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N award is a form of honour, a felicitation to recognise one’s contribution in a chosen field. An award is not only a matter of prestige or a mark of excellence, but also a tremendous boost for someone to strive and excel higher and aim for even bigger accomplishments in life. gfiles May issue is dedicated to two awards—Prime Ministers’ Excellence Awards, celebrated as the Civil Services Day, and SCOPE Excellence Awards, celebrated as the Public Sector Day. gfiles has been covering these awards since 2007 and witnessing the robust performance of civil servants and public sector enterprises’ (PSEs) professionals. Both the awards this time had a common thread in that they sought to recognise excellence in the implementation and impact of the Prime Minister’s flagship programmes. While the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Swachh Bharat, Swachh Vidyalaya and Soil Health Card schemes resonated on Civil Services Day, Make in India, Digital India, Skill India, and Swachh Bharat programmes were reflected in the SCOPE awards. The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence were dedicated to the implementation of the priority programmes by the District Collectors across 677 districts of India. Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha informed that implementation of the priority programmes was rigorously monitored and it was a tough competition among the districts. On their part, the PSEs have never shirked from their social responsibility. One can now criticise the dominance of the government over the PSEs, but recall the socio-economic conditions of the days when everything from oilpins to salt used to be imported. With a meagre investment of `20 crore, the CPSEs have grown manifold to 298 in number, as of March 2015, and with nearly `11 lakh crore in total investments. PSEs registered a turnover of about `20 lakh crore, which is 16 per cent of the GDP of the country. Significantly, SCOPE has set up an Academy of Public Sector Enterprises, which will be a guiding force in shaping young talent into future leaders. The biggest challenge in making PSEs pride of India is that deadwood PSEs have to be either amalgamated into the profit-making PSEs or shut down. Interestingly, the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Implementation of Priority Programmes have done away with the traditional system of selecting civil servants for the awards, where a committee used to invite nominations, scrutinise and recommend for awards. Narendra Modi has focused on a very significant point: the last mile delivery mechanism of priority programmes has to be implemented through the districts only and the civil servants who implement it well must be awarded. The last mile delivery has been the biggest bottleneck in the federal structure of India. Without the support of the Chief Minister; central government’s programmes are hardly ever successful in the States. As reflected on the 10th Civil Services Day, Modi’s priority programmes have indeed reached across India and finally, the citizen has not only benefitted but has been engaged to participate in a continuous mode. Modi gave a clarion call to civil servants, saying that if officers reformed and performed, transformation would become visible on its own. Let us transform India. ANIL TYAGI editor@gfilesindia.com

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LETTERS editor@gfilesindia.com

05 Bric-a-Brac

rahul’s press meets, man behind nitish, eyeing rajya sabha seat, ajit singh waits his turn

absent in India. There is a lack of regulatory framework, especially in the general aviation sector, which has a huge growth potential. Reforms require ongoing consultations with the industry, and currently, there is no positive movement on this. R Menon via blog

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awards recognise implementers of priority programmes — 10 districts across the country picked for excellence in last mile delivery

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The terror landscape

leaders of the pack: 18 public sector undertakings score on contributing to national priority areas

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tamil nadu poll: addressing corruption

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stalemate in kashmir

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tool for transformation

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signs of improvement

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dd update, working in haryana, grand event, retiring early

Make in India This is with reference to the article “The fear of taking decisions” (gfiles, April 2016). We must acknowledge that it is only thanks to the Prime Minister’s Make in India campaign that the defence sector has finally moved from the periphery to the core of Indian manufacturing. Being a multi-billion dollar and most lucrative defence market in the world, India provides several opportunities for Indian and foreign corporate entities for defence manufacturing. The sector not only has the potential to augment manufacturing but also add nearly one million direct and indirect jobs. Some of the top industrial houses have already made some inroads into the sector. Several more are waiting for the right opportunity. It is now important that letter matches up with the spirit. SK Sinha via email Despite various committees being appointed, no marked changes are visible on the ground — be it the negative fiscal environment (including taxation), the lack of critical infrastructure (roads, ports and power), antiquated labour laws, or corruption continuing to loom large. Manufacturing requires infrastructural support, which is currently

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Terrorism is a global curse. Nobody can hide from it or prevent it. The recent events in Europe only go to confirm that no amount of security can protect innocent citizens. I agree with the author, (“India vs Pak binaries”, gfiles, April 2016), that for any meaningful action, it is first important to understand the nature of the threat, landscape and the context in which terror politics is playing out today. Meena Rao via email The foremost challenge to international security continues to be posed by terrorism. The international community must get together to counter terrorism through joint action, including at the United Nations. If we continue to adopt double standards in dealing with terrorism, it will have serious consequences for the international community as a whole. Ramesh S via blog

Power shift I want to congratulate you on an extremely thought-provoking article regarding the role of various democratic institutions (“Testing times, gfiles, March 2016). When one starts thinking about it, there has indeed been a shift in power away from the legislature and executive to the judiciary and the media. The country needs to think about whether this is harmful for our democracy and intervene before things spiral out of control. I hope to read more such articles in future. P Gupta via email

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Bric-a-brac feats & meets

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HE Congress Party is worried that the media has been hypnotised by the BJP. The party has a big media set-up, but it lacks leaders who can talk, motivate and present issues before the media. Rahul remains ains their only hope. Rahul’s secretariat etariat is in action; he has been meeting journalists across India for the last three months. hs. Randip Randi d p Singh Surjewala and Ajay Maken selectively choose hoose the journalists. The selection is based on the feedback dback of State leaders, or monitoring of byline stories. One can say that the first round of discussion has been planned with journalists who are generally Congress sympathisers or loyalists. Each journalist is briefed that the discussion with Rahul is strictly off the record. Rahul opens his heart before the journalist in the one-and-a-half hour meeting. He informs journalists where and with whom he goes to see movies. Issues about the entry of Priyanka Gandhi into politics are also discussed. Rahul meets every journalist, shakes hands and if he finds someone impressive, notes down his number also. In one such session, Rahul disclosed

that most of the people welfare schemes were drawn with the help of industrialists, saying that rich and poor both have to grow. He disclosed that now industrialists have come and revealed that they were promised the moon during the 2014 elections by Modi, but the action is far from reality. Most journalists are happy when they come out for one reason alone: the inaccessible Rahul met them. Nobody is clear about the results of such interactions as Rahul does not discuss any roadmap for the development of India. Unless there is an agenda, no amount of interaction will help the Congress. Is Rahul listening?

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he actual strategist behind the successs of Nitish Kumar is RCP Singh and not Prashant Kishore, as is widely believed. The Grand Alliance in Bihar was Singh’s idea. The schemes and promises that paid Kumar the maximum electoral dividends were devised and discussed among the top leadership of Bihar by Singh, including giving cycles to, and making education compulsory for girls, ensuring women empowerment, promising a ban on liquor once he became CM, and so on. Kishore

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is a technocrat who just implemented what he was instructed to do. Singh, a 1984 batch IAS officer from the UP cadre, but originally from Bihar, took voluntary retirement from the civil services in 2010 to work with Kumar. A Rajya Sabha member, he is one of Kumar’s main pillars of strength and is all set to be re-nominated to the Upper House. Out of the two vacancies that the JD(U) will have in June, one seat will go to Singh and the other may go to Sharad Yadav. Singh is now working hard towards making Nitish Kumar the Prime Minister in 2019.

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ILLUSTRATIONS: ARUNA

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UBHASH Chandra, the proprietor of Zee TV, has received only disappointment at the hands of the BJP. Maybe that is the reason why he is now a part of the Mulayam durbar’s nine ratnas. Sources say the BJP leadership had promised the media mogul that he would be given a Rajya Sabha seat from the Haryana quota. When that didn’t happen, Chandra went to meet Mulayam with the help of his now dear friend, Amar Singh. With Singh’s assistance, Chandra’s meeting with Mulayam was quite satisfactory. Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, also spoke to Chandra. Thereafter, Chandra and Singh jointly hosted the reception party of Mulayam’s younger brother Shivpal Singh Yadav’s

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son, in Delhi. Initially, it was thought that the reception would be hosted at Singh’s 10-acre farm in Mehrauli. But later, the venue was changed to Bhagwan Dass Road. To make the occasion really special, Singh had invited the President, Prime Minister and several Cabinet ministers; several noted film personalities were also invited. But, as was expected from Delhi’s power circles that move with the wind, nobody turned up except Sridevi-Boney Kapoor, and Jaya Prada. Akhilesh was at the programme for a fairly long time and he too identified with the feelings of other guests that the two hosts were trying to hitch a ride on the bicycle to reach the Upper House of Parliament.

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Bric-a-brac feats & meets

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ow did the talks break down between Ajit Singh and Nitish Kumar? A few days ago, when KC Tyagi went to meet Kumar in Patna with Ajit’s son Jayant, the Bihar CM played a big political move and told Jayant that if his father wanted to merge his party with JD(U), the latter was ready to launch Jayant as its chief ministerial candidate in UP. Sources say, Jayant said this was a conversation for a later stage. He, on the contrary, wanted to know whether the JD(U) was ready to give his father a Rajya Sabha seat this time? Kumar said it was not possible this time, but he can promise a Rajya Sabha seat for Ajit next year. Jayant then spoke to his father. Ajit told his naïve son that in politics, the deal was always instant. And, so the communication snapped between JD(U) and Ajit. Being an experienced politician, Ajit sent feelers to BJP chief Amit Shah and planned for a meeting. This news spread to Muzaffarnagar and big group of supporters came to meet Ajit, who briefed his supporters saying that it wasn’t he who went to the BJP, but it was the BJP’s top leadership that came to meet him. One worker asked, “Choudhary sahib, how many seats will the BJP give us in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections?” Ajit admonished the worker and told him not to see so far into the future, and that they will decide on things only after sensing which way the wind is blowing at that time. Reportedly, central minister for state Sanjiv Baliyan told this to Shah, who was extremely upset. He cancelled the meeting with Ajit and Jayant, and sent a message that the meeting will take place in May, after the results for the Assembly elections are out.

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CIVIL SERVICES DAY awardees priority schemes

Delivering at The 10th Civil Services Awards had Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stamp all over them. The way awardees have been chosen, it is clear that the Modi government worked hard to select the performers from the field. Modi assigned the job to 677 District Collectors to implement his four flagship programmes— Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Swachh Bharat (Gramin), Swachh Vidalaya and Soil Health Card. The awards were given in three groups, comprising Other States (consisting more than 500 districts), Hills and North East States (more than 100

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districts) and Union Territories. The districts were selected following a tough cross-checking system laid down by the PMO. Phone calls were made to direct beneficiaries and two officials were sent to do a field study. The message was loud and clear, for any programme to reach the people, district collector was the nodal point; they were the real implementers. The award comprises a trophy, a scroll and an incentive of `10 lakh to the district. Many Indian states failed to make a mark in Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Implementation of

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the last mile priority programmes. No districts from states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh or Karnataka won a single award. Of the 10 awarded districts, two were from Union Territories— Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli—one from Jammu & Kashmir (Anantnag), two from North-East (Nagaon in Assam and West Sikkim district in Sikkim), and one each from Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur district), Andhra Pradesh (Ananthapuramu district), West Bengal (North 24 Parganas district) and Chhattisgarh (Balrampur district).

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The work done in these districts was put together in the form of a booklet, Citation Booklet. Three other books were also released on the occasion—The Change Makers, containing the voices of the beneficiaries of the priority programmes; Recreating Excellence, containing replication of the earlier award-winning initiatives; and, Transforming India, containing the presentation by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and presentations by the eight Groups of Secretaries. These were available to the Prime Minister and cabinet members for ready reference.

