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POLITICS

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Agitators are people who are discontented with existing conditions and desire a change and work for it.

Only 157 PSUs earn unsatisfactory net profit of Rs 1, 30, 363
As many as 157 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have registered a net profit of Rs 1, 30, 363 crore in 2014-15. In 2013-14, a net profit of Rs 1, 49,636 crore was registered by 164 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs).

Who is number two in Congress ?
After Rahul Gandhi who is number two in the Congress party ?.A discussion came up at a get-together and the opinion was "none".

National Litigation Policy on the cards
NDA Govt is preparing a new National Litigation Policy so that court cases could come down. According to sources, govt is of the view that minor cases should not be taken to the court. Govt is biggest litigant and after the new policy cases are bound to be dropped.

Oopar ki kamayee bandh...
Very near Shastri Bhavan there is a small eatery. Tired...I stop there for a cup of tea ...place is noisy ..the Owner informs me there's a Kitty going on...

Me: But there are only Men here..

Owner: Ministries ke Peons ki kitty hai.... bahut hulla karte hai....

I sit down and start enjoying my tea. And listen to the talk.

Peon 1: Arre dry days hai... you remember during UPAs time we held our Kittys in Restaurants in CP.....

Peon 2: Chodh yaar dill kyo jalaatha hai....

Peon 3: Arre kya dinn theh... one fellow used to pay me for info on how was FMs mood was in the morning... when this Government took over he paid for same job... I told him ..very happy. ..in the evening he called me and fired me ...said you said Mantri ji is happy but the market fell down by 600 points..he tried again... and this time I told him Mantri ji was looking glum.... again in the evening he fired me... the market had gone up by 500 points..

Peon 4: Arre yeh Jaitley hai ... I know he does not even look at the Share prices on TV.... kaha se aa gaya yeh Imaandar Mantri ... Modi ji ne chunn chunn ke Malai waali Ministries mein imaandar Mantri appoint kiye hai..

P1: My Mantri... is also very honest ... old days people used to pay me to know who Raksha Mantri was meeting ... and which meetings he was attending during the day.. .. this Mantri ...no info ... once I tried to get info from his APS... daant padhi!!

P2: Arre yeh logh merri Mantri Madam Smrithi ke peeche kyon padhe hai...

P5: Arre she took their class in Parliament .... and then Congress feels if they are able to get her dropped Mayawathi will reward them...kehte hai Smrithi Madam ke naam pe supaari dee gayi hai Media ko..

P3: Yeh cricket match ka kya lafdaa hai. ...

P2: What a joke Pakis coming here to check security... they should have met ISI there in Pakistan and gotten security clearance ... and then this is not a bilateral series match but a multilateral series match. ..so it cannot be seen as India Pakistan series match....

P1: Arre as the Memorial for Faujis is so near the Stadium I think our team should go there prior to match and pay their respects ... bantha hai...

P4: EPF tax taken back...

P5: Arre this Sarkaar listens to Public..but now this Rahul is trying to take credit...

P3: Bollne deh... who gives him credit ... we all know his aukaat...

P4: Arre PM ke Peon nahi aaye....phone maaro...

P1: Modi ji works long hours ...he literally wears out his staff...one Peon would be on duty now... its 8 pm.... and the other must have gone home and must be sleeping after a tiring day...

P2: Chalo humaari oopar ki kamayee ka band bajh gaya ....but we have this satisfaction that if we are not making money ..no one else is... especially Mantri ji.... and Nation is in honest hands ...

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Vigilance clearance of 1986 batch IAS complete ?
Vigilance clearance of 1986 batch IAS officers for empanelment to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India is said to be complete.

Next Urban Development Secretary will be choice of Minister ?
It is believed that the new Secretary of Urban Development in the Government of India will be the choice of Minister Venkaiah Naidu. Secretary Madhu Sudan Prasad is retiring by this month end.

