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No challengers for Rahul in this country of 100 crores - whisper's survey
Rahul Gandhi, the face of a new resurgent Congress, seems to have no challengers as far as present day politics is concerned. He stands tall among all competitors in his own party and the opposition, according to inputs received from our surfers on our survey about the best challenger to Rahul Gandhi. Meanwhile, an overwhelming majority of e-mails support Rahul Gandhi and his policies to bring about transparency in the organization while some root for projection of Varun Gandhi, the only other name thrown up.
A large number of e-mails received by us suggest that they are totally in agreement with the idea of Rahul Gandhi to strengthen the organization, bring about a generational change and give more weight-age to youth and ordinary people to take up politics as an honest profession. Most of them suggest that as long as Rahul and his intentions are honest he will have no problem. They cautioned that he will however have to guard himself from coterie and sycophancy and keep himself above board.
Some the responses are as follows-
What are Rahul Gandhi's credentials? Yes, he won the elections-but what was his constituency? If he is well meaning, and desirous of giving a direction to the nation's politics, he should first democratise his party.Now more than ever is sycophansy and fiefdom at display.
Virika
vidushic@gmail.com
There is no any leader in opposition parties to compete with Rahul until unless he stops the uderstanding of Indian public and become careless for the people of India. Unique one,otherwise 'time and tide waits for none'shoul always be in his mind.Aam adami of India is fed of dhurt politicians and cheaters will have no mre chance to enjoy on the public money.
Man Singh
mansingh_ntpc@rediffmail.com
In my opinion, BJP may probabaly project Varun Gandhi against Rahul Gandi as a youth leader to counter the later
Mammen Varghese
vampireishere@rediffmail.com
Except BJP, other opposisition parties are not so keen to field a person to counter Rahul Gandhi. First, BJP has tried Varun Gandhi, but failed utterly due to his communal utterance. However, probabality is that BJP may again field Varun Gandhi, with a semi secular face or mask, to counter the great infludence of Rahul Gandhi.
Jerrin Mathew
iam_yr_new_friend0602@yahoo.co.in
Secretaries in GOI to be changed next month ?
As the grapevine has it Secretary level changes in Government of India (GOI) are going to take place after Parliament's ensuing session concludes on July 10, 2009.
Will Organised Services be benefited ?
Pay increase after stagnating for 10 years in one grade pay may be granted to organised services.
IRS transfers to be mellowed !
IRS transfers are to be mellowed to re-unite families a long wish of the IRS association.
Will AIS Officers be allowed to retain their pay ?
All India Service officers on central or other deputation will be allowed to retain their pay in the cadre if they come to a lower post as happens to many Director/JS level officers.
Nanda to be Additional PS to Dinesh Trivedi
Dinesh Trivedi, MoS, Health, Government of India has chosen Manmeet Nanda, IAS (W.B.Cadre), Jt. Resident Commissioner, West Bengal at Delhi to act as his Addl. P.S..
Powers delegated to HS in GOI
The Government of India (GOI) has delegated to Home Secretary power to approve the tour programme of officers at the Joint Secretary (JS) level, if Minister of State Home [MOS(R)] is not available in Delhi.
More powers to Addl.Secretary BM
More powers have been delegated to R.S. Chowdhury, Additional Secretary, Border Management (BM) to sort out some of the cases relating to the office of Joint Secretary -Foreigner, which was earlier routed up to the Home Minister.
Manoj Singh is PS to Bharat Singh Solanki
Manoj Singh, IAS, 1989 Batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre has joined as private secretary (PS) to Indian Minister of State (MOS) -Power, Bharat Singh Solanki.
Three years central deputation is a must for empanelment
According to new guideline any IAS or IPS officer who has not done central deputation for three years will not be empanelled in the Government of India.
Posting as CVO will not be considered as deputation
If new guideline of the Government of India is taken into consideration posting as CVO will not be considered as central deputation.
Ranjit gets placement at Wharton
R Ranjit has reportedly got placement with Boston Consulting Group's Chicago office. He is 1996 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
NIA Headquarter to be in CGO Complex
Finally National Investigation Agency (NIA) has got his Head quarter building. The building of CBI Headquarter at CGO Complex, Delhi will be now known as NIA Head Quarter because office of CBI has shifted to its new building.
Pankaj to be CIC UP
Ranjit Singh Pankaj is being tipped to be new Chief Information Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh. 1992 batch IAS officer Pankaj is scheduled to retire in October.
Why only three Governors were appointed ?
Infact announcement of the appointment of eight Governors was to be made on Wednesday. Surprisingly, only three appointments were made. What is the mystery?
