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Who will be DG NSG? (2) Kuldeep Khoda
Will J & K Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda join the Government of India as Director General National Security Guards (NSG)? Name of 1974 batch IPS officer Khoda also figures in the panel prepared for the post. Will the J&K Government relieve him is the moot question?
Devesh Chaturvedi is Additional D. G., Tourism
Devesh Chaturvedi who so far was Director in the Indian Ministry of Tourism has assumed the charge as Additional Director General (ADG), Tourism.Devesh Chaturvedi is an IAS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. The slot had fallen vacant ever since Sanjay Kothari had become Additional Secretary Tourism.Kothari is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.
Amit Mohan Prasad is Joint Secretary Health
Amit Mohan Prasad who so far was Director in the Indian Health Ministry has become Joint Secretary in the same Ministry. Amit Mohan Prasad is an IAS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. The slot had fallen vacant as Pravir Krishna the then Joint Secretary Health had joined in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for next year's Commonwealth Games. Krishna is an IAS officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Govind Mohan is Joint Secretary ,DEA
Govind Mohan who so far was Director in the Department of Economic Affairs(DEA)has assumed the charge of Joint Secretary DEA.He is an IAS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Sikkim cadre.
Bhim Singh Bassi is DGP, Goa
Bhim Singh Bassi, who so far was Special Commissioner of Police (CP) Intelligence & Operations Delhi, has assumed charge, as Director General of Police (DGP) Goa.He is UT cadre IPS officer of the 1977 batch.
B.S.Brar DGP Goa relieved
B.S.Brar who so far was Director General of Police (DGP) Goa has been relieved to assume charge as Special Commissioner of Police (CP) Intelligence & Operations, Delhi. He is UT cadre IPS officer of the 1977 batch.
BSNL starts testing of Blackberry
The BSNL being headed by Kuldeep Goyal has started testing of Blackberry services on following mobile numbers. Announcement of the commercial launching is expected very shortly. (1) 9463902565 (2) 9432001447 (3) 9432001448 (4) 9463902589.
Ms.Nutan Guha Biswas relieved to join in Pondicherry
Ms.Nutan Guha Biswas has been relieved to join at her new place of posting in Pondicherry where she was transferred earlier. So far she was Commissioner Delhi. She is an IAS officer of the UT cadre who belongs to the 1983 batch.
J. K. Dadoo is Commissioner Delhi
J. K. Dadoo who is Secretary (Environment), Government of Delhi has been given additional charge of Commissioner Delhi as incumbent IAS Ms.Nutan Guha Biswas has been relieved to join at her new place of posting in Pondicherry. Dadoo is an IAS officer of the UT cadre who belongs to the 1983 batch while Ms.Biswas is an IAS officer of the UT cadre who belongs to the 1983 batch.
Anand Prakash set to join Planning Commission
As the grapevine has it Anand Prakash who is currently posted in Goa is set to join the Planning Commission of India (PCI). He is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.
S.K.Shrivastava relieved from Delhi Govt.
S.K.Shrivastava who so far was Principal Secretary to Delhi Government has been relieved to join the State Government of Goa. He is an IAS officer of the 1980 batch .
Ms.Naini Jayaseelan tipped to join Plan panel
As the grapevine has it Ms.Naini Jayaseelan who is looking after the charge of Chief Secretary Pondicherry is tipped to join the Planning Commission of India(PCI).She is an IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre who belongs to the 1980 batch.
Two Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS officers available for deputation
Two IAS officers, Pravin Shrivastava of 1980 batch and Usurupati Venkateswarlu of 1986 batch, are in the offer list for central deputation from Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Pravin Shrivastava to join GoI
Pravin Shrivastava is joining the Government of India as Additional Director General Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Banerjee promoted in BSNL
ITS officer N.N. Banerjee has been promoted to the HAG. He is now Chief General Manager (CGM), Assam.
Unique Troika of three IAS brothers
Its all in the family, yet it's a unique trioka of three "Meena brothers" who are in the IAS & belong to the batch of 1980. Something quite rare indeed. They are: Chandra Mohan Meena (Rajasthan cadre), Jairam Lal Meena (Bihar cadre) & Prabhu Dayal Meena (Madhya Pradesh cadre). Their eldest brother Jagdeesh Meena had retired from Rajasthan State Police. Chandra Mohan Meena is Principal Secretary (PS) Cooperatives & Administrator Rajasthan's Apex Cooperative bank while Jairam Lal Meena has been Divisional Commissioner, Muzaffarpur in Bihar for almost nine years barring a brief interlude. Prabhu Dayal Meena is PS Public Works Department (PWD) in Madhya Pradesh.
