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Seven 1975 batch IAS empanelled
Seven 1975 batch IAS officers have reportedly been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India during the last review Meeting. They are Mssrs N K Raghupathy (West Bengal) B S Meena (Maharashtra) Rajwant Sandhu (Himachal Pradesh) Jaimini Sharma (Madhya Pradesh) A K Upadhyay (Bihar) and Dr B C Gupta and Subodh Chandra Agrawal (Punjab).
Changes at top level in bureaucracy unlikely
With the UPA government retaining power at the centre, too many changes in the top level of bureaucracy are now unlikely. However minor level changes cannot be ruled out given the change of ministers in several departments.
Four 1976 batch IAS empanelled for equivalent post
Four 1976 batch IAS officers have also been empanelled to the rank equivalent to the Secretary in the Government of India.
List of empanelment reaches to the DoPT
List of empanelment of 1976 batch IAS and 1979 batch IAS to the rank of Secretary and Additional Secretary respectively has finaly reached to the DoPT.
Padamvir Singh empanelled
Padamvir Singh has been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. 1977 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Padamvir Singh is presently Joint Director in LBSNAA Mussorie.
Sonia sacrifices 'power' for the second time in a row
Can there be any example, other than Ms. Sonia Gandhi, of 'such a great sacrifice' in the present day world. She has sacrificed 'power' for the second time in a row at a time when every individual in the whole world is vying for power in his/her own earnest.
Hats off to Rahul Gandhi's selection !
The Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi deserves all praise and credit for the comeback of his party. It has now come to be known that all the candidates selected directly by him won the polls while majority of those picked up by the party lost.
Dr Man Mohan Singh to be more decisive
In the wake of improved position of Congress party in 15th Lok Sabha
polls, Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh is going to be much more
decisive unlike his previous five years stint.
Young blood to get prominence
In the wake of improved position of Congress party in 15th Lok Sabha
polls, it is widely being believed that in new Indian cabinet young
blood will get prominence.
Bureaucrats are busy in angling
As the UPA is bracing itself to form its Government for second
consecutive stint at the Centre ,bureaucrats are busy angling to get
new postings.
Changes to be done while keeping an eye on Maharashtra
As the grapevine has it there are going to be most of the posting of
bureaucrat at the Centre,with an eye on Maharashtra assembly polls.
Will Centre concede to the plea by Nitish Kumar ?
Will Centre concede to the plea by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
as far as reverting those Bihar cadre IAS officers was concerned who
are on deputation to GOI ? This question is being discussed in
corridors of power because Bihar Government is facing a dearth of IAS officers and during previous tenure of UPA his plea in this regard was turned down.
Renu Sharma not to go to Brusells
Ms Renu Sharma is now not going to Brusells as Deputy Chief of Mission. She is 1988 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Shashi Prakash to join by the May end
Tripura Government's Chief Secretary Shashi Prakash, who was on central deputation in the Inter State Secretariat of Government of India (GOI), had been appointed and is all set to join in Delhi by this month end. He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch.
Shortage of officers in CBI ?
Posts at different levels are lying vacant for quite a long time in CBI. Reliable sources say due to a huge shortage of officers , CBI is facing a difficult task in investigations. Following posts are lying vacant : One Post - Addional/Special
Director, Two Posts - Joint Director level, Two DIG level posts, and 16 SP level posts. The CBI has taken up the matter with the Government to get these posts filled up at the earliest, so that they are able to manage smooth functioning in the CBI.
Steps for hindrance free Amarnath Pilgrimage ?
Worried with the security of Pilgrims for Amar Nath , the Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA) is reviewing the situation so that there is no
repetition of the previous year. Top cops and bureaucracy (in
consultation with paramilitary officers and intelligence agencies) are
planning to evolve all necessary measures to make the Yatra hindrance
free.
