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What Bureaucrats think about the formation of next government at the centre?
The general elections are round the corner and the bureaucrats have started making their own assessments as to who would rule the country in the days to come. Whether it will be the Congress, the BJP or the respective fronts - UPA and NDA - lead by these parties. Will it be a third Front that will govern the country? We tried to elicit the views of bureaucrats across the country. They feel …………
(2) Jammu & Kashmir
PDP may win 2 seats from Jammu & Kashmir
Preliminary estimates of bureaucrats from Jammu & Kashmir indicate that the PDP may win two out of six Lok Sabha seats in the state during ensuing Lok Sabha polls. The PDP may get seats of Anantnag & Baramullah. One seat each may go to other parties. Break up of seats party wise is: Jammu-BJP, Udhampur-Congress, and Shrinagar-NC & Leh LUTF.
Will Pawar,power work to have 3rd Front at the Centre?
Will Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar who also heads the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) be able to become the Prime Minister of India? Answer to this question is yes if one goes by rumblings that are going on corridors of power besides the political & corporate sector.
Empanelment process for 1990 batch of IAS begins
The process for empanelment of IAS officers belonging to the 1990 batch to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India has begun with compilation of confidential reports (CRs).
Review of 1989 batch of IAS now
As the grapevine has it, review of IAS officers belonging to the 1989 batch is going to be held now.
Subhash Chandra to be JS G&Air ?
Subhash Chandra is likely to succeed Bimal Julka in the Defence Ministry as Joint Secretary G&Air. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
IRS transfers in first week of April !
Orders of over 40 Chief Commissioners of Income Tax / Customs are being issued as soon as the financial year is over, in the first week of April.
CVC seeks clarification regarding DG, RBI
Chief vigilance commissioner (CVC) is understood to have sought some clarifications regarding appointment of new Deputy Governor (DG), Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The slot of DG fell vacant on December 5,2008 following the retirement of Leeladhar.
Virk to be DGP of Maharashtra
The Election Commission has reportedly cleared the appointment of former Punjab DGP S S Virk as DGP of Maharashtra.He is 1970 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
( We said this on February 5)
Is Pakistan inching towards Army rule?
The growing political hiatus between Asif Ali Zardari, Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, on whom the common citizens of Pakistan had reposed faith with fathomless expectation, is stealthily paving the way for General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani to reprise another episode of Army's Iron fist.
What is in store for Orissa on political front?
Amidst allegations of large-scale manipulation in the vote of trust conducted on March 11,2009, which had given Naveen Patnaik Government a go ahead, the Governor of Orissa has called for another confidence motion on March 16,2009. Is Orissa heading for the Governor's rule?.
Uncertainty prevails over the fate of IPL
Security hassles have put the holding of IPL matches in a state of flux. Officials of both theCentre & states are engaged in series of meetings, but no positive outcome has been there so far. Grapevine has it that the situation is fraught with uncertainty.
Will Goa Government relieve Anand Prakash ?
Home Minister has reportedly written to Chief Minister of Goa to relieve Anand Prakash, Development Commissioner Goa for taking up his new assignment in Delhi. But now in view of model code of conduct, Home Minister's order will have to be cancelled.
A K Singh appointed Member PESB
Former Secretary Textiles A K Singh has been appointed Member of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB). He is retired 1972 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on March 9 )
A P Singh appointed Special Director CBI
A P Singh has been appointed Special Director in the CBI. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre. Presently he is ADG BSF.
( We said this on Dec 12,2008 and again on Jan 15 )
Sinha appointed Additional Director CBI
S C Sinha has been appointed Additional Director CBI. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.
( We said this on Sept 10,December24,2008 and on Jan 15 )
Alok Sinha appointed JS Civil Aviation
Alok Sinha II has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Two 1989 batch IAS officers of Bihar cadre empanelled for JS post
As many as two 1989 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, Amritlal Meena and Sunil Barthwal, are reported to have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Only one IAS officer in offer list for central deputation from Jharkhand
One IAS officer, Ravindra Kumar Srivastava of 1984 batch, is in the offer list for central deputation from Jharkhand cadre.
