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B K Dey to succeed Kumawat !
In all probability Meghalaya DGP B K Dey will succeed M L Kumawat as Special Secretary Home in the Government of India on October 1. He is 1973 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
M L Sharma joins Information Commission
Former Special Director CBI, M L Sharma, has joined the Central Information Commission as a Commissioner. He is 1972 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
( We said this on September 3 )
Deepak Krishna to be GM North Eastern Railway
Deepak Krishna is being tipped to be new General Manager of the North-Eastern Railway. He is an IRSE officer.
Sudesh Kumar to be GM Eastern Railway
Latest information says that Sudesh Kumar is being appointed General Manager of the Eastern Railway. He is an IRSEE officer.
Shreni to be DG Railway Staff College
General Manager of the Gorakhpur Division Shreni is being appointed DG of the Railway Staff College.
Postings of 1978 batch IAS officers to start
As the grapevine has it postings of IAS officers belonging to 1978 batch who are already with Government of India(GOI) is going to start soon.
G.C.Pati tipped to be Addl Secy Agriculture
As the grapevine has it G.C.Pati Joint Secretary in the Department of Agriculture is tipped to be Additonal Secretary Agriculture.He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.
Arvind Mayaram tipped to be Addl Secy Rural Development
As the grapevine has it Arvind Mayaram Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs(DEA) is tipped to be Additonal Secretary Rural Development(RD).He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
Raman Srivastava to join GoI
Kerala DGP Raman Srivastava is expected to join the Government of India in a couple of months. He is 1973 batch IPS officer.
Maharashtra CM on a tour to Europe to woo investors
Vilas Rao Deshmukh Maharashtra Chief Minister is leading a high level team on 12 days tour to European nations to woo investors & will be back home by October One,2008. Johny Joseph Chief Secretary, Swadheen Kshatriya Principal Secretary(PS) to Chief Minister, Aziz Mehndi Khan PS Industries. Among other places he will going to Zurich,Venice,Turin & London.In London Vilas Rao Deshmukh will be joined by Rajeev Jalota Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation(MIDC) & Ratnakar Gaikwad Commissioner Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority(MMRDA)later this week.
PM on a foreign tour
Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh is on a foreign tour to the US & France & will return to India on October 1,2008.After that one can expect major developments including cabinet reshuffle.
Meeting empanelment of 1989 batch today
Meeting for empanelment of IAS officers belonging to 1989 batch in Government of India (GOI) is going to be held today.
Ms.Roshan gets her maiden posting
Ms.Roopa Roshan, on completion of training, has got her maiden postingas Sub-Collector, Koraput. She is an IAS officer of the 2006 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.
S.M.Khan is Director Film Festivals
S.M.Khan Additional Director General(ADG)Press Information Bureau (PIB) is new Director Film Festivals while his predecessor Ms.Neelam Kapur is back to her subtansive posting.
Ms.Anita Sinha is Director Culture
Ms.Anita Sinha is Director in the Ministry of Culture.She is an Indian Revenue Service(IRS) officer of the 1990 batch.
Three member panel for Jt Secy.Heavy Industries
Three member panel for the post of Joint Secretary Heavy Industries has been prepared.The panel has an IAS officer each from cadres of Uttar Pradesh,Kerala & Jharkhand.
BSP to stake claim for Dy CM in MP
The BSP has targeted fifty Vidhan Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh.The party expects minimum 25 seats in the state.In the event of Coalition Government the BSP is going to stake claim for the post of Deputy Chief Minister.
Yedurappa Government faces threat (UPDATED)
Yedurappa Chief Minister of Karnataka is facing the threat of dismissal under Article 356 of the Constitution in the wake ongoing attacks on Christians & their places of worship.
Meeting empanelment of 1989 batch deferred (UPDATED)
Once again the meeting for empanelment of IAS officers belonging to 1989 batch in Government of India (GOI) which was going to be held today has been deferred indefinitely.
