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Dadwal to continue as Police Commissioner, Delhi
Union Home Ministry is believed to have dropped the idea to appoint 1975 batch TamilNadu cadre IPS officer Vijay Kumar as Police Commissioner of Delhi.Now the grapevine has it that 1974 batch UT cadre IPS officer Y S Dadwal will continue on the post.
Roy and Dadwal will not be SS Home
This is now certain that Maharashtra DGP A N Roy and Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal will not succeed Raman Srivastava on August 1 as Special Secretary Home.
Who will be new Special Secretary Home ?
Who will be new Special Secretary Home in the Government of India ?. Now the names of two 1974 batch IPS officer U K Bansal (UP) and G S Malhi (Haryana) are doing the round for the post.
CS Delhi to be Vice Chairman DDA ?
As the grapevine has it Rakesh Mehta Chief Secretary Delhi will be new Vice Chairman , Delhi Development Authority (DDA). He is an AGMUT cadre IAS officer of the 1975 batch.
PK Tripathi to be new CS,Delhi ?
As the grapevine has it, PK Tripathi who is currently Principal Secretary (PS) to Ms. Sheila Dixit, Chief Minister, Delhi, is tipped to be new Chief Secretary Delhi. He is 1977 batch IAS officer.
Rahul Gandhi is back- Activities pick up in the Congress
In the wake of AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi's return from abroad, process for changes at the AICC level has been accelerated.
IAS officer Jayant Srinivas Kawale seeks VR
Jayant Srinivas Kawale Joint Secretary Power to Government of India (GOI) has sought voluntary retirement on July 6, 2009. He has served three months notice period effective from July 6, 2009. He is an IAS officer of the 1981 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
( We said this only yesterday )
Mystery shrouds appointment of PESB Chairman
Mystery shrouds appointment of new PESB Chairman. The manner in which the file regarding the appointment is being shuffled from one place to another has created several confusions as also several stories in the bureaucratic circles. It may be recalled that there is no Chairman of the PESB after the retirement of Naresh Narad.
Appointment orders of CBDT Members soon
Appointment orders of the new CBDT Members are expected to be issued in a couple of days.
Work assigned to Ministers of State in the Railways
Having withdrawn powers to approve tenders for works and purchases, Didi has assigned some important work to Ministers of State in the Railways, KH Muniyappa and E. Ahmed like promotion of Indian languages and review of employee amenities. Top Railway officers have been instructed to show highest level of courtesy to the MOSs and ensure that if an MoS passes any orders, the same should be brought to Didi's notice.
Sahni to be Member Settlement Commission
R P Sahni will be new Member of the Settlement Commission in Kolkata. Sahni is 1973 batch IRS (IT) officer.
Post of Secretary, NDMC vacant
The post Secretary, NDMC, has been lying vacant as the incumbent Vikaram Dev Dutt IAS (UT cadre, 1993 batch) has moved as PS to MOS (Home).
No OSD to be appointed without PM's clearance
As the grapevine has it, appointment of senior bureaucrats as OSDs to Ministers cannot take place without clearance of the Prime Minister.
N.S. Srinath Canara Bank tipped to be ED
N.S. Srinath of Canara Bank 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.
Sweeping changes in Meerut
There have been sweeping changes in Meerut. Bhanu Pratap Singh IG Meerut has been shifted to Bareily as IG, Javed Akhtar IG Bareily has gone as IG Meerut.Other changes are DIG /SSP Meerut Braj Bhushan to DIG/SSP Agra, DIG /SSP Agra Badri Prasad Singh to DIG /SSP Moradabad, DIG /SSP Moradabad M.K.Bashal to DIG /SSP Agra, Ms.Radha Chauhan Commissioner Meerut to Commissioner Agra, H.K.Sharma Commissioner Agra to Commissioner Meerut, SP City Meerut Rakesh Jolly to SP City Bareily & SP City Bareily P.P.Singh to SP City Meerut.
Railway Board searches overseas for Indian Railways Heritage
If the number and variety of foreign trips made by its heritage officer is any indication, then the railway board is definitely looking for its heritage overseas. The number of foreign trips made to exotic and not so exotic locations would put even a diehard foreign service officer to shame. It is hotly being discussed in the Board whether the new railway minister would let this officer continue on his monthly overseas jaunts or whether she would order an enquiry into the purpose and outcome of the visits made by him so far?
1983 batch of IFS promoted in Tamil Nadu
Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers belonging to the 1983 batch has been promoted as CCF in Tamil Nadu.