Bassi unlikely to get post assignment
If top sources are to be believed, outgoing Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassiis unlikely to get any post retirement job in the near future.

Two years service must for CBDT Member ?
Grapevine has it that now only those IRS-IT officers left with at least two years of service will be eligible for being CBDT Member. At present even those left with one year service are eligible.

Ganapathy to be DG Uttarakhand ?
M A Ganapathy is likely to succeed B S Sidhu as DGP of Uttarakhand on May 1.He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Uttarakand cadre.Ganapathy is presently on deputation to GoI.

Ramadorai retires from BSE
S Ramadorai, former Chairman of TCS has retired from the post of Non Executive Chairman Bombay Stock Exchange.

Sudhakar Rao is new Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange
Sudhakar Rao has been appointed as new Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange. He is a 1973 batch retired IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Sanjiv Mishra to continue for three months
Sanjiv Misra will continue as its non-executive chairman of the Axis Bank for the next three months . He is former 1972 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Pradeep Kumar appointed Director, Culture
Pradeep Kumar has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Culture in Government of India for a period of five years. He is a 1999 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

R l Jakhu promoted as Principal CCA, AP
R L Jakhu has been appointed as Principal Controller of Commercial Accounts, AP, after he was promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). He is an officer of Indian P & T Accounts and Finance Service.

Who will be Director (Power) BHEL ?
Who will be new Director (Power) in the BHEL? Tie is said to be between two EDs Akhil Joshi and Kishore Purswani.

DPC for 2007 batch IRS (IT) next week ?
It is learnt that 2007 IRS:IT officers` DPC for JAG is in next week. Around 250 persons will be elevated.

Prabhakar Singh promoted to ADG, CPWD
Prabhakar Singh has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General (Electrical & Mechanical) in the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

Goel to be Special Commissioner in Delhi ?
Sandeep Goel IPS officer who is presently posted as Joint Commissioner, Traffic(PHQ), Delhi Police is being promoted to the rank of Special Commissioner. He is 1989 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Yadav is also in race for DG, Jail in Delhi ?
Name of Sudhir Yadav is also doing the round for the post of DG, Jail, Delhi Police. He is a AGMUT cadre 1985 batch IPS officer.

Rajeev Jaideva continues as Director (Pers), MMTC Ltd
Rajeev Jaideva is reported to be continuing as Director (Personnel), MMTC Limited till the further decision of ACC. His extended tenure was coming to an end on March 2, 2016.

Rakesh Kumar transferred to DGFT Headquarters
Rakesh Kumar has been transferred from zonal office, Mumbai to DGFT Headquarters, New Delhi. He is an officer of Indian Trade Service (ITS)..

3 ISS officers transferred
Three officers belonging to Indian Statistical Service (ISS) have been transferred. Accordingly, Mitter Sain has been shifted to SSD, CSO, MoSPI, New Delhi while Praveen Shukla was posted to TPP, PI Wing, MoSPI, New Delhi and Mrs Chetna Shukla is being appointed to MPLADS, PI Wing, MoSPI, New Delhi.

Alok Swarup appointed Spl Secretary, Finance in Delhi Govt
Alok Swarup has been appointed as Special Secretary in Finance Department in the Government of Delhi. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

12 CSS officers shifted after promotion to Deputy Secretary grade
As many as 12 officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been transferred after promotion to the Deputy Secretary grade in Government of India. Accordingly, S K Mohanty has been shifted to Defence while Rajesh Kumar was poted to UPSC and Suman Chatterjee is being transferred to Power. Similarly, Malathy Narayanan has been posted to HRD; Rajesh Gupta to RTH; Dinesh Kumar Rana to Civil Aviation; M K Bhardwaj to chem. & Petro Chem; Archana Verma to Consumer Affairs; Y S Awana to Urban Development; Som Dutta Sharma to NITI Aaygo; Kusum Bhardwaj to UPSC and Neera Sharma was made Deputy Secretary, Disinvestment.

