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Ardhendu Sen to be Chief Secretary of West Bengal
Ardhendu Sen is being tipped to be new Chief Secretary of West Bengal. He is 1976 batch IAS officer.
Prabhakaran to be Chief Secretary of Kerala
In all probability P Prabhakarn will succeed Ms Neela Gangadharan as Chief Secretary of Kerala. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.
Bhargava is ahead in race for DG ( Investigations ) ?
Chief Commissioner Central Excise and Customs K R Bhargava is ahead in the race for the post of DG (Investigations).
Machendranathan to be AS and FA Steel
Latest information says that S Machendranathan is being appointed new Additional Secretary and FA Steel in the Government of India this week. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.
15 IAS officers of 1979 batch get cadre clearance for central deputation
As many as 15 officers of 1979 batch IAS have got cadre clearance from state governments for central deputation.
Firdausi is CVO of GSI
Ms. Zarina Ghafoor Firdausi has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Geological Survey of India, Kolkata. She is 1989 batch IRPS officer.
Dr Lalit K Panwar is new CMD , ITDC
Dr Lalit K Panwar has assumed charge as new Chairman & Managing
Director (CMD) of the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) .
Earlier, he was Principal Secretary School Education with the
Rajasthan government He is IAS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs
to the Rajasthan cadre. Dr. Panwar has, had the distinction of having
served the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) as its CMD
for five years. Dr.Panwar who had obtained his Ph.D from the Rajasthan
University in 1998 was also Director, Tourism with the Rajasthan
Government. He had done his PhD in Ecotourism. Besides, Dr. Lalit K
Panwar has authored two books. One of them was titled “Ecotorism in
Indian Desert” while he was co-author of a book on “Palace on Wheels”
with Mrs. Dharmendra Kanwar. It may be recalled here that Dr. Panwar
was instrumental of “Palace on Wheels” on broad gauge line.
Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh
There has been a major bureaucratic reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh. While Commissioner (Public Relations) Manoj Shrivastava has been made Bhopal's Divisional Commissioner, Indore Collector R K Srivastava will be the new Commissioner (Public Relations) besides the Managing Director of Madhyam and Bhopal's Divisional Commissioner Pukhraj Maru has been made Officer on Special Duty at Mantralaya.  Similarly, Bhopal Collector Shiv Shekhar Shukla has been posted as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) while Chhindwara's Collector Nikunj Srivastava has been shifted to Bhopal in the same capacity. Raghavendra Singh will be the new Indore Collector, Ujjain Collector Ajatshatru Shrivastav has been transferred as MD, MP Mandi Board and Additional Secretary to the Chief Minister. R P Mishra is the new Director, Estates;  Moreover, Mandsaur Collector G K Saraswat,  Jhabua Collector Jagdish Sharma and Ashok Nagar Collector Geeta Mishra were moved as Additional Secretary. N B S Rajput was shifted as Additional Commissioner (Tribal Development). Besides, M Geetha has been posted as Ujjain Collector, G P Shrivastav is the new collector of Rewa, S N Sharma is Collector of Sidhi, Rajendra Sharma is Collector of Ratlam, Pushpalata Singh is Dewas Collector, Mahendra Gyani is Mandsaur Collector, Pavan Sharma is posted as Chhindwara Collector, Santosh Kumar Mishra is Barwani Collector, Shobhit Jain was moved as Jhabua Collector, Sonali Wayangankar is Shajapur Collector, K C Jain was transferred as Panna Collector, Jayashree Kiyawat is Datia's Collector, A K Singh  is the new Collector of Ashoknagar, Lokesh Kumar Jatav was shifted as Rajgarh Collector, John Kingsley was moved as Harda Collector, S P S Saluja has been posted as Deputy Secretary,  Renu Pant was transferred as Additional Commissioner (Commercial Tax), Gwalior; M B Ojha has been posted as Director (Rural Employment, Ajit Kumar has been posted as Director (Tribal Area Development Schemes) and Project Coordinator (District Poverty Initiatives Programme),  Rashmi Arun Shami has been shifted as Director (Horticulture) and D P Ahuja has been moved as CMD of Madhya Pradesh Western Region Power Distribution Company (MPWRPDC), Snehlata Srivastava has been made PS (Culture and Parliamentary Affairs), Kanchan Jain has been transferred as CEO-cum-Commissioner (Panchayati Raj and Medical Education), PS (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy), Vijaya Shrivastava has been posted as PS (General Administration), K K Singh was posted in the Public Works Department, Deepak Khandekar was shifted to School Education, Rajneesh Vaish has been moved as CEO and Member (Rehabilitation), NVDA; V K Semwal has been made Commissioner (Industry) with additional charge as MD - State Industries Corporation, K P Singh was transferred as Inspector-General (Registration) and Shivanand Dubey as Deputy Secretary. Among other transfers S P S Parihar has been made Secretary (Urban Administration and Development), Saleena Singh was posted as MD - State Co-operative Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation and Shikha Dubey was shifted as MD - Women's Finance and Development Corporation with additional charge of the Child Rights Protection Commission.