New logo for department of Posts (UPDATED)
India Post will have a changed logo from tomorrow that will be seen across all post offices and postal services of the country. The new corporate logo for the Department of Posts will be launched by the Minister of Communications & IT A. Raja in Delhi on September 23,2008. The Minister of State for Communications and IT Jyotiraditya Scindia will be present as the guest of honour.Along with the change of Logo, Department of Posts has already launched a series of fully upgraded and completely new look Post Offices in the services of the rural people. Called "Project Arrow", the launch aims to re-vitalize the post office network and enable it to play a larger role in socio-economic transformation of the country. These new age Post Offices are meant to serve as a window to the world for the common man,- "Aam Aadmi", by focusing on their needs. By the end of the current year, 500 such Post Offices will get operational in the country. Strict adherence to the timelines is part of the strategy.With the launch of the new logo, India Post is poised for a major change in terms of new look Post Offices across India and new services.
Seema Jain gets new posting (UPDATED)
The Punjab Government today issued posting orders for Seema Jain as Secretary Public Grievances and Pensions relieving Dr. Swarn Singh of this additional charge and in addition Secretary, Printing and Stationary Punjab relieving R.P.S Pawar of this additional charge.
MP Forest Villagers come under on e roof (UPDATED)
Madhya Pradesh Government's Forest department has taken a unique initiative of bringing forest villagers under one roof.This has been achieved by organizing three day Vanvasi(forest villagers' fair"in the state capital of Bhopal. Participants here are displaying their folk dances,food delicacies,customs of marriage ceremonies etc. It is also unique because forest villagers are being exposed to friendly behaviour of Forest department's officer & employees.It will go on till September 24, 2008.
Kamal Nath inaugurates CII's Excellence centre in Chhindwara (UPDATED)
Indian Minister for Commerce & Industries Kamal Nath inaugurated India's and CII's first National Centre of Excellence for Skill Development in Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh recently. This is the first initiative of its kind in the country set up by CII through Private Private Partnership and a small but unique step to try and bridge the skill gap.Speaking on the occasion, Minister Kamal Nath said, "When we talk about 6 to 7% growth rate in major cities, I do not see this growth in Tier 2 & 3 cities". He also said that in the race of getting employment, youth in the districts always lose out in the last mile. The CII National Centre of Excellence for Skill Development in Chhindwara will attempt to ensure that employability increases, he added. Kamal Nath also said that with the CII National Centre of Excellence for Skill Development, Footwear Design & Development Institute and NIIT centre, Chhindwara has become one of the very few districts in the country to be offering so many skill development courses.Outlining the activities of the Skill Development Centre Rajendra Prasad Chiarman CII Madhya Pradesh State Council said initially training will be imparted in the trades of masonry, bar-bending, welding, excavator operators and fitters for a period of 1 to 3 months. Each batch will have 15-30 students per trade and will be run by CII member companies namely, Ambuja Cement, JCB, L & T, Punj Lloyd among others. Training in the areas of automechanic, security guards and drivers would be included in due course. Ms Supriya Banerjee Deputy Director General, CII was also present on the occasion.

CORPORATE
B.L.Bagra gets additional charge of MD ,BGML
B.L.Bagra, Director , Finance , NALCO has been given additional charge of Managing Director (MD) , Bharat Gold Mines Limited , Karnataka for a period of two years.
Interview for the post Director(Production),NALCO held
Interviews for the post of Director(Production),NALCO were held recently.A.K.Sharma & P.K.Padhi(both Executive Directors-EDs,in NALCO) are number one & two respectively,in the panel.
Vijay Gargava is CEO (Projects), Indoland Devopment
Vijay Gargava, who was Deputy Chief Engineer in Maharashtra Road Development Corporation, has now joined as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Projects with an infrastructure company called Indoland Development company. Gargava is an expert in civil designs.
Abhay Desai to join Mail Today
Mail Today has roped in Abhay Desai as Associate Publisher
Sanjay Sinha is CEO,DBS Cholamandalam AMC
DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management Limited (DCAM)has appointed Sanjay Sinha as the Chief Executive Officer(CEO)in the company.Earlier,he was Chief Investment Officer of SBI Funds Management.
