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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.
N K Sinha to be Chairman in Bihar !
Outgoing Chairman of the PESB N K Sinha is being tipped to be Chairman
of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority with the Cabinet rank.1966
batch retired IAS officer Sinha is expected to get five year term.
Will there be President's rule in BJP ruled
states ?
With the new political equations at the center, as per understanding,
it is believed that President's rule will be imposed in the BJP ruled
states. If the Government survives then this is going to be in the priorirty
of the Congress and the Samajwadi party .
Prabha Rau is Governor Himachal Pradesh
President Pratibha Patil has appointed senior Congress leader Prabha
Rau as the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh. The 73-year-old Rau, who
is president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) will replace
Justice V. S. Kokje.
Parcez Dewan to go on study leave ?
Buzz is that CMD of the ITDC, Parvez Dewan, is proceeding on study leave
this year. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.
Subhash Chandra is new Joint Secretary Defence
Subhash Chandra has joined as new Joint Secretary Defence. He is 1986
batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
( We said this on April 22 )
Consul to join as Secretary Coal on July 21
New Secretary Coal, Shantanu Consul, is expected to take charge on July
21. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Its all eves' domain in Deptt of Posts
Its seems that members belonging to the fair sex are calling shots in
the Indian Department of Posts. Its Secretary is Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy.
Two Board members - Ms.Meera Dutta Member (Operations) & Ms. Madhu
Narayanan Member (Persoonnel) - are women. Even Joint Secretary &
Financial Advisor is a female officer. She is Anni Moras. She is an
officer of the P & T Financial Accounts Services.
Modi not interested in raising height !
It is heard in the Union Water Resources Ministry that Gujarat Chief
Minister Narendra Modi is now not interested in raising the height of
the Sardar Sarovar dam.
Jamir appointed Governor of Maharashtra
Goa Governor S C Jamir has been appointed new Governor of
Maharashtra.
(We said this on July 8 )
CBDT to post two officers abroad
CBDT is going to post two officers as a first secretary in Mauritius
and Singapore. Posts have been created to see the misuses of data between
Sinagpore and India and India and Mauritius.
Jagat appointed Governor of Manipur
Former DG BSF and former UPSC Chairman Gurubachan Jagat has
been appointed new Governor of Manipur. He is retired 1966 batch IPS
officer of Punjab cadre.
Ms. Richa Sharma joins the APPA course
Ms. Richa Sharma,an IAS officer of the 1994 batch from Chhattisgarh
has joined the APPA course in IIPA.
Ms Sensharma joins APPA Course
Ms. Manisha Sensharma, IES, Deputy Secretary in DEA, has also joined
APPA course at IIPA.
IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
Gajendra Pal will now be Secretary PWD.Rajan Shukla has been
posted as Secretary Culture.Narendra Bhushan has been appointed Secretary
Finance.Amod Kumar will be Special Secretary Finance.
IAS reshuffle in TamilNadu
V.K. Jeyakodi will be the new Commissioner for Technical Education.
R. Sivakumar has been appointed as Inspector General of Registration.
Meenakshi Rajagopal will head Disabled Department in place of Jeyakodi.
G. Muthusamy, has been posted as Secretary, Tamil Development, Religious
Endowments and Information department. K. Arulmozhi has been transferred
as Commissioner of Archaeology.R. Venkatesan will now be Officer on
Special Duty, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
Pant promoted in Karnataka
Kamal Pant has been promoted to the rank of IG in Karnataka. On promotion
1990 batch IPS officer Pant has been appointed IG Central Range.
Dr Ravi Ranjan is Judge of the Patna HC
Dr Ravi Ranjan has been appointed Judge of the Patna High Court.
Pradeep Guha quits ZEEL
Pradeep Guha, Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Zee Entertainment
Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL)has reportedly quit his job.
Punit Goenka is CEO of ZEEL
Punit
Goenka is going to replace Pradeep Guha as Chief Executive Officer(CEO)
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL).
M G V K Bhanu's term extended (UPDATED)
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)
Ravi Kota joins as Director Food (UPDATED)
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 )
CORPORATE
Reddy is new MD of HMT
K.S.N. Reddy has taken over as Managing Director of HMT (I) Limited
from Mahendra Kumar, who retired on June 30.
