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Who will be PS to Shibu Soren ?
Who is going to be Principal Secretary to new Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren ?.Names of J B Tubid, B K Tripathy and K K Khandelwal have started doing the round.
Jawahar Reddy is HMDA Chairman
Jawahar Reddy has been appointed Chairman of the newly constituted Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).He is 1990 batch IAS officer.
Ms LJ Syiemiong to be Registrar NIFT Shillong
Ms LJ Syiemiong is going to be Registrar of the Shillong located National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).She is an IFS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre who belongs to the 2002 batch.
Sudhir Saxena is in charge of Policy in CBI
Sudhir Saxena is in charge of Policy in CBI. Saxena who is 1987 batch IPS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre was so far looking after the Delhi region.
Kanu Gohain to get yet another extension
As the grapevine has it, Kanu Gohain who is Director General of Civil Aviation(DGCA), is going to get four months extension
No bureaucrat inclined to be DGCA
As the grapevine has it, no bureaucrat is inclined to become the Director General of Civil Aviation.
Lucky batch of 1993 IAS officers
IAS officers belonging to the 1993 batch were really lucky to benefit from the decision of Government of India(GOI)as they got Super time scale after completion of 14 years of service. In some of the states, bureaucrats belonging to 1994 batch also benefited from the decision.
Raja is new Member of Tamil Nadu PSC
K K Raja, presently Additional Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, has been appointed member of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.
Lt Gen Nagal to succeed Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar
Lt Gen Balraj Singh Nagal is going to succeed Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar as head of the Strategic Forces Command on September 30.
Lohani bags "Best Tourism State-2008 award" for MP
Ashwani Lohani received the award for the "Best Tourism State-2008" at the 4th Hospitality India Annual International Awards ceremony held at New Delhi on August 22, 2004. The award was given by Mrs. Ambika Soni Indian Minister for Tourism & Culture in the presence of Mani Shankar Aiyar Indian Minister for Panchayati Raj. Earlier, Madhya Pradesh had also received four National Tourism Awards, including the award for the best tourism performing state. The excellent work being done in the field of tourism in Madhya Pradesh is now getting widespread appreciation from the entire tourism sector of the country.
Kamal Dayani CPIO, PMO on training to UK
Kamal Dayani Director, Prime Minister's Office and Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), is away to London for two week's training on "Risk Management." He is attending the course for which he was picked by the Department of Personnel & Training. Dayani is an IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre who belongs to the 1990 batch.
AK Kaushik goes on training to UK
AK Kaushik, Deputy Secretary, Mineral Resources, is away to London for two week's training on "Risk Management." He is attending the course for which he was picked by the Department of Personnel & Training.
NBCC Present Dividend Cheque of Rs.55.97 crore to UD Minister (UPDATED)
National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) presented a dividend cheque of Rs.55.97 crore to Indian Minister for Urban Development(UD) S. Jaipal Reddy in Delhi on August 26,2008. The Cheque was presented by the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NBCC Arup Roy Choudhury. The company has declared a whopping gross profit of Rs.418 crore with a total income of Rs.2025 crore.Reddy congratulated the NBCC team for scaling new heights and asked to maintain the status and standard of the largest Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) in the construction and infrastructure sector. The Minister also advised the CMD to take up more projects with architectural excellence in the North-Eastern States to bring the region at par with other States.The Board of NBCC also declared a dividend of Rs.55.97 crore to be paid to the Government of India, which is 62 per cent of its paid-up Capital of Rs.90.00 crore.
Ramanathan on training to UK
Ramanathan, Director Coals, too has joined the two week's training on "Risk Management" in London. He is attending the course for which he was picked by the Department of Personnel & Training.
LR Wasan is now Jt Director, MDMA
LR Wasan, who so far was Joint Director -Policy with the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI), has been shifted to MDMA. He is an IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre who belongs to the 1980 batch.
