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Vijai Sharma to be Secretary Forests !
In all probability Vijai Sharma will be new Secretary Forests and Environment in the Government of India. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Secretary Forests Ms Meena Gupta is superannuating on June 30.
Sanjeev Gupta to be Joint Secretary Agriculture
Sanjeev Gupta Secretary (Information Technology, Technical Education) with the Himachal Pradesh Government on Central deputation has been posted as Joint Secretary Agriculture. He is IAS officer of the1985 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.
R K Singh to go to Montreal ?
Joint Secretary Civil Aviation R K Singh is likely to replace Dr S N A Zaidi in International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre,
Justice Dinakaran to be CJ of Karnataka High Court ?
Judge of the Madras High Court Justice P D Dinakaran is being elevated and likely to be moved as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.
What is wrong in the post of JS (Acquisition) in Defence Ministry ?
What is wrong in the post of Joint Secretary (Acquisition) in the Defence Ministry ?. Two Joint Secretaries have left the post during the past six months. Present Joint Secretary 1983 batch West Bengal cadre IAS officer Chanchal Mal Bachhawat has sought pre-mature re-patriation . Earlier 1979 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer Rajiv Takru had left the Ministry to join DG NIFT.
Praveen Prakash and his wife to go to Manila !
Praveen Prakash (1994, IAS, AP) is reportedly going to AIM, Manila, for one year mid career program along with his wife Bhavna Saxena (IPS,1996). They have got full scholarship for the course.
Noreen Naqvi to be DG Doordarshan ?
DDG Doordarshan Noreen Naqvi is all set to become DG of the Doordarshan. Name of Noreen has been cleared by the Secretary and is waiting for the final approval of the I & B Minister. Minister is expected to return to the capital on May 18.
Search Committee rejects Dua's name
Search Committee is reported to have rejected the name of Former Secretary Industrial Policy and Promotion A K Dua for the post of CMD of the of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridors Development Corporation. Dua is 1971 batch retired IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Sunil Krishna is new DG NHRC
Sunil Krishna has joined as DG of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on April 14)
Sandhya Ranai is PMG Hyderabad
Sandhya Rani has been appointed Post Master General ( PMG ) BD Hyderabad.
BSP in a fix
Riding high on the wave a landslide victory in last Uttar Pradesh assembly the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had started spreading its wings in other states. However, advisors of BSP supremo and UP Chief Minister Miss Mayawati are a worried lot because there has been an erosion in BSP's support base in UP. In spite of all this, Miss Mayawati has asked her party leaders to go whole hog for campaigns in states of Mahrashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh where assembly polls are to be held.
Orissa: The performer state
As per a study by the National Institute of Public Finance & Policy the state of Orissa of which Chief Minister is Naveen Patnaik ranked number two in terms of per capita investment under implementation in the year 2007.Orissa had, per capita investment of over Rs.78,500 crore under implementation as against the all India average of Rs.22,669 crore.
Sonali Mishra to be DIG CBI, Bhopal
DIG CBI in Mumbai Sonali Mishra is likely to be moved to Bhopal in the same capacity. She is 1993 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh.
Mrs. Parminder Hira Mathur to hold charge Transport in HP
In case Ashok Thakur goes on central deputation then Mrs.Parminder Hira Mathur will hold charge of Transport department as well in Himachal Pradesh (HP). She is an IAS officer of the HP cadre who belongs to the 1974 batch. At present she is Additional Chief Secretary-Cooperation, Labour & Employment with the HP Government. It may be stated here that Ashok Thakur who is Principal Secretary -Transport with the HP Government on Central deputation has been posted Additional Secretary NCR.He is IAS officer of the HP cadre who belongs to the 1977 batch.
BK Aggarwal to hold charge of IT in HP
BK Aggarwal Secretary to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal who is also Secretary Food Supplies & Consumer Affairs, LAC will hold charge of Information Technology (IT) also. He is an HP cadre IAS officer of the 1985 batch. It may be stated that Sanjeev Gupta Secretary IT with the HP Government on Central deputation has been posted as Joint Secretary Agriculture. He is IAS officer of the1985 batch who belongs to the HP cadre.
Chairman post of TAMPI lying vacant
Post of the Chairman of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports in India has been lying vacant for the last seven months. The Government did not fill up the post after the expiry of tenure of A L Bongirwar.
