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What of the Tsar ? What was happening to him during the eventful days ?

Over 100 BJP MPs identified non-performers

As many as 116 BJP MPs identified as non-serious and non-performers may not be able to win elections next tine, observers say.

Bureaucrats advised not to meet any businessmen

Power corridors are abuzz with rumours that bureaucrats have been advised not to meet any businessmen.

How BJP will form govt in UP ?

If one goes by some Exit polls which predicted hung assembly. Now the big question is how BJP will form the govt?. Will any political party support the BJP or BSP or SP MLAs defect.?


NCM goes Boardless

The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has gone Boardless. The NMC, which consists of seven Members, is having no Board Members.

Mr. Guppi...

My neighbor has taken to Social Media and has got addicted to it. He is always discussing Tweets and Posts ..today we meet in the Park while walking our Dogs.

Me: Howdy neighbor!
Neighbor: Howdy ...have you heard what Mr. Guppi has tweeted!!
M: Mr. Guppi ????
N: Dilli waala Guppi ...he tweeted on Women's Day ...that Modi should unfollow all those who insult and threaten women.....
M: He tweeted this....so is he the new Judge and Enforcer in Town...arre...first he needs to check out the Charges against AAP Leaders for atrocities on Women...why isn't there a Woman in his Cabinet...paglaa gaya hai if you ask me!! And the sudden blitzkrieg of Delhi Government ads means Guppi has realized AAP drawing a blank in 5 State elections ..so now its Delhi or nothing..
F: In AAP ads he boasts of Medical facilities in Delhi ...but when it came to him.... he went to Bangalore and spent lacs ...tax payers money...and now he says AAP Government to send Teachers from Government Schools to Harvard ..
M: The Lootens Gang is already trying to firefight Modi's Hardwork versus Harvard comment ..its easy to join the dots...and I hear unemployment in Delhi has shot up ...
F: Yup should have ..Modi has put all the Dalals out of work...Congress seems to be competing with him in ludicrousy .. Babbar says 2019 will be Congress's Sixer..and Gulaam (Azaad) says Priyanka contributed in UP election.....behind the scenes..
M: Yup 2019 will be a Sixer ...Voter will hit Congress 'out of the stadium' ..this is what Modi meant by Congress Mukht Bharat.....on Priyanka ...yes she was like the Coxswain ...shouting ...aaghe badho to Congis in UP..of course behind the scene ..
F: I think viewing the Flop Show for Congress in these 5 State elections ..they want to revive ..Priyanka lao Congress bachao..
M: In Punjab if Congress wins ..it will be Amrinder won despite Congress.....
F: Today TMC protesting Demonetization outside Parliament ..
M: Mamtha has a OSD...Officer on Strike Duty..his Duty is to come with issues via which TMC can protest in and out of Parliament .. seems he is not being able to find new issues ...so flogging Demonetization...
F: Seems she has a touch of Rahulitis!!
M: (Napoleon my Boxer starts to growl angrily) Don't take that name ...this Doggy of mine gets livid...so now post the broken dream..Goa going to BJP .. and AAP's so said wave in Punjab turning out to be flatulence...what will Kejri do!!
F : ( Shredder his Rottweiler starts to growl angrily).. Shhh... do not take that Guppi's name ....this fellow gets mad...

We laugh and go our ways...
VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Who will succeed P K Sinha as Cabinet Secretary ? (5) Anil Swarup

One more 1981 batch IAS officer of this batch who is also in the recokning for the top job is Secretary Education Anil Swarup. UP cadre IAS officer Swarup who has made a mark as Secretary Coal once considered to be favourite of the PM .

Supreme Court yet to get full strength of Judges

Despite the appointment of five new Judges, there are still three vacancies of Judges in Supreme Court of India. There are total 28 existing Judges against approved strength of 31 in the Apex Court.

P K Pujari gets charge of Secretary, Telecommunications

Secretary Power Pradeep Kumar Pujari has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Telecommunications. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Naveen Bhushan Gupta selected as Director (Fin), PFC

Naveen Bhushan Gupta, GM (Fin), PFC, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Power Finance Corporation (PFC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 9, 2017. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Srivastava is back to Meghalaya to take over as CS !

Anoop Kumar Srivastava is back to the parent Assam-Meghalaya cadre. 1981 batch IAS officer Srivastava is expected to take over as Chief Secretary of Meghalaya.


Assembly results and bureaucracy reshuffle

Assembly poll results will decide the future course of bureaucracy in the five states going to polls. According to sources if ruling party retains power in any state then there will be no major change in the bureaucratic guard.

