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PM clears empanelment file of 1977 batch IPS officers
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is believed to have cleared the empanelment file of 1977 batch IPS officers to the rank of ADG.
Orders of 1975 batch IAS officers in a day or two
Posting orders of five remaining 1975 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India are expected to be issued in a day or two.
Ex Secretary DoNER Jarnail Singh is CEO, CWG –Organising committee
Former Secretary DoNER Jarnail Singh who had retired on September 30, 2009 is new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) organizing committee (OC). He is an IAS officer of the 1974 batch who belongs to the Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Principal RC Punjab Sudhir Mittal tipped to join CWG, OC
As the grapevine has it, Sudhir Mittal, Punjab Government’s Principal Resident Commissioner in Delhi, is tipped to join of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) organizing committee (OC). He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre.
Ashok Tewari to be DIG CBI
Ashok Tewari has been appointed new DIG in CBI for a period of Five years. He is 1993 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on October 19 )
Sinha to be Director (Technical) RITES
Sumit Sinha will in all probability be Director (Technical) of the RITES.
Its been a long wait for Bir Singh Parsheera
It has been a very long wait for Bir Singh Parsheera who is an IAS officer of the 1974 batch & belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre to become a full fledged Secretary in Government of India (GOI). Parsheera who so far was Special Secretary in Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) has been appointed as Secretary Official Languages in GOI.
J.M. Phatak joins GOI as Addl Secretary RD & Panchayati Raj
J.M. Phatak who was earlier Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) on central deputation has assumed the charge as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj in Government of India (GOI) on November 3, 2009. He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to Maharashtra cadre.
Dr.Surajit Mitra is ACS WRD & PHED
Dr.Surajit Mitra who on central deputation was Additional Secretary in Ministry of Heavy Industries on his return to his parent cadre of Assam has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Water Resources department (WRD) & Public Engineering department (PHED). He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
If outsider is appointed some Commissioners may resign
It is believed that a couple of Information Commissioners will resign if an outsider is appointed Chief Information Commissioner in place of Wajahat Habibullah.
Resignation of Wajahat Habibullah accepted
The President has accepted the resignation of Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah.
High Court Judge resigns
Judge of the Kerala High Court Justice V Giri has reportedly resigned.
Many decisions stuck in Delhi Administration
Many decisions are stuck in the Delhi administration as Lt. Governor of Delhi Tejendra Khanna was on a foreign tour. Things will start moving in this week.
J.P.Singh tipped to succeed V . Venkateshwara Bhatt
As the grapevine has it J.P.Singh is tipped to succeed V . Venkateshwara Bhatt as Principal Secretary (PS) Finance in Delhi Government as Bhatt will be moving to Atomic Energy Commission as Member Finance soon. Singh is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch while Bhatt belongs to the 1976 batch. Presently Singh is PS Health
D.M. Spolia tipped to be PS Health in Delhi Govt
As the grapevine has it D.M. Spolia Principal Secretary (PS) Urban Development (UD) is tipped to succeed Principal Secretary (PS) Health, if J.P.Singh goes to Finance as PS. Spolia is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.
Anil Gupta is acting MD, CONCOR
Anil Gupta who is poised to be new Managing Director (MD) of the Container Corporation (CONCOR) has assumed the charge of acting MD. He has succeeded Rakesh Mehrotra who retired as MD,CONCOR on October 31,2009.So far Anil K. Gupta was Director (Domestic) with CONCOR. Anil K. Gupta had joined the Indian Railways in 1983 as an IRTS (Indian Railway Traffic Service) officer. He has been with the CONCOR since its inception i.e. 1989. He had opted for absorption in the same organisation in 1995.
(We said this on October 20,2009)
S K Shrivastava appointed DGH for 6 months
S K Shrivastava Deputy Director General in Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) will be holding charge as DG, DGH in place of V.K.Sibal who has retired last week. Shrivastava is on deputation to the DGH from the Oil India Ltd (OIL).
Sanjeev Shankar is Director DoPT
Sanjeev Shankar has been appointed as Director, DoPT.He is an IRS officer of 1983 batch.
Kaushik Basu is liked by the PM & FM
As the grapevine has it, name of Kaushik Basu which is now in circulation for the post of Chief Economic Advisor (CEA)is liked by top bosses in Delhi. He is the choice of Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh as well as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. At present he is Professor of Economics and the Professor of International Studies, Department of Economics and Director, Centre for Analytic Economics, Department of Economics, Cornell University; Ithaca, New York.
Pandey promoted in CBI
Sujeet Pandey has been promoted to the rank of DIG in CBI. He is 1994 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Orders regarding TDSAT chief shortly
As the grapevine has it, orders relating to appointments of Justice S.B.Sinha a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India (SCI) as new Chairman Telecom Disputes Settlement And Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). Draft about notification relating to his appointment as TDSAT chief is being reportedly being finalised in the Law Ministry.
V.P.Rao joins Goa Government
V.P.Rao an IAS officer of the UT cadre has joined the Goa Government from Delhi as Secretary (Civil Supplies & Price Control). He belongs to the 1999 batch.
(We said this in September 2009)
Number of ADGs to go up in  Madhya Pradesh
In the wake of a recent cadre review of IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh, the number of ADGs will go up from Eight posts to 13 posts .
Deputation tenure of Mukesh Jain concludes
