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Panel for post of DG Shipping goes to ACC
As the grapevine has it, two member panel has gone to the ACC for selection of new Director General (DG) Shipping. The slot fell vacant as Ms. Kiran Dhingra former DG, Shipping, has assumed her charge as Secretary, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA), in the Government of India (GoI). She is an IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre & belongs to the 1975 batch. It may be stated here that Ms. Laxmi Venkatachalam (a Karnataka cadre IAS officer of the 1978 batch) and SR Rao (1978 batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre) are mainly in the race.
Post of Advisor to ED,IMF from RBI still vacant
The post of Executive Director's (ED's) Advisor in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is yet to be filled up. Basically, there are two slots of Advisor to IMF's ED which are to be occupied by incumbents from RBI.
Vipul Pathak goes to Paris
Vipul Pathak has gone to Paris to do his MBA course. He is Jammu & Kashmir cadre IAS officer of the 1992 batch.
K Ramachandran Pillai wins accolades from Waghela
K Ramachandran Pillai, CMD ,National Textiles Corporation (NTC), has won accolades from Shankar Sinh Waghela Indian Textile Minister.
Saurabh Kumar is DCF Chandigarh
IFS officer Saurabh Kumar has been appointed Deputy Conservator of Forests in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
IAS posting in Haryana
C.G. Rajini Kaanthan, ADC-CEO, DRDA, Panipat, has been posted as the ADC-cum-CEO, DRDA, Fatehabad.
IAS officer must know Hindi
IAS officers in the country will have to learn Hindi. Government of India is believed to have mandatory for the IAS officers to learn Hindi.
Dilip Padgaonkar is Editorial Director Sakal Times
Sakal Times, Marathi Newspaper with English editions has roped in Dilip Padgaonkar former Editor of Times of India as editorial director.
Anikendra Nath Sen is editor-in-chief Sakal Times
Under its expansion project Sakal Time newspaper has appointed Anikendra Nath Sen as editor-in-chief Sakal Times.
Rahul Gandhi is emerging as the icon for youth
AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi is fast emerging as the icon among youth of India.
Bureaucratic reshuffle in AP on cards
A bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Andhra Pradesh in a couple of weeks.
Text Book Commission in Kerala
State Text Book Commission is being set up in Kerala soon.
Bhijendra Swaroop is SIMFED MD in Sikkim
Bhijendra Swaroop, IFS, Joint Secretary, Science & Technology Departmen has been posted as Managing Director, SIMFED on deputation in Sikkim.
IAS officer arrested in Himachal Pradesh
IAS officer Subhash Ahluwalia has been arrested in Himachal Pradesh by the Vigilance Bureau.
IPS changes in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Following IPS officers have been transferred in Rajasthan. Omendra Bhardwaj DG ACB, Binita hakur, Commandant Hadi Rani Batallion,Jaipur, Girirajlal Meena,S.P.Jodhpur, P.Ramji,S.P.Jodhpur Rural, H.G.Raghvendra Suhasa,S.P.Kota Rural, Anshuman Bhomia, S.P.Kota west, Don K Jose,Additional S.P,Alwar. Rahul Prakash,Additional S.P, Ajmer South.

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Asad Syyaz who is Manager Durbar & Frontier ITDC's flagship Ashok Hotel, Delhi, has been given additional charge as Manager Restaurants in Ashok Hotel, Delhi.
Verma,s appointment in Deutsche Bank
Munish Verma has been appointed by the Deutsche Bank as Head of Global Market in India.
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Sanjay Bhasin appointed as digital sales head, Zee Turner
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Aaj Ki Aawaz
Doesn't PC realize that his credibility is zero ... for most Indians he's a desi Nero????
When it comes to trust his score is zero!!!!
PC's biggest boast used to be the rocketing Stocks,
His boasts falling stocks mocks!!!!!
When it comes to stock woes he is all ears!!!!
Allying fears!!!!
When it comes to Farm Sector or inflation woes he has nothing to say!!!!
To farm sector and inflation woes attention he does not pay!!!
For him India is the Corporate Sector and the Bourses!!!!
For him India is to be found in Five Star Hotels and Golf Courses!!!!
FII's just have to make a face and PC's in a tizzy!!!!
