Nobody knows how rumours float in the grapevines of civil service but no bureaucrat would ever miss an opportunity to be updated on the latest rumours on the transfer and postings of the bureaucrats. So much so that there is even a web site for this. It is said that what most IAS officers do on reaching office every morning was not order a cup of tea or bury their noses in a newspaper but crank up their computers and log on to  www.whispersinthecorridors.com ; its homepage boasts: “Your website draws attention of all politicians, bureaucrats and policy makers of the country; it is not TV or print – its reach is global”. The site is maintained by Suresh Mehrotra whose sources are said to be placed so deep within the corridors of power that hardly any information on the country's "iron frame" passes by him. The last time I logged in, it showed that already more than two million visitors had been there.
D Sen


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Chidambaram to be next Tamil Nadu PCC Chief ?
There are rumours that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram may be sent to TamilNadu as President of the Pradesh Congress Committee. It may be recalled that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had also been President of the West Bengal Congress Committee.
Will Raman be Secr Pharmaceuticals ?
Grapevine has it that M Raman is being appointed new Secretary of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemical & Fertilizer. If all goes well 1976 batch TamilNadu cadre IAS officer Raman will succeed Bihar cadre 1974 batch IAS officer Ashok Kumar who is superannuating by this month end.
S K Srivastava is Addl Secr Mining
S K Srivastava is being tipped to be new Additional Secretary Mining in the Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Manbir Singh is Secretary (ER) in MEA
Manbir Singh (IFS 1976) has been redesignated as Secretary (ER) in MEA after the retirement of Mrs. Parbati Sen Vyas.
Will Sawhney be JS IT ?
Joint Secretary DoPT A P Sawhney is likely to move to the Information Technology.He is 1984 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.
Sanjeev Chopra gets addl charge of MD NAFED
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Sanjeev Chopra has been given additional charge of MD NAFED. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Barnwal is back to MP
Ashok Barnwal, private secretary (PS) to Kamal Nath - Minister for Road Transport and National Highways, is back to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre on Monday 1991 batch IAS officer Barnwal has been recalled by the state government.
Who will be the new Election Commissioner ?
Mystery shrouds the appointment of the next Election Commissioner ? One thing is certain that it will be clear only after the AICC Chief Ms. Sonia Gandhi returns.
Dr. Rakesh Hooja gets voluntary retirement
Dr. Rakesh Hooja’s request for voluntary retirement has been accepted by the Government of Rajasthan w.e.f. August 4. Hooja, who is left with four months of service, is Chairman, Rajasthan Revenue Board - Ajmer and has sought Voluntary Retirement to join Indian Institute of Public Administration as Director at Delhi. He has held several posts including Additional Chief Secretary (Training), Director of Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration, additional chief secretary (Development) GoR and joint secretary to GoI (department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs) among others.
None empanelled from Andhra Pradesh
Out of the six 1980 batch IAS officers no one has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Kohli unlikely to join Planning Commission
Former CMD of the Punjab National Bank S S Kohli is now unlikely to be appointed Member of the Planning Commission. He is expected take up assignment in private sector.
Jagdish Kishwan to be ADG Wildlife
Jagdish Kishwan, PCCF Wild Life - Jammu & Kashmir government, is going to be new ADG Wildlife to Government of India (GOI). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1975 batch. However, his appointment is yet to fructify.
(We said this in March 2010)
IA&AS officer Arulsingh transferred
IA&AS officer W.J. Arulsingh, on expiry of his leave, is transferred and posted as Director (Admn/TFC), in the office of Principal Director of Audit, South Central Railway, Secunderabad.
Post of Adviser to ED, IMF, Washington D.C to fall vacant
A post of Adviser to ED, IMF, Washington D.C will be falling vacant o Dec 14, 2010, vice S. Krishnan, IAS (TN:89), on the completion of his extended tenure. Officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary/Director of the Government of India or equivalent level are eligible for the post.
Amarjit appointed member of 19th Law Commission
Former Additional Solicitor General Amarjit Singh has been appointed full time member of the 19th Law Commission.
