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This is History (234)
The revolutionary government is franker and more straightforward;it is often cruel and harsh.

Dangerous trend !
The trend of dividing the society that has gained some pace in the recent past is dangerous for the country as India's character all along has been secular.

Who will be next PM ?
Who will be next PM ? No one knows, as on date, that who would be the next Prime Minister after Narendra Modi but one thing is certain that a lot of churning would be done and a new face - as has been the case with Modi - would emerge.

Reduction in employees by 4.30% in CPSEs
CPSEs employed 12.91 lakh people (excluding contractual workers) in 2014-15 compared to 13.49 lakh in 2013-14, showing a reduction in employees by 4.30%.

Something for 1st April

Government has acceded to the non IAS Organised Services for expanding the Implementation Committee For the 7th Pay Commission.The logic for the acceptance of the demand was explained by a senior officer in the Cabinet Secretariat. " The Committee will become unwieldy and a forum for slinging matches, quite like Parliament. The process of implementation will get bogged down in semantics and thus delay the entire process. The acceptance of the demand will also invite strident demands for inclusion from other officer and employees. The more the delay, the greater the fiscal comfort for the Government."


Chat with my respected friend ..
I have to stay back for another day in Shimla ... so I call my respected friend and we meet at Baljees... over piping hit idli sambhar and cold coffee we get chatting...

Me: What do you think of Mallya's 4000 cr settlement offer. .

My Friend: It's an offer ... Banks will consider .... they will ask for more ..its going to be negotiating in the Court ..

M: I think one worry is ...there is a possibility he could be buying time ...

MF: Could be ... but Banks are known to settle at far less than what is due in NPAs ..more so in cases of Willful Defaulters... I think they will take a call on the interest portion.....they would be ready to compromise to some extent ....only one problem...now Media is after this story..

M: Yes if Banks agree to a reduced ammount, Media will equate the 'forgiven' ammount to Farmer suicides .... so many Farmers committed suicide because they could not pay a couple of lacs... add up and say for a pittance of what was been written off for Mallya so many lives could have been saved...

MF: To some extent true ...what flabbergasts me is how KF was such a favorite with Banks .... what about the dues of KF staff!!

M: Overseas he has settled Staff dues... he knew they'd haul him over hot coals if he did not. .... here no one is bothered for the Staff...

MF: I think before he settles with the Banks, Court should order him to settle Staff dues... chalo....now I note a new thrust to settle dues...SEBI selling off Sahara holdings... Essar told to sell.... GVK, DLF and GMR selling assets... Tata exiting Corus....seems they feel this is a New India ....

M: Sir why did the RBI Guv want the names of Defaulters to be kept a secret....

MF: I too was surprised ... maybe if news is out in the market the pledged assets values could plummet ....

M: I really like what Modi said in Brussels. .. when you hear anti Modi shouts take it that Modi has tightened screws and it's hurting ...

MF: Yes and also remember that many who scream are paid to do so by those actually screaming in four walls.....after all those who have rooked Nation for years have very deep pockets .... and they are going to try their best ....unlimited budgets... to tarnish Modi's image!!

M: In Digboi Rahul has promised that if Congress comes to power it'll give rice at Rs 2 per kgs....

MF: I think now that they know they are not coming back so they'll announce freebies LRC...they know if BJP matches it'll be a challenge to fulfill...

M: Wow did Rahul think of this ..

MF: Sonia wouldn't let him go unchaperoned if he started thinking ...

M: What is your feeling on the T20 Semis match between India and West Indies..

MF: I am hoping in the final it'll be a repeat of Lagaan...see you next time ...

Disclaimer.... All alleged...based on Media Reports and Rumours . Kindly verify at your end before drawing any conclusions. Not meant to inform...only entertain

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Sanjay Barve to be next Police Commissioner Mumbai ?
If all goes well Sanjay S Barve will be new Police Commissionr Mumbai.He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

AVM, C K Ranjan empanelled to rank of Lt General
AVM, C K Ranjan has been empanelled to the rank of Lt General and equivalent in teh Executive cadre of Army Medical Corps (AMC) in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS).

