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R.S.Sharma is new CMD,NTPC
At long last suspense coupled with ambiguity ended as R.S.Sharma was appointed as Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC) on late night of April 30, 2008.He succeeds T.Sankaralingam who retired on April 30, 2008.

(We said this on April 16,2008)

Will IOC Chief Behuria be Petroleum Secretary ?
Will the post of Secretary go to a Technocrat this time ?.In the corridors of power name of Indian Oil Corporation Chairman Arthak Behuria has started doing the round. Family relations of Behuria with Petroleum Minister Murli Deora are well known in the corridors of power.
Durga Prasad to join CRPF
K Durga Prasad is joining the CRPF as ADG. He is 1981 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Proposal to form separate Food and Drug dept shelved
The proposal to form separate Food and Drug department in the Government of India has been shelved. It will continue to remain with the Health department.
Chances of a Maharashtra cadre IAS officer are bright
Chances of a Maharashtra cadre IAS officer are bright as far as appointment of new Chairman Bombay Port Trust (BPT) is concerned. Basically TR Baalu, Indian Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, wants names of some more IAS officers from the Maharashtra cadre. Search Committee is meeting in Delhi on Wednesday.
Galotra to be JD in CBI's Delhi office
O P Galotra is poised to join Delhi located office of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a Joint Director. He is Rajasthan cadre IPS officer of 1985 batch.
Mathoda to be Chiarman of CBDT on May 1
R S Mathoda is taking over as Chairman of the CBDT for two months on May 1. He is 1971 batch IRS officer.
( We said this on April 1)
Interview for Chairman IRDA tomorrow
Formal interview to select Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) will take place on May 1.Four candidates who are short-listed for interview are Former AP Chief Secretary J Harinarayan, DG EPTRI Ms Gayatri Ramachandran, C R Muralidharan Member Finance IRDA and G Prabhakar Member Life IRDA.
Reddy is new Chief Secretary of AP
P. Ramakanth Reddy has been appointed Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. He is 1973 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on March 18 )
Who is bothered about power crisis in India?
Who is bothered about the severe power crisis that India is facing? This question has been doing rounds in corridors of power in the wake of delayed decisions by powers that be, regarding chiefs of different PSUs which deal with the Power sector in India. Latest example of dithering on this count is indecision about National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is T.Sankaralingam who retires on April 30, 2008.So far,it is not clear that whether he gets an extension or not.Even his successor has not been named.
Sanjeev Chadha is Dy.Secy in SC's panel
Sanjeev Chadha has joined as Deputy Secretary in the Supreme Court's highly empowered committee on Forests & Environment. Chadha is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the Orissa cadre & belongs to the 1989 batch. Hitherto he was a Director in the Ayush department of the Government of India (GOI).
Das joins as CVO
M K Das has joined as CVO in the Indian Telephone Industry ,Bangalore. He is 1977 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
( We said this on March 18 )
Rajeev Agrawal quits BSNL
Rajeev Agrawal who was Deputy General Manager (DGM) Billing & Customers care in Chandigarh with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has quit the job. He is an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer of the 1995 batch
RK Goyal to be IG Forest Conservation
RK Goyal is going to join the Indian Government's Ministry of Environment & Forests as IG Forest Conservation, Delhi. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1977 batch & belongs to the AGMUT cadre.
SK Singh joins CBI, as SP
AIG in Police Headquarter S.K.Singh has joined CBI at Delhi as SP on deputation to Government of India (GOI). He is an Orissa cadre IPS who belongs to 1996 batch. Singh will be on central deputation for a period of four years.
Selvam is PMG Madurai
TP Selvam is new Post Master General ( PMG ) Madurai at Chennai..
IAS changes in Bihar
There is IAS reshuffle in Bihar.New postings are :- Mssrs Anil Kumar Commissioner Departmental Enquiries,Bhanu Pratap Sharma Principal Secretary Animal Husbandary and Fisheries,Ajay Kumar Member Board of Revenue,B B Srivastava Additional Commissioner Departmental Enquiries,Manoj Kumar Srivastava Additional Commissioner Departmental Enquiries,Amita Pal Member Board of Revenue,A V Chaturvedi Secretary Science and Technology.
