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Akhil Jain to be Secretary Youth Welfare !
Grapevine has it that Secretary General of the NHRC Akhil Jain is being appointed Secretary Youth Welfare in the Government of India.He is 1973 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre. The post has fallen vacant following the sudden demise of 1971 batch AP cadre IAS officer S K Arora.
Apurva Chandra to be JS Civil Aviation !
Apurva Chandra is being tipped to be new Joint Secretary, Civil Aviation, in the Government of India. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Raman Srivastava also joins the race !
Name of Kerala DGP Raman Srivastava has also started doing the round for the post of Special Secretary Home in the Government of India. He is 1973 batch IPS officer.
23 Special DG and ADG level posts created
23 new Special DG and Additional DG level posts have been created in the Government of India.
Ms. Jyotsana Varma Ray to be Director in PMO
Ms. Jyotsana Varma Ray is set to become a Director in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).At present she is Director Expenditure. She is 1992 batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre.
Verma and Chand promoted in Delhi Police
A K Verma and Deep Chand have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Delhi Police.Both are 1979 batch IPS officers.
Rahul Gandhi is going steady
AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi seems to be following the proverbial saying of "slow & steady wins the race." However,party leaders need to be cautious about one thing that in his dictionary words like "perform or perish" exist. This has given a lot of hope to youth, both within & outside the party.
PK Malhotra's tenure as Adjudicating authority's chief extended
Tenure of PK Malhotra, Chairman of the Adjudicating authority, under the "Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA)", has been extended by another six months. Malhotra is Joint Secretary in Ministry of Law & Justice.
Praveen Kumar is member Adjudicating authority
Praveen Kumar, Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT), Delhi, has been given additional charge as a member in Adjudicating authority that functions as per provisions of the "Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA)".
Ms. Kakarla Usha to join next month
Ms. Kakarla Usha will be joining as Director of the newly opened Bangalore based centre of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). Ms. Usha who is an IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre belongs to the 1994 batch. At present she is on leave till September 30,2008 & before that she was Collector, Chennai.
Sanjay Singhal joins ITBP as DIG
Sanjay Singhal has joined ITBP as DIG. He is 1993 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Earlier he was Commandant 44th PAC Meerut.
Shripat Shiradkar is DIG in CISF
Shripat Shirodkar has joined CISF as DIG. He is 1993 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Earlier, he was SSP Mathura.He is expected to be posted in Hyderabad.
IRS officers up in arms against the Congress
Officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service are up in arms against the UPA Government being headed by Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh. Resentment among IRS officers against Congress party-majority partner in the UPA regime is brewing. As the grapevine has it they have decided to teach the Congress a lesson during next Lok Sabha polls as Observers.
Singh is Director Defence
Pankaj Kumar Singh has joined the Defence Ministry as Director. Singh is 1994 batch IDAS officer.
36 posts of CCIT vacant
Altogether there are 36 vacancies of Chief Commissioners of Income Tax in the country.
Bahl to be CBI Spokesman !
It is understood that 1983 batch IIS officer, Harsh Bahl, is likely to be the new spokesperson for CBI.
1993 batch of IAS promoted & posted in Orissa
On promotion to Super Timescale Deoranjan Kumar Singh, Vice-Chairman ,
Bhubaneswar Development Authority, Nikunja Bihari Dhal,State Project Director OPEPA ,Ashok Kumar K.Meena Managing Director IPICOL, Krishna Chandra Mohapatra Private Secretary to Chief Minister Orissa, Pramod Kumar Patnaik Secretary ,Orissa Human Rights Commission, Jyoti Prakash Das, Director, OBC,ST & SC Development have been allowed to continue in their respective posts with the status of Commissioner-cum-Secretary. On Promotion to Super Timescale, Surendra Kumar, Additional Secretary, Water Resources Department has been appointed Special Secretary of the Department in the status of Commissioner-cum-Secretary. On promotion to the rank of Commissioner-Cum Secretary Balakrishna Sahoo Collector, Koraput District is posted as Special Secretary, General Administration Department (Administrative Reform), Manish Kumar Verma, Joint Secretary General Administration Department will be the new Joint Secretary, Water Resources Department.Now on leave Ms.Sujata R.Karthikeyan's earlier transfer as Joint Secretary, Water Resources Department has been cancelled .
New postings for two IRS officers
Two IRS officers of the rank of Additional Commissioners have been given new postings on return from deputation. They include Jagdeep Kumar Goel, Additional Commissioner, who has been posted to CCIT (CCA) Kolkata and Sriram Barathan, Additional Commissioner to CCIT (CCA), Chennai.