Suresh Yadav appointed as Advisor to ED, World Bank, Washington
Suresh Yadav has been appointed as Advisor to Executive Director, World Bank, Washington DC. OSD to the President of India Yadav is a 1994 batch IRS-IT officer.
(We said this on Feb 29,2016)

Raj Bala Verma is new Chief Secretary, Jharkhand
Raj Bala Verma is reported to have been appointed as next Chief Secretary of Jharkhand. She is a 1983 batch IAs officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on Mar 17,2016)

Vijyanand to take over as Chief Secretary Kerala on May 1
S M Vijyanand will take over as Chief Secretary of Kerala on May 1. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
(We said this on Mar 02,2016)

Rajasthan Chief Secretary gets another three months extension
Rajasthan Chief secretary C S Rajan has been given second extension for three months. Now 1978 batch IAS officer Rajan will continue to serve till June 30.
(We said this on March 28 )

Virendra empanelled as ADG in GoI
Virendra has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General posts in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Will Mardi become DGP, HP?
Sita Ram Mardi, a 1986 batch IPS officer , is said to be also in the race for the DGP Himachal Pradesh. Presently he is posted as ADG, CID in the cadre.

Prithvi Raj likely to miss the bus ?
Prithvi Raj,a 1987 IPS officer and ADG, ACP is schedule to retire this year in July.If he is posted as DGP he will get less time.

Air Marshal Pankaj Aneja joins as AOC-in-Chief, Maintenance Command
Air Marshal Pankaj Aneja Vishisht Seva Medal has taken over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force, at Nagpur. After completing his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi University in 1978, he joined Indian Air Force on 19 January 1980 and was commissioned in Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical) Branch.

Jagbir Singh promoted as IG, CISF
Jagbir Singh has been promoted to the grade of Inspector General in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

Woman IPS is new Pune Police Commissioner
Rashmi Shukla has taken over as new Police Commissioner Pune. She is 1988 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

IFS officer is new PSC Chairman in Odisha
Retired Indian Forest Service officer J D Sharma has been appointed new Chairman of the Public Service Commission in Odisha.

K Nandini Singla appointed as Ambassador to Portugal
Mrs K Nandini Singla presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry has been appointed as ext Ambassador of India to Portugal. She is a 1997 batch IFS officer.

M K Surana joins as CMD, HPCL today
M K Surana, CEO, HPCL, is taking over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on April 1, 2016.

Balraj Joshi takes over as Director (Tech), NHPC Ltd today
Balraj Joshi, GM, NHPC, is joining as Director (Technical), NHPC Limited on April 1, 2016.

Shubhdarshini Tripathi appointed as Ambassador to Jordan
Ms Shubhdarshini Tripathi presently Deputy Chief of Mission in Berlin has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. She is a 1994 batch IFS officer.

After Techies, it's now artists who are flying the indian flag high
Indian born and San Francisco US based artist Meena Kamal (@meenarao05) has been creating waves in the International art world. Art critics are crediting her having created a new Genre of abstract landscapes, showcasing catastrophic environmental changes, socio -political and economic upheaval around the globe. With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the United States of America PTI (Press Trust of India) released a detailed feature which was prominently published by India Today, Business Standard and several other national and international newspapers. Doordarshan news will telecast an interview with her at 2:30 pm on April 2nd and April 6th 2016.

Foreign Allowance : an unresolved issue
Prasar Bharti Foreign Correspondents' will not get foreign allowance. This issue remains unresolved. In 2010,MEA had stopped foreign allowances to those IIS officers who are posted as PB Special Correspondent to various countries. Recently three IIS officers have been posted as Spl correspondent at Dubai, Kathmandu and Colombo.

Upadhyay is new IG BSF in J & K
DK Upadhyaya has been appointed Inspector General (IG), Jammu Frontier. He was earlier posted as IG, BSF, Mizoram and Cachar Frontier, in the North-East.

R Masakui appointed as Ambassador to Zimbabwe
R Masakui presently Director in Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe. He is a 2001 batch IFS officer.

Subrata Hazra appointed as Under Secretary, PMO
Subrata Hazra has been appointed as Under Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. He is a Central Secretariat Service officer.

Bipin Ramesh Khot appointed as Asst DG, UIDAI, Mumbai
Bipin Ramesh Khot has been appointed as Assistant Director General at Deputy Secretary level in the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Mumbai. He is a 2004 batch ITS officer.

Srinivas Rao appointed as Under Secretary, Skill Development
Upon return from deputation as Regional Officer from Central Board of Film Certification, Hyderabad, G Srinivasa Rao has been appointed as Under Secretary, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

Sanjeev Jain deputed as GM, CRIS
Sanjeev Jain presently on deputation to Indian Railway Finance Corporation has been deputed to CRIS as General Manager (AIMS). He is an IRAS officer.

