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IAS officer seeks VRS in Andhra Pradesh
Harish Kumar Joint MD of APTransco, has applied for voluntary retirement. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Chandan Roy's anointment as NTPC chief in a limbo
As the grapevine has it the appointment of Chandan Roy as Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD) of the National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC)is in a limbo.Present CMD of NTPC T.Sankaralingam is due to superannuate on April 30,2008.Roy is one of the Directors in NTPC.
Empanelment of IFS officers to IG rank this week
The meeting to finalise empanelment of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers to the rang of IG in Government of India(GOI) is going to take place this week. There are seven vacancies of IG level in GOI. Though IFS officers upto 1988 batch are entitled, IFS officers upto the 1983 batch will be considered.
Will IAS be Secretary Security ?
Latest indication says that this time IAS officer will be appointed Secretary Security in the Government of India. Present Secretary Security 1971 batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IPS officer S R Mehra is superannuating on Monday.
CBDT to be dominated by 1971 batch IRS
Post 31st March Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is set to be dominated by 1971 Batch IRS officers.
Thomson is also in run for JS Banking
Jiji Thomson is also in the run for the post of Joint Secretary Banking in the Government of India. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Neera Yadav seeks VRS
Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary during Mulayam Singh Yadav regime Neera Yadav has sought VRS.1971 batch IAS officer Neera Yadav is scheduled to retire on June 30.
Member SEBI to be choice of Chairman
It is believed that new Member of the SEBI will be the choice of new SEBI Chairman .
Satpathy to join CAT in Chennai
R Satpathy has been appointed Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) at Chennai. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Trinath Mishra gets one year extension
The ONGC has granted one year extension to Trinath Mishra in his tenure as an Advisor. Tenure of 1965 batch UP cadre IPS officer had expired last month.
Jindal is Deputy Secretary Banking
Sanjeev Kumar Jindal has joined the Department of Financial Services as Deputy Secretary. He is a 1989 batch CSS officer.
Praveen Agrawal gets additional charge of KPT
Chairman of the Goa Port Trust Praveen Agrawal has been given additional charge of the Kandla Port Trust.
Ramesh Narainswamy not to join CAT
Former Delhi Chief Secretary Ramesh Narainswamy is believed to have declined to join the CAT as a Member.1971 batch UT cadre IAS officer Narainswamy is going to be associated with the Commonwealth Games.
Who is behind the game ?
How Indian Human Resource Development(HRD)Minister Arjun Singh was humiliated at recently held function in Delhi?This question is doing rounds in corridors of power.As the grapevine has it one of his Junior Ministers was behind this.It may be stated that for that function none other than journalists had shown up.
Yogendra Narain to join INTACH
Former Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha Yogendra Narain is joining the INTACH on April 1 as Member Secretary . He is retired 1965 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
AS Ahlawat to get some important post
DIG Chandigarh Administration Antar Singh Ahlawat who is back to the parent Haryana cadre will either assume the charge of Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Mewat Development Agency (MDA) or get some other important posting in Gurgaon. He is 1992 batch IPS officer. Ahlawat's posting as CEO MDA was done by the Haryana Government, about a year ago, but he could not join because he was not relieved by the Chandigarh Administration.
Army officers opposed to the pay panel report
Officers belonging to the Indian Army are reportedly quite unhappy with recommendations of the 6th Pay Panel. They are going to represent before the Government of India (GOI)for removal of anomalies before the panel's report was accepted by the GOI.
Ms. Noor Jehan to retire in May
Ms. Noor Jehan, Director Operations with the department of Posts, is going to retire on April 31, May 2008.
Large scale IAS changes in Maharashtra likely
A large scale changes in postings of Maharashtra cadre IAS officers are on the anvil. There are many Secretary level posts that are to be filled by appointing full time Secretaries. For instance posts of Secretary Housing, Secretary Urban Development & Rural Development are being looked after as additional charges by different officers. Secretary Industries VK Jerath also retires today.
Khan is new Principal Secretary Industries, Maharashtra
A M Khan has been appointed new Principal Secretary Industries in Maharashtra. He is 1979 batch IAS officer.
Three in panel for HS, Chandigarh Administration
Names of three IAS officers of the Haryana cadre figure in the panel for Home Secretary of the Chandigarh Administration. They are Ms. Jyoti Arora MD Power Corporation(1987 batch), Rajesh Khullar Commissioner of the Faridabad civic body & Roshan Lal Director Rural Development(1984 batch).
