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70
IAS officers empanelled !
Nearly 70 IAS officers belonging to 1987 batch
are believed to have been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government
of India.
Sudeep Banerjee to be MG Chair Professor
Secretary
Higher Education in the Government of India, Sudeep Banerjee, who is superannuating
on Tuesday will join Jamia Milia as Mahatma Gandhi Chair Professor in Nelson Mandela
Centre.1971 batch IAS officer, Banerjee, will have five year tenure beginning
November 1.He is an author of eminent and five books to his credit and recipient
of two national awards.
Prasad to be new DG Forests
G K Prasad
will be new DG Forests and Special Secretary till January end . He is 1970 batch
IFS officer. He will succeed 1968 batch IFS officer J C Kala.
Kala to
be Vice-Chairman !
Grapevine has it that the outgoing DG Forests J C Kala
is being appointed Vice-Chairman of the Environment Appellate Authority. He is
retired 1968 batch IFS officer.
Priyadarshi Thakur joins ICPE
Outgoing
Secretary Heavy Ind. & Pub. Enterprises Priyadarshi Thakur has taken over
as DG, International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE), Ljubljana (pronounced
Loobliyana) in Slovenia, now an important EU country slated to become the President-country
of EU in 2008. He is retired 1970 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
IAS
within IPS !
It may sound to be strange but it is a fact that now there
are IAS within IPS. Special Privilege has been granted to Intelligence Bureau
officials wherein those bagging Presidents's gallantary awards would be getting
Rs 90,000 , those bagging President's Police medal would get Rs 60,000 and those
getting Police medal would get 30.000.
Saha to join Settlement Commission
Senior
IRS officer B P Saha is joining the Settlement Commission in Delhi.
Will
Foreign Minister select suitable IFS officer ?
MEA traditionally has
deputed one officer from IFS at the level of Director with External Affairs Minister
in addition to his personal staff. MEA Administration in their own wisdom has
submitted a panel of 3 names to the new EAM without giving fair chance to other
senior and aspiring officers at the level of Director. This has left many wondering
as to what is the criterion for selection of these names. Will EAM look into this
and rectify the situation and also select an officer who is best suited for the
job, irrespective of the panel.
Anuj Kumar joins Ph D in US
Anuj
Kumar, Indian customs and Central Excise officer, 1994 Batch after successfully
completing the PGPPM course at IIM Bangalore- Gold medalist of the batch has left
for the United States of America to pursue a Phd in Information Systems and security.
He has joined on a scholarship and full tuition waiver at Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh.
Basu goes to US
Shantanu Basu, (IA&AS:1984) has
joined the North Carolina State University in the United States for his Ph D in
Public Administration with full scholarship. Prior to this Basu was Director of
Accounts in the Cabinet Secretariat.
Omita Paul joins MEA
Omita
Paul has left the Defence Ministry to join the new External Afffairs Minister
Pranab Mukherjee as Personal Consultant.
Sanjay Prasad is PS to Defence
Minister
Sanjay Prasad has joined as PS to new Defence Minister A K Antony.
He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Rakesh Ranjan is PS to
Pranab Mukherjee
Rakesh Ranjan has moved to the Ministry of External Affairs
as PS to Pranab Mukherjee. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Purwar
passes away
Rakesh Chandra Purwar (53) from Uttar Pradesh, a 1984 batch
officer of the Indian Forest Service (IFS), died on Saturday evening
Uppal
to join NSG
Anirudh Uppal is joining the NSG this week as IG. He is
1976 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on October
16 )
Prem Singh to succeed Thind !
Prem Singh will succeed
B S Thind as ADG CID and Law and Orderin Himachal Pradesh. He is 1974 batch IPS
officer.
Former Orissa Chief Secretary dies
Former Orissa Chief
Secretary KK Ramamurthy has passed passed away . He was 80.
FORUM
New
empanelment rules -not fair
It is learnt that GoI has taken following
two new decisions regarding empanelment of Additional Secretary:
1.The officer
who has not been empanelled as Joint Secretary will not be considred for empanelment
as Additional Secretary.
2.The officer who has not actually worked as Joint
Secretary in GoI will not be considered for empanelment as Additional Secretary.
Are
the above new guidelines not discriminatory amounting to apartheid. Can they pass
judicial scrutiny. Have these new guidelines approval of the PM who is keen to
remove, arbitrariness, bias and prejudice from bureaucracy and bring in administrative
reforms by ensuring level playing field. If the authorities can make such decision
the what is the need to write ACRs of those who have not been empanelled as Joint
Secretary. Under these circumstances should the UPSC and Administrative Reform
Commission intervene and formulate the guidelines.