44 IRS officers posted as Assistant CITs
As many as 44 Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers have been posted as Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax (Probationers) on completion of their training from the Nagpur based National Academy of Direct Taxes. Those who have been posted are: Balijeet Kaur-Delhi, Ravi Kant Gupta-Mumbai, Prasoon Kabra-Mumbai, Rajdeep Singh-Gujarat, Yogendra Mittal-Delhi, Rajat Kapoor-Delhi, Hemant Gupta-Delhi, B.Nischal-KTK, Surbhi Sharma-Delhi, Priyanka Singh-Delhi, Shiv Swaroop Singh-Delhi, Bhanwar S. Ratnoo-Mumbai, Richa Rastogi-Delhi, Vinod Kumar-Mumbai, Amit Kumar Singh-Mumbai, Roli Khare-Delhi, Ram Kumar Yadav-M.P., Kalpana Singh-UP (W), Ajay Modi-Mumbai, Neena Jeph-Rajasthan, Madnappa G. Erappa-Mumbai, Awijit Rakshit-Gujarat, Sunil K. Yadav-NWR, Sudhanshu D. Mishra-UP(E), Abhishek Kumar-Gujarat, Rajeev Kumar-Bihar, Alok Malviya-Delhi, Puneet Kumar-UP(E), Love Kumar-Gujarat, Abhishek Sharma-Rajasthan, Tshering Ongda-West Bengal, Nitin R. Waghmode-Pune, Bedobani Chaudhuri-NER, Umesh C. Bharti-UP(W), S. Renga Rajan-TN, Subhash K. R.-KTK, Kailash P. Gaikwad-Pune, Ashwani Hosmani-Nagpur, Nathala Ravi B.-A.P., Rajesh Kumar Mishra-NWR, Ram Babu-Bihar, Rukmani Attri-M.P., Kumar Pranav-Pune & Yamini-NWR.
GoI 's 'No' to Bihar Government
Government of India has again turned down the request of the Bihar Government to repatriate 18 Bihar cadre IAS officers to the state.
Arun Bhatnagar appointed Chairman of Prasar Bharti (UPDATED)
Secretary of the National Advisory Council Arun Bhatnagar has been appointed new Chairman of the Prasar Bharti for a period of three years. He is retired 1966 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on April 28 and 29)
IFS transfers in Karnataka
Karnataka Government has promoted and transferred a few Indian Forest Service officials. Ramachandra will now be Conservator of Forests, Karnataka Remote Sensing Application Centre, Bangalore. Millo Tagom has been promoted and posted as Conservator of Forests, Bannerghatta Biological Park, Bangalore. Jayanarasimharaj has been posted as Secretary, Coffee Board, Bangalore and K.B. Markandaiah has been posted as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wildlife Division, Shimoga.
Panwar replaces Reddy in AP
D.K. Panwar has replaced Ramakanth Reddy in Andhra Pradesh as chief commissioner of land administration.
Talwar gets one year extension
Union Government has granted one year extension to Director of the PGI Chandigarh Dr K K Talwar.
Jaideep Bose to quit TOI ?
The Times of India's Executive Editor, Jaideep Bose is understandably going to quit the organization.
Ashok Kumar Handa is CVO,IT (UPDATED)
Ashok Kumar Handa has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the Income Tax department for a period of three years. Handa who is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1973 batch has been posted, as DGIT (Vigilance) Delhi.Handa will also hold the charge of Chief Commissioner Income Tax (CCIT) Delhi-V till further orders.

It is sad to see the standard of debate
It is sad to see that the debate on the Pay Commission has degenerated to mud-slinging, some by name, and some to particular service(s). What are we pointing at? Are we debating the issues like professional officers or are we shrieking and screaming at each others like street mongrels? What are we trying to prove? That IAS or IPS or CPMF or IRS, etc are full of corrupt officers; that IPS has failed because the constable on the street is extorting money; that IAS is a pompous bureaucrat because he thinks no end to himself; that CPMF officers and men are doing unpardonable things in the Extremist areas. I may be excused to say, but we are washing our dirty linen in public. As one very explicit statement on this forum mentioned - 'Is hamam mein sabhi nange hain'.