And then to please them PC becomes busy!!!!!
Rules are changed overnight to make FIIs feel at home here!!!
And to ally their every fear!!!!
They should remove the unlucky Bull on Dalal Street !!!!
Replace it with a statue of PC jo karre punters ko assure and greet!!!
Nations are taking emergency measures and India needs to take just one!!!!
And as soon as possible this should to be done!!!!
Now that Mohna is free from his Deal fixation!!!
He should sack PC and keep the FM portfolio with himself and save the Nation!!!
Good thing that BJP and Church are talking to each other!!!
And letting each other kya karr raha hai bother!!!
Keep pseudo Congress at bay!!!
Because if Congress comes in they'll hijack the heart to heart some other way!!!
Amar Singh now says SP will provide SIMI legal aid!!!!
We know why this statement has been made!!!!
Amar should go to Agra and not to see the Taj Mahal!!!
But for his mental ailment ka hul (solution)!!!
And also a cure for his chirku-itis which has afflicted him badly!!!
Now even Mulayam's near and dear say Amar often behaves madly!!!
I hear Congress in Gujarat is trying to incite dissent to the Nano Plant!!!
Dissent ke seeds they are trying to plant!!!
Congress feels its lost face as India will feel its Gujarat stand is one big lie!!!!
And now no longer on Gujarat Congress can sigh!!!
Because Tata would have definitely considered social harmony before deciding!!!!
For fear of being grilled on this Congress Spokesmen have gone into hiding!!!!
People trust Tata's unbiased view more than Congress's hued view!!!!
And this hued view is nothing new!!!!
USA and other Countries have cut interest rates but Stock continue to fall!!!!
On Bourses all over the World there is gloom ka pall!!!
Confidence and trust have taken beating!!!
'On the Street' Hullo is no longer the greeting!!!!
Nowadays they just pass each other with a glum and suspicious look on the face!!!!
Or as on the Street they worriedly pace!!!
Confucius says….. this storm too will come to pass!!!!
But it is difficult to say how much time it will take for this storm to pass!!!
Adds…. some say it will take at least two years!!!!
So please do take with a pinch of salt Brokers 'worst is over' predictions my dears!!
Bharat Kumar

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Look at more lucrative prospects of raising retirement age
All those who are in the opposition for raising the retirement age to 62 years, are looking at only one side of the coin. The other side, which presents the more lucrative prospects, is being totally ignored. You see, nowadays nobody hangs the shoes immediately after retirement at 60. At least for the next three to five years, most of the retired officials tap the market and these people being well qualified, experienced and least demanding; are invariably the first preference for any private employer - that's why these people get re-employed immediately to the exclusion of all others already waiting for a job. Resultantly, the new generation is loosing all those precious opportunities. At the same time, it must be a well-known fact by now that the government has already absolved the role of an employer. No new jobs are being created in the government sector for about a decade and the situation is likely to continue for another 10 to 15 years as there is ever-increasing emphasis on down-sizing the workforce. So where is the younger generation gaining even while keeping the retirement age at 60, and how there is going to be any loss for them if the retirement age is raised to 62. On the other hand, rather they would be the net gainers as the private sector would be left entirely for them to lap-up all the available opportunities without any rigid competition from retired government officials. Furthermore, for the next about two decades the new jobs are bound to be created in the private industry and service sectors only with the opening up of the SEZs and new industrial and service ventures, which are being encouraged by the government as a matter of policy to create new employment avenues; and therefore one cannot logically oppose that by raising the retirement age of govt officials the younger generation is loosing the job opportunities. Politically and economically also, it has already been analyzed several times at various levels using a variety of calculation models that by raising the retirement age both the economic and political scenario will show improved results. I am sure all those calculations and models cannot be wrong.
Satwani
Raising retirement age is not logical
It is strange that when government has, in the 6th pay commission, made provision for full pension who completes 20 years of service indicating that they want more people to exit, how is it going for raising retirement age. This is not logical and the rumor should stop. It is the big people who will be in power for some more years and enjoy more.