IPS officer Dr Sarwade is new ED SEBI
Dr P N Sarwade has been appointed new ED in the SEBI. Dr Sarwade is 1989 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Samar Ghosh to be ACS Home in West Bengal
Samar Ghosh is being appointed ACS Home in West Bengal.He is 1977 batch IAS officer.
PM to open 5th Civil Service Day
Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 5th Civil
Services Day at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi . He will also give away
the PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration,on April 21,
2010.
Pranab Mukherjee's first visit to USA as Finance Minister
Pranab Mukherjee's first visit as Indian Finance Minister to USA will
be on April 24-25. He is going there to attend the Spring Meetings of
the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group .
Interview for SIDBI’s DMD on April 21, 2010
Interviews for the slot of DMD,SIDBI will be held on April 21, 2010. There are 18 contenders for the post including two Executive Directors (EDs) & one Chief General Manager (CGM) of the SIDBI.
Process for IOC, CMD set in motion
Process for selection new Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has been set in motion with related advertisement having been released.
S.K.Panda to be 2nd IAS from 1980 batch to become CS
S.K. Panda Joint Secretary AYUSH in Government of India (GOI) who is
poised to be new Chief Secretary of Tripura will be the second IAS from
the 1980 batch to become Chief Secretary of any Indian state, first
being Sanjay Kumar Shrivastava of the AGMUT cadre who is Chief
Secretary of Goa . Panda blongs to the Tripura cadre.
13 of 24 IPS cadres reviewed by MHA
Indian Police Service (IPS) has 24 cadres in India under Ministry of Home
Affairs (MHA). Review of 13 cadres has been completed and rest of the 11 cadres will be reviewed within 2-3 months. Thereafter a final order will be issued by MHA.
Will Srivastava continue in Oil India ?
Duly selected DG Hydro Carbon Sunil Srivastava has been waiting for his new assignment since October last. It is reported Director in the Oil India Srivastava is still waiting for vigilance clearance. Will there be fresh interview for the post and Srivastava continue in the Oil India ?.
ACC’s nod for the post of Director (Budget)
The proposal of Finance Ministry for the post of Director (Budget) has been
approved by ACC with the condition that officer on this post will belong to
Indian Revenue Service (IRS). The appointment will be done after approval of Finance Minister only.
Relaxation for travel by air to visit NER extended
The Department of Personnel & Training has in a communiqué informed that the relaxation for travel by air to visit North Eastern Region, under CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, has been extended for further two years beyond 1'' May. 2010.
Roy to be PS Health in West Bengal
M N Roy is being appointed new Principal Secretary Health in the West BEngal. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.
DRI’s case ignored while awarding Padamshree to Saif Ali Khan
As the grapevine has it, Padamshree was awarded to Bollywood actor
Saif Ali Khan despite the fact that the Ahemdabad DRI had not given him a clean chit in car import case.
