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Tenure of Christy L. Fernandez extended
Tenure of Christy L. Fernandez, IAS (Gujarat cadre, 1973 batch) Secretary to the President of India will be co terminus with that of President Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil.Orders regarding this have been issued.
( We said this on June 5 )
J & K CS and DG to continue
J & K Chief Secretary Sham Singh Kapur and DGP Kuldeep Khoda are going to continue. This was decided in Delhi on Monday in the presence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Will the next PESB Chairman from outside?
Will the next PESB Chairman from outside? This question is being asked in the bureaucratic circles in view of the inordinate delay in appointment of the new Chairman. One case of appointment of PESB Chairman from outside that immediately comes to mind is that of N Vittal.
Will Pattanayak succeed Parasuram ?
S K Pattanayak is likely to succeed R Parasuram as Minister (Agriculture)Embassy of India in Rome. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.1978 batch IAS officer of MP cadre Parasuram is expected to return to the parent cadre by the end of this month.
Ajay Chadha to be ADG Commonwealth Games
Ajay Chadha, IPS (UT cadre: 1977 batch) who is DGP Arunachal Pradesh has been transferred & his services given to the Delhi Government. On deputation he is likely to posted as ADG, Commonwealth Games.
( We said this on June 18 )
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.
Road Transport for the Railway Minister
Left Front Ministers in West Bengal, unlike their Congress and BJP counterparts in other states, are known not to use official facilities like cars and drivers for personal purposes. The presumptive CM of West Bengal has gone one step ahead. She uses her personal small Maruti Zen car for official purposes with her Additional Private Secretary doubling as the driver.
Rahul Sarin to join after LS session
Rahul Sarin, Secretary Personnel is going to move out only after the on-going Parliament Session to take up his new assignment as Member, Competition Appellate Tribunal.
Rajiv Topno is Dy Secretary in PMO
Rajiv Topno has joined the PMO as Deputy Secretary. He is 1996 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Vinaytosh Mishra joins CISF at Bokaro
Vinaytosh Mishra, IPS (Orissa cadre: 1993 batch) has joined CISF as DIG, Steel Plant at Bokaro.
FM to take a view about CBDT Members
As the grapevine has it Pranab Mukherjee Indian Finance Minister is going to take a view on appointments of new CBDT Members.
Ms.Mona Khandhar to go to the US
Ms. Mona Khandhar been nominated by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T), Government of India (GOI), for the Programme "MA in Public Service" in Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA" commencing from August 2009. She is an IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre who belongs to the 1996 batch. At present Ms. Mona Khandhar is Joint Secretary to the Gujarat Government, Finance Department.
Rahul Bhandari is new PS to Pawan Bansal
Rahul Bhandari is new PS to Union Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Minister Pawan Bansal.He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
Das to be Member Settlement Commission
Deobrat Das will be new Member of the Settlement Commission in Chennai. Das is 1973 batch IRS (IT) officer.
Dhiren Mathur promoted as Accountant General
Dhiren Mathur, IAAS officer of 1993 batch, has been promoted as Accountant General, Gujarat, Rajkot.
Rahul Bojja is PS to Jairam Ramesh MoEF
Rahul Bojja IAS officer of the 1990 batch, Andhra Pradesh cadre has been appointed as PS to Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent Charge).
Mayawati aims at enhancing support base
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president & Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has single point programme. It is to enhance "BSP's support base" by carrying all sections of the society together while ensuring upliftment of have nots.
Training Course in National and Regional Development Policy
A Group Training Course in National and Regional Development Policy to be held in Japan from September 8, 2009 to October 24, 2009.
1990 batch empanelment for Jt Secr level delayed ?
1990 batch empanelment for Joint Secretary level is said to have been delayed because as many as 80 Joint Secretary level officials, belonging to batches from 1982 to 1989, were already waiting for their posting in the Government of India.
CISF DG is without Government house for eight months
Allotment of government accommodation for the officers of Central Police Organisations (CPOs) is not an easy task. The officers are made to wait for weeks and months together. The latest such example is of CISF DG who is running from pillar to post for the allotment of government house for the past eight months but to no avail.
Murthy promoted and posted in MoD
KVR Murty, an officer of the 1991 batch of the IDAS, has been promoted
to the SAG and posted as a Integrated Financial Adviser in the
Ministry of Defence at New Delhi.
Book of Ramachandran presented to PM
First copy of M Ramachandran's book titled""An Alternative Approach to Project Planning in Public Works - The Indian Context " was presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.1972 batch Uttarakhand cadre IAS officer Ramachandran is presently Secretary Urban Development in the Government of India.Also seen are Mr. B.K.Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission and Shri M.K.Narayanan, National Security Advisor.