PK Mishrs
Raising retirement age is unfortunate
This is a retrograde and unfortunate step by the GoI. By Raising the retirement age to 62 the Babus would only be indulging in more corrupt practices and will lead to wholesale corruption in all the Govt. departments wherever applicable. In a country like India where there is severe unemployment problems and for the young generation of people who aspire for a Government Job, this is really shocking. Govt. should really not implement this in the interest of the Nation. Prime Minister are you hearing.
P V Krishna Kumar
Welcome raising of retirement age
Raise of retirement age from 60 to 62 is to be welcomed but it is not that easy. The government would be able to utilise the experienced hand for another two years but at the same time it should not neglect the educated unemployed youth. A stern political decision is highly appreciated. A healthy public debate is required.
Koya
PM and FM need applause for raising retirement age idea
Congratulations to the PM and FM for the progressive idea of increasing retirement age. This move will be well received in all age groups even the younger generation.
Kaur
Raising retirement age will slow down the change
Raising retirement will slow down the fresh and innovating management which are the need of hours. The experience of seniors are of no use in front of the techniques and energy of younger lot. The government should formulate plan for three to five years and then extend the age who gains additional competence or who are proving their worth in work not in sycophancy, if at all it has to be implemented.
Rakesh
Singh is King !
Singh is really King. Congratulations to him for pushing age extension.
Anon
Raising retirement age will benefit Congress
The increase in age will help swing the Delhi elections in favour of the Congress. Those rooting for early retirement are free to retire at 40 years as per new pay commission. Let the honest civil servants work long enough to meet their obligations in life and settle their children.
Wadhwa
With retirement age also think of entry age
If PM is committed to raise retirement age, he should also think about raise in the maximum age for applying a job in the government. His success of failure depend only on Her Highness Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. There is no separate entity of Manmohan Singh. If Sonia desires to raise the age limit keeping in view coming elections, our PM has no other option.
V K Jajoria
Increase in retirement age - a prayer to God
After a gap of about two months the retirement issue has again reported to have cropped up. If this Government goes to increase the retirement age then it would be one of the biggest mistakes of the UPA Government. At this stage when the rate of unemployment in India is so high it would be a foolish move by whomsoever it is moved. I would like to pray through this portal that 'may God give right wisdom to PM and all others who are in authority to desist themselves from gaining such mean popularity'.
Kaushal
Debate on pay to Army needs deliberation
The debate on pay to Army now needs a lot of deliberation. Services Chief are acting like trade union leaders. Their is a need that Government acts tough with services otherwise we are putting our democracy in danger.
Devendra
It is sickening to read the remarks of this kind everyday. Please educate armed forces to behave in a disciplined manner and not to indulge in rumour mongering.
Gurpreet
Holding government to ransom
By falsely projecting Lt Cols as equivalents of Commandants in Para Military Forces/Directors, they are holding the government to ransom. Lt Cols are in reality, neither commanding a battalion nor authorized to put on the rank badges of a Commandant (Col Equivalent). From where this notion of "extant parity" has come is a big mystery, when there is actually none.
Post implementation of the Bagga Committee report most of the Lt Cols are actually glorified Majors performing the duties of Company Commanders. Functionally it is the job of an Assistant Commandant (Capt) in CPMFs. The armed forces should be thankful that 6th CPC has been very liberal to them by giving them a slew of allowances as compared to their civilian counterparts. The Army is only getting better at PR and media blitzkrieg, which is a cause of serious concern.
If the Government succumbs to the pressure tactics of the Indian Army, it will set a very wrong precedent, and then there is no reason why the Second-In-Commands of CPMFs and SP/ Deputy Secretary level officers should not be included in Pay band-4. Not doing so is certain to stoke discontent among the civilian and paramilitary counterparts.
K Ganesh
Corruption in Defence also
The less said about corruption at all levels in all wings of the defence services, the better !