In UP, if new party comes in power, major reshuffle in bureaucracy

All eyes arte on the results of UP elections. If ruling party loses then state is bound to seea major change in the state bureaucracy. Those who are in the sideline will be given important posts, but their image will play an important role in the posting.

Goa; No major change is expected

If ruling party comes in power then state will not see any significant change in state bureaucracy.

Siddhartha Nath appointed Deputy Secretary in PMO

Siddhartha Nath has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office for a period of three years. He is a 2003 batch IFS officer.

Devendra Kumar Singh is also ADGFT

Devendra Kumar Singh has been assigned an additional charge of Additional Director General Foreign Trade. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Rajneesh is also ED, ITPO

Rajneesh has been assigned an additional charge of Executive Director, India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO). He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.


11 IRS-Customs promoted officers to get new postings grade

As many as 11 officers of Indian Revenue Service of Customs and Central Excise cadre, who have been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner/ Director General of Customs and Central Excise, will get soon new place of postings. The officers include: Hemant A Bhat, Pranab Kumar Das, John Joseph, Seema Malik, Raj Kumar Barthwal, Yudhvir Singh Shahrawat, Sheo Narayan Singh, C P Rao, Pawan Kumar Jain, Rajiv Bhushan Tiwari and Ashok Kumar Pandey.

Major reshuffle of IPoS officers

As many as 27 officers of the Indian Postal Service have been transferred and posted to different places. Accordingly, Rahul Kaushik has been appointed as ADG (PO), Postal Directorate while Dinesh Kumar Mistry was posted as RAK NPA, Ghaziabad. Similarly, K K Jayasankar has been posted as ADG (RB), Postal Directorate while Ms Radhika Dhir was transferred to Haryana Circle; Shahnawaz Akhter as ADG (IM), Postal Directorate; K A Devaraj to Tamil Nadu Circle; Abhas to Delhi Circle; Abhishek Jain as ADG (PBI-II & CP), Postal Directorate; S Rajashekara as PTC, Mysore; Ms Priyanka Das as DD (PMU), Postal Directorate; V K Mohan to Karnataka Circle; B S Umesh to Karnataka Circle; Kale Ajinkya Ajey as ADG (FS-II), Postal Directorate; M S Rana to Punjab Circle; Surekh R Nathen to Tamil Nadu Circle; Ms Moona Yasmin to Uttar Pradesh Circle; Sandesh M to Karnataka Circle; H R Chandrashekarachar to Karnataka Circle; Jeth Mal Jingar as PTC, Saharanpur; G M Taneja to Uttarakhand Circle; G M Ramalingam to Tamil Nadu Circle; J S Gurjar to Rajasthan Circle; Hanif Khan to Rajasthan Circle; S K Dubey to Madhya Pradesh Circle; M L Dhar as ADG (DE), Postal Directorate; L Manjunatha to Karnataka Circle and K Muniramaiah has been posted to AP Circle.

Ms Nalini Kak is also Adviser, Railway Board

Ms Nalini Kak has been given the additional charge of Adviser (Accounts), Railway Board. She is an IRAS officer.

Hemant Bhat, Commissioner Customs, Bhopal to get new posting

Hemant A Bhat, Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Bhopal, will be getting new place of posting after promotion to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Customs.

D K Sharma strong contender for Chairman, BBMB

Whispers have it that Davinder Kumar Sharma, CMD, HPSEB Generation may contest for the post of Chairman, Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).

BBMB Member S K Sharma is also in race for Chairman

S K Sharma, Member (Irrigation), BBMB, is also in the race for the post of Chairman, Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).

Mahendra Singh appointed as Sr Deputy Accountant General, Gwalior

Mahendra Singh, Director in the office of Director General of Audit, Defence Services, New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Senior Deputy Accountant General (Admn/Pens), in the office of Accountant General (A&E)-II, Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior. He is a 2007 batch IA&AS officer.

Adnan Ahmed appointed as DDG, Postal Directorate

Adnan Ahmed has been appointed DDG (PO), Postal Directorate after promotion to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG).. He is a 1997 batch IPoS officer.

Rajesh Kallaje appointed as Sr Deputy Director, Forest Survey of India

Rajesh S Kallaje has been appointed Senior Deputy Director, Forest Survey of India, Bangalore. He is a 2001 batch IFS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

B Pandey appointed as Member (T) RCT

B Pandey, FA & CAO, Central Railway, has been appointed Member (Technical), Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) for a period of five years.