-Satya Kumar
IPS
as Financial Advisor
The comments of Mr. Mishra have casteist logic
to it. This is the same logic which is offered against Bengali joining the armed
forces or a person from bihar joining department of culture.Has he ever wondered
what is the logic of any vegetarian being posted as Secretary Fisheries?
Is
Mr. Mishra under impression that management of financial or human resources is
not required in Police.
Officer has to be judged by his performance not by
any other criteria.
I will wait for Mr. Mishra to give his honest opinion of
Financial advisor of DVC , after one year by doing a comparative study of balance
sheets ( In case he knows how to do it!).
... And talking about expertise
.. if it was measured on the yardstick laid down by Mr. Mishra, trust me 90% of
Secretary post in govt. of India and other senior PSU posts would be vacant.
Raghav
Das
IPS as Financial Advisor
What qualification does the
IAS have when being posted as Defence Secretary, Commerce Secretary, Revenue Secretary....
?
Of of your readers have questioned what qualification does an IPS officer
have in being posted as Financial Advisor. The same question may also be addressed
to the IAS. The Central staffing Scheme asks for the suitability of candidates
to be ascertained for the post. It is very interesting to see how the IAS have
been ascertained suitable for each and every post in the Government of India.
Surely they must be SUPER HUMAN!
Palani T
IPS is Chartered
Accountant
The said IPS officer is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accoutant
and Ph.D. in Finance. I hope these are sufficiently good qualifications coupled
with adequate administrative experience to select one as the Financial Advisor
of any PSU.
Sanjeev
IPS are equally competent
Mr.H P Mishra
should be aware that IPS officers have the maximum experience of handling cash.
Most of the finance activity in PSUs is treasury and cash management.
S
Dixit
Dr Sanjiv Mishra is son of S C Mishra
Dr.Sanjiv Mishra
is the son of S.C.Mishra IP who was once the Commandant (now called Director)of
Central Police Training College(CPTC) Mount Abu(now Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National
Police Academy Hyderabad).
Suresh Mandan
Aaj Ki Aawaz
Vir
Singhvi interviewed Sonia Gandhi on NDTV in One on One. I did an imaginary interview
on the same lines in 'One for fun' for WITC ( Whispers in the Corridors) !!!
Me: Madam welcome to One for Fun and thank you for taking time out of your
busy schedule……lets start by going to the pre election days…..Madam
did you have an inkling that your Party would come to power???
Sonia: The Polls
showed Congress was lagging behind. I always say that when the Metrological Department
predicts rain please do not take your umbrellas with you and when it says its
not going to rain please be prepared for a downpour…..similarly I feel just
the opposite happens to what Pollsters predict…. and this gave me tremendous
confidence!!!
Me: What about the feedback you got form the people???
Sonia:
What feedback can you get when people are not allowed to come near you…...
from podiums you cannot even see their face let alone coming to know what they
are thinking…. security is a big curse as it alienates you from the people!!!
Me: Okay on the day of the results were you viewing the results on TV???
Sonia:
No I don't view election results as I get tense. I was in the kitchen making Pasta
filled Paranthas.
Me: But when did you come to know that Congress was in a
position to form a Government??
Sonia: You see as I was making the Parnathas
I could see Pranab Da and some other Congressmen running and jumping in the lawn…..
I thought that they were exercising to keep tension at bay!!! Then Pranab Da starting
to do cartwheels and I rushed out to tell him not to do cartwheels as he might
injure himself …… when I stepped out I was informed of Congress's position!!!
Me:
Okay when it was clear that there would be a Congress PM what did you do???
Sonia:
Before I called up Manmohan ji I had a team of paramedics go to his house. Okay
Manmohan Ji is known to keep his emotions within but I was worried that a huge
internal hoopla could cause damage!!
Me: But why did you not want to become
PM???
Sonia: You see I'm not cut out for a desk job.... this was one reason
why I resigned the NAC post in a jiffy..... 9 to 9 is just not for me!!!
Me:
Okay so you are the freelancing PM , because they say you are the real PM!!!!
Sonia:
No I handle only political matters!!!
Me: But as everything has a political
angle that means you have a say in everything!!!
Sonia: I'm just doing
my job…... I'm not to blame if everything is given a political slant!!!
Me:
Is it true that way back in 1999 Manmohan was your choice for PM???
Sonia:
Yes I did conduct an integrity test on three Congressmen and Manmohan came out
with flying colours!!!
Me: Integrity………????
Sonia:
Integrity to me……. the other two showed clear 'wing development' potential!!!
When it comes to integrity, be it to me or personal Manmohan ji is Mr. Integrity!!!