Stocks of Digvijay Singh go up
Stocks of AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh have gone up as Congress staged a come back under the leadership of AICC general secretary Gandhi. Digvijay Singh is in charge of party affairs in Uttar Pradesh. He also proved his loyalty to the party by aggressively campaigning against his Younger brother Laxman Singh who was BJP candidate from Rajgarh. Laxman Singh has lost to the Congress candidate.
Extension of Johny Joseph cleared !
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is believed to have cleared the extension in service of Maharashtra Chief Secretary Johny Joseph till Vidhan Sabha elections in September. He is 1972 batch IAS officer. He was scheduled to retire on May 31.
3 dozen representations over transfers in CBEC
As many as three dozen representations have already been made regarding recently issued transfer orders the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) flouted the new transfer policy while sticking to the old transfer policy.
Anup Kumar Thakur to continue as PS to CM in Meghalaya
Anup Kumar Thakur is expected to continue as Principal Secretary to
newly inducted Chief Minister of Meghalaya DD Lapang.
Bhavana Saxena admitted to Syracuse University
Bhavana Saxena (IPS, 1996, AP) has been admitted to Syracuse University Executive Masters in Public Administration. MHA and DOPT have reportedly also agreed to give her funding of $25000, under the Government of India scheme.
SS Gupta relieved by Meghalaya Government
SS Gupta has been relieved by the Meghalaya Government to join
Government of India (GOI) on central deputation as Joint Secretary
Textiles. Hitherto he was Principal Secretary (PS) Industries. He is
an IAS officer of the 1982 batch.
Hector Marwin gets addl charge of Industries in Meghalaya
Hector Marwin Secretary to Governor & MD of MCCL has been given
additional charge of Industries in Meghalaya. He is an IAS officer of
the 1985 batch.
Stability likely in Meghalaya
Political observers feel that there is going to be a stable Government
in Meghalaya because it is now UPA in Centre & Meghalaya.
Ramvilas Paswan offered Ferozabad seat by SP chief
Mulayam Singh Yadav Samajwadi Party(SP) chief has reportedly offered
the Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat to Ramvilas Paswan seat where from
Yadav's only son Akhilesh Yadav has been elected.According to
SP not to support UPA
Mulayam Singh Yadav Samajwadi Party(SP) chief has made up his mind not
to support the UP Government, but sit in the opposition.
37 IAS officers of 1979 batch empanelled
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared the empanelment file of 1979 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India on Friday evening. Altogether 37 IAS officers figure in the list. Those who figure in the list reportedly are :-Mssrs Anup Kumar Thakur, Jitesh Khosla, Vinay Sheel Oberoi and B K Dev Verma (AM), Prasanna Kumar Mohanty and Dr I V Subba Rao (AP), B Bhamathi (BH), Sunil Kumar and S V Prabhat (CG), Cheenath Inasu Joy and Gauri Kumar (GJ), Ashok Kumar Sarkar (JH), E K Bharat Bhushan, L C Goel and V Somasundaran (KL), Anita Kaul and C S Kedar (KN), Amitabh Rajan (MH), Arvind Kumar Joshi, R Gopalakrishnan, Tinoo Joshi, Dr Rajan S Katoch, Bimal Julka ,R Ramanujam and Sneh Lata Kumar (MP), Nilanjan Sanyal, Jugal Kishore
Mohapatra, G Mohan Kumar and Vandana Kumari Jena (OR), Ravi Mathur,, Meera Mehrishi and Sudhir Bhargava (RJ), S Ramasundaram (TN), Kush Verma ,Siraj Hussain , Vijay Shankar Pandey , Zohra Chatterji and Dr. Ravindra Singh (UP) and Dr Shyamal Kumar Sarkar (West Bengal).
