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6th Pay Panel pension benefit from September 2, 2008
As per recommendation of the 6th pay commission's report, 50 per cent amount of the last salary drawn as pension will be given to those GoI officers & employees who retired on or after September 2, 2008.This means those who sought voluntary retirement (VR) & were relieved from their job before September 2,2008, will get pension as per the current pension rules.
Kumawat appointed DG BSF
Special Secretary Home in the Government of India M L Kumawat has been appointed new DG of the BSF.Kumawat is considered to be competent and Straightforward officer in the country.1972 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer Kumawat who is alumni of National Defence College had also been ADG BSF.He will succeed A K Mitra who is superannuating by this month end.
( We said this on September 10 )
Manoj Saunik to be JS Commerce
Manoj Saunik is being tipped to be Joint Secretary Commerce in Government of India.( GoI).Saunik at present is Private secretary to Indian Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.He is a Maharashtra cadre IAS officer who belongs to the 1987 batch.
Ms Parvati Sen Vyas joins MEA
Ms Parvati Sen Vyas (IFS 75) has joined MEA as Special Secretary (Public Diplomacy Division). This position was lying vacant after the departure of Arif Khan of the same batch. He left for Ambassador to Italy.
Anil Bhatnagar seeks Voluntary Retirement
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.
Pradip Sen is back to Rajasthan
Joint Secretary Minority Affairs in the Government of India Pradip Sen is back to the parent Rajasthan cadre after completion of central deputation tenure.On return 1982 batch IAS officer Sen has been appointed Principal Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare.
IAS changes in Rajasthan
There is IAS reshuffle in Rajasthan. New postings are ;-Mssrs J C Mohanty Transport Commissioner,Mahavir Singh Commissioner Local Self Government,Binu Gupta Secretary Finance II, Madhukar Gupta Divisional Commissioner Kota,J P Chandeliya Director Water Resources and Ambrish Kumar Deputy Secretary Revenue.
( We said this last week)
IAS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh
There is IAS shake-up in Uttar Pradesh. New postings are :-Mssrs Shri Krishna Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development,Harminderraj Singh PS National Integration, B M Meena PS Agriculture,Ashok Kumar Commissioner Vigilance ,Amal Kumar Verma PS Cooperation,Manoj Kumar PS Science and Technology,Rajan Shukla Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare,O P Singh Secretary Programme Implementation,Saroj Kumar Tiwari Special Secretary Labour,Rajendra Prasad Special Secretary Medical Education and Ranvir Prasad Additional Project Director Sarva Siksha Abhiyan,
Efforts afoot to eject Digvijay Singh from UP,arena
As the grapevine has it Samajwadi Party(SP)leader Amar Singh is trying his level best to see to it that AICC gave charge of Uttar Pradesh to somebody else.At present the charge of UP is with AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh. Why Amar Singh is afraid of Digvijay Singh ?.
Rajasthan Chief Minister getting very good response
Ms.Vasundhara Raje,Rajasthan Chief Minister during her recent tours to different parts of the state received very good response.Womenfolk welcomed the Chief Minister in an overwhelming warm manner.
Jain gets extension
DIG CBI DC Jain has been granted extension in tenure till September 3,2009. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
P.K.Jena IAS joins Orissa Government
On completion of the tenure of Central Deputation for three years, Pradeep Kumar Jena,Team Leader UNDP, Orissa Programme ,has re-joined , Orissa government.He is IAS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.
IFS officers upto 1993 batch in MP to be CFs
Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers in Madhya Pradesh upto 1993 batch will be elevated as CCFs. In MP there are 17 posts of CFs .
IRPS postings
BK Bihani has assumed charge as CPO/DLW, and KV Nagayach has joined as CPO/NCR.
Ms.Laxmi Venkatachalam ahead in race for DG ,Shipping
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Laxmi Venkatachalam, a Karnataka cadre IAS officer of the 1978 batch, is ahead in the race for the post of Director General (DG) Shipping .The vacancy has arisen following posting of Ms. Kiran Dhingra as Secretary Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) in Government of India (GoI).
