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Over One dozen IAS officers to retire this month
Over One dozen IAS officers in the country are retiring by this month end. They are Mssrs:- B S Banerjee (UT), K Prabhakar Reddy (AP), B Lal Thakur (Chhattisgarh), Sajjan Singh (Haryana), Parmindar Hira Mathur (HP), M.H. Samoon (J&K ), Rahul Sarin and A K Basu (Jharkhand), B.H. Manjunath (Karnataka), M.S. Bhilala (MP), M.V. Sangle (Maharashtra), Dr. Jivtesh Singh Maini and Poonam Khetrapal Singh (Punjab).
Sinha is now Special Director CBI
S.C. Sinha, presently Additional Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has been promoted as Special Director. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.
( We said this on August 4 )
Shiv Basant to be new Chief Secretary, Jharkhand
Shiv Basant who heads Jharkhand State Finance Commission is going to be new Chief Secretary, Jharkhand. He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on August 24 and 25 )
Ms.Sunila Basant to quit
Ms.Sunila Basant who is currently Advisor to the Jharkhand Governor K Sankaranarayanan is going to quit the job as her husband Shiv Basant has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary in Jharkhand. She will be appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Jharkhand -the slot that has been lying vacant for quite sometime now. The related proposal was mooted earlier, but the then Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi did not approve of it,even though the name had been pushed by the then Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda .
( We said this on August 26 )
Wilfred Lakra to be Advisor to Jharkhand Governor
Wilfred Lakra who is currently a Member in Public Service Commission (PSC) Jharkhand is going to new Advisor to Jharkhand Governor K Sankaranarayanan
as incumbent Advisor Ms.Sunila Basant is going to quit the job. Lakra is a retired IAS officer of the 1973 batch who hails from the Chhattisgarh cadre.
Justice Syed Rafat Alam to be CJ of MP High Court !
Senior Judge of the Allahabad High Court Justice Syed Rafat Alam is being moved to the Madhya Pradesh High Court as Chief Justice.CJ of the M P High Court Justice A K Patnaik has been elevated to the Supreme Court.
Justice Mukul Mudgal to be CJ of P&H High Court !
Justice Mukul Mudgal Senior Judge of the of the Delhi High Court is being elevated as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.CJ of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Tirath Singh Thakur has been elevated to the Supreme Court.
Justice Ibrahim Kalifulla to be Chief Justice of HP High Court !
Senior Judge of the Madras High Court Justice Ibrahim Kalifulla is being elevated as Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
Justice Mukhopadhaya to be CJ of Gujarat High Court !
Senior Judge of the Madras High Court Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya is being moved to Gujarat High Court as Chief Justice.Justice Radhakrishnan ,CJ of the Gujarat High Court has been elevated to the Supreme Court.
Justice Jasti Chelameswar to be CJ of Karnataka High Court !
Chief Justice of the Gauwahati High Court Jasti Chelameswar is being moved to the Karnataka High Court, following the elevation of its CJ P.D. Dinakaran to the Supreme Court.
Justice Joseph to be CJ of Guwahati High Court !
Senior-most Judge of the Kerala High Court Justice Kurian Joseph is being elevated as Chief Justice of the Guwahati High Court.
Justice Dipak Verma to be CJ of Calcutta High Court !
Senior Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Dipak Verma is being elevated as Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
Justice Bilal Nazki to be CJ of Orissa High Court !
Justice Bilal Nazki of the Bombay High Court is being elevated as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.
Justice Shah to be CJ of Patna High Court !
Justice M.S. Shah of Gujarat High Court is being elevated as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.
Justice Kehar to be CJ of Uttarakhand High Court !
Senior-most Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice J.S. Kehar is being elevated as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
Narendra Kumar appointed JS in Cabinet Secretariat
Narendra Kumar has been appointed Joint Secretary & Director in the National Authority for Chemicals Weapons Convention under the Cabinet Secretariat. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Tenure of CVO BSNL Pal extended
Central deputation tenure of Sat Pal, IRS, as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has been extended for a period of two years till July,10,2011.He is 1976 batch IRS (IT) officer.
Raghavan is new HC to Singapore
Dr. T.C.A. Raghavan, currently Joint Secretary in Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Singapore in succession to Dr. S. Jaishankar.
( We said this on July 27 )
Hade appointed Ambassador to Honduras
Vishnu Namdeo Hade, presently Ambassador of India to Panama, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Government of the Republic of Honduras with residence in Panama.
Uttarakhand Government will not relieve DGP
Uttarakhand Government is believed to have said no to relieve DGP Subhash Joshi for central deputation. He is 1976 batch IPS officer.
Sanjeev Kumar is Director Administrative Reforms
Sanjeev Kumar has joined as Director Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. He is 1993 batch IRS ( C&CE )officer.
