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All important appointments in GoI this month
In view of the ensuing Lok Sabha polls and imposition of code of conduct, all important appointments in the Government of India are going to take place this month only. It means pulls and pressures in the Ten Janpath and the PMO.
Gill appointed new DG of CRPF
AS Gill has been appointed new DG of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) .He is 1972 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
( We said this on January 12 )
KC Verma has unblemished record
KC Verma who has taken over as head the Research & Analysis Wing (R & AW) has an unblemished record. Verma is a Jharkhand-cadre IPS officer of 1971 batch. He is rated as an intelligent officer who also professionally very sound.
Cadre of IPS officer changed
Cadre of Surender Singh Yadav has been changed from Assam-Meghalaya to AGMUT cadre on the ground of extreme hardship. He is 1997 batch IPS officer.
Balaji to join NIA !
S Balaji is joining the newly constituted National Investigating Agency (NIA). He is 1977 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Mittal to be Additional Secretary Commerce
D K Mittal is being tipped to be Additional Secretary Commerce in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Will Sinha be Member of the PESB ?
Will Outgoing FCI CMD, Sinha, become Member of the PESB ?.1974 batch retired 1974 batch IAS officer Sinha reportedly figures in the panel lying in the PMO for the post.
Jha is CVO CPWD
Nikhilesh Jha, presently working as Joint Secretary in the Department of Scientific Industrial Research, has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer in the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).1984 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS officer Jha will succeed Ram Muviah, IAS(MT:85).
Tenure of CVO MTNL extended
Extension of tenure to Kabal Singh, IRSEE (82) has been granted as CVO, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) up to March 23.
Ajit Lal promoted in IB
Ajit K Lal has been promoted to the rank of Special Director in IB. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on October 13 )
Raju is JS HRD
Jagmohan Singh Raju has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literace in the Ministry of HRD.
Avinash Kumar is OSD to Jharkhand Governor
Avinash Kumar who was recently promoted and assigned the charge of Irrigation & Civil Aviation in Jharkhand has also been appointed as Officer on Special Duty(OSD) to Syed Sibtey Razi Governor, Jharkhand.He is an IAS officer of the 1993 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.
Empanelment of 1985 batch IFS officers approved
Empanelment of 14 Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers belonging to the 1985 batch to the Joint Secretary's rank has been approved.
T K Sen promoted in BSNL
ITS officer T K Sen has been promoted to the HAG. He is now CGM ITProject, Pune.
Reliance & TTL beat BSNL in RDEL
The BSNL Ltd of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is Kuldeep Goyal has been beaten by Reliance & TTL in nine months period from April 1,2008 to December 2008 in RDEL.
Tenure of Ansar Ahmed IG (FC) extended
Central deputation tenure of Ansar Ahmed IG (Forest Conservation) has been extended till February 2011. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Nagaland cadre.
Sunil Roy is IG Eastern Sector, CISF
Sunil Roy on promotion is Patna based IG Eastern Sector, CISF. Earlier; he was DIG Bokaro Steel plant. Roy is an IPS officer of the 1987 batch & belongs to the Orissa cadre.
Post of CGM PLI downgraded
Post of Chief General Manager (CGM), PLI has been down graded this time. Reason for this is very simple present incumbent CGM Sinha who to the 1978 batch of the Indian Postal Service (IPS) is on the verge of being promoted from Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).
AK Sachan is poised to go to Centre
As the grapevine has it, AK Sachan is poised to go to Government of India(GOI) on central deputation. He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the Assam cadre. The State Government of Assam has cleared his name.
Koyal to join CBI as SP
Yatindra Koyal is joining the CBI as SP in a week or two. He is 2000 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.
100 IAS and IPS posts lying vacant in Gujarat ?
According to a report published in one news paper in Gujarat, there are 100 posts of IAS officers and 43 posts of IPS officers are vacant in the state.
CK Sarma, EC to Assam Govt quits
CK Sarma, Election Commissioner (EC) with the Assam Government has quit to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. He is a retired IAS officer.
