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AAJ KI AAWAZ-ELECTION AWARDS
BJP gets the award for 'Best Campaign'..... campaign was indeed innovative!!
Slogans and jingles were very creative!!!
Congress gets the award for the most emotionless campaign!!!!!
From the electorate the campaign elicited pain and 'not again'!!!
Modi gets the award for Best Speeches!!!
From the secular lot his speeches elicited screeches!!!
Karuna gets the award for the Best Sham for the fastest fast!!!!
Indefinite fast that started after breakfast and was over before lunch … that fast!!!
Jaya Paradha and Amar get the award for ' Fixing The Opposition'!!!!
The nude pics put Azam on the back-foot and this fixing was Amar's proposition!
Amar gets the ward for best blatant jhoot or lies!!!!
'If Jaya loses she'll commit suicide' and 'I am retiring after 13th' said with tears and sighs!!!
Hero in a villainous role goes to Laloo!!!!
After he read the writing on the wall he behaved like a marauding bhaloo!!
Rahul gets the ward for maximum flip flops!!!!
With his praises and retractions for this award the list he tops!!
Award for being downright insulting goes to Advani!!!!
For his anti Mohna vani!!!!
For trying to hoodwink the Media Chota Gowda gets the Hoodwink Award!!!!
While being driven into 10 Janpath not to be recognized by Media he tried very hard!
Sonia gets the award for waving…… 30 waves before and after every speech!!!
Her son came in a close second as this trait apne son ko kiya Sonia ne teach!!!
Shotgun Sinha get the award for Mr. Haughty!!!
And Sidhu gets the award for Mr. Naughty!!!
Jaya Amma gets the award for being the cool one!!!!
Cool as a cucumber or kakdi ….. outbursts….. not even one!!!
Diggy gets the award for the most innovative threat!!!!
His threat to Maya ' don't forget CBI' that made Maya sweat!!!
Congress Spokesmen Natrajan and Singhvi get the award defending the indefensible!!!
Though the defense oft was not sensible!!!
Pawar gets the award for Mr. Too Big for his Boots... wants to be the Prime Minister!!
9 MP Party Leader aiming so high.....get real Mister!!!
Confucius says….. Indians get the ward for voting despite 'vote exasperation' !!!!
And doing their duty for the Nation!!!
Bharat Kumar
Rahul Sarin appointed Secretary CAT
Secretary Personnel Rahul Sarin has been appointed Member- Secretary of the Competitive Appellate Tribunal.He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
( We said this on May 13 )
Will Haldea head PPP Regulator ?
Despite opposition from various ministeries Planning Commission Vice Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia is reportedly pushing hard for setting up a PPP Regulator: If the proposal gets a nod it
will be headed by his favourite bureaucrat, retired IAS, Gajendra Haldea. (IAS,RJ,
1973).
Justice Pasayat appointed Chairman of head Competition Appellate Tribunal
Outgoing Judge of the Supreme Court of India Justice Justice Arijit Pasayat has been appointed Chairman of the Competition Appellate Tribunal.
( We said this on May 13 )
PM to meet President on May 17
According to informed sources Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought appointment with President Ms Pratibha Patil on May 17.One can only guess.
Praveen Tripathi to join CAT
1973 batch IA&AS officer Praveen Tripathi has been appointed Member of the Competition Appellate Tribunal which comes under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Rajni Razdan to get Additional charge
Secretary Administrative Reforms Ms Rajni Razdan is expected to get additional charge of the Secretary Department of Personnel in the Government of India. She is 1973 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Three names short-listed for Competition Commission
Names of Mssrs Anurag Goel - Secretary Company Affairs, Murari Lal Tayal - Principal Secretary to the Haryana Chief Minister and Subas Pani - Secretary Planning Commission have reportedly been short-listed for the post of Member Competition Commission.
