This is a very informative and knowledgeable site about the sphere of administrative set up. But my suggestion is that please open the abbreviations as everyone may not know what it stands for. eg IFA (WNC);Ms. Vandana Srivastava (IDAS : 1978) PIFA in the office of the PIFA (Navy), New Delhi, has been posted in the office of PCDA (SWC) Jaipur.

Ravi

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Ms. Mamata Banerjee is planning to shift to Kolkata
Buoyed over overwhelming victory of the Trina Mool Congress (TMC) in civic body polls of West Bengal, Indian Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee is now contemplating to shift to Kolkata. It may be stated here that Ms. Banerjee is also founder president of the TMC.
Who will succeed Ms. Mamata Banerjee?
In the wake of a strong possibility of Indian Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee shifting to Kolkata, there is million Dollar question. Who will succeed Ms. Mamata Banerjee? is now contemplating to shift to Kolkata.
Additional Secretary Power to be from Maharashtra cadre
An Additional Secretary is being appointed in the Ministry of Power from the Maharashtra cadre.
3 IAS in fray for the slot of CMD, Punjab & Sind Bank
As many as three Sikh IAS officers are in fray for the slot of Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Punjab & Sind Bank.
Ministry for IAS CMD, HUDCO
As the grapevine has it, the Ministry has sought appointment of an IAS officer as Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO).
Laxman Das and Joshi to be Members of CBDT ?
If informed sources are to be believed two 1974 batch IRS officers Laxman Das and M C Joshi will fill the vacancy caused in the CBDT following the retirement of Narinder Singh and Shaikh Naimuddin.
Sabyasachi Hajara poised to get extension as SCI chief till Dec.2012
As the grapevine has it, Sabyasachi Hajara Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is poised to get extension in his tenure up to December 2012(i.e. while he superannuates). His five-year term as CMD of the SCI was going to end in August 2010.
Extension in tenure of B L Bagra as MD,BGML on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, B L Bagra Director (Finance)with NALCO who is the additional charge of Managing Director(MD), Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML) is going get extension.His tenure was to end sometime next week.
Ms Goel is new JS Home
Ms Rashmi Goel will be new Joint Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs. She is 1983 batch IRAS officer.
DIG CRPF moves from Chennai to Chhattisgarh
S Elango, DIG, CRPF, Chennai, has been moved to Bijapur in Chhattisgarh as DIG (Operations) .
CRPF posts new DIG in West Bengal
The CRPF has posted TN Khuntia as DIG (Operations) in West Midnapore,West Bengal.
Ms Jena is now Advisor in Planning Commission
Ms Vandana Kumari Jena presently in the cadre has been appointed as Adviser in the Planning Commission. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Planning Commission.
Cadre of IPS officer changed from TamilNadu to Haryana
Cadre of 1997 batch IPS officer of TamilNadu cadre Maheshwar Dayal has been changed to Haryana for a period of five years.
Anup Kumar Thakur appointed AS Agriculture
Anup Kumar Thaku presently in the cadre has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation in the GoI in the vacancy of Naba Kumar Das, IAS(AM-76).He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Lahiri gets one year extension
Dr. Ashok K. Lahiri Executive Director, in the Asian Development Bank has been granted extension for one more year beyond 30th June..
Inter-cadre deputation for IAS officer
Inter-Cadre deputation of Pankaj Kumar Pal has been approved for a period of three years.Manipur-Tripura cadre 2002 batch IAS officer Pal will now move to Bihar .
Meena to go MP on inter-cadre deputation
The GoI has approved inter-cadre deputation of Mohan Lal Meena from Manipur-Tripura cadre to Madhya Pradesh cadre, for a period of three years.He is 2001 batch IAS officer.
Kataria appointed AFA in Defence (Finance)
Prem Kumar Kataria has been appointed as Additional Financial Adviser (Joint Secretary level), in the Ministry of Defence (Finance). He is 1985 batch IA&AS officer.
IA&AS officer Ms. Keerti Tewari transferred
Ms. Keerti Tewari (IA&AS–1992), on expiry of her leave, is transferred and posted as Accountant General (A&E), Karnataka, Bangalore. She will relieve DJ Bhadra.
All is not well @ National Housing Bank
Normal working at the National Housing Bank (NHB) has been totally halted due to several factors. Main among them being delay in selection of its new Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD).
Deepak Mohan Spolia tipped to join GOI
Deepak Mohan Spolia Commissioner with the Delhi Administration is tipped to join Government of India (GOI) on central deputation. He is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.
Posting Orders of 1993 Batch of Indian P&T AFS issued
R.L.Jakhu, Saurabh Tiwari and Ajay Kumar, 1993 Batch officers of Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service have been posted as CCA(Haryana), DDG(LF) DOT and CCA(Delhi) respectively. 
Goutam Gupta goes to MEA Hqs
Goutam Gupta, Second Secretary in Lusaka, has been moved to the Ministry of External Affairs Head Quarters.