SK Sharma to be Secretary Lok Sabha
SK Sharma will be new Secretary Lok Sabha. However,Sharma will be there till December 31,2008 - the day of his superannuation. At present he is Additional Secretary in the Lok Sabha.
Bureaucratic reshuffle in Orissa next week !
Bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Orissa next week.
1984 batch IAS get PS rank in Chhattisgarh
Two 1984 batch IAS officers M K Raut and P C Dalei have been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Chhattisgarh.
1993 batch IAS get Super-Time scale in Orissa
Eight,1993 batch IAS officers have been given Super-Time scale in Orissa.
Justice Kumar is Chairman in UP
Former Judge of the UP High Court, Justice Anjani Kumar, has been appointed Chairman of the Commercial Tax Settlement Commission in Uttar Pradesh.
Dr. Gurbilas P Singh presents a book to HP,CM
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
Additional Inspector General of Police, Hem Bahadur Gurung, has been promoted to the position of Inspector General of Police (IGP) w.e.f. September 18. He will now be top Cop of Nepal Police.
Rahul Sarin is Secretary Personnel
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.
IAS reshuffle in Jharkhand
In his first major reshuffle of the bureaucracy ever since he became chief minister, Shibu Soren shifted 11 IAS officers .J B Tubid will now be Home Secretary again with additional charge of Personnel. Sports secretary Ravi Shankar Verma has been given the additional charge of HRD. R.S. Sharma, who pursued has been made Secretary science & technology department with additional charge of drinking water and sanitation. Cabinet secretary P.K. Jajoria was given additional charge of IT.. Sukhdev Singh, former chief minister Madhu Koda's principal secretary who was without a department since the change of guard, has been given the charge of the forest department.Rajiv Arun Ekka will be new deputy commissioner of Ranchi. The present incumbent, Avinash Kumar, hasn't yet been assigned a new job. Sheela Kisku Rapaz, has been posted as commissioner of South Chotanagpur at Ranchi with additional charge of Palamau division. Animal husbandry department secretary Aditya Swaroop has been given additional charge of the cooperative department. M.N.Kerketta, a Maharashtra cadre 1994 batch IAS officer on deputation, has been given charge of three sections - director, secondary education with additional charge of social welfare and the Jharkhand Education Project (JEP). Puja Singhal Purwar, waiting for a posting, has been posted as deputy commissioner of Lohardaga.
( We said this last week)
M.M.Upadhaya is Principal Secretary Ayush in MP
M.M.Upadhaya Principal Secretary(PS)Medical Education has also been made PS of newly created department of Ayush in Madhya Pradesh. He is 1981 batch IAS officer.
Bansal gets award
Ghansham Bansal, Director (Vigilance)/Railway Board, bagged the consolation prize in "Rajeev Gandhi National Gyan Vigyan Maulik Pustak Lekhan Puraskar Yojna", for the book "Concrete Technology" written by him. The award was presented by the President of India, Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on the occasion of Hindi Divas, in a glittering ceremony in Vigyan Bhawan on Sept. 14, 2008. The award is given for original writings in the technical field.
US Embassy adjusts Consular Exchange Rate
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.
Bizzare incident compels DPR, GoMP to change its age-old advt. practice (UPDATED)
A bizarre incident has compeled the DPR GoMP to change its age-old pattern of relasing advertising. Public Relations department has shot two missives to the Editor-in-Chief and Manager Advertising of a reputed English Forthnightly. What has happened in the instant case is that the marketing representative of the magazine took Release Orders (RO) for publication of advertisements but instead of using the ad material to be given by the departmetal authorities he directly downloaded material from MP Govt's website. The matter was in Hindi but the Manager Advertising instead of using Hindi advertisements in an English Magazine thought it fit to get it translated from outside and without prior of the DPR and got it printed in the magazine. The English used was awful to say the least. The moment the concerned issue of the magazine reached Bhopal DPR authorties were furious.