D. Balanujan promoted as Principal Staff Officer
DOPT has been promoted Senior Principal Private Secretary, D. Balanujan (MHA, PMO), as Principal Staff Officers (equivalent to Director).
Sanjay Kishore promoted as DIG in RPF
Sanjay Kishore, Director/PROS, Railway Board has been promoted as DIG-cum-RECTT & Training, Railway Board. He is a Railway Protection Force (RPF) cadre officer.
7 IFS officers join IIPA
Seven Officers from Indian Forest Service have joined the APPA Course in IIPA. They are Mssrs Anil Kumar Goel, Dr.Ranjana Gupta, Sushilesh Mohan Sahai, Dimesh Kumar Tyagi, Abhay Kumar Johari, Dr Anmol Kumar and Devendra Kumar Tewatia.  
UP POLITICS (2)
There is a general feeling that this time Brahmin and Upper caste people are not going to support Mayawati led Bahujan Samaj Party.
K C Singh joins as Member Settlement Commission
Retired IRS (C&EC) officer K C Singh has joined as Member of Settlement Commission in Chennai.
Ms. Deepa Nair goes to Kerala on inter cadre deputation
Ms. Deepa Nair has gone to Kerala on inter cadre deputation. She is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 2001 batch who belongs to the Manipur-Tripura (M-T) cadre.
1991 batch IPS to be IG in Madhya Pradesh
1991 batch IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh are being promoted to the rank of IG this month. They are Mssrs Upendra Jain, Varun Kapoor, Alok Ranjan, K Baburao, V Madhukumar Babu, Yogesh Mudgal and R K Gupta.
Girish Hosur’s deputation to Himachal Pradesh extended
Inter cadre deputation of Girish Hosur to Karnataka has been extended by two more years. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1995 batch who belongs to the HP cadre.
Two 1976 batch IPS officers promoted in UP
Two 1976 batch IPS officers P Singh and Atul have been promoted to the rank of DG in Uttar Pradesh.
Dharma Rao appointed as Director (Adm.), Net Grid
Dharma Rao Director of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has been appointed as Director (Adm.), NeTGrid.He is a CSS cadre officer.
Ms. B. Bhamathi Additional Secretary’s new charge
Ms. B. Bhamathi Additional Secretary Home has taken charge of subjects that Ms. Anita Chaudhary was handling as Special Secretary Home who
has become Secretary Land Records. Ms. Bhamathi will look after the desks of UT Division, PP Division, CS Division, VIP Security Division
along with Common Wealth Games. She is an IAS officer of the1979 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.She will hold UT Division's charge as
long as new Joint Secretary did not join.
Additional charge for Dileep Raj S. Chaudhary
Dileep Raj S. Chaudhary Additional Secretary (NM), Naxal Management will look after the additional charge of HR Division also. This Division has been split from CS Division. He is also looking after the Judicial Division, Human Right Division and PRO Division. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the MP cadre.
Ms. Vimla Mehra transferred to Mizoram
Ms. Vimla Mehra, ex-DGP, Arunachal Pradesh has been transferred from Delhi to Mizoram. The Mizoram Government will decide her new posting. She is an IPS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.
B. Vijayan shifted from Pondicherry to Goa
B. Vijayan Principal Secretary (Industries) with the Pondicherry Government   has been transferred as Secretary, Goa. He is an IAS officer of the 1982 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.
Delay in clearance of files sent by MoEF
Files sent to DoPT by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for ACC clearance that are aimed at filling up the senior assignments are not cleared as per the norms set for ACC proposals. Due to this the posts like CEO Medicinal Plant Board, DG FSI, IGFs and other senior posts remained vacant for a long time. Will the dynamic Minister Jairam Ramesh take up the matter at the appropriate level?
IDAS officer goes on deputation to Railtel Corporation
Anshu Manish Khalkho is going on deputation to Railtel Corporation of India Ltd as General Manager, Eastern Region Kolkata. Anshu is 1994 batch IDAS officer.
IFS officer relieved by Bodo Militants
1984 batch Maharashtra cadre IFS officer Vijay S Bardekar, who was kidnapped by Bodo militants on May 13 from Arunachal Pradesh has been released from their captivity.
Meenakshi Singh is now Member UPERC
Outgoing CCIT I Delhi Meenakshi Singh has been appointed Member (Finance)of theUP state electricity regulatory commission (UPERC).
Joshi is also GM of ECR
North Central Railway (NCR) GM Harish Chandra Joshi has been asked to look after GM of East Central Railway (ECR). Prior to him, SE Railway GM AP Mishra was looking after ECR.
Chief Secretary to be President of UP IAS Association
Chief Secretary Atul Kumar Gupta is being appointed new President of the UP IAS Association. He is 1974 batch IAS officer.

