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POLITICS

This is History (222)
We in the present age, have got used to idea of the republics and hardly take kings seriously.

This is India today !
Message is loud and clear. One need not elaborate.

TMC to form govt in WB ?
Às per indications reaching Delhi indicate that TMC is likely to get the majority in West Bengal assembly elections. CPM-Cong alliance won't be able to stop TMC. BJP vote share likely to increase.

In Assam hung assembly predicted ?
According to observers this time Assam is likely to see hung assembly and chances of coalition government are bright.

AIADMK is ahead in TN?
Jayalalita lead AIADMK is said to far ahead in TN assembly elections. According to sources DMK- Cong alliance and Vijaykanta factor likely to affect ADMK in some pockets but it is said Jayalalita will return to power.

Total investment stands at Rs 10,96,057 cr in all CPSEs
Total investment (equity plus long term loans) in all CPSEs stood at Rs. 10,96,057 crore as on 31.3.2015 compared to Rs. 9,92,096 crore as on 31.3.2014, recording a growth of 10.48%.

"Modi has no parallel"
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi who till a little less than two years ago was beloved of the majority might be losing charm in the opinion of some people but the question is that does any one else including his opponents - Rahul, Mulayam or Lalu - have any charm ?
This question came up in the wake of response of the surfers of whispersinthecorridors.com who were asked - "Is PM Narendra Modi losing his charm ? Is he a changed man ?" While some replied in the affirmative, majority did not agree and some of them even asked who else among Indian politicians can stand parallel to him and suggested 'to see the things in the right perspective'.

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BUREAUCRACY

14 officers short-listed for DMD in SBI
As many as 14 officers have reportedly been short-listed for the promotion to the grade of Deputy Managing Director (DMD) in State Bank of India (SBI).The officers include: Anil Kishora, Pendyalay Surya Prakasha Rao, Debashish Sarkar, chalasani Venkat Nageswar, Mrs Anurada Rao, Pallav Mohapatra, Rameh Babu Boddu, Badal Chandra Das, Neeraj Vyas, Venugopala B Reddy, Prashant Kumar, Mani Palvesan, Ajit Sood and Mrs Padmaja Chunduru. DPC is expected to meet early next month to select about half a dozen posts.

Arun Kumar Sinha is new SPG Chief
Arun Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Director, Special Protection Group (SPG). He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Nikunj Kumar Shrivastava appointed Joint Secretary, DoPT
Nikunj Kumar Shrivastava has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Gyanesh Bharti appointed Joint Secretary, Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Gyanesh Bharti has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. He is a 1998 batch UT cadre.

S K Dev Verman appointed Joint Secretary, Minority Affairs
S K Dev Verman has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Vikram Singh Gaur appointed Joint Secretary, NITI Aayog
Vikram Singh Gaur has been appointed as Joint Secretary, NITI Aayog. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

R K Sudhanshu appointed Joint Secretary, Electronics & IT
R K Sudhanshu has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics & Information Technology. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Santosh D Vaidya appointed as Joint Secretary, New & Renewable Energy
Santosh D Vaidya has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Vivek Joshi appointed as Joint Secretary, Expenditure
Vivek Joshi has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

O P Chaudhary appointed as Joint Secretary, Animal Husbandry
O P Chaudhary has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries. he is a 1989 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.

S C Barmma appointed as Joint Secretary, Justice
S C Barmma has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Justice. He is a 1987 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Rakesh Kumar appointed as Sr DDG, ICMR
Rakesh Kumar has been appointed as Senior DDG, ICMR at Joint Secretary level, Department of Health Researhc. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

K Rajeshwar Rao appointed as Joint Secretary, Health & Family Welfare
K Rajeshwar Rao has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

AAI Chief asked to step down ?
Airports Authority of India Chief R K Srivastava has reportedly been asked to step down. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Arun Kumar to hold charge of AAI Chief
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Arun Kumar will hold charge of the AAI Chief. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Who will be new PS to Tomar ?
Who will succeed Nikunj Srivastava as PS to Steel Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. One MP cadre IAS officer is likely to be new PS.

Rokkam Gopala Rao selected for MD, HNL
Rokkam Gopala Rao, Director (Finance), IL lien with RINL, has been selected for the post of Managing Director, Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 17, 2016. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Kharola to be ACS to Karnataka Chief Minister ?
Pradeep Kumar Kharola is likely to be appointed new ACS to Karnataka Chief Minister. He is 1985 batch IAS officer.

Will Reddy be Principal Secretary to Karnataka CM ?
E V Ramanna Reddy is likely to be appointed Principal Secretary to the Karnataka Chief Minister in May. He is 1988 batch IAS officer.

Two Chief Secretaries in Andamans ?
Are two Chief Secretaries functioning simultaneously in Andaman Island ?.There are reports to this effect.

Suresh Babu yet to be appointed Director (Ope), CSL
The post of Director (Operations), Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has been lying vacant since September 1, 2015. However, Suresh Babu N V, CGM, CSL, was selected for this post, but he is yet to be appointed.

Two IAS officers out of five from Gujarat empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Only two IAS officers out of five belonging to 1998 batch from Gujarat cadre have been empanelled for Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India.

