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Orders of 1979 batch IAS either today or tomorrow
Orders of insitu promotions of empanelled 1979 batch IAS officers are being issued either today or tomorrow.
50 percent of 1978 batch IPS officers to be empanelled
As the grapevine has it, fifty per cent of 44 IPS officers belonging to the 1978 batch are likely to be empanelled as ADGs in Government India (GOI). Empanelment is going to take place early next month.
10 IPS officers of other batches to be empanelled during review in GOI
As the grapevine has it, 10 IPS officers belonging to 1975,1976 and 1977 IPS are likely to be empanelled as ADGs in Government India (GOI) during review next month.
Who will be Joint Secretary I & B ?
Who will be new Joint Secretary in the Department of Information and Broadcasting. Tie is said to be between 1988 batch UP cadre IAS officer Arvind Kumar and 1990 batch UP cadre IAS officer Ramesh Nitin Gokarn.
Will Alka Panda be JS, Food ?
Ms Alka Panda is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary Food & Public Distribution in the Government of India. She is 1983 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
Ram Lubhaya appointed as Secretary, NCSC
Ram Lubhaya has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission of Scheduled Caste under Ministry of Social Welfare. This post is equivalent to Additional Secretary level. He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
Sunil Kumar is now Additional Secretary, HRD
Sunil Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development GOI has been promoted to the post of Additional Secretary in the same Ministry. He is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs to the Chattisgarh cadre.

(We said this on December 10, 2009)
S. Machendranathan appointed Addl. Secretary & FA, Steel.
S. Machendranathan has been appointed as Addl. Secretary & FA in
Ministry of Steel. He is an IAS officer of the1979 batch who belongs
to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
( We said this on April 21 )
R.S.Jadeja elevated as Secretary, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
R.S.Jadeja has been elevated as Secretary of the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board. He is now Member Secretary of the Board.
Raj Vikas Verma is number 1 in NHB’s panel
As the grapevine has it, Raj Vikas Verma is number one in the panel for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the National Housing Bank(NHB) interviews for which were held on April 21, 2010.
Joshi to be Director (Personnel) NMDC
G B Joshi is being tipped to be new Director (Personnel) of the NMDC. The PESB is believed to have put the name of Joshi as number one in the panel. He is an internal candidate for the post.
Confusion regarding file for Chairman, IIFCL
As the grapevine has it, the file pertaining to appointment for the slot of new
Chairman, India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) prevails.
Three things are being talked about it-
(i) File is yet to be cleared by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
(ii) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has cleared file.
(iii) Name of S.K. Goyal CMD UCO Bank who is number three in the panel
has been okayed.
It may be stated here that the panel had two other names. They are : Deepak Bagla &  J.M. Garg Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Corporation Bank.
Justice Gyansudha Mishra appointed Judge of SC
Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court Gyan Sudha Misra has been appointed as Supreme Court judge.