Sethi appointed Chairman of Finance Commission
R.S. Sethi has been appointed Chairman of the Third Finance Commission for Union Territories. He is a 1973 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Renuka Kumar to be JS Corporate Affairs
Renuka Kumar is joining the Department of Corporate Affairs as Joint Secretary. She is 1987 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Ten years on, MPEDA Chairman for extension!
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) Chairman G. Mohan Kumar is said to be getting extension for a year. The 1979 batch Orissa cadre officer has been associated with the MPEDA for the last 10 years. Having remained its Director for five years, he is at present Chairman for the past five years.
New ADG RPF unlikely
New Additional Director General (ADG) in the Railway Protection Force is unlikely to be appointed in the near future.
Ms. Kirti Singh empanelled in GOI
Ms. Kirti Singh an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre has been empanelled, in Government of India (GOI).
1999 batch IRPS to get JAG
1999 batch IRPS officers are being given SAG soon.
Reddy to move Chennai
C.A. .Reddy an Indian Forest Service, officer of the 1986 batch of the AGMUT cadre has been appointed as Member Secretary, National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai and will be joining his new posting soon. Presently he is posted at Goa as Conservator of Forest (wildlife).
Railway transfer postings
Keshav Chandra, HAG/IRSME, presently working as AGM/East Central Railway has been transferred to Northern Railway and posted as AGM. Varun Bharthuar, HAG/IRSME, presently working as CAO/ Diesel Loco Factory, Marhowra has been transferred to East Central Railway and posted as AGM, K D Mainrai, HAG/ IRSME, presently working as CME/ East Central Railway has been transferred to COFMOW and posted as CAO.
CBDT to re train TRPs
The Government of India (GOI) has decided to enlarge the scope of the existing Tax Return Preparer (TRP) Scheme and authorize them to prepare and furnish returns of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) and Service Tax, in addition to income-tax returns. To carry out the aforesaid decision, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to retrain the TRPs. For this purpose, a retraining course consisting of 15-day self-study followed by classroom training will be organized for TRPs relating to Income Tax and for Service Tax. The retraining will be imparted, free of cost, for 6 days in income tax rules and procedures relating to IT / TDS returns and for another 6 days in Service Tax rules at 82 NIIT locations all across country to approximately 3,500 existing TRPs as also those who undertook similar training but could not qualify end of the course examination earlier. Besides, the training is also open for the candidates who were disqualified to be TRPs for the reason that they were drawing salary income.
IPS changes in Bihar
Anand Shankar will now be DG Civil Defence.Manoj Nath has been DG, vigilance, power board. Paresh Saxena has been appointed DIG Bettiah.Shahab Akhtar has been given the additional charge of DIG (technical services).
Garima Mallik has been made ASP (HQ), Patna.
Azad appointed General Secretary of AICC
Gulam Nabi Azad has been appointed General Secretary of the AICC.
(We said this on January 5 )
MP Govt. awards Selection Grade to 18 IAS officers
The Madhya Pradesh government has awarded Junion Administrative Grades (JAG) to 18 IAS officers of 1999 and 2000 batches. The officers awarded JAG include Rajni Uikey, Shobit Jain, Vivek Porwal, Sandeep Yadav, Sonali N. Wayangankar, Kavindra Kiyawat, M.K.Agrawal, Sunita Tripathi, Manoharlal Dubey, Ashok Kumar Singh, Renu Pant, Shivnarayan Rupla, Jaishri Kiyawat, SPS Saluja, Neeraj Dubey, K.C.Jain, Renu Tiwari and S.S. Kumre.
IAS changes in TamilNadu
R. Sudalikannan and Anil Meshram, Collectors of Ariyalur and Perambalur districts, were posted to Perambalur and Ariyalur. R. Palaniyandi and G. Prakash, Collectors of Tuticorin and Tirunelveli, swapped their positions as did R. Vasuki and R. Kirlosh Kumar, Collectors of Dindigul and Ramanathapuram.
Kaun Banega NSG DG ? (3)
Dark horse for the post of DG NSG is Punjab DGP N P S Aulakh. He is 1972 batch IPS officer.
