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Whisper opinion poll: No extensions, retirement age should be followed
The whispers opinion poll about the retirement age of Secretary level officers in Government of India or having a fixed term for them has evoked some strong responses from our surfers. Majority of the responses we received via e-mail have scoffed at the idea of increasing retirement age or granting extension in service to these officers.
The surfers have responded that instead selection process of Secretaries in the various departments in GoI should be transparent and fair and based on merit and not solely on seniority or ACR. It would be better if efficient officers having service period of about three years are considered so that they have sufficient time in implementing policies leading to continuity in working.
Mediocre performance and inefficiencies creep up within the system if officers at the fag end of their career are promoted and they are given a ray of hope by way of extension of service. Retirement age should be common for all officers and the process of extension should be done away with.
One contributor Lalit Suri says, 'tenure of a Secretary should be minimum of 5 years. After 5 years appraisal of his contribution be done, if no proper contribution is made by him, he should be made to suffer by way of substantial cut in pension benefits etc'.
Kaun Banega Home Secretary?(1) Gopal Pillai
Though Secretary Commerce Gopal Pillai is not very keen for the post of Home Secretary, name of 1972 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer is topping the list.PM is expected to take decision today.
About 40 1979 batch IAS officers to be empanelled ?
About 40 IAS officers belonging to 1979 batch are expected to be empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. Empanelment meeting is expected to take place in a couple of days.
Bureaucratic changes likely in GoI
A couple of Secretary and Additional Secretary level appointments in the Government of India are likely to take place this week
Foreign Service Board meeting takes place
Foreign Service Board meeting has taken place on Feb 18 and the file is pending with the Minister of External Affairs for approval.
Pal is new Member of NHRC
Outgoing Indian Ambassador to Pakistan Satyabrata Pal has joined the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as its member.Pal is 1972-batch IFS officer.
( We said this on February 10)
Balakrishnan to go to Bangalore !
G Balakrishnan is expected to be posted in the Department of Space, Bangalore. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Ashish Srivastava to join Election Commission
Dr Ashish Srivastava is all set to join the Election Commission of India as Director. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Ritwik Pande to join Finance Commission
Ritwik R Pandey is is moving from Election Commission of India to the 13th Finance Commission. He is 1998 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Chaubey is new RC TamilNadu in Delhi
R N Chaubey is taking over as new Resident Commissioner of TamilNadu in Delhi on Thursday. He is 1981 batch IAS officer.
Manish Kumar joins World Bank
Manish Kumar Manipur -Tripura cadre, IAS officer of 1991 batch has completed his Phd in Water management from George Washington University in 2009 and is now reportedly joining World Bank as a consultant.
DGP for more than five years
Can a DGP of any state stay on the post for five years at a stretch ?. Yes ,1975 batch IPS officer J Changkija the outgoing DGP of Nagaland served a record five years and five months as the head of state police, which is perhaps the longest ever in the country. He retired last week.
Many contenders for CCIT-I ,Delhi
As the grapevine has it, there are many contenders for the slot of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax(CCIT),Delhi.
Amitabh Verma's term likely to be extended by 3 months
As the grapevine has it, the deputation tenure of Amitabh Verma, Joint Secretary Financial Services i.e. Banking, is likely to be extended by three months. He is an IAS officer of the 1982 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
Ms.Anjali Chib Duggal poised to go to Expenditure
As the grapevine has it, Ms.Anjali Chib Duggal, who is presently Delhi based Resident Commissioner to the Punjab Government, is poised to go to Government of India (GOI) on deputation in the Expenditure . She is 1981 batch IAS officer to the Punjab cadre.
TRAI invites applications for Principal Advisor, Broadcasting and Cable
TRAI has invited applications for the post of Principal Advisor (Broadcasting and Cable Services).
Two more vacancies in Competition Commission
While five members have already been appointed, there are at least two more vacancies of members in the Competition Commission, according to the act.
Upamanyu Chatterjee appointed JS Defence
Upamanyu Chatterjee has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Bir to continune in UT cadre
The GoI has approved the proposal for regularization of the overstay of 1989 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer Jasbir Singh Bir to UT cadre till July 18.He is on inter cadre deputation from Punjab to AGMUT cadre.