BSNL CMD asks his team to gear up
Since the BSNL Ltd being headed by its CMD Kuldeep Goyal has lagged behind in RDEL, Goyal has asked his team of officers & staff members to pull their socks. In a demi official (DO) letter dated January 19,2009 bearing no D.O.No.2-64/RDTF-2008 Kuldeep Goyal has observed, "It is also important to note that the surrender of RDELs & other connections is increasing. You may issue the instructions that before ordering closure of such connections, the officers not below the level of DGM should interview/persuade the customer to continue with us by assuring him resolution of his problems." According to the D.O. , a copy of which is in possession of <whispersinthecorridors.com> , Goyal hoped "I am sure, that this will definitely slow down the surrender rate & shall give you insight into the issue that shall help you to reduce your disconnections drastically."
Bandopadhyay appointed consultant
1970 batch IIS officer P K Bndopadhyay who retired on January 31 has been appointed Consultant All India Radio News for six months.
New Judge of AP High Court
B Chandra Kumar has been appointed as a judge of AP High Court.
New officials in J & K CMs Secretariat
Zaffar Ahmad Bhat has been posted as Special Secretary in the Chief Minister's Secretariat. Dev Lata, Member will also be Special Secretary in the Chief Minister's Secretariat. Showkat Ahmad Beig has been appointed Additional Secretary in Chief Minister's Private Office at Srinagar. Ram Sevakt has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Chief Minister's Secretariat.Vaibhav Kohli, has been made Under Secretary in the Chief Minister's Private office at Jammu.
New VC of Bangalore University
A.N. Prabhu Dev, former Director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University.
Bureaucratic reshuffle in AP on card
A major bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Andhra Pradesh in a week or two.
Four Judges of Orissa High Court appointed
As many as four Additional Judges of the Orissa High Court have been appointed to be Judges of the Orissa High Court, in the same order of seniority, with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices . They are: Ms. Justice Sanju Panda, Justice Biswanath Mahapatra, Justice Bhabani Prasad Ray & Justice Subhash Chandra Parija.
Four IPS officers inducted into "Hard Core"
Four IPS officers serving in the Intelligence Bureau have been inducted into the "Hard Core". They are Mssrs P K Bharadwaj (UT 1987 ) A K Mishra (Raj 87) A S Rajan (Bihar 87 ) and Mahesh Dixit (AP 93).
Chandan Sinha is new Secretary to WB Governor
Chandan Sinha has joined as new Secretary to the West Bengal Governor. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
IAS changes in West Bengal
Dr P K Agrawal is new Commissioner General of Reforms.He is 1976 batch IAS officer.Another 1976 batch IAS officer K S Rajendra Kumar has been appointed ACS Forests and Tourism.1986 batch IAS officer Rajiv Sinha has been made Secretary Food Processing. 1985 batch IAS officer Pawan Agrawal is Secretary Cooperatives.
Rohit Kansal is Deputy Secretary Commerce
Rohit Kansal who was earlier Private Secretary(PS) to P.Chidambaram while the latter was Finance Minister has joined as Deputy Secretary Commerce to Government of India(GOI).He is an IAS officer of the 1995 batch & belongs to the Jammu & Kashmir cadre.
Gaurav Dave to head National Mktg Competitive Council
Gaurav Dave has been appointed as Chief of the National Marketing Competitive Council(NMCC).He is an IRSEE officer of the 1982 batch.
S.S.Khurana will be PS,Railways too
S.S.Khurana who had assumed the charge as Chairman Railway Board (CRB) on January 2,2009 will also be Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Railways.As officer of 1971 batch of the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineering (IRSEE), Khurana worked in various capacities in Indian Railways. He also served as General Manager, East Coast Railway, General Manager/Eastern Railway, Additional General Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway, Chief Electrical Engineer in the Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE), Allahabad, Divisional Railway Manager, Adra (SER), Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Dhanbad, Chief Project Manager, Railway Electrification at Ambala and has also worked in the research and design aspects of electric locomotives in the Research, Design & Standards organization, Lucknow.He has also received valuable experience in foreign training in Sweden, Japan and USA. He has also attended Advance Leadership Programme at Stern Business School, New York, USA.
Mohan Tiwari is Managing Director, IRCON
Mohan Tiwari has taken over as the new Managing Director of IRCON International Ltd. Prior to this, he was Director Projects with this company.A postgraduate in structural engineering, Mohan Tiwari served Indian Railways for 23 years in various capacities before joining IRCON. He also held positions of visiting scientist at University of Virginia (USA). Professor at Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering Pune and Senior Professor (Development Management) at Railway Staff College Vadodara .He has rich professional experience of more than 30 years in the areas of project execution and infrastructure development especially in the fields of Railways and Highways.

