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Air India's scheme for Govt servants
Air India has launched Corporate AAA + Package (GOI) Policy scheme for the employees of Government of India with effect from October 1, 2009 for Domestic network. The feature of the scheme: -
i) 4 Coupon Super Saver Booklet in Economy Class - Rs.26, 816/-
ii) Multiple User facility.
iii) 6 months validity from the date of issue.
iv) Booking Class in normal economy class.
For "Further details please contact at GOI Cell at Safdarjung Airport on Tel.No.011-24610693 and 011-24695205, Email ID : a.tandon@airindia.in Also please note that the Ticketing will be done at any Air India Booking Offices only"
Ashok Mukherjee to be Addl Secretary (Admn) in MEA ?
Deputy High Commissioner in London, Ashok Mukherjee, is being tipped to be Additional Secretary (Administration) in the Ministry of External Affairs. Earlier the name of Ashok Tomar was in circulation.
Vijay Lata Reddy to be Secretary (East) in MEA
Vijay Lata Reddy is all set to join the Ministry of External Affairs as Secretary (East).She is presently posted in Bangkok.
9,1975 batch IAS still waiting
Nine 1975 batch empanelled IAS officers are still waiting in the wings to get posting as Secretary in the Government of India.
Ashok Chawla to hold Addl charge in AEC, India
As the grapevine has it Ashok Chawla Finance Secretary (FS) to Government of India (GOI) will hold additional charge as Member (Finance) in the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of India. The slot fell vacant following anointment of S.V.Ranganath as Chief Secretary of Karnataka. Chawla is an IAS officer of the 1973 batch who hails from the Gujarat cadre. Ranganath is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who hails from the Karnataka cadre.
B.V.Bhatt to be Member Finance in ACE, India
As the grapevine has it B.V. Bhatt is poised to be Member (Finance) in the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of India. The slot fell vacant following anointment of S.V.Ranganath as Chief Secretary of Karnataka. Bhatt is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who hails from the UT cadre. Ranganath is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who hails from the Karnataka cadre.
Brijeshwar Singh to move from NHAI ?
Chairman of the NHAI Brijeshwar Singh is likely to move to some other Ministry.He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Managing Directors will not be appointed for more than five years
Given the provisions of the Companies Bill of 2009, the term of a managing director is being fixed for a period of five years. He can be reappointed to the position but only for a period of five years at a time but re-appointment cannot be made "earlier than one year before the expiry of his term".
Mukul Jain to be Director (Operations) RVNL
Mukul Jain will in all probability be Director (Operations) of the Rail Vikas Nigam LTD (RVNL). Jain who is presently in CONCOR has been put number one in the panel by the PESB.
Majumdar to be Director (Marketing) STC ?
A Majumdar of the MMTC is being tipped to be Director (Marketing) of the State Trading Corporation (STC).PESB has reportedly put his number one in the pane.
Virendra Diwan posted as PCDA (AF), Dehradun
Virendra Diwan (IDAS:1976), PCDA(Navy), Mumbai. Has been posted as PCDA (AF), Dehradun.
Meekashi Mishra promoted as PAG
Ms Meenakshi Mishra (IA&AS-83), Accountant General (A&E), Rajasthan, Jaipur has been promoted to the grade of Principal Accountant General [Pay Scale: HAG: Rs. 67000-(annual increment @ 3%)-79000. On her promotion, Ms. Meenakshi Mishra has been posted as Principal Accountant General (A&E), Rajasthan, Jaipur, against the upgraded post.
Sudhir Kumar posted in Kolkata
LV Sudhir Kumar on repatriation to the department has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, Central, Kolkata. He is 1986 batch IA&AS officer.
Is it a lull before the storm in Rly Ministry ?
Is the eerie silence that is prevailing in the Railway Ministry, as far as appointments and postings are concerned, an indication of something 'big' in the pipeline ? .
Karnataka Government's deft handling of flood relief
The effective manner with a humane touch by Karnataka Government has been handling flood relief works. This has been lauded in corridors of power. It is all the more commendable because new Chief Secretary of Karnataka S.V.Ranganath is personally overseeing operations. Rangath is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who hails from the Karnataka cadre..
NB:-Sir, for today.
Harjot Kaur is CVO of BIC
Harjot Kaur Bamhrah has been appointed CVO of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).Kaur is 1992 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Sharan joins GoI
Vimlendra Sharan has joined the Ministry of Agriculture in the Government of India. Sharan is 1992 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Capt Beri is OSD to CMD Air India
Capt Beri has been appointed new OSD to Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav.
Post of Member (Services) Telecom Commission advertised
Post of Member (Services) Telecom Commission has been advertised.
Arinam Lahiri, CIT (Retired), has been promoted
Arinam Lahiri, CIT (Retired), has been promoted to officiate as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax with effect from 07.10.2007, in compliance of the order of CAT, Principal Bench, Delhi.
Punjab's Dy.CM Sukhbir Singh Badal campaigns in Haryana
Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal campaigned in Haryana for assembly polls voting for will be held on October 13, 2009.

