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New UP CM to be controlled by PMO ?
One thing is certain, new Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister will be controlled by the PMO. It means only a dynamic leader but not an old timer.

Now lotus blooms in 16 states
After Goa and Manipur there are now 16 BJP ruled states in the country. Now it's turn of the South.

Split in Goa Congress likely ?
Political pundits now do not rule out the possiblity of split in the Congress party in Goa.

Credit for Goa goes to Gadkari and Piyush Goyal for Manipur
Political circles give full credit to Nitin Gadkari and Piyush Goyal for the formation of BJP Government in Goa and Manipur.

BJP..Bahut Jhatpat Party
My Respected Friend, a Retired Senior Bureaucrat, is in Delhi on a day visit... he takes out time to meet me and we meet at a South Indian Eatery on Janpath...over mini idlis dipped in sambar, mysore-pak and frothy filter coffees we get chatting..

Me: Sandeep Dixit really spelt it out to The High Command...
Respected Friend: He said he's doing it as he loves Congress ...but High Command takes only absolute servility to them as love for Congress...maybe the Young Turks in Congress took out 'parchis' and Sandeep got the parchi that said...read the riot act to High Command!!
M: I think he is going to be in the 'Doghouse'...Mummy is already there after she said...Rahul has to grow up!!!
RF: Congress keeps on harping on money power being used in Goa and Manipur ..the Goa verdict was not for Congress..it was for a coalition...quite a number of Parties had said that they would not ally with Congress...one even called Congress..back stabber...Congress is just bawling and crying foul as it was not prepared to take on...BJP.... Bahut Jhatpat Party...INC turned out to be ...Is Not Connected...
M:...as if Congress is Dhood ki Dhuli....it too allegedly has deep pockets..they could easily outbid the BJP ....in case BJP had bought MLAs.....in UP you have a sore looser blaming EVMs...in Punjab another sore loser blaming EVMs ...and in Goa and Manipur a sore loser blaming moneypower ...
RF: Don't they see the sacrifice Parrikar made for his Goa...in fact the Allies recognize this ..and the fallout if now they ditch BJP....
M: Congress will say Fish Curry won...fact is if Parrikar was a pliable RM..Fish Curry would have been flown fromGoa ... for Lunch and Dinner... 365 days ....kind courtesy Dalals...
RF: Amrinder sworn in...good he put his foot down against a DCM...I think Sidhu could have been placated by just letting him use the Chopper regularly ...but on a serious note...Amrinder needs to tackle drugs and Agri woes of Punjab....in some areas grossly poisoned land by gross over use of pesticides....where pesticide abuse has led to gross soil and water contamination ...such land needs to be taken out of growing anything for human consumption ..put up Solar Plants on such land and share revenue with Land Owners.. or encourage growing Jatropha..Poplar Trees etc....
M: Value addition Industry for Punjab's agri production...other Industry is a distant dream..
RF: Its getting late ..let us move out...joke is on me.... Laloo Prasad has more children than Congress MLAs in UP Assembly..and one more... Amrinder invited Rahul for High Tea post the swearing-in ...Rahul exclaimed... If you say you are going to fight drugs ...wouldn't serving 'High Tea' send the wrong message ..

We have a good laugh abd move out..

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Chief Secretary of UP ? (4)
If BJP decides to send a senior IAS officer from GOI then Anant Kumar Singh has a fair chance. A 1984 batch IAS officer of UP cadre Singh is presently posted as Addi Secretry , Petroleum in GOI.He is considered to be intelligent and a performer bureaucrat.

Will Goud be new DGP of Manipur ?
Under the present circumstances P M Goud is likely to be appointed new DGP of Manipur. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Manipur cadre.

Goa to have regular Chief Secretary ?
New Goa CM Manohar Parrikar would like to have a regular Chief Secretary in Goa. Presently 1988 batch IAS officer Dharmendra Sharma is the Chief Secretary of Goa.

