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90 IPS officials of 1996 batch empanelled for DIG rank
As many as 90 IPS officials of 1996 batch have been empanelled to the rank of DIG in the Government of India.
Latest take on Yogesh Agrawal
Latest information says that Yogesh Agarwal, IDBI chairman, is being appointed Chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in a week or two.
3 in race for DG, DRI slot
As the grapevine has it, there are three candidates who are in fray for the post of Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The slot fell vacant in the wake of previous incumbent Ms. Vijai Lakshmi Sharma's elevation as Member inthe Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC). Those in the race are: M.C. Thakur(1975 batch ) Chief Commissioner Delhi, K.R. Bhargava (1976 batch) Chief Commissioner Mumbai-II & Donald Ingty (1976 batch ) Chief Commissioner Shillong.
Strength of AGMU cadre IAS officers to go up
In the wake of a recent cadre review strength of IAS officers belonging to the AGMU cadre will increase by 53 posts. Present strength is 132. After implementation of the cadre review report strength of AGMU cadre IAS officers will be 185.
Strength of AGMU cadre IPS officers to go up
In the wake of a recent cadre review strength of IPS officers belonging to the AGMU cadre will increase by 54 posts. Present strength is 106. After
implementation of the cadre review report strength of AGMU cadre IPS officers will be 160.
Dhingra is new CMD of ITI
Outgoing CMD of HUDCO K L Dhingra has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of public sector ITI Ltd on April 7.  Under his leadership HUDCO achieved new milestones in terms of loan sanctions, profitability, reduction in NPAs and improvement in credit ratings. Dhingra is finance professional having Master’s degree in Business Management from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University with additional banking qualification from India (CAIIB) and UK (ACIB, London).He is also presently the Vice Chairman of SCOPE, an apex body for the PSUs
E.N Rammohan to probe into naxalites attack on CRPF men
Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has appointed former Director General BSF E.N Rammohan to inquire into Tuesday's Maoist ambush which killed 76 CRPF men.He is an IPS officer of the 1965 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre. He has been given 15 days to conduct a detailed inquiry into the incident and suggest measures to mitigate the lapses and ensure that such incidents did not recur.
Ramanna Dalam behind naxalites attack in Chhattisgarh
The Government of India (GOI) has come to know that the recent attack by Naxalites on CRPF men was an act by members of Ramanna  Dalam.
Ravi to be promoted this month
R N Ravi is being promoted to the rank of Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau this month. He is 1976 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.
Justice Dinakaran shifted to Sikkim
Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice P D Dinakaran has been transferred to the Sikkim High Court in the same capacity.
Amrinder Singh for Punjab cadre IAS as Secretary Power
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh is believed to have approached some bigwig for the post of Secretary Power in the Government of India to a Punjab cadre IAS officer.
One more Post of Additional Secretary created in HRD
A new post of Additional Secretary in Elementary Education in the Ministry of HRD has also been created. Cabinet is believed to have approved the proposal to create the new post.
CIC member takes recourse to video conferencing
Central Information Commission member Satyanand Misra has settled 90 percent cases through video conferencing thus preventing the complainants from running to Delhi. He is reported to have heard over 3,000 cases through the medium.
Agarwal to move to Birgunj
First Secretary in Berlin Ashutosh K Agrawal has been moved to Birgunj as Counsel General.
Singh to join GoI
Shailesh Kumar Singh is all set to join the Government of India as Director Urban Development Ministry. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
IA & AS Officer BG Loganathan transferred
BG Loganathan, Assistant Accountant General in the office of Accountant General (C&RA), Tamil Nadu, Chennai, is transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (Pension/Funds : adhoc), in the office of Accountant General (A&E)-II, Maharashtra, Nagpur.
Ms Shefali to go to Norway
Ms. Shefali S. Andaleeb (IAAS-1999) has been deputed to the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) in Oslo, Norway, for appointment as Programme Manager.
A.K. Jain is GGM Railneer in IRCTC
A.K. Jain, who so far was posted in Jagadhari, is new GGM Railneer Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
Manhas to be DGP of Himachal Pradesh
D S Manhas is likely to succeed G S Gill on July 1 as new DGP of Himachal Pradesh. He is 1977 batch IPS officer.
Watal elevated as Additional Secretary
R.P. Watal, Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board, has been elevated to the level of Additional Secretary. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Deputation tenure of IAS officer extended
The ACC has approved the proposal for extension of Inter-Cadre deputation of Yeshi Tsering, IAS(AM-83) from Assam-Meghalaya cadre to AGMUT(Arunachal Pradesh) cadre for a period of one year upto February 18,2011.
Partha S. Das is Director Petroleum
Partha S. Das has assumed charge as Director Petroleum. He will look after  the desk of Exploration in the said Ministry. He is an officer of the Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IAAS) who belongs to the 1994 batch.
Search committee on ICFRE , DG to meet again
The search committee relating to selection of Director General (DG) ICFRE met in Delhi on April 7, 2010. However, the committee headed by D.N. Tiwari retired IFS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre will again. Tiwari has flown to Nairobi while Vijai Sharma Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests has gone to Bonn.
