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Despite severe penalties in China, the opium trade continued, and there was a great deal of bribery and corruption.

Appointment and reshuffle of Governors likely?
Power galleries are abuzz that Governors of 4 to 5 States are being changed. If sources are to be believed Governors of Uttarakhand, Rajasthan,Punjab and two more states are being changed. Official announcement is yet to be made. Uttarakhand Governor may go to some bigger state.


Why Swamy is after Rajan?
It's a matter of great concern for Party's big wigs that why suddenly senior leader Subramaniam Swamy has become hostile to RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan. He is writing letters to the PM in this regard and FM is not taking his statements seriously. What is the secret plan behind such move? Only PM & Swamy can divulge truth.


Cong 'Mukt' India v/s Rahul 'Mukt' Cong!
BJP's call to Congress 'Mukt' India is a political move but now Congress party is passing through a very critical stage. If party sources are to be believed old guards of Congress are not comfortable with party high command. Now they want Rahul 'Mukt' Congress. If top leader ship failed to resolve discomfort many leaders are likely to say goodbye to the old party. Will it be a reality?


Kiran Bedi is new Lt Governor Pudduchery
Ms Kiran Bedi has been appointed Lt Governor of Pudduchery. She is former 1972 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

BUREAUCRACY


Empanelment of 1986 batch IAS this week or next week?
After the posting of all 1985 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India decks are cleared for the empanelment of 1986 batch IAS officers. Empanelment is now expected to take place either this week or next week.

Will C K Das be Advisor in Assam Government?
Former IAS officer C K Das is likely to be appointed Advisor in the new Assam Government. Das had joined the BJP after his retirement. Later he was appointed Member of the North-Eastern Council (NEC) by the NDA Government.

Ananth Krishnan to be Intelligence Chief in Kerala?
Grapevine has it that S Anantha Krishnan is being appointed new Intelligence Chief in Kerala. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Chandra Nathan to move from CID in Assam
R Chandra Nathan is all set to move from CID in Assam. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Assam cadre.

Will Pallav Bhattacharjee continue as Intelligence Chief in Assam?
Pallav Bhattacharjee may continue in Intelligence in Assam. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Assam cadre.

Saikia to be important in new regime in Assam
It is believed that Kuladhar Saikia will be given important assignment in Assam in the new regime. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of Assam cadre.

Parida to continue as Chief Secretary Puducherry
Manoj Kumar Parida is going to continue as Chief Secretary of Puducherry. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Gautam to be new Police Chief in Puducherry
S K Gautam will be new Police Chief in Puducherry. A 1989 batch IPS officer of UT cadre wil take over next month.

Venu to get important assignment in Kerala
V Venu who is back to Kerala from central deputation is expected to get important assignment in the new Government. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Major IAS reshuffle unlikely in Kerala
A major IAS reshuffle is unlikely in the new Kerala Government. Some bureaucratic changes will take place soon.

Rajeev Sadanandan to get prominence in new Kerala Government
It is believed that Rajeev Sadanandan will get prominent postion in the new Government Kerala. 1985 batch IAS officer is now back to the parent Kerala state from central deputation.

Will Paul Antony be new ACS Finance in Kerala?
Paul Antony is likely to be appointed new ACS Finance in Kerala. 1983 batch IAS officer Antony has recently returned to the parent cadre from central deputation.

Assam Chief Secretary to be PMOs choice?
Insiders feel that the new Chief Secretary of Assam will be appointed on the recommendation of the PMO. He will be one Secretary from the GoI. There are presently six Secretaries serving the centra.

Will Rajiv Bora be new ACS to Assam Chief Minister?
Rajiv Bora is likely to be appointed new ACS to Assam Chief Minister Sonowal. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam cadre.

Pipersenia to move GoI
Assam Chief Secretary V K Pipersenia is likely to move to the Government of India as Secretary of an important Department. A 1980 batch IAS officer, Pipersenia is empanelled to the rank of Secretary. It may be recalled Mamta Banerjee's blue eyed boy Sanjay Mitra who was Chief Secretary was brought to the Government of India as Secretary of Surface Transport Department.

Ashutosh Agnihotri to join CMs Secretariat in Assam ?
Ashutosh Agnihotri is likely to join the Assam Chief Minister's Secretariat. A 1999 batch IAS officer of Assam cadre is returning from his London posting.

Arun Kumar to return Assam!
Arun Kumar is expected to return to the parent Assam cadre from central deputation to get ACS rank. On return 1983 batch IAS officer Arun Kumar is likely to get important assignment.

Hajela to get importance in new Assam Government
Prateek Hajela is expected to get importance in the new Assam Government. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer.

Ravi Kota and Ashish Bhutani to be important in Assam
It is believed that 1992 batch IAS officer Ashish Kumar Bhutani and 1993 batch IAS officer Ravi Kota will be important in the new Assam Government.

Dr Kelkar to join CMs Secretariat in Kerala
Dr Rathan UN Kelkar IAS, 2003, is likely to join the new Chief Minister Vijayan Secretariat in Kerala.