J S Sarma takes over as Chairman TRAI
J S Sarma has taken over as new Chairman of the TRAI on Thursday.1971 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Sarma has succeeded Nripendra Mishra.
( We said this on May 7 )
Sinha to join UNICEF
Rajiva Sinha is reportedly joining the UNICEF. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Gupta to succeed Tirkey in Defence Ministry
A K Gupta 1981 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre will succeed Ajay Tirkey as Joint Secretary in the Defence Ministry. 1987 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Tirkey is returning to the parent cadre next month after completion of central deputation tenure.
Singh Couple joins LBSNAA
1994 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer Tejveer Singh and his 1995 batch IAS officer Jaspreet Talwar have joined the LBSNAA, Mussorie.
1977 batch IAS gets ACS rank in West Bengal
1977 batch IAS officer Samar Ghosh has been given ACS rank in West Bengal.
Why this hurry in Child and Women Welfare Department ?
There seems to be a mad rush amongst the Ministries of the outgoing UPA Government to get favourites appointed to regulatory bodies or commissions before the next government formation, in total disregard of propriety. After the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, it is now the turn of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, which is desperately trying to notify four new Members of the National Commission for Children. Hectic efforts are on to secure the appointments through a pliable officer. the Secretary of the department is believed to have opposed the move. What is the Cabinet Secretary doing?
Ms Pandey appointed CVO of KVIC
Ms. Neena Singh Pandey has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mumbai.She is 1988 batch IRS (IT) officer.
Jawar Singh's name cleared by Mahrashtra
As the grapevine has it the Maharashtra Government has cleared its IG
rank IPS officer Jawar Singh 's name for central deputation to
Government of India (GOI). Roy belongs to the 1986 batch.
Surviving IP Officer (5) Bisweswar Chatterjee
Bisweswar Chatterjee, age 92 yrs (Date of Birth 15 August 1916) is another surviving IP officer. He stays with his 1966 batch retired IAS officer Deepak Chatterjee in Delhi. He is 1940 batch of I.P. and belonged to West Bengal cadre.
Pradeep Shukla to join GoI
Pradeep Shukla, 1981 batch IAS officer who belongs to UP cadre may soon join the Government of India. IDAS officer MS Saravanan promoted
Indian Defence Accounts Service Officer MS Saravanan of 2004 batch has been promoted from Junior Time Scale officer to Senior Time Scale and shifted from AAO (Pay) (NC) Srinagar to PCDA (NC) Jammu.
Five TN cadre IPS officers empanelled for DIG level post
As many as Eight Punjab cadre IPS officers of 1994 batch have been empanelled to hold DIG and equivalent level posts under the Government of India. They are Sanjay Mathur, Vinit Dev Wankhede, G Venkataraman, Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal and P Sakthivelu.
Abhay Kumar Singh goes as GM (Foreign Offices), SBI International Banking
Abhay Kumar Singh, General Manager, SBI Network -1, Local Head Office, Mumbai, has been sent as General Manager (Foreign Offices), International Banking Group, Mumbai.
CH Kharshiing posted in Bangalore
CH Kharshiing, (IA&AS-91), on repatriation to the Department has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Commercial Audit and ex-officio Member Audit Board, Bangalore.
Will there be two vacancies of Dy. Governor in RBI?
It is being discussed in the RBI circles these days that will there be two vacancies of Deputy Governor in RBI since Rakesh Mohan has not resigned.
Hectic activities in CBDT
Suddenly, there is hectic activity in the august corridors of CBDT, as the Board seems to be in a tearing hurry to pass transfer orders of Additional /Joint Commissioners and Commissioners.