Jaideep Bose to stay with,TOI

As the grapevine has it Jaideep Bose Executive Editor Times of India (TOI) is going to continue. He had resigned last month.
New Channel in October
Raj India channel is coming in October. Foreign tieup is reportedly under negotiation.
CBI questions UPSC Chairman !
The CBI has questioned former Defence Secretary and presently UPSC Chairman Subir Datta as part of its probe into the alleged irregularities in the Rs 1,150-crore Barak missile deal with Israel. He is retired 1967 batch IAS officer.
IAS transfers list delayed in Maharashtra
Transfers of IAS officers in Maharashtra, which were expected anytime, have been delayed further.
Bureaucratic changes in Punjab likely after Panchayat polls
A bureaucratic reshuffle is on the anvil in Punjab of which Chief Minister is Prakash Singh Badal.However, it would happen after ongoing panchayat polls were over on May 26, 2008.
Mahrashtra CM busy with Karnataka polls
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh is busy with electioneering for ongoing assembly polls in Karnataka.Deshmukh flew to Karnataka from Latur on May 12, 2008 evening & will be back to Mumbai only by evening on May 14, 2008. Deshmukh is expected to devote two to three days in a week until polls were over in Karnataka.
Prasar Bharti employees to get general pool accommodation (UPDATED)
Urban Development has decided that employees of erstwhile AIR and Doordarshan, on deemed deputation to Prasar Bharati, will continue to be eligible for allotment of General Pool accommodation beyond November 2007 on the same basis as government servants and that the freeze on the number of houses to be allotted to Prasar Bharati stands removed. It has further been decided that there would not be separate pool for these employees. The Prasar Bharati Pool created in august 2005 stands abolished and allotments to be aforesaid employees of Prasar Bharati would be made from the General Pool on maturity of their turn in the waiting list and subject to fulfillment of other usual conditions.
Deshmukh Government braces up for monsoon woes (UPDATED)
In order to have better arrangements during monsoon season the Maharashtra Government being headed by Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has done its preparations. In this context a meeting of Collectors conference was held in Pune on May 12, 2008.
CBDT chief to look after Mumbai Zonal (UPDATED)
R.S.Mathoda Chairman,Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT)will look after the Zonal charge of Mumbai,with immediate effect.
N.B.Singh to look after Northern Zone (UPDATED)
N.B.Singh Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes ( P & V) will look after the Northern Zone .
S.S.Khan to be Meber IT also (UPDATED)
S.S.Khan Member (A & J) with the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) will hold additional charge of Member IT,CBDT.

I am disturbed by bitterness
I am a retired IAS officer and am disturbed by the bitterness being expressed between the IAS and non-IAS. Pre-1979, there was merit in distinguishing between IAS and the other services. Thereafter, one or two marks have meant a difference in 50-100 ranks. With this, I find that there is little to choose between the topper and the 500th ranker.
R S Verma
Both services are complementary and supplementary
Dear Friends,
The fight between IAS-IPS has reached the third and final stage where from it can only lead to patch-up and better understanding. The things will only look up between two brothers in future.
In phase I, both services thought that they are different.
In phase-II they thought that not only two services are different but their goals are different.
In final phase-III they think that not only they are different and their goals are different but their goals clash with each other and they can only survive if one becomes extinct.
Hopefully leadership of both the services leaders particularly IAS and political leaders will rise to the occasion and restore their pride and prestige as envisaged by the constitution makers. Survival of any of them is at stake without other as they have complementary and supplementary roles for each other. Weakening of any of them will lead to the collapse of the other. They have made their animosity too apparent in public and other services are having the best of time at IAS-IPS expense. So fellows. Rise to the occasion, have mutual respect and accommodate each other equally. Amen.....
Sanjay
Discussions on this Forum not relevant
I was quite bemused with the reactions from my friends on the forum with somebody calling it as 'arrogance' etc. There is no intent to be arrogant or to hurt sentiments of my fellow officers in other services. I am only telling the reality which is not going to be changed by long debates on this forum. The real world has its own course and it follows that whatever people may say. Pay commission has only converted the de-facto status of IAS as no. 1 service to de-jure and discussions on this forum are not relevant. Had they been so, the same would have reflected in pay commission's report as well as the 'specialist' services had spilled enough venom on IAS prior to pay commission report as well.
