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Sunil Mitra to be next Secretary Revenue ?
If all goes well, Sunil Mitra will replace P V Bhide as Secretary Revenue in the Government of India. 1975 batch West Bengal cadre IAS officer Mitra is presently Secretary Disinvestment. Name of Secretary Textiles Ms Rita Menon is also in circulation for the post.
Vijay Dev to join in Goa
As the grapevine has it, Vijay Dev, an IAS officer of the UT cadre, is poised to join the Goa Government from Arunachal Pradesh. He belongs to the 1987 batch. It may be stated here that Dev had served in Goa earlier also.
Anil Verma is London based Minister Economic
Anil Verma an IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre who belongs to the 1989 batch has assumed as the charge as London based Minister Economic in the Indian Embassy. Prior to this he was private secretary (PS) to Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
(We said this on May 25, 2009)
Alok Sinha is Joint Secretary Civil Aviation
Alok Sinha -II is Joint Secretary Civil Aviation. The slot had fallen vacant in the wake of Arun Mishra having gone to Montreal as India's representative at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). He is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Sinha had earlier also served in the Civil Aviation Ministry.
Arun Mishra joins ICAO in Montreal
Arun Mishra who was so far Joint Secretary to Government of India (GOI) in the Civil Aviation Ministry has joined as India's representative at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Montreal. He is IAS officer of the 1986 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.
(We said this on May 5,2009)
IFS cadre review of TN on September 11,2009
The cadre review of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers belonging to Tamil Nadu is schedule to take place in Delhi on September 11,2009.
DPC for promotion of Chief Commissioners in CBEC on September 22, 2009
The DPC for promotion of Commissioners as Chief Commissioner in the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) is going to take place in Chennai on September 22, 2009 in Chennai. IRS - C & CE officers belonging to the 1977 batch will be considered. Of them at least 22 will be elevated.
Deka goes to Washington
TK Deka has been posted to the Embassy of India in Washington. He is 1988 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on April 23 )
P. Cidambaram is going to America
Indian Home Minister P Cidambaram is leading a high level team to America. The team will depart for the US on Tuesday morning. He will mainly deliberate with concerning authorities in the US Administration regarding security concerns. Among others Additional Director IB Ajit Lal, Dipti Vilas Joint Secretary MHA, his private secretary M..A. Siddique, Joint Secretary MEA & a senior official of the R & AW, will accompany him.
LTC rules relaxed
The Government of India (GOI) has relaxed leave travel concession (LTC) rules for its officers & employees. Accordingly GOI staff members will be able to claim taxi bills while availing LTC, if they went to place by taxi. So far only travel by air, train or bus was only allowed. This will enable physically challenged family members also to go with GOI staff members when they would avail LTC.
TDSAT is defunct
As per the law Telecom Disputes Settlement And Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) is defunct, as it has no Chairman as of now. As long as the new Chairman is not in place petitions meant for jurisdiction of TDSAT will have to be filed in High Court. Enquiries by <whispersinthecorridors.com>revealed that no case was filed in the High Court. Outgoing TDSAT chief Justice Arun Kumar has already demitted his charge as Chairman TDSAT.
Why Rajeev Yaduwanshi's transfer delayed ?
It is quite intriguing that transfer of Rajeev Yaduwanshi Secretary to Chief Minister Goa Digamber Kamat to Delhi has been in abeyance for almost one year. He is an IAS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
IRPS officer Chitrangana Singh allocated I.F.S.
IRPS officer Chitrangana Singh, APO, Jaipur, is being allocated I.F.S. as per CSE 08.
SZ Samuel to be IG, RPF
As the grapevine has it, SZ Samuel, who is currently DIG in the Railway Protection Force (RPF), is going be elevated as an IG.
Tenure of RBI Deputy Governor extended
Tenure of Deputy Governor of RBI, Shyamala Gopinath, has been extended till June 20, 2011.
( We said this on August 24 )
Yadav is GM RITES
R K Yadav has been promoted as General Manager RITES.