IAS postings in Punjab
The Punjab government has posted Rakesh Singh IAS as Principal Secretary, Medical Education and Research vice Jagjit Puri who has been posted as Secretary Freedom Fighters relieving Jagpal Singh of this additional charge.
Rai joins as Chairman RRB, Bhopal
L B Rai has taken over charge as Chairman RRB Bhopal early this week. He is an IRPS officer.
Dr.Joram Begi is Director,NERIST
The regular Director of NERIST Prof. Kalyan Kumar was asked to proceed on leave pending an inquiry against him and the senior-most Prof. S.K. Singh was asked to hold the charge of Director, NERIST. Prof. S. K. Singh, after holding the charge, resigned on 22nd May 2008 on personal grounds, stated Chief Secretary Tabom Bam in an official Press statement today. Thereafter, Prof. Mubarak Husain, the next senior-most was asked to hold the charge of Director, NERIST and he also resigned on 24th Sept'08. Finding no other alternative, the Chief Secretary & Chairman, Board of Management, NERIST has appointed Dr. Joram Begi, Director, Higher & Technical Education, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh to hold the additional charge of Director, NERIST, he added.With his appointment as In-charge Director, NERIST, it is expected that peace & harmony and academic discipline will return to NERIST campus.
Prof Chitnis is PTI Chairman
Eminent physicist Prof E V Chitnis has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Press Trust of India (PTI).
Pramod Agrawal joins as Secretary SAI (UPDATED)
Pramod Agrawal who was Managing Director of MP Finance Corporation(MPFC)has assumed the charge as Secretary,Sports Authority of India(SAI).He is an IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre who belongs to the 1991 batch.
(We said this early this month)
1993 batch of IAS promoted & posted in Orissa (UPDATED)
On promotion to Super Timescale Deoranjan Kumar Singh, Vice-Chairman ,
Bhubaneswar Development Authority, Nikunja Bihari Dhal,State Project Director OPEPA ,Ashok Kumar K.Meena Managing Director IPICOL, Krishna Chandra Mohapatra Private Secretary to Chief Minister Orissa, Pramod Kumar Patnaik Secretary ,Orissa Human Rights Commission, Jyoti Prakash Das, Director, OBC,ST & SC Development have been allowed to continue in their respective posts with the status of Commissioner-cum-Secretary. On Promotion to Super Timescale, Surendra Kumar, Additional Secretary, Water Resources Department has been appointed Special Secretary of the Department in the status of Commissioner-cum-Secretary. On promotion to the rank of Commissioner-Cum Secretary Balakrishna Sahoo Collector, Koraput District is posted as Special Secretary, General Administration Department (Administrative Reform), Manish Kumar Verma, Joint Secretary
General Administration Department will be the new Joint Secretary, Water Resources Department.Now on leave Ms.Sujata R.Karthikeyan's earlier transfer as Joint Secretary, Water Resources Department has been cancelled .
Shubhkirti Mazumdar to be PS,Transport also in Bihar (UPDATED)
Shubkirti Mazumdar(IAS officer of 1978 batch) Principal Secretary(PS)Commercial Taxes(CT)Bihar is also going to be appointed as PS Transport Bihar.At present the charge is with Rajesh Bhushan who is Secretary Information & Public Relation(IPR) & Commissioner Bihar Shiksha Pariyojana.Bhushan is a Bihar cadre IAS officer who belongs to the 1987 batch.
IAS reshuffle in Bihar on the anvil (UPDATED)
A bureaucratic reshuffle is on the anvil in Bihar.

CORPORATE
TK Doshi tops panel for CWC's Director,MCP
Tarun Kumar Doshi tops panel for the post of Director Marketing & Corporate Planning (MCP) in the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC).At present he is General Manager Marketing in BEML Limited (formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited).
Ishteyaque Amjad to join Cargill India as the Head Corporate Affairs
It is reported that Ishteyaque Amjad, who was Director -Corporate Affairs HCL Enterprise, HCL Infosystems Ltd., is to joining Cargill India as the Head of Corporate Affairs, some where in October 2008.
Tej Prakash quits DS Constructions
Tej Prakash has quit DS Constructions (3 Billion $ Group), heading Business Development for Highways and Railways Sector on personal reasons.
Meena is MD of IPICOL
Ashok Kumar Meena has taken over as the Managing Director of IPICOL in Orissa.
Amit Bhagat appointed as (CEO) ASK Group, real asset management
The ASK Group has appointment Amit Bhagat as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its proposed real asset management and advisory business.
Bhat appointed Chairman in Karnataka
N. Yogish Bhat MLA has been appointed as the Chairman of Karnataka State Industrial Investment and Development Corporation (KSIIDC).