Chawla joins as Secretary DEA (UPDATED)
Ashok Chawla, IAS-1973 batch of Gujarat Cadre has joined as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on Wednesday. Chawla is considered as a veteran in economic affairs and has held the post of Dy. Secretary, Director, Addl. Secretary and Special Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs before joining as Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation from 1st Feb, 2007. He has also worked as Joint Secretary and also Addl. Secretary & FA in the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers. For a short duration, he also held the additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Chawla has held important assignments in the Government of Gujarat. Shri Chawla is Post Graduate in Economics.
Nambiar assumes charge as Secretary Civil Aviation (UPDATED)
Special Secretary Information Technology M. Madhavan Nambiar who was appointed new Secretary Civil Aviation assumed 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 1,2008)

P.K.Vijaya Kumar to be DDG,CEIB (UPDATED)
P.K.Vijaya Kumar is set to become Deputy Director General(DDG,Central Economic Intelligence Bureau(CEIB)in the Indian Government's Revenue Department for a period of five years. At present he is he is Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) XVII Kolkata.Vijaya Kumar is an Indian Revenue Service(IRS)officer of the 1978 batch.

Mathivanan Manian is RD,Staff Selection Commission (UPDATED)
Mathivanan Manian on Central deputation has been appointed as Regional Director(RD),Staff Selection Commission(SSC) in the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT),Chennai. Manian who is an Indian Revenue Service(IRS) officer of the 1998 batch is at present posted as Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT),Gujarat.
M.N.Buch is member in MP Biodiversity Board (UPDATED)

M.N.Buch has been appointed as a member of the Madhya Pradesh Biodiversity Board for a period of three years.He is an MP cadre retired IAS officer of the MP cadre who belongs to the 1957 batch.Other non official members are:H.S.Pawar (Haryana), Indra Bahadur Singh -Sagar(MP) & Shreekant Zamindar-Indore(MP).

CORPORATE
SBI to promote 30 DGMs
State Bank of India(SBI) is Going to promote 30 Deputy General Managers (DGMs) across the country as General Managers(GMs).
Vijay Gargava quits Maharashtra Road Development Corporation
Vijay Gargava, who was Deputy Chief Engineer in Maharashtra Road Development Corporation, has resigned.
RC Gupta holding addl charge in ITDC
RC Gupta, who is Vice President(Personnel) with the ITDC, has been given additional charge of Vice President Hotels outside Delhi.
Sharma quits Mittal Group
S K Sharma has quit Mittal Investment Sarl to join trading house Glencore.Mittal had hired Sharma, a BPCL executive, in October 2005 .
Jhala appointed CEO
Ajai Jhala has been appointed CEO by the BBDO India.as .
Paul Romer is VP, Endemol global
Endemol, television format creator and distributor, has appointed Paul Romer, Endemol Netherlands MD as VP Programming global head.
Agnello Dias quits JWT
Chief Creative Officer, JWT, Agnello Dias has reportedly resigned.
Santosh Padhi quits Leo Burnett
Santosh Padhi, National Head and Creative Director, Leo Burnett, India, has reportedly resigned.
SAIL leads the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar-2007 tally (UPDATED)
Continuing with its glorious tradition like previous years, employees of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) bagged 15 out of total 28 Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskars -2007 (Perfomance year-2006), winning 53% of total VRP Awards presented by the Union Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, K.H. Muniyappa at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on September 17,2008. The Vishwakarma awards are given every year to workers of industrial undertakings for their innovative suggestions leading to cost reduction, improvement in quality, productivity and working conditions, etc.Out of the 15 groups totaling 68 employees from SAIL's five plants, four are from SAIL's Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) and Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) each, while three are from Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) and Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), and one from Salem Steel Plant (SSP). SAIL employees won the award in three different categories -- two awards under class 'A', six under class 'B' and seven under class 'C'. The winners under these classes received cash prizes of Rs. 75,000, Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 25,000 respectively alongwith a certificate of merit. These 15 innovative suggestions of the awardees has helped SAIL accrue total annual savings of Rs 78.5 crore.