Orders of Karan Avtar Singh for appointment as Chief Secretary, Punjab issued
As predicted in the morning, Karan Avtar Singh has been appointed as Chief Secretary to the Government of Punjab. The Government of Punjab has issued orders in this regard. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Punjabcadre.
(We said this yesterday morning)

Outgoing CS, Sarvesh Kaushal appointed as DG, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Public Administration
Outgoing Chief Secretary, Sarvesh Kaushal has been appointed as Special Chief Secretary-cum-Director General, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Uttar Pradesh CM and CS to be of different caste
If BJP appoints an Other Backward Caste leader as the CM of Uttar Pradesh, the Chief Secretary post will most go to an Upper (forward) caste officer and vice versa.

Officials with Gujarat connection to get importance in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh officials who share connection with Gujarat are likely to get important postings in the state.

Group discussions for promotion to MDs today
Group discussions of 14 Executive Directors of various Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are reportedly being held on March 17, 2017. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed for the promotion to Managing Director level to be posted to seven PSBs: Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Dena Bank, OBC Bank, Syndicate Bank, Union Bank and Vijaya Bank. The officers, who are being group-discussed, include: A K Rath, Andhra; Shankernarayan, BOI; R K Gupta, BOM; DB Mohapatra, Canara; B K Diwakara, CBI; Sunil Mehta, Corp; Ramesh Singh, Dena; AS Rajeev, Indian; R S Kumar, IOB; Rajkiran Rai, OBC; K V Brahmaji Rao, PNB; MK Jain, PSB; Charan Singh, UCO and Nageswara Rao, Vijaya.
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Sadakant to get desired posting in Uttar Pradesh
Grapevine has it that Sadakant, an IAS officer of 1983 batch, may get desired posting in the bureaucracy. He has earlier served as the Information Director during the former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Kalyan Singh's government in the state and has also served as the personal secretary of Uma Bharti.

Panda to be changed in UP
Principal Secretary (Home) in the Akhilesh Yadav Government Debashish Panda is being changed. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Extension denied to four officers in CBI ?
Four officers in the CBI are believed to have been denied extension in deputation tenure.

Murugan Arumugam Inbarasu yet to get posting in GoI
A 1985 batch officer of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), Murugan Arumugam Inbarasu wishing for central deputation is yet to get posting at Joint Secretary level in Government of India.

SAIL CVO likely to return to parent cadre in Apr
Sailesh Kumar Singh, Chief Vigilance Officer, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), is expected to return to his parent cadre in April this year. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Iter cadre deputation of Sridhar Rao to AP extendedn
The inter cadre deputation of N Sridhar Rao from Sikkim to Andhra Pradesh has been extended upto February 2019. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Capt Amrinder Singh shifts IPS officers in bulk hours after assuming as CM of Punjab
The sooner Capt Amrinder Singh took on the mantle as Chief Minister of Punjab, the sooner he issued transfers and postings orders of around four dozen IPS officers within hours. Any Chief Minister of the country might have taken such hasty decision on reshuffling bureaucrats on the same date of assuming the charge of the office.

Tejveer Singh is now Special PS to Punjab CM
Tejveer Singh has been appointed as Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister in Punjab. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
( We said this on March 14,2017)

Capt Amrinder Singh shifts IPS officers after assuming as CM of Punjab
The sooner Capt Amrinder Singh took on the mantle as Chief Minister of Punjab, the sooner he issued transfers and postings orders of one dozen IPS officers within hours. Any Chief Minister of the country might have taken such hasty decision on reshuffling bureaucrats on the same date of assuming the charge of the office. Accordingly, Gaurav Yadav has been appointed as ADGP, Administration while Dinkar Gupta will now be ADGP, Intelligence and Naunihal Singh is IG, Border zone, Amritsar. Similarly, Dr Naresh Arora has been appointed as IG, Crime Branch, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh as Ludhiana Police Commissioner; Neelabh Kishore as IG, STF Intelligence; Jatinder Singh Olakh as IG, Law & Order-1, Ranbir Singh Katda as DIG, Administration, IRB, Patiala; Alka Meena as SSP Fategarh Sahib; Baljot Singh Rathore as SSP, Muktsar Sahib; Gurpreet Singh Bhullar as SSP, Pathankot; J Nilambari Vijay as SSP, Ropar; Dhruman H Nimbale as DCP, Ludhiana and Sukhminder Singh was posted as AIG, SSOC Amritsar.