Umesh Kumar gets three months extension
IG CISF South Sector Chennai Umesh Kumar has been granted extension in deputation for three months. He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Viswas is new Director in Youth Affairs
IDAS officer Viswas is the new Director in the Department of Youth Affairs.
Deb Jyoti Das is PS to Sports Minister
Deb Jyoti Das is going to be the new PS to Union Sports Minister MS Gill. IRS officer Das was Director in Ministry of Disinvestment.
Jagdeep Goel is new OSD to Parliamentary Affairs Minister
IRS officer Jagdeep Goel is new OSD to Union Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Minister Pawan Bansal.
Omita Paul gets Secretary rank
Omita Paul who has been appointed Advisor to the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherji has been given Secretary rank. Her appointment will be for three years.
Harish Khare gets Secretary rank and pay
New media advisor to the Prime Minister Harish Khare will be in the rank, pay and status of secretary to the Government of India.
Orders of Income Tax Commissioners this week
Transfer orders of Income Tax Commissioners are expected to be issued by this week end.
What ails ATC?
As the grapevine has it, flights of different airlines were getting delayed due to alleged faulty system of giving clearance to aircrafts. While, clearance for take off is given after an aircraft reaches in "take off" bay, many flights were being given such a clearance even before their doors closed. Others were reportedly being kept in queue for half an hour or in the name of "air congestion". But, who cares? It is loss to passengers & concerning airlines whose flights were getting delayed for no fault of theirs.
Threat of Talibanis looms large on India
Under the pressure of the United States, Pakistani army has started throwing the Talibani terrorists out of the Swat valley. As per the sources, those terrorists have started migrating from Swat valley to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), which is very dangerous for India. The Indian army and Indian intelligence agencies have become alert due to such a migration.
Security threat perception to Maneka & Varun Gandhi: Dadwal
As the grapevine has it, Commissioner of Police, Delhi YS Dadwal had reportedly communicated to Ms. Manenka Gandhi, over phone, that Varun Gandhi's life is in danger. Such a communication has come to the notice of the Prime minister and now when questions are being raised on such communication, Delhi police, is reportedly maintaining a stoic silence.
Katheria joins as IT Ombudsman
Katheriya, who was appointed as IT Ombudsman Ahmedabad, has joined on 30June 2009.
Naik to be Assembly PS Meghalaya
Meghalaya CEO Prashant Naik is being appointed Assembly Principal Secretary. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Subrahmanyam promoted as Principal Director, CAG Office
MS Subrahmanyam, IAAS officer of 1993 batch, has been promoted as Principal Director, CAG's Office, New Delhi.
Training Course in Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Management
A Group Training Course in Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Management Policy to be held in Japan from 28th September 2009 to 18th September 2010.
IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh
K. Vijayanand will now be Managing Director of the AP Genco Ajay Jain has been shifted to the vacancy caused by Vijayanand, to serve Joint Managing Director, AP Transco.
12 Additional Solicitors General appointed
One dozen Additional Solicitors General have been appointed - seven for the Supreme Court and five for High Courts. The seven ASGs for Supreme Court are :-Mssrs Indira Jaisingh,Mohan Parasaran,Parag Tripathi,P P Malhotra,H P Ravel,Mohan Jain and Gaurav Banerjee.The ASGs for High Courts are Mssrs :- Amarjit Singh Chandhiok ,Delhi High Court, Darius J. Khambatta ,Bombay High Court, Farook M. Razack for the Calcutta High Court with additional charge of Orissa, Bihar and northeast, M. Ravindran for the Madras High Court with additional charge of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and Ashok Nigam ,Allahabad High Court
IAS changes in Punjab
There is IAS reshuffle in Punjab.New postings are :- Mssrs B S Siddhu Principal Secretary Higher Education,Mandeep Singh Sandhu Principal Secretary Printing and Stationery,Satish Chandra Secretary Health,Anjali Bhawra Secretary Medical Education and Anurag Agrawal Project Director National Rural Health Mission.
New SSP of Dehradun
Abhinav Kumar has been appointed new SSP of Dehradun.
Bhawani Shankar is Additional PS to RD Minister
Bhawani Shankar is joining Union Rural Development Minister Dr C P Joshi as Additional PS.He is Rajasthan Civil Service officer.
Rao is now Additional PS to Sachin Pilot
Indra Singh Rao is now Additional PS to Union Minister of State Telecom Sachin Pilot. He is Rajasthan Civil Service officer.
