Know more about Tamil Nadu’s new chief secretary P Rama Mohana Rao; also about 5 key bureaucrats in Jayalalithaa’s CMO

THE AIADMK government on Wednesday undertook a major bureaucratic reshuffle in Tamil Nadu, the key highlight being the appointment of 1985 batch IAS P Rama Mohana Rao after relocating incumbent K Gnanadesikan as the CMD of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO). According to the order, new chief secretary Rao will also discharge his duties as the vigilance commissioner and commissioner for administrative reforms. This is the first bureaucratic reshuffle after J Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK came back to power in last month’s assembly poll bunking anti-incumbency sentiments. Rao’s batch mate and Andhra Pradesh’s principal finance secretary PV Ramesh took to Twitter to say:

1977 batch IAS Debendranath Sarangi is new Tamil Nadu chief secretary

Sarangi with Amitabh Bachchan (File Photo)

Debendranath Sarangi, a 1977 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer, has never been on Central deputation. Now, Sarangi has been the choice of chief minister J Jayalalithaa to become the new chief secretary of Tamil Nadu.

Sarangi has superceded at least three officers who are from 1975 and 1976 batches. An MA in political science and MSc in economics (UK), Sarangi is a well respected Oriya officer in the state. Unlike many Tamil Nadu officers, he is friendly to the media and is politically neutral.

According to media reports, Sarangi is married to a Tamilian who works in private sector. His son is also in corporate sector while his daughter is pursuing her studies in the US.

Sarangi is a fitness freak and is often spotted in tennis courts. 

Tamil Nadu government revokes suspension order of 1990 batch IAS C Umashankar

A 1990 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS C Umashankar, whose suspension created a political divide in the state, got a reprieve as the state government on Thursday revoked the suspension order. Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa openly defended the suspended IAS and the state BSP went one step ahead in resorting to postering in the cities in solidarity of the suspended IAS.

Umashankar was suspended on the charge of furnishing false information to obtain his community certificate. He has been posted as managing director of the Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (Tansi). A government order said that as an inquiry had already been initiated against him, the government "has considered, and revokes the suspension of C Umashankar, with effect from the afternoon of September 2, 2010".

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Action and Appointments

a) Pradeep Kumar Misra, a 1976 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS, has taken over as secretary in the ministry of steel. Earlier, Misra was Special Secretary and Establishment Officer in the ministry of personnel and training. (Read about PK Mishra)

b) Shamhu Singh, a 1986 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS has been appointed as joint secretary in the ministry of home affairs.

c) The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the proposal for extension of inter cadre deputation of Chitrangad, a 1996 batch Uttarakhand cadre IPS from Uttarakhand to Uttar Pradesh for further period of one year beyond August 25, .2010.

d) The competent authority has approved that Syamal Kumar Sarkar, a 1979 batch West Bengal cadre IAS, additional secretary, Department of Personnel and Training will hold the additional charge of the post of Establishment Officer and Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, for a period of three months with effect from September 1, 2010.

Manmohan Singh and 86 lucky officers

Woh! The Union Service Public Commission (UPSC) has recommended 87 candidates from Civil Services Examination, 2008 for appointments. Guess who has figured in the list? The last person who has been selected is incidentally “Man Mohan Singh”. 

NAMES OF NEW RECRUITS

AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa calls Umashankar’s suspension a political victimization

NOW, none other than political heavyweight and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa has come forward to rescue 1990 batch IAS C Umashankar calling his suspension a case of victimization for taking on Maran brothers and another industrialist. Umashankar allegedly used fake SC certificates to enter into civil services.

Earlier, Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) gave full support to the suspended IAS by sticking posters in his favour. (Read: BSP’s postering in Umashankar’s favour)

Now, Jayalalithaa says the suspension smacks of victimization by the minority DMK government and made him a scapegoat after relations between Karunanidhi and Maran families improved.

She argued that Karunanidhi announced the launch of Arasu Cable Corporation (ACC) to pose a challenge to the Maran brothers' Sumangali Cable Vision (SCV), and made Umashankar the MD of ACC with a specific mandate from Karunanidhi to eliminate Maran brothers’ cable entity. She also said that Rs 400 cr was invested in the entity.

Jayalalithaa further argued that the IAS officer, who had been given a mandate by Karunanidhi to take on Maran brothers, was made the scapegoat and the new cable entity, ACC was made dysfunctional.

Action and Appointments

a) The ACC has approved the appointment of SK Srivastava, a 1978 batch Assam cadre IAS presently additional secretary in the ministry of labour and employment as additional secretary in the ministry of mines.

b) Dr Rakesh Sarwal, a 1988 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS, presently working as joint secretary in the department of public enterprises has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy on lateral transfer basis.

c) Ajay Kumar Singh, a 1987 batch Assam cadre IAS IAS, presently working as director in the department of land resources has been appointed as deputy Director General, in the Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) (joint secretary level).

d) The appointment of BP Sharma, a 1981 batch Bihar cadre IAS as joint secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat has been cancelled.

e) Upendra Tripathi, a 1980 batch Karnataka cadre IAS, presently joint secretary in the ministry of minority affairs has been appointed as joint secretary in the cabinet secretariat.

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