Anil Pradhan is new DGP of Meghalaya
Anil Pradhan has taken over as new DGP of Meghalaya. He is 1977 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
39 ,1976 batch IAS officers empanelled
Altogether 39 IAS officers including four equivalent to the rank of Secretary have reportedly been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India . They are Mssrs R P Singh,R H Khwaja and Minnie Mathew (AP) Samirendra Chatterjee and N K Das (Assam.Meghalaya) P K Basu, ,Shashi Kant Sharma and A B Prasad (Bihar), R S Gujral,,Anita Chaudhry (Haryana) Subramanyam Vijay Kumar and Sunatu Behuria (Himachal Pradesh) S Sundareshan,C K Mathew and Sayan Chatterjee (Kerala)Ajoy Acharya, Uday Verma,Sumit Bose (MP) B C Khatua (MAH) D V Singh, Shashi Prakash and A E Ahmad (Manipur-Tripura)Anil Kumar (Nagaland) R C Mishra (Orissa)A Didar Singh (Punjab ) Rajiv Sharma and K S Money (Rajasthan)R Gopalan ,M Raman and S M Hoda (TamilNadu) S M A Zaidi, P K Mishra, P D Sudhakar, P Uma Shankar, Veena Upadhyay (Uttar Pradesh) K S Ramasubban (West Bengal) Vibha Puri (Uttarakhand).M R Sreenivasmurthy (KN) and V V Bhat and Bhupinder Prasad (UT) .
Archna Arora is new Secretary Education in Delhi
Archana Arora Commissioner VAT in the Delhi Governmenthas been posted as Secretary Education,Arts and Culture. She is 1983 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on May 14 )
Jalaj Shrivastava appointed Commissioner Trade and Taxes in Delhi
Jalaj Shrivastava has been appointed Commissioner Trade and Taxes .He will also join as Economic Advisor VAT in Delhi. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
( We said this on May 14 )
Sanghi appointed MD of DDIIDC in Delhi Government
Chetan Bhushan Sanghi PS to Union Minister of State Defence is back to the parent UT cadre. On returen 1988 batch IAS officer Sanghi has been appointed MD of the DSIIDC.
(We said this on May 14 )
Parida appointed Secretary Services in Delhi
Manoj Kumar Parida has been appointed Secretary Services in the Delhi Government. He is 1986 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on May 14 )
Dharam Pal moves to Delhi Jal Board
Dharam Pal has been moved to the Delhi Jal Board as Member Finance and Administration. He is 1988 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on May 14 )
Mahto appointed CMD Delhi Finance Corporation
X K Mahto has been appointed CMD of the Delhi Financial Corporation. He is 1990 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on May 14 )
Narendra Kumar gets additional charge
G Narendra Kumar has been given additional charge of Technical and Higher Education in Delhi Government. He is 1989 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on May 14 )
Five IT officials transferred
Five officers in the grade of Deputy/ Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax have been transferred. They include Virendra Singh who has been transferred to CCIT (CCA) Delhi, Vivek Anand Ojha who has been transferred as OSD (TPL -1) CBDT and BL Guruprasad, G Nantha Kumar and RL Deepak who have been transferred to Bangalore.
Bhatia to continue in Geneva
Ujal Singh Bhatia is going to continue as Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to World Trade Organization, Geneva until 30th April, 2010 . He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
( We said this on March 9 )
Om Prakash is Member-Secretary NPPA
Om Prakash has been appointed as Member Secretary, in the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (Joint Secretary level) under the Department of Pharmaceutical. He is 1977 batch CSS officer.
Rakesh Jain appointed JS & FA Power
Rakesh Jain has been appointed Joint Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Power. He is 1981 batch IA&AS officer.
( We said this on April 21 )
Jyotsana Ray appointed CVO HHEC
Jyotsana Varma Ray has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Handicrafts & Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Limited (HHEC) and Central Cottage Corporation of India Limited (CCIC). She is 1992 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
NSIC signs MOU with Kenya Industrial Estate
An Agreement of Mutual Cooperation between NSIC and Kenya Industrial Estates Ltd. (KIE), Kenya was signed on May 12, 2009 at Nairobi, Kenya for the development of MSMEs in both the countries. The Agreement was signed by Dr. H.P. Kumar, CMD, NSIC and William Shimanyula, Managing Director, KIE. Dinesh Rai, Secretary, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, Paramjeet Singh Randhawa, High Commissioner of India in Kenya, Henry Kosgey, Minister of Industrialization, Govt. of Kenya and Prof. John K. Lonyangapuo, Permanent Secretary to Govt. of Kenya, Ministry of Industrialization were present during the MoU signing ceremony.