ASI to celebrate 150 years
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) formerly Archaeological Survey, will be celebrating 150 years of its founding. Jawahar Sircar, Culture Secretary to the Government of India (GOI) at Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi on October 8 2009, will chair maiden meeting of the organizing committee for the same
ITDC going Air India way !
The general impression is that Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is also going the Air India way. If corrective measures are not taken soon, its fate is going to be the same as that of Air India.
Vysan not joining GoI
Vysan R is not joining the Government of India. He is 2007 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.
Subbarao posted in SCR
T V Subbarao, SAG/IRSME/, on return from deputation has been posted to South Central Railway.
Bhola Nath appointed DGP Vigilance in TN
Bhola Nath has been appointed DGP, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption in TamilNadu. He is 1976 batch IPS officer.
IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh
Y. Srilakshmi, Secretary, Industries and Commerce has been shifted as Secretary (Services) in place of M. Veerabhadraiah. He will replace her in the department.
IPS changes in Punjab
PS Umranangal has been made Commandant 36 Bn PAP BHG. TajinderPal Singh will be SP/PPCR Chandigarh. HK Bansal is the new SP/City 1, Ludhiana (City). BL Meena has been posted as Commandant 27th Bn PAP, Jalandhar, and Pardeep Kumar Yadav will be new SP/City-1, Amritsar (City).
1983 batch IAS is PS in Orissa
1983 batch IAS officers have been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Orissa.
IAS reshuffle in Punjab
Vikas Pratap will be Special Secretary, Finance. Dr Abhinav has been posted as SDM, Khanna.Pradeep Kumar Aggarwal will be SDM, Fazilka. Mohammad Tayyab has been made SDM, Dasuya and Harbhupinder Singh will be new Additional Secretary, Finance.
Bansal is Director Chemicals
Sanjay Bansal has been appointed Director in the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals.He is 1995 batch IRS ( C&CE ) officer.
Sanjay Agrawal is DIG, CID in Rajasthan
Sanjay Agrawal IPS has been posted by the Rajasthan Government as the DIG, CID (CB),Jaipur by the Rajasthan Government.
Ms.Tina Soni is SDO,Dungarpur
Ms.Tina Soni IAS has been posted by the Rajasthan Government as the SDO,Dungarpur by the Rajasthan Government.
IT Commissioners in Hyderabad transferred
AK Satapathy - CIT (A) - II has been made CIT (A) - I in Hyderabad while A Bhaskar Reddy - CIT (A) - I has been made CIT (A) - II, Hyderabad.
AP DGP changed
1976 batch IPS officer R R Girish Kumar has replaced Andhra Pradesh DGP S S P Yadav.
P.Gautam Kumar is PS Home, Andhra Pradesh
P.Gautam Kumar who so far was DG Battalions in Andhra Pradesh has been appointed as Principal Secretary Home by the Andhra Pradesh Government. He is an Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer of the 1975 batch.
S.S.P. Yadav is VC & MD, APSRTC
S.S.P. Yadav who so far was DGP Andhra Pradesh has been posted as Vice Chairman & Managing Director(MD) of the Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC).
Arvind Rao tipped to be DG, ACB in Andhra Pradesh
Arvind Rao ADG Intelligence in Andhra Pradesh is tipped to be DG Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) as the post fell vacant in wake of R.R.Girish Kumar assuming the charge as DGP Andhra Pradesh in the afternoon on October 7, 2009.
There will be no ADG Intelligence, AP
As the grapevine has it there will be no ADG Intelligence once Arvind Rao goes to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh.
Mahendra Reddy to head Intelligence in Andhra Pradesh
Mhendra Reddy who is IG Intelligence in Andhra Pradesh will head the intelligence wing in Andhra Pradesh, after the departure of Arvind Rao to ACB.