Felicitating the Vishwakarma awardees at Ispat Bhavan here today, SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta appreciated the innovative spirit of the employees and exhorted them to take up more projects at their individual level. Director (Personnel)/SAIL,G.Ojha and Director (Finance)/SAIL Soiles Bhattacharya also congratulated the awardees.SAIL workers, known for their dedication and commitment to organisational excellence, have helped the company and its plants/units to win various awards. It may be recalled that in the Prime Minister's Shram Awards for the year 2006 announced by the Ministry of Labour recently, SAIL has bagged 6 Shram Awards totaling 25 employees out of total 33 awards. While Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) won one Shram Bhushan, two Shram Vir was bagged by Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) and one each by BSP and Rourkela Steel Plan (RSP)t. BSP also bagged one Shram Shri.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Forget votes and fight terror,
Not fighting terror because of votes is an unpardonable error!!!
India stands third when it comes to civilians being killed in terror attacks!!!!
Still will to fight terror this Sarkaar lacks!!!
Why should Sonia and Mohna bother when they and their families are secure???
Yes things would have been different if they or their near and dear felt insecure!!!
Shivraj says Modi's info on the possibility of blasts was not precise,
He says Modi did not let them know the place or time and the terrorist's guise!!!
When blasts in the past took place Shivraj passed the blame to the Sarkaar of the State,
Now when blasts have taken place under his very nose shouldn't this seal his fate!!!
Shivraj needs to be sacked but Congress seems to be disinclined!!!
Shivraj needs to be severely fined!!!!
As per Shivraj he cannot be held responsible for lapses down the line!!!!
But seems now even Sonia is angry as per the grapevine!!!!
And these are not small lapses that he can blame people down the line!!!!
In such matters to be held responsible he stands in the very front of the line!!!
But seems Sonia is dithering to sack him as this would be accepting fault!!!!
So by not calling him for a vital meeting she's trying to express her ire by default!
US has already washed its hands of assuring India of uninterrupted Nuclear fuel supply!
And India is waiting for Bush's Letter to Congress ka USA se reply!!!!
India of course can go to Russia or France !!!!
But fact is most Countries to US's tune dance!!!
Bush is boasting that Deal tacitly makes India an NPT signatory!!!
If India flouts the test ban all signatories will on Nuclear ties with India say sorry!!!
And what if India inks a Deal with Iran …… will US bark or bite!!!!
It'll bite because in the Deal this is in black and white!!!
Yes Mohna and his lot to allay our fears will fib and fob!!!
And as you know they cannot be held accountable for what comes out of the gob!!!
Deal is good for India but Mohna has gone about it in the wrong way!!!
Not the Deal but the way he's gone about it and the compromises he's made is what we flay!!!!
Laloo calls Nitish a chor!!!
Most would say this is nothing but a char machaoing shor!!!
Many say Laloo is ruing such a mouth watering opportunity to make hay!!!!
Had Laloo been in command very dearly Bihar and Biharis would pay!!!
Having said this it is vital that Nitish takes a re-look at what transpired!!!
And I feel there a few people who for their callousness need to be fired!!!
The World is being made to pay for USA financial callousness and promiscuity!!!!
And despite this US Fed still behaves like a cuty!!!!
Now it's rumored that Insurance giant AIG will do belly up or go bust!!!!
Allowing these bankruptcies to go ahead is a must!!!!!
Oil is falling and now could go down to 85 and even to 82!!!!!
Deora you know what you have to do!!!!
Cut oil prices now and stop looking to Mukesh Ambani for the go ahead!!!
Deora always takes Mukesh's go ahead its said!!!
Confucius says….. Deora will say cut in price will take place when price falls more!!!!
To cut prices Sonia and Mohna need to put on Deora jorr!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
While calculating the revised pay of doctors as per the Sixth Central Pay Commission there is an error in the illustration notified by the Government of India with the result that a doctor with basic pay of Rs.10000/- will get Rs.1938/- less than he should actually get. Whereas the total prerevised emolument of a doctor drawing a basic pay of Rs. 10000/- come to be Rs.25188 (Rs.10000 BP+Rs6250 DP on BP&NPA+Rs4063NPA+Rs.4875as24%DA on BP+DP+NPA).
