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Sunil Mitra is new Secretary Revenue
Secretary Disinvestment Sunil Mitra has been appointed new Secretary Revenue.He is 1975 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
( We said this on December 1 and again on January11)
Sumit Bose is new Secretary Disinvestment (UPDATED)
Sumit Bose has been appointed Secretary Disinvestment in the Government of India .He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
B K Sinha is new Secretary RD in GoI
B K Sinha has been appointed new Secretary Rural Debvelopment in the Government of India. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
( We said this on January 4 )
Mathew to go Hyderabad
C K Mathew will succeed B K Sinha as Director General (DG) in Hyderbad located National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD).  He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Mangotra to move Commerce Ministry
K A Mangotra is moving to Commerce Ministry as Additional Secretary. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Yerma to be AS and FA food
D.D. Verma is moving to Food Ministry as Additional Secretary and FA.He is 1978 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
AC Mahajan ahead in race for the Vigilance Commissioner’s post
As the grapevine has it, the name of AC Mahajan, CMD, Canara Bank, tops the ladder of contenders for the Vigilance Commissioner’s post.
TCA Ranganathan soon to be new CMD, Exim Bank
As the grapevine has it, TCA Ranganathan is very soon going to be appointed as next Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Exim Bank. Presently, he is Chief General Manager (CGM) of Gujarat circle with posting in Ahmedabad.
(We said this on December 9, 2009)
Meeting to select Chairman Prasar Bharti today
Meeting to select new Chairman and three Members of the Prasar Bharti is taking place on Friday in Vice-President’s House.
Shiv Shankar Menon is new NSA
Shiv Shankar Menon former Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has been appointed as new National Security Advisor (NSA). M.K.Narayanan who has now been appointed Governor, West Bengal, so far occupied the slot. Menon is a retired Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1972 batch. He is rated as an excellent Diplomat.
(We said this last week)
Dr. Gautam Sengupta is new DG, ASI
Dr. Gautam Sengupta has assumed the charge as new Director General (DG) of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Hitherto, he was heading state Archaeology of the West Bengal Government.
K.N Srivastava is Additional Secretary & FA, MEA
Finally K.N Srivastava has taken the charge of Additional Secretary & FA in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Hitherto he was Director General (DG) of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre.
(We said this on August 12, 2009)
G.K Parmar’s central deputation on the anvil
The Government of India (GOI) has retained the name of G.K. Parmar in the offer list. He is an IPS officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre.
Amit Jain to join Laxmikumaran group
As the grapevine has it, Amit Jain, an Additional Commissioner with Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) , who belongs to the category of jewellery appraiser & has sought voluntary retirement is going to join the Laxmikumaran group.
Deputy Accountant General promoted
RK Mehta, Deputy Accountant General (Ad-hoc) in the office of Accountant General (Commercial & Receipt Audit), Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, has been promoted and posted as Deputy Accountant General in the same office.
Sarvesh Kaushal is now PS IT in Punjab
Sarvesh Kaushal has been appointed Principal Secretary Information Technology in Punjab. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.He will continue to hold charge of Member-Secretary Women Commission.
ISS officer gets new posting on promotion
ISS Officer Mukat Singh, Director, Directorate General of Resettlement, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, on being promoted to SAG has been posted as DDG, Office of RGI, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.
PP Sahu is number two in Panel of Director (Services ) Balmer Lawrie !
P P Sahu has reportedly been put number two in the panel for the post of Director (Services) of the Balmer Lawrie & Co.
IFS officer is Director in HRD
Atul Janardhan Sirsikarhrd  has joined as Director HigherEducation in the Department of HRD. He is 1994 batch IFS officer of Haryana cadre.
Two lawyers to be HC judges in Rasjasthan
As the grapevine has it, names of two advocates have been shortlisted for scrutiny so as to be elevated for High Court judges in Rajasthan. They are: Sandeep Mehta & Vineet Mathur.
CBI faces dearth of staff
The CBI is facing a dearth of staff. As many as 157 posts of Deputy Superintendent of Police rank and 105 Inspector rank officers are to required in CBI immediately
Mukesh Rohatagi joins Bharat Forge
Mukesh Rohatagi, ex Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of Engineers India Ltd (EIL), has joined the Bharat Forge group. He will be looking after the said company’s Delhi based Global design & Engineering centre.
Govt. dithers over Sarthak Behuria’s extension as IOC chief
Uncertainty lingers over extension to Sarthak Behuria, Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), whose term is coming to an end in February 2010.Behuria will superannuate in the year 2012.
Who will be Chairman of KERC ?
Who will be new Chairman of the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC)? .Names of IAS officer M R Sreenivasa Murthy and Retired Judge A Ramasamy are in circulation.
MHA may agree to give more IPS officers to Delhi police force
Concerned over the shortage of officers, Ministry of Home Affairs may soon give its nod for increasing the strength of Indian Police Services (IPS) officers in Delhi police force which has recently requested the Ministry in this connection in view of the ensuing Commonwealth Games and the complexity in dealing with law and order in the national capital. Currently, about 50 IPS officers of the level of Assistant Commissioners of Police to Special Commissioners of Police are working with different departments of Delhi Police.
Over 16,000 govt employees waiting for accommodation
Over 16,000 employees of central government are waiting for government accommodation as on date.
Rajiv Yadav is Member Administration in NHAI