Madhukar Naik gets premature repatriation
D Madhukar Naik, Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 2002 batch IDES officer.

Post of Director (Tech), MRVC vacant since Oct 2015
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Technical), Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC) lying vacant since October 2015. Those willing to apply send their applications to the PESB before April 22, 2016.

Anindo Majumdar appointed Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Anindo Majumdar presently in Delhi Government has been appointed as Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Anand Prakash returns back to Delhi
Anand Prakash, Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, has been transferred to GNCTD with immediate effect. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Vikram Dev Dutt appointed Administrator, DD, D&NH
Vikram Dev Dutt presently in Chandigarh Administration, has been appointed as Administrator, Daman Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli with immediate effect. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Ashish Kundra transferred to Arunchal Pradesh
Ashish Kundra presently Administrator, Daman Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli has been transferred to Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Mrs Gitanjali Kundra shifted to Mizoram
Mrs Gitanjali Gupta Kundra has been transferred from GNCTD to Mizoram with immediate effect. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Sanjeev Nandan Sahai transferred to Goa
Sanjeev Nandan Sahai has been transferred from GNCTD to Goa. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Meena Sharma joins ETV
Dr Meena Sharma has joined as Executive Editor of ETV in Hyderabad. She will report to Editor-in-Chief Rajesh Raina.

CMD, WAPCOS gets CEO of the Year Award
R.K. Gupta, CMD, WAPCOS is conferred with "CEO of the Year Award" during World Water Leadership Congress. The Award is Endorsed by Asian Confederation of Businesses.

Shri Gupta has over 35 years of experience in ensuring and successfully accomplishing consultancy projects in the fields of Irrigation/Water Resources, Power & Infrastructure sectors in India and Abroad.

In his different capacities within WAPCOS for the last 26 years; Shri Gupta spearheaded Strategic Planning, Marketing/Business Development, Brand Building, Human Resource Management, Financial Management and Projects Implementation. He urged an enabling environment to remain a step ahead of competitors by venturing into new markets, technology and diversified services and ensured that WAPCOS forays and forges ahead in the International sphere.

WAPCOS Limited is a "MINI RATNA-I" and ISO 9001:2008 Public Sector Enterprise under the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation providing consultancy services in all facets of Water Resources, Power and Infrastructure Development in Asian and African Regions.

Ashok Kumar Sinha appointed as Member, Settlement Commission, Delhi Bench (UPDATED)
Ashok Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/Wealth Tax) for New Delhi Bench. He is a 1979 batch IRS-IT officer.

Sunil Kumar Misra appointed as Member, Settlement Commission, Chennai Bench (UPDATED)
Sunil Kumar Misra has been appointed as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/Wealth Tax) for Chennai Bench. He is a 1981 batch IRS-IT officer.

Baldip Singh Sandhu appointed as Member, Settlement Commission, Delhi Bench (UPDATED)
Baldip Singh Sandhu has been appointed as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/Wealth Tax) for New Delhi Bench. He is a 19981 batch IRS-IT officer.

Sudhir Kumar appointed as Member, Settlement Commission, Mumbai Bench (UPDATED)
Sudhir Kumar has been appointed as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/Wealth Tax) for Mumbai Bench. He is a 19981 batch IRS-IT officer.

S M Ashraf appointed as Member, Settlement Commission, Kolkata Bench (UPDATED)
S M Ashraf has been appointed as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/Wealth Tax) for Kolkata Bench. He is a 19981 batch IRS-IT officer.

Hukum Chand Jain appointed as Member, Settlement Commission, Mumbai Bench (UPDATED)
Hukum Chand Jain has been appointed as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/Wealth Tax) for Mumbai Bench. He is a 1982 batch IRS-IT officer.

K Ramalingam appointed as Member, Settlement Commission, Chennai Bench (UPDATED)
K Ramalingam has been appointed as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/Wealth Tax) for Chennai Bench. He is a 19982 batch IRS-IT officer.

