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Tilak was the first political leader of the new India who reached the masses and drew strength from them. He changed the face of Indian politics.

Who will be the President next year ?
Who will be the next President of India next year. Political observers believe either Pranab Mukherjee will get second term or Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will become the President.

Several states want GoI to go slow on Pay Commission
Several states including Odisha,Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal,TamilNadu and Punjab have asked the Government of India to go slow in implementing recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The Pay Commission has recommended 23.55 per cent overall hike in pay, allowances and pensions for central government employees with effect from January 1, 2016.

Gujarat CM to go to Delhi ?
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Ben Patel, in the midst of reports of her being moved as Governor of Punjab or Haryana, is going to Delhi to meet PM Narendra Modi.

Where is PR Department of Bihar ?
What has gone wrong with the PR Department of Nitish Kumar Government in Bihar ?.The entire media in the country has projected Nitish Government as "Jungle Raj". Observers say Nitish Kumar should send a team of his officials to Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to learn "PR".

BUREAUCRACY


Will Arvind Subramanian succeed Raghuram Rajan ?
Grapevine says that Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian may succeed Raghuram Rajan as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Appointment of DG of DD and Akashvani stuck up !
Appointment of the new DG Doordarshan and Akashvani has been stuck up in the PMO. What next ?

V C Pharka to be Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh ?
If all goes well V C Pharka will be new Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh on June 1.He is 1983 batch IAS officer.

Will Neishial be next CGDA?
N. Neishial, Addl CGDA is likely to be appointed next CGDA. He is a 1980 batch IDAS officer.

Justice Vazifdar to be CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC ?
Justice S Jal Vazifdar is being tipped to be new Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He is presently Acting CJ of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Justice Mukherjee to be CJ of Uttarakhand High Court ?
Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Justice S K Mukherjee is expected to move Uttarakhand High Court in the same capacity.

Dr Panda is now Chairman of SD Corporation in Tripura
Outgoing Secretary Textiles in the Government of India Dr S K Panda has been appointed Chairman of the Skill Development Corporation in Tripura. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.

Transfer orders in CBDT in a day or two ?
The CBDT is likely to issue transfer order of about 300 Additional Commissioner rank officers in a day or two.

Panel of B K Mishra for CMD, BCCL scrapped
The panel of B K Mishra, Director (Technical), WCL, made for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) has reportedly been scrapped by the Government of India.

Reserved name sought for CMD, BCCL
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has directed the Ministry of Coal to seek reserve name from the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) after the panel of B K Mishra, Director (Technical), WCL, made for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) was scrapped.

Orders of P K Purwar for Director (Fin), RINL expected
The orders of P K Purwar, Director (Finance), MTNL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) are expected to be issued soon as a vacancy of this post is arising on June 1, 2016.

Meeting to select CAT Members inconclusive
A Meeting to select about one dozen Judicial Members and three Administrative Members of the CAT remained inconclusive. There is a pressure to include fifty per cent Members from the Bar also.

Interview for Chairman, CWC on May 19 ?
According to information UPSC has convened interview for the post of Chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC) on May 19, 2016. Presently ,Ghanshyam Jha Chairman, GFCC,Patna, is holding additional charge of Chairnan, CWC.

RBI Deputy Governor Urjit Patel to meet SBI Chief
RBI Deputy Governor Urjit Patel is meeting SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya on Tuesday.Delayed promotions of key positions in the SBI is said to be agenda of discussion.

Pramod Verma promoted BPR&D
Pramod Verma has been promoted to the rank of DIG in Bureau of Police Research & Development. He is 2001 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Dr Shashank Saksena appointed as Adviser, Economic Affairs
Dr Shashank Saksena has been appointed as Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance. He is a 1987 batch IES officer.

Inter cadre deputation proposal of Mrs Chhakchhuak to Assam deferred
The inter cadre deputation proposal of Mrs S Chhakchhuak from Gujarat to Assam for a period of five years has been deferred for the time being as the policy for North East is under review. She is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Vacancy of ADGFT arising in Commerce
A vacancy of ADGFT (Mumbai) at Joint Secretary level is falling vacant in the Department of Commerce in May.

Vacancy of DG, NPC arising in IPP
A vacancy of DG, National Productivity Council at Joint Secretary level is falling vacant in the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion in May.

Bhaskar Choradia appointed as Director, Railway Board
Bhaskar Choradia has been appointed as Director, Finance (Budget), Railway Board. He is an IRAS officer.

Rama Shankar Sinha deputed as Addl Commissioner (Forestry), Agriculture & Cooperation
The name of Rama Shankar Sinha has been recommended for his appointment as Additional Commissioner (Forestry), Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, New Delhi. He is a 1995 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Jitendra Nath joins as Director, Archaeology, ASI Hqrs, New Delhi
Jitendra Nath has taken over the charge as Director (Archaeology) at Archaeology Survey of India (ASI) Headquarters, New Delhi after promotion to the grade of Director.

6 IRAS officers transferred
As many as six IRAS officers have been transferred and posted to different Railway zones. Accordingly, Mrs T Hema Suneetha has been transferred to South Western Railway while Mrs Sunanda Arul was posted to Southern Rilway and Pradipta Kumar Das is being moved to South Eastern Railway. Similarly, Sharat Bhatia has been appointed to East Central Railway; Murli Dhar Madhur to North Western Railway and K S Asla was transferred to Southern Railway.