Mid-term review of 11 cadres of 12 States by June
While IPS Cadre Review for 13 cadres covering 16 States and all UTs has been done, mid-term review of the remaining 11 cadres consisting of 12 States would be taken up as per the revised norms/guidelines in the first quarter of 2010-11.
S.N. Ganguly elevated as ED in NTPC
S.N. Ganguly who so far was General Manager (GM) with NTPC has been elevated as an Executive Director (ED).
NHB lacks a full time CMD for 1 year
The post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the National Housing
Bank(NHB) lacks a full timer for the last one year. The then CMD NHB S. Sridhar who last year took charge as CMD, Central Bank of India (CBI) has been holding additional charge of NHB’s CMD.
Madan Pania is head of Society for Animation in Delhi
Madan Pania, who voluntarily retired from the Indian Postal Service (1984 batch), has been elected as the first President of the Society for Animation in
Delhi (SAID). It is a registered non-profit organization, which has been set up on February 2, 2010, to promote creativity and talent in the field of animation and related arts in India, to world-class heights.  Membership is open to all individuals - students, teachers, and professionals in the field of animation and related arts and also those who have a passion for animation. A qualified professional in the field of multimedia, video editing and animation, Pania dreams of make India the hub of animation worldwide, with all members of the society sharing his dream. Says Pania, “with the animation industry growing globally at more than 120% CAGR, there is no
reason why India cannot reach those heights, with its massive talented pool of animators, story-writers, graphic artists, musicians and other related arts,
just as it has made its mark in the field of software development.  The only need is to get organized and fiercely competitive, to drive the passion and gain that edge.”  One can reach the Society for more information, and joining it, through its website – www.said.org.in.
IA&AS officer RS Rangarajan transferred
RS Rangarajan, Director General (AEC) in this office, on relief from his present duties by Shankar Narayan, is transferred and posted as Principal Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai, against upgraded post.
Singh to move Dubai
Consul in Toronto M P Singh is moving to Dubai. He will replace C S Randev who is retiring.
Two Uttarakhand cadre IAS relieved
Two Uttarakhand IAS officer K N Desiraju and Dr Ms Bhupinder Kaur Aulakh have been relieved for central deputation.
Pune Police Commissioners to go
Pune Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh is being shifted. He is 1980 batch IPS officer.
Manhas is acting DGP of Himachal Pradesh
D S Manhas has been appointed acting DGP of Himachal Pradesh.He is 1977 batch IPS officer.
DoPT’s missive on IAS officers for Atomic Energy
As the grapevine has it, the DoPT has sent a communiqué to all state governments that the Department of Atomic Energy is looking for such IAS
officers on deputation at the level of Deputy Secretary/ Director who have a
science background with a field experience.
Ravindran is new ED of SEBI
Chief General Manager of SEBI’s Mutual Fund Department S Ravindran has been promoted to the rank of ED.
Six officers nominated for 9th Post Graduate Diploma Programe
As many as six officers have been nominated for selection in 9th post graduate diploma programe in Public Police and Management during 2010-12 at the Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore from June 1, 2010. The officers are Sylendrababum, IPS(TN:87), Chennai, Satyajit Mohanti, IPS(Orissa:88), IGP, Bhubneshwar, Abhay Chandra Singh, Commandant, CRPF, Patna (Bihar), Pankaj Kumar, Deputy Commandant, BSF, Tekanpur, A.N. Pandey, 2nd –in Command, CRPF, Srinagar and Tarun Kumar, Dy.Commandant, BSF, Raiganj.
Delhi Government re designates 13 Jt Secrs as Addl Secrs
The Delhi Government has re-designated 10 Joint Secretaries, all belonging to DANICS, working in various departments in Delhi Secretariat, with immediate effect as Additional Secretaries. They are S.S. Rathore, Vijay Singh Panesar, Madhukar, P.C. Jain, Devinder Singh, Ajay Kumar Singla, G.L. Meena, V.K.S. Chauhan, Subhash Chandra, Kulanand Joshi, Ajay Kumar Garg, Ram Niwas Sharma and S.K.S. Yadav.
