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Arun Bhatnagar appointed Prasar Bharti Chairman
Arun Bhatnagar has taken over as new Chairman of the Prasar Bharti on Thursday for a period of three years. He is retired 1966 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Prior to this he was Secretary of the National Advisory Council.
( We said this on April 28 and 29)
R.S.Sharma is new CMD, NTPC
R.S.Sharma has assumed the charge as Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on May 1, 2008 whose orders were issued late evening on April 30, 2008.He has succeeded T.Sankaralingam who retired on April 30, 2008.Hitherto, Sharma was a Director (Commercial ) with the NTPC.With this uncertainty that loomed large regarding NTPC's new CMD has ended.
(We said this on April 16,2008)
IAS lobby is up in arms
IAS officers have not been able to digest the report of Secretary Petroleum being given to a technocrat. Now at least half a dozen IAS officers belonging to 1972 batch have jumped into the fray. Fight will now be interesting.
Who will replace Subramanyam ?
Who will succeed B V R Subramanyam, PS to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in June ?.A couple of names are under consideration of the Prime Minister. Subramanyam is going on a foreign assignment in June.
Vikram Srivastava to be DG ITBP
Vikram Srivastava is being tipped to be new DG of the ITBP. Formal orders of 1973 batch UP cadre IPS officer Vikram Srivastava are expected to be issued in a couple of weeks. He is presently posted in the SSB.
Awasthi to be JD in CBI
H C Awasthi who is in the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is set to join the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a Joint Director. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Sunil Achaya is new DD IB in Madhya Pradesh
A Sunil Achaya has taken over as new Deputy Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1991 batch IPS officer of Nagaland cadre.
Azam Zaidi to head Lucknow office of MoEF
Azam Zaidi is poised to head Lucknow office of the Indian Government's Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1980 batch.
DPC of two ISS in HAG
Two senior posts of ISS in HAG I viz. DG, CSO & DG, NSSO are falling vacant in September, 2008 thanks to VIth Pay Commission. It is whispered that the DPC for these two positions had recently been over.
Parimal Rai gets prestigious award
Commissioner of the NDMC Parimal Rai has been given prestigious IIT Delhi Alumni Award for outstanding contribution to national development. 1985 batch UT cadre IAS officer Parimal Rai has been selected for this award for his work during the tenure as Administrator of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep - the smallest Union Territory of the country .It was considered to be one of the most challenging and tough assignments. Rai took on the challenges of development head on.
Ashok Kumar Handa is CVO,IT
Ashok Kumar Handa has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the Income Tax department for a period of three years. Handa who is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1973 batch has been posted, as DGIT (Vigilance) Delhi. Handa will also hold the charge of Chief Commissioner Income Tax (CCIT) Delhi-V till further orders.
Satish Grover moves to Delhi
Station Director of the Doordarshan Kendra Lucknow Satish Grover has been moved to the DD Headquarters in Delhi.
Will Shashank move to Lucknow ?
There is a buzz that Station Director of the Doordarshan Kendra Patna is being moved to the DD Kendra Lucknow to succeed Grover.
Haq is DDG in Postal Department
Salim Haq has joined as DDG (Rural Business Dn) in the Postal Directorate.
Liberhan Commission term extended
The Liberhan Commission, set up to inquire into the circumstances leading to the demolition of the Babri mosque at Ayodhya has been granted 45th extension.
Suthan is new Vice Chief of Navy
Vice Admiral Raman Prem Suthan has taken over as Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff. He replaces Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma, who has been appointed Flag officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command.
( We said this on March 18)
Reddy is new Chief Secretary of AP
P. Ramakanth Reddy has taken over as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. He is 1973 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on March 18 )
UT cadre IPS officer promoted
DIG in Pondicherry S. Vasudeva Rao has been promoted and posted as the new IGP of the Union Territory. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
Masoodi is SD DD Kendra Srinagar
Dr Rafeeq Masoodi has appointed Director of Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar. K C Dubey is back to Radio Kashmir Jammu.
Ray couple bereaved
A K Ray father of Suranjana Ray and father-in-law of Dilip Samantaray has passed away in Delhi. He was over 80.Ray couple belongs to 1982 batch IAS of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Yatish Rajawat to Edit Bhaskar group's Hindi business daily
Yatish Rajawat has been appointed as Editor of the Bhaskar group's soon to be launched Hindi business daily. Earlier Rajawat was heading the Delhi bureau of Business world.
R.S.Mathoda is Chairman,CBDT
Rabender Singh Mathoda has taken over as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes with effect from May 1, 2008. An officer of the 1971 batch of the Indian Revenue Service, he was earlier Member (IT) and Member (A&J) in the CBDT. He has served in various capacities in the Income Tax department as Chief Commissioner in North Western Region (NWR), Shimla and Kolkata and as Commissioner in NWR, Mumbai and Gwalior.A graduate from IIT Kharagpur, Shri Mathoda has interest in farming, travel, photography, trekking and reading
( We said this on April 1)
Sunil Krishna is new DG NHRC (UPDATED)
Sunil Krishna has been appointed new DG of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).He is 1973 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.The post had been lying vacant for the last five months.