An IAS officer
About IRS transfer policy

The irrational exuberance of MD Sinner that tenure of stay as per classification in the amended-amended-amended-amended transfer policy of the IT Department would start from your stay with effect from 1-4-2005 is surely to get a jolt !! Mark my words. I believe more in the critical intelligence of the persons drafting the policy and their one-shot goal to include as many in the potential list of transfer and failing that, to mentally destabilise the rest others!!
Desilocal
What is attractive in service ?
We all should understand that no body leaves on his own the privileged position where he boasts his superiority on others. This is basically intrinsic habit of human beings since prehistoric times. In Indian bureaucracy, we see the same dynamics. God bless those self-perpetuating superiors. Now time has come when capable civil servants who think next to none, can get away from the government jobs and contribute something substantially in the journey of India towards the club of developed countries. Grudgingly, passing time in the system is neither advisable nor good for the health. Vast opportunities of private sector or entrepreneurships are available and if we think we are something substantive, let us try. We have to cross over our mental blockade while deciding VRS etc. What is so attractive now in the service when we feel that we can conduct ourselves better, being away from the existing system for ourselves as well as for the country. The biggest prison of human being is his own mental blockade that being status quo, deprives him from the best in him. Till we are in the system, we must do our best despite being ignored with regard to our service management by the almighty IAS and as soon as we get over on this fictitious mental blockade and decide to sail in the infinity, the sky is limit. These ideas is applicable to those civil servants who feel their capabilities equally or more than IAS but still continue in the system and work under psychological humiliations perpetually serving under juniors or lesser competent officers.
M N Tiwari
There should be written examination for empanelment
With so much of opinion about various services, i think it will be a nice idea to have a written exam for empanelment to the post of joint secretaries in the government of India Members of all services can compete and there can be no legitimate grievances thereafter for being left out
RKS
Sanchar Bhawan affairs
The irony is that central government professes about its noble goals of transforming India as Super power while its institutional capacity is so weak that it cannot implement even simple things. I shall describe briefly my views on visit to Sanchar Bhawan. During visit to DOT Hq Sanchar Bhawan anyone can find that situation in Sanchar Bhawan symbolises the crisis of governance. Those who are in charge of administration are busy looking after themselves or pleasing their bosses and most sections even officers of Director and above are also without basic resources such as PC, printer, sitting space.
An Onlooker
Even Constables are capable being Superintendents Technically!
This is in reference to the feedback "Who says charge is not given to Head Clerk".
Ain't it true? What great is done by our IPS officers for maintaining law and order which cannot be done by their own Inspectors? It can be judged by themselves....So first one should get excellence in his own field then should spread his legs in other affairs. Ain't? And if you talk of the people's voice IAS officers, despite of all hue and cry of corruption charges against them, have got more faith and respect from the people for their work. The receiving end makes all the difference and it could be felt. In my view, it is the receiving end which decides the capacity of the service. And why to talk about the competition again and again? The UPSC claims to select the cream of the upper strata of the layer and the services are allotted as per the talent and choice of the candidate. And everybody knows that whosoever doesn't get the most criticized service tries for the most coveted service till he exhausts his attempt and energy as well. And who is afraid of competitions again and again? But then the concept of ACRs and performance appraisal needs to be removed first. And yes, our Constitution also needs to be reformed. And the existence of UPSC should be reconsidered. Then many things, and as people critise the very system, will require a transformation....
But all these thing should be done on the basis of people's voice and not on the basis of frustrations which have it's root in the UPSC examination results.
Devendra
Why did you count Army officers leaveing the job ?
Do you have any count of civilian officers who have quit their jobs in the last five years? Why this halla about Service Officers?
Suman K Sharma
People of North-East for deputation
If IAS is a group of dedicated officers, why most of the IAS officers from North Eastern Cadres are always taking refuge at Delhi and be on central deputation? Why the rule regarding the deputation (only 30%) of a cadre be on deputation at a time is not followed in these cases? Actually these people are occupying the share of other central services on deputation. In case of efficiency, one can very well say that the departments managed by Group A Services are always much more efficiently administered that the state governments managed by the IAS. Most of the IAS Officers are known for chamchagiri and manipulation only. May be 20% of them may be above board, efficient and committed. Almost all others are fair weather birds.
