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G K Pillai is new Home Secretary
G K Pillai has been appointed new Home Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre. . Pillai will take over as officer on special duty in the home ministry from June 11 before taking over as home secretary on June 30.
Rahul Khullar appointed Secretary Commerce
Disinvestment Secretary Rahul Khullar has been appointed as Commerce Secretary. He will replace G.K. Pillai, who has been made the Home Secretary. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
( SEE BELOW-WE SAID THIS ON March 24 )
Will Rahul Khullar succeed Gopal Pillai ?
In case Gopal Pillai moves to the North Block as Secretary Home it is widely believed in the corridors of power that Secretary Disinvestment Rahul Khullar will succeed him. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
New grading in ACR for All India Services officers
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has directed all the States and Chief Secretaries to ensure that they now switch to new gradation system for All India Services officers. As per the directives with the implementation of the All India Services (Performance Appraisal Report) Rules, 2007, the conventional gradings awarded to the members of the All India Services in the old All India Services (Confidential Roll) Rules, 1970 has been changed to numerical gradings in a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 refers to the lowest grade and 10 to the highest. The changes will be effective from the current year and highest grading of 10 should be restricted among 20 per cent of the total staff.
Planning Commission re-constituted
Montek Singh Ahluwalia will continue as Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
Three other Members Mssrs Dr Abhijit Sen, B. K.Chaturvedi and Ms Syeda Hameed have also been retained.The new members include Dr Saumitra Chaudhury, former Member of the PM Economic Advisory Council (PAC), Narendra Jadhav, honorary Vice-Chancellor of Pune University, and Mihir Shah, Secretary of Samaj Pragati Sahayog.
Kamlendra Prasad to join GoI June 8
Kamlendra Prasad is going to succeed D.M. Mitra as Director of the NICFC on Monday, June 8, 2009. He is 1981 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Tenure of Bhatnagar extended
Deputation tenure of R.R. BhatnagarIG BPR&D/Director, National Police Mission under the Ministry of Home Affairs has been extended for a period of three months.He is 1983 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.
IAS probationer gets posting in Sikkim
IAS probationer Ms. Aishvarya Singh of the Sikkim cadre has been appointed as Assistant Collector (East) and attached with District Collectorate, East, Gangtok, Land Revenue & Disaster Management.
IAS postings in Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh government given new postings to 2 IAS officers. G.P.Tiwari, 1995 batch will be Additional Secretary GAD while Subhash Jian, 1995 will be Additional Secretary Revenue.
Arvind Kumar is Director Food in GoI
Arvind Kumar has joined the Government of India as Director Food and Public Distribution. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Baigad is Director Expenditure
Shrikant Baigad has joined as Director Expenditure in the Government of India. He is 1991 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer.
Vishnu to attend Course in Mussorrie
V.N. Vishnu is attending mid-career training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussorie, from June 1 to July 24. He is 1993 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.
Sridhar to be Vice Chairman of VUDA
B. Sridhar has been appointed Vice-Chairman in charge of the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority.
.Post of Assistant Director on deputation basis vacant in ISTM
One Post of Assistant Director (Office Management) on deputation basis is vacant in the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM), New Delhi. Those who have necessary aptitude/flair for teaching may apply.
Post of Deputy Director (E&P) vacant in ISTM
One Post of Deputy Director (Economics & Planning) on deputation basis is vacant in the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM), New Delhi.
Future of Akali Dal dark after Badal
Future of Akali Dal, it is being said in the political circles, is dark after Prakash Singh Badal. There is no one else to take care of the party with same sensitivity as Badal has been nurturing it for the past several years.
IAS reshuffle in Delhi
There is IAS reshuffle in Delhi Government.New postings are :- Mssrs Naresh Kumar has been appointed MD of the DTC. R K Srivastava will be Additional Commissioner MCD.B.V. Selvaraj has been posted as Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner Development.,J. K. Dadoo, who was expected to be moved out to Andamans, has been retained and would continue to function in his present post.Rina Ray will now also look after Volunteer Training Projects relating to Commonwealth Games besides functioning as Secretary Art, Culture and Language. Dharmendra has been given additional charge of Secretary SC/ST/OBC. Rajesh Kumar Gupta has been made Legal Consultant VAT in Trade and Taxes Department.Savitur Prasad, MD, Shahjahanbad Re-development Corporation, has been given additional charge of Secretary (IT).