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CIVIL SERVICES DAY awardees priority schemes by MK SHUKLA

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RIME Minister Narendra Modi has exhorted civil servants to “reform, perform, and transform.” Addressing a full-house of officials gathered from the Central, State and Union Territories’ governments at Vigyan Bhavan to observe and celebrate the Civil Services’ Day on April 21, he argued that if officers reformed and performed, transformation would become visible on its own. He asked them to continually experiment with new ideas so as to become agents of change—because the country wants changes, because sustained changes alone would compel us to transform our attitude to administration and regulation of different set of policies meant for bringing about transformative changes in the life of 1,250 million people. He reminded civil servants that they were not workers who worked for wages; they were civil servants engaged in the noble task of public service. In this context, he recalled the words of a college-day friend, who told him during the course of a discussion that he would like to join civil services. Asked why he wanted to

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do so, he said it would throw open a vast opportunity to serve the people. Told that he could do the same by joining politics, his answer was a loaded one: politics provided temporary opportunities, if at all, to serve the people, while the civil services offered a life-long sustained opportunity to engage with civil society, hear out their problems and grievances, and the power to remedy those problems and grievances. The Prime Minister said he has been privileged and honoured to lead a team of committed, dedicated and experienced officers. He recalled that when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat, he had nil experience—he didn’t have the experience of even running a Panchayat. But officers came forward on their own, helped him in running the administration and taught him a

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reminded civil servants that they were not workers who worked for wages; they were civil servants engaged in the noble task of public service

lot in the process. In the last two years, he has undergone the same experience at the central government. In this context, he mentioned the exemplary work done by several committee of secretaries he had set up at the beginning of 2016. No circular was issued, no one was compelled, but each member of these committees burnt midnight oil to think out of the box and prepare documents to ensure success of the government in many difficult areas. He cited a Niti Aayog presentation to state that these groups voluntarily put in 10,000 man hours to complete the tasks set out for them. Using this exemplary contribution of the administration, Modi said more could be achieved by simple coordination among different departments. Asking officials to avoid and drop what he called a ‘silo psyche’, he said this has lead to unnecessary litigations among government departments, wastage of time, and interventions by judiciary. Precisely to break this silo mentality he constituted those random groups, without any one heading one group or another. In these groups, officials met and melted into each other; even though being batchmates, they had no time to interact with each other earlier; each of them worked from the ‘silo’ of his ministry/department, carried away by precedents and previous noting on the file. For the first time, through these informal groups, batchmates came into contact with each other and figured out, as he likened, what the other preferred, a samosa or pakora, and intuitively turned into teammates from batchmates. Frequently repeating that he was privileged and proud to be the leader of most talented and experienced officers, the Prime Minister drew their attention to the huge water crisis in the country. He asked them to use

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Speaking on the occasion (top to bottom): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Minister of State (IC) Dr Jitendra Singh and Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha

this challenge into an opportunity by maximising the fund expenditure under MGNREGA on creation of millions of water-harvesting facilities, dredging up the canal, building of ponds, desilting of reservoirs, and so on, in view of the forecast of good monsoon this year. He added that we should be prepared to store as much water before it rains. This would also insure us against a drought next year in case it hits us, he said. A day before the PM’s address, inaugurating the two-day Civil Services Day function, Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhu, said the Indian economy has the potential to grow at 8 to 9 per cent, but this required team-work between political leadership and civil servants. Only through team-work could we identify the deliverables and targets and then gear up government machinery at all levels to achieve them.

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EFERRING to the growth story of Indian Railways in the recent past, he said that the Railways were able to achieve an all-time high capital expenditure because of teamwork and united efforts and dedication. Railways undertook doubling of lines and electrification, all a record performance, he added. He called upon all stakeholders to work for the common objective of national development. He emphasised on the need to devise a system of rewarding and incentivising good performers and, at the same time, inspiring others to perform better through motivation and training. He said that it is necessary to harness this huge human capital of civil servants, but it needs to be constantly updated and upgraded to keep

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi releasing the book on Transforming India

pace with the changing times so as to deliver the best possible results. He said it is important to have a proper system for ensuring effective delivery. The Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic

Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, said that in the last two years the Government has become more citizen-centric towards the goal set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in delivering his promise of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’. He said the Government has been able to address the public grievances

more successfully. Compared to an average of 2 lakh grievances annually received in the previous years, more than 6 lakh grievances were registered last year. And, over 90 per cent of these grievances were redressed, which showed that civil servants were not that apathetic towards the plight of the common man as they were painted.

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E said that this year, four more categories have been included in the Prime Minister’s Awards for excellence in public administration. These awards pertain to the four priority programmes of the government namely, PMJDY, Swachh Bharat (Grameen), Swachh Vidyalaya and Soil Health Card. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Devendra Chaudhry said that the Civil Services Day function spread over two days will include eight sessions being attended by more

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The key principles for the successful and sustainable implementation and replication, that emerged from eight panel sessions at Civil Services Day (April 20, 2016) are: 1. Prioritise and stick to those priorities: Governments at all levels need to prioritise where they want to really improve and stick to those JRDOV²IRU H[DPSOH VXFFHVVIXO GLVWULFWV 6WDWHV KDYH LGHQWLÂżHG VSHFLÂżF DUHDV RI IRFXV OLNH VDQLWDWLRQ ÂżQDQFLDO LQFOXVLRQ HWF 2. Create an implementable strategy: Build on starting positions and current capabilities—for example, leveraging agricultural universities and starting Soil Health Card scheme. 3. Develop detailed plans: Interim milestones and risk mitigation DSSURDFKHV²IRU H[DPSOH GHÂżQLQJ WDUJHW QXPEHU RI 2') 2SHQ 'HIHFDWLRQ )UHH *3V HYHU\ PRQWK 4. Measure and track outcomes: Key lever for timely and goal-oriented progress—for example, Chief Minister of Maharashtra tracking key performance indicators of Aple Sarkar on an ongoing basis. 5. Leverage technology and data analytics: To help with scaling up and to derive actionable insights to increase effectiveness—for example, cashless economy, JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhar & Mobile). 6. Engage the community and increase citizen-centricity: Active involvement of women, children, SHGs and grassroot functionaries have made many campaigns successful—for example, Swachh %KDUDW *UDPLQ 30 -DQ 'KDQ <RMDQD 7. Increase private sector participation )RU VXFFHVVIXO YRFDWLRQDO programmes and for bolstering agricultural incomes. 8. Co-operative federalism is a strong catalyst for change: )ULHQGO\ competition between districts and prizes for those who make the most progress is a catalyst for development—for example, performance by PXOWLSOH GLVWULFWV RI 5DMDVWKDQ LQ 6ZDFKK %KDUDW *UDPLQ 9. Center-State collaboration can drive scaling-up and replication: An effective mechanism for identifying and spreading best SUDFWLFHV²IRU H[DPSOH '$53* SURYLGLQJ VXSSRUW WR WKH 6WDWHV UHSOLFDWLQJ WKH 30 DZDUGHG LQLWLDWLYHV LQ SDVW &DQDO WRS VRODU SRZHU plant, SAKALA, etc). 10. Sustain efforts by creating a ‘pull factor’ )RU H[DPSOH OLQNLQJ Swachh Bharat (Gramin) campaign to pride and dignity of women in Bikaner and thus achieving zero ‘outdoor defacation’.

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than 1,200 civil servants from different States. Chaudhary also said that for the first time a theme has been dedicated to the Civil Services Day this year. The theme reflects the Prime Minister’s vision—Transforming India—and 10 districts have been selected out of 677 districts for this year’s Prime Minister Awards. Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha, former Cabinet Secretaries, Secretaries, Chief Secretaries of States and senior officers from various Ministries of Central and State Governments were also present.

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N the occasion, Union Ministers also released the book, Recreating Excellence, which details the replication of the Prime Minister’s awarded initiatives last year on the Civil Services Day. Later, Union Ministers and top officials discussed threadbare the government’s priority programmes. Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Dr Najma A Heptulla, chaired the panel discussion on ‘Preventing Child Marriages, Preventing Female Foeticide, Save the Womb and Malnutrition’; the session on ‘Swachh Vidyalaya’ was chaired by Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani; Dr Jitendra Singh chaired the session on ‘On-Time Delivery of Public Services, the core of any Good Governance Initiative’; the session on ‘Swachh Bharat Gramin’ was chaired by MoS for Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ram Kripal Yadav; Union Minister of State for Finance, Jayant Sinha, chaired the discussion on the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY)’; Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Col Rajyavardhan Rathore, chaired the session on ‘Vocational Training & Inspiring Youth for Sports’. g

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CIVIL SERVICES DAY prabhat kumar

Find time for introspection

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T is always a pleasure to listen to Narendra Modi, except when he is addressing an election meeting. And the occasion of Civil Services Day was no exception. Notwithstanding the ostentatious setting and bureaucratic audience complete with the most stringent security arrangement, the Prime Minister spoke with professional ease, boosting the morale of the pack of bureaucrats assisting him in the task of reengineering government for ‘maximum governance’, whatever that means. He extolled the virtues of being a civil servant. Speaking from the heart, he called them the chosen few and said that they have never given him a chance of chiding them. And then, alluding to the work of groups of secretaries in deliberating on the eight flagship programmers of his government, he paid them the ultimate compliment of being intellectually superior to the best consultants in the world. Whether he really meant it, one does not know. But, he got real when he said that while no one had faulted the initiatives of the government, questions have been raised about the impact on the ground and said that the government should take a lesson and strive to improve its image. Perhaps the realisation has dawned on the PM that starting a score of ventures and taking a few steps in each of them may be a good long-term strategy, but the patience of the electorate is severely limited. Therefore, shortterm programmes of reaching out to the farmer and the other weaker sections of the society are equally important for refurbishing the image of the government.

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We wait for the next Civil Services Day to see the course correction. A simultaneous development on the social media was the collective decision of a large number of civil servants to boycott a certain mainstream newspaper for unpretentiously addressing the entire bureaucratic tribe as ‘babus’. One does not know when the otherwise respectful sobriquet became pejorative, but the fact is that today it is used in the most derogative sense of conjuring the bureaucrat’s image as inefficient and often corrupt

The function in Vigyan Bhavan appears to be a poor showcasing of the realities of the Indian Civil Services as it is not used as an occasion to pause and introspect on the shortcomings individual. Though I have also joined them in unsubscribing the newspaper, I feel the bureaucrats should deliberate on what do they think of themselves, and what do others think of them? The Civil Services Day to celebrate the Indian civil servants’ contribution to the task of nation building was introduced nine years ago. Apart from the official function in Vigyan Bhavan, where the Prime Minister addresses the bureaucrats and distributes awards for good work, there is no serious reflection on the trials and challenges for the civil service, though the format is being continuously improved. This year, for instance, expanding the deliberations to two

days, power point presentation by the CEO of Niti Aayog and broadening the awards for excellence were new features. However, there is no indication that the internal contradictions within the civil services are being cogently addressed. The function in Vigyan Bhavan appears to be a poor showcasing of the realities of the Indian Civil Services as it is not used as an occasion to pause and introspect on the shortcomings and challenges for bureaucracy and find ways to improve the attitudes of civil servants. Besides the usual official inauguration and valedictory sessions by VVIP, the rest of the time should be devoted to soul searching. In my view, the occasion should also be used to develop an overarching vision of the Civil Services with the following goalposts in mind: To be acknowledged as the repository of knowledge and skills relating to all subjects of governance To be recognised for their ability to deliver services and implement the policies and programmes of the government efficiently and honestly To be seen as capable of working with other stakeholders, including the civil society, and To be perceived as people friendly and helpers of the weak and less privileged. Is anybody listening? Endpoint: A smart comment by an eminent non-IAS colleague, ‘shouldn’t the Civil Service Day be renamed as IAS Day’? g The writer was the Cabinet Secretary and the first Governor of Jharkhand. He can be reached at pkumar1511@hotmail.com

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of capital and entrepreneurship skills in early years of post-independent India, reluctance of private players to set up capital intensive industries with a long gestation period and the need for generating employment and ensuring country’s balanced socioeconomic and regional development. It is a truism that at most times, early on, the profit motive was eschewed in preference to the broader objective of overall societal development. The President said, as per available data, during 2014-15 PSEs could register a growth of 7 per cent in paid-up capital and capital employed, 10.5 per cent in total investment and 20 per cent in total market capitalisation as

compared to the previous year. On an average, during the last three years— from 2012-13 to 2014-15—operating PSEs could earn an overall net profit of `1,15,426 crore, generate gross turnover/ revenue of `20,02,591 crore and pay dividend of `57,115 crore. The PSEs’ contribution in the nation’s economy has, thus, continued to be

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with them as the same can be used in generating the much-needed public investment to boost the economy and increase employment opportunities. There is a similar need for identifying and unlocking the free surplus reserves available with the CPSEs so that they may be utilised for undertaking enhanced capital expenditure. He said, to face the challenges of a globally integrated economy, it is equally essential that our CPSEs collaborate and pool their resources to face and overcome competition. The financial, technical and manpower resources of our CPSEs need to be shared to enable better and more

optimal solutions in increasingly customer-driven markets. The exceptional human capital available with CPSEs should be harnessed to develop suitable strategies and interventions, which lead to improvement in performance and expansion of operations, both in domestic and global markets. A Luikham, Secretary, DPE, said that government patronage was available for every challenge, be it the challenge of corporate governance or achieving the target of booked orders; challenge of increasing production and productivity or timely up gradation of technical and commercial aspects. RG Rajan, Chairman, SCOPE, and Dr UD Choubey, Director General, SCOPE, highlighted the new initiative of SCOPE to establish a Public Sector Academy that would provide integrated training and capacity building to the critical mass in PSEs, which, in the long run, shall develop a cadre of public sector professionals in line with All India Services. g

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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited PCL came into existence in January 1976 when Burmah-Shell was taken over by the Government of India. A Fortune Global 500 Company, BPCL is one of the premier integrated refining and marketing companies in India. BPCL’s vision is to be the most admired global energy company, leveraging talent and technology. In the prestigious Fortune Global 500 list for 2015, BPCL stands fifth among Indian companies, with a rank of 280. The company’s refineries at Mumbai and Kochi, subsidiary Numaligarh Refinery Ltd at Assam and joint venture Bina Refinery at Madhya Pradesh have a combined refining capacity of over 30 MMT.

