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Independent pre Assembly poll survey in Karnataka
An independent survey in Karnataka shows that the BJP is ahead in the Vidhan Sabha polls at the moment.
Who will be new Chairman of Prasar Bharti ?
Who will be new Chairman of the Prasar Bharti? Selection Committee headed by the Vice President of India which met in Delhi last week is believed to have selected a former bureaucrat for the prestigious job.
Geha to be Member TDSAT
G D Geha will be new Member of the TDSAT. He is former Chairman of the TCIL.
IAS officer in UP quits to become Vice Chancellor
Chairman of the Board of Revenue and President of Uttar Pradesh IAS Association Vinod Malhotra has resigned from service to become Vice Chancellor of the Kanpur University. 1971 batch IAS officer Malhotra was scheduled to retire in July next year.
Search committee for BPT chief to meet on April 30
Search committee for selecting new Chairman of the Bombay Port Trust(BPT) will be meeting in Delhi on April 30,2008.
What ails the Power Ministry?
What ails the Indian Government's Power Ministry? This question is hotly being discussed in corridors of power. There have been many instances recently, which are a pointer to things not moving in the right direction. For instance Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd (BHEL) was not finalized on the basis of PESB's recommendations. Similar is the status regarding National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) though its present CMD T Sankaralingam is retiring on April 30,2008.National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) of Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is SK Garg lacks a full board. To cap it all Garg is still on probation, which is going to be delayed further as the Power Ministry now has a Minister of State too. Many a brows have been raised over the manner in which things were moving in the NHPC. Similarly, CMD of Power Grid Corporation of India (PGIL) who sought an early retirement is yet to be relieved. His successor was finalized a few weeks back, but nothing concrete has emerged on that front too.
Eapan is Joint Secretary Banking
K V Eapan is Joint Secretary Financial Services i.e. Banking, in the Government of India (GOI).He is an IAS officer of the 1984 batch belonging to Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on March 27)
A Raja's move scuttled
As the grapevine has it , A Raja, Indian Minister for Communications and Information Technology, had mooted a draft bill to curtail the term of Nripendra Mishra as Chairman of the Telecom regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). However that has been scuttled.
Alok Pateria is JD North in CBI
Alok Pateria has been appointed as Joint Director North in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Pateria will continue to look after the charge of CBI's Bhopal office as well. He is an MP cadre officer who belongs to the 1986 batch.
Eight IAS officers to retire this month
Eight IAS officers are retiring this month end. They are Mssrs :-Neeru Nanda (UT), Ragotham Rao, Khagendra Nath Buragohain (AM ) Ram Viragi Thakur (Bihar) Cheeramattam John Jose (Gujarat) Pious Pandanwani (Haryana) and Mohan Swaroop (UP ).
Akbar to be Editor of a Magazine !
Grapevine has it that M J Akbar is joining Telegraph . Telegraph is launching a News Magazine.
IAS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh
Rajendra Prasad has been appointed District Magistrate of Unnao Tarkeshwarnath Singh will be the new District Magistrate of Badaun. Chandra Prakash has been shifted to the cooperatives department. Pradip Shukla will now be Chairman of UP Power Cooperation. Prashant Tiwari will be Commissioner Commercial Taxes.
Former UP Chief Secretary appointed Vice Chancellor
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary VK Mittal has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. He is retired 1968 batch IAS officer.
Dr Dalip Singh is new JS Steel
Dr Dalip Singh has taken over as Joint Secretary Steel in the Government of India. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
( We said this on March 5 )
Ms.Shakuntala Gamlin joins as Joint Secretary Health
Ms.Shakuntala Gamlin has joined as Joint Secretary in the Department of
Health, Government of India (GOI). She is 1984 batch IAS officer of the UT cadre. She is mainly looking after Administration & procurement.
(We said this on April 2 ,2008)
Shukla is Joint Secretary Health
R S Shukla has joined as Joint Secretary in the Department of Health, Government of India (GOI). He is an IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre who belongs to the 1986 batch. He is mainly looking after Public Health.