IPS officer repatriated
IG CRPF K Durga Prasad has been repatriated prematurely to the parent Andhra Pradesh cadre. He is 1981 batch IPS officer.
Nitin Tiwari to join UP cadre
The Government of India has approved the proposal for inter-cadre deputation of Nitin Tiwari from Andhra Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh. He is 2007 batch IPS officer.
Nandita Chatterjee is DDG CAPART
Ms. Nandita Chatterjee has been appointed Deputy Director General in the Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (Joint Secretary level) (CAPART).She is 1980 batch West Bengal cadre IAS officer.
Arun Jha moves to Department of Pharmaceuticals
Arun Jha presently working as Member Secretary, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (Joint Secretary level) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals has been moved to the newly created post of Joint Secretary in the Department of Pharmaceuticals, on lateral transfer basis. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Resentment among CSS officers
A wide resentment prevails among the CSS officers following the delay in their postings. While there are about three dozen posts of Director level in the Government of India some officers of the Deputy Secretary rank are waiting for their postings for the past one year. Is the DoPT listening?.
Police reshuffle in Delhi
Kishan Kumar has been posted as Joint Commissioner of Police (General Administration) . S. B. K. Singh, Additional Commissioner of Police (Economic Offences Wingh), has been moved to Puducherry.Vivek Gogia will now be Additional Commissioner Economic Offences Wing. R. K. Sharma has been posted as Vice-Principal of Police Training School in Jharoda Kalan. L. H. Shanliana, DCP (Recruitment Cell) has been given the additional charge of Police Training School, Wazirabad.
Joint Secretary lodges complaint against Driver
An official of the rank of joint secretary in the Defence Ministry has lodged a complaint against her Driver with the Sarojini Nagar police, following which the driver was arrested.
IPS changes in Madhya Pradesh
R P Singh has been appointed IG Home Guards. A K Singh will now be SP Jabalpur. SP Jabalpur Makrand Deoskar has been has been made AIG Special Cell in the PHQ.
IPS officer seeks VRS to contest election
1987 batch Bihar cadre IPS officer Gupteshwar Pandey has sought VRS
to fight coming election possibly from Buxar parliamentary constituency.
S.Sridhar is CMD, Central Bank of India
S.Sridhar has assumed the charge as new Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Central Bank of India (CBI) .So far Sridhar was CMD, National Housing Bank (NHB). Prior to NHB he was with the Exim Bank. The slot has been filled up two months after Ms.Daruwala had retired as CMD, CBI.
(We said this on December 7,2008)
IPS changes in Rajasthan
R P Srivastava and Balmukund Verma will be SPs of Bhilwara and Dungarpur respectively. Mehtab Singh has been made SP Jaipur Municipal Corporation.
Gupta is IG STF in Madhya Pradesh
IG CRPF Maithili Sharan Gupta is back to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre. On return 1984 batch IPS officer Gupta has been appointed IG STF .
Deadline for post of Chairman ATRA to end on March 6
Deadline for submitting application for the slot of Chairman Aviation Tariff Regulatory Authority (ATRA) will end on March 6, 2009. Earlier it was to end on February 20,2009.
B.P.Vaid is IG, BP R& D
B.P.Vaid has joined the BPR & D as IG.He is an IPS officer of the 1986 batch who belongs to the Jammu & Kashmir cadre.
Ms.Leena Mehendale is ACS in Maharashtra
Ms.Leena Mehendale has been promoted as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) in Maharashtra.She is an IAS officer of the 1974 batch who belongs to the Maharahtra cadre.
Ms.Sharwaree Gokhale is ACS in Maharashtra
Ms.Sharwaree Gokhale has been promoted, as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) in Maharashtra.She is an IAS officer of the 1974 batch who belongs to the Maharahtra cadre.
Tukaram Munde shifted from Nagpur CEO's post
Tukaram Munde who was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with Nagpur Zila Panchayat has been shifted as Additional Commissioner Tribal Sub Plan. He is an IAS officer of 2005 batch.
Anandrao Bharkade is CEO,Nagpur Zila Panchayat
Anandrao Bharkade is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with Nagpur Zila Panchayat.

