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The King was kept in check by Parliament.

Former ICS celebrates 102nd birthday
V. K. Rao, ICS, has celebrated his 102nd birthday on July 15, 2016. He is the doyen of ALL of India's administrative cadres, is the oldest ICS officer alive, and was a 1937 batch ICS officer of, originally, Bengal cadre, and then Madras and Andhra Pradesh cadres. A wrangler (first class mathematician) from Cambridge University, he has been the Chief Secretary to Government and Adviser to the Governor of Andhra Pradesh. His final position in Government was as the Principal Secretary to the President of India, when the late N. Sanjeeva Reddy was India's President.

Who is running Petroleum Ministry in NDA Government ?
It was well known in the UPA Government as to who is running the Petroleum Ministry. But in the NDA Government only PMO is calling the shots in this important ministry.

Jaitley is now only BJP lion in Rajya Sabha
There are so many lions of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha. They include Kapil Sibal, Ram Jethmalani, P Chidambaram, Anand Sharma and a few others. From the BJP side there is only one lion Arun Jaitley to face these roaring lions.

Salaries of employees on 7th CPC recommendations based for Aug ?
The salaries of employees and officers of Central Government for the month of August month will be based on 7th CPC recommendations.

BUREAUCRACY

SBI Chief to get one year extension ?
If insiders are to be believed, Chairperson of the State Bank of India Arundhati Bhattacharya is being given extension for one year. Her commendable job in the SBI has led to this decisive thinking.

Appointment of new RBI chief this week
Appointment of new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is being made this week. In the final round tie is between the Deputy Governor Urjit Patel and Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian.

Is Pradeep Kumar out ?
Is the constitution of Search Committee to select new Chairman of the Railway Board aimed to keep senior most Member of the Railway Board out of the arena ? There is a whisper in the Railway Board that Member (Staff) Pradeep Kumar is now unlikely to get this top post on August 1.

Six PESB recommended panels for CMDs scrapped by GoI
Around six CMD level panels recommended by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) for the various posts on the Boards of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) units have been scrapped by the Government of India. They are: Capt B B Sinha, Director, SCI, for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI); S N Bhattacharyya, Director (Operations), HPC, for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL); Sahadev Khatua, Chief Engineer, NHPC, for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCIL); Hitesh Khanna, Director (Works), IRCON, for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL); Subrata Chakravarty, Director (Technical), ECL, for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) and Mrs R S Borah, Director (Finance), OIL, for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL).

It is honesty and merit in Modi Government
Pressures and pulls do not work in the Modi Government only honesty and merit of an officer works. This is evident from the appointment of 1986 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer S P S Parihar as Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board.

Six candidates allocated IRPS
As many as six candidates have been allotted Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) against the Civil Service examination (CSE) - 2015.

Arvind Kadyan likely to be appointed as CVO, STC
Arvind Kadyan, BHEL CVO, is expected to be appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), State Trading Corporation Limited (STC). He is an IDAS officer.

Praveen Garg gets additional charge of CMD, PMCIL
Praveen Garg, who is Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, has been given additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director at Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Sayed Mohamed appointed Deputy Director, Enforcement
Sayed Mohamed V S has been appointed as Deputy Director in the Directorate of Enforcement. He is a 2015 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

IPS officer Ramchandra Rajguru relieved to join Uttarakhand cadre
The Government of Bihar has relieved Ramchandra Rajguru of the cadre to join Uttarakhand cadre after marriage to Mrs Ranjna, an IPS officer of 2010 batch. Rajguru is a 2013 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

BHEL yet to release fund for ENMS employees
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) facing financial crisis has not yet issued circular for the distribution of money for all retired employees of the company being covered by the Emergency Needs Mitigation Scheme (ENMS).

PESB withdraws advertisement for MD, BCPL
The advertisement published for the post of Managing Director in Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL) on June 19, 2016, has been withdrawn by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).

Orders of Rahul Bali as CMD, AYCL expected soon
The orders of Rahul Bali, Director (Technical), SIL, for the appointment as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Andrew Yule & Co. Limited (AYCL) are expected to be issued soon. The post has been lying vacant since April 1, 2016.