(We said this on April 2, 2008)
Ravi Capoor is PS Industries in Assam
Ravi Capoor has been appointed as Secretary & Commissioner of Commerce & Industry by the Assam Government on his return from Central deputation. He is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch. Earlier, Capoor was Executive Director (ED) with the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA).
Reshuffle of IPS officers in UT cadre soon
A reshuffle of IPS officers belonging to the Union Territory (UT) cadre is on the anvil.
R.D.Jakati is Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy
R.D.Jakati is set become Director of the Dehradun based Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch & belongs to the Haryana cadre.
IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh
M Dana Kishore will be new Collector of Ranga Reddy District. Praveen Prakash has been made Managing Director of AP Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation.
Ramaseshan is new MD NCDEX
Ramalingam Ramaseshan will be new CEO and Managing Director of NCDEX .1982 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer Ramaseshan who has took VRS from service will succeed PH Ravikumar, whose five-year term ends on Monday.
Kapur appointed Additional Director of NCDEX
Rakesh Kapur has been appointed Additional Director of NCDEX.1978 batch IRS officer Kapur is presently Direcor (Finance) IFFCO.
P.R.Kumar is CPMG Orissa
P.R.Kumar has been posted, as Chief Post Master General (CPMG) Orissa Circle.So far he was CPMG Haryana Circle.He is an Indian Postal Service (IPS) officer of the 1977 batch.
Mrs.Manjula Parashar is CPMG Haryana too
Mrs.Manujala Parashar Chief Post Master General (CPMG) Punjab has been given additional charge of Haryana circle. The slot fell vacant following transfer of P.R.Kumar CPMG Haryana circle in same capacity to Orissa circle.
PLI joins hands with Emirates
Postal Life Insurance (PLI) of India has joined hands with the Emirates for distribution of money orders in the Gulf. The deal was finalized at a function, which took place in Chennai located Metropolitan Accord hotel, recently. Chief guest at the function was A.Raja Indian Minister for Communications and Information Technology. It was presided over by Mrs.Anju Dasgupta Member Infrastructure & Financial Services in the Postal department. The function also witnessed felicitation of certain people & release of a scented commemorative stamp to mark 150 years of PLI.
IAS changes in Himachal Pradesh
Dr DK Gupta, Secretary, State Election Commission, will now be additional district magistrate (ADM), Kaza, Lahaul-Spiti. BR Koundal, ADM, Kaza, has been posted as the regional transport officer, Kullu. BR Jamwal, special secretary, information and public relations, excise and taxation, shall also hold the charge of the secretary, State Election Commission. Sunil Kumar Chaudhary shall hold the additional charge of project director, Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan. Dev Dutt Sharma has been made the additional director, higher education.
IAS changes in Uttarakhand soon
IAS changes are expected to take place in Uttarakhand in a week or two.
Bureaucratic reshuffle deferred in Maharashtra
Bureaucratic reshuffle has been deferred by a few days in Maharashtra.
Air India Transfer orders amendment this week
Amendment in certain transfer orders in the Air India are expected to take place this week.
IAS postings in Orissa
A bureaucratic reshuffle took place in Orissa.Accordingly, on return from central deputation, 1979 batch IAS Vandana Kumari Jena has been posted as Commissioner-cum Secretary, School and Mass Education Department, CTM Suguna Special Secretary Rural Development Department as Transport Commissioner, Bijaya Chandra Jena Special Secretary Home Department as Secretary Culture with additional charge of I&PR Department, Suresh Chandra Patnaik Secretary, School and Mass Education, Sports and Youth Affairs with additional Charge of I&PR Department has been be made Secretary ,Sports and Youth Affairs.
IFS officer dies in J & K
Satish Kohli IFS of 1995 Batch of J&K cadre has Expired on 25th April due to Jaundice and related complications.