IG Pandey sets forth an example of honesty
Honesty and the police are generally perceived to be poles apart but a 1984 batch IPS officer, Dinesh Kumar Pandey, who is IG (Operations & Special Task Force) and monitoring the important Green Hunt Operations in Jharkhand has broken the myth. He has returned Rs 2,93,548 to the Jharkhand Government, which was paid to him as House Rent Allowance while living in a Public Sector Undertaking accommodation since April 2007. The IG has also deposited Rs 20,031, the electrcity bill of the residential office of IG, STF, from June 16, 2008 to August 13, 2009, which he claimed to have been drawn erroneously.
IAS & IPS in Maharashtra asked to display their assets on internet
Perturbed over the results of a survey that pegged corruption among IAS and IPS officers in the state at a staggering 98 percent, the Maharashtra government has now made it mandatory for these officers to display their assets on the internet every year.
IRAS postings
N.P. Pande, SAG/IRAS/DLW, has been transferred to ECOR and posted in the cadre. Atul Mohan, SAG/IRAS, on return from deputation has been posted to DLW in the cadre vice N.P.Pande.
IRS officer Abhijit Chakraverty to continue in Cabinet Secretariat
IRS officer Abhijit Chakraverty has been accorded approval for continuation in the Cabinet Secretariat on permanent secondment basis subject to the condition that he shall seek permanent absorption in the Cabinet secretariat.
Official list of 1990 batch IAS officers empanelled to the rank of Jt Secr in GoI
Altogether 55 IAS officers belonging to 1990 batch have been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. They are Mssrs ;- Syedain Abbasi of AM Cadre, Dr. Rajat Bhargava and Shashank Goel - AP Cadre, Sanjay Kumar, Keshav Kumar Pathak and Chaitanya Prasad - BH Cadre, Manoj K Das - GJ Cadre, Prabodh Saxena and Ajay Bhandari - HP Cadre, Anurag Rastogi, Rajasekhar Vundru and Sudhir Rajpal - HY cadre, SKG Rahate - JH Cadre, Raj Kumar Goyal - JK Cadre, Dr. V. Venu and Ganji Kamala Vardhana Rao - KL Cadre, Kapil Mohan, Gaurav Gupta, Atul Kumar Tiwari and G Kumar Naik - KN Cadre, Anil Udhavraoo Diggikar and Bhushan Ashok Gagarani - MH Cadre, Ms. Alka Upadhyaya, Malay Shrivastava, Dr. V.S. Niranjan, Sheonarayan Misra and Pankaj Rag - MP Cadre, Sanjay Kumar Rakesh and K. Moses Ghalai - MT Cadre, Sanjeev Chopra, Aarti Ahuja, Manoj Ahuja, Niten Chandra and G. Srinivas - OR Cadre, Anurag Agarwal, Paramjit Singh Aujla and Balbir Singh Sudan - PB Cadre, Vijay Bhusan Pathak - SK Cadre, Vibhu Nayar, M. Sai Kumar and K. Phannindra Reddy - TN Cadre, Deepak Kumar, Sanjay Bhatia, Ms. Kalpana Awasthi, Sudhir Garg, Ms. Anita Singh, Nitin Ramesh Gokaran, Jitendra Kumar, Rajneesh Gupta and Ms. Archana Agrawal - UP Cadre, Jitendra Narayan and Bhupinder Singh Bhalla - UT Cadre, Dr. Subrata Gupta, Vivek Kumar and Vivek Bharadwaj - WB Cadre.
