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Kanakasabapathy IRTS ( R )

POLITICS

This is History (374)
The old order changeth yielding place to new.

Gujarat Bureaucracy Means Business (3)
Whispersinthecorridors.com's Business Editor Abul Hasan visited Gujarat Secretariat in Gandhi Nagar the other day and what he saw was unbelievable. He shares some of the unforgettable moments of his visit.
Consistency is the benchmark of the office of Additional Chief Secretary (Personnel) (I/C) Anil Mukim. Due to his efficiency, the 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre has been one of the trusted bureaucrat of former Chief Minister of Gujarat and present Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. Whispers in the corridors found smooth working and Mukim impact in the bureaucracy of Gujarat.

Who will pay Minister's shopping bill ?
If sources are to be believed, a Secretary of a ministry refused to pass the bill of in- charge minister. It is said that after purchasing the minister send the bill to the secretary for payments. But the secretary said " no" and returned the bill to the minister. Whether payment has been made or not only minister and secretary could tell the truth.

Is CM of UP really worried about L & O ?
Akhilesh Yadav, CM seems to be more worried about UP 's Law & Order situation. In a meeting he warned police and administrative officers regarding law and order situation of the state. It said that he asked police officers to honour your uniform and take stern action against erring subordinate officers. According to sources CM himself has started monitoring the state's law and order situation.

Longest time ailing Governor
Ram Naresh Yadav, the out going Governor of MP was longest time ailing Governor. Though he completed his term but he was was not in good health throughout his tenure. According to sources most of the time he was hospitalised.

BUREAUCRACY

Lt Gen Surinder Singh to be Army Commander at Western Command ?
Lt Gen Surinder Singh is being tipped to be GOC-in-C Western Command at Chandimandir. He was earlier posted in Siliguri.

Justice Alok Aradhe moves to J & K High Court
Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Alok Aradhe has been moved to the J & K High Court.
( We said this on March 31,2016 )

Peter to be Chairman in AP ?
J Raymond Peter is likely to be appointed Chairman of the District Reorganisation Authority in telangana. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.

No candidate appears for Director (Mktg), HECL
No candidate has appeared for the interviews for the post of Director (Marketing), Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL) held by the PESB on September 9, 2016.

K K Tripathy appointed Director, Higher Education
K K Tripathy has been appointed as Director in the Department of Higher Education. He is a 1999 batch IES officer.

Vaid is now DG Law & Order in J &K
SP Vaid has been appointed Director General in-charge of Law and Order and Coordination. He is 1984 batch IPS officer. SK Misra, a 1985 batch IPS officer has been posted as Director General of Prisons in place of Vaid.

Shubha and Bhaskar from Odisha empanelled as Joint Secretary
Out of three IAS officers of 1999 batch from Odisha cadre, Shubha Sarma and Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India.

Ms Mandeep Kaur appointed as Deputy Secretary, Revenue in GoI
Ms Mandeep Kaur has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Revenue in Government of India. She is a 2004 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.

Technology use have increased many fold
During NDA govt's rule the use of technology have increased many fold in the govt routine work. Union ministers are doing unveiling of plaque by remote control . Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister using this technology frequently to start new facilities. PM and other ministers are engaging NIC for video conferencing and other remote controlled facilities.

Ms Srihari Rao promoted to Commissioner of Customs grade
M Srihari Rao has been promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise. He is an IRS-Customs officer.

Ms Suja promoted to Joint Commissioner of Customs grade
Ms Suja K K has been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise. She is an IRS-Customs officer.

Three IAS officers transferred in Goa
The state government on Friday transferred 3 IAS officers to new places of posting. Angelo Fernandes has been appointed new Collector of North Goa in place of Nila Mohan who has been removed from the post. T S Sawant will be new Labour Commissioner, Goa.

Delhi Police transfer list likely next week
Since the scheduled JCA meeting has postponed now long awaited transfer list of Delhi Police is likely to be out after Ied.

P C Meena appointed as PS to C R Chaudhary
P C Meena has been deputed as Private Secretary to C R Chaudhary, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Niraj Kumar is also DDG, PG, QA & I, Postal Directorate
Niraj Kumar has been given the additional charge of DDG (PG, QA & I), Postal Directorate. He is a 1992 batch Indian Postal Service officer.

Ramji Om deputed to RCIL as GM
Ramji Om, Sr. DFM, Western Railway has been selected for deputation to RCIL as GM/Finance/Mumbai for a period of three years. He is an IRAS officer.

7 IRAS officers given new postings
As many as seven IRAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places. Accordingly, Mrs Tanuja Thakur Khalho has been transferred to Eastern Railway in SA grade while B L Meena was posted to Modern Coach Factory/Rae Bareli in SA grade. Similarly, K K Goyal has been posted to North Eastern Railway in SA grade while M D Jawed Mazhar was transferred to Eastern Railway in SA grade; Hamim Ahmed to CORE; Ms Richa Khare to Western Railway in the same grade and David Lalmalsawna has been transferred to Northeast Frontier Railway in the same grade.

