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Shiv Shankar Menon to be OSD in PMO ?
As the grapevine has it Shiv Shankar Menon Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on his retirement is going to be appointed as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the PMO. He is rated as an excellent Diplomat & is likely to look after external affairs related issues.
Secretary level postings in a couple of days
A couple of Secretary level postings in the Government of India are being made in a day or two.
Sanjay Baru to meet PM
Former Media Advisor to the Prime Minister Sanjay Baru is expected to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh early next week. Any Significance ?.
Ms Deepak Sandhu to continue as Media Advisor to PM
If top sources are to be believed, Ms Deepak Sandhu is going to continue as Media Advisor to the Prime Minister. There is a general consensus in the PMO that a journalist should not be Media head in the PMO .
NSA's role to be bifurcated
As the grapevine has it the NSA's role is being bifurcated. The NSA will then look after only internal security.
Vishwas Mehta to be JS Defence
Vishwas Mehta is being tipped to be Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence.He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Goutam Sanyal appointed OSD to Railway Minister
Goutam Sanyal, Joint Secretary Food Processing has been appointed Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Railway Minister Ms. Mamta Banerjee. He is a CSS cadre officer of the 1978 batch.
( We said this on May 26 )
Tapan Roy is Additional PS to Mamta Banerjee
Tapan Roy has been appointed Additional PS to new Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee.
Anil Goswami empanelled
Anil Goswami has been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.
( We said this on May 13 )
S K Srivastava empanelled
S K Srivastava has been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Naresh Kumar to be CMD of DTC
Additional Commissioner of the MCD, Naresh Kumar, is being appointed CMD of the DTC. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Large scale changes in bureaucracy of Meghalaya on cards
As the grapevine has it there is going to be large-scale changes of bureaucrats in Meghalaya.
Ranjan Chatterjee to be shifted in Meghalaya
As the grapevine has it Ranjan Chatterjee Chief Secretary to Meghalaya Government is going to be changed. He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch.
W.M.S.Pariat tipped to be CS, Meghalaya
As the grapevine has it W.M.S.Pariat Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to Meghalaya Government is going to be new Chief Secretary to Meghalaya Government. He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch.
Major changes of IAS in MP on cards
As the grapevine has it there is going to be major overhaul in postings of IAS officers in Madhya Pradesh.
Sikkim CM throws a dinner in Delhi
Pawan Kumar Chamling Chief Minister of Sikkim hosted a dinner for Sikkim Government's Delhi based officers & other staff on May 28, 2009. It was well attended.
IA&AS officer empanelled for JS post
IA&AS officer, Ms. Meenakshi Mishra, of 1983 batch, has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary under the Central Staffing Scheme.
IES officer empanelled for JS post
IES officer, Ms.Preeti Madan, of 1981 batch has been empanelled for the post of Joint secretary in the GoI.
IFS officer to be now Director DEA
Ms Neeta Varma Bhushan has been appointed Director in the Department of Economic Affairs. She is 1994 batch IFS officer. Ms Varma is presently posted as Counsellor ( Economic and Trade) in Berlin. Prior to that she was First Secretary in Dhaka.
Vivek Srivastava joins IB
DIG in the SPG Vivek Srivastava has joined the Intelligence Bureau. He is 1989 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Phoolan Kumar in RBI going as RD to Nagpur
Phoolan Kumar in RBI has been transferred to Nagpur as Regional Director.
Orders of IT Additional Commissioners soon
Transfer orders of Additional Commissioners of Income Tax are being issued in a couple of days.FM is believed to have cleared the file.
Deputation tenure of Siromony extended
Deputation tenure of P. Michael Vetha Siromony Chief Co-coordinator (Training) in the NHRC has been extended upto March 3,2011.He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Nandini Kapdi to return parent IA&AS cadre
Ms Nandini Y Kapdi Financial Adviser, Khadi and Village Industries Commission has been repatriated to her parent cadre i.e. Office of the C&AG . She is 1977 batch IA&AS officer.