It pains to see that we are not discussing issues like professionals. Are we talking what the country needs? Are we talking of good delivery systems? Are we talking of ensuring that the last man out there is relieved of his pains and tribulations, because of our correct deeds? I beseech you to examine these issues. There are good officers in every service and every service is good. Good officers, in which ever service they are in, are trying their best. I have seen honourable IRS officers, CPMF officers, IPS officers, IAS officers, IRTS officers - each and every burn their midnight oil to provide good, efficient services and fighting tooth and nail to ensure justice. It is the black sheep in all the services that are bringing bad name to the noble cause we all set out to perform (remember what we said for the UPSC interview?). In my present posting, I see intelligent and well meaning IAS, IRTS, IFS and IIS officers doing wonders in ensuring good governance. I have also seen in my previous postings how IPS officers have cried their heart and soul to ensure justice to the downtrodden. I stand to salute such officers. There are good and bad people across services and in the same proportion. We see officers aggrandize to themselves what all they can from the system in terms of 'perks' - from IAS officers leeching onto PSUs and respective Departments, to Police officers from their forces, to others from their means. While this, I also see many noble officers in the Police (I am sure there are similar officers in other services too), who leave no stone unturned to ensure safety and comfort of their men. In fact, we in the Police are proud of one thing - most of us think first of our men and then for ourselves. Again there are a few black sheep here too which come to public notice.
Having said this, I wish to bring to fore the issue of Pay Commission. I think the Pay Commission had an historic opportunity to set forth a new era of governance - where people chose their jobs not because of the career progression, pay and perks attached to a particular service, but because of their aptitude to deliver and perform. The Pay Commission could have been a harbinger for change that could have acknowledged the role of each and every in governance and given each its due - and that due is - DIGNITY and RESPECT. Can we, in this 21st century, still afford to talk of 'edges'? While on one hand, the Pay Commission has been progressive and has spoken of open and transparent mechanism to fill up senior posts in the Central Staffing Scheme, it has been retrograde and regressive in still hanging on to the 'edge' to the IAS.
Ashish Gupta
Very interesting debate
Very interesting debates, or rather accusation and counteraccusation - this is all that our "worthies" are capable of!! No wonder the nation is in the bureaucratic rots that it presently is in.
However, all will agree without doubt about the service whose constituents are the "one-exam" wonders, who not only do what they have to do, while in service, but never seem to retire!!
PESB panels, and virtually every government, non- government, and quasi- government organisations are staffed by these people - their inefficiency while in service is perpetuated on hapless India even after they "retire"; sorry that should read "re-tyre" - good for another decade or two!!
For God's sake when will these people stop leeching on the state exchequer under the garb of "full exploitation of human resource" meaning their personal needs/egos - cars, bungalows, staff et al, and extension after extension, even when the purpose of a commission is dead & buried!!
K S Sindhu
Rejoinder to Sashank's comments
1. It is not correct that the IPS has only expressed concern about IPS pays. In fact, the IPS officers, under the banner of the Central IPS Association, have submitted a consolidated proposal for all ranks, including that of constables. If he wants he may contact the association for further details.
2. The attempt to divert attention from the core issues by raising how direct recruit Assistant Commandants are treated should be ignored and Abhinav should not have joined issues. The IAS have CSS and Provincial Administrative Officers under them; let's not get into comparisions, which are not helpful.
3. The pay commission has given a 'slight edge' to the IAS. If the IAS ask one of their accountants he will tell them that 'slight' comes to about a crore of rupees during the service period and is as high as 16 to 18 thousand rupees at the mid-career stage. If earlier the gap was eight thousand, it has now become 18 thousand. Even in percentage terms the gap has widened substantially. So, the word 'slight' is misleading. This is why the IPS has reacted so strongly and enlightened IAS officers, like the MP IAS association have supported the IPS demand.
4. Since the 2nd CPC the pay of military ranks have been decided on the basis of pay scale of the IPS. So, military ranks will not get better pay without the anomaly in the IPS pay being solved.
5. The IPS have not asked for better pay for themselves; they have asked for a better deal for the police as a whole.
I advise Abhinav not to waste his time in debating with people with parochial world views. This nation is far bigger that a few parochial characters who may have unfortunately joined a service like the IAS that is viewed generally as a service with liberal ethos and public spirit.
An IPS officer
Dear Abhinav and Shashank,
Why to fight on such trivial issues. Whatever one gets is the end result of his present and past karmas. So let us all do our duties religiously and let the law of karma prevail.
Let us not forget that nothing is without sense or meaning in the cosmos.
R Singh
Castiesm in Indian Social System
Thank you Vijay Kumar for presenting a holistic analysis. I would like to add that the Castiesm in Indian Social System is fading but in the Government new caste system has emerged with IAS at the top in the hierarchy. Only God ( our system which is advised by the IASs) knows how long it will take to fade away to bring equality for all services.
Varun
PESB- what could be the motive ?