Dinkar Gupta is ADG Intelligence in Punjab
Dinkar Gupta has been appointed ADG Intelligence in Punjab. He is 1987 batch IPS officer.
( We said this on March 15 )

Anand Prakash to return to Manipur ?
Anand Prakash is reportedly returning to the parent Manipur cadre this month from central deputation. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Manipur cadre.

Vasumitra promoted as Member, Postal Service Board
Vasumitra, CPMG, North East Circle, Shillong, has been promoted as Member (PLI), Postal Service Board & Chairperson, PLI, Investment Board. Vasumitra is a 1984 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

No number two in Delhi Police
Now it is clear that there will not be any number two IPS officer in Delhi Police.

Kashyap to continue in Delhi Police ?
Ajay Kashyap, a senior AGMUT cadre 1985 batch IPS officer, will reportedly continue in Delhi Police. Both Kashyap and CP are batch mates. Earlier it was rumored that Kashyap is likely to go on central deputation.

Deepak Chaturvedi appointed as CVO, SCI
Deepak Chaturvedi has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Mumbai. He is a 1983 batch ITS officer.

Deepak Kumar appointed as ED, ITPO
Deepak Kumar has been appointed as Executive Director at Joint Secretary level, India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO). He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Pankaj Kumar in race for MD, BPRL ?
Pankaj Kumar, Director Finance, Bharat Petro Resources Limited (BPRL), is whispered to be in the race for the post of Managing Director, Bharat Petro Resources Limited (BPRL).

Who will be new CMD, KPL ?
As retirement of present incumbent M A Bhaskarachar as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Kamrajar Port Limited (KPL) approaching, all eyes are staring at new CMD. The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has already issued advertisement ahead of retirement of Bhaskarachar.

No Board Member in race for CMD, RCF
No Board level candidate appears to be in race for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (RCF).

PESB advertises post of CMD, CCIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has advertised the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCIL) lying vacant since January 1, 2017. Those willing to apply for the post can send their applications to the PESB before April 24, 2017.

Goutam Chatterjee appointed as Director (Comm), MECON Ltd
Goutam Chatterjee, GM, MECON Limited, has been appointed as Director (Commercial), MECON Limited. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Additional charge of Chairman, KoPT to Krishna Babu extended
An additional charge of Chairman, Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to M T Krishna Babu, Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, has been extended for a period of six months.

Ravinder Kumar Verma is also Chairperson, CEA
Ravinder Kumar Verma, Member (Grid Operations & Distribution), Central Electricity Authority, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairperson, CEA for a period of six months.

Additional charge of CEO, NSDI to Acharya extended
An additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) to P S Acharya, Scientist G, DST, has been extended for a period of six months.

Additional charge of Member (Fin), Telecom Commission to Prahlad Singh extended
An additional charge of Member (Finance), Telecom Commission to Prahlad Singh, Adviser, DoT has been extended for a period of three months.

Additional charge of Director Marketing to Avijit Ghosh, CMD, HEC extended
An additional charge of Director Marketing, Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited to Avijit Ghosh, CMD, HEC, has been extended for a period of three months.

Additional charge of Director, CIIL to Prof D G Rao extended
An additional charge of Director, Central Institute of Indian Language (CIIL), Mysore to Prof DG Rao, Principal, NCERT, Mysore, has been extended for a period of six months.


PESB advertises post of CMD, DFCCIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has advertised the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) lying vacant since July 1, 2017. Those willing to apply for the post can send their applications to the PESB before May 9, 2017.

First reshuffle of IAS officers in Congress led-Govt in Punjab
As many as 12 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Punjab. Accordingly, Himmat Singh has been appointed as Special Chief Secretary, Horticulture and Special Principal Secretary, Forests and Wild Life while Sarvesh Kaushal, Chief Secretary, is now posted as Special Chief Secretary-cum-Director Generalk Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration and Karanbir Singh Sidhu is Special Secretary, Revenue and Rehabilitation as well as Special Chief Secretary, Irrigation. Similarly, Karan Avtar Singh has been appointed as Chief Secretary with additional charge of Personnel, GAD Vigilance; Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi as ACS, Home Affairs & Justice, Removal of Grievances, Punjab Bhawan; Satish Chandra as ACS, Finance Pensions and Welfare of Pensioners Wing and Principal Resident Commissioner, Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi; S K Sandhu as ACS, Social Security and Development of Women & Children; Anurag Agarwal as Financial Commissioner, Taxation; Mrs Raji P Shrivastava as Director, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration; Tejveer Singh as Special Secretary to Chief Minister, Public Relations; Vivek Pratap Singh as Excise and Taxation Commissioner and Krishna Kumar was posted as Secretary, Expenditure Department of Finance.

