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Pradip Kumar is out of race ?
If top sources are to be believed, Pradip Kumar is out of the race for the post of Secretary Defence. 1972 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer, Pradip Kumar, is presently Secretary Defence Production.

PM averse to the posting ?
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is reportedly averse to the posting of S Sunderashan as Secretary Petroleum. PM has a thinking that a senior batch IAS officer should be posted in this ministry.

Major political decisions after June 25
All the major political decisions, including the appointment and reshuffling of Governors, will now take place only after June 25 when Rahul Gandhi returns from his foreign trip.

Ajay Chaddha tipped to be ADG, Commonwealth Games

Ajay Chaddha, IPS, UT cadre, 1977 batch who is presently posted DG; Arunachal is likely to be posted as ADG, Commonwealth Games, in Government of India (GOI).

Alok Mishra to be CMD, BOI
Government has sought consent from Alok Mishra, Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), as to whether he would like to be CMD Bank of India (BOI). The slot is lying vacant since May 31,2009 as the incumbent CMD of BOI T Narayansami had retired on that date.

(We said this in April 2009)

Prabhu to be CMD, Oriental Bank
Government has sought consent from TY Prabhu, Executive Director (ED) of the Union Bank, as to whether he would like to be CMD of the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC).
(We said this in April 2009)

Vasant Seth to be CMD Syndicate Bank

Government has sought consent from Vasant Seth, Managing Deputy Managing Director (DMD) SIDBI, as to whether he would like to be Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Syndicate Bank.

(We said this in April 2009)

Subodh Kumar Goyal tipped to be CMD, PNB
As the grapevine has it, Subodh Kumar Goyal Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD ) UCO is tipped to be CMD of Punjab National Bank (PNB).

Elections in Jharkhand after LS session
State polls in Jharkhand may be conducted after the ensuing Lok Sabha session. Currently there is a president's rule in the state.
Two IPoS Officers miss the bus

As many as 25 IPoS officers were promoted to SAG, last week. Two officers, Ms Sumathi Ravichandran (1987) and Mr K. Balasubramanian (1987) have missed the bus....!

Ajay Bhalla is RC, Meghalaya

Ajay Bhalla has assumed the charge as Delhi based Resident Commissioner(RC) to the Meghalaya Government. He is Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer of the 1984 batch. Prior to that Bhalla was Principal Secretary (PS) PHE & Soil Conservation.

DMK Minister prevails

Finally Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee have succumbed to the pressure of the DMK. Again powers of transfer and posting of the IRS officers in the CBEC and CBDT have been given to the Minister of State Finance, S S Palanimanickam.

Transparency in education in Madhya Pradesh

Chief Information Commissioner, India and Madhya Pradesh may kindly note the excellent work to bring transparency and information sharing for quality improvement in the system is done by an IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Mrs. Snehlata Shrivastava (1982batch) as Chairman of Board of Secondary Education and Principal Secretary School Education. .She has issued instruction to provide answer copies in original to students at the cost of Rs. 60/- per student after 120 days of result declaration keeping the confidentiality of the teacher. This would not only improve the valuation system and provide satisfaction to students and parents but also generate income for the Board.

IAS & IPS changes in Uttarakhand within a week

IAS and IPS reshuffle in Uttarakhand is expected to take place in Uttarakhand in a week or two.

Meeting to select CBDT Members on Friday

Meeting to select CBDT members is going to take place on Friday.

IT Commissioners transfer list in a day or two

Transfer list of Income-Tax Commissioners is expected to be released in a day or two.

PK Shrivastava to join APPA course next month

PK Shrivastava who was Joint Secretary Urban Development (UD) is set to join nine months long APPA course in the New Delhi located Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA). It will commence on July 1,2009.

Meera Handa is DDG (PO)Dte
Meera Handa has been appointed DDG (PO) Dte. She is 1982 batch Indian Postal Service Officer.
Vittal Das to be Member of the CBEC
In all probability Vittal Das will be new Member of the CBEC. He is 1974 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.
Chaitanya Prasad is Director Economic Affairs
Chaitanya Prasad has joined the Government of India as Director Economic Affairs. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Deepak Trivedi joins DDA
Deepak Trivedi has joined the DDA as Principal Commissioner. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Sanjeev Kumar Singh to join NIA

Sanjeev Kumar Singh is joining the Government of India as IG NIA. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Orders of Singh were issued on Tuesday.
How private staff of Ministers is being appointed?
How private staff of Ministers in Government of India (GOI) is being appointed? As the grapevine has it, PS is the choice of PMO or 10 Janpath & APS is choice of the concerned Minister.
Jairam Ramesh's decision comes under a cloud
As the grapevine has it Indian Minister of State for Environment & Forests Jairam Ramesh's decision about setting up a working group of 20 young officers of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) has come under a cloud. It is feared that the decision may render it difficult for senior & well-trained officers to perform, on the other it may lead to unnecessary ego problems between juniors & seniors.
Ajay Kumar is now GM in RBI
Ajay Kumar has been promoted as GM in RBI
Kasturirangan to join Planning Commission
Eminent Space scientist Dr K. Kasturirangan is all set to soon join the Planning Commission.