It is reliably learnt from top sources in the government that a well planned conspiracy is being hatched to systemically dilute the importance of PESB by not maintaining the sanctity of its merit panel. The government has now delegated powers to ministries to tinker with the PESB recommendations compelled by extraneous and political considerations. Can someone guess the reasons for this volte face in the ministry's stand by reversing its earlier recommendations about CMD of NTPC? What could be the motive? Fair minded PSUs executives are sore about the change in its policy without even consulting The PESB or The DPE. Dr Suresh Mehrotra is requested to print this letter in full to invite reactions for Govts reconsideration.
Aroon
Don't Play With Anybody's Career
The ACRs play a very vital role in the career of a government servant. Timely promotion and recognition are the basic motivations for a government servant. Therefore, DoPT should evolve such a transparent Performance Appraisal System, which should have least subjectivity and no room of unfairness and prejudices. In Central Staffing Scheme, the DoPT has fixed minimum bench-mark of ACR as 'VERY GOOD' for empanelment of Deputy Secretary, Director, Joint Secretary. If some officer is appointed as DS/Dir/JS, it means his/her performance had been Very Good and above. So such officers are fully capable to deliver the results. Our duty is to provide congenial environment. There are examples in some ministries that some officers could not adjust or not allowed to get adjusted in the new department. Some high-headed people forget if such treatment was given to them, what would have been their reaction? First of all, provide them stage only then they can perform better." So the moral of the story is that one should not play with anybody's career. Our approach must be positive and supportive. We should try our best to create congenial atmosphere in the offices. This will be fruitful to the bureaucracy in the country.
Y. Mishra

But will they be able to dig up by PMO such favoritism????
And by a Minister such nepotism????
When MPs see the Government stalling what else can they do???
So why on MPs stalling the House Somnath Da karr raha hai boo!!!
He's called protesting MPs 'Cheerleaders' and forgets some time back jeering he did too,
Ask him in the past when he saw Sarkaar stalling what he do???
I'm talking about the time when he sat on the Opposition benches!!!
When he worked in the Opposition 'trenches'!!!!
Has he forgotten what he did when the Bofors matter came out???
When he ran into the Well of the House and karra tha shout!!!
MPs should demand Somnath Da apologize as too far kiya Somanth Da ne go!!!!
Shout in unison in the House 'are we cheerleaders' and respond in unison 'nahi or no'!!
Yechury is hopping mad,
He says what Sonia said in Nandigram is bad and sad!!!
Sonia did not say anything wrong she spoke the truth,
And what can you do when someone finds truth uncouth!!
Nandigram is a blot that's not going away!!!
And in the next election a big role it'll play!!!
Seems Mother and son nowadays use the same line,
In non Congress States they tell people for a non Congress Sarkaar they are paying the fine!!!
They say the Centre has sent buckets of money but only a few drops have reached them,
Both repeat Rajiv's 'only 5% reaches public' gem!!!
But this is an all India phenomena and not isolated to non Congress ruled States!!!!
Please do not take as gospel what the mother son duo states!!
Had Congress been delivering do you think in so many States it would be out of kaam??
Congress ka haath with Aam Aadmi is just for naam!!!!
Inflation continues to ravage!!!
Aam Admi's kitchen budget it continues to savage!!
Question Sonia on inflation and see her run!!!
And what do you think will happen when you ask the same question form her son????
He'll behave as if he's not heard you and will then say he's late for a meal with a Dalit and retreat!!!
Ask Proudy Chiddy and with contempt karre ga aap ko treat!!!
Ask PM on inflation and he'll give a macro view that economy's fundamentals are robust!!!
But will not comment on the micro picture that inflation is making Aam Aadmi go bust!!!
Why is it that when there's a Congress Sarkaar inflation spurts???
And why on Roti, Kapda and Makaan the Aam Aadmi in Congress rule hurts???
BJP should dig up the past and bring this out!!!
That Congress is responsible for inflation and Aam Aadmi's woes and on this there is no doubt!!
RBI's Guv should know inflation cannot be talked, ordered or wished away!!!
And for this Sarkaar created inflation we are being made to pay!!
An increase in interest rates was imminent if RBI Guv went by the book!!!!
But seems for the sake of the stock market inflation has been left off the hook!!
In US they say the 'spending money' or tax rebates are too little and too late,
Spendthrift Bush is responsible for US's woeful financial state!!
If you ask me Markets should go into a tailspin soon,
Please don't believe the Bullish Pundits who are promising you the moon!!
Indian Hockey has been freed from the clutches of KPS Gill!!!!
For years players where demanding ' Gill hill' (move)!!!
But seems he had put Fevicol on his rear and stuck himself to IHF President's chair!!
