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Chandrasekhar unlikely to succeed Chatterjee
Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar is unlikely to succeed Deepak Chatterjee in Brusells. He is going to continue on the present post. Speculations were rife about his moving to Brusells.
Mukhopadhyay to be Ambassador to Chile
Mrs. Nengcha L Mukhopadhyay currently in Beirut is set to l go to Chile as Ambassador. She is 1980 batch IFS officer.
Ms Radhika Doraiswamy is now Secy Posts
Ms Radhika Doraiswamy is holding the fort as Secretary Posts after her predecessor incumbent Secretary I.M.G. Khan took VRS & joined UPSC as a member. Khan was due to retire in July 2008.Ms Radhika Doraiswamy is an Indian Postal Service (IPS) officer of the 1974 batch. Only a technical order has to be issued otherwise she is holding the charge after Khan's departure.
(We said on April 21,2008)
Asha Swarup to leave on June 20 ?
Secretary Information and Broadcasting Ms Asha Swarup is leaving the Government of India to join parent cadre Himachal Pradesh on June 20. 1973 batch IAS officer Ms Swarup is joining as Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh.
Will Lavasa be Joint Secretary Petroleum ?
Name of Ashok Lavasa is in circulation for the post of Joint Secretary Petroleum. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Harinarayan appointed IRDA Chairman
Finally J. Harinarayan has been appointed Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA).He is retired 1970 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on February 18
Two state DGPs in DG RPF panel
Kerala DGP Raman Srivastava and Himachal Pradesh DGP Ahswini Kumar figure in the panel of DG RPF. Both belong to 1973 batch IPS.1972 batch UP cadre IPS officer Y P Singh also figures in the panel. The post of DG RPF is falling vacant by this month end.
Panda to get extension ?
Special Director Enforcement S K Panda is all set to get three months extension in service. Is this move something to do with some particular case ?.
Who will be Director Enforcement ?
Government has so far not taken decision about the appointment of new Director of Enforcement. One panel has already been rejected by the Government.
Who will be DGP of Himachal Pradesh ?
Who will succeed Ashwini Kumar as DGP of Himachal Pradesh? It is widely believed that 1974 batch IPS officer G S Gill who is currently on deputation to the GoI will succeed Ahswini Kumar who is all set to go on deputation to the GoI. If this move is not materialized then 1977 batch IPS officer D S Minhas will be the choice of the Dhumal Government.
Who backed khan ?
There is a curiosity in the IAS circles as to who backed Secretary Posts I M G Khan for the post of Member of the UPSC. Atleast a dozen serving and retired IAS officers were aspiring for the post.It is believed that Khan was backed by Vice President Hamid Ansari.
Placement Committee to meet today
Placement Committee to finalise transfers and postings of Commissioners of Income-Tax is meeting on Wednesday. Secretary Revenue P V Bhide was to proceed on two weeks leave has delayed his departure by one week to finalise transfers.
Dainik Bhaskar to launch TV channel
The Dainik Bhaskar group being headed by Ramesh Agrawal is going to launch a television channel on the national horizon of India by early next year.
Money is not a problem for Samajwadi party
Now money is not a problem for the Samajwadi Party. In order to become a national party ,leaders are willing to spend any amount of money on the winning candidate any where in India. A hunt is on for the winning candidates.
Career opportunities for civil service personnel
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Village of IAS
Vangaon is considered to be a village of IAS. This village in Saharsa district of Bihar has reportedly produced about one dozen IAS officers during the past ten years.
Warning of IPS officer went unheeded
Naxal menace is a big headache for the Chhattisgarh Government. Infact, the then Bastar DIG N K Singh had sent a note to the PHQ saying "Naxal problem is to come up in the years to come as a serious problem". And the note of retired 1963 batch IPS officer N K Singh has proved correct.
Vijay Kumar's resignation accepted
The Government of India(GOI) has accepted the resignation of Vijay Kumar IRS (IT) Probationer of the 60th batch.
IPS changes in Karnataka
