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Over thirty 1976 batch IAS empanelled
Over thirty 1976 batch IAS officers are believed to have been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. Those who reportedly figure in the list include Mssrs R P Singh,R H Khwaja and Minnie Mathew (AP) Samirendra Chatterjee N K Das (Assam.Meghalaya) ,Shashi Kant Sharma P K Basu and A B Prasad (Bihar), R S Gujral,Anita Chaudhry (Haryana) Subramanyam Vijay Kumar and Sutanu Behuria (Himachal Pradesh) S Sundareshan,C K Mathew and Sayan Chatterjee (Kerala)Ajoy Acharya, Uday Verma,Sumit Bose (MP) D V Singh, Shashi Prakash andA E Ahmad (Manipur-Tripura)Anil Kumar (Nagaland) R C Mishra (Orissa)A Didar Singh (Punjab ) Rajiv Sharma and K S Money (Rajasthan)R Gopalan, M Raman (TamilNadu) S M A Zaidi, P K Mishra, P Uma Shankar, Veena Upadhyay . A K Mishra (Uttar Pradesh) K S Ramasubban (West Bengal) and Vibha Puri (Uttarakhand).
Meeting for empanelment of 1975 batch IPS on May 5
Meeting for the empanelment of 1975 batch IPS officers to the rank of DG in the Government of India is expected to take place on May 5.Recommendation of the five member expert group has already reached to the Government.
Antony is the dark horse ?
A Hot whisper -Neither Manmohan Singh nor Pranab Mukherjee-there is a dark horse with the Ten Janpath for the post of Prime Minister and he is Defence Minister A K Antony.
L.K.Advani victory margin may narrow down
L.K. Adwani is going to win this time with margins only in thousands not in lakhs, because his victory is a kind of compulsion for Narendra Modi Gujarat Chief Minister, he is making all efforts. Mallika Sarabhai is getting a huge response by the manner in which she has been campaigning. The Congress has fielded its candidate from the Karwa Patel community. It has changed all the equations. Therefore Adwani's win with huge margin seems difficult.
All is not quiet on the Western Front
Army intelligence has reportedly informed that Western LOC border in India is in very critical situation. There has been a large-scale infiltration in the area, which is a matter of deep concern.
Bhupinder Singh to be new DGP of West Bengal ?
Bhupinder Singh is likely to be appointed new DGP of West Bengal after the retirement of A B Vohra on May 31. He is 1974 batch IPS officer.
J & K DGP to join GoI ?
J&K DGP Kuldeep Khoda is expected to join the Government of India after the elections. He is 1974 batch IPS officer.
Transfer list of Commissioners of Income Tax approved
Transfer and promotion list of 1988 and 1989 batch IRS (IT) officers has been approved. The list is expected to be released this week.
Two posts of Lt Gen lying vacant in Indian army
Believe it or not two posts of the level of Lt Gen have been lying vacant in the Indian Army for quite some time.One is DG Ordnance Services and the other CMM Jabalpur.
CSB recommends Badre Alam's name for JS empanelment
CSB has reportedly recommended the name of CSS officer Badre Alam Khan for his empanelment for holding the post of Joint secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.
AK Joti front-runner for Chief Secretary ship in Gujarat
As the grapevine has it AK Joti Chairman Chairman of Gujarat Sardar Sarovar Nigam (GSSN) is front-runner for Chief Secretary ship in Gujarat. He is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre.
Anil Kaushik gets DG rank in Punjab
1975 batch IPS officer Anil Kaushik has been given DG rank in Punjab.
Chugh is new Chairman JEB
A K Chugh has been appointed new Chairman of the Jharkhand Electricity Board. He is 1974 batch
Praveen Singh to join as CVO, NHPC after LS polls
Praveen Singh who had been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer of the National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) is going to join after Lok Sabha polls. At present he is IG Lucknow. Praveen Singh is an IPS officer of the 1982 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Ajay Mittal to join MEPZ by May end
Ajay Mittal who had been appointed as Development Commissioner, Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) is expected to join by the end of May2009. Mittal is an IAS officer of the 1982 batch & belongs to the Himachal Pradesh (HP) cadre. He is currently Principal Secy. (MPP and Power, Non Conventional Energy sources) with the HP Government. At
present he is a poll observer for the Chandrapur Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra.Earlier the post was held earlier by B Vijayan an IAS of the UT cadre who belongs to the 1982 batch.
Pramod Tiwari joins HRD Ministry as a Director