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Chairman & Managing Director, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2013-14, 2011-12, 2010-11

Category: Institutional Category I (Maharatna/ Navratna PSEs) Dinesh K Sarraf, 57, took over as CMD of ONGC in March, 2014. He joined ONGC in 1991 and handled various key assignments at corporate offices. In 2011, he became the Managing Director of ONGC Videsh. He holds a postgraduate degree in commerce from Delhi University. He has experience of over three-and-a-half decades in the oil and gas industry, having started his oil and gas career in Oil India Ltd.

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited NGC was set up under the visionary leadership of Jawahar Lal Nehru. Pandit Nehru reposed faith in Keshav Dev Malviya, who laid the foundation of ONGC in the form of Oil and Gas division, under the Geological Survey of India, in 1955. A few months later, it was converted into an Oil and Natural Gas Directorate. Today, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd is leader in Exploration & Production (E&P) activities in India with a 70 per cent contribution to India’s total hydrocarbon production. ONGC has established more than 9 billion tonnes of inplace hydrocarbon reserves in the country. Six out of seven producing basins in India have been discovered by ONGC. ONGC produces more than 1_20 million Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) per day.

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Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2013-14

Category: Individual Leadership Category I (Maharatna/ Navratna PSEs) On October 1, 2013, S Varadarajan took over as the CMD of BPCL. He has 32 years of experience in all aspects of the oil and gas industry. After taking over, Varadarajan’s primary goal was to revitalise the organisation and enlist participative engagement of employees in building a strong future. He spearheaded the ‘Let’s Talk’ initiative, a pan-India exercise which captured employees’ aspirations for the future of the company and led to the development of vital long-term corporate strategy blueprint. In 2013-14 and 2014-15, the company crossed the `5000-crore profit after tax mark for the first time.

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SJVN Limited JVN Limited, a Mini Ratna company, was incorporated on May 24, 1988, as a joint venture of the Government of India (GoI) and the Government of Himachal Pradesh. SJVN is now a listed company having shareholders pattern of 64.46 per cent with GoI, 25.51 per cent with Government of Himachal Pradesh and rest 10.03 per cent with the public. The present net worth of the company is `10, 203.04 crore. Beginning with a single project and single State operation—India’s largest 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station in HP—the company is presently implementing hydroelectric projects in HP, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh in India besides neighbouring countries of Nepal and Bhutan. The present installed capacity of SJVN is 1,959.6 MW, comprising of 1,912 MW Hydro plus 47.6 MW wind power. The total income of the company for FY 2014-15 was `3,261.10 crore. During current year, up to December 2015, SJVN turnover and net profit are `2,570.78 crore. and `1,261 crore, respectively.

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Category: Individual Leadership Category I (Maharatna/ Navratna PSEs) Ms Nishi Vasudeva, former CMD of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. She holds the distinction of being the first woman executive to be appointed as CMD of a Navratna PSU. Under her visionary leadership, HPCL achieved significant milestones despite natural disasters of cyclone HudHud in Vizag and floods in Kashmir. During her tenure, HPCL recorded the highest ever net profit of `2733 crore during 2014-15.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited INDUSTAN Petroleum Corporation Limited is a Navratna PSU, Fortune Global 500 Company ranked at 327 and a Platts top 250 global energy company ranked at 133, having a strong presence in downstream oil refining and marketing in India. The gross sales during 201415 was `2,17,061 crore. The company caters to about 21 per cent of India’s petroleum product demand. HPCL owns and operates coastal refineries at Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. It also owns the largest Lube Refinery in the country having a capacity of 428 TMTPA, accounting for 40 per cent of the country’s Lube Oil Base stock production. A 443-km long pipeline, from Rewari in Haryana to Kanpur in UP, was commissioned in 2015-16 taking the cross country pipeline network of HPCL to 3,015 km.

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RN MISRA

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Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2013-14, 2010-11

Category: Institutional Category II (Miniratna I & II PSEs) RN Misra is with the SJVN Limited since May 21, 2010, when he joined as the Director (Civil). He has a MTech in Water Resources Engineering from IIT Delhi, and a MBA from IGNOU. With more than 35 years of experience in the power sector, his most significant achievement is the successful completion of 412 MW Rampur HEP.

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WAPCOS Limited APCOS Limited is a Mini Ratna company under the aegis of the Ministry of Water Resources, Ganga Rejuvenation and River Development. Incorporated on June 26, 1969, WAPCOS has been providing consultancy services in all areas of water resources, power and infrastructure sectors in India and abroad. In recent years, WAPCOS achieved high profitability, secured business in new areas/regions and received appreciation from clients in India and abroad. Highlights of its key achievements are: its gross income increased to `928.30 crore; profitability increased to `111.05 crore; new business worth `1375.92 crore procured; turnover per employee reflecting productivity of the company grew to `130.65 lakh; net-worth of the company increased to `309.31 crore; and, paid dividend of `16.50 crore for the year 2014-2015, highest in the history of the company.

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Chairman & Managing Director, THDC India Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2013-14, 2011-12

Category: Institutional Category II (Miniratna I & II PSEs) RST Sai took over as the CMD of THDCIL on March 8, 2007. An electrical engineering graduate, he is a fellow of Institution of Engineers and has a Management Diploma from IIM Bangalore. He has 35 years of experience in banking, finance, commercial, EPC contracting and contract management. He developed transparent tender documentation for evaluation of suppliers’ credit and introduced innovation of bonus for early completion of project in Delhi Metro.

THDC India Limited HDC India Limited, a Mini Ratna, is a joint venture of the Government of India and Government of Uttar Pradesh. The company was incorporated in July 1988 to develop, operate and maintain the 2,400 MW Tehri Hydro Power Complex and other hydro projects. The company has an authorised share capital of `4000 crore. The total installed capacity of THDCIL presently is 1400 MW and has two generating stations—Tehri Stage-I (4X250 MW) and Koteshwar HEP (4X100 MW). The Tehri Power Station was commissioned in 2006-07. It is a multipurpose project providing electricity to the northern region, irrigation benefits to Uttar Pradesh and drinking water to NCT of Delhi and UP. Due to regulated releases from the Tehri storage reservoir, the existing downstream hydro projects of the State are also benefiting by way of augmentation in generation at no additional cost to them.

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RK GUPTA

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Chairman & Managing Director, WAPCOS Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2013-14 & 2011-12

Category: Individual Leadership Category II (Miniratna I & II PSEs), 2013-14 Institutional Category II (Miniratna I & II PSEs), 2011-12 RK Gupta, CMD of WAPCOS Limited, has over 35 years of experience in successfully accomplishing consultancy projects in irrigation/water resources, power and infrastructure sectors in India and abroad. He did his post-graduation in Engineering (Structures, Civil) from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. He is an MBA with specialisation in Human Resource Management.

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NTPC SAIL Power Company Private Limited ORMED on March 6, 2001, NTPC-SAIL Power Company Private Ltd (NSPCL), a 50:50 joint venture of NTPC Ltd and SAIL, is a success. The company is not only meeting the electricity requirements of SAIL but also supplying power to some Discoms to reduce the demand-supply gap of the country. The initial objective of the company was to takeover and reliably operates two captive power plants of 120 MW (2x60 MW) each, located at Durgapur Steel Plant and Rourkela Steel Plant of SAIL. NSPCL has been continuously earning profit since its inception. Turnover of the company has grown to `2,326 crore in FY 2014-15. During the same period, PAT of the company has increased to `227.41 crore at a CAGR of 17.98 per cent. To improve system efficiency, NSPCL implemented ERP/SAP across the organisation in July 2014.

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Chairman & Managing Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2013-14, 2011-12, 2010-11

Category: Institutional Category III (Other Profit Making PSEs) KS Popli, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited), was earlier Director (Technical) in IREDA. He is an electrical engineer from the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra. He has worked for 32 years in the power sector.

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd REDA has been maintaining its leadership position in renewable energy (RE) space and developing several innovative financial schemes/solutions for meeting the market requirement. It has an excellent trackrecord of financing more than 2,200 clean energy projects in the country with cumulative loan sanctions of more than `38,000 crore and disbursements over `20,900 crore. It has been a profitmaking company since its inception. The current installed RE capacity in India has reached more than 39,500 MW, contributing about 14 per cent in country’s installed capacity of 288 GW. Proactive efforts by IREDA have enabled commercialisation of renewable energy sector in India, resulting in active participation from domestic commercial banks, international funding agencies and FDI, enabling the sector to attain a critical mass.

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MANASH SARKAR

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Chief Executive Officer, NTPC-SAIL Power Company Private Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2013-14, 2011-12

Category: Institutional Category III (Other Profit Making PSEs) Manash Sarkar has been CEO at NTPC-SAIL Power Company Pvt Ltd since October 2014. He has over 35 years of experience in NTPC in various capacities. He was a Managing Director of Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited and NTPC Ltd’s Executive Director. He serves as a Director of Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Ltd. He is a Mechanical Engineer from Jadavpur University.

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Engineers India Limited NGINEERS India Ltd (EIL) a Navratna PSU, is one of the leading design and engineering organisations in South Asia. Established in 1965, EIL provides engineering consultancy and EPC services, principally focused on the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. The company has also diversified into sectors like infrastructure, water and waste management, solar and nuclear power and fertilisers to leverage its strong technical competencies and track record. Today, EIL is a ‘Total Solutions’ engineering consultancy company, providing design, engineering, procurement, construction and integrated project management services from ‘Concept to Commissioning’ with highest quality and safety standards. EIL’s QMS, OHSMS and EMS are certified to ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001, respectively. It also provides specialist services like heat and mass transfer equipment design, environmental engineering and plant operations and safety.

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Chairman & Managing Director, BEML Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2013-14

Category: Special Institutional Category (Turnaround) P Dwarakanath assumed charge as CMD of BEML Limited with effect from October 10, 2012. He joined the Board of BEML Limited on March 1, 2008, as Director (Metro & Rail Business). Dwarakanath is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal. He joined the BEML in 1978 as Management Trainee and served in all business verticals of the company—Rail and Metro, Defence and Mining and Construction.

BEML Limited EML Limited, incorporated in 1964, is a Mini-Ratna PSU, under the Ministry of Defence engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and after-sales service of a wide range of products for core sectors of economy such as coal, mining, steel, cement, power, irrigation, construction, road building, defence, railway, metro transportation system and aerospace. It has four manufacturing complexes located at Bengaluru, Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), Mysuru and Palakkad and a subsidiary steel foundry—Vignyan Industries Ltd—in Tarikere, Chikmagalur District. It registered sales with ED of `23120 crore, posting a growth of 4 per cent over the previous year. It was conferred with Raksha Mantri Award in recognition of its ‘Design Effort’ for design and development of country’s first Stainless Steel Electric Multiple Unit (SSEMU) for Indian Railways, to be used for suburban commuting.

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VARTIKA SHUKLA

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Executive Director, Engineers India Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2013-14

Category: Outstanding Woman Manager in PSEs Vartika Shukla leads the Engineers India Limited’s R&D Division. She graduated in Chemical Engineering from the IIT, Kanpur. She has more than 26 years of extensive experience in oil and gas sector. She started as a management trainee in EIL’s Process Division and rose to head the division before her current assignment. In 2006-7, she became the first recipient of the Petrofed ‘Woman Executive of the Year in the Oil & Gas Industry’.

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Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited EYVELI Lignite Corporation Limited, a Navratna Enterprise, has a history of achievements since its inception in 1956. A pioneer among the PSUs in the energy sector, NLC operates three opencast lignite mines at Neyveli and one opencast lignite mine at Barsingsar, Rajasthan. It also operates three thermal power stations with a total installed capacity of 2,490 MW at Neyveli and one at Barsingsar with an installed capacity of 250 MW. All the mines of NLC are ISO certified. NLC has been earning profit right from 1976-77 and it has achieved a profit (after tax) of `1411.33 crore in 2011-12. NLC paid a dividend of 28 per cent on paid up capital for 2011-12. Its net worth, as on March 31, 2012, is `11989.57 crore and turnover, including other income, exceeds `5600 crore.