Major bureaucratic surgery in Haryana soon
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Huda is to carry out a massive bureaucratic surgery in near future. While performer incumbents will be rewarded with good postings, non performers are likely to be shunted out.
Haryana CM in dilemma over Director Town & Country Planning
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Huda is reportedly in a dilemma over the selection of new Director Town & Country Planning (TCP) as present incumbent Director Sudip Dhillon (1984 batch) is bound to become Secretary somewhere. As the grapevine has it, prospective candidates are trying to get strings pulled in their favour with the help of a High Court judge, senior Congress functionaries in Delhi or through trusted lieutenants of CM Huda. This has put Huda in a dilemma because an honest & an efficient bureaucrat is required for the post of Direct TCP.
IAS changes in Bihar
K C Saha has been appointed Principal Secretary SC and ST Welfare. Vishwa Nath Singh has been made MD of the Bihar State Water Board. Jaimangal Singh will now be Additional Secretary Backward Class. Amrendra Narain Singh has been moved to the Board of Revenue. Sudhir Kumar will be Additional Secretary Health. Vishnu Dev Prasad will now be Additional Secretary Personnel.
IPS reshuffle in Bihar
There is major IPS reshuffle in Bihar. SPs OF 21 districts have been changed. New postings are Mssrs :- Amit Kumar SSP Patna, Kundan Krishna SP Bhagalpur, Sudhanshu Kumar SP Mujaffarpur, S K Jha SP Darbhanga, N H Khan SP East Champaran, J S Gangwar SP Rohtas, SP Banka, D N Gupta AIG (1), Paresh Saxena SP Gaya, Umesh Kumar SP Sewan, Sunil Kumar SP Bhojapur, Shahrukh Malik Commandant Gaya, S Raveendran SP Rail Patna, Vinit Vinayak SP New Nalanda, Sunil Kumar Sinha Commandant Dehri, B S Meena SP Purnia, Amit Kumar Jain SP Buxer, Dr K K Singh SP Khagaria Ajitabh Kumar SP Sitamarhi, Binod Kumar Commandant Darbhanga, M R Nayak SP Kishanganj, K S Anupam SP West Champaran, Amrit Raj SP Gopalganj, R K Rathi SP Madhubani, Arvind Kumar SP Jehanabad, Binod Kumar Choudhary SP Banka, Satish Kumar SP Weaker Sections and M A Siddiqui SP Araria. Three 1992 batch IPS officers, A R Ambedkar, B Srinivasan and K K Verma, have been promoted to the rank of DIG. AIG(I) Ambedkar has been made DIG, Shahabad Range. Vigilance SP Srinivasan has been DIG (vigilance) while Verma, AIG, BMP (Patna) has been made DIG (personnel). State Crime Record Bureau DIG Gupteshwar Pandey has been made DIG (security) in the special branch.
Paramita Tripathi to move to Tokyo
Second Secretary in the United States Paramita Tripathi has been moved to Tokyo in place of P K Gautam
Swadheen Kshtriya is new PS to Maharashtra CM
Swadheen Kshtriya has been given additional charge of the Principal Secretary to the Maharashtra Chief Minister. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.
Mehta is Chairman of Knowledge Commission in Rajasthan
Former Chief Secretary M L Mehta has been appointed Chairman of the newly constituted Knowledge Commission in Rajasthan.
IFS changes in Himachal Pradesh
R.K.Gupta will now be additional principal chief conservator of forests (human resource development), Headquarters. R.K.Sood has been made State Forest Corporation MD . K.Dass will move as additional principal chief conservator of forests, CAT plan. R.K.Kapoor will be the new director of the mid-Himalayan watershed project, Solan.
Anil M.Nawani is DG in Chhattisgarh (Updated)
Anil M.Nawani has been promoted from the rank of Additional Director General(ADG) to the rank of DGP.Nawani who is an IPS officer of the 1978 batch of the Chhattisgarh cadre after his promotion will be DG,Chhattisgarh Armed Force(CAF).So far he was ADG,CAF.
Sant Kumar Paswan is DG in Chhattisgarh (Updated)
Sant Kumar Paswan has been promoted from the rank of Additional Director General(ADG) to the rank of DGP.Paswan who is an IPS officer of the 1978 batch of the Chhattisgarh cadre after his promotion will be DG,Jail & Home Guards.So far he was ADG,Jail & Home Guards.
