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A N Srivastava

POLITICS

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In Britain, Marxism was weak.

Now Surgical attack on Lockers ?

Over one lakh retired Income Tax officers aged 58 to 61 years have reportedly been recalled .They will have a 3 day training and will be joining work next week. Now all bank locker owners will be called by their respective banks. PAN card to be accompanied.


Price rise to be checked ?

After demonetization, it is now expected that price rise too will be checked but its affect will come to the fore only after March 2017.

Will Arnab get Padma award ?

Whisper is that senior journalist Arnab Goswami is going to be decorated with Padma award in January 2017.

Why meeting to select CBI Chief is not taking place? (UPDATED)
Why the meeting to select new CBI Chief is not taking place ?According to sources leader of the second largest party Mallikarjun Khadge is not coming to attend the meeting to select the Director, CBI. If meeting could not take place by tomorrow present Director Anil Sinha will continue or Additional charge will be given Special Director R K Dutta.

Raj ke dinn beethe re Bhaiya...

In my neighborhood there is this ex Minister and sometimes we bump into each other in the Park, where we take our Dogs for a walk. Today I bump into him and he looks really worried and hassled.
Me: All Okay!!!
Ex Minister: Khaak okay….. Modi's decision has really created problems!!! I don't understand why did he not take advice from someone like Manmohan Singh…. or even Raghuram!! Two time PM , FM, RBI Guv who did his Economics from Cambridge…knows more about Economics than BJP put together!!
M: So you feel Manmohan Singh is an expert....don't forget it was under this Qualified and Experienced Economist that our GDP fell from 8.4 in 2004 to 4.8 in 2014….. and how do you know Modi did not take advice from experts…..and this is my personal opinion…. if Modi had taken advice from Manmohan Singh it would no longer have been a secret!!
EM: He was the PM for 10 years do you even know the secrecy he had to maintain!!!
M: It's not him …. it is Sonia… she would have come to know about Manmohan Singh meeting Modi… and then it would have been Baby's Play for her to get to know the agenda of the meeting!!!
EM: Sonia ji would have kept it a secret….
M: Why should she keep it a secret….. I think if Modi had taken advice from anyone else than his chosen lot, secrecy could not have been maintained!! And you people keep saying that Indians are against Demonetization…..then how come BJP is winning election after election!!!
EM: How can you say this…. in the Maharashtra it was a vote against Demonetization ….add up the Seats won by Congress + NCP + Shiv Sena…. don't forget Sena is against Demonetization!!!
M: How very funny….. BJP and Sena fought the election as Alliance Partners…. there were seat adjustments …. and viewing the fact that BJP made maximum gains ….. be it seats this time and jump in seats from previous election… I am sure if BJP contested all the Seats it would have won all the seats the Alliance won on its own!!
EM: But this is for sure Modi let BJP Leaders know about the Demonetization… otherwise how do you explain BJP in Bengal depositing a Crore Rupees just before Modi's speech!!
M: One …the money has come into the Banking Channels ….. BJP is accountable for the deposit….but I ask you a question… even if BJP deposited this money post the Demonetization would it have made a difference….. if it was White …be it prior or post… what is the difference!!
EM: And everyday BJP keeps tweaking the rules…
M: There is no precedence of Demonetization in India on this scale….this Government should be appreciated that it's being so proactive that its reacting to the hardships being faced…. and countering all the canards being spread….
EM: You think BJP Leaders are happy with this decision!!!
M: Well don't you think that is their internal issue… and now Modi has asked BJP Leaders to submit their Bank Statements post Demonetization!!!! By the way what happened to the Bandh… Aakrosh!!!
EM: Huge success ….. Rahul ji led from the front…..
M: He must have lost in his importance quotient in the Media…. because there is no coverage of his Protest ….no Clip or Photograph!!!
EM: You need to visit Rural India and see the pain for yourself!!
M: Yes there is pain….agreed…. but the People understand and appreciate Modi's Demonetization decision!!! And very soon they will witness and also start getting the benefits of this decision!!!
EM: Congress has faced ups and downs and always bounced back!!!
M: I'd put it in cricketing parlance… Modi's hit the ball (Congress) out of the stadium!!! And I note a lot of desperation…. Leaders are talking about death…like Mamtha saying ..whether she lives or dies she will remove Modi… though it does not make sense but it shows her desperation… and Nitish …no plans to join NDA but those spreading this rumor want my death politically!!!
EM: People of India can never forget the favors the Gandhi Family has done on them!!!
M: Buss … this is exactly the difference…..your Leaders feel they were doing favors to Indians…. Modi feels Indians are doing a favor on him for giving him the opportunity to serve India and Indians … your Party is an Autocracy running a Democracy…. BJP is a Democratic Party running a Democracy!!!
Disclaimer : Satire. Not meant to influence or inform. With inputs from MSM, SM and Blogs

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Announcement of new CBI Chief likely today or ?