Raj Kumar Bharthwal relieved to join as CVO, Customs
Raj Kumar Bharthwal has been relieved to join as Director General of Vigilance/CVO of Customs & Central Excise. He is a 1983 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Two Customs officers get additional charge
Mahender Singh, DG, Audit, Delhi was assigned the charge of Meerut CX zone while S N Singh, Principal Commissioner, CX, Patna, will also look after Lucknow CX zone.

PESB seeks applications for Director (P&T), NALCO
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Project & Technical), National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) falling vacant next year on February 1, 2017. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before May 31, 2016.

Three IAS officers shifted in Jharkhand
Dr Pradeep has been appointed as Divisional Commissioner, Ranchi while Nidhi Khare was made Secretary, Personnel and K K Khandelwal is Secretary, Commercial Taxes in Jharkhand.

PESB seeks applications for CMD, HIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) lying vacant since January 1, 2017. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before May 13, 2016.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Chhattisgarh
As many as 15 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted to different places in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, Ram Singh Thakur has been appointed as Commissioner, Durg division while Avinash Champawat gets additional charge of Mission Director, NHRM. Similarly, Om Prakash Chaudhary has been appointed as Collector, Raipur; Dr Sanjay Kumar Alang as Director, women and child development with additional charge of MD, Persons with Disability Finance and Development Corporation; Alex V H Paul Menon as Joint Secretary, IT with additional charge of CEO, Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society, Raipur; S Bhartidasan as Collector, Janjgir-Champa; K C Devasenapati as CEO, Chhattisgarh State Skill Development Authority and CEO, State Project Livelihood College Society; Himshikhar Gupta as MD, Chhattisgarh State Marketing Federation; Yashvant Kumar as Joint Secretary, Secretariat; Ms Priyanka Shukla as Jashpur Collector, Mrs Kiran Kaushal as Collector, Mungeli; Dr Tamboli Ayyaj Faqir Bhai as Collector, Bijapur; Saurabh Kumar as Collector, Dantewada; Avnish Kumar Sharan as Collector, Balrampur-Ramanujganj and Nilesh Kumar Mahadev Kshirsagar was made CEO, Raipur Zilla Panchayat.

Harpreet Singh is new PS to AP Governor
Harpreet Singh has taken over as the Principal Secretary to Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan. He is 1991 batch IAS officer.

IREDA presents interim dividend to GoI
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), a Government of India Enterprise under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) IREDA presented a cheque to the Government for Rs.150 crore towards Interim dividend for FY 2015-16. The dividend cheque was presented by K S Popli, CMD, IREDA to Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy in the presence of Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, MNRE and other senior officials of MNRE and IREDA on March 30, 2016 at Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi.During the financial year 2015-16 (up to 30th March 2016), IREDA achieved highest Loan sanctions and disbursement ever during any financial year which are Rs.7707.87 crores and Rs.4200 crores respectively. Upon commissioning the above projects would lead to a capacity addition of about 2226 MW.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Chhattisgarh
As many as 15 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted to different places in Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, Ram Singh Thakur has been appointed as Commissioner, Durg division while Avinash Champawat gets additional charge of Mission Director, NHRM. Similarly, Om Prakash Chaudhary has been appointed as Collector, Raipur; Dr Sanjay Kumar Alang as Director, women and child development with additional charge of MD, Persons with Disability Finance and Development Corporation; Alex V H Paul Menon as Joint Secretary, IT with additional charge of CEO, Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society, Raipur; S Bhartidasan as Collector, Janjgir-Champa; K C Devasenapati as CEO, Chhattisgarh State Skill Development Authority and CEO, State Project Livelihood College Society; Himshikhar Gupta as MD, Chhattisgarh State Marketing Federation; Yashvant Kumar as Joint Secretary, Secretariat; Ms Priyanka Shukla as Jashpur Collector, Mrs Kiran Kaushal as Collector, Mungeli; Dr Tamboli Ayyaj Faqir Bhai as Collector, Bijapur; Saurabh Kumar as Collector, Dantewada; Avnish Kumar Sharan as Collector, Balrampur-Ramanujganj and Nilesh Kumar Mahadev Kshirsagar was made CEO, Raipur Zilla Panchayat.

M K Surana joins as CMD, HPCL (UPDATED)
Mukesh Kumar Surana has taken over the charge as Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.
(We said this on Oct 15, 2015)

K S Jayachandran appointed as Deputy Secretary, Justice (UPDATED)
K S Jayachandran has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Justice under the Ministry of Law and Justice in Government of India. He is a 2006 batch IFS officer of UT cadre.

