Good show by you sir. Most of the time your guesstimates are correct., mainly due to the reliable source you must be having.
S K Raman

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Divided opinion on retirement age ?
As the grapevine has it there is a divided opinion within the Congress as far as increasing retirement age of Government servants including officers to 62 years was concerned. As the grapevine has it Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh including his cabinet colleagues like Pranab Mukherjee & P. Chidambaram were in its favour. However, there are no takers for this idea in the "RG" i.e. Rahul Gandhi brigade.
Raghu Menon assumes charge as I & B Secretary
Raghu Menon has assumed the charge as Secretary Information & Broadcasting ( I & B ) Ministry on July 6,2009. He is an IAS officer of the 1974 batch who belongs to the Nagaland cadre.
( We said this on May 18 and again on June 2)
IAS officer Kawale to seek VRS today
Jayant Srinivas Kawale Joint Secretary Power to Government of India (GOI) is seeking voluntary retirement on July 6, 2009. He will be serving three months notice period effective from July 6, 2009. He is an IAS officer of the 1981 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
Dr Jaishankar to succeed Nirupama Rao
In all probability the Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, Dr S. Jaishankar will succeed Nirupama Rao as the next Indian Ambassador to China. Nirupama Rao is taking over as Foreign Secretary on August 1.
Santosh Macheria to join CBI !
Santosh Macheria is all set to join the CBI as Joint Director . He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Empanelment of 1977 batch IPS officers this week
Empanelment of 1977 batch IPS officers to the rank of Additional Director in the Government of India is taking place this week.
Review of 1976 batch IPS this week
Review of 1976 batch IPS officers for the empanelment to the rank of ADG is expected to take place this week.
64 review cases were taken up
Review cases of 64 IPS officers from 1981 to 1987 batch were taken up during the last review meeting.
Empanelment of 1988 batch IPS
Empanelment of 1988 batch IPS officers to the rank of IG in the Government of India has taken place last week. Altogether 98 officers of this batch were in the run for empanelment.
Mohan Jain is Additional Solicitor General
Former Advocate General of Haryana Mohan Jain has been appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India.
Pathak moves to Delhi
IG CRPF in Srinagar D K Pathak has been moved to Delhi. He is 1979 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Powers of Railway Ministers of States withdrawn
Financial powers for approval of tenders for large contracts in the railways have been withdrawn from the Ministers of States. Till recently, the Ministers of States had the powers to approve purchases up to Rs 100 crores and work tenders up to Rs 200 crores. The objective is to free the Ministers of State to do more important work under Didi's guidance; but this has not been taken kindly by the concerned MoSs, K. H. Muniyappa and E. Ahmed. It is reported that the latter has requested the PM for a change.
Manoj Pant is new PS to Pranab Mukherjee
Manoj Pant is taking over as PS to Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
8 proposals of OSDs pending
As the grapevine has it, there are eight proposals of those senior bureaucrats are pending whose services different Ministers had sought to be appointed as OSDs
D. Shankar tipped to be ED
D. Shankar of Bank of Baroda is one of the 11 General Managers (GMs) out of 50 GMs of different Public Sector Banks who had faced the interview for slots of Executive Directors (EDs) and has been short-listed.
Somnath Chatterjee to head new commission
Very soon the Government of India (GOI) is going to constitute a new commission, which will be christened as "Parliamentary Thought Privilege Commission." Head of the commission would be Somnath Chatterjee former Speaker Lok Sabha.
Deepak Krishan gets additional charge of ECR
Eastern Railway (ER) GM Deepak Krishan has been given additional charge of ECR. of ECR GM Girish Bhatnagar has taken VRS.
Atindra Sen is now DG Bombay Chamber of Commerce
Dr Atindra Sen ( IAS MP 1978) who took VRS and was teaching economics in a US university, has returned to India to be appointed as Director General of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The members of the Bombay Chamber, the oldest in the country established in 1836, account for about one- third of the nation's GDP in the manufacturing and services sectors.