IIS officer Pande to go Kathmandu
Pankaj Pandey is all set to go Kathmandu as Senior Programme Manager SAARC Information Centre.2002 batch Indian Information Service officer Pandey is presently posted in Lucknow.
PESB to first hold interviews for Director-HR
As the grapevine has it, PESB is planning to hold interviews for the slot of Director Human Resource (HR) in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
Will Gafoor succeed Roy ?
There are still bright chances of Gafoor Khaja Hassan succeeding as DGP of Maharashtra on June 1. He is 1974 batch IPS officer.
Ms Vinita Mishra to join GoI
Ms. Vinita Mishra is joining the Government of India as(IA&AS-1998 Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. She is 1998 batch IA&AS officer.,
ITDC's 41 officers to benefit from re-employment
If all goes well, 41 officers in ITDC will be benefited by getting two year's employment. As the grapevine has it, there is a move to re employ those Assistant Managers & above in ITDC who have retired or are going to retire between February 1, 2009 & October 31, 2010. This move has been mooted in the wake of ensuing Commonwealth Games (CWG). However, whatever has to happen in this regard will happen only after return of Additional Secretary Tourism to Government of India (GOI) Sanjay Kothari & CMD ITDC who is on leave from April 1 to April 9, 2010.
30 CSS officers promoted as Deputy Secretaries
Consequent upon inclusion in the Selection Grade (Deputy Secretary) Select list of CSS for the year 2009, 30 Grade I (Under Secretary) officers of CSS have been promoted and given new postings. They are V.C.Chaturvedi – Shipping, B.C. Gupta Health and FW, A.K. Singh – IPP, Pritpal Singh – MHA, S. Chatterjee –Defence, P.S. Sareen – DOPT, O.P. Guliani – Labour, J.J. Kaur – Defence, M.N. Sukumaran - Agri & Coop., S.R. Parashar – DSIR, Urmila Sharma - I&B, A.K. Chopra - Agri. & Coop., R.N. Mishra - Planning Commission, S.R. Dogra – Higher Education, J. Sriraman – Defence, Thianglemlian - Youth Affairs, Subrat Das - Tribal Affairs, Suraj Bhan – MHA, Hari Pal – UPSC, Maya Prakash – RT & H, J.K. Mehra – IPP, Har Pratap Singji - Rural Development, Om Prakash - Consumer Affairs, Lalit Chauhan – Chemicals and Petrochemicals, S.B. Mandal - Cabinet Secretariat (PMD), Bharati Dutta - Animal Husbandry, S.P. Katnauria – Textiles, L.K. Haldar – Revenue, M.B Barla - Planning Commission and Khatchin Langel to Water Resources
Department of Post organizes 3 day conclave in Ghaziabad
The Department of Post of which Secretary is Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy who heads PS Board had organized a three day brain storming session in
Ghaziabad that concluded in the evening on April 8, 2010. Ms.Radhika Doraiswamy had categorically instructed that officers drawn from all
over India would stay in hostels of the departmental training academy. Interestingly none of them were allowed to commute between Ghaziabad & Delhi for three days. A new beginning, indeed.
CSS officer promoted as Director
CSS officer C Gosakan, presently working in the Tribal Affairs Ministry has been promoted as Director and posted in the Ministry of Defence with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
Post of Adviser to the Executive Director in AFDB vacant
Post of Adviser to the Executive Director in African Development Bank (AfDB) which has permanent Headquarter at Abidjan and operates from Tunis, Tunisia is vacant in Tunis. The tenure of the appointment is 2 years . Those interested may apply up to April 15, 2010.
DARPG seeks books written by civil servants
Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances(DARPG) is organising "Civil Service Day" on April 21, 2010 in Vigyan Bhawan which will be inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Dr Man Mohan Singh . On this occasion, an exhibition on "Innovation in Governance" will also be put up. As a part of this exhibition the DARPG will be displaying books written by civil servants of various civil services in the last five years. Anybody interested in getting his/her book displayed can either send the information i.e. name of the book, year of publication and name and address of the publisher or provide a copy on loan basis for the display. The information could be given to Ms. Ritika Bhatia Deputy Secretary , DARPG on Email ID ritika.bhatia@nic.in
All time high Turn over in NERAMAC
The North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC) of which Managing Director (MD) is S Bhattacharjee had reached a turnover of
Rs.83.52 crore & a net profit of Rs.1.14 crore during the financial of 2009-10. NERAMAC is a Government of India undertaking working under the Indian Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER).S Bhattacharjee, also informed thatNERAMAC has lived up to its image of providing
quality performance & has played a crucial role in the procurement of surplus cash crops but also catering to the procurement & supply under the
PHTM post harvest technology mission (PHTM)& National Horticulture Mission (NHM) schemes of GOI by supplying large volume of agro-horti inputs to many states besides the North- East.  Company had also organized capacity building programmes, which were aimed at boosting entrepreneurial skills in agri-business & food processing having immense potential in the North East.
Pandey is new Ambassador to Sudan
Avanindra Kumar Pandey, presently Special Secretary at Headquarters has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Sudan in succession to Deepak Vohra.
Manipur Chief Secretary Manipur will also be RC in Delhi
Manipur Chief Secretary, DS Poonia  has also been given charge of Resident Commissioner of Manipur Bhawan,New Delhi. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.
Chennai DRM changed-Anurag is new DRM
DRM Chennai IRSE officer Kulsrestha has been changed.IRTS officer Anurag will be new DRM,Chennai.
CCIT - IV mangotra granted voluntary retirement

