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Corruption and currency of 1000 and 500 notes

So the solution lies not in raiding 5-10 officers but in removing currency of notes of thousand and five hundred Rupee from the circulation. There should be smaller notes of 5,10,20,50 and maximum 100 rupees in India.

If the above is implemented then corruption will be eradicated conveniently. There will not be any need for raiding the premises of powerful bureaucrats and politicians. Because if one officer wants to take a bribe of 1 crore - he will have to build a big godown to store 1 crore Rupees of denomination of 50-100 notes. And the one who will give 1 crore bribe will have to hire 5 trucks to transport it to the officer! With this fake currency will also be eliminated - since nobody would risk printing 50 rupee note and get caught.

Therefore, through this esteemed website, may I request the readers as well as the authorities concerned to take immediate steps to stop printing one thousand and five hundred rupee notes and take back the notes of these denominations from the public by exchanging with smaller notes within a short span of time. India is a rich country with poor people - let its people be rich as well.

I request Whisper corridors to start a discussion on the above so that people can exchange their views on stopping the notes of 1000 and 500 Rupees, in the interest of common man of India.

Kaushal

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BUREAUCRACY

Anil Swarup appointed as Secretary, School Education
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Rajiv Yadav appointed as Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs
Rajiv Yadav has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Ameising Luikham appointed as Secretary, Minority Affairs
Ameising Luikham has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Anoop Kumar Srivastava appointed as Secretary, Tribal Affairs
Anoop Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Raghav Chandra appointed as Secretary, NCST
Raghav Chandra has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST). He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Prabhas Kumar Jha appointed as Secretary, Official Languages
Prabhas Kumar Jha has been appointed as Secretary, Official Languages. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Susheel Kumar appointed as Secretary, Coal
Susheel Kumar has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Coal. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Rajeev Kapoor appointed as Secretary, New & Renewable Energy
Rajeev Kapoor has been appointed as Secretary, New & Renewable Energy. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

N S Kang appointed as Secretary, Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
N S Kang has been appointed as Secretary, Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Mrs Upma Chaudhary appointed as Director, LBSNAA, Mussoorie
Mrs Upma Chaudhary has been appointed as Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Asha Ram Sihag appointed Secretary, Coordination & Public Grievances
Asha Ram Sihag has been appointed as Secretary, Coordination & Public Grievances, Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Injeti Srinivas appointed as Secretary, Sports
Injeti Srinivas has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Sports-cum-Director, General, Sports Authority of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Yudhir Singh Malik appointed as Chairman, NHAI
Yudhir Singh Malik has been appointed as Chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Mrs Sanjeevanee Kutty appointed as Secretary, Border Management
Mrs Sanjeevanee Kutty has been appointed as Secretary, Border Management under MHA. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

K K Sharma appointed as Secretary, Higher Education
Kewal Kumar Sharma, Chief Secretary, Delhi, has been appointed as Secretary, Higher Education. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Mrs Bharati Sihag appointed as Secretary, Fertilizers
Mrs Bharati S Sihag has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Fertilizers. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Mrs Seema Bahuguna appointed as Secretary, Public Enterprises
Mrs Seema Bahuguna has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Mrs Preeti Sudan appointed as Secretary, Food & Public Distribution
Mrs Preeti Sudan has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

K P Krishnan appointed as Secretary, Skill Development
K P Krishnan has been appointed as Secretary, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Sethi appointed as Joint Secretary, Panchayati Raj
Khushwant Singh Sethi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj. He is a 1990 batch IFS officer of Tripura cadre.

Ms Alka Bhargava appointed as Joint Secretary, Agriculture
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Rakesh Kumar Singh appointed as Addl Secretary, CIC
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Sisir Kumar Ratho appointed as Joint Secretary, NCST
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G K Dwivedi appointed as Joint Secretary, Land Resources
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Subrat Gupta appointed as Joint Secretary, Textiles
Subrat Gupta has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Vaidheeswaran appointed as Joint Secretary, Scientific & Industrial Research
K R Vaidheeswaran has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research. He is a CSS officer.


P K Srivastava appointed as Joint Secretary, MHA
Praveen Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of AM cadre.

Ms Saheli Roy appointed as Joint Secretary, MHA
Ms Saheli G Roy has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs. She is a CSS oficer.

Sanjeev Jindal appointed as Joint Secretary, MHA
Sanjeev K Jindal has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a CSS officer.

C K Khetan appointed as Addl Registrar General of Census
C K Khetan has been appointed as Additional Registrar General at Joint Secretary level in the office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Devender Singh appointed as Chairman, APEDA
Devender K Singh has been appointed as Chairman at Joint Secretary level, APEDA, Department of Commerce. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer Kerala cadre.

Ms Dwivedi appointed as Advisor, NITI Aayog
Ms Maninder Kaur Dwivedi has been appointed as Advisor, NITI Aayog at Joint Secretary level. She is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Shharat Sharma appointed as ADG, ASI
Shharat Sharma has been appointed as Additional Director General at Joint Secretary level, Archaeological Survey of India. He is a 1988 batch IDAS officer.

