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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 …………
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Two remain in race for the post of TRAI Chairman
It is now clear that only two aspirants have remained in the race for the post of TRAI Chairman. They are Finance Secretary Arun Ramanathan and former Telecom Secretary DS Mathur. The term of the present incumbent, Nripendra Misra, is expiring on 21st of this month.
Sudhir Nath is no more
Secretary Sports in the Government of India Sudhir Nath passed away in New Delhi this morning.1974 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Nath was 58.His wife Sushma Nath is Secretary Expenditure . His son 2003 batch IFS officer Siddharth Nath is posted in China
Virk creates history
Maharashtra DGP SS Virk has created a history by remaining DGP in two states. Earlier to Maharashtra, he was police chief (DGP) in Punjab. Another astounding fact about the Maharashtra cadre IPS officer is that he is on bail in a case of allegedly having assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. He was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau from New Delhi's Maharsahtra Bhawan under the Prevention of Corruption Act. He had been suspended twice in his police career.
Chances of NDA led Government dwindle
Majority section of bureaucrats feel that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) may find it very difficult to form a Government at the Centre.
Empanelment of 1975 batch IPS this month end
Empanelment of 1975 batch IPS officers to the rank of DG in the Government of India is expected to take place in the last week of this month.
PIO unlikely to get three months extension
Will Principal Information Officer (PIO) Umakant Mishra get three months extension in service beyond March 31 ? . He is unlikely to get extension.
Arun Bhatnagar Chairman Prasar Bharati Board not to contest
Sources close to Arun Bhatnagar Chairman Prasar Bharati board have stated that he is not going to contest ensuing Lok Sabha polls. Arun Bhatnagar is a retired IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre who belongs to the 1966 batch.
D. G .Jhalavadiya to contest polls
As the grapevine has it Amreli District Collector D. G. Jhalavadiya is going to contest ensuing Lok Sabha polls on a ticket of the BJP.
Two vacancies of GMs in Railways
Two posts of General Manager of Southern Railway and ECoR Bhubneshwar are to be filled up in a week or two.
Rakesh Chopra to be Member (Engineering) Railway Board
General Manager of the Southern Railway Rakesh Chopra is being tipped to be new Member (Engineering) of the Railway Board.
Post of ADG at Centre vacant for long
The post of Additional Director General (ADG), Forests, in the Government of India (GOI), has been lying vacant for a long time now. The panel meant this slot is yet to be approved.
Resentment brewing among Bank employees
As the grapevine has it, resentment is brewing among 10 lakh staff members of different public sector banks over the delay in pay revision. The Indian Banker's association (IBA) has offered a pay hike of about 13 per cent to bank staff. It is unacceptable to bank staff whose pay revision has been due since 2007.
Appointment of seven DGMs in FCI on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, seven incumbents are soon to be appointed as Deputy General Managers (DGMs) in Food Corporation of India (FCI).
Lobbying for Director Tourism in GOI
Central deputation aspirants are lobbying for the slot of Director Tourism, in Government of India (GOI), that fell vacant following elevation of Devesh Chaturvedi as Joint Secretary & Additional Director General (DG) Tourism. Chaturvedi is IAS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Private Secretaries to Indian Ministers start angling
Many incumbent IAS/All India Service officers who are posted as Private Secretaries (PSs) to Indian Ministers have started angling for "suitable" slots in Delhi.
DG, RBI's issue to take one more week
As the grapevine has it, the issue pertaining to clearance of "suitable boy" for the post of Deputy Governor (DG), Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to be cleared in a week's time.
PNB doesn't have an ED for long
It may sound strange but the Punjab National Bank (PNB), of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is Dr. KC Chakrabarty, does not have an incumbent for the slot of Executive Director (ED).
UT cadre IPS officers of 1994 to be DIGs soon
IPS officers belonging to 1994 batch who are in the UT cadre will soon be promoted to the rank of DIG. Those officers who are tipped to be DIGs are: Shankar Das, Anand Mohan, Garima Bhatnagar, RK Sharma, Anurag Kumar, Rajesh Khurana and Neeraj Thakur.
