[Apparently, it sends out two messages - loud and clear. One, the the PMO, i.e. the PM along with his hand-picked entourage, will reign supreme. Two, anyone having any past association with the UPA is unwelcome. That is, understandably, to plug any possible leakage from the war room. Individual ministers have already been instructed not to issue any statements; and take all precautions, with specific measures having been explicitly listed out, to ward off any possible sting operation. It gives us an idea how the Union Cabinet is going to function.]
I/III. http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/479602/news-360-pmo-acts-tough-rejects-ministers-choices-for-private-secretaries.html News 360: PMO acts tough, rejects ministers' choices for private secretaries Palki S Upadhyay <http://ibnlive.in.com/byline/Palki-S-Upadhyay.html>, CNN-IBN <http://ibnlive.in.com/agency/CNN-IBN.html> | Jun 16, 2014 at 08:56pm In a rather strong move, the Prime Minister Office has struck down the proposals made by some of his ministers including Home Minister Rajnath Singh for the appointment of their private secretaries. II/III. http://www.veooz.com/news/WHGZEso.html PMO rejects proposals made by 4 ministers <http://news.oneindia.in/india/private-staff-appointment-pmo-rejects-proposals-made-4-mini-1466785.html> One India ยท a day ago Summary New Delhi, June 16: The Prime Minister Office has struck down the proposals made by some of the ministers including Home Minister Rajnath Singh for the appointment of their private secretaries, said a IBN Live report . However, the PM rejected his appointment as he had served as the personal secretary to former Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid. III. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/teething-troubles-appointments-of-pmo-official-ps-to-ministers-on-hold/ Teething troubles: Appointments of PMO official, PS to ministers on hold Written by Pranab Dhal Samanta <http://indianexpress.com/profile/author/pranab-dhal-samanta/> | New Delhi | June 17, 2014 10:35 am SUMMARY Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth is learnt to have sent such a list to the PMO. The Narendra Modi government's teething troubles with bureaucratic appointments continue. The government has put on hold the appointment of a senior bureaucrat to the Prime Minister's Office days after it issued the order. Further, orders of private secretaries to most ministers are yet to be cleared. Specifically, orders of those officers who were on the personal staff of UPA ministers, and have now been picked as private secretaries by some of the ministers in this regime, are under review. Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth is learnt to have sent such a list to the PMO. There are at least six such PS cases. The prominent ministers affected are: Home Minister Rajnath Singh, whose PS worked with Salman Khurshid, HRD Minister Smriti Irani, whose PS was attached to Beni Prasad Verma's office, Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad, whose candidate had worked with Tariq Anwar, and Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla, who was to continue with her predecessor's PS. In the PMO's case, it was found that R N Choubey, who was appointed as Additional Secretary in the PMO, was due to become Secretary in a few months. While the one Secretary's post in the PMO also falls vacant soon, there is concern over the prospect of the office becoming too top heavy. The PM has already picked P K Mishra as Additional Principal Secretary, a new position in the PMO hierarchy. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
