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Move to ban IAS officers to join private sector ?

There is a serious thinking in the Government of India to ban IAS officers from working in the private sector on account of the huge salaries being earned by them. If insiders are to be believed proposal is ready for the active consideration. Several officers are currently working in the private sector on deputation. Atleast half a dozen IAS officers are already working in the ILFS. It may be recalled that in other bureaucracies like in China, Japan, Singapore, USA and UK officers are encouraged to go to the private sector to pick up new skills and return to the Government.

Will Kaul be Advisor Chandigarh ?
Grapevine has it that Dr Sanat Kaul is being moved to Chandigarh Administration in the first week of June as Advisor to the Governor. He is 1971 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Kackar is Joint Secretary I & B
Stuti Narain Kackar has been appointed Joint Secretary Information and Broadcasting. Kackar is 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on May 18 )
Alok to be Director (Personnel) CAG
S Alok is all set to join as Director (Personnel) in the CAG office in July. 1993 batch IA&AS officer, Alok, is presently posted in Ranchi.

PM praises Nandini Azad
As the UPA finishes two years in power, Dr. Nandini Azad, the eminent lady technocrat who produced the pioneering and acclaimed Report 'Outlay/Outcome of 65 Ministries in Government of India" is remembered. In Independent India, this is the first such report commended by no less than the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as impressive by a letter to her which he rarely does. Having served in all three Congress Governments in top positions --- preparing Hon. Late P.M. Rajiv Gandhy's National Policy on Women at 30 years of age, Dr. Azad was Member-Secretary to the National Perspective Plan (1987-88). In 1992, under the HRD Minister she won accolades and a commendation from him as Director-General, Nehru Yuva Kendra (J.S rank). And in 2005, it was not surprising that she was brought in to set up the first "Outcome Monitoring Division in the Planning Commission" with status equivalent to Secretary to Govt.
Internationally and regionally at SAARC levels, renowned for work on poverty issues, women's employment and micro-finance a rare technocrat with Proven abilities at the grassroots and administrative levels. A combination that no doubt the Prime Minister could well use in the next coming months apart from the unstinting belief to "Cong. Govts. pro-poor policies".

Ashwani Kumar joins GoI
Ashwani Kumar has joined the Government of India as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Personnel. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Pillai and Madhavan to be back !
Grapevine has it that two 10-Janpath loyalists, S V Pillai and P P Madhavan, are returning to serve the Nehru-Gandhi family.

Tenure of Prakash expires
Tenure of M S Prakash, Director in the Ministry of Forests and Environment, has expired on Wednesday. He is 1985 batch IFS officer of UT cadre.

Som is MD of WBIDC
Debashish Som has been appointed new Managing Director of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation. He is 1983 batch IAS officer. Nandita Chatterjee has been given additional charge of Secretary Municipal Affairs.

UP IAS officers are angry
UP IAS Association is meeting today to decide future line of action in the wake of the appointment of two PCS officers as DMs.

1988 batch IPS to get promotion in Rajasthan
1988 batch IAS officers are being promoted to the rank of IG next month. They are Mssrs:- Pankaj Kumar Singh, U R Sahu, Bhagwan Lal Soni, R K Sood and S P Sharma.

IAS changes in Punjab
Narinder Jit Singh has been appointed Secretary Higher Education. Iqbal Singh Siddhu has been given additional charge of Transport.

Will the CCIT list be cleared ?

Two meetings between Chairperson of the CBDT and the Minister of State Finance have fuelled speculations about the reshuffling of the Commissioners and Chief Commissioners of Income-Tax this week.

TAIL- PIECE
Friend asks another friend -When are you getting married ?
Reply comes - When milk is available in open market why to keep a bufallow.

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FORUM

President should appoint CVC
President should appoint CVC not by PMO : I do agree with author to appoint CVC by Hon'ble President of India. In addition to this I would like to propose that Vigilance department should be a part of Judiciary. Judiciary is directly under the control of Hon'ble President of India. I hope bringing Vigilance under Judiciary will reduce the burden of Court cases.
Ramesh Chhabra

Raha to get 3 months extension ?

CMD of the ONGC Subir Raha is likely to get three months extension today. The file of extension is to be cleared today by the Prime Minister.In case extension is denied Director (Finance) in the Petroleum Ministry R S Sharma will be acting CMD.
Hotel Corporation CMD interview today
Altogether 21 candidates are appearing for interview in the PESB on Thursday for the post of CMD Hotel Corporation of India.

Shrivastava is Director (HR) NTPC
R C Shrivastava has assumed charge as Director (Human Resources) of the NTPC Ltd..

Lumba is ED of Lifestyle Ltd
Kabir Lumba has been appointed Executive Director of the Lifestyle International Pvt.Ltd..
Son Of Chandrababu to be VP
Son of former AP Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu,Lokesh is being appointed Vice-President of Heritage Foods India Ltd.
DEBATE
Decision of the UP Govt' is welcome

A person belonging to his home State is well acquainted with the problems of the State, than a person belonging to another State. Similarly, PCS officers have better understanding and grasp over the local socio-economic problems. They have sensitive approach towards the State's developmental issues. UP Government, it is learnt, has recently appointed two PCS officers as District Magistrates. There is no harm in appointing them as DM, but the officers' agony is that they will remain be treated as officers from the subordinate services, by IAS officers. In my view PCS men may be more fruitful in discharging their duties being well versed with the local conditions of State and they can also deliver goods. Appointing PCS officer as DM by UP Government is a welcome decision giving PCS officers an opportunity to prove themselves.

T.S. Negi