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Who will be Secretary Power ? (6)
Essar Group with interest in Power Projects may also influence the appointment of Secretary Power in the Government of India.
Kumawat is new Chairman of Rajasthan PSC
Former DG of the BSF M L Kumawat has been appointed new Chairman of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission. He is 1972 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.Kumawat hails from Rajasthan.
Orders of three Additional Secretaries
Orders of three Additional Secretaries in the Government of India are expected to be issued in a day or two.
Rai is Addl DG BSF
V N Rai has been appointed Additional DG BSF in the GoI. He is 1977 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.
Pandey appointed Jt Secr in Ministry of Labour
Anoop Chand Pandey has been appointed Joint Secretary in Ministry of Labour. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Arun Sinha appointed Jt. Secr, Dept of Public Enterprise
Arun Sinha, UP cadre IAS officer of 1982 batch, has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Public Enterprise for a period of five years.
Bipin Kumar of IOC gets extension
Bipin Kumar, Advisor Security, in the Indian Oil Corporation, has been given 21 months extension upto Nov 30, 2011.
Kailash Chand transferred to Delhi
Kailash Chand, 1997 batch AGMU cadre IAS officer, has been transferred from Andaman and Nicobar to Delhi
B. M. Bansal to head IOC
B. M. Bansal Director Business Development (BD)in Indian Corporation (IOC) will head IOC for three months with effect from March 1, 2010. Bansal will hold this as additional charge.
(We said this early this week)
Verickamackal transferred to Andaman and Nicobar
A Verickamackal, 1988 batch AGMU cadre IAS officer, has been transferred to Andaman and Nicobar
Asim Khurana to return Gujarat
Asim Khurana, joint Secretary in the Department of Foreigners in the Ministry of Home Affairs is returning to the parent Gujarat cadre. He is 1983 batch IAS officer.
Nagaland cadre IAS goes to Bihar
The ACC has approved Inter-Cadre deputation of Abhijit Sinha, IAS(NL-00), from Nagaland cadre to Bihar for a period of five years .
Lamba gets MOS status
Being senior to Shiv Shankar Menon in IFS Special Envoy to Pakistan and Kabul S K Lamba has also been given the rank of Minister of State. He is 1966 batch IFS officer.
( We said this on February 11 )
Srivastava promoted as DG in Maharashtra
P P Srivastava, additional DGP (law and order) has been promoted to the rank of DG .1975 batch IPS officer Srivastava will now head the Maharashtra Police Housing Corporation.
Gafoor moves to ACB in Maharashtra
Former Mumbai police commissioner Hasan Gafoor has been moved from Police Housing to ACB as DG. He is 1974 batch IPS officer.
Dayal is back to Maharashtra
Sanjeev Dayal is back to Maharashtra from a year-long study leave.On return 1977 batch IPS officer Dayal will head Special Operations, a new post created after the Naxal and terror strikes.
Ashok Pal posted as DDG in UID
Ashok Pal Singh (IPOS : 1986) has been posted as DDG in UID after waving off of his cooling period by the ACC
Karan Singh appointed Proctor general
Karan Singh has been appointed Proctor General of India ( Immigrants) for a period of five years.
6 IPS officers given selection grade in MP
As many as six  IPS officers of the Madhya Pradesh cadre have been given selection grade. They are: J.P.Ahirwar Commandant 29th Battalion SAF Datia, R.K. Chaudhary Commandant 7th Battalion SAF Bhopal, J.S.Sanswal SP Vidisha, V.K.Suryawanshi SP Sagar, P.K. Mathur SP Chhatarpur & R.K.Shivhare SP Panna.
Tripathi appointed High Commissioner to Kenya
Sibabrata Tripathi, currently Joint Secretary at Headquarters has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Kenya in succession to P.S. Randhawa.
Shatrughna Singh to join PMO next month
Principal Secretary to the Uttarkhand Chief Minister ,Shatrughna Singh is joining the PMO as Joint Secretary. He is 1983 batch IAS officer.
Will Rakesh Sharma replace Shatrughna Singh ?
Rakesh Sharma is likely to succeed Shatrughna Singh as Principal Secretary to the Uttarakhand Chief Minister. He is 1981 batch IAS officer.
Powers of Mumbai Police Commissioner curtailed
The police commissioner of Mumbai will now have to report to the DGP. He will now no more be at par with the DGP.
CVC recommends prosecution of one IFS officer
The CVC has recommended prosecution of an IFS officer .
Mallick to move to Bangkok
Nagma Mohamed Mallick, Director (ERS) in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been moved to Bangkok in Place of Tanmay Lal.
Mukul Kumar of IRSS recommended to hold Jt. Secr or equivalent post
The name of Mukul Kumar, 1982 batch of Indian Railway Store Services (IRSS), has been recommended for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent under Central Staffing Scheme
ISS officer gets new posting on promotion
ISS officer T Rajeshwari, Director, NAD, CSO, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, New Delhi, has been posted as DDG, NAD, CSO, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, New Delhi.
Under Secretary post in Central Board of Film Certification vacant
One post of Under Secretary in the Central Board of Film Certification, Mumbai, is vacant. CSS officers belonging to the Under Secretary grade may apply.
Uniyal posted in Railway Board
Pramod Uniyal, HAG IRTS, has been posted in Rail Bhawan as Director (Tourism and catering ).
A K Srivastava appointed IG MoEF
AK Srivastava has been appointed as as I.G Forests in the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1980 batch who belongs to the Jammu & Kashmir cadre. At present he is posted as Joint Secretary Commission for Economical Backward Classes in  Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Undertaking required for promotion in RBI
RBI officials are in a quandary. RBI Deputy Governor KC Chakravarty has now made it mandatory for promotion seekers to give an undertaking saying that they do not have any health problem or family problem. “Who doesn’t has a health or some or the other family problem these days?”, officials ask.
Acharya is now CCIT Nashik
The Commissioner of Income Tax HS Acharya has been, in compliance of the order of CAT, PB, New Delhi, has been promoted as CCIT w.e.f. April 6, 2009, and posted as CCIT (OSD) Nashik.
IAS changes in Punjab
Ajeet Singh Pannu will now be Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar. Rahul Tiwari will be the new DC, Ludhiana.Gurkirat Kirpal Singh has been made DC, Bathinda and Inderjit Singh Sandhu is the new Additional Secretary, Finance.
Sharma is new Dy CEO J & K
Puneet Sharma, Collector, Land Acquisition, Northern Railway, Udhampur has been appointed Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Jammu .

