WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US

Now, whispers r coming less and facts r seen more. Any way, wonderful effort and it keeps people abreast of what is happening in the man management of Indian bureaucracy.
I want to give my views on the repeated comparison, almost every day, of IAS with other services.

Sirni

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Will Kaushik succeed Kiran Bedi ?
Two day stay of DGP Gujarat, Kaushik, in Delhi has fuelled speculations about his joining the BPR&D to succeed Kiran Bedi. He is 1972 batch IPS officer

Ms Gayathri empanelled !
Ms Comal R Gayathri is believed to have been empanelled to the rank equivalent to the Secretary in the Government of India during the last review meeting.She is 1972 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Anil Kutty quits IAS

Anil Kutty, an IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, has quit IAS & joined a power sector company. Kutty who belongs to the 1978 batch was Joint Secretary Power before quitting his job.

Two posts of Special DG in CRPF !
Two posts of Special DG are likely to be created in the CRPF.

Raju to be Additional Director CBI
R V Raju is being promoted to the rank of Additional Director in the CBI. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of J & K cadre. Promotion is expected to be cleared on Wednesday .

Who will win the battle?
With the differences between the Army Chief Deepak Kapur and Lt. General HS Panag becoming public, it is now being asked in the army circles that who will win the battle?.

Sanjay Singh redesignated as Additional Secretary in MEA

Sanjay Singh (1976) has been redesignated as Additional Secretary (Gulf) w.e.f. January 1, He
was earlier Joint Secretary in the same division.

AK Singhal to be Director, DoPT
AK Singhal, Collector, Vishakapatnam, is poised to become Director in the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT).He is an IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre who belongs to the 1993 batch.

Joseph Vellapally declines ?
Joseph Vellapally is believed to have declined the appointment of Additional Solicitor General .

Ms.Anuradha Thakur to join DEA on Jan 10

Ms.Anuradha Thakur is set to join the Department of Economic Affairs(DEA) as a Deputy Secretary on January 10,2008.Ms.Thakur who is an IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre belongs to the 1994 batch.

8 Empannelled as AIGs in MoEF

As many as Eight officers of the Indian Forest Service(IFS) have been empanelled as AIGs in the Indian Ministry of Environment & Forests.

Arun Ramnathan takes over as Secretary Bank

Arun Ramnathan has taken over as Secretary Banking on Wednesday. He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
( We said this on January 5 )

Why VS Sampat missed the bus?
Why VS Sampat missed the bus as far as becoming the Secretary Banking was concerned? As the grapevine has it, he could not fit to the slot as there are already two Secretaries of the Andhtra Pradesh cadre in the Finance Ministry. They are Finance & Disinvestment Secretary Dr.Subba Rao & Secretary Revenue PV Bhide. Sampat is an IAS officer of 1973 batch.

DS Chawla appointed Director, Defence
Dapindra Singh Chawla Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) Delhi on deputation has been appointed as Director Defence for a period of five years. He is an Indian Revenue Service(IRS) officer of the 1989 batch.

Ms.Vibha Bhalla is Joint DG,DGFT
Ms. Vibha Bhalla Additional Commissioner of Income Tax(CIT)Rajasthan on deputation has been posted as joint Director General(Jt DG)in the DGFT for a period of five years. She is an Indian Revenue Service(IRS) officer of the 1991 batch.

Kishore B is Dy Secretary Corporate Affairs
Kishore Joint Commissioner of Income Tax(CIT),West Bengal on deputation has been appointed as Deputy Secretary Corporate Affairs for a period of four years. He is an Indian Revenue Service(IRS) officer of the 1994 batch.

Ms Sathiyavathi is new Member-Secretary Silk Board
Ms N Sathiyavathi has taken over as new Member-Secretary of the Central Silk Board. She is 1982 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
( We said this on December 17 )

MP cadre IFS to become Addl PCCF
Two Indian Forest Service(IFS) officers of Madhya Pradesh cadre will get promoted from CCF to the rank of Additional PCCF.They belong to the 1978 batch.They are A.K.Singh CCF & Vijay Bahadur Director State Forest
Research Institute(SFRI).

IDAS of 1996 batch get NFSG
IDAS Officers of 1995 batch have been promoted to NFSG. They are Mssrs :- M Srinivas, Dipti Mohil Chawla, Harsh Vaidya, Sandeep Sarkar, Pramod Kumar, P Satyanaryana Murthy, A K Pradyot and Anant Prakash.