IPS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh
Altogether 45 IPS officers have been reshuffled in Andhra Pradesh. New postings are :-Mssrs Vinoy Kumar Singh Visakhapatnam IG, P. Sitharama Anjaneyulu Vijayawada Police Commissioner, T.A. Tripathi-IG-Law and Order-DGP office, Kasi Reddy V.R.N. Reddy-Vigilance and Enforcement DIG, V. Venugopala Krishna-Joint Commissioner-Coordination and Security-Hyderabad police, B.L. Sujatha Rao-CID and Kripanand Tripathi Ujela-APGenco- Vigilance and Security,Anil Kumar DIG Kurnool range, Charu Sinha DIG Anantapur range, V. Naveen Chand-A.P.S.P., Dr. Shankha Brata Bagchi DIG Greyhounds, V. Vishwanath Channappa Sajjanar DIG Counter Intelligence, N. Sanjay DIG OCTOPUS, Bhavana Saxena DIG Railways , G. Suryaprakasha Rao DIG APPA,A. Sunder Kumar Das SP Medak, P.V.S. Ramakrishna SP Chittoor, C.S.R.K.L.N SP Raju-Prakasam, C. Ravi Varma SP West Godavari, Devendra Singh Chauhan SP Guntur, Kanthi Rana Tata SP Khammam, K. Venkateswara Rao SP Nizamabad, Navin Gulati SP Vizianagaram, G. Srinivas SP East Godavari, D. Nagendra Kumar DCP-Law and Order-Vijayawada,T. Yoganand DCP-L.B. Nagar-Cyberabad, Dr. Akun Sabharwal DCP-Central- Hyderabad, Y. Nagi Reddy DCP-North-Hyderabad, Dr. Tarun Joshi DCP-Law and Order-Visakhapatnam, A. Ravichandra OSD Guntur Urban, B. Balakrishna-DCP-I-Traffic Hyderabad, D. Rama Krishnaiah DCP-II-Traffic-Hyderabad , M. Shiva Prasad-DCP-Alwal- Cyberabad. K. Lakshmi Reddy-Commandant-A.P.S.P. First Battalion, P. John Victor-Railways-Secunderabad, N. Suryanarayana-Vigilance and Enforcement, J. Prabhakar Rao-OSD-Warangal town, J. Satyanarayana-OSD-Rajahmandry Urban, Dr. V. Ravinder-OSD-Tirupati Urban, A. Satyanarayana and A. Abraham Lincoln-Anti-Corruption Bureau, A.S. Khan-Railways-Vijayawada and K.V.V. Gopala Rao-to report in DGP office.
Salman Khursheed, Minister of Minority Affairs to open meet
Salman Khursheed Indian Minister for Minorities’ Affairs will
inaugurate Orientation-cum Training Programme of National Level
Monitors being conducted by the National Productivity Council.
S.K. Raut , DGP  in MP bereaved
S.K.Raut Director General of Police (DGP) with the Madhya Pradesh
Government has lost his father -Purnanand Raut at his native village
of Bangda (Jajpur district in Orissa).
Purnanand Raut was cremated on evening of April 20, 2010.
IAS changes in Rajasthan
BL Arya has been made Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue, Colonisation, Wakf And Sanik Kalyan Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur while Ashok Sampatram is the new Principal Secretary To Government, School & Sanskrit Education, Rajasthan, Jaipur
D N Srivastava appointed Ambassador
D.N. Srivastava, presently Ambassador of India to Democratic Republic of Congo, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Gabon with residence in Kinshasa.
Appointment of CVO PEC cancelled
Appointment of Suneet Sharma   as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Projects & Equipments Corporation Limited (PEC) Delhi has reportedly been cancelled.1983 batch IRSME officer Sharma had failed to join the post. in the Department of Commerce.
Ms Gopal is back to IRAS
The Competent Authority has approved the proposal for premature repatriation of  Ms. Kalyani Gopal, IRAS(77), presently working as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), Bangalore  to avail benefit of her promotion in the parent Department.
Upadhyay to hold additional charge
A.K. Upadhyaya Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, will hold the additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports during the absence on leave of  Ms. Sindhushree Khullar till April 30 .

CORPORATE
Companies can pay higher salaries
Now companies can pay higher salaries to the top brasses after getting an approval from the government under the provisions of the Companies Act of 1956.