Gujarat cadre 1984 batch IPS empanelled for JS post
1984 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre Rakesh Asthana has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Two IAS officers in offer list for central deputation from Manipur-Tripura cadre
Two IAS officers, Pravin Shrivastava of 1980 batch and Usurupati Venkateswarlu of 1986 batch, are in the offer list for central deputation from Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Sabharwal appointed High Commissionr to Pakistan
Sharat Sabharwal presently Special Secretary in MEA, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Pakistan in succession to Satyabrata Pal.
( We said this on March 11 )
Last week not a single paper moved
As the grapevine has it, last week not a single paper, regarding key appointments, moved in Government of India (GOI).
Rajiv Nayan Chaubey is PRC, Tamil Nadu Bhavan
Rajiv Nayan Chaubey has assumed the charge as Principal Resident Commissioner (PRC) to Tamil Nadu (TN) Government, Delhi. Hitherto he was Adviser TRAI. He is an IAS officer of the 1981 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
Negi to be Jt. Director WLCCB
S B Negi, a 1990 batch IPS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, is going to join the Wild Life Crime Control Bureau (WLCCB) as Joint Director.
K Shrinivas of 1989 batch empanelled for JS post
1989 batch IAS officer K Shrinivas of Gujarat cadre is reported to have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Dearth of Additional CITs
As the grapevine has it there is a dearth of Additional Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs) in the country.
Photography exhibition of Novel & Ashok Lavasa
An exhibition of photographs by Novel & Ashok Lavasa is going to be held in Art gallery of the Chandigarh Museum from March 18 to 20,2009.Timings will be 10 am to 7 pm. After 22nd March, the Exhibition shifts to the Haryana Police Academy at Madhuban (Karnal) (110 kms from Delhi) from 23 to 25th March.
AIS officers to get arrears
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, has in an office memorandum has said that the concerned Ministries and Departments may make payment of arrears on account of revision of pay-scales to All India Services officers for the period of service rendered by them on central deputation between Jan 1, 2006 to Aug 31, 2008, even if they have been repatriated to the concerned State Cadres on any date during this period.
One AM cadre IPS officers empanelled for DIG level post
1994 batch IPS officer of Assam Meghalaya cadre, Hemonlang Nongpluh, has been empanelled to hold DIG and equivalent level posts under the Government of India.
CVC penalizes Senior Branch Manager, National Insurance Co. Ltd.
CVC has recommended reduction of pay by two stages in the case of Pawan Kumar Mangla, Senior Branch Manager, National Insurance Co. Ltd.
Railways posts 19 SA grade officials as DRMs
Railway Ministry has issued orders for the posting of 19 DRMs. They include MS Chauhan, SAG/IRSEE/Northern Railways as DRM - Mumbai CST - Central Railway; Prabhat Sahai, SAG/IRSME as DRM - Pune - central Railway; MK Mathur, SAG/IRSEE/South Eastern Railways as DRM - Malda Town - Eastern Railway; A Sivaprasad, SAG/IRSSE/South Western Railway as DRM - Sambalpur - East Coast Railway; Ramesh Chandra, SAG/IRSS/Railway Board as DRM - Moradabad - Northern Railway; Ashok K Singh, SAG/IRSME/DLW as DRM - Lucknow Junction - North Eastern Railway; CG Agarwal, SAG/IRSME/Integral Coach factory as DRM - Jodhpur - North Western Railway; BD Garg, SAG/IRSE/East Central Railway, DRM Danapur as DRM - Delhi - Northern Railway; Arvind Kumar, SAG/IRTS/Railway Board as DRM - Nanded - South Central Railway; Avinash K Garekar, SAG/IRSME/Western Railway as DRM - Adra - South Eastern Railway; VK Agarwal, SAG/IRSEE/ Western Railway as DRM - Ranchi - South Eastern Railway; Girish Pillai, SAG/IRTS/Railway Board as DRM - Bilaspur - South East Central Railway; AS Garud, SAG/IRSE/North East Frontier Railway (Const) as DRM - Ahmedabad, Western Railway; Sanjay K Pathak, SAG/IRSME/North Eastern Railway as DRM - Ratlam - Western Railway; M Meshram, SAG/IRSEE/Central Railway as DRM Kota, West Central Railway; SK Luthra, SAG/IRSME as DRM - Jabalpur, West Central Railway; KS Swaminathan, SAG/IRSME/ South Eastern Railway as DRM - Solapur - Central Railway; KB Nanda, SAG/IRAS/Railway Board as DRM - Izzat Nagar - North eastern railway and GPR Srivastava, SAG/IRTS/Western Railway as DRM - Danapur - East Central Railway.