CORPORATE
TRIFAC to float 2 SPV, companies
The Madhya Pradesh Trade & Investment Facilitation Corporation (TRIFAC) of which Managing Director (MD) is Pravin Garg is going to float two special purpose vehicle (SPV) companies .These companies will be based near Ujjain & Rajgarh. The Knowledge city will come up near Ujjain in an area of more than 800 acres. Other SPV company will be for setting up power equipments manufacturing hub that will come up near Rajgarh, said Pravin Garg who is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch. He belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre. Initially it will come up in area of 4000 acre. Each of the SPV companies will get an allocation of Rs.One crore as seed money. Replying to a question Garg said that TRIFAC's equity will be 51 per cent 49 per cent equity will be of respective AKVNs.
Khattar to coordinate VC's office and manage key works across DLF group
Sriram Khattar would co-ordinate the VC's office and would be responsible for the legal compliances, financial risk management and key M&A initiatives across the DLF group.
Bachchan sells stakes
Amitabh Bachchan has reportedly sold his entire 3.63 per cent stake in Energy Development Corporation Ltd (EDC) to his friend Amar Singh.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Yes it would be prudent to allow Air India to be taken over!!!!!
During Praful's stint as Aviation Mantri AI moved lower and lower!!!
The Jury is still out if this was because of his ineptness or a plan/ 'hay making'!!!!
But now it seems to the hopelessness of the situation Sarkaar is waking!!
Had Tata and SIA taken India over AI today AI would not be in such trouble!!!
AI's Maharaja's clothes are torn, wears no shoes and he has grown a stubble!!
Why, had Morarji not sacked JRD today AI would be have been fit and fine!!
Many feel AI's death warrant Morarji did sign!!
Morarji signed the death warrant and AI started to die a slow death!!!
And 'executioner' Praful has brought it close to its final breath!!
And in this his pals Goyal & Mallya have advised him and also done their bit!!!!
They will provide the wood and ghee when AI's pyre is lit!!
Their aim is to ground Air India and then get the Sarkaar to put it on the block!!!
And till then 'no interest in AI' both will mock!!!
A back door or stage managed take over is planned and this should be stopped!!
Goel & Mallya's 'take over' balloon needs to be popped!!
Put AI on the block and do not allow the cartel that planned AI's demise to take it over!!
And that is why there is the demand that Aviation Portfolio someone else ko karro handover!
All lines of communication between Uncle and Nephew have been broken!!!
Bhaanja has shown his respect for Uncle is just 'token'!!!
Balasahib knows the damage that Raj will do in the upcoming polls!!!!
In Mumbai and Thane Raj will cut into SS votes the most and even reverse roles!!
By this I mean that Raj may emerge as the 'Shiv Sena' in Mumbai and Thane!!!
And in Konkan they say he's hand in glove with Narayan Rane!!
Rane's future is at stake and if in Konkan Congress does not do well!!!!
Then apne aap ko next CM ke liye he will not be able to sell!!
Though he says he's not in the running for CM's post!!!
This he says in Public but privately ' I'll be the next CM' karr raha hai boast!!
In Maharashtra farmers blame Pawar for their woes!!!
Out form their mouths choicest abuses for Pawar flows!!!
The Aam Aadmi too feels Pawar has done him in!!!
Electorally the man is in the bin!!

In Maharashtra Rahul is going to campaign so lets see what he'll say!!
For Pawar's 'hay making' and ineptness Rahul would not like Congress to pay!!

So let's see if he lays the blame for agri woes, shortages and price rise on Pawar's doorstep!!!
Or this issue will Rahul chup ke se sidestep???
In Haryana the two Lals are planning face saving post the poll!!!
A health sabbatical is on the cards for the Lal that does not get to play Leader of Opposition role!

Though Hooda is on cloud nine he should pay heed to the adage!!!
Slip between the cup and lip could take place at CM appointment stage!!

By the way is he Venod Sharma's sidekick or is it the other way????
It is 'circumstantial' those in the know say!!