Rajeev Umrao appointed as DPS, Lucknow, UP Circle
Rajeev Umrao has been transferred and posted as DPS (HQ), Lucknow, UP Circle. He is a 2001 batch IPoS officer.

7 IIS officers promoted to HAG
Seven Indian Information Service officers have been promoted to the HAG. They are - MVVS Murthy, K S Dhatwalia, Muthu Kumar, Sadhana of Raut, Ira Joshi, Ghanshyam Goyal and Anil Kumar Saxena. ACC has approved their promotions.


Anil Verma is also Advisor to CM, West Bengal
Anil Verma has been assigned an additional charge of Advisor to the Chief Minister of West Bengal on Food Security. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Mrs Bhanumati appointed as Director, TPP, PI Wing
Mrs P Bhanumati, Director, NSSO, DPC, has been posted as Director, TPP, PI Wing, New Delhi. She is an ISS officer.

Gulshan Relan appointed as Director in DGA, New Delhi
Gulshan Relan, Director, Director General of Audit, Railway-Commercial, New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Director in the office of Director General of Audit, Defence Services, New Delhi at branch. He is a 2007 batch IA&AS officer.

Ms Anupama Chopra appointed as Independent Director, NFDC
Ms Anupama Chopra has been appointed as Non-official Independent Director on the Board of NFDC.

Y V S T Sai appointed as MD, AP Brahmin Welfare Corp Ltd
Y V S T Sai has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, A P Brahmin Welfare Corporation Limited in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1993 batch IRS officer.

Atul Singh appointed as Secretary, APPSC
Atul Singh has been appointed as Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission with additional charge of Chairman, State Level Police Recruitment Board, AP and Inspector General of Police (Training). He is a 1995 batch IPS officer.

Two IPS officers promoted to IG grade in AP
Two IPS officers of 1992 batch: G Srinivas and D Nagendra Kumar have been promoted to the Shaik Mohd Iqbal and Dr M Kanta Rao (IG) rank in Andhra Pradesh.

Two IPS officers promoted to DIG grade in AP
Two IPS officers of 2003 batch: G Srinivas and D Nagendra Kumar have been promoted to the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank in Andhra Pradesh.

Rajiv Kumar posted as Additional CIT, TPRU
Rajiv Kumar has been transferred and posted as Additional CIT (OSD) in Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU). He is an IRS officer.

First reshuffle of IAS officers in Congress led-Govt in Punjab
As many as 32 IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Punjab. Accordingly, Himmat Singh has been appointed as Special Chief Secretary, Horticulture and Special Principal Secretary, Forests and Wild Life while Sarvesh Kaushal, Chief Secretary, is now posted as Special Chief Secretary-cum-Director General Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration and Karanbir Singh Sidhu is Special Secretary, Revenue and Rehabilitation as well as Special Chief Secretary, Irrigation. Similarly, Karan Avtar Singh has been appointed as Chief Secretary with additional charge of Personnel, GAD Vigilance; Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi as ACS, Home Affairs & Justice, Removal of Grievances, Punjab Bhawan; Satish Chandra as ACS, Finance Pensions and Welfare of Pensioners Wing and Principal Resident Commissioner, Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi; S K Sandhu as ACS, Social Security and Development of Women & Children; Anurag Agarwal as Financial Commissioner, Taxation; Mrs Raji P Shrivastava as Director, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration; Tejveer Singh as Special Secretary to Chief Minister, Public Relations; Vivek Pratap Singh as Excise and Taxation Commissioner and Krishna Kumar was posted as Secretary, Expenditure Department of Finance. Besides, some 18 deputy commissioners were also shifted like: Diprava Lakra to Bathinda; Dharam Pal to Mansa; Pradeep Kumar Agarwal to Ludhiana; Amar Partap Singh Virk to Sangrur; Gurpreet Kaur Sapra to SAS Nagar; Mohammad Tayyab to Kapurthala; Gurneet Tej to Rupnagar; Kanwalpreet Brar to Fatehgarh Sahib; Amit Kumar to Gurdaspur; Neelima to Pathankot; Rajiv Prashar to Faridkot; Varinder Kumar Sharma to Jalandhar; Vipul Ujwal to Hoshiarpur; Rambir to Ferozepur; Sonali Giri to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar; Kamaldeep Singh Sangha to Amritsar; Ghanshyam Thori to Barnala and Kumar Amit to Patiala. Among other IAS officers, Kamal Kishor Yadav has been appointed Director, Local Government, and while the services of Arshdeep Singh Thind have been placed at the disposal of the Department of Cooperation for posting as Managing Director, Markfed.