IAS changes in Meghalaya
Bhalang Dhar will be Secretary (Home). Jopthiaw Lyngdoh, replace Dhar.
Governor turns down recommendation of CM for CIC
Uttar Pradesh Governor TV Rajeshwar has reportedly turned down UP Chief Minister Mayawati's recommendation of former IAS officer Ram Kumar for the post of the state's chief information commissioner (CIC).
V P Singh gets SAG
Vinaya Prakash Singh, who belongs to the 1988 batch of Indian Postal Service, has been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG). He is currently on a foreign assignment with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Afghanistan."
Ms.Suman Puri to be JCIT, Delhi

Newly promoted Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) Ms.Suman Puri (IRS-IT) from 1999 batch has been retained in Delhi; as she is due to retire in September 2009.

J. P. Meena to join NHRC as Jt.Secretary

J. P. Meena who was Principal Secretary Agriculture and Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) with the Assam Government will be joining on central deputation in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as Joint Secretary. He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch & belongs to the Assam cadre.

(We said this on April 23,2009)

S Vijay Raghavan is Advisor (Investment) to Bihar CM

S Vijay Raghavan a retired IAS officer of the 1973 batch of the Bihar cadre has been appointed as Advisor (Investment) to Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar.

IPS postings in Punjab
There is IPS reshuffle in Punjab. New postings are :-Mssrs Ishwar Singh DIG, Jalandhar Range, Dr SS Chauhan DIG, Ludhiana Range. Dr Jitendra Kumar Jain DIG Bathinda , Kuldeep Singh DIG, Administration, CPO, Punjab, Chandigarh .
51 IAS officers reshuffled in Andhra Pradesh
Altogether 51 IAS officers in Andhra Pradesh have been transferred. They are with new posting Mssrs:-A. K. Goyal: Special Chief Secretary, Planning; Ashok Kumar Goel: Special Chief Secretary, Energy; Pankaj Dwivedi: Agriculture Production Commissioner & Principal Secretary, Horticulture & Sericulture; M. Samuel: Principal Secretary, Housing; M. V. P. C. Sastry: principal secretary, Panchayat Raj, Rural Development; Chitra Ramachandran: Secretary, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation; G. Sudhir: Principal Secretary, Finance; I. Y. R. Krishna Rao: Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams; K. V. Ramanachary: Principal Secretary, Revenue (Endowments); M.Veerabhadraiah: Secretary (Services), General Administration; K. Ratna Kishore: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Marketing & Coopeation; S. Chellappa: Principal Secretary, Culture, YAT & C; Lakshmi Parthasarathy: Principal secretary, Higher Education; Asutosh Mishra: Principal Secretary, Revenue; A. K. Parida: Principal Secretary, Sports, Youth Services and YAT & C; S. N. Mohanty: additional Director-General, Dr Marri Channa Reddy HRD Institute; M. Sahoo: Principal Secretary, Revenue (Stamps & Registration); K. Ratna Prabha: Principal Secretary, Transport & Buildings; A. Vidyasagar: Principal Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare; T. Satyanarayana: Secretary, Finance; Ajay Mishra: Principal Secretary, Home; Suresh Chanda: secretary, Secondary Education; Sameer Sarma: Secretary, Information Technology and Communications; P. V. Ramesh: Commissioner, Industries; Neerabh Kumar Prasad: Commissioner, Fisheries; Rajeshwar Tiwari: Secretary, Revenue (Land Ceilings & Jagir administration); Jayesh Ranjan: Secretary, Tourism, YAT & C; Rani Kumudini: Secretary, Food Processing in Industries & Commerce department; Sunil Sarma: Commissioner, Agriculture; Dr Pemchand: Commissioner & Director, Municipal Administration; T. R. K. Rao: Special Secretary, Investment & Infrastructure; K. V Brahmananda Reddy: Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Aviation Corporation; G. Jayalakshmi: Director,. Horticulture; D. Srinivasulu: Commissioner, Labour; K. R. H. N. Chakravarthy: Director, Employment & Training; K. Praveen Kumar: Commissioner, Social Welfare; B. Rajasekhar: Special Officer, Abhayahastham; Busani Venkateswara Rao: Secretary, State Election Commission; M. T. Krishna Babu: Managing Director, Hyderabad Metro Water Supply & Sewerage Board; V. Anil Kumar: Project Director, Bhu Bharati; M. Purushottama Reddy: Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Backward Classes Cooperative Finance Corporation; E. Yellappa: Managing Director, APCO; Sanjay Kumar, Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Technology Services Limited; K. Devanand: Special Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Housing Board; M. Ravichandra Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Health and Medical Infrastructure Development Corporation; Siddarth Jain: Project Director, Outer Ring Road, Ilambarthi K: Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Guntur; G. Rajendra Prasad: Special Officer, Elections, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation; Christina Z Chongthu, Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes; M. A. Azeem, Joint Collector, Khammam and Anand Mohan: Project Officer, Integrated Tribal Development Authority (ITDA), Paderu, Visakhapatnam.

