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I compliment Dr Suresh Mehrotra for his Rahul-bhakti ! I am not aware about the size of the "sample" used for conducting the survey and the statistical tools applied to arrive at the conclusion, which was on the expected lines. So, in the ultimate analysis, Rahul Gandhi alone could challenge Rahul Gandhi ! In these circumstances, I have a suggestion for the Congress party (Read as Madam Sonia Gandhi).Let Rahul Gandhi straight-away start working as the Deputy Prime Minister of India, as an under-study to Dr Man Mohan Singh so that the switch-over is smooth and hassle-free in the face of serious contenders who are masquerading as his friends! He would also learn. How to control the corrupt bureaucracy? The bureaucrats used to tremble before Madam Indira Gandhi (the greatest Prime Minister, India has ever produced) who hated sycophants and respected her detractors ! Dr Suresh Mehrotra is bound to be picked up as Rahul Gandhi's Media Advisor. I wish both of
them well. But, then, what will happen to our Website which is going to hit one crore browsers, soon! I shudder at this recurring fantasy !!!
A K SAXENA (A retired civil servant)
Ms.Nirupama Rao to be new Secretary MEA
Ms.Niriupama Rao is going to be new Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). She is an Indian Foresign Service (IFS) officer of the 1973 batch.
(We said this much earlier)
M. N. Prasad gets an extension
M. N. Prasad who is Secretarin the Prime Minister's office (PMO) has got an extension till further orders. He is an IAS officer of the 1972 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
Raman Shrivastava to be DG, BSF
Raman Shrivastava who is Special Secretary Home is going to be next Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force(BSF). He is an IPS officer of the Kerala cadre and belongs to the 1973 batch.
(We said this much earlier)
Raman Shrivastava to succeed M.L.Kumawat for the 2nd time
Newly appointed Raman Shrivastava Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force(BSF) will be succeeding M.L.Kumawat DG, BSF for the second time in a row. First time he had succeeded Kumawat as Special Secretary while Kumawat was appointed as DG,BSF. Raman Shrivastava is an IPS officer of the Kerala cadre and belongs to the 1973 batch.

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 democratize his party. Now more than ever is sycophancy 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 understanding of Indian public and become careless for the people of India. Unique one, otherwise 'time and tide waits for none' should always be in his mind. Aam adami of India is fed of hurt politicians and cheaters will have no more chance to enjoy on the public money.

Man Singh
mansingh_ntpc@rediffmail.com
In my opinion, BJP may probably project Varun Gandhi against Rahul Gandi as a youth leader to counter the later