P K Mishra is now Ombudsman IRDA
PK Misra 1971 Batch IRS officer and Former Chairman Central Board of Direct Taxes, New Delhi has joined today as Ombudsman of of IRDA having jurisdiction of New Delhi and Rajasthan. He has piped two Secretary level IAS officers and three IRS officers for this Ombudsmanship. While he has been selected as Member SAT recently by a high powered committee headed by RBI Governor, the file is yet to be cleared by ACC due to pending vigilance clearance from CVC.
( We said this on February 16 )
IAS changes in Assam
Asutosh Agnihotri has been transferred to Nalbari as DC. Gyanendra Tripathi will now be DC Dirbugarh.
Aruna Sharma allowed to function
Ms Aruna Sharma has been allowed by the CAT to take over as DG of the Doordarshan for one month.Government of India is likely to move to the High Court against the decision of the CAT.
Two new ACS in Maharashtra
Two 1974 batch IAS officers in Maharashtra Leena Mehendale and Ms Sharwaree Gokhale have been promoted to the rank of Chief Secretary.
Amitabh Jain to be Addl DGFT
Amitabh Jain who so far was Joint DG Foreign Trade(DGFT)has been elevated as Additional DGFT.He is an IAS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Chhattisgarh cadre.
Shyam Agrawal to be Joint Secretary Commerce
Shyam Agrawal who so far was Additional DG Foreign Trade(DGFT)has been appointed as Joint Secretary Commerce.He is an IAS officer of the 1980 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
Bhaswati Mukherjee gets extension
Tenure of Ms. Bhaswati Mukherjee, Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris under the Department of Higher Education has been extended till June 30. She is 1976 batch IFS officer.
Viswanath is Joint Secretary WDRA
Viswanath Chirravuri has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Warehousing Development and Regularory Authority (WDRA) under the Department of Food and Public Distribution. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Cadre of IFS officer changed
Cadre of 2006 batch IFS officer Dr. Vaibhav Chandra Mathur has been changed from Manipur-Tripura cadre to Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Bansal is now Special DG BSF
U.K. Bansal presently serving as Additional Director General, Border Security Force (BSF) has been promoted as Special Director General, Border Security Force (BSF), a newly created post. He is 1974 batch UP cadre IPS officer.
Asthana is IG CRPF Kashmir
N C Asthana has been appointed IG (Operations) Srinagar.He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.
Ms.Renu Jauhri to be Competent Authority & Administrator,Delhi
Ms.Renu Jauhri who so far was Director(ITA-II)in CBDT has been relieved to be Competent Authority & Administrator,Delhi under Smugglers & Foreigners Exchange Manipulators (Forefeiture of Property Act),1976 & the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985. She is an Indian Revenue Service(IRS) officer of the 1987 batch.
Shetty appointed Ambassador to Latvia
Balkrishna Shetty, currently Ambassador of India to Sweden, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the REPUBLIC OF LATVIA with residence in Stockholm (Sweden).

CORPORATE
Technical barriers decide rule of the global trade
It is widely acclaimed that now there is a global free Economy. However, technical barriers have replaced trade barriers. Therefore, technical barriers of trade have become very important now.
Parashar promoted Trading Head Maxus
Sidharth Parashar has been promoted as the national trading head of Maxus, a subsidiary of GroupM. Parashar was earlier looking after GroupM North, East and Central Trading Group of GroupM.
NRAA studying ITC's E-Chaupal concept
The high profile National Rainfed Areas Authority (NRAA) is studying the concept of E-chaupal that ITC has been running for quite sometime. The ITC of which chief is Y.C. Deveshwar, as part of the Corporate social responsibility (CSR) had launched the concept of E-Chaupal.
Kunal Dasgupta quits Sony
Kunal Dasgupta Chief Executive has quit the Sony television network in India.Man Jit Singh will take over as interim CEO.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
I do agree Advani belies his age and has the required vim!!!
BJP can even show Advani running on the treadmill in a gym!!!
Fitness is an issue but not the main one!!!!
Look at US .....the US President is younger than Advani's son!!!
Younger Leaders bring in change!!!!
Older one's prefer to be 'in a range'!!!
Advani also needs to realize that trying to change his image!!
Has in fact caused him damage!!!
All of a sudden he tried to project a secular Advani!!!!
Totally changed his vani!!!
What he needed to show was that his being a staunch Hindu did not mean,
That towards Muslims he was automatically mean!!
It was one's Indianness that was of primary importance and concern,
Like when India loses to Pakistan in cricket the lot in India that crackers karte hai burn!
Advani has had a long and illustrious inning,
But BJP needs more for winning!!!
BJP needs a vote catcher who will enthuse BJP cadres and voters!!!
