As we know, in senior level postings, there is much power game, political and castegroup lobbying, and sometimes big money  plays important role. Your site should highlight those as the common citizen wants to know the worth of the people making the  steel frame of governance. You also do not focus on corruption.
DR.AAGNEYANRSIMHA

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1990 batch IAS empanelment to complete in third week
Secretaries  are meeting between December 14 and 21 to finalise the names of 1990 batch IAS officers for the empanelment to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
S V Prasad to be Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh ?
S V Prasad is likely to be appointed new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. Name of 1975 batch IAS officer Prasad has reportedly been cleared by the Congress High Command. He has worked for a record 11 years in the CM's office.
Shyaml Sarkar promoted as Additional Secretary
Joint Secretary in the Department of Personnel Dr Shyamal Kumar Sarkar has taken over as Additional Secretary in the Government of India on Thursday.1979 batch West Bengal cadre IAS officer Dr Sarkar has succeeded Vibha Puri who has taken over as Secretary Higher Education in the Government of India.
( We said this on December ,1 )
Orders of appointment of HC CJs soon
Orders of the appointment of a couple of High Court Judges are expected to be made in a day or two.
Anirudh Kumar to be PS to Prithviraj Chavan
As the grapevine has it Anirudh Kumar is poised to be private secretary (PS) with Indian Minister for Personnel  ,Pension, Training &  Grievances Prithviraj Chavan. Presently , Kumar is posted as Director in the Ministry of Urban Development (UD) Anirudh Kumar is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1987 batch.
Manoj Saunik to be JS Defence
Manoj Saunik is being tipped to be Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. He is expected to get desk of Shipyards.
Gupta to be JS Chemicals and Petro-Chemical
Suresh Chandra Gupta – IAS (SK: 1986) is all set to join as Joint Secretary Ministry of Chemical & Petrochemical in place of  B P Pandey – IAS (UL: 1983) who has recently been appointed as CVO in Power Finance Corporation (PFC).He was private secretary (PS) with the then Minister for Women & child welfare (WCD) Ms.Renuka Chaudhary.
Sumanta Chaudhuri is new JS Commerce
Sumanta Chaudhuri is new Joint Secretary Commerce in the Government of India. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Singh to be Director (Technical) NTPC ?
Latest information says that S P Singh will be new Director (Technical) of the NTPC. The PESB has reportedly put his name number one in the panel.
Has Sen resigned ?
There is a wild rumour that Secretary Industries in West Bengal Dr Sabyasachi Sen has put in his papers. He is 1977 batch IAS officer.
Extension for B. Anand on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, three months extension has been granted in deputation tenure of B Anand, Joint Secretary – Ayush, in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. His deputation was to end in February 2010. He is an IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre who belongs to the 1987 batch.
Vinod Kumar Thakral to be CVO, OIL
Vinod Kumar Thakral will be joining Oil India Limited (OIL) as CVO very shortly.
He is an IAS officer of 1982 batch who belongs to the Manipur-Tripura (MT) cadre.
Arvind Ranjan promoted in BSF
Arvind Ranjan has been promoted to the rank of ADG in the BSF. He is 1977 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.
Anupama is Director Tourism in GoI
G Anupama has joined the Government of India as Director Tourism. Anupama is 1991 batch IAS  officer.
Alok Aradhe as Judge of the MP HC Soon ?
A noted lawyer of Jabalpur Alok Aradhe is likely to be appointed Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court soon.
2001 batch IAS officials to be entitled for Dy Secr post
2001 batch IAS officials will now be entitled for the post of Deputy Secretary from July 1, 2010.
P. Chidambaram releases HWWA’s maiden coffee table book
Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram released the first ever HWWA Coffee Table Book titled  -‘HWWA in Pictures’ in Delhi on December 3, 2009. On the occasion, it is a compilation of welfare activities undertaken by HWWA to make the lives of the Himveers and their families meaningful and enriched. Mrs. Soni Shrivastav, President, HWWA welcomed the chief guest on this occasion and said, “HWWA contributes the funds generated through this exhibition help in furthering HWWA’s goals. The exhibition is an annual event and is keenly awaited by the participants and the public’’.by any Police organization in the country. The Coffee Table Book is fully funded by HWWA.
Gamli Padu to join Goa Government
Gamli Padu is all set to join the Goa Government. So far he was posted in Arunachal Pradesh. He is an AGMUT cadre IAS officer.
BS Bonal to be Secretary Central Zoo Authority
BS Bonal is set to become Secretary of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1980 batch who belongs to the Assam- Meghalaya (A-M) cadre.
 Kaushik Basu to be CEA for one year
As the grapevine has it Kaushik Basu who is poised to be the new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) will hold the post for one year. At present he is Professor of Economics and the C Marks Professor of International Studies Department of Economics and Director, Centre for Analytic Economics, Department of Economics, Cornell University; Ithaca, New York. He is the choice of Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh as well as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. He is expected to assume his new assignment in early 2010. Ms. Smriti to hold addl charge of the post of Examiner (LAD) in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit), Bihar The additional charge of the post of Examiner (LAD) in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit), Bihar, Patna, will be held by Ms. Smriti, Deputy Accountant General (Coml/Wks/CAP).