114 CSS officers promoted to Under Secretary grade (UPDATED)
As many as 114 officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been promoted to the Under Secretary grade in Government of India.

Rajiv Gauba takes over as Secretary, Urban Development (UPDATED)
Rajiv Gauba has taken over as Secretary, Urban Development in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer.

Balraj Joshi takes charge as Director (Tech), NHPC Ltd (UPDATED)
Balraj Joshi, GM, NHPC, has taken over the charge as Director (Technical), NHPC Limited.
(We said this on Oct 16, 2015)

Sunil Munshi is also CMD, AYCL (UPDATED)
Sunil Munshi, Director (Personnel), has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Andrew Yule & Corporation Limited after the present incumbent Kallol Datta retired on March 31, 2016.

Dhiraj Kakadia to join Gujarat Govt as Director, Information (UPDATED)
Dhirja Kakadia, who is presently Director, DAVP, New Delhi, has been appointed as Commissioner, Entertainment Tax as well as Director (Electronics Media) in the office of Commissioner of Information in Gujarat Government on deputation. He is a 1993 batch IIS officer.

12 IES Probationers get postings in various Ministries (UPDATED)
As many as 12 Probationers of Indian Economic Services of 2014 batch have been posted as Assistant Director in different ministries on completion of Probationary training. Accordingly, Ms Sonal Ramesh, Kanika Wadhawan, Nayonika Dutta and Nitish Saini have been posted in the Ministry of Finance, while Ms Sukriti Verma in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Similarly, Ms Aditi Pathak in the Department of Commerce; Avni Gupta, Urban Development; Sikha Dahiya, Consumer Affairs, Naveen Kumar; Textiles; Umesh Kimar Ram, Social Justice and Empowerment; Shakala Kujur, Electronics and Information Technology and Neha Chauhan, Drinking Water and Sanitation.

Two IES officers shifted (UPDATED)
Two IES officers of 2013 batch have been transferred and posted as Assistant Director. Accordingly, N G Yirmani has been posted to Rural Development while Kamini Tandekar was transferred to Labour and Employment.

Mrs Renu Chibber posted as DIG, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Mrs Renu P Chibber, DIG-cum-Additional CSC, North Western Railway, has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Deputy Inspector General (R&T).

CORPORATE

Rohan Mitra joins Adobe Systems India Pvt Ltd
Rohan Mitra has joined Adobe Systems India Pvt Ltd as Head - Government Relations recently. He has previously lead Government Relations for Yahoo in India .

Pandey appointed Government Nominee Director of BHEL
Dr Subhash Chandra Pandey, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has been appointed as Part-time Official Government Nominee Director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

Pandian ceases to be Non-official Independent Director of GAIL (India) Limited
D J Pandian has ceased to be Part-time Non-official Independent Director of GAIL (India) Limited

Gill appointed Independent Director of Alchemist Limited
Alchemist Limited has appointed Tanveer Gill as Non- Executive Independent Director of the company.

Paul re-appointed MD of Tata Metaliks Ltd
Tata Metaliks Limited has re-appointed Sanjiv Paul as the Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2016

Subudhi resigns as CFO of Aditya Birla Money Limited
Srinivas Subudhi has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Aditya Birla Money Limited

Netto resigns as MD of Todays Writing Instruments Ltd
Ronald Netto has resigned as Managing Director of Todays Writing Instruments Limited

Jain appointed CS of Gabriel India Ltd
Gabriel India Limited has appointed Nilesh Jain as Company Secretary of the company.

Behuria resigns as Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd
Sarthak Behuria has resigned as Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited

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Big Bank defaulters care two hoots

Recently Arun Jaitley and Raghuram Rajan have talked about tough times ahead for loan defaulters. Perhaps they are not aware the times for the small loan seekers and defaulters have always been tough. The flak received by the government from the public at large in the recent Mallya case has prompted the Finance minister Jaitley to coin some terms to make these into sweet slogans for hoodwinking the gullible public. Otherwise, the big business houses, who have financed the political parties and leaders to win elections with the same borrowed money from the banks, and who have cultivated friendship with the ministers and Bankers, and have on their boards big political guns, know better about these imbecile and beguiling threats. The system as at present is meant to cheat the banks and will continue as such till the political system becomes moral and ethical.

Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar

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