While calculating the revised pay Basic Pay has been multiplied by 1.86 and 24% DA on NPA coming to be Rs.976 has been added making the revised pay in Pay Band-3 as Rs.19576 rounded to Rs19580.In these calculations the fact that DP for doctors with basic pay of Rs. 10000/- is Rs.6250/- whereas by multiplication of 1.86 with basic pay has taken into account only Rs.5000/-as DP. Which means Rs.1250 DP and Rs.300 as 24% DA on it has not been taken into account resulting to a loss of Rs.1550 BP +Rs388 NPA payable on it making the total loss as Rs.1938/-.The actual Calculations should have been as Rs. 10000/-BP +Rs.6250DP+Rs.3900as 24%DA (on BP+DP) + Rs.976 as 24% DA on NPA making the pa in PB-3 as Rs.21129 (rounded off to Rs21130) plus Rs.6600 as Grade pay plus Rs.6933/- (25%0f BP+GP) making the total salary as Rs.34663/ against Rs.32725/- as calculated in the illustration.
Dr. K. L. Khurana
Judai of 6th pay commission
The other day, a person has pleaded to stop writing about 6th pay commission's topic. Humourously, I found the following words in Hindi 'a Sher' to explain why this topic cannot be stopped on this forum which is basically redresses the grievances of government employees :
Reh na paoge kabhi humhe bhula kar dekho, Yakeen nahin aata ho to azmakar dekho, har waqt mehsoos hogi hamaari kami, apni sooni mehfil ko kitna bhi saja kar dekho.
So, I request that let this forum live long and let us discuss the issues related to pay commission, which again I express in humouours words of hindi :
Koi gila na koi shikva rahe aapse (pay commission's report) ye arzoo hai ek silsila bana rahe aapse (with whispersinthecorridors forum) bus ek baat ki ummid hai aapse (with finance minister) khafa na hona agar hum khafa rahe aapse (govt.employees).
Ashok Kumar Bhimani
Injustice with UDCs of CSCS
I would like to once again raise our voice regarding injustice done with UDCs of CSCS by this government and pay commission. It is very sad to say that while UDC and Assistant, both work here as dealing hand and their work is similar but there is too much disparity of wages and promotion. We want to urge DoPT through this esteem site that all graduate UDC of CSCS should be upgraded to Assistant on the line of minimum qualification possessed group D employees get one time upgradation to group C. Such type of courage would be must shown by PM/FM and other officer concerned to cadre restructuring of CSS.it is our earnest request to all of them that once again think about us and give us our due as soon as possible. All of us (UDCs of CSCS) demands justice from Prime Minister and UPA Government. Please refer my case to cadre restructuring committee of CSS for miserable conditions of UDCs of CSCS as there is no departmental examination while all other organisation give them opportunity but in secretariat we feel too much stagnation.
Prabhakar Mishra
It is contrary to the Resolution on pension
Really, it is contrary to the Resolution. Please keep on writing these type of Topics. Government should clarify these issues.
Raj Kumar
CSS officers should also get training abroad
IAS are already getting mid term training abroad. Training refreshes the trainees. It would be much better for the Government to impart such training to CSS officers also as they are working as backbone at the Centre.
Ram Kanwar
Child Care Leave:
Recent order have been issued on this. The main motive of this Order is to help the ladies who really have genuine problem with their son or daughter. But this is not going to work as it is going to be misused and all the ladies will avail this facility as a matter or right and routine and the overall disciplinary working condition would deteriorate. Some guidelines or instructions for the reasons to determine the so called leave applied for should be issued. Right now itself; before the order had been issued; they have already gone on this leave as their son/daughter is about to complete 18 years. Hope some rule is also passed for the benefit of Housewives as their husband are bound to be affected to do these ladies work when they go on leave.