Revenue of Telecom players’ shrinks
Revenue of telecom players has shrunk ever since they began to vie with each other by offering call charges @one paisa per second.
Restructuring of IRS officers cadre on the anvil
Restructuring of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers is on the anvil.
Services of IA&AS officer D Jaishankar placed at the disposal of GoI
Services of D Jaisankar (IA&AS-2000), Director in the branch office Patna of the office of Director General of Audit, Defence Services, New Delhi, are placed at the disposal of the Government of India for appointment as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Chennai, on deputation basis for a period of four years.
Lok Sabha employees are up in arms
Employees of Lok Sabha are agitated over promotions. Srinivasan, President of the Lok Sabha Employees Union, has taken up the matter with the Secretary General. DPC is not being held for the last eight months for promotion in the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
Gupta gets award
Haryana Housing Board’s (HHB) chief administrator and Haryana Industries liaison commissioner SP Gupta was honoured with the ‘Pride of India Gold Medal Award’ for his exceptional contribution in the field of infrastructure development and housing in the country. The President of Republic of Mauritius, Sir Anerood Jugnauth honoured Gupta in a function organised by NRI Institute, a leading NGO of people of Indian origin.
IRSS changes likely
It is understood that  DK Jain, IRSS, presently at S.Railway, is tipped to become Executive Director(P), Stores, Railway Board and HS Roy Choudhury, IRSS, CMM/Eastern Railway, is tipped to become Executive Director(Wagon), Stores, Railway Board and Mukul Kumar, IRSS presently CMM/N.Rly, New Delhi, is tipped to become Executive Director(Vigilance), Stores, Railway Board .
ISS officer seeks VRS
Gulab Singh, SAG, ISS officer, has taken VRS. He was on deputation to the UNDP.
Kumar gets additional charge
IDAS officer H S Kumar has been given additional charge of adhoc post of Principal Controller Defence Accounts.
Lt Gen Ghosh is new GoC Western Command
Lt Gen Shankar Ranjan Ghosh has taken over as GoC of Western Command in place of Lf Gen T K Sapru.
Bureaucratic reshuffle in Himachal Pradesh
There is bureaucratic reshuffle in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.
Pratyush Sinha releases book of Venugopal K Nair CVO, SAIL.
Pratyush Sinha, Chief Vigilance Commissioner(CVC) of India, released a book titled ‘Reflections-an insight into the Vigilance Conundrum’in Delhi. It has been authored by Venugopal K Nair Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL). On Sinha's left is S K Roongta Chairman SAIL and on his right is Venugopal K Nair SAIL's CVO.

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Who will be Chairman of Calcutta Port Trust ?
A tug of war is going on between two IAS officers of West Bengal for the post of Chairman Calcutta Port Trust.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Rakhi Sawant says, “ In our own ways Rahul Gandhi and I serve the Nation’!!!!
What a ludicrous and bakwaas equation!!!
If she feels what Rahul does and she does is the same,
She needs to be explained what is the difference between fame and infame!!
But then we must not forget her IQ is sub zero!!!!
Or maybe this was her way of complimenting Rahul who could be her hero!!
I’m sure Rahul must have had a good laugh at that Rakhi's said!!!
In the end I think its just lack of gray matter in Rakhi's head!!
Bhajan’s beta Bishnoi says HJC is going on a recruitment drive!!!
For this around Haryana in hi Merc he’s going to drive!!!!
Freebies to join HJC will be offered because otherwise no one will join his Party!
Like for the yuppies in Gurgaon he’s promising at his Hotel Bristol a monthly Party!!
To the middleclass he’s offering month's supply of free dal and rice!!!!
To the poor he's offering free dal, rice and booze rations that for month or two should suffice!
Had he just not been pigheaded and listened to his Dad!!!
HJC’s political situation would not be sad and bad!!!
Anyway this is what fate had willed!!!!
And that is why with false ego at that crucial time he got filled!!!
Where is Montek Ahluwalai who had prophesized that inflation will dip???
India is in rampant kitchen inflation’s grip!!!
In winter prices of veggies fall but this time this is not the case!!!
Raging inflation people karr rahe hai face!!!
Dal is now a luxury that the poor cook once a week!!!
For Montek all I can say ‘just see this man’s cheek’!!!
He’s the type of guy who will tell someone lamenting that sugar prices are high!!!
“Prices will fall and till then if you don’t consume sugar you are not going to die’!
We live in a dangerous neighborhood!!!!
One border we share with ‘the take-away master’ and one border with a 'terror Hood'!!!
It’s high time to look at the ground realities and make necessary adjustments!!!
In fact it’ll be more like readjustments!!
Nepal and Sri Lanka already look at us with ‘slanted eyes’!!!!
With China their relationship is at new highs!!
Confucius says…when a friendly neighbor becomes pally with an enemy or someone who you don’t see eye to eye!!!!
If one cannot shift a wise person will start by ask himself on this change ‘why’!!!
Adds.... for progress peace is a must!!!
War or war tensions makes Nations usually go bust!! 

Bharat Kumar

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And then came Emergency ! 
