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Nitesh Shah

POLITICS

This is History (421)
The Liberals took out the teeth , but still the Lords remained with a great deal of power to hold up and interfere.

UP and voting pattern
Political observers say that there is going to be heavy polling in UP election only on caste lines. And big chunk of neutral voters will vote for the BJP.


2017 could be Year of the Lion
I'm in Shimla and as usual, I meet my Respected Friend , who is a Retired Senior Bureaucrat. We meet at Café Sol …a lovely place with a magnificent view. Over Soups, freshly baked bread and Salads we get chatting.

Respected Friend: So must be getting colder in the plains!!!
Me: Yes Sir mornings and evenings there is a nip in the air….but the election scene is raising temperatures….!!!
RF: Yes this time more heated… because Kejriwal's Party is in the fray…. by God this man can politicize anything…. by the way just yesterday a retired colleague met me … he gave me some insights on the upcoming Punjab election!!! He said there are three parameters … Programs …. Leadership and Ideology…
M: Very interesting Sir….
RF: In the Programs category Badal is way ahead with 60% … Amrinder 30% and Kejriwal 10% ... based on sheer guesswork .... because the reports from Delhi are not too good and no track record in Punjab … more of politicking is seen.... and on delivery too Badal leads by miles!! On Leadership… Badal lags behind Amrinder and Kejriwal gets just 2%.... you see Amrinder via his Bully and Brash image goes ahead of Badal… who in actuality has better Leadership qualities and skills and then there is anti-incumbency too which brings Badal down…. on Ideology …again Badal is way ahead… Amrinder next and Kejriwal a distant third!!!
M: Interesting… on parameters that should decide, Badal is way ahead!!! Amrinder's masterstroke was.... putting Father and Son behind bars!!!! This has given him a fearless and decisive tag!!!
RF: Well if I was Badal's advisor I'd advise go hammer and tongs on comparing the work done during his stint …. show both promised and implemented… planned and unplanned!!
M: What's wrong with Kejriwal and Rahul….someone who has committed suicide is being portrayed as a Martyr … I'm sure Faujis must be thinking ….. seems Indians value Suicide for personal reasons...... more than Martyrdom for the Nation!!!
RF: It's so sad ….. and believe me there is a lot more to come out on this suicide!!! Wait and watch…..his doling out a Crore is nothing but a Publicity stunt.... he should take it from his Ad Budget!!!!
M: And Sir Saint Antony needs to provide some proof to back up what he's said… that Rahul asked PM MMS to deliver on OROP!!! In my opinion, it is more of a knee-jerk reaction to Rahul getting egg on his face… Grandma revoked OROP and reduced salaries of Faujis… Father twiddled thumbs on this issue and Mother did drama..... and he's questioning Modi who has delivered on OROP ... if not full... 90%!!! I hear DP has asked Kejriwal to share info on his allegation that Judges feared their phones were being tapped!!!
M: Ha ha…. he'll politicize this too….he will heckle and shout....how can Modi's Police ask a CM to divulge issues …. I have taken an oath of secrecy!!!!
MF: Yes then he should submit his reply to the Najib Jung who administered him his Oath of Secrecy!!!
M: And I think it's time Rahul took a sabbatical for some time… he's inflicted enough pain on Congress with his gaffes!!! Now Congis will demand that they should be informed of his Program a day in advance and a gist of his stands on issues, so that they can prepare to dish out excuses… off the cuff it's difficult to do so!!!
M: Sir fingers crossed GST will roll out by April 2017 …. I think India could have a kind of Tax Perestroika …. restructure Income Tax too next year…. slabs and rates!!!! One thing Jaitley should keep in mind …. because when it comes to IT rates he always compares our rates with rates in Developed Countries…. he should remember there they have Social Security!!! Here there's no such Net for the Tax Payer here !!
MF: I think he'd prefer to wait on the IT Reforms to 2018…. but if he does it in 2017… it'll be the Year of the Lion….. Lion being the honest Tax Payer …. and believe me, the honesty levels are at an all-time high!!!!

Disclaimer: Satire. Not aimed at influencing or informing. Inputs from MSM, SM and Blogs


VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Nine officers selected as JD, ED
As many as nine officers of various services have been selected as Joint Director, Enforcement Directorate (ED). They are: Vishal Sanaf, IRS; Dinesh Bhoiyer, IRS; Dajebder Siddhu, IRS-IT; Manik Abel, IRS; Raman Gupta, IPS; Sanjay Lawania, IPS; GauriShankar, IPS; Neeraj Gupta, IPS and Rajeshwar Singh ED cadre.