And catch the huge number of fence sitters or floaters!!!
And I feel it's better to be the King Maker than the King!!!
From Sonia Advani can learn this thing!!!
And mind you if Advani makes this sacrifice and BJP ki hothi hai jeeth!!!
Advani pe likhe jayenge geeth!!!
I hope my 'reverse psychology' works and BJP gets shocked!!!!
Because in a near 'even stevens' battle with Congress it's locked!!!
Today it seems Congress or The Hand has the upper hand,
And all that BJP needs to do to move up is get its head out of the sand!!!
As of today it looks Mohna will address the 2009 I-Day celebrations at Red Fort!!!!
And if BJP wants to stop this 'neta, neeti and allies' issues it'll have to sort (out)!
They say Amar and his Neta are in a flux or tizzy bordering on panic!!
Amar's statements show manic!!!
SP is slowly but surely digging itself into a pit!!!!
Furiously working on what it started but by bit!!
Pranab Da says Mohna is gentle but adds gentle can really loose it when prodded too much!!!!
Then such a person can become a maggarmuch (croc)!!!
So Advani Ji after prodding Mohna please keep a track of your fingers and feet!!!!
In fact on high ground apne aap ko you must seat!!!
And Mohna has already gnashed his teeth in front of Adavni!!!
When Advani went to meet him and Mohna did not even offer him paani!!!
This was in the initial days of UPA when on Mohna Advani had been harsh or unkind!!!
And when insiders say very hurt and troubled Mohna ko they'd find!!!
Why is Titanic Satyam being made to float when it should be sent to the Yard!!!
And broken up and sold yard by yard!!!
I had got info that one of the lungiwaala's son was hand in glove with Raju!!!
Now the say AP lungiwaala's son was like Raju's right baaju (hand)!!!
Confucius says….. there's a time to save and a time to break up and sell!!!
But seems Government refuses to listen to the alarm bell pe bell!!!

Bharat Kumar

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Army men do the work, while IPS become DG NSG?
Under the new scheme of "Hubs" being developed for the NSG, a vast number of officers and men is being drawn from the already short-staffed army. The army chief has correctly requested that the Director General NSG post should go to the army, since now it is majority army men who are working in NSG. Still the MHA wants to post in an IPS officer? How many insults must the armed forces bear? Are they to work under officers from a service, of which the senior most officer was until 1974 equal to a Major General? Civilian control of the armed forces means control by the political leadership. Otherwise all government servants, whether military or civilian are equal. The government is jeopardizing the morale of the armed forces, by pulling all these stunts. DG NSG post should, for the good of the morale of the army men who will be posted there, be tenable by an army officer ONLY.
Aditya
Is Minister T.R.Baalu listening?
Judgements/orders of Central Administrative Tribunal have no significance for senior corrupt & inefficient bureaucrats of Government of India, as they continue to harass the upright and earnest technocrats.
Corrupt bureaucrats exploit technocrats to further their vested interests. The poor progress of the National Highway Develpoment Programme during the regime of Surface Transport Minister T.R. Baalu is a good example. Baalu has no control over his bureaucrats. The highest post of technical expert of this Ministry i.e. Director General (Road Development) & Special Secretary is being deliberately kept vacant for the last five months, only to block the career prospects of V.K. Sinha, who has been made Additional Director General after the Tribunal has started contempt proceedings against the Secretary of the Ministry. Now, again due to personal animosity with V.K. Sinha, the Secretary has not allowed the post of DG (RD) & SS to filled up, as the same would be occupied by Sinha.
Through your medium we appeal to the Hon'ble Minister T.R. Baalu to see, how he is being misguided by "corrupt & inefficient bureaucrats" to ruin the professional career of technocrats in his Ministry.
Devansh
NTPC dividend
This is regarding NTPC having paid highest dividend to govt. this year. Ironically professionals in these PSUs work under demanding industrial conditions to earn profit, but that gets distributed to government officers as hefty pensions (Rs. 5 lakh per year per officer). Life expectancy of government employee is 87 years as worked out from ratio of number of retired and serving employees.
The people who toil to earn, are not given any pension and left to die in
M. Kumar
IFS neglected in Karnataka
It is a pathetic situation in Karnataka as far as posting of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers are concerned. Two 2005 batch IFS officers are not being posted as DFOs even when they were promoted to senior scale w.e.f. January 1, 2009.There are five cadre posts of DFO rank vacant but the government prefers to keep these posts under additional charge rather than post the two officers. Is the greed of few for March money behind this?