Mammen Varghese
vampireishere@rediffmail.com
Except BJP, other opposition 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, probability is that BJP may again field Varun Gandhi, with a semi secular face or mask, to counter the great influence of Rahul Gandhi.
Jerrin Mathew
iam_yr_new_friend0602@yahoo.co.in
Major Secretary level appointments soon
A major Secretary level reshuffle is expected to take place soon. Departments of Personnel, I & B, Culture, Consumer Affairs ,Disinvestment and Surface Transport will have new Secretaries.
Rewa Nayyar to be Lieu.Governor Pondicherry ?
Grapevine has it that Rewa Nayyar is being appointed Lieutant Governor of Pondicherry. She is retired 1968 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Subodh Agrawal is new CS of Punjab
Subodh C. Agrawal has assumed the charge as the new Chief Secretary of Punjab. Agrawal an officer of 1975 batch, Punjab cadre has replaced Ramesh Inder Singh (1974 batch, Punjab cadre), whose application for voluntary retirement (VR) from service has been accepted.
S.L. Bansal tipped to be ED
S.L. Bansal of Union Bank of India is one of the 11 General Managers (GMs) out of 50 General Managers (GMs) of different Public Sector Banks who had faced the interview for slots of Executive Directors (EDs) and has been short listed.
Kamat leads race for CMD PNB
As the grapevine has it, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Allahabad Bank K.R Kamat is leading the race to be the new CMD of Punjab National Bank (PNB). The post of CMD PNB fell vacant following the appointment of Mr Chakravorty as Deputy Governor RBI. R.P. Singh CMD Punjab and Sindh Bank and Subodh Kumar Goel CMD, UCo Bank are also in the race for the post.
Dua tipped to be CMD Allahabad Bank
If K.R. Kamat CMD Allahabad Bank moves to PNB in the same capacity then J.P. Dua Executive Director of Allahabad Bank may step into his shoes as CMD of Allahabad Bank.
Vedi likely to be CMD P & SB (UPDATED)
G.S. Vedi, Executive Director is said to become Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Punjab and Sindh Bank (P&SB), once the extended tenure of R.P. Singh IAS 1976 batch, AP cadre, comes to an end.
LM Kaushal to join APPA course next month
LM Kaushal who was Director Cost in the Department of Expenditure 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.
Ravi Mannubhai Parmar is back from study leave
Ravi Mannubhai Parmar is back to his parent cadre of Bihar after completion of his study leave. Ravi Mannubhai Parmar belongs to the 1992 batch.
HN Panda is now GM in RBI
HN Panda has been promoted as GM in RBI
President's rule in Jharkhand likely to be extended
As the grapevine has it Central Government could extend President's Rule in Jharkhand by six months more. The government intends to hold assembly election in Jharkhand along with Maharashtra assembly polls.
Bonhomie between WB, CM & P. Chidambaram
Some times back Buddhadev Bhattacharya Chief Minister (CM) West Bengal used to directly talk to Dr. Man Mohan Singh Indian Prime Minister on the hotline. However, these days, he seeks appointments with the PM through Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram.
Massive overhaul in AICC on the anvil
As the grapevine has it a massive change of portfolios in Congress organisation will be done after AICC Rahul Gandhi having returned to India.
Ramesh Inder Singh only serving IAS with "Padamshree"
Ramesh Inder Singh, newly inducted Chief Information Commissioner(CIC)to the Punjab Government is the only serving bureaucrat who is a recipient of the "Padamshree" . India has many "Padma" award winner IAS officers ,but all of them are retired. Singh who had received "Pdamshree" at a very young age of 36 years is outgoing Chief Secretary of Punjab & belongs to the 1974 batch. He is from the Punjab cadre.
Group Training Course in Immigration Control Administration
Group Training Course in Immigration Control Administration to be held in Japan from September 28 to November 7, 2009.
Several vacancies in Law Ministry
There are many vacancies in the grades of Secretary in the Legislative Department. Additional secretary in the department of legal affairs and a number of vacancies in the grade of joint secretary and legal adviser, which have not been filled for quite some time.
Total number of TV Channels is 459
Total number of TV Channels in the country has now risen to 459.
Shastry is Advisor to Foreign Minister
Raghavendra Shastry of Bangalore has taken over as Advisor to External Affairs Minister S M Krishna . He will work in an honorary capacity with the rank of additional secretary on a co-terminus basis.
(We said this on June 4, 2009)
Ambika Soni pulls up Prasar Bharti
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has pulled the Prasar Bharti for poor coverage of North East. She has sent a missive to Prasar Bharti CEO B S Lalli.
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.
Baijendra Kumar gets PS rank
N Baijendra Kumar has been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Chhattisgarh. He is 1985 batch IAS officer.
Ten vacancies of IT Commissioners in Mumbai
One would not believe that there are ten vacancies of Income Tax Commissioners in Mumbai. One can read between the walls.
More than 25 vacancies of Commissioners in CBEC
CBEC has more than 25 vacancies in Commissioners grade in the country. Why are they not filling it up?. Any guesses.
Abraham resigns as Chairman
Former Power Secretary P Abraham has resigned from the Chairmanship of the expert appraisal committee on river valley and hydropower projects of the Environment Ministry.
Post of Director (Marketing) in HPCL vacant
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking qualified candidates for the post of Director (Marketing), Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd. (HPCL). Applications of the aspirants for the same are required to be forwarded to PESB by August 10, 2009 alongwith their up-to-date bio-data (in the prescribed form).
SR Rao of 1978 batch was also awarded PadmaShri
I know atleast one more serving IAS officer who was awarded PadmaShri. SR Rao of 1978 batch was awarded PadmaShri for his work as Municipal Commissioner of Surat, in the aftermath of plague. He is presently serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Information Technology.
P K Sarangi relieved for UP
In the wake of B.C.Khanduri being replaced by Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank as Chief Minister Uttarakhand, Prabhat Kumar Sarangi's return to his parent cadre of Uttar Pradesh has happened. He was Principal Secretary to Khanduri while the latter was Chief Minister Uttarakhand. Prabhat Kumar Sarangi is IAS officer of the 1986 batch.
(We said this on June 25, 2009)
Ms.Pallavi Jain Govil is a Director in PMO
Ms.Pallavi Jain Govil has assumed charge as a Director in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). She is an IAS officer of the 1994 batch & belongs to Madhya Pradesh cadre. Earlier, she was Additional Secretary Finance with the MP Government.
Rajeev Topno is Deputy Secretary in PMO
Rajeev Topno has assumed charge as a Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). He is Gujarat cadre IAS officer of the 1996 batch. Earlier, he was Joint CEO Gujarat Government's Disaster Management.
Confusion over IT Cmmissioners' list
There is a confusion over the much awaited transfer list of Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs).
IT department's working badly hit
Working of Income Tax (IT) department has been adversely hit as officers at the level of Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs) have been waiting for their transfer orders.
FM's candidates too in the list
As the grapevine has it, there are certain candidates of Indian Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, in the list of Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs).
Discussions regarding CITs complete
As the grapevine has it, discussions regarding transfers of Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs), have been completed between Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee & concerning officials.