Pramod Mahajan memorial conclave on Tuesday
The 2nd Pramod Mahajan memorial conclave will see deliberations on "Threats to India's internal security" by experts from different fields. The conclave is being held in the Constitution Club's Speaker's Hall, Delhi at 4 p.m. on April 29, 2008.It co-incides with 2nd death anniversary of late Pramod Mahajan India's former Minister for Communications & Information Technology (IT) & former BJP leader. Speakers at the conclave will be James .Clad Assistant Secretary of State South Asian & South East Asian Affairs department of Defence USA, Mrs.Sushma Swaraj Rajya Sabha MP, Natwar Singh ex Foreign Minister to GOI, Tarlochan Singh MP & ex Chief of Minority Welfare Commission & Anand Kumar Verma ex chief Rsearch & Analysis Wing (RAW) The vote of thanks will be proposed by Mrs.Rekha Mahajan widow of late Pramod Mahajan.

Criteria for Empanelment of IAS at Present-
Chaploosi of Politicians- you must have been in the CM secretariat or PS to some minister in GOI
Branded Image-You must have a tarnished image and known cases/scandals against you
Inefficient-you may have all outstanding CRs but you must be inefficient to the core
Spineless- Spinal bone removed mentally
Cadre Image- you must be considered unfit for promotion in the eyes of your cadre mates
These are the IAS empanelment criteria for last several years which have led to the image of IAS officers that reflects in the service rivalry feedbacks on this site.
Mahesh Kumar
Rejoinder by IPS officer
It was interesting to read Shashank's and Ms Sweetie's comments on the website regarding an article I had published in the Indian express. They raise some very valid points regarding the low credibility of the police and the responsibility of the IPS for this state of affairs as well as the cadre management issues of CPMF officers.
However there are two things I wish to take exception to. First Shashank insinuates that the views I express are sponsored by the "powerful IPS Association." This coming from a person who does not have the courage to state his full name and service/profession whereas I have written my article in full public glare without any attempt to disguise my identity strikes me as cowardly and hypocritical to say the least. It is very easy to express views from the comforts of anonymity Shashank and Ms Sweetie. For the record the IPS Association may or may not agree with my views, I hope they do but to imply that this is some sort of a spin job betrays Shashank's and Miss Sweetie's own anxieties.
Second I have repeatedly in this article and in previously published pieces pointed out the failings of the IPS and our policing system as a whole but Shashank chooses to glosses over them or is perhaps unaware of them. But having said that I think given the very real resource constraints, the political constraints, and the sheer volume of work our district police forces work under, I think it is far to easy and a sign of intellectual laziness to criticize the police in this country. We all have our favourite anecdotes of police highhandedness or incompetence. Shashank draws the example of the CPMFs to highlight the greater respect and credibility they enjoy and also blames the IPS for oppressing the legitimate aspirations of CPMF officers. First of all wherever the CPMFs have had to undertake grassroots level responsibilities, their conduct has come under the same kind of criticism as state police forces. Drug trafficking, gun running, human trafficking, you name it and there exists a huge body of evidence that raises a finger at the conduct of our CPMFs. Ask the women of Manipur or Kashmir and they will tell you what they really think of the BSF and the CRPF. My point is not to insult these proud institutions but to point out that at the grass roots level irrespective of the organizations we belong to we are all guilty of abuses of power. To compare the role of direct ACs of the CPMFs to the constitutional role of the IPS where it serves as the link between the various internal security related institutions of the country is I think tilting at windmills. As an IPS officer I am not asking for the same posts as the IAS, the basic point was that the Founding Fathers of our Constitution envisaged two All India Services to serve as the custodians of the unity of this country and the values espoused by the Constitution whereas in the world view of the 6th CPC only the IAS is worthy of this responsibility. Shashank can check up the relevant articles of the Constitution of India and the relevant extracts from the debates in the Constituent Assembly and then debate this point.