CORPORATE
NTC CMD gets extension
CMD of the National Textile Corporation K R Pillai has been granted two years extension.
Bipasha Basu is brand ambassador for Aristocrat
Bollywood actor Bipasha Basu will be the new brand ambassador for Aristocrat luggage.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
By the voter the Parliament has been cleansed of Dons or goons!!!!
One of this election's biggest boon's!!!
The average age of MPs has come down!!!!!
And thankfully this time in Parliament Laloo is in no position or mood to clown!!
Message from the electorate is perform or get ready for the boot!!!!!
And I feel now it'll not be that easy ke Country ko karre loot!!!!
Amar Singh is doing what he did last time when Congress came to power!!!!!
He's making rounds in his car and crosses 10 Janpath every hour!!!
He's hoping that he'll get a call from 10 Janpath and he'll be there in a jiffy!!!!
Whereas even him getting a call from his pals in Congress there is a big 'ify'!!!
Sonia should keep this unnecessary evil out!!
SP will sully UPA's image without a doubt!!!!
And just before the results were out Amar was behaving pricey!!!!
He was demanding key portfolios as he felt for Congress things would be dicey!!!
Good riddance to bad rubbish…..at least for now!!!!!
Mulayam can now go into hibernation with Amar in tow!!!!
Rahul may not accept a Cabinet berth… 'This victory was to do more Sewa'!!!!
Show becoming a Mantri for him is no mewa!!
But like I said if ulti ginthi of his becoming PM has begun,
Then very soon in the Cabinet you will see Sonia's son!!!!
Though he'd still wait and join a little later….. in a few months time!!!!!
And by that time Sarkaar ho jaye gi prime (like engine of a car)!!!
Then he'd have met objectives of showing he's not in a hurry to become a Mantri!!!
And also keep an eye on his becoming PM jantri (calendar)!!!
And Mohna ji mentally you should always remain packed!!
Remember by a Mom who wants her son to become PM you are being backed!!!!
Mohna's credibility and track record as PM stood Congress in good stead!!!!
Congress benefited by Mohna being projected as Congress Sarkaar's head!!!
Hope this time Sonia does not allow Ministers to go over Mohna's head!!!!
And come to her with their 'woes and suggestions' instead!!!!
She should trust Mohna and hear and speak on Administrative affairs vai Mohna!!!
And not allow Ministers to come to her with their ronna dohna!!!
If Muril Manohar Joshi heads BJP rest assured BJP would have dug itself deeper in the pit!!
Someone younger now karta hai Opposition Leader ka role fit!!!!
In fact with Advani Joshi too must be placed in an advisory role!!!!!!
And BJP has to reinvent 'its soul'!!!!
And then rewire its objectives….like its Hindu vote bank felt let down!!!!!
They say prior to elections with Mandir, uniform civil code etc. they literally clown!!!
When BJP comes to power these issues are kept in the tandha basta!!!!
And BJP takes a totally different rasta!!!!!
Market has given a 2000 point salute to UPA!!!!
And the Stock Market has been shut for the day!!!
My advice is don't chase stocks and this is a time to sell!!!
Because ' World Economy is still unwell'!
And please do keep valuations in mind!!!
Grossly overvalued Indian Market you will find!!
Also remember that many are stuck..... some wanting to get in and many wanting to get out!!!!!
On some saying that 'we've turned the corner' .... I doubt!!!
Government should not allow crony capitalism and bail out those who have banked land!!