CORPORATE
S Thiagarajan to be Director (Finance), NMDC
S Thiagarajan, who is currently Executive Director (Finance) with the NMDC Ltd, is poised to be Director (Finance), NMDC.
Director (Pipe Line ) IOC interview to start today
PESB will start interview for the post of Director (Pipe Line) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Tuesday.
Gupta is head RBS
Shiv Gupta has been appointed as the head of private clients business in India by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
Kaul is Director (Operations) DTL
Ashok Kumar Kaul has taken over as Director (Operations) of Delhi Transco Limited. He has replaced S. R. Sethi.
Nayak promoted in NABARD,
B.B. Nayak has been promoted as CGM in the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
Kannan is MD of Timex Group
G. Kannan will take over as the Managing Director of the Timex Group India.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Amar and Mulayam conference in the secrecy and luxury of Amar's car!!!!
Out of the car conferencing pe they've put a bar!!!
Now that this is out Congress should try to be innovative!!!
When the car goes for servicing bug it and be creative!!!
And if this is done and the 'Loony Duo' find out about it!!!!
Very soon to Conference in a toilet they'll try to fit!!!
Five Star Hotel toilets will then be used for Conferencing!!!!
Their paranoia I am sensing!!!!
Aren't they making a joke of EC by appointing 'their men'???
Kabh inn logoh ko sharam and sense aaye gi…. when????
Shouldn't there be a modality whereby in EC's appointment no politician can have a say!!!!
Politicians keep trying to make India 's Democracy stumble many say!!!
Of course Sonia is going to care two hoots for our cries,
And appoint an EC of her choice saying who cares for all these small fries!!!
And BJP can hardly take the high moral ground!!!
Advani did the same thing 'when he was around' (in power)!!!
If Commies see BJP taking a stand on some issue Commies will go the other way!!!
And even if what BJP is demanding is correct iss ko Commies will try to waylay!!
Law Minster says EC should not act like a Political Boss!!!
Like to add...for political reasons Democracy into the dustbin Ministers should not toss!!
We should demand via RTI to know who were donors of the 8 bottles of blood that Mohna got?
It will indeed be worrying for India if the blood he got was from Netas or the political lot!!!
Though politicians usually do not donate blood!!!
Maybe there was a conspiracy to make him into a politician and so there was blood ka flood!
A certain section in Congress conspired to make Mohna into a Neta!!!
And to this they gave their blood as bheta (offering)!!!
Why are Mantris and their families assets exempt form RTI queries???
That's because these queries could blast the bottoms of the worm cans out 'my Dearies'!!!
If Mohna has not got the blood of Netas then he'll recall this 'exemption' !!
And if he's got the blood of Netas he'll not demand for exemption mein redemption!!
Sonia too should be worried if he's been given Netas khoon!!!!
Because upto now his not being politically ambitious was for Gandhis a boon!!
If he's got transfusion of Netas blood his unambitiousness would be a thing of the past!
And to become his own master he'll go full blast!!!
Confucius says…. if he's got Netas khoon he'll do khoon of probity!!!!
And that would be a real pity!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
Such a comparison is unwarranted
Civil Servant are posting lies on the matter of the relative precedence of government officers in India and the United States. In the first place, such a comparison is unwarranted, as their system of government (presidential, as opposed to parliamentary), and civil service is entirely different to ours.
In the second place, claim of "civil servants such as undersecretaries and deputy secretaries being placed higher than chiefs of staff in the US", is utter bunk. In America, an undersecretary is a Junior Union Minister!
If the army in India before independence was a tool of occupation, it has since 1947 been an army in the service of the Indian people! In fact, as for a tool of colonialism, so much more so was the Indian Civil Service! Indeed, it was the "Steel frame of the British Empire", as even IAS officers today are proud to blow hot air about. All government services were a tool of occupation, the Police and the Civil Service even more so than the army. If Chiefs of Staff are above MPs in precedence, do not forget that so is the Cabinet Secretary, a member of what was once the "Steel frame of the empire"!
Alas, civil servants today still think they live in the British Raj. Police officers have an army of constables doing gardening, shifting flowerpots, and cutting veggies in their homes. IAS officers have unauthorised peons in their house working as domestics.
But everyone wants to criticise the humble army man, who has served, and died for the freedom of this country since time immemorial. Civil servants should stick to matters which they know about. No amount of lies will change the fact that the Indian people trust and love their army!