IAS changes in TamilNadu
N.S. Palaniappan has been appointed Principal Secretary (Revenue). P. Rama Mohan Rao will now be Secretary of the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department. Vishwanath A. Shegaonkar has been transferred as Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Secretary. R. Rajagopal, has been made Principal Secretary (Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi). Reeta Harish Thakkar, Pudukottai Collector has been made Deputy Secretary in the Revenue Department. A. Suganthi, Additional Collector, Vellore will succeed Ms.Thakkar. K. Sellamuthu will now be Managing Director of the Handicrafts Development Corporation.
IAS postings in Orissa
Manoj Ahuja has been appointed Secretary Food.G V V Sarma has been made Secretary Child and Women Welfare.
Srivastava posted in Railway Board
Niraj Srivastava, JAG/IRSME, South Central Railway has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Joint Director, Mechanical Engineering (P)-I.
Bijalwan posted to NCR
On return from deputation A.K. Bijalwan, SAG/IRAS have been posted to North Central Railway in the cadre.
Thakur is PS to I & B Minister Ambika Soni
Ranjan Prakash Thakur, of IRTS has again joined as private secretary (PS) to Ms. Ambika Soni Indian Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Minister.
Agrawal is PS to Tourism & Housing Minister Ms. Selja
Manoj Aggarwal, IAS, 1990 batch, Gujarat cadre has joined as private secretary (PS) to Ms. Selja Indian Minister for Tourism, Poverty Alleviation & Housing.
Ashok Barnwal is PS to Kamal Nath
Ashok Barnwal, IAS, 1991 batch, MP cadre has joined as private secretary (PS) to Kamal Nath, Indian Minister for Road Transport and National Highways.
Meena is PS to Mahavir Prasad Kandera
K.L. Meena, IAS, 1993 batch, AGMUT cadre has joined as private secretary (PS) to Mahavir Prasad Kandera Indian Minister of State for Transport.
Rahte is PS to Subodh Kant Sahai
S.K.G. Rahte, IAS, 1990 batch, Jharkhand cadre has joined as private secretary (PS) to Subodh Kant Sahai Indian Minister for Food Processing Industry.
Pradeep Yadav is PS to Azhagiri
Pradeep Yadav, IAS, 1992 batch, Tamil Nadu cadre is private secretary (PS) to M.K. Azhagiri Indian Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers.
Ravi Kota is PS to Handique
Ravi Kota, IAS, 1993 batch, Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is private secretary (PS) to B.K. Handique Indian Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DONER).
Sadhna Shanker is PS to Vayalar Ravi
Ms. Sadhna Shanker is private secretary (PS) to Vayalar Ravi Minister for Indian Overseas Affairs. She is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1987 batch.
Rao is PS to Ghulam Nabi Azad
S.K. Rao an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer of the 1986 batch is private secretary (PS) to Ghulam Nabi Azad Indian for Public Health & Family Welfare.
Shashank Goyal is PS to Vilas Rao Deshmukh
Shashank Goyal, IAS, 1990 batch, Andhra Pradesh cadre has joined as private secretary (PS) to Vilas Rao Deshmukh Indian Minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.
IPS officer is new PS to Steel Minister
Anand Pratap Singh will be PS to Union Steel Minister Veerbhadra Singh. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
Bhardwaj is APS to Handique
R.K. Bhardwaj from Railway Service is APS to BK Handique, Indian Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DONER).
Raghvendra Shastri to be OSD to Krishna
Raghvendra Shastri, a scholar, is poised to join SM Krishna, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs as Officer on Special Duty (OSD).
Sud is APS to Veerappa Moily
C.P. Sud is APS to M Veerappa Moily Indian Minister for Law & Justice.
Shiv Kumar is APS to Veerappa Moily
Shiv Kumar is APS to M. Veerappa Moily Indian Minister for Law & Justice.