ECGC gets two Independent Directors

Mrs Saranlal Malathi Rani and Manek Eurch Davar have been appointed Non-official Independent Director on the Board of ECGC Limited.

Vacancy of CVO, IOCL arising in May

A vacancy of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Delhi, at Joint Secretary level, is arising in May 2017.

WAPCOS Donates Life Saving Equipment to Maharaja Agrasen Hospital Charitable Trust

WAPCOS Limited donated a lifesaving machine - Cryostat (Frozen Section) to Maharaja Agrasen Hospital Charitable Trust, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi under its Corporate Social Responsibility activities in the presence of R.K. Gupta, CMD WAPCOS and . Sushil Kumar Gupta, President, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital Charitable Trust. This machine will provide access to critical care to economically weaker patients free of cost. Cryostat is the equipment is required to give results of biopsy sample within 20 minutes. It permits the surgeon to decide on the nature of the surgery based on the actual diagnosis of the patient confirmed by histopathology section and reported by pathologist during the actual surgery. It is essential for deciding the right surgeryto be performed for all cancer patients as where diagnosis is in doubt.

A lifesaving machine - Cryostat (Frozen Section) was donated by WAPCOS to M/s Maharaja Agrasen Hospital Charitable Trust in presence of R.K.Gupta, CMD WAPCOS and Sushil Kumar Gupta, President, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital Charitable Trust for economically weaker patients.

HUDCO' HSMI conducts 35 ITP on "Planning & Mgt of Urban Services"

HUDCO's HSMI conducted the 35th International training programme on "Planning and Management of Urban Services" from 16th January to 10th March, 2017, attended by 26 participants from 18 countries.
During the valediction on 9th March, 2017, the participants were felicitated by Dr. M Ravi Kanth, CMD, HUDCO and Dinkar Asthana, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs. This programme is supported by MEA under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) and Special Commonwealth Assistance for Africa (SCAAP).

Ravindra Nath,CMD,NSIC applauds contribution of Women (UPDATED)

With The theme 'Be Bold for Change' ,NSIC celebrated the International Women's Day 2017 with its women employees with much fanfare. The women employees participated with great enthusiasm. To mark the occasion, a Training program involving role plays on " Masters of First Impressions" and " Being ready for change and more adaptability " was organized to empower Women NSICians .Speaking on the occasion, Ravindra Nath,CMD,NSIC appreciated their efforts in disseminating the benefits of NSIC schemes amongst the MSME sector across the country. He said that women are the back bone of our Homes as also NSIC .They are born leaders and have the potential within them to bring prosperity, happiness and joy to this world. P.Udayakumar, Director(P&M),NSIC and A.K.Mittal, Director(Finance),NSIC also interacted with the participants. The program was webcast by NSIC and also gave the Women employees a unique opportunity to brainstorm together and come out with ideas which can take the NSIC growth to the next level.

N A Bharne goes on inter cadre deputation to Maharashtra (UPDATED)
Nilesh Anand Bharne has gone on inter cadre deputation from Uttarakhand to Maharashtra cadre. He is a 2005 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Six IRS officers promoted to PCIT grade (UPDATED)
The following IRS-IT officers have been promoted to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Income Tax. They are: Harinder Bir Singh Gill, Yalavarti Rajendra, Mohanish Verma, Sukhvinder Kaur Khanna, Hemlatha Devi G V and Valluri Srinivas.

A K Suman promoted to JCIT grade (UPDATED)
Anupam Kumar Suman has been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax. He is an IRS officer.

AAI Stall at 12th CII-Exim Bank Conclave on India Africa project partnership (UPDATED)
Airports Authority of India is looking beyond national boundaries and interests and is undertaking newer business initiatives by exploring global aviation markets for providing consultancy, construction, management services, export services and exploring operations abroad in relation to airports, air-navigation services, ground aids and safety services. AAI is venturing into unexplored business territories with an aim to generate more and better business opportunities and to maximize and enhance its non-aeronautical revenues. This is also a step towards establishing AAI as a trustworthy global player in airport operations. At the 12th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership Exhibition on 9th March 2017 at Taj Palace, New Delhi, AAI showcased its cutting-edge technologies like GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN), No Objection Certificate Application System (NOCAS), Airport Infrastructure consultancy services and very recently launched SKYREV360 - AAI's innovative comprehensive e-billing solution for data gathering, invoicing and realization of aeronautical and non-aeronautical charges offered to Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) and Airport Operators worldwide. AAI's stall was inaugurated by Anuj Aggarwal, Member (HR), AAI in the presence of foreign delegates, senior officials from CII and EXIM Bank. His Majesty the King Mswati-III, Kingdom of Swaziland, His Excellency Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, Rt. Hon. Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business, Republic of Uganda and H E Stephane Wenceslas Sanau, Minister of Trade and Industry, Burkina Faso visited AAI stall and appreciated AAI's contribution to the aviation sector globally. The business delegates accompanying dignitaries held discussions with the Business Development Team of AAI that was present at the exhibition and conclave regarding possible trade partnerships with AAI in the field of aviation.