Govt is likely to announce new Chief of CBI today (November 30). If the Government fails to appoint then there will be acting CBI Chief. In the final round tie is said to be between Archana Ramasundaram and R K Dutta.

Entry to North Block restricted

The work for preparation of General Budget for 2016-17 has commenced. In view of the secrecy the govt has restricted entry of media persons, even PIB accredited, will not be allowed till the date of presentation of the budget in Parliament from December 1,2016. Budget is likely to be presented on February 1,2017.

M M Kutty is new Chief Secretary of Delhi Govt

Now no Nutan Guha Biswas or J K Dadoo, the Government has appointed M M Kutty as Chief Secretary of Delhi Government. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of UT cadre. Dr M M Kutty, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, has now been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre.

Rajiv Chopra is also CMD

Rajiv Chopra, Director (Marketing), STC, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STC).

Some banks are under surveillance ?

If sources are to be believed, some banks, including private and PSUs, are on govt radar. Govt is keeping close watch on the deposits and alleged role in exchange of banned notes.

Who is the Chairman of PESB ?

Who is the Chairman of PESB ? After retirement of Ajit Seth, the post has been lying vacant since November 24.

Seven Posts of Judges vacant in Supreme Court

At present seven posts of Judges are lying vacant in the Supreme Court of India.The Collegium has so far not sent recommendation for appointment.

Shashi Bhushan Shukla to join as Secretary, IWAI on Dec 1

Shashi Bhushan Shukla will take over the charge as Secretary, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), NOIDA on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Rahul Garg relieved to join Adviser (FA), CCI

Rahul Garg has been relieved to join as Adviser (Financial Analysis) in the Competition Commission of India on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.


E Radhakrishnaiah empanelled as ADG in GoI

E Radhakrishnaiah has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General level posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Apur Bitin empanelled as DIG in GoI

Apur Bitin has been empanelled for holding Deputy Inspector General (DIG) level posts in Government of India. He is a 2002 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Promotion of around 40 ISS officers to SAG by Feb or Mar

Around 40 officers from 1991, 1992 and to 1993 batch including some left of 1987 batch of Indian Statistical Service (ISS) are expected to be promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) in the month of February or March.

Despite vacancies one after another in PSUs; no advertisement issued

Despite vacancies one after another of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Managing Directors and Directors in various Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) units, the Government of India has been withholding postings for last two months. The PESB has not issued any advertisements for the vacancies arisen in various PSU units.

Why appointment of Vikraman as Director (HR), NLC delayed ?

Why is the appointment of R Vikraman, CGM (HR), NLCL, as Director (HR), Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) getting delayed as the post is lying vacant?

Tenure of Bahuguna as CMD of Railtel to be extended ?

The tenure of R K Bahuguna as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Railtel Corporation India Limited, is expected to be extended for a period of two years or until his retirement?.

Rathore to succeed Malik as Director (Tech), RITES on Dec 1

Mukesh Rathore, ED (QA), RITES, will be taking over the charge as Director (Technical), RITES Limited on December 1, 2016. He will succeed present incumbent S B Malik retiring on November 30, 2016.

No Board level vacancy in BDL till 2018

There is no board level vacancy in Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) till 2018. K Divakar, Director Technical is scheduled to retire in August, 2018 while V Udaya Bhaskar CMD; S Primanarayagam Director Finance and V G Prasad Director Production will be retiring in 2019.

Will Ministry issue order in piecemeal ?

A DPC organised by UPSC cleared about two dozen IIS group -A officers for promotion in JAG on November 10, 2016. Ministry of I & B has promoted only two officers . Their order was issued only last week. Both officers are retiring on November 30. Now the question is being raised that will the ministry issue orders in piecemeal ?

Proposal of Rahul Singh seeking inter cadre deputation not recommended

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has not recommended the proposal of Rahul Singh seeking inter cadre deputation from AGMUT to Haryana. He is a 2013 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Inter-cadre rivalry on rise in MEA ?