Post of CVO, NDMC vacant
The post of CVO, NDMC has been lying vacant for the past two months as the incumbent Mansurali Syed, IAS (UT cadre, 1982 batch) had gone back to his parent cadre.
A bureaucrat on a long leave
One Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs proceeded on long leave? whispers in the MHA corridors indicate the reason for this long leave is due to tough stand of a Minister.
Two IRS officers could not become Ombudsman
Two IRS officers S P Singh and B K Gupta could not make it for the post of Ombudsman. Any reason ?.
A N Roy to be DGP of Maharashtra on Aug 1 ?
Maharashtra DGP S S Virk is not getting extension.A N Roy is now all set to take over as DGP of Maharashtra again on August 1. He is 1972 batch IPS officer.
Vaish is now Chairman of TESEPC
Vinod Vaish is now Chairman of the Telecom Equipment & Services Export Promotion Council (TESEPC). He is retired 1966 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
IAS reshuffle in Orissa
There is IAS reshuffle in Orissa.Aparajita Sarangi has been transferred as director special projects and ex-officio Additional Secretary to Government in Panchayati Raj department. Ms. Sarangi will be replaced by Vishal Kumar Dev, district magistrate of Balasore. AMR Dalwai will continue to be Chairman of the Orissa Mining Corporation . Hemant Sharma has been appointed MD IPICOL. Saswat Mishra has been made MD OMC. Pramod Kumar Meherda has been moved to Mayurbhanj District as DM. S.K. Vashishth has been posted as MD Orissa State Civil Supplies Corporation.Swami D.V., Gajapati district Collector, has been transferred to Angul district. Angul Collector Girish S.N. has been shifted to Dhenkanal district.Mrinalini Darswal will move as Joint Secretary in Housing and Urban Development Department. Debajani Chakrabart will now be Director of Fisheries.
Air India to vacate LIC building in Delhi
The National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) i.e. Air India of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is Arvind Jhadav , will reportedly be vacating Jeevan Bharti building of LIC. Its existing officers & staff will shift to Airlines House. And the booking office will be shifted to Air India's Safdarjang building. This will roughly save Rs.Six crore for the Air India.
Rath to return
PS to Union Sports and Youth Welfare Minister M S Gill ,S K Rath is returning to the parent IFS cadre.
Rajesh Kumar Singh is Director, UD Project in Kerala
Rajesh Kumar Singh who was with M Veerappa Moily earlier on his return to his parent cadre of Kerala has joined as Project Director of the State Urban Development Project. He is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch.
Ms.Neela Satya Narain to be CEC, Maharashtra
Ms.Neela Satya Narain who retired as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) from Maharashtra Government is going to be Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Maharashtra. She is an IAS officer of the 1972 batch. She will be maiden lady CEC in Maharashtra.
Allocation of Portfolios in Uttarkhand soon
Imbroglio over allocation of portfolios in Uttarakhand is soon going to get over, as newly inducted Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal will be allocating departments to his colleagues.
Ms.Prajakta Lavangre to be DG, IPR in Maharashtra
Ms.Prajakta Lavangre who so far was Collector Dhulia will be assuming her new charge as Director General, Information and Public Relations this week. Ms.Lavangre is an IAS officer of the 2001 batch & belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
1982 batch IPS promoted in Karnataka
1982 batch IPS officer Bipin Gopal Krishna has been promoted as Additional Director General of Police.He is now posted in Prisons.
Former IAS officer gets assignment in Punjab
Retired 1969 batch IAS officer Asha Attr has been appointed member, Punjab Education Tribunal. She is the wife of outgoing Punjab DGP K Attri.
Dehradun SSP shifted
Dehradun SSP Amit Kumar Sinha has been shifted to the PHQ.He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Katheria joins as IT Ombudsman
Katheriya, who was appointed as IT Ombudsman Ahmedabad, has joined on 30June 2009.