Cadre of IAS officer changed (UPDATED)
Cadre of Dr. Neeraj Kharwal has been changed from Bihar cadre to Uttarakhand cadre.He is 2007 batch IAS officer.
Deputation tenure of Alok Kumar extended (UPDATED)
Deputation tenure of  Alok Kumar, IAS(UP:88), as Secretary, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) under the Ministry of Power has been extended for a period of three months beyond July 3.

BHEL to outstrip its revenue target for 2012 (UPDATED)

Power equipment blue chip BHEL expects to outstrip its revenue target for 2012 and become a Rs 50,000-crore ($ 11-billion) company, its Chairman and Managing Director, B. Prasad Rao has said. The company, which closed fiscal 2010 with revenue of Rs 34,000 crore, is likely to sustain the 20-25 per cent annual growth rate through 2017, Rao who is evaluating the two Bangalore units' ongoing capacity expansion programme quipped. Stressing that there has been no let-up in orders, he said, “During the first three months of this fiscal, the company has registered orders worth Rs 10,000 crore. A number of tenders are in the pipeline. We expect that there is going to be no let-up in the orders. We had a cumulative average growth rate of around 25 per cent during the Eleventh Plan period and expect this kind of growth rate till 2017”.

Gopal Das is Acting CMD of BSNL (UPDATED)
Gopal Das who is Director (HR) has been appointed acting CMD of the BSNL.
IPS officer Gautam is CMD of Urja Vikas Nigam in Gujarat (UPDATED)
1992 batch IPS officer V J Gautam has been appointed new CMD of the Urja Vikas Nigam ,Vadodara.
IPS changes in Gujarat (UPDATED)
Dr Mira Ramnivas will now be Additional Police Commissioner (Administration) Ahemdabad.Sanjay Srivastava has been made JCP Surat.U D Joshi will now be JCP PHQ.
Railway transfers and postings (UPDATED)
RK verma of SAG/IRSE has been posted as CTE in WR itself while Atul Kumar of SAG/IRSS on being relieved from the post of COS/Metro has been transferred to CR and posted in the cadre.
Amit Cowshish re-designated (UPDATED)
Proposal of the Ministry of Defence for redesignation of  Amit Cowshish, IDAS(77) presently Additional Financial Advisor, Ministry of Defence(Finance), in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary, as Additional Financial Advisor and Additional Secretary has been accepted.
Jha is new JS and FA Social Justice (UPDATED)
Ajay Narayan Jha has been appointed Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. He is 1982 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS officer.
Praveen Kumar appointed as CEO in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)

The Election Commission of India has appointed Praveen Kumar, IAS, appointed as Chief Electoral Officer is designated also as Secretary to Government, Public (Elections) Department. So far he was Secretary Expenditure with Tamil Nadu government's Finance Department. He is an IAS officer who belongs to the 1987 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre. He has succeeded Naresh Gupta who had retired on July 31, 2010.
     ( We said this on July 28)
Sharan is new CVO BSNL (UPDATED)
A.N. Sharan presently working as Director in the Ministry of Textiles  has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). He is 1985 batch IFS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
5 IAS officers elevated  to ACS rank in Gujarat (UPDATED)

The Government of Gujarat has promoted five Principal Secretary rank IAS officers to Additional Chief Secretary's (ACS) rank at their existing places of postings.They are : V.N.Maira-Planning, Dr. Varesh Sinha -Labour and Employment, R.M.Patel-Panchayat, Gram/Gruh nirman, R.S.Saxena- Science & Technology and M.M. Shrivastava- Finance .