DoPT issues directives regarding woman participation in recruitment agencies
Department of Personnel & Training has directed all appointing authorities that it is mandatory to have one woman member in the Selection Boards/ Committees for making recruitment to ten (10) or more vacancies and lady candidates are expected to be available for the service / Post. Besides, where the number of vacancies against which selection is to be made is less than 10, no efforts should be spared in finding a lady officer for inclusion in such Committees / Boards. Moreover, in the event of such an officer not being available in the Ministry / Department itself, lady officer may be nominated from any other office at the same station and wide publicity be given to all appointments in Government.
Ex-Meghalaya DGP is named in CBI chargesheet
An ex-Meghalaya DGP has been named in the CBI Chargesheet.
UP Governor's 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. IG (Meerut) Bhanu Pratap Singh will now be IG (Bareilly) while IG (Bareilly) Mohammad Javed Akhtar will be IG (Meerut). DIG/SSP Moradabad M K Bansal has been transferred in the same capacity at Meerut while DIG/SSP Agra Badri Prasad Singh was sent to Moradabad. Similarly, DIG/SSP Meerut Braj Bhushan has been transferred to Agra, 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.
Some seasoned politician may be UP Governor
The Congress, party sources say, is in a mood to appoint any political person as the next Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Names of Rajasthan Governor S K Singh, politicians Motilal Vora and Sushil Kumar Shinde were in the circulation for the UP Governor's post.
IAS changes in Meghalaya
In a minor bureaucratic reshuffle of IAS officers two changes have been affected by the Meghalaya Government. They are Frederick Roy Kharkongor (2000 batch) DC, West Garo Hills to Registrar Cooperative Societies, Additional Secretary Education & in charge of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Sanjay Goel (2004 batch) who was recently posted as Registrar Cooperative Societies, Additional Secretary Education & Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has been posted as DC, West Garo Hills.
Goel is OSD to Pawan Bansal
1989 batch IRS officer Jagdeep Goel is new OSD to Union Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Minister Pawan Bansal
Manoj Govil returns to MP
Manoj Govil on completion of studies in the US based Princeton University on "Essays in Monitory Economics" has returned to his parent cadre of Madhya Pradesh . He is an IAS officer of the 1991 batch.
Shatrughna Singh bereaved
Shatrughna Singh Principal Secretary (PS) to Uttarakhand Chief Minister lost his mother recently in Jamshedpur.
SC upholds Ashok Darbari ex PSC chief,Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court has vindicated & upheld the stand of Ashok Darbari for the post of Chairman Chhattigarh state’s Public Service Commission (PSC).In a landmark judgement the Supreme Court of India (SCI) has upheld that State Governments should not interfere in working of state PSCs . Ashok Darbari is a retired IPS officer of the 1968 who belongs to Chhattisgarh cadre
Ram Sewak Sharma appointed Director General of UID Project
Ram Sewak Sharma has been appointed as CEO and DG of UID Project. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Anu Agrawal to be considered after completion of six years
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has directed that Ms. Anu Aggarwal,IAS(NL:01) will be considered for Inter-Cadre deputation to Punjab cadre only after completion of six years in her cadre and after completion of 'cooling off' requirements.
Ajay Kumar to join AP Government for three years
The GoI has allowed inter-cadre deputation to J Ajay Kumar from Assam-Meghalaya to Andhra Pradesh for three years.He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
IFS officer to join NTRO
A.K. Singh has been appointed as Controller (Admn.) in the National Technical Research Organisation.He is 1984 batch IFS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Maj.Gen Bhardwaj is NSG (OPS)
Maj.Gen Bhardwaj is new IG (Operations) in National Security Guard (NSG).
(We said this on May 10 & June 7,2009 )
IPS changes in Sikkim
Tshering Bhutia has been posted as DIG/Fire & Emergency Services. Rajiv Ranjan, IPS, ADC to the Governor has been posted Superintendent of Police/West (Gyalshing).
1984 batch IAS officer is PS in Sikkim
1984 batch Sikkim cadre IAS officer Dr Alok Kumar Shrivastava has been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary . He is presently Commissioner (Pine) in Delhi
IPS changes in Karnataka
B K Singh has been appointed DCP Administrtion ,Bangalore. N Shivaprasad will now be Superintendent of Police, Kodagu.
New Judges of Patna High Court
Justice Mihir Kumar Jha and Justice Kishore Kumar Mandal, Additional Judges of the Patna High Court have been appointed Judges of the Patna High Court.

CORPORATE
PFC Director (Finance ) file pending for long
The file pertaining to appointment of Director (Finance ) in Power Finance Corporation is said to be pending since February 2009.
Air India to have five new Directors
There is a move to induct five Independent Directors on the Board of the Air India. Presently the Air India has ten Directors on its board.
Sutapa Banerjee is Unit Head
Sutapa Banerjee has joined as Unit Head of the Ambit Holdings.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
With many QIPs completed and multitudes in the pipeline!!!!
