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Sachdev to move to Nigeria !
Mahesh Sachdev is likely to go to Nigeria from Oslo as India's new Ambassador. He is 1978 batch IFS officer.

Kesari to be Joint Secretary Power !
I C P Kesari is being tipped to be Joint Secretary Power in the Government of India. 1988 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Kesari is presently PS to Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath.

BJP flays Ms.Mayawati- why ?

The Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP)of which president is Rajnath Singh has flayed Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)supremo & Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms.Mayawati.The latter has been described by the BJP as a leader of "rich" & "sychoyphants".Even the BJP has accused Ms.Mayawati of behaving like a "feudal lord." Such a criticism of Ms.Mayawati has come close on the heels of dinner meeting with UPAChairperson Ms.Sonia Gandhi.

Only three 1977 batch officials posted as Addl Secr from outside
Only three 1977 batch IAS officials, empanelled for Additional Secretary, are posted in the Government of India from outside Delhi. They are Naved Masood , Sudhir Krishna and Alok Rawat. The rest are already posted in Delhi.

Mohan is SP CBI in Jabalpur
V A Mohan has taken over as new SP CBI in Jabalpur.

Dr Panda to retire this month
Secretary Heavy Industries Dr Ramesh Chandra Panda is superannuating by this month end. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Dayakar to move to Stockholm
R Dayakar is likely to move from Jordan to Stockholm as India's new Ambassador. He is 1976 batch IFS officer.

Railway Board sans Member
The post of Member (Electrical) was created in the Railways when large scale electrification of track was taken up. Before that the Electrical branch functioned under Member (Mechanical). Vacancy at the level of Member for such a long time has brought into open the rivalry between the Chairman K. C. Jena and General Manger, North Eastern Railway, Sukhbir Singh whose appointment as Member has been cleared by ACC. The Chairman as also some other officials feel that the Ministry's vigilance clearance to Sukhbir Singh is not credible and the CVC has to certify the same.

Verma to be GM, NE Railway
If Sukhbir Singh is promoted as Member (Electrical), R. N. Verma, Additional Member, Railway Board will be the new General Manger, North Eastern Railway. Verma has held important positions in Indian Railway Traffic Service and has also worked as Director in the Ministry of Surface Transport. Known for his competence and integrity, he will have his mettle tested in a problematic place like Gorakhpur.

A DGP who wants his friend to be DGP !
The Director General of Police (DGP) in Nagaland C Changkija has given it in writing to the Government that DG Home Guards A N Rao may be made DGP. This is quite unique. Normally senior IPS officers strive to become DGP unlike this case. Both are class-fellows.

Karnataka Vidhan Sabha elections in November ?
Karnataka Vidhan Sabha elections are now expected to be held in November.

Y Tsering joins Arunachal Pradesh on deputation

YTsering has joined the Arunachal Pradesh Government on inter state deputation. So far he was Commissioner and Secretary to Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr. Dethwelson Lapang. Tsering is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch & belongs to the Assam- Meghalaya cadre.

Chandrakar Bharati is Deputy Secretary DiPP
Chandrakar Bharati has joined the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) as a Deputy Secretary. He belongs to the 1996 batch of the IAS & belongs to the UT cadre . Hitherto he was Additional Commissioner Commercial Tax with the Delhi Government.

Dr S K Raju is PS to Indian Minister for Tribal Affairs
Dr SK Raju on central deputation has joined as PS to Indian Minister for Tribal Affairs Paty Ripple Kyndiah in GoI. Dr. Raju is an IAS officer of the 1998 batch & belongs to Chhattisgarh cadre. Dr Raju who is a gold medallist from Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University , was earlier Joint Secretary Health & Mission Director of the National Rural Health Miission (NRHM). Dr Raju has been deployed on deputation for a period of five years. He has had the rare distinction of having served in three tribal districts of Chhattisgarh namely: Surguja, Kanker & Raigarh .He is also a member in the national committee on the "Panchayat Expansion in Scheduled (Tribal) Areas" (PESA). Dr Raju has succeeded Samir Sinha, an IAS of Assam -Meghalaya cadre.

(We said this on January 14,2008)

Devendra Dutt to be Director,Drug Advisory Programme

Devendra Dutt is poised to become Director,Drug Advisory Programme under the Colombo Plan of the Indian Finance Ministry.Dutt who is very senior Indian Revenue Service(IRS)officer has sought early retirement & is expected to take up the prestigious assignment in Colombo,sometime in early March 2008.

Dr Rao to be OSD to Member NDMA
Dr CV Dharma Rao, a 1985 batch CSS officer, a PhD in Earth Sciences, presently working as Deputy Secretary in Ministry of Tribal Affairs, would be joining as OSD to M Shashidar Reddy Member of National Disaster Management Authority.