Tug of war between DoPT and NHRC
There is a tug of war between the NHRC and the Department of Personnel over the posting of Joint Secretary. The DoPT has reportedly sent a panel of three names for the post. NHRC says that posting of Joint Secretary should be made through the organization. In the process the post has been lying vacant in the NHRC .
Heartburning in the CBI
CBI has two main wings i.e. Investigation Wing and Prosecution Wing. Both the wings are counterpart of each other. Any case handled by CBI reaches the success with the hard work of both wings. But Government of India gives 25% incentive to Investigation Wing only. Prosecution wing also wants this kind of incentive. Now the top brass in the CBI is in dilemma.
Top 11 of Karnataka CM
Top 11 of Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa are as follows:-
1/ V.P.Baligar PS to CM
2/ Jaamdar ,MD KPCL
3/ Laxminarayan Secretary to CM
4/ Shankar Bidari Commissioner of Police ,Bengluru
5/ Mirji IG Intelligence
6/ K.Jairaj PS Energy
7/ R.B.Agawane PS PWD
8/ Shivasailam MD BMRCL
9/ Nand Kumar Joint Secretary to CM
10/ Dayashankar Joint Secretary to CM
11/ Channabasappa Joint Commissioner Excise
Major IAS reshuffle in Haryana
42 IAS officers have been transferred in Haryana. The Deputy Commissioners of Gurgaon, Karnal, Rewari, Jind, Fatehabad, Mahendergarh at Narnaul, Sirsa and Palwal have been changed.
IAS changes in Karnataka
Tara Ajai Singh has been appointed as Chairperson, Karnataka State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation. Shivaram has been posted as Managing Director, Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Ltd. S.G. Hegde has been made Secretary, Horticulture Department. Baburao Mudbi will now be Commissioner Agriculture. N. Manjunatha Prasad is the new Commissioner, Social Welfare Department. C.M. Shirol has been posted as MD Mysore Sugar Company Ltd. K.H. Aswathanarayana Gowda has been made Deputy Commissioner, Kodagu district. Mohammed Mohsin will be Joint Secretary, Urban Development Department. K. Amaranarayana has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Davangere district. H.R. Srinivasa has been appointed Additional Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs DepartmentS. Selva Kumar has been posted as State Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. C. Somasekhara has been made Deputy Commissioner, Tumkur district. M.K. Baladevakrishna has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Revenue Department. Munish Moudgil will be Administrator, CADA, Bheemarayanagudi.T.A. Parthasarathy has been moved as Deputy Secretary, Home Department. N.S. Channappa Gowda has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Uttara Kannada district. V. Chandrasekar will be Director, Backward Classes Welfare Department. Subodh Yadav has been posted as Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes. M.N. Ajay Nagabhushan has been made MD Hubli Electricity Supply Company. N.V. Prasad has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Gadag district. Sameer Shukla will be Chief Executive Officer, Raichur Zilla Panchayat. K.G. Jagadeesha has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Ramanagara district. Thulasi Maddineni has been made CEO Tumkur Zilla Panchayat. R. Shantharaj has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Bijapur district. S. Shankaranarayan has been MADE Director, Pre-University Education, and Special Officer, CET Cell andM.K. Aiyappa Chief Executive Officer, Hassan Zilla Panchayat.
IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
VK Sharma has been appointed new APC. Anoop Mishra will replace Sharma as establishment and industrial welfare commissioner. Govind Nayar will now be chairman of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) and principal secretary rural services. As many as six district magistrates, including those of Bareilly, Agra, Ghaziabad, Ballia and Pratapgarh have also been shifted.
IPS changes in UP
IG fire services Gurdarshan Singh has been appointed IG Varanasi range replacing Kamal Saxena who will now be IG police recruitment board of the UP Police.