Aditya
No valid grounds for raising the retirement age
Thru your esteemed site, a lot of information is passed on. One subject getting the attention is retirement age. On a careful evaluation, it is seen that there are no valid grounds for raising the retirement age. Those who quote the examples of foreign countries do not reveal the true picture. In foreign countries, population is less and therefore less the supply of manpower. Very few foreign countries rank top in corruption. One need not say about our country. Then what is the justification for allowing the corrupt to loot the nation further. Once entered the service, retirement is the only avenue for exit. Though rules exist for weeding out the odd men, they are seldom practiced. Biologically also majority are on the reverse gear at 60 years. Further people have no prick of conscience in exploiting the public resources for personal benefits (government stationery etc used for personal purposes). Raising the retirement age will deprive the young blood their means of livelihood. The young are energetic, trained in new technologies and are also paid less in the initial years. The experience of the old is no good, as most of them are corrupt and inefficient.
At 60 years one should think of ways to attain 'moksha'. One should learn to do service to the people after abdicating the throne.
Ravikr
Central Vigilance Commission should fix the responsibility of Secretary (DPES) and Secretary (DOP&T) to protect the rights of CSCS, CSS,CSSS
Does Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises know that the personnel of Public Sector Undertakings are working in the various Ministries/ Departments. On what basis the employees of Public Sector Undertakings are working in the Administrative Ministries/Departments. Department of Personnel & Training has never issued any Office Memorandum/Office Order instructing all the Heads of the PSUs to send their employees to work in the Government of India's Ministries/ Departments. The examples of such employees working may be seen in the Ministry of Commerce & Industries, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Ministry of HRD, Ministry of SJ&E, Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Shipping and Roads & Transport etc.
These employees are intruders and working on the positions meant for CSCS, CSSS and CSS. The concerned Secretaries of the Administrative Ministries/Departments are responsible for such corruption and mismanagement. Even in some of the cases, the PSUs employees do not want to work in the Ministries/Departments of GOI, however, they are threatened of drastic consequences like transfer to the difficult areas etc.
On the other hand some of the employees of PSUs want to work in the Ministries/ Departments and snatch the posts of LDC, UDC, Assistant, PA, etc. They (PSUs employees) are being protected by the Indian Administrative Officers, they are putting them in the Ministries to serve their vested interests. The Joint Secretaries and Secretaries to the Government of India approve and sanction their OTAs on the condition that half of the OTAs must be spent on their day to day refreshment etc. and these employees are getting OTAs including Pay from their respective PSU undertakings without abiding the norms of OTA and some times remain absent without sanctioning of leave.
All the postings of these PSUs employees is against the very canon of the Central Secretariat Service Rules, relevant Office Order/Office Memorandum issued by the CS Division and Ministry of Home Affairs and the GOI Allocation of Business Rules.
Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises should initiate disciplinary action agains the MD/CMD/Chairman of the concerned PSUs who have sent their employees in the Ministries/Departments of GOI and for that matter, the concerned Secretaries of the concerned Ministries through Cabinet Secretary.
The CS Division of the DOP&T should act immediately and in case find them incapable/incapacitated due to fear of IAS rather Secretary DOP&T or MOS (DOP&T) that too in the Independent India shrouded with Constitution of India--- then they have no locus standi to be in the Government of India.
Furthermore, though it is the responsibility of Cabinet Secretary, who is the Chairman of the Joint Consultative Machinery of the Government of India to take stern disciplinary action against Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises and Secretary (DOP&T) for dereliction of their respective duties as they have to inform about the personnel working in the Administrative Ministries and the vacancies required to the filled up. But Cabinet Secretary is also unable to take action as Association office bearers are also in the habit of apple polishing of Cabinet Secretary (chairman of the JCM).
In order to protect the legitimate interests of CSCS, CSS and CSSS, the Central Vigilance Commission to come forward suo motto to protect the legitimate interest of the immediately and fix the responsibilities of Secretary (DPEs) and Secretary (DOP&T) and give direction to Comptroller & Accountant General of India to enquire into the pay and salaries, perks of employees who are working in the Ministries/ Departments.
Concerned government servant of Central Sectt.
Inordinate delay
6CPCR had revised rates of Disability Pension of Armed Forces Personal to 30% of pay to bring it at par with what had been applicable for civilians. However there has been an inordinate delay of over four months in its implementation. Why this delay & who is responsible/accountable?
A Singh