Five RNI offices to be closed
Five RNI offices located at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bhopal and Guwahati will be closed with effect from July 30,2016. Ministry of I & B has issued orders in this regard. Assets of these RNI offices shall become part of PIB offices in which they are located.

Pipersenia to continue as Chief Secretary of Assam ?
If a private conversation of Assam CM Sonowal is to be believed present Chief Secretary V K Pipersenia is going to continue as Chief Secretary of Assam. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.

IAS officers are up in arms in Bihar
IAS officers are up in arms in Bihar following arrest of 2013 batch IAS officer Jitendra Gupta. In an association meeting they expressed "Deep anguish" over the arrest.They are going to meet the Chief Minister and the Governor.

Changes in HRD Ministry in offing
Bureaucratic changes are expected to take place soon in the HRD Ministry soon.

Entire personal staff moves with Ms Smriti Irani.
Entire personal staff of Ms Smriti Irani has moved to the Textile Ministry from the HRD Ministry.

Bhanu is now ACS Urban Development in Assam
M G V K Bhanu is new ACS Urban Development in Assam. 1985 batch IAS officer Bhanu will also look after important Smart City Project of Guawahati.

Dinesh Kumar posted as ED, RDSO, Lucknow
Dinesh Kumar presently in Northern Railway has been transferred to RDSO and posted as Executive Director (EM), Lucknow. He is an IRSEE officer.

Mahesh Chandra appointed ED, Railway Board
Mahesh Chandra presently in Central Railway has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Executive Director, Railway Stores (G). He is an IRSS officer.

Mehta appointed as CGM, Rural Banking Business Unit, Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Ashwin Khandubhai Mehta has been appointed as Chief General Manager, Rural Banking Business Unit State Bank of India at Corporate centre, Mumbai.

1999 batch IPS is IG in Himachal Pradesh
Gyneshwar Singh, a 1999-batch officer posted as DIG (CID), has been promoted to the rank of IG in Himachal Pradesh.

2003 batch IPS is now DIG in Himachal Pradesh
Vinod Dhawan, a 2003-batch officer posted as SP (CID), has been promoted to the rank of DIG in Himacha Pradesh. PD Prasad has been given proforma promotion as DIG.

R G Shresth accredited as High Commissioner to Swaziland (UPDATED)
Rudra Gaurav Shresth has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Swaziland. He is a 1999 batch IFS Officer .

Appointment of Mahesh Gupta as GM Railways only after July 19 ? (UPDATED)
Appointment of Mahesh Gupta as General Manager of Coach Factory Raibarelley will take place only after July 19.

S B Bhide selected for fulltime CMD, HOCL (UPDATED)
S B Bhide, Director (Technical), HOCL, who is also holding an additional charge of CMD, has been selected for the fulltime post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) at the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 18, 2016. As many as six persons were interviewed for this post lying vacant since incumbent R Nair V B relinquished.

Dr Depak Kumar inducted as SP, NIA (UPDATED)
Dr Deepak Kumar has been appointed as Superintendent of Police in National Investigation Agency (NIA) for a period of four years. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

31 IAS officers of 1983 batch empanelled as Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 31 IAS officers belonging to 1983 batch of various cadres and batches have been empanelled for the post of Secretary or Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. They include: Arun Kumar, Jagdish Prasad Meena and Jatinder Bir Singh of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; Dinesh Kumar and Preeti Sudan of Andhra Pradesh; Amarjeet Sinha and Chandra Kishore Mishra of Bihar; Asha Ram Sihag and Upma Chaudhary of HP; Kesni Anand Arora and Yudihr Singh Malik of Haryana; Pual Antony of Kerala; S K Shrivastava, Sanjeevanee Kutty and Urvinder Pal Singh Madan of Maharashtra; Adity Prasad Padhi, Injeti Srivnivas of Orissa; Devendra Bhushan Gupta, Seema Bahuguna, Subhash Chandra Garg and Umesh Kumar of Rajasthan; Ambuj Sharma of Tamil Nadu; Rajeev Kapoor of UP; Kewal Kumar Shrma of UT; Bhaskar Khulbe and Gopal Krishna of West Bengal; Bharti S Sihag of HP; Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar of UP; Navreet Singh Kang of Punjab; T M Vijay Bhaskar of Karnataka cadre.