( We said this on April 4 )
Air Marshal Mukerji takes over (UPDATED)
Air Marshal Sumit Mukerji has taken over as Air Officer-in-charge Personnel at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in New Delhi, today. Air Marshal Sumit Mukerji has replaced Air Marshal VR Iyer who has proceeded to Training Command as Air Officer Commanding -in-Chief.
PGIL gets "Navaratna"status (UPDATED)
The Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGIL), of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is R.P.Singh, has been granted the "Navaratna" status.
S .S.Khan is Member CBDT (UPDATED)
S.S.Khan who so far was DGIT (Inv) is now a Member in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
Additional charge to CCITs (UPDATED)
Following retirement of S.C.Kapil CCIT Jaipur his charge has been assigned to CCIT Jodhpur. Likewise after induction of S.S.Khan as a Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) the post of DGIT (Inv) Delhi, which he looked after, was given to CCIT(C) Delhi.
Vijay Kumar is Director R & AW (UPDATED)
Vijay Kumar Additional Commissioner of Income Tax has been posted on five-year deputation as a Director in the Research & Analysis Wing(R & AW). He is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1990 batch.
J.C.Jacob on promotion is ACIT (OSD) (UPDATED)
J.C.Jacob, an Income Tax Officer on promotion has been posted as ACIT (OSD) in the office of CCIT (CCA), Chennai.

Civil servants must try to solve these problems
When we are heading for food crisis, falling underground water levels across the whole country affecting the irrigation and drinking water scenario, increasing global warming, rising life style diseases on the one hand and starvation and poverty driven suicides, what is and should be our role and contribution to our society and country?
We civil servants with such fertile and original minds must try to solve these problems or at least try to give solutions by imitating some exemplary things
. What kind of earth, environment and all that is natural, we are going to offer to our grand sons and their grand sons. They will neither forgive our contemporary selfishness nor us for this huge tinkering with nature or natural order. We have shut our eyes and think only those issues, which are going to crop in a few years. We have become like that boat passenger who thinks that the seat on which he is sitting should be good and without leakage and just deliberately ignorant about the fact that any leakage at any place in the boat is going to drown us regardless of wellness of our seats and its individual leak proofing.
This means that we have lost our reason and have become blind as well shortsighted in the pursuance of our immediate selfishness. Is it suitable for those who are highly educated and claim to be visionary? We should think not only for us but for the future generations also. The way global warming is going to affect us, we never feel that worst scenario in our mind and continue doing harmful things individually, which will become disaster collectively. The way we lavishly waste electricity in offices on air conditioners etc. or on our official cars for private visits, running here and there etc, may be very small thing for one officer but seeing the mammoth volume of Indian bureaucracy, we can very well imagine what it would be inflicting on the state exchequer and on our environment due to carbon fuel burning. The entire wealth etc, we are going to make will not go with us but the good will of future generations will definitely be with us. When they will come to know what their predecessors did for them in terms of natural pollution and destroying the nature, they will hate us despite being our own blood relations and continuation of humanity.
If the air conditioners in offices and fuels of government vehicles are used rationally in public interest, we can save a lot as well as divert these scarce resources to rural India for irrigation etc that will fetch more food grains etc for the whole country. It may be small contribution of one bureaucrat but giant relief for the people and nature. We have no moral right to sit in big air-conditioned offices just because we can and have to be at par with our rank status. If this electricity used in running big air conditioners of offices, is diverted to the villages and manufacturing sector, the gross domestic product will rise along with prosperity of India. For one officer, it will be a few thousands if followed in sprit but for country it will be worth billions of dollars and a big process to handle the energy shortage and global warming. Let us make this a big resolution today and not indulge in petty fight of scales and this that for the civilians of our country to whom we are their servants. At least servant should sacrifice some thing so that unlike his luxurious life, at least master should not starve.
M N Tiwari
Last intervention by an IPS officer
Dear Whispers Readers,
This is my last intervention on this subject. First of all, a warm thank you to Ojha for the back handed compliments about my writing skills. However, like Shashank you too have picked on portions of my article and distorted them out of context.