Ms. Vinita Kumar is Indian Overseas Bank' Director
Ms. Vinita Kumar has been appointed as the Government nominee Director
in the Punjab & Sindh Bank .She is Economic Advisor, Financial Services
i.e. Banking, in the Government of India (GOI).
Post of CMD Syndicate Bank lying vacant
The post of CMD in Syndicate Bank has been lying vacant for quite some
time.
Amit Oberoi to officiate as GM Hotel Imperial
Amit Oberoi is now officiating General Manager of Delhi based Hotel
Imperial.
Mohit Sharma resigns from Hotel Taj
Mohit Sharma, FNB Manager of the Hotel Taj, is reported to have resigned.
Anurag Gupta poised to join Mudra
Anurag
Gupta is poised to join Mudra Group as President, Strategic Initiatives
& Integration.
FORUM
My driver Meher Chand
Four years ago, when I landed in Delhi on a late night flight from Chennai
to join the Delimitation Commission, I found Meher Chand waiting for me
at the airport. From the next morning he came every day, always punctual
to the dot, never late, not even by a minute. He went on leave only when
he had to go to Hamirpur in Himachal to see his 102 years old mother or
to attend a family function. He never took alcohol, was never sick, always
at home, to get ready and report in half an hour in case something urgent
came up. Whether it is four o' clock in the morning or twelve midnight,
Meher Chand was always there at the airport or railway station. Occasionally
when my wife and I went to late night dinners and Meher Chand drove us,
he would never, not even once, accept money from us for having some food
outside, always saying, "Mein ghar jaake khana khaunga". In
my thirty one years in civil service, Meher Chand was the best driver
I ever had, beating the next best by a mile. Like all pahadis, he was
sincere, hardworking and a thorough gentle man. He was flawless in driving,
immaculate in behaviour and had a quiet dignity, very occasionally punctuated
by outburst of strong sentiments on mehangaai, beimani or insaaniyat.
Meher Chand died last week, suddenly, without any warning. He had left
me on a Thursday evening, complaining of slight fever and headache. I
called him the next day to inquire about his health and again the next
day and day after that. Meher Chand tackled his fever like most of us
do, first take crocin for a day or two, then go to the local doctor who
would prescribe antibiotics. I offered to refer him to my friend who is
a senior CGHS doctor, but Meher Chand preferred his regular private doctor,
"Jo strong dabai deti hey, per bilkul theek kar deti hey". After
calling him four-five times I found Meher Chand was getting increasingly
embarrassed with a feeling that he is failing me by not turning up in
the mornings with his car. I asked him not to worry on that and take care
of his health. I reminded him that I don't mind at all because this is
the first time he was on sick leave. On Sunday evening, nine days after
Meher Chand had first complained of fever and headache, his name flashed
on my mobile. I picked up the phone and said, "Kyoon Meher Chand,
theek ho gaye, kal office chalengey?" His son answered, "Sir,
Mein unka beta bol raha hoon. Papa bahut beemar hein, ICU mein hein".
He told me that Meher Chand had jaundice which had rapidly turned to septicemia.
Next morning it was tragic to see Meher Chand gasping for breath. With
multiple organ failures he survived another thirty hours. On Tuesday evening
he passed away, stunning everyone who had seen him a healthy, strong Himachali
only ten days ago in the corridors of the Election Commission.
His family is devastated. With the condolence meeting over, the office
will soon get used to his absence. He will be another name in the pension
list, his family a serial number in the long list of applicants waiting
for appointment on compassionate ground. My maid who was quite fond of
"Meher Chand Bhaiya", tried to philosophise, "sir, jab
koi bagichey mein phool todney jataa hey, jo achhey phool hotahey, unhiko
to todta hey. Bhagawan bhi aisey kartey hein". I am sure Meher Chand's
family will not be comforted by this thought. The immediate worry of financing
the two children's education and the prospect of vacating the government
house have already started haunting them. I am writing this long piece
because somehow I feel that Meher Chand's death could have been prevented.