Rajeev Sharma is Director Disaster Management
Rajeev Sharma has joined as Director in the National Institute of Disaster Management. He is 1984 batch IDES officer.
Gaya Prasad is Dy Secretary School Education
Gaya Prasad is now Deputy Secretary School Education and Literacy in the Ministry of HRD. He is 1995 batch ISS officer.
Ajay Sehgal is Dy Director PGIMER
Ajay Sehgal has joined as Deputy Director PGIMER in the Ministry of Health. He is 1986 batch IFS officer of UP cadre.
Ashok Kumar to join GoI
Ashok Kumar is likely to go on deputation to the centre. He is 1989 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
IPS changes in Maharashtra
About one dozen IPS officers have been transferred in Maharashtra.
Advisor Planning Commission is new VC of Rajasthan University
Advisor in the Planning Commission professor Furqan Qamar has been appointed vice-chancellor of Rajasthan University
Railway postings
A K Panda, SG/IRSME, presently working as Director Efficiency Research (ME), Railway Board has been posted as Director Mechanical Engineering (Production Units), Railway Board;
Gaurav Agarwal, SG/IRSME/East Central Railway has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Director Efficiency Research (ME), in the same capacity
81 IPS probationers take training in jungle
81 Probationers of the Indian Police Service underwent a week-long intensive training in jungle in TamilNadu. They were exposed to various aspects of jungle warfare .
Several Bihar cadre IPS officers want to go to centre
Several IPS officers of Bihar cadre have expressed their desire to go on deputation to the centre. They include Mssrs A C Verma, Anil Sinha, Preeta Verma, Anupam Nilekar, Bhrigu Srinivasan, Naiyyar Hasnain Khan, Sushil Khopre, R K Rathi and O N Bhaskar.
Applications for the post of Directors at FSSAI invited
Food Safety & Standards Authority of India, an autonmous statutory Authority under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, has invited applications for the posts of two Directors in the area of food safety surveillance and regulatory affairs. Interested applicants are advised to send their applications directly to chairperson@fssai.gov.in.
Applications invited for 20 posts of SPs in CBI
Applications have been invited for the 20 posts of SPs vacant in the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI). The posts are exclusively reserved for officers of All India Services/ Indian Audit and Accounts Service / Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)/ Indian Customs and Central Excise and IRS officers with 12 years of service in the grade are eligible for appointment as SPs in CBI on deputation basis for an initial tenure of four years.
Laxmi Prasad to hold Additional charge
Laxmi Prasad, DGIT (BPR) will hold the additional charge of DGIT (HRD), Delhi, after the retirement of Mrs. Vinita Chopra, DGIT (Delhi) on August 31.
Sudhir Jha gets additional charge in Pune
Sudhir K Jha, CCIT -II, Pune has been given the additional charge of CCIT-I, Pune, after the retirement of M Narsimhappa, CCIT - I, Pune, on August 31.
Seven OSDs posted in CBDT
As many as Seven Deputy Commissioners of Income tax have been posted as OSDs in CBDT. They are Roopak Kumar, presently posted in CCIT (CCA), Delhi, Rahul Dhawan, presently posted in CCIT (CCA), Delhi, M Rajan, presently posted in CCIT (CCA), Chennai (TN), Vimal Anand, presently posted in CCIT (CCA), Delhi, Anil Kumar Bharadwaj, presently posted in CCIT (CCA), Mumbai, Neetika bansal, presently posted in CCIT (CCA), NWR and Alka Gautam, presently posted in CCIT (CCA), UP (W).