Gopalan is OSD to Vasan
Gopalan Joint Director from the Lok Sabha Secretariat is officer on special duty (OSD) with G.K.Vasan Indian Minister for Shipping.
Sai Baba is APS to Vasan
Sai Baba is APS with G.K. Vasan Indian Minister for Shipping.
Ramachandran is OSD to Gulam Nabi Azad
V. S. Ramachandran is now OSD to Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad. He is a CSS officer.
Bhartiya is new JS Public Enterprises
Rakesh Bhartiya is new Joint Secretary Public Enterprises in the Government of India. He is 1980 batch CSS officer.
Daljit Chowdhury to continue as PS to Sri Prakash Jaiswal
Daljeet Chowdhury will continue as PS to Union Coal Minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal. He is 1990 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Tiwari to continue as PS to Jaipal Reddy
Atul Kumar Tiwari will continue as PS to Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy. He is 1990 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer.
Singh appointed OSD to Steel Minister
Amit Pal Singh who is having strong political background has been appointed OSD to Union Steel Minister Veer Bhadra Singh.

CORPORATE
Ramamoorthy is GM SBI Kerala Circle
V. Ramamoorthy who was moved from Mumbai has taken over as General Manager of the Kerala Circle of the SBI.
Network18 appoints Kantawalla as Group Technology Editor
Network18 has appointed Hatim Kantawalla as its Group Technology Editor. Earlier Kantawalla was Editor-In-Chief for PC Magazine M&NE.
Husain appointed Head Equity 'AIG Investments'
Huzaifa Husain has been appointed Head of Equity of AIG Investments'. Earlier Husain has worked with SBI Mutual Fund.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Judicial Reform should be top on Sarkaar's 'to do list'!!!!!
Remove in Judiciary the non transparent mist!!!
Today Judiciary seems to feel that it is above the Law it upholds!!!!!!
Itself above the rest of India like a 'holy cow' it holds!!!!
There's been an exposé on Punjab's Judiciary but PM is sitting on the file!!!!
All that one gets to here form the PMO and Law Ministry is wait a while!!!
This is something PM should be very perturbed about!!!
Justice can be fixed is what this exposé does shout!!!!!
Justice that is bought and sold is not justice at all!!!!
'Jiss ki laathi ussi ki bhains' iss ko karte hai call!!!
Why do you think Mulayam, Laloo and Maya say ' in Indian Judiciary we trust'?????
Because they have the 'technology' whereby they can make justice go bust!!
An ordinary Indian when caught stealing is not treated like Maya, Laloo and Mulayam are!!!
But then ordinary citizens and politicians are not at par!!!
Laloo's family used to do whatever they wanted and no was ignored!!!!
But shouldn't they change thier ways now that Laloo's been floored???
His son in law has been suspended for disobeying cockpit rules!!!
Seems now with Praful Patel Laloo's going to indulge in verbal duels!!!
As per Laloo his kids have the license to do what they want!!!
And no one can tell them 'you can't'!!
Amar Singh says Karat played a double role.... Ram aur Shyam!!
And for this double game he made Commies pay the daam!!
For 4 1/2 years he partied with UPA!!!!
And to SP 'we'll pull the plug' he used to say!!
Amar is in hospital and journos are feeling down and out!!!
'Withdrawal symptoms' from the Vani of …in Azam Khan's bhaasha… Mr. Tout!!
Sanjay Dutt rushed to his mentor's bedside.....mera kya hogaa Amar Bhaiya!!!!
'I'm in a fix after doing at your beckoning tha tha thaiya!!!
To Sonia's question 'how did Congress kill your Dad' Sanju had no jawaab!!!!
Nowadays Sanju has a repetitive nightmarish kwaab!!!
Here's wishing that Amar gets well soon!!!
And continues doing for years to come 'shayri' ka khoon!!
A lot of Hedge Fund hot money has made the Sensex go up and Rupee fall!!!!
And seems our FM refuses to take a call!!!!
Valuations have gone wonky!!!!
Aur again small investor banne ga donkey!!!!
Because TV Channels keep saying 'you've missed the bus'!!!!
And we know how in the talk of these 'biased' Anchors Public jaathi hai phuss!!!