The request for voluntary retirement by VK Mangotra, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax – IV, Ahmedabad, has been accepted. He thus stands retired from his services with effect from April 30,

IT Commissioner Mrs. Alpana Saxena granted voluntary retirement

The request for voluntary retirement by Mrs. Alpana Saxena, Commissioner of Income (Appeals) -I, Mumbai , has been accepted. He thus stands retired from his services with effect from April 30,
Railways transfers and postings

Dr. MN Ramakantha of SG/IRMS has been transferred from SWR to SG, Suresh Gupta of SAG/IRSE has been transferred from IRICEN to WCR and posted as CTE, SK Gupta of AG/IRSE has been transferred from SR to SCR and posted in the cadre, SB Ninave of SAG/IRSE has been transferred from WR to SECR, Mahipal Singh of
SAG/IRSE has been transferred from ECOR to NR and posted in the cadre, Ashish Apte of SG/IRSSE has been on return from deputation transferred to CR, AL Prabhakar of SG/IRSS has been on return from deputation transferred to SR in the cadre, Dr. SK Rastogi Sr. DMO has been transferred from NCR to NR on his own request, Vikram kumar of SS/IRAS has been transferred from NER to NR and posted in the cadre, Vishnu Bajaj of SS/IRAS has been transferred from ECR to NWR and posted in the cadre, Dr. Krishna Das Sr. DMO/APDJ has been transferred from
NFR to SER, Dr. Lalit Sanga of JAG/IRMS has been transferred to NFR, Rajiv Rajvanshi of SAG/IRSE has been on return from deputation transferred to
ECOR in the cadre, Raj Kumar Sharma Group`B` officer on return from deputation should be posted to WR, Ravij Seth of SAG/IRAS on return from duties has been sent to CORE/ALD against the newly created SAG/IRAS post, Ateek Ahd of JAG/IRMS has been transferred from NR to to JAG, RN Verma of GM has been transferred from WR to look after the duties of the post of GM/CR in addition to his own.

