Who will be new EO?

Grapevine has it that Establishment Officer in the Ministry of Personnel Champak Chatterjee is being changed ?.Will the new EO be from Madhya Pradesh ?.

Satish Sharma to be Minister Petroleum !

A minor Cabinet expansion is expected to take place in the UPA Government soon.Captain Satish Sahrma is likely to replace Mani Shankar Aiyar in Petroleum Ministry.Mohsina Kidwai may also get a berth in the cabinet.

Regunathan is Chief Secretary of Delhi

S Regunathan has been appointed Chief Secretary of Delhi.1968 batch IAS officer Regunathan would succeed Shailja Chandra who is superannuating on June 30.He is currently Secretary Animal Husbandry in Government of India.
( We said this on June 11 )

Tiwari to be Secretary Personnel !

Now the name of Anugrah Narain Tiwari has started doing the round for the post of Secretary Personnel in Government of India. He is 1969 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.Anupam Das Gupta may succeed Tiwari as Secretary Urban Employment.Baswan may go to Defence.

Leela Poonappa to be Secretary in MEA !

Indian Ambassador to Thailand Leela Poonappa is all set to return to the South-Block as Secretary.

Why did George Fernandese meet Paswan ?

A meeting between George Fernandese and Ram Vilas Paswan has fuelled speculations about future realignment of political forces. It is believed that Fernandese has offered Paswan Chief Ministership of Bihar on behalf of the NDA.will Paswan return to the NDA?.

IAS reshuffle in Maharashtra

There is IAS reshuffle in Maharashtra. New changes are :-Mssrs Manu Kumar Shrivastava Sugar Commissioner Pune,Vijay Kumar Municipal Commissioner Nagpur,Kavita Gupta Secretary Accounts and Treasury,S K Shrivastava Secretary Expenditure,H K Govindraj Kolhapur Municipal Commissioner,Saurabh Vijay Chief Administrator SIDCO Aurangabad.

Demand to extend tenure of Kispotta

The Jharkhand Government has urged the Centre to extend the deputation of Binod Kispotta.1987 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS officer Kispotta has been on deputation to the Jharkhand Government.

Surya Prasad on Study leave

M V N Surya Prasad has proceeded on two years study leave. He is 1988 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Anil Kumar to join IIPA

Joint Secretary Telecom Anil Kumar is joining the IIPA course on July 1. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Bureaucratic reshuffle in Bihar next week

Bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Bihar next week.

Eight IFS officers to retire this month

Altogether 8 Indian Forests Service officers are retiring by this month end. They are Mssrs:-S S Patnaik(UT),M V S Prakash Rao, (AP),Ramesh Chandra Sharma (Chhattisgarh)Sultan Singh Jatian (Haryana),S K Bhattacharya (MP),V G Takalkar (Maharashtra),Paramatam Singh (Orissa),Sharda Chandra (UP)

Mehra to return Delhi

Kanwal Singh Mehra is returning to the Delhi Government next month. 1978 batch IAS officer of UT cadre is currently posted in Lakshadeep.

Nine State officers to get IPS in J & K

Nine State Police Service officers have been awarded IPS in Jammu & Kashmir.

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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Manmohan Singh's grandchildren must be really lucky, because his speech delivery is ideal for Bedside Fairy Tales!!!! Manmohan needs to do something about his speech delivery. Vajpayee of yore would be a good emulation.

Contents of the Speech…….on expected lines. But, Manmohan should realize that he can hardly sermonize on respecting Parliament…what did Congress do for the last six years????? But, Manmohan can speak with authority and conviction on honesty in Public Life, nobody can (past, present and future) point a finger at Manmohan where honesty is concerned…….however where propriety, probity and honesty are concerned within UPA the UPA bye laws are clear…..each person to himself or herself…finger pointing and whistle blowing will be dealt by disciplinary action!!!!

The final day of the BJP Conclave turned out to be an emotional roller coaster!!!! In BJP they cry and make up!!!!! Mission latter part of 2004 …State Elections. As of now it is status quo in BJP on the Leadership issue.

Mahajan has a lot at stake as Maharashtra has been put in his charge. Last time his byte fixation literally bit his pants off. He forgot to get details of the TV , Mobile and Computer ownership in India……..if he had got this data he would have realized that he was targeting only a miniscule fraction of India. 'Pushkar jhaala Mahajan Sahib now fight this election the conventional way'.

BJP must do something about Venkiah Naidu…in the Press Corps now he has a new nick name ….. sillyable ( syllable) Naidu… …why does he not let the Spokesman do the talking????

Punjab Cabinet , with the exception of Bhattal, submitted their resignations to Amrinder prior to the downsizing of the Cabinet. How did Amrinder manage to get the resignations en-masse??? Well Amrinder invited all for dinner. Prior to Dinner….Beer flowed freely……meanwhile Amrinder had his Security chaps lock up the toilets at the Venue and a few of them where stationed at the Gate with strict instructions not to allow anyone to leave. Well, as bladders got to bursting capacity Ministers with their legs entwined pleaded with Amrinder to have the toilets opened or to let them leave the venue to do the needful. Just then Rana Sodhi walked in with copies of four line Resignations…..all signed and ran out….they signed POD……Pee on Delivery ( their resignations).