25 ITS cleared for HAG
Altogether 25 ITS officers are believed to have been cleared for HAG. They are Mssrs ;- A K Gupta, Sunil Sharma, R K P Hinduja, Sanyal Ranjan, V K Mahendra, D Vardarajan, Anil Kaushal, M P Veluswamy, T K Sil, P K Gupta, Vipin Kumar, Soumya Ray, A K Dube, A K Garg, Vinod Kumar, Somnath Maity, T K Sen, R Raghavan, Atanu Chaudhuri, S C Joshi, E S Chandrasekaran, Anil Ku Porwar, Murli Dhar Bhatia, A K Jain and P K Sarkar.

Promoted to SAG in IOFS cadre
Officials of 1983 and 1984 have promoted to SAG in IOFS cadre. They are Mssrs :-Babu B M, D V Gondnale, Vidya Sagar Verma, S K Roy, Valumayil P, G Aloysius Leo, S P Mishra, G B Sharma, C S Viswakarma, Arun Kumar Jain, A K Tiwari, S K Singh, M K Sublok, T Singh, A Agnihotri, A K Agrawal, D K Talukdar, R K Amar and S V Bhate.

Sandeepan Deb quits the Express group

Sandeepan Deb has resigned from the Editorship of Financial Express.

Four IPS officers given selection grade in MP

The Madhya Pradesh Government has granted selection grade to four IPS officers with retrospective effect from January 1, 2007.They are:M.K.Mudgal Commandant 24th Battalion SAF Jaora,M.S.Kanwar Commandant 8th Battalion SAF Chhindwara,G.P.Uike SP Railways Bhopal & L.L.Ahirwar SP Burhanpur.

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It is like a Crow aspiring to become Peacock

Really, it is surprising how other service people grumble about the superiority of IAS. It is known form day one that it is a superior service where the promotions will be faster than that offered to other services. U should have a very high rank to get into IAS and that is why, people who get into other services like IPS, IRs, IA&AS etc with lower ranks keep on writing to get into IAS and try it till their last available chance of writing the civil services exam. Many succeed also. It is like a Crow aspiring itself to become a Peacock. There is no point in crying to day and they should have worked for it in the beginning itself. They should accept the fact gracefully and should be contented in what they have achieved in their areas.

Srini

What a Joke Mr Deb

Ashutosh seems to belong to the IAS as his writing shows the evident arrogance the IAS get from very early in the service by bossing around. On the one hand the IAS decides rules for the other service as well as for itself and on the other hand Ashutosh suggests that different services should not be compared. Who framed the rules for Telecom, Indian Revenue Service, Police service and all others. It's the Secretary sitting pretty at top. Regarding the top heavy, his comments that other services have become top heavy reminds me of the hind saying -Maaro aur rone bhi na do. IAS is equally top heavy only it does not pinches them because over the time they have cornered away top posts of other services where their senior members can be posted. Few examples are CAG and Telecom Secy. They have been trying for the chairmen and member Railway board and so many other posts, and many be they will be successful one day. They are trying for the post of Appellate tribunal for Money Laundering and what not. Name a top panel and it is manned by them. Why?

No other service officer is worthy? So you make others top heavy in order for you to be top light and then blame others to be top heavy. Regarding Ashutosh's comment on policy and administration, the less said the better. Those who know majority of IAS will accept that 90 percent don't know even the basics. They are the poorest in policy making and pay crores to middlemen in the name of consultants and advisors who draft everything for them. Regarding administration the whole country is seeing what kind of administration they have brought the country in. I don't know about tax assessor or inspectors referred by him, but if they are so good why don't the IAS make certain rules to make these assessor of inspectors to the cadre of IAS.
You corner the deputation posts and then claim you are not top heavy. You take a deputation to a finance post for two years and claim yourself to be finance expert and thing you know better finance than a finance man. Similarly you become IT- InfoTech savvy or law expert. What a farce is it the country is bearing. No surprise there is still no stoppage of brain drain as if there is no recognition for the brain it will certain drain out of country.

Vinod Pande

I would beg to differ

I would beg to differ with Deb that the IAS are excellent in all fields. The fact is that they do not know Defence Policy and International Security but are Defence Secretaries, Do not know Trade Policy, but are Commerce Secretaries, Do not know Tax Policy, but are Revenue Secretaries, Do not know Corporate Policy, but are Secretaries Company Affairs. The list goes on and on. The fact of the matter is that the IAS fires from the shoulders of the other services. Go to any ministries and see the work done by the DS/Directors and Economic advisors. They are the true drivers of Policy in India.