Ramniwas is ADG in Chhattisgarh (Updated)
Ramniwas has been promoted from the rank of Inspector General of Police(IGP)to the rank of Additional Director General(ADG).Ramniwas who is an IPS officer of the 1982 batch of the Chhattisgarh cadre after his promotion will be ADG,Planning & Provisioning(P & P) & Chhattisgarh Armed Force(CAF).So far he was IG, CAF.From the date of assumption of charge of Ramniwas,Subhash Atre ADG Administration will be relieved of the charge of ADG ,P & P.

BSP and Mayawati are fittest
I think BSP and Mayavati will be the fittest party to handle the IAS as she has been doing in UP . I wish all the people of India to vote for BSP to abolish this irrational of Brahaminism in the bureaucracy i.e. IAS.
DK
No benefit to IFS officers
The sixth Pay commission has not given any of the benefit the IFS officers working in the active field specially in the middle level management/supervisory officers. We have sent a representation to the Minister of Finance to look into the matter.
At the outset I would like to congratulate the Sixth Pay Commission for a good report, though it is below the normal expectations of the serving officers. The introduction of Pay Band system and Grade Pay is highly appreciable and could definitely be helpful in removing the stagnation in a pay scale in the present scenario.
However, IFS association would like to point out the anomalies and differential treatment meted out to the Indian Forest Service at Super time scale (ref. chapter 3.2, All India Service). The Indian Police Service has also been adversely affected in a similar way.
1. It is understood that in the system of Civil administration followed in India the IAS has and continues to and will enjoy supremacy every other service. However in the changing times it is important to recognize the role of all other services which have been created by the state for serving the society in different areas. In this context it is important to view and recognize the roles and responsibilities of Indian Forest Service.
2. The officers of Indian forest service have to undergo a rigorous training. They get allotted to the various cadres and the system of Cadre allotment remains the same for the three AIS. These young officers get posted to small and remote districts for a much longer time than their colleagues in the other two AIS. They work in inhospitable terrains with minimal resources and face pressures from conflicting social interests as well as from antisocial elements. It is a well known fact that officers of this service have lost their lives fighting poachers and timber smugglers. Despite facing adversities these officers have proved time and again their capability, sincerity and commitment to the cause of conserving nature and ecology in this country. It is therefore important that their just and very legitimate expectations in terms of better pay structure should be logically looked into and addressed properly. The present threat of Global warming and climate change can only be addressed with the understanding the importance of afforestation and conservation of Forests of the country. This can only be possible with the proper importance and recognition to the Indian Forest Service Officers in combating these threats
3. It is submitted that at Senior Time Scale, Junior Administrative Grade and non-functional selection grade the pay structure for the three all India services should be the same as there is hardly any difference in the working conditions or the hardships faced by the young officers.
4. The commission has recognized the importance of Super time post of DIG and Conservator in para 3.2.9 and 3.2.12 of the report by continuing with existing Pay scale of Rs. 16,400-450-20,000. However clubbing of this pay scale with senior time scale, Junior administrative Grade and the non functional selection grade in the same pay band (i.e. PB3) contradicts this position of the Commission. The Conservator is essentially responsible for providing administrative and technical guidance to the field level institution and exercising financial and administrative control in the forest department. It is therefore important that the hierarchy should be distinctly defined but clubbing this scale with the lower hierarchy takes away this edge. It is possible to maintain this administrative edge by clubbing this scale with the pay- band (PB-4).
It is also important to note that the promotion to the suppertime scale of the conservator is a merit cum seniority selection and this should be taken into account for placing this scale in PB4.
5. The Association would like to take this opportunity to once again put forth the argument that the scale of conservator should be merged with the scale of the Chief Conservator that is the present scale of 18000-400-20000.
It is again important to note that clubbing this scale with the Junior Pay scale of Rs. 8,000-275-13,500 in PB-3 the commission has actually tried to diminish the importance of the role of DIG and Conservator in the respective services.
6. In the present scenario the promotion of an officer to the Super time scale from All India Services in all the three services are very different and it is seen that the IAS gets promotion in Super time scale (18,400-22,000) at the 17th year of the service whereas an IFS officer struggle to get promotion in Super time scale (16,400-20,000) even at the end of 20th year of service in many States (e.g. in Tamil Nadu cadre1987 batch of IFS has still not been promoted to Conservator of Forest level).