If they've been greedy bajne doh inn ka band!!!!
Also keep a check on IPOs…. many will want to be birds hogging early worms!!!!
As then Capital will be sucked out and also SEBI should set for IPO new terms (conditions)!!!
We are Socio-Capitalist economy…. this the next FM should be told!!!!
Because there's something in the FM's chair that makes him go into the Industry's fold!!
Confucius says… Hope now after the election Congress keeps holding Aam Aadmi's haath!!!!
Aam Aadmi voted for Congress and letting him down will be vishwaasghaath!!
Flash.... till a replacement evolves Advani will be Leader of Opposition!!!!
Seems this was RSS's proposition!!!
And Laloo says by Congress he's being insulted!!!
For 5 years Laloo threw his weight around and bullied so now insulting resulted!!
'Congress is insulting us' seems Mulayam and Laloo have decided to hit out at Congress with this!!!
Lions walk majestically and roar and snakes slither and hiss!!!

Bharat Kumar

Forum

Elections 2009
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Well before the first round of voting in the elections, styling myself as "a retired bureaucrat " I had predicted on your website the following number of seats for the two national parties :
Congress 153
BJP 119.
I was wrong. In the event Congress got a whopping 206 and BJP even less i.e. 116.But I at least read correctly the direction in which the wind was blowing. That is something which your web site failed to do.
It was always clear to any objective observer of the political scene that the BJP-NDA combine did not have the ghost of a chance to beat the Congress led UPA. But your website invariably gave predictions of numbers showing NDA ahead of UPA. This shows lack of objectivity. Yours is a website which many access regularly and read with much interest. It is your responsibility to act independently and not seem to be the organ of a particular party.
The same needs to be said of the bias in the fulminations of Aaj ki Awaaz. The writer is good with puns and rhyme, but he is hugely prejudiced against Congress and the Gandhi family, especially Rahul Gandhi. He has of course changed his tune post election ! We have to see how long this lasts.
The point I wish to make is that editorially your esteemed web site should not show any political bias. If you do that your credibility will be enhanced.
I trust that though this piece is critical of the site you will give place to it.
P K Lahiri.
There was undercurrent for Congress support due to pro-poor policies
There are many articles appearing in newspapers today, crediting Congress victory to reasons such as:
" Voters' yearning for stability
" Voters' preference for progress (as Leftists lost heavily)
" Charisma of Gandhi family
" Rural prosperity and pro-poor policy
" Voter's rejection of BJP's communalism
" Pan-Indian national outlook by voters
My detailed analysis suggests otherwise. This was clearly an election, which was a collection of individual state results. Admittedly, there was some undercurrent of support to Congress due to pro-poor policies. But, mainly Congress won in many states on parochial issues such as Muslim communalism, casteism etc. Each state voted based on local issues. Let us take each major state:
1. Uttar Pradesh - Congress did not perform better due to Rahul Gandhi's charisma. As per exit polls, 6% Muslim voters switched from SP to Congress, in seats where Congress was more likely to win, instead of blindly voting for SP. It clearly shows nothing worked except communal polarisation. Of course, farm loan waiver was a big issue too. Varun Gandhi caused some damage here.
2. West Bengal - Congress/Trinamul has won all the seats on the Bangladesh border. This clearly suggests that Muslims deserted Leftists due to Singur/Nano controversy which primarily impacted local Muslims! So this is a pro-minority voting by illegal immigrants against development. Again communal polarisation.
3. Bihar - In the neighbouring state, good performance by JD(U) was rewarded by voters.
4. Maharashtra - UPA won 29 seats in this state, mainly because of Raj Thackarey's MNS, which won enough votes in 8-10 seats, to cause losses to BJP/SS. Without the UPA-sponsored MNS campaign, NDA would have won 29 seats. MNS made BJP/SS combine loose 3 seats in Mumbai alone. Especially Mumbai South where 11/26 attacks happened was never in favour of electing Milind Devora.
