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Empanelment procedure to be changed
Empanelment procedure is being changed in the Government of India. It means IAS batches of 1976,1980 and 1990 will be empanelled through the new system to the rank of Secretary, Additional Secretary and the Joint Secretary respectively.
Will Malhi be Special Director CBI ?
Name of Gurjot Singh Malhi is also in circulation for the post of Special Director CBI. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.
Pathak to be IG CRPF Srinagar
D K Pathak is joining the CRPF as IG Srinagar. He is 1979 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
( We said this on October 30)
Empanelment of 1989 batch of IAS near completion
Formalities regarding empanelement of IAS officers belonging to the 1989 batch in Government of India (GOI) is expected to be completed soon.Altogether over 50 bureaucrats of 90 IAS officers have made it to the final list.
Ranjit Sinha is now out of race
Ranjit Sinha is now out of the race for the post of Special Director CBI.1974 BATCH Bihar cadre IPS officer Sinha has taken over is DG of the RPF.
Punjab Government's No to A P Pandey
Punjab Government is reported to have said "NO" for central deputation to 1974 batch IPS officer A P Pandey.There was a move to appoint Pandey as Special Director of the CBI.Pandey was trusted IPS officer of the then Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh.
Krishnaswamy Rajivan becomes CEO of IFMR
K Rajivan (ex-IAS, TN, 1979) has reportedly been appointed CEO of IFMR, an ICICI sponsored business school in Chennai. He was till recently at the World Bank Chennai office.
P.Sivakami to likely to be relieved by Friday
Ms.P.Sivakami who has recently resigned from services is likely to be relieved by Friday.At present she is Special Commissioner Printing & Stationery with Tamil Nadu Government.She is an IAS officer of the 1980 batch & belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
K.Ramalingam to Joint Secretary
K.Ramalingam DIT-I Delhi on Central deputation has been appointed as Joint Secretary (FT&TR-I) for a period of five years.He is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS)officer of the 1982 batch.
CII not getting sponsors
As the grapevine has it, even Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is not getting sponsors for its events. This is being attributed to the Economic meltdown .
Who will be Vice Chief of Army?
Who will be next Vice Chief of Indian Army as the present incumbent Milan Naidu is retiring on December 31,2008? This question is doing rounds in corridors of power.
Gen SF Rodrigues new intiative
General (Retd) SF Rodrigues Governor Punjab & Administrator Chandigarh has revived lessons for moral education & hygiene in 123 schools. Period on these two topics has become a pass for quite sometime in majority of Indian schools.
Three officers to be empanelled for Member's slot in Postal deptt.
As many as three officers belonging to the Indian Postal Service(IPS) are tipped to be empanelled for elevation as Members in the Department of Posts. They are RK Singh (1974 batch) CGM PLI, Uday Balakrishnan (1975 batch) CPMG Kerala & Ms DK Budki (1976 batch) CPMG Jammu & Kashmir.
Five Secretary rank officers of one service IA&AS
After the IAS ,IA&AS is the only service which is having five Secretary rank officers in the Government of India.
IRS officer in South quits ?
Another IRS (IT) officer posted in a southern state is reported to have quit the service.
Orders of Manoj Saunik next week
Formal orders of Manoj Saunik to the post of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce are to be issued in a week or two. 1987 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Saunik is presently PS to Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.
In India crammers dominate people with IQ
Looking at the general trend in India, it is becoming quite clear that the nation is able to recognise crammers than those who have higher intelligent quotient(IQ).
Hidden pact between Pawar and Bal Thakre ?
Talk of hidden pact between Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thakre and NCP boss Sharad Pawar is heard in the corridors of power. While Bal Thakre will extend full support to Pawar for Prime Minister's post, the later will whole heartedly support to Uddhav Thakre on the soil of Maharashtra. An interesting Development.
Economic meltdown hits PMO
The Economic meltdown has even the Indian Prime Minister's Office(PMO).The PMO is reportedly feeling the heat of Economic meltdown as industrialists are having reservations about requests for funding certain projects.
DPC of IRS (IT) 1976 batch soon
DPC of 1976 batch IRS (IT) officers to the rank of Chief Commissioner is now expected to take place in a week or two.
Decks cleared for promotions in CBEC
It is learnt that Mumbai high court has cleared the promotions to the rank of commissioners in IC&CES and directed the ministry to finalize the seniority list putting an end to the seniority dispute.
Code of conduct keeps MP politicians at bay
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan could not get a chance to distribute prizes at awards ceremony that was held in Indore,after Indian cricket team's triumph against visiting team of England on November 17,2008.However,Indian Minister of State for IT & Telecom Jyotiraditya Scindia who is also chief of MP Cricket Association(MPCA)had graced the occasion.Normally Chief Minister of the day is always there on such occasions.Thanks to code of conduct,B.P.Singh Commissioner of Indore Division & Anil Kumar IG Indore Range got a chance to be part of awards presentation ceremony.
