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Is it the first step towards PM Modi's promise of Rs 15 lakh in each account ?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha election, while prominently highlighting the issue of black money had promised to bring it back and said that every citizen will receive Rs 15 lakh in his bank account. Is the demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 note a step towards the same ? .

Now be prepared to relinquish comforts
While demonetizing of Rs. 1000 and Rs.500 currency notes and problems caused thereafter to the common man was being discussed at a get-together, a bureaucrat said, "One should now be prepared to relinquish comforts which many people have been wrongly enjoying under the garb of freedom and democracy for the past several decades".

Million Dollar Question

Getting rid of Black money in one go is welcome by all. However million dollar opinion doing rounds in the corridors of power is that this government may be wiped off in upcoming elections by the tax terrorism that may follow if government does not tighten up loose ends in this area. Howsoever cautious government may be on this front but even one single wrong move by the tax authorities may undo all the good work done. The government especially has to take care to preventing harassment to farmers and middle class from the taxman at any cost. Farmers are the biggest lobby holding cash and will be depositing it in banks in the next 50 days. If the taxman act blind, the whole farmer lobby may take on the government in the same way it did on the land acquisition act. Second largest honest but disgruntled may be housewives who have accumulated secret savings in few lacks but would be harassed if they deposit it. And we know farmers, middle class and woman power in this country has always changed governments.

India going Plastic ...

Today my train buddies and me ..we decide to have high tea at a South Indian Eatery opposite the Churchgate Station. Over Dosas, Idlis and Coffees we get chatting ...

Anotony: I checked.... this place accepts Debit Cards ......
Amar: Bhai get used to paying via Plastic Money .... cash circulation will not be like it used to be !! India's going Plastic.......
Me: It's all part of a plan to make India go 'White'!! Plastic makes one accountable!!!
Antony: Kejriwal is questioning Modi ...he says Modi appearing in a Paytm ad shows that Card Companies are behind this demonetization!
Me: So this means Kejriwal is pro Airtel ....or there is huge money in Medicine and that's why Kejriwal is for Mohalla Clinics !! I think his Modi allergy and his penchant to become the PM are so much that he does not think and talk/tweet!!
Akbar: So this Government thinks all of us are tax Chors!!!!
Amar: With the wheat the chaff also gets ground ... you can't deny that India has a parallel Black Economy!! We are paying for ...'Rulers' being corrupt and overlooking some of the Prajas choris so that they don't create a hue and cry about the humongous choris done by the 'Rulers'!!!
Antony: It's so inconvenient standing in queue to deposit/ exchange old notes ……
Amar: Yaar our Faujis walk miles for the Nation..... our Freedom Fighters walked miles for our Freedom ..can't we stand in queue thinking ..its for my Nation!
Antony: I still do not understand why Government issued Rs 2000 notes....defies logic of fighting Black Money !!
Me: I think the Printing of 500 Notes started when Rajan was the RBI Guv.... Government then too was aware of the Counterfeiting and I understand 500 notes were printed!! 2000 printing because RBI felt there was need for a higher denomination Note ...Government shot down RBI Proposal for 5000 and 10000 Notes!!
Amar: But despite the knowledge that counterfeiting was harming India tremendously……. UPA .... specifically PC. .. did not do what Modi has done!! Maybe he lacked the guts to take such a decision!!! So they were planning to just phase out old 500 Notes and replace with New Notes...as attacking Black Money was not their objective!!
Me: Now a huge amount of Black Money has been reduced to waste paper!!!
Akbar: Arre the Rich and Powerful will find ways to convert their 500 and 1000 Notes!!!
Antony: Absolutely …. it's we the Commoners who will suffer!!
Me: The other way around … at the Bank Counter …Raja and Runk will be the same…. the scrutiny will start later by the IT Authorities…. the Honest will have no problems whatsoever because their 500 and 1000 Notes deposits will be borne out by their IT Returns…..
Amar: Yes the Government that took such a daring step has 'daring' methods in place to meet the goals of this daring step!!
Akbar: I hear that Officials were locked up on the day Modi made this announcement …
Me: Don't sensationalize …. for the Cabinet Meeting ...Ministers and Officials were asked not to carry Mobile Phones ..and after they were informed they stayed back till 9 pm... as Modi went to make the announcement!! This Government has again proved it does not 'leak' like UPA did!!!
Antony: I think this decision has made Modi very unpopular!!!
Me: I think the Honest Indian is very happy!!! You will see this play out soon!!! Yes Congress etc., can play the role of Naarad to the hilt and try to create problems… but like they say …yeh Public hai sabh jaanthi hai!!
Akbar: Trump's coming into White House spells doom for the World!!!
Antony: Why….. just because he's anti-Muslim!!!
Akbar: Arre you forget we have a considerable presence in US and Muslims are closely watching Trump!!!
Antony: But we Christians are in a clear majority!!!!
Amar: Buss karro….. you guys are fixated with majority...minority etc. I think Americans consider themselves as Americans First ...
Me: But this is for sure this US Election has sounded the Death Knell of Psephology!!!
Amar: Nathi …. Psephology's Motta Bhai -TRP che .... Mata-Vested Interests che and Baa (Grandmother)- 'The Raaj's' (winking) Philosophy che…..these will never let Psephology die in India....unless Baa goes!!!!


