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Anil Goswami to be Addl Secretary Home in GOI
As the grapevine has it Anil Goswami Principal Secretary Commerce & Industries (C & I) with the Jammu & Kashmir Government will be Additional Secretary Home in Government of India (GOI). He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Jammu & Kashmir cadre.
(We said this in November 2009)
Sudhir Bhargava to be Addl. Secretary Petroleum
Sudhir Bhargava Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers will be new Additional Secretary Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
Rajgopalan to be new Addl. Secretary Chemicals & Fertilizers
As the grapevine has it V Rajagopalan is soon going to be Additional Secretary & FA of Chemicals & Fertilizers in the Government of India. He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on February, 15 )
V Srinivas tipped to be Joint Secretary Textiles
As the grapevine has it, the name of V Srinivas, Secretary, Science & Technology, to the Rajasthan Government has been cleared by the Government of India (GOI) for appointment as Joint Secretary Textiles. He is an IAS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
(We said this on November 20, 2009 & January 3, 2010)
Dr Mohanty to be AS Housing and Poverty alleviation !
Dr P K Mohanty is now being promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary Housing and Poverty alleviation in the Government of India. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
J.S. Pandey to be Indian Ambassador to Ukraine
As the grapevine has it J.S. Pandey is poised to be new Indian Ambassador to Ukraine. He is an officer of the 1974 batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
Review of 1989 batch IAS
Review for empanelment of one dozen 1989 batch IAS officers to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India is expected to take place in a month or two.
FSB meeting takes place ?
Foreign Service Board has reportedly met on Feb 17 to discuss the changes in foreign services.
Procedure for selecting 150 IPS officers not yet final
Procedure for inducting150 IPS officers this year from among serving police officers across the country is not yet final. This will be done in addition to those IPS officers who are selected through UPSC. Basic aim of the exercise is to overcome shortage of IPS officers in naxal infested areas of India.
Dearth of IFS officers
As the grapevine has it, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is facing Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers. As of now every year 24 IFS officers are being recruited. However, the number cannot go on increasing because there are limited promotion avenues at the senior level in MEA.
55 vacancies in MEA
As the grapevine has it, there are 55 vacancies in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) including more than eight posts of Director & above.
IG CRPF repatriated to UP
IG (Personnel) CRPF S K Singh has reportedly been re-patriated to the parent Uttar Pradesh cadre. He is 1984 batch IPS officer.
Hari Ranjan Rao is MD, MP Tourism Corporation
Hari Ranjan Rao has assumed the charge as new Managing Director (MD) of the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC). Hitherto, he was Collector Jabalpur. He is an IAS officer of the 1994 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre. In the wake of Rao having assumed charge , Iqbal Singh Bains Principal Secretary (PS) to MP chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been relieved of the charge of MD, MPSTDC. It may be stated that Iqbal Singh Bains is also PS Tourism & Aviation to MP Government. He is an IAS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on January 29, 2010).
DD Lapang tightens bureaucracy in Meghalaya
Meghalaya Chief Minister DD Lapang has taken officers to task by forming task forces in all key sectors. Main among them are: health, education, tourism & information technology (IT). He is Chief Minister of the state for 5th time.
IIS officer joins in Bhopal
Padma Angmo, Indian Information Service, IIS, 2002 batch has joined
as Dy Director at Directorate of Field Publicity at Regional office
Bhopal as the Head of Office .She was earlier posted at Dy Director (News) at AIR Delhi.'
3 posts of DIGs vacant in BSF
As the grapevine has it, there are three posts of DIGs, which are vacant in BSF.
BK Ravi soon be elevated as IG
As the grapevine has it, BK Ravi is soon going to be elevated as IG in Tamil Nadu. He is an IPS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
New Police Commissioner of Coimbatore
C. Sylendra Babu has been appointed new Commissioner of Police, Coimbatore City. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of TamilNadu cadre.