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Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2011-12

Category: Institutional Category I (Maharatna/ Navratna PSEs) Dr T Suvarna Raju serves as the CMD of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. He served as Chief of Projects for Aircraft Division at HAL. Raju joined HAL on June 26, 1980, as Management Trainee XV Batch and has worked in different capacities in HAL Aircraft Division and Overhaul Division. He is an Engineering Graduate with an MBA (Marketing), M Phil in Defence Strategies Studies and post-graduate diploma in IPR Laws.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd INDUSTAN Aeronautics Limited, a Navratna category Central PSU, is a premier Aerospace Company with 20 production/overhaul divisions and 11 co-located R&D centres across the country. HAL’s spectrum of expertise encompasses design and development, manufacture, upgrade and repair/ overhaul of aircraft (fighters, trainers and transport), helicopters and associated aero-engines, accessories and avionics for both military and civil applications. HAL has diversified into portfolios like manufacture of structures for Aerospace Launch Vehicles/Satellites and Cryogenic Engines. It is also involved in the production and overhaul of marine and industrial gas turbine engines. HAL has emerged as a globally competitive aerospace company, with supplies of major structural assembly packages and large volumes of machined components to leading aerospace companies like Airbus and Boeing.

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SARAT KUMAR ACHARYA

Chairman & Managing Director, Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2011-12

Category: Institutional Category I (Maharatna/ Navratna PSEs) Sarat Kumar Acharya, CMD of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC), has served in NLC as Director (Human Resource). He has a rich and varied experience of over 35 years, working in BHEL, NTPC, NTPC-SAIL Power Company and now NLC.

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Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corp. of India NCORPORATED in 1972, ALIMCO, working under the aegis of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is a unique organisation in the world engaged in the production and distribution of cost-effective asssistive devices/ artificial limbs for persons with disabilities of all categories—orthopedically, hearing, visually, leprosy and intellectually impaired. Better corporate governance at ALIMCO aims not only at maximising surplus and become a cash cow, but it has linked its goals to welfare of poor and needy. The financial performance of the Corporation during 2014-15 resulted in a surplus of `31.65 crore, as compared to `31.47 crore in the preceding year. In 2014-15, ALIMCO covered more than 1,96,000 beneficiaries across the nation by conducting more than 1,500 camps under various government schemes.

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Chairman & Managing Director, National Seeds Corporation Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2011-12

Category: Special Institutional Category (Turnaround) Vinod Kumar Gaur is the CMD of the National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC) since June, 2013. Earlier, since 2010, he was CMD, State Farms Corporation of India Limited (SFCI). After his joining, SFCI was graded as ‘Excellent’ in the MoU during 2010-11 by the Department of Public Enterprises and also paid its maiden dividend to the Central Government. NSC got ‘Excellent’ ratings in MoU under his leadership during 2013-14.

National Seeds Corporation Limited ATIONAL Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC) is a Government of India Undertaking under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It came into existence in 1963 when India was facing acute shortage of foodgrains. It became the harbinger of Green Revolution. As a result, India became a foodgrain surplus country. Starting with production of 30-40 tonnes of Maize Foundation Seed, NSC today produces more than 1.6 lakh tons of certified/ quality seeds per year, covering 580 varieties of 60 crops and hybrids of cereals, millets, pulses, oilseeds, fodders, fibers and vegetables. NSC acts as price stabiliser in the market. After SFCI-NSC merger on 2014, NSC has 55,000 acres of land and 44 seed processing plants with a capacity of 22 lakh quintal seeds.

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DR SARIN

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Chairman & Managing Director, Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2011-12

Category: Special Institutional Category (Turnaround) Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India DR Sarin joined ALIMCO in 2014. Earlier, he served as General Manager, National Seeds Corporation. Under his guidance, ALIMCO has taken major technology leap by signing MoU with Ottobock, Germany. The MoU will lead to transfer of technology for manufacturing new generation lower limb prosthetic systems in India.

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Goa Shipyard Limited OA Shipyard Limited (GSL), a public sector shipyard, has played a significant role in furthering the self-reliance policy of the nation. With an unmatchable track record of timely execution and fixed cost delivery of over 215 ships and 125 Fast Interceptor Boats, GSL today stands as the success story of the changing face of Indian defence shipyards. The company has achieved nearly 40 per cent growth in the last two years with the bottomline turning positive from a loss of `61 crore in 2013-14 to a net profit of `77 crore in 2014-15. The yard designs and builds amongst the best patrol vessels in the world in terms of quality, aesthetics, and cost and delivery time. It is the only shipyard in the country engaged in the entire design spiral of ships, leading from concept design to basic design to detailed Design. GSL has an export order book of over `1,200 crore and has diversified product range, including OPVs, FPVs, missile boats, survey vessels, LCUs, tugs, etc.

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BC TRIPATHI

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Chairman & Managing Director, GAIL (India) Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Award 2010-11

Category: Institutional Category I (Maharatna/ Navratna PSEs) BC Tripathi has been the CMD of GAIL (India) Limited since August 1, 2009. He also serves as its Director. Earlier, he was Director of Marketing at Gail India Ltd, from July 6, 2007 to July 31, 2009. He has about 30 years of experience in the domain of project planning, management and execution, operations and maintenance and marketing. He also serves as the Chairman of Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited and GAIL Gas Limited. Tripathi graduated in Mechanical Engineering from MNIT, Allahabad, in 1982.

GAIL (India) Limited AIL (India) Limited was incorporated in 1984 as a Central PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, with the Mission of “accelerating and optimising the effective and economic use of natural gas and its fractions for the benefit of national economy”. GAIL has played a crucial role in the development of Indian gas sector. It’s the flagship natural gas company of India, having a presence across the entire gas value chain. This integrated gas major has over 11,000 km of natural gas trunk pipelines across 16 States, two LPG pipelines 2,038 km long, six gas processing plants across India with combined Liquid Hydrocarbon production capacity of 1.3 MMTPA and 810 KTPA gas-based petrochemical plant in Uttar Pradesh. GAIL is co-promoter of two other petrochemical projects, the 280 KTPA BCPL complexes in Assam and 1.1 MMTPA OPaL project in Gujarat.

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RADM (RETD) SHEKHAR MITAL NM Chairman & Managing Director, Goa Shipyard Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2010-11

Category: Institutional Category II (Miniratna I & II PSEs) Veteran naval engineer, Rear Admiral (retd) Shekhar Mittal, CMD of Goa Shipyard Limited, spent 11 years of service at Defence Ministry headquarters in material branches. Mital gained an insight into fleet maintenance, weapon engineering and the intricacies of surface and submarine design. An alumnus of the IIT, Kharagpur, Mittal has held various senior positions in the Navy.

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Cement Corporation of India Limited EMENT Corporation of India Limited (CCI) was established in 1965 as a wholly-owned Government of India Enterprise. Its principal objective was achieving self-sufficiency in cement production. CCI was the first cement company to establish cement plants in remote localities all over the country. Over the years, it established 11 cement plants spread across the length and breadth of the country and with 42.48 lakh MT capacity and an authorised capital of `900 crore. CCI was the first cement manufacturer to bring dry process precalcinator technology in India in 1980s. The company recorded a five-year high turnover of `449.54 crore and net profit of `40.08 crore in 2014-15.

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PRABHAT SINGH

SCOPE AWARD

Managing Director & CEO, Petronet LNG Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2010-11

Category: Institutional Category Ill Prabhat Singh is an Engineering graduate from IIT, Kanpur, and has around 35 years of relevant experience in the hydrocarbon industry, both in an MNC (British Gas) and Maharatna PSUs (GAIL, NTPC, EIL etc). He has been Director of Marketing of GAIL (India) Limited and has also served as Chairman of Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited (RGPPL), erstwhile Dabhol Power Company, and Chairman of GAIL Global Singapore Pte Ltd (GGSPL), a global trading arm of GAIL at Singapore, which is currently managing India’s pioneering efforts towards global LNG business.

Petronet LNG Limited ETRONET LNG has emerged as one of the brightest stars in the Indian hydrocarbon sector and is constantly working towards fulfilling the energy requirement of the nation. A joint venture company of three Maharatna and one Navratana oil and gas companies—ONGC, IOC, GAIL (India) Ltd and BPCL, respectively—it was incorporated on April 2, 1998, to import LNG and set up LNG terminals in the country. Petronet LNG has introduced an innovative practice by supplying LNG through specialised cryogenic tankers to such industries which are not directly connected to the gas network. The company has been constantly pursuing business opportunities in other areas of LNG value chain so as to achieve synergy in its business activities and create better value for its stakeholders. The company’s net profit as on March 31, 2015, stood at `882 crore.

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MANOJ MISRA

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Chairman & Managing Director, Cement Corporation of India Limited Recipient of SCOPE Excellence Awards 2010-11

Category: Special Institutional Category (Turnaround) Manoj Misra, CMD of Cement Corporation of India, brings three decades of cross-functional experience in the field of HR with a blend of corporate and plant-level experience by working in companies ranging from NALCO to CCI. A science graduate, he holds a Masters degree Labour and Social Welfare, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, majoring in HR and Marketing.

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‘Brahmastra’ EC has the power to postpone or countermand election in any constituency where result of the election is likely to be affected by inducement. The Commission should exercise this power in Tamil Nadu

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administrative. While the latter, comprising of All India Services and State Civil 6HUYLFHV KDYH ZHOO GHÂżQHG UXOHV and norms, the former, comprising politicians, have none. Anyone with money/muscle power can get a ticket and become an MLA and minister by openly bribing and inducing voters by adopting dubious means. These ‘leaders’ then go their own way and all that citizens can do is to either wail or

petition the high-ups with hardly any response. The best way is to stop this at the threshold. The bottom-end solution would prevent corrupt and criminal elements from contesting elections and, if they manage to get tickets and enter the fray, defeat them. This is possible only if the electoral contest WDNHV SODFH ZLWK D OHYHO SOD\LQJ ÂżHOG and voting is done with ethics, and not cash, as the principal consideration. It is here that electoral integrity comes in. Integrity is described as “uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honestyâ€?. If there is one area where this is almost totally absent in India, it is in the electoral process through which political leaders are elected to govern the country/State. Ethics has near totally eroded from the voting process and this has prevented honest, committed and competent people from entering the electoral contest. The result is an acute leadership crisis, diminishing of democracy and decay of democratic governance. Things have come to such a pass that there is a disturbingly growing practice of voters demanding/accepting bribes from candidates, saying that they

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are entitled to a share of ‘loot money’ during election time. Integrity is being driven out of the election process, which is the life-blood of democracy. During the 2011 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu, the Election Commission of India (EC) responded to this challenge by putting together a formidable expenditure monitoring and enforcement mechanism (EMEM). This mechanism comprised of general observers (IAS); police observers (IPS); expenditure observers (IRS); assistant expenditure observers (ITOs); video surveillance teams; video viewing team; accounting teams; expenditure monitoring control room DQG FDOO FHQWUH PHGLD FHUWLÂżFDWLRQ and monitoring committee; expenditure monitoring cell; as well as mobile and static surveillance teams. Working closely with civil society, EMEM functioned effectively and seized `62 crore of unaccounted money, which had some impact on elections. This time also, since the announcement of elections on March 4, the EC has been on high alert and had pressed into service 702 mobile and 712 static surveillance teams resulting in the seizure of around `47 crore in unaccounted cash till April 25. Of the amount, a whopping `11.32 crore was seized on April 22 DORQH WKH GD\ WKH QRWLÂżFDWLRQ IRU elections was issued. But, according to activists, this is not even the tip of the iceberg since massive quantum of money has already been moved and hoarded at various places indicating clear failure of intelligence agencies, income tax department and Enforcement Directorate. This money is being distributed to voters in instalments by political parties and candidates by exploiting the loopholes of EMEM. In the event, there is an all-pervading culture of corruption and bribery dominating

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Tamil Nadu’s electoral scene. This is what provoked former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, N Gopalaswami, to say at an election awareness event: “Tamil Nadu is the only State in the country where they (politicians) have made voters corrupt. It has come to a situation where voters now bargain with parties as to how much (money) they will get to vote for a particular party.� (The Hindu, April 4, 2016). This sentiment was echoed by the incumbent CEC Nasim Zaidi, when

Total inaction by successive governments in acting upon EC’s recommendations for electoral reforms has rendered the Commission as helpless as the citizens. EC is contented with issuing showcause notices, which no political party takes seriously

he said money power is rampant in Tamil Nadu elections. What is the EC doing about it? Much more of the same EMEM, if we look at the huge mobilisation by EC from the date nomination commenced. This includes one IAS, IPS and IRS observer for two Assembly constituencies and, in some cases, for one constituency. The question is, whether this massive machinery would bring about electoral integrity and prevent political parties from indulging in blatant corrupt practices? Particularly so, when these SDUWLHV DQG WKH FDQGLGDWHV WKH\ ÂżHOG are backed by vested interests loaded with wads of black money! Answer would be no, since these worthies have found innovative ways of moving and delivering cash with the active FRQQLYDQFH RI JRYHUQPHQW RIÂżFLDOV who are their ‘partners in corruption’.