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar to take over as C-in-C, A&N Command
Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar, presently the C - in - C of Strategic Force Command, is likely to take over as C - in - C Andaman & Nicobar Command on Sep 30. He will replace Air Marshal S Radhakrishnan who retires the same day. An alumnus of the 34th NDA Course Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar is a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal.
Air Chief Marshal FH Major releases the book "The Muse with Wings"
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal FH Major was in a new role, releasing "Muse With Wings", a book written by Air Marshall VK Verma, presently posted as Director General (Inspection and Safety). The Chief of Air Staff while releasing said the book though focused on aviation also emphasizes on cooperation between defence sector and industry and leadership. The book is a collection of well written articles covering a wide range of topics based on the Air Marshal's personal experience of forty years in the IAF. His vast experience and insight describes the Indian Air Force' transition from a tactical Air Force to an Aero space power with strategic reach.
Judge of the Delhi High Court
Justice Vidya Bhushan Gupta who so far was Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court has been appointed Judge of the Delhi High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
Justice Kapadia transferred to Rajasthan HC
Justice Arvind Mohanlal Kapadia, a Judge of Gujarat High Court (HC), has been transferred to Rajasthan HC. He is supposed to assume charge of the office of the Judge of the Rajasthan High Court on or before September 5, 2008.
20 Commissioners, Directors IT, transferred
Twenty IRS officers of the rank of Commissioner, Directors of Income Tax have been transferred. Those transferred include Messrs Bartati Mukherjee CIT (A) Dhanbad to CIT Dhanbad, Ajay Singh CIT Dhanbad to CIT (A) Dhanbad, SM Mishra CIT, Panaji to CIT (A), Panaji, S.S. Negi CIT (A), Panaji to CIT Panaji, Sujata Pant CIT (A)-I, Lucknow to CIT (TDS) Lucknow, B.D. Gupta CIT (ITAT)-I, Lucknow to CIT (A)-I, D.R. Choudhary CIT (A) Varanasi to CIT, Varanasi, L.M. Pandey CIT (TDS) Lucknow to CIT (OSD) Lucknow. Poonam Dutt OSD, Mumbai to CIT-XII, Mumbai, V.K.Singhal CIT-XII, Mumbi to CIT (Audit)-II, Mumbai, Jagtar Singh CIT (Audit)-II to CIT (A)-VII, Mumbai, B Jena CIT_I, Trichy to CIT (A), Trichy, P.K. Shukla CIT (A), Trichy to CIT -II, Trichy, R.K. Kakkar CIT-II, Trichy, CIT-I, Trichy, Ashutosh Chandra CIT-I Coimbatore to CIT-II, Coimbatore, Arvind Pinto CIT-II, Coimbatore to CIT-I, Coimbatore, R.S.V.S. Pawan Kumar CIT (A)-XI, Chennai to CIT (A)-I, Chennai. P.K.Gupta CIT (A)-V, Kolkata to CIT-XXI Kolkata, R.N. Sahay CIT (A)-XXXVI, Kolkata to CIT (A)-V, Kolkata, Sanjay Kumar CIT (OSD), Kolkata to CIT (A)-XIII, Kolkata. 5, 2008.
8 Deputy/Asst CITs transferred
As many as Eight Deputy/Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax(CITs) have been transferred. They are Surabhi Sharma Delhi to Mumbai, MK Singh Pune to Mumbai, VV Shastri Karnataka to Mumbai, T Chandrasekhar Kerala to Tamil Nadu, BL Sharma UP(W) to Delhi, Kailash Mangal Rajasthan to Mumbai, V V R Nageshwar Dutt Mumbai to Gujarat & J C Sehgal NWR to Delhi.
Jaideep Bose is Director, Times Group
Jaideep Bose Executive Editor Times of India has been promoted as Director of The Times Group.