R. Subramanyam joins,Ogilvy Live
R. Subramanyam has been roped in by Ogilvy Live as the National Head for.
Paswan lays foundation stone for SAIL's 6th SPU in J&K (UPDATED)
Indian Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers and Steel Ram Vilas Paswan on September 22,2008 laid the foundation stone of the Navratna company SAIL's sixth SPU at Lassipora, 45 kms from Srinagar, in Pulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir. Present on the occasion were J&K Governor N.N. Vohra, SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta and Managing Director, Durgapur Steel Plant V. Shyamsundar. SAIL is investing Rs. 100 crore in setting up this SPU.
Vinayak Deshpande joins,HCC (UPDATED)
Vinayak Deshpande has taken charge of HCC's construction business as President & COO - EPC & Construction.Hitherto, he was with the Tata group.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Congress puts politics before the Nation!!!
Congress's interests should come first is Congress's equation!!!
Congress's ethos prevents Congressmen from taking the consensus route with opponents!
Otherwise Opposition could have been with UPA the 123 Deals proponents!!!
Nation be damned for Congress its Congress's interests that comes Number One!!!
'Congress' also means Sonia and her son!!!!
And Congress's allergy to BJP is extreme!!!
Taking the consensus rout with BJP Congress cannot even dream!!!
Had Congress taken the consensus route on the Deal,
Sarkaar would have handled inflation and internal security better I feel!!!
For three years the Sarkaar has done nothing else and its been Deal all the way!!!
And for this fixation India and Indians have had to pay!!!
At present US is seized with it financial woes!!!
As US Economy hits new lows!!
The 700 Billion package is now on US Congress's mind!!!
To take up the Deal Bush Administration time nahi karr rahe hai find!!
So Manmohan or Mohna is going to US to remind them of the Deal!!!
They say he will not come back till Deal nahi hotha seal!!!
Why doesn't he take Shivraj with him on this trip to Uncle Sam's land????
For some time India will rid itself of two people jinno ne bajaya hai India ka band!!!
Speaking of Shivraj…. its said Sonia wanted him to be PM initially!!!
But he lost out because making an individual who had lost his seat the PM looked silly!!!
Sonia has implicit faith in Shivraj!!!
And Shivraj is a firm believer and follower of Gandhi Raaj!!!
His detractors say that he's not a Leader but a flunky!!!
Even Congressmen equate Sonia to be the madaari and Shivraj to be the monkey!!!
Not that Congressmen are any better but Shivraj takes the cake!!!
He starts Sonia's jaap the minute hotha hai awake!!!
Only when it comes to vainness he does not obey the madaari!!!
And they say Shivraj has more that 200 suits in his baari (Punjabi for cupboard)!!
In the past few weeks Laloo's mood was gung-ho as he felt he had Nitish in a konna!!
He felt Nitish had been pushed in a konna or corner because of his ronna dhonna!!!
Laloo shed croc tears day and night on the floods in Bihar !!!
He felt that abh abs sure hai Nitish ki haar!!!
But seems Nitish is now getting ready to let the Country know!!!
That in his Raaj into his or his relatives pockets nahi kiya relief ka paisa flow!!!
Okay there have been lapses and Nitish will come out with the facts!!!!
Then let us see how Laloo acts?????
The toxic debt rescue plan has made Oil prices spurt!!!
The toxic rescue plan Americans ko karre ga hurt!!!
Though Bush Administration says Americans would hurt more if rescue was not done!!!
Bush killed the birds in the bush and bird in hand would be the apt pun!!!!
Today American Government is saving the greedy and reckless!!
It's the greediness and recklessness of certain Companies that got US into a mess!!
Confucius says…… In US being greedy and reckless pays!!!
That is as long as in White House Bush Junior stays!!!