Transfer orders of Ashwani Kumar to Goa cancelled (UPDATED)
Transfer orders of Ashwani Kumar from Delhi Government to Goa have been cancelled by the Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

B Kumar promoted to Deputy Commissioner of Customs grade (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Customs and Central Excise, B Kumar has been promoted to the grade of Deputy Commissioner.

Prasana Kumar Dash gets proforma promotion to PriCIT grade (UPDATED)
Prasana Kumar Dash, who is on deputation to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has been accorded proforma promotion to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Income Tax. He is an IRS-IT officer.

ACC approves appointment of BB Singh as CMD, MSTC Ltd (UPDATED)
The appointment of B B Singh, Director (Commercial), MSTC, as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), MSTC Limited has been approved by the Government of India for a period of five years.
(We said this on Nov 13, 2015)

ACC approves appointment of Dr Kallol Roy as CMD, BHAVINI (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dr Kallol Roy, Outstanding Scientist, BARC as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) for a period of five years.

ACC approves appointment of Raman as Director (Tech), SAIL (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Raman, Executive Director, ED, SAIL as Director (Technical), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for a period of five years.

ACC approves appointment of Balraj Joshi as Director (Tech), NHPC Ltd (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Balraj Joshi, Executive Director, NHPC Ltd as Director (Technical), NHPC Limited for a period of five years.
(We said this on Oct 16, 2015)

Bharat Doshi ceases to be Chairman, Mahindra Finance (UPDATED)
Bharat Doshi has stepped down from his position as Chairman, Board of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited with immediate effect.

Sunil Kumar Rishi continues additional charge of Director (Fin), BCL (UPDATED)
An additional charge period of Director (Finance) to Sunil Kumar Rishi, CMD, Braithwaite Company Limited (BCL) has been extended for a further period of six months with effect from April 5, 2016.

B Ashok continues charge of Director (R&D), IOCL (UPDATED)
B Ashok, Chairman, IOCL, will continue holding an additional charge of Director (R&D), IOCL till the appointment of a regular incumbent.

Shekhar Mital holds charge of Director (CP,P&BD), GSL till new appointment (UPDATED)
An additional charge period of Director (Corporate Planning, Project and Business Development), GSL, to Rear Admiral Shekhar Mital, CMD, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has been extend till the regular incumbent joins the post.

Dr Likhi continues as Director (P&M), MIDHANI till new appointment (UPDATED)
An additional charge period of Director (Production & Marketing) to Dr D K Likhi, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), MIDHANI has been extended till a regular incumbent is appointed.

Shivashankar to look after as MD, HMT Watches till April (UPDATED)
B M Shivashankar, Director Technology, will continue holding an additional charge of Managing Director, HMT Watches Limited till April.

Rajendra Prasad gets additional charge of Vice-Chairman, RLDA (UPDATED)
Rajendra Prasad, Member, Planning, Infrastructure and Development, RLDA, has been assigned an additional charge of Vice-chairman, Rail Land Development Authority.

N Kumar continues as CMD, BCCL till new appointment (UPDATED)
N Kumar, Director (Technical), CIL, will continue holding an additional charge of CMD, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) till a regular appointment is made.

Ajay Kumar Singhal appointed as Railway Safety Commissioner (UPDATED)
Ajay Kumar Singhal has been appointed as Commissioner of Railway Safety. He is an IRSE officer.

Dr Sanjay Bahl appointed as DG, ICERT (UPDATED)
Dr Sanjay Bahl has been appointed as Director General, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT) for a period of five years.

J R M Pawar empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
J R M Pawar has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch officer of Indian Information Service.

N V Reddy empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
N V Reddy has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Information Service officer.

Satyendra Prakash empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Satyendra Prakash has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Information Service officer.

CORPORATE

Yadav appointed Director of MTNL
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has appointed Amit Yadav as a Director of the company.