Pramod Tiwari on central deputation to Government of India (GOI) has assumed charge as a Director in Department of School Education & Literacy . He is an Assam cadre IAS officer of the 1991 batch.
(We said this on March 29,2009)
K D Singh moves to Goa
K.D.Singh has joined as IG in Goa. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
Rebecca Mathai to move CAG Headquarters
Uttarakhand Accountant General Rebecca Mathai has moved to the CAG Headquarters as Principal Director.
Kunal Satyarthi to join SFSC, Dehradun
Kunal Satyarthi is likely to join the State Forest Service College (SFSC), Dehradun. Satyarthi is an Indian Forest (IFS) officer of the 1997 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.
Surviving ICS officer of British era (3) Govind Narain
Govind Narain of Uttar Pradesh cadre is one of the few surviving Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer. He belonged to 1939 batch.
CVC penalizes AO, ICAR
CVC has ordered reduction to a lower stage by one stage for a period of three years without cumulative effect in the effect of an AO, Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Manjira Khurana gets additional charge
Manjira Khurana has been given additional charge of ED Northern Region Air India on Wednesday.
Bhagwant Rao chosen as CGM, SBI
Bhagwant Rao who so far was a General Manager has been selected for elevation as Chief General Manager (CGM).
IAS changes in Nagaland
M. Kithan has been appointed Home Commissioner. Temjen Toy has been relived from the charge of Urban Development department. Achum Ngullie has also been relieved of excise department. A. Jami has been posted as Commissioner & Secretary, Soil and Water Conservation department, Imkonglemba would hold the additional charge of excise department, L. H Thangi Manen would also hold the charge of Veterinary and Animal Husbandary, M. Yanthan has been transferred as secretary, Transport and Communication, K.T Sukhalu has been relieved of YR & S and Fisheries for which he shall hold charge of F & CS/LM & CP, Zaleo Rio shall hold additional charge of Fisheries, Norman Putsure has been posted as Secretary, Urban and Women Development.
Ms Rashmi Shukla Sharma to join GoI
Ms Rashmi Shukla Sharma is joining the Government of India as Member-Secretary National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.She is 1984 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Orders of Ms Sharma are expected to be issued in a day or two.
Chandramouli gets extension
Dr C. Chandramouli Officer on Special Duty in the Office of the Registrar General of India & Census Commissioner has been granted extension for another three months. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.
Nanda Kumar gets additional charge
T. Nanda Kumar Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture will hold additional charge of the duties of the post of Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries for the period 27th April, 2009 to 10th May, 2009 when the regular incumbent N. Gokulram will be on leave.
Pillai gets additional charge of Ajay Shankar
G.K. Pillai Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry will hold additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry till May 17 when the regular incumbent Ajay Shankar will be on leave.
Nair to join CBI
P .M. Nair presently IG, CRPFhas been appointed as Joint Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on lateral shift basis. He is 1978 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
(We said this on April 16,2009)
S Javeed Ahmad is now JD CBI
S.Javeed Ahmad has been appointed Joint Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Malay Mishra is High Commissioner of Commonwealth of Dominica
Malay Mishra presently High Commissioner of India to Trinidad and Tobago, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Commonwealth of Dominica with residence in Port of Spain.
Mrs. Hardeep Srivastava shifted to CCIT-XII Mumbai
Mrs.Hardeep Srivastava CCIT -III Chennai has been transferred as
CCIT-XII Mumbai. She is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the
1974 batch.
Rajiv Sinha promoted as Jt CIT
Rajiv Sinha has been promoted from Assistant Commissioner of Income
Tax to Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) & posted in the region
of CCIT(CCA) Bihar. he is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of
the 1988 batch.
Four Regular ACITs
Four ACITs have been assigned regular postings. They are A Ananda
Kumar Tamil Nadu to Kerala, Tushar K. Chowdhury West Bengal, Sujeet
Ghosh & Quazi Kaushik both from West Bengal to Bihar.