Uncertainty over interviews for NHB’s top slot
As the grapevine has it, an air of uncertainty prevails over interviews for
the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the National Housing
Bank (NHB) though 11 candidates have been shortlisted. It is so because one of the Executive Directors (EDs) in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is reportedly interested in becoming CMD of the RBI. However, EDs of the RBI don’t apply & they like to be invited.
Manglik is Chairman of NASSCOM
Harsh Manglik has been appointed Chairman of IT industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) .Rajendra Pawar will be the Vice-Chairman .
Bakshi to join Metro
Rajeev Bakshi will join METRO Cash & Carry India as Vice-President and Managing Director.
New Chairman of Fiat
John Elkann will be new Chairman of the Fiat.

FORUM
The Naxal problem
It is a fact that virtually since independence tribals, in most parts of the country, have been left out of the development process. In the Naxal affected areas it is this deprivation which has spawned the Maoist movement. However, though the Maoist foot soldiers may be mostly be tribals, they do not represent the majority of tribals. The ideologues and major leaders are not tribals, Kobad Gandhi, Kuishenji et al.
The Maoists believe that the present democratic order has to be changed through violent means. They aim to overthrow the State.
It is not possible now to extend the development process to the Naxal controlled areas without first decimating the Maoists, by using force. This has to be done through a well planned operation using well trained Police, para-military forces, and if required, even the Army. Development will be possible only thereafter, when the anti-state elements have been flushed out and eliminated.
This is not the time for half measures. Further procrastination will only mean Dantewaras being repeated, while the State remains a helpless spectator. Human Rights activists must take a back seat till the authority of the state is restored in the areas where its writ does not run as of now.
P K Lahiri
Intellectual activists doing great harm
The so-called intellectual activists like Arundhati Roy are doing great harm by justifying Naxal violence as an off-shoot of exploitation of our tribal people by taking away their land and inflicting other atrocities on them. May be, the Maoists succeeded in getting the support of these poor tribals by playing upon their pitiable plight but the Naxals insurgency does not appear to be now a movement led by the poor tribals. As a matter of fact they have also become a pawn in the hands of what is suspected to be 'war' backed by our enemies across the border. First Nepal and then an easy spread in India. What otherwise explains the kind of weapons the Maoists use their method of fighting and ruthlessness in killing the personnel of our police and security forces. These intellectuals are giving overground support to this underground movement. That Arundhati Roy could travel to their hideouts in jungles, eat with them ,stay with them under the sky and then come out with a 32-page travelogue which gets printed in a known magazine can only speak of the kind of democracy we have in India. Let she ,Vandna Shiva or others speak even a few words against the state in the land of Mao and they would have found themselves behind bars with their whereabouts not known. We are a nation of great tolerance.
Aarti Khosla
IFSA’s comp[liments
On the eve of Civil Services Day Celebrations, the IFSA ( Maharashtra ) wishes colleagues from all fellow Civil Services a brighter and equitable future in the "Civil Service Domain" of India.
A conducive work environment providing equal opportunity for career advancement is necessary prerequisite for ensuring a cadre of enthusiastic, upright and sincere officers. The Forest Service has been vested with the unenviable task of guarding the country's green frontiers, albeit with its hands bound by Service Rules and feet struck in the deep mire of humanity exerting extreme biotic pressures on the fast disappearing forests. The Service's prime duty today is to some how keep its eyes and ears open and watch the country's fauna and flora disappear through the sieve of contradictory laws that govern the country's Greens.
IFS is an All India Service, but riddled with huge disparities between cadres, which are overlooked by the Cadre Controlling Authority.
The Civil List of IFS ( 2009 ) is a revelation of sorts. Appendix III of the List provides year wise Gradation list of officers recruited on the basis of annual competitive examination 1972 - 1999. D. C. Pant, an officer of Maharashtra cadre ( 1976 batch ) is ranked 51st in the list. He is still serving as Addl. PCCF even after 34 years of service. Shri Kant Chandola, ranked 263rd, an officer of Uttaranchal has been promoted as PCCF. R.B.S. Rawat, ranked 178th, has been working as PCCF ( HOFF ) since 2008!