Out of the blue, urgent calls have been received by a number of officers particularly in Mumbai and Delhi asking if their children are in 10th/12th class, or if their spouse in posted within the same station, or if somebody in their family is critically ill. No marks for guessing why such calls have been made. More so, where in a lot of cases the concerned officers have still not completed their tenure as per the existing draconian transfer policy.

Ostensibly, the gesture appears to be very well meaning. However, there are whispers that the outgoing government, desperate to post own people to the lucrative posts in Delhi and Mumbai, for reasons more than mere kinship, is forcing CBDT to create vacancies in these cities by transferring out officers who are soft targets -- even if they are not due for transfer.

The option seems to be simple:- Appease the people presently in power...OR... pack your bags! This is all being done when the report of the Committee set up to review the existing transfer policy is gathering dust on the table of the Member placement.
What is the Independent prediction about next Govt?
What is the Independent prediction about next Government at the Centre? Well it says that L.K.Advani will be able to become the Indian Prime Minister.
Congress may be single largest party.
Independent observers have forecast that the Congress, of which chief is Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, may emerge as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha.
Congress led UPA's chances appear to be dim
Independent observers have forecast that Congress led UPA will fall short of majority to attain the magical number needed for Government formation.
BJP led NDA to be the single largest political group.
Independent observers feel that NDA led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) being headed by Rajnath Singh, will emerge as the single largest group on May 16, 2009.
Whom the President will invite to form Government ?
Its too early to decide about modalities regarding formation of the next Government at the Centre after results of the 15th Lok Sabha polls were announced on May 16,2009 .However, in corridors power a debate has begun on a question. Whom Indian President Mrs .Pratibha Devi Singh Patil will invite to form the next Government ? Whether, single largest political party will be considered first or single largest group will be invited first to the President House ? It is hotly being discussed.
A Hung House in Lok Sabha may endanger national security
All those who are concerned regarding growth & development in India are quite apprehensive regarding increased internal security threat perception if there is a fractured verdict on May 16, 2009. Reason for this worry is very simple. India is beleaguered by threat from different neighbouring nations.
Sleeping cells a bigger threat to Indian security
Well trained sleeping cells are a much bigger threat to internal security of India because they would proliferate, if there is a weak Government at the Centre. It is being felt that even on November 26,2008 in Mumbai carnage a handful of terrorists could not have wreaked massive havoc, but they were aided by sleeping cells.
Will there be a horse-trading of MPs?
Will there be a horse-trading of MPs? Well general perception is that there is going to be an intensive horse trading of Lok Sabha MPs because it is quit possible that no political party will be able to touch the minimum number of MPs needed to form the new Government.
What does an "MP" mean in present day politics of India?
Do you know what is the meaning of an "MP" in present day politics of India? Well its very simple arithmetic: MP= Money & Muscle Power.
Lalu Yadav's campaign has a Madhya Pradesh link
RJD chief Lalu Yadav's poll campaign has a Madhya Pradesh connection. Yes, the pilot who flew Lalu Yadav in a chopper during Lok Sabha's campaign is a resident of Bhopal.
Sudhanshu Mittal to be an Important figure in BJP
Well-known businessman of Delhi & BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal is going to be a very important personality in BJP because his guru in politics was senior BJP leader late Pramod Mahajan who fell to bullet shots fired at him by his younger brother. Sudhanshu Mittal is quite famous for his meticulous planning & articulate style of working which had earned him many a foes in political circles as well.