This piece is quite polemic but facts are absolutely true. I have personal knowledge of what happened. You do as well. Inflation of 15 to 25 percent in the period 1972 to 1975. And then came the Emergency !
Today we are back to what it was like in the early to mid 70s. I also have some inside knowledge. My late father Anil Majumdar, IAS (retd), was Joint Secretary to GoI from 1967-1975 in Food and Secretary to GoI in Civil Supplies from 1977-1983. He was the one who almost single-handedly, in 1973-1975 and 1979-1981, had to daily battle inflation and bring prices down, because, I deeply regret to say, the others in other ministries, especially finance, were clueless. He saved Mrs Gandhi's skin not once but twice.
He is, of course, forgotten today but you can ask Sushil Varma IAS (Retd) his 1949 batchmate who lives in Bhopal. It is these clueless finance wallahs who are running (ruining?) the country today.
I will be in India next week for a month. Perhaps we can talk on the phone. My number is 98337 08678.
Good luck to India!
Professor Sumit Majumdar
China’s discomfort
I think China is feeling uncomfortable due to two reasons. One, rapidly increasing  closeness developed between USA and India after Nuclear deal and disintegration of Pakistan. China is , therefore trying to presurise America to go slow on Pakistan otherwise another border with China i.e. India will be opened for proxy war.
Dr K C Rathore
"China's latest attack on India."
As a former soldier, I support A K Saxena on his candid views about China threat. The Central Government is unable to manage the situation. The National Security Advisor is not contributing anything to country's security despite his utter failure during 26/11 attack last year. He is reportedly always busy in planting his favourites in key positions in Government of India with the support of TKA Nair, Secretary to PM and Chandrashekhara , the Cabinet Secretary, all hailing from Kerala.
Major S K Thakur (Retired)
Is China's Latest Threat Real ?
Yes, of course ! I agree with   A K Saxena's views on this site dt 3-12-09.I had seen action in 1962 and cherish sad memories of India's unpreparedness in the face of sudden attack by China which should and can never be trusted by us. The indian army had to make a hasty retreat while the enemy forces occupied one lakh Sq Km of indian territory. India's Defence minister Antony says 'nothing to worry'. And, the next day we discover a big land scam by the serving Army Generals. President of India takes pride in flying by Sokhoi. And, the next day, we have one Sokhoi crash-landing. Saxena's and my observations must be taken note of by the Government of India to avoid a recurrence of the previous defeat by China.
Brig Harkirat Singh(Retired)
"Comedy of errors"
No, Bureaucracy referred to here is in relation to public service. Private sector does not come under this purview.
Samrat
CCI – a powerful body ! 
What I understand is that CCI is a body which will be exceptionally, powerful to make important decisions in its respective field pertaining to Corporate Sector. The direct appointment will, certainly, have sincere and efficient calibre amongst the government officers in active service and may be there is a policy to engage some of experience retired persons as there is possibility of having 65 years of age for workers in CCI, perhaps.
HS Bhalla
Something unbelievable!
The visitors to WIC, part of the country's administrative set up, have been raising the issue of bureaucratic efficiency & systems & governance in the country frequently. They are witness to the daily mugging of the administrative practices. The British too have come for special censure, even though it is more than 62 years since they left. Contrary to general perception, our PM had some laudatory words for them. Many even thank them in private for having taught us the English language. I am also tempted to say that but for the robust administrative set up devised by the British, India would have been practicing complete anarchy, at least in the absence of codified administrative practices. There is nothing wrong with these codes, except that they penalise practices of turning "general" administration to "personal" administration. Our authorities(administrative/judicial/legislative/executive) have really rendered all these codes useless and ineffective. How else one explains the arrest of a Koda as compared to not a single arrest of even one person for swindling 25000 crores? The media brings to public notice the NPAs of PSU banks from time to time. The latest in the series says that 25000 crores were written off by Government Banks in the last 3 years!! The term NPA is a euphemism for swindle, embezzlement, theft. All those who have caused such huge losses must be publicly notified as was Koda. But it never happens. The reason is that they are all "influential, effective, successful" individuals. Try getting even a small loan for the education of your daughter and see how difficult it is to get one. But the case of these individuals is different-they are not bakrupt, they simply disappear with the bank's money. They are otherwise prosperous entities, running several other businesses under several names including charitable trusts.They are modern india's financial wizards(!!).They have extraordinary skills to skim the banks of their funds and getting them termed NPAs instead of themselves being declared bankrupt. Their creditworthiness is not affected at all. Were they like the WIC visitors-well intentioned duty conscious government servants-the banks would have realised all their money from auction of all and every single asset with us and also rated us "poor" as creditworthy. This inspite of the codes. Had there been no sound systems in place, 25000 crores would have, perhaps, been a daily NPA of PSU banks! The only contribution of the post British-rulers of India has been the demolition of our faith in the rule of law by skimming even PSU banks of their money- something unbelievable!
M L Gupta
What’s the reason ?
If there is no CCIT in Kerala, then what was the hurry to transfer ML Agarwal, only CCIT in Kerala, from Vizag to Bangalore.  Is there some other reason than public interest.
Poonam