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ONCERNED citizens in Tamil Nadu are helplessly watching as hundreds of crores of black money are being thrown around by various political parties and candidates in the election campaign. Obviously, the money has been gathered

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during the last several months by indulging in corrupt practices and threats and coercion. Total inaction by successive governments in acting upon EC’s recommendations for electoral reforms has rendered the Commission as helpless as the citizens. EC is contented with issuing showcause notices, which no political party takes seriously. It WUDQVIHUV RI¿FLDOV DIWHU WKH GDPDJH has been done. The showcause notice would be forgotten both by the EC and political parties immediately after the election and the politicians will have the last laugh.

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Instead of resorting to a wild goose chase, this important asset should concentrate on collecting and compiling credible evidence of mass bribery ‘that would affect election results’ and provide the same to the EC from, pushing forward a free and fair election with expedition‌â€? All corrupt practices listed under Section 123 of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951, seriously impair free and fair election, which is EC’s mandate. These include, “any gift, offer or promise by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of a candidate or his elecWLRQ DJHQW RI DQ\ JUDWLÂżFDWLRQ WR DQ\ person whomsoever, with the object, directly or indirectly, of inducing a person to stand or not to stand as, or to withdraw or not to withdraw from being a candidate at an election, or an elector to vote or refrain from voting at an election.â€? There are many other forms of bribery described in this section. All these are being indulged in as a matter of course by candidates ÂżHOGHG E\ SROLWLFDO SDUWLHV Section 58A of the Representation RI 3HRSOHÂśV $FW VSHFLÂżFDOO\ HPSRZers the EC to postpone/countermand

election in any constituency where ‘booth capturing’ takes place because of which the ‘result of the election is likely to be affected’. Since rampant and proven pre-poll bribery and corrupt practices would also have the same effect, it can be safely presumed that this Section, read with Section 123, confers plenary powers on the EC to invoke this strong psychological weapon to make the elections free and fair. Election observers are appointed by the EC under Article 324(6) of the Constitution and Section 20B of the Representation of the People Act. These observers, who are senior ofÂżFLDOV RI $OO ,QGLD DQG &HQWUDO 6HUvices, act as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the Commission during the election and SURYLGH GLUHFW LQSXWV IURP WKH ÂżHOG Instead of resorting to a wild goose chase, this important asset should concentrate on collecting and compiling credible evidence of mass bribery ‘that would affect election results’ and provide the same to the EC. Acting on this information, EC should wield the ‘brahmastra’ of countermanding election in constituencies where there is convincing evidence of rampant and mass bribery. Otherwise, democracy in Tamil Nadu, which is in serious peril, would become ‘walking dead’ and that could affect the very credibility of the Election Commission! g The writer is a former Army and IAS officer. Email: deva1940@gmail.com

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HEN Amit Shah was handpicked by Modi as the party chief, many applauded the move. Part of the credit for Modi’s landslide win was vouchsafed to Amit’s smart electoral strategy. And rightly so. No one can deny that the unprecedented victory of the BJP was the handiwork of these two individuals. So when the duo descended on the J&K scene, hopes ran high. The electorate had delivered a fractured verdict. So it was possible to have varying combinations of coalitions, provided the partners buried their individual egos, indulged in a lot of give and take and built a common minimum programme that satisfied their constituencies. Mufti was an old campaigner and tried to drive a hard bargain. The BJP saw this as a unique opportunity to make inroads into the Kashmir valley, as also a golden possibility to subvert the PDP from within. The PDP felt that becoming a partner in

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governance with the BJP, which had secured an unbeatable mandate at the Centre, would help the PDP to extract concessions which would put it ahead of the competing political factions in the State. While the partners were still jockeying for a vantage position, Mufti Sahib passed away and the mantle fell quite predictably on the young shoulders of Mehbooba. She possibly miscalculated and instead of gracefully seating herself in the Chief Minister’s chair, she decided to lay down impossible conditions for a continuance of the previous arrangement. This gap in the governance structure of the sensitive State has not enhanced Mehbooba’s political stature, with rivals such as Omar Abdullah questioning her core strategy. Now that the impasse has been resolved and the government installed, it is time to examine how the political landscape of the State is seen today by informed observers.

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The Congress is in disarray all over the country. Rahul Gandhi has changed his strategy from being an invisible inaudible non-leader who sometimes surfaced for a monosyllabic comment to a brash belligerent bugaboo who pays a visit to every spot where there is the slightest possibility of political turmoil. Ghulam Nabi Azad did not show his mettle even when he had a brief stint as Chief Minister of the State. Now he has more or less migrated to the centre, leaving the Congress to act like a bit player on the political stage. The National Conference is also more or less leaderless, with Omar not being able to chart a course of action that would endear him equally to the separatists and the nationalists, the Pro-India and Pakistan lobbies, and generally resolve the inner contradictions that bedevil this border state. The BJP has slightly improved its position, by strengthening its grip on the Jammu region and making a

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humble start in the valley. Its generally soft policy has not really endear ed it to the separatists, which see it as a tool of the Hindutva brigade that is busy flexing its muscles in the rest of India. They look upon such sops as the munificent Prime Minister’s package as a forbidden fruit that will poison the consumer. They look upon the blow-hot-blow-cold policy towards Pakistan as a clever subterfuge which ought not be taken at face value. They keep on testing the waters to see how far the Modi Government would go. The PDP is currently poised at a critical point where Mufti positioned it, a sort of bridge between the malevolent Central Government that holds Kashmir in its illegal, illegitimate grip and the extremely weak separatist lobby that rears its head now and then to demonstrate that it is still alive. It pretends loyalty to the Constitution of India and at the same time promotes the singing of the Pakistani national anthem, waving of the Pakistani national flag, shouting of anti-India slogans that border on sedition, and other “populist” activities. The latest shenanigans at the NIT Srinagar where some students waved the Indian tricolour and shouted “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and were beaten up both by the separatist students and the J&K police is a sad commentary on the working of the Mehbooba Government. It has shown Mehbooba in a rather poor light. She comes across as a political innocent who exposes her true intentions and is not able to demonstrate the duplicity for which her father was justly famous. Although Ram Madhav has made light of the whole chain of events, it will not be long before there are cracks in the alliance. Kashmir is such a tangled web of truths and half-truths that it is difficult to unscramble the knots. About

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the psychology of the Kashmiri Muslim, there are several theories held equally vehemently by different observers: Some people hold the view that the Kashmiri Muslim is all for Pakistan. There used to be a doggerel in the 1960s which summed up this sentiment. It went like this: “Zuh jaan vandaha hindostanas Dil chhum Pakistanas kun” (I would have sacrificed my life, my everything for India But my heart is with Pakistan). Others think that this is a canard spread by the separatists who are in the pay of the Pakistan army and the ISI and spread the canards that they are paid to circulate. Most Kashmiris are aware what treatment the Kashmiris of Pak-occupied Kashmir

The latest shenanigans at the NIT Srinagar where some students were beaten up is a sad commentary on the working of the Mehbooba Government have received at the hands of the Pakistani establishment. They are also aware of the pampering they receive at the hands of the Government of India. They are sore at the treatment they received from the terrorists who were smuggled into the valley by the Pakistanis. Most of the younger women were raped by these foreign liberators and as many as 60,000 youth are supposed to have perished in the anti-terrorist operations. A third view is exemplified by the story narrated by a Pakistani general to General ML Chibber, then GOCin-C Northern Command. A Pakistani, an Indian and a Kashmiri died on the same day. When the Pakistani’s soul reached heaven, he was asked where

he would like to be sent. He asked, “O Gibrael, where have you lodged the mother of my children?” On being told that she had been sent to Jannat, the Pakistani opted for Dowzakh. The Indian was a Lalaji who wanted Swarg and Narak to be described. On being told that Swarag was like Haridwar and Narak like Lahore, he opted for Narak. But the Kashmiri asked the Angel Gibrael whether there could be a third option, other than Heaven and Hell, a sort of border area between the two, so that one could play them against each other and draw benefits from both.

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HATEVER may be the truth, it is difficult to formulate a Kashmir policy that would be acceptable to all. If you try to befriend the separatists, you will be accused of trying to bribe a people into submission. If you act tough, you can be accused of unleashing a reign of terror. If you are just in your approach and modest in your dispensations, you might be reproached for being unstatesmanlike. Those who know Narendra Modi from his past achievements can well believe that there is more to his Kashmir policy than meets the eye. He is an astute politician who has sorted out difficult problems with consummate ease. He is also a master of realpolitik and would not be easily taken for a ride. They speculate that under his direction, the BJP would be able to extend its presence in this supersensitive State. He might also stoke the ambitions of leaders like Beig who are seen to be abler and more astute than Mehbooba Mufti. We can only keep our fingers crossed and wish him luck! g MK Kaw is a former Secretary, Government of India. (The views expressed are those of the columnist.)

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SPOTLIGHT The Union Minister for Defence, Manohar Parrikar, in a group photograph with the Naval Commanders, during the Naval Commanders’ conference in New Delhi.

President Pranab Mukherjee attending the reception organised on the occasion of Civil Services Day, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

The Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge), Santosh Kumar Gangwar, visiting the Bamboo and Cane Development Institute, at Lichubagan, in Agartala. The Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Rashmi Verma, is also seen.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the Masmak Fortress at Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia.

The German Ambassador to India, Dr. Martin Ney, meeting the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal, in New Delhi.

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The Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Vinod Zutshi, at the felicitation function of Mr. Patrick Farmer, Ultra Marathon Runner and former Member of Australian Parliament on successful completion of the 4,600 km Spirit of India Run from Kanyakumari to Srinagar in a short span of 64 days, in New Delhi.

The Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, RN Choubey, the Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee, RN Ravi and other dignitaries at the 29th Anniversary of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, in New Delhi.

The Union Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, at the flag-off ceremony of the India’s first semi-high speed train christened as ‘Gatimaan Express’, between H. Nizamuddin station and Agra Cantt. Station, at H. Nizamuddin station, in New Delhi. Railway Board Chairman AK Mittal and other dignitaries are also seen.

The Union Minister for Mines and Steel, Narendra Singh Tomar, receiving an interim dividend cheque of `260.72 crore from the CMD, NALCO, Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand, in New Delhi. The Secretary, Balvinder Kumar, the Addl. Secretary, R Sridharan and the Joint Secretary, NB Dhal of the Ministry of Mines and the Director (Finance) NALCO, KC Samal, are also seen.

The Minister of State for Planning (Independent Charge) and Defence, Rao Inderjit Singh with the Air Force Commanders, at the Air Force Commanders’ Conference, in New Delhi. The Defence Secretary, G Mohan Kumar and the Secretary (Defence Production), AK Gupta are also seen.

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PERSPECTIVE

idol worship sadhguru

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he unfortunate fallout of the colonial experience is the attitude of scorn that persists in certain minds towards the worship of idols or forms. The view that this is rudimentary and archaic overlooks the deep psychological wisdom that underlies the phenomenon. It also overlooks the science of consecration— the unique contribution of this culture to the world. Merely proclaiming that the divine is all-pervasive can become an exercise in punditry rather than spirituality. Until it is experiential for you, merely parroting the words is meaningless. But actually expressing your devotion towards something or someone can be deeply transformative. Contrary to popular Western perception, the idol was not considered synonymous with god. It was seen, instead, as a yantra, a device, a tool for transformation. Human beings gradually started seeing nature and the elements as divine because they desperately needed assurance and consolation in a universe that seemed terrifyingly vast and capricious. Besides consolation, the sacred form also addresses the human need to express wonder and gratitude. When feelings of love and gratitude find full expression, you become a full, radiantly alive human being. Just the simple act of venerating a form—even if it is a rock—can feel wonderful because it allows you to express some of the deepest dimensions of yourself. This culture has always recognised the equality of forms. It never prescribed just one kind of idol. Instead, it encouraged people to express their need for the sacred in an exuberantly imaginative variety of ways. Everything could be considered sacred in this land because the underlying premise was that there is no piece of creation from which the

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Door to divinity hand of the Divine is absent. And so, you can put a garland around a tree, smear vermilion on a rock or a cow, and you will immediately find people stopping to offer their salutations. In minutes, a wayside shrine can come to life. Human perception is essentially through form. Because you have an individuated form, you perceive life as forms. Emptiness is the biggest presence around us, but relating to it is another matter. When you look up at the sky, you see the moon and stars, but how many see emptiness—the dimension that is so much bigger than this sprinkling of celestial bodies? So, to fulfil these varied needs at different stages of one’s spiritual development, this culture manufactured idols. However, idols are not mere lifeless dolls. Instead, this culture evolved a highly complex science of idol-making. We decided what kind of form would work best for a person, not only in terms of psychological consolation, but in terms of energy support. Different forms were created to address human needs ranging from health, prosperity and material wellbeing to moksha or liberation.