Addl CIT, Jaipur to be Director NIFT
RM Singh, Additional CIT, Jaipur, has been selected for appointment as Director in National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). His services, till further orders, have been placed at the disposal of NIFT for a period of three years from the date he assumes charge.
Justice Uma Nath Singh transferred
Justice Uma Nath Singh, Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court has been transferred as a Judge of the Allahabad High Court and directed to assume charge of his new office on or before 1st July, 2009.
Justice Sushil Harkauli transferred
Justice Sushil Harkauli, Judge of the Allahabad High Court has been transferred as a Judge of the Jharkhand High Court and directed to assume charge of his new office on or before 1st July, 2009.

CORPORATE
MV Nair to head IBA

MV Nair Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Union Bank of India has assumed the charge as Chairman of the Indian Bankers' Association (IBA) . So far the slot was held by Dr. Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty while he was CMD of the Punjab National Bank (PNB). However, now he has taken over as Deputy Governor (DG) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Yash Khanna is president, CMCG India

Yash Khanna has joined CMCG India as its president. Earlier, he was Executive Vice President (EVP) with the Star India.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

L.K.Advani's Website says 'the journey continues' and may I add downwardly!!!!
Now BJP looks in turmoil both inwardly and outwardly!!!
At least a few days back there was an outward appearance of 'on the mend'!!!
But now Sushma's volcanic comment ne ' BJP's in real trouble' message kiya hai send!!
Jaitley's resigned and Yashwant wants to know how his letter was leaked!!
And insiders say the turmoil has still not peaked!!!
Imagine this Party is in power in so many States and by the looks of it,
If elections are held today in these States post results in the Opposition BJP will sit!!!
And all because of two Netas who are responsible for BJP's defeat!!
Have applied Fevicol on apni apni seat!!!
Advani should have retired from active politics the day the results were declared!!!
Seems more than the Party for the trappings of Leader of Opposition he cared!!!
Rajnath Singh should have done the same too!!!!!
Don't know both continue to be at the helm in BJP …. with which mooh!!!
Down the line people will do 'smaran' that Advani caused BJP's downfall!!!
'Selfish Raajnithi' iss ko karte hai call!!
Where BJP is not willing to look into why it lost Congress in its hoopla is blinded too! A look into why it won would be the right thing for Congress to do!!
In its celebration after regaining power Congress has forgotten!!!
To analyze how power again it's gotten!!
Okay they can give credit to Sonia and Rahul and maybe they deserve some of it!!
It's because of the NREGA and Farm loan waiver that in the Treasury Benches Congress does sit!!
And then the majority minority deserted the two Yadavs and chose Congress!!!!
Seems the right buttons with the majority minority Congress did press!!!
Message is deliver or get the boot!!!!
Hope Congress pays heed to Public's new toot!!
One person meets Scindia and addresses him as Mister and another one calls him Yuvraj!!!
The one who called him Yuvraj uss ka kaam ho jaye ga abhi or aaj!!!
Why is Congress indulging in this 'title ban' gimmickry or game?????
Deliver and Public will be ready to accept and call Congressis by any name!!!
And when Congress indulges in gimmickry it causes worry!!!!!
Because this is an indication that issues that matter it is going to bury!!!
And detractors will say when there is a Rani and Yuvraj in Congress,
First this Royalty problem ko karro address!!!
NCP says it'll walk with Congress but will not merge!!!!
Odd because to merge it was practically on the verge!!!
Seems Pawar got hit with 'PMitis' again!!!
And when gets an attack of PMitis he calls out 'mee PM aahith' (I'm PM) in pain!!
Laloo's loosing Partymen left and right!!!!
Reality abh karr rahi hai Laloo ko bite!!!
Though he'd say rats are abandoning MV Laloo 'the rats' say kya karre hum???
Abh Laloo mein nahi raha woh dumm!!!
Confucius says..... Laloo..... jaise ko taisa milla kaisa mazaa aaya???
Laloo be very alert because next to leave you will be your own chaaya (shadow)!!

