RAW Chief not to be changed

Well placed sources said that there was no move to change the Chief of RAW C D Sahay in the new Government.

Three 1969 batch IAS officers to go

Three 1969 batch IAS officers occupying the chair of important departments in Government of India are sure to go by this month end.

Rahul Khullar to be OSD to Man Mohan Singh ?

Grapevine has it that newly appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce Rahul Khullar is being appointed OSD to the Prime Minister Designate Man Mohan Singh next week.1975 batch UT cadre IAS officer Khullar was PS to Man Mohan Singh when the later was Finance Minister.

Secretary and Common Minimum Programme

One important Secretary sitting in the North Block early this week met Man Mohan Singh to extend help in preparing the Common Minimum Programme.Guess the name of the Secretary!.

Agrawal to go to Tokyo

O.P.Agrawal (IAS, 1979, Assam Meghalaya) is said to be the last beneficiary of the Ashok Saikia system of governance. He is going as Minister (Economics) to the Indian Embassy in Tokyo.

Jalan is back to Haryana

K K Jalan is back to Haryana after completion of his central deputation tenure.He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Dutta shifted to anti-corruption wing

R K Dutta has been moved to anti-corruption wing of the CBI as Joint Director in place of A K Suri.

Next Cabinet Secretary not from UP

Now picture is clear.Next Cabinet Secretary will not be from Uttar Pradesh.When Kamal Pande retires 1967 batch UP cadre IAS officer Rajiv Ratan Shah will be the seniormost bureaucrat in the country but-------?.Next comes 1967 batch UP cadre IAS officer Nripendra Mishra but----------?.And finally former UP cadre 1967 batch IAS officer A V Singh but---------?.

Who will be Foreign Secretary ?

With the Congress coming back to the government, the chances of present Foreign Secretary Shashank Gupta getting extension are reduced to zero since he is considered close to the VP. The earlier whispers of Shyam Saran (1970 batch), who is related to Yashwant Sinha and is presently Ambassador to Nepal, taking over as FS superseeding a large number of officers from 1967-69 batches have also died down. The emerging front runner is now Dalip Lahiri of 1967 batch. The only proble with him is that he has just taken over as Ambassador to France. The other possibility is K S Jasrotia, Ambassador to Bhutan, of the same batch. The game is still wide open and a lot depends upon the new Minister.

Mukherjee is Additional Director CBI

Finally,D Mukherjee has joined the CBI as Additional Director.He is 1971 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.Infact,Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha had been reluctant to relieve Mukherjee.

Has Shailja Chandra edged out Montek?

Shailaja Chandra (IAS, UT, 1966) is lobbying hard through Mrs.Sheila Dikshit for the post of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister.It is now rumoured that she has edged out Montek Ahluwalia against whom the Left has raised objections since he is perceived as reformer. Three IAS selected for British scholarship Among the 12 Indians selected for the prestigious British Chevening Gurukul Scholarships 2004, three belong to IAS - Jayanti S. Ravi (1991 Batch) of Gujarat cadre, Dr. Santhosh Babu (1995 Batch) of Tamil Nadu cadre and Suman Billa (1996 batch) of Kerala cadre. The scholarships are given to outstanding professionals and practitioners from any field of Indian national life including Government, Industry, Finance, Law, Civil Service, Academia, Research, Science & Technology, Media and NGOs who have demonstrated proven leadership in their chosen field or profession. The program is total of eight week duration.

Mago appointed Chief Secretary of Maharashtra

In a latest development Arun Kumar Mago has been appointed Chief Secretary of Maharashtra.He is 1967 batch IAS officer.Earlier name of FCI Chairman Prem Kumar had been cleared for the post by the Chief Minister.

Saha to continue

B K Saha is going to continue as Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh till his retirement in September.

Mittal appointed Chief Secretary of UP

V K Mittal has been appointed Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh. He is 1968 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on May 18)

IAS changes in Haryana

Balraj Singh and Vidyadhar will be DCs of Sirsa and Sonepat respectively.D Suresh has been made Joint Secretary IT.M R Ananad has been appointed DC faridabad.Anil Malik will now be Dy Secretary to the Chief Minister. Ashok Khemkar has been made Joint Secretary Secretariat establishment.

Why did Laloo not get Home?

Why did Laloo Yadav was denied Home portfolio?.Infact, he has been politely told that since some cases were pending against him ,it would not be wise decision to allot Home to him.

IPS reshuffle in Haryana

Vikas Arora will,be SP Karnal.S Kaviraj has been made SP Faridabad.Mrs Bharti Arora has been appointed SP Kurukshetra. Y S Nehra will now be SP Home Guards. Rajendra Kumar has been shifted to Karnal as SP Traffic.

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Some bank CMD's to go

It is rumoured in the corridors of power that a couple of bank CMD's are going to to changed.