Similarly, P.J. Thosare ( 1977 - Mah ) is ranked 80th in the list. He is still serving as CCF even after 33 years of service, whereas, Arvind Kumar, ranked 824 ( 1985 - Sikkim ) has already been promoted as Addl. PCCF.
Quirk of fate? No way! it's pure and simple mismanagement of the cadre!
We are yet to decipher the basis for recruitment and cadre allocation in the IFS. Therein lies the secret of skewed career progressions being witnessed round the country. Our cadre is the worst affected.
Do rules provide for "in situ" promotions? Yet some cadres have resorted to the same with impunity. There are over 37 Addl. PCCFs in Andhra Pradesh!
The Sixth Pay Commission introduced Apex scale of Rs. 80000 for the IPS and IFS, which was to be given to one officer in a State. The principle appears to have been followed scrupulously for the IFS. But, now there are
4 DGPs in the apex scale in Maharashtra! How is it that the DOPT permits relaxation of rules / norms in some cases and simply looks the other way in many others?
Performance Appraisal Rules were introduced for the AIS in 2007. But, have all States been applying the same to the three AIS in an equitable manner? Rule 11 of the said Rules empowers the GOI to instruct the State Government with regard to implementation of these rules. Have the cadre controlling authorities issued standard guidelines for the reporting / reviewing / accepting authorities under these Rules as yet? In the case of IFS, there are existing orders of the Supreme Court dated 22 - 9 - 2000 in WP no 202 / 1995. Are they being followed? Many APRs of 2008 - 09 in Maharashtra have not been finalised in the absence of clear decision on the same. And the same may be repeated in 2009 - 10!
These are some of the issues in Good Governance which need to be looked in to while keeping the urge for supremacy among the Civil Services under control.
IFS Association Maharashtra
It is a national fraud
“A mere ‘Police’ inquiry into Dantewada massacre is a ‘National Fraud’ !!!
Ordering a police inquiry into Dantewada massacre was a ploy to fool the public and diffuse the immediate crisis .Decisions cannot be taken in air-conditioned ivory towers by ignoring the ground realities . Further, entrusting the inquiry to a retired DG(Police) confirmed the cavalier and insensitive attitude of the Central Govt to the ghastly murder of 75 CRPF troops. Watching the Lok/Rajya Sabha proceedings live on TV on the opening day(15th April) was depressing. As always, it generated more heat than light besides revealing stark contradictions within the Congress and the UPA-II. The HM’s statement dwelt more on micro details ( damned statistics) and countering the Opposition than sharing the Maoists’ strategy. It seemed to confirm Digvijay Singh’s accusations of PC being “rigid’ and “arrogant”. The massacre of CRPF troops,in my view, could be attributed to: (a) Faulty planning by CRPF top brass; (b) Failure of intelligence gathering machinery; (c) Intelligence leaks—booby traps and the Maoists laying in wait for the returning troops was triggered by intelligence leaks; (d)Non-compliance of standard operating procedure by the Force ; (e)Lack of coordination between the CRPF and the State police – according to DIG(Police)Dantewada, Chattisgarh, the state Police was not aware of CRPF’s movement in the jungles; (f)Lack of adequate training of CRPF troops in specialized weaponry; (g)Failure in cutting the Maoists’ supply lines-it is no secret that arms and ammunitions are being received by the Maoists from their cousins in Nepal and funds through extortions(h) Sub-human living conditions in CRPF camps etc. These open secrets cannot be negated by any inquiry. The on-going inquiry would thus be an exercise in futility. The Maoists’ rebellion which began decades ago for championing the cause of peasants has turned into a proxy war by China. Let us not forget that our para-military forces despite all odds, have been continuously fighting proxy wars in several naxalites infested States. The fact of acute demoralization of the CPOs’ troops has been consistently overlooked by the MHA . Prolonged demoralization could spell doom for the country. All units in paramilitary forces, require rotation, rest, re-fitment and training after every two years of operational deployment. Is this happening at Ground Zero? Strangely, 60 yrs on, the MHA is still groping in darkness about the strategy to follow to match the Maoists’ ingenuity. The CRPF top brass is surely to blame for its lack of pro-active approach in tackling the Maoists without taking the assistance of the Chhattisgarh police force, which is supposed to be more familiar with the topography including the Maoists’ hide-outs. The CRPF became the cannon fodder due to their non-compliance of standard operating procedures . Against this background, the HM is expected to be more receptive to fresh ideas and follow a consultative rather than confrontationist approach in fighting naxalism.This is a long drawn-out process that may out- last his tenure. Let there be a well-planned, long-term strategy for it. A surgical strike is not the solution.