Vipin Kumar Bansal appointed as DIGF, NTCA
Vipin Kumar Bansal has been appointed as DIG Forests in NTCA under the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change. He is a 1997 batch IFS officer.

Ajay Mathur deputed as JGM, RVNL, Bhopal
Ajay Mathur has been deputed to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) as JGM/Electrical, Bhopal. He is an IRSEE.

Mushathick transferred to Kolkata Metro Railway
Mushathick H Sulthan presently ICF, Chennai has been appointed as FA&CAO, Metro Railway, Kolkata. He is an IRAS officer.

A K Srivastava appointed as AGM, Central Railway
A K Srivastava presently in Western Railway has been transferred and posted as Additional General Manager, Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Deepak Rao appointed Deputy Director, DIPP
Deepak Rao has been appointed as Deputy Director in the office of Economic Adviser, DIPP. He is a 2008 batch IES officer.

Tiakala Lynda Yaden promoted to SAG
Tiakala Lynda Yaden has been transferred to DDG (Accounts), DoT Headquarters after promotion to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG). He is an officer of Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service group 'A'.

Praveen Mishra transferred to ASI, Patna Circle
Praveen Kumar Mishra has been transferred from ASI, Srinagar circle Jammu to ASI, Patna Circle, Patna.

Sukamal Chandra Basu appointed as Independent Director, SCI
Sukamal Chandra Basu has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).

Arun Balakrishnan appointed Independent Director, SCI
Arun Balakrishnan has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).

Govind Bhikaji Parvatkar appointed Independent Director, SCI
Govind Bhikaji Parvatkar has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).

Mrs Rupa Shekhar Rai appointed Independent Director, CSL
Mrs Rupa Shekhar Rai has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).

Radhakrishna Menon appointed Independent Director, CSL
Radhakrishna Menon has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).

Krishna Das E appointed Independent Director, CSL
Krishna Das E has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).

Dr Shobha Waghmare appointed Independent Director, DCI
Dr Ms Shobha (Vrushali) Waghmare has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI).

Ms Sheila Sangwan appointed Independent Director, DCI
Ms Sheila Sangwan has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI).

Vacancy of ADG arising in Tourism in April
A vacancy of Additional Director General at Joint Secretary level is arising in the Ministry of Tourism in April 2016.

Vacancy of Joint Secretary arising in Electronics & IT in April
A vacancy of Joint Secretary is arising in the Department of Electronics & Information Technology in April 2016.

Y K Sharma gets HAG
Y K Sharma has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) in the Central Water Engineering.

Hitesh Chandra Awasthi empanelled as ADG in GoI
Hitesh Chandra Awasthi has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General posts in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

10 IRTS officers get JAG (UPDATED)
As many as 10 officers belonging to Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) have been promoted to Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). They are: A K Saini of CR; Raj Pati Jha of ECR; Nandeesh Shukla and Pawan Kumar Singh of WR; Narmadeshwar Jha of CR; Pushp Raj of NR; Brijesh Kumar Mishra of NCR; Ajit Kumar Sinha of NR and Pankaj Kumar and Rupesh Kumar of ECR.

Two IAS officers shifted in J&K (UPDATED)
Ravinder Kumar has been appointed as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kathua while Md Aijaz was made Additional Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.

Anup Kumar Satpathy joins as GGM, CONCOR, Nagpur (UPDATED)
Anup Kumar Satpathy presently in South East Central Railway, Nagpur, has taken over the charge as Group General Manager (Commercial & Operations), CONCOR at Central region, Nagpur for a period of three years. He is a 1993 batch IRTS officer.

Sanjay Swarup selected as Director (IM&O), CONCOR (UPDATED)
Sanjay Swarup, GGM, CONCOR, has been selected for the post of Director (IM&O), Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 18, 2016. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Ayukawa re-appointed MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has re-appointed Kenichi Ayukawa as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2016

Hasuike appointed Joint MD of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Toshiaki Hasuike has been appointed as Joint Managing Director of Maruti Suzuki India Limited w.e.f. April 27, 2016.

Kalra ceases to be Independent Director of MMTC Ltd
Arvind Kalra has ceased to be Independent Director of MMTC Limited.

Singhania appointed as Whole-time Director of JK Tyre & Industries Limited
Anshuman Singhania has been appointed as Whole-time Director of JK Tyre & Industries Limited

Somany appointed Independent Director of JK Tyre & Industries Limited
JK Tyre & Industries Limited has appointed Shreekant Somany as an Independent Director of the company.

Mehta appointed Whole-time Director of Hitech Plast Limited
Hitech Plast Limited has appointed Mehernosh Adi Mehta as a Whole-time Director of Hitech Plast Limited

Abrol to be CEO of AirAsia India?
Amar Abrol is to be the Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia India?

Mody resigns as ED ( Treasury & Strategy) of Hindustan Composites Ltd
Varunn Mody has resigned as Executive Director ( Treasury & Strategy) of Hindustan Composites Limited due to personal reasons w.e.f. March 31, 2016.

