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Cabinet Secretary to continue
Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar is going to continue for another one year. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is believed to have cleared his extension. 1970 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer, Chandrasekhar, is considered to be an honest, upright and straightforward person.
( We said this on March 18 )
R Chandrashekhar is Secretary IT now
Rentala Chandrashekhar who so far was Special Secretary in Information Technology (IT) has been posted as Secretary IT. He is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on April 27 and again on May 18)
Johny Joseph gets 6 months extension
Maharashtra Chief Secretary Johny Joseph who was to superannuate on May 31,2009 has been given six months extension. He is a Maharashtra cadre IAS officer of the 1972 batch.
(We said ON April 28,May 11 and May 19)
Ms. Neelam Nath is Secretary Ex Servicemen Welfare
Ms. Neelam Nath who so far was Special Secretary Ex Servicemen Welfare has been posted as Secretary Ex Servicemen Welfare. She is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.
Indian Parliament to be headed by ex IFS officers
Members of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) can rejoice in the fact that now two former (IFS) officers will preside over both houses of the Indian Parliament. Former Water Resource Minister Ms.Meira Kumar who will be new Lok Sabha Speaker & Vice President Hamid Ansari who
presides over the Rajya Sabha, are officers who were earlier in the Foreign Service.
Orders of yester-ministers
Lalooji approved the postings of Divisional Railway Managers on the day of counting of votes. The Railway Ministry issued orders before the new minister could take charge. On the other hand, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment stopped obeying the orders of the Minister the day elections were announced. Meira Kumar called for a file and wrote that if the Secretary thinks that this is a caretaker government, he is wrong. In spite of lack-luster performance of her ministry, the newspapers were reporting that Meira Kumar, a hands-on Minister who takes decisions to the level of work distribution of deputy secretaries, will continue in the same Ministry. Mukul Wasnik has been welcomed in the Ministry with great relief.
Tony Jesudasan to remain in India
Despite rumours that Tony Jesudasan is shifting to the US, it appears that his plans have been put on hold. It has reportedly happened because of the UPA's return to power at the Centre. Jesudasan is President in the "Anil Dhiurubhai Ambani (ADA)" group. He & ADA GROUP's Corporate Chief in Delhi A.N.Sethuraman know a number of Ministers in the present cabinet.
FR Joseph in RBI going as RD to Kolkata
FR Joseph in RBI has been transferred to Kolkata as Regional Director.
Who will be Administrator of Lakshdeep ?
Who will be new Administrator of Lakshdeep ?.Names of 1979 batch UT cadre IAS officer D M Spolia and 1983 batch IAS officer J K Dadoo are in circulation.
IT Commissioners transfer list this week
Transfer list of 1988 and 1989 batch IRS (IT) officers to the rank of Commissioner is expected to be issued this week.
Another Circular of Home Minister
Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram has issued another circular for officers of Home Ministry in which he had given meeting schedule from May 29, 2009 to June 8, 2009 so that every day two Joint Secretaries could brief him about his Department with Directors, Under Secretaries
and concerning Additional Secretary. The duration of meeting will be 30 minutes with each JS.
PS to Minister of State, Home
Vikram Dev Dutt, IAS, 1993 batch, AGMU Cadre at present Addl. Secretary, NDMC will be joining as PS to Ajay Maken, Minister of State for Home.
R.K.Mahajan seeks new posting
R.K. Mahajan, IAS, 1987 batch, Bihar Cadre who was EDPG of Ex-Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav has asked DOPT to post him at some other place as JS.
Rajesh Sarwal posted as Jt.Secy. Public Enterprises
Rajesh Sarwal, IAS, 1988 batch, MT Cadre has been posted as Joint Secretary in the Department of Public Enterprises, Government of India.
Viswas Mehta joins NDC
Viswas Mehta, IAS, 1986 batch, Kerala cadre has joined as Senior Director (Staff) at National Defence College, Government of India.
Who will be new Chairman of NHRC ?
Who will succeed Justice Rajendra Babu as Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).Government is yet to take a decision.
Roypaul to retire this month
Member of the UPSC K Roypaul is retiring in the second week of this month. He is 1967 batch retired IAS officer.
Additional CITs to be transferred shortly
As the grapevine has it Additional Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs) are going to be transferred soon.
First woman IPS officer to join SPG
Binita Thakur is joining the SPG as SP.1996 batch Rajasthan cadre IPS officer Binita will be the first woman IPS officer in the country to join the SPG.
Sarabjeet Singh is Secretary to MP Chief Minister
Sarabjeet Singh who so far was IG Administration in PHQ has been posted as Secretary to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of the MP cadre.