7. Hence, clubbing the Pay scale of Rs. 16,400-20,000 in PB-3 and Rs. 18,400-22,000 in PB-4 will further increase the gap among the three All India Service in the Super time scale and is a serious injustice to the service which will cause resentment and demoralization amongst the officers of IPS and IFS cadre. Here it is also pertinent to bring to the notice of the concerned that the Pay scale of Rs. 14,300-450-22,400 has been clubbed in PB-4 which also shows that the pay scale of Rs. 16,400-450-20,000 (S-26) and Rs. 16,400-450-20,900 (S-27) must be clubbed in PB-4 and should be removed from PB-3. It is ironical that a person drawing salary of 14300 in the 14300-450-22400 will now get a salary much higher than a person drawing salary in 16400 in the 16400-450-20000 scale.
8. Keeping all the above points in view it is requested that the scale of 16,400-450-20,000 should be placed in PB-4 band in the revised system as proposed by the sixth pay commission.
We are very hopeful if you please consider our request sympathetically for necessary amendment during the implementation of the sixth pay commission report.
R C Gautam IFS
President
IFS Association UP Chapter Lucknow
Bureaucrat and Private Company's
Already many bureaucrats are running the government offices like their own private companies and making profit out of corrupt means. Therefore, there is no problem if civil servants join a private company for 5 years where they can experiment what they have practiced in government. Private companies should only see that their company's ownership title is not transferred to the bureaucrat's name.
Ram
Defence Services are unhappy
The Defence Services fighting a losing battle against attracting and retaining talent at the officer level had hoped for some positive initiatives from the 6th Pay Commission. However far from addressing the concerns of the Forces, the Commission has actually downgraded the status of defence officers vis-à-vis their civilian counterparts.
Till now seniority was decided on the basis of total pay drawn. With a running pay band now being introduced, the inter-se seniority between officers of various services will be decided by the Grade Pay. A careful reading of the report reveals that apart from the Defence Chiefs and Vice Chiefs all other ranks in the Forces have been equated with civilian counterparts at one to two grades lower than what is at present. The equivalence sought to be established by the 6th Pay Commission is given in the following table:-
Grade Pay Army Rank No of Years Taken to Attain the Rank in Defence Services Civilian Equivalent No of Years Taken to Attain the Rank in Civil Services
13000 - - Special Secy 30
11000 Lt Gen 36 Addl Secy 25
9000 Maj Gen 33 Joint Secy 18
8400 Brig 29 - -
8300 - - Dir (IAS) 08
7600 Col 20 Dir 12
7500 - - Deputy Secy (IAS) 04
6600 Lt Col 13 Deputy Secy 09
6500 - - Under Secy (IAS) Entry Level
6100 Maj 06 Under Secy Entry Level
5700 Capt 02 - -
5400 Lt Entry Level Section Officer (Group B) 04
More than the lack of any substantial rise in salary, what has the defence officers seething with anger is the blow to their inter-se seniority with the Civil Services. Presently an Under Secretary is equivalent to a Lieutenant / Captain, a Deputy Secretary to a Captain / Major and a Director to a Lt Col / Col. The Commission has placed Lieutenants and Captains below the grade that of an Under Secy and made Deputy Secys equivalent to Lieutenant Colonels. At the same time Directors have been placed equal to or above full Colonels. Certain Class B civilians have been given the same Grade Pay as Lieutenant ie Rs 5400 thereby relegating the entry level officer rank in the Forces to Class B Status.
Moreover a Deputy Secretary from the IAS cadre has been given a grade above that of Lt Col while a Director from the IAS has been placed above a full Colonel. The Pay Commission has reasoned that the starting scale of the IAS has always been higher than other Central Services therefore this edge needs to be maintained by granting them a higher Grade Pay in the same designation.
If that be the case then the starting scales of the Armed Forces have also traditionally been higher than all Civil Services including the IAS. By the same logic the Grade Pay of the Defence Officers should also have been higher. But the Pay Commission has instead granted a Military Service Pay (MSP) to the Defence Services which shall not count towards calculation of seniority.