Inter-cadre rivalry is said to be on the rise in the Ministry of External Affairs as the Head of Administration, Ms Mukta Tomar, AS(AD) exhibits too much authority and does not meet service association representatives.

K Pradeep Chandra appointed as new Chief Secretary, Telangana (UPDATED)
K Pradeep Chandra has been appointed as new Chief Secretary to the Government of Telangana. Chandra, who belongs to a 1982 batch, succeeded present incumbent Dr Rajiv Sharma upon his retirement.
(We said this on Nov 21, 2016)


Bhuvnesh Kumar Gupta transferred as ED, Railway Board

Bhuvnesh Kumar Gupta has been transferred as Executive Director (Project Monitoring), EnHM(Civil Engineering), Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

Rajeev Kumar Singh deputed as Chief Engineer (Civil), DDA

Rajeev Kumar Singh has been deputed as Chief Engineer (Civil), Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for three years. He is an IRSE officer.

Vineet Pandey is also Sr. DDG & CVO, Business Development

Vineet Pandey has been assigned additional charge as Sr. DDG( Vig.) & CVO, Business Development and Marketing Directorate. He is a 1986 batch IPoS officer.

Mohit Chandra posted to Northern Railway

Upon return from deputation from DMRC, Mohit Chandra has been posted on Northen Railway. He is an IRSEE officer.

B N Mohapatra is also Additional Member, Railway Board

B N Mohapatra has been given the additional charge of the post of Additional Member (Budget), Railway Board. He is an IRAS officer.

H V Subharao gets charge of Presiding Officer, DRT-2 &3, Mumbai

H V Subharao has been given an additional charge of the post of Presiding Officer, Debts Recovery Tribunal-2 (DRT-2), Mumbai till March.

AVM V S Bharti gets extension

The deputation tenure of AVM V S Bharti for the post of Senior Captain (IG) in BSF Air Wing has been extended.

Dharmendra Sharma relieved to join as Chief Secretary, Goa

Dharmendra Sharma, Principal Secretary, GAD in Delhi Government, has been relieved to join as Chief Secretary in the Government of Goa. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Shurbir Singh is also Director Gurdwara election in Delhi Govt

Shurbir Singh has been assigned an additional charge of Director Gurdwara election in Delhi Government. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.


Additional charge of Director, AnSI to Dr Sengupta to continue till Jan

Dr Jayanta Sengupta will hold the additional charge of the post of Director, Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), Kolkata till January 1, 2017.

Dr D N Pathak promoted to PCCA grade

Dr Deena Nath Pathak has been promoted to the grade of Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the HAG pay scale. He is an officer of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS).

Dr. Malik transferred from Kolkata to Jaipur

Dr. D.K. Malik Director, Defence Estate (E) , Kolkata has taken over as Principal Director, DE, Jaipur. He is a 1985 batch officer.

Mrs Perti promoted

Mrs Geeta K. Perti, Director, DE, Pune has been promoted in HAG and posted as Principal Director, DE, Pune. She is a 1985 batch officer,

Upadhayay promoted in CGDA office

Pushkal Upadhyaya, a 1998 batch IDAS officer has been promoted in CGDA office, Delhi. Presently he is Sr, Dy. CGDA.

14 posts of Judges vacant in MP HC

A total of 14 posts of Judges including 20 of Permanent and 6 of Additional are lying vacant in Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Post demonetization, two GoI officers deputed to assess situation in Assam

Two officers in Government of India: Alok Kumar, Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog and Abhishek Chandra, Deputy Secretary, Shipping have been deputed to undertake field visit in Assam for making on the spot assessment of the situation after cancellation of legal tender of high denomination bank notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000.

Post demonetization, Jalaj Shrivastava deputed to assess situation in Mizoram

Jalaj Shrivastava, Additional Secretary, Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has been deputed to undertake field visit in Mizoram for making on the spot assessment of the situation after cancellation of legal tender of high denomination bank notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000.

Post demonetization, M M Kutty deputed to assess situation in Arunachal Pradesh

M M Kutty, Additional Secretary, Environment, Forest & Climate Change has been deputed to undertake field visit in Arunachal Pradesh for making on the spot assessment of the situation after cancellation of legal tender of high denomination bank notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000.

Post demonetization, Alok Kumar deputed to assess situation in Tripura

Alok Kumar, Joint Secretary, Home Affairs has been deputed to undertake field visit in Tripura for making on the spot assessment of the situation after cancellation of legal tender of high denomination bank notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000.