Disclaimer : Satire. Not meant to inform or influence . With inputs from MSM, SM and Blogs

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Around one dozen PSUs headless for long time
Around one dozen posts of Chairman-cum-Managing Directors and Managing Directors have been lying vacant in various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). They are: CMD post in Andrew Yule & Co. Limited; CMD post in Bharat Coking Coal Limited; CMD post in Bharat Electronics Limited; MD post in Bharat Petro Resources Limited; CMD post in Hindustan Insecticides Limited; MD post in National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation Limited; CMD post in Rural Electrification Corporation Limited; CMD post in Bridge & Roof Co Limited and MD post in Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited.

PESB likely to issue advertisements in bulk
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is expected to issue the advertisements in bulk for the various posts against the vacancies in various Public Sector Undertaking units from next week. The PESB has not been issuing advertisements since September 1, 2016.

Justice Shali appointed Judicial Member, Armed Forces Tribunal Delhi
Justice V K Shali has been appointed Judicial Member in the Armed Forces Tribunal, Delhi Bench.

R Subramania Kumar is also MD & CEO, IOB
R Subramania Kumar, ED, has been assigned an additional charge of MD & CEO, Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).

Rakesh Srivastava appointed Member Secretary, NCBC
Rakesh Srivastava has been appointed as Member Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Sanjiv Swarup is also CVO, HUDCO
Sanjiv Swarup, CVO, NBCC, has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Vigilance Officer, Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO). He is a 1982 batch IRSEE officer.

Ms Anita Praveen gets charge of CVO, PSFT
Ms Anita Praveen, Joint Secretary, Commerce, has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Executive officer (CEO), Price Stabilization Fund Trust (PSFT). She is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Tenure of Ghayas Uddin Ahmed as Director, Investment extended
The central deputation tenure of Ghayas Uddin Ahmed as Director, Department of Investment & Public Asset Management, has been extended for a period of one year with effect from December 11, 2016. He is a 2000 batch IDAS officer.

Two JD posts still vacant in ED
Two Joint Directors post are still vacant in Enforcement Directorate. Nine JDs post have been filled against 11 vacant posts. These posts are likely to be advertised soon.

Gowtama joins as CMD, BEL
M V Gowtama, ED (MS), BEL, has taken over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). A vacancy of this post has arisen on October 1 after the retirement of incumbent S K Sharma.
(We said this on July 11, 2016)

S K Gorai joins as Director (Fin), KIOCL today
S K Gorai, GGM, TCIL, is taking over the charge as Director (Finance), Kudremukh Iron Ore Co Limited (KIOCL) on November 11, 2016.
(We said this on May 30, 2016)

IRS Mrs Meenal Bhosale deputed to Government of Rajasthan
Mrs Meenal Bhosale, Joint Commissioner, Service Tax, Audit-II, Mumbai, is joining the Government of Rajasthan on deputation for a period of three years. She is a 2004 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

IIS DPC clears way for promotion
Long awaited DPC has cleared about two dozen IIS officers for JAG promotion on Thursday. DPC was organized by UPSC which was postponed on October 10, 2016.

Gauhati High Court gets five Additional Judges
Achintya Malia Bujor Barua, Kalyan Rai Surana, Prasanta Kumar Deka, Nelson Sailo, and Ajit Borthakur have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court.