Deputation tenure of Mukesh Jain, DIG, SSB, is going to conclude on November 5, 2009. He is an IPS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre who belongs to the 1989 batch.
Otem Dai relieved by Arunachal Pradesh Government
Otem Dai who on inter state deputation was Commissioner & Secretary PWD to Arunachal Pradesh Government has been relieved. He is an IAS officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
Pawar wants Chandra Iyengar as Maharashtra CS, not others
While the NCP Chief Sharad Pawar wants Chandra Iyengar as Maharashtra Chief Secretary, other NCP Ministers in the state are reportedly not in its favour.
Rajeev Verma joins in Goa
Rajeev Verma an IAS officer of the UT cadre has joined the Goa Government as Secretary IT & Power. He belongs to the 1992 batch.
(We said this in September 2009)
Chhatar Singh is new Principal Secretary to Haryana CM
Chhatar Singh will now be new Principal Secretary to the Haryana Chief Minister B S Hudda.1980 batch IAS officer Chhatar Singh is presently RC in Delhi.
Khandelwal is new Additional PS to CM in Haryana
Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.K. K. Khandelwal who is Director, Information Public Relations and Cultural Affairs, Special Secretary Information Public Relations and Cultural Affairs and Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, has been appointed Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister . He is 1985 batch IAS officer.
Ajit Shrivastava CEO, Goa relieved
Ajit Shrivastava Chief Electoral Officer(CEO) Goa has been relieved. He belongs to the 1996 batch IAS of UT cadre.
Gupta is MD of BHPV
S S Gupta has been appointed Managing Director of the Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels (BHPV).CMD of the BHEL B P Rao will also be Chairman of this company.
Assam DGP to head committee
Assam DGP Sankar Barua will head a high-level committee set up to suggest recommendations to the Union Government about the infiltration of foreigners to India.
Dr N H Nakhwa is also ED Personnel Air India
Dr Mrs N H Nakhwa has been appointed officiating ED to the CMD of Air India in Mumbai.
Two short-listed for SAT
Two officials have been short-listed for the post of Member Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT).
Tayal to join as Information Commission today
Former Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister, M L Tayal is taking over as Central Information Commissioner on Tuesday.
D R Meena is new Secretary Law
D R Meena has succeeded T K Vishwanathan as Secretary Law in the Government of India. He would look after Legal Affairs.  Orders of Meena have been issued.
( We said this on October 21 )
Viswanathan appointed Advisor in Law Ministry
Outgoing Secretary Law in the Government of India T K Viswanathan has been appointed  as Advisor Ministry of Law & Justice. He retired on October 31 .
 ( We said this on October 27 )
Will President's rule be imposed in Maharashtra?
Will President's rule be imposed in Maharashtra? This question has been doing rounds in corridors of power of Delhi. So far Congress & Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have failed to evolve a formula for cabinet formation under the leadership of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
Ashok Chavan to meet Maharashtra Governor
Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan will be calling on Maharashtra Governor S C.Jamir at 4 pm on November 3,2009. As the grapevine has it he is likely to recommend for the President's rule in the wake of Congress & Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) having failed to evolve a formula for cabinet formation under the leadership of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
Sudhir Kumar to retire on November 30
Central Vigilance Commissioner Sudhir Kumar will retire on November 30.He is retired 1968 batch IPS officer.
Maninder Singh is new Secretary to Assam Governor
Maninder Singh has joined as Commissioner & Secretary to Governor of Assam on Tuesday.He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Srivastava is now Security Advisor to Assam CM
G M Srivastav, IPS, Retired DGP, Assam has been appointed as Security Adviser to Chief Minister of Assam in the Rank of Cabinet Minister.
Naresh Gulati is PS Revenue in Haryana
Naresh Gulati has been appointed Principal Secretary in Haryana. He is 1975 batch IAS officer.
Atul Chaturvedi takes over as Steel Secretary
Atul Chaturvedi has taken over as the Secretary, Ministry of Steel. He succeeds P.K.Rastogi who superannuated on the 31st October. A 1974 batch Indian Administrative Officer of UP cadre, Chaturvedi was the Secretary, Department of Fertilisers in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.
( We said this on October 14 & Oct 20)
Krishnan takes over as Secretary Fertilisers
S Krishnan has taken over as Secretary Fertilisers. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
(We said this on October 14 & Oct 20)
SK Jain promoted as Spl CP
SK Jain, IG, Chandigarh, has been promoted as Special CP in Delhi police
KK Maheshwari promoted as Spl CP
KK Maheshwari and IPS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to UT cadre has been promoted as Special CP.
PR Meena promoted as Spl CP
PR Meena, Joint CP, Police Headquarters, Delhi, has been promoted as Special CP in Delhi police. Meena who is of 1980 batch belongs to UT cadre.
Four IPS demanded for central deputation
Four IPS officers, namely Devesh Shrivastava (UT : 1996), Alok Kumar (UT : 1995), Madhup Srivastava (UT : 1995) and SBK Singh (UT : 1988), have been demanded for central deputation by the GoI looking into the scarcity of police officers.
Amitabh Shukla is Director (Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals)
Amitabh Shukla (IRS : 1990) has been made Director (Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals).
Bhopal Nanda is now Director (Mines)
Bhopal Nanda, who was Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Mines, has been redesignated as Director (Mines).
Agrim Kaushal is now Director (Forests and Environment)
Agrim Kaushal, (IES : 1995) who was Deputy secretary has now been redesignated as Director (Forests and Environment).
Panel for Lok Sabha Jt. Secr returned
Ministry of Home Affairs has returned the panel for Lok Sabha Joint Secretary which comprised of Ajay kashyap (UT : 1985), PR Meena (UT : 1980) and S Nityanandam (UT : 1986). A new panel will now be sent to the Ministry.