An IPS falls prey to cold war between LG & CM, Delhi
As the grapevine has it due to a cold war between Tejendra Khanna Lieutenant Governor Delhi & Ms. Sheila Dixit Chief Minister Delhi fate of Dr. N Dilip Kumar, IPS, 1987 batch, UT Cadre who is presently posted as Addl. CP, Anti corruption hangs in a balance. This is a hot topic of discussion in Delhi Police Corridors . On his promotion the Delhi Government reportedly did not agree to upgrade the DIG's post to that of IG.
4 Economists in fray for DG, RBI
As many as four Economists are in the fray for the slot of Deputy Governor(DG); Reserve Bank of India (RBI), that fell vacant following resignation by Rakesh Mohan.
Sridhar trying for some other assignment
As the grapevine has it Sridhar who is going to be next Chairman Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) is trying for some other assignment.If he gets some post in South then Ms.Chitra Gowri Lal would become the CBEC chief.
There is no "God father for", NE bureaucrat now
After the demise of Ashok Saikia on December 30,2007, there is "God Father" for bureaucrats from the North East (NE). He was an IAS officer of the 1971 batch who belonged to the Assam -Meghalaya (AM) cadre.
Umesh Kumar to join APPA course next month
Umesh Kumar who was IG, CISF 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.
Good Days of BSP leaders are back
Bahan ji (Mayawati) is found to have changed a lot, after her Party's (BSP) terrible defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. Having realized her mistakes, she is now spending most of her time with the party's main leaders, discussing the party's future course action. It is being talked about in the corridors of power in Uttar Pradesh that the good days of the main leaders of the BSP are now back.
Brijesh Kumar is now GM in RBI
Brijesh Kumar has been promoted as GM in RBI
Kumar appointed additional Judge of Karnataka High Court
Aravind Kumar has been appointed as Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
Gupta posted in SECR
A K Gupta, SAG/IRSME/on return from deputation has been posted on South East Central Railway.
Group Training Course in Immigration Control Administration
A Group Training Course in Immigration Control Administration (Asian Countries) is being held in Japan from September 28, 2009 to October 30, 2009.
M. Ravindra Sai appointed as Secretary, APERC
M. Ravindra Sai Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (ACIT)-IRS-IT 1988 batch who is currently in Bangalore Range on two year deputation has been posted as Hyderabad based Secretary with the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC).
Silver jubilee re-union of 1984 batch
MR Pania an Indian Postal Service (IPS) officer belonging to the 1984 batch has developed a website for silver jubilee re union of all central and all India services officers belonging to the 1984 batch . It is scheduled to be held in Surajkund on August 22, 2009 . The address of the website is www.lbsnaa84.com. This website can be used to get more information in course of time about the re- union. Moreover, those who wish to attend may contact Delhi based Rajiv Kumar Resident Commissioner(RC) to Jharkhand Government & Anand Kumar Resident Commissioner(RC) to Kerala Government.
IAS changes in TamilNadu
T.N. Hariharan has been appointed Ramanathapuram district Collector. R. Vasuki has been posted as Joint Secretary of the Agriculture Department.M. Vallalar has been made Dindigul district Collector. R. Kirlosh Kumar has been transferred as Deputy Secretary of the Industries Department.Pooja Kulkarni has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
Omita paul returns as Advisor to Pranab Mukherjee
Central Information Commissioner Ms Omita Paul is back as Advisor to Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
( We said this on June 2 and again on June 8 )
Arun Bhatnagar presides over Prasar Bharti Board meeting
Since his resignation has not been accepted Arun Bhatnagar on Thursday presided over the
Board meeting of the Prasar Bharti.
Anil Verma gets foreign assignment
PS to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee ,Anil Verma has been appointed Minister (Economic), High Commission of India, London. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Bhave appointed Chairman of AERA
Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the Government of India Y S Bhave has been appointed Chairperson, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) for a period of five years. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
( We said this on June 2 )
Justice Wangdi is now Judge of Sikkim HC
Sonam Phintso Wangdi has been appointed Judge of the Sikkim High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
New Judges of Calcutta HC
Mssrs Syamal Kanti Chakrabarti, Md. Abdul Ghani, Raghunath Ray, Mrinal Kanti Sinha andi Prabhat Kumar Dey have been appointed Judges of the Calcutta High Court, in that order of seniority,

CORPORATE
Tailor to be Director (Finance) BSCL !
O P Tailor is expected to be appointed Director (Finance) of the Burn Standard Company Ltd (BSCL).
Post of Director (Finance) in WAPCOS vacant
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking qualified candidates for the post of Director (Finance), Water & Power Consultancy Services (India) Limited(WAPCOS). Applications of the aspirants for the same are required to be forwarded to PESB by July 29, 2009 alongwith their up-to-date bio-data (in the prescribed form).