As far as brother and sister officers in the CPMFs are concerned, I suggest they read the fine print of the 6th CPC. If the 6th CPC has its way the CPMFs would become the exclusive territory of all those jawans and officers from the Armed Forces who fail to make the next grade. Also as far as promotion prospects are concerned I think things have improved considerably since the CPMF cadres came into existence and I am sure there is scope for further improvement. However there is a caveat, the CPMFs by definition form a tighter pyramid closer to the armed forces compared to other police organization due to their para-military nature. Therefore to compare themselves to the All India Services is not entirely accurate. As far as being treated like dalits by the IPS is concerned their own conduct towards the non-gazetted ranks and those gazetted officers who are promoted from non-gazetted ranks calls for a great deal of introspection. In a perfect world we would all be recruited as constables and patwaris with an equal chance to become Cabinet Secretary or a DGP but I think the demand for parity between the All India Services is something that finds backing in our constitutional history and the issues raised by Shashank and Miss Sweetie from the comforts of anonymity are not relevant to this debate.
Abhinav Kumar IPS 1996

Honesty of IPS Officer???????
Very interesting comments of the IPS Officer on my comments.
Is it the case of the officer that since other services are corrupt, hence, the IPS have a right to be corrupt? Does he know that Police is perceived to be 6th most corrupt organisation in the country? The leadership of the IPS has to take the blame for this. Since they want illegal gratification, they force their subordinates to be corrupt. They live in palatial houses but do not care for the accommodation of their constabulary. They enjoy tenure pool accommodation at Delhi even when they are serving in their states which is against the rules. The hullabulo over 6th CPC is a case in point. The IPS are only shouting for enhancement of their pay and perks even to the extent of threatening to go on strike. This in fact has been stated by Abhinav Kumar in another article published in Indian Express dated 23rd April 2008. The IPS scratch the backs of Politicians for their own benefits but never fail to blame the same very politicians for interfering in their work.
Why is the IPS leadership maintaining a deafening silence over the raw deal given to the Constables and subordinate officers in Police? We haven heard their association raising any noise about that. Why hasn't the IPS leadership said anything about the raw deal given to the Jawans and officers of CPMF which they command and which they covet?
The only agenda of IPS is to denigrate the IAS, yet, they want equality with them!
Shashank
Illogical arguments
It is very strange to understand that people are using illogical arguments to prove the supremacy of IAS and then continued superiority. One of my friends wrote yesterday that every body wants to be IAS hence IAS should be kept superior. It is very immature way to understand entire thing or its dynamics. Every body wanted to be absolute king. Therefore kings and monarchy should have been retained then what would have been the fate of democracy. Anything has to be superior on the basis of requirement of society and not as per the desire of beneficiary. Now after more than 50 years of independence, to understand issue of problematic governance, we must try to do introspection and pathology of situation. It is said when majority is not with you, either you are wrong or you need improvement. People want to be IAS because it can afford to dominate and deprive legitimate career expectations of other services and grow on their cost. Naturally given the choice why any one will like to be victim but powerful. However depending on the moral personality of yours, you may try to be judicious. Most of IAS officers are sinking in the ocean of their ego while they are supposed to behave and conduct themselves very fairly so that every one gets due. But, they just grab best for them and keep others deprived of their reasonable needs and this is the problem. It is true that only political executive can bring IAS to its size. When will it happen. let us see. I believe strongly in the victory universal morality ultimately and that makes me feel sure that no wrong and unfair order can be perpetual what so ever powerful it may be.