NHRC Chairman retires today
Chairman of the NHRC Justice S Rajendra Babu has retired on Friday
Nine Under Secretaries promoted
As many as nine Grade One officers (Under Secretaries) of CSS have been promoted as Deputy Secretaries and given fresh postings. They are PP Muralidharan (posted to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), K Muralidharan(posted to Home Affairs), VK Reehi (posted to Water Resources), JA Vaidyanathan (posted to Personnel and Training), SP Veer (posted to Social Justice - NCBC), Vijay Kumar (posted to Revenue), CM Nagarajan (posted to IP & P), SC Sivaji Rao (posted to Home Affairs) and Pramila Raghavendran (Inter State Council Secretariat).
Rajasthan Govt. reinstates IFS officer
The Rajasthan government has reinstated Ambrish Chandra Choubey IFS, 1977 batch, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests following orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal w.e.f. October 16, 2008. A decision for regularization of the period her was under suspension would be taken after completion of the departmental inquiry against him.
Additional charge for Chatterjee in Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has entrusted Bhaskar Chatterjee, IPS, Additional Director General of Police, Training, Jaipur with the additional charge of Additional DG, Armed Bn Jaipur also.

CORPORATE
Number Two in Mining business in the country?
Few people would be aware that Kumar Mangalam Pvt Ltd. (ESSEL) is at number Two in Mining business in the country.
Vineet Nayyar appointed as whole time Director of Satyam Computer
Vineet Nayyar has been appointed as whole time Director of Satyam Computer services. Nayyar, is Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Tech Mahindra. He has over 40 years experience in the industry
CP Gurnani appointed Director of Satyam Computer
CP Gurnani has been appointed Director of Satyam Computer. Gurnani, is the Head of Tech Mahindra's global operations. His experience has played a significant role in Tech Mahindra's transformation journey.
Sanjay Kalra appointed Director of Satyam Computer
Sanjay Kalra, appointed Director of Satyam Computer. Kalra is President, strategic initiatives for Tech Mahind. Prior to joining Tech Mahindra, Sanjay was the Chief Executive Officer of DSL Software and President of HCL Technologies.
Ulhas N Yargop appointed Director of Satyam Computer
Ulhas N Yargop has been appointed Director of Satyam Computer. Yargop is a Non-Executive Director of the Tech Mahindra. He had joined Mahindra & Mahindra Group in 1992 as General Manager - Corporate Planning.
Ravi Kant, M.D. Tata Motors, to retire on 31 May 2009
Ravi Kant, Managing Director of Tata Motors, is retiring on 31 May 2009. Kant may be appointed as Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Tata Motors.
Prakash Telang to be new M.D. Tata Motors
Prakash Telang will to be new Managing Director of Tata Motors.He is presently heading the commercial vehicle strategic business unit of Tata Motors.
SAIL's Board recommends Rs. 1.30 dividend per equity share
The Board of Directors of SAIL who met at Delhi the other day recommended a dividend of Rs. 1.30 per equity share in addition to the interim dividend of Rs. 1.30 per equity share already paid for the financial year 2008-09. Likewise the SAIL has set apart a sum of Rs. 5,28,766 lakhs towards wage revision of employees till March 31, 2009. Wage revision is pending since January 1, 2007. SAIL's subsidiary company IISCO Ujjain Pipe & Foundry Co. Limited (IISCO-Ujjain) is under liquidation.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
At last the Cabinet has taken birth!!!!
On the delay there has been indeed a lot of mirth!!!
First Allies gave 'berth pains' and then Congressis did the same!!!
This inordinate delay in Cabinet formation is indeed a shame!!!
Congress must keep in mind that people's expectations are very high!!!!
And Congress is aware how electorally now people do sigh!!!
And Sonia should realize that if people find the Government wanting!!!!
Then the path to PM's chair for Rahul would get daunting!!!
Now Rahul moving into the PM's chair is dependent on this Sarkaar's work!!!!!!
And I'm sure this fact both Mama and Beta ke mind mein karregi lurk!!!
