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35 IAS officers of 1975 batch empanelled
Altogether 35 IAS officers belonging to 1975 batch are believed to have been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India.Now the list has reached to the Department of Personnel.Those who figure in the list are Mssrs :- P C Chaturvedi, Rita Menon, Jayati Chandra, K Chandramauli, Raj Kumar Singh, Navin Kumar, Rentala Chandrasekhar, Balwant Singh, D K Sikri, Avay Shukla, Ms Neelam Nath, Vinay Kumar, Ashok Sinha, Mukul Joshi, T K Mishra, K S Sripathi, Rakesh Mehta, Dr S P Seth, H Brahma, Sunil Mitra, S Krishnan, Jawahar Sircar, Rahul Khullar, Ms Sindhu Sri Khullar, T Chatterjee, Rachel Chatterjee, , B K Sinha, Kiran Dhingra, N Bala Baskar ,S V Rangnath, Rudhra Gangadharan, Ms Anshu Vaish, Rajiv Agrawal, Bhaskar Chatterjee, and Brijeshwar Singh.
Now Petroleum Secretary will be from UP ?
Now it is widely believed that new Secretary Petroleum will be only from, the Home State of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh, Uttar Pradesh. It means 1972 batch UP cadre IAS officer Naresh Dayal is again the front-runner for the post. Secretary Petroleum M S Srinivasan is superannuating by this month end.
Sudhakar empanelled in GoI
P D Sudhakar has been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
1978 batch IAS postings to commence in August
Posting of 1978 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India is expected to commence in August .
18 IAS officers of 1978 batch posted in Delhi
There are currently 18 IAS officers who are posted in the Government of India in the rank of Joint Secretary.
Jishnu Barua is Secretary to Assam Chief Minister
Jishnu Barua has joined as Commissioner and Secretary to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. He is an IAS officer of the Assam cadre who belongs to the 1988 batch.Barua holds the charge of Personnel also.
Ravi Kota joins as Director Food
Ravi Kota has joined as Director Food in Government of India(GOI).He is an IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre who belongs to the 1993 batch.Earlier,he was General Manager(GM) Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the Andhra Pradesh state.
( We said this on June 6 )
M G V K Bhanu's term extended
The deputation tenure of M. G. V. K. Bhanu Secretary to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has been extended. He is an IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre who belongs to the 1985 batch.
( We said this on 23 June)
41 IAS officers of 1978 batch empanelled in GoI
Altogether 41 IAS officers belonging to 1978 batch have been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.They are Mssrs:- J M Phatak, Jawaed Usmani, Saurabh Chandra, Arvind Jadhav,Alok Ranjan,G C Pati, Arvind Mayaram, Prem Narain, Anoop Mishra, Sudhir Kumar, Pankaj Agrawal, Stuti Narain Kackar,R S Rao,Rakesh Singh, Rajiv Mahrishi, S Minz, , R Parsuram, Sanjay Kothari,Vivek Rae,R Bhattacharya,Desh Deepak Verma,Laxmi Venkatachalam, A K Mangotra, Vijay Chibber,Ram Sewak Sharma, , Sudhir Mittal, Rahul Asthana, R C Mishra,B B Srivastava, , K N Desiraju,Chaman Kumar, G B Pattanaik,F M Farooqui, M M Srivastava, K N Srivastava,Ashish Bahuguna,V N Gaur,N P Joshi,V Rajgopalan,Govindan Nair and Ram Lubhaya.
IAS changes in Punjab
Khushi Ram has been posted as DC Taran Taran. . Neelkanth S. Avhad, has been appointed DC Nawanshar.
Ms Mandlaus to be Correspondent in Colombo
Ms.Kanchan Prasad Mandlaus, an Indian Information Service officer of 1992 batch, is being posted as Prasar Bharati Special Correspondent in Colombo. The post had fallen vacant after K M Ravindran returned to India. Why did Anil Ambani meet Amar Singh ?
Why did Anil Ambani meet Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh soon after his return from the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Wednesday ?. Any guess.
IAS reshuffle in Karnataka
