief Secretary grade in AP
Two IAS officers belonging to 1984: Anil Chandra Punetha and Dr A Vidya Sagar batch have been promoted to the grade of Chief Secretary in Andhra Pradesh.

Vilas Shivshankar Burde repatriated to his parent cadre
Vilas Shivshankar Burde, Regional Director, Northern Region, Staff Selection Commission (SSC), New Delhi, has been accorded premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1994 batch ITS officer.

R Ramachandran selected as Director (Ref),BPCL
R Ramachandran, MD (BORL), BPCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Refineries), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 28 2016. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Bhatnagar appointed DG, NCB (UPDATED)
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar has been appointed new DG of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). He is 1983 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Aruna Sharma to join GoI as Secretary (UPDATED)
Dr Aruna Sharma is joining the Government of India as Secretary Electronics in Information Technology . She is 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

J S Deepak is new Secretary Telecommunications (UPDATED)
Secretary Electronics and IT J S Deepak has been moved as Secretary Telecommunications. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Pattanayak is new Secretary Agriculture (UPDATED)
Shobhana K Pattanayak is joining the Government of India as Secretary Agriculture and Cooperation in the Government of India. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Avinash Srivastava is new Secretary Food Processing Industries (UPDATED)
Special Secretary Agriculture Avinash K Srivastava has been appointed Secretary Food Processing Industries in the GoI. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Jalan is Secretary MSME (UPDATED)
K K Jalan has been appointed Secretary MSME. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre. He was central PF Commissioner.

Dr Vinod Agrawal is Secretary Department of Disabilities (UPDATED)
Dr Vinod Agrawal has been appointed Secretary Department of Disabilities in the Ministry of Social Justice. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Dr Shyam Agrawal is new Secretary Tribal Affairs (UPDATED)
Dr Shyam Agrawal has been appointed new Secretary Tribal Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Arun Jha moves to National Commission for SC (UPDATED)
Secretary Tribal Affairs Arun Jha has been moved as Secretary National Commission for Scheduled Castes . He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Rakesh Garg moves to Minority Affairs (UPDATED)
Secretary Telecom Rakesh Garg has been moved as Secretary Minority Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Samariya likely to be given additional charge of EPFO (UPDATED)
Heera Lal Samariya likely to be given additional charge of Commissioner, EPFO. A 1985 batch Telengana cadre IAS officer Samariya is presently Addl Secretary in the Ministry of Labour. Present Secretary K. K. Jalan has been appointed as Secretary, MSME.

3 Railway officers transferred to RDSO, Lucknow (UPDATED)
Ram Samuj (IRSE), Gaurav Govil (IRSSE) and O P Gupta (IRSSE) have been transferred to RDSO, Lucknow.

Krishna Kunal is also Divisional Commissioner, Jaipur (UPDATED)
Jaipur Collector, Krishna Kunal has been assigned an additional charge of Divisional Commissioner, Jaipur in Rajasthan. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

DEBATE
Is PM Narendra Modi losing his charm ?. Is he a changed man ? Any suggestions ?
Mail your views to:- mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or Suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Ms Rao appointed Addl. Independent Director of ITC Ltd.
ITC Limited has appointed Ms Nirupama Rao, IFS (Retd.), as an Additional Independent Director of the company

Ayabe ceases to be Director (Supply Chain) of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
Kazuhiko Ayabe has ceased to be Director (Supply Chain) of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

Ms Devi appointed Govt. Nominee Director on Balmer Lawrie Investments Ltd Board
Ms Perin Devi, Director (R&V), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has been nominated as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Balmer Lawrie Investments Ltd.

Desai appointed CFO of Industrial Investment Trust Ltd.
Industrial Investment Trust Limited has appointed Kaushik Desai as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Dhage ceases to be CS of Genesys International Corporation Ltd.
Sunil Dhage has ceased to be Company Secretary of Genesys International Corporation Limited.

Ms Punmiya appointed Addl. Independent Director of Disha Microfin Pvt Ltd.
Disha Microfin Pvt Ltd has appointed Ms Aarti Punmiya as Additional Independent Director of the company.

Patel re-appointed CEO & MD of Radhe Developers India Ltd.
Radhe Developers India Ltd has re-appointed Ashishbhai P Patel as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company

Muller to step down as MD & CEO of SQS India BFSI Ltd.
Dr Martin Muller has resigned as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SQS India BFSI Ltd w.e.f. March 31, 2016

Handa appointed CS of Bhilwara Technical Textiles Ltd.
Bhilwara Technical Textiles Ltd has appointed Rahul Handa as Company Secretary of the company.

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DEBATE (1)

It is too early to do a survey of this kind.Is there any leader having charm like Modi.

S K Dube

Debate (2)

No, he is not losing charm. He is a changed man.

O P Mehta

FM always smiling in the company of billionaire businessmen

Not a day passes without seeing the photos of our FM smiling in the company of billionaire businessmen. The news about his exhortations to the businessmen in institutions like FCCI and CII are every day news. In his last budget he has lessened the tax burden on companies while giving no solace to the middle class tax payers. Inspite of Government's daily claim of reducing inflation, prices of every commodity from toamato to urad dal to gas have all gone up up. Inspite of the lowering of world crude prices around 20$, a barrel(earlier it has gone up to 120$ and above),government has done nothing to reduce the price of petroleum products especially that of diesel on which depends the cost of transportation of agricultural commodities and prices of many items like rice and vegetables. People suspect this to help one business house who own the biggest refinery in the country and who are raking in billions as profit. Chinese goods from nails and screw drivers to TVs are flooding the market resulting in the closure of many small scale industries. People feel this is evidently to help people from Gujrath who are reportedly the main import agents for Chinese goods. Also Marwadis and Gujrathis who strated as pawn shop owners in cities like Bangalore three years ago are now opening Malls, all without paying any taxes while tax sleuths are after middle class tax payers.

The trail of illegally hoarded foreign black money appears to have reached no where, with Modi going by Jaitley's wrong advice of taking the tax evasion route route much against the advise of noted lawyers like Ram Jathmalani. Here also people suspect that it is to help people from Gujrath who are reported to be the main culprits. So also are the corruption cases like CWG, Tetra, Helicopter, HDW and others which Modi cleverly used in the last elections. The gap between billionaire businessmen, some of whom Modi takes with him during his foreign jaunts to help them have direct access to the countries' leaders and our middle class is increasing by leaps and bounds. Many including pensionless retirees, middleclass NRI returnees and others who depend on FD interests for their survival are in deep trouble with FD interests going downfrom 10.5% to 8% and lesser in the future.

Modi's FM appears to be unsympathetic to the middle class. Nobody need be surprised if Modi and BJP get a royal kick from the voters in the next elections and bring back the corrupt Congress.

Navnith Krishnan

Litigation policy only for revenue matters not for personnnel?

An office memorandum doing the rounds of all the Govt offices regarding new National Litigation Policy of the Govt of India as per which cases pending in courts and tribunals are to be compiled for a decision of government for withdrawal of the same. It is surprising that the list being prepared in CBDT is not being prepared in respect of personnel matters which directly affect the morale of employees. The govt should clarify to the CBDT that the list should included all types of litigations pending in courts.

Rakesh Tiwari

Congrats

Congrats to Gurdeep Singh.

Regards

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