1977 batch UT cadre IAS officers promoted
All the 1977 batch UT cadre IAS officers Mssrs J P Singh, P K Tripathi, A K Mathur, Shumsher K Sheriff, Rakesh Behari and T Bam have been promoted to the rank of Secretary.
6 IPS officers shifted in MP
As many as six IPS officers have been shifted by the Madhya Pradesh
Government. They are: Arvind Kumar IG Chambal as IG Gwalior with
additional charge of IG Chambal, D.S.Sengar IG Gwalior as IG PHQ
Bhopal, A. Sai Manohar SP Narsinghpur as SP Gwalior, VK Suryavanshi
SP Gwalior as Commandant 18th Battalion SAF Shivpuri, Dr. VC Verma
Commandant 18th Battalion SAF Shivpuri as SP Umaria & Ashish SP umaria
as SP Narsinghpur.
IPS changes in Maharashtra
Himanshu Roy will move to Mumbai as additional commissioner of police (South region) in place of D Venkatesham. Venkatesham will now be DIG (Administration). Alibaug Pratap Digaokar has been transferred to Mumbai.
Chhattisgarh government reshuffles 11 IAS officers
Chhattisgarh government has reshuffled 11 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. While R Prashanna, Avinash Champawat and L.S. Ken have been appointed collectors of Bijapur, Kanker and Narayanpur districts respectively, Niharika Barik, the New Delhi-based resident commissioner of Chhattisgarh, is now Mahasamund district collector. Similarly while Avadh Bihari is commissioner of the state's Surguja division, PC Dalai has been appointed Chairman of Board of secondary Education and Professional Examination Board, SK Srivastava is now Secretary PHE department, Surendra K jaiswal has been posted as Deputy secretary in the State Secretariat and Xavier Tigga has been posted as jointsecretary in the State Secretariat. Also, Ms. Shahla Nigar has been posted as MD Chhattisgarh Civil Supplies Corporation and Sunil Kujoor has been given the additional charge of Revenue, Disaster management and Commissioner Rehabilitation.
Air Marshal Gogoi is new DG Air (Operations)
Air Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi has taken over as Director General Air (Operations) of Indian Air Force.
Air Marshal Browne takes charge
Air Marshal NAK Browne AVSM VM has taken over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command.
Air Marshal Barbora is new Vice-Chief of Air Staff
Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora PVSM VM has assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) at Air Headquarters.
IG level changes in MP
The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday affected changes in the postings of five IPS officers of the rank of Inspector General of Police. The changes include Ashok Dohre who has been posted as IG Administration, Ashok Soni IG Selection and D.S. Sengar IG Planning. Sanjay Kumar Jha on return from deputation has been posted as IG Chambal.
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DEBATE
DEBATE: Is there a challenger to Rahul Gandhi in this country of 100 crores ?
The results of the general elections 2009 has seen the transition of Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, into a mature and strong leader with a vision whose efforts for changing the political landscape of the country by encouraging youth has been endorsed by the voters. Now the opposition parties seem to groping in dark with no youthful face who can take on Rahul.
The debate for this fortnight is - Who do you consider a potential competitor to Rahul Gandhi from all the non Congress parties in the country?
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Jacob is new GM SBH
M. C. Jacob, former General Manager State Bank of Indore, has taken over as GM, State Bank of Hyderabad
BDO Haribhakti appointed Auditor of Wockhardt Ltd
Drug giant Wockhardt Ltd has empanelled BDO Haribhakti as its auditors. Prior to this Arthur Andersen and S R Batliboi were the auditors of Wockhardt .
Ram S Ramasundar appointed Group Chief Financial Officer of Jindal ITF
Ram S Ramasundar has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer of Jindal ITF
Prior to this Ramasundar has worked as Director of DLF Hotels Holdings.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Hope Sonia and Mohna have heard Meira Kumar's aawaz!!!!
She squeaks even when she's naraaz!!!
So if she's made Speaker they'll have to give her a voice makeover!!!
Background voice will say what she has said of course after her statement is over!!
There will be a lag between her lip movement and sound!!!!
And voice artist will have to be present in Parliament when she's around!!!
Renuka Chowdhury could be deputed for the voice makeover!!!!
Only Renuka should not add her 'hullo hullo' after the statement is over!!
BJP's in introspection on Party's recent loss!!!
Now they say one too many abuses at Mohna BJP Leaders did toss!!!!
The irony is they called Mohna nikama!!!!
And Mohna has made Advani who called him nikama all the time nikama!!!