CORPORATE
Ahmad is new CMD of Hindustan Copper
Shakeel Ahmad has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Copper Ltd . He was earlier advisor (Projects) to Railway Board.
Punkaj Kumar Bajaj is MD, Durgapur Steel Plant

Punkaj Kumar Bajaj, has taken over as the new Managing Director of SAIL, Durgapur Steel Plant with effect from November 1, 2009. He took over charge from the outgoing Managing Director, Mr. V. Shyamsundar, in a ceremony held at Ispat Bhawan, Durgapur Steel Plant on October 31, 2009, evening. Before taking over as MD, SAIL, DSP, Mr. Bajaj was Executive Director, Operations and In-charge, Special Steels at SAIL Corporate Office. A first class Metallurgical Engineer from the University of Rajasthan, Bajaj has had an illustrious career in SAIL. Starting with SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant in the year 1974, he worked in several departments like Production Planning and Control, Projects & Modernisation, etc. before moving over to Chairman’s Secretariat in the year 1992. After a stint in Corporate Office, Bajaj, moved to Bhilai Steel Plant as AGM, In-charge, PPC. He was promoted as General Manager in the year 2001 and worked as Head of Marketing and Strategic
Planning. He later took over as General Manager In-charge, Services and subsequently took over as Executive Director, Project Implementation, BSP, in the year 2005. In 2007, Bajaj, again moved to Corporate Office of SAIL and worked in Chairman’s Secretariat and later as Executive Director, Operations and In-charge Special Steels. Bajaj, is well known for his astute planning and co-ordination skills. His focus on operational efficiency and value added special steels have played an important role in the recast of the SAIL’s product basket in favour of special steels having higher net sales realization as well as providing a competitive advantage in a recessionary steel market. Bajaj is a firm believer in team work and lays emphasis on proactive working. He is an ardent believer in pursuit of excellence with firm emphasis on sustainability and social accountability.