Dreaming Vishnus: A Journey Through Central India released
It was launch of book with a difference. Unlike glitterati of metros who end up having a bash over wet dinners, Dreaming Vishnus: A Journey Through Central India "was launched at simple yet an elegant function in Bhopal's posh hotel Jehan Numa Palace. It's the story of an intrepid traveller's mammoth obsession, and his wild and wonderful journey into the heart of India. It was released by an expert on hospitality industry & an MLA from Gopad Banas assembly segment-K.K. Singh, in Bhopal on the evening of August 23, 2008. Written by Vikramjit Ram the book is a chronicle of tales about people he met and places he went around in Madhjya Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh. Releasing the book, Singh hailed the humour and style used by Ram to describe the very small and simple things than comes ones way while traveling. He said that Vikramjit Ram's fascination with elephants and crumbling edifices lead the writer on an extended journey across India, chronicling depictions of the animal in ancient Indian sculpture.He said that he decided to launch the book in a non-metro like Bhopal despite advises from his friends, who were quite nervous and about it.
Dreaming Vishnus is a blend of art and architectural history with intimate observations of people and places. It is also a story of beauty and neglect, hope and serendipity. Dreaming Vishnus recounts one of these journeys, made in parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Travelling to Bhimbetka, Sanchi, Orchha, Khajuraho, and other lesser known places, Vikram discovers a region rich in curiosities: from prehistoric painted caves to medieval royal palaces; bat-infested temples to others alive with erotica; time-warped hotels of the Raj to luxurious resorts in tiger jungles. Curiously, the motif that interweaves his journey is the image of a recumbent Vishnu which crops up everywhere in the art (and life) of the region. The who's who of Madhya Pradesh were present at the function.

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Dave is Chairman of committee set up by SEBI
Former UTI chairman S.A. Dave has been appointed Chairman of the 15 member advisory committee set up by the SEBI on Mutual Funds.
Arindam Sengupta is Executive Editor, TOI
With the elevation of Jaideep Bose as Editorial Director, Times Group Arindam Sengupta has taken over as Executive Editor, Times of India. So far he was Resident Editor, TOI, New Delhi.
Vikas Singh is TOI Delhi's Resident Editor
Vikas Singh is Resident Editor of Times of India, New Delhi. The post fell vacant with the elevation of Arindam Sengupta as Executive Editor.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
As HM Shivraj Patil has proved beyond any doubt he's a nincompoop!!!!
Shown consistently he's out of the loop!!!
Yes he's a dapper dresser and an avid collector of guns!!!!
But obliviously Home Ministry he runs!!!
Even in the recent J&K turmoil he's shown he is totally at sea!!!
His mishandling we regularly get to see!!!
He shows he's more bothered about the creases on his attire!!!!
And looks least bothered as India 's internal security woes get higher and higher!!!
But Her Highness finds him to be an ardent spoon,
He'll say its midnight if she says its midnight though its noon!!!
The chamchagiri that got him the Home Ministry is preventing his sacking!!!
He would have been sacked if he had not got Her Highnesses backing!!!
There was no blockade in Jammu so why did the Government not let the truth out???
Government's silence was like a shout!!!!!
And separatists used this lie to beat their chests ,
Part of the blame with the Sarkaar rests!!!!
Home Ministry just played along!!!!
And this was indeed very wrong!!!
Government's silence gave credence to the separatist's lies!!!!!
Looked like with the separatists and Sarkaar had ties!!!!
And all this because with the majority minority Congress wanted to gain brownie points!
Congress's attitude sure disappoints!!!
It is possible that for Sonia Shivraj is being very efficient!!!
And his efficiency for Sonia is that as HM he is inefficient!!!
Amar Singh is working on making a lobby of Parties allying with Congress!!!!
Wolves in friendly dress!!!!
He even went to West Bengal to lend support to Mamtha,
And once Amar embarks on a project then nahi Amar thamthaa!!!!!
Don't know how Mamtha felt sitting on the stage side by side with Amar Singh!!!
Morality alarm bells normally karne chahiye ring!!!!
But this is for sure that Mamtha is now a force to reckon with in West Bengal ,
And she's making the Reds see laal!!!!