NS Jamwal nominated for 50th NDC Course
NS Jamwal, DIG, BSF, New Delhi, has been nominated for 50th NDC Course at National Defence College, New Delhi, commencing from 4th January, 2010.
Yash Pal Singhal tipped to join GOI
As the grapevine has it, the name of Yash Pal Singhal, IPS, 1983 batch of Haryana cadre, has been recommended to join the Government of India (GOI).
Jaspreet Talwar to join LBSNAA
Jaspreet Talwar has been appointed Deputy Director in the LBSNAA, Mussorie. Jaspreet is 1995 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
( We said this on February 19 )
Cabinet Secretary is all-powerful!
In corridors of power, it is being discussed that: has KM Chandrasekhar, who is serving his extended tenure, become all-powerful. As the grapevine has it, in course of a recent cadre review of IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh & West Bengal, the recommendation by Indian Minister for Home Affairs (MHA) was turned down. Though, the MHA had recommended for three posts of DG rank each in both states, the same was not approved in course of the cadre review.
Vijay Raman to move Raipur
Newly promoted Special DG CRPF Vijay Raman is moving to Raipur to deal with Left Wing Extremism hit areas of nearby states. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on June 8 )
Karamvir Singh to move Jammu
Newly promoted Special DG CRPF Kramvir Singh is moving to Jammu to look after Himachal Pradesh,Punjab and J & K. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.
Dey promoted in CRPF
D C Dey has been promoted as Additional Director Genera in the CRPF. He is the first CRPF officer who has been made the ADG.
( We said this on June 10 )
Swaika to replace Chauhan in Beijing
Second Secretary in Sofia, Adarsh Swaika will replace Manish Chauhan in Beijing.
Very good response to MP Government's meet
There was a very good response to Madhya Pradesh Government's recent investors meeting. According Managing Director (MD) of the MP Trade & Investment Facilitation Corporation (TRIFAC) Pravin Garg, an interactive session on opportunities in agro processing and food processing was organized under the chairmanship of Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh, in Mumbai. It is a dream of the Chief Minister to bring Madhya Pradesh at par with developed states. One of the ways to do it is to generate more income for farmers by value addition to farm produce. Nearly 200 investors including doyens of industry attended this meet..
Former CJ of Patna HC not to join as CIC
Former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court Justice J N Bhatt has reportedly refused to join as Chief Information Commissioner ,Bihar.
Selvaraj is ADRM Tiruchanappalli
M Selvaraj SAG /SR has been posted as ADRM Tiruchanappalli.
R.B.Lal is Director, IIFM-Bhopal
R.B.Lal on deputation has joined on the post of Director, Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the Manipur cadre.
(We said this on February 14 & May 21, 2009)
Narendra Kumar relieved by Delhi Government
Dr G Narendra Kumar has been relieved by the Delhi Government to join the Government of India as Joint Secretary National Authority on Chemical Weapons and Convention. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Rajendra Kumar gets additional charge in Delhi
Secretary Power in the Delhi Government, Rajendra Kumar, has been given additional charge of Higher Education and TTI. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Ms. Vijai Lakshmi Sharma is new DG Revenue Intelligence
Ms. Vijai Lakshmi Sharma, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad, is transferred and posted as Director General of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi.
Ajit Kumar to hold additional charge of CC Customs, Ahmedabad.
Ajit Kumar, Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Ahmedabad, will hold the additional charge of the post of Chief Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad.
Services of Mrs. Deepa Kishan, CIT, Guwahati, placed with NPCC as CVO
Consequent upon her selection for appointment as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC), New Delhi, under the Ministry of Water Resouces on deputation basis, the services of Mrs. Deepa Kishan, CIT, Guwahati, are placed at the disposal of NPCC, New Delhi, for three years.
Ashish Bahuguna is Additional Secretary Agriculture
Ashish Bahuguna will be Additional Secretary Agriculture in the Government of India.He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Govindan Nair to head NCDC
Govindan Nair will head the NCDC. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Alok Perti is Additional Secretary Coal
Alok Perti will be new Additional Secretary Coal in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Mangotra is Additional Secretary Food
A K Mangotra will be Secretary Food in the Government of India.He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.