NBCC holds open house interaction (UPDATED)
NBCC, the largest CPSU in construction sector, held an Open House Discussion with its East & North East Region based Contractors & Associates, in Kolkata on Saturday. Chaired by its CMD Arup Roy Choudhury, the meet was a part of the regular exercise and aimed at further consolidating the mutual co-operation in successful implementation of ongoing and upcoming increased work orders in the regions. Talking to the media in the sidelines of the meet, Roy Choudhury said that NBCC had been strictly following the system of transparency in all spheres of its business operations, particularly since last 7/8 years - the period when nation-wide workload of the company began rising steeply, necessitating right control and streamlining of the business to avoid any hiccup at any point or fall in its growth. He pointed out that this business ideology in fact, led NBCC to seriously address the issues of its contractors and associates whom it considered, important partners in over all growth of the Corporation. Roy Choudhury added that this important concern has indeed resulted in holding region wise interaction by the company, with its vendors to discuss issues that require close attention of the Corporate Management and their immediate settlement in order to smoothly deliver projects to the full satisfaction of the mutual customers that NBCC and the Vendors work for. Citing NBCC's incredible achievement during the past 7/8 years, Roy Choudhury strongly advocated continuous and mutual co-operation between a business enterprise and its associates and said that by sincerely upholding this one important business ideology among others, NBCC had been able to make a tremendous turn around by becoming a Rs.2500 crore company with a positive net worth of about Rs.500 crore now. From a meagre turn over of Rs.300 crore company with a negative net worth in the year 2001, NBCC has already achieved Rs.2500 crore and would reach the Rs.4500 crore mark in the next few years. He also informed the Media that NBCC now had many milestones to its credit that included: (i) Schedule 'A' PSU Status (ii) One among Top Ten PSUs (iii) The largest construction CPSU of the country (iv) 3rd Most Profitable Company among Public & Private Sectors of the Nation (v) A dividend paying PSU of the Govt. of India and (vi) A Mini Ratna Company. Roy Choudhury concluded stating that NBCC's present focus area was providing Affordable Housing to the citizens all across the Nation and informed that the Corporation's first residential Real Estate Project - VIBGYOR TOWERS at Rajarhat in Kolkata was at final stage of handing over with another new one Affordable Housing Scheme launched just this month in Delhi - NCR. The Affordable Housing Projects coming up shortly, included one each in Gurgaon (Haryana), Patna (Bihar), NCR Area and Kochi (Kerala), he informed.
Committee of Secretaries review Air India (UPDATED)
The Committee of Secretaries reviewing Air India met on Saturday under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary. This was the second meeting of the Committee. The CMD Air India presented a turn-around plan to the Committee of Secretaries which included cost reduction, revenue enhancement and business transformation measures that have been undertaken by Air India in the last two months. While appreciating the various measures taken by Air India, the Committee felt that in some area more aggressive cost reduction measures need to be adopted and the company needs to examine its strategic position with respect to its shareholders objectives. The Committee of Secretaries has now directed the Ministry of Civil Aviation to move a proposal to the Cabinet in consultation with Ministry of Finance.

CORPORATE
Prabhu is new CMD of OBC
T Y Prabhu has taken over as new CMD of the Oriental Bank of Commerce. Prior to this he was ED of the Union Bank of India.
( We said this on April 7 and again on June 18 )

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Amar Singh says that break up of BJP is not good for the Nation!!
However if SP were to disintegrate I feel India will have reason for elation and jubilation!
He says that Shourie is like a river that cannot be tamed!!!
And Amar's the epitome of shamelessness and so he cannot be shamed!!
Because if he could be shamed then he would not be shameless!!!
And like they say one who has a bad name is not nameless!!
Badnaam ka bhi hotha hai naam!!!
Naam is given to us because of our kaam!!
Brajesh Mishra rightly says Vajpayee is a Statesman and Advani is a backroom guy!!!
Under Vajpayee BJP got its high!!!
Vajpayee did not divide the Party and treated all as his own!!!
It's by Advani that the seeds of infighting were sown!!!
He built walls within BJP…… and today BJP is paying the price for the walls!!!
United a Party stands and divided the Party falls!!
And Advani stabbed Vajpayee in the back!!!
When Vajpayee was in Moscow he tried to 'give Vajpayee from PM's post the sack'!!!
Rumours were spun that Advani was to become PM and Vajpayee was being promoted!!!
Made the President …. for a PM this would mean he was being demoted!!
The Kandhar episode shows Advani in poor light!!!!
And we know why on the decisions taken he wanted to be seen 'out of sight'!!!
Mr. Advani its time you call it a day!!!!
For your stickiness and stupidity BJP karr rahi hai pay!!!
Moral of the story….. one who plays games all the time with others is paid back in the same coin!
It's for people like Advani that ' jaise ko taisa milla' adage hooaa hai coin????
Imagine BJP is such dire straits that even 'Ashiq hoo baharon ka' Abdullah is advising!!
He says BJP needs to introspect on its downsizing!!
Maya has asked her Partymen not collect money on her birthday!!!
She's going to put her statues to use to collect funds insiders say!!
'Public will be encouraged' to garland her statues with currency ke haar!!!
And as usual those who do not do so unko padhe gi maar!!
As haathi is her saathi people can garland haathi statues with currency garlands!!!
And not to worry if one throws up the garland and on the ground the garland lands!!!
BSP workers will be at hand to do the needful!!!
If one is not willing to part with the currency haar then from one's hand haar they will pull!
In Maharashtra why doesn't Congress tell NCP 'see you after the poll'????
And rest assured NCP will pay the toll!!!
BJP's and Shiv Sena are in a flux ……. loha hai garam maaro hathoda!!
Opportune time ……. Abh to decide time reh gaya hai thoda!!
Yes after the polls if support is needed then take it!!!
But rest assured at a height Congress will sit!!!