S K Sinha promoted as Special Director, IB
S K Sinha, Additional Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB) has been promoted as Special Director in IB. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
(We said this on Sep 21,2016)

Post of Mrs Rina Mitra as ADG BSF, upgraded to Special DG level
The post of Mrs Rina Mitra as ADG, BSF, has been upgraded to the rank of Special Director General after promotion. She is a 1983 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.
(We said this on August 24)

Post of Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar as Director, NCB upgraded to Special DG level
The post of Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar as Director, National Crime Bureau (NCB) has been upgraded to the rank of Special Director General after promotion. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Post of A K Patnaik as CEO, NATGRID upgraded to Special DG level
The post of A K Patnaik as CEO, NATGRID, has been upgraded to the rank of Special Director General after promotion. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Shortage of 250 Judges in High Courts
According to sources, there are about 250 vacancies in various high courts all over the country.

Hemant Kumar Member Mechanical, Railway Board retiring in Nov
Hemant Kumar, Member (Mechanical) in the Railway Board, is retiring on November 11, 2016. He is a 1978 batch IRSME officer.

P K Sharma appointed as Central Registrar, MD &CEO, CERSAI
Praveen Kumar Sharma, GM, State Bank of India, has been appointed as Central Registrar, MD & CEO in the Central Registry of Securitization Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI).

Transferred 67 times in 32 years
It is now open fact that State governments force bureaucrats to dance to their tune otherwise ready to face the music. Latest case is from Haryana where a senior IAS officer Pradeep Kasni was transferred for the 67th time during span of 32 years service. He has been now transferred from Welfare of SC & BC Department to Haryana Land Reclamation Development Corporation as MD.

Is this reason behind suspension ?
What is the reason behind suspension of Bala Prasad, a 1983 batch IFS officer of M-N batch? Many in the ministry of tribal affairs are trying to find out reasons. But if sources are to be believed, Minister was not happy with him because he could not publicise the tribal Carnival which was inaugurated by the PM.

Shatrughna Singh to be new CIC, Uttarakhand ?
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Shatrughan Singh who is scheduled to retire in December is likely to be appointed new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).He is 1983 batch IAS officer.

Poonam joins Bihar cadre
Rajasthan cadre 1995 batch IAS officer has assumed charge of the general administration department in Bihar.

Ms Sidhu appointed as Accountant General, E &RSA, Ahmedabad
Upon returning from training, Ms Gurveen Sidhu has been posted as Accountant General (E&RSA), Gujarat, Ahmedabad. She is a 1995 batch IA&AS officer.

Kamaljeet Singh appointed as DCF in Regional Office in Ministry
Kamaljeet Singh, Deputy Director, Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, has been appointed as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Regional Office in the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change in Dehradun. He is a 2004 batch IFS officer of Bihar cadre.

Rakesh Mohan appointed as DG, GASAB
Upon return from deputation, Rakesh Mohan has been posted as Director General, Government Accounting Standards Advisory Board (GASAB). He is 1987 batch IA&AS officer.

Bishwadip Dey accredited as Ambassador to Dominica
Bishwadip Dey presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Commonwealth of Dominica. He is a 2001 batch IFS officer.

MHA asks Rajasthan Govt to relieve Om Prakash to join as GM, FCI
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Government of Rajasthan to relieve Om Prakash of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as General Manager, Food Corporation of India (FCI), Panchkula deputed by the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

B Nagabhushana Reddy accredited as Ambassador to Benin
B Nagabhushana Reddy presently Ambassador of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Benin. He is a 1993 batch IFS officer.

Bombay High Court gets three Judges
Justice Kalidas Laxmanrao Wadane, Kumari Justice Indira Kanahaiyalal Jain and Dr Justice Shalini Shashank Phansalkar Joshi, Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court, have been appointed as Judges of the Bombay High Court.

Rakesh Ranjan posted to IRISET
Upon return from deputation to Central Electronics Limited, Sahibad(U.P.), Rakesh Ranjan has been posted to Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications(IRISET). He is an IRSSE officer.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Punjab
A number of IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Punjab. Accordingly, Dhruv Dhahiya has been posted as ADCP, Traffic Ludhiana while Sandeep Garg was made ADCP, Headquarter Ludhiana and Seva Singh is SP Investigation Sangrur. Similarly, Amarjeet Singh has been appointed as SP, Headquarter Sangrur; Jasvir Singh Rai as SP, Headquarter, SBS Nagar; Balraj Singh as SP, Security and Traffic Patiala; Sukhdev Singh as SP, Patiala; Balvir Singh as SP Operation Security and Traffic Kapurthala; Bahadur Singh as SP, Investigation Kapurthala;, Rajkumar as AC 3rd IRB, Ludhiana; Tilak Raj as ADCP, special Branch, Amritsar, Harpreet Singh as SP, Invesgitation; Hoshiyarpur; Harmeet Singh Hundal as AC 80th Bt PAP, Jalandhar; Joginder Singh as Superintendent of Central Jail Ludhiana; Gursevak Singh as SP, Investigation Batala; Gurdeep Singh as SP Investigation Faridkot;Sandeep Kumar Sharma as ADCP-4, Ludhiana; Deshraj as SP Malot, Davinder Singh as SP Bathinda; Gurnam Singh as SP, Security and Traffic Tarantaran; Balbir Singh as Assistant Commandant 6th IRB Laddakothi, Sangrur and Shailendra Singh was posted as ADCP-2, Amritsar.