Flash.... Now Market analysts say all who say they saw green shoots are color blind!
Back again into a bearish mood the green shoot finders you will find!!!

Never take a Broker or TV Anchor of any of business channels for his word!!!!
Investors in a one way street they try to herd!!!

Bharat Kumar

aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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Beauty of Letters A, B, C, and D

Letters 'a', 'b', 'c' & 'd' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of
1 to 99, (Letter 'd' comes for the first time in Hundred)
Letters 'a', 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to
999, (Letter 'a' comes for the first time in Thousand)
Letters 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to
999,999,999, (Letter 'b' comes for the first time in Billion)
And
Letter 'c' does not appear anywhere in the spellings of entire English
Counting. Just try .....

Ramakrishnan
It's ironical
All the Joint/Additional and Full Secretaries in Government of India are officers who have consitently earned outstanding gradings in their ACRs. Ironically, these outstanding officers preside over an administration that is corrupt, inefficient and self seeking and is unanimously seen as one of the worst in the world. Isn't it true that ACRs are not read but only counted for the number of outstanding entries when the cases of promotions come before the Selection Panel consisting of top civil servants who are always hard pressed for time ? Naturally, the job of "counting" is outsourced to their personal staff. Nowonder then that all efforts and energies are directed towards managing an outstanding entry than any real performance.
Shreemat

DoPT is doing nothing
Empanelment of IAS officers even during election. But DoPT is neither regularising the promotions nor extending the ad-hoc promotions of thousands of CSS, CSSS and CSCS cadre employees for the reasons better known to the authorities. All were promoted on ad-hoc basis by DoPT itself against vacant posts and on seniority basis but now regularisation or extension of ad-hoc promotion is not coming forth.
Now on ACP
The modified ACP scheme has created great disparities amongst the employees working on same post. It has put the staff in detrimental situation. The present scheme is in all ways inferior to the earlier one. On paper there are three progressions but in actual the benefit of this scheme is much less.

Neel Kanth

Inefficient bureaucracy
"Yes,I agree with the views. It is really a matter of shame for the country. Bureaucracy should think about this."
A Visitor
There are many brilliant officers
This assessment is not completely correct as there are many brilliant officers in the Indian Administration and they perform excellently in their positions despite the red tape and mindless political interference. The problem is that the good and efficient work is seldom highlighted both by government as well as media. Only Corrupt wrong doers get limelight in the breaking news. Though a lot of efforts are required to make government machinery, sensible, responsive, efficient and result oriented but one can not scrap the whole Indian Administration in one go. In the said survey positive side should also be included.

Sunil

Learn from USA
It seems unbelievable to find what USA achieved over last 60 years. We must learn from them. It requires focussed and selfless political leadership and dedicated bureaucracy based on merit to advise.

A Reader
All Kudos to Pranab Mukerjee
There is cheer all around for Pranab Mukerjee because:
1. He has overruled Revenue Secretary who was proposing to supersede large number of Chief Commissioners for post of Member despite having CRs above the bench mark.
2. For asking the department to adopt a humane promotion policy. He has ordered a review of the panel for Members.
3. He has asked CBDT & CBEC to have a human touch for transfer policy which has resulted in spouses being divided through retrospective application of 22 year rule including exempt posts and deputations, leading to miscarriage of justice in defiance of High and Supreme Court ruling stating that you cannot change the rules of the game during half time in the case filed by a CIT against the transfer policy. Now FM knows who is misleading the system so IRS officers are hoping for respite.

Rita
Multiplying sorrow
Already officers are crying hoarse in Tamilnadu. To rub salt into the wounds, Chairman CBDT has transferred many persons to Tamilnadu. It's a case of multiplying sorrow and nothing else. Can there be a rethink on this.

raaghurane

A matter of pride and joy for J&K Police
This is matter of pride and joy for the entire J&K Police Department. We all wish Raju Sir an eventful era in the NIA like his tenure in the CBI and J&K Police.

Inderjeet Singh

Will the HM do something?
I agree with Srivatsava. The misuse of manpower particularly in police. The batman system which was to help the senior army officers to maintain the uniform in the forward areas has been degenared into present day orderlie system . Under this system police officers from the junior to the topmost rank and their family members are provided with an innumerable numbers police constables ,who would otherwise been utilised for crime prevention and law and order duties .in the modern world ,it is highly demeaning to have police constable doing household works and rearing the children like well paid slaves . What about the human rights for these constables? Is it really required for a mob of 15 -20 police personnel to accompany a senior police officer ,even if he is attending a social function or private parties . Can the dynamic home minister able to address this issue and provide freedom to the constables from this slavery ?

B C Pandey