IFS changes in Rajasthan
Three officers belonging to Indian Forest Service (IFS) have got new postings in Rajasthan. They are: O.P.Mehta Additional PCCF Wildlife Jaipur, Ambreesh Chand Chaube Additional PCCF Arawali Afforestastion Project Jaipur & V.S.Rathore Deputy CF (Project) Udaipur-North.
UP Governor term expires
The five year tenure of Uttar Pradesh Governor T V Rajeswar expires on July 7. He is however likely to continue till the decision on his successor. Rajeswar was appointed the UP Governor on July 8, 2004, after his stint as the Governor of West Bengal, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh after retiring as the director, Intelligence Bureau (IB), in 1983. However, some senior Congress leaders are in favour of giving another term to Rajeswar.
UP govt transfers Azamgarh District Magistrate
UP government has transferred District Magistrate of Azamgarh Gaurishanker Priyadarshi. He has been made the new DM of Etawah.
IPS reshuffle in UP
Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 10 IPS officials. They include IG (Railways) of Lucknow Harish Chandra Kashyap who will now be IG (Railway) Allahabad, while IG (Railway) Allahabad P K Tiwari will now be IG (Railway) Lucknow. DIG(telecom) Lucknow Hari Ram Sharma has been made additional Commissioner Intelligence, Food and Drug Directorate, SP and Joint director Trade Tax Lucknow Suresh Chandra Pandey has been made SP UP Police Service Commission Board.
Ajay Chadha to be ADG Commonwealth Ganmes
Ajay Chadha, IPS(UT cadre :1977 batch) who is DGP Arunachal Pradesh has been transferred & his serviuces given to the Delhi Government. On deputation he is likely to posted as ADG, Commonwealth Games.
(We said this early last month)
Ms.Vimla Mehra to be DGP, Arunachal Pradesh
Ms.Vimla Mehra is going to be new DGP of Arunachal Pradesh. She is an IPS officer of the 1978 batch, AGMU cadre. At present she is DG, Police Housing Corporation of Delhi Police, Delhi.

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Santosh Kumar Roongta CMD NSC is MD, NAFED also
S. K. Roongta, Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) , National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC) (A Government of India Undertaking) has been given additional charge of Managing Director (MD) , National Agriculturral Federation of India Limited (NAFED) under the administrative control of Ministry of Agriculture w.e.f. July 1,2009
RBI Ombudsman in Punjab
Lalit Srivastava has taken over as Banking Ombudsman (Banking Lokpal) for the States of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, Union Territory of Chandigarh and three districts of Haryana which include Panchkula, Ambala and Yamunanagar.
CVC recommends reduction in increment for Allahabad Bank DGM
CVC has recommended reduction by three stages in increment till the retirement of a DGM Allahabad Bank.
SAIL Chairman SK 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 SK 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.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Pranab Da presented a Budget that is populist out and out!!!!
On this there is no doubt!!!
What worries is how much of the populist schemes will reach the target!!!!
Miniscule has been the record as of yet!!!
Is there some way to ensure it is not like this????
So that the Bull's eye the schemes do not miss!!!!
Fiscal deficit is high and with Sarkaar's social mindset deficit will rise higher!!!!
Fiscal deficit coming under control pledge I do not think there is any buyer!!!
As he read the Budget Pranab Da often had a naughty grin on his mug!!!!!
And I'm sure these naughty grins ne kiya PC ko bug!!!
What were the reasons for these naughty smiles?????
Maybe he felt his 'populist' Budget was giving the Opposition a case of piles!!
The Stock Market reacted negatively because of no 'big bang' announcement!!!!
Sentiment in the market this did hugely dent!!!!
And down the Sensex and Nifty went!!!!!
It was 'anxious money' on account of which valuations were upwardly bent!!!
Unlike PC Pranab Da did not want to get applauded by the minority (the rich)!!!
And that too at the expense of the majority!!!!
Again….. now Sarkaar needs to try to reduce pilferage in its schemes!!!!!
How will they tackle the 'nefarious lots' schemes????
Laloo wanting to get some brownie points with Biharis got up questioning 'nothing for Bihar'?
With Congress now Laloo is moving towards 'war …. aar ya paar'!!!
Dada did not make him shut up like Didi….. more or less ignored Laloo!!!
But general opinion is that during both Budgets Laloo was just being himself … chaloo!!
Didi's Railway Budget has given the Commies a bad 'tummy upset'!!!
In public glare on her Budget they dare fume and fret!!
Double whammy for Didi..... she becomes more popular!!!
And if the Commies berate her budget they risk becoming more unpopular!!
Many say that Aviation Minister is working to a goal!!!
To widen in Air India the black hole!!!