Sandeep Pathak is CEO, Bates 141, India
Mumbai Head of Bates 141 India, Sandeep Pathak, has been elevated as Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Bates 141 India.
Subhash Kamath is Managing Partner BBH
The Chief Executive Officer of Bates 141 India has been made Managing Partner at BBH.
Manosh Mukherjee elevated as COO, Bates 141
Manosh Mukherjee, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Bates 141 India, has been elevated as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
M Anand promoted as Outlook Business, Editor
Executive Editor of Outlook Business M Anand has been pomoted as Editor.
Ms.Sonal Sachdev quits Outlook Business
Ms. Sonal Sachdev, Editor Outlook Business, has quit.
Paswan felicitates Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra
Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra being felicitated by Ramvilas Paswan, Indian Minister for Chemicals & Fertilzers and Steel, in presence of S.K.Roongta, Chairman, SAIL (extreme left) and B.S.Meena, AS&FA, GOI, Ministry of Steel (extreme right)

Aaj Ki Aawaz
So now a University VC is pledging funds for terror accused!!
The Charter of the University is being abused!!!
It's worrying that now even the educated are siding with terror!!!!
Hope now Congress realizes its error!!!
Congress will order HRD Ministry to reign in the VC but now we know VC's mindset!!
Such mindsets karte hai terrorism ko aid and abet!!!
Congress now says Indian needs a strong anti terror law!!!!
Just empty talk or caw!!!!!
You have Kapil Sibal saying present laws are sufficient!!!!
Why doesn't he ask the Police and they'll tell him how and why law is deficient!!!
Withdrawal of POTA was Congress's pledge to its vote bank!!!
And of 'vote bank politics taking priority over Country' this step stank!!!
It's the hue and cry after the Delhi blasts that made Sarkaar get cracking!!!
Literally at will the terrorists were attacking!!!
A Mumbai based module was tracked down!!!
Fact is prior to the Delhi blasts the Sarkaar on attacking terror was 'out of town'!!!!
Mulayam is still on his appeasement trip!!!!
And is least bothered that Nation ko karr raha hai trip!!!
He knows the harm he's doing but power has taken precedence!!!!!
From such leaders India ko milni chahiye independence!!!
Amar Singh is on a trip of his own!!!
For playing games Amar Singh is well known!!!!
Nowadays he's playing the dosti ki loyalty ki game!!!
And hoping he'll bring a new found pal to shame!!!
Congress is new found pal and pal is willing for an alliance only in UP state!!!
And so nowadays apni loyalty ke kisse karr raha hai Amar state!!!!
Hoping that Congress will be shamed and agree for an all India alliance!!!!
His way of getting from Congress compliance!!!
Amar's was shocked out of his payjama because of Congress's 34 UP seats demand!!!!
He told someone HC in Congress means Hilarious Command!!
Rahul you are the PM in waiting and this is a well know fact!!!
So to hide this why are you using tact!!!!
Let's presume Congress gets a majority on its own in the next election!!!
Rest assured Rahul will be PM by unanimous selection!!!
So why is Congress denying the obvious????
This denying shouts from rooftops that Congress is being devious!!!!
And in Punjab Rahul has said that he's going to get married soon!!!!
Mom will select bride or will he get married to the girl who he's been promising the moon!!!
Seems in Delhi BJP is moving closer to announcing who will be CM if BJP wins!!
Being cagey about CM choice BJP has realized is one of the biggest electoral sins!!
Congress cannot do this because of its jalebi mindset,
Till the last minute who the High Command will choose Congressis bet!!!
Mohna is in US and he's waiting to sign the 123 Deal!!!
Kehte hai nervous karr raha hai Mohan feel!!!!
He can then be like an early bird and get the Deal inked by next US President!!!!
Till then India could have a PM who is a Non Resident!!!!
He's put everything in this Deal!!!!
And if Deal is not signed then he should stay back in USA I feel!!!!
Then Congress will try to delay elections as much as possible!!!
And as you know in Indian politics nothing is impossible!!
'Our entire economy is in danger' says Bush,
For the bailout package karr raha hai Bush push!!!
But ultimately it will be the US taxpayer who will foot the bailout tab!!!
'Damage will be more if bailout is not done' to Americans Bush karr raha hai blab!
Bailout will not only affect in cash and mind!!!
Becoming more financially promiscuous and irresponsible US Companies you will find!
Confucius says…. Motto of US Companies will henceforth be ' be rash'!!!!