3 IAS officers get fresh assignments in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Narendra Kumar has been assigned additional charge as Financial Commissioner, DKVIB while Rinku Dhugga will hold an additional charge as CMD, DSFDC and Sandeep Kumar gets the additional charge as MD, DKVIB in the Government of Delhi.

Additional charge of MD, HMT Machine Tools Ltd to Shivashankar extended (UPDATED)
The additional charge period of Managing Director, HMT Machine Tools to B M Shivashankar, Director Technology HMT Machine Tools Limited has been extended for a period of six months with effect from May 1, 2017.

GoI clears stand on PM Ujjwala Yojna (UPDATED)
There have been reports in the media that benefit under the PM Ujjwala Yojana of free cooking gas will be denied to Women of BPL Households from now onwards who are not in possession of Adhaar Card (as per notification issued in this regard). The stories coming up in various media platforms on this issue are mis informed Aadhaar was already being used since the time of launch of the scheme and not from the date of notification (as reported). The following is the factual position on the issue. In order to streamline and extend the benefit under the Ujjwala scheme to all the deserving cases, the Ministry had advised the Oil Marketing Companies to assist and facilitate such eligible beneficiaries individually in obtaining Aadhaar Card /Bank Account Number (at the time of the launch of the scheme). The Oil Marketing Companies have been ensuring that no eligible beneficiary is deprived of connection under PMUY for want of Aadhaar number and/ or Bank account number. This is supplemented by the fact that all the connections issued under PMUY have Aadhaar number and Bank account details seeded in the database. The PM Ujjwala Yojana was launched by the PM on 1st May 2016 in Balia, UP. The connections would be released in the name of adult woman member of BPL family. Through this ambitious scheme the Government has embarked upon providing 5 crore LPG connections to BPL families in the country with focus on States/ UTs having LPG coverage less than the National average of 61% as on 01.01.2016. The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is happy to share that the target of 1.5 crore fixed for the current financial year has been surpassed and total connections released as on 09.03.2017 stand at 1.85 crore. Ujjwala scheme now covers 35 States/ UTs and 693 Districts across the country. The States of Uttar Pradesh (54 lakhs), West Bengal (28 lakhs), Bihar (22 lakhs), Madhya Pradesh (21 lakhs) and Rajasthan (15 lakhs) are the top 5 States with highest number of connections. More than 37% of the beneficiaries of this Scheme are SCs/STs.

CORPORATE

Sodi is MD Mumbai (MMR) of JLL

JLL has elevated Karan Singh Sodi as Managing Director Mumbai (MMR) of the company.

Mathur quits as ED & CEO of Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd

Harish Mathur has quit as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited.

Bhatti quits as Non Exec. Director of G N A Axles Ltd

Dilsher Singh Bhatti has quit as Non Executive Independent Director of G N A Axles Ltd.

Mrs Choudhary re-appointed as Whole-time Director of Commercial Syn Bags Limited

Commercial Syn Bags Limited has re-appointed Mrs Ranjana Choudhary as Whole-time Director of the company.

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PM needs to take initiative

The Prime Minister needs to send the following instructions and corruption will stop at all levels in the Government of India:-
"The Government officers who are indulging in corruption and misuse of official perks & positions (getting personal gains through office like misuse of vehicles, stationery etc.) are being closely watched. They should immediately curb their tendency. This is a prior warning. An individual among their fraternity has already obtained substantial information in this regard under the RTI and is on the verge of filing a PIL in the Court. They court will issue an order to the Government for conducting an inquiry. Automatically all the black sheep will come into the net."

B B Srivastava

High time to encourage other services

I entirely agree that this is the high time to encourage other services (e.g. IPS, IRS(IT), IFOS, IPoS, IRTS, etc.) also as IAS is merely scuttling other services' ideas for the development/betterment of the country.

Ashok Chadha

Shed colonial mindset

IAS officers are yet to shed their colonial mindset.

Parth

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