Romel Singh Jamwal joins as Director, Conservation
Romel Singh Jamwal, Superintending Archaeological Engineer, has assumed the charge as Director, Conservation at ASI, Headquarters, New Delhi. He is an Archaeologist.

Sandeep Raj is also CVO, CMPFO, Dhanbad
Sandeep Raj, CVO, CMPDIL, has been assigned an additional charge of CVO, Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO), Dhanbad. He is an IRS-IT officer.

D P Roy promoted to JAG
D P Roy presently in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has been promoted to Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). He is an IRAS officer.

Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in J&K
As many as six IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Jammu and Kashmir. Accordingly, Pramod Kumar Jain has been appointed as Chairman, J&K Bureau of Public Enterprises while Bharat Bhushan Vyas holds an additional charge of Principal Secretary to Chief Minister with other charges Inforamtion, Hospitality & Protocol, Civil Aviation and Estates Departments and Lokesh Dutt Jha is Financial Commissioner Revenue. Besides, Navin Kumar Choudhary has been appointed as Commissioner/Secretary, Finance Department; Ms Vineeta Gupta as Transport Commissioner and Parvez Iqbal was posted as Commissioner, Commercial Taxes.

Raghavendra Rao Balakrishna promoted as GM, SBI
Raghavendra Rao Balakrishna has been promoted to the grade of General Manager in State Bank of India (SBI).

Two IPS officers transferred in UP
Two IPS officers of different batches have been transferred in UP. Love Kumar, SSP, Aligarh has been transferred and attached with the DGP office while Rajesh Pandey, SP, ATS, joines as SSP Aligarh.

S F A I Ahmed appointed as Deputy CEO (Ope), Haj Committee (UPDATED)
S F A I Ahmed, Assistant Commissioner, Gurgaon CX-I, have been appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Operations) in the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai. He is an IRS-Customs officer.

CORPORATE

ED's interview in BHEL soon ?
Interview for Executive Director in the BHEL are expected to take place in September end or next month. About a dozen vacancies of ED are to be filled up.

Banerjee elevated as CEO of Stewarts & Lloyds of India Ltd
Stewarts & Lloyds of India Ltd has elevated D Banerjee as Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Palkhiwala appointed CFO of TGB Banquets and Hotels Ltd
TGB Banquets and Hotels Ltd has appointed Vishal Palkhiwala as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Agrawal appointed CFO of Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd
Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd has appointed Sandeep Agrawal as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Two Independent Directors cease to be on Board of Mandhana Industries Ltd
Khurshed Thanawalla and Prashant Asher have ceased to be Independent Directors of Mandhana Industries Limited.

Dedhia appointed Independent Director of Simplex Castings Ltd
Simplex Castings Ltd has appointed Champak K Dedhia as Independent Director of the company.

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News about likely extension to Arundhati Bhattacharya makes sad reading
News regarding further extension to Arundhati Bhattacharya,Chair-Managing Director of State Bank of India, makes sad reading. Even by global standards, India is endowed reservoir of highly talented, motivated and brilliant Managers who are passionate, ambitious, competent and with a vision. Government will do well to name a successor, with out further delay and end the uncertainty. By doing so, GoI under the pragmatic leadership of Modi, will be sending the right signal.
kanakasabapathy IRTS ( R )

First vacancy in BHEL
Information is wrong. First vacancy is on 01/12/2017
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" Be you ever so high, Law is always above you "
The media reports of a delegation of 15 JSs (of MHA) approaching the Home Minister to intercede in favour of a fellow JS , who was suspended along with three junior officers ( 2 USs and 1 SO- all from " downtrodden Services " ) in connection with the renewal of FCRA licence of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's NGO, has jolted the conscience of one and all. Request for revocation of suspension of JS on the plea that he was 'wrongly punished' for 'lapses committed by junior officers', is bizarre, irrational, unethical, arbitrary- based on pick and choose. The undignified behaviour on part of an advantaged group of officers, has demoralized the lower echelons of bureaucracy. WIC informs of re-allocation of portfolio on interim basis. One trusts the inquiry is conducted in a fair manner and all those found guilty, must be punished appropriately as per law of the land. The lapse is quite serious.
Why should someone invoke the doctrine of selective punishment without completion of enquiry that is supposedly underway. The government is expected to resist peer pressure from an advantaged group in decision making. All officers must be treated at par- as part of collective responsibility in decision making. Lobbying by serving officers, is unpardonable. All officers' and Services' associations are statutorily obliged to refrain from behaving like Unions in terms of the Conduct Rules. It will be appropriate for DoP&T/ PMO to re-circulate the instructions to refresh the memory of lazy bureaucrats.
A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)

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