M N Tiwari
Only judiciary tames Police
This is in response to what Ashok has mentioned about the honesty of Indian police and IPS in particular. No doubt that IPS is facing certain difficulties and hardships and require various kinds of reform, but i may like to add that branding police as honest and oppressed may not be very appropriate. If you want to know the real face of indian police just approach any Judicial officer(a judge or magistrate), in front of whom they are stripped nude regarding their claim of psuedo protector of law and order. The judiciary is the only organ which tames police and if it is not there for the rescue of common citizen then God knows what will happen to them. It is commonly said that if in any locality there is no instance of crime then just open a police picket there and see the result, the crime graph of that area will shoot up. Do a survey of the villages and small backward towns(and not metros) and get the feedback of the local SHO and police there and ask them that which department oppress them most - police or administration or electricity or else, they will definitely say police. No doubt the police is also working very nice job in controlling the crimes at various places by some good individual efforts, but that is minority. Also it is said that if police is corrupt and insensitive, so are the other departments, but here we should not forget that impact of inhuman response of police is much higher than other services. If somebody is denied ration from PDS then it hurts him, but if the same person is implicated in false case and handled physically just on the basis of doubt, it hurts immense.
Mansoor
Good IAS aspirants have joined the debate
It is interesting that aspirants to the IAS and only IAS have also joined the debate. However, they would be well advised to be more objective in analysis and approach the issue(s) with an open mind if they wish to succeed in the civil services examination and also score a high rank! The subject of the debate itself may very well feature in the forthcoming examination.
Is it the "pull" of the IAS that is attracting the brightest minds to it or is it the abysmal state of affairs prevailing in the other organized services and elsewhere within the system that is responsible for pushing away talent from them? Is entry into the hallowed precincts of the administrative bureaucracy so coveted universally? What explains the spate of resignations from the IAS recently?
Why is it that the so called bright minds in India are no longer enthusiastic to take up the calling as teachers, academics, engineers, doctors, scientists, economists, statisticians, accountants etc. in the Government as a profession of choice? Why is it that people who have been trained at great cost to the nation and are employed in the service of the Government feel stunted and frustrated at every level? Do the conditions of service and pay differentials vis-a-vis the private sector constitute the only source of discontentment in their ranks? It is a common remark that if restrictions as to age and the number of attempts at the civil services examination were to be removed, perhaps everyone in the Government will keep trying till retirement to gain entry into the IAS. What implications do such lofty aspirations have for the growth of the system, especially one which professes democratic decentralization?
The Pay Commission has not reasoned that the IAS constitutes a superior service in that it is the first choice of the candidates appearing in the civil services examination. It has not advanced the argument that the Constitution of India, wherefrom the service derives its mandate, provides special dispensation for it. Therefore, the basic resentment against the recommendations of the Sixth CPC appears to be essentially on account of the explicit duplicity in its stance rather than the innocuous sounding so called "slight edge".
For example, in Para 3.2.7, the justification offered for recommending higher pay to the IAS is, "it will ensure that IAS officers near the beginning of their career are given slightly higher remuneration vis-à-vis other services and act as an incentive for the brightest candidates to enter this service." However, in Para 3.3.16, while rejecting the demand for higher pay for entry grade in the organized services, it has reasoned, "the contention that higher pay scales are essential to attract the best talent for these posts is not totally convincing. The Government job provides many other benefits apart from challenges and opportunities which cannot be strictly measured in pure monetary terms."
Therefore, wishing you good luck, better reasoning and best result.
A well wisher.
Let an expert committee be formed
Appointing a JS to exclusively look after the affairs of an autonomous organisation goes only to undermine its autonomy. Besides, it does not control corruption. Let an expert committee deliberate on the causes of corruption and the remedies thereof.