They say Mallya & Goel are interested in Air India 's disinvestment!!!!
Many say Praful is working to the goal that into disinvestment AI is sent!
I'm all for disinvestment of AI but not after it's made to run deeper into losses!!!!!
With Praful at the helm disinvestment procedure will favor Jet and Kingfisher Bosses!!!
Meneka Gandhi should first control her won Beta!!!!
He's turned into a nefarious kind of Neta!!!
Before dashing a rude letter to PM she should have introspected!!!
Her own son's recent actions she should have inspected!!!!
He'd turned into 'Chotta Gawli'!!!!
Not a Neta but a mawali!!
First IBN's Rajdeep Sardesai fibbed on his channel's psephology accuracy!!!
After NDTV made its take known IBN corrected its Tamil Nadu and AP inaccuracy!
Now he's tom-toming that Pranab Da paid heed to IBN's tax advice!!!
If you ask me he just played 'popular' dice!!!
It was pretty obvious that Pranab Da would re-look certain taxes that are taxing!!!
And now Sardesai is beating his chest and IBN's image he's waxing!!
Coming back to the Budget….. it's a Budget that is inclusive!!!
And not exclusive!!!
This Budget was hyped by Business Channels..... called the Budget the Big B!!!
The hype was just Big Bullshit of Big B!!!
Confucius says…but just announcing schemes is not the end!!!!
Delivery is more important....now how much reaches the people karta hai depend!!!
Adds.... but as of now for their Budgets Dada and Didi,
Got a thumbs up from Sonia seated in the front and from the back bench from the owner of Pidhi!!!
Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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Manipulation in EVMs possible ?
Omesh Saigal, a 1964 batch IAS officer of the Union Territory, stunned CEC with a presentation. He demonstrated with his software that its manipulation ensured that one has to just key in a certain code number and that will ensure every fifth vote cast in a particular polling booth goes in favour of a certain candidate.
T Reddy
Retirement age should not be increased
There is already a provision in the relevant rules of the Government where the Government can give extension to those offices where ever it so desires. en bloc extension to all officers is undesirable as no fruitful purpose would be served. It would further create more unemployment and heartburning amongst junior officers whose promotions would be postponed.
D Singh
There is a strong case for increasing the retirement age
In view of the past practice for the last many years of filling up one post against three vacancies due to retirement, resignation, etc. and the resultant shortage of staff; for overcoming financial outgo due to retirements; meeting payment of 2nd instalment as a result of implementation of 6th Pay Commission's report, etc. etc., there is a strong case for increasing the retirement age to 62 years.
Dharam
Neither the MOF should be proud of nor the public be happy
The banking cash transaction tax has been repealed last year and this year it is the turn of FBT, as the pundits say. Next year, it may well be the tonnage tax. All these were ushered in with lot of fanfare and would go down with useless expenditure on forms and stationery, software and hardware cost, both to the government and the public, and to add, the costs on continuing and pending litigation. In living memory and in all taxing jurisdictions, these taxing provisions would have had the shortest period of operation, a record of sorts. Something, neither the MOF should be proud of nor the public be happy about. Taxation measures are framed on consistently relevant historical data and are designed to hold fort for a consistently durable length of time. The conditions which precipitated the enactment of all these provisions have not changed one bit in the last 3 years, so why the need for repealing ? Unless the enactments themselves came about on somebody's whim and somebody else's brazenness. Is it not time, the MOF comes with a disclosure on the money spent both by the government and the public on enactment and giving effect to the repealed provisions, the pending litigations on the repealed provisions, and the reason as to why the provisions have been repealed, along side the names and identities of the worthies in MOF or else where who broached the idea and piloted those through to legislation.
Ram Singh
Vandana's plight is fully right
Regarding ACP, Vandana's plight is fully right. Perhaps she is not aware about the efforts being taken by CSSS Association. Since the publication of the 6th CPC Report CSSS Assn has been airing our concern at all levels in the Government of India. To full activities she and all other stenographers can get in touch with CSSS Assn at csss.assn@gmail.com. Thanks for writing on CSSS problems.
Suresh Kumar
6th CPC - in reply to ACP for stenos:
In our steno line there are two posts called PPS and Sr. PPS. Only DOPT should know what their actual responsibility is because when we stenos after having put in service of more than 20 years can do the work more efficiently with sr, officers(taking dictation and other works); these PPS and Sr. PPS simply do the liaison work and call themselves DS and US. This work can be done by anybody irrespective of their designation. Surprisingly, DOPT is a silent spectator for these persons.