(We said this on March 27)
Justice Gokhale appointed Judge of SC
Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Justice H L Gokhale has been appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
( We said this on April 3 )
Justice Dave is Judge of the SC
Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Anil Ramesh Dave has been appointed as judge of the Supreme Court.
( We said this on April 5 )
4 Addl judges to be inducted in the MP High Court
As many as four judges will be inducted as Additional Judges in the Madhya Pradesh High Court next week. They are: Brij Kishore Dubey, Gulab Singh Solanki, Naresh Kumar Gupta & Anil Sharma.
W.M.S. Pariat to continue as Chief Secretary Meghalaya
W.M.S.Pariat, Chief Secretary to Meghalaya Government, will continue as
CS . He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch.
Prabal Sen may join as ED, NHB
As the grapevine has it, Prabal Sen, Chief General Manager (CGM) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), who was appointed as Executive Director (ED) of the National Housing Bank (NHB), is now likely to join the NHB. As it is, one year has elapsed ever since he was appointed in the NHB.
N K Maini has bright chances for slot of SIDBI’s DMD
As the grapevine has it, N K Maini, ED, SIDBI has bright chances for the slot of SIDBI’s DMD if an insider is to be selected. Interviews for this post were held on April 21, 2010. It is open secret that Maini has backing of R M Malla, chairman and managing director (CMD), SIDBI.
Sarma joins GoI as JS Home
G V Venugopala Sarma has joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary Home. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
Prabhakaran appointed Chief Secretary of Kerala
P Prabhakarn has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Kerala. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on April 20 )
Mukul M. Sangma faces a tightrope walk
As the grapevine has it, Mukul M Sangma who became Chief Minister of Meghalaya on April 20, 2010 i.e. his birthday, is faced with a tight rope walk as far as expanding his cabinet was concerned. He has to take Eight more incumbents. Paul Lyngdoh – MLA of the KHNAM ,if taken in then only seven Congress MLAs will be inducted. In case Paul Lyngdoh was not inducted then it may lead to problems for new Meghalaya Chief Minister, say political analysts.
Confusion over  SIDBI’s DMD
Confusion prevails regarding selection of DMD,SIDBI interviews for which were held on April 21, 2010. As the grapevine has it ,it is yet be decided whether an insider or an outsider be picked up for the post.
Is Subhash Tripathi leaving BSP ?
Is only Brahmin face of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP ) in Madhya Pradesh, former IPS officer Subhash Tripathi, leaving the party ?.There is now clear indication that former DGP of Madhya Pradesh, Tripathi, has made up his mind to leave the party.
B Anand is Member Cargo in Inland Waterways Authority
B Anand  who so far was Joint Secretary AYUSH in GOI will now be Member Cargo in Inland Waterways Authority. He is an IAS officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
(We had said this on March 25, 2010)
IA&AS officer Ms. Meenakshi Sharma transferred
Ms. Meenakshi Sharma (IA&AS-88), on completion of her central deputation term and on repatriation to the department, is transferred and posted as Accountant General (C&RA), Rajasthan, Jaipur.
B.V. Reddy tipped to be new Commissioner Nagpur
As the grapevine has it, B.V. Reddy private secretary (PS) to Indian Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik on his to return to Maharashtra cadre is likely to be appointed as Commissioner Nagpur. He is an IAS officer of the 1994 batch who
belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
JAG to 6 IPS officers of MP cadre given
As many as six IPS officers of Madhya Pradesh cadre have been given Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). They are: M.S. Jamra, S.P.Singh, Pramod Verma, J.S. Kushwaha, Nawal Singh Raghuvanshi & Rakesh Pratap Singh.
2 IPS officers get new posting MP
Two IPS officers have been given new postings. They are: Sachin Atulkar SDOP Chhindwara to Additional SP Bhopal & Ms. Ruchika Jain SDOP Indore Rural to Additional SP Gwalior.
1982 batch IPS to get promotion in UP
Four 1982 batch IPS officers Mssrs Praveen Singh,V K Gupta,S K Shukla and Ram Dev are being promoted to the rank of ADG in Uttar Pradesh.
Asheem Kumar Gupta tipped to join MCGM, Mumbai
As the grapevine has it, Asheem Kumar Gupta, Commissioner of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), Nagpur, may be new Additional Principal Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). He is an IAS officer of the 1994 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
R. Venkateshwaran elevated as ED in NTPC
R. Venteshwaran, who so far was General Manager (GM) with NTPC, has been elevated as an Executive Director (ED)..
IRS officer Chauhan to go to Brusells
Vijay Chauhan is all set to get posting in Brusells. He is 1992 batch IRS (CE&C) officer.
CBDT transfer orders next month
List of transfer orders is expected to be issued by the CBDT in the first week of May.
Gupta to be DDG ICCR
Indian Foreign Service officer, Ajit Gupta, will be taking over as DDG ICCR.
Prasar Bharti Board meeting on Saturday
Meeting of the Prasar Bharti Board is taking place on Saturday.Matters pertaining to the Commonwealth Games will be discussed.
Sinha goes on deputation to IRCTC
Manoj Kumar Sinha is going on deputation as Chief Regional Manager IRCTC. He is an IRTS officer.
IRPS posting
J.P. Pandey has been posted as SrDPO Firozepur on promotion.
IAS changes in West Bengal
Sunil Dandapate will now be DM of Uttar Dinajpuor.Ramanuj Chakraborty has been shifted to the Food and Civil Supplies Department as a special secretary.Sridhar Ghosh will move to the education department as a joint secretary. S.R. Upadhyay, presently joint secretary to the governor, steps into his shoes.Bidhesh Chakraborty will go to consumer affairs department as its secretary .
ESOI 4th workshop to be opened by Avani Vaish
In pursuit of its objective of “Conserving Nature for future generations”, The Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) has announced its 4th workshop on “Environmental Law & Responsible Tourism” on April 30-May 1, 2010 at Hotel Jehan numa Palace, Bhopal. Avani Vaish Chief Secretary with the Madhya Pradesh Government will inaugurate this, said Krishna Kumar Singh, treasurer, ESOI & Workshop Convener. During the two-day workshop, ESOI will discuss major issues related to wildlife and architectural norms. The workshop will be held in three sessions. The introductory session will be presided over by Avani
Vaish, the Technical Session will be presided over by Dhruv Narayan Singh Chairman MP Tourism Development Corporation and the concluding session will be presided over by Sujit Banerjee Tourism Secretary to Government of India (GOI). For the same, ESOI will bring in architects and lawyers to speak about environmental laws, added Krishna Kumar Singh. Besides, Dr. Venu V Secretary Tourism to Kerala Government, Hari Ranjan Rao Managing Director of MP Tourism Development Corporation & Cherian Ramapuram Director Sales of Orange County in Karnataka will mainly speak. In course of the workshop a recent letter by Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh to Chief Ministers will also be discussed where he said that in order to protect tigers,
buffer zone around national parks should be expediently created. It needs a detailed thinking because poaching of tigers has been reported from outer fringes of national parks & not from areas where tourists’ inflow is there, stated Krishna Kumar Singh.
Railways transfers and postings
Arun Kumar of JS/IRSSE has been transferred from  ECR to CORE against an existing vacancy, Passang Chhering of SG/IRSS  has been transferred from SECR to RCF, Rajesh Kr. Verma of  SG/IRSS  has been transferred from RCF to SECR, VK Nagar of JAG/IRSS  has been transferred from RCF to SECR, Girija Shankar Das of SG/IRSS  has been transferred from Metro Rly to CR, Raj Kumar   of SG/IRSS has been transferred from ER to Metro Rly, Atul Mohan of SAG/IRAS has been on return from deputation transferred to DLW in the cadre, NP Pande of SAG/IRAS  has been transferred from DLW  to ECOR, JS Mehrok of SAG/IRSE  has been on return from deputation   transferred to NR in the cadre, Kamlesh Jha   of SG/IRSE  has been transferred from RDSO to NCR, Ms. Manjeet Kaur of SG/IRAS  has been transferred from DMW to RCF against an existing vacancy, N. Bala Ganesh   of SG/IRAS  has been transferred from on return from deputation  transferred to SWR, MG Sharma of JAG/IRAS has been transferred from NR to NWR, Mrs. Bhavna Sharma of SG/IRAS  has been transferred from NWR to NR, Vishnu Murthy Group `B` Officer has been transferred from SER to ECOR, N. Mannohara of JS presently working as EEE/CN/GTL, SCR to IRIEEN in the same capacity will continue to maintain his lien and seniority in SCR Ishwar Chand of SG/IRSE has been on return from deputation transferred to NR in J&K project.