Transfer of Rly official AK Shrivastava cancelled

Transfer of AK Shrivastava of SS/IRSE from NR ER for a period of two years
Has been canceeled

Transfer of Rly official Ram Janam cancelled

Transfer of Ram Janam of SAG/IRSE who was transferred from NER to ECR has been cancelled.

SBI's Diwakar Gupta is DMD national banking also

Diwakar Gupta Deputy Managing Director (DMD) & Goup Exexcutive (GE) of State Bank of India (SBI) for Rural Banking will also hold additional charge as DMD & GE National banking. This arrangement has been done in the wake of Anup Banerjee's retirement on April 30,2010.

Cs (Main) 2009 Exam Interviews on April 14 as Scheduled

The Government have declared 14th April, 2010 as a Closed Holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, for all Central Government Offices. It is for the information of candidates short-listed for the Personality Test for Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2009 that there is no change in the scheduled programme for the Personality Test. The Personality Test shall be conducted by the UPSC on 14th April, 2010 as per the schedule, which has already been sent individually.

IPS is CVO of NHAI
Aloke Prasad has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the National Highways Authority of India, New Delhi vice R Mukundan, IRPS(84). He is 1984 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

(We said this on March 17,2010)

Alok Pateria gets extension in CBI
Alok Kumar Pateria Joint Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been granted extension in deputation tenure  for a period of two years. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Work among CBEC members reallocated
Upon the appointment of Mrs. Vijai Lakshmi Sharma as sixth Member of CBEC, the work amongst the Members in the CBEC has been re-allocated. Accordingly Mrs Chitra Gouri Lal will be Member (Legal & Judicial), P.N. Vittal Dass - Member (Personnel & Vigilance), S.D. Majumder - Member (Central Excise), Y.G. Parande - Member (Budget & Computerisation), S.K. Goel - Member (Customs, RI&I, Exports & Safeguards) and Mrs. Vijai Lakshmi Sharma - Member (Service Tax).

CORPORATE
Ravi Kastia is head of International Trade Aditya Birla Group
Ravi Kastia has been appointed Head of the International Trade by the Aditya Birla Group.
Shahzad Hussain joins Maharashtra Government as MD CIDCO
Outgoing Chairman of the JNPT Shahzad Hussain is back to the parent Maharashtra cadre. On return 1976 batch IAS officer Hussain has been appointed Vice Chairman and MD of the CIDCO.
Deokar is Chairman of Builders Association of India
Bhagwan J. Deokar has taken over as Chairman of the Builders Association of India.He has succeeded A.K. Yussuf.
Mathew is MD of Firstsource Solutions
Mathew Vallance will succeed Ananda Mukerji as MD and CEO of the Firstsource Solutions.
Jatinder Vijh in PRCI Hall of Fame
Jatinder Vijh Deputy General Manager(PR) of HMT’s Tractor Business Group has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of Public Relations Council of India(PRCI) for his contribution in promoting professionalism in Public Relations over the years . The award was conferred on him by Mani Shankar Aiyer MP at the 4th Global PR Summit that was recently held in New Delhi. The summit was attended by around 200 delegates from the country and abroad on the theme “Emerging avenues in Specialized Communication”. Jatinder Vijh is a Bachelor of Mass Communication and Masters in English Literature from Panjab University with over 25 years of experience in Public Sector Public Relations. He is among one of the few PR professionals who applied web technologies and social media networks for public relations in early days of Internet. Besides PRCI, he is also an executive committee member of Chandigarh Management Association. Public Relations Council of India is an apex body of PR Professionals and Communication Experts committed to promote professionalism in PR and Communication. It has 20 chapters across the country.
Great India Travel Bazar in Jaipur for 3 days
FICCI in collaboration with travel & tour operators & others concerned with the industry is organizing three days Great India
Travel Bazaar (GITB) from April 11, 2010.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
This is worrying!!!
And should send Security Agencies scurrying!!!
 