IPS officer promoted as ADG one day before retirement

BNS Negi of the 1988 batch has been promoted to the rank of ADG a day before his retirement today.

1987 batch IPS officers promoted as ADG

Prithvi Raj and Tapan Deka, both of the 1987 batch have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Himachal Pradesh.

BSNL extends its hand for demonetization drive

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Govt. PSU & India's leading Telecommunication Company, had signed agreement with National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) for provision of USSD based Mobile Banking service. To give impetus to the demonetization drive by Government of India and to facilitate masses to do cashless financial transactions even with feature phone, BSNL has decided to waive-off the tariff of National Unified USSD platform NUUP)(*99#) till January 31, 2017. R K Mittal, Director(CM) BSNL Stated that BSNL services are available in the far flung areas of the country. The free usage of this facility/feature will boost government objective to move toward a less cash society. This will enable use of electronic banking facility and reduce difficulty for common man.

Major reshuffle of IPS offices in MP

More than four dozen IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Anil Kumar has been appointed as DG, Lokayukta while Kailash Makwana will now be ADG, CID and Ajay Kumr Sharma is ADG, Indore Indore zone. Similarly, G R Meena has been appointed as ADG, Jail; V K Maheshwari as ADG, Management, Indore; D C Sagar as IG, Homeguard; Anil Kumar as IG, Gwalior; Anil Kumar Gupta as IG, SAF, Jabalpur; Soloman Minj as IG, CID, PHQ; Santosh Kumar Singh as DIG, Gwalior range; S P Singh as DIG, Narcotics; R P Singh as DIG, Rewa; Harinarayan Chari as incharge DIG-SSP, Indore; Anil Kumar Sharma as incharge DIG, Chambal range; Bhagwat Singh Chauhan as incharge DIG, Jabalpur range; G K Pathak as incharge, DIG, Chhindwara; Sudhir Lad as incharge DIG, Shahdol; K B Sharma as incharge DIG, rural Bhopal; Avinash Sharma as incharge DIG, Ratlam; Manoj Sharma as incharge DIG, SB; M S Sikarwar as SP, Jabalpur; IP Arjaria as SP, PHQ, Bhopal; Anil Maheshwari as Commandant 23rd Bt Bhopal; Akhilesh Jha as Commandant 34th Bt Dhar; Ashish as SP, Gwalior; Sanjay Tiwari as AIG,PHQ; Anil Singh Kushwah as SP, Bhind; R K Hingankar as Commandant 1st Bt, Indore; R R S Parihar as SP, Sheopur; Anshuman Singh as AIG, PHQ; Krishnaveni Desawatu as SRP, Indore; Amit Singh as SP, Ratlam; Navneet Bhasin as SP, Khandwa; O P Tripathi as SP, Mandsaur; Monika Shukla as SP, Shajapur; Mahesh Chandra Jain as SP, Jhabua; Avadesh Kumar Goswami as SP, east Indore; Sunil Kumar Pandey as SP, Shivpuri; Virendra Kumar Singh as SP, dhar; Saket Prakasth Pandey as SP, Burhanpur; Manish Kumar Agrawal as SP, west Indore; D Kalyan chakravorty as SP, Khargone; Siddharth Bahuguna as SP, south bhopal; Prashant Khare as SP, Barwani; Riyaj Iqbal as SP, Panna; Vivek Agrawal as Commandant, 5th Bt, Morena; Kumar Pratik as Commandant, 17th Bt, Bhind; Shivdayal as Commandant, 24th Bt, Ratlam; Vivek Singh as Commandant, 2nd Bt, Guna; Mayank Awasthi as Commandant, 26th Bt, Guna and Shailendra Singh Chauhan was posted as Commandant, 29th Bt, Datia.

Satya Prakash Tucker gets extension as Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh (UPDATED)

Satya Prakash Tucker, Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh, has been given an extension in the office for a period of three months upto February 28, 2017. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Sanjay Kothari likely to be appointed Chairman, PESB (UPDATED)

Sanjay Kothari, former Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), is likely to be appointed as Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)? He is a 1978 batch retired IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

S N Agarwal appointed as GM, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata (UPDATED)
S N Agarwal has been appointed as General Manager, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata. He is an IRSE officer.

D K Sharma appointed as GM, Central Railway, Mumbai (UPDATED)
D K Sharma has been appointed as General Manager, Central Railway, Mumbai. He is an IRSEE officer.