A K SAXENA (A retired civil servant)

Corruption in our system
The arrest of two lady officers of IRS by CBI in Mumbai while accepting huge bribes from a builder indicates the levels of corruptions that have crept into our systems.
MB
CGHS
CGHS is the worst set up
CGHS is the worst set up on earth. The dispensaries are filthy and the Doctors are un-helpful. The staff of CGHS is g generally disgruntled. Go to any dispensary and you find only one Doctor on duty he is disposing off patients like cattle. Hours of wait for consultation. Most medicines on indent only and waiting is for 3 days. CGHS has no concept of immediate medical attention. For any hospital treatment, mind-bogging paper work is required. Even though, CGHS facility is not free, beneficiaries are treated like beggars. Recognized Hospitals refuse to admit CGHS patients saying that they cannot do all the paper work and Government does not pay for the services rendered. Lakhs of Rupees are in arrears to private hospitals for the treatment given to CGHS beneficiaries and they are cursing the CGHS. Of late, CGHS Doctors are forcing the beneficiaries to go to the Government hospitals for treatment.Then, why are they collecting money from the beneficiaries ? The CGHS should be wound up, the sooner, better.

K R Gatti
Cross communication ?
Two advertisements have appeared in Delhi newspapers, issued by the Union Ministry Of Home Affairs, narrating the disillusionment of the people in the Naxal affected areas, from the culture of the gun. Good. But can someone assure that this ad will be read or understood by the crying poor man? He knows not English & also knows not English. Either teach him English first and then release the ad or publish it in his language. What is needed is "effective communication" between the Central Government and the people devasted by naxalism. As far as I remember, there has been not a single attempt in the past 43 years to establish this communication. All that the GOI has had so far is "intelligence reports", couched in police jargon and useless legalese. Test the futility of all these procedures by conducting mock trials of all the freedom fighters and revolutionaries and you will see them sent to some Kaalaapaani jail somewhere(The Andman jail of yore). That will prove the point. It is all the more necessary for the present GOI to establish direct communication with the affected people, naxals and their sentimentalist sympathizers. Who wants to lead a horrible life of the jungle as a fugitive while thinking he is doing great service to the people? The Home Ministry ad is suitable for the educated among the naxals. However, a communication in the language of the people will provide valuable feedback to the government to formulate plans and policies required by the people.It is not such a big job. It shall not cost the treasury anything more than 5% of the total amount spent by way of loan waivers, but establish peace for ever. Before using goli, use boli first (before bullets use language of the people).This must be a part of the MHA, who need a language institute of their own if the Census conducted by them is taken as a subtle guide. This effort needs to get further support by putting all the naxal demands on the MHA website for public discussion. It can throw up valuable solutions. Another step could be, asking the intellectuals, writers, civil society and other naxal sympathizers to give their suggestions/plans/programmes for alleviating the misery of the poor in the affected areas in writing and put it for public debate on the ministry's website. A team of dedicated, objective and intellectually honest officers may be put in charge, so that the government can be provided honest and neutral analysis of the situation. This will establish an effective communication with the affected people, naxals and sympathizers, which is presently nothing more than "cross communication", responsible for all the malaise in the name of naxalism. Talking military solutions is ill advised. So is use of police force alone. Police and military are there to assist the government to establish civil administration as mandated by law.
M L Gupta