This is the only culture in the world with the technology to manufacture gods. Everywhere else people believe that God is the Creator and you are a piece of creation. But in this culture, we always knew that human beings are capable of creating and embodying the Divine. We see ‘god’ as an ultimate possibility attainable by every human being. Implicit in this is a profound understanding of life. We never believed the Divine needed our devotion. But we knew that we needed devotion. Devotion enhances receptivity. In a state of receptivity, if you sit before a consecrated form, your capacity to imbibe its energies is augmented. This can enhance the quality of your life in unimaginable ways. If you know how to employ it, the deity can become a powerful possibility, an incredible machine. In its presence, your very body can become an instrument of divinity, a doorway to the beyond. This is the incredible intelligence that underlies the much-maligned culture of idol worship. g Sadhguru, a yogi, is a visionary, humanitarian and a prominent spiritual leader (www.ishafoundation.org)

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STOCK DOCTOR dr gs sood

Stay inspired

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HE market has witnessed a sharp rally post budget with fundamentals of the economy showing distinct signs of improvement. Declining inflation, rising IIP and prospects of a good monsoon further bolsters the expectation of good days ahead. The economy is showing signs of cyclical recovery as well with growth in power generation, demand in cement and petroleum products, automobiles and so on. Though a broad-based recovery may take some more time, business confidence has distinctly improved. In a world where investment destinations are hard to find, India is in a sweet spot with one of the highest growth rates. The RBI’s addressing of the liquidity issue in its recent monetary policy review will create conditions to give a further boost to the recovery process. Otherwise also, quality of growth viewed with 2-3 year perspective in the backdrop of fiscal consolidation has been quite inspiring. And, that has made global investors stay invested in India with a longterm perspective. The global scenario has turned more benign with the US Fed not in a hurry to raise interest rates and central banks of Europe and Japan continuing with their loose monetary policy stance. The headwinds from China may for the time being be over and the monetary and fiscal stimulus implemented may in fact be supporting of the market. The market is also keenly observing the outcome of regional elections that may be indicative of the public’s endorsement of Modi’s reforms agenda.

The prediction of a good monsoon may bring in several positives for the market. One, it will further bring inflation down by impacting the food prices; two, it will revive rural demand and give headroom to the RBI to cut further policy rates. Retail consumption is likely to go up which will impact capacity utilisation and hopefully will prepare ground for the capital investment cycle picking up. The rupee will also witness more stability. However, slower global growth is a drag on the economic activity and has impacted both our imports and exports with the latest concern being its impact on services exports. The

Brexit issue too needs to be watched closely. The impact of the Seventh Pay Commission on inflation is another factor to worry about though it is likely to directly benefit domestic consumption oriented companies. The recent runup in the market has turned valuations a bit pricy and may make the market witness a correction in the near term. But, with the long-term outlook being very positive, any correction will offer investors a good opportunity to accumulate stocks especially focused on domestic consumption, infra, construction, rate sensitive sectors and financial services. g

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RAKESH BHARDWAJ

MBL Infrastructures (CMP `145)

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HE company is in the construction and contracting business with a diversified order book in hand of more than `6,900 crore from both government and non-government agencies. It has diversified presence in segments such as infrastructure, construction, operations and maintenance, roads and highways, housing and buildings, and railways including metro across the country. The management with 20 years experience has an excellent record of timely execution with access to state-of-the-art technical knowhow. The company has strong financial performance with revenues increasing at a CAGR of 25.2 per cent for FY 2010-15 and PAT increasing at a CAGR of 17.1 per cent. Recently MBL won projects worth

`2,200 crore from NHAI on DBFOT (Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer) Hybrid Annuity basis. The other contracts worth `3,150 crore won recently include four laning of Gagalheri-SaharanpurYamunanagar (UP/Haryana) on NH-73, four laning of Chutmalpur-Ganeshpur section on NH-72A and Roorkee-ChutmalpurGagalheri section on NH-73, rehabilitation and upgradation of Goharganj to Bhopal section of NH-12, including construction of Obedullaganj bypass, rehabilitation and upgradation of Jabalpur-Hiran River section of NH-12 (MP), maintenance of Guwahati Bypass on NH-37 from Jalukbari to Koinadhara in Assam. The stock appears to be a safe bet with hardly any downside risk being available at a PE of just 7 times as against the industry PE of around 24 and less than that of its book value of `156 with an uninterrupted dividend track record.

The author has no exposure in the stock recommended in this column. gfiles does not accept responsibility for investment decisions by readers of this column. Investment-related queries may be sent to editor@gfilesindia.com with Bhardwaj’s name in the subject line.

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IAS officers’ birthdays May 16, 2016 — June 15, 2016

