Women Chief Ministers do not impress at all !

Demand for more reservation to women in politics notwithstanding, today's women politicians have not been able to impress upon the people as has been done by their predecessors. Examples of Mrs Thatcher, Mrs Bhandarnaike, Mrs Golda Meir and our own Mrs Gandhi who have proved to be tremendous administrators are noteworthy. But that is not the case with today's fair sex politicians, not at least the present Chief Ministers.
Response to our question : Who is the best Women chief Minister - Rabri Devi, Jayalalitha or Mayawati ? - has something been unthought of. Some of the respondents have even gone to the suggestion of changing the question to - Who is the worst? Others have termed the question itself as futile.
If one respondent says, "I rate Rabri Devi the best by default, since by her relative inaction she has caused least damage to the Indian economy", the another one feels "it is really a very sorry state of affairs if we have to compare Jayalalitha, Mayawati and Rabri Devi. All the three can be compared only on one yard stick i.e. who is the worst ? Together they have been disaster to the state run by them. God give some sense to the voters who have voted them to power".
Yet another respondent goes on to say, "no doubt all the three have their own importance in proving how defunct is our democracy. Rabri by her total ignorance, Maya by her successful effort at fooling such a large number of people with her one-point 'dalit' cause and Jayalalitha by her brazenness".
However, the silver lining has been the sympathies of, at least, one respondent with Rabri devi. He describes Rabri, a complete Indian woman, as the best Chief Minister with Simple living and high thinking. "She has the support of people of the state against the Central Government which has caused decay in Bihar by not supporting any of its cause. This is a partiality. Andhra Pradesh got thousands of crores from Central Government but Bihar has nothing", he says surprisingly enough adding that, "Under Rabri's rule 80 per cent people of Bihar were living gracefully with good education".
But by and large, the people do not seem to be happy with the way the three have been performing or else why would one suggest : "Now could you modify this question and ask 'which is the most incompetent, indifferent, corrupt and arrogant' of the three (the law-making, law-interpreting and law-enforcing) organs of our Constitution?" .

Top changes in Finance Ministry next month ?

Top level changes are expected to take place in the Finance Ministry soon after the departure of B P Mishra to the IMF next month.Special Secretary Economic Affairs 1969 batch UT cadre IAS officer Mishra is going to the IMF as ED.

Beware -Intelligence agencies are watching

An official message received by a Secretary to Government of India has really raised alarm bells for senior officers.The message was from an intelligence agency stating that a senior IAS officer was found drunk in an undesirable company at a five star hotel.The agency wanted the Secretary to tell the officer to be careful in future.

Haq is relieved in West Bengal

S K Nurul Haque Chief Electoral officer West Bengal has been relieved. 1982 batch IAS officer Haque had sought change on health grounds. Sabya Sachi Sen has been given additional charge of the CEO.

Amit Jain joins finance group

Amit Jain (1991, Sikkim, IAS) has joined the International
Finance Corporation's treasury group sometime ago. Did Jain take permission from the Government of India or the Sikkim Government ?

Arun Kumar Bit refuses Excise Commissionership

Senior IAS Arun Kumar Bit has refused to accept the Excise Commissionership of U.P. He has asked the government to review his transfer because the post is of a Secretary level whereas he is a Principal Secretary. The U.P. Government is about to amend Bit's transfer and to send some other officer on the post.

Former DM Pratapgarh to face CID probe

Former DM Pratapgarh, U.P. M. Mustafa will now face a CID probe. The Commissioner Allahabad had recommended CID investigations against this young IAS of 1995 batch. Mustafa was key operative against all the legal actions taken against MLA Raja Bhaiya alias Raghuraj Pratap Singh during Mayawati regime.

Gokhle is new Secretary Non-conventional Energy

Chairman of the FCI A M Gokhle is the new Secretary Non-conventional Energy in Government of India. He is 1968 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Rawal is Secretary SC&ST Commission

P C Rawal has been appointed Secretary SC & ST Commission in Government of India. He is 1969 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Prem Kumar is Chairman FCI

R M Prem Kumar has been appointed new Chairman of the FCI. He is 1968 batch IAS officer of Maharastra cadre.

IAS reshuffle in UP

HL Birdi Prin Secy Transport is now Prin Secy General Adminstration Department, Prin Secy in waiting Chandrapal replaces him. Atul Kumar Prin Secy Urban Development is now Prin Secy Agriculture. Brijesh Kumar On return from Central deputation has been appointed Chairman and CEO Noida/ G noida. SR Lakha member (Judicial)Board of Revenue is made Secretary Revenue. T. George Joseph also a member (Judicial) Board of Revenue is now administrative member of Board of Revenue. Secretary Excise Kapal Deo, BP NeelRatna Director Industries both are placed in waiting list, Sanjay Bhatia Special Secretary Energy will be new Director Information.

IPS changes in UP

Bua Singh will be new ADG Law and Order.Vikram Singh has been shifted to Inter-State Border as ADG. R k Tiwari has been made IG Meerut.Sunil Kumar Gupta has been appointed SSP Saharanpur.J B Pandit Rao has been moved to Varanasi as SP EOW.

Tripura cadre IPS officer joins Tamil Nadu Govt.

Tripura cadre 2001 batch IPS officer Mahendra Kumar Rathore has gone to Tamail Nadu on deputation.

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