Three IAS officers shifted in Maharashtra
A L Jarhad, Joint Chief Executive Officer, MIDC, Mumbai has been posted as Secretary (ADF), Agriculture and ADF Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai while A B Misal was posted as Joint Chief Executive Officer, MIDC and Amol Yedage is appointed as Assistant Collector, Kalmanuri Sub Division, Dist Hingoli in Maharashtra.

IFS officer Nisheeth Saxena to attend professional skill course
A 2002 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre, Nisheeth Saxena will be attending a 30th Professional Skill Up-gradation Course (PSUC) being conducted by Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) from November 7 to January 13, 2017.

Munish Kumar transferred as Executive Director, RUDSICO
Munish Kumar Garg has been transferred as Executive Director, Rajasthan State Water Sewerage and Infrastructure Corporation Limited(RUDSICO), Jaipur. He is an IFS officer.

T Vijay Kumar appointed as Advisor to AP Government
T Vijay Kumar has been appointed as Advisor to the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He is a retired IAS officer.

Delhi High Court gets five Judges (UPDATED)
Vinod Goel, Chander Shekhar, Mrs Ami Malhotra, Yogesh Khanna, and Anil Kumar Chawla have been appointed as Judges in Delhi High Court.

CORPORATE

B N Thakur promoted as ED, RDCIS in SAIL
B N Thakur has been promoted from General Manager (SMS-II & CCS), BSL to Executive Director, RDCIS in Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

Bhaskar ceases to be Part-time Non-Official Director of Corporation Bank
Bonam Venkata Bhaskar has ceased to be Part-time Non-Official Director of Corporation Bank.

Dwivedi resigns as VP ( Corporate Finance & Strategy) of PVP Ventures Ltd
Piyush Dwivedi has resigned as Vice President ( Corporate Finance & Strategy) of PVP Ventures Limited.

Ms Majumdar designated as ED ( Medical) of Pfizer Ltd
Pfizer Limited has designated Dr (Ms) Anurita Majumdar as Executive Director ( Medical) of the company.

Parekh appointed as CS of Tree House Education & Accessories Ltd
Tree House Education & Accessories Limited has appointed Devanshu Parekh as Company Secretary of the company.

Sampath appointed as Addl. Independent Director of Dharani Sugars & Chemicals Ltd
Dharani Sugars & Chemicals Ltd has appointed V R S Sampath as Additional Independent Director of the company.

Dev appointed CS of Unitech Ltd
Unitech Limited has appointed Rishi Dev as Company Secretary of the company.

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Venom being spilled against civil services
These days lot of venom is being spilled against civil services mainly ITS in this column.
Being as an outsider, there is a food for thought…
Why Accounting Service, WPC service, Building Works services, Architecture service was left by 6CPC for abolishment? Whether ITS are being made scapegoat ?
Does the DoT have setup like Income TAX department for collection of license fee from operators? How many transactions are there in telecom department on annual basis? Does DoT really need a dedicated finance service required to handle it? As far as I know, telecom companies calculate their gross revenue at their own , do some adjustment based on TRAI/DoT guidelines and deposit the license fee. Why in postal department, all receipts on account of postal sale proceeds, financial services are being being administered by IPoS and not by IPTFAS ?
Someone told me that DoT hires third party vendor to run the spectrum bidding process based on Wireless wing spectrum availability then where is the role of accounting people in whole process ?
Really DoT has been hijacked by finance people. God help ITS. They are really having a tough time. ITS service which once created such a big empire running from Leh to Kanayaumari , man behind telecom ecosystem, always steered the department to nations growth are being sidelined. It looks ITS are working too good being in silos but to emerge as a cadre they have to unite and fight hard like IPoS. ITS need a lesson from IPoS.
Subhitha M. P.

The unrecognized Civil Service - IP&TAFS
Department of Telecom (DoT) has transformed itself from Service provider to a Policy maker, Regulator and Revenue assurer. Technical wing of DoT became BSNL and Regulatory wing was made into statutory TRAI. So DoT no longer remained a technical department - DoT major functions are mostly Policy, Revenue and Finance related only. The IP&TAFS Group A service officers who are is recruited through the most coveted Civil Services Exam have been manning the Finance wings of DoT. It is a fact that many top rankers with diverse background like Engineering, MBA, CA, Doctors, etc chose this service with zeal to work in the most dynamic field in the world now.. If you see the main functions of DoT as of now, which are Spectrum & Licence fees, Audit functions, USOF, all are related to Finance. Glaring facts like recent CAG audit showing a revenue loss of Rs. 12000 crore, 2G scam, etc are happening because DoT is still considered as a technical department and no due care is given to Finance/Revenue people. Hope the service which collects & assesses the largest non-tax revenue is recognized and given due care to function efficiently
Satish Kumar

Congratulations
Congratulation, for his promotion as Chief Commissioner Central Custom and Excise.I have worked under him. He is a dynamic Officer.
B R Arya (Rtd. officer from DoPT)

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