CORPORATE

Sunil Tandon is co-chairman in Bombay Chamber of Commerce
Sunil Tandon has been appointed co-chairman of the Capital Markets Committee set up by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce. He is former 1983 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Prabir Jha resigns
Prabir Jha, a 1990 batch civil service officer, who left the service after his gold medal from XLRI in 1990 and had been the Global Head- HR & Corporate Communications at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) has resigned. In his long 8 year tenure, he is widely credited to having crafted a strong employer brand for one of India's leading companies and set in place best-in-class HR practices, earning for himself in the corporate world a high reputation. Where is he headed is not officially known. Rumour is that he has been headhunted for a very prestigious assignment in a large conglomerate.
Neil Mills to join SpiceJet
Chief Financial officer of Fly-dubai, Neil Mills, is soon going to join SpiceJet as its new Chief Executive.
Sandeep Bakshi is new MD and CEO of ICICI Life Insurance
Sandeep Bakshi has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. He succeeds V. Vaidyanathan who is moving out of the ICICI Group.
Two new EDs of ICICI Prudential
Puneet Nanda and Madhivanan, presently Executive Vice-Presidents of ICICI Prudential, have been appointed as Executive Directors.
Daruwala is head of wholesale banking ICICI
Ms Zarin Daruwala has been appointed by the ICICI Bank as the head of wholesale banking.
Alai is new President of AAAI
Nagesh Alai, Executive Director, Interface Communications Pvt Ltd has been elected as the President of the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) for 2010-2011.Ms Lynn de Souza of Lintas India Pvt Ltd will be the Vice-President.
Srivastava retires as BSL MD & Director SAIL
 V.K. Srivastava, Managing Director Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) has ceased to be Director on the Board of Steel Authority of India Limited on attaining the age of superannuation  with effect from July 31, 2010 . In his place, S.S. Mohanty, Executive Director, SAIL has been appointed as Managing Director, BSL and Director on the Board of SAIL w.e.f. August 01, 2010.
 Roy retires as Director (Operations) NTPC
Chandan Roy has relinquished the charge of the post of Director (Operations) of  National Thermal Power (NTPC) with effect from July 31, 2010 after attaining the age of superannuation.
Sain steps down as Vice Chairman of Future Group 
Sameer Sain has stepped down as the Vice chairman of the board of directors of Kishore Biyani-promoted Future Group.
Vaidyanathan is now Vice Chairman and MD Future Capital Holdings 
The  Future Group has appointed V Vaidyanathan as the Vice Chairman and Managing Director Future Capital Holdings.
L&T bags Rs 6500 cr order
 Larsen & Toubro Ltd has won Rs. 6500 crore Mega Power Plant Order from Jaiprakash Group
Andhra Bank nominates Director
Andhra Bank has nominated  K.R. Ananda as RBI Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Andhra Bank with immediate effect and until further orders.
Indian Bank nominates Director
Indian Bank has nominated S Karuppasamy, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Kolkata, as Director on the Board of Directors of the Bank, in place of  C.R.Gopalasundaram, with immediate effect and until further orders.
Cox and Kings (India) Ltd changes name
The Registrar of Companies has approved name change of "Cox and Kings (India) Limited" to "Cox & Kings Limited".
ESS DEE Aluminium appoints Whole-time Director
ESS DEE Aluminium Limited has appointed  Debdeep Bhattacharya, as Whole Time Director of the Company w.e.f. August 01, 2010.
Maniar is CFO of Electrotherm (India) 
Shirish Maniar has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of  Electrotherm (India) Ltd  with effect from August 02, 2010.
Abirami Financial Services India's Director resigns
 A. K. Sabesan, Non-executive Independent Director has resigned from the board of Abirami Financial Services India with effect from 23 July 2010.
 Amrit Corp directors resign
The board of Amrit Corp has accepted the resignation of J. K. Khaitan and Pavan Khaitan, promoter directors of the company with effect from 16 July 2010
Sanyal appointed Dean 
The SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Deemed-to-be University) has appointed Dr. Debashis Sanyal as Dean of its School of Business Management. Dr. Sanyal has done his Ph.D in the area of Finance. 
United Bank of India appoints nominee director  
United Bank of India has appointed Ms S Marandi, CGM Reserve Bank of India, as the RBI Nominee Director on the Board of the Bank
Gopalkrishnan will not join Tata Group
R Gopalakrishnan ED of Tata Sons has decided against a re-election on the board of Tata Motors.He is at present on the board of other Tata Group companies .
Nagesh appointed Independent Director
B.S. Nagesh has been appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director by the Marico Ltd.He fills the vacancy caused by Bipin Shah's retirement from the Board .
Raghuraman moves to Mumbai
CGM of the Regional Office of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) in Himachal Pradesh S T Raghuraman has been moved to Moved.D. Ratnoo is now new CGM in HP.

 

Aaj Ki Aawaz
 
The blatant corruption of Kalmadi and his cohorts is being revealed!!!
In everything deals were sealed!!!
 
They’ve hired equipment for 45 days and rent is more than the equipment price!!
They’ve made money in every guise!!
 
Rs. 4138 is what they’ve paid for a tissue roll!!
So you can visualize how much money these people stole!!
 
Rs. 8000 to hire a chair…… ludicrous rate!!!
Kalmadi will say the rate is high because it includes to and fro freight!!
 
And freight is high because every chair will be air lifted in a chartered plane!!
The high rental this is how he will explain!!
 
BJP was in the know of all that was taking place!!!
But BJP just turned its face!!!
 