R Singh
Dear Gentlemen, We definetly understand your agitated views calling everyone as corrupt civilian vis a vis those who defend the country. I am sure you have little knowledge either of defence or honesty. Once the greatest of great philosopher said the absolute power corrupts absolutely. You could not be unaware of systematic corruption in Army etc. It is only fair not to talk of it, nevertheless no organisation/country howsoever corrupt it may be, will like to keep a man on Guard who is corrupt. I request you to have inside view and inform the corrupt civilians the name of that honest gentlemen who deposited the surplus ration back to store instead of allowing family members to eat. Mind you the ration is for self only, in case of jawans it is not sent to their families in villages if surplus. Worse, It is sold. Who does not know that the Army got the ration scale at par with US etc where per capita consumption is 4 times of an Indian under same deceiving tactics as are being applied now. The countrymen are not aware, they merely love their Army. Perhaps, the present episode can only be good for countrymen not Army etc. Secondly, please tell us how the house of even a Brigadier is maintained better than a Minister. Officer pays it or the absolute powers given to Army in certain matters. The row of Army vehicles in front of schools is any body's sight. And do not forget the squandering of CSD profit at the cost of common soldier as he pays the same as officer and gets little back. So be the case of officers cheating the jawans by not allowing the 90% seats of engineering etc to them in proportionate to their numbers. The jawans family stays in village and can not utilise the facilities while seats are given to army for the whole lot. Army has so many discrimination with in. We should also remember that a boy from say IIT gets 3 lakh job another gets 30 lakhs. It ia all your QA or luck. The 3 lakh fellow may be doing better job so a soldier better than officer of Army. By asking euality with IAS etc the Army is only blackmailing. Officers join by choice and not by compultion and thier service conditions can not changed to their advantage midway in such an unfair manner as asked for. Regarding the shortage of officer, a judicial commission can expose the racket since the Army deliberately does not recruit officers so that they get promotions in minimum time. Their is no derth of brave people in this country. God bless all of us.
Harsh
Enough is enough
Really enough is enough....Is the Indian Army soldier equivalent to semi skilled labour (sic..and Sick)? and the peon is better... (see CPC Report authored by Babus) you have Colonial hang ups. In which world are You??
Equation starts from entry levels upwards and not upside down...you start equating what suits you. Grant little intelligence to soldiers too.
Director being Equivalents to a Colonel...you may manipulate any things but the idea makes me laugh at this poor Joke. Ask a Colonel where you are working with see. Look at him and yourself?? Grown up people do not play games..
And who asked for equivalence and comparison. One must be blind to compare an Armchair file pushing Babu with a Gentleman Soldier Officer.
Armed Forces from very beginning have asked for a separate Pay Commission for them...but only Babus are too keen to keep them for Comparison so that director could get sadistic pleasure by calling himself "Colonel"...what a dream.
There is enough evidence on this board to suggest how you all threaten and intimidate the Political leaderships with threats of "exposes" and Union actions to make him sign on lines which says Dir will be Colonel....
Such attitudes and practices have become a threat to democracy and our Political System. They are Peoples representatives and you are "servants" But in the name of "Exposes" and due to willing Cooperation of the all bad hats you have assumes Political Mantle usurping some of the political powers of the boss.
Please do whatever you like. Keep the Armed Forces away. Do not play with fire and insult them by comparison with Rag tag PMF. Or selling the Country is not only your business. They can also do it if your virus reaches them.
It has happened in history and in history of all societies many times. When Virus of Babus reach soldiers, then they do not feel like laying down their lives for Babus.
The matter is not travail....it is serious business.
It is not worth it...be serious and grow up...being a director Colonet at 14 years is not good enough. One has to behave like fit for that status.
Regards and Jai Hind
Rajeev
Enough is NOT enough, sadly
Comparing a Major in the army with Section Officer in the Central Secretariat is sad and shocking. No disrespect is meant to Section Officers. While comparing any Civil Officer with any Army Officer it must be kept in mind that an Army Officer is neither allowed nor expected to desert his/her place even in face of death. It is not so in case of Civilian Officer. If I am not wrong it is understood and also implied that if a Civil Officer( excluding the Police) deserts his/her place when death is imminent he is not held finally guilty because no civil service rules say that the civil officer should face and embrace death but must not leave/ desert his post under any circumstances.. This being so one should not make such sad and silly comparision in future.
Keshav Prasad
Readers may find this independent view most educative--
"In defence of the military"
Nitin Gokhale
Senior Editor, Defence and Strategic Affairs, NDTV
Tuesday, October,7 2008 (New Delhi)
Let me begin this piece by stating emphatically that it is written in defence of the Indian military. I believe that it is an institution worth defending, warts and follies notwithstanding. And that is why this piece.
Of late, the Indian military leadership has come under a lot of motivated and ill-informed criticism for doing what any self-respecting commander-in-chief would do.
In taking up the issue of pay and parity between the armed forces and their civilian counterparts, all that the three chiefs have done is to bring to the notice of the highest political authority in the country the four core issues that affect the services. And they did it in the most dignified manner possible.
But their action has kicked up a furious debate in the media and depending on who you speak with, there are two views on the issue. Most non-military viewpoints are alarmists, to say the least. A few inspired leaks by the stung bureaucracy has led to a spate of articles and opinion pieces alluding to a breach of discipline and a show of "defiance" by the service chiefs. Some commentators have even gone to the extent of saying that the three chiefs have set a dangerous precedent that does not augur well for Indian democracy! Others have said the chiefs were left with no choice. And unlike any other time, I will be a subjective observer in this.
As someone who has been in the thick of reporting on the pay panel recommendations and the subsequent developments, I must point out without reservation: The three chiefs have never ever defied the government. A quarter century interaction with the armed forces has convinced me that the Indian military is not capable of indulging in politics, leave alone usurping anyone's authority as perceived by some. And even in this case, the three chiefs have simply taken recourse to the best possible method that was available to them. And by appointing a three-member ministerial committee to look into what clearly are genuine grievances of the armed forces, the political executive has shown the sagacity of recognising the seriousness of the issue. Unfortunately, the top bureaucracy has not shown the same level of maturity in dealing with the situation.
Allow me to go back in time a little to understand the context in which the three service chiefs have been forced to do what they have done.
After the 6th Pay panel submitted its report, a committee of secretaries was set up to look into various anomalies that were brought to the notice of the government. The service headquarters had reasoned with the ministry that since the armed forces make up for 30 per cent of the government employees, they should have a representative on the committee. But their request was not heeded. Instead, the service chiefs were told their concerns would be addressed without prejudice and with sympathy.
This assurance was taken at face value but when no communication was received from the committee of secretaries, Adm. Sureesh Mehta, in his capacity as chairman of the chiefs of staff committee, asked for the details of the decisions taken in the committee. He wanted to see that the armed forces' concerns were adequately taken care of. But the Committee of Secretaries did not deem it fit to respond to the admiral's plea. So when the cabinet approved the amended sixth pay panel report, it was assumed all the pending issues were taken care of.
But to the great consternation of the service headquarters, not only were their major grievances not addressed, three more anomalies, indeed, glaring discrepancies, were introduced by the committee of secretaries in the final cabinet notification.
For the armed forces, this was the last straw. This was worse than the aftermath of the 5th pay commission a decade ago when 48 anomalies were pointed out by the armed forces but only eight were resolved over a 10 year period till the 6th Pay Commission was notified!
It took some time for the reality to sink in but when the anomalies were noticed, all the three chiefs decided to take up their case with defence minister AK Antony. After the meeting, Antony was convinced of the logic presented by the three chiefs. So he apparently asked his ministry officials to prepare a detailed note in support of the services' demand to resolve the core issues and send that communication to the Finance Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office for necessary action.
The core issues, the three service chiefs felt, would affect command and control functions in the field especially between the Army and para-military forces and the navy and the coast guard, to cite just two examples. Having taken their case to the defence minister, the three chiefs felt they would at last get justice. Shockingly however, the finance ministry and the PMO were presented a completely diluted case. Left with no other alternative, the chiefs then took up their case with the Prime Minister himself who too agreed that their concerns were genuine and should be resolved favourably. The only catch was: the MoD had not sent the requisite supporting documents!!
In the meantime, neither the Prime Minister nor the Defence minister could meet because of their pre-scheduled foreign visit. That's when the three service chiefs decided that they would delay the implementation of the flawed 6th Pay panel report. And decided to communicate this decision to their men down the chain of command. The internal communication by all three chiefs in fact spoke about the need for not falling prey to rumours and speculation. For instance, the Naval chief's communication dated September 24, said:
" In recent times there have been several speculative media reports and disinformation on the final outcome of the sixth pay commission recommendations. The service headquarters have maintained continuous interaction with all authorities concerned and our concerns have been highlighted at the highest levels time and again.
We are in the process of resolving all pending issues and this may take a little longer than we had earlier expected.
Let me assure each one of you that I will spare no effort to bring our genuine concerns to the notice of our country's leadership with the final aim of giving our personnel their rightful due. In the meanwhile I am certain that one and all will display maturity and patience and not be swayed by hearsay or speculative reports from any quarter. Shano Varuna and Jai Hind.
If the above signal, as the communication is called in military parlance, is defiance then no military chief will ever be able to give assurances to and take his men in confidence. Anyone who has dealt with the armed forces will tell you that there is not an iota of truth in the canard that is being spread about the three chiefs "defying" the civil authorities. Yes, they questioned the bureaucracy's attempts to wittingly or unwittingly introduce pay and status disparities between the armed forces and their civilian counterparts. Yes, they took the matter to the Prime Minister but in no way did they defy the government.
The question here is: Does civilian control of the military mean control by civil bureaucrats? Or should it in reality mean that military be subservient to the elected government and by extension to the Parliament and in the larger sense the people of India? This is the question that needs to be debated thoroughly for correct civil-military interaction and cohesiveness in decision-making in spheres of national security in the future.
What the three current chiefs have done is unprecedented in India's short history as an independent nation and therefore a surprise to many. But they have done their uniform proud by standing up for their men, a trait most essential in any leader but an absolute must for a military leader.
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KD Joyal
6th CPC
The TA for persons in PB3 and above(Rs.3200) is very less. It should be more than Rs.4000. The Grade Pay which was increased for the second time for Under Secretary/PPS and above is also less. It should be increased once in 6th months. Don't worry about the increase in expenditure. Nobody will bother if it is at the expense of non-gazetted employees and Class IV. May long live Justice of 6th CPC and others as they have given gross injustice to non-gazetted employees.
Human Being from middle class society
It is a very happy news that IAS officers with 18-20 years of service are getting Super Time Scale in GoI. As we also know the fact that IAS officers of 1987 batch got Super Time Scale in GoI in the year 2005. This means that as per 6th CPC recommendations approved by GoI, at least those non-IAS officers of organised group "A" services, who were appointed in the years of 1977 to 1983 and thus had put up atleast 22 years of service by 31.12.2005 will get Super Time Scale ( at least Non-functional) by 01.01.2006. Almost all aggrieved non- IAS officers will be highly grateful to Dr. Malhotra - owner of so much highly useful website if it may soon kindly & effectively request GoI to please soon issue Orders in this regard very soon ( preferably by 27.10.2008 --eve of Diwali) since the matter and conclusion given above is absolutely clear & fully justified ; and thus must please be soon agreed to by GOI without any second thought.
Vipon Gupta
Worst service conditions of 'Data Entry Operators' of the SSC
In our observation, no other cadre in the Central Government is suffering as badly as the DEO of the SSC. The other Departments have re-structured the DEO cadre long back which enabled them to get promotions. Some Departments like CGA,Railway Accounts and DGDA conducts the Departmental Tests for the DEOs to get promotion as 'Junior Accounts Officer (Civil /Defence)' which is a Group 'B' post.
But, the SSC have not conducted any such Departmental Test for their DEOs whereas they conducts regular Departmental Tests for other cadres viz. Peons, LDCs and Grade D Stenos etc.
The ACP Scheme being implemented by the SSC for the DEOs is a real example for total discriminative action. The SSC revises the pay-scale of the DEO to Rs.4500-125-7000/- once his basic pay becomes Rs. 5300/- in the previous pay-scale of Rs. 4000-100-6000/- ( ie. 12 yearly increments @ 100/-).
But, the same SSC revises the pay-scale of a Grade D Stenographer as Rs. 6500-200-10500/- once his basic pay becomes Rs.5300/-.
See, the big difference between the revised pay-scales of two cadres working in the very same attached office of the Dept. of Personnel & Training. It may also indicates the general public that 'the higher the Educational Qualification - lower the revised pay-scale vide the ACP Scheme' as the EQ for the DEO Grade A is 'Higher Secondary with Data Entry Speed of 8,000 key depressions per hour' whereas the EQ for the Grade D Stenographer is 'Matriculation with a shorthand speed of 80 words per minute'.
From the above mentioned, one can easily understand the in-justice being meted out to the DEOs of the SSC.
Mrs Jhanshi Laxmi