Nagabhushana Reddy accredited as Ambassador to Republic of Chad
B Nagabhushana Reddy, presently High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Chad with residence in Abuja (Nigeria). He is a 1993 batch IFS officer.

No Secretary from Maharashtra in GoI
There is no Secretary from Maharashtra in the GoI after the death of Sunil Soni, Secretary in the Inter-State Council Secretariat in Ministry of Home Affairs. He died of cardiac arrest in June last year.

Spl Cell, Delhi Police likely to get new Chief
Grapevine has it that Special Cell of Delhi Police is getting new Chief. Names of 2-3 AGMUT cadre IPS officers are doing the round for the post. Orders are likely to be issued soon.

Tenure of V K Srivastava as Counsellor, WTO extended
The deputation tenure of Vimal Kumar Srivastava as Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of India (PMI), World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva, has been extended. He is a 1992 batch IRS officer.

Vineet Garg is also Managing Director, HPGCL
Vineet Garg has been given an additional charge of Managing Director, Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Sanjay Chawla posted in Northern Railway on premature repatriation
On premature repatriation from DFCCIL, Sanjay Chawla has been posted in Northern Railway. He is a Civil Engineering Department officer.

Justice Shiva Kirti Singh to be Chairman TDS ? (UPDATED)
Justice Shiva Kirti Singh Judge of the Supreme Court of India is likely to be appointed Chairman of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal this month .

Karnataka High Court gets Additional Judges (UPDATED)
Kempaiah Somashekar, Mrs Kotravva Somappa Mudagal, Sreenivas Harish Kumar, John Michael Cunha, and Basavaraj Andanagouda Pati have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court.

Madras High Court gets three Additional Judges (UPDATED)
R M T Teeka Raman, N Sathish Kumar, N Seshasayee have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court.

Birendra Kumar appointed as Additional Judge, Patna HC (UPDATED)
Birendra Kumar has been appointed as Additional Judge of the Patna High Court.

S K Gorai joins as Director (Fin), KIOCL (UPDATED)
S K Gorai, GGM, TCIL, has taken over the charge as Director (Finance), Kudremukh Iron Ore Co Limited (KIOCL).
(We said this on May 30, 2016)

Saurabh Kumar appointed as Counsellor, Embassy of India, Moscow (UPDATED)
Saurabh Kumar has been appointed as Counsellor (Coord), Embassy of India, Moscow. He is a 2003 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.

M S Mahboob Ali is also Director, IRISET (UPDATED)
M S Mahboob Ali, CSTE in South Central Railway, has been assigned an additional charge of Director, Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET). He is an IRSSE officer.

Eight IES officer granted Up-gradation to Additional Secretary Level(HAG) (UPDATED)
As many as eight officer belonging to Indian Economic Service(IES) have been granted Up-gradation to Additional Secretary Level(HAG). They are Dr. Seema Gaur, Dr. Somi Dasgupta, Ms Sunanda Sharma, Rohit Kumar Parmar, R N Dubey, Sunita Sanghi, Srikara Naik and Amar Singh.

Sanjay Kumar appointed as Joint Secretary, School Education (UPDATED)
Sanjay Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Shahzad Shah appointed as Railway Financial Commissioner (UPDATED)
Shahzad Shah, Additional Member Budget has been appointed as Financial Commissioner in the Ministry of Railways. Shah, who belongs to an IRAS officer, is holding an additional charge of this post.

Ms Anindita Shinharay appointed as Director, Financial Services (UPDATED)
Ms Anindita Sinharay has been apopinted as Director in the Department of Financial Services. He is a 2000 batch ISS officer.

Harekrishna appointed as DCO & DCR, Manipur (UPDATED)
M Harekrishna has been appointed as Director of Census Operations (DCO)/Director of Citizen Registration (DCR), Manipur at Deputy Secretary level. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Sidhi Sasi appointed as Director, Investment (UPDATED)
Sidhi Sasi has been appointed as Director in the Department of Investment & Public Asset Management. He is a 2001 batch ISS officer.