Bharat Kumar

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SBI SCAM
Kudos to A K Saxena for revealing the ground realities of the SBI's banking scam at Domariaganj. He has given a valuable clue for CBI' investigation. Also as a banking official of SBI, I feel that he has rightly highlighted the pressures under which we have to perform. I have full faith in CBI.
Sandhya( An official of SBI)
I agree !
This is in agreement with the quote that appers at the end of your page which says- "If you're not using your smile, you're like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook".-Les Giblin
Many State banks are turning reverse of this phrase too into reality by the new rule that Checkbooks will be issued only by HQ offices and will be sent to customers by post. Imagine you have to get a Checkbook in Raipur or Katak by post from Mumbai HO of State Bank Of India which takes not less than 3 to 7 days by post ! Is this not interesting in this Internet age! So you don't have a smile for days, as you don't have the checkbook, though you have money in the bank!
Mahadev
Take advantage of RTI Act
Refer to AK Saxena's revelation about his report on counterfeit notes, an application can be made under RTI Act by him or any friend to whom he may provide the details like date of report, authority to whom made etc.
I Khan
What is CVC doing?
The tender was in relation to Commonwealth Games. But what is CVC doing about the activities of the Organising committee which is wasting public money on personal expenditures and money making of the officers who are making crores ?
Pani
Cruelty to IAS?
Despite dozens of in-situ promotions, you still have one Secretary to GoI vacancy left. What a cruelty to the IAS?
Archie
Epidemics in Congress
Sycophancy and hypocrisy are the epidemics in the Congress party.
S P Singal
Fresh Recruitment in Delhi Police
While recruiting the additional 17,000 personnel in Delhi Police, the government should aspire to modernise the force and make it really cosmopolitan.
Firstly, the new recruits should be from selected all regions of the country and not merely from Haryana, UP and Punjab as has been the case so far. Delhi is truly a mini-India but the police force does not reflects the diversity.
Secondly, emphasis should be on recruiting experts in telecommunications and IT. Clearly at a time when the white collar criminals and terrorist are net savvy, ordinary matric pass constables can't be expected to do the job.
Finally, their training needs to focus on the emerging challenges in view of the changing nature of crimes in Delhi. The training should also include human rights issues so that the new recruits treat the citizens with dignity and respect due to every law abiding Indian.
Mukesh

VI CPC - a deliberate plot to downgrade the status of assistants of CSS
This is to bring to the notice of esteemed readers of this website about the great injustice done to Assistants of CSS and Grade C stenographers of CSSS by Ministry of Finance.
Right from the implementation of Vth Pay Commission, CSS Officers had been agitating for upgradation of Scale of Assistant from Rs.5500-9000 to Rs. 6500-10500/. In spite of recommendation of Parliamentary standing Committee, for the upgradation of pay scale of Assistant, Ministry of Finance did not agree to the request of CSS.
The situation was further aggravated in April, 2004 when Ministry of Finance unilaterally up-graded the pay scale of Inspectors of CBDT & CBEC (Gp. 'C' post) and their supervisory grade (equivalent to Section Officers of CSS) to Rs. 6500-10,500/- and Rs. 7500-12000/- respectively. Even then, Ministry of Finance did not agree to the upgradation of Scale of Assistants and Section Officers of CSS.
Ultimately, the Prime Ministry intervened in the matter and the Prime Minister's Office vide its ID Note No. 600/64/C/1/06-ES-II dated 21.06.2006 conveyed the direction of the Prime Minister to the settle the issue of pay scale of Assistants forthwith by grant of upgraded scale of Rs. 6500-10500 to Assistants of CSS and similar category of posts.
Instead of implementing the direction of Prime Minister, the Department of Expenditure vide Its ID Note No. 5/2/2004-IC dated 11.07.2006 again tried to mislead the Prime Minister by misrepresenting the facts and figures. However, the Prime Minister having being fully aware of the malafide intention of Department of Expenditure and the injustice heaped on CSS, the Prime Minister Office vide its ID Note No. 600/64/C/1/06-ES-II dated 11.09.2006 conveyed the decision of the Prime Minister reproduced below :
"……. Therefore, there is a strong case for grant of the pay scale of Rs. 6500-105000 to Assistants of CSS. The grant of this pay scale is approved and the Finance Ministry may be informed that the earlier orders in this regard stand.