DGP R. Sri Kumar has been appointed Officer on Special Duty in charge of Law and Order, in addition to his present postA.R. Infant has been made as ADGP, Law and Order.Kuchanna Srinivasan has been appointed Additional Director-General of Police, Karnataka State Reserve Police.
IAS changes in Himachal Pradesh
Manoj Kumar has been appointed Director, Industries. Anil Khachi has been posted as Secretary, Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs. V.P. Gupta has been appointed Secretary, Printing and Stationary. Manisha Sridhar has been posted as Secretary, Cooperation. G.R. Gazta, MD, Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation, has been given additional charge as the Divisional Commissioner, Kangra
New DC of Kolar
B. Shivappa has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Kolar district. He is 1998 batch IAS officer.
IFS officer gets new posting in AP
Vinay Kumar, Conservator of Forests, has been appointed Special Commissioner, Command Area Development and Water Management, in the office of the Commissioner, CAD.
Lt Gen Karan Singh takes over
Lt General Karan Singh Yadava has taken over as the Director General of Assam Rifles in Shillong.
IAS reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
There is major IAS reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. New postings are Mssrs Rakesh Srivastava Collector Indore,Akash Tripathi Collector Gwalior,Vivek Agrawal MD Warehousing Corporation,Ajatshatru Collector Chhindwara,Vinod Singh Additional Commissioner Indore,Rajnish Vaish Secretary Home,G K Sarthak Collector Mandsaur,B G Billore Collector Datia,M Geeta Collector Rewa,S N Sharma Dy Secretary,D P Ahuja Collector Sehore,Ram Kinkar Gupta Collector Morena,Bharat Kumar Vyas Collector Neemuch,Raghvendra Singh Collector Dewas ,Mukesh Gupta Collector Guna,K P Rahi Collector Tikamgarh,Pushpalata Singh Collector Harda,Pawan Kumar Sharma Collector Burhanpur,K D Ekka Gas Relief Commissioner,Rajesh Rajora Secretary State Election Commission,Sanjay Dube Additional Secretary CM Secretariat,Hari Ranjan Rao Collector Jabalpur,G P Tiwari Additional Secretary,Sachin Sinha Collector Hoshangabad,Urmil Mishra Director ST Projects,Manish Shrivastava Additional Secretary,S S Bansal Deputy Secretary,Navneet Kothari Collector Shivpuri and P C Meena additional charge of Labour Commissioner.
Ravi Dhingra is Secretary Inter State Council (UPDATED)
Ravi Dhingra has been appointed Secretary of the Inter State Council Secretariat in the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA).Dhingra who is currently Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh is 1972 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on June 4 )
Venkatchalam to be DG, CAPART (UPDATED)
V Venkatchalam has been appointed as Director General(DG) of the Council for Advancement of Rural Technology (CAPART).He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Chinmaoy Basu is Addl Secretary Land Resources (UPDATED)
Chinmoy Basu has been appointed as Additional Secretary Land Resources in the Indian Government's Ministry of Rural Development. He is an IAS officer of the Orissa cadre who belongs to the 1977 batch.
Bhaskar Chatterjee is Advisor,PC (UPDATED)
Bhaskar Chatterjee has been appointed as Advisor to the Planning Commission(PC).Chatterjee who is an IAS officer of the Orissa cadre belongs to the 1975 batch.
PM addresses 2006 batch IFS (UPDATED)
The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has asked the Indian diplomats to develop an Indian perspective on what is happening in our neighbourhood so that it can be used as an analytical tool in making our foreign policy. Dr Singh was speaking to the IFS probationary officers of 2006 batch in New Delhi today. In his wide ranging speech, Dr Singh commented on the need for India to cooperate with different nations of the world while at the same time protect our vital strategic national interests.
Six CCITs transferred (UPDATED)
As many as Chief Commissioners of Income Tax(CCITs) have been transaferred.They are: Milap Jain DGIT(Administration)Delhi to DGIT (Investigation),Kalyan Chand CCIT-II Pune to DGIT (Administration) Delhi, B.K.Gupta CCIT -X Kolkata to CCIT-II Kolkata, O.P.Sachan CCIT Thiruvanthapuram to CCIT Cochin & Karan Singh CCIT -VI Chennai to CCIT-IV Chennai.Apart from this additional charge was given to four CCITs.They are:CCIT-Pune to hold additional charge of CCIT-II Pune,CCIT-II Kolkata to hold additional charge of CCIT-X Kolkata & CCIT-IV Chennai to hold additional charge of CCIT-VI Chennai.