Me:
Why is your Party not inducting youth to responsible posts in the Government…..
after the election win it was expected that youth would be brought to the forefront????
Sonia:
In Indian Politics one is perceived to be a youth if one is above sixty and below
seventy…….below sixty its adolescence!!!! Actually this is a Coalition
Government and there are not many posts available for youth promotion!!! And I
know you are going to ask me about Rahul Baba…….if Rahul Baba was given
a Cabinet berth then Pawar would ask for a berth for his daughter and Laloo for
his sons ,daughters and son in laws!!!! Then you people would say that this is
a 'thumb sucking' Sarkaar!!!! Despite the fact that Rahul is light years ahead
in politics than Pawar and Laloo's kids but Rahul and I agreed to make this tyaag!!!
Me: Natwar Singh has been saying that he's been let down by Congress!!!
Sonia:
Baloney ……its Natwar who let down the Party!!! Before going to Iraq
he told be that he was going there because Saddam wanted to give Congress a Citation
for Congress's pro Iraq stand. When he returned I kept asking him about the Citation
and he kept giving me excuses!!!! Natwar betrayed my trust in him!!!!
Me:
Bachchans say that you are being vindictive towards them!!!
Sonia: Bachchan's
blame me for everything ….. I'm sure thye'll be blaming me for the ABCL fiasco……Abhishek's
break up with Kareena….. Amitabh's intestinal problem!!!! See film stars
have always been under the IT scanner…. it goes with the territory….
and he's the highest paid Star and so should be on the top of IT's list!!! His
own Producer went to town about the goggles to gain publicity for the film and
I got blamed in the bargain!!!!
Me: What about SP???
Sonia: Recently
Amar Singh Ji has said that the Centre is responsible for the paltry cheques given
to the Farmers!!! For Amitabh SP takes to the streets for anything and everything……
have they gone on to the streets for the farmers???? Shows the warped priorities
of SP…… Stupid People and Stupid Priorities!!
Me: Madam the
SEZ's are really eating into agricultural land!!
Sonia: Its been one big
misunderstanding…… at a breakfast with Congress CMs I was seated between
Manmohan Ji and Hooda!!! Hooda asked me if I thought SEZs were a good idea as
Ambanis were eyeing Haryana for SEZs…... just then Manmohan Ji asked what
I thought about his idea of calling the Commies for a hear to heart and I said
that I really liked the idea….. Hooda thought that I'd responded to his question…..
and before I knew it Haryana and Punjab had gone gung-ho on SEZs and others were
following suit. Anyway I've taken up the matter with Manmohan Ji and modifications
are being worked out that SEZs do not come up on agricultural land!!!
Me:
Now to some personal question if you don't mind!!
Sonia: Questioning is
your job and what to answer or not to answer is my right!!
Me: Why do
they say Sonia never smiles???
Sonia: I smile and laugh!!! Prior to the
election I was tense and tension made me loose my funny bone!!! But after the
election results when I saw Renuka Chowdhury shed her croc tears all of a sudden
I found my funny bone and touch wood since then I've not lost it!!!!
Me:
Were you hurt by all the barbs…. like the pasta and pizza barbs!!!
Sonia:
After I've become an Indian my eating preferences should not question my Indianness…
it's like questioning the Indianness of all Indian visiting Pizza Hut!!! Amar
Singh is very fond of Chinese food .. does that make him a Chinese????
Me:
Which phase of your life would you like to relive???
Sonia: My married
years.
Me: Yes I'm sure Madam because I've seen your photographs from those
days and I feel that's the time when your eyes smiled…. thank you Madam for
giving me the time!!
Bharat Kumar
Hingnekar to be
acting CMD of GAIL
M R Hingnekar is taking over as acting CMD of the Gas
Authority of India Limited (GAIL) on November 1. He is presently Director (HR).
Realty
sector to touch $50 billion, says study
The domestic real estate sector
may emerge a $50 billion industry by
2010 and prove one of the most attractive
sectors for foreign investments.
Industry research from IIL
An
industry research by financial services firm India Infoline (IIL)
said the
real estate sector, which was growing at 33 per cent CAGR (compound annual growth
rate), could be a $50 billion industry in the next four years, if the institutional
participation supported its growth.
Dr Singh is MD of Aditya Birla Nuvo
Dr
Bharat K. Singh has been appointed as Managing Director of the Aditya Birla Nuvo.
Aga
to join Idea Cellular
Sanjeev Aga is joining as Managing Director of the
Idea Cellular Ltd on November 1.
Ramakrishnan is ED of BEL
R
Ramakrishnan has been elevated as Executive Director on the board of Bajaj Electricals
Ltd (BEL).
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