Accordingly, the scale of Assistant was upgraded by Ministry of Finance vide its OM No. 5/2/2006 dated 15.09.2006.
But, the plan of Ministry of Finance was otherwise. They could not digest that the pay of Assistants was up-graded by PM despite their stiff resistance. As a natural corollary, the scale of Section Officer was not upgraded by Ministry of Finance and both Assistant and holder of promotional post of Section Officer remained in the same pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500. Not only this, they referred the decision of the Prime Minister for upgradation of scale to the VI Pay Commission for its examination ab initio in complete disregard to the authority of the Prime Minister. There is no parallel of this in the history of Independent India.
The VIth Pay Commission and the 6th CPC, vide para3.1.3 & 3.1.14 of Chapter 3.1 of its report, recommended for merger of the pay scales of Rs. 5000-8000/-, Rs. 5500-9000/- & Rs. 6500-10500/-. With their recommendation, the pay commission made an all out effort to see that the CSS is put to the dust so that by any effort they should not be able to regain even their earlier position either in status or pay scale. The following recommendation made by 6th CPC for CSS would reflect this point:-
The pay scale of Assistants i.e. Rs. 6500-10500/- was merged with the pay scale of Rs. 5500-9000/- & 5000-8000/- and all these scales were recommended replacement in PB-2 (starting from Rs. 9300/-) with grade pay Rs. 4200/-.
The pay scale of Section officer was recommended in following manner:-
On initial appointment.-- Rs. 7500-12000/- (in PB-2 with grade pay Rs. 4800/-)
On completion of 4 years-- Rs 8000-13500/- (in PB-2 of service with grade pay Rs. 5400/-)
The following differential grade pay were recommended for CSS vis-a-vis other Group A services:-
S.No. Grade For CSS For other Gp 'A'
1 Under Secretary 6100 6500
2 Dy. Secretary 6600 7500
3 Director 7600 8400
* While in the pre-revised scale the Section Officers of CSS were drawing the same pay to that of Gp'A' direct entrants (JTS) , the pay commission deliberately bifurcated this pay scale in to two pay bands separate for CSS and Gp'A' entry
Fortunately, the Government while taking a decision of implementing the pay commission, understood the malafide intention of pay commission and decided that the CSS Section Officers should be given the replacement of 8000-13500/- in PB-3 (same as recommended for Group 'A' entry) and also to place all the officers (whether belonging to CSS or Group 'A') at the level of US/DS/Director in the same Grade Pay.
But Ministry of Finance ensured that the order of the prime Minister for upgradation of scale is effectively put to dustbin. The Ministry of Finance/ pay commission has done this in such a manner that without going into nitty-gritty, it would appear that no harm has been caused to the Assistants but the lower grades which (as said by pay commission) were discriminated upon for a long time have been given justice.
For better appreciation of the matter it is necessary to understand the formula for the pay determination suggested by pay commission which is as follows:-
(i) Basic pay as on 01.01.2006
(ii) Muliply by factor 1.86 (modified by Govt)
(iii) Round off to next multiple of ten
(iv) Add the Grade Pay (40% of the maximum of pre-revised scale)
(v) The amount so arrived is the basic pay as on 01.01.2006.