Or you can say Congress will sit on a chair and NCP on the ground!!!
Very understanding and down to earth NCP will then sound!!
Coming back to Advani….. they say he's scuttled his yatra!!
He needs to go on a Chaar Dhaam Yatra after putting on his political career full-stop ki matra!
Confucius says.... some read the writing on the wall… some don't and some cannot!
Advani comes in the 'don't' lot!!!
Adds..... Baa Baa Advani you should have some sense!!!
It's because of you that now BJP is spoken of in 'past tense'!!!
Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Forum
(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion)
What is the justification in reshuffling officers like a pack of cards?
After 5 months of financial years are over, Income Tax Commissioners are again transferred. Cases of change of place may be those facing genuine hardship. However, what is the justification in reshuffling officers like a pack of cards locally now and then? As per Transfer Policy, normal tenure in a post would be minimum 2 years. Still officers are shifted from Appeal 1 to Appeal 2 etc. so frequently. Why? When will officers get a stable tenure to work? Undue emphasis on seniority is being given in the IT Department., unlike any other Government or private organisation. Instead, CBDT should see the posting profile of officers till date and then place them. If a particular senior CIT has already worked as CIT(A) in a corporate charge for 2 years, he should be posted to non corporate charge or non appeal charge now and another CIT who has not done corporate charge stint, even if from a junior batch, should be posted in corporate charge. Due weightage should also be given to performance and non performers should be posted to less important assignments irrespective of seniority.
D Singh
Bureaucratic feudalism
The two year edge is, infact, the advantage of two increments given to the IAS over the other two AIS, viz. IPS & IFS, in the initial stages of their career, i.e. Junior / Senior Scale, Junior Administrative Grade & the Selection Grade. This translates into a whopping six year advantage by the end of 13 years alone. The disadvantage to the IPS / IFS does not end there. While an IAS officer takes 16 years to get secretary's grade, his IPS & IFS counterparts have to wait for a minimum 18 years. Then also the promotion is subject to the availability of vacancies, unlike in the IAS where the entire batch is promoted at the same time. For example, in the IAS cadre of Maharashtra, officers of 1994 batch have already been promoted to the secretary grade, whereas their IFS counterparts of 1982 batch are still languishing at the lower level even after completing 27 years of service.
The ordeal continues beyond the secretary level too. All IAS officers are promoted to Principal secretary level on completion of 25 years of service and entire batches are promoted through upgradation of posts. In fact now even promotions to the Rs. 80000 fixed scale in the State cadres of IAS have more or less been converted into time scale promotions! No such deference is shown to the IPS / IFS. The resultant edge therefore goes on widening in to an abysmal gap.
All this is a result of the recommendation of Justice Shri Krishna, who chaired the Sixth CPC. One just has to go through para3.2.7 of Chapter 3.2 on All India Services to enjoy the 'strange but true' justification given by the judge for this edge. According to him, IAS officers during their initial years of service generally service in small places and have to face uncertain tenures apart from being subjected to countless pulls & pressures ( Read - by politicians between the lines! ). Therefore, the IAS officers are being compensated for the willing subjugation to the "powers that be"! Hilarious! Isn't it?
So when the IAS officers are facing extreme hardships in the initial stages of their career, their IPS / IFS counter parts enjoy a luxurious life style in plush cars, huge bungalows, air conditioned offices, and lo and behold, mostly posted in metros and bi cities! Country's major forest areas are situated in and around urban centres! So are the dacoit infested ravines of Chambal! How True!
So why grudge the edge ? Accept the reality of bureaucratic feudalism in the 62nd year of India's independence and rejoice!
President IFS Assn. ( Maharashtra )
On Apple vs Oranges
It is incorrect to compare Group A officer with Group D. For that matter even two Gp A officers may not be compared as working conditions and all parameters are different in any two services. In good old days junior officers were shouldering great responsibility which is now bestowed on HAG officers.
Sunil
Appointment of Next Chief Economic Advisor in GOI ?
Your whisper (Aug, 25) about the appointment of Dr Pronab Sen,presently Secretary ,Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and the Chief Statistician of India, as the next Chief Economic Advisor, reporting to Finance Secretary, is simply abhorrent. I have worked with him. As an outstanding Statistician and Economist, he deserves to be appointed as the Union Finance Secretary. Professionals like Dr Man Mohan Singh and Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia have successfully served as Finance Secretaries . Then, why should Dr Pronab Sen play a second fiddle to IAS officers who though trained to be Administrators pose as Managers in order to occupy plum posts actually meant for Professionals .Is this justified, Pranab Da?
A K SAXENA (A retired civil servant)
Month Of August
This August has 5 Saturdays,5 Sundays and five Mondays. This equation in a month happens only once in 823 years.
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