The US Government is there to bail them out by pumping in trillions in cash!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
Reforms called for in administration of Justice I am a little curious to know if the Indian Administration Of Justice will suffer any adverse consequences by discontinuing the practice of getting all kinds of documents notarized ! Perhaps not. It is an unnecessary irritant for the common man, who wastes his/her time and money only. It is very well known that there is no verification done by the notary and documents are notarised without the parties or the witnesses being actually present. It is just a means of income for some people. Visit any documentation centre next to the public offices like housing boards, motor licensing authority or such other organisations and you can get any document notarised without visiting the Notary. In courts complexes too, it is easy to get documents notarised without the parties signing papers or the witnesses being present. One has to only pay the fees demanded, which depends on the nature of the document and the paying capacity of the parties. Fees is not prescribed nor administered.
Can we hope for reforms?
M L Gupta
Internal security
I would entirely go along with the excellent advice given by A K Saxena on the issue of internal security in our country. The multiplicity of organisations like RAW , IB, NSC Secretariat is merely adding further confusion to the already confused situation. I agree with Saxena that a new full-fledged ministry for internal security must be created immediately so that the matter gets focussed attention. At present, there is only a wing in the MHA headed by a Joint Secretary or Additional Secretary who are usually IAS officers. The officers of IB and RAW who are usually IPS officers for obvious reason do not feel comfortable. It is therefore suggested that the new min. of internal security, as and when created, must be manned by IPS officers only.
Major S K Malhotra ( Retired)
A heartening news, if it is so
What in actual what was given by PMO and Chairperson UPA is being snatched away delibrately. For example, in September 2006 Government revised the pay scale of certain Group B non-Gazetted cadres of central secretariat from Rs. 5500-175-9000 to Rs. 6500-200-10500 but the 6th CPC and officers implementing the 6th CPC Report have undone by recommending and adopting the Pay Band of Rs. 9300-34800+Grade Pay i.e. now at intitial stage it has been brought down to Rs.5000-150-8000 downgradation even from the earlier 5500-175-9000. It is a well known fact that these cadres of Central Government are Group B non-Gazetted employees and their pay cannot be less than Group C employees but the whole Report show that number of categories which are Group C and were getting lower scale has been put up at higher stage than Group B staff. Perhaps this categorization takes care only from Class I of Group A staff and above where every care has been taken that they do not much higher than multiplication factor of 1.86 which is applicable to only lower categories. This is the only Pay Commission and Government where step motherly treatment has been given to those categories who have no reach in decision making and implementing the Pay Commission Report. It has been shown that how 'Charity begins at home' has been fully utilised. This is one example. There are numerous others. This is causing resentment among the staff and should be taken care of. There should be an impartial forum to look into all these anomalies either submitted individually or through some forum.
Suresh Kumar
MC Sharma, Inspector Delhi Police
Saxena's comments are eye opening for the Private Sector and Government sector too. The government accepts the fact that he has done a commending job chasing the terrorists. Is his services lesser than a sports person or for that matter even a army man. Now, battles are not fought on the front, it is rather within the territory. Whether the compensation given to his family is commensurate with that of an army man or a sports star. Govt. and the Private Sector should do their duty towards this hero of the nation in an equitable manner. Otherwise, every parent will like their children to be sport persons and not go in Police or army. Let their sacrifice not dump the spirit of others who dare enough to take such challanges and do not hesitate to give their life for sake of nation and its people.
Booby K
IRS officers are extremely annoyed
Through the esteemed column of this web site, I may inform Ms Sonia Gandhi that the IRS officers are extremely annoyed with P Chidambram and the ungrateful government for sidelining the IRS Officers on the implementation of the Pay Commission. Election time, which is not far, may be the expenditure observers will have many things to do!!!
Swamy
Two insults to Prime Minister with regard to 6th CPC
1. Prime Minister had approved the upgradation of Rs.5500-9000/- basic pay(pre-revised) for Assistants and PAs to Rs.6500-10500. The 6th CPC has simply downgraded this benefit and simply thrown down this grade by clubbing this with lower level scales. On the contrary; scales below this grade have been given an increased grade pay that has been given to Assistants/PAs.
2. PM had announced three promotions (ACPs, i.e. after 10, 20 and 30 years)in place earlier two ACPs (12 and 24years). The benefits of this has been nullified by applying this on the grade pay in the pay band and not on the designation in which the employee has entered.
For example:
In case of Earlier ACP(12 & 24 years):
For a Steno Grade"D" :
After 12 years - Pay of Gade "C"
After 24 years - Pay of Private Secretary.