Devadasan
CMPF and IPS
Bhadoria,
First of all, I did not say this that only IPS officers enjoy and not cadre officers, eg commandants, who are exclusively from the cadre officers or cadre DIG's. I just told the ranks and not any particular service. Secondly, talking about election commision preference with CPMF's. It is because that soilders are from outside the state but most of the time IPS officers are also from outside the state so it has nothing to tell with the conduct of IPS officers. What u dont understand is that due to lack on the part of the state to modernise their police forces or to build their capacity, u are needed as interim measure. Just look at A.P or Punjab, where CPMF's were deployed in initial phases of disturbances but ultimately, it was the local police, who had fought it out and now CPMF was not needed when capacity building was done. After saying this, I did not mean to say that we don't need them but glorifying one institution at the cost of another is not justifiable. If you are an officer of CPMF above the rank of A.C, then you might be honestly aware what work officer above the rank of A.C do, inspite of the fact from which service they are. And even what many doctors of CPMF's do when it comes to grading of the shapes.
Gulam Nabi Hasan
CPMF jawans are unhappy
Day is not far away when jawan of the CPFM will vent out their anguish against IPS officers they are mum because of their cadre officers what will happen when jawan/officers went bersek against IPS officers.
Ajay Kumar
No one is indispensable
One of the comment of one esteemed IAS officer is can a PM/CM rule without an IAS officer. He should know that no one is indispensable and given a chance officers of other services are equally capable of assisting elected heads in government. It is another matter that 'artificial indispensability' has been created by IAS by denying the opportunity to others effectively and this has been extended further vide 6 CPC.
Praveen
Complaint of junior officers
I have been going through all the discussions about the false supremacy of IAS. You see IAS is not able to deoiver justice in the departments they are heading. The increase in the court cases against the departments they are heading is the proof of it. These IAS officers are only interested in their tours for going abroad and never learn how the employees are being treated in developed countries. They perhaps keep their eyes closed when they see there is no discrimination between a lower level staff and a higher level staff in the developed countries. Everybody enjoys the same facilities as are given to the highest bureaucrat in the organisation. These things they never learn from them.
U will find every month delegations over delegations going abroad for meetings with zero result of implementation in our country.
These IAS officers do not even read the notes being put up from the lower level. Believe me If a note full of abuses will be put up at the lower level it will be cleared up by the highest level in the bureaucracy in the same pattern. The where is the hard work and mind being utilised by these highest level officers in the bureaucracy.
Whenever u confront them with their wrong doings they will come up with an answer if you are not satisfied, go to the court and they know till the court order is delivered they will either be transferred or retired. So they do not have any implication of the person going to the court.
So as far as the Government work is concerned there is not even an iota of supremacy being delivered by an IAS as compared to the other lower services. In fact the other lower services will be much more productive and appreciable if they are given such powers to deliver the administration.
Lalit
TAIL-PIECE
Whenever you visit to any officer in Telecom Ministry you will find a simple answer
"The officer has gone to the court or the officer has gone to attend the meeting "
Why is it so ?
Can any body have an answer?
A Visitor

Seems Arjun Singh felt that in Congress his ladder has run out of rungs!!!!
But seems he's forgotten that he's got very bad knees and old lungs!!!
Because by the looks of it he may change ladders to one jiss mein rungs hai more!!!
Seems standing at the ultimate rung on his Congress ladder ho gaya Arjun bore!!!
To climb up on the new ladder he'll wobble and wheeze!
But if the new ladder 'has that ultimate rung' then opportunity he'll seize!!!
Even if he feels on the new ladder he'll be in the thick of things he'll jump!!!
Aur Congress ke ladder ko karre ga dump!!!
It's better to go wheezing and climbing than go bored stagnating on a rung,
That's why Arjun has shown a new rangh (color)!!!!
Arjun ne hai rangh diya apna political chola!!!!
Apne liye Congress se bahaar jaane ke liye dwaar hai khola!!!
Don't you think he expected from Sonia a snub????
Because he knew on the wrong side kiya hai Sonia ko rub!!!
And he's not the last one to up his ante more are waiting to act,
Many seniors now feel useless in Congress and this is a fact!!!
Pawar has reminded Congress that single Party cannot rule in Dilli,
And if Congress thinks it can then its being silly!!!
He's said that High Command should stop stunting Leadership in States!!!
Local Satraps as threats a paranoid High Command rates!!