Three 1984 batch IPS of AP cadre empanelled for JS post
Three 1984 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, Sudeep Lakhtakia , N Sambasiva Rao and T Krishna Raju, have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
SC directs that all entries in ACR be made known to public servant
The Supreme Court of India has directed that all entries (whether poor, fair, average, good or very good) in the Annual Confidential Report of a public servant, whether in civil, judicial, police or any other State service (except the military), must be communicated to him within a reasonable period so that he can make a representation for its upgradation. It would provide relief to all those employees, who have missed the chance for getting promotion and other benefits due to not having timely information about status of their ACR by concerned authority.
Will Sangliana contest from Bangalore on Congress ticket ?
Former Police Commissioner Bangalore is likely to contest Lok Sabha election from Bangalore constituency on a Congress ticket. He is retired 1967 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Ms P Sivakami to contest from Kanyakumari seat
Ms. P Sivakami, who had quit IAS and joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), will be contesting ensuing Lok Sabha poll from Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat. She is Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer of 1980 batch.
L V Saptarishi to contest from Mayiladurai seat
L V Saptarishi, a retired IAS officer of the West Bengal who had joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), will be contesting ensuing Lok Sabha poll from Mayiladurai Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu. He is an IAS officer of the 1969 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.
IAF gets maiden DG, Operations
Air Marshal DC Kumaria has taken over as the first ever Director General Operations at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) in New Delhi on March 12,2009.
CVC penalizes Senior Branch Manager, LIC
CVC has recommended reduction in basic pension by Rs.180/- and recovery of Rs.1894.60 from DD Uadhyaya, Senior Branch Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India.
Phase IV Training of MCT Programme for 1991 & 1992 batch IAS officers
The mandatory 8-week Phase IV Training (2009) of the Mid Career Training (MCT) Programme for IAS officers will be conducted, jointly by IIM Bangalore and Maxwell School of Syracuse University, USA, during June 1, 2009 to July 24, 2009 at LBSNAA, Mussoorie. While it is made mandatory for the IAS officers of 1992 batch, a final opportunity is also being given to the 1991 batch officers who could not participate in the programme conducted in the year 2007. As such, the IAS officers of both 1991 & 1992 batches are required to enrol "on-line" for the Phase IV Training (2009) by March 31, 2009. Besides, the officers of 1993 batch too can enrol for the programme 'online', but their participation would be subject to availability of slots in the programme.
Applications for JS post in Lok Sabha secretariat sought
Applications from IPS officers having security related experience have been sought for the post of Joint Secretary (security) in the Lok Sabha secretariat proposed to be filled up on deputation basis.
Chandra Mohan is new CS of Puducherry
R. Chandra Mohan has taken over as as the new Chief Secretary of Puducherry.He is 1978 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
( We said this on January 19 )
IAS changes in Karnataka
Shambhu Dayal Meena will now be Deputy Commissioner, Uttara Kannada District, Karwar. N. Manjunatha Prasad has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Davangere district. H.R. Srinivasa has been made Deputy Commissioner, Tumkur district.
IAS changes in Bihar
Patna divisional commissioner Sunil Barthwal has been relieved from his additional charge of transport secretary. Subhkirti Majumdar has been given additional charge of transport secretary. Arvind Kumar Chaudhary has been given additional charge of additional chief electoral officer
Lt. Gen. S.B. Sehajpal assumed charge as DG, Dental Services
Lieutenant General S.B. Sehajpal has taken over as Director General Dental Services in the Armed Forces on March 13,2009 . He is an alumnus of Punjab Government Dental College, Amritsar and Post Graduate from AFMC, Pune. He was the founder Director of Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad. He has been Dental Adviser Navy and Director Naval Institute of Dental Sciences, Mumbai. He has also been Command Dental Adviser, Central Command and Commandant Command Military Dental Centre, Lucknow. He is the pioneer in modernization of Dental Services and has introduced automation of dental centres. As a young officer, he has been awarded Col AG Rangaraj Challenge Trophy for Best Officer in MOJC course and Lt Gen KS Master Medal for first position in SDO course and Advanced Specialist Course. The General Officer has also been a recipient of Army Commander (WC) Commendation, Army Commander (SC) Commendation, Chief of Army Staff Commendation, Vishist Seva Medal and Ati Vishist Seva Medal for his distinguished services.