And why do you think BJP was mum on this blatant CWG chori????
Because there is a BJP connection in this chori ki story!!
 
PICO- Deepali Consortium is owned by bhaanja of Mittal Tentwallah!!
Got lucrative deals worth Rs. 230 crores … a smart step by Kalamdai Gameswallah!!
 
BJP kept mum!!!
Because in BJP Mittal has quite a lot of dumm!!!
 
Now when the goo has hit the fan BJP is forced to boo!!!
BJP would have not booed had the fan not been hit with goo!!

Via Mittal Kalmadi gave BJP a bone in its gob!!!
So BJP would keep quite though it knew that Nation ho rahi hai rob!!
 
Kalmadi learned this trick from Pawar or the Master of Ghoos himself!!
In fact at one time he was Pawar’s ‘elf’!!
 
Omar is not fit to be J&K’s CM!!!
Now when things have gotten out of hand he’s running for help to the PM!!
 
Problem is now if he’s booted out it’ll be a wrong move!!!!
Though now for him being shifted out even his Dad does approve!!
 
And he is sadly mistaken if he thinks with his glib talk he’ll be able to wiggle out!
Now his capabilities even his ardent supporters do doubt!!
 
Confucius says…… For concrete steps to peace in the Valley politics has to be kept at bay!!
And ISI needs to be kept away!!
 
Adds….. And as both seem impossibilities!!
So you can easily fathom the resolution probabilities!!

 
Bharat Kumar

FORUM
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Stop criticising Delhi Govt

I would like to request the media to stop criticising Delhi Government or any other Organisation for the way they are working for successful completion of work and holding of Commonwealth Games. Instead we the people of Delhi should come forward and help in their endeavour. Holding of Commonwealth Games should only be our aim now. It is in the best interest of the Nation.

Ashok Kumar Bahl

What is to follow next ?

Now that the lid is off from the CWG scam which I had predicted long time back, I can predict what is to follow next and I declare that I am no Nostradamus or have any parallel capabilities. The games show will go through rather smoothly. There will be some pat of back and some noises against the mismanagement witnessed at the run-up to the games. CAG and CVC would come out with some findings. A few Engineers and some small time officials of OC would be held responsible with disciplinary cases launched against them. The media after earning its TRP's would go to other TRP generating stories of that time and nation would rejoice in its new found 'glory' of being a host to a 'non' relevant sporting event. Some of the Athletes who would have done well in the event would get the limelight and CM's would be busy in announcing rewards for them. Forgotten in the dim of all this would be the kind of expense nation has paid for hosting this one event and how many of the corrupt have feasted on the booty generated out of it. The back-room boys would have the last laugh at the expense of millions of poor rotting away somewhere in the dust of our villages.
Jai Hind!
MB

Kashmir is on fire literally

The situation there has become complex and difficult. Never before anti-India sentiments were so strong. The anger of an average Kashmiri can be gauged from the pictures of stone pelting even by women. The government property is on fire. In Pampore the Tehsildar's office was burnt. They also burnt a railway station of the brand new Railway we built for the valley at a great cost. The anger is understandable when young children get killed by the bullets of security forces. But what can police and CRPF jawans do when they are attacked by violent mobs with boulders. It is a vicious circle out there and no one seems to be in control except those across the border who are definitely responsible in fomenting trouble. We have failed in our policy in 'confidence-building measures" with Pakistan. We have rather been tricked into holding talks while they continue with their nefarious designs on Kashmir. They have succeeded .They found willing partners in the unemployed youth of the valley. Our own ill-trained and seem to be not very confident security forces provided the fodder by killing so many young men and women by indiscriminate firing. The response of CRPF and police personnel could have been different(why could not they use water cannons etc. than bullets for stones) whatever be the provocation. What does Government of India do now? We do not have a strategy in place. The present trouble requires a tough response. Seal all the borders with Pakistan. Stop the buses if running. Jam all the communication systems with the neighbouring country, flush out the trouble makers, start some psychological brainwashing propaganda. Let the Kashmiris know that they are better off with India. They have all the rights and privileges as Indian citizens. If India leaves Kashmir they are doomed as they will get Talibanized and their Kashmiriat will have a quiet burial in the muddy waters of Jhelum.

Aarti Khosla

“India should say ‘Khuda Hafiz’ to Indo-Pak ‘civilian’ talks!”