Rahul Gandhi amends his line of action
AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi has amended his line of action by making it very clear that young brigade in the Congress party will be in subordination of the Congress party leaders.
Madhya Pradesh’s contribution to IAS fraternity dismal
Madhya Pradesh despite being a large state accounts for only 152 officers to the IAS fraternity.
Will an IAS be Chairman of SAIL?
Will an IAS officer of UP cadre be next CMD of the SAIL ?.Name of an UP cadre IAS officer is also doing the round. Earlier there were rumours of 1980 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer Sunil Arora for this post.
Rakesh Nath appointed Member (Technical) EPT
Rakesh Nath has been appointed as Member (Technical) of the the Electricity Allellate Tribunal.
( We said this on July 5 and again on August 18,2009 )
Jagadeeshwar is new MD HMWSSB
M. Jagadeeshwar has been appointed new new Managing Director, of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB). He is 1993 batch IAS officer.
Karnataka High Court Judges appointed
Justice Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath and Justice Venkataramiah Nagarathna, Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court have been appointed Judges of the Karnataka High Court, in that order of seniority, with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
Additional Judges of Patna High Court appointed
Birendra Prasad Verma and Dinesh Kumar Singh have been appointed Additional Judges of the Patna High Court, in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
Additional Judges of Madras High Court appointed
T Mathivanan, Ardhanariswamy Arumughaswamy and Ms KBK Vasuki, have been appointed Additional Judges of the Madras High Court in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge transferred
Justice Nirmal Yadav, Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, has been appointed Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court and directed to assume charge of her new office on or before February 24, 2010.
IAS changes in Tamil Nadu
Certain IAS officers have been shifted in Tamil Nadu. They are Hans Raj Verma formerly Secretary to Governor to Commissioner of Labour , A Sukumaran Commissioner of Labour to Commissioner of Fisheries Development Corporation Limited , Shambhu Kallolikar Commissioner of Fisheries Development Corporation Limited to Project Director / Member Secretary of the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society & Dr. S. Vijaykumar will function as Project Director, Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project and Ex-officio Special Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department.
Minor bureaucratic changes in MP
In a minor bureaucratic reshuffle Madhya Pradesh Government has given additional charge of Director Women & Child Welfare department (WCD) has been given to Ms. Kamini Chauhan Ratan who is already Deputy Secretary WCD.Ms.Kamini Chauhan Ratan is an IAS officer of the 1997 who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Likewise, Manoj Govil Commissioner State Archaeology has been assigned additional charge as Secretary Culture. He is an IAS officer of the 1991 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Shailesh Kumar Singh poised to go to Centre
As the grapevine has it Shailesh Kumar Singh is poised to go Government of India (GOI) on central deputation.He is an IAS officer of the 1991 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.
List of banks CMDs to be finalized next week (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it the list of CMDs to public sector banks will be finalized next week, though interviews had happened on February 16, 2010. Those who had been interviewed include: B.A. Prabhakar Bank of India, M. Narendra Bank of India, S.C.Sinha Oriental Bank of Commerce, R.K.Bakshi Bank of Baroda, S.Raman Union Bank of India, M.V.Tanksale Punjab National Bank, H. S. U. Kamath Canara Bank, M.G. Sanghvi Bank of Maharashtra, Nagesh Pydah Punjab National Bank and A.S. Bhattacharya Indian Bank. As there are going to be 10 vacancies, it likely that all 10 will be selected.
Lokesh to succeed Tamiz Ahmad
M.K. Lokesh has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates in succession to  Tamiz Ahmad.
Goi approves Rs. 800 Cr equity support to NACIL
The Government of India has on Thursday approved the proposal for release of equity support of Rs.800 crores in two equal monthly installments to National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL). This equity infusion had earlier been approved by the GoM headed by the Finance Minister. The release of funds will be calibrated to the achievement of milestones laid down by the Group of Ministers (GoM).