11 IAS officers of 1983 batch empanelled for Secretary equivalent posts in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 11 IAS officers belonging to 1983 batch of various cadres have been empanelled for Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. They are: Ram Tirath Jindal of Assam-Meghalaya; T Vijayakumar of AP; Dinesh Sharma of Kerala; R Sridharan of Karnataka; Rajani Ranjan Rashmi of Manipur; Alka Panda of Orissa; Anjali Prasad, Bhagwati Prasad Pandey, Shaturghna Singh of Uttarkhand; Arun Kumar Sinha of UP and Basudeb Banerjee of West Bengal cadre.

Tripathi joins as JS (UPDATED)
G.D.Tripathi has joined as JS, DoPT. He ias 1998 batch AM cadre IAS officer. Before promotion he was PS to the Drinking water minister.

Amarendra Kumar Dubey empanelled as Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Amarendra Kumar Dubey has been empanelled for holding Secretary or Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Ms Smita Chugh empanelled for Secretary equivalent posts in GoI (UPDATED)
Ms Smita Chugh has been empanelled for holding Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

6 IAS officers of 1985 batch empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as six IAS officers belonging to 1985 batch have been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. They officers include: Rabindra Panwar of Bihar cadre; Mukesh Khullar of Maharashtra cadre; Deepak Khandekar and Radheyshyam Julaniya of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Sumanta Chaudhuri of West Bengal and Manoj Kumar Parida of UT cadre.

Baldip Singh Sandhu transferred to Chennai bench (UPDATED)
Baldip Singh Sandhu, Member, Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has been transferred to Chennai Bench. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Ms Archana Ranjan shifted to Principal Bench, New Delhi (UPDATED)
Ms Archana Ranjan, Member, ITSC, Additional Bench-II, New Delhi, has been transferred to Principal Bench, New Delhi. She is an IRS-IT officer.

CORPORATE

Joshi ceases to be Workmen Employee Director of Central Bank of India
Gurbax Kumar Joshi has ceased to be Workmen Employee Director on the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of India.

Gohil appointed Addl. Director of Bronze Trading Ltd
Bronze Trading Ltd has appointed Shrenikbhai J Gohil as Additional Director of the company.

Kadiya appointed Addl. Director of Gromo Trade & Consultancy Ltd
Gromo Trade & Consultancy Ltd has appointed Mehul Kadiya as the Additional Director of the company.

Shah appointed Independent Director of Archit Organosys Ltd
Archit Organosys Ltd has appointed Rajendraprasad J Shah as Independent Director of the company.

Ms Tuli appointed CS of SPL Industries Ltd
SPL Industries Limited has appointed Ms Kirti Tuli as Company Secretary of the company.

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Govt needs to be strict

The news about an IAS officer arrested for asking for and accepting a bribe in his very first posting shows the real state of administrative services in the country.
it would not be wrong to assume that all new entrants to IAS must be having at the back of their minds that IAS is just a lucrative career - not to serve the country but to make loads of money. This is matter of complete shame for the entire cadre.By implication, the malaise must be all pervasive in the entire hierarchy. The more sincere, honest members with integrity must reflect seriously and do their utmost to change the prevailing state of affairs. Even the government needs to become very strict.
Ashwini K Singh

Not IDBI alone but SBI too
A fair demand for action against Bank officers complicit in squandering 900 crore or more of public funds on Mallya has been raised. For an officer the banks demand security of more than 125% and more but for Mallyas of India they open their chests. But nothing is gratis- they get huge cuts in such loots. Just check their statements of annual property and other assets. Can anybody dare?
M L Guapta

A very competent and efficient officer
A very competent and efficient officer, decorated several times in discharge of his responsibilities. Pretty sure he will prove his mettle in this sensitive posting which calls for perfect tuning of head & heart.
Rabindra Nath

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