As seniority will be decided by the Grade Pay, the Commission has effectively made IAS officers senior to officers from other services including Defence by granting them exclusive higher grades. It is evident from the table that it takes Defence Officers almost twice as long to reach any rank as compared to the Civil Services. Despite their fast promotions placing IAS officers in grades above the traditional norms of equivalence is highly objectionable.
Another glaring anomaly is that no Defence rank has been kept at par with a Special Secretary in the grade of Rs 13,000. All Leiutenant Generals have been equated with Additional Secretaries except the Vice Chief and Army Commanders who are equated with full Secretaries. The demand of the forces that Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) in the Defence HQ should be given full Secretary status was turned down. The least the Commission could have given them was the same grade as Special Secretary.
The Armed Forces had demanded at least one member from the Forces in the Pay Commission if not a separate Commission altogether. But the request was turned down. The status of Defence Officers has been gradually declining since independence. It is no secret that it is so by design to make the Forces subordinate the civil servants at every level. The Pay Commission is ultimately composed of civil servants and behind the façade of neutrality it only does their bidding. The recommendations of the 6th CPC have further re-enforced this belief. After the level of the Service Chiefs there is already a drastic disparity between the inter-se ranks at the functional level. This disparity is all set to grow more now.
At a time when better prospects in the corporate world have taken away most of the attractions of life in the Forces, a sense of 'status' and 'izzat' were one of the few things that kept a Defence officer motivated. Now even that is being eroded in a petty game of one-upmanship. What has the Defence services disheartened is that when it comes to the crux issue of status, the civil servants brazenly overlook their competence, professionalism and sacrifice. What else explains the attempts to place an IAS officer with barely eight years service above a full Colonel with 20 to 30 years under his belt.
Today rising external and internal threats are placing ever more demands on the Armed Forces. The nation can ill afford a demoralised defence establishment at the cost of a bigger playing turf for the bureaucracy. The moot question now is - will the political leadership acknowledge that the defence forces have a legitimate grievance or just go by what the Commission has recommended.
Akshya Singh
Pay Commission exercise for what ?
The recommendations of VIth Pay Commission have proved that this whole exercise is nothing but to safeguard interests of mighty few in Govt. of India. Whereas there has been some benefit to all the category of employees, in other cases, the actual benefit are just an eye wash. What a pity that on the one hand, Govt. of India is reducing lower category of posts, simultaneously their purchasing power is also being reduced vis a vis their powerful bosses. It seems that the recommendations of VIth Pay Commission have been made keeping in view after retirement interests of real bosses in the bureaucracy so that these (toothless after retirement) creatures do not feel neglected even after retirement.
Robin David
Money illusion
The 6th CPC and the profound logic of the differentiated Money Illusion
Edge for IAS [Para 3.2.7 ] Higher pay for the entry grade in the
Organized Services [Para 3.3.16]
The edge of IAS in pay scales is limited to Senior Time Scale, Junior Administrative Grade and Non-Functional Selection Grade. Other All India Services and Central Services have been demanding parity with IAS. This demand was projected before the various Central Pay Commissions constituted earlier but the edge has continued. The Fifth CPC recorded that no persuasive reason existed to do away with this edge. The position has not changed since then. The role of IAS is still very important in the overall scheme of governance. They have an important coordinating, multi-functional and integrating role in the administrative framework with wide experience of working across various levels in diverse areas in Government. They hold important field level posts at the district level and at the cutting edge at the start of their careers with critical decision making and crisis management responsibilities. The leadership function, the strategic, coordinating and integrative role at this level requires the best talent available. The existing position would, therefore, need to be maintained. It will ensure that IAS officers near the beginning of their career are given slightly higher remuneration vis-à-vis other services and act as an incentive for the brightest candidates to enter this service. This is essential as the initial postings of IAS officers are generally to small places, they face frequent transfers and the pulls and pressures they have to stand up to early in their career are much more intense. The slight edge in the initial stages of their career would, to an extent, neutralize these problems. ..... the contention that higher pay scales are essential to attract the best talent for these posts is not totally convincing. The Government job provides many other benefits apart from challenges and opportunities which cannot be strictly measured in pure monetary terms. During the course of the oral evidence, the Commission also heard Directors of some important National Training Academies and Staff Colleges where young directly recruited and also promotee officers are trained before they actually assume their responsibilities. All the Heads of Training Academies unanimously stated that the Services were still attracting the best and brightest of the youngsters as direct recruits, albeit the age of entry had increased due to the present recruitment policy of the Government. Further, it was also stated that most of the recruits were having professional qualifications and many had left corporate jobs with high salaries to join the Civil Services. It is also to be noted that both the nature of Government Service and the nature of pay and allowances given to Government Employees are entirely different from the compensation package given in the corporate sector.