Ms Urmi Shrivastava appointed as Director, Defence (UPDATED)
Ms Urmi Shrivastava has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Defence. She is a 2002 batch IOFS officer.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in MP (UPDATED)
As many as 11 IPS officers of 2014 batch have been transferred and posted to different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Nagendra Singh has been appointed as SDOP, Gwalior while Deepak Kumar Shukla is SDOP, Ratlam and Pradeep Shrma was made SDOP, Balaghat. Similarly, Sachin Sharma has been appointed as SDOP, Ujjain; Gurukaran Singh as CSP, Indore; Vikas Kumar Sahwal as CSP, Jabalpur; Anurag Sujania as SDOP, Shivpuri; Saikrishna S Thota as SDOP, Mandsaur; Avijit Kumar Ranjan as SDOP, Rewa; Ms Wahini Singh as CSP, Gwalior and Ashutosh was posted as SDOP, Khandwa.

32 IPS officers of 1986 batch empanelled as ADG in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 32 officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 1986 batch have been empanelled for holding Additional Director General (ADG) level posts in Government of India. The officers are: Anil Kumar Jha, Jyotirmoy Chakravarty, R P Agarwal and Dr S B Singh of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; V S Kaumudi of Andhra Pradesh cadre; Ashok Kumar Verma, Rakesh Kumar Mishra, Sheel Vardhan Singh of Bihar; E Radhakrishnaiah and Keshav Kumar of Gujarat; Kamal Nayan Choubey of Jharkhand; Dr Rani Doley of Jammu & Kashmir cadre; A Hemachandran and Dr Nirmal Chandra Asthana of Kerala cadre; Alok Kumar Pateriya of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Shambhu Nath Singh of Manipur; Abhay, B K Sharma and Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma of Orissa; Dr Bhupendra Singh and N R K Reddy of Rajasthan; Aloka Prabhakar and M Mahender Reddy of Telangana; Ashutosh Shukla, Mithilesh Kumar Jha of Tamil Nadu; Akhil Kumar Shukla of Tripura; M A Ganapathy of Uttarakhand; M Jawed Akhtar and Nasir Kamal of Uttar Pradesh; Kuldip Singh, Rakesh Kumar Gupta and Sashi Bhushan Singh Tomar of west Bengal cadre.

CORPORATE

Harinand Rai promoted as ED (Operations), DSP in SAIL
Harinand Rai has been promoted from General Manager (Blast Furnaces), BSP to Executive Director (Operations), DSP in Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

Hussain is new TCS Chairman
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd has nominated Ishaat Hussain as the Chairman of the company in place of Cyrus P Mistry with immediate effect.

Desai appointed Independent Director of Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited has appointed Samir Thakorbhai Desai as an Independent Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2017.

Bansal designated as CEO ( Polymer Division) of Skipper Ltd
Skipper Ltd has designated Siddharth Bansal as Chief Executive Officer ( Polymer Division) of the company.

Ms Suri as appointed Addl. Director of Morepen Laboratories Ltd
Morepen Laboratories Ltd has appointed Ms Anju Suri as an Additional Director of the company.

Mariwala appointed as Non Exec. Independent Director of Thermax Ltd
Thermax Limited has appointed Harsh Mariwala as Non-Executive Independent Director of the company.

Agarwalla elevated as President & CFO of Maithan Alloys Ltd
Maithan Alloys Limited has promoted Sudhanshu Agarwalla as President and Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Krishnan appointed as CS of MIC Electronics Ltd
MIC Electronics Ltd has appointed M S Murali Krishnan as Company Secretary of the company.

Gaur appointed as Addl. Director of India Steel Works Ltd
India Steel Works Ltd has appointed Deepak Kumar Gaur as Additional Director of the company.

Ambekar appointed as Addl. Director of Hind Syntex Ltd
Hind Syntex Ltd has appointed Hemant Vasant Ambekar as Additional Director of the company.

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Congratulations, Donald Trump

The people have spoken, Hillary is vanquished. Many so called liberals in India had intellectually opposed Trump just like many in America had disliked Modi. Proving these intellectuals wrong, Trump has emerged victorious. Trump is a businessman with little political experience. Especially in foreign affairs, he is considered by many to be a novice. He may have certain ideas, some may consider radical. Nonetheless, he would prove to be a friend of India.

Vijay Kumar

Surgical operation needed in Maharatna CPSE

Surgical operation needed in Maharatna CPSE to eradicate of regionalism, casteism. lobbyism, money bagism in PSEB selections.

Sashank

Removal of CMD of PDIL

Removal of honest person Samudrala Venkateswar CMD of PDIL. I think he does not belong to particular community and particular region and not sending money bags.

Venky

Black money

Good to know all the black money is in the country.

ARC Kumar

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