The Markets hoped for the Sarkaar this would be a sign!!!
They felt Sarkaar should also go in for a 'QIP'!!!!!
In the Budget they expected Pranab Da to Quantify Investment offer to Public or QIP!
With markets down Sarkaar does not want to undersell PSU shares!!!!
Not when on the Street you see few bulls and more bears!!!
India Inc. has gone in for QIPs when the market is in a slump!!!
Seems India Inc. feels Stocks will go down more and so Stocks they did dump!!
But why are QIPs being bought into??????
Well issuers need funds desperately and buyers with piles money feel something they have to do!!!!
Buyers are taking a long horizon view and feel in five years these shares will rise!!!
And their feeling is that they are being wise!!!
So those going in for QIPs are selling cheap,
As in debt they are neck deep!!!
Buyers are buying as cash is aplenty and in five years they feel stocks will rise!!!
And touch new highs!!!!
And as there is no lock in buyers can sell QIP purchased shares whenever the want to,
And if they feel matters are not moving as per their targets this they will do!!
Sarkaar has no incentive or need to sell PSU's cheap..... urgency is not there!!!
Though at a high deficit Sarkaar karr rahi ahi stare!!!
Moreover Sarkaar should realize minority disinvestment does not work.... failed,
Only by privatization from the situation it is in Sarkaar can be bailed!!
This Budget was hyped by Business Channels ' Budget that could make or break'!!!
And without a doubt this was just for the TRP stake!!!!
You had IBN's Rajdeep Sardesai going to Pranab Da with a demand charter!!!
Aim … TRP…… Sardesai was just being the classical farter!!!!
This was UPA2's first Budget so very rightly the mode adopted was slow and steady!!!
Disappointed Stock Markets that want 'things to go heady'!!!
All this talk that India is decoupled is a fib or lie!!!!
So when US Markets went down India rose….. why????
That is because of the huge Budget expectations and so Indian stocks rose and rose!!!
'Castles built on sand fall when the tide comes in' the saying goes!!
Pranab Da when you give Public money it is important to keep track!!!
Money should be given for Schemes to States with order ' kindly report back'!!!
Regular audits should be done!!!
It should not be only 1 kg. reaches the target from every dispatched tonne!!!
There is this take that when Congress comes to power it announces scheme after scheme!
And then to pilfer Congressis scheme!!!
In six months property and stocks start to rocket!!!!
After all scamsters have to invest the money they pocket!!!
Pranab Da quoted Kautaliya … here is what Confucius says!!!!
King should make the delivery system accountable for every cent of dole that he pays!!
Next batch of statues Maya has ordered are in bronze....can be melted!!!!!
The Bronze can be recovered after the statues are smelted!!!
At least some of the wasted money can be redeemed!!
She should only make bronze statues it should be deemed!!!
In the Ambani household there is a Supreme Court!!!
Both brothers in front of Mom should be ordered to report!!
She should warn them 'settle and don't fight or I'll will my shares to some Commie Party'!
To settle the feud between her deekras or sons she should turn arty (innovative)!!
CRPF cannot be withdrawn' says J&K CM!!!
Seems he got a dressing down from PC or PM!!!!
Omar has shown ' for lateral entry it's the people who ultimately pay'!!!!!
To the top there should never be a short cut way!!!
Confucius says…… the way to the top is like a steeplechase race!!!
Only one who is good 'in everything' the Throne should grace!!!!
Flash... Sarkaar is contemplating disinvestment in India's National Airline!!!
But it'll still be like in the old bottle the same old wine!!!
Why not privatize Air India and get over with it,
Sarkaar should parachute out and not exit bit by bit!!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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Fused bulbs again?
Further increase in the age of retirement has never been under consideration of the government after the age was increased from 58 to 60 few years back. IAS officers who are nearing retirement are fully entitled to day dreaming. From time to time they influence Dr. Mehrotra to publish a false news. Hopefully, this minor falsehood does not affect the credibility of the site too much.
M.P. Bauer
Retirement age at 60 !
Atlthough much has been written, one cannot refrain from making an observation. All kudos to RG team for resisting this move. I wish to draw attention to Maggie Thatchers New Public Mgmt NPM of 80s, wherein she gave a golden handshake for all those above 55 ( retire everyone at 55), create vacancies ( 3% posts = 1 yr : 5 yrs translates to 15% vacancies). All the posts should be filled up ( not 1/3rd) , but the government will end up making a saving . let us say 1 Assistant is retired at 55, his replacement will be drawing 1/2 salary and will be more /equally qualified. The benefits of reducing the age of retirement to 55 or 56 is good for improving the administration of govt. Moreover, those who are made to go, have a productive 10 yrs and they can contribute best . In case 55 appears too redical, make it 56 or 57 . the humbug of experience should not hold back the govt from not taking a decision ( the fall will be early promotions , which wil be motivational )
Sanjay Singh
Weed out the inefficient !