FORUM
Retirement age should be 65
The raising of retirement age to 65 by PM/FM would be welcomed by the government servants and they would stop pressing for pay raise and other benefits. It would also be in line with international retirement age. People are marrying late and their children are still not settled when they are 60. So this is a welfare measure. Do the protagonists of early reitrement really think that they can take on a new career at age 60 ?.
Civil Servant

This would cause negative effect
I have seen the views of Devindra on the increase of retirement age to 65. I don't feel that the FM would have agreed as said in his opinion. Any such move now would definitely cause negative effect and would also raise doubts if it is meant to be given favour to someone otherwise it would have been ordered immediately on the announcement of the 6th pay Commission in February itself. If the FM has agreed then this raise must be given from 1st Jan 2008 and all those who have retired must be given an option to return in case they are ready to return the terminal benefits. This would be a just and proper decision to give advantage to all without any discrimination to all those would had been waiting from Jan 2008 and have retired in the meantime.
D K Singh

CSS and CSSS
I read your comments that CSSS are not policy makers and have placed the CSS on the better side. By this you mean to say that an LDC is more capable than a Steno. In the earlier days an LDC used to work only in diary and dispatch. Now a days they are given table work, do you think that they execute their work properly. NO. They just play with the language and try to mislead in many matters. Can an LDC be the policy maker in the Government? Since times have changed and the necessities of the Government has changed, it is better that both the CSS and CSSS cadres are merged. Moreover after merger also the people having higher qualifications (Graduates) should be promoted immediately. The merger will also bring with it the promotional aspects that exist in both. A systematic way should be worked out for future promotions. The persons having lesser qualifications should not be promoted and should be given some time frame to clear their graduation exams. Graduation should be made the minimum level of entry. Merger of the CSS and CSSS will help the government in framing/implementing many of its programmes/policies more efficiently and will reduce the burden on the exchequer.
Kalvin Kevin

CSS and CSSS
I fully agree with the enlightened views of Suman Sharma and would supplement her that the CSSS are no way less than any other Central Secretariat Service. It is a daunting task to work at very senior level with tight time schedules, quick and timely action, always watching the next move and keep an eye on latest development in the office. The CSSS fraternity has always to be alert and agile and really deserve to be promoted to not only director's level but joint secretary's level (let us hope that comes through in the near future). The CSSS are always willing to cooperate with any other service for common benefit. Let us try to resolve any difference and have a level playing field and realise each other's importance in day to day Government working.
Shiv Shankar

CSS and CSSS
Being an ex CSS Officer,I feel obliged to give my comments. please remember that there used to be recruitment to S.O.s cadre from the Civil Services Examination till recent past. It is foolish to compare CSS with CSSS. One must however admit that the CSSS possesses such skills to further prospects being in close proximity to higher ups including the Ministers. The CSS lack these capabilities due to the very nature of their work. They toil during their career and even reaching DS level is not assured while the CSSS is now slated to get Dir level!No wonder, not many flock to CSS nowadays.
RACBHAT

Many communities have no representation
There may be hundreds of community which may not have any representation all. People are turning ridiculous. Please send only those things which carry some sense.
Haryana bureaucrat

Austerity measures by State Governments
Several measures have been taken by the centre to cut down expenditure where as state governments continue to spend lavishly on non plan expenditure. But look at the states every un important posts will have vehicles and other paraphernalia. Its time austerity measures trickle down to state governments also
Praveen

Foreign travel costs less than 1 per cent
It's very sad to note that this is your understanding of the issue.
Foreign travel constitutes less than 1% of the Finance Ministry Budget!
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish.