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Arun Ramanathan to go to World Bank !
Secretary Banking Arun Ramanathan is being tipped to be new ED World Bank. He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Dhanendra Kumar to return
ED World Bank Dhanendra kumar is returning from Washington on November 1. Tenure of 1968 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Dhanendra Kumar is coming to an end on October 31.
Vishnu Prakash is new Spokesman of MEA
Vishnu Prakash has taken over as the new spokesman of the External Affairs Ministry, replacing Navtej Sarna. He is 1981 batch IFS officer.
Rahul Khullar gets in situ promotion
Rahul Khullar, IAS(UT:75) will now be Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Mrs.Sindhushree Khullar gets in situ promotion
Mrs.Sindhushree Khullar, IAS(UT:75) has been promoted as Special Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance..
Rentala Chandrasekhar gets in situ promotion
Rentala Chandrasekhar, IAS(AP:75) will now be Special Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
P.C. Chaturvedi gets in situ promotion
P.C. Chaturvedi, IAS(UP:75) has been promoted Director General, Employees State Insurance Corporation, Ministry of Labour and Employment in the rank and pay of Secretary .
S.V. Ranganath gets in situ promotion
S.V. Ranganath, IAS(KN:75) will now be Special Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Space .
Jawahar Sircar gets in situ promotion
Jawahar Sircar, IAS (WB:75) has been promoted Special Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Mrs.Anshu Vaish gets in situ promotion
Mrs.Anshu Vaish, IAS (MP:75) will now be Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture in the rank and pay of Secretary .
Mrs. Rita Menon gets in situ promotion
Mrs. Rita Menon, IAS(UP:75) has been promoted as Special Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
Bhaskar Chatterjee gets in situ promotion
Bhaskar Chatterjee, IAS(OR:75) will now be Principal Adviser, Planning Commission in the rank and pay of Secretary .
Rudhra Gangadharan gets in situ promotion
Rudhra Gangadharan, IAS(KL:75) has been promoted as Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in the rank and pay of Secretary.
Mrs.Jayati Chandra gets in situ promotion
Mrs.Jayati Chandra, IAS(UP:75) will now be Principal Adviser, Planning Commission in the rank and pay of Secretary.

Birendra Kumar Sinha gets in situ promotion
Birendra Kumar Sinha, IAS(BH:75) has been promoted as Director General, National Institute of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development, in the rank and pay of Secretary.
Subbaroyan Krishnan gets in situ promotion
Subbaroyan Krishnan, IAS(UL:75) will now be Special Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment .
Mukul Joshi gets in situ promotion
Mukul Joshi, IAS(PB:75) will be Advisor, Inter State Council Secretariat in the rank and pay of Secretary.
Rajiv Aggarwal gets in situ promotion
Rajiv Aggarwal, IAS(MH:75) will be Managing Director, National Cooperatives Development Corporation, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture in the rank and pay of Secretary.
Devender Kumar Sikri gets in situ promotion
Devender Kumar Sikri, IAS(GJ:75) will be Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs in the rank and pay of Secretary.
Vinay Kumar gets in situ promotion
Vinay Kumar, IAS(KN:75) has been appointed Special Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Mrs. Neelam Nath gets in situ promotion
Mrs. Neelam Nath, IAS(JH:75) has been promoted as Special Secretary, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence.
Suraj Prakash Seth gets in situ promotion
Suraj Prakash Seth, IAS (BH:75) will now be as Special Secretary, Ministry of Coal .
Harishankar Brahma gets in situ promotion
Harishankar Brahma, IAS(AP 75) has been promoted as Special Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs .
N.Bala Baskar gets promotion
N.Bala Baskar, IAS(HY:75), presently Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of External Affairs has been promoted as Principal Adviser in the pay of Secretary with effect from 12th September, 2008 and until further orders.
GP Upadhyaya to be Secretary General, FIEO
GP Upadhyaya, Member State Planning Board, Siklkim Government, under Rule 6 (2) (2) has been posted as Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation (FIEO). He is 1987 batch IAS officer of the Sikkim cadre. Under the said rule one joins in private sector for three years & the term is extendable by another five years.
2 IPS officers posted in MP
Two IPS officers have got new postings in Madhya Pradesh.They are C.V.Muni Raju IG Selection to IG Balaghat Range & Anvesh Manglam IG Balaghat Range to IG Selection.
Cabinet Secretary having a tough time
Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar is reportedly having a tough time due to an ongoing open confrontation between TR Baalu, Indian Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways & N Gokul Ram, Chairman, NHAI. The Cabinet Secretary has to hold meetings with the said Ministry's official, on weekly basis, to keep projects going. Is Prime Minister Dr.Man Mohan Singh aware of this?
Cabinet reshuffle may be a damp squib
As the grapevine has it, much awaited reshuffle of the cabinet being headed by Indian Prime Minister Dr.Man Mohan Singh, which is expected to take place after Dr. Singh is back to India from the US, may be a damp squib. Chances are that reshuffle may see induction of DMK patriarch Muthavel Karunanidhi's poet-daughter Ms. Kanimozhi besides an incumbent from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) & two candidates from the Samajwadi Party (SP).There are only four berths available in the Dr.Man Mohan Singh's cabinet.
Post of Secretary Lok Sabha vacant
The post of Secretary in the Lok Sabha is vacant as the then Secretary Rajgopalan Nair has retired.
Sanjeev Kaushik joins HSBC
Sanjeev Kaushik (IAS, 1992, Kerala), who is the stellar IAS officer to have got permission to work in the private sector, has reportedly moved from Lehman Brothers to HSBC as Head of Equities Department at a handsome 8 figure salary in Mumbai.
Tie for DG Shipping between Rao & Ms. Venkatachalam
Tie for the slot of Director General (DG) Shipping is reportedly between SR Rao (1978 batch, Gujarat cadre) & Ms. Laxmi Venkatachalam (1978 batch, Karnataka cadre). The vacancy has arisen following posting of Ms. Kiran Dhingra as Secretary Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) in Government of India (GoI).
Ashok Chawla is new Secretary DEA
Finally Secretary Civil Aviation Ashok Chawla has been moved to the North Block as Secretary Department of Economic Affairs. He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
( We said this on September 1)
Nambiar is new Secretary Civil Aviation
Special Secretary Information Technology M Madhavan Nambiar has been appointed new Secretary Civil Aviation. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
( We said this on September 1)
Rahul Sarin is Secretary Personnel
Secretary Food Processing Industry Rahul Sarin has been appointed Secretary Personnel in the Government of India. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre. Sarin is going to hold additional charge of the Food Processing Industry Department.
Changes in Delhi Police
Alok Kumar will now be DCP Special Branch .Jaspal Singh will take over as in-charge of Central District.Surendra Singh on promotion as DCP has been posted in North East District.
Raju is back to J & K
Joint Director CBI R V Raju is back to the parent J & K cadre.1975 batch IPS officer Raju will get DG rank in the state.
IAS changes in Punjab
Mandeep Singh Sandhu has been appointed MD of the Health Systems Corporation.T R Sarangal will be Secretary SCs and BCs.
Anil Bhatnagar seeks Voluntary Retirement (UPDATED)
Anil Bhatnagar Director General(DG),National Academy of Customs,Excise & Narcotis(NACEN) has sought voluntary retirement(VR) from March 2009. Bhatnagar who belongs to the 1974 batch has authored many books.
Dr. Gurbilas P. Singh presenting a book to HP,CM (UPDATED)
Dr. Gurbilas P. Singh presented a book " Cannon Unto Cannon- The Sikh Psyche : An Analytical Study" authored by Late Dr.Diljit Singh Pannun, former Indian Ambassador to Madagascar to Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister in Shimla on September 16,2008.Prof. Dhumal lauded the efforts of Dr. Gurbilas P. Singh, the son of Dr. Diljit Singh Pannun in releasing the book which would prove to be a first rate contemporary source for future historians.
Gurung is top Nepal Cop (UPDATED)
Additional Inspector General of Police Hem Bahadur Gurung has been promoted to the position of Inspector General of Police (IGP) effective September 18. He will now be top Cop of Nepal Police.
Nambiar to assume charge as Secretary Civil Aviation (UPDATED)
Special Secretary Information Technology M. Madhavan Nambiar who has been appointed new Secretary Civil Aviation will assume his charge on September 17,2008. He is an IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre who belongs to the 1974 batch.
( We said this on September 1)
Rahul Sarin is Secretary Personnel (UPDATED)
Secretary Food Processing Industry Rahul Sarin has assumed charge as Secretary Personnel in the Government of India. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre. Sarin will be holding additional charge of the Food Processing Industry Department.
U.S. Embassy Adjusts Consular Exchange Rate (UPDATED)
Effective Friday, September 19, 2008, all United States Consular Sections in India will adjust the consular exchange rate from Rs. 46 to the dollar to Rs. 48 to the dollar.This rate change is effective for all rupee-denominated costs of applying for visas and passports, including the nonimmigrant visa application fee paid at HDFC branch banks prior to the scheduling of visa appointments. The new application fee for nonimmigrant visas is Rs. 6,288 (equivalent to USD $131). Receipts issued by HDFC Bank prior to September 19, 2008 that reflect a payment of Rs. 6,026 will be honoured and there will be no need for a supplemental payment.For a full listing of specific fee changes and more information on all U.S. visa and consular services, please visit the Embassy website at http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov.

M.M.Upadhaya is Principal Secretary Ayush in MP (UPDATED)

M.M.Upadhaya Principal Secretary(PS)Medical Education has also been made PS of newly created department of Ayush.

CORPORATE
SK Jain joins Jaypee group
SK Jain, former Director Human Resource (HR) with Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd.(BHEL), has joined the Jaypee group of industries.
SBI to promote 75 AGMs
State Bank of India (SBI) is going to promote 75 Assistant General Managers (AGMs) in the country as Deputy General Managers (DGMs).
Ajay Chaudhry to start consultancy ?
Outgoing General Manager (Government Relations) Ajay Chaudhry is reported to have decided to start consultancy.
Anil Malik retires as VP, ITDC
Anil Malik who was Vice President Hotels outside Delhi with the ITDC has retired.
Sachdev is CMO
Mohit Sachdev has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management. Earlier, he was with UTI .
Jacob joins IFRO
Thomas Jacob has joined IFRA as Deputy CEO and Managing Director in charge of the Greater Asia/Pacific region.
NMDC pays final dividend of Rs. 210 crore to Ram Vilas Paswan
The National Minerals Development Corporation (NMDC) presented final dividend cheque of Rs. 210.64 crore to Indian Minister for Steel, Chemicals and Fertilisers Ram Vilas Paswan in Delhi on September 12,2008. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that NMDC paid interim dividends of Rs. 430.37 crore earlier this year. With this the total dividend paid by NMDC to the Government for the year 2007-08 become Rs. 631 crore, which is the highest ever, dividend paid by NMDC.Presenting the cheque, Chairman and Managing Director of NMDC Rana Som said that NMDC has not increased prices of iron ore since October 1, 2007 & are much lower than the international market. The price revision is due from April.
A new showroom of Rolls-Royce cars,Delhi
Graeme Grieve, Director, Sales and Marketing, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars had inaugurated a new show room of Rolls Royce cars in Delhi located The Shangri-La Hotel.Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the dealership in Delhi is Yadur Kapur.This was second show room in India & 82nd in the world. The first show room of the car was opened in Mumbai located Atria Mall.Car's authorised dealers in Mumbai are Navnit Motors.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Indians should realize that we've got a Sarkaar that's fixated with its vote bank!!!!
And it's given the majority minority top rank!!!
So many blasts have taken place and all we've got from the Sarkaar is croc tears!!!!
And talk on 'religions fighting' fears!!!!
Look at Shivraj's mindset,
He was more concerned about his clothes as India ne kiya cry, fume and fret!!!
In five hours he changed his clothes thrice!!!!
Was more concerned about looking in camera glare 'nice'!!!!
Despite his pathetic performance he continues as the Home Minister!!!!
Really this is something that is very sinister!!!
Sonia and Manmohan or Mohna went through the motions of looking sorry and sad!!!!
Such insensitivity is indeed very bad!!!
Unless and until there's a harsh anti terror law the fight against terror is toothless!!!!
Look at history and you'll realize that this is a Congress created mess!!!
Nowadays Mohna seems very distracted,
He knows that USA has made the Deal into a tooth that's impacted!!!
So if India does a Nuclear test USA will react like removing a tooth that's impacted!!!!
The entire jaw will be affected as the tooth is retracted!!
Mohna needs to let us know what will happen if India test karta hai conduct!!!
Kya kya USA and other Countries karrenge deduct!!!
Pranab Da keeps harping India has the right to conduct tests!!!!
Conduct test and we put our money where our mouths is …. case rests????
Now Congress is taking solace by saying that inflation spared Aam Admi necessities!!!
Congress does this kind of incorrect analogies and is one the biggest pities!!!
Seems Congress feels Aam Aadmi does not eat rice, wheat and Dal!!!
Only if Congress did a reality check it'd realize Aam Aadmi's boora haal!!!
Impact is not what Congress says but what Indians have coped with!!!
That's literally made them in pain writhe!!!
Hope Sonia elaborates this in her speech!!!
And if people understand her 'Hinglish' she'll hear form them a big screech!!!
'Only BJP can defeat BJP' totally agree with Advani!!!!
For one BJP Leaders out of turn vani!!!
BJP has to go back to its disciplined days!!!!
What the Party has mandated every Leader says!!!
Back to its cadre days when every Leaders knew his place!!!
And when to give their opinions Leaders would not race!!!
Power made BJP go wonky and Party discipline was dumped!!!
In cricketing parlance ...standing out of the crease Leaders got the Party stumped!!!
Can't Budha give up smoking for the State!!!!
WB could have got International Aid but Budha's smoking sealed WB's fate!!!
How can WHO believe that the State whose head is a smoker is serious about curbing smoking!!!!
How…. when personally smoking he himself is stoking????
Big B says Abhishek was in CP prior to blast…so were many others!!!!
Sons who now are grieved by their fathers and mothers!!!
Amar, Akbar, Amrik and Antony …. all were there!!!
But then for them kyon karre Big B care!!!
Confucius says….. Sometime the guard or mask has to fall!!!!
' Pseudo' aise logon ko karte hai call!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
"ACR Fear : Need To Be Avoided
The ACR plays a vital role in the career of a government servant. So DoPT should evolve such transparent Performance Appraisal System, which should have least subjectivity and no room of unfairness and prejudiceness. Our duty is to provide congenial environment to the officers so that they could perform effectively. There are examples in some ministries that some officers are not allowed to get adjusted in the new environment. First of all, provide them stage only then they can perform better. Moral of the story is that one should play with anybody's career. Moreover in the recent judgement of Supreme Court (CA No.7631 of 2002: Dev Dutt Vs Union of India), ACR, in no more confidential document. It can be shown to the concerned official. The Supreme Court has held, "Non-communication of entries in the Annual Confidential Report of a public servant, whether he is in civil, judicial, police or any other service (other than the military), certainly has civil consequences because it may affect his chances for promotion or get other benefits. Hence, such non-communication would be arbitrary, and as such violative of Article 14 of the Constitution." The DoPT is requested to issue, in this regard, necessary directions to all the Departments/ Ministries in the interest of the country as fear of ACR grading travels in the mind. The transparency in the ACR System will bring efficiency in the working of Government. Can anybody through light whether DOPT is acting upon the latest decision of Supreme Court on ACR?