Sudhir Mittal is now FC Development
Outgoing FC Home Sudhir Mittal has been appointed FC Development in Punjab. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.
Confusion regarding pay revision in PSUs
Confusion prevails regarding status of granting 6th pay commission to staff working Government of India(GOI) run public sector undertakings(PSUs). One report says the related file is still in the GOI.And the other report says the file is in the Election Commission of India(ECI).
PSU staff is a worried lot
The staff working Government of India(GOI) run public sector undertakings(PSUs)is a worried lot as uncertainty prevails regarding status of granting 6th pay commission to them.
Meera Shankar appointed Ambassador to USA
Meera Shankar, currently Ambassador of India to Germany, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United States of America, in succession to Ronen Sen.
( We said this on March 9 )
Sodhi is new High Commissioner to Barbados
K.J.S. Sodhi, currently Ambassador of India to Suriname, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Barbados, with residence in Paramaribo (Suriname).
Noreen Naqvi is DG AIR
Finally name of Noreen Naqvi has reportedly been cleared for the post of DG All India Radio.
Amrita Mishra is new DC South-West Delhi
Ms Amrita Mishra has been appointed new DC of New Delhi (South-West).She is 2001 batch IAS officer.
Varsha Joshi is Additional Commissioner Transport in Delhi
Varsha Joshi DC New Delhi (South-West) has been appointed Additional Commissioner Transport in Delhi. She is 1995 batch IAS officer.

CORPORATE
Is Manoj Kohli on his way out from Bharati?
As the grapevine has it, Sanjay Kohli, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bharati Telecom, is on his way out. Recently Kohli also sold off his 70000 odd shares that he had in the company.
Sanjay Kapoor tipped to be CEO Bharati
As the grapevine has it, Sanjay Kapoor, President Wireless Business with Bharati Telecom, is going to be elevated as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Orders of new Air India GMs issued
Orders of the promotion of new Air India General Managers have been issued.
Raj Gopal Iyer to launch his own venture
As the grapevine has it Raj Gopal Iyer who was heading operations of Radio One station for the west has is now going to start his own consultancy venture. It will be christened Blue Ocean Consulting.
Rajesh Jain to head Bhopal Advertisement Club
Rajesh Jain Director,Atul Publicity has been chosen as the President of the Bhopal Advertising Club.Other office bearers are: Sushil Agarwal of Madhya Advertising - Vice President, Prakash Maheshwari of Prakash Advertising- Secretary, Sanjay Dhasmana of Samwad-Joint Secretary and Vinod Choudhary of Anupam Publicity- Treasurer.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Advani's pitch.. choose a Leader who can take tough decisions when times are tough!
So he says expect him to get tough when things get rough!!
Is it the right pitch???
Well his pitch has given fodder for Congress to bitch!!
India and Indians will always come first…. should have been his pitch!!!!
The one he's using is more like a glitch!!!
But then it's his pitch and so he should know best!!!!
And in a month or so his pitch will be put to the test (start of elections)!!!!
During Holi flouting the code of conduct at a Mulayam rally,
Mulayam's goons distributed money to make voters pally!!!
And the entire episode is on tape!!!!
You can see Democracy's khulla rape!!!!
But despite all the proof Mulayam will not pay the price!!!!
At most a reprimand will suffice!!!!
Amar Singh feels elders are inconsequential and should be ignored!!!!
So by his analogy in a room they should be 'stored'!!!!