Capt Amrinder Singh shifts Police officers in bulk hours after assuming as CM of Punjab
The sooner Capt Amrinder Singh took on the mantle as Chief Minister of Punjab, the sooner he issued transfers and postings orders of around four dozen Police officers including 12 IPS officers within hours. Any Chief Minister of the country might have taken such hasty decision on reshuffling bureaucrats on the same date of assuming the charge of the office.

BCPL gets Excellent MoU score for 2015-16 (UPDATED)
As per DPE, Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BCPL) has got Excellent MoU score for 2015-16 which is the first time in its History. BCPL also got 'Excellent Corporate Governance' rating for 2015-16 which is also first time in its History. Further, BCPL also created world record by achieving Net Profit in nine months results after a gap of 63 years loss making history. Thanks to all stakeholders and all Indians. Behave like true Indian work like true Indian and achieve like true Indian, says P M Chandraiah, Managing Director and Director Finance Bengal Chemicals, Kolkata.

Four IPS officers promoted to ADG rank in AP (UPDATED)
The following 1992 batch IPS officers have been empanelled for promotion to the Above Super Time Scale (i) of IPS in the rank of Additional Director General of Police. They are: Harish Kumar Gupta, Sitharamanjaneyulu, Kasireddy V R N Reddy and Nalin Prabat.

Four officers promoted to Deputy DG, Mines Safety in DGMS (UPDATED)
The following officers have been empanelled for promotion to the grade of Deputy Director General of Mines Safety (Mining) in the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Dhanbad. They are: V Lakshmi Narayana, K Nageswara Rao, Narayan Rajak and Vidyapathi.

S P Kar is also Director, SUDA in West Bengal (UPDATED)
Sutanu Prasad Kar has been given an additional charge of Director, State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) in West Bengal. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Two Karnataka officers awarded IFS cadre (UPDATED)
Two officers of the State Forest Service of Karnataka: S P Raju and K L Raghavendra have been awarded Indian Forest Service (IFS).

Narendra Kumar Bhola promoted as DG, Corporate Affairs (UPDATED)
Narender Kumar Bhola has been promoted to the grade of Director General of Corporate Affairs in the Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS).

Dr Jagat Ram appointed as Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh (UPDATED)
Dr Jagat Ram, Professor & Head, Department of Opthlmology, has been appointed as Director, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.

Mrs Aruna Sethi promoted to Chief Adviser (Cost) grade (UPDATED)
Mrs Aruna Sethi, Additional Chief Adviser (Cost) has been promoted to the grade of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) in the Apex Scale.

Satya Pal Kakran appointed as Assessor, MWDT (UPDATED)
Satya Pal Kakran has been appointed as Assessor in Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT).

M S Agrawal appointed as Assessor, VWDT (UPDATED)
M S Agrawal has been appointed as Assessor in Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal (VWDT).

Two Scientists promoted to Scientist 'G' grade (UPDATED)
Two Scientist 'F' G C Saxena and A Sain have been promoted to the grade of Scientist 'G' under the Modifield Flexible Complimenting Scheme (MFCS).

Sharma replaces Sai Manohar in CBI (UPDATED)
Arun Kumar Sharma has replaced A Sai Manohar as Joint Director CBI (Policy and Anti Corruption) in the CBI. 1987 batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer Sharma is also considered an honest and upright officer.