And he used to scare everyone with his deadly stare!!!
Bhaji will now view IPL on his TV!!!
His Mom says to settle his temper she's looking for Bhaji a Biwi!!!!
In all probability Bhaji will be banned for Test and one Day matches too,
So he'll have enough time to marry and coochie - coo!!
Confucius says…. Maybe this is the end of the road for Bhaji!!!!
After his marriage maybe you'll get to see a domesticated Bhaji buying bhaaji!!

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Ambiguity over CMD, NTPC continues
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is T.Sankaralingam, is still facing uncertainty over the new CMD.
Confusion in Power Sector of India
Unprecedented confusion is prevailing in the Power Sector India.Thanks to the delay in deciding about the fate of T.Sankaralingam Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) who retires on April 30, 2008.
Mukhopadhyay appointed Director of Nalco
Former Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Jyoti Mukhopadhyay, has been appointed Director of the NALCO for a period of three years.
Bhatia and Mukherjee Vice-Chairmen
Virat Bhatia, Managing Director, AT & T, Shyamal Mukherjee, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers have been elected Vice-Chairmen of the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham), India.
Ramalingam Ramaseshan is new CEO & MD, NCDEX
Ramalingam Ramaseshan has assumed the charge as CEO &MD, NCDEX He is 1982 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer who has took VRS from service .Ramaseshan has succeeded P.H. Ravi Kumar, whose five-year term ended on April 28, 2008.
(We said this on April 28, 2008)
Bhilai team bags SAIL Chairman's Trophy
To encourage managerial excellence among the young managers of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the 'Chairman's Trophy for Young Managers' (CTYM) competition was introduced in 2004-05. A team from Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) among 64 teams from various SAIL plants and units that participated on the theme 'Energizing the workforce to unleash their potential' has bagged the CTYM for 2007-08. At a function held at Ispat Bhawan Delhi on April 29,2008, SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta presented the CTYM, certificates and cash award to the winning team from BSP comprising Ms. Preeti Bhatnagar, Senior Manager (Purchase), & Vivek Verma, Manager (Blast Furnaces). The duo also won a three-day visit to a foreign steel plant. The CTYM runners-up position was shared between D. Roy, J.P. Sahu & S. Shrivastava from Bokaro Steel Plant and P. Chaudhury, Dr. A.K. Panda and Ms. A. Mahapatra from Rourkela Steel Plant. On the occasion, Roongta also released a compendium of select papers presented in the final round of the competition. A distinguished panel of judges comprising Prof. S.P. Parashar ex- Director, IIM Indore, B. Ekka, Director, XISS,G. Ojha, Director (Personnel), SAIL, and V. K. Srivastava, Managing Director, Bokaro Steel Plant, and assessed the teams in the final round of the competition at Management Training Institute of SAIL in Ranchi.
Gurmit Singh quits Music Today
Gurmit Singh has reportedly quit as Managing Director (MD), Music Today.
Ashok Mansukhani quits Hinduja Ventures
As the grapevine has it Ashok Mansukhani President with Hinduja Ventures has resigned.
Arun Kumar Kapur quits Dish TV
Dish TV CEO Arun Kumar Kapoor has reportedly resigned.
Ms.Priya Kapoor joins MAA Communications
MAA Communications Bozell has roped in Ms.Priya Kapoor. as Director, Planning & Creative.
Naresh Gupta is EVP,Publicis India
Naresh Gupta has joined Publicis India as Executive Vice President (EVP), Planning.
Ms.Sonali Chatterji joins CNN International
Ms.Sonali Chatterji has joined CNN International as Sales Director. Her jurisdiction will be India and South Asia. Hitherto she was with the BBC.
R Ravi Shankar joins Dentsu Marcom Mumbai ( UPDATED)
R Ravi Shankar has joined Dentsu Marcom as head of the Mumbai operations. Hitherto he was Executive Vice President (EVP) with SSC& B Lintas.
S.P.Tripathy is PGIL's, Director (UPDATED)
S.P.Tripathy has been appointed as a non-official part time Director on the Board of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGIL). He was earlier Petroleum Secretary with the GOI.
Ashok Khanna is PGIL's, Director (UPDATED)
Ashok Khanna has been appointed as a non-official part time Director on the Board of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGIL). He is ex chief of the PHDCCI.
Rondeep Gogoi is CD, Mudra (UPDATED)
Rondeep Gogoi has joined Mudra Delhi as Creative Director (CD). Hitherto he was CD, JWT -Delhi.