New Executive body of ITGOA constituted
The new Executive body of Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association (ITGOA) has been constituted with B Shanthi Kumar (ITO – AP) as its President, Timir H Chakravorty (DCIT – NER) and Rajv Puri (ITO NWR) vice presidents, Rajesh D Menon (ACIT – Mumbai) Secretary General, Anantharaman NV Iyer (ACIT – Mumbai) Treasurer, YS Meena (ITO – Gujarat) and VM Jayadevan (ITO – Kerala) joint Secretaries and Diwakar Singh (ITO – Bihar) and Baswanand (ITO – Delhi) as Assistant Secretaries. The other office bearers are Raghvendra Singh (ITO, UP (W) Kanpur) North Zone Secretary, B Sangadevan (ACIT – TN) South Zone Secretary, KK Nath (DCIT – Orissa) East Zone Secretary, Sunil Kumar (ITO – Pune) West Zone Secretary, SN Bhadra (ITO – MP & CG) Central Zone Secretary and CK Singh (ITO UP (E) – Lucknow) as Auditor.

CORPORATE
Sanjeev Paul to step down as MD of Jusco
Sanjeev Paul will step down as MD of Jusco to take over as Tata’s corporate services.
Former TN CS elected President
Former Karnataka Chief Secretary P Alexande has been elected president of the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd. Executives and Staff Association.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

So Sena’s sticking to its stand ‘IPL mein Aussie ban’,
That means for another attack the terror groups will plan!!
 
Like during MNIK release for IPL all the security will be diverted,
And into a ‘blasting opportunity’ this will be converted!!!
 
What will be MNS’s stand???
Will it give SS a helping hand????
 
Down Under Aussie cricket Board has taken note of the Pune blast!!
And doubts on players safety have already been cast!!
 
Though Aussie Board has said ‘it’s a call the players themselves will have to take’!
So collectively decision the Aussie players playing in the IPL will make!!!
 
If Sarkaar wants all this to end ….. hold ‘emergency’ Mumbai MC elections in a week!!!
And let the crescendo before the IPL peak !!
 
And by the time IPL will start ‘the froth would have settled’!!!!
On Aussie participation in IPL SS will not get nettled!!
 
That is because SS does not take up issues from the heart or dill!!!
It’s either for some electoral gain or so that pockets they are able to fill!!!
 
Yes its anti MNIK stand was the only one that deserves praise!!
But here too as Sharukh has Congress leanings red banner on MNIK release it did raise! 
 
And the Pune bomb blast has had its effect overseas!!!
Advisories by US, UK and Oz issues ‘travel only if necessary please’!!
 
The aim of the Pune blast was to make the IPL a domestic circuit!
By making videshi players withdraw IPL ko karro short circuit!!
 
My take is let the Aussies play but during their stay we should tell them we are hurt!!
From hotel Staff to stadium staff with them should be abs curt!
 
Do not applaud any of their achievements during the game!!!
Let our silence shout 'shame shame'!!
 
Sajjan’s bail plea has been rejected and he’ll do what he did in the past!!
Surround himself by thousands of his supporters so that Cops cannot get past!
 
He’s going to put up a human shield to protect himself from getting arrested!!
This mode in the past he’s already tested!!
 
You too must be wondering that on price rise why are Sonia and Rahul mum???
Does Congress feel it’s a non issue or simply to take on Pawar it has no dumm?
 
No doubt spending power in rural India has gone up!!!
But this take that ‘this inflation is benefiting farmers’ is one big gup!!
 
The additional income the farmers have made!!!
To keep in step with rising prices the meager additional income is being paid!!
 
Yes in the past from buying certain food items they would have had to abstain!!
But this time their additional income is coming handy and that’s the gain!
 
They see their additional income is being used up to eat!!!!
On inflation farmers bhi apna chest karr rahe hai beat!!
 
Did Congress feel that whatever is used in their kitchens farmers grow???
Just hearing the prices of oil and dals brings sweat to every farmer's brow!!!
 
And then we know the farmer benefit has been miniscule!!!
It’s the hoarders, middlemen and retailers profits joh karr rahe hai prices ko fuel!
 
Ghadkari is going to reveal his vision in Indore!!!
Will he jolt BJP into action or will it be ‘came, ate and walked out of the door’?
 