Palani T

Only demand for fair treatment

There is no cause for hatred against IAS but only demand for fair and just treatment by other services. This assumes importance as difference in ranking/marks in civil services examination for IAS and non IAS now a days is minimal and hence being in any service other than IAS does not mean that those officers are of less caliber compared to their IAS compatriots. Hence disparity in Pay scale and deputation and posting should go for smooth and efficient running of Government machinery

Praveen

Let other services be allowed

I don't agree what Ashutosh Deb says. IAS cadre has not down sized the cadre but made it flexible to accommodate the promotions made on time bound manner. A post in state Govt. can be held by Director(JAG Level) or on some occasion by commissioner(SAG Level). The same post is held by Commissioner and by Principal Secretary. Let them allow other services to do that.

P K Acharya

This site should desist from giving space to such views

Yes Mr. Krishnan. You are absolutely right. In order to remain safe, women need to stay inside the house and if she has to go out, she should cover herself and take an army with her. This site should desist from giving space to such archaic and obsolete views. And Mr. Krishnan needs to understand that such views as expressed by the CoP, Mumbai does not need endorsement but should be ridiculed.

Anita

Ladies should not go out in midnight !

In the name of GOD ladies should not go out in midnight. What a way to Shoo of such incidences. Kudos to HT Photographers they have live upto their duties. Thumps down to media for playing it over and over and says it as shame on MUMBAI. Shiv Sena is lost putting paste back in the tube. Remember one out of ten such cases are reported and GOD knows how many convicted. In the name of GOD don't make law an ass and there in NO substitute for respect to women.

S Kumar

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Maya says her life is under threat!!!
Because Congress has raised its anti Maya ante Maya karr rahi hai fume and fret!!!

Fact is 'jaisi karni waisi bharni'!!!
So Maya needs to look at her own karni!!!

Be it Mulayam or Maya both have goondas on call!!!!
When needed goondas from within UP or outside UP karr lethe hai call!!!

So why doesn't she form her own in-house protective shield???
Made up of goondas and weapons these goondas should wield!!!

And Maya has threatened to upset UPA's applecart!!!
She threatens she'll break the applecart and UPA's apples it won't be able to cart!!!

She's banking that Commies will pull the plug!!!!
And she'll pretend that it was she who actually pulled the rug!!!

And she's even got a pink suit and solitaires made when she makes this boast!!!
She'll then boast ' anyone who crosses my path is toast'!!

Commies are in a flux because of Basu's statement!!!
Now Karat says by the Media the statement is being bent!!!

He uses this excuse himself whenever his foot lands in his gob!!!
And he does ' Media is misconstruing me' sob!!!

He says that what Basu meant was that even in Socialism capital is a need!!!!
So capital is needed to water Socialism's anti capitalism seed!!!

What Basu has said is….. na comrade, na communism maiya (Mum),
The whole thing is that sabh se badaa Won, Rouble and Rupiya!!!

Communism in coming years will fall to new lows!!!
And in due course will take its final bows!!!!

And the fall will start from West Bengal rout!!!
From its bastion Communism will be kicked out!!!

' There's going to be a big change' says Badal Junior!!!
Does he mean that he's going to replace Badal Senior!!!

He said this at a NRI jamboree and also assured them to reign in Punjab Cops!!!
And just listen to his idea to ensure that harassment stops!!!!

Badal Junior aka Kakaji proposes that in all Police Station hotlines will be installed!!!!
Has the Police communication network stalled???

The NRIs had a good laugh at the proposals made by father and son jodhi!!!
And the consensus was ' akal donaa wich hai thodi'!!!

UNPA Allies are making noises again!!!!
Say that in UPA's time Farmers have been subjected to immense pain!!!!

Chandrababu never bothered about Farmers when he was the Boss!!!
And in UP with Mulayam farmers are still very cross!!!

Abdullah doesn't know what Farmers do!!!
And from Haryana Farmers when Chautala lost he got the biggest boo!!!

To become a Member Party should have a consistent track record of performance defiance!!!
UNPA is United Non Performers Alliance!!!!!

Seems the Goras have ganged up against BCCI and Indian Team!!!!
By their actions yehi karr raha hai seem!!!

Looks like the Goras want to ban India from cricket!!!
And make it look that India 's out because of hitting its own wicket!!!

Proctor is an all out racist and hands out stringent punishment to non Goras!!!
Goras for a racist Proctor are like his own choras!!!