Allies will not be given credit for performance and neither will they face brickbats!!!!!
On this wicket in people's eyes Congress bats!!!
So Rahul Baba do keep tabs on performance and of ghoos intake!!!
This is politics of gain and ghoos is made is Public's take!!!
A Indian Mantri visited his Russian counterpart and was surprised at his counterpart's ghar!!!!
He asked his Russian counterpart in a Socialist Nation how apna ghar with luxuries diya Counterpart ne bhar!!!!
The Counterpart pointed to a bridge and said all this was 10% of this bridge's price!!!!
When the Counterpart came to India he was surprised to see that Mantri's house was even more nice!
He asked the Mantri that how in a poor Country could he afford all this lavishness!!!!
The Mantri said 'do you see that bridge' and the Counterpart could not see it and ho gaya stress!!
Seeing his condition the Mantri said this lavishness is 100% of that bridge's cost!!!!!!
The Counterpart got the message and heaved a sigh of relief that his vision had not been lost!!!!
Rahul Baba we know money is made but please ensure it is within limits !!!!
And ghoos without performance should be made off limits!!!
Of course on ghoos making of Allies Rahul Baba you will have no control!!!!!
After all what could Congress do when it was alleged that in Spectrum Sale DMK's Raja had a devious role??
What did Congress do when red wheat was imported and money was even made in logistics of import???
Even Laloo had complained about this to PM as per a report!!!
They say as Mulayam is shifting to Delhi and as Amar is busy with his treatment!!!!
Into a huddle both went!!!!
Now Akhilesh has been put in charge of SP in UP ….. SP following Congress!!!
Like Rahul coming into the forefront SP ne kiya hai Neta ji's youthful son ko press!!!!
Maybe BJP will get someone youthful into the forefront in UP State!!!!!
Maya's already started looking young of late!!!!
First she used to visit a Beauty Parlour prior to her birthday!!!
But now to look young everyday for one hour karti hai stay!!!
Confucius says....... to look young one may paint one's hair black,
But mindset and go getting attitude of youth is missing so one cannot turn the clock back!!
Flash......now there's some problem on Portfolio allocation!!!!
Really Congress is cutting a sorry figure in front of the entire Nation!!
Really a very ominous start......unexpected after the mandate that We the People gave!!!!
If this is a trailer of what is to come 'God karre India aur Indians ko save'!!!

Bharat Kumar

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ACR Modified as Annual Performance Assessment Report: DOPT"
In pursuance of the Supreme Court's order dated 12.5.2008 in Civil Appeal No.7631 of 2002: Dev Dutt Vs Union of India, the DOPT has replaced the ACR into APAR (Annual Performance Assessment Report). Now the confidential word from the ACR has been deleted. All gradings are to communicated to the concerned official/ officer by the Reviewing officer. The concerned officer can represent against the gradings within 15 days from the date of receipt of the copy of APAR. The DOPT vide OM No. 21011/1/2005-Estt (A) Pt-II), dated 14th May, 2009 has given such directions to all the Departments/ Ministries of Government of India. Moreover, the DOPT vide OM No. 21011/02/2009-Estt. (A), 16th February, 2009 has also directed to all the Ministries/ Department of Government of India that the Reporting officer can write ACR upto 30th June only and the Reviewing Authority can write upto 31st August only. The writing of ACR is a public trust and responsibility. Hope with these orders, there would be more transparency in the working of Government.
Meenakshi Roy
Two kinds of respect one could earn
There are two kinds of respect one could earn - "Positional" and "Possessional". Positional co-terminates with position; but 'possessional' which is due to possession of virtues and altruism continue even after retirement. The fragrance of some incense sticks continues for more time after extinction than they had actually been burning. Perhaps this philosophy would not be known to the Peon or the retired Cabinet Secretary had only positional respect and not earned the other more important one.