1979 batch IPS to be DGP of Nagaland (UPDATED)
K Kire will succeed J Changkija as the new DGP of Nagaland tomorrow. He is 1979 batch IPS officer.
Pranab Mukherjee giving FICCI's award to SAIL chief (UPDATED)
Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presenting the FICCI 'Vision Corporate Triple Impact -- business performance, social and environmental action and globalization -- Award: 2008-09' to SAIL Chairman S.K. Roongta, in presence of FICCI President Harsh Pati Singhania at a function in New Delhi on February 27, 2010. SAIL was the joint winner of this award.
Ms.N Mahalakshmi is also Editor Outlook Business (UPDATED)
Ms. N Mahalakshmi has assumed additional charge as Editor,Outlook Business. She is with the group since September 2007.

CORPORATE
Anoop Prabhakar appointed Head Corporate Banking by Development Credit bank
Anoop Prabhakar has recently been appointed head corporate banking by Development Credit bank (DCB). He was earlier with the State Bank of India as General Manager in the local head office at Chennai.
Krishnan to be ED, R&D BHEL ?
R K Krishnan is likely to be appointed ED, R&D, in the BHEL.
Srivastava gets six months extension in DGH
SK Srivastava, Director (Operations), Oil India Ltd, has been asked to continue for another six months as the Director-General at the Directorate-General of Hydrocarbons (DGH).

Forum
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Mis-governance of UPA Government
Indian Oil has stop gap arrangement of Chairman that could have been entirely eliminated if the search of successor of Mr Behuria had commenced in time, suitable person selected and appointed. This mis-governance of the UPA Government is for the reasons best known to Murli Deora, Mrs Sonia Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh.
Babu Bhai Vaghela

Name of Aam Admi being misused by India Post department
Name of Aam Admi is being used by the India Post department senior officers in connection with all exaggerating, wasteful expenditure for post offices. Aam Admi Arrow Project not having social audit. No accountability to our citizens.
Aam Admi not knowing how much of public money has been spend. If there is truely clear and open public service then let the big senior officers put up complete details of all money spend in Arrow project for each and every postal office. This can be exhibit in permanent special display board in each and every post office. Aam Admi will be proud that his office has been given facelifting. 20 lacs minimum has been spend for civil and electrical work in each different office. Also additional more purchasing on computer, UPS, furniture, counters, glow sign board.
In many post offices we are having dedication function and marble stone giving name of Chief Post Master General, high dignitaries inaugurating Arrow Project building. Rest everything is being hidden behind stonewalls.
Also new counter, furniture, diesel electricity generator, computer, UPS and many hardware supplies to Arrow Project post office. MNC consultant report recommending same, identical, uniform get up for each and every post office in India is excuse for again replacing already new furniture and counter. Many computer recently only supplied in 2007 now again being replaced with new computers in 2009 for Arrow Project. Where has all the 2007 computer gone to.

