Thank You Madam Gandhi.
I would like to thank Ms Sonia Gandhi, President, Congress Party, through your website for browsing your website and then taking prompt action in ordering the issue of notification for revising the pay-scales of PSU employees. We are eagerly waiting to vote for Congress Party in the general elections.
Palash Chattopadhaya
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What Bureaucrats think about the formation of next government at the centre?
The general elections are round the corner and the bureaucrats have started making their own assessments as to who would rule the country in the days to come. Whether it will be the Congress, the BJP or the respective fronts - UPA and NDA - lead by these parties. Will it be a third Front that will govern the country? We tried to elicit the views of bureaucrats across the country. They feel …………
(19), ORISSA- Total seats 21
BJD 12
BJP 4
CONGRESS 4
JMM 1

33 IPS officers of 1977 batch short-listed for empanelment ?
According to informed sources 33 IPS officers of 1977 batch are in the consideration zone for the empanelment to the rank of ADG in the Government of India.Empanelment is expected to take place this month. They are:-Mssrs Kanwaljit Deol, Ajay Chadha and Bhimsen Bassi (UT), Subhash Goswami and Anil Pradhan (Assam-Meghalaya), P Narayanan and Arun Chaudhary (Bihar), V K Gupta, K Nityanandan and S K Saikia (Gujarat),P K Metha (Haryana),D S Minhas (Himachal Pradesh), M K Srivastava (Karnataka), Arvind Ranjan (Kerala), V M Kanwar and S A Ibrahim (Madhya Pradesh), K B Gopalchandran, N Dixit and S P S Yadav (Maharashtra),M K Das (Manipur-Tripura), A K Patnaik and Prakash Mishra (Orissa), J P Birdi (Punjab), Omendra Bharadwaj, M K Devrajan and B S Chauhan (Rajasthan), C M Ravindran (Sikkim), S Balaji , A K Gupta and Brijlal (Uttar Pradesh), Rajendra Singh, S Jayraman and N K Singh (West Bengal), and Shyam Sunder(TamilNadu).
Ten officials appeared for interview of Chairman TRAI
Altogether 10 officials including a couple of Secretary level officers appeared for interview on Wednesday for the post of Chairman TRAI.
Das to be CCIT I Mumbai ?
Debrata Das is being tipped to be new CCIT I , Mumbai. He is 1973 batch IRS officer.
Gupta to be CCIT I Kolkata ?
B K Gupta is likely to be appointed new CCIT I Kolkata. He is 1973 batch IRS officer.
Arti Sawhney to be CCIT I Delhi ?
In all probability, Arti Sawhney will be new CCIT I , Delhi. She is 1973 batch IRS officer.
Anjani Kumar to be CCIT I Patna ?
Anjani Kumar is being tipped to be new CCIT I Patna. He is 1975 batch IRS officer.
Secret of Lalu's annoyance with Cong
Grapevine has it that the Janata Dal leader Lalu Yadav became annoyed with the Congress primarily over the appointment of Chairman, Railway Board. While Lalu wanted Sukhbir Singh to be appointed on the key post, S Khosla was appointed by the PMO instead.
Mohan promoted as CPMG J & K
On promotion to the SAG Indian Postal Service officer Y P S Mohan has been posted as Chief Post Master General J & K.
Two UT cadre IPS officers empanelled for JS post in GoI
Two UT cadre IPS officers of 1985 batch, Amulya Kumar Patnaik and Ajay Kashyap have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Frank Noronha is new DG DAVP
Frank Noronha has succeeded Neelam Kapoor as DG DAVP on Wednesday. Noronha was earlier Director-General (Media and Communication), Press Information Bureau, New Delhi. He is 1982 batch IIS officer.
( We said this on March 31 )
Neelam Kapoor is new Principal DG - PIB
Finally Neelam Kapoor has taken over as Principal DG PIB . She was earlier DG DAVP. 1982 batch IIS officer Neelam Kapoor has succeeded Umakant Mishra who retired on March 31.