( We said this on October 23 )
Madhusudan is Director of RINL
R P. Madhusudan is the new Director-Finance of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (the Vizag steel plant),
Park is new MD of Hyundai Motor
H.W. Park has been appointed new MD OF Hyundai Motor India .He has replaced H.S. Lheem.
Kaul resigns from Axis Bank
Hemant Kaul, Executive Director, Axis Bank, has resigned from his post. He is joining as MD and CEO of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
Murli Deora to chair a very important meeting in Delhi on Tuesday
Indian Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has convened a very important meeting scheduled to be held in Delhi at 3.30 p.m. on November 3, 2009.  It is going review safety situation in private & public oil installations including off shore rigs to ensure that no eventuality like Jaipur recur. If at all such an emergency crops up then what preparedness should be there & what steps need to be taken.
Diwakar Gupta elevated as DMD, SBI
Diwakar Gupta who is Chief General Manager (CGM) in State Bank of
India (SBI) has been promoted as Deputy Managing Director (DMD).
PNB Officers up in arms
The All India Punjab National Bank Officers' Association (AIPNBOA) have resented at a meeting the delay in pay revision even as the PNB management is expecting credit growth.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Message gone to the narcotic dealers is if you can employ about a million BPL labor!!!
Then to allow narcotics to become legal the Sarkaar will labor!!
 
The GOM has shot down the proposal to put hitting pictures on cancer stick packs,
As the Beedi Industry employs lakhs of poor guts the Sarkaar lacks!!!
 
Or some say the Tobacco Industry has done the needful!!!
With money strings the Tobacco Industry has been able to pull!!!
 
Pranab ‘firefighter’ Da and Oscar ‘tha tha thaiya’ Fernandes’s logic shows the apathy!
It’s like with a mass killer someone shows sympathy!
 
Sympathy is because the mass killer has a million relatives who do not want him to hang!
And so ‘vote alarm bells’ in the polity rang!!
 
So your guess is as good as mine why Pranab ' firefighter' is firefighting for tobacco industry????
Why Oscar 'tha tha thiya' is dancing to the tune of the tobacco Industry is not a mystery?
 
The pictorial warnings should be such that the smoker is shaken!
To the fallouts of his or her tobacco addiction he or she should awaken!!!
 
They’ve put votes in one scale and in the other scale lives that have been and will be lost to tobacco!!!!
The votes have it...or money power has it and so decision in favor of tobacco does go!!
 
BJP should outsource the Karnataka problem to Congress for a solution!!!
And mark my words Congress will solve it with just one resolution!!
 
With a Leadership that should have resigned after the election but is still holding on,
What kind of firefighting can be done????
 
Advani and Rajnath refuse to take responsibility for the general election loss!!!
And rather than resigning from their posts Vasundhara from her post  ko kiya toss!!
 
Fact is in Rajashtan BJP did not do that badly,
But Vasundhara was made the ‘fall guy’ madly and sadly!!
 
Sushma says Advani is not retiring!!!!
Blanks Advani Camp is firing!!
 
Now seems Advani has latched his hopes on the Jarkhand election!!!
If BJP does well in Jarkhand then citing this victory from resigning he’ll seek protection!
 