Mrs. G. Kaur (Housewife)

Child Care Order:
Is such an illogic order necessary and that too when ladies have their own time for coming to office and leaving from office. A working lady along with her husband's income on an average will be certainly more that 60,000. Simply they have to spend some money for taking care of their children. Because of this order; now the persons available in office will be overburdened with more work and what would be the plight of his wife; if she is a housewife. What compensation that housewife is going to get? She also is a lady and in no way inferior to a working lady and just because she is a housewife it does not mean that this housewife should alone do the household work without the help of her husband. Now that this order has been issued; a corrigendum also should be issued bringing out clearly that as a matter of routing without any genuine reason their should not be accepted. By giving them more freedom; indirectly the freedom of a housewife is restricted. This is because I am a housewife and if my husband is retained in office just because his lady colleague goes on this leave; then what benefit I am going to get from this. Why should my husband do somebody's work at my cost. We housewives should get together against this order.
Mrs Rani
Will others also get in-situ promotions?
Would the government be equally magnanimous about other services in granting such in-situ promotions?
Archie
IAS or….
IAS has become '' Individual aspiring surrender'' Poor ! Shame! Think of ICS. Stop spooning! If money is all about, go and join business! Shit ! How helpless the IAS now.
Rajeev MC
It summarises the state of the nation
The letter to the editor from the Economist summarises the state of the nation. However, all this is very well known to us. Nobody seems to suggest any remedy. What has been the contribution of all the illustrious Indians mentioned or even those not mentioned in the letter in improving the situation in the country? Can they face the fury of the feudal fraternities that make the governments & administration in India and still succeed? They should be grateful to the brave and honest Indians who chose to remain in India and serve the people over lucrative prospects abroad at the very beginning of their careers! Moreover, even for the really successful Indians abroad, the number of inventions, patents of new products and processes are few and far between, even though they are living in the most congenial atmosphere--developed infrastructures, rule based social order etc. Subjected to an honest investigation on the same lines on which India has been in the letter, it will transpire that most of these Indians are living highly restrictive lives in open civil societies abroad--maintaining a mindset of caste, community, province, language, khandaan etc while taking advantage of the opportunities thrown open in societies that have evolved and civilised themselves. What great contribution these Indians have made to the countries of their work and residence? They are thinking only of their matribhumi (motherland) forgetting their karmabhoomi (place of work) altogether. The English have left something to be proud of in the colonies they ruled, for which they are loved and hated in equal measure.What monumental symbols have been left by Indians abroad, whose list of honours the letter reveals? There are Indian gene banks that have colonised geographic locations and risen from indentured laborers to rulers and contributed to the development of those territories. There can be no two opinions that Indians have made tremendous success abroad. It is another to say that people of a particular region in India have not only made tremendous progress outside that region but failed to do any notable improvement in their own state!
This site is the only clinical laboratory of public administration in India where thorough examination of the limitations and excesses of administration as in practice in India needs to be done. The author of the letter to the Economist being in the field of research, must come out with alternative models of good governance. All our surfers who have been contributing meaningfully ought to devote time to build alternative models of administration. We are already too late--today those heading the administration are behaving most inappropriately and slavishly. This developing slavish mentality will make India a very soft target for neo-colonisers, who will use sophisticated technology this time to enslave India. There is no dearth of slaves waiting to sing in praise of their masters to be!
M L Gupta
Welcome !
We welcome back Raju Sir. He is one of the brightest and most talented Police Officer of our State who is known for his integrity. State needs his services more than CBI. We wish him all the best.
Inderjeet Singh

Tail-piece
Retirement
Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make
their days interesting. Well, for example, the other
day the wife and I went into town and went into a shop. We were only in there for about 5 minutes. When we came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. We went up to him and I said, 'Come on man, how about giving a senior citizen a break?' He ignored us and continued writing the ticket. I called him a Dumb ass. He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn tires. So Mary called him a shit head. He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes.
The more we abused him, the more tickets he wrote.
Just then our bus arrived and we got on it and went home..
We try to have a little fun each day now that we're retired.
It's important at our age.
With best wishes,
ABHIJIT