DATE WITH RTI
Verbal approval by Election Commission - The appellant was informed that his transfer from the post of SP, Vaishali was purely on administrative grounds by the State Government after discussing with the ECI - no communication with the Government of Bihar is available in the Secretariat of the ECI on this subject and the transfer was approved verbally.
Recommendation - u/s 25(5), the Commission recommends that the Election Commission should consider all aspects of actually holding such information in cases where they recommend or agree to transfers and postings of officers given the responsibility of SPs & DCs in Districts where Elections are being conducted - this information should be allowed for access to such officers, subject to the exemptions provided in the Act - it would ensure that such action does not thereafter become an unfair ground for suspicion or doubt on the character of a civil servant.

[Dr. K. K. Singh v. Election Commission of India (ECI)]

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SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta's response to Budget '09

The budget puts a clear emphasis on infrastructure building through substantially higher allocation for JNNURM, Bharat Nirman, national highways, railways, housing for paramilitary forces etc., along with an initiative for funding of PPP projects through IIFCL and banks. Continuation of stimulus package, specially relating to lower excise duties, is encouraging and abolition of fringe benefit tax (FBT) is a welcome move. These views have been expressed by SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta. Higher income in the hands of the rural population through NREGA, etc., should help industry indirectly, he added. As already spelt out by Finance Minister, there is an urgent need to remove policy, regulatory and institutional bottlenecks towards implementation of various projects/schemes. We hope necessary follow-up initiatives and measures would be taken by the Government.

Ganeshan elected Chairman of CSICI
MD of Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation P Ganeshan has been unanimously elected as Chairman of Council of Small Industries Corporations in India (COSICI).He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Acharya to join FAO
Shabd S. Acharya of Jaipur has been appointed Senior Policy Consultant by The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) .
HPCL Director gets award
HPCL Director (HR) V. Vizia Saradhi has been adjudged 'Leading HR leader' by Singapore HR Institute.
Krishna Babu gets additional charge
M. T. Krishna Babu, Managing Director of Hyderabad Metro Water Supply & Sewerage Board, now has the full additional charge of Special Commissioner, GHMC.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Does Pranab Da have India Inc. or Rural India on his mind????
Or will he be to both kind????
He should be concerned with the deficit that is ballooning!!!!
What tune in the Budget will Pranab Da be crooning???
Subsidies cannot be reduced!!!
With Congress's present mindset this should be deduced!!!
And tonnes of money is required for infrastructure!!!!
So apna Budget kaise karre ga Pranab Da structure???
How will Pranab Da ensure that more and more reaches those for whom subsidy is meant???
Will he devise a new methodology of how the subsidy is sent???
Will he give the salaried a tax break?????
And ensure that for housing loans the borrower more tax benefits karre rake!!!
All eyes are on Pranab Da!!!!
And he cannot give everything so to some he's going to have to say 'na'!!!!
The say post the Railway Budget Laloo went home and locked himself in the loo!!
And for more than an hour form the loo one could hear boo-hoo!!!
Mamtha made him shut up very disarmingly and Laloo did not know where to look!!
Very disarmingly at him Mamtha threw the book!!!
Laloo is worried his profit fixing Mamtha will reveal!!!
Cheated Indians in general and the foreign students who attended his lectures will feel!!!
Actually Laloo should have lectured on ' how to fix balance sheets'!!!!
For lecturing on this the criteria Laloo meets!!!
Now CJ says no Minister approached any Judge!!!
Has the Judge who made this allegation been made to budge????
I'm sure if the Judge has been made to budge he will say,
'I made this statement on Lawyers hearsay'!!
In India people are caught one camera and they manage to wiggle out!!!!
On everything and everyone even on the make of the camera they create a doubt!!!
In J&K Omar's mishandling is causing pain!!!
And this is also making hardliners gain!!!