It is alright to increase the retirement age to 62,but at the same time Government should formulate a policy to weed out inefficient and corrupt elements in the service. If you look at the States' Secretariates, you can see than less than 30% of the IAS officers do work. Some even play Golf in office time.
N Krishnan
It will increase unemployment
Increase in retirement age will increase unemployment in young .which is a big problem already.
Ashok Jaidka
No heading for welfare
Sixth Pay Commission amongst other things recommended rationalisation of HBA or tying up with public sector banks, but despite so much time there seems to be no heading for welfare measure for larger chunk of CIVIL Servants. Current limit of Rs. 7.5 Lacs is artificially low and not linked to ground realities. Getting loan from Banks is more expensive and being government servant, government should not deny legitimate welfare measures. Can this forum act as messenger to the concerned ministry to come up with realistic scheme now? Especially when the presentation of budget is over and more allocation is ordered by the FM?
N Kumar
DG from outside
I can understand the pain of Aurrat (WIC 6/7/09) He is so pained by one DG coming from outside to Punjab. I hope he and his bretheren in the IPS will also have same sympathies for the cadres of CPOs who not only have to suffer the DG but also officers coming on deputation even at the level of DIG and blocking the avenues of cadre people from becoming even DIsG
Raj
UN assignments of civil servants
India ia a global player but on many occasions it is noticed that India is unable to carry its strength to the international arena ( including in complex negotiations). One reason is the inability to send seasoned bureaucrats on foreign assignments. The Government of India should actively encourage officers to apply and go for UN assignments. However, this should be for a maximum period of 5 yrs . Morever, there should be a bond that the civil servant will serve the Government of India for atleast 3 yrs after his assignment. Those in the Government of India should also be allowed to go, once their assignments under Central Staffing/Fixed term assignments are getting complete or atleast 80% over, say 4 yrs out of 5 for Dir/JS level officers and so on this is essential to strategies on complex matters such as in WTO, ILO, World Bank etc, but may perhaps apply equally well for other UN organisations such as UNCTAD, UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO, FAO, Etc
Sanjay Kumar
PESB is necessary
I am in the private sector and have appeared for interviews in the PESB several times for appointment at the Board level in public sector. I failed to get selection as I could not meet the demands of the Ministers, who controlled the PSUs. The views given by the former Secretary PESB must be considered by Rahul Gandhi, the General Secretary of the Congress party in the interest of good governance.
Palash Chattopadhayay
Check freebies
Kudos to your website for posting the views of the former Secretary, PESB. As a former CMD of a PSU,I agree 100% with what he says. There should be a check on the freebies enjoyed by the officers and ministers from the PSU, under their control. I am 75 years old. Such things never happened during my time. Will the Prime Minister look into these matters?
S.Sen
PESB's future?
An excellent and bold views expressed by the former Secretary PESB on this website about the need of continuing the PESB. As a serving PSU Executive, I fully endorse his views about corruption in appointments matters in the public sector. The allegations are correct. The restructuring of PESB is very necessary. I am sorry, I cannot disclose my identity.
A visitor
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Not finding solution
It is true that the Urban Development Minister is also trying to find easy way out instead of finding real solutions to problems of home buyers. The trend of forcing banks to give easy home loans at lower rates was really pushed to the limit by Chidu and builders could make hay while his sun was shining.
Unfortunately, it seems that even the new Govt. is either working for the builders or is not capable of forcing them to bring down prices to realistic levels. After all, the people do not have the deep pockets that the builders have!
I Khan
it is correct
It has been correctly pointed out in "DOPT has made mockery" about pay parity orders issued by DoPT while giving non-functional promotions. In another feature, it has indicated that batch for non-IAS services will be as per year of joining. Even when some officers from the same exam and belong to same cadre, there could be different years of joining ( even if separated by only a few months), they would be considered different batches. The reasons for late doing may perhaps be due to "efficiency" of the cadre controlling authority. This would make a junior in merit, senior. Thus the principle would be "first come, first serve". This principle was adopted by Dept. of telecom and held "unjust" by recent high court judgement.
Surely, some one in DoPT needs to apply his/her mind more constructively.
Sudhir Gupta
Budget 2009-10:
It is silly to say that it is an "am aadmi budget" because the more richer persons and the more earning income persons are the real beneficiaries. An "am aadmi" is not concerned about the discount in luxurious cars but interest only discounts and benefits from the items that suit an ordinary Indian middle class people. This budget indirectly if for the benefit of higher class of the society and it has indirectly fooled the middle class and lower class. Slowly and steadily this stable government, it seems will ensure only for the stability of the richer sections of the society and not for the salaried and middle class.
Rajiv