CORPORATE
Are Tata, Birla groups lacking in PR ?
Are the industrial houses of Tata & Birla lacking in public realigning nowadays? This question was a matter of hot discussion at a high profile party. People these days talk about Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group (ADAG), Adani group, Ruia group or the Jaypee group.
Move to disinvest the Cement Corporation of India ?
Talk about disinvestment of the Cement Corporation of India, it is understood, have already started?
Jawa is Deputy MD DAI
Kanwal Jeet Jawa has been appointed as its Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Daikin Airconditioning India.
Rakesh Mohan joins Board of Nestle India
Former Deputy Governor of the RBI Dr Rakesh Mohan has joined as Director of the Nestle India.
Soota is head of Citi India
Rahul Soota has been appointed as Head of Retail and Commercial Banking (RCB).of Citi India.
NHPC CMD, Garg bereaved
Mother of S.K. Garg CMD, NHPC died after a brief illness at Gurgaon the other night.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Take it form me Pawar and Patel have in IPL proxy shares!!!
Proxy investments have been made by both the NCP shers (lions)!
 
Now its been revealed that Praful’s secretary emailed IPL info to Tharoor!
Though Patel continues saying from IPL I’m ‘durr’ (far)!!
 
May I ask why is Praful’s beti working in IPL when Praful has a huge business?
Of course Praful will say ‘that is none of your business’!!
 
She works as a Hospitality Manager and she was emailing inside info like a mole!
So you can fathom what was her real role!!!
 
She emailed inside info to her Dad’s aide!!!
Vital inside info she relayed!!
 
And this inside info was vital in Kochi making the second lowest bid!!
Seems she did what of her Dad did bid!!
 