Sanjay ‘tapori’ Dutt is not a patch on Rahul Gandhi!!!
So how does SP feel that in the Elahnabad bypoll Dutt laa saktha hai SP ki aandhi???
 
The man is basically brain dead and can only converse about booze, babes and drugs!!
And an image of being a horrible son and brother he lugs!!
 
And if people of this constituency are wooed by him,
For India ’s Democracy this would be indeed very grim!!!
 
If such people are able to sway votes them it’s indeed bad!!!!
I’d say then Indian Democracy has been had!!
 
What was the need to bring in Saif and Karina and their likes into a credible conclave?
Or does HT feel for such people the audience does crave???
 
Imagine World and Industry leaders in the same conclave as bhaands or stage performers!
Or is it we have to brave such a pedistrian lot ot listen to World reformers???
 
Confucius says.... Bhartias (Vam and HT) used to be very friendly with Amar Singh!!!!
And seems some of him rubbed on to them and that is why bhaands into such conclaves they bring!!
Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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CBI should screen all officers
All officers of government of India and the state governments IAS, IPS, IRS etc should be screened by the CBI every year once they have been promoted to the level of Joint Secretary to the government of India or equivalent rank be they posted in the state governments or central government.
Arjun Mallik
Launch a search engine for whispers
Like GOOGLE, you should have a search option. Suppose, I put in a name and all news snippets about the person should come up on my screen. If reqd, it can have a time frame - last 6 months.
Arvind Srivastava
Questions are always the same ?
The current bureaucracy is nothing more than Indian Appeasement Service as quoted by Arun Shourie some years ago. In my view only the status quo keeps changing with perception remaining the same. Indian bureaucracy fits well into the boots of an economists quoted in the joke: An economist returns to visit his old school. He's interested in the current exam questions and asks his old professor to show some. To his surprise they are exactly the same ones to which he had answered 10 years ago! When he asks about this the professor answers: "the questions are always the same - only the answers change!"
Vinod Bhatia
You haven't actually got it!
The new Direct Taxes Code is actually unconstitutional in as much as it strikes at the root of separation of powers of the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. The new Code proposes that the directions of the Government i.e. the Executive shall be binding on the officers of the Department. Now, the departmental officers performing quasi-judicial functions shall become sub-ordinate to the babus in the Executive, and shall be bound by their advice. This is clearly unconstitutional, and the concept has to be deleted in the proposed Code. There are also other objections to the proposed Code, and have been communicated to CBDT by the tax practitioners, the industry as well as the tax officials.
Vijay Kumar
Is the government under pressure ?
Is the government under pressure from army, navy and airforce. The way the government has reacted TO the pay hike demands of army is really umprecedented. For the first time in the history of India it has been heard that army has refused the pay package decided by pay commission. This is an organisation where few of the fundamental rights are not applicable yet they speak in dictating terms before the government. All the unrealistic demands have been agreed and many of them are on the cards. Has government ever tried to see how lavish life the army officers are leading. If one happens to go to their residence, then it would be seen that more than 10 jawans are working like servants. All their government machinery is used for the personal purpose. On the other hand, poor central government employee are neither getting good salary nor any support to run their family. Discrimination in the salary of Lt.Col. and Dy. Sec is burning example of it. A long gap has been created between civilians and army officers and chances are there that India may also see army ruling the country like Pervez Musharraf.
Bala
Why children of Civil Service officers lag behind?
It has been observed that children of non Civil service officers are better qualified and have better jobs than the children of Civil Service Officers (IAS/IPS etc).What are the reasons.
Suresh M
Bring in the best
This Revenue secretary may not be the most outstanding of them all. Please recall K M Chandrashekhar, his predecessor or even N K Singh or Dr Narayanan, who have all been brilliant and outstanding officers.
Vijay Kumar
Is it possible without help from bureaucracy ?
Ex. CM Jharkhand is being charged fo misappropriation of Rs. 2000 or Rs 4000 cr. (even Income Tax department is not sure). My concern is very simple. Could he do it alone without any help from the bureaucracy ?
Archna Mishra