Rahul Bali yet to join as CMD, AYCL
Rahul Bali, Director (Technical), SIL, is yet to take over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Andrew Yule & Co. Limited (AYCL) as the post has been lying vacant since April 1, 2016.

Vivekanand to join as Director (Fin), ONGC Videsh Ltd on Sept 1
Vivekanand, GM, OVL, ONGC, whose appointment as Director (Finance), ONGC Videsh Limited, has been approved by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), will take over the charge on September 1, 2016.

Joining of S S Rawat as Director (PM), BRC soon
The joining of S S Rawat, DGM, SAIL, as Director (Project Management), Bridge & Roof Company Limited (BRC) is expected in couple of days as the post has been lying vacant since June 6, 2015.

Post of CMD, NMDC advertised
No sooner was the panel of Gopal Singh scrapped than the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) advertised the vacancy for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) lying vacant since February 22, 2016. Those willing to apply for this post can send their applications before July 7, 2016.

ACC yet to declare name for CMD, SCI
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) is yet to declare the name for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) after reportedly interviewing around 10 short-listed candidates on May 16, 2016.

Nishi Singh and Mukherjee to be Members of CBDT?
Name of 1979 batch IRS officer Nishi Singh and 1980 batch IRS officer Gopal Mukherjee is reported to have been cleared for the appointment as Member of the CBDT.

Ms Puja Singh Mandol appointed as Principal Director Railway, Kolkata
Ms Puja Singh Mandol (IA&AS-1995), on return from leave, has been posted as Principal Director (Railway), Kolkata.

Rajeev Kumar is back as Kolkata Police Commissioner
Rajeev Kumar, who was removed as the Kolkata Police Commissioner by the Election Commission is now back to his old post. Soumen Mitra who had replaced Rajeev Kumarhad has been made ADG Training.

They will return to their original posts in West Bengal
Like Rajeev Kumar, West Midnapore SP Bharati Ghosh, North 24-Parganas SP Tan moy Roy Choudhury, Burdwan SP Kunal Agarwal, South Dinajpur SP Arnab Ghosh, and Malda SP Prasun Banerjee will also be back to their original posting

Urjit Patel joins Board of SBI
Deputy Governor of the RBI Urjit Patel has joined the Board of the State Bank of India (SBI).

Subhash Chandra appointed as ACS, Home in Karnataka
Subhash Chandra has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department in Karnataka. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Alok Tandon appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (UPDATED)
Alok Tandon, Joint Secretary, Financial Services, has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Gyanesh Kumar deputed as Joint Secretary, MHA (UPDATED)
Gyanesh Kumar has been deputed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Manish Thakur appointed as Joint Secretary, Defence (UPDATED)
Manish Thakur has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

B K Prasad gets two months extensin ! (UPDATED)
Additional Secretary Home B K Prasad is believed to have been given two months extension. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

Jitendra Sharma gets premature repatriation (UPDATED)
Jitendra Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of AYUSH, has been given a premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1984 batch IFS officer of Punjab cadre.

Three Under Secretary level officers get postings in GoI (UPDATED)
Three Under Secretary level officers have been given postings. Sanjay Singh Chauhan has been appointed to Water Resources while N Mohan Ranganathan was posted to Chemicals & Petro Chemicals and Mohan Lal is Under Secretary, Defence.

Atul Bhatt selected as CMD, MECON Ltd (UPDATED)
Atul Bhatt, ED, NMDC, has been selected for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MECON Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 23, 2016. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

S K Sharma appointed as CMD, NPCIL (UPDATED)
S K Sharma, Distinguished Scientist and Director (Operations), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), NPCIL for a period of five years.

S K Sharma appointed as CMD, NPCIL (UPDATED)
S K Sharma, Distinguished Scientist and Director (Operations), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), NPCIL for a period of five years. He will succeed K C Purohit.
(We said this on May 18, 2016 )

NLC bags national Award for outstanding industrial relations (UPDATED)
NLC has been conferred with the 'National Award for Outstanding Industrial Relations' for the year 2014-15 by All India Organization of Employers (AIOE) an allied body of FICCI, for its Industrial Relations. Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of Labour & Employment, Government of India presented the award to NLC. Thiagaraju, GM/HR received the award on behalf of NLC at the Annual General Meeting of AIOE held on May 9, 2016 in Federation House, Delhi.

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

Interview for DMD SBI on May 25
Interview for about half a dozen posts of DMD State Bank of India (SBI) is going to take place on May 25.As many as 14 officers have reportedly been short-listed for the promotion to the grade of Deputy Managing Director (DMD) in 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.


Gupta appointed CFO of Talbros Automotive Components Ltd
Talbros Automotive Components Limited has appointed Naveen Gupta as the Chief Financial Officer of the company with effect from May 21, 2016.


Kelker resigns as Director of Britannia Industries Ltd
Dr Vijay Kelkar has resigned as Director of Britannia Industries Limited with effect from May 31, 2016.



Khare appointed Independent Director of Punj Lloyd Ltd
Punj Lloyd Limited has appointed Rajat Khare as Independent Director of the company.