Ramesh Inder Singh has taken oath June 29, 2009

"Padamshree" Ramesh Inder Singh, newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner
(CIC) to the Punjab Government has taken oath on June 29, 2009. He
is an IAS officer of the 1974 batch who belongs to Punjab cadre.

CORPORATE
Krishnan is number two in the panel for Director (Finance) BSCL !
H S Krishnan has been put number two in the panel selected for the post of Director (Finance) of the Burn Standard Company Ltd (BSCL).
Has Krishnamoorthy fallen from grace ?
Grapevine has it that BHEL fame V Krishnamoorthy has fallen from the grace of the Ten Janpath.
Rao is new Director (Marketing) KRIBHCO
N Sambasiva Rao has been appointed Director (Marketing), Krishak Bharati Cooperative Ltd (KRIBHCO).
LIC launches Jeevan Saathi Plus for couples
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the largest insurer in India, has launched Jeevan Saathi Plus, a new policy wherein the couple can take the insurance cover on their lives under a single policy. Jeevan Saathi Plus policy is the first of its kind in the industry and is based on ULIP platform and offers the insured the benefits of market-linked return.
The proposer under the plan shall be called Principal Life Assured (P.L.A.) and the other life (wife/husband) shall be called Spouse Life Assured (S.L.A.). P.L.A. may pay premiums regularly at yearly, half-yearly, quarterly or monthly (ECS) intervals over the term of the policy. The minimum annualized premium (other than monthly through ECS) will be Rs.10,000/- increasing thereafter in multiples of Rs.1,000/-. The minimum monthly (ECS) premium will be Rs. 1000/- increasing thereafter in multiples of Rs. 250/. Alternatively, a Single premium can be paid subject to a minimum of Rs. 40,000/-
The P.L.A. can choose the level of cover (Sum Assured) for both lives within the limits, which will depend on whether the policy is a Single premium or Regular premium contract, age and the amount of premium agreed to pay.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
194 crores spent on statues..... collosal waste by Maya!!!!
And Mulayam has vowed he'll flatten the statues agar power mein aaya!!!
BSP should pay for statues of Maya and Kanshi Ram!!!!!
Why is public footing statues ka daam???
Yes where are the reforms that Mohna had vowed!!!!
Well the vows were prior to results and by results Mohna ho gaya hai 'wowed'!!
Administrative and Judicial reforms are now in the cold box…. thandaa basta!!
In both haalath is very khastaa!!
And now as 'there is no numbers ka pressure' Congress is going back on quite a few vows!!!
And Congress simply does not have the guts to take on the 'holy cows'!!!
Kapil Sibal forgets his priority should be education for all!!!!
But seems he's not ready to take this call!!!!
He prefers to tinker with education rather than take illiteracy head on!!!
Down the wrong road he's gone!!!!
This Budget will be an indicator of this Sarkaar's mindset!!!!!!
And this will be a populist Budget is my bet!!!
Hope Pranab Da draws a balance between two securities… Defence and Food!!!!!
Because this year Monsoon seems to be in a sour mood!!
Defence Ministry procurements can be delayed for a year or two!!!
In problematic times this would be the right thing to do!!!
The 'gravy train' can wait for a year!!!!!
Though those on the 'gravy train' have a lot to fear!!!
Kall kya hogaa kiss ko pathaa!!!
Kall kat saktha hai pathaa!!!
Pragmatic approach will be...... keep the powder dry or sookha!!!!
Remember you can arm a soldier to the hilt but kaise fight karr saktha hai bhooka??
Before going in for Oil Sector reforms Sarkaar needs to reform!!!
Like the Oil splurge by the Sarkaar ..... use as much as you want is the norm!!!
All know this below zero inflation is just a sham,
High prices have already got people in jam!!
Seems Sarkaar wants to hike prices of fuel and gas..... why jump the gun????
Let fuel prices beyond $ 70 barrier run!!!!
We pay taxes for Government's expenditure like bridges and roads!!!
Then for these humm pe cess and toll Sarkaar loads!!
Winter has shrunk ….. arrives later and its getting less colder every year!!!
Monsoon too are in reverse gear!!!
Monsoon arrival is delayed and rainfall has gone down!!!!
We are paying because with Nature kiya hai hum ne clown!!
Confucius says..... Nature is hitting back at us!!!
For all the misusing of Nature by us Nature is saying 'buss' (enough)!!!
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)
Plight of CAT cases
The position of CAT cases dealing with service matters in all States is very pathetic. The disposal of cases in CAT benches is taking quite long time like civil cases. In fact the principle for setting up CAT benches for the speedy redressal of grievances of Central Government employees is defeated. The Law Ministry should think in this regard and to come out with some relief measures. We hope that something will be done atleast now as more than 45000 cases are apparently pending for justice.
Lakshmi
Cadre Review in Customs and Central Excise
Why is CBEC not doing the cadre review? Are they inefficient ? What is the new Dte of HRD doing? Is the implementation of GST going to put a death knell on this organisation? Is that the reason for not doing the cadre review? Finance Minister- are you listening?
S K Singh