Meenakshi Roy
A big anomaly
A big anomaly regarding government guidelines is regarding railway spouses who are also employed in Government. It has been stated that they will not get LTC as their spouse is entitled to a few passes. The thought behind the statement is clearly clouded as it is not only against the principle of equal pay and privileges for equal work but also refuses to address the fact that railway pass does not entitle a person to air journey which otherwise a person on LTC can do. Officer's family are denied entitled higher grade status in their travel in Railways as well which otherwise in LTC they can do. They are also denied the opportunity to visit places like Leh, Andman, Nicobar and Lakshwadeep islands available to other employees in Central Govt. on LTC. With the introduction of encashment of leave upto 60 days on LTC railway spouses are at a further loss due to oversight concerning this rule in Central govt.
It is worth noting that if the spouses are working in the Central Govt. organizations, both of them are entitled for LTC and if the spouses are working in the Indian Railways, both get their facility of passes independent of each other. But when both are separately in Central govt. and railways, the rule suddenly gets skewed. High time this anomaly was addressed and working spouses are not denied privileges like House Building allowance, LTC on the ground of the other person having obtained it. After all, the other person has got it on the grounds of his or her hard hours of work and did the other spouse work any less?
Shukla
Signature is Significant
G Sinha observed that all file work including preparation of noting, drafting etc., explaining rule position and suggesting best option is done by the Group-'B' & 'C' officials and only signing is left to Group ' A' officer. This is not fully correct in respect of all categories- A, B and C. Most of the lower officials simply put up the case and conclude the notings as- " If approved, we may take action....." (OR) simply write- " Submitted for orders pl." Here everything is left on the competent authority to take decision. So decision making is not simple signing, it is quite significant and includes courage, authority and accountability.
Y.Mishra
It is contrary to the Resolution on pension
Department of Pension & PW's O.M. dated 02.09.08' para 5.4 is contrary to the Resolution on pension. It does not distinguish between length of service for full pension and amount of pension on the basis of average emoluments or last pay drawn whichever is more beneficial. Resolution in item 3 distinctly states that decision on 20 years length of service for full pension is the only decision which will have prospective effect. But the O.M. makes a sweeping statement that paras 5.1.to 5.3 are effective prospectively and that retirees between 01.01.2006 till date of O.M. shall be governed by old pension rules. This means that despite categorical decision in item 2 of the Resolution, retirees between 01.01.2006 and date of O.M. will be denied pension on the basis of average emoluments or last pay drawn whichever is more beneficial. Since revised pension orders are to be issued by various Ministries it would be appropriate if the Department of Pension modifies its O.M. and makes the provision regarding amount of pension for such retirees in accordance with item 2 of the Resolution.
Jagdish Kumar Advocate
Merge CSS and CSSS
In reference to the question of Kausal, "Now what option should CSSS fellow?", I would like to invite all learned readers to comment. I think the only option left is go merge both the CSS and CSSS instead of fighting with each other (the policy of divide and rule left by the British and followed by us). First of all we should whole heartedly support the merger irrespective of us being CSS and CSSS (since both of us will be loosers in the long run). Once both the cadres are merged we should stand united for a better career prospects and fight from the single ground for the same. I believe that everyone will support my demand and if not let us shed our differences as it was done in the days of our nations fight for independence from the British rule. United we stand, divided we fall.
Kalvin Kevin
No Wonder
Special Assistants and Personal Assistants of a Minister are capable of doing miracle. Posts in the Indian Foreign Service should be earmarked for those who are brilliant among the SAs and PAs. SAs and PAs know the ministers inside out and they know them better .
Keshav Prasad