One Gandhi spouted venom and the other applied balm!!!
One tried to work up a frenzy and the other tried to calm!!
Sonia's done a good job with her son and Meneka's spoilt her son!!!!
And in the end goodness has won!!!!
Okay Varun did get elected!!!
But now by BJP he's being rejected!!!
So Sonia can put up her collar!!!
And Meneka needs to get hold of Varun by the collar!!!
If Public did not see through Varun's 'empty' Hinduvta it's because he's a good actor!
His acting Public were not able to factor!!
BJP if you ask me is now the BJP of yore!!!!
BJP that was trying to get a foothold in the door!!!!
Now the foothold is to ensure that door does not close in BJP's face!!!!
BJP lost grace and now has lost face!!!
BJP needs to play the role of an Opposition that is constructive!!
And not one that is destructive!!!
Show the Nation that India and Indians come first for BJP!!!!
And it is not Bharatiya Jhagda Party….one analogy for BJP!!
Don't attack decisions of the Sarkaar just because Opposition should oppose!
New strategy BJP needs to formulate and new slogan BJP needs to compose!!
Laloo they say is planning to go back to the drawing board!!!!
This election has cut off his power chord!!!!
He's powerless in Bihar and Dilli!!!!!
In both places he's willy-nilly!!!
Though Rabdi still peps up his ego and addresses him a Sahib or Boss!!!!
But this sounds like a 'jeer' after his loss!!!
Even Kheni does not get him that high even though he's double the dose!!!!
And not even 'launda naach' gets him out of his lows!
Education is the second biggest Industry Down Under!!!!!
And this 'milch cow' Aussies would not like to surrender!!!
A major chunk of students are from Mera Bharat Mahaan!!!!
If Indian students stop going there Aussie Education Industry will not be mahaan!
What else can you expect from future generations of convicts and thugs!!!
A horrendous past each Australia n lugs!!!
Its said that if there was no weekend Aussies would not work!!!
Work se karte hai shirk!!!
Indians work even on weekends and Aussies resent this!!!!!
So opportunity to make fun of hard working Indians Aussies do not miss!!
Confucius says …..Aussies really show they come from Down Under!!!!
When it comes to politeness and civility they are down or under ( under polite or civil)!!!!
Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Forum
(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion)
Ministers should face 360 degree evaluation
All the newly sworn in ministers should also face the genuine 360 degree evaluation (APA and annual ministry appraisal) which should be accessible to all on the net. Certain exhaustive benchmarks should be set for the minister/ministry's self appraisal which should be verified by the cabinet/ruling party president after which tabled in the parliament so that if need be things could be questioned by MPs /Public.
S Raswant
India needs more international civil servants
India is an influential global player. It will become one of the most economically powerful countries in the next 10 years. Unfortunately , its global dominance in the UN system has declined over the last few years. One reason being the reluctance of GOI to allow the Indian civil servants to take up long term assignments. While there is no denial that as long as the officer is needed in any asignment in India , he cannot and should not be soared, but there is no case not to encourage officers to join prestigious assignments if they are not needed in India. For e.g , if any Jt Secy/ Dy Secy has completed his tenure in MoEF and is being óffered a job in UNEP/ world Bank , he should be spared , rather encouraged as he can advocate our interest. Making the officer quit and go makes no sense. The new government must revisit the existing policy if they are keen to retain talented officers, yet at the same time giving them an international exposure of 2 or 3 year.
Viswas Mehta

Punctuality
Its best to follow the example of Delhi Metro stations. They have computerised entry-exit points. We need to provide electronic IDs to all employees and the machine will record the timings. Deduct one CL for every three late arrivals/ early departures including lunch timings. The machine will decide, no human errors or manipulations. The supervisors would know if the official is on official duty. Memos could be given from personal files to chronic defaulters. A system can be developed to decide on the future career of such officials.
S Dave
One must attend to one's dharma!
When Cabinets come and cabinets go, even cabinet secretaries must emulate them! When life itself is from ashes to ashes and dust to dust, what price posts? Power and pelf are equally ephemeral as life itself. One must attend to one's dharma, be one peon or secretary (anyway, there is no difference between peon and secretary, but for the rank and pay, both have families to raise, jobs to do and bosses to humour). If one attends to one's dharma, these doubts will melt away.
A K Singh
Punctuality and late coming
Log the total hours in a year an employee comes late and/or goes early and deduct it from the qualifying years of service for promotion. Reflect it in the ACR. At least those are punctual will have less competition. We tried this in a large central PSU and saw remarkable change. You cannot change behaviour pattern without changing the measurement yardstick.