Polls to Sangam Vihar segment becomes interesting
In the wake of Amod Kantha former IPS officer running for MLA election from the Congress party in the Sangam Vihar Constituency, campaigning has become quite interesting.
Mrs. Sharmila Kantha authoring a book
Mrs. Sharmila Kantha, wife of Ashok Kantha, currently Indian Ambassador to Malyasia, has written a fiction book which has been approved by the publishers Harper Collins. She is the daughter of former Indian Finance Minister, Yashwant Sinha.
T.K.Mishra takes over as DC, Orissa
On promotion to the grade of Chief Secretary, Tarun Kanti Mishra , the Principal Secretary, Home Department has on November ,17,2008 joined his new place of posting as the Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary of Orissa in place of outgoing incumbent i.e. Dr.R.N.Bohidar. He is 1975 batch IAS officer who belongs to Orissa cadre.
Seven IRS officers transferred
As many as seven officers belonging to the Indian Revenue Service (IRS)in the rank of Assistant/Deputy Commissioners of Income Tax have been transferred.They are:E.Sulochana Bangalore to Tamil Nadu,C.S.Anjaria Mumbai to Gujarat,Rajnish Yadav UP(East)to Delhi,S.S.Alam Bihar to Kolkata,Rajib Jain Delhi to Gujarat,S.H.Rizwi UP(Eeast) to Bangalore & R.Ilavarsi Chennai to Gujarat.
Nano and Congress
The Congress has now alleged big deal in Nano project in Gujarat.The party says that the state government would give relief of more than Rs.31,000 crore to Tata while the investment was only around Rs.2200 crore. Modi who claimed his clean image should clarify about the deal the party has asked.
Empanelment of 1976 batch IPS takes place
Finally empanelment of 1976 batch IPS officers to the rank of ADG in the Government of India has taken place on Tuesday.
S.R.Hazare CEO,Thane resigns from IAS
S.R.Hazare Chief executive Officer (CEO) Zila Panchayat Thane(Maharashtra)has served notice seeking voluntary retirement.He is a Maharashtra cadre IAS officer of the 1998 batch.
Justice P.K.Patra is new Orissa Lokpal
Retired Orissa High Court Judge, Justice P.K.Patra has been appointed as the new Lokpal of Orissa .

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Govt plays havoc
Government has played havoc with its executive and legislative wings. It is any body's guess why the file for appointment of judges might have gone back. At least one of the names excluded might have pulled the political strings in the right places. Aren't inefficient and incapable people good at that?
Both the grounds stated by the Government are not valid. Seniority can not be the only criteria for promotion of judges. There are other factors also, the most important ones, in case of a judge, being impartiality, capability and disposal of cases in their jurisdiction. At least one of the names excluded by the collegium has the distinction of getting strictures from Supreme Court. That is very rare for a Chief Justice. He is also known as a PIL Judge, and not for disposal of Appeal cases which is the real work of the High Court.
Regional representation is desirable but can not have the last say.
Common man still has more confidence on the collegium. Supreme Court collegium must have had sufficient reason if they have bypassed a senior judge. They should stick to what they feel is correct and should not be deterred by such moves.
We have seen the way promotion and transfer is managed in the executive. Do we want similar situation in judiciary also? O Lord! (read 'Government' - an amorphous body), please spare us.
Murali Mohan
Promotion of Under Secretaries as Deputy Secretaries
I agree with the resentment in this whisper. Whereas ad-hoc promotion is of rare option in posts / services elsewhere in the Govt. itself, in respect of CSS it virtually the rule. Every person will first be promoted on ad hoc basis only and later on regularised by a DPC with particular reference to a year. Present Secretary (Personnel) has perhaps not been briefed on this factor in all is aspects and precedents. Idealism that promotions should be made from US to DS cannot practically be implemented in this Service at this juncture for the reason that the damage belated promotion to the post of Under Secretary after rotting for more than 14-16 years had already been done and any more delay in promotion to the DS post at the fag end of their career is only `rubbing salt on healing wounds'. The plight / malady of those Under Secretaries nearing their retirement in the meanwhile is the less said the better. This can be misunderstood as acute insensitivity of the Govt. on this ticklish matter and may result in demoralisation of many a working person and slowly result in the collapse of the system, after which only blame games will be there to rule the roost.
R V Nathan
Stopping ad-hoc promotions - a welcome step
Thanks to Secretary (Personnel) for taking bold step for stopping ad-hoc promotions in all categories. CSS officers advocating ad-hoc promotions should keep in mind that this type of ad-hocism should not be allowed to continue for more than six months. As the past experience reveals that ad-hoc promotions have been a clear cut refusal of regular promotion in disguised manner, we should earnestly urge upon Secretary (Personnel) not to halt the promotions which have already been approved by the Minister (Personnel)but approved it only for six months only. Meanwhile, all the Officers in all categories who have been working for more than six months should be regularised from the date they were appointed by the respective Ministries/Departments. It may be mentioned, in this connection, that the ad-hoc officers have been performing their duties for more than 10 years or so.
V P Sharma