Rakesh Singh Lal appointed as ADG, ASI
Rakesh Singh Lal has been appointed as Additional Director General, Archaeological Survey of India. He is a 1988 batch IOFS officer.

Narain Dass appointed as Secretary, NCSK
Narain Dass has been appointed as Secretary, NCSK, Joint Secretary level, Department of Justice & Empowerment. He is a CSS officer.

Ms Chakrabarty appointed as Jt Secretary, Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Ms Dolly Chakrabarty has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. She is a 1987 batch IA &AS officer.

Mukesh Jain appointed as Joint Secretary, Welfare of Persons with Autism
Mukesh Jain has been appointed as Joint Secretary & CEO, National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Sumit Singh is Acting CEO, Lok Sabha TV
Sumit Singh has been appointed Acting CEO, Lok Sabha TV. Tenure of Semma Gupta has ended.

Tenure of R K Jain as Member, NDMA extended
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Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in MP
As many as five IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Mrs Anugrah P has been appointed as CEO, Alirajpur Zilla Panchayat while Ms Neha Marvya Singh was made CEO, Shivpuri Zilla Panchayat and B Vijay Datta is posted as Deputy Secretary, Secretariat. Besides, Chandramohan Thakur was posted as Additional Commissioner, Sheduled Caste Welfare, Bhopaland Ashish Bhargav was made as CEO, Bhopal Zilla Panchayat.

Murthy joins as Member (Ope), AAI
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Deputation tenure of Chirumamilla as MD, APMDCL (UPDATED)
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Mrs Vandana Yadav returns to parent cadre (UPDATED)
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Sailendra Mamidi appointed as PCIT, OSD, Chennai (UPDATED)
Sailendra Mamidi has been transferred and posted as Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (OSD), Chennai. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Seven IRS-IT officers accorded Selection Grade (UPDATED)
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Mrs R S Puri relieved to join as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal (UPDATED)
Mrs Reena Sinha Puri has been relieved of cadre responsibility to join as Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Coal. She is an IRS officer.

Three IRAS officers shifted (UPDATED)
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Dr Veena Pradhan is also CMD, SPINFED in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
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Ms Juhi Mukherjee is also Secretary, Sahitya Kala Parishad (UPDATED)
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CORPORATE

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Singh appointed as Govt. Nominee Director of MMTC Ltd
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Naik to be MD & CEO of Welspun Corp Ltd ?
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Ms Sachdev resigns as Director of Ruchi Infrastructure Ltd
Ms Amrita Shahra Sachdev has resigned as Director of Ruchi Infrastructure Limited .

Puri appointed as Exec. Vice Chairman of Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd
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Mohan appointed as Addl. Director of Jaypee Infratech Ltd
Jaypee Infratech Limited has appointed Sham Lal Mohan as an Additional Director of the company.

Nayak resigns as Director of Nitin Fire Protection Industries Ltd
Ramakant Madhav Nayak has resigned as Director of Nitin Fire Protection Industries Ltd.

Gupta resigns as Non Exec. Director of Standard Capital Markets Ltd
Kapoor Chand Gupta has resigned as Non Executive Director of Standard Capital Markets Ltd.

Mittal appointed as Independent Director of Max India Ltd
Max India Ltd has appointed D K Mittal as Independent Director of the company.

Sharma appointed as Addl. Director of United Drilling Tools Ltd
United Drilling Tools Ltd has appointed Inderpal Sharma as an Additional Director of the company.

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" Review threat perceptions "

After demonetization, PM Modi would do another service to the country by focussing his attention to reviewing VIP and V VIP security covers. Far from being security-based, granting X,Y,Z and Z+ covers, has always been the discretion of the political dispensations. A mere status symbol for the protectees with zero benefit to the common man.

Why should former Presidents, Vice Presidents and Prime Ministers, and after them, their extended families get security covers? Strangely, some continue politicking, even after demitting high Constitutional offices. All at cost of public exchequer. Ironically, the tax payers do not participate in decision making. Presently, 450 persons are beneficiaries of security covers including a top business tycoon and his spouse ,who is reportedly paying for it.

Is public security less important than security covers 24x7 to the so-called VIPs ? It is paradoxical that even persons with clouded credentials are enjoying Z+ security 24x7 , as part of the extended family of a deceased PM. A huge insult to the common man.

Rules must change. Review threat perceptions periodically to make security covers available to those in real need of it. Reject extraneous considerations like " Status symbols", " False sense of in-security" and " hypocrisy of corrupt politicians" and their " proximity to successive ruling dispensations". If these protectees can mingle with the crowds during canvassing, their security threat perception is zero. Let the authorities do not rely blindly on cryptic reports of security agencies The number of 450 beneficiaries of VIP security should be scaled down to the barest minimum, not exceeding 50.

A K Saxena ( A retd civil servant)

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