Obama tried to chum up with Muslims and even greeted them in their way!!!!
Opinion in Muslim World is ……Obama had nothing new to say!!!
He cannot call Israel a pal and expect to befriend Muslims too!!!!
At his Israel talk in his speech Muslims already karr rahe ahi boo!!
Confucius says……. Want to change the World then first change apne aap ko!!!!
And to a lot of warranted changes US will say no!!!!
Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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Indian bureaucracy ranked worst in Asia: Survey
Who said that Indian bureaucrats are the best persons in India or they deserve to occupy highest positions.
MK
Extension galore
A few days back your site had carried an item regarding the one-year extension given to the present Cabinet Secetary and had praised him sky-high. Is this praise justified? This disturbing trend (the earlier Cabinet Secretary had also been given a one-year extension) highlights three facts about the Indian polity and its senior-most executives. One, it shows the Prime Minister's mysterious inability to find a worthy candidate from out of the other top civil servants who man equally important posts. If they are not good enough, then they should not have been promoted as Home Secretary/Defence Secretary/Commerce Secretary/Finance Secretary etc. in the first place. And if those appointments were based solely on merit then there should not have been any difficulty in appointing one of the senior-most Scretaries as the Cabinet Secretary. Two, it shows very clearly that all senior level appointments in "Incredible India" are patronage based and all selection processes - empanelment procedures, selection committees, search committees - are mere politically correct posturings. While India's "election" is a marvel, its "selection" is a disgrace. Three, it shows the brazen shamelessness of the top-most civil servant of India, even after enjoying an extended tenure of two years. This shamelessness is percolated down the line with senior bureaucracy taking a cue from its leader. Can the country and society expect fair conduct from such functionaries? Is it any surprise that our civil service has been rated the worst in Asia?
MI
Why the Government is the largest litigant in the Courts?
Yesterday Veerappa Moily, Hon'ble Minister of Law in the newly formed Central Govt. spoke his experience as a lawyer and the grievances he had heard from the Govt. employees:-
"We have to take steps and drastically reduce Government litigation. Even when there is no need to approach a higher court, appeals are filed. Some one has to be made accountable for taking a decision to file needless appeals", Moily said, adding, "as Govt. we should be doing justice and not leave to the courts. Judiciary alone cannot be blamed for the monster of pendency. One of his first priorities was to rid the Govt. of the largest litigant tag".
I have retired from Department of Telecommunications after serving for 40 long years. I have gone to courts 7 times and I have won all the times. I have not gone to Courts on my own volition but every time I have been forced to go to Court because of the personal prejudices of the officers, cadre bias (especially the ITS Group "A" officers), vested interests, lack of knowledge of Rules and its interpretation (as per convenience please) and to fulfill the ego of officers who thought "How dare I speak against them?" After clearing the House building advance along with interest, for having taken "No dues certificate", selling the house with permission, I spend 7 long years to get a letter that the building Insurance receipts are missing for two months give copies of those or face penalty. When I explained them that 7 years have gone and you only gave a No dues certificate, no one listens and penal interest is recovered from my pay. I bring a stay order from the court but deductions continue and I am forced to go for contempt, ultimately I win the case and nothing happens to the officers who take decisions to contest the case.
Very recently when I won the case for my promotion from a retrospective date to HAG scale, when the Dept. refused to implement, I wrote to the Secretary, "get an undertaking from those biased (cadre bias and personal prejudices) officers who recommend appealing in the High Court that they will be accountable and pay the legal expenditure from their pocket if the court dismisses the Writ Petition". High Court did dismiss the Petition. Who is Accountable? They went for review Petition. Dismissed again! They have filed a SLP in the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Mr. Moily is right! The Govt. is the biggest litigant as no one is accountable. Please get an investigation done in Department of Telecom as to how many appeals they have won and punish those at the level of Director/J.S for having last the appeals and recover the cost of litigation from these officers, you can remove the tag of big litigant.
Dear Hon'ble Minister of Law, please begin somewhere, say from my letter to Secretary and recover the cost from the Director and the DDG (Personnel) who recommended appeals in High Court and lost it?
C.V.Gopinath
Retired Sr. DDG, Dept of Telecom

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