Chawla appointed Addl. Director of Marvel Vinyls Ltd
Marvel Vinyls Ltd has appointed Saksham Chawla as an Additional Director of the company.

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Paradigm shift in today's politics

There is paradigm shift in today's politics from earlier tricks & traits because focus has shifted from corruption to disintegration. It is evident from the fact that NDA' Modi Govt. is strict & adhering anti-corruption measures/operations supplemented with reforms & socialistic expenditure to bring-out best for the people at large with eye on inclusive growth.

So, Opposition parties had a minute observation after debacle / defeat of AAP's Student Wing in DESU election than plunk changed from corruption to disintegration. Every move of Opposition is matching with Anti-National activities to draw a parallel by propagating through favored Media to establish an injury/victimize/indecency /injustice.
These forces have united and day is not far away when everything will be in black & white, visible to the common man /woman-who are they to whom they were voting in past and what good they have brought for them after several years of rule alone or all along in coalition.

You can very well understand this by having a true example, if you have to abuse somebody in higher-ups as an opposition you will never miss-out any chance as & when situation arises in the democracy normally, but what will happen to the opposition when circumstances are shrinking of actual problem by effective Govt. of today then connive to manufacture/ create unrest by any means if to that extend to change the face created earlier like-"K" to "K" with little difference so the people may recognize their credentials & take them true by face value instead recognizing game behind whole orchestration to befoul the people in name of Social Justice & what not "Azadi".

Difficulties are with who oppose Narendra Modi but in what form-Challenges are:

There is no parallel to him & his Govt. Hard work & Nation Building

There is innovation formulated in each programme & policy implementation.

There is complete transparency in higher-ups including Minister, Senior Bureaucrats at every level of governance in just two years of rule.

There is level playing field with equal opportunity to bring-out best from every corner of Govt. activities to enhance people's participation.

There are so many good to write about Modi Govt. except one thing- why? -there should be more exigent action against Non-functioning Institutions as well as Entities based on Investigating & intelligence Agencies effective Network keeping National Security top most priority.

Keep on attacking Modi, he will never ever retaliate instead pick good from it & rest will be in dustbin. That's all. Jai Hind.

By-A Sach.

What all can hubris do ?

A lot. The hubris of Nitish Kumar (also known as Chanakya of Bihar) elevated Jitenram Manjhi to Chief Ministership and made him a challenger to Nitish. It is what actually resurrected the political career of Lalu (also known as the Lion of Bihar) who was politically not in a very sound position prior to the 2016 Bihar elections. Now, the Chanakya of Bihar is functioning under the close supervision of the Lion of Bihar!

A K Singh

Undoing injustice to Dy. Secretary Level Pensioners by the Empowered Committee on 7th CPC

Since the level of responsibility, duties and powers of Deputy Secretary (DS) and Director level officers in Govt. of India and equivalent levels are the same and both these posts are interchangeable (upgradable/downgradable) depending upon the seniority of the officer concerned, quite logically, there used to be a little difference of only Rs.2300/- between the Pay Scales of these officers before implementation of the 6th Pay Commission's report - the starting Scale of Pay of DS being Rs.12,000/- and that of Director Rs.14,300/-. It was highly unjustified on the part of Govt. of India when it granted Pay Band and Grade Pay with a SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE to these levels of officers at the time of implementation of the 6th Pay Commission's report. As is known, PB-3 of Rs.15600-39100 with GP of Rs.7600/- is prescribed for DS and SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER (almost double) PB-4 of Rs.37400-67000 with GP of Rs.8700 for Director level officers. This was one of the greatest anomalies in the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission's report. The Govt. later on granted PB-4 to Lt. Colonels and Director level officers - VI Pay Commission recommended PB-3 to them. There was no logic to deny the same to DS level officers in view of the sphere of functions, responsibility and powers between DS and Dir. level officers being the same.

In its Table 5, the 7th CPC, however, corrected the anomaly to some extent, by recommending a higher multiplier factor of 2.67 for PB-3 (Grade Pays of Rs.5400, 6600 & 7600) vis-à-vis 2.57 for GP of Rs.8700, but the pensioners, who retired between 2006 and 2016 have been ignored and will suffer for life to a great extent. To meet the ends of justice, Govt. is requested to rectify this anomaly by recommending a higher multiplier factor of 2.67 to the pensioners who retired from the GP of Rs.7600 -

Paul

Shortage of IAS officers immaterial

Heavens are not going to fall because of shortage of IAS officers. In state government they have Principal Secretary, Secretary, JS from IAS. Some departments have ex -office CS also. Decision maker is Principal Secretary. Shortage is artificial. On the face of it, most of the departments are over staffed with IAS babus and no work no responsibility.

A K Reddy

Getting money back is not enough

Even though the applicant has been able to get the money back with interest due to RTI, it is not sufficient. The CIC has erred in denying the information as their is established wrongdoing on the part of the agent. Such information now has a clearly defined angle of public interest involved. Most of the Information Commissioners are retired bureaucrats and have little understanding of the RTI Act. They are not inclined to disclose the information and work with a closed mind set. Any way, at least the poor applicant got something out of it.

Sangita Utpreti

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