Subramanian
Good work should be appreciated
I am a regular and an avid reader of your site and admire and inspire others to follow suit. The article on HM Chidambram stating schooling and confronting his orders and desires on punctuality are not being taken in right earnest and instead being targetted .This is the misfortune of this country that anything done to improve the overall image are always seen harshly. This is all so called babu-dom of the ministry, those are raising the voice for no apparent concern that give them any room to breath. Please stop criticising the good work by done and adopt a style of healthy living in a positive frame of mind.
Dinesh Pal Singh
Will it make them work?
One can force people to come in time and will it make them work? Mere presence of people at a particular time is not going to help the country or people at large.The people who r forced to come on time may also resort to going back at the schduled time of closure and it will more or less result in a situation of work to rule. What is to be emphasised is commitment to work with an accepted work ethos and dedication that they r all doing it for the betterment of their country and its people.Politicians like Chidambaram should act as Roll models in this and try to imbibe their employees with such good traits. Once this is achieved, rest of the other things will take place automatically. I therefore agree that Chidambaram should not act like a Principal of a school but should conduct himself gracefully to inculcate the spirit of service and earnest working among the employees of his Ministry which will go a long way in meeting the aspersions of the people of our Nation.
Srini
Bureaucrats with political pull never retire
I think in Delhi, bureaucrats with political pull never retire. We have seen the disgraceful behaviour of a retired Secretary and former CEC joining a political party and then becoming a Minister. By putting a retired Menon in PMO, the new FS will not have the freedom to work.
N Krishnan
CBDT receives kudos but------
The CBDT has received kudos for publishing due list of Commissioners for transfers but the hidden fact is that CBDT is not undoing the sins committed in the past .Many Commissioners were transferred in the past in violation of transfer policy and their representations were ex-party buried. Since they have joined the new place their tenure is one year and they were shown not due for transfers.
V P Thakur
Is Rahul Gandhi a super boss in the Government ?
I have noticed that of late, Aaj Ki Aawaaz has been constantly referring to Rahul Gandhi as if he is some kind of a super boss in the Government. I feel that the media including Whispers should not try to create such hype about people and indirectly encourage such extra-constitutional authority. In fact, responsible media in a democracy should highlight whenever such extra constitutional authority is seen to interfere in the Govt. business.
I Khan
Colonial feudalistic attitude plaguing bureaucracy
One of the fundamental problem facing our bureaucracy is its colonial feudalistic attitudes. It is painful to see even the young educated officers behaving the same way as feudal lords while brandishing their newly acquired power symbols i.e. 'lal bati' and armed 'police guards'. Most unfortunate part is that it is essentially these motivators which are attracting younger generations to bureaucracy than its work contents. Though within bureaucracy there are shining examples of many who have worked for and identified with the common citizen but their number is fast dwindling. You go to schools, marriage ceremonies or even on roads you will find out this growing tribe of hooter blowing and arm brandishing bureaucrats. The only saving grace is that much of these tendencies are prominently restricted to some northern states like Haryana, Punjab, UP etc but the tribe of such officers is growing in number and if
India has to classify itself as a modern country than the first thing that needs to be done is to remove these vistas of colonial feudalism. This is a high time that our administrative set-up is overhauled to give it a more professional outlook and its identification with common citizen is enhanced. If team Rahul and Manmohan is really serious about building a new India than the first and foremost on its agenda should be administrative reforms as government's agenda can be effectively implemented only if its delivery mechanisms are strengthened.
MB
Why the Incentive only for CBI?
If CBI officers are given 25% incentive, why not Income tax, CVC etc. be given similar incentive. After all their nature of job is the same as that of CBI. If CBI catches corruption case, so is CVC and Income tax department catches business corruption which is thousand times bigger than bureaucratic corruption.
Shantanu Ghosh
When will they start catching IAS and IPS ?
Its okay to catch Bank and other less important services by CVC and CBI. But when will they start catching IAS and IPS. The corruption in these service is 100% and booking and conviction zero percent.
Sanjiv Singh
Is Jaitley completely fit ?
Arun Jaitley is a good lawyer only. He has no public following. He does not tolerates popular public leaders. Is responsible for the present plight of BJP.
Ganga Das
Is Indian ambassador in Australia disaster?
I am shocked by the incompetence of Indian ambassador in Australia. Every foreign service officer will tell you she is a disaster. No wonder Australians gave us zero on nuclear issue and arrested an Indian doctor without proof. Now for last one month Indian students are being roughed up and is there no accountability.
Sanjay