Sonia Ji when you ally with a fox you should always be awake!!!!
You never know what step the fox is going to take!!!
Shouldn't Manmohan ask Laloo what he did when Bihar was flooded!!!
That is when in Bihar he Lorded!!!
In Laloo's time relief was siphoned off,
At relief work being done in Bihar Laloo is in no position to scoff!!!!
Confucius says…..Laloo ka haajmaa hai chakaa-chakk (A1),
Khaa gaya chaara aur relief bhi takaa takk (fast)!!!!

Bharat Kumar

Forum
Issue of increasing the retirement age for Govt employees
The Government servant had been in an unenviable situation. Entry in to a Government job at that time for those who are now having over 20 years of service had been the toughest as compared to other employment sectors. Best talent available had joined the Government jobs whatever may be the levels. Specially at the levels where some education level/ competitive job was a criteria, the best people only got the jobs in general.
Such people worked for their political bosses. These bosses, for various reasons did hardly anything to enhance their image. As a consequence when a private sector employee does anything, he is called an executive. In contrast, even an IAS officer is generally termed in a broad category of BABU by the media. This word obviously does not add any glory other then categorizing every body as a clerk even if he is the head of a district or assists in making policies in various sectors. Do we not need fair and capable employees for such jobs? Presently on account of lower salary and not so good working conditions , the Government jobs do not get the best talent. Working conditions and the job contents are not considered as the choicest, although in the initial years at least, the Govt jobs provides the widest coverage of perspective as compared to any other catagory. The enhancement in the salary in the private sector is viewed very positively and with respect. Take the example of IT professionals. It is primarily because there is an accountability vis a vis profits in the organisation which relates to salary hikes. Such mechanism is difficult to be implemented in a non profit oriented organisation like Government sector. In such organisations in fact, any method of putting in a relative evaluation between employees leads to severe anamolies since the responsibilities of the employees are relatively far higher and there is no individual owner. Corruption prevails by making officers critically looking for their evaluation. Another issue is regarding fitness and cost effectiveness. To answer this, it is simply clear that highly regarded private organisations are already having a retirement age of 65 years for senior management. In fact, a graded retirement scheme can be considered which already exists in military. If the retirement age for professors in AIMMS can be made higher, why cant a similar principle be applied for entire senior management level in Government say joint secretary and above. The reason being that such officers who reach JS level or equivalent are recruited from amongst the best and also they have a good amount of work experience and exposure. Their can be various arguments for and against. One thing is however sure. Given a job security of say up to 65 years of age, most of the officers of JS (and equivalent) and above will generally not have any tendency to accept/ tolerate corruption or anything which they do not consider as correct in their opinion. They will tend to be much more fair and upright. There should be no extension or reappointment after such superannuation. Whatever might be the arguments for or against, this single factor improving the availability of capable, fair and upright officers at management levels in the Government will more than compensate any costs related to it if there is one at all.
Rajeev Agrawal

A quick response
A quick response to the urges expressed by representatives of other central services to man the posts in the higher bureaucracy, on par with the IAS, particularly those expressed by two esteemed contributors yesterday. First of all, the IAS was, by design, created to man posts in the centre and the states in order to maintain a link between policy making and field level implementation. That role is an integral element of India's model of cooperative federalism under which the states are asked to maintain a deputation reserve on which the centre can draw upon to man its higher posts. The Central services are welcome to higher posts in their own departments but can hardly crib about posts that they were never trained for, in functional areas where they have no field experience and therefore they should not even aspire for these posts. The fact that they still do is merely an expression of rampant trade unionism devoid of any rationale or reason-after all we all gave the exams to get into the IAS but having not made it does not mean that we try to usurp the IAS's role (posts) through spurious arguments and ill informed comments about the IAS's dominance, a dominance which in any case stems from the different constitutional and legal roles of these services and not due to anything hatched by IAS officers as a tribe, as the thinking of these contributors seems to be.
