Confusion about 1967 batch IAS!

Cabinet Secretary T R Prasad is said to be having a dual mind atleast on one count. He is uncertain on whether to give postings to the four left over 1967 batch IAS Officers as Secretary in the GOI before the review of the same batch.Talk of the review for the empanelment to the rank of Secretary has been going on for the last three months.

Patnaik gets post retirement job

Former Chief Secretary of Orissa Sudhanshu Mohan Patnaik has been appointed Chairman of the Orissa Staff Selection Commission. He is 1965 batch IAS Officer.

Dr Jayant resigns

Dr Jayant Madhab on the advice of the Union Finance Ministry has resigned as the Chairman of the NorthEastern Development Finance Corporation.

UTI ED to take voluntary retirement

Executive Director of the Unit Trust of India Brij Gopal Daga has decided to take voluntary retirement He will retire himself this year end one year ahead of his scheduled retirement.

Additional charge to Anuradha in Haryana

Commissioner Higher Education in Haryana Anuradha Gupta has been given additional charge of Secondary Education.

Mahajan sets up committee

Union Tele-Communications and IT Minister Pramod Mahajan has set up an internal committee to prepare a draft for the changes in the department. The committee headed by Member (Finance) Telecom Commission will make suggestions in this regard next month.

R C Jain is ED of new Hotel Company

R C Jain has been appointed Executive Director of a new Hotel Company set up jointly by five top Hotel Groups of the country.Jain who is 1958 batch retired IAS Officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre has held many important positions in the Government of India .He has also been advisor to the Governor twice. The new company is going to set up five hundred crore International Convetion and Exibition Centre in Mumbai.

B L Sharma to retire

Banwari Lal Sharma a Secretary level officer in the Government of India is superannuating on October 1. He is 1966 batch IAS Officer of Rajasthan cadre.

IAS reshuffle in Orissa

Suresh Chandra Patnaik IG Registration has been made Director Elementary Education. Lok Nath Mishra Director Secondary Education has been appointed MD MARKFED.Isaac Behera has been shifted to Secondary Education as Director.Excise Commissioner Sayyed Osatullah has been given additional charge of Registration.

Three new Special CS in Andhra Pradesh

Three 1967 batch IAS Officers Ms Kailash Chandra Mishra, Samarjeet Ray and J Rambabu have been promoted to the rank of Special Chief Secretary in Andhra Pradesh..With this the number of Chief Secretary Rank officers in the state has risen to six.

IAS Officer to be suspended

The Election Commission has directed to suspend 1986 batch IAS Officer S K Gupta for dereliction of duty. The officer is from Uttar Pradesh cadre.

IAS changes in Punjab

V K Janjua will be new Special Secretary Home and Justice.Kripa Shankar Saroj who was Special Secretary Home has been shifted to Energy.

IPS Officers promoted in TN

Three-IPS Officers Ms G Subburam, D Rajendran and S Navaneetha Krishnan have been promoted as Superintendents of Police.

Rao is CESCO Chief

M Y Rao former Chairman of the Grid Corporation has been appointed Chairman of Central Electricity Supply Company (CESCO). The post was earlier held by Priyvrat Patnaik.

CAT quashes 1966-IPS empanelment

The Banglore bench of 'CAT' has quashed the empanelment of 1966 batch IPS Officers in the Government of India.The 'CAT' has held the entire selection process of the empanelment as 'arbitrary and invalid'. Dr R Vishwanathan Karnataka cadre 1966 batch IPS Officer had gone to the 'CAT'against non-inclusion of his name in the list of empanelled officers. The 'CAT' has directed the GOI to include the name of Dr Vishwanathan in the list within four weeks saying that merit and seniority should be the criteria for empanelment.