CORPORATE
Will the file of Bhutani be cleared ?
Will the file of O P Bhutani for the post of Director (Engineering) in the BHEL be cleared ?.File is currenly lying in the DoPT.
KS Rajasheker Rao, CMD ECIL to retire
KS Rajasheker Rao Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) Electronic Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) is going to retire on April 30, 2009.
YS Mayya to be new CMD,ECIL
YS Mayya, who is presently Director (Technical) Electronic Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL), is going to be succeeding KS Rajasheker Rao Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of Electronic Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) who is going to retire on April 30, 2009.
Interviews for Director (Marketing) in HMT
PESB will conduct interviews for the post of Director (Marketing) in HMT on April 30.
Deepak Parekh re-appointed in IDFC
Deepak Parekh has been re-appointed non-executive Chairman of infrastructure financing company IDFC for three more years.
Lall is also re-appointed
Rajiv B Lall has been re-appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Development Finance Company .
LIC launches a unique Health Insurance Plan "HEALTH PROTECTION PLUS"
Health is a major concern on everybody's mind these days. With sky rocketing medical expenses, the possibility of any illness leading to hospitalisation or surgery is a constant source of anxiety unless the family has actively provided for funds to meet such an eventuality. Financial planning regarding Health is, therefore, very important as any emergency might force one to dip into one's savings which would have been reserved for other goals. The purpose of health insurance is to help you in any such a ituation. Most families rarely provide for health insurance, and even if they do, it is grossly inadequate. LIC has always been sensitive to the changing needs of the Society and has responded suitably by introducing matching products to suit these needs. Its latest offering on Health front is "Health Protection Plus". LIC's Health Protection Plus plan is a unique long term health insurance plan that offers health insurance covers for the entire family (husband, wife and the children) - Hospital Cash Benefit (HCB) and Major Surgical Benefit (MSB) along with a ULIP component (investment in the form of Units) that is specifically designed to meet Domiciliary Treatment Benefit (DTB) / Out Patient Department (OPD) expenses for the insured members.
Hospital Cash Benefit (HCB) is a daily benefit payable in case of hospitalization . It can range from Rs.250/- to Rs.2500/- for the Principal Insured (the person who proposes for insurance). For the Spouse or the children, the maximum amount of HCB is Rs.1500/-. The amount of daily benefit doubles in case of hospitalization in ICU. The IDB (Initial Daily Benefit) is applicable during the first year of risk cover. The amount of daily HCB will increase @ 5% simple p.a. every year on policy anniversary until it hits a cap of 1.5 times the initial benefit. Major Surgical Benefit (MSB): In the event of the insured undergoing one of the major surgeries defined in the the policy, a lump sum benefit (regardless of the actual costs incurred) equivalent to the percentage of the sum assured mentioned against that surgery will be payable. The sum assured for major surgical benefits will be 200 times of the HCB you choose. Domiciliary Treatment Benefit (DTB): The Principal Insured can claim an amount equivalent to the actual expense he or she has incurred in respect of any domiciliary treatment or to meet the medical expenses incurred over and above the hospital cash/major surgical benefits in respect of either oneself or the others insured under the policy.
Both HCB and MSB covers are available subject to a waiting period from the commencement of the risk cover - in respect of each insured member: No death insurance cover is available under the plan. All eligible existing family members are to be covered at the beginning (proposal stage) itself. New members can however be added under certain specified conditions.
Modes of Payment allowed are: Yearly, Half-Yearly, & Monthly (ECS Mode only). The premiums allocated to purchase units will be strictly invested in a Health Protection Plus Fund (Income and Growth - Low Risk). One of the important features of the Plan that makes it doubly attractive is that the premiums paid under the policy are eligible for Tax Rebate under Section 80(D) of Income Tax Act, 1961.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Bhardwaj's excuse in Mr. Q's matter takes the cake!!!!
Indians on hearing his excuse will in anger literally shake!!!