In view of the preceding logic, will the introduction of an element of Administrative Service Pay (ASP) a la the Military Service Pay (MSP) in case of the Defence Forces Personnel not be a more rational neutralization of the unique problems and hardships faced by the IAS officers?
S Kumar
Raw deal to Central Secretariat Officers
The 6th Pay Commission has given a lopsided recommendatin more in favour of bureaucrats. The Central Sectretarat Officcers have been given a 'raw deal'. Why don't you highlight this in your esteemed website, which is basically catering to the so-called 'steal frame'
T Narsimhan
Re: 'This was not expected from Rajiv Shukla'.
Thanks to the 'sincere Government Servant' who brought this to our knowledge. I too have never came across any 20 days of 'Medical Leave' as such. In fact, the treatment given to the middle and lower grades by the 6th CPC is reflection of the absurd philosophy that in Government, only the top level officers work and rest prefer to enjoy. Behind spreading such misleading philosophy, the articles written by authors like the one published in the editorial page of Dainik Jagaran (dt. 22.3.2008) by Rajiv Shukla are main culprit. The same is available on 'e- Jagaran' also and I have gone through it. The message given in the article for the Government employees - to work for the nation- is OK. But as rightly pointed out, his generalization towards the psychology and temperament of the officers and employees of the government is in total disregard to the honesty and dedication of sincere officers and employees of the Government, who are definitely in majority. Most of the media people use the catch words to spread such misplaced notions by presenting rosy picture of the so called 'undeserving pay-rise' to Babus.
P Kant
Commission has played a cruel joke
I am increasingly reminded of the 'mammaries of the welfare state' by Upamanyu. Suck it dry is the motto of some at the cost of not only the state but all other lesser mortals in the administration. Keep them impoverished and subjugated, and talk of improving governance - hypocrisy at its best; the colonial mind-set (burra saheb) refuses to change. The Commission has played a cruel joke with the multitude of services with total callousness. Destroy the institutions, long live governance!
Faizi
Edge for IAS--justifications of Justice Srikrishna
The 6th CPC says that the edge for IAS should continue because
"............It will ensure that IAS officers near the beginning of
their career are given slightly higher remuneration vis-à-vis other
services and act as an incentive for the brightest candidates to enter
this service. This is essential as the initial postings of IAS officers
are generally to small places, they face frequent transfers and the
pulls and pressures they have to stand upto early in their career are
much more intense. The slight edge in the initial stages of their
career would, to an extent, neutralize these problems........."
Will somebody tell Honourable Justice that IPS officers are not
sitting in their cozy bungalows in metros in their early life but
facing equally if not more severe brunt of high stress, pressures and
frequent transfers. Given the internal security scenario in the
country, most of the IPS officers are in fact carrying a much more
threat and risk to life which is almost missing from the life of an
IAS. Lets face it Justice Srikrishna that you have run out of reasons
to justify the edge and just cite 'tradition' to further your point.
Traditions aren't permanent and keep changing. Scenario has completely
changed from the days of first, second, third CPCs. Today half of the
IAS are lower in the merit than the half of the IPS and other
services. How do you justify these?
AN ALL INDIA SERVICE OFFICER
Do not encourage this tendency
While it is good to encourage the enthusiasm of these young officers, it is a considerable point whether the sovereignty of the institution of the government is not being compromised by going to the private company for obtaining certificate of efficiency. In the constitutional set up this right to certify the performance of the government institutions vests with the people of this country, who give their certificate by exercising the right of franchise. If this tendency of obtaining certificates from the private companies is not curbed and is allowed to grow uncontrollably then we may see the ministry of defence getting certification from Ardbo, or the ministry of finance getting certification from the Reliance, or the civil Aviation Ministry of India getting certification of efficiency from Boeing. Please for heaven's sake make the office responsive and responsible to the need of the people, improve the delivery efficiency, but do not encourage this tendency of clamoring for certificates of efficiency from modern East India Companies.
