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Jumbo bureaucratic reshuffle on the anvil in Delhi
There is going to be jumbo reshuffle in bureaucracy at the Government of India (GOI) level perhaps first time this year .Many Secretary & Additional Secretary level changes are expected to take place shortly.
CBI Director unlikely to get extension
If top sources are to be believed CBI Director Vijay Shankar Tiwari is not getting extension beyond July . He is 1969 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
New post of Secretary in Government of India
A new post of Secretary Disaster Management is being created in the Government of India.
Naresh Dayal to continue in Health
It is now widely believed in the corridors of power that Naresh Dayal will not be moved to the Petroleum Ministry .It means 1972 batch UP cadre IAS officer, Dayal, is going to continue as Secretary Health and Family Welfare.
Will Bhave be Secretary Petroleum ?
Now the name of Secretary Consumer Affairs has started doing the round for the post of Secretary Petroleum . He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Why did Sushma Singh meet I&B Minister ?
Why did Ms Sushma Singh meet Union Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Das Munshi ?.Is she going to be the next I & B Secretary?. Sushma Singh is 1972 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Who will be Secretary General of IIC ?
Who will succeed P C Sen as Secretary General of the India International Centre (IIC)?.Names of Secretary Culture Abhijit Sen Gupta, IFS officer Veena Sikri, Former IAS officer Shyam Bajpai and Principal of a Delhi College Kavita Sharma are currently doing the round .
Tshering is Director Cabinet Secretariat
M R Tshering has joined the Cabinet Secretariat as a Director. He is 1998 batch Indian Postal Service Officer..
Who helped diffuse the Gujjar Crisis in Rajasthan?
In addition to Ramdas Agarwal MP and Om Prakash Mathur, President BJP Rajasthan, four IAS officers who are being credited with diffusing the crisis in Rajasthan are D C Samant, Chief Secretary, Sunil Arora, Pr Secy to CM, S N Thanvi, Pr Secy, Water Resources and Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Information & Public Relations. Role of both print and electronic media is also being praised as these remained positive throughout.
Mishra is Dy Secretary IPP
Shyamal Mishra has joined as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in the Government of India. He is 1996 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Manish Kumar selected by World Bank !
Manish Kumar, an IA&AS service officer of 1993 batch has been selected to work with the Beering Point , a private contractor with World Bank. Manish Kumar is presently working with a project of UNDP in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Venkatachalam out of race ?
V Venkatachalam who was number one in the first panel submitted for the post of Director of Enforcement is reportedly now out of the race. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Will Samant be Member of Postal Board ?
Name of S Samant has started doing the round for the post of Postal Board. He is presently CGM Business Development.
Upadhyay to join CBI
Ghanshyam Upadhyay is being tipped to join the CBI as SP. He is 1999 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.
Das to return next month
Resident Director in New York Saurabh Kumar Das is returning to the parent West Bengal Cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1986 batch IAS officer.
Gaurav Gupta appointed head KPTL
Gaurav Gupta has been appointed as MD of the Karnataka Power Transmission Ltd (KPTL).He is 1990 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on June 12 )
Minor IPS changes in MP
In a minor shake up of IPS officers Madhya Pradesh Government has posted Anshuman Yadav SP Indore as Commandant 23rd Battalion SAF Bhopal,Mrs.Deepika Suri who so far was Commandant 23rd Battalion SAF Bhopal has been made Commandant 8th Battalion SAF Chhindwara, S.M.Kanwar Commandant 8th Battalion SAF Chhindwara has been shifted to RAPTC as Commandant Indore and V.C.Verma SP Mandla has been made Commandant 18th Battalion SAF Shivpuri.
P Babbar posted in Railway Board
Pompa Babbar HAG ,IRAS has been posted as Advisor (AR) in the Railway Board.
Interpretation of transfer policy triggers resentment in CBEC
Interpretation of transfer policy by members of the Central Board of Excise & Customs(CBEC) like arbitrary fixation of cut off date has triggered a resentment among officers of the CBEC. As the grapevine has it even compassionate grounds are not being considered while flouting norms set by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT).
Transfers of Addl/Jt Commissioners of CBEC delayed
Transfers of officers belonging to the Central Board of Excise & Customs(CBEC)at the Additional /Joint Commissioner level,as it is pending with the Indian Minister of State for Revenue S.S. Palanimanickam.