Crank call to Rashtrapathi Bhavan was made on the hotline!
‘Someone from Sonia’s Office’ was on the other end of the line!!!
 
This person made enquiries about Sonia's appointment with Presi and was told to wait!
But on checking up it was found there was no appointment on that particular date!
 
By the time this person came back line had disconnected!
And do remember these lines are duly protected!
 
If it’s a prank then the prankster should be caught!!
And lessons in dealing with such situations should be taught!!
 
Rice is rotting and Sarkaar is sleeping!!
In Punjab imagine two year old paddy FCI is keeping!!!
 
Paddy should be milled and stored!!!!
As rise rots by inflation Indians are getting gored!!
 
Such a colossal waste is criminal indeed!!!
How can India call itself progressive if its hungry it cannot feed????
 
It’s sad but Sonia and Mohna cannot do a thing when it comes to Pawar!
And result of Pawar’s sheer rottenness Public karr rahi hai sahaar (bear)!
 
And then you have Montek coming out with ‘inflation is coming down’!!
To distract us he’s used like circus clown!!
 
Very soon he’ll be pressed into action again!!
And he’ll say inflation is soon going to wane!!
 
He’s a classical example of a Neta in a Bureaucrat’s togs!!!!
And like a true Neta publicity he really hogs!!
 
Naxals threaten more Dhantewadas in the future!!!
Their mouths with a decisive blow India needs to permanently suture!!!
 
If they have the gall to take on India’s might!!!
For India this is indeed not right!!
 
And with internal turmoil Pakistan will step up terror!!
Not taking on the Naxals will be a humongous error!!
 
Sarkaar is already in double speak mode…..PC says we’ll blast them form the air!
And Air Force Chief says using Air Force to attack Indians is unfair!!
 
Air Force Chief should be made to read Naxal propaganda over the years!!
And there will be a reversal in his fears!!
 
These people maybe on Indian soil but they are not Indians …. no way!!
You do not become an Indian though India you may stay!!
 
Uncle Ben says US Economy is not out of the Woods!!
And neither is US’s ex one man Industry Tiger Woods!!
 
Uncle Ben may embark again on the Dollar printing spree!!!
And China aims that from the Dollar’s clutches Yuan it’ll free!!
 
US interest rates will start to rise by the year end!!!
Interest rates are turning the bend!!
 
Confucius says…… printing currency is easy …..maintaining its value is hard!!
More the printing of currency more the value of the currency the printing does retard!
 
Adds.... US literally lives on cheap imports from China so fall in US $ value is bad!
What it imported with half a wad of US $ very soon it'll have to use the entire wad!
Bharat Kumar
<aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com>

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It is the result of soft pedalling
Years of soft pedalling and under estimating the dangerous potential of the extremists have now manifested in such brutal manner. Political Parties were expected to do much more in creating an appropriate environment against the extremists. Most effective state force now needs to be deployed. No more hesitation please.
Dr P K Mishra

It is a war, not a socio-economic problem
All the bleeding heart liberals for whom Naxalism/ Maoism is not merely a law and order problem but a socio economic one must understand that it is actually not merely a law and order problem, it is war. Our bleeding heart liberals are talking and writing, the Naxals and Maoists are killing, our brave hearts-the armed and para military forces are bleeding and dying. The only way out is to take hard decisions but that is a difficult call. The alternative is to sit on our haunches doing nothing and allow people to die in the name of extremism, terrorism, naxalism, maoism and the rest.
Vijay Kumar