A Concerned citizen
Development Officers of LIC on war path
The Development Officers of L I C of India are on a War Path. Recently , about 17000 Development Officers of L I C marched to Parliament to air their Grievances to the Govt. of India. Now, from today at the close of office hours to 2nd. of April 2008 they will not be attending office and will march to the Head office of L I C of India in MUMBAI at YOGAKSHEMA Building on the 31st. of March 2008 to protest against their grievances . L I C will loose a lot of Business in these few days as because 30% of L I C 's Business comes in these last few days of March . LIC will loose it's market share also. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ?
Couldn't they agitate after March 2008? On 31st. of March 2008 Plane loads and Train loads of Developments Officers will converge on Mumbai and march to Yogakshema Building which is the Head Quarters of LIC of INDIA. It is estimated that about 20000 ( TWENTY THOUSAND ) DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS will converge in MUMBAI on that day. A lot of Media Attention will be made and the roads of MUMBAI will jammed. It will be a very unfortunate day for L I C of India.
Can't the march to Mumbai be stopped.
An aggrieved Policy Holder.
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Aaj Ki Aawaz
Dear friends I'm off for my annual holiday - break,
Every year a few days off I take!!
I'll be back in a weak or so,
Just thought I'd let you all know!!!
The wife has put her foot down and said ' no Aawaz during the holiday'!!!
And warned that I should keep the computer at bay!!!
Holiday's refresh and are a boon,
Take care, God Bless and see you soon,
Bharat Kumar

CORPORATE

From Maharajah lounge to the Maharajah flight--
(Sanjeev Majupuria-Editor,whispersinthecorridors.com)
From Maharajah lounge to the Maharajah flight.This is how one can sum up his journey on Air India's Nonstop flight AI-101/AI-102 on Delhi-New York & New York -Delhi flights. Though,the flight was introduced on February 8,2008;it continues to gain popularity. It may be stated here that Air India had launched the non-stop flight to New York from Mumbai on August 1,2007.
The Air India is the first Airline in the Indian aviation sector to launch the non stop flight on Delhi-New York & New York -Delhi sector.The 14 hour haul is not as long as it sounds when one hears about it for the first time.The experience of a new level of luxury while travelling on the Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range) aircraft is worth sharing with high fliers.Boeing 777-200 LR is the most deluxe aircraft in the world at present.One who walks with waves of time can succeed,but in case of this flight it will be no exaggeration to say that those who want to dispose of their official work and return to Delhi or New York can conveniently do so within two days.Only a word of caution is that while aboard flight one must make sure that he sleeps for about six hours(either way).Otherwise,you are going to miss that luxury of sleeping while over flying the North Pole.
The 238-seater aircraft that flies between the Indian capital and the "Big Apple" has eight first class seats, 35 executive class seats & 195 economy class seats.The flight departs from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at 0030 hrs (IST) and lands at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport at 0545 hrs. (New York Time). It departs from New York at 1600 hrs. (New York Time) and touches Delhi at 1630 hrs. (IST) the next day.In either cases I found the flight to be quite convenient.
This was best testified by Arun K.Bajoria President "JKTyre"with whom I had the privilege to travel on the long haul from New York to Delhi.Bajoria said "this is my third trip on this sector ever since the flight has been started & I am delighted to see that the flight is evoking a very good response." Replying to a question Arun K.Bajoria said "I have noticed that in every flight number passengers has been increasing."..................................(Print from origin : whispersinthecorridors.com )
Those travelling by Premium Class- First & Executive,can conveniently remain E-connected with the world,as the Air India's Maharajah lounge is equipped with computers with internet. One can have anything from bottled water to beverages besides choicest of whiskey & liquors .There are a variety starters which definitely tickle palates of passengers.Once you are aboard the flight you are ushered into a luxurious environs of the ultra modern aircraft.Claim to fame for flights on this sector other than shortening distance between Delhi & New York, is that a red Carpet welcome is given to passengers of all classes.It varies from Premium class to Economy Class,but the cabin crew pays personal attention to each passenger.Logistics for trip either way were meticulously planned by Air India's Director for Corporate Communication Jitendra Bhargawa,D.S.Kohli Executive Director (ED)Northern Region,Andy Bhatia New York based Area Passenger Sales Manager & Sanjay Sharma Chief Manager Corporate Communication(based in Delhi).

Credit rate of banks declines
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SP Sen Director(Technical),NHPC to retire in April '08
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MOU signed by NBCC
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Mukherjee appointed Director
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