There is major IAS reshuffle in Karnataka. New postings are :- Mssrs Kaushik Mukherjee Managing Director of the Karnataka State Finance Corporation. C.S. Suranjana Principal Secretary, Higher Education.B.R. Jayaramaraje Urs Additional Commissioner Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Bangalore,D.N. Nayak Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Bangalore. G.S. Narayana Swamy Secretary (Disaster Management), Mohammed A. Sadiq, Managing Director of Karnataka Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd., Bangalore,B.S. Ramaprasad Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce and Industries (Mines, Small-Scale Industries & Textiles), N. Manjunatha Prasad, Managing Director, Karnataka State Small Scale Industries Development Corporation, Bangalore, S.N. Jayaram,Managing Director, Karnataka State Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd., Bangalore, K.H. Govindaraj posted Deputy Commissioner, Uttara Kannada district, Karwar H.R. Srinivasa Deputy Commissioner of Kolar district, Kolar, K. Vishwanatha Reddy Director of Tourism,B. Shivappa Deputy Deputy Commissioner of Bellary district,P.S. Vastrad Deputy Commissioner of Haveri district, G. Ramachandra Director of Agriculture Marketing, Bangalore , M.S. Srikar Director, Rural Infrastructure and Deputy Secretary to Government Rural Department and Panchayat Raj Department, Chakravarthy Mohan Deputy Commissioner of Mandya district, V. Ponnuraj Deputy Secretary to Government DPAR (Services), Bangalore and Shamla Iqbal, Director, SEP and Deputy Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.
Risbud is RC Karnataka in Delhi
Arvind G. Risbud has been appointed new Resident Commissioner of Karnataka in Delhi. He is 1983 batch IAS officer.
Good news for Indian Railways
The inclusion of Kalka Shimla Railway in the world heritage list of UNESCO as a serial nomination of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is good news and will prove to be a boon for tourism in Himachal Pradesh. Incidentally the man behind the inclusion of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in the world heritage list and starting this trend is Ashwani Lohani MD of Madhya Pradesh Tourism who is also acclaimed for his contribution to railway heritage in the country.
IAS changes in Orissa
Dr Krishna Kumar will now be Collector of Kandhamal.Shalini Pandit has been made Collector of Sundargarh.N B S Rajput has been made Director Technical Education and Manish Kumar Verma Joint Secretary Gad.
Verma is new GM Metro Kolkata
Ravindra Nath Verma has taken over as new General Manager of Kolkata Metro. He is 1973 batch IRTS officer.
Rao is Director of CMFRI
G. Syda Rao has taken over as the director of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi
Chief Information Commissioner suspended in UP
UP Governor T.V. Rajeswar has suspended Chief Information Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh M.A. Khan.
IPS postings in Madhya Pradesh
On return from training Amit Rathore has been appointed Deputy Secretary Finance. Sanjay Dubey has been given additional charge of Transport.
IAS changes in Punjab (UPDATED)
Surinderjit Singh Sandhu has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Revenue and in addition Presiding Officer, State Colleges and State Schools Tribunal.Mrs. Jaspreet Talwar has been made Special Secretary, Finance and in addition Special Secretary, Tourism . The services of Hussan Lal has been placed at the disposal of the department of Power for appointment as Secretary PSEB, Patiala .Mrs. Rakhee Gupta Bhandari has been transferred and posted as Director, Social Security, Women & Children Dev. & in addition executive Director, Punjab State SC Land Dev. & Finance Corporation & in addition Director, Welfare of SCs/BCs .
Ms. Sohni Roshni moves to Bhopal (UPDATED)
Ms. Sohni Roshni has assumed charge as DGM-Administration (JMTC) at BSNL Bhopal office, Ms. Roshni was earlier posted in Jabalpur Zone.
New posting for Ms.Zeenia Handa (UPDATED)
Ms.Zeenia Handa who so far was Additional Commissioner of Income Tax(ACIT) Delhi has been posted as OSD(ITA-II) in the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT).
4 envoys present credentials to the President (UPDATED)
As many as four envoys presented their credentials to the President of India Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi on July 10,2008.The Envoys who presented their credentials were: Khaled Salman the Ambassador of Lebanon,Lt. Gen (Retd.) Andi Muhammad Ghalib the Ambassador of Indonesia, Voroshilov Enkhbold the Ambassador of Mongolia & Manuel Ernesto Picasso Botto.
S.Mohan is Director-HR,BPCL (UPDATED)
S.Mohan has assumed the charge as Director Human Resource(HR),Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd(BPCL) on July 10,2008.Hitherto, he was Executive Director(ED)-HR,BPCL.

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NHPC officers Association is up in arms
NHPC officers are up in arms.They are agitated over the selection of number two man in the PESB panel for the post of Director (Projects).Association has approached the Prime Minister for the appointment of internal candidate for the post.
Sameer Sinha is Director,UCO Bank
Sameer Sinha has been appointed as the Government nominee Director in the UCO Bank.He is Director Financial Service i.e.Banking .Sinha who is an IAS officer of the 1994 batch belongs to the Assam cadre.
Sharma to join ADLABS
Mohit Sharma who has resigned from Hotel Taj is reportedly joining Anil Amnabni;s food venture ADLABS.
Dave in HSBC Global Banking
Hitendra Dave has been appointed Head of Global Markets, India by the HSBC Global Banking and Markets.
Ms.Priti Nair quits Grey Worldwide
Ms.Priti Nair National Creative Director(NCD) Grey Worldwide has reportedly quit her job.
Nali appointed by GoI
AP Industrialist Vamsidhar Nali has been appointed by the Union Ministry of Food-processing Industries as a member of the Andhra Pradesh Task Force.
Sharma is Member of MPERC
Retired Chief Finance Officer from MP Transco CS Sharma has been appointed as Member (Economics), Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission

Please listen to the voice of others
Regarding retirement age, has the PM and Sonia Gandhi heard the voice of the minorities, SC, ST, OBC and the poor who all join the service late. All these groups want age extension till 65. Its only the upper caste articulate lot which wants early retirement. Please listen to the voice of reason. Make it optional. Those vying to retire early can go any time after 60.
Shahid

40 per cent posts of CIT in CBEC lying vacant
There are 40% posts of Chief Commissioners lying vacant in Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) for want of date for D.P.C. from UPSC. No DPC for Chief Commissioners has been held since last one and a half year About 60 posts of Commissioners are also vacant.Is this HRD policy of CBEC to deny timely promotions to its officers.
Prabhat Kumar

Wrong decision to appoint P K Mishra
PK Mishra has taken VRS from the Governmnet Service recently. Now he has been appointed as Member, UPSC, again a Government service. Isn't it fundamentally and constitutionally wrong to appoint a person again in the Government service who has taken voluntary retirement . Isn't it wrong on the part of the policy makers.
Yoginder

Agony of CSS officer
I am a Central Secretariat Officer. In order to avoid acute stagnation, the Government, in 1999, decided to provide in-situ upgradation to all the Section Officers who had completed 12 years of service to the level of Under Secretary on personnal basis. When I completed 12 years and requested for similar upgradation based on the principle of Right to Equality, my request was rejected. I approached the CAT and got a relief in my favour. When the Government delayed the implementation of the CAT's decision, I put a contempt notice. The Department of Personnel ran for safety and filed a Writ Petition in the Delhi High Court, which is yet to give its decision though two hearings have taken place. The main plea of the Government in their case, with the approval of Ministry of Finance, is that it will have financial repurcussions and open flood gates. On 1.1.2008 the Government provided in-situ upgradation to 1974 batch officers from the level of Additional Secretary to the level of Special Secretary. I sought information from DOP&T under RTI Act that whether the financial implication factor has been taken into consideration and the Ministry of Finance consulted while providing the in-situ upgradation to IAS officers. Their response was no.Perhaps on this account the in-situ upgradation of 1975 batch officers is being avoided.
Anurag Shrivastava

Is there a move to engage with Pvt sector Health insurance in lieu of CGHS ?
There was a move to privatise the CGHS system or atleast to allow for the facility to GOI personnel stationed in non CGHS area. This move started from Ministry of Health in 2005 got lost somewhere. Left was also opposed to it (now that they are not around- maybe things have started moving !) Is there a fresh move to rehash the proposal? Does it mean closing CGHS benefits to new employees joining GoI and to existng employees ( optional). Will the Government come open and discuss the options before announcing or imposing any new scheme? Also, there is a need to ensure that we do not fall trap to the MNC/Pvt Insurance Companies who are doing the rounds of government offices?. It is best to avoid them, as there is complete information asymmetry and the governments cost of health care towards its employees and pensioners will only increase many fold ( commissions, TPA charges etc) .since 80% of CGHS beneficiary are in 4 cities. Delhi accounts for 50% rest Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Does it not make sense to build our own dedicated superspecility facility for the GoI personnel. Ajay Maken, MP, had infact made this as an election promise but it has never materialised for obvious reasons.
Dr Sanjay Singh