Kaul is new Director (Personnel) Powergrid
V M Kaul has taken over as new Director (Personnel) of the Powergrid Corporation of India. Earlier he was ED.
( We said this on Dec 13, 2008 )
Harish to continue as OSD to Vice President
Parvathaneni Harish will continue to be OSD to Vice President of India .He is 1990 batch IFS officer.
IDAS officer appointed CMD of NCTFDC
Gur Saroop Sood has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director, National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (Joint Secretary level) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.He is 1982 batch IDAS officer.

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Roy Choudhry is number one in OVL Ltd post
Roy Choudhury is number one in the panel selected by the PESB for the post of Director (Commercial)Oil India Videsh Ltd.
Pankaj Kumar promoted as GM in Air India
Pankaj Kumar has been promoted as GM (Projects AIB) in Indian and posted in Mumbai.
Kaushik Ghosh is VP,STAR
Kaushik Ghosh has joined STAR India as Vice President(VP). Hitherto he was with Radio Mirchi.
Sridharan Mani is director and CEO, American Megatrends India Pvt Ltd.
Sridharan Mani has been appointed director and CEO of American Megatrends India Pvt Ltd.
Iyer is COO of Standard Chartered Bank
Sreeram Iyer has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Standard Chartered Bank.
NSIC signs Mutual Cooperation agreement with Republic of Benin
An Agreement of Mutual Cooperation between NSIC and Government of Republic of Benin for the development of SMEs was signed at New Delhi in the presence of Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India and Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin. The MOU was signed by Dr. H.P. Kumar, CMD, NSIC and Jean-Marie EHOUZOU, Minister of Foreign Affair, African Integration, Francophone and Beninese Overseas.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
As per my psephology Congress and BJP as of today are now nearly running neck to neck!
Congress may be ahead just by a speck!!!!
Problem is that with 'city folk polls' BJP gets misled!!!
BJP needs to be looking up and counting the rural folk instead!!!
Advani should realize that hits on his Site in actuality mean nothing!!!!
It's the 'hits' he makes rurally that will mean something!!!
Third Front met for dinner and what did they discuss????
Well for one how to 'catch the power bus'!!!
They could not discuss who would drive the bus!!!
They knew the minute they brought this up all would create a fuss!!!
Commies reminisced about their recent tryst with power!!!
They informed all how on the UPA Sarkaar they did tower!!!
TDP reminisced about its powerful days with NDA!!!
When Sarkaar stood up and heard what TDP had to say!!
This reminiscing really got the party going!!!
And with thandai the gossip started flowing!!
In the end it was let's fight the elections and then we will see!!!
Then only will they take the call in the Third Front 'to be or not to be'!!!
Modi says that CAG has pointed out that Rs.50,000 crores is missing!!
Though Congress's Tiwari will crassly respond that in air Modi is pissing!!
Modi says that definitely in the dal there is something kalaa!!!!
What Modi wants is a response from Mohna Ji Imaandaari-waala????
Without a doubt when POTA was repealed in Pakistan there was glee!!!
And since then for the repealing India has been paying the fee!!!
Seems Balasahib knows that in Maharashtra Shiv Sena will not do well!!!
That is why Pawar as PM he's trying to sell!!!!
But BJP is in no position to tell Balasahib to stop this lobbying for Pawar!!!
Balasahib may for all you know declare on BJP war!!!!
Because Balasahib feels in a breakup BJP has more to loose!!!
And he wrongly feels 'he has more to choose'!!
And BJP does not want to losse another ally!!!
To at present its seeing and eating a fly!!!
Shivs Sena is not what it used to be in the past!!!!
In fact now it's said not for many years Shiv Sena will last!!!
Sanju Baba wants Vajpayee to place his hand on his head!!!
Vajpayee will place hand on his head and Sanju will kick BJP in the rear instead!!!