The bodies of the two girls will be exhumed and there will be more strife!!
What more can they now find by using on month old dead bodies the knife???
Or is something possible like is shown on TV…. investigation using science!!!
In investigation science ka appliance!!!
And I get the feeling that Omar is aiming getting CRPF out of the State!!!!!
And then we know what will be J&K's fate????
Advani should realize it was not the EVM that made BJP loose!!!
It's the people jinno ne Congress ko kiya choose!!!
Today he wants the EVM's binned and tomorrow it could be us,
Looks like he's blaming the passengers on the bus for his missing the bus!!!
Advani should now fade away and stop this fibbing and fobbing!!!
BJP he's robbing!!!!
Because with his exit BJP will find a neta and formulate a neeti!!!
At present all that BJP is doing is trying to find excuses for a 'baat that is beeti'!!!
Confucius says….. BJP has to wake up and smell the coffee and then mend!!!
Aur yeh Advani aur Rajtnath ki resignations parr karta hai depend!!!
Flash....... Before blaming the Sarkaar shouldn't Meneka blame her son!!!
She should be blaming her son for what he's done!!!
He spouted hate and gave BJP pain too,
Meneka Madam you should know what you get when you put your hand in goo!!
Bharat Kumar
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IAS intervention has become necessary
The officers of the CPOs are venting their grievances through your website that the IPS officers are not at all looking into the problem of the force and rather busy in enjoying the facilities and perks there.
Now the time has come when the post of the DGP CPO should be reserved for the best service of the Country i.e. the IAS. None of the problem of the country could be effectively and efficiently tackled without the direct involvement of the IAS. The pathetic conditions in which the junior officers of the CPOs are in and the way these incompetent IPS officers are handling the CPOs is quite evident from the fact that all the grievances of the junior officers are intentionally being ignored by the IPS officers who come on deputation to the CPOs.
Government should seriously think to ban IPS from going on deputation to the CPOs then stop recruitment of IPS and increase the recruitment of IAS so that they can look after not only the development and other problems of the country effectively but also improve the functioning of the CPOs by dint of their experience in handling law and order situation in the districts. This seems to be the only way to improve the conditions of the suffering lots in CPOs.
Sanjay
How will RBI tackle ?
How will RBI declare the names of its officers dealing with disclosure matters? They do not even have any policy for the Banks in the country to disclose about their Loan-Repayment Position..... even after so many Banks, across the world, are failing.
No wonder the Governor RBI gives a hollow promise to pay on the currency notes....!!
Ajit Sarthi
Humorous observation
This refers to your report that at in an elite party the topic of conversation was that the mother and son duo does not know what is going on in Government. This is quite humorous observation which is in stark contrast to the common knowledge and frequent news reports that they have the final word on important issues and whatever they want, will be done by the Government. Frankly, in the interest of the Government and the people, it would be good if they are not allowed to concern themselves with the Government because they are not in Government. Let them focus on their own party and leave the Governance to the Government. The million dollar question is whether the PM has the will to ensure this?
I Khan
High handedness of reporting officer
I submitted my Self -Appraisal for the year 2008-09 to my Reporting officer on 10.4.2009. But my Reporting Officer has not written ACR till now. All my requests in this regard are in vain. This is the height of discrimination and harassment on the part of Reporting Officer. As per DOPT guidelines, the ACR must be reviewed upto 30.6.2009. In such circumstances, whether the high-handedness will come in the way of my career. What is the action against such ROs, who do not write the ACR timely?
-Harish Deewan
Anomaly in exemption of TA from IT
I intend to draw your kind attention towards the fact that before implementation of VI Central Pay Commission transport allowance given to employees (@ Rs. 100/-, 400/- and 800/) was fully exempted from income for the purpose of income tax. Thus Rs. 9,600/- were reduced from income at the highest slab of transport allowance. VI Pay Commission has given transport allowance @ Rs. 600/-, 1600/- and Rs. 3200 + DA thereon. But for exemption of transport allowance from income, old slab of Rs. 9600/- is being resorted to. It is given to understand that fresh orders to remove this anomaly will be issued by CBDT. Can someone please take note of this to help the employees.