Don't forget that he's a White from Mandela Land !!!
Where the Blacks ne baja diya tha apartheid system ka band!!!

And Aussies are known for their slanging and rudeness!!!!
Their attitude and lingo shows their crudeness!!

Buckoner once gave Tendulkar out HBW (helmet before wicket)!!!!!
Ball Tendulkar's helmet and he applied the rule for LBW!!

But why is a colored man helping them on this mission!!!
Seems Buckoner is getting cash or immigration as commission!!!

Now I think India should play the rest of the tour and then come back!!!!
And this would just add to the Aussies getting flack!!!

Go through the appeal process and then get on with the game!!!
We are hospitable in our Country and in some other Country we are just the same!!!

Confucius says….. This would not mean that India is giving its other cheek!!!!
But show that India is not weak!!!!!

Flash.... Bhaji's can play till a decision on his appeal is made!!!!
In legal parlance sentence has been stayed!!!

Blundering Buckoner has been shown the door and hope his umpiring days are over!!!
Umpiring to new depths he did lower!!!

Indians should complete the tour and come back with their heads held high!!!!
Play to their best ability and if they loose back home we'll not let out a sigh!!!

Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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RCF Director Finance interview on 11th

PESB will conduct interview for the post of Director Finance in Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF) on Jan 11.

Jain is Director Vijya Bank

Nishank Jain has been nominated on the Board of Vijya Bank.

Pargi is Commissioner SADA in AP

Kamal Kumar B.Pargi has been appointed Commissioner, Shore Area Development Authority in Andhra Pradesh.

RITES issues bonus share

RITES Ltd, Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways has announced issue of bonus shares of Rs.36 crore to its existing shareholders, in the ratio of nine shares for one share held in the company. The paid-up capital of the Company with this bonus issue will stand increased to Rs.40 crore from Rs.4 crore. Entire paid-up capital of the Company is held by the Government of India.The company has also decided to split face value of its share from Rs.100/- to Rs.10/- each. The Shareholders have also approved increasing the authorized capital of the Company to Rs.100 crore. The Company had accumulated reserves of Rs.521 crore as on September 30,2007.RITES was upgraded as a Schedule 'A' Company in July 2007.

UNHCR-CNES Refugee Media Fellowships announced

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in India and the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research on January 8, 2008 have announced three Media Fellowships for journalists in the print media seeking to research and write on refugee issues.The fellowships, called the UNHCR-CNES Refugee Media Fellowships will each be of three months duration. The first fellowship will begin on March, 2008, and run consecutively through till November 2008 and carry an individual award of Rs. 45,000 each, meant for travel and research.The following subjects are the themes of the fellowships: the Chins of Myanmar: Refugee life in a distant neighbour (March-to-June 2008),the need for a Refugee specific legislation in India (June to August) and Sri Lankan Refugees: away from home across the Palk Straits (September to November). The age limit for media fellows is 30-45 years. "The effort is to build capacity and better understanding among journalists interested in refugee issues, especially at the middle-level, but also to publish their findings and observations extensively in the Indian media," said Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee of C-NES and senior journalist. "It is hoped that through this opportunity for an in-depth review of refugee issues, journalists will be strengthened in their efforts to inform public opinion," said Carol Batchelor, Chief of Mission, UNHCR India. Completed Applications to be submitted by: 31 January, 2008.For further details, contact Sanjoy Hazarika at 26121426 or sanjoy@c-nes.org or < sanjoyha@gmail.com>.

English club International Offers Linguistic reflex formula

English club International now offers Linguistic Reflex Formula- an innovative and practical learning method developed by the Research division of The English club International, to help people speak fluent English.According to Alan Roberts club's Academic Director"English club International aims at revisiting the basic rules to speak and write English. It redefines the communication to help people learn English and makes a shift from the existing paradigm of cramming the grammar rules to getting the basic understanding of the language. This can be clearly seen in the native English speakers who may not know the grammar rules but are fluent with English."

Sandeepan Deb to join RPG group

Sandeepan Deb who has quit from the Express group is poised to join the RPG group.Deb would be Editor and Publisher with the publishing segment, a division of Sa Re Ga Ma Ltd.

RPG group to enter publishing business

The RPG group is aiming to launch four magazines,Sandeepan Deb ex Editor Financial Express will be Editor & Director of the publishing division at the RPG group.

Rahul Johari quits Rediffusion DY&R

Rahul Johari has resigned from Rediffusion DY&R Mumbai.
He was Executive Creative Director(ECD)with the company.