I agree with the views published on this site except that Rahul Gandhi be made Deputy Prime Minister. Rahul Gandhi has a long innings to play so what is a hurry?
Chandra Mohan
Cadre review in CPOs
DOPTs website is an eye opener. It is a big surprise that no cadre review has been carried out in BSF after 1989. The DO written by CS all secretaries seems to be gathering dust. With such apathy being shown to these poor officers the morale is sure to take a beating.
Guru
Govt should clarify on travel by Air
The sixth pay commission allowed LTC travel by flight with a rider that it should be by Lowest Economic Class fare, but in December 2008 the clarification was issued that it would be as per NACIL rate which are artificially low and even specified for sectors which are not covered by Indian Airlines. This has caused lot of hardships to people who went on LTC with their family by Air on the pretext that they will get benefit from government. Can government do something and clarify the matter in the larger interest.
N Kumar
Empowerment Of IPS !
It was hilarious to see the comments of somebody asking for empowerment of IPS. Are they not empowered enough with plethora of laws empowering them to interfere even in the very mundane activities of citizens?
Bhatt
Rahul Gandhi should keep track of the past
At present there is no true challenge to Rahul Gandhi. I recall that in eighties, there was no challenge to Late Rajiv Gandhi till the time he continued to associate the young team he selected , who were loyal and devoted to him. But some sweet tongue persons encircled him and distanced him from his team. Result he could not get true and unbiased advice and he was out of power. The young and devoted team of late Rajiv Gandhi is still there, who are now in mid forties and early fifties. They remained with him in difficult of the times. To make the future secure, Rahul Gandhi is to keep track of the past -- make optimum use of the experience of time tested brigade of Late Rajiv Gandhi.
Ravi Singh
Old should make way for …
Rahul Gandhi clearly advocated the need for political participation of the younger generation, to make the country a resurgent and a vibrant nation. It is time for the old to make way for a generation which has both vision and clarity.
Gopinath Jagirdar
Govt should encourage professionals
Why is that government not encouraging professionals in the companies like Air India? Our experience of Central Public Sector shows that all the PSU's which are now being managed by core professionals like Nationalized Banks, PSU's like NTPC, IOC, BHEL, PFC, BEL, SAIL etc are doing extremely well and have been able to infact ride through the economic recession Why should an non-accountable system be allowed to continue? Can anybody shed a light on this mystery?
MB
For The Eyes Of The Finance Minister Please
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Dear Finance Minister,
Your wide ranging consultations with industry, business and the economic editors is getting usual publicity. It is fuelling all kinds of speculations regarding reduction in personal as well as corporate taxes and incentives for exports. All this leads to a very boring speech in the parliament, making any FM gulp a few glasses of water and moments of shero-shayari of the product of the poetasters genre. Well the speech writers certainly deserve to be clapped.
But, Sir, what the aam aadmi expects your budget to do is to announce measures by which you shall reduce generation of black economy in India, say by 0.5% or 1% at least in the fiscal 2009-10.None of your predecessors has ever done so and you shall be the first to achieve this fantastic success. You need not bother about personal/corporate taxes, since we shall be able to somehow pull through if it contributes to your success in reducing black money/ black economy/black governance and black administration to the extent proposed.
M L Gupta
Excellent piece
Excellent piece by Dhawan! We should follow.
G Mohanty
Anger against Mayawati is justified
People are justified in being angry at the way in which Mayawati (Megawatti) has been spending public money for her own promotion by putting up her own statues. At the same time, people need to remember that the Congress party spent hundreds of crores of public funds (estimated over 400 crores) in advertisements in media where the picture of their President who does not even have any constitutional position were displayed prominently. This type of promotion continues even now and Govt. has once again started releasing advertisements with her picture and of other people. The party has double standards as it criticizes mayawati.
It is really sad that the bureaucrats involved and the people at large are not protesting against such illegal use of public funds for private promotion.
I Khan
A good news
It is a good news that the resignation of Arun.Bhatnagar has not been accepted. All the professionals welcome this decision of the government.. Now it is an opportune time for him to take strong decisions to give a new life to already dying AIR/TV & to make them purely professional and free from malpractices, highly paid Officers, Babus, who do not know ABC of programme Production, come to Doordarshan with empty suitcases and leave with loaded suitcases after 2-3 years.
A Singh

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