Ms Somany designated as Whole-time Director of Somany Ceramics Ltd
Somany Ceramics Ltd has designated Ms Anjana Somany as a Whole-time Director of the company with effect from May 21, 2016.

Mishra appointed CFO of Suryo Foods and Industries Ltd
Suryo Foods and Industries Ltd has appointed Sandeep Kumar Mishra as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company


Jain appointed CS of LWS Knitwear Ltd
LWS Knitwear Ltd has appointed Arpit Jain as Company Secretary of the company.

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DEBATE (1)

Present RBI Governor should be given another chance

N V Joseph


Caste and community segregation at LBSNAA

It is upsetting to know that at LBSNAA Mussoorie also there is this caste and community segregation as brought out by an IRS probationer. The authorities should consider such discrimination as unworthy of an institution which trains the elite civil servants of the country and take action against those who indulge in this caste bias. This should also be included in the Civil service Conduct rules that anyone who shows such discrimination on the basis of caste would be suitably penalized. Also it is high time our educational institutions are also freed from this menace.

Aarti Khosla


IRS probationer feels discriminated

IRS probationer feels discriminated in the academy-yes, this issue has been begging an open minded debate since long! How will civil servants deliver fair and just services to the citizenry if they themselves discriminate or are discriminated in the rigid caste system of bureaucracy?

Minoti

Abolish caste based selection

Apropos the letter "Public servants or public masters" from an IRS probationer about discrimination faced by him being from the reserved caste, the only solution for this is the abolition of caste based selections. Not only their batchmates but even public in general look down upon them as ones who got into the services undeservedly. I know many who will not go to a doctor if he belongs to a reserved community knowing well that he would not have got into the medical college by direct competition. This looks more demeaning when certain rich communities like Mopla Muslims of Kerala, Jats etc have got into reservation basket by sheer vote bank politics. If almost 70 years after independence and continued reservation have not brought up the communities the problem lies elsewhere. It is time we do away with religeon and caste based reservations in central services, professional colleges and even judiciary so that a group of people are not brought up with a perpetual inferiority complex.

N K Nair


Judicial backlog of pending cases calls for extra-ordinary solutions

The integrated judicial system in India is known for huge pendency. Due to filing trumpery cases by habitual litigants, precious time of courts is wasted, which otherwise, could have been utilised on crucial matters concerning the poor. The adage -- Justice delayed is justice denied is relevant to India .Delivery of timely judicial verdicts, is an integral part of our Fundamental Right to Justice. The Indian society has grown highly litigious -- flooding courts with non-serious petitions and appeals for insignificant causes. Appeals are filed invariably for frivolous reasons and in the hope of getting favourable judgments. The appellate courts must curb these expectations and restore faith in courts of original jurisdiction. Justice M C Chagla in his autobiography (Roses in December)has dealt with this problem. A must read for judges and lawyers. The PILs are filed not to benefit the poor. These are, in fact, disguised to benefit the political heavy weights, the cash rich industrial houses, builders mafia etc. The lawyers' motive is to pocket hefty fees, for self- publicity through electronic media, scoring professional vendetta and other extraneous considerations. How to reduce pendencies? The CJI is justifiably concerned about the rising pendency of cases due to scarcity of Judges. Extra-ordinary problems call for extra-ordinary solutions. Number of cases pending in Indian courts is estimated to be over 3 crores. Of these, 2.7 crores cases are reportedly pending in subordinate courts; 40 lakh cases in 24 High Courts; 52,000 cases in Supreme Court. Here are some suggestions :-- (a)Focus on Good Governance for grievance redressal; (b) GOI as the largest litigant, must exercise restraints in filing appeals in High courts, in service matters. Settlements with employees outside courts must be encouraged; (c) Strengthen infrastructure; Use information technology;(d)Club cases of same nature by courts and treat them at par; (e) Promotion of Gram-Nayayalay and proper regulation by allowing greater powers ; (f) Conducting Lok Adalats more frequently ; (g).Fast track mechanism for justice seeker of sexually assaulted victims, SC, ST and the Minorities; (h) Unfortunately, practising judicial activism by junior judges .Make judges accountable to deliver time-bound and well-reasoned judgements. Reasons for giving frequent adjournments must be probed by committees and the defaulters reprimanded, wherever considered necessary; (i) The judges these days are more concerned about passing judgments banning IPL matches due to draughts, forcing ladies to enter temples etc. The social issues should not be mixed up with legal issues. The main job of the judiciary is to interpret law and deliver judgements , rather than creating new laws. Let this job be left to the Law makers.; (j) Appoint retired judicial officers as ad hoc judges by invoking Art 224 (A) of the Constitution of India ; ( k) Delete cases and judgments from lists of pendencies that have become in fructuous and time-barred; (l) Speed up bulk recruitment through States Judicial Services. Collective and co-operative efforts by the Judiciary and Executive to monitor progress of action taken, is the need of the hour.

A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)


This RTI act is slowly dying

Ashok Jaidka

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