Sundaram Krishna is Additional Secretary Defence
Sundaram Krishna on his elevation has been posted as Additional Secretary Defence. Krishna who is 1977 batch IAS officer of the Punjab cadre was so far Joint Secretary Defence.

( We said this on February 7 )

P Uma Shankar is CMD,REC
P Uma Shankar has been appointed as Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD)of the Rural Electrification Corporation(REC)of which present CMD is Anil Lakhina who superannuates by this month end. Shankar is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch & belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. So far he was Managing Director (MD) of the National Cooperative Development Corporation(NCDC).

BK Sinha is DG,NIRD Hyderabad
BK Sinha has been posted as Director General(DG)of the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) Hyderabad. Sinha who was so far Additional Secretary Panchayati Raj in GOI is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch & hails from the Bihar cadre. He succeeds VS Sampath (1973 batch-Andhra Pradesh cadre) who had taken over as the Secretary Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals to GOI in January 2008.
( We said this on February 18 )

Sherrif promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary
Shumsher K Sheriff ,Secretary to the Vice President of India has been promoted to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

D R S Chaudhary is FA & Addititional Secretary DIPP
D R S Chaudhary on his promotion from Joint Secretary to Additional Secretary has been posted as Additional Secretary & FA in the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP).So far he was Joint Secretary Heavy Industries.He is an IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre who belongs to the 1977 batch.

G Balachandran is CEO Food Safety & Standards Authority
G Balachandran who so far was Joint Secretary in Ministry of Forests & Environment (MoEF) has been posted as Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Food Safety & Standards Authority(FSSA)under Ministry of Health. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

( We said this on February 18)

Naved Masood to be Additional Secretary Health
Naved Masood on promotion has been posted as Additional Secretary Health & FA in the Government of India. So far he was Joint Secretary in the same Ministry. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

(We said this on February 18, 2008)

Sudhir Krishna is Additional Secretary Panchayati Raj
Sudhir Krishna who so far was Joint Secretary Panchayati Raj in GoI has been promoted there in the said Ministry as Additional Secretary. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre.
( We said this on February 18)

Ajay Bhattacharya is Administrator USOF
Ajay Bhattacharya on promotion has been appointed as Administrator Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) in the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology. Bhattacharya who is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch & belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre was so far Joint Secretary Animal Husbandary & Dairy in GOI.

Alok Rawat elevated in UPSC
Alok Rawat on his promotion from Joint Secretary's rank to Additional Secretary has been appointed Secretary Union Public Service Commission(UPSC).He is an IAS officer of the Sikkim cadre & belongs to the 1977 batch.

(We said this on February 18, 2008)

Pradeep Deb elevated in ADB
Pradeep Deb who is Senior Advisor to Executive Director(ED)of the Asian Development Bank(ADB)Manila has been elevated from Joint Secretary to the Additional Secretary's rank. He is an IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre & belongs to the 1977 batch.

Ms Vas to Additional Secretary Economic Affairs
Ms Loretta Mary Vas will now be Additional Secretary Economic Affairs. She is 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

(We said this on February 18, 2008)

Vishwapati Trivedi promoted
Vishwapati Trivedi Joint MD Air India has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary . He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

(We said this on February 18, 2008)

RS Sirohi is Secretary National Commission for ST
RS Sirohi has been posted as Secretary National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (STs). He is an IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre & belongs to the 1974 batch. So far he was Special Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP).

P K Sinha to be Additional Secretary Petroleum
P K Sinha will now be Additional Secretary & FA Petroleum in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.So far he was Joint Secretary in the above Ministry.

(We said this on February 18, 2008)

AS Lamba's post upgraded in IOC
AS Lamba Chief Vigilance Officer(CVO)Indian Oil Corporation(IOC)has been promoted. Thus, his post has been upgraded from Joint Secretary's rank to the Additional Secretary's rank. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch & belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

Asim Kumar Barman's post upgraded in DVC
Asim Kumar Barman Chairman Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has been promoted. Thus, his post has been upgraded from Joint Secretary's rank to the Additional Secretary's rank. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch & belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

Rao is VC of Osmania University

Prof T. Tirupati Rao has been appointed as the Vice- Chancellor of Osmania University in Andhra Pradesh.

IAS postings in Himachal Pradesh
Rishi Chauhan has been appointed SDM Una.Mira Mohanty has been posted as SDM Tiyog.Amitabh Awasthy will now be Commissioner Simla Municipal Corporation.