K Pradeep Chandra appointed as new Chief Secretary, Telangana (UPDATED)
K Pradeep Chandra has been appointed as new Chief Secretary to the Government of Telangana. Chandra, who belongs to a 1982 batch, succeeded present incumbent Dr Rajiv Sharma upon his retirement.
(We said this on Nov 21, 2016)

V B Kumar appointed as CVO in BEML, Bangalore (UPDATED)
Vidya Bhushan Kumar has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML), Bangalore. He is a 1987 batch IFS officers of Punjab cadre.

Md Asad Alam is also Director, Engineering, BSCL (UPDATED)
Md Asad Alam has been given the additional charge of the post of Director (Engineering), Burn Standard Company Limited (BSCL).

Debabrata Banerjee posted as Under Secretary, DoPT (UPDATED)
Debabrata Banerjee, Under Secretary, has been posted to the Department of Personnel & Training.

A C Verma appointed as Chairman, DSSSB in Delhi (UPDATED)
Ashish Chandra Verma has been transferred and posted as Chairman, DSSSB with additional charge of Secretary (SC/ST/OBC/Minorities). He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Tenure of Railway Minister's Private Secretary curtailed (UPDATED)
The tenure of Ashish Madhaorao More as Private Secretary to Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister, has been curtailed placing him on compulsory wait. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

CORPORATE

Swapan Kumar Garai promoted as ED, SRU in SAIL

Swapan Kumar Garai has been promoted from General Manager (Works), SRU to Executive Director, SRU in Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

Sharma designated as CFO of PNB

P K Sharma, General Manager, Punjab National Bank has been designated as Chief Financial Officer of the Bank w.e.f December 1, 2016.

Singh designated as CS of Punjab National Bank

Balbir Singh has been designated as Company Secretary of Punjab National Bank w.e.f December 1, 2016.

Harish ceases to be Independent Director of Hotel Leela Venture Ltd

Anil Harish has resigned as Independent Director of Hotel Leela Venture Limited due to his other professional commitments.

Kazim resigns as Director (HR & Personnel) of Exide Industries Limited

Nadeem Kazim has resigned as Director (HR & Personnel) of Exide Industries Limited due to personal reasons.

Kumra appointed as MD of Mckinsey & Co. in India

Gautam Kumra has been appointed as Managing Director of Mckinsey & Co. in India.

Pallap appointed as CS of Quess Corp Ltd

Quess Corp Limited has appointed Sudershan Pallap as Company Secretary of the company.

Ms Baral appointed CS of Usha Martin Education & Solutions Ltd

Usha Martin Education & Solutions Ltd has appointed Ms Chaitee Baral as the Company Secretary of the company.

Rao is Nominee Director on GTL Board

IDBI Bank Limited has nominated Badri Srinivasa Rao , Chief General Manager of the Bank as a Director on the Board of Directors of GTL Ltd.

Chakraborty resigns as ED of Manaksia Industries Ltd

Amit Chakraborty has resigned as Executive Director of Manaksia Industries Limited due to personal reasons.

(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)

Demonetization and its effects

Demonetization is a policy decision of Govt. and is going on well and appreciated by the majority of the people. Govt. announced a threshold deposit limit of 2.5 lakhs between 10th November 16 to 30th December 16 below which people can deposit without any income tax queries. Now further policy has to be developed above this figure. Putting any caveat below this limit may affect the image and trust and confidence of the people. Fiscal policy should be stable and rules to be framed before the start of game. Any retrospective implementation may raise the question of doubt in the mind of people. Govt. has all powers in hand, in case any information about some fictitious deposit is received, the case can be investigated by respective Govt. organisations. As per media report, it is estimated that nearly 4 lakh crore may not be deposited which will be windfall gain to the Govt. It is submitted that let the process to continue smoothly without disturbing it. Above the threshold limit Govt. may decide the policy how to take it forward. World is also watching. It is also alleged that changing position now and then may impact the investment. As per one of the media debate, it is alleged that Rural spending will go down in short term will impact FMCG, labour intensive industries etc. may also have influence in GDP growth rate. Department of revenue has to take a cautious approach in framing further guidelines/policies taking all the factors into consideration so people have more confidence and trust in Govt. policies. All the best.

N Prakash

Surgical strike needed on corrupt CPSEs

Surgical strike needed on most corrupt CPSEs such as Coal , Mining, Steel, Highways, hydropower.

Venki

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