Vox Populi
IPS and IAS-let the people decide
For the last few days many readers have written many things about the pay commission report and that too especially comparing IAS with IPS. An IAS officer on his posting to Centre gets his basic pay, DP, DA CCA TPT Allow. Etc. only. When he comes to Delhi, till he gets a house he has to stay with some friends, or hire some accommodation or stay in a hotel etc. etc. Up to the rank of DS, he has to travel in DTC or the infamous Blue Line or share the vehicle with some of his friends. One can see DS standing in the queue in North Block Bus stand. Of course, JS and above gets transport provided by the Department/Government but they may not be of AC cars. Once he is allotted a house, if there is open space, he has to engage a gardener, a sweeper and for household work, a maid etc. the amount paid to them monthly from his pocket. He has no other source. Now compare an IPS officer. Once he comes to Delhi, till he gets an accommodation, he will stay in the Officers Mess and if he is of DIG level, he will have as many rooms as he likes, but minimum two is his right, at the cost of the departmental officers of the CPMFS. In certain cases, he also draws HRA though he is paying paltry amount or sometimes no amount at all. He has never seen a taxi, auto or a public transport in Delhi. He is provided with AC ambassador car not only for him but for his mem saheb i.e. two AC cars and sometimes another spare vehicle earmarked for him to ferry his children to school and back. Whenever his relatives visit Delhi, they are provided accommodation and vehicle and the duties are shown as official. In addition, he is also given one or two cooks, one sweeper, one dhobi, one gardener and even one barber. The number of dhobi and cook may vary. Plus, PSO in the rank of SI/Inspector not only for him but for his mem sahheb and one for brining children from school. Gypsy is also placed at the residence for normal day to day purchase of subji, milk etc. and a Motor cycle. There may be six drivers at his disposal and the vehicles allotted to him are furnished not by the dept but at the wishes of the mem sahib who furnishes and sends the bill for payment. What a piquant situation.? So the total pay comes to nearly about two lakhs when we take into consideration the pay of all the personnel deployed at his residence. The pay commission has therefore rightly6 recommended abolition of these posts. But who will stop them from using AC cars. He never spends even a paisa for entertaining is friends, for routine tea and lunch and even dinners/lunch for his batch maters arranged at his respective messes. Even ACs. Fans and other5 furniture are also pro vided from the department and also mobile phone, cordless phone. What they have to say now on these things. Who are honest and efficient whether IPS or IAS. Let the readers who have no idea of the life
S K Nayar
Again out-of mind perception:
It seems the general problem of the respondents shows how much less informed they are on the police related issues. The so -called discriminations are not perpetuated by the IPS but again by the babus sitting in Home ministry. If IPS is made incharge of MHA all these woes can be sorted out. Unfortunately these issues are handled by idle sitting Babus in big positions.
Prabhat Kumar
Iranian President is welcome -but--
The Iranian President is coming to India, and he is welcome in every way. Could His Excellency consider being graceful and bring along the Takht-e-Taus, the Peacock Throne to be presented to the President of India?
Vijay Kumar
Thanks for taking up cause of PCS officers
Thanks for your effort to bring to the light the plight of the PCS officers in different states. In Orissa, the PCS officers who joined in 1978, are still rotting with out being able to be inducted to IAS.The pay commissions being primarily AIS driven, don't take note of such important aspect. It is now time that the All India Federation of PCS officers should take up the case for parallel and perpendicular promotion upto the rank of at least Principal Secretary of the State Government. Similarly, the pay scales and promotional avenues of PCS officers of all the states governments should be same.
Suresh
NO promotions in CRPF
No CRPF direct officer recruited in 89-90 has become a DIG. Even 86-87 batch officers are yet to become Addl. DIG. Becoming DIG for them is still eons away.
Scotch and Pani

CORPORATE
Coal Sector Interview to commence from today
Three day interview by the PESB to select Director (Technical) of the Mahanadi Coalfields , CMD of the Bharat Cooking and Director (Technical) of the Northern Coalfields will commence from Monday.
Uncertainty continues over new CMD,NTPC
The selection of CMD, NTPC has not yet been finalized. According to grapevine the Sushil Kumar Shinde Indian Minister for Power could not furnish proper justification for recommending the name of No-2 candidate in the PESB panel The case has been withdrawn by the ministry for reviewing its earlier recommendations. Thanks to RTI Act.
GAIL promotes six GMs as Eds
The Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) has promoted six General Manager (GMs) has Executive Directors (Eds).
Gupta joins Deutsche Bank
Pratik Gupta has been appointed head of Global Markets Equities in India in the Deutsche Bank.
CMD of Lintas retires
The Chairman and Managing Director of Lintas, India, Prem Mehta has retired .