And UPA is now on its last legs as Laloo and Pawar are looking idhar udhar,
Pawar says Congress needs to call its Allies 'idhar idhar'!!!
Karuna, Laloo and Pawar are thaali ke baingans and power ke bhooke,
Will do everything ki to get power back nahi chooke (miss)!!!!
As per Pawar Congress should worry more about the Alliance than who'll be the next PM?
Insiders say Pawar feels Sonia will have to continue with PM who is her GM!!!
As per Pawar's analogy Rahul has a lot of countryside roaming to do!!!!
And staying overnight in Dalit and Tribal homes and sharing their meals too!!
As per Pawar's analogy ' itni jaldi kya hai Rahul Baba PM bannene ki'!!!
Countryside mein 'election election' khelo Rahul ji!!!!
In Karnatka in an effort to try to show that Congress is putting up a fight,
Congress plans to show its Dilli ka might!!!!
Sonia, Rahul and PM will be on show in Karnataka,
Like they say enacting one big 'nataka'(drama)!!!
Will the Center send a message that Punjab is tranquil and peaceful????
And on Generals being appointed as Punjab 's Governors plug it'll pull!!!
And then why appoint a man who has a negative bias against the local majority????
Guv Roddy used to and still says Punjab 's majority are 'from the truck driver fraternity'!!!
But then many say General Roddy has a lot of pull,
Rumor that he sat on the same pew as Sonia in a Delhi Church is not cock and bull!!!
If this is the yardstick every Congressman worth his salt will give his right haath,
To sit on the same pew Sonia ji ke saath!!!
And as Psalms are sung in Praise of the Lord!!!
Congressmen will sing psalms in praise of their lord!!!!
They'll sing…. all things bright and beautiful all creatures great and small,
Like us are also on Sonia ji's call!!!!
Big B is BA pass but thinks like a paanchvi fail,
Otherwise being 'from the trade' he wouldn't have pronounced Paanchvi Pass as fail!!!
Sharukh is way ahead of Big B in every way!!!!
And that's why whenever he can Sharukh ko Big B karta hai flay!!
Confucius says….Sharukh should look at the reasons for Big B's fall,
Politicking, cheating and lying individual to kaise Icon karr sakthe hai call????
Ps. Sharukh cigarette smoking is injurious to one's health,
And as you know lost health cannot be bought back with all the World's wealth!!
Bharat Kumar

CORPORATE
Who will be new MD of SBI ?
Who will be new MD of the State Bank of India?.Tie is said to be between C Narsimhan and Shreedharan.
Mohan to be Director HR,BPCL
S Mohan is all set to succeed S A Narayan as Director (HR) in the BPCL.
SAIL signs MoU with BEML
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)of which Chairman is SK Roongta,has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangalore-based Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), for supply of crucial equipment required for the company's present operations as well as for its ongoing modernisation & expansion programme. VK Gulhati, Director (Technical)SAIL & M Poongavanam Director (Mining & Construction), BEML, signed the MoU in the presence of V.S. Natrajan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director BEML, in Bangalore on May 12,2008.SAIL's growth plan, which envisages its hot metal production capacity rising to over 26 million tonnes by the year 2010, will call for a quantum increase in raw material requirement. This is planned to be sourced not only from the company's existing mines but also from new mining blocks. As a result, the requirement for crucial equipment like dumpers, shovels, dozers, etc., will rise substantially, both in SAIL mines and plants. Under the MoU, BEML, a Mini Ratna category-1 PSU under the Ministry of Defence, will supply the required equipment at a mutually agreed price for the next three years. The agreement will also enable SAIL to contain maintenance cost, as BEML will undertake maintenance of the equipment for their entire economic life with guaranteed equipment availability.
Ms.H. Pathak is President O&M,Mumbai
Ogilvy & Mather (O & M)has promoted Ms.Hephzibah Pathak as President O&M,Mumbai.
Ms. Simmi Sabhaney is President O&M,Bangalore
Ogilvy & Mather (O & M)has promoted Ms. Simmi Sabhaney as President O&M,Bangalore.
JVL gets Mini Ratna status (UPDATED)
Public Sector Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. has been conferred with the prestigious "Mini Ratna : category-I" status by the Government of India. The Corporation has the distinction of being conferred with the much coveted status within only four years of coming into commercial operations.