Enough is enough! In view of the latest humiliation meted out to India by Government of Pakistan ( not its awaam), it is high time that the on-going Indo-Pak civilian talks are called off. No purpose will be served by talking with Pakistan till it is remote-controlled by the ISI. For the talks to be meaningful, the dialogue should be between ‘Equals’. The politicians, on either side, have failed. What next? One wonders whether it would be appropriate to authorize General V K Singh India’s Army Chief to talk with Gen Kayani of Pakistan? May be, the matters could fall into place rather quickly! No doubt, Pakistani ‘awaam’ like Indian citizens are keen on peaceful co-existence. The recent survey (TOI, July 31) purportedly carried out by a foreign agency showing a majority of Pakistanis regarding India as enemy No:1, seems to be bogus and motivated and far from ground reality. A small sample cannot represent the entire population of Pakistan! God forbid, if the talks fail ( which is most unlikely), Indian army would have the option of carrying out “hot pursuit” of terrorists into Pakistan’s territory. Stopping infiltration of the Talibans into India, cannot go on perpetually. India and Pakistan cannot change their geographies. In their own interests, they have to find ways and means for peaceful co-existence.
India’s PM has invested enough political capital in Pak but with no concrete return. When will the MEA’s mandarins (Read as PMO’s foreign policy’s makers and administrators) understand the implications of their wrong policies followed all these decades that has only emboldened the wrong doers across the borders? Let my suggestion be given a fair trial by the power that be!

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Review promotion policy

It is high time that somebody challenges and HC, SC reviews promotion policy of IAS with respect to promotion policy of other services. If there is time linked promotion to IAS without just eyewash DPC, why can’t there be time linked promotion to other services.

Sanjiv K Singh

Yes, IAS is vindictive against IRS !

It is high time the Prime Minister, known for his honesty and integrity read the story between the lines of the delays in promotions at all levels of IRS (Jt. Commissioners, Commissioners and CBDT level) and take necessary steps.

Shantanu Ghosh

IRS has always felt the ire of IAS

The IAS has always felt that it is necessary to keep other services in their place. One service which has felt the ire of the IAS the most has been the IRS which is increasing in importance as the country develops & becomes an economic powerhouse. In all developed countries, the IRS or its equivalent has always been given the highest of importance as the breadwinner & since the strength of the country depends on the strength of the Treasury.

TMD

Delay in empanelment of IRS

The anger of the IAS , the premier service in the Government of India is best seen by the delay in empanelment of IRS officers at the level of Joint Secretary . While the 1980 batch of the IAS are being empanelled as Additional Secretaries, the 1981 batch of IRS has not been even empanelled for Joint Secretary . Will the DOP&T, incidentally, controlled by the IAS intervene actively ad show that the pretender service is not bad after all.

Chaturanand

Usurping of money

"Yes, one thing correct is usurping of money allotted in various government schemes meant for upliftment of tribal. The money has never reached to the intended beneficiaries over the last 50-60 years, due to corruption at the level of Ministers and officers."

Is there any enquiry into it? This loot of India has been going on for last 60 years? Who is responsible? Is not it the so called "Civil" administration? in the name of "Civil" they claim extra constitutional ruler ship rights.

Unless there are fundamental changes in approaches to administration and governance, nothing is going to change. Nothing changes unless forced to. That is why thousands of insurgencies await at ground level. When will they force a change. only God knows !

C Sen

Sour grapes and Congmen do not go well together

Why didn’t Mani Shankar Aiyyar resign on moral grounds when he was Sports Minister if he was so opposed to the CWG games? After he lost the Lok Sabha elections this time, he has started waxing eloquent like that former CEC Sheshan. Sheshan was nearly impeached by Parliament, in the case of Aiyyar. An ominous hiss from 10 Janpath was enough to shut him up as he freely admits. Sour grapes and Congressmen do not go well together. The CBI ,after the Congress is defeated will no doubt summon up enough courage to start investigations into this multi-crore scam, but for how long? Soon money will change hands and cases will go cold as in the CBI case of the Man Eater of Noida, Maninder Singh Pandher.

D Choudhury

Let’s not waste time

I have served in government, PSU bank and PSU. Never had that time to read even the news papers placed on the table. You had enough work and its what you want to do and not what others want you to do. Let’s not waste time and let us tell all our decision makers that we have to be on the spot of action and ensure that the functionaries attend to the schedules promptly or else face severe action. If only our engineers and the supervisors stood at the place of action and directed the workers and approved each items we would not have faced the great ignominy of delay and substandard work in the common wealth games work.

Dayalan