( We said this on March 31 )
Orders of Leela Ponappa issued
Official orders of the extension of Ms. Leela K. Ponappa as Deputy National Security Adviser and Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat on contract basis for three months with effect from 16th April, 2009 have been issued.
( We said this on March 12 and again on March 27)
Rajesh Verma joins as CVO REC
Rajesh Verma Joint Secretary & F A in the Ministry of Power has joined as Chief Vigilance Officer, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), .He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
( We said this on November 19 )
Monika Garg is Joint Secretary Textiles
Ms Monika S. Garg presently Director (NIFT), in Delhi has been appointed Joint Secretary Textles. She is 1989 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Gupta is new JS Textiles
S S Gupta has been appointed new Joint Secretary Textiles in the Government of India. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Bimal Julka is now RC in Delhi
Bimal Julka on return from central deputation has been appointed new Resident Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh in Delhi. 1979 batch IAS officer Julka was Joint Secretary Defence in the GoI prior to his return to the parent cadre.
Dr Katoch is PS Jails and Transport in Madhya Pradesh
Resident Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh in Delhi Dr Rajan Katoch has been moved to Bhopal as Principal Secretary Jails, Transport and Parliamentary Affairs. He is 1979 batch IAS officer.
V Srinivas of 1989 batch empanelled for JS post
1989 batch IAS officer V Srinivas of Rajasthan cadre is reported to have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Shree Prakash moves to NCR
Shree Prakash, SAG/IRSME/South Western Railway has been transferred to North Central Railway.
IDAS officer R Swaminathan promoted
Indian Defence Accounts Service Officer R Swaminathan of 2005 batch has been promoted from Junior Time Scale officer to Senior Time Scale and shifted from PAD (ORs), MRC Wellington to DA Chennai.
Lt Gen Lamba appointed CCRA
Lieutenant General Arvinder Singh Lamba, General Officer Commanding, Sudarshan Chakra Corps has been appointed Colonel Commandant Regiment of Artillery on Wednesday.
Two IRS officers on deputation to CBDT
The Government has placed the services of IRS officers Raman Chopra Additional CIT, Chandigarh and Mukesh Kumar Additional CIT, Raipur at the disposal of Department of Revenue for a period of five years from the date they take over their new assignments as Director (ITA-I) and Director (TPL-II) in CBDT on deputation.
Arti Sawhney to hold additional charge of CCIT-IV, II Delhi
Following the appointment of K.S. Kahlon, CCIT-IV and II Delhi as Member CBDT, Mrs. Arti Sawhney CCIT-III Delhi has been entrusted with the additional charge of CCIT-IV and II Delhi from the date of relinquishment of charge by Kahlon.
Meena joins as CVO of PDIL
Bhajani Ram Meena has joined as CVO in PDIL under the Department of Chemicals and Fertilisers . He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Husband and wife retire same day
V.N. Kaila Controller General of Accounts (ICAS) and Mrs. Sunita Kaila (IRS) Member (Inv.) CBDT and Spl. Secretary to GOI have retired on the same day i.e.31st March 2009.
CWC inks MOU with Ministry of Food
Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), a Schedule 'B' Mini Ratna Category-I PSU signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India setting out various physical and financial targets for the year 2009-10. The MOU was signed by B.B. Pattanaik, CMD, CWC with Mrs. Alka Sirohi, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution the other day. N. Raghupathy, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser and other senior officials from the Ministry and CWC were also present.
Under the MOU for 2009-10, among various Quantitative and Qualitative Parameters, CWC has targeted to create additional warehousing capacity of 50, 000 MT, invest in creation of new CFS and Port related infrastructure, form new Company for Warehousing Finance business and achieve gross sales of Rs.910 crores. CWC also targets to train 5000 farmers on Post Harvest Manageme nt and create rain water harvesting structure at 15 of its facilities as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Scheme.