5. Orissa - a vote for good governance by Biju Patnaik.
6. Punjab - Anti-incumbency against Akalis. Badal's family rule, to some extent farm loan waivers worked in the state of Punjab.
7. Gujarat, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, HP - BJP performed very well. They may not have swept elections, but won a decent majority in each state.
8. Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Assam - These are the only states that Congress can claim to have won due to good performance. Of these, Rajasthan is a state that has traditionally flip-flopped every 5 years for Congress and against its opponents. BJP swept 2004, Congress is merely returning the favour this year.
9. Karnataka - BJP turned in great performance.
10. Andhra Pradesh - If Chiranjivi factor had not been present, TDP/TRS would have unseated Congress. Another spoiler like Thackarey.
11. Tamil Nadu - Sri Lanka issue was the main driver why DMK managed to win, in a traditionally flip-flop state. Jayalalitha tried her best, but, Tamil sub-nationalism is a strong undercurrent. DMK also managed these elections by cash. In Madurai, voter list was on toss, Karunanidhi's son got over 100,000 valid AIADMK voters deleted from the list using revenue officials who are also responsible for voter registration. Vijaykanth caused some damage to AIADMK.
12. Kerala - This is a state that has flip-flopped each and every election since 70s, and this one is just continuation of the trend. Congress did not have to do much to win.
I, therefore, believe that Congress has managed this election better, with the horse for each course. BJP, on the other hand, did not get right allies and could not neutralise spoilers. There is no strong national mandate in favour of Congress on economic, social or security issues.
During the course of time BJP concentrated more on non-core issues like personal attack on MMS and Modi's future PM candidature. BJP should have touched issues like price rise, terrorism and strong nationalism.
Prashanth Kumar
Congress should be firm with partners/allies
It is a pity that DMK wants it pound of flesh with 7 cabinet Ministers. Also by demanding Surface transport and IT and Communication. So we will have Baalu, Maran, Kanimozi. Since TMC has similar numbers, they will demand a few of their favorite Ministries too ( Railways). That leaves JMM, NC to pick their crumbs.
Congress should not let this opportunity wither away. The PM , Rahul and Mrs Gandhi must decide the allocation based on skills. There is a need to have fresh faces and new ideas (except perhaps Min of Home) and repeating Kamal Nath or Baalu or Raja or Arjun singh with the same Ministry will lead to stale ideas and continuation of cartels. This should be broken and no minister should be given the same charge
Congress needs to keep all the key economic ministries ( Finance, Commerce), foreign policy and security (Home). Rahul is a visionary and is planning the future and he should keep 3 dept with Congress ( HRD, Health and Rural Development). Infact he should head one of them. These are the 3 key deptt and they should not be given to regional satraps (DMK or TMC) or to mavericks like Arjun Singh.
Also, one more wish list- do a reality check of the non performing ministers. Dont pick them up even if they have got elected
Kumar Sanjay
Ghost of Anbumani Ramadoss
Now that PMK scored Zero, it appears the ghost will finally be put in a vintage bottle for 5 yrs. The mandarins of Nirman Bhavan will heave a sigh of relief except perhaps the 3 or 4 close to him. It will be interesting to see what happens to the Jt secy(s) and Director(s) considered close to AIDMK/PMK
Sanjay Kumar
System is working against IAS officers
A class IV employee can join at the age of 18 years and can remain in service for 42 years.
IAS officer who is much better qualified can join at the age not less than 22 years. In fact average age at the time of joining is 25 years. Thus despite being more capable, he is given much less numbers of years in service than a class 4 employee who is much less qualified and less productive.
Solution
Allow a service period of 40 to 42 years to everyone and make retirement age flexible i.e. 60 to 65 years.
MK
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A senior bureaucrat has a word of advice for young IAS officers: 'If possible, don't act; if necessary, go slow; if you are pushed, move in circles; and if you are cornered, appoint a committee.'
Pawan Kumar