Rajiv Yadav has joined as Member (Administration) in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on January 21, 2010. He is an IAS officer of 1981 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on January 20, 2010)
Sood appointed CVO Mazagon Dock Ltd
 Sanjeev Sood, has been appointed  IRSEE(85) as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai. He is 1985 batch IRSEE officer.
Bharat Chaturvedi  is now GM Commonwealth Games
Air India Management has appointed Bharat Chaturvedi as General Manager for Commonwealth Games.
GoI rejects extension
The GoI has rejected the proposal of the Department of AYUSH for the extension of Central deputation tenure of  B. Anand,IAS(TN-87), Joint Secretary in that Department beyond  January 30.
Singh appointed CVO of Jute Corporation
Sanjay Kumar Singh has been appointed as Chief Vigilancer Officer in the Jute Corporation of India, Kolkata. He is 1992 batch IDAS officer.
Dr Kaur to join Commonwealth Games Organising Committee
Dr M S Gurjot Kaur has been appointed ADG (Procurement) to the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games. She is 1985 batch IDAS officer.
Rameshram Mishra is new Secretary to Tamil Nadu Governor
Rameshram Mishra, IAS, Principal Secretary /Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation Limited has been transferred to Secretary to Governor vice Hans Raj Verma.
Meet on Ports underway in Mumbai
Two day national meet on major & non major ports to discuss different issues began at Grand Hyatt Mumbai on January 21, 2010 with key note address by GOI's Shipping Secretary K.Mohandas.
Rajpal to move to Panama
Third Secretary in Madrid, Rajpal Hitesh Jogenderlal, is going to Panama in April.
 Sunil Chopra is president of IRS officers association
Sunil Chopra has been unanimously elected as President of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers association. Other office bearers who too were elected unanimously were: Vice-President- S.K. Singh, General Secretary – Amitabh Kumar, Treasurer – Sambit Tripathy, Joint General Secretaries – Ramesh Chander, Praveen Siddarth and Vimal Anand, Members – Milap Jain, Kalyan Anand, Siddarth Pradhan, P.K. Kedia, Gunjan Prasad, D.N. Kar, S.K. Mishra, Navneet Manohar and Nikhil Verma.

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Jai Pal Singh is  new Member CEA
Dr Jai Pal Singh has been appointed Member (Economic and Commercial) of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). He is 1983 batch IDAS officer.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Sharad Pawar indulges in price rise astrology!!!
It’s more like sending a signal to the nefarious lot is my analogy!!!
 
He’s talked up inflation!!!!
Because it’s well known this inflation is his creation!!
 
However, ask him when will prices fall????
And he’ll say I’m not an astrologer who can on this question take a call!!!
 
Mohna’s statement that price rise is to benefit Kisans has proven to be jhoot!!!
It’s the Middleman and retailer who are raking in ‘the loot’!!!
 