Sailesh gets extension in intenure
Deputation tenure of Sailesh Joint Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs has been exntended beyond July 8 this year to February 26,2011. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
GoI allows pre-mature repatriation of Dr Kannan
GoI has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for premature repatriation of Dr. R. Kannan presently working as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL), Chennai.He is 1981 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.
EC's nod for setting up AERA
With the clearance by Election Commission (EC) decks have been cleared for selection of chairman, two members and secretary for the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA). The process is likely to commence shortly.
Rakesh Chopra is new Member (Engineering) Railway Board
Rakesh Chopra, an officer of Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) of 1971 exam batch, has taken over as the new Member (Engineering), Railway Board and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India. He comes in place of S.K. Vij who superannuated from this post last month.
( We said this on March 16 )
Mukul Joshi appointed Secretary Inter State Council
Mukul Joshi presently Adviser, Inter State Council Secretariat has been appointed as Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat.1975 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer Joshi has succeeded Ravi Dhingra who retired on March 31.
( We said this on March 30 )
CCIT (CCA), Delhi to retire on April 6
Voluntary retirement of PK Dubey, CCIT (CCA), Delhi - VIII, on his selection as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/ Wealth Tax), New Delhi, has been approved. He will stand retired from services on April 6.
CCIT, Delhi - VIII gets voluntary retirement
Voluntary retirement of Ramji Sinha, CCIT, Delhi - VIII, on his selection as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/ Wealth Tax), Kolkata , has been approved. He will stand retired from services on April 6.
CCIT - V Mumbai to retire on April 6
Voluntary retirement of AR Malhotra, CCIT - V, Mumbai, on his selection as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/ Wealth Tax), Chennai, has been approved. He will stand retired from services on April 6.
CCIT Mumbai gets voluntary retirement
Voluntary retirement of PC Chhotaray, CCIT Mumbai, on his selection as Member, Settlement Commission (Income Tax/ Wealth Tax), Mumbai, has been approved. He will stand retired from services on April 6.

CORPORATE
Search committee for BHEL CMD's post constituted
A search committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary has been constituted for the post of CMD in BHEL. Secretary SN Dash and PESB Chairman Naresh Narad are its members.
Roongta takes over as CMD NSC
Santosh Kumar Roongta Chief General Manager Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has assumed the charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) National Seeds Corporation. The post of CMD National Seeds Corporation was lying vacant ever since B.B. Patnaik was posted as CMD Central Warehousing Corporation.
(We said this on Jan 29, 2009)
Mrs. Rita A Motilal promoted as GM in Air India
Mrs. Rita A Motilal has been promoted as GM in Air India. His new place of posting is PAX, SBU, QAP, Mumbai.
Jha is ED SAIL
NK Jha has taken over the charge of RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi as Executive Director in-charge. Earlier Jha was ED (Projects) at Bokaro Steel Plant.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Amar sings praises of Sonia and for PM he says Mohna is SP's choice!!!!
But then he damns Congress in the same voice!!!
Rather than Congress Amar should have a problem with the Constitution which bars Dutt!!!
Constitution is very clear on criminals and elections and there is no if or but!!!
Sidhu's case is totally different …. like comparing a pea shooter with a gun!!!
And so what if Sanjay Dutt is Nargis's and Sunil Dutt's son????
And please do be careful if you call anyone from the SP gang on their Cell!!!!
If required they'll lie …..'he threatened me on the Cell' they'll tell!!!
Just because some Minister called Dutt on his Cell does not mean he threatened Dutt!!!!!
Call Dutt on his Cell at your peril as he'll land you in a rut!!!
On Time's Now the Anchor tried his best to rile Modi but Modi put him in his place,
And he did so with facts and grace!!!
Media is used to 'Modi bashing'!!!
And Media tends to give Modi a tongue lashing!!
Before bashing him they need to go to Gujarat State!!!
And see for themselves the work of the one they hate!!!
Sukhbir Badal is a street fighter par excellence!!!
But when it comes to Vision for Punjab he's pretty dense!!!