(Anil Kumar Singh)
Deptt. of Posts
Complete overhaul required
The Minister is blaming not only the staff but also the management of Airindia saying that they had full freedom and there was no interference from Ministry. The Unions say it and public perception is the opposite of what the Minister says. All machines, especially the ones like Aircraft need a complete overhaul periodically. A stage has come now when the entire structure of aviation i.e. Air India as well as the Ministry need to be overhauled completely from TOP to toe.
I Khan
I fully agree
Why don't they speak with their real names. If only 20 IPS are there but they are the cone suffocating rest thousands and lakhs of those because these 20 are sitting at top, what any one else can do? You want that instead of sites such as yours, they should be coming blows to blows??
Kittu
IPS officers are regarded most
I want to convince Amitabh Aggarwal, Advocate that unfortunately I am not an IPS officer but one of the poor jawans, who have seen the reality of Force on ground. I may also add that these are IPS officers who are regarded most in the Forces because of their style of working and civilised behaviour. As far as cadre officers are concerned, barring few good ones, almost are disliked because they do not want to redress the grievances of jawans but treat them as slaves. Cadre officers remain busy in their own ego clashes within groups such as SSCOs, Direct Entrants, Promotee Officers (further divided into sub-groups based on their background e.g. Communication, General Duty, Ministerial, Junior Engineers, Water Wing, Sports, Motor Transport etc.). Outside people do not know the inside matters of forces and inside personnel are not allowed to speak outside. Further, exemption from RTI Act on security grounds, is helping them to protect even their corrupt fellows. If I disclose my identity, I am liable to be fired on the grounds of indiscipline and you will not be able to protect me in the Court of Law as you know, in Force, the Court is their own, witnesses are their own, prosecutors are their own, defending witnesses are their own and most importantly the Judges and Appellate Authorities are also their own. The conviction rate by such Force Courts is 100% because charge-sheet is framed only when one has to be fixed. How much I should write more in this regard ?
Sat. B.
DOPT has made mokery
DOPT has made mokery of 2 years pay parity with IAS accepted by Pay Commission & Government. CSS officers are totally negative and can create mess of any issue. CSS has added so many ifs and buts in notification that total intention of 2year parity concept has gone to doldrum. God may prevail positive sense in them.
JJ
Is PESB Still Required?
The matter of another extension to the CEO of a premier PSU has become a hot topic of public debate. Stories have been appearing from time to time about delays in selection of key personnel for the PSUs or the rejection of the panels recommended by the PESB by the Minister concerned or ACC approval not being granted to the person(s) recommended. If a review of all the recommendations made or not made by the PESB and approvals or disapprovals in the past 20 years is made, it will be quite astounding! The IIMs or the National Business School can do a case study. A time analysis and failure analysis of all posts referred to the PESB during these 20 years and the effect, if any, on the adverse health of the PSUs is done in the case study, it will reveal that the PESB has really long outlived its utility & relevance. It is now just a majestic island for the netwoked, who are deft at turning the wires in today's administrative culture. It is, perhaps, the single most significant institution responsible for unnecessary or undeserved extensions and unfilled vacancies in the PSUs.
Should PESB continue to exist or be immediately wound up in the interests of the general economy of the country and particularly the profitability of the PSUs? To do or not to do, that is the question!
M l Gupta
We can only generate domestic demand !
We cannot influence world demand (as we contribute less than 1% to world trade) by giving some sops to export industries.
We can surely generate domestic demand by putting more disposble income in the hands of individuals. If Rs. 60.000 crores income tax rebate is given to individual taxpayers then Rs. 40,000 crore additional demand will be created(34% being saving rate)across all sectors that consumers want-- a sure way to boost economy. This will be much more effective, than giving same amount of sops to industry. Even if the benefits are passed on to consumers by industry, people will not buy a product simply because it is 2-3% cheaper!