He says Goras want a closure and Q was clamoring for closure in the Bofors case!!!
And he says this with a straight face!!!!

What's been reported is that recently in this matter file moved at speed!!!
As unwritten order sabh ne kiya heed!!!

Mr. Bhardwaj we Indians too are looking for closures in many cases!!!!
Outside the Courts many an Indian for closure paces!!!!

Bhardwaj is indeed the worst Law Minister this Nation has had!!!!
In his term Nation 'has literally been had'!!!

Sonia getting Q a closure is indeed perturbing!!!!
Indeed very disturbing!!!

Congress can go blue in the face saying the Party or Sonia had nothing to do with this!
Reality no one is going to miss!!!

Some would say this shows that Sonia feels Congress will miss the boat!!!!
And seeing what Sonia has done BJP must be going 'lott pott'!!!!

Though some say this has been done because future Allies would not agree!!!!
Most of the prospective Allies would not agree to letting Q walk free!!!!

Others say the haste is on account of Advani's Tax Haven threat!!!
For the sake of the 'bigger picture' it was necessary that a clean chit Q should get!!!

Funny but Sonia just reloaded the Bofors gun and pointed it at Congress!!!
And then trigger kiya apne aap press!!!!

All the old wounds … Q running away, getting the money and 'winning cases' have come alive!!!
Right into the wounds kiya this 'removal from the wanted list' a knife drive!!!

Advani says CBI's role in various cases will be probed if NDA comes to power!!!
But fact is if NDA comes to power to NDA CBI will cower!!!

Then NDA karregi CBI ko use!!!
Or you can say like Congress abuse!!!

Congress's hopes of getting 160 seats in its own are far fetched!!!!
Its imagination Sonia's Think Tank has really stretched!!

Though in UP this time Congress will do better!!!!
SP's MY vote bank has lost the 'M' letter!!!!

And the M's have moved to BSP or Congress!!!!
In a last ditch effort Amar in M attire karre ga dress!!!

He's been wearing a Fez cap and now will go all the way!!!
Only till the votes are cast in this attire he will stay!!!

Frivolity thy name is Amar Singh!!!!
Every time you meet him a new tune karta hai Amar Singh sing!!!!

And in Bengal this time its Communism ka Waterloo !!!!
Via the EVM voters at Communism will let out a boo!!!

Post elections Karat's roar will turn into a mew!!!
And then Commies tattered image he will try to sew!!!!

Commies say they are pro poor but in WB poor have got poorer…. Confucius feels!!!
In Commie land people still do not get two square meals!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
What to do of those who don't write ACRs properly

The annual confidential report is an important document. Though there are instructions for timely writing, yet it is common practice not to write ACRs for a long time and many officers use it as a tool to exploit the junior officers for their personal interests. Many senior officers, specially Members, Secretary Additional Secretary level officers, do not write ACRs of their juniors till they retire and have to be requested and reminded for getting the ACRs written. There are many officers who even have the habit of writing the ACRs as a formality and do not record it the way it should be written and simply grade them "AVERAGE'. Actually, 'Average' is no grading and what to do with the grading and under what category it should be taken and what if it is written after two-three years when it should and could not be written and why it should not be discarded and thrown in the dust bin. All HODs must call for the list of ACRs pending and fix responsibility of the concerned Addl secy /JS/ Dir/ DS if they have failed to write the ACRs and they should not be allowed to write the ACRs showing back-date. Will the Cabinet Secretary and concerned competent authorities issue such a directive?
A Visitor
Manmohan Singh has done a lot for the serving lot
I, being a pensioner feel that the government lead by Dr. Manmohan Singh has done a lot for the serving lot and pensioners and for that matter we all should be grageful that a respectable pension is being awarded by the present government and dues, whatsoever, may be left and are not paid due to paucity of funds or otherwise for any valid reason, we must cooperate with with the government and hope government will do its best. so far 12% interest over the delay on date, it is just a political style of saying. We must be cooperative. However, it will be in good spirit, if government release the amount before its expiry date or immediately on installation of the new government.
Harcharan Singh Bhalla
I do not think it is any lapse on the part of the government
I do not think it is any lapse on the part of the government, but rather it is the sheer lethargy or our erstwhile colleagues. I am certain that by now they would have already calculated their own arrears- if not already disbursed and spent. They would no doubt be waiting for a circular entitling them to honorarium/OTA for calculating the due arrears of Pensioners and those who died in harness. I fully agree that every ministry/department who do not disburse the arrears by 15th May should b e penalised and this penalty should be paid as interest to the Pensioners.
Sudhakar
Travails of an Unsung Seema Prahari Part I
"I am a BSF prahari serving in a remote location . I have a few lines for your kind consideration.
1. We are deployed in extreme ends of our country and operate in most hostile terrain, difficult and remote areas away from our families 365 daysx24 hrs to protect the territorial integrity of our nation. We have no peace postings. We keep moving from one inhospitable border to another, Line of Control to Deserts of Rajasthan. We are provided with substandard equipment. We kept fighting with 16 Kg Bullet Proof Jacket in Kashmir since 1989 till de-induction in 2006 whereas Rashtriya Rifles which was raised in 1998 or so got latest equipment, lightweight BP jackets, better incentives, choice postings. We have lost so many brave soldiers just because we had poor equipment, not enough rest and relief, continued deployment and poor leadership in the form of officers who have not even commanded a company in peace leading us in thick of battle and taking life and death decisions.