A visitor
Government has befooled the Government Servants on various counts
The increase has been only given to IAS and Class I Lobby and staff has been ill-treated. The very formula of fixation of Pay Old pay as on 1.1.2006x 1.86 for staff and old pay as on 1.1.2006x 2.7 for officers is clear cut discrimination policy of the Government. It seems Class I officer is more poor than staff. Staff stagnates for 20 to 25 years and sometimes even retires at the same post where he is recruited. It is high time Government should consider anomaly commission and sort out this issue of staff discrimination.
Harish Kumar
Menon is an asset
Raghu Menon is a very intelligent, cool headed and down to earth officer. He is an asset. His record of service is very clean. I had the honour to work under his guidance in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. I wish him all the success and happiness and congratulate him on his new assignment.
S S Sandhu
BSF Grievances
Yes I am a Cadre officer of BSF. So what Mr Sat B?
You talk of only 25 officers of IPS in BSF ! But look where are they. All the supervisory and directional level posts are occupied by them. So who makes policy? The personnel Provisioning, Engineering Directorate and most of the frontier headquarters are commanded by these IPS officers. In order to accommodate them, they are first given a paper posting to Delhi for 15 to 20 days so that they can get accommodation and then they are posted out to frontiers from where they come back to Delhi after two years as a matter of right.
Raj
It is the IAS lobby not in favour
News on this site-"Why there has been delay in decision on appointing OSDs to different Ministers? Reason for this is said to be Government of India (GOI) not being in favour of having them." Read between the lines. It's not GOI which is not in favour. It's the IAS lobby not in favour due to its own vested interests.
Sanjay Singh
PESB's Raison D'être !!!
Based on my hands-on experience of six years as Secretary, PESB, I find it totally unjustifiable to go along with the view that the PESB needs to be wound up ! During my stint in the PESB ,I had occasion to interact with a large number of public sector executives including CMDs of Navratna PSUs. They were unanimously in favour of retaining the PESB in their own interests. The Board served as a shield against the ministerial onslaughts where the Officers and Ministers treat their public sector units like fiefdoms. The fountain-heads of corruption lie in ministries! One often hears of cases involving quid pro quo deals with the political Executives. These are not mere hearsays but hard truths, which no self-respecting Indian would like to hear! The ministries ( Read as Ministers) do not permit forwarding cases of extensions of tenures, appointments, confirmation of tenures etc to PESB ,unless their demands are met. This is euphemistically called 'Boundary management'. Secret deals are, sometimes, struck through 'fly-by-night' operators, wheelers and dealers. All other parameters being equal, the serious aspirants are the casualties. The smart ones succeed! The principle of selecting the "Right person for right job", remains buried in the text-books.
Who has been responsible for this mess? Undoubtedly, it is the successive Central Governments in power ever since PESB,s creation in 1978 as an autonomous board by DOP&T, which is invariably headed by the Prime Minister. A weak PESB is easy to manipulate by the Government of the day. In case of sensitive appointments , signals are received from some source located in a 'House' or an 'Office', which I would not like to identify as I do not intend to embarrass anyone. I had unsavoury experiences during the NDA regime. Unfortunately, the story continues. Only, the characters have changed!
So with all this happening , What is the prescription? We do not need to be management experts to know the answers. We ,merely, need to think' Out of the Box'. The answer lies in upgrading the present status of PESB by according it Statutory or Constitutional status. It would be appropriate to bring even the Board-level appointments in Banking institutions under the purview of the reconstituted PESB. On the analogy of the UPSC , a Constitutional Board ,headed by an eminent person preferably a retired high court Judge with the rank of MOS, who could withstand politico-administrative pressures ,assisted by professionals and management experts, would meet the need of the hour. The retired bureaucrats should be declared 'persona non grata'!
But, can the GOI achieve this Utopia? Perhaps, never? So, let the status quo of corruption continue unabated as the path of least resistance. It suits everyone except our Country, which is,in any case, moving ahead on "Bhagwaan bharosay".
A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)
Cruel joke on the aam admi
Pranab Mukherjee has played a cruel joke on the aam admi by raising the I.T. exemption limit by a laughable amount of Rs. 10,000-15,000. Assuming that everyone pays tax at maximum rate of 30%, the maximum relief amounts to Rs. 375/- per month. 95% of the people will get relief of less than Rs. 200 per month. We, the aam admi (read beggars) reject this kind of charity to us straightaway. The money saved by him by not increasing these limits can be spent by him in releasing massive advertisements from public funds to extol the virtues of his Party and its President. This will earn him more valuable praise from the Party president.
R Swami