CORPORATE
Five promoted as General Managers in RBI
Five officers of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have been promoted to the rank of General Manager. They are Mssrs Sujata Prasad, S Kulsreshtha, Kamla Rajan, R C Sarangi and Arnab Roy.
Nerurkar is Director of Tata Steel
Hemant M Nerurkar COO of Tata Steel has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Tata Steel.
BFNTPC Energy Systems Ltd soon to have a CEO
As the grapevine has it the BFNTPC Energy Systems Ltd has shortlisted candidates for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). It is a joint venture between Bharat Forge group & National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
New Country head of BP India
Sashi Mukundan has been appointed as Country Head of BP India.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Mulayam and Amar trudged into 10 Janpath to meet Sonia Gandhi!!!
Their pitch was ' if Congress and SP ally dono ho jaye gi chaandi'!!!
Sonia has to realize that SP is basically sitting on the fence!!!!
And so helping it to get more seats does not make sense!!!
SP's backroom talks with Third Front and even BJP are known!!!!
Congress's aim today should be to get as many seats as it can on its own!!!
In UP it's in Congress's interest that Maya and SP slug it out!!!!
Post election Congress will benefit in alliance negotiations with out a doubt!!!!
Why bolster and negotiate???
Why not post election ke liye karit Congress wait????
Its time Congress called Pawar's bluff!!!
And told him enough is enough!!!!
Pawar today has 'stars' (PM's chair) in his eyes!!!!
And so if he shows he'll go with Shiv Sena it's a pack of lies!!!
This is not a Sate election but one for Dilli!!!
So NCP allying just with Shiv Sena is just being silly!!!
And whatever alternative he may have up his sleeve,
If with Congress he can come to power the alternative Pawar will leave!!!
Actually Pawar is bolstered by SP's demand in UP for share of sher!!!!
And its demand for a National share!!!
So if Congress gives in either State it will have to give-in in the other State!!!!!
Insiders say Sonia's been scratching her head all the time of late!!!!!
BJP is lagging when it comes to allies!!!
And any boast that BJP is firming up allies is a pack of lies!!!!
Just last year it seemed BJP was on the road to Dilli!!!!
So why has the road all of a sudden become hilly????
BJP needs to contemplate and act!!!
If elections were held today UPA would win and this is a fact!!!
Accusation against Goplaswamy is that he was Home Secretary when Advani was HM!
But Chawla it is well known is totally loyal to HM (Her Majesty) !!!!
As CEC Chawla will not be objective,
He's going to be blatantly subjective!!!!
Pakis outsourced Benazir's assassination's investigation!!!!
Something that would be considered very insulting for any Nation!!!
Now Pakistan 's Navy Chief who looks like he's at sea,
Says Kasab did not come into India via sea!!!!
Paki Air Force will deny he came via air and Army via land!!!
Their way of denying in 26/11 Paki hand!!!!
India has to realize that Paki based terrorists will strike again!!!!
And this time they will inflict more pain!!!!
Confucius says…… With such people one should not wait and watch!!!!
Its like knowing a time bomb is going to go off and all one does is look at one's watch!!!
Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Forum
Non-stop advertisements
I was shocked to see non-stop advertisements of Haryana Government on Time TV from 8-25 to 8-55 a.m. on 27 & 28.2.09. There was no programs telecast whatsoever. When I brought it to the notice of that TV office at 8-40 a.m, they said it is due to huge payment already received from Haryana Government for this purpose as the Model Code of Conduct may come into force any time, and they therefore want to do this publicity intensively now itself.
Ujagar Singh, IAS
Should IES continue?
As reported in Whispers, training for all 21 incumbents selected for the latest batch of Indian Economic Service (IES) has commenced on March 2, 2009 at the New Delhi located Institute of Economic Growth. This item may not be newsworthy but is an opportunity to reflect on the relevance of IES.