Dr K B S Rajan
In poor taste
The story about retired Cabinet Secretary is in very poor taste. The current Cabinet Secretary will be respected by all who knew him. And yes, he will be around for another year or two.
Singh
Depends upon organizational culture!
Serving Licians always take care of the retired employees of LIC of India. If retired employees have only reasonable expectations there will not be any problem!They will get attention & affection from the serving colleagues in any organization
A K Shukla
Can 62 be far behind ?
The average age of Cabinet Miniaters is 62, so can 62 be far behind for civil servants.
Rita
Congratulations to Home Ministry
Congratulations to Home Ministry for paying attention to school timings while naxalism is growing and other security issues looming large.
A Visitor
Punctuality
1.The effort of Home Minster to ensure punctuality is appreciable.
2. In other department of Government , I have seen officials coming to office at 10.30 AM and leaving office at 4.30 PM. Further, they take one and half hour lunch break.
3.Despite my best effort for last 20 years I have hardly succeeded.
4. Government should give power to supervisory officers to grant upto 30% bonus to their subordinate staff(power to reward and punish),then all the officials will fall in line.
5.Otherwise no amount of effort will succeed.
6.One example is effort of Additional Secretary (Revenue) to ensure punctuality in Department of Revenue. Despite his best efforts, the staff are coming late to office as usual.
7. The malaise is deep rooted and one needs systemic effort to solve the problem.
Ramesh
Natural V/S Un-natural Allies
Indian politics has given so many idioms of great political significance that no outsider can ever understand the nuances of political dialogue in India. Like friendly-contest to secularism to communalism to fundamentalism to obscurantism to progressivism to several other such epithets. But this one marches far ahead of all : natural allies. I have been trying for more than 4 decades now to diagnose the chemistry of this naturalism. The reason is that chemically the two opposites make public statements that they are natural allies, whereas they are apparently opposed to each other and thus, are un-natural allies. Only interests are natural. The naturalness loses its chemical bonding when it suits one of the allies. To put it in layman's language poison and nectar are not natural allies. Our country is proud of "diversity". But unity is our strength. The unnatural should not be presented as natural. There is no naturalness about political alliances, they are common interests and get exposed immediately on non-fulfillment of political interests as was amply proved by Congress party's natural allies the left and RJD, who did not hesitate to call each other names.
There is more to this absurd debate about natural allies than meets the eye. Our foreign policy should have undergone complete change by now but for ideological webs woven around these meaningless political jargons. Should we still continue with non alignment, when the two blocks vying with each other to suck emerging countries into their block have disappeared? Should we overdo our kind of secularism ? Whether right or wrong in their relations with India, our belligerent neighbours get support from the countries of the world on the basis of their religious credentials without even asking for it. What do we get ? Does any country extend any support to India if they smell interests of their religion being served? What are our ideals? Gandhi is dead. Jawahar is gone. Lal Bahadur left us in a hurry. What is our natural love? Nationalism or parochialism? Honesty or corruption (see the wrangling for Ministerial portfolios, administrative postings, post retirement sinecures et al)?Do we want a clean government or a government of Ali Baba & 40 thieves? We need allies in the international arena. For the moment, we are increasing our enemies in the neighbourhood, creating immense problems for the future, for a nation is secure only so long as its bordering states are under its friendly influence in mutual treaty agreement and are natural comrades or allies. Desperate political outfits do not make natural allies. Yeh ghate ka sauda hai. Aaj nahi to kal kimat chukanyge. The two national parties have lost more than they have gained in the past 20 years by falling for the myth of natural allies. Those who have the moral strength within themselves need no natural allies of the kind who demand share in national assets of great value for their personal gains!
M L Gupta
Mr PS Nair has distinguished himself in airport management and is a name taken with respect. Now , it is hoped that Delhi airport will modernise under his able care.
R N Dash
TAIL-PIECE
IAS Over 30 Years:
And over 30 years:
Behosh
Kaushal
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And Last 10 years - Khamosh
TNGP