Praful is as crooked as he is suave as he is Media savvy… in equal measure!
Counting his wealth is his leisure!!
 
Mohna’s been briefed but on account of numerical compulsions his hands are tied!
Even in the past his ‘honest nature’ he has defied!!
 
What made Modi make the Mother of all twits?
To find out this many are at the end of their wits!!
 
Because this answer will tie up a lot of loose ends!!!
‘Straighten out many bends’!!
 
How about investigating BCCI like IPL is being looked into????
Because like IPL in BCCI there are many scams too!!
 
And if properly investigated all bucks will end at Pawar’s door!!!
People have cupboards for skeletons and he literally has a huge store!!
 
BJP needs a charismatic Leader to pull it out of the pit its dug itself into!!!!
Change its Neta and Neeti too!!
 
Or why not make the President’s post a ‘ troika’…. Modi, Jaitley and Swaraj!!
That is if BJP wants to get back its lost Raj!!!
 
Ghadkari appointed his team!!
But from Sangh approval he did not take it does seem!!
 
Because the ‘portfolio’ file for his team is making trips to and fro!!
From Delhi to Nagpur and then back to Delhi the file does go!!!
 
His first rally and he fainted ….. he’s unfit for the job both in body and mind!
And believe me in the way I put it I’m being kind!!
 
Harbhajan lifted Nita Ambani ….. it was either her or her two sons!!!
She weighs about 50 Kgs and her sons literally weigh tonnes!!
 
Like yesteryear actor Ajit would say 'smart boy'!!!!
A sportsman with his back should never toy!!
 
So much dough and seems Junior Ambanis still do not have a gym to work out!!
Really their weight problem needs to be sorted out!!
 
Confucius says….. to enjoy one’s wealth one needs health!!
In fact many say health is the real wealth!
 
Adds..... I liked their Grandad!!!
Though he bartered his health for money and as his wealth grew his health went bad!

Bharat Kumar

FORUM
Really commendable
Yesterday was Civil Services Day. Prime minister lighted the lamp and awarded a few civil servants for showing exemplary initiatives and boldness in certain fields. Madhya pradesh cadre was the most rewarded. Dubey's and Bamra's achievements are commendable. One was able to remove the encroachments on a busy road in Jabalpur by demolishing religious places of every faith. It was no doubt a very sensitive issue but i shall advise the officer not to show video of that demolition of the temples, mosque and the church. It is frightening. However religious leaders of Jabalpur who saw the need for development by agreeing to remove the encroachments also need to be commended. Bamra's work in naxal-infested Balaghat district by useing NREGS is also praiseworthy. But then how come no individual civil servant from any Group A Service got Prime minister's award. Of course the IRS team for their work in ITDMS and the postal Department for their 'Project Arrow' did get rewarded but i am sure there must be quite a few individuals in Other Departments like Railways etc. who would have done some excellent job in some field. Why are their cadre authorities not enthusiastic to recommend them for the Prime Minister's award or is it that the IAS is the only civil service of this country. The Prime minister's speech showed that Naxal violence was very much on the back of his mind. His advice to the civil servants to facilitate the right enabling environment in which enterprise and innovations are encouraged for inclusive growth is relevant but the politicians specially those in power do have a role in creating such an enabling environment for the bureaucrats to be innovative and bold.
Aarti Khosla

Meritorious scholars /toppers in Bureaucracy
Is Civil Services the appropriate place for toppers/bright sparks from academics/those with a plethora of degrees? Would they have not served better the world of Education where good teachers are miniscule in nos.?
Virika

"Congrats,Dr Suresh Mehrotra."
I wish to inform you how effective your site is in impacting the
decision-making in the Central government. On the basis of A K Saxena's column published on 8th April'10 (Transparency in the appointment of CSI) the Search committee has decided to invite DG,CSO Dr S K Das, the senior-most ISS officer for interview for the post of Chief Statistician of India. It is also informed that on the basis of the application filed by T R Mohanti another contender for the post of CSI, the Principle Bench of CAT, Delhi, the court has issued a notice to the Government to spell out the short-listing criteria within a week. This shows how arbitrary the search committee is in finalising its criteria. The short-list will undergo further changes, it is understood.
"An ISS officer"

Bureaucratic Tools
Senior Officers of the Government have two powerful Tools for disposal of work as explained below.

(1) Please speak.
This tool helps in the fast disposal of files without any effort. Once this tool is applied, the case is sure to go to the cold storage at least couple of months because the big boss has either no time to speak or he does not know what to speak.