Now in Three ACP(10, 20 & 30 years):
It is according to the next grade pay of scale in pay band in which the employee joins. It means a Steno Grade"D" will get ACP for a Private Secretary(that too Grade Pay Rs.4600 and not 4800) only after 30 years and not 24 years as was earlier existing. Under Earlier 2 ACP; some were getting the 2nd ACP for even for PPS post in the same line. Now all these things have gone to dustbin. Unless a clear cut clarification is made and the benefit given; these Three ACPs are only a demotion and not promotion. Whoever the official had misinterpreted this in such a way only to make the benefit of these 3 ACPs a total 'zero' is only insulting the benefit given by the PM to the lower level staff.
R Bisth
Welcome decision
All such AIS officers , who are willing to go to private sector for better remuneration on the basis of their supposed or presumed merit and competence, should be encouraged to resign from AIS and their resignation should be promptly accepted. I say so because competent persons going over to private sector will be in the larger interest of industrial and infrastructure development of the country. The line between government sector and private sector is already vanishing. We are in a time where public-private partnership is a development mantra.
Keshav Prasad
Poverty alleviation programmes require drastic change
I am in agreement with Bhimani's views about conversion. It is the governance, more so the poverty alleviation programmes, which requires drastic changes to see that it reaches out in full to the poor. If people really sincere in their efforts manage these programmes, a change can be expected; otherwise the same state of affairs will continue. In this regard, our late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's words were from the core of his heart and are still proved to be true.
S G S Panicker
It's horrible !
"Calculation of Pension @ 50% of Last Pay Drawn or past 10 months' Average Emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to Government Servant" - Applicability of this criteria to retirees between 1.1.2006 and 2.9.08.
Readers may please refer to my views published in the column "Forum" on 19.9.08 under the caption "Implementation OM dated 2.9.08 is illegal, being violative of Resolution", in which Department of Pensions & PW (PPW) was requested to immediately modify the Implementation OM dated 2.9.08 to the extent that the provision of "Pension @ 50% of Last Pay Drawn or past 10 months' Average Emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to Government Servants" is made applicable to all those who retired on superannuation between 1.1.2006 and date of issue of OM i.e. 2.9.08, in accordance with Item 2 of the Resolution dated 29.8.08.
In this connection, I also sent a detailed letter dated 19.9.08 to Ms. Rajni Razdan, Secretary, Department of PPW, with copy to MP Singh, Director (Pension) in that Department. No response has been received in this regard from Department of PPW so far.
The email facility on the website of Department of PPW, provided under the caption "Contact Us" of website, does not work. I have tried it many times. The emails sent to Department of PPW on that address were returned undelivered. Department of PPW may please ensure proper functioning of its email facility so that pensioners are in a position to contact Department of PPW through email.
As regards the substantive issue of "calculation of pension @ 50% of Last Pay Drawn or past 10 months' Average Emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to Government Servants", in so far as retirees between 1.1.2006 and 2.9.08 are concerned, I would like to elaborate further. In the recommendation under para 5.1.33 of its Report, the Pay Commission has dealt with two aspects namely (i) Full Pension to be paid after 20 years of qualifying service instead of 33 years and (ii) Pension to be calculated @ "50% of Last Pay Drawn or past 10 months' Average Emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to the Government Servant". While the first part of the recommendation applies to those who have rendered more than 20 years but less than 33 years qualifying service but the second part of the recommendation applies to every retired or retiring Government Servant, including those who have rendered more than 33 years of qualifying service.
In this connection, it is also relevant to draw attention to para 6.5.3 of the Pay Commission's Report which inter alia provides that the recommendation regarding payment of full pension on completion of 20 years of qualifying service will take effect only prospectively from the date it is accepted by the Government. It is very clear from this para that it is only that part of the recommendation granting Full Pension after completion of 20 years qualifying service (in stead of 33 years), which will apply prospectively. However, as regards Government Servants retired on superannuation after 1.1.2006 (after completion of full service i.e. 33 years), Pay Commission has nowhere recommended or indicated that the revised criteria of calculation of pension should not be applied to them. When the revised pension structure has been made effective from 1.1.2006 (as per Resolution dated 29.8.08), there is no reason why the revised criteria of calculation of pension, which is a part of revised pension structure, should not be applied w.e.f. 1.1.2006 also. The recommendations on "Full Pension after completion of 20 years" and "Revised Criteria of Pension Calculation" are distinct and these should be viewed separately in their own different perspectives.
In view of the above, the revised criteria of pension calculation i.e. "50% of Last Pay Drawn or past 10 month' Average Emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to Government Servants" should be applied to all those who retired on superannuation between 1.1.2006 and 2.9.08. Deptt. of Pension & PW should immediately issue a clarification to this effect. I would also urge all affected persons to make representations on this issue to the Government.
A.L. Makhijani
Director (Retired) & Advocate