R K Singh

6th Pay panel must be fair & reasonable
I fully agree with Mishra and Ms Meenakshi Roy. This anomaly is extremely distressing and needs an immediate review. How come two Directors can have this difference ?
S Dave
High time to correct mistake
Pay scales of Assistants in the CSS cadre has thrice been revised whereas the feeder cadre of UDC's pay has never been kept in mind. This is the high time for the considerate UPA Government to correct the anomaly between the pay scales of Assistants and UDC in CSS cadre. The nature of job of both of the officials is 100% same. We have heard from the top officials and some politicians that there has been sheer injustice with UDC, in recent times, but the same should be rectified while divulging the modified scales. We are worst sufferer.
Sarvesh Kumar

Need to 'debureaucratise ' all organisations
Keshav has hit the nail on the head in suggesting that it will be in national interest to debureaucratise these two institutions. In fact, we need to 'debureaucratise ' all organisations and institutions by appointing professionals, who are specialists in their fields , to attain our 'tryst with destiny.
K D Joyal

Honest introspection required
Taking it further from - " honest introspection required ", I wish to put my earlier view in the proper perspective. The AIS are governed by similar Guidelines for Promotion, which were issued in 2002.
Although giving an edge to the IAS, these guidelines are basically similar in so far as promotions beyond the Supertime Scale/s are concerned. Whereas IAS officers get to the Secretary's rank in 16 years, equivalent ranks in the IPS and IFS, viz. IG & CCF are reachable in 18 years, which seldom happens. Similarly, for the Principal Secretary, it takes an IAS officer 25 years to reach that level, which is now implemented scrupulously for entire batches. In the case of IPS & IFS, however, the guidelines are seldom implemented. In Maharashtra, however, the IPS appears to have managed to obtain an understanding as a result of which, a two year gap is maintained between IAS and IPS for promotions beyond the DIG level. As a result, officers of 1983 batch of IAS and 1981 batch of IPS have reached the Prin. Secy. / ADGF levels; officers of 1992 IAS and 1990 IPS have reached the Secy. / IG level. For the IFS, however, it is still "dark" at the end of the tunnel with officers of 1982 batch still waiting to be promoted as CCFs. Officers of 1976 batch are still serving as CCFs. So, how will the implementation of the VI Pay Commission recommendations help us? May be, the Cadre controlling Authority will find time to take a closer look at the way that cadre is being managed by them! It's about time that this third AIS was given a fair deal as prescribed by AIS Cadre and Pay Rules!
Ashok Sharma
Deplorable state of CGHS
I seldom visit CGHS dispensary. Yesterday I did to procure some iron-calcium tablets for my wife, as advised by CGHS Gynae Hospital, R K Puram. After waiting for more than 3 hours in the queue at Palam dispensary, I was told at 1330 hrs (closing hours ) that my card has not been properly entered. It simply infuriated me. I made the CMO-in-charge to intervene and got the medicine. But there were many unfortunate persons who couldn't get medicine. Why can't there be a dedicated counter only for persons seeking medicines advised by referral centres? It will save precious time and give some succour to the members.
N K Pathak

Ek Anaar Son Beemar!
A no- holds-barred fighting has started for the allotment of a bungalow in Lutynes Delhi (15 Mahadev Road). The claimants belonging to different Services like IAS, IPS, Custom ,Income Tax etc are busy pulling the political and business strings to gain access to the power that be. Three Joint Commissioners of Delhi Police namely P. R. Meena, Qamar Ahmed and Aditya Arya are staking their claims on different considerations. A top custom officer has also joined the fray according to well informed sources in the Estate office.A former minister is also demanding allotment in lieu of a house in South Avenue. The Principal Secretary to Mayawati who was also interested in this bungalow has already been allott the nearby bungalow vacated by Kiran Bedi. The minister for Urban Development Jaipal Reddy is waiting for direction from some invisible power behind the throne.
Palash