Sunil
Tamaso Maa Jyotirmaya Gamaye
This piece of a Sanskrit mantra means … lead me from darkness to light, as is generally known. But it seemed to be saying something else when it was found to be reverberating around India Gate, Delhi! As is known, India gate is the chosen spot for all kinds of agitations, sit-in-stirs, protests and rallies from left to right to centre and from Tikaitji to learned advocates agitating against a people friendly piece of legislation in the name of the people!!!It is but natural for all of us staying in "LOOTEYENS' Delhi" to go for morning/evening/lunch walks to India gate to gather fresh air and also news/views/ideas and demands. It was on one such mission that the chants of Tamaso Maa Jyotirgamaya were heard. Spellbound by such strange demand at India gate in "Looteyens' Delhi", my curiosity was aroused, especially when no agitating group was visible. It was after an elaborate search that the voice became intelligible-it was black money demanding to be taken to the light, having been stimulated over and again by the hope of a general election, when everyone acknowledges its importance. It occurred to me that newspapers were making intelligent guesses about the investment required to be made by a candidate for election to the parliament, ranging from Rupees two crores to 75 crores for good seats. Depending on the investment, a ministerial seat can be managed, exactly the same way as lucrative posts of secretaries and other officers can be managed in economic ministries and foreign assignment yielding ministries. If nothing of that order, one can always buy chairmanship/membership of tribunals/commissions/committees-enough to sustain the investor through the remaining years of non-productive life. The really white money, money printed & circulated by the RBI, has first been converted to "black" by "looteyens" of all varieties in India and then skillfully converted to white and invested for the cause of democracy!
Let Black become White. Lead it from darkness to light!
M L Gupta
Department of Personnel & Training has stopped ad-hoc promotions pending finalization of select lists. It has been learnt that one senior officer of the Department has decided not to give any ad-hoc promotion. He has failed to understand trauma of those waiting for their hard earned promotion. If these lists have not been finalised, it has more to do with the lack of interest of senior officers of DOPT in CSS cadre. Moreover, that senior officer has posted officers of one stream of CSS service who are taking partisan view and are least interested in the promotion of those section officers who have been waiting for their long due promotion. Lets hope good sense prevails on them including on that senior officer and lets hope that they feel a bit of pain and agony of those section officers who are awaiting their promotion
ABC
This is really good CAT judgement & there should be more judgments on these lines to check the menace of Sr officers to harrass and arm twist their subordinates as Sr Officers are so sure that no one on the earth can cause any harm to them for what ever unjust and malafide actions they may take against the juniors. They are so certain in initiating the disciplinary action against their juniors for unjust cause they ultimately only the Jr officers will suffer and no one can book us.
M K Garg
This indeed is a very important decision and should sensitize all concerned before taking any action. It is requested that more details about the case may kindly be submitted like Bench, date of decision, name of officer (if possible) so as to enable others to get the copy this judgement. Regards
Chander Shekhar
Since long the Central Government employees working in Kashmir Valley are getting some packages of Concessions/incentives. Every year the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions reviews the order and extends the facilities covering the periods from July of that year to June of next year. This time, the Department of Personnel & Training has no time to see the grievance of the Central Government employees of Kashmir Valley and thus they have not issued any order extending the facilities for the periods from July 2008 to June 2009 so far. I am bringing this to the notices of the Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions and pray to him to kindly release the order without any further loss of time.
Tapan Kumar Banerjee
Department of Personnel and Training, despite the instructions of Secretary (Personnel's) regarding doing away with the concept of ad-hoc promotion, have not taken any positive steps for regular promotions of the officers who are working on higher posts for more than 10 years, especially the regular promotions of the Stenographer Grade 'D' appointed on regular basis in 1981. Though large number of stenographers Grade 'D' were promoted on ad-hoc basis after re-structuring of CSSS Cadre in 1993, but no steps have been taken for regularisation of the ad-hoc promotions, resulting in lot of disheartening among those who have been waiting regular promotion despite putting in more than 16 years service on ad-hoc basis. The Department of Personnel and Training should have first regularised their services from the date the officials were appointed as Stenographer Grade 'C' on ad-hoc basis.
Department of Personnel and Training, have not taken any steps to issue ACP Instructions despite approval by Sixth Pay Commission. DOP&T should urgently issue instructions to clear the cases of officers eligible for ACP on the basis of the existing scheme as the new guidelines are yet to be issued by the DOP&T.
N K Luthra