Ranjan ceases to be Director of MTNL
Shashi Kumar Ranjan has ceased to be Director of MTNL

Jhalani ceases to be Workmen Employee Director of PNB
Tara Chand Jhalani has ceased to be Workmen Employee Director of Punjab National Bank

Mainak ceases to be the Director of LIC Housing Finance Limited
S B Mainak has ceased to be the Director of LIC Housing Finance Limited

Senapaty appointed Independent Director of Honeywell Automation India Ltd
Honeywell Automation India Limited has appointed Suresh Senapaty as Non-executive and Independent Director of the company

Walter resigns as Director of Agro Tech Foods Ltd
Michael D Walter has resigned as Director of Agro Tech Foods Limited w.e.f. April 26, 2016.

Kumar resigns as Non Exec. Director of Repco Home Finance Ltd
Dilip Kumar has resigned as Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of Repco Home Finance Limited

Mondkar appointed Independent Director of Wim Plast Ltd
Wim Plast Ltd has appointed Sudhakar Mondkar as an Independent Director of the company.

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Hidden Poverty of the Salaried Class

India has always suffered the most callous Finance Ministers. Instead of thinking of facilitating lawful additions to fixed monthly wages, they have left no stone unturned to depress real incomes in their hands. This flawed economic theory of a perfunctory socialist country has kept them precariously on the poverty line. One reason for all pervasive corruption in the country is this low wage and still lower expandable incomes in hand. Corruption is prevalent in private sector more than in public sector, as the labour policies are no different, though the figures may look attractively different. But this is illusory. To illustrate the point we consider them in the four Groups (Group A, B, C & D). Those in Group D are likely to remain in Group D till retirement or maximum can reach Group C before retirement and even Group B in a few cases but never Group A. So there is no possibility of any of them crossing the Line of Poverty to enter the "Rich" class. The Group A also remains on the poverty line for at least 15 years, before making it to the higher Grade or the maximum of the scale. Even then, they will die in debt unless the UNO's civil service/military service comes to their financial rescue, or they turn practical. The otherwise highly rational Arun Jaitley ji has also been misled into proposing tax on EPF withdrawals by such off the record opulent employees ! Where else, FM, Sir, does the salaried class in the D, C, B & A Group "borrow" from to meet their urgent needs? Are you even aware that more than 40% goes to financing children education, 20% on health care (tooth implant costs 25000, cataract consultation and tests 30000, heart and kidney much more). Is it the FM's case that all these are taken care of by CGHS or similar schemes? Kindly check the quality of service and percentage of the expenditure from the salaried employee. Even a spectacle costs no less than 7500. The government has been misled by the conspicuously rich to think that by withdrawing from the EPF the employees will indulge in "conspicuous consumption". It is rubbing salt into the wounds, not merely sprinkling it. Kindly don't fall for such silly socialism.

M L Gupta

An outstanding officer

Krishna Saini (IRS:1981) is an outstanding officer of great ability, intelligence and rectitude. He has wide experience and domain knowledge cutting across various sectors. Excellent choice for Chairman DERC. Congratulations.

A K Singh

Why does Modi evoke such virulent opposition?

The answer is simple. He belongs to a backward caste. Naturally, neither Lalu, nor Mulayam, nor Nitish, nor Rahul can accuse him of being upper caste! Modi stands for development, which has the potential of uniting voters cutting across caste, region and religion. Like the British, who had adopted the Roman dictum: :Divide et impera, the Congress, the so called communists, the so called socialists, the so called backward and the dalit leaders have also adopted the same dictum, to rule India. Divide people on caste, religion, language, region...and rule in perpetuity! Modi is a danger to them. He unites. Hence, the campaign to besmirch Modi at all costs. But they do not realize one thing. Modi emerges stronger in adversity. He is the only person who thinks of India, not of this social group or that, not of his family members and dynasty, not of his rule at the cost of the country, like other politicians do, but he is a true nationalist.

Vijay Kumar

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