His spat with Arjun has brought out the true Amar!!!!
As per Amar a person is inconsequential when he or she gets a bent kamar (aged)!
His chum Big B talks about his Dad!!!!
And pal Amar says being aged is something bad!!!
Why does he forget though he's fifty plus but has a body of an eighty plus!!!
So he should think twice before the aged he does cuss!!!
The real alliances will come to the fore after the elections!!!
To grab power then Political Parties will make selections!!!
They'll flout our mandate and form post election alliances to sit on the throne in Dilli!!
Indeed makes the biggest Democracy look silly!!!
Third Front solidification has commenced!!!
Both Congress and BJP falling short they've sensed!!
But here too the picture will only emerge after we've voted!!!
The improved possibility of coming to power Third Front has noted!!!
And if Third Front needs numbers I feel Congress will lend support!!!
And via this to keep standing it will also be taking Third Front's support!!!
Vide this mode Congress would enjoy Commie kind of indirect power!!
But this is for sure from day one Third Front and Congress's relations will sour!!
Congress will pull the plug and this is for sure!!!
Some other Party with it's support only for some time Congress can endure!!!
This time maybe the plug pulling could be because Rahul Baba felt he was being trailed!!!
Congress will cry 'maintaining decorum Third Front has failed'!!
And then either Congress will get a stooge from Third Front to take the reigns!!
Or both we and Political Parties will have to go through premature electoral pains!
Confucius says...... History tends to repeat apne aap ko!!!!
And to this only those living in 'Wonderland' will say no!!!

Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Forum

Vacant Posts of Commissioners
Out of the total 600 POSTS of Commissioners of Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax and various directorates including DGRI, more than 60 will go vacant by end of 2009. There is in the meanwhile no effort to fill them up due to long pending litigation between 2 feeder grade promotee cadre of appraisers, DR appraisers . CBEC appears incapable of revising the seniority lists, even when supreme court of India judgements and extant DOPT guidelines are very clear. The loss of morale will have a severe impact on the revenue collected. Many officers will also turn corrupt. We cannot blame them. Officers of 1987 IRS ( C and CE) are yet to become Commissioners when there batch mates in IAS, IAAS, IRTS and other services got SAG level 5 years ago.
Dr Sanjay
Infrastructural development in India lags behind
Sadly but true! Infrastructural development in India, specially the quality road network lags far behind China. China has the traditional edge due to system they have where labour laws like India don't exist. Hence no labour strikes. Some portion of the Funds allotted for the purpose are going in the pockets of Contractors and Engineers which should have been invested strictly as per the estmates framed and approved for the purpose . My concern is whether CAG the apex constitutional body for Auditing of Central and state departments have in their yearly performance audit thought of developing some mechanism to pin point the lapse and fix the responsibility and bringing out widely the lapses noticed in the process of Auditing? My idea of an effective prevention of such malady is that CAG should enrol few trustworthy technical evaluating agencies for taking physical sampling of works done & provide cogent data and result of material analysis made to the CAG so that CAG is able to use technical analytical data to match and collate with auditing result which is based on records made available by the respective departments and organisation. Although this will entail some amount of funds to be given to the agencies hired for the purpose but will be more than worth for the sake of elimination of corruption at the execution level particularly and of huge benefits that will result in terms of rapid progress with quality construction of Roads, buildings and all other civil, electrical and mechanical fields generally. This process on the part of CAG will certainly generate the psychological fear among executing agencies and surely quality of work start improving and initiating this process early is the better.
S Negi

Govt in confusion !
Our government is in great confusion and senior officers are befooling the country. BSF and Assam rifles are also on the verge of same situation. There is no cadre or career management for CMPF officers. Assam rifles is headed by army officers, whereas Assam rifles officers are never given command. BSF is also being headed by deputationist. These deputationist officers have miserably failed to protect the rights of BSF officers and men. Heavy resentment and disgust prevails in BSF. The government should do something impartial to avoid such incident in India.
Romel