Dev on extraordinary leave
1976 batch Orissa cadre IAS officer Jayanth Kumar Deve has been on extraordinary leave since 2002.
IAS reshuffle in Karnataka
There is major IAS reshuffle in Karnataka. New postings are :-Mssrs M.V. Jayanthi Regional Commissioner Mysore Division., B.R. Jayaramaraje Urs Secretary Revenue, G.V. Kongwad MD Karnataka State Beverages Corporation Limited G.M. Dhananjaya Regional Commissioner, Bangalore Division, G.S. Narayanaswamy Commissioner for Employment and Training, K.S. Prabhakara Commissioner, Religious and Charitable Endowment, K. Amaranarayana DV Davangere district. R. Narayanaswamy DC Chikmagalur district. N. Prabhakarappa Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes (Intelligence), Darpan Jain DC Dharwad, Shamla Iqbal Director, Rural Infrastructure Development, C. Shikha CEO Dharwad Zilla Panchayat. K H Gopalakrishne Gowda MD Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board, D Satyamurthy MD Karnataka Neeravari Nigama Limited.
Nath is Additional CP in Orissa
1993 batch IPS officer Susanta Kumar Nath has joined as Additional Commissioner Bhubneshwar-Cuttack.He has replaced Y B Khurania who has been made DIG Northern Range Sambalpur.
Dalwai gets additional charge of T&H in Orissa
Commissoner-cum-Secretary, Steel and Mines Department , A.M.R.Dalwaihas been given additional charge of Secretary, Textile and Handloom in place of Ms.Anita Agnihotri who has gone on central deputation. Dalwai is 1984 batch of IAS officer who belongs to Orissa cadre.
Ashok Chawla gets additional charge of I & B (UPDATED)
Secretary Civil Aviation Ashok Chawla has been given additional charge of Secretary Information and Broadcasting for a period of three months or until further orders. He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Asha Swarup relieved for HP (UPDATED)
Secretary Information and Broadcasting Ms Asha Swarup was repatriated to the parent Himachal Pradesh cadre on Thursday.1973 batch IAS officer Ms Swarup is joining as Chief Secretary of the state next week.
Raghubir Singh is back to IA & AS cadre (UPDATED)
The Competent Authority has approved the repatriation of Raghubir Singh, IA&AS (72), Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, to his parent cadre.
Assistant/Deputy Commissioners of IT transferred (UPDATED)
As many as 28 Assistant /Deputy Commissioners of Income Tax have been transferred. They are: Gaurav Batham W.B. to Gujarat, Ramdev KTK to TN, B.D.Singh UP(E) to Mumbai, K.Shyam Prasad Gujarat to Mumbai,Deep Chand Gujarat to Mumbai, S.K.Soni MP to Mumbai, K.Rajashekhar TN to AP, S.D.Deshmukh Pune to Mumbai, B.K.Mistry UP(W) to WB, Amisha S.Gupt Gujarat to NWR, Zeenia Handa NWR to Delhi, R.Seetharaman TN to KTK, C.P.Jayanarayanan TN to Kerala, D.J.Vyas Mumbai to Gujarat, Rakesh Tripathi UP (E)to UP (W), R.K. Gupta Delhi to UP(W), I.C.S.Kaushik Gujarat to Mumbai, Shivalingaiah AP to KTK, K.Gopala Krishna KTK to AP, Usha N.Shrote Gujarat to Mumbai, Vidhyasagar R.Patil Pune to Mumbai, Manisha Kinnu UP (W) to Delhi, Nikhil Verma Nagpur to Delhi, Vandana V.Mohite Pune to NWR, Kamlesh Makwana Nagpur to Gujarat, Swapna Nanu Ambatt KTK to Kerala, S.R.Singh NADT to Pune & Ashok Khanna UOP -UP(W) to Rajasthan.
Rananjay Singh is DGI & R (UPDATED)
Rananjay Singh on deputation for five years has been appointed as Director General (DG) Investigation & Registration(DGI & R).So far Singh was Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) Bareily.