Its said Sonia and Rahul are not too fond of Venod Sharma.... makes them uncomfortable!!
So maybe Hooda's dependence on Venod may land up 'on the table' (CM deciding)!!

Maya knows her popularity is on the wane!!!!
Her statue fixation proving to be her bane!!

Dalits in UP have realized her game!!!!!
She living it up in 'Dalit ki Beti can also do this' game!!

Despite protests Akalis are not relenting on converting a historical battleground into a golf range!
An Akali Government not relenting on this emotive issue is indeed very strange!!

Some say that Badal Junior has a lot of land in the vicinity!!!
And prices will go up if bordering his land there is a thriving City!!

For all you know very soon he'll found a City of his own!!!
Orbitpura the City will be known!!!

He better hurry up and lay the foundation stone of Orbitpura!!!
Because this Akali Sarkaar ka kaafi time ho gaya hai poora!!!

And there is no way Akalis will come back to power in the next State election!!
At this stage this is the projection!!!

Sukhbir Badal has said that he has PM aspirations.... India will rue that day!!!
For this blunder India and Indians will dearly pay!!!

Confucius says..... why, it will be a sad day for Punjab if Sukhbir takes over as CM!!!!
A horrid day for India and Indians if he fulflis his dream of becoming India's PM!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Forum
(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion)
When 81 yrs old can be Governor, why age bar for others ?
When 81 year old lady can be made Governor, why can't 71 year old person continue as Chairman/Chairperson? Or is the Government of the opinion that the role of Governors is not so important!
M Jayaraman
Unrest among Ex-servicemen.
The President of India had announced in the Parliament that improvement in Pension of ex-servicemen below officers rank as recommended by the high power committee would be implemented immediately. The FM also made necessary budgetary allocation in current year's budget. Defence Minister repeated the promise. But nobody knows where it is laying. Does anybody know the present position?
Parameswaran MKmkm
We should allow Badgaiyan to do his job in his own silent way
The statement is so true that Badgaiyan may not even like to see his name coming for appreciation in any forum. One would say that his services can be used more effectively in Government domain. However, with his passion for education, we should allow him to do his job in his own silent way.
Narayan
DoPT's Pay parity Clarification
On 25.09.2009 DoPT has issued OM No AB. 14017/64/2008-Estt(RR) clarifying some issues about non-functional upgradation for organized group A service officers vis-à-vis two years junior IAS officers. No doubt many of the issues has been settled except one which is point 3 in this OM. This clarification is regarding date of financial upgradation of 1984 batch Group A service officer to SAG from 26.10.2006, the date on which first officer of 1986 batch of IAS was appointed as JS at the Centre. All senior batches of Group A services, which have not been promoted till 26.10.2006, have been clubbed together and are to be given upgradation from 26.10.2006. It implies that DoPT is not considering IAS officers of 1985 batches or earlier, who are serving in Centre as on 01.01.2006, as POSTED on 01.01.2006. The intention of The Resolution corresponding to 6th CPC is to provide upgradation to Group A officers "Whenever any IAS officer of a particular batch is POSTED in the Centre to a particular grade pay ………….. organized Group A Services that are senior by two years or more should be given by the Government." This OM means that DoPT is considering only those batches of IAS who has joined after 01.01.2006 and not considering those IAS officers who have joined prior to 01.01.2006 and continued to be posted in Centre during 2006. The clause ' two years or more' of resolution means that if for some reason or the other, no IAS officer of particular batch joins in the Centre, in that case years of seniority may be more than two years. Therefore, all batches of Group A services senior to 1984 batch should get upgradation to SAG from 01.01.2006 instead from 26.10.2006.
Rajesh Kumar
Making use of fake currency to satisfy the lust for more money
It's great to hear it. At least some proper use have been done. Earlier it was known that at under-table dealing are done with honesty, but with the fake currency notes on rampage these days, there is nothing which can be trusted and now even the undertable dealing / 2number ka kaam. The modus operandi have changed in bribes also - Some have suggested that now a days the so called payments have been shifted to other means like EMI, Repayment of Cars, Flats etc.
Sami Bose
Rates of transport allowance: as per sixth pay commission recommendations Government of India sanctioned transport allowance in two categories. one category is applicable to metropolitan cities and another category is applicable to all other cities, towns and villages. Officials working in cities like Vizag and Vijayawada and officials working in villages like Nandigama, Nalgonda, etc., are getting same transport allowance. I presume that there is no proper justification.