Lt Gen Chopra to take charge on June 1
Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra will take charge as the Colonel of Madras Regimental Centre at nearby Wellington on June1.He will succeed Lt Gen S L Narsimhan who is demiting office on May 31.

Satish Khandare is new IG Western Zone CISF
Satish S Khandare is new IG Western Zone of the CISF. He is 1995 batch IPS officer of J & K cadre.

A K Sharda empanelled as DIG in GoI
A K Sharda has been empanelled for holding Deputy Inspector General (DIG) level posts in Government of India. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer of HP cadre.

Cadre strength of IAS officers increased in Telangana & AP
The Government of India has increased the cadre strength of India Administrative Service (IAS) officers -- from 163 to 208 for the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

IRTS officer is PR man in Odisha Government
IRTS officer Manoj Kumar Mishra has been appointed Special Secretary I & PR in theOdisha Government.

Minor reshuffle of IPS officers in Manipur (UPDATED)
As many as seven IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Manipur. Accordingly, P Doungel has been appointed as ADGP, Prison & Intl while Chr Doungel was posted as ADGP AP/Trg & HG and K T Vaiphei is ADGP, L/O. Similarly, L Kailun has been appointed as IGP, zone-II, AP/Ops; T Guite as IGP, zone-II, IGP Trg/RTI; Dr S Ibocha Singh as IGP, Admn and Lunsieh Kipgen was posted as DIG range-II and IV.

Ashok Dongre, Joint Secretary Defence, gets premature repatriation (UPDATED)
Ashok Dongre, Joint Secretary, Department of Defence, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

B K Panda appointed as Commissioner, CMPFO, Dhanbad (UPDATED)
B K Panda has been appointed as Commissioner at Joint Secretary level, Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO), Dhanbad under the Ministry of Coal. He is a 1988 batch IOFS officer.

Central deputation tenure of Tarun Kumar extended (UPDATED)
The central deputation tenure of Tarun Kumar as Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has been extended for a period of three months beyond May 17, 2016. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Ms Namgya Khampa deputed as Director, PMO (UPDATED)
Ms Namgya C Khampa has been deputed as Director in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for a period of three years. She is a 2000 batch IFS officer.

Ravi Agrawal selected as Director (Tech), MRVC (UPDATED)
Ravi Agrawal, ED, MRVC, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 16, 2016. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

DEBATE
Who should be RBI Governor ?

Who should be the next RBI Governor ? Whether he should be an Economist, a professor, a Banker or a Politician. The term of present RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan is coming to an end in September.

Mail you views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Padhi is MD Omfed in Odisha
Madhusudan Padhi has been appointed MD of the Omfed in Odisha. He is 1991 batch IAS officer.

Srivastava appointed Addl. Director of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd has appointed Vivek Srivastava, General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Bengaluru, Regional Office as Additional Director of the Bank

Modak appointed CS of Crest Ventures Ltd
Crest Ventures Ltd has appointed Manasi Modak as the Company Secretary of the company.


Rajan re-appointed CMD of Gammon India Ltd
Abhijit Rajan has been re-appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Gammon India Ltd w.e.f. May 17, 2016

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DEBATE (1)

No IAS. Only an economist who understands things better should be appointed next RBI Governor. IAS have their fixed mindset.

D P Devgan.

DEBATE (2)

Raghuram Rajan should continue for another term.

A K Parhi

This refers to your item entitled "Is IRS fraternity unhappy with Rev. Secy.?"

This information seems to have been fed by some vested interests in the CBDT and CBEC as the Revenue Secretary has been strict and these bureaucrats are not able to get their way. In fact, he has been one of the most sincere RS in a long time, and very receptive to genuine suggestions from the public on ways to improve tax administration.
As has been pointed out by others also in the columns of "Whispersinthecorridors" readers' views from time to time, CBDT in particular is the most lax and corrupt department with incompetent persons in senior positions.
The Revenue Secretary has support of the public at large. It is hoped that the higher levels will not be carried away with wrong feedback given by interested parties.

Ashwini K Singh

Deathblow to defection and horsetrading

Notwithstanding the fact that Uttarakhand episode has given a deathblow to defection and horsetrading, one wonders whether this was the job of the Supreme court to order the floor test and announce the result. Suspension of President's rule for two hours for the floor test ,then reimpose it before it is revoked by the centre -all this is setting new precedents which on the face of these looked strange. The courts are assuming lifesize role in our polity mainly because of the shortcomings in the functioning of the Executive and legislature. These trends are rather worrying. I wish our courts concentrate more on giving quick and quality judgements than poking their nose in everything at times suomoto and sometimes messing with the lives of common people as in case of banning diesel cabs all of a sudden and then retracting it only when it caused problems all around .

Aarti Khosla

Dangerous trend in functioning of Government agencies

The recent happenings in the cases of Ishratjahan , Liaqat Ali and Malegaon blast indicates dangerous and disturbing trend in the functioning of Government agencies. One expects senior bureaucrats like IPS officers to discuss such issues and resolve the differences if any rather than filing affidavits contradicting each other to settle personal scores.NIA and Delhi Police function under MHA,yet Home Secretary did not resolve their differences in Liaqatali case .Similarly Cabinet secretary should have intervened in Ishratjahan case involving IB and CBI. The beneficiary is the accused persons and it has damaged the reputation of the agencies concerned .Hope such incidences would not occur in future.

S Gopal

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