CBDT for local placements at local level (UPDATED)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided that from now onwards placements of all officers to various Directorates will be done by the local placement Committee in consultation with concerned DGIT & in accordance with the transfer policy.And no reference for posting of officers of directorates will need now be sent to the Board except for Directorate of vigilance

CORPORATE
VP Aggarwal is on top in panel of Chairman AAI
VP Aggarwal Director (Personnel) Airports Authority of India(AAI) is number one in the panel for the post of AAI's Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD) as present incumbent Dr. K Ramalingam's term would end later this year.Interview for the post was held on Tuesday.
HP Appoints Marius Haas to Lead ProCurve Networking
HP has appointed Marius Haas as senior vice president and general manager of the ProCurve Networking business.
Philp is GM SBH
Joseph Philip has assumed charge as general manager (P & D) State Bank of Hyderabad. He was working as general manager (associate banks consolidation) in the State Bank of India.
Jalan in HDFC Board
Former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan has joined as Director on the Board of HDFC.
Mehta is now ED and Head
Nipun Mehta has been appointed as Executive Director & Head of SG Private Banking for India. Banks wealth management arm of the Societe Generale group, announced his posting business development will be his major responsibility.
Pendekar appointed Trustee of JNPT
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) of Mumbai has appointed Ashish Pendekar as a Trustee for coming two years. Pednekar was also elected as Vice-Chairman of the National Federation of Freight Forwarders (FFFA).
Rao to join Insurance JV
CMD of Canara Bank M B N Rao who is retiring on June 30 will take over as Chairman of the Bank's Life Insurance JV.
Chengarayalu is Regional Chairman
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has appointed P. Chengarayalu as Regional Chairman of the Task Force on South Zone II for Food processing industries.
Anurag Gupta quits Ogilvy Action
Anurag Gupta President Ogilvy Action India has reportedly quit his job.
Powergrid's net by 17.82 % (UPDATED)
A Navratna PSU and the Central Transmission Utility of the Country, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has reported a net profit of Rs 1448.47 crore for the financial year ended March 2008, a 17.82% rise as compared to the previous year. The turnover of the Corporation rose to Rs.5081.53crore from Rs. 4097.15crore, up by 24.03%. At present POWERGRID is operating around 68,000 ckt. kms. of transmission lines along with 115 Sub-stations with transformation capacity of more than 75,000 MVA. With the use of state-of-the-art preventive maintenance techniques, average availability of transmission systems during the year 2007-08 was maintained at 99.65%. POWERGRID continues to wheel about 45% of total power generated in the country through its transmission network

Pranab Da went to meet Karat to plead for the Deal,
To plead they say he was even prepared to kneel!!!!
It's like Pranab Da went with a katora pleading ' Gareebo ki sunno '!!!
And like he does when he's on the road 'Karat just upped his window saying no'!!!!
Manu had threatened and now Pranab Da is begging,
Now on the Deal hopes Congress is pegging!!!!
Now Congress wants to make the Nuclear Deal its showpiece!!!!!
When it applies to the Public (general elections) for an extension of its power lease!!!
US has said that till Jan 20th 2009 things can be worked out!!!!!
But here the Deal has been afflicted with Commie gout!!!!
The gout is so severe that Deal cannot move!!!!
Now in a last ditch effort Pranab Da with a katora karr raha hai Commies mein move!!!!!
There is no doubt that India will loose out if there is no Nuclear Deal,
And basis of the Deal should be in the World there is nothing like a free meal!!!
To take we have to give…. give and take!!!
This is how a Deal hotha hai make!!!!
While India is stuck on the Deal other Countries are galloping ahead!!!!!
Afflicted with Commie caused gout 123 Deal has been laid down in bed!!!!
In the meantime Congress is working on another Deal,
On how to revive Congress's fortunes in UP Congress is trying to deal!!!
Congress in all probability is trying to tie with Mulayam!!!!
Who will Congress send with a katora to make Mualyam mulayam????
Because they say Mulayam is blowing hot and cold!!!!
And he knows allying with Congress means walking out of the UNPA fold!!!
Mulayam needs to think!!!!
Because of a horrible performance in the Center Congress karr rahi hai stink!!!!
And if SP allies with Congress SP will stink too!!!!
Doesn't look like a very sensible thing to do!!!!
Seems DMK is worried of alienating smokers in the State!!!!
As you know Ramdoss has been targeting cigarettes of late!!!!
So DMK has cut its ties with PMK and sent a signal to smokers!!!!