When I visited his family at Laxmibai Nagar on Tuesday night, immediately
after the news of his death was broken to them, and sat in the verandah
outside, I was struck by the thought that I could have come one week earlier,
put Meher Chand in the car and taken him to Safdarjung hospital or AIIMS,
just a stone's throw away. If only I had told him to go for a blood test
when the fever didn't go away after three-four days! If only I knew he
had diabetes once upon a time, but had stopped medicine six years back
because he thought he had been cured! Is there a lesson for all of us
in this? I feel yes. There are quite a few. We all know medical science
has reached dizzying heights now and can provide miraculous cure only
if we knock at its door. Most of the times, we delay, procrastinate or
ignore warning signs and leave our families to blame God or fate or destiny
or whatever that is not answerable to us. We must organize awareness campaigns
annually in our offices to know and let others know what we should do
to protect our life and health.
First, we should know that most diseases now are silent, stealthy killers,
won't give you a chance if you are unguarded. A fever is not always just
a fever, to be tackled by crocin or some self-prescribed antibiotics.
If it goes beyond three days one must go to a doctor and get the tests
done. After all, the employer is going to reimburse the cost, so why delay?
Second, after the age of forty, annual health check-up is a must, not
only for the officers, but also the peons, drivers, and everybody else.
It should be done by the government in a staggered manner spread across
the year, so that CGHS or other hospitals don't get overwhelmed by the
number. Once the month is assigned to an employee for this check-up, no
salary till the certificate is produced. Money spent by the government
on this is worth it. A penny spent will be a pound saved.
Third, our family members know about our day-to-day problems. But each
one of us must take a friend, a relative into confidence and familiarize
them with our health profile so that in case of emergency they will know
what to do. A family can be overruled by the patriarch, but not a friend
or a relative.
Last, but not the least, we should never, never hesitate to call upon
a friend or a neighbour to help us in health emergencies. I know two cases
where the husband told the wife not to disturb anyone at midnight and
didn't live to see the morning. After all what are friends for, if not
to stand by you at your hour of crisis?
If we can motivate and convince people working with us on some of these
ideas through a campaign in our organization, I will feel that in Meher
Chand's death a life has not been wasted. These campaigns will be a good
tribute to the memory of a good soul and I owe this to Meher Chand. Again
to quote my maid, "Sir, agar hum achhey logon ki kadar nehin karengey
to burey log sochengey unhikaa raaj hey". I am sure Meher Chand,
wherever he is, will understand.
Mrutyunjay Sarangi
(mrutyunjays@gmail.com)
Need to review India's foreign policy
There is need to review the foreign policy in the wake of attack on Indian
Embassy at Kabul. There seems that India's foreign policy is faulty that
is why all our neighbours are not happy with us. India and Indians do
not carry a good image abroad. I suggest India should withdraw diplomatic
relations with as many countries as possible where there is no need to
have a diplomatic mission. Kabul, Islamabad, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur
are some to suggest. Like the Chinese foreign policy (no contacts, no
missions during the days of its development), India should also remain
aloof from other unwanted countries. Let's think on this.
Pradeep
IFS officer and condolence message
In the Kabul blast a 1990 batch IFS officer, V Venkat Rao was killed among
others. Professional successes of this diplomat could be assessed from
the fact that the one of the earliest condolence message was from the
office of US Vice President Dick Cheney in recognition to his hard work.
Fellow Indian Diplomat
Now from World Bank
Till 1947 Persons were coming on deputation from East India Company, British
Government. Now they are from World Bank.
Arun Kumar Upadhyay
Please highlight the plight of IDES
Please also highlight plight of one of the central civil service named
Indian Defence Estates Service where promotion prospects are extraordinarily
delayed because of vindictive attitude of senior level officers.
Shantanu
Posts of Secretary DoPT and Expenditure
For ensuring justice to the other services, Department of Expenditure
should be led by an officer of the IAAS and Department of Personnel
should be led by an officer chosen for his impartiality by rotation
from various services.
A K Singh
China unlikely to assault India
It is unlikely that China can ever dare to assault India either from
Nepal or any where else, but the most imminent threat from China is
economic and industrial threat, which our own industries are facing
today.