Similarly reducing interest rate will not help industry much as it will result in hardly any reduction of costs(Interest cost is about 5% and if reduced by 1%, it will reduce cost by .05% only) but will reduce income of people by several thousand crore as interest rate on deposits will also be reduced, resulting in reduced demand, besides adding to inflation.
So giving more income to people through fiscal policy, NREGA and other poverty alleviation schemes appear to be the best solution!!!!!
The talk of 7% or more growth appear to be a joke as even the US authorities (USA creates demand for the rest of world mainly) have not ventured to announce any figures the way our expert economists seem to mouth. The current finance minister was the only person to mention sometime back that we don't know what exactly will happen- he is an experienced and an astute person and do not perhaps pretend to be an intellectual know all ! although he has been a genuine professor in the past!'
S Chatterjee
Why import DGP from J&K cadre?
I am unable to understand the decision of Punjab government to import a DGP from J&K Cadre while its own cadre is flushed with IPS officers. One Punjab is now a more or less a peaceful state without any major insurgency issues which need intervention of an expert from J&K. Second in any case most of senior Punjab Cadre officers are well experienced in handling any such threat as they had already won a major war against terrorism. This type of political interference in appointment of senior most position would only demoralize its own cadre as it is in a way an indirect comment on the competency of the state cadre as if it does not have competent officers to man the post of DGP. It is even more surprising that MHA has permitted this gross injustice to the state cadre despite all talks of police reforms.
MB
Charismatic police officer
P.S. Gill, DGP is a charismatic police officer. His deputation as DGP Punjab is a great loss for J&K Police. We wish him all success.
Inderjeet Singh
It is not fair
Bringing heads of cadre posts of All India Services like IPS from outside is very unfair to the officers of the state cadre who serve for their whole career in the cadre hoping to reach the top position some day. Cadre officers also acquire immense experience and in-depth knowledge of their state which is not available to the outsider who parachutes into the top position due to extraneous considerations (and perhaps back room deals with the political masters). Moreover, for any acts of omission or commissions, they cannot be disciplined by the borrowing state as is evident in case of SS Virk, former DG Police of Punjab, who is now being shielded by the State of Maharashtra whose cadre he belongs to, even though the borrowing state Punjab where he was brought in as DG Police has many cases against him.
Aurrat
Congratulations, Ravi Kumar !
Heartiest wishes for the extension to Ravi Kumar CMD BHEL
Rajendra Pandey
Chidambaram fooled us
Government servants have been fooled and the proof is the VIth pay commission which was very much hyped in the newspapers, TV channels etc. Very cleverly even the meager benefits that the V th pay commission had given to the babus have been snatched away from them. Introduction of ACP was like an oasis to the govt. servants specially the Grade D stenographers of CSSS. Due to the stagnations in the promotions of grade Ds, this was some sort of relief to them as they would now atleast get the monetary benefits of next 2 scales. And then came the VIth Pay Commission which introduced 3 ACPs plus the pay bands. What we thought that now atleast we could jump 3 scales higher. But what actually came out from that was that what we would be getting in 24 years, (that is 2 ACPs), we would not be getting even after 30 years (after 3 ACPs). A steno gr. D who gets 2600 as grade pay would get 2800 grade pay after 10 years, 4200 after 20 years and 4600 after 30 years, i.t. not even the scale of an S.O. The UDCs too are affected, but not too much, since they get promoted anyhow. The plight of Stenographers is worse as 1981 Grade D stenographers are still awaiting to get promoted i.e. even after a span of almost 3 decades whereas an LDC of the same year is expecting the 2nd promotion i.e. of an Assistant. It is very sad that even the sufferers are silently sitting and not doing anything about it.
Vandana