Postal department under RTI can never show stock register for computer in any post office or administration office. Many offices not having record, only incomplete not up to date computer stock register for computer, printer, UPS. There is no any entry in stock register and there is no any auditing. Using RTI if Aam Admi is asking for information and registers and details of Arrow project spending and checking quality many senior officers will have problem more than Maha Chief PMG.
Vinod Kumar

Post office is the face of GoI
The humble post office is the face of the Govt. of India in the remotest areas of rural India. It has enjoyed immense faith and goodwill of people in the past-it has been celebrated in literature, films etc. The Dakiya was disseminating information not only personal but also of govt. schemes-actually s/he distributed social capital by reaching out to one and all.
The Postal Department stands amidst such a glorious past. In the name of modernisation, it should not go berserk in swindling the tax payers money. The public expects the postal department more than the others to observe austerity measures and simplicity. They often dedicate weeks in memory of Mahatma Gandhi/bring out stamps and philatelic gift items and claim to be upholding the values he desired to instill in us.
We appeal to the Postal Department to uphold uprightness and simplicity in its functioning-only then can it identify itself with folks in rural India, where 80% of its network lies. If the Department builds its orientation around service to the masses it will certainly flourish and justify its existence.
The senior officers need to be very sensitive to the working conditions of the staff working in the post office. Let the senior managers spend a day on the post office counters to begin with!
Virika

Plight of litigants
Yes it’s true but can anyone imagine the plight of the litigants, lawyers and judges at the Allahabad High Court which at present is working with only 77 judges as against sanctioned strength of 160 i.e. it is short by 83 judges and is working with below 50% of sanctioned strength.
Saumitra Dayal Singh

Selection Grade in favour of 20 IFS officers
The J&K Government released Selection Grade in favour of twenty IFS officers retrospectively vide Govt. order No. 93 FST of 2010 dated 24.01.2010. The officers included S/Sh.JB Singh, SK Sinha, RK Tiwari, Vasu Yadav, J Frankoi, MA Darzi, BK Bhagat, BL Zadoo, RS Jasrotia, VK Raina, BM Sharma, T Rabi Kumar, Sandeep Kujur, Ashwani K Gupta, MM Gupta, SK Kohli, Ashok K Gupta, AK Mishra, J Panjoo and Chaturbhuj Bahera.
Suresh Chugh

Where there is a will, there is a way !
Thank you Radhikaji for raising the issue and pointing out pertinent facts. Anybody can do any job provided they are willing to take up the challenge. Will give you one example, in Ministry of External Affairs, more than 100 Stenos/PAs/PPSs are doing jobs done by Asstt/SOs/US/DSs since the higher up officers do not have confidence in their work.
Gangadharan

It’s the result of crippled state of vigilance machinary
Arrest of MS Bali Chief Post Master General of Maharashtra by CBI while accepting bribe of Rs 2 crore and recovery of huge cash and foreign currency from his residence proves that neither there is any shame in indulging in corrupt activities nor any fear of getting caught because of virtually crippled state of vigilance machinary .
Sudhir Chopra

Marketing by SMS
We usually send lots of forwarded messages, please do send this one now. Hockey World Cup in India stating from 28th Feb. 2010. Such a big event but the media doesn't bother to spread this. "Rahul Ka Swaymvar" gives them better TRPs. Lets do it together. It is our National Game. As a true Indian, pass this message to everyone. 
V.KUMAR

Whether Delhi's other problems have been addressed ?
I know that chances of this feedback featuring on your column are quite bleak but this is a question which keeps bothering me and I needed to somehow look for some answers therefore could not hold myself in expressing itself. I was reading a news item of a costly bridge being constructed at Delhi and was wondering whether Delhi's other problems like health & housing infrastructure have been addressed that government is ready to spend so much public moneys on this bridge where an ordinary bridge could have been constructed at a lot less cost. Who decides that public money should be spend in which manner? Is it based on the whims and fancy of a politician or it is suppose to be based upon the requirements of the people who elected them? Yes India today can afford the costs of such extravagance but not without compromising on the other essential infrastructure like health and education. It is because of these misplaced priorities of our netas that the country is facing a vast divide between Bharat and India and a large part of the nation has been converted into battle zones by naxals and others. The netas take vote from Aam Admi and then work for elite and this hypocrisy is pathetic and is beyond the reach of the voters who gets swayed by sentiments not realizing the real face of our netas.
Sivarama