(2) Please examine and put up.
This tool is applied by senior Officers on new proposals, Committee reports and other complicated policy matters. As soon as this tool is allied, the paper slips down very fast to the table of an upper division clerk or an Assistant who unfortunately does not know what to do with it. Because of the existence of these powerful tools, one can find big reports such as Parliamentary Committee reports, C&AG reports, inquiry reports, voluminous policy papers and other complicated matters on the table of such junior officers. They are supposed to be experts on any matter in the Government. Unless such matters are examined and submitted by such Juniors, Senior Officers will never touch them.

Why can't the Government banish these nasty tools in the interest speedy disposal of work?
K R Gatti

IFSA Clarifies.......
The IFSA has done almost everything that you have suggested and more! The moot question is will the cadre controlling authority take note or simply wait for judiciary to intervene? The order regarding the ACRs was passed by the Apex court and was implemented, albeit after the lapse of considerable time, by our Government in 2005. What is inexplicable is the decision to revert to the pre 2005 position when a post equivalent to the Secretary to the GOI has been created in all cadres of the service?

The Association has raised issues pertaining to Cadre management with the Minister for E&F, who has taken due note of the same. But the fact is Maharashtra, which is the third largest State of the Union, has 3 APCCFs, whereas A. P. has 37 and M. P. more than 20!
We have posted our say on the whispers to let fellow civil servants know of our plight, which is borne out of "lack of cadre management" With over 15 of our officers working on posts created for the State Forest Service, we are suffering from a chronic infection of over recruitment. A bulk of these issues can be amicably settled by corrective action taken at the administrative level. That's why a recourse to etching our say on the whispers. Hope you and our brethren in the Civil Services would understand and appreciate our stand and action.
IFSA Maharashtra

Equality among equals
We must think of ways in which equality can be brought about among equals recruited through the common Civil services examination. Civil Services Exam Rank 4 in the IPS is cooling his heels while Civil Services Exam rank 197 in the IAS is on the road to rapid promotion. Civil Services Exam Rank 7 in the IPS is on the slow track for promotions while rank 41 in the IAS is on the high road, Civil Services Exam Rank 32 is on the slow track in the IRS while Rank 187 is on the royal road in the IAS. This is all due to the mindset of the old people who were recruited prior to 1979 when the system was different who refuse to see the altered reality for narrow, vested interests. Post 1994, half the officers in the IPS have higher ranks than half the officers in the IAS. Why then should the neo colonial discrimination between the IAS and the rest continue now, when the examination is entirely the same? This hangover from the colonial days of the ICS (heaven born) and the other services(recruited then via entirely different examination with lower qualifications) might have had logic then, but why should this system be perpetuated now, when circumstances are totally altered? The time has come to end this system and provide equality to equals, recruited through the same examination. This can be done most easily by making a common seniority list of all officers recruited through the Common Civil services Exam rank wise for each year and considering them rank wise in each batch for senior appointments under the central staffing scheme of government of India rather than empanelling officers from non IAS services six years after the IAS to such posts and even considering IPS officers for analogous posts of DIG/IG/Addl DGP and DG two years later than counterparts in the IAS, to perpetuate the iniquity. Till equality is achieved, a system for reserving seats in such posts in proportion to the sanctioned cadre strength for each service for the OBS(Other Backward Services, viz. non IAS) recruited through the common Civil Services Examination can be put into place.
Vijay Kumar

CGHS functioning
The Doctors in the CGHS dispensary are most uncooperative. Recently I visited CGHS dispensary Moti Bagh I. My age is 50+ and I have high BP. I pay Rs.500/- p.m. towards CGHS contribution. I requested the doctor to prescribe me some routine test such as blood sugar, lipid profile etc. The doctor asked me if I have any problem ? I said no except the BP. she then refused to write the test saying if you do not have any problem then why you want test. I said you want me to be in problem in first and then you will prescribe the test. Can't you refer these tests so that I do not face problem. She said no. This is the attitude of CGHS doctors. In Rs.500/- p.m. i.e. Rs. 6000/- a year I can get any test done once a year. It is good if the CGHS is banned and beneficiaries are permitted to visit the designated private hospitals directly and the payment is made to the hospital directly.
S RAMESH

Commendable gesture
Really commendable gesture by IG Pandey otherwise officers are more interested in sucking the government.
Pankaj Mishra