Selva Kumari J

Abu Imran

Nilam Sawhney

Ajay Yadav

CADRE: UTTAR PRADESH

CADRE: JHARKHAND

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

selvakumari.ias@ias.nic.in

abuimran.ias2010@ias.nic.in

sawhneyn@ias.nic.in

ajayyadav.ias@ias.nic.in

Narendra Kumar Sinha

Sunil Kumar Singh

Veena Kumari Meena

Nandini Chakravorty

CADRE: BIHAR

CADRE: BIHAR

CADRE: UTTAR PRADESH

CADRE: WEST BENGAL

sinhank2@ias.nic.in

singhsk1@ias.nic.in

mveena@ias.nic.in

chakran@ias.nic.in

Jai Priye Prakash

Deepak Singhal

Anand Mohan Tiwari

Sudha Anchalia

CADRE: ASSAM-MEGHALAYA

CADRE: UTTAR PRADESH

CADRE: GUJARAT

CADRE: GUJARAT

jaipriye82@ias.nic.in

singhald@ias.nic.in

tiwariam@ias.nic.in

anchalia@ias.nic.in

I Samuel Anand Kumar

Neilenthang Telien

Mundhe Tukaram Haribhau

HS Patel

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

CADRE: MANIPUR

CADRE: MAHARASHTRA

CADRE: GUJARAT

i.samuel@ias.nic.in

neilenthang.telien@ias.nic.in

mt.haribhau@ias.nic.in

h.s.patel@ias.nic.in

V Manjula

Hari Ranjan Rao

CR Prasanna

Aramane Giridhar

CADRE: KARNATAKA

CADRE: MADHYA PRADESH

CADRE: CHHATTISGARH

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

vmanjula@ias.nic.in

raohr@ias.nic.in

crprasanna.ias@ias.nic.in

giridha@ias.nic.in

Hemanta Narzary

John Kingsly A R

Neerabh Kumar Prasad

A Sri Devasena

CADRE: ASSAM-MEGHALAYA

CADRE : MADHYA PRADESH

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

CADRE: TELANGANA

narzaryh@ias.nic.in

johnkingsly@ias.nic.in

prasadn2@ias.nic.in

a.sridevasena@ias.nic.in

Ram Krishna Khandelwal

Walpeelter Roy Lyngdoh

Anshul Mishra

K Ramgopal

CADRE: BIHAR

CADRE: ASSAM-MEGHALAYA

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

kramk@ias.nic.in

meghahealhis@gmail.com

anshulmishra@ias.nic.in

ramgopal@ias.nic.in

Adesh Titarmare

N Gulzar

Bhavna Srivastava

Vikas Labroo

CADRE: BIHAR

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

CADRE: UTTAR PRADESH

CADRE: HIMACHAL PRADESH

adesh.ias@ias.nic.in

gulzarn@ias.nic.in

bhavna.srivastava@ias.nic.in

vikas.labroo@ias.nic.in

S Subramanya

A Ajith Kumar

Mast Ram Meena

Biju K

CADRE: KARNATAKA

CADRE: KERALA

CADRE: JHARKHAND

CADRE: KERALA

subras@ias.nic.in

kajith@ias.nic.in

meenamr@ias.nic.in

biju.ias@ias.nic.in

Pamu Sampath Kumar

Hans Raj Verma

Depinder Singh Dhesi

Pallavi Akurathi

CADRE: ASSAM-MEGHALAYA

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

CADRE: HARYANA

CADRE: KARNATAKA

pskumar.ias@assam.gov.in

vermahr@ias.nic.in

dhesids@ias.nic.in

pakurathi.ias09@ias.nic.in

Vivek Joshi

TO Sooraj

S Vijayakumar

ISN Prasad

CADRE: HARYANA

CADRE: KERALA

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

CADRE: KARNATAKA

joshiv3@ias.nic.in

soorajto@ias.nic.in

vijaykrs@ias.nic.in

prasadi@ias.nic.in

Jamjam Syamala Rao

Manju Rajpal

Mukta Arya

Asvini Kumar Yadav

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

CADRE: RAJASTHAN

CADRE: WEST BENGAL

CADRE: WEST BENGAL

raojs@ias.nic.in

rajpalm@ias.nic.in

mukta.arya@ias.nic.in

yasvinik@ias.nic.in

Indra Mallo Jain

P Mohandas Gandhi

M Veerashanmugha Moni

CADRE: MAHARASHTRA

CADRE: WEST BENGAL

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

jainim@ias.nic.in

pmkcgandhi@ias.nic.in

monimv@ias.nic.in

16-05-1977

16-05-1958

17-05-1959

17-05-1961

18-05-1964

18-05-1959

19-05-1964

19-05-1983

20-05-1956

20-05-1970

21-05-1966

22-05-1967

23-05-1973

24-05-1983

25-05-1959

25-05-1959

26-05-1985

27-05-1969

27-05-1974

28-05-1959

29-05-1974

30-05-1958

30-05-1964

31-05-1958

01-06-1972

01-06-1978

02-06-1960

02-06-1967

03-06-1959

03-06-1975

04-06-1976

05-06-1964

05-06-1977

06-06-1962

06-06-1968

07-06-1959

07-06-1967

08-06-1981

10-06-1978

10-06-1969

11-06-1949

11-06-1956

12-06-1963

12-06-1970

13-06-1961

13-06-1962

14-06-1976

14-06-1981

15-06-1963

15-06-1971

09-06-1956

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GS Darro

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

CADRE: CHHATTISGARH

16-05-1956

24-05-1960

krishnamurthy19@gmail.com

M Muthuraya 16-05-1956

CADRE: KARNATAKA

yadgir@karnataka.gov.in

Rajesh S

17-05-1984 CADRE: UTTAR PRADESH

rajesh.s11@ips.gov.in

Don K Jose 17-05-1980

CADRE: RAJASTHAN

Akbar A

18-05-1976 CADRE: KERALA

spcbcidaw.pol@kerala.gov.in

Rupinder Kumar 18-05-1962

CADRE: UNION TERRITORY

dcptwr-dtp@nic.in

PA Valsan 19-05-1957

CADRE: KERALA

SS Sarkar

19-05-1968 CADRE: WEST BENGAL

S Surendran 20-05-1961

CADRE: KERALA

DS Chavan 20-05-1966

CADRE: MAHARASHTRA

Mrigendra Singh 21-05-1959

CADRE: UTTAR PRADESH

mrigendra.singh@ips.gov.in

Rajesh Sharma 22-05-1961

CADRE: TRIPURA

AV Asari

23-05-1971 CADRE : GUJARAT

Surinder Kumar 24-05-1955

CADRE: MAHARASHTRA

surinderkumar@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

R Sekar

25-05-1956 CADRE: TAMIL NADU

rsekar@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

KL Harikumar 25-05-1956

CADRE: KERALA

KK Jayamohan 25-05-1958

IPS officers’ birthdays May 16, 2016 — June 15, 2016 Anoop Krishna

V Satyanarayana

CADRE: ODISHA

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

31-05-1981

depsz@appolice.gov.in

Kanhu Charan Mahali 01-06-1960

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

kcmahali@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

Dahyabhai Ramabhai Patel 01-06-1957

CADRE: GUJARAT

drpatel@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

CADRE: KERALA

V Chandrasekhar

N Ramachandran

CADRE: GUJARAT

26-05-1958

vchandrasekhar@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

CADRE: KERALA

Balwan Singh

Milan Kanta Das 26-05-1957

CADRE: WEST BENGAL

AB Rokade 27-05-1960

02-06-1971

03-06-1962

CADRE: HARYANA

dcp.westggn@hry.nic.in

Buttula Gangadhar 03-06-1986

CADRE : ODISHA

CADRE: MAHARASHTRA

spbdh.orpol@nic.in

N Manimohan Singh

K Annamalai

CADRE: MANIPUR

CADRE: KARNATAKA

27-05-1958

04-06-1984

spudp@ksp.gov.in

LV Antony Dev Kumar 28-05-1966

CADRE: UTTARAKHAND

Gurpreet Singh 28-05-1962

CADRE: PUNJAB

Anish Gupta 28-05-1981

CADRE: JHARKHAND

Vijayendra Bidari 29-05-1982

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

BP Nawanath 30-05-1984

CADRE: MAHARASHTRA

Mohamed Iqbal 31-05-1958

Ch Shyamprasada Rao 05-06-1956

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

aigadm@appolice.gov.in

DA Gedam 05-06-1984

CADRE: MAHARASHTRA

sp.jalna@mahapolice.gov.in

N Gnanasambandan 05-06-1976

Akhil Chaudhary 07-06-1984

CADRE: PUNJAB

akhilchaudhary28@yahoo.co.in

Yaram Nagi Reddy 09-06-1970

CADRE: ANDHRA PRADESH

ynreddy@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

AR Srinivas 09-06-1964

CADRE: TELANGANA

dcp_shbad@cyb.tspolice.gov.in

V Sasimohan 10-06-1984

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

vsasi.man@gmail.com

RC Kudawla 10-06-1959

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

kudawla@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

KP Shanmuga Rajeswaran 10-06-1960

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

shanmuga@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

Laxmi Narayan Meena 10-06-1970

CADRE: WEST BENGAL

lnmeena@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

Ashish Bhengra 12-06-1959

CADRE: TAMIL NADU

ashish@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

Gopal Gupta

CADRE: AGMUT

12-06-1959

Chandra Prakash-II

gopal.gupta@ips.gov.in

05-06-1980

CADRE: UTTAR PRADESH

chandra.prakash04@ips.gov.in

Abhishek Goyal 05-06-1980

CADRE: KARNATAKA

CADRE: KERALA

dcpcarhqbcp@ksp.gov.in

SD Yenpure

Pooja Awana

CADRE: MAHARASHTRA

CADRE: RAJASTHAN

31-05-1968

06-06-1965

06-06-1987

cocity.bpr@gmail.com

CADRE: UTTAR PRADESH

Kalligotta Nagaraju 12-06-1983

CADRE: KERALA

JS Sansval 15-06-1954

CADRE: MADHYA PRADESH

jssansval@mail.svpnpa.gov.in

Alok Sharma 15-06-1966

CADRE: UTTAR PRADESH

alok.sharma66@ips.gov.in

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Lok Sabha Members May 16, 2016 — June 15, 2016

Sunil Kumar Mondal

Anupam Hazra

Sultan Ahmed

Harinder Singh Khalsa

AITC (West Bengal)

AITC (West Bengal)

AITC (West Bengal)

AAP (Punjab)

sunilk.mondal@sansad.nic.in

anupam.hazra@sansad.nic.in

sultan.ahmed@nic.in

harsinkha@gmail.com

HD Devegowda

Anandrao Adsul

Choudhury Mohan Jatua

Bandaru Dattatreya

JD(S) (Karnataka)

Shiv Sena (Maharashtra)

AITC (West Bengal)

BJP (Telangana)

haradanahalli@yahoo.co.in

av.adsul@sansad.nic.in

mj.choudhury@sansad.nic.in

bandaru@sansad.nic.in

Sudheer Gupta

Dharam Vira Gandhi

Uday Pratap Singh

Narendra Singh Tomar

BJP (Madhya Pradesh)

AAP (Punjab)

BJP (Madhya Pradesh)

BJP (Madhya Pradesh)

sudhirgupta.mp@sansad.nic.in

dvgandhi@yahoo.com

udaypratap_narsinghpur@yahoo.com

nstomaroffice@gmail.com

Shivkumar C Udasi

Suresh C Angadi

Ram Swaroop Sharma

Nagarajan P

BJP (Karnataka)

BJP (Karnataka)

BJP (Himachal Pradesh)

AIADMK (Tamil Nadu)

udasi.channabasappa@sansad.nic.in

suresh.angadimp@gmail.com

mpmandikullu@gmail.com

apnagarajan62@gmail.com

Anantkumar Hegde

Kamakhya Prasad Tasa

Sher Singh Ghubaya

RK Bharathimohan

BJP (Karnataka)

BJP (Assam)

SAD (Punjab)

AIADMK (Tamil Nadu)

anantkumarhegde@gmail.com

kamakhyatasa@gmail.com

ss.ghubaya@sansad.nic.in

rkbmp2014@gmail.com

CN Jayadevan

Savitri Thakur

Ashwini Kumar

Hari Babu Kambhampati

CPI (Kerala)

BJP (Madhya Pradesh)

BJP (Haryana)

BJP (Andhra Pradesh)

cn.jayadevan@sansad.nic.in

smtsavitrithakur@gmail.com

ashwinikumar001@gmail.com

k.haribabu@gmail.com

NK Premachandran

Anant Gangaram Geete

RSP (Kerala)

SS (Maharashtra)

nkprem07@gmail.com

geete@sansad.nic.in

M Udhayakumar

T Radhakrishnan

Thaawar Chand Gehlot 18-05-1948

Alok Tiwari

02-06-1955

AIADMK (Tamil Nadu)

AIADMK (Tamil Nadu)

BJP (Madhya Pradesh)

SP (Uttar Pradesh)

m.udhayakumar@sansad.nic.in

mpvirudhunagar@gmail.com

tc.gehlot@sansad.nic.in

aloktiwari.mp@sansad.nic.in

Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo

Jyoti Dhurve

Naresh Gujral 19-05-1948

KP Ramalingam

02-06-1966

BJD (Odisha)

BJP (Madhya Pradesh)

SAD (Punjab)

DMK (Tamil Nadu)

kalikesh.singhdeo@sansad.nic.in

jyoti.dhurve@sansad.nic.in

nareshgujral@sansad.nic.in

drkp.ramalingam@sansad.nic.in

Nitin Jairam Gadkari

Dinesh Trivedi

Sasikala Pushpa 22-05-1976

Vayalar Ravi

04-06-1950

BJP (Maharashtra)

AITC (West Bengal)

AIADMK (Tamil Nadu)

INC (Kerala)

nitin.gadkari@nic.in

dintriv@gmail.com

sasikala.pushpa@sansad.nic.in

vayalar@sansad.nic.in

Faizal PP Mohammed

Rakesh Singh

D Kupendra Reddy 27-05-1960

Prabhat Jha

04-06-1962

NCP (Lakshadweep)

BJP (Madhya Pradesh)

JDS (Karnataka)

BJP (Madhya Pradesh)

faizalpp786@gmail.com

mpjbp@yahoo.com

kupendra.reddy@sansad.nic.in

prabhat.jha@sansad.nic.in

Jose K Mani

Mohammad Salim

Rajeev Chandrasekhar 31-05-1964

CM Ramesh

05-06-1957

KC(M) (Kerala)

CPI(M) (West Bengal)

IND. (Karnataka)

TDP (Telangana)

josekmanimp@gmail.com

md.salim@sansad.nic.in

rajeev.c@sansad.nic.in

cm.ramesh@sansad.nic.in

Paresh Rawal

Yogi Adityanath

Mansukh L Mandaviya 01-06-1972

Piyush Goyal

05-06-1972

BJP (Gujarat)

BJP (Uttar Pradesh)

BJP (Gujarat)

BJP (Maharashtra)

mppareshrawal@gmail.com

yogiadityanath72@gmail.com

16-05-1958

18-05-1933

19-05-1959

20-05-1967

20-05-1968

24-05-1950

25-05-1960

25-05-1968

26-05-1974

27-05-1957

28-05-1975

29-05-1965

30-05-1955

30-05-1982

01-06-1947

01-06-1951

01-06-1955

01-06-1975

01-06-1978

02-06-1951

06-06-1953

09-06-1938

09-06-1964

10-06-1958

10-06-1962

11-06-1956

12-06-1947

12-06-1947

12-06-1957

12-06-1961

12-06-1967

15-06-1953

Rajya Sabha Members May 16, 2016 — June 15, 2016

01-06-1972

02-06-1954

04-06-1937

04-06-1957

12-06-1965

13-06-1964

mansukh.mandaviya@sansad.nic.in

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ASHOK LAVASA The 1980-batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre has been appointed Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

ANOOP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA The 1981-batch IAS officer of the AssamMeghalaya cadre has been appointed Secretary, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, in the Government of India.

ANUJ KUMAR BISHNOI The 1981-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre has been appointed Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India.

DEVENDRA CHAUDHARY The 1981-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre has been appointed Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, in the Government of India.

CHIRRAVURI VISWANATH The 1981-batch IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre has been appointed

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Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, in the Government of India.

SURESH MATHUR The 1981-batch IPS officer of the Maharashtra cadre has been appointed DG ACB in Maharashtra.

JAI PRIYE PRAKASH The 1982-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya has been appointed Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, in the Government of India.

HEM KUMAR PANDEY The 1982-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre has been appointed Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, in the Government of India.

AJAY MITTAL The 1982-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre has been appointed Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in the Government of India.

SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA The 1982-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre has been appointed Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India.

AJAY NARAYAN JHA The 1982-batch IAS officer of the Manipur cadre has been appointed Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.

SUSHEEL KUMAR The 1982-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre has been appointed Secretary, Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

LEENA NAIR The 1982-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre has been appointed Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, with effect from June 1, 2016. Ms Nair will serve in this Ministry as OSD before joining as Secretary.

RAJIV GAUBA The 1982-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre has been appointed Secretary, Urban Development, in the Government of India.

SK BHAGAT The 1982-batch IPS officer of the Uttarakhand cadre has been appointed Director General, Railway Protection Force, Railway Board.

SHEFALI SHAH The IRS-IT officer has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, in the Government of India.

Moving On: IAS officers retiring in May 2016 ASSAM

J Lyngdoh (1995)

BIHAR

Afzal Amanullah (1979) Krishna Mohan (1999)

CHHATTISGARH

Ram Singh Thakur (2000)

GUJARAT

Ashim Khurana (1983)

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Parthasarathi Mitra (1978)

HARYANA

Roshan Lal (1984) Mohan Lal Kaushik (2001)

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JHARKHAND

Bina Srivastava (1999) Fidelis Toppo (1999) Sulse Baxla (2001)

KERALA

V Somasundaran (1979) Alok Sheel (1982) Thomas Mathew (1983) M Nandakumar (2004)

NK Deshmukh (1996) SM Sarkunde (1996) DS Dhok Rajurkar (1998) VJ Bhosale (1998) SD Wardhane (2002) Tukaram Govind Kasar (2003)

PUNJAB

TAMIL NADU

VK Subburaj (1980) Braj Kishore Prasad (1983) C Rajendran (2003)

UTTAR PRADESH

Rakesh Bahadur (1979)

Sujata Dass (1978)

UNION TERRITORY

KARNATAKA

RAJASTHAN

WEST BENGAL

V Umesh (1981) MR Kamble (1986)

Mahaveer Prasad Swami Chunni Lal Kayal

MAHARASHTRA

TELANGANA

TV Satre (1993) PT Nalawade (1996)

Tajom Taloha (1992) Malabika Jha (1999)

Rajiv Sharma (1982)

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President Pranab Mukherjee meeting the Probationers of Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) 2014 (II) batch and 2015 (I & II) batches from the National Academy of Defence Production Nagpur, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi

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MUKESH KUMAR SURANA

NAVIN KUMAR CHOUDHARY

The 1981-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre and Secretary, Panchayati Raj, has been appointed Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala.

The officer has been appointed CMD, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.

The 1994-batch IAS officer has been appointed Principal Secretary to Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister.

SHEFALI DHINGRA

VIJAY PAUL SHARMA

NIDHI KHARE

The Professor, Centre for Management in Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has been appointed as Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.

The 1992-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre has been promoted to Principal Secretary grade and appointed as Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel & AR, Government of Jharkhand.