Hence he may good at winning elections in a State which does not return a Sarkaar to The Chair!
But beyond this you can say he's abs bare!!!
Rahul Gandhi has still not got the iconic status!!!
He could have got it during UPA's stint in power but he missed the bus!!
Like when you hear Modi speak and Rahul speak you realize the huge gap between dono!!!
Modi has iconic status but when it comes to Rahul you feel 'no no'!!
Modi's speeches have emotion, forcefulness and conviction!!!!
These three come out very clearly in his diction!!!
You see the difference between a grass root Leader and one who has parachuted to the top!!!
That is why many say this 'parachuting to the top' needs to stop!!!!
Rahul Baba has to formulate his Vision for the Nation and then work on it!!!
And he needs to show grit!!!
What I find is that Rahul Baba lacks forcefulness!!!
And obstinacy ….. which in him I find is very less!!
Pranab Da says Sonia was more at ease with Mohna as PM than him!!!!
And he knows the reason for Sonia's whim!!!!!
He being a political activist and Mohna an intellectual is just a sham!!!
Sonia knows ' don't let a fly be in-charge of your jam '!!!!
It would be like putting a wolf in-charge of your hen pen!!!!
And very soon you would not even have one hen!!!
Pranab Da has shown he is very ambitious!!!
And because of this Sonia very rightly being very cautious!!!
While the World has moved on Indian Commies still live on 'Cold War' mindset!!!
And that is why when it comes to USA very paranoid they tend to get!!!
The World has moved on but Commies are stuck in ice!!!!
And for their being stuck during UPA's five year stint India paid the price!!
Confucius says…. If you want to curse a Nation curse it that in it Communism raises its ugly head!!
Why do you think when a Nation goes broke they say 'Nation is in the red'!!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Forum
Better name it 'Chiranjeevee Commission'
Looking at the no of times the extension has been given to this Commission, it would be better to rename this Commission as 'Chiranjeevee Commission. For the information of all of us who are Honest Tax Payers let us be only informed about the total cost-Direct and indirect, till date incurred, present age of justice L, AND when will the Guninesses World record of extensions be broken, if not already broken!.It is surprising that our representatives in the Parliament never asked any question on this issue!.
COL.B Basu (Retd),.biplav
What a dichotomous behaviour?
BJP is going to town with a high pitch campaign for bringing back the black money parked in Swiss bank accounts and at the same time they inducted some individuals in the party who in all probability may have an account in the Swiss bank. Why should Advani not start from his own party members account? What a dichotomous behaviour? This is what is the face of Indian politics today. They preach something and practice just the opposite.
GB

Claiming false praise
In any case Sudhir Kumar Jain is not at all responsible for the turnaround of the Railways. There is gestation period for evincing response to an action taken. It is a coincidence that he and Laluji Prasad joined the Railways when the fruits started reaping in. Morever, majority of the activities of Railways are technical in nature. How can a generalist IAS officer be responsible for the turnaround of Railways. Railways have their own separate budget, works department and police force. They were never under the control of the IAS and will never be.
A Srivastava
Laziness of the CBDT is palpable
This is in response to CBDT Chairman wins accolades for promoting Arun Kumar. While this action is commendable, why cannot be the same yardstick of efficiency be applied for ensuring the empanelment of 500 officers to the level of Joint Secretary ? The laziness of the CBDT is palpable.
Swamy

Stop step-mother behaviour with CPSU employees
May yours words needs thousand praise, We hope so, Central government should stop step-mother behaviour with CPSU employees and provide the autonomy regarding the pay fixation to their respective company boards as per there paying capacity. Bureaucrats and ministers should stop treating CPSUs as their private property.
Navin Kumar

Voting by Government Employees
While most Government employees look forward to enjoying holiday on the day of polling to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, a considerable number of employees do not fulfill their fundamental duty of casting their vote. It would be appropriate if the Election Commission / DoPT makes it mandatory that all employees and pensioners participate in the democratic process to make it more meaningful.

Govardhan