Brijesh Mishra unlikely to get much importance
Former Security Advisor, Brijesh Mishra is unlikely to get much importance this time even if NDA comes to power at the Centre. Reason; His relations have never been so cordial with the NDA's prime ministerial candidate LK Advani.
Sandeep Dixit shows the way
Sandeep Dixit Congress nominee from Delhi East, who has sought re-
election from Lok Sabha seat of Delhi East, did not indulge in any
kind of high profile, campaign. On the contrary he campaigned through
mass contact programme. His poll expenditure will obviously be on a
lower side when compared with other incumbents of ilk. It's an open
secret that he is only son of Delhi Chief Minister Mrs. Sheila Dixit.
Alok Dave moves to NEFR
DRM Jabalpur, Alok Dave, SAG/IRSME/West Central Railway has been transferred to NorthEast Frontier Railway and posted as SDGM.
A.K.Srivastava's laudable work in J & K
As Chief Wildlife Warden, A.K. Srivastava made a mark in Jammu &
Kashmir before joining Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Government of India (GOI) as Joint Secretary in the Commission for
Economically Backward Classes. Srivastava an Indian Forest Service
(IFS) officer of the J&K cadre who belongs to the 1980 batch. He was
responsible for scientific management of protected area of over 16000
sq.kms (5 National Parks, 14 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 41 Conservation
Reserves) which is the largest in any state in the country. Special
focus was given to Wildlife Crime Control and Handling of Human - Wild
Animal Conflict situations. During his tenure Srivastava made
significant contribution to the cause of Wildlife Conservation. This
included launching of species recovery programme of the critically
endangered species viz Hangul, Snow leopard and Markhor. Under the
Wetland Conservation programme, Management Action Plans of important
Ramsar Sites like Tso-moriri, Surinsar-Mansar, Hokersar were launched
and Management plan for Wular lake prepared. Initiatives on
strengthening linkages with the premier research, academic
institutions and voluntary organizations viz Wildlife Institute of
India, University of Jammu/Kashmir, Wildlife Trust of India, World
Wide Fund for Nature - India, Bombay Nature History Society, Bombay,
Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore, International Snow Leopard
Trust, Snow Leopard Conservancy, Wildlife SOS etc besides capacity
building of staff of Forest Department, Wildlife and Forest Protection
Force.
Jabalpur Division gets new DRM
Sushil Kumar Luthra has been made the new Divisional Railway Manager of Jabalpur Diivision. He replaces Alok Dave who has been promoted.
B.Majumdar is Member, MAT
B.Majumdar who had been appointed as a Member in the Maharashtra Administrative tribunal (MAT) has assumed his new charge on May 15, 2009. Majumdar so far was PCCF Wildlife to Maharashtra government. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1973 batch, who
belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
(We said this on March 22,2009)
S.Sood to be acting PCCF Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Government has appointed S.Sood as PCCF till C.S.Joshi returns from abroad. He has succeeded B.Majumdar who assumed his new charge on May 15, 2009 as Member in the Maharashtra Administrative tribunal (MAT). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the
1976 batch, who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
C.S.Joshi to be new PCCF Maharashtra
C.S.Joshi who is currently abroad on his return next month will assume the charge as PCCF Wildlife to Maharashtra government. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch, who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
Importance of being Pranab Mukherjee
How important is External Affairs & Finance Minister
Pranab Mukherjee? This can be gauged from the fact that senior ongress leader Ahmed Patel went to call on the former in his South lock office in Delhi. What transpired between two leaders could not be Known.