Nandan Nilekani to be Chairperson UID Authority of India
Former CEO of Infosys' Nandan Nilekani will be appointed as the Chairperson UID (Unique Identification) Authority of India. The Government has approved creation of a position of Chairperson UID Authority of India in the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister. The authority shall have the responsibilities to lay down plan and policies to implement Unique Identification Scheme (UID), shall own and operate the Unique Identification Number database and be responsible for its updation and maintenance on an ongoing basis.
New Country Manager of American Airlines
Philip Lewin has been appointed as the Country Manager of American Airlines.
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam releases the 2008-09 Yearbook of SAIL's MTI
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, released the 2008-09 Yearbook of Management Training Institute (MTI) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in Ranchi on June 25, 2009 at MTI's 47th foundation day celebrations where he was the chief guest. Seen along with him in the photograph are (from left) G. Ojha, SAIL Director (Personnel), A.K. Basu Chief Secretary to Jharkhand Government who was the guest of honour on the occasion, SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta and Executive Director (HRD-MTI), SAIL S.P. Patnaik. In his address on the occasion, Dr Kalam spoke at length on creative and transformational leadership and its need in any organisation's journey to excellence. He pointed out that it is more important to manage failures than successes. Dr Kalam also spoke on the integration of religion and science and illustrated his point by narrating a number of amazing personal experiences. During his visit, Dr Kalam interacted with MTI employees
and visited the various facilities of this premier knowledge institution of the country and planted a sapling in the MTI campus. Speaking on the occasion, A. K. Basu lauded the role played by SAIL in the development of Jharkhand. Roongta, on his part, informed how SAIL has been nurturing the development of 'ignited minds' in its steel townships by providing high quality education, while supplying world-class steel for infrastructure building of the nation.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Seems our Sarkaar has still not taken the rainfall washout possibility as it should!!!!
'Could' be a washout…….. so its hanging on 'could'!!!!
A failed monsoon would make deficit and inflation soar!!!!!
Both India and Indians a drought will gore!!!!
And Mohna knows the pre-emptive measures that need to be taken!!!!
But sadly Man (Mohna) refuses to awaken!!!
Preemptive measures by the book!!!
But seems into the book at present Mohna is refusing to look!!!
First and foremost on export of food grains and veggies total ban,
Apna mann apply karro Man (Mohna)!!!
Swine Flu too is raising its ugly head and cases are on the rise!!!
And this Sarkaar's attitude is indeed unwise!!!!
Okay they do not want panic but what's stopping them from preparing for the worst!!!!
Or will they get into action after 'the bubble does burst'????
If I were Sonia I'd be talking to Mohna every hour questioning him on measures being taken!!
But problem is Sonia's still on 'cloud nine' ....... when will she awaken???
Advani is so engrossed in holding on to his chair that he's least bothered about the looming drought!
Otherwise Opposition would have been on Sarkaar's back without a doubt!!!
Problem is that our Netas know they are insulated and prefer to let problems run the course!!!
They believe 'do not apply any force'!!!!
So we Indians face the music and suffer while our Netas are unaffected!!!
'By the system' they are well protected!!!
Like they will order air conditioners should not be used!!!!
And their own order by them will be abused!!!
Air conditioning in their homes and offices will be running full blast!!!!
And will continue to do so till garmi does last!!!
Some of them have air conditioning even in the loo!!!!
Do not like to sweat when they bathe or when poo-poo and/or wee- wee they do!!!!
They will undertake fasts to show solidarity with the 'bhooka nangaa bunch'!!!
Start after breakfast and finish on the same day before lunch!!!
Isn't there some flu that affects only Netas???
Only Netas and not their biwis, betis and betas!!
And what will this flu be called...... Blessing Flu????
This flu should make the one affected literally live in the loo!!!
Of course I'd never wish that this flu ends in bucket kicking!!!
Makes them ill but does not give life a licking!!!
Confucius says..... you may ask me why do I wish them a 'loo' flu?????
Because they treat us like what they everyday flush down the loo!!!
Flash......hope you recall that Channels had announced that PC had been trounced!!!
And then there was news that back he had bounced!!!
Now PC's opponent has challenged PC's election... socho if ultimately PC looses????
And to victory his opponent cruises!!!
PC will in all probability go on a lecture tour and stay out of pubic glare back home!!!!
Overseas for at least one year he will roam!!!!
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)
Where are Manmohan's administrative reforms?