PERMOD KOHLI

B SUNDER

The Justice has been appointed Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal.

The 1998-batch IFS officer and Director, MEE-SEVA, has been given an additional charge as Managing Director, AP Technology Services (APTS) in Andhra Pradesh.

The 2004-batch IES officer has been appointed Joint Director, Central Electricity Authority.

MANOJ KUMAR TRIPATHI The 2000-batch IFS officer of the Karnataka cadre has been appointed Private Secretary to Sudarshan Bhagat, Minister of State for Rural Development, Government of India.

SURESH KUMAR The officer has been appointed Private Secretary to Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries at Deputy Secretary level.

YELLAPANTULA MALLIKARJUN The officer has been appointed OSD to M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India.

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KARAN K SHARMA The Vice Chairman, Customs & Central Excise Settlement Commission (C&CESC), Kolkata has been appointed Chairman, C&CESC.

VIJAY SINGH DAHIYA The 2001-batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre and Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation, has been appointed Advisor and Special Secretary, Civil Aviation, Goverment of Haryana.

RAJALAKSHMI DEVARAJ The 1998-batch IDAS officer has been appointed Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

DHIRJA KAKADIA The 1993-IIS officer and Director, DAVP, New Delhi, has been appointed Commissioner, Entertainment Tax as well as Director (Electronics Media) in the office of

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KS JAYACHANDRAN The 2006-batch IFS officer of the Union Territory cadre has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Department of Justice, Govt. of India.

CK DESHMUKH The 1996-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre has been deputed as Chief Vigilance Officer, Indian Oil Corporation Limited.

SUBE SINGH The officer has been appointed Assistant Director, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.

BIDHISA CHAUDHRI The 1992-batch IES officer has been appointed Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs, in the Government of India.

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JUHI MUKHERJEE

The IRSME officer has been appointed Director, Mechanical Engineering (E&R), Railway

The 2007-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre has been appointed Inspector General of Registration (Revenue Department), in the Government of Delhi.

DEEPAK MISHRA The 1984-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre and Special Commissioner of Police (Admn), Delhi Police has been appointed as ADG, CRPF.

M NAGANNA The 2000-batch IPS officer has been promoted to the grade of DIG Police in Andhra Pradesh.

RENU P CHIBBER CRPF RESHUFFLE ANUPAMA KULSHRESTHA (IPS 1995 UP) has joined as IG, Provisioning, CRPF HQ; PK SINGH has been posted as IG, Intelligence, CRPF; SANJAY LATKAR (IPS 1995 JH) will be new IG, CRPF Jharkhand Sector Ranchi; RAJ KUMAR (IPS 1995 UP) has been appointed as IG, CRPF Western sector, Mumbai; and PIYUSH ANAND (IPS 1991 UP) has been appointed as IG, Works, CRPF HQ.

The DIG-cum-Additional CSC, North Western Railway, has been appointed as DIG (R&T), Railway Board.

SONIA NARANG The 2002-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre has been appointed Superintendent of Police in National Investigation Agency.

GK SATISH The Executive Director, OICL, has been appointed Director (Planning & Business Development), IOCL.

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KA DAVID The Station Director, Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), has been appointed Director (Operations), BHAVINI.

PP KHANDEKAR The Air Marshal has been appointed Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance, Air Hqrs, Delhi.

MM SHARMA, ANOOP SHUKLA AND DB ANDE The IFS officers have been promoted to the grade of Additional Principal Chief Conservators of Forests (APCCF) in Gujarat.

MUKTASH CHANDER The 1988-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre has been appointed DGP, Government of Goa.

IPS OFFICERS OF AGMUT CADRE PROMOTED AMULYA KUMAR PATNAIK, AJAY KASHYAP, SS YADAV, KISHAN KUMAR, PRABHAT SINGH and SACHIDANAND SRIVASTAVA have been promoted to the Director General of Police (DGP) grade. SANDEEP GOEL, SANJAY BAINIWAL, RANVIR SINGH KRISHNIA, MUKESH KUMAR MEENA, SUNIL KUMAR GAUTAM, PRANAB NANDA and MANOJ KUMAR LAL have been promoted the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) grade. NARENDRA SINGH BUNDELA, AK OJHA and LH SHANLIANA have been promoted to Inspector General of Police (IGP) grade.

ASHISH SHRIVASTAVA ARMY OFFICERS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL SK SAINI, AS BEDI, A CHAUHAN, JS NEGI, IS GHUMAN, PM BALI, VIJAY SINGH, SK UPADHAYAY, SARNAJEET SINGH, YVK MOHAN, AK BHATTA, DUSYANT SINGH, RK JAGGA and R GOPAL.

The 1992-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre has been appointed Resident Commissioner of MP, in New Delhi.

KARNAL SINGH The 1984-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre and Enforcement Director has been given additional charge of Financial Investigation Unit.

AK FULZELE

SM MANI

The IRS-IT officer has been appointed Director, Central Board of Direct Taxes.

The 2001-batch IPS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre has been appointed DIG CBI, ACB Mumbai.

AJAY TYAGI

VINIT BRIJ LAL

The 1988-batch IRS-C&CE officer and Additional Commissioner, Customs, Chennai, has been appointed Additional Director in Financial Intelligence Unit-India.

The 1991-batch IoFS officer has been appointed Deputy Financial Adviser at Director level in Border Security Force.

The 2001-batch IPS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre has been posted as DIG, BSFC, CBI in Delhi.

MEENAKSHI J GOSWAMI

ANURAG SAHAI BHATNAGAR

The IRS officer has been appointed as CIT (Media & Technical Policy/ Official Spokesperson), CBDT.

The 1990-batch IoFS officer has been appointed Deputy Financial Adviser at director level in BSF.

DINESH KUMAR UPADHYAY

APOORVA KUMAR SINGH

The officer has been appointed IG, Jammu Frontier, Border Security Force.

The 1991-batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre has been appointed as Inquiry Officer, Vigilance, in Haryana

DEEPAK TIWARI

GYANENDRA KUMAR The 2001-batch IPS officer of the Sikkim Cadre has been appointed DIG (Administration) in CBI.

UNDER SECRETARIES T NANDAN KUMAR has been appointed as Under Secretary, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, SATYAWAN was posted to Woman & Child Development in the same capacity and PRAMOD KUMAR JAISWAL is Under Secretary, Personnel & Training.

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DEVASHISH DEO The 2013-batch IPS office of the Rajasthan cadre and ASP, Bhiwadi, has been transferred and posted as ASP, Kota.

DEBRAJ PRADHAN The 1981-batch IFS officer and Ambassador of India to Chile, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Norway.

BISHWADIP DEY The 2001-batch IFS officer and presently Deputy Chief of Mission in Embassy of India, Thimphu, has been appointed High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

SULKHAN SINGH The officer has been appointed President of the Uttar Pradesh IPS Association.

DEVENDRA SINGH CHAUHAN The officer has been appointed Vice President of Uttar Pradesh IPS Association.

DAMOR DEEPAK MOTI BHAI

ANUP KUMAR THAKUR

The 2001-batch IPS officer has been moved to CBI in Mumbai as DIG, SU.

The officer has been appointed Member (non-judicial) in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal.

TARUN GAUBA The 2001-batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre has been moved to Chandigarh Zone as DIG.

AMIT SARAN The IRSME officer has been appointed Director, Mobility (Mechanical Engineering), Railway Board.

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he Doordarshan saga seems unending. Now a Member of Parliament has complained against Jawhar Sircar, CEO Prasar Bharati, for treating the Standing Committee of Parliament on IT not only lightly, but with a preconceived aim to humiliate the august body by deputing someone who had no idea of media. In a strong worded letter to the I&B Minister, DK Suresh, MP, has blamed Sircar for sending Ms Inderjeet Kaur, an officer on deputation to the organisation and not conversant with media, thereby downgrading the importance of the Standing Committee. The letter alleges that the CEO demeaned the status of the parliamentary committee by sending an ignorant officer, who failed to answer queries put by MPs. The meeting was held at Port Blair from February 11-13, 2016. The MP wondered why the incompetent officer was imposed at the last minute when the entire arrangements were made for Dr Mahesh Joshi, Additional DG–South, and a known media professional. The letter blames Sircar by name and holds him responsible for taking an improper step. It is learnt that during the next meeting of the Standing Committee on IT, the CEO along with Ms Kaur and Dr Joshi would be asked to appear. Ministry sources also confirm that Sircar has failed to deliver and one often finds him embroiled in controversies. Ms Kaur, it should be recalled, was inducted fraudulently by this CEO for a term ending in 2018. The moment this matter became public, sources confirmed that a shaken Ms Kaur got herself relieved from Prasar Bharati and joined her parent cadre in a hurry. Why do most CEOs in Prasar Bharati get mauled in ignominy and shame? Is it really a jinxed assignment or do conceited bureaucrats fall flat after getting exposed to the realities of performance and accountability? g

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he Centre believes that a officer, though good, may not be efficient all the time, thereby forcing the government to adopt rules of compulsory retirement. In a DoPT-convened meeting of state principal secretaries in-charge of general administration, the Centre wants a freewheeling discussion on compulsory retirement and the rules therein. In the agenda paper circulated to all state chief secretaries, the DoPT says, “the order of compulsory retirement shall not be passed as a short cut to avoid departmental enquiry.” There are instances where officers facing departmental inquiries escape stringent punishment by managing voluntary retirement. “If the officer was given a promotion despite adverse entries made in the confidential record, that is a fact in favour of the officer,” the paper adds. It goes on to state, “There may be some officers who may possess a better initiative and higher standard of efficiency and if given a chance, the work of the government might show marked improvement. The rule merely seeks to strike a just balance between maintenance of efficacy in the diverse activities of State administration and cessation of the completed career of an officer whose integrity is doubtful and his services are no longer useful to the administration and public.” The rule being talked about here is 16(3) of the All India Services (Deathcum Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, under which service records of All India Services officers are maintained. The government has, however, made it clear that the order of premature retirement can be passed only after taking into account the entire service record of the officer. What action the DoPT has formulated, will be known soon. Wait and watch. g

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n atmosphere of change prevaded the two-day celebration of the 10th Civil Services Day. This year, rather than calling for nominations to give away the Prime Ministers’ Excellence Awards, the government chose the districts which had performed excellently in implementing the Prime Minister’s flagship priority programmes. The event was well attended. Nripendra Misra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, PK Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, PK Sinha, Cabinet Secretary, VK Duggal, former Home Secretary, Prabhat Kumar and AK Seth, both former Cabinet Secretaries, were seen mingling with the audience in the front row. Amitabh Kant, CEO Niti Ayog, and Ashok Lavasa, Secretary Expenditure, were involved in an intense discussion. Kant made a wonderful presentation on the Status of Repo of Group Implementation of Reports of Secretaries. Nripendra Misra was dressed in a crisp white shirt s and khaki trousers, trou ousers, looking fresh and an young. Sanjay Kothari, Secretary DoPT, was seen congratulating and an meeting his fellow colleag colleagues. gues. There Ther was, however, somee mismatch mismat in the seating arra arrangement this time. angement thi Secretaries and d former Secretaries S were seen sitting in the same rows. s The media did not have a proper place to sit and journalists were we standing and wandering in the back rows. Also a point po of interest was the fact that th Cabinet Secretary PK P Sinha spoke in Hindi. The Th absence of Ajit Doval, National N Security Advisor Secu to the Prime Minister, was M also als noticed by everybody. ev g

hen Manohar Lal Khattar took over as Chief Minister of Haryana in October 2014, he knew nothing about the civil servants of the State. He used to confuse faces and names. The complex task before Khattar was to select the best civil servants amongst the so-called loyalists of his predecessors. There was little choice as almost all civil servants have worked in top posts with his predecessors in the last 20 years. Finally, Khattar managed to create a team. The system was geared up for the new dispensation and was working fine. But, within a year, it started fragmenting. The fourth floor in the Haryana Secretariat has a reputation. It is called the ‘the floor of his majesty.’ All directions are issued from there. The problem is that what the fourth floor proposes, the eighth floor disposes. Not only this, files moving from different offices to the Haryana Secretariat are either not noticed or delayed. There is no time-bound delivery mechanism to clear the files. Many senior officers are loaded with additional charge of core departments, which makes it humanly impossible to do justice to all departments. Many officers never even visit the other offices. Though Khattar claims a ‘corruption free’ government, most of the files don’t move without houtt greasing the th he palms of the middle-ranking le-ranking officers. On the Civil Services Day recently, Narendra a Modi gave a clarion call all to officers to interact ct with civil society, ety, but in Haryana na most of the civil il servants are miles away ay from the civil society of the State. atee. g

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