2. Our sacrifices have been numorousin Counter Insurgency Operations in North East, Punjab and we have a major part in decimating insurgency in Kashmir valley. We are fighting shoulder to shoulder with army in Line of Control and also during hot war we are suppose to bear the first brunt of enemy onslaught.

3. Yet we are being looked down upon by our own brethrens. Army feels they are superior. Our own superior officers being from different service make us feel low. Are they superior? But superior to whom? Whom do all of us serve? The people of this country! If we don't respect own troops or people of this country how can we serve them. Same is with police and civil administrators. We have apartheid or a caste system in our entire security setup. When a commander does not belong to the troops or have no faith in its troops how can he lead.

4. Our Justice providers, like Srikrishna, does not find any thing different between civilian and a BSF soldier. Yet they could differentiate between and Armed Force personnel and civilians. BSF by its constitution enacted by the parliament is an Armed Force of the Union, it is an armed force which guards borders in peace, fights in counter insurgency, law and order duties and also fights alongside army during war and yet it is not a Armed Force in the eyes of pay commission and Government of India. It is because we are lead by civil services officers of Indian Police Service who come on deputation at the rank of Inspector General and above for brief period when atmosphere in their home cadre is not suitable for them and go back when it suits. They become IG in 18 to 20 years of service whereas a BSF officer joining as a Group 'A' officer cannot dream of becoming an IG in his own force. We are professionals who have vast experience of leading troops in most difficult conditions yet our voices are not heard we have no grievances redressal mechanism or tribunal. With strength of 4000 Group A officers we are not a recognized cadre whereas even Doctors of BSF, who are a support cadre and do not guard border which is our primary role, has an organized cadre. They enjoy much faster promotions, more avenues of deputation and growth than the feeder cadre of BSF General Duty officers who are combat soldiers. You can imagine that a doctor who joins force much later than a BSF GD officer and remains junior in initial years becomes Senior with assured time bound promotion in the same force after few years just because he has an organized cadre.
A Prahari
I wonder!
I wonder despite all this whether the party has any media control. All TV channels have been bought by political parties directly or indirectly and they have their voice edited to suit their needs. Whereas I hold the view that this party has neither control nor any people deputed for propagating what they stand for through TV. I feel in this arena they have not managed well.
J K Sastry
Congratulations to Prakash Chandra and CBDT jai ho. This is really a just decision.
Singh
TAIL-PIECE
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR BOSS
When you take a long time, you're slow.
When your boss takes a long time, he's thorough.
When you don't do it, you're lazy.
When your boss doesn't do it, he's too busy.
When you make a mistake, you're an idiot.
When your boss does so, he's only human.
When doing something without being told, you're overstepping your authority.
When your boss does the same thing, that's initiative.
When you take a stand, you're being pig-headed.
When your boss does it, he's being firm.
When you overlooked a rule of etiquette, you're being rude.
When your boss skips a few rules, he's being original.
When you please your boss, you're arse-creeping.
When your boss pleases his boss, he's showing co-operation.
When you're out of the office, you're wandering around.
When your boss is out of the office, he's on business.
When you're on a day off sick, you're always sick.
When your boss has a day off sick, he must be really ill.
When you apply for leave, you must be going for an interview.
When your boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked.

- Pawan Kumar