In the begining of his first tenure as PM Dr. Manmohan Singh asserted that first priority of his Government would be to carry out administrative reforms. Nothing of course happened and the administration continued to be as archaic as ever earning an ephithet of 'least efficient bureaucracy in Asia'. Now at he beginning of his second tenure Dr. singh is studiously silent on the subject of administrative reforms. Perhaps he has realized that the idea of administrative reforms is never likely to fructify and hence why give the promises which cannot be fulfilled. Indian bureaucracy is and will continue to be run by 'fixers' and 'those with right connections'. Tags would remain significant components and performance/efficiency/integrity as non-considerations. Long live bureaucracy- long live India
MB

Efficiency : IPS vs Central Police Officer.
I have read various comments about efficiency and effectiveness of IPS and CPOS officer. First of all I must remind you all that efficiency and effectiveness of an officer cannot be adjudged merely by the type of entry through which he or she becomes a government official. Please see the situation in Lalgarh ,our so called visionary and efficient IPS officers have failed badly .They are still in the state of intoxicated ego, that they are efficient and effective. They have made us all ashamed in the world arena, a country of 100 crore people do not have basic policing to prevent such turmoil situation. In another situation, a single dacoit in UP engaged 500 policemen including "The Dynamic Leaders IPS" for nearly 52 hours and killed 4 policemen. I think they do not posses the basic morale courage to accept their failure. For the last 60 years, these people have pushed the country into deep troubles, whether it is Punjab ,J&K or NE. These people have minted money, enjoyed all government privileges but did nothing on ground. They always demand for police reforms but they are the only who stops govt. to do so. Now see the CPOS officers, these people are silent reapers ,they have lead from the front and by example. Their contribution can be seen from the nos. of supreme sacrifices (deaths) made by them in Punjab, J&K, NE and in other states. A single officer and 75 odd men of bsf repulsed bravely an attack of 400 to 500 Maoist and killed 10 out of them during election in bihar,but these poor soldiers remained unsung as ever. Now time has come when they should (IPS) be asked to prove their worth
Raj
What a cadre management!?
For your information Uttarakhand is the only state where officers upto 1980 batch only has been promoted to Principal Secretary rank. Batches 1981 onwards are still serving as secretaries.
An IAS officer

Undue weightage to seniority
In I.T. Department undue weightage is already given to seniority. Postings should be decided on the basis of performance and not seniority alone. If two officers are of the same rank, seniority should never be the sole criterion for postings, as is being done in I.T. department.
Sridhar
Here, it is to serve the family
Basic philosophy of entering into service in India is different. While it is to serve the nation for rest of the world; it is to serve the family in India. Secondly merit is not the only criterion for selections to govt services. Caste certificate is the main factor not only in selection but for future promotions. As casteism is in Indian constitution here citizens are discriminated legally by caste. There is no other civilisation in the world who does this by law. It is worse than racial discriminations.
R Das

Things are different in govt
"The India Today group being headed by Arun Poorie is going review situation of fiscal health vis a vis the global recession in the Economy. Then it will decide what should be its next course of action regarding staff & their benefits .The Air India is reviewing the staffing and their benefits .Similarly the entire private sector is reviewing their staffing and benefits given to them in light of economic crisis and relieve the common man from economic situation . But in Government of India ,it seems one organization/group wants to get more parity and more financial benefits than the other oganization /group .Is it not high time for GOI to closely look into its expenditure and rationalise, even to cut down some of the benefits given to their employees in the line what is being done in the non- government sectors ?The Government should take some responsibility in cutting down their expenditure even if it is required to take back some of the benefits given to their employees, instead of passing the entire burden arising out of the economic crisis ,to the non-government sector to bear it .
A Visitor

Yes, the government is increasingly being run from outside
I fully endorse the views that the government is increasingly run from outside much as was done during Indira Gandhi's time when her kitchen cabinet was taking decisions. The difference here is that decisions are taken by the Party President and her son based on advice of some advisors and these decisions are then dutifully implemented by Govt. Your site also had mentioned in whsipers dated 18th inst. that major govt. decisions were kept hanging pending arrival of the son of the Congress President. Even if not completely true, it shows the strong perception amongst those who know what is going on.
It is sad that none of the Ministers or senior bureaucrats are raising their protests against such blatant practices.
I khan

All kudos to PM and FM
The PM and FM have to be commended for not being pressurised into sale or privatization of Air India our national pride. It has become common knowledge and the Air India Unions have also hinted that the downfall of AI in the last five years was deliberate so that it could be eventually sold off cheaply.
It is also time that questions are asked by the people about how airport contractors have been allowed to collect development charges which the passengers have to pay up. When they filled the tenders, they did it with open eyes and any increases in costs or reduction in their profits cannot be reimbursed by Govt. or the travelling public.
Similarly, it is understood that MIAL, joint venture between GVK and Airports authority for development of Mumbai is planning to sell 200 acres of land meant for airport development and realize more than 10,000 crores. How can they sell land like this? If it is in excess, it must be surrendered by them.
R Swami