Modern Economics is as mathematical as Physics. With the possible exception of Delhi School of Economics, Economics curricula in India is stuck in the sixties. With little knowledge of mathematics and mathematical statistics, one can easily get a first division in M.Sc. Economics (even Ph.D.) from most Indian universities. It is not the fault of IES officers that they are unfit to use modern tools of economic analysis. It is the fault of our educational system in the field of social sciences which cannot modernise because the teachers are training the students in their own non-technical mould. If it is a question of general knowledge of the economy that is needed in a job, perhaps and IAS or IRS officer is good enough.
It is highly unlikely that UPSC will modernise its recruitment system. IES officers will never even be able to contribute anything to the process of informed decision making and 'hard' economic analysis will continue to be outsourced to 'real' professionals. Under the circumstances, it will be appropriate that this batch is the last one. Existing IES officers, an intelligent lot without specialist skills, can be absorbed into Class I generalist services.
Dr. N. C. Saxena
Using RTI act to settle scores
Some of the members are staff of my office are using RTI act, 2005 as a tool to settle scores with their officers. They are seeking long information sometimes directly and also as proxy seekers merely to divert the attention of the officers or just to keep them busy. Can they be impeded and how?
A visitor
They take care of themselves only !
All politicians and IAS Secretaries take care of themselves only. MPS/MLAs-pay & perks have no bar. So is advantages taken by IAS officers. They will never think about employees in the lowest rung. Pay Commission is OK, but what about change is designation of Babus recommended by 6th Pay Commission. The same is said to have been put in dustbin. LDC-neechay darje ka clerk, UDC- oonchay darje ka clerk and assistant. Whereas in Private sector no body calls them babus and all that. Even if one is selling vegetables in Reliance, one is a sales executive. Also in Government, there is one post of PA/PS/PPS/Sr.PPS- and so on till director level. But all are addressed as PAs by their respective officers. And even by PA's who are much junior to one speaking on the other end of the telephone. He may actually be a person holding the rank of DS/Director. But Govt. is always busy in talking to this leader that leader, right or left, so that it somehow completes it 5 years term. Shall the Govt. employee be just happy in getting 6% DA as bonanza for the forthcoming election or ponder over the above degrading categorisation of designations. Delhi is the capital of India and trend makers as far as making of govt. is concerned. since man cannot live by bread alone, so the time has come to think before we vote.
A voter
While anti-immigrant groups increase tirade against foreigners
Kauffman Foundation is just releasing a report by a team led by Vivek Wadhwa (Senior Research Associate, Harvard Law School, Exec in Residence, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University and Columnist BusinessWeek.com) on immigration, which shows how much the world has changed.
While anti-immigrant groups in the US increase their xenophobic tirades against foreigners, tens of thousands of skilled workers are returning home to countries like India and China and fueling economic growth there.
Ram Narayanan
US-India Friendship
http://usindiafriendship.net/
Great news
KK Attri is one of the seniormost IPS of India and has a reputation for impeccable integrity and exemplary competence. He should have received this appointment much earlier.
Aurrat
IAS in UP are dominant
They don't allow a person from any other service to serve in the secretariat. Neither the IFS (forest) nor the IPS (police). Even if no one in the IAS wants to be on those positions, and other capable officers are willing they don't want it. Unlike Andhra Pradesh and other states where many officers from the all India services serve in the secretariat. Good competent people are available...the CM should give them a chance!
In the UP Bhavan/ UP Sadan in Delhi, officers from other services never ever are given entry to stay...all reserved for the IAS ...and to think post 1994 , 50% were below in merit in the same exam....(if exam is criteria for superiority..)..what a pain!
A Kumar
Give more coverage to ….
Please cover a wider area to include developments regarding persons and positions in Banks. IBA developments. Status of wage negotiations in banking industry. What is the likely outcome of wage talks. Who is likely to move where in the banking industry. Your site is very informative and useful.
Shankar K Raman
TAIL-PIECE
A stranger was seated next to a little black girl on the airplane when the stranger turned to her and said, "Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."
The little girl, who had just opened her coloring book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger, "What would you like to talk about?"
"Oh, I don't know," said the stranger. "Since you are a Negro, do you think that President Barak Obama is qualified for the job?" and he smiles.
"OK", she said. 'That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass -. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?"
The stranger, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea."
To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss President Barak Obama... when you don't know..... shit?"