Ghadkari’s problem is his face and girth makes him look like a happy go luck guy!
His ‘dead seriousness’ no one does buy!!
 
He gives the Laughing Buddha look!!!
First to correct his own image high time some steps he took!!!
 
Like he should get hold of Narsimha Rao’s photo and ape the pout!!!
The look that tells everyone ‘ you I doubt’!!!
 
Learn from Pranab Da how to throw interviewers off the track!!!
Pranab Da’s past interviews Ghadkari needs to track!!
 
And he should try to ape Vajpayee’s oration and mindset!!!!
He should go to Vajpayee and become a student and maybe some tips he’ll get!
 
And what he should keep away from is Advani’s ways!!!
He’ll be better off if from Advani and his style away he stays!!!
 
Really feel so sad for the Ma and Pa who lost son and daughter in the Pune blast!!!
Their anguished cry must be 'gone so fast'!!
 
Really feel like going there and offering them my shoulder for them to cry!!
I'm sure hearing the news no eye must have been dry!!
 
Confucius says.....they should take solace that Sharukh has twitted and sent his condolences (sic)!!!
On his return he should have rushed there to meet them had he been 'in his senses'!!
 
Adds.... Because had the Cops not been diverted for My Name is Khan!!!
This grief this Ma and Pa would not have to bear or karna padtha sahaan!!
 
Flash...... PC what's your plan to tackle the Maoists.... start working on one if you don't have one!!
Only with the gun this battle cannot be won!!
 
And believe me matters are going out of hand!!
In fact vast tracks they've declared as 'Red Land'!!
 
Sena says IPL it will not disrupt!!
But then Sena is known at the last minute to erupt!!
 
Would Sena like to try another flop show????
Sena will not be able to withstand another blow!!
 
Applying to Dr. Mehrotra and my readers for 3 days leave!!!
If I do not take my wife for a holiday mujhe she will leave!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

 
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CPMF and IPS
It will be a welcome change for officers from CPMF. As IPS officers , we also be taken rather selected to their job instead of putting us on IS duty. Lets see how long this issue is going to be alive
Sukumar

TamilNadu and Andhra Pradesh best states
While it is true that Bihar and UP sends maximum IAS Officers, it is incorrect to say that AP and TN lag behind. These two States produce top class Technocrats/Scientists and Specialists in Computer Science. No Tamilian or for that matter AP student, wants to enter much maligned IAS; rather he prefers Silicon Valley or Kellog School of Business/Stanford/Carneige Mellon/Microsoft/IBM/NASA and Amazon.com. The very fact that top class Professors and Computer soft-ware specialists from TN and AP are preferred in USA itself is a clear signal that TN and AP are the best States as far as the standard of education is concerned. No other State has produceed three Nobel Prize Winners. It is only TN that has to its credit Dr. CV Raman/Subramanian Chandrasekhar and the latest Dr. Ramakrishnan. Please don't give misleading statements to please bureaucrats from Bihar and UP
Rahika

Is it called austerity?
Today I am talking about the austerity measures taken by Department of Posts which is under the Ministry of Communications and IT and also detailed guidelines framed by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Every month the Department of Posts New Delhi is organising some seminars/Conferences at different locations throughout the Country for the highest level officers of the Department, which is nothing but some sort of amusement party. In January it was held in Gauhati. In December it was held in Bangalore and next month it is going to be held at Coimbatore/Kolkata.

It is known to all that the Department of Posts has practically zero revenue and its existance depends on the funds provided by the Government of India. The organisation which runs on state's exchequer should not spend lavishly which can be termed only as misuse. There are several Heritage Buildings of the Department of Posts, but due to lack of funds those buildings are in dilapidated condition. There are numbers of casual labourers who are waiting for regularisation since last more than 10/15 years, but nobody thinks for them.

I therefore request the Ministry of Finance to intervene and arrange to put to a stop of all those practices of organisising seminars/conferences of not only of the Department of Posts, but also of other Central Government Departments with immediate effect.
Ajay Prasad