CORPORATE
Post of Director (Other Units), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) vacant
The Public Enterprises Selection Board
(PESB) is seeking qualified candidates for the post of Director (Other Units), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL)
Vijender Singh empanelled as brand ambassador Pepsi India
Beijing Olympic bronze winner for India Vijender Singh has empanelled as brand ambassador for soft drink giant Pepsi.
Rediffusion - Y&R appoints Dilip Marathe as Creative Head
Rediffusion - Y&R had reappointed Dilip Marathe as Creative Head. Marathe in his career has worked for Zee TV, STAR Plus, Bharti Airtel, Eveready,, Colgate, Tata Motors & LG,,
GE Capital appoints Anish Shah as President and C. E .O for India
Anish Shah has been appointed as President and C. E .O by GE Capital for India.
earlier Shah was associated with Bank of America.
Sunita Prakash Joins Digitas Solutions as VP-FMCG
Sunita Prakash has Joined Digitas Solutions as Vice President -FMCG. Sunita Prakash has quit from Hakuhodo Percept after working for a decade there

Forum
Using IES
Every organised service has its mandate, so does the IES. These were re-iterated by the Department of Economic Affairs to the participating Ministries a number of times since 2005, and nowhere is it laid down that the efficiency and efficacy of an IES officer is to be judged only according to how many econometric models (s)he developed for the Department (s)he is posted in. It is of course a legitimate expectation that a contemporary professional Government economist (IES) will be functionally literate in econometrics, and the IES officers recruited through UPSC are indeed trained in econometrics though all of them might not have opted to 'major' in the subject.
What needs to be appreciated is that an IES officer is not an academic researcher, (s)he is part of the very system in which other Government officers work. Inter-alia, the professional requirement of an IES officer posted a Ministry is to be able to appreciate, interpret, collate and internalise the econometric analysis done on the sector concerned, and/or get tailor-made studies conducted for advising the political bosses on policy and implementation issues.
The fact that the Ministries outsource econometric research work or project implementation and evaluation is no reflection on the competence or usefulness of IES as a service or its officers. There is a difference in domain expectation, and the two should not be confused to give the IES unnecessarily a bad name. The IES officers posted in a specific Ministry, as the user Ministry of the outsourced work, are mandated to add professional input in guiding the outsourced research agency/project implementation teams engaged by the Ministry in which (s)he works. These would include advising the parameters the agency should look at, advising on the study design etc, holding informed discussions on the methodology and assumptions, and seeking modifications on sound econometric principles if necessary. If the IES Officers are not allowed to play their assigned role considering them to be 'in competition' with the outsourced agency, and then if everything is left to the understanding and discretion of outsourced agency who get put on a pedestal many a times just because they happen to be big names with top personnel well networked with the Government, the loss is entirely that of the Government and is no reflection on what the IES officers can or cannot do.

Aditi S Ray
Two Deputy PMs ?
The rationale is not clear. On the contrary, whichever of the two parties have the maximum no of MPs will get the Dy PM slot. So it could by Sharad JD (U) president if Nitish sweeps Bihar and J Jayalalitha , if they have numbers that exceed Maya and Naidu. It is that the best get the award.
Kumarsanjay

A puppet PM will not be in country's interest
Whether LK Advani becomes PM or not; it does not matter as someone may fill that place. But a puppet like Manmohan or any other person nominated by the Sonia will be of no use and also not in the interest of the country.
AM

COS proposes, UPA disposes
To discontinue the direct recruitment of SOs (CSS) as decided by CoS had been a great decision and have saved many persons from joining CSS and ruining the self esteem. This service, particularly, DRs have been denied dignity which is generally available to other service officers selected through Civil Services Exam. When join they face confrontation from the promotees who think that DRs have grabbed the post which could have been available to them had they not joined. When they reach eligibility of promotion to DS level, they receive hatred from other central services in the wake that how these DRs group B CSS can man senior post in Government.
My question is if upto under Secretary DRs are demanded and they excell in performance how they become unwanted at DS/Dir/JS level??
If Government is unable protect interests of a service/ motivate them then it is better to discontinue recruitment to that service and let every one be happy. Now DRs are not in position to grab/ steal/rob any one's opportunity. thank you for giving us birth and leaving on streets for sustenance my dear mother ' the DoPT' I salute you ultimately you are our dear Mom.
Varun

Opaque system and no accountability
The Secretary Personnel ought to know that he presides over a very arbitrary and whimsical system while allocating officers on offer list to various ministries. Blue chip departments/ ministries like Commerce , Economic Affairs , Banking , Power are out of reach of common officers who do not have any poitical or bureaucratic links. The system is opaque with very little accountability. There is no logic in seeking preferences from officers on offer when the choice has to be based on considerations other than merit.
Officers cannot be expected to uphold the traditions of political neutrality,objectivity and hard work when they do not themselves get justice at the hands of their cadre controllers.
There is a need for some serious introspection otherwise the day is not far when officers will start going to court against such injustice.
Sanjay Kumar

Vacant post of Addl DG, BSF
Apropos hue & cry by some neta-type cadre officers of BSF in WIC 14-05-09 regarding vacant post of Addl DG in BSF. This post is newly created for departmental officers and could be filled up only after formulation of proper Recruitment Rules. As this three star post carries higher responsibility, some minimum residency service, as proposed 3 years, is quite essential for promotion to this level. As I personally feel, an officer who joins BSF just after clearing test from CPOs Selection Board and not by UPSC until very recent past, considers himself most eligible to hold the post of even Director-General but that is not possible at all as there are some rules/regulations of the Government to make any promotion/appointment and that are to be followed in their cases too.. Formulation/ compliance of the Rules is more important, though it takes sometime, as usual.
Sat B.
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