'DMK is with tobacco stokers!'!!!
There are many other reasons too for the split!!!!!
On account of political and personal bitterness the wick of separation was lit!!!!
Laloo is now getting worried about his condition in Bihar !!!
There is no doubt again RJD in Bihar will face haar!!!!
People realize that buffoonery is just good for a few laughs and nothing more!!!!
After some time buffoonery karne laghti hai bore!!!!
Now with Nitish at the helm they've realized 'governance kiss chidiya ka naam hai'!!!!
Now it's Laloo 'tha' and Nitish 'hai'!!!!
Laloo sweets and toys have disappeared from shops!!!!!
In Bihar using crutches RJD hops!!!!
And once UPA is booted of in the General Elections Laloo will be jobless in Delhi too!!
What will he do????
Maybe he'll embark on a lecture tour of Africa and teach the Masai tribes a thing or two!!
Without spilling a drop of blood bloodsucking how one can do!!!!
Pawar on the other hand when he goes powerless will take to tasting wine!!!
And as he drinks wine for his powerful days he'll pine!!!
No doubt both he and Laloo will win themselves and become MPs but will be in Opposition!!!
And for both this will be a very painful and difficult proposition!!
Confucius says….. for the powerful to become powerless is the height of pain!!!!!!
Sometimes drives people insane!!!
Adds…. It's like from a Merc to cycle one is relegated!!!!
Very difficult to bear though easily stated!!!!!
Bharat Kumar

FORUM
Why Government Babus ?
Isn't it dignified to address Government employees as Government Officials instead of Government Babus?? Any views please.
S S Nayyar
Enough on 6th Pay Commission
Enough on 6th Pay Commission has been written with so much on inter service bickerings. One fact that is being noticed in the powers of Corridors at least in North Block, Shastri Bhawan, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Udyog Bhawan and Nirman Bhawan is that employees cutting across all services and cadres , different levels and hierarchies including IAS, IRS,IRTS,ITS,CSS and other services is that most of government officers have lost complete interest in the work due to poor salary and growth prospects. Spending in school fees, necessities and even living an ordinary life do not leave anything in hand at the end of the month. Officers are constantly found discussing over plans looking for leaving government job. So much is the apathy that lower staff just do not work due to lack of any benefits. Afraid that most of us might become sick waiting for the pay commission implementation. Government must come out with almost doubling the benefits as recommended by Pay commission.
RK
DOPT Should Issue Guidelines on ACR
The Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.7631 of 2002: Dev Dutt Vs Union of India has held that ACR in no more confidential document. It can be shown to the concerned official. The Supreme Court has also held, "Non-communication of entries in the Annual Confidential Report of a public servant, whether he is in civil, judicial,police or any other service (other than the military), certainly has civil consequences because it may affect his chances for promotion or get other benefits. Hence, such non-communication would be arbitrary, and as such violative of Article 14 of the Constitution."
The DOPT should issue necessary directions to all the Departments/ Ministries in view of the above said Judgement in the interest of the country. This will bring transparency/ efficiency in the working of Government. The entries/ gradings below the benchmark adversely effect the career of the officers so such gradings must be communicated to the concerned officer for improvement.
Meenakshi Roy
The debate between the 60 and 65 retirement age is getting hotter as it is imminent that the government is about to announce 65 any day now. The early retirement protagonists are clearly losing the battle to the vast majority of opinion that favours 65. Wait for 8 weeks for an announcement.
Thakur
Increase in Retirement age to adversely affect the Congress
Contrary to common perception, the move to increase retirement age can boomerang on Congress. For every post likely to be available due to retirement, there are many aspirants to get promotion. This will cause more employees (and families) to be dissatisfied than the persons getting advantage of increase in retirement age. In the coming election, young voters looking for job will come out to vote in large numbers and opposition parties including student wing of BJP and Left parties can create despair on this issue. What will happen to Rahul Gandhi's assurance to his young leaders and supporters on the job front?
Madan
Those who want to 'infuse young blood' through early retirement, because a person brain cells start getting damaged after 35, should opt for immediate retirement / resignation and make way for better brains. But those who are honest and need to work till 65 should be allowed to do so.
Aditi
Retirement age for good officers - Till death do them part
Retirement age for bad officers - ?
MRP