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Government of India should introduce same old pattern

Please keep this feedback anonymous as my department will definitely harass me if they know my identity. This controversy of IAS and IRS is not being understood and analyzed properly as people have forgotten just 20 years back events. Firstly, the contention that somebody is born rich and another poor is totally wrong. Today in civil-services everybody is born from the same womb. Every candidate passes the same P.T.,same main exam and the same interview. The difference is only of marks. What is the difference between IAS and IRS marks--maximum 50.In an exam of 2400 marks how the difference of fifty marks is created by UPSC is very well known to every examinee. So any amount of good work done by IRS Officers can not solve this problem. The solution lies in history. There was no such problem before 1979.The Satish Chandra Committee did the Himalayan blunder in 1979 by recommending that the entire civil services will be by the same scheme of exam. The British were far more intelligent as there were three levels of exam. IRS had to appear in three optional papers and IAS had to in five. There was no such complain at that time. This was birth from a different womb and nobody complains why Ambanis are better. I am unable to understand how Govt. of India and Committee of Secretaries accepted such wrong recommendations of Satish Chandra committee. How an IAS and a Central Secretariat Service Section Officer can be recruited by the same exam with same papers? It created so much of problems that all the Group-B Services were finally removed from the list of Civil Services. The GoI should again introduce the same old pattern of different levels of exam for different levels of services as IRS-IAS and Railway Traffic Service etc. are certainly different types of services with different pay and perks.

anonymous

What is the meaning of CGHS

Shobha, the CGHS is not being wound up. Otherwise, how will they buy new computers to replace the computers bought this year ( for nearly a crore of rupees) . Don't you know, CGHS means "Corrupt Government Has to Survive".

Ram Kumar

CGHS affairs

I fully sympathise with you. But you should question who has been responsible for this inhumanity.
1. Bureaucratic blokes have made the procurement of drugs & consumables by the dispensaries concerned quite an arduous if not impossible task
2. Any service available free is rarely appreciated but misused maximum
3. The service conditions and compensation to doctors in the CGHS service is peanuts. Then why wonder if you got monkeys!!!
4.Has any service association ever bothered to ask the government why it had not built new hospitals after the sixties?
5. In the west a doctor normally provides consultation for 7-10 patients. In the Indian context if one has to give consultation to 50-75 patients, well you can expect the level of quality
6. And remember you get what you deserve. No offence meant. I am only pointing out that it is the unimaginative bureaucracy which dehumanises even the noble profession like medicine.
The most conscientious doctors in Indian medical services become frustrated at the archaic administrative rules and controls literally aimed at denial than facilitation.
Doctors of caliber are the need of the hour but for that you got to pay better.

SP Bharathiy

Clubbing of Pay Scales

Clubbing of Pay Scales will give tremendous boost and positive motivation to large number of juniors and stagnant officers as well as Cadre Controlling Authority for proper deployment as well as HR development. It will be appropriate to club the pay scales from Under Secretary Level to Director Level as the work profile of these Officers is almost of same nature and responsibility. It will also reduce the valuable time and cost to conduct DPC and related official procedure.

Tarun

Why not pay to Government servants ?

The contention of DoPT for justifying lower salaries to government servants in India on the ground that Government's work is in the social domain is not correct. India is certainly not a model state. It is just like any other country of the world. Did DoPT really mean that countries like US, UK, Singapore, etc. are foolhardy that they pay their government servants as per market rate? We emulate UK in governance and in every other thing, then why not in pay to government servants? The United Nations pay well to their staff. It has also been advocated that all Group-'A' service officers are provided residential accommodations and transport facility. But how many Under-Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries and Directors have been provided with official transport in Government of India? None! So, the Rule is that majority of Group-'A' officers are not provided with any transport. Regarding residential accommodation, the statistics on housing satisfaction is so low that it would be appropriate to say that government provides residential accommodation only as a matter of exception, not as a matter of Rule. There is a long waiting list in Type-II, III, IV, IV Special, V, V Special etc. The actions of the Directorate of Estates are so slow that a tortoise can also be ashamed off.

Meenakshi Roy.

How an IRS functions ?

An IRS officer, who hides behind and shoots painful arrows, enters into no harm, by revealing his name. IRS doesn't spend anything but only collects revenue whereas the other departments never take a solo decision-the convenient tool being-"please put up the file"-please discuss-etc. Committees are formed to hide behind controversial decisions. An IAS or, for that matter, no service in India takes decisions the way I.R.S does nor will any other service opt to be in such an onerous position. The system is that decisions are taken without any assistance or worse still, any sympathy from the bigger bosses. Other services are well advised to work in such pitiable situations, only to experience-how an I.R.S officer functions before talking about corruption.

Raaghurane

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Think about this….. if the Markets were adding froth or in the frothy state????
Reliance Power listing would have been at a premium rate!!!

Anil had basically gambled and if the dice had fallen his way,
He'd have happily planned for his Polar vacation this May!!!

Now he can have a 'polar' vacation in India as he's been knocked out cold,
If you ask me on Investors he's lost his hold!!!

He can give them bonus shares but investors now realize the gamble that Anil played!!!
And today even the hardcore Reliance investors are with Anil very dismayed!!

If you want to know about a man see the company he keeps!!!
In Anil's case one will be disappointed when into the company he keeps one peeps!!

Just imagine what advice he'd be getting from Amar?????
Or from his other pal Big B or Big Bummer (let-down)!!!

Congress keeps on harping that the 'award' complaint against Sonia is ridiculous!!!
They say Sonia accepting the award was something very innocuous!!

Sonia's Army is obedient and thus refuse to see the reason,
Even if few feel otherwise they will not say a word as it would tantamount to treason!!!

Playing follow the leader quite a number of Congressis got hospitalized too,
In hospital are Congress's 'whose who'!!!

Congressis take sycophancy to new heights ….seeing is believing!!!
Soon they'll take Boss's permission before going around the corner for relieving!!!

This servility to Boss or High Commands is causing in Congress famine of Leaders!
Congress is full of 'readers and pleaders'!!!

On a war footing BJP needs to start preparing for elections!!!!
Start by doing a survey to get the projections!!!

National issues are important but do not forget local ones!!
Make sure that on a dual track of national and local the campaign runs!!

Make it abs clear that indiscipline will result in being given the boot or laath!!!
Indiscipline will be treated like vishwaasghaat!!!

Post the results its now clear Mush did not rig the polls but now Mush is tense!!!
Because very soon there are chances as President he could be addressed in 'past tense'!!!

Mush will not resign and till Mush has Army's support he cannot be impeached!!!
In Pakistan Army's diktat cannot be breached!!!

Yes if Kiyani has developed an allergy for Mush then Mush will have to go!!!!
Basically to Army's demands in Pakistan no one can say no!!

Before making a movie shouldn't Bollywood movie makers do due diligence!!!
And please use their intelligence!!!

Jodha Akbar shows how callous the Bollywood lot are,
And seems Censor Board was sleeping because otherwise movie they'd bar!!!

History should never be taken lightly!!!
Protests against this movie are taking place very rightly!!

Court has very rightly issued a Notice and made Censor Board a Party in the case!!!
Censor Certificate on what historical facts kiya base????

Confucius says….. History should not be fiddled with and react is this is done!!!
Above History there should be no one!!

Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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Brara is ED America in Air India

Deepak Brara is going to New York as ED (America) of the Air India.

SEBI to have two new Members
Two new Members one each from Bank and Income Tax are to be appointed in the SEBI in the next few months.

Iswara V Sharma quits McCann

Iswara V. Sharma Head of McCann Bangalore, has reportedly quit.

V.Shanta Kumar is now Chairman Saatchi & Saatchi,India

V.Shanta Kumar is now Chairman Saatchi & Saatchi,India .So far he was Managing Director (MD) & Chief xecutive Officer(CEO) Saatchi & Saatchi,India .

Kamal Basu is now CEO Saatchi & Saatchi,India

Kamal Basu is now Chief xecutive Officer(CEO) Saatchi & Saatchi,India.So far he was Executive Vice President(EVP)with the company in Mumbai.

Air India's Mumbai-New York, flight becomes quite popular

The Mumbai-New York flight that was launched by Air India is fast becoming popular.Industrial giants like Ratan Tata & Anil Ambani have already travelled on the flight,which was the brainchild of V.Thulasidas Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD),Air India.Ratan Tata has travelled on it more than four times.

Rajesh Pavitran to be CEO Applause Entertainment

Rajesh Pavitran is poised to join as Chief Executive Officer(CEO)of the Applause Entertainment .It's a media venture of the Aditya Birla group.

BEML declares dividend

BEML - a Defence PSU has declared an interim dividend of 55% for the current financial year. Announcing this in Delhi on February 19, 2008 Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD)V.R.S. Natarajan said that this is a new record by the company. He said during the last financial year, BEML has paid 40% interim dividend. Shri Natarajan said, BEML Limited has an MoU target of 2756 crores for FY 07 -08.

Mindshare Interaction promotes R.P. Singh

GroupM's Mindshare Interaction has elevated R.P. Singh from Business Manager,Delhi as Associate Director.In his new position Singh will be based in Shanghai.