Shareholders of Ambani brothers to benefit
Market analysts strongly feel that share holders of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) & Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group (RADAG) will benefit from the patch up between Mukesh Ambani & his younger brother Anil Ambani.
2 in fray for Director (Commercial) RINL
As the grapevine has it, there are two candidates who are in fray for the post of Director Commercial in the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL). They are: Chand & Das (insider candidate)
12 from oil sector in fray for IOC’s top slot
As the grapevine has it, so far 12 executives of the oil sector are in fray for the slot of Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Applications are still pouring in.
NRAA's fate to be decided on June 4, 2010
The fate of PM backed NRAA is likely to be decided on  June 4, 2010 in a meeting of Committees of Secretaries to be chaired by the Cabinet Secretary. This meeting is being held on a note from Planning Commission to PMO for transfer of NRAA to Planning Commission. The role of NRAA has come up for big praise from the State Governments of UP and MP for professionalism and impartiality in handling Bundelkhand package.
P. Shankar is Member of Vigilance Advisory Council
P. Shankar, Ex-CVC, is the Member of the reconstituted Vigilance Advisory Council, first set up by the Commission in the year 2004, with persons of great eminence as its members to advise and guide the Commission from time to time in the discharge of its statutory duties.
4 Retd IAS officers in fray for Advisor in Jharkhand
As many as four retired IAS officers are in fray for the post of Adviser to Jharkhand Governor. They are: Ms,.Sushma Singh, T, Nand Kumar, G.S. Rath and P. P..Sharma.
Gujarat Government official machinery busy with Cyclone
Gujarat Government official machinery is currently busy with fighting with Cyclone  as alarm bells rang in Gujarat, as cyclone Phet intensified to a very severe cyclonic storm causing strong winds, thunderstorm and rainfall in the state.Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is reportedly personally monitoring shifting of people and relief operations.
Mishra joins Darbhanga as first City SP
Ranjeet K Mishra IPS 2007 has also joined Darbhanga as the first City SP.
Ramakrishnan appointed Director
Noted Scientist S. Ramakrishnan has been appointed Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. He has replaced M K G Nair.
1994 batch IPS promoted in Haryana
1994 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of DIG in Haryana. They are Mssrs :-Navdeep Singh Virk, Shrikant Jadhav, Kala Ramachandran, Anil Kumar, Kuldip Singh Siag, Suman Manjri, Sat Parkash and Paramjit Singh Ahlawat.
Air Vice-Marshal Reddy joins in Ahemdabad
Air Vice-Marshal P P Reddy has taken over Command of South-West Division at Ahemdabad.
Will Madhukar Gupta be Advisor in Jharkhand
Name of former Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta has also started doing the round for the post of Advisor to the Jharkhand Governor.He is retired 1971 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
Police shake-up in Maharashtra
Laxmi Gautam has been posed as district superintendent of police at Buldhana.
Other postings are Mssrs:- Rajesh Kumar Mor DCP in Pune city, F K Patil State CID in Pune. S V Trimbake CID (crime) in Pune,P M Rajkar SP in Ratnagiri, SR Shelar SP in Sindhudurg, SB Phulari, DCP in Nashik city, Vijay Chavan SID-Pune, DK Bhujbal SP (highways), BG Raikar SP Bhandara, Anil Khumbare to Mumbai, JD Supekar SRPF Solapur, VG Magar, SP, CID, Pune, RR Bansode DCP in Pune, Makrand Ranade DCP in Pune City, Mahesh Patil SP, CID, Navi Mumbai, Sanjay Jadhav DCP in Pune City, Abdur Rehman SP (Railways) Pune and Dyneshwar Chavan DCP in Pune City.
IPS changes in Uttarakhand
Anand Bharne will now be SP, Pitthoragarh. Puran Singh Rawat is given the charge of second in-charge Commandant, IRB. Ajay Rautela will be new SSP Udham Singh Nagar. SSP Udham Singh Nagar, GN Goswami has been moved to police headquarter.
Sweety Agarwal has been posted as SP Rudraprayag. Mukhtiyar Mohsin will be SP Bageshwar and Arun Mohan Joshi will be SP Uttarkashi.
Sheela Sangwan to be Additional Secretary Science and Technology
Sheela Sangwan is being appointed Additional Secretary Science and Technology in the Government of India.
Pradhan to be Additional Secretary Disinvestment
S Pradhan is being appointed Additional Secretary Disinvestment in the Government of India. He is an IRS (IT) officer.
Amit Kaushish is Additional Secretary Defence
Amit Kaushish is being appointed Additional Secretary Defence in the Government of India.
Arun Kumar to be Secretary Oil Industry Development Board
Arun Kumar is being appointed Secretary of the Oil Industry Development Board.

Three IAS promoted in CS grade in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand Infrastructure Development Commissioner Ajay Kumar Joshi, Principal Secretary Disaster Management, Social Welfare and Revenue  Sunil Kumar Muttu and Principal Secretary FRDC and Land Management Subhash Kumar have been promoted in CS grade (Rs  80,000). Joshi, Mattu & Kumar are 1977 batch IAS officer.
Dinesh Trivedi is heir apparent to Ms. Mamata Banerjee

Dinesh Trivedi Trina Mool Congress (TMC) MP from an industrial belt of Barrackpore