Vajpayee should tell Sanju Baba to come as Sunil Dutt's beta!!!
And not to come to him for an blessing as a Neta!!
As India braces for elections precious time is being wasted on cricket!!!!
Holding both elections and IPL together would be like hitting the wicket!!!
For all you know terrorist organizations are already rubbing the ball like pace bowlers do!
And their field is closing in too!!!!
And once IPL and Election pressures make India put its guard down!!!!
You can say 'terror organizations will go to town'!!!
Confucius says….. If a terror attack then takes place!!!
Rather than support brickbats India will face!!!
Adds….. Because World will say we allowed this attack!!!
For putting India 's guard down India will face flack!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
Discrimination against IFS officers
Though there are 100 odd IFS officers who have been empanelled yet only one has been cleared for Joint Secretary and he is A K Goyal belonging to Kerala cadre. Why this discrimination against IFS officers when hundreds of IAS officers are routinely picked up at the drop of a hat.
David
Will some one listen to our pleas?
Why there is reluctance to pick IFS officers for JS and above level. The issue was raised with 6th Pay commission and we have already suggested measures to government as only IFS has 20 percent CDR compared to other two AIS i.e. IAS and IPS without any reasonable justification.
A K Singh
Group 'B' Central Secretariat Service is much better off
Why only the Indian Forest Service, there are only two Joint Secretaries to the Government of India from the IRS with a cadre strength of 4000. The Group 'B' Central Secretariat Service which is the last preference of candidates in the Civil Services Examination is much better off.
Arjun Mallik
What about Public Sector Insurance Co and PSU Banks?
These organisations have been the balancing force , in the race for privatisation. However over the last few years, these institutions have been given a raw deal specially Insurance Cos. Also banks other than RBI and SBI. It is high time the Government takes a favorable view and give them their due. A classic example is the ceiling of Rs 1200 HRA for insurance employees. What do we expect from these employees esp those who joined as direct recruits/AAOs. Many of them have had 2 promotions in 20 yrs and don't see any growth potential. The MOF mandarins, top management (CMDs) seem oblivious to their concerns
Sanjay Singh
Sab bekar ki baten lagti hai
I think Indian government is too much lazy about PSU's pay revision.
It has lot of time to take other decisions like IPL match and kharid farokht of MPs & MLAs for election.
Sanjay Kumar
Non-gazetted govt employees/Third Front:
This 6th CPC report is heavily loaded in favour of US/PPS level officers and above and nothing for non-gazetted staff. Even the benefit of earlier ACP is likely to be taken away pending orders. As the non gazetted staf have to pay for newspapers/tea/telephone etc.; this is free for gazetted level officers as official. In the circumstance; it is better there is no harm if non-gazetted staff vote for the "Third Front".
A Visitor
Pitiable condition of UDCs in Central Secretariat
I would like to bring the following points for the kind consideration of Department of Personnel & Training in respect of pitiable condition of UDCs in Central Secretariat.
(i) The posts of UDCs ( Possessing Graduate Qualifications) should be immediately upgraded to the post of Assistants in Central Secretariat so that they would get their due.
(ii) The promotional channel in secretariat should be smooth and fast for UDCs too.
It is shameful to mention here the work of DOP&T . It couldn't finalise the seniority list as well as promotion. In these days, 1987 batch of UDCs are not become regular Assistants. We the employees of Secretariat has been not given our due on the front of promotion while the officials of other central government organizations such as CBEC/CBDT/Pay & Accounts Offices - Tax Assistants(Earlier it was LDCs) promoted as Sr. Tax Assistant and Jr. Accountant promoted as Sr Accountant within 5 years of services. This type of rule should be applied in Secretariat too.
Prince
6th CPC: ACP:
The benefit of earlier ACP is going to be denied by cleverly suggesting new 3 ACP which has no relevance for a person as his service will be going waste because of the clause "hierarchy in the grade pay" and not the next designation. Earlier 2 ACPs were on the next designation of the post which the employee was holding. The non-gazetted staff are the worst sufferers. Will the bureaucrats clarify whether we belong to which category; i.e. whether "blessed category', protected category or punished category for deliberating depriving us of this ACP benefit.
A K Raja