Amrinder says that there should be no hard feelings as the Ministers selection will be done by drawing lots and the Cabinet allocations will also be done the same way. By the way High Command has noted this modus operandi and will be using it on him as and when he has to be disposed.

Jaya Jaitley and Anand Sharma are involved in a slanging match. Jaya says that when NDA was in power Sharma had brought one of his buddies, who was a Defence wheeler-dealer , with a request that she put 'in a good word' for him to George. Hope she has some proof to back up this allegation???? As for Sharma ….Sharma jo sharma jaye woh Sharma nahi hai!!!!

All quite on the Mulayam and Amar Singh front. Is this the lull before the storm???? Next Project for Congress is to get a Bhandari kind of Governor installed in UP. Then starts their ambitious Project to dislodge SP and demand elections. Are they not putting the cart before the horse???? What about wooing the UP Voter……or have they taken it for granted that Rahul's dimpled smile and Sonia's wiper waves will do the needful?????

B Kumar

Hakeem to join GoI !

P M A Hakeem is all set to join the Government of India as Secretary. He is 1969 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

PM clears promotion list

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared the promotion file of Custom Service Officers from Additional Commissioner to Commissioner.

IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh

Prabhat Chaturvedi has been appointed Principal Secretary Food.Hemant Rao will be Secretary Sericulture.

IAS shake-up in Andhra Pradesh

Satish Chandra will be Secretary (Services) GAD.B Arvinda Reddy has been made Commissioner AP Vaidya Vidhana Parishad.D Lakshmi Parthasarthi has been appointed Principal Secretary Youth Welfare,Tourism and Culture.Sunil Sharma has been moved to AP Housing Corporation as MD.D Ramkrishna will be Commissioner Panchayat Raj.Debabrata Kantha Secretary State Election Commission.Navin Mittal Deputy Commissioner.K Sunitha is MD APCO.A Vani Prasad Chief Rationing Officer and Harpreet Singh MD AP Mineral Development Corporation.

A book written by an IAS officer

Now a book is available "Unwritten Flaws of Indian Bureaucracy" (Pustak Mahal, New Delhi) by Barun
Kumar Sahu. This 248-page book is priced Rs 295. Further details may be seen at http://www.pustakmahal. com (in the NEW ARRIVALsection).The author of the book is an Indian AdministrativeService (IAS) officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre and1992 batch. He is presently posted as Director(Secondary Education) under Government of Jharkhand at Ranchi on inter-cadre deputation. This is his third book, and the second on bureaucracy.A POSITIVE BOOK ON A NEGATIVE TOPIC A praiseworthy initiative by a serving bureaucrat, the book "Unwritten Flaws of Indian Bureaucracy" is a compilation of rough-and-ready laws and concepts on bureaucracy. The concepts have been derived from empirical observations. The concepts have been illustrated with anecdotes and cartoons. Meant for lay readers and professionals alike, the book
approaches the subject with remarkable boldness and outspokenness. The author looks at the various
processes in bureaucracy from the angle of an outsider. However, the analyses of the bureaucratic behaviors have been done by the author with the advantage of an insider. It adopts neither a self-deprecating nor a self-admiring approach to bureaucratic behavior. It analyzes, for instance, why an honest bureaucrat may be unpopular both within and outside bureaucracy, how incompetence and mediocrity get promoted and whether poetic justice is a pipedream. It provides useful insights into the practical hurdles that bureaucrats face in implementing schemes. Instead of looking pessimistically at bureaucracy as an incorrigible set-up, the book comes up with several useful insights that will help people to live with it; and whether we like it or not, we have to live with bureaucracy! It behooves the carping populace to understand the bureaucrats and the bureaucratic behaviors better!

Arun Goyal is MD Delhi Transco

Arun Goyal Has been appointed CMD of Delhi Transco.He is 1985 batch IAS officer.Meanwhile Jitendra Narain 1990 batch IAS officer has been posted as Additional Commissioner Sales Tax Delhi Government.

Apoorva Chandra is back to Maharashtra

PS to former Petroleum Minister Ram Naik,Apporva Chandra is back to the parent Maharashtra cadre. He is 1988 batch IAS officer.On his return he has been made Commissioner Small Savings and State Lottery.

V P Rao is officer of DANICS

Newly appointed PS to the Lt Governor of Delhi, V P Rao is not an IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.He belongs to DANICS.

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Telecom Commisssion and Members

There will be no Member in Telecom Commission on July 1.Three Members Mssrs N Parthasarthi,K H Khan and P K Chandra have retired during the past two months and the lone Member Jagmohan Mishra is superannuating on June 30.

Subbarao to be ED of Punjab and Sindh Bank

P Subbarao is all set to join the Punjab and Sindh Bank as ED.He is currently General Manager of the Central Bank of India.

Parthiv Patel joins Reliance

India's young wicket keeper from Ahmedabad, Parthiv Patel,has joined Reliance as an executive.