Sai Manohar is now JD Chandigarh and SIT (UPDATED)
Joint Director Policy in the CBI A Sai Manohar has been moved as Joint Director Chandigarh and SIT. He is 1995 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Jitendra Shankar Mathur is also Secretary, Land Resources (UPDATED)
Jitendra Shankar Mathur has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Land Resources till the return of present incumbent from leave upto March 30, 2017. Mathur is a 1982 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Dr Suresh Chandra Gairola appointed as DG, ICFRE (UPDATED)
Dr Suresh Chandra Gairola has been appointed as Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE). He is a 1982 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Tenure of Virender Prasad as Director, S&T curtailed to join ADG, UIDAI (UPDATED)
The tenure of Virender Prasad as Director in Science & Technology has been curtailed on his selection as Assistant Director General in Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), New Delhi. He is a 1991 batch ITS officer.

Three IAS officers shifted in West Bengal (UPDATED)
Talleen Kumar has been appointed as Principal Secreray, Paschimanchal Unnayan affairs while A Subbiah was made Commissioner, Medinipur division with additional charge of MD and Vice Chairman, WBECSC and Anil Verma will hold additional charge of Principal Secretary, Consumer Affairs in West Bengal.

R S Bhatti gets additional charge of BS&F in CBI (UPDATED)
R S Bhatti has been assigned an additional charge of Bank Security & Fraud (BS&F) in Central Bureau of Investigation. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Manoj Dwivedi is also ED, Tobacco Board (UPDATED)
Manoj Dwivedi has been assigned an additional charge of Executive Director, Tobacco Board, Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.

CORPORATE

Lohani get addl charge as CMD of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.
Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers has handed over additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited to SK Lohani who is currently Joint Secretary, Department of Fertilisers, Govt of India.

Mehta quits SBI's Central Board
Sunil Mehta, Director on State Bank of India's Central Board has quit the Board following his appointment as Non-Executive Chairman of Punjab National Bank.

Ms Naik is Director of Hindustan Zinc Ltd
Ms Farida M Naik has been appointed as Director of Hindustan Zinc Ltd.

Ranjan quits as Director of NLC India Ltd
Dr Rajeev Ranjan, IAS, has quit as Director of NLC India Limited.

Agarwal is Addl. Non- Exec Director of East Buildtech Ltd
East Buildtech Ltd has appointed Madhusudan Agarwal as Additional Non- Executive Director of the company.

Mrs Banerjee quits as Non Exec. Director of AGC Networks Ltd
Dr (Mrs) Sujaya Banerjee has quit as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of AGC Networks Limited.

Vijayanand is CEO of Amara Raja Batteries Limited
Amara Raja Batteries Limited has appointed S Vijayanand as Chief Executive Officer of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2017.

Handa is CFO of Venky's (India) Ltd
Venky's (India) Limited has appointed Jiwan Kumar Handa as the Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f.April 1, 2017.

Katra is Independent Director of Frontier Capital Ltd
Frontier Capital Limited has appointed Ashok Udhavdas Katra as Independent Director of the company.

Bharwani quits as Non Exec Director of Jetking Infotrain Ltd
Jitu Bharwani has quit as Non Exec Director of Jetking Infotrain Limited.

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Rampant misuse of office perks & facilities

There is an important subject one does not comments upon in the WHISPERS. The subject is the rampant misuse of office perks & facilities by the Ministers and Bureaucrats like vehicle, stationery item and excess staff attending to 'atta pisao' duties. The biggest black sheep in this area are the defence forces and All India Service Officers. If strong action is taken in this area a lot of exchequer money can be saved and used for the benefit of poor. Such a tendency on the part of the incumbents should be treated as a criminal offence. From today onward I will be making this whispers on regular basis leading to a PIL in the long run.

B B Srivastava

Justification for EPFO Now ?

The EPF scheme had its utility at the heydays of Socialism and lack of banking facilities. Now even people with zero balance have bank account. Besides, the need is greater for higher value insurance cover than money put to rust in Provident Fund. The purchaing power goes down, inflation mocks the savers for lack of wisdom about the right savings/investment instrument and opportunity cost. Besides, there is unnecessary paper work and bureaucracy in the name of the establishment. Time perhaps to wind up the organization. The quick fix of withdrawing 90% of the accumulations for buying a house does not meet the requirements of funding buying a house. Insurance will prove to be more effective in the current scenario.Besides honest Indians will not be forced to tell lies of repeated Mundan ceremonies or funerals of the already dead long ago dear ones!

M L Gupta

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