To be honest my articles have not been about the CPMFs and it is Shashank and Sweetie initially and now Ojha who have used my articles as a starting point to express their grievances. But if my knowledge of the history of the CPMFs is correct, even initially the CPMFs were manned by a mix of officers from the police and the Armed forces so for now the CPMF officers to argue that they are they pure breeds with the sole right to man and manage the organizations shows little else than their own inflated and misplaced sense of self importance. The CPMF cadres were created for a different purpose namely to serve as middle level managers of specific organizations, and the IPS was created for a different purpose namely to provide common pool of leadership across all organizations engaged in the entire gamut of policing and internal security related activities. For all their claim to uniqueness and specialization the tasks assigned to the CPMFs are well within the range of activities performed by police around the world and for them to question the expertise or the commitment of IPS officers in serving these organizations, who, along with Army officers, played a vital role in the past in setting them up and then subsequently in nurturing them and managing their evolution, is to betray a profound ignorance of their own history.
With regard to allegations of insinuations and scare mongering against me about the recommendations of the 6th CPC vis-a-vis the CPMFs, for your kind information both the officers and the jawans who are retired early from the Army are mostly those who have failed to gain promotions to the next rank and in my opinion it would be better for the Government to give them incentives for training and imparting vocational skills. In any case my point was limited and I quote from my earlier remarks "If the 6th CPC has its way the CPMFs would become the exclusive territory of all those jawans and officers from the Armed Forces who fail to make the next grade." This may not be the stated intention but it is a fair inference to arrive it if we see this absorption become an institutionalized process.
As far as comparing the tretment of IPS vs CPMF with CPMF officers vs CPMF ORs is concerned again Ojha is being facetious. First of all the IAS-IPS debate which I was commenting on is a debate about the Constitutional role assigned to two services. The promoted officer vs direct officer debate is something that is not very relevant to my arguments and in fact it was Shashank who had sought to justify the treatment given to the IPS by the 6th CPC highlighting the real and perceived grievances of the CPMF officers. So for argument's sake I was simply turning his argument upon itself. I would like to reiterate that I don't harbour any illusions about the failings of the IPS, they are many and well known in the public domain but if Shashank and the others think that the CPMF officers are paragons of virtue and innocent victims of the IPS then I think they are living in a fantasy land. But Ojha must appreciate that at no time have I claimed that the IPS has no flaws that need to be addressed or that CPMF officers have no grievances that merit redress.
Whether we need ALL India Services at all is the first question that we need to ask? I think our Founding Fathers answered this question in the affirmative. Then the question arises that what percentage of these services should be recruited directly and what percentage should be promoted from feeder services? Then the question arises who should constitute the feeder services? At present it is only the Provincial Services of the Revenue, Police and Forest streams that are treated as feeder services to the All India Services. Shashank seems to suggest that the CPMFs be treated at par with the All India Services and that no outside officers be allowed to serve in these organizations. This to me seems to be a gross misreading of our Constitutional provisions and administrative structures and displays a shocking ignorance of the yeoman service rendered to various CPMFs by distinguished and dedicated IPS officers throughout their history.
In any case this year the Central IPS Association has raised the issue of Police Service pay too for all state and central forces involved in CI OPs and anti naxal operations as well as highlighted the anomalies in the classification of the pay of a police constable. But in the blinkered world view of Shashank the IPS can never be a well meaning custodian of India's police forces. Given the widespread public distrust of the police (both state and central) and given the kind of attitudes within the different levels of the police hierarchy as is evident by the writing of Shashank and others, it is no surprise that the fight for police reforms in India is always going to be an uphill task.
Warm Regards
Abhinav Kumar
Where the debate has gone ?
I wonder how the debate about the 6 CPC started and where it has gone with each passing day the focus and emphasis is increasingly being given more on superemacy of a particular service or to show inter-services rivalry, mud-slinging, one upmanship, blame-game and scoring over others rather than discussing something more constructive and meaningful. We all know what ills are prevailing in the society and who are responsible for it and there is no need to vitiate the debate and hijack it. These issues could be delinked and discussed separately in the forum rather than linking with 6 CPC. May we know the objective for such a debate? Though it is quite amusing but surely show the prevailing thinking at such levels. This is like linking so many non-related issues to further confuse the whole perspective and misguiding or derailing the process. Seems to be another ploy by players to deviate from the real issue and confuse it further. Forum could be used for more healthy, objective, fair and meaningful debate rather than blaming one group or the other. What we want to show or achieve by this, I fail to understand. It seems we are more interested in 'Masala' and masti, or publicity has become our way of life rather than being serious on such important issues.
Ajit S. Chauhan
Former Secretary, IFS(B) Stenographers Association.
CMDs should be appointed for five years
In my opinion CMDs should be appointed for at least 4/5 years. To appoint people having just 2 years of left out service is of no use. Can think to give extension for 1/2 years to present CMD.
V P Seth
Better to Give Opportunity to Young Generation.
The government has increased the retirement age upto 65 years in respect of the ITAT. It is being argued that the right age for retirement for government employees should also be 65 years in view of the general health conditions and their ability to work and to give the benefit of their experience to the government itself. But it a fact that government also require quality in approach and working. This can be achieved only after induction of youngsters who are better equipped with new ideas, positive and professional approach and most important having knowledge of technology, computers etc. No doubt there is value of experience but now a days speed also matters in actions. It is suggested to keep the experience holders as Advisors and to provide opportunity to young generation which is not only the need of hour but also in the overall interest
of the country.