Hari
One must join Forum
Through your site, I could know about an interesting networking website
www.lbsalumni.gov.in for the LBSNAA Alumni. It would be really nice
if many more of us join the forum.
PK Mishra
Income Tax transfer policy
A case has been repeatedly made that Income Tax Department is its biggest
enemy. How true? A look at the current amended transfer policy would
make it clear. Post 2005, Officers have followed or were made to follow
a clear unambiguous government policy on transfers. Most officers made
their individual informed choices like where to stay for what length
of period, for their own and for their children et al. Come 2008, another
policy comes and over rides the earlier policy retrospectively. Now,
officers who abided by the earlier policy are destined to move and suffer
a round of transfer. No where under any law, even administrative law,
a rational Government attempts retrospective application of such rule.
Try doing it on the tax paying citizenry. Try retrospective increase
in tax rates. Officers now would bend backwards to appease the powers
that be, may be make International Taxation or LTU as tenure posts or
discover newer ailments or move on to the Administrative Tribunal or
move on disgruntled. Corruption and attrition in the Income Tax are
directly proportional to its own ham handed and care a damn personnel
policy.
Shantanu Subedar
Views of S Prasad bit rational
What S Prasad has written about IAS & IRS, is quite a bit rational
and to be appreciated. May not answer all the points of difference,
but still, relatively more objective.
S P Singh
Retirement age
In case Government wants to lose the vote bank of youth, retirement
age should be increased to 62 otherwise sensible thinking should prevail.
Nikhil
Mayawti to be PM
What if the Samajwadi party betrays the Congress? If general elections
are held this year or the next the next PM is going to be Mayawati with
BJP support. This has been predicted in the Srimad Bhagvat which says
that in Kaliyug shudras and mlecchas will rule and all other castes
have to emulate them if they are to survive in this world. The guna
of Kaliyug is Tamas not Rajas or Sathva which means there is no place
in Kaliyug for rajas and sadhus like Raja Diggy or Rani Vasundhara or
sadhus like Manmohan Singh and the two Karats.
D Choudhury
Civil servants and retirement
The government will survive and now without the CPM [who opposed age
extension and other reforms], the UPA will be able to move quickly to
bring age extension and other reforms which are in keeping with a fast
moving economy. This will also bring in the votes of the huge civil
servant lobby which is reeling under the impact of inflation and dreading
the idea of managing on only a small pension and no accommodation. Most
of them are asking 'How will we survive after retirement?" Some
wise guys say that civil servants should take private employment. How
many people from any sector, private or public, like to start a new
career at 60 and how many people would employ them [except for the wrong
reasons of liaison which is quite disgraceful].
Singh
ACR Business
fully agree with the comments on the recording of ACRs of officers.
There are several instances of officers who were graded as outstanding
by the Reporting Officers which was reduced to Very Good or Good without
assigning any reason as required under the rules. This whimsical and
arbitrary attitude runs contrary to the canons of good governance and
has ruined the careers of many officers without their even knowing about
it. Unfortunately, the review meetings do not spend any time in reviewing
this aspect of the matter even though it ought to be their duty to address
these issues in the interest of justice, such committees have ended
up being another manifestation of `babuism' characterising the manner
in which the bureaucracy functions, insensitive, arbitrary, unjust and
manipulative.
Sanjeev
Congratulations to Ms Kalpana Tiwari
Congratulations to Ms Kalpana Tiwari for promotion as CPMG. This is
the first time, the officer has been given a field posting in the last
ten years of her career. The Officer has never worked as Postmaster
General incharge of a Region or in the Circle Office. Thus a field posting
will be a learning experience for her.
Dimpy Chopra
Justice Joseph is most deserving Judge
I heartily congratulate him and wish him best wishes on the occasion
of taking new challenging assignment. He is the most deserving Judge
for the post and has love , affection and wishes of all those who have
seen his working standards and delivering justice to common people.
If possible please convey my wishes to him.
M K Garg
Congratulations to P K Mishra
Congratulations to PK Mishra! No doubt the Government has taken into
account the values of integrity and honesty while appointing him hence
giving greater encouragement to those who stand by them.
NS
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