Intelligence failure and nothing else
It is so sad that no one has been held responsible for intelligence failure in Dantewada incident till now. Though the Home Minister visited the place unlike at the time of 26/11 in Mumbai, he needs to punish the slackness of State Government but the Governor and Police officers are sitting in their air-conditioned offices and planning their own careers. The intelligence failure is nothing new- government was unaware in 1962 when Chinese invaded our country, Pakistan wars, 26/11 and all other times. Why should they be allowed to get away with killings of innocent people and why these high dignitaries sit idle on taxpayer's money ?
Anjali

Give chance to officers from CPFs !
If the report about the shortage of so many IPS officers is true, why not give the chance to officers from CPFs to be conferred with IPS on the same lines as for State Police Officers. It is a readily available pool available in huge numbers with rich operational, administration and logistics & training management experience. The selection can be through a comprehensive test for professional knowledge as well as requisite personality traits under the aegis of UPSC.
They surely can prove to be an asset for police leadership, as they have already proved their mettle in anti terrorist/ insurgency environment as part of their own organisations as well as on deputation to state police (e.g. Punjab and J&K)
Harmeet Singh

What is the use of increasing IPS’ strength ?
You said "If informed sources are to be believed country is short of 557 IPS officers"...IPS has a cadre Strength of 1,465 meant for 620 districts of India and to rule the Police Forces of various hues at Ranks of DIG and above in 14 years of service. What is the use of increasing their strength as they are not a functional cadre. In leadership capacity they have let down the country very badly and no proof of that is needed. What is needed is to strengthen the Constabulary and Cadres of Police Forces who function on ground. It appears that the focus of honorable Home Minister is wrong and not targeted at achieving results. The move to increase IPS strength will only add administrative burden and cost of Policing including that paid by the Citizenry directly.While Chidambaram is crying over the shortage of IPS, no one is really worried about major shortage of officers in the Defence Forces, where all the buck stops, mainly of the one created by these elite Services.
God bless us, the IPS and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Rajiv

Maoists are not human beings
They kill innocent people and blow up trains, besides, destroy schools and infrastructure. Surely, they do not deserve any sympathy which unfortunately they get from some quarters. The politicians whether in Government or others have no time to think about this grave situation. PM, HM and others issue routine state, statements condemning the 'dastardly' acts and that is all. Next day everything is forgotten by all except the families of those who are no more. All this happens due to lack of political will. Those who are in power only think how to retain it and those who are out of it how to regain. They always talk about reservations etc which divides the society. These terrorists are inspired and funded by our foreign enemies and have declared war on the State. They should be dealt with maximum sternness and eliminated. Their overt and covert sympathisers. I know it is easier said than done, but there is no alternative. Having an honest and simple PM is good but not enough.
Bishan Sharma

Why can’t CBEC and CBDT be combined ?
The question is when will the CBEC and CBDT wake up to the plight of its cadres? Don’t they ever feel ashamed of their pathetic plight? They are busy transferring their officers to the remotest possible corners of the country and as many as 8 commissioner rank officers have died in just one year due to transfer related woes. Why can’t they wind up these two cadres which exist only for name sake . What is the logic of recruiting the IRS through civil services examination whereas Deputy Collectors recruited as Gr B are much better in promotions.
Yogesh Singh

Why did they mess with a system ?
It is a fact that the tool of marking "good" is being used in ACRs on the whims and fancies of senior officers to stop people from being promoted to SAG level. Past practice in this connection had served us well for all these years. Why did they mess with a system which was working well? Anyway these ideas are nonsensical imports from the armed forces and cannot work in a civil service milieu and do not need to. In Civil service, even the subordinate is supposed to be independent, it is in the very nature of his job, unlike the army where unquestioned obedience may be a desired goal. Is the top willing to listen? Else, the sole sacrificial lambs may be the officers who have a mind of their own. Or should be IAS= I agree Sir!
Arjun Mallik

Save the system
I fully support the views on "Selection of Chief Statistician of India must be transparent !!!”. Even if we get relief from the courts of law, how can we expect good governance. If a junior who is reporting to DG becomes senior to DG, can we expect the DG to work peacefully. Both eventually will fight and eventually the system will suffer. Don’t neglect Statistics in the present era. Please save the system and put an outsider like Pronab Sen in such post.
Subhasis Mishra