Bose is MD of NAFED
C V Anand Bose is being appointed MD of the NAFED. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Dinkar Khullar appointed Ambassador to Austria
Dinkar Khullar, presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Austria in succession to Saurabh Kumar.
Empanelment of 1977 batch IPS takes place
Empanelment of 1977 batch IPS officers to the rank of ADG in the Government of India has taken place on Tuesday.
Agrawal to hold additional charge of School Education
R.P.Agrawal,IAS(AP:72), secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development will hold additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development during the period of leave of Ms Anshu Vaish, IAS(MP:75) from 9th September,2009 to 21st September.

CORPORATE
Mukhrjee retires from BoB
Depankar Mukherjee, General Manager -Corporate Communication, Bank of Baroda, Mumbai head office, has retired from service. It is learnt that his successor will be finalised by the bank latest by September end.
Air India Board meeting on Wednesday
Air India Board meeting is going to take place on Wednesday.
Vishwanath appointed Advisor
Narayana Vishwanath former group GM [RITES] and Director [Engineering] with International Airport Authority of India, has been appointed Advisor [Airport] in the Chennai Metro Rail Project.
Ramadorai appointed Chairman of Tata Elxsi
S. Ramadorai has been appointed Chairman of Tata Elxsi. He will replace Syamal Gupta.
Manjit Singh is new CEO SPT
Man Jit Singh has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sony'S SPT's channels portfolio in India.

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It is not a wise step
This step of installing YSJ as new CM of AP is not a wise step. There may be more experienced and capable persons. This reminds us the rule of ancient Kings. Democracy is farce. We are still governed by sons, grandsons... of so called champions of freedom fighters. In India once a person gets fixed to a certain post, he becomes indispensable unless and until one of his blood relation is ready to occupy that chair. See Punjab, Haryana, J&K, Karnataka, Orrisa, Bihar. State should always be governed by a talented person who must strive for the overall growth.
Interjeet Singh
DEBATE
Yes. Well experienced and seasoned officers would be able to continue to serve the public at large for some more period and would like to give their best which they might not been able to execute till now.
Sethi aksrkp@yahoo.co.in
Yes the age of retirement should be 62 in Nationalised banks too.
Shyama Madan shyama.madan@gmail.com
The enormous savings that would ensue from this move could be put into schemes to generate further employment for the youth. The myth that it's an anti-populist move ought to be busted.
Preeti Narayan preetinryn@yahoo.com
Considering the fitness level of a normal person it is considered necessary and in the interest of the public service that the retirement age is increased to 62 years for the present
A K Sinha aksinha51@yahoo.com
Where there is no pension benefit, extending of service is good idea.
Rahman M rahman1914@gmail.com
I want that retirement age should increase as the average age of humans has increased and people are fit enough to work at 62
Anita mohananita8@gmail.com
In view of large scale employment and availability of manpower in all fields, the reirement age should not raised at all.
S C Sharma sharmaprabhakar@sifymail.com
Why 62, why not 65 or 70 for talented/hard working/efficient/productive government employee ---- and ----
50 or 55 for in-efficient/corrupt/non-productive employees.
My suggestions, if it can be forwarded to any proper decision making level, are following :
(a) A very large majority of government employees are either non-working types or working much below their mental and physical capacities. The reasons are many and this is not the forum to discuss them. Therefore, I am not in favour of raising retirement age to 62, in a blanket manner for all employees, including those who are burden on the government and the country. It would not be in the interests of the country.
(b) But there is a large size of employees population, although in minority, who are capable of give back to their employer and country, what they are getting in the form of salary and service conditions. They are loyal to their employer and country. They are in-corruptible, honest, hard working, efficient, talented and have other positive qualities. Retiring them at 60 is a loss to the Government and the country. Therefore, my suggestion is that, retirement age for such employees may be 70, but this should be subject to screening at the highest level ie. by Cabinet Committee on Appointments.
R K Pandey pandey,rajkumar@ymail.com