Aloos  are bought at Rs. 3/kg from the Kisan!!!
And middlemen and retailers make the price touch the aasman!!
 
They say wholesale Dal prices have come down,
But Dals are still being sold at the old high prices in every village, City and town!!
 
Pranab Da says Sarkaar has its eye on the prices …… what a fib?????
To get out of a tight corner using talk that you can say is glib!!!
 
Sonia worries about the price rise as she sips imported Coffee and eats a fruit  cake!!!
She’s given up eating Truffle Cake for the Aam Aadmi’s sake!!!
 
Mohna nowadays puts less milk in his chai!!!!
That’s to show his solidarity with the Public’s ‘price rise caused hai’!!
 
Pranab Da nowadays eats after a sumptuous meal less sandesh!!!!
He forgot to add his, Sonia's and Mohna's sacrifice with his ‘got our eye on the price rise’ sandesh!!
 
Who do these people think they are kidding????
They know the prices are doing Pawar’s bidding!!!
 
They know because of numerical compulsions they cannot do a thing!!!
At least with these ‘we have an eye on the prices’ kind of statement math karro hum ko sting!
 
Pawar thumbs his nose at Congress and at us too!!!!!
His body language says ‘ I’ll do what I want to do’!!!!
 
‘Overfed’ Ghadkari protesting food rise!!!
Getting an overfed looking guy to protest food price rise sure is unwise!!
 
The BJP Leaders went to PMO to protest the price rise!!
And the gleeful looks on their faces looked like they’d got a prize!!!
 
No seriousness ….. what a pathetic bunch!!!!
I’m sure they were guffawing as they exchanged notes on what they ate for lunch!
 
It was a token protest ….. nothing more or less!!!!
You think they care about this price rise mess?????
 
I feel cricket cannot be above the interests of the Nation and so Pakis have been kept out!!
Aussie players playing IPL should be cold shouldered by Indians without a doubt!!
 
Make them feel the way they make Indian’s feel Down Under in Ku Klux land!!!
Start the cold shouldering after in India they land!!!
 
Indian immigration and custom clearance for them should work at a snail’s pace!!!
And all those dealing with them should show anger on their face!!!
 
Hotels they stay in should show ‘ hospitality for you is perforce’!!!
The message to them should be ‘ to serve you literally apne aap ko karr rahe hai force’!!!!
 
Crowds should boo them and let them know they are unwelcome!!!
Let them know ‘we did not want you to come’!!!
 
Confucius adds…. How can one be sporting with people who are racists to the core!!
Chalo don’t respond with tit for tat but at least show them that with them you are sore!!
 
Adds... civilized way of protesting!!!
To tell them what's happening in Ku Klux Land with Indians we Indians are destesting!

Bharat Kumar

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Employees' union is not strong enough
The reason behind this is that the LDC/UDC's employees' union is not strong enough and therefore their grievances always remain unheard or go to deaf ears.  The Government should not forget that this grade is the backbone of the entire Secretariat.
Sasi
Grade pay of LDC/UDC be at least 2400/3600
SSC conduct exams for LDC(minimum qualification High School) whereas the statistic tells that 99% Graduate/Post Graduate are selected due to higher degree of competition.  The LDCs have should also be recognized after all being feeder cadre to S.O/Under Secretary they are going to serve the Govt at middle level management.  The 6cpc has demoralized the LDC/UDC a lot. The Govt. is getting without effort Graduate/Post Graduate in LDC position in the name of higher competition. This should be taken care at least. The Grade pay of LDC/UDC must be at least 2400/3600 at least.
Pawan
Who is Dhiru Bhai Ambani of Gujrat ?
During my last visit to Ahemdabad on 9-10 Jan 2010,reply to my question "Who is Dhiru Bhai Ambani of Gujrat or Ahemdabad" came Adani as against my expectation Karsan Patel. So he is already Dhirubhai of Gujarat and in the making of same for this great country.Only thing to see is how fast it happens.I desire to meet him at his convenience.
D Singhai