Now, the application of the same formula will illustrate the deceptive design of pay commission as indicated in the table given below:-
(The amount is in Rs/ month at the entry level in respective grades)
S.No. Pre-revised scale Normal replacement in PB + grade pay Pay in the revised pay band Grade Pay Net loss/gain
1 5000- 8000/- 9300/- + 3200/- 9300/- 4200/- (+) 1000/-
2 5500-9000/- 10230/- + 3600/- 9300/- 4200/- (-) 330/-
3 6500- 10500/- 12090/- + 4200/- 9300/- 4200/- (-) 2790/-
The above illustration clearly shows the truth that the people working in the pay scale of 5000-8000/- have been given only normal replacement pay in the pay band(the only increase is in their grade pay by Rs. 1000/-) and people working in the pay scale of 5500-9000/- have been given lesser pay (by Rs. 930/-) in pay band but an increase of Rs. 600/- in the Grade Pay, thereby a net loss of Rs. 330/-. It is the Assistant of CSS who has to bear the brunt of this highly discriminatory recommendation of pay commission. They will now receive lesser pay in pay band by Rs. 2790/- as there is no change in their Grade Pay.
The plight of Assistants of CSS does not end here. As it has been recommended by the pay commission that pay of all the existing officials whose scales have been merged(as mentioned above) will be fixed with reference to their basic pay as on 01.01.06 in the pre revised scale and to that of direct recruits as per the lowest level in pay band with grade pay of Rs. 4200/-. This is the crucial recommendation, which is a deliberate attempt to nullify the decision of Hon'ble PM to up-grade the pay scale of Assistants in September,2006. The following illustrations will show how it will put all the existing Assistants (who joined prior to 2006) in a more disadvantageous position and the direct recruits at the level of Rs. 5000-8000/- (reducing their level even from Rs. 5500-9000/- prior to up-gradation in September,2006):-
(A) In case of existing assistants who joined prior to 2006
Let us take the case of Assistant who was drawing the Basic Pay of Rs. 5500/- on 01.01.06. The pay fixation as recommended by pay commission:-
(i) B.P. as on 01.01.06 -- Rs. 5500/-
(ii) Multiplication by factor 1.86 -- Rs. 10230/-
(iii) Add grade pay -- Rs. 4200/-
(iv) New Basic pay as on 01.01.06 -- Rs. 14430/-
But, if we take into account the up-graded pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500/-of Assistants as ordered by PM, the fixation should be as under:-
(i) B.P. as on 01.01.06 -- Rs. 6500/-
(ii) Multiplication by factor 1.86 -- Rs. 12090/-
(iii) Add grade pay -- Rs. 4200/-
(iv) New Basic pay as on 01.01.06 -- Rs. 16290/-
16. Thus, it is clear that there will be a loss of Rs. 1860/- per month to the Assistant of CSS, even if we go by the normal fixation formula as recommended by the 6th CPC. It clearly shows that it has been ensured by the pay commission the actual benefit of PM's order should not go them. This is more glaring and forces us to believe that it was planned keeping in view the fact that the pay commission was very well aware that the Inspectors of CBDT & CBEC will not suffer due to this fixation formula as they got the pay scale of 6500-10500/- w.e.f. April,2004.
(B) In case of direct recruit assistants who will join the service in future:_
In case of direct recruits in the new scheme of things, the pay fixation as recommended by pay commission will be as under:-
(i) Pay in pay band -- Rs. 9300/-
(ii) Add grade pay -- Rs. 4200/-
(iv) New Basic pay on joining -- Rs. 13500/-
Going by the normal pay fixation formula as recommended by the 6th CPC if, we compare the pay drawn by a future direct recruit Assistant vis-à-vis an Assistant who was at the bottom of pre revised scale i.e. at Rs. 5500/-as on 01.01.06, the new entrants will be put at a loss of Rs. 930/- per month. It is more glaring when compared to the pre revised scale of Rs. 6500-10500/-, a direct recruit will get Rs. 2790/- less per month.
From the perusal of above, it is clear that Ministry of Finance headed by Mr. Chidambaram and ably assisted by Mrs. Sushama Nath, Expenditure Secretary has ensured that scale of Assistant is effectively downgraded to Rs. 5000-8000 which is below the scale of Rs. 5500-9000
Thus , Ministry of Finance has thus ensured that decision of the Prime Minister for upgrading the scale of Assistant to Rs. 6500-10,500 is literally thrown in dustbin.
A K CSS