T Srinivasa Rao
Retirement age be enhanced to 62
The stage has come in our country to have a mature thinking for a specific period keeping in view various issues of national importance for which mature hands will contribute sincerely and with devotion. Therefore, retirement age must be enhanced to 62 for normal government officers. Even our young politicians, ministers also need elderly support to attain mature decisions in the interest of the country. I don't mean that youngsters cannot deliver goods, but still I feel elderly support to them for a period of atleast another 5 years from now.
H.S. Bhalla<hsbhalla@gmail
Bribe seekers encouraging printing of fake currency
These high profile bribe seekers are the one who are encouraging printing of fake currency from the neighbouring country. Who wants to pay these suckers the real money. With such huge amounts of bribes, these people are themselves exposing themselves because once they start circulating it, they too would be caught in the Police Raid.
Vinod Passy
Nothing is impossible in India
How can a Central Chief Information Commissioner go as State Chief Information Commissioner? Sounds like a demotion to him. Think of Chief Justice of India being made Chief Justice of a High Court. May be in India everything is possible
JMS
A number of top level appointments in the GOI are made from amongst retired senior officers. Neither procedure nor criteria is known. Could you enlighten about the position in the GOI transaction of business rules in this behalf as the apex court has ruled that these rules can not be treated as classified though the government has not put them on the website. This will be great effort in boosting morale and efficiency in the civil service.
S KSharma
DEBATE ON RETIREMENT AGE
The retirement age of higher officer will be 80 and for the lower scale official it should be maximum 55 year
Arvind ulwar@indiatimes.com
Yes. 60 years is too early to retire, the retirement age should be minimum 62 years of age. When politcians can work even upto 90 years, why officers and staff can't work till 62 or 65 years of age?
Dinesh Abusaria, IAS dinesh.ias04@gmail.com
Yes; the retirement age should be increased to 65 years. There is a ban on recruitment and new posts are not being created. Thus, so many retired officials are being retained by various Departments as Consultants. Keeping the retirement age at 60 years would in no way help the young aspirants for Government jobs till such time the ban on recruitment is lifted. It is in Government's interest to increase the retirement age to 65 years.
S Chatterjee brati100@yahoo.com
Yes, retirement age should be raised to 65 years . It will save huge govt expenditure
S S Bains SARWANBAINS@YAHOO.COM
I think this is an irrelevant debate because people take sides as per their personal benefits. Those who are below 54 or 55 yrs. don't want the retirement age to be increased as it may hamper their growth. Whereas those who are above 56 or 57 years want the retirement age to be increased as it will benefit them immediately. The so called young people who are opposing it today will start supporting the demand to increase the age once they are nearer to their retirement. The debate on whether a youngster is better or an experienced hand is better will never conclude.
Rajesh Kumar <raj_shweta_2000@yahoo.com
I am regular visitor of your web site. It often gives insight into the coming news. But this time I want to record my objection to the whisper survey on retirement age. No, I don't have objection on the survey but on the statement " If yes mail in your response to " . You are only inviting favourable comment. This shows your biasness to the topic. In my view the retirement age should not be raise rather it should be reduced to 58. In India there is lot of unemployment in the younger generation. Do they not have right to contribute to the nation. The person in service for more than 30 years has already secured his future. Now they should leave the place for younger generation. As far as experience and expertise is concerned that can be utilised in private sector or in some very deserving cases 2 t0 4 years can be given. By increasing the general retirement age Government is forced to carry the load of inefficient and burnt out employees.
S C Pal scpal2000@gmail.com>
Yes, I agree that the age of retirement should be increased to 62 on the following grounds:
1. Old hands can work less and extract more;
2. Medical leaves can be utilised which remains balance in the account of a person retiring at 60.
3. Young generation will get less chances of employment.
It is doubtless that they are rich in experience, however the same cannot be compensated with the above.
In my opinion, the retirement age should remain 60 however there should be an option for all employees if they want to work for the Government of India on some nominal remuneration (keeping in mind the health ground) according to the portfolio, as they will be drawing pension along with medical facilities. In this way, we will get persons who are really willing to work for the Government of India and not for personal benefits.
Regards
Shikha Arora shikha_necc@hotmail.com>