Y. Mishra
Home Secretary post should go to IPS
Lot of debates on who is superior and who is inferior. Every one must understand that there is a system & setup in every organisation/ family that works for the existence /welfare/ betterment of that organisation/ family/ nation. Everyone is important in the system, right from the peon to the head of the System. The President/The Prime Minister have their own role and responsibility so is that for the Patwari/Police Constable. A nation will grow only if everyone does their duties diligently and with full devotion. If IAS is head of Bureaucracy let everyone respect it. It is not at all proper or justified if we demand that since all MPs are elected through the same process so everyone is equal and all MPs be made Prime Minister or be given the perks of PM. there has to be a head/leader anywhere so the logic that IAS is superior is totally correct. This demand on parity of pay scales is not at all justified. The real issue should be a respectable gap between seniority of other officers vis a vis IAS. It should not so happen that there is a big gap of salary/ seniority between IAS & other Officers. Since PM is the head of Cabinet, the post of Cabinet Secretary should go to the IAS. By the same logic the post of Home secretary should go to IPS, the revenue secretary to the IRS, post of forest secretary to the IFS and so on. Other services must make demand on these lines rather than fighting for parity in payscales.
Deepak
All the Civil servants are equally important
By creating differences among services the Pay Commission confirms the superiority of one service over others. All the civil services are equally important in their respective fields and the duty of any administrative service is infact to serve other services and facilitate over all functioning. An administrator who got the power to provide 10 pen to each equal officer retain eight for himself while deliver just two pens for others really needy. Similiarly, an administrative assistant usually have 4-5 typists to type stationery items whereas an officer of the level of US,DS or Director from technical services don't get even one typists in many cases. How powerful and justified the administrators are, can be judged from this ridiculous attitude. A great technocrat even like Dr. Kalam, Dr. Manmohan, Dr Sethna etc. is probably nothing as compared to a divisional administrator as they have to depend at their mercy for everything they are entitled for. How funny and retrogressive has the system been made?
AIFIN

TAIL-PIECE
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Meaning of WIFE
Husband asks, 'Do you know the meaning of WIFE? It means 'Without Information Fighting Everytime'!'
Wife replies, 'No, it means 'With Idiot For Ever'!!!'
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Confident vs. confidential
A young boy asks his Dad, 'What is the difference between confident and confidential? '
Dad says, 'You are my son, I'm confident about that. Your friend over there, is also my son, that's confidential! '
Anger management?
Husband: 'When I get mad at you, you never fight back. How do you control your anger?'
Wife: 'I clean the toilet.'
Husband: 'How does that help?'
Wife: 'I use your toothbrush .'
Take care
Contributed by-Anita

CORPORATE
Did T.Sankaralingam expect an extension?
Did T.Sankaralingam former Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) expect an extension? Answer to this question is in affirmative as in spite his having superannuated on April 30,2008,he had not taken his belonging from the NTPC head office.
R.S.Sharma CMD, NTPC to sit in his existing chamber
R.S.Sharma who has taken over as new Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on May 1, 2008 will sit in his chamber where he used to sit as NTPC's Director.
P.N.Das retires from SECL
P.N.Das Director (Finance), South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL), Bilaspur has retired on April 30,2008.
Arvind Komawar is Director (Finance), SECL
Arvind Komawar who so far was General Manager (Finance) with the South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), Bilaspur has assumed the charge as Director Finance on May 1, 2008.
Mukhopadhyay is Director NALCO
Former Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Jyoti Mukhopadhyay, has been appointed Director of the NALCO for a period of three years.
R Ravi Shankar joins Dentsu Marcom Mumbai
R Ravi Shankar has joined Dentsu Marcom as head of the Mumbai operations. Hitherto he was Executive Vice President (EVP) with SSC& B Lintas.
S C Tripathy is PGIL's, Director
S CTripathy has been appointed as a non-official part time Director on the Board of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGIL). He was earlier Petroleum Secretary with the GOI.
Ashok Khanna is PGIL's, Director
Ashok Khanna has been appointed as a non-official part time Director on the Board of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGIL). He is ex chief of the PHDCCI.
Rondeep Gogoi is CD, Mudra
Rondeep Gogoi has joined Mudra Delhi as Creative Director (CD). Hitherto he was CD, JWT -Delhi.
Nair is Chief Executive of LIC Housing Finance
R. Ramachandran Nair has taken over as the Chief Executive of LIC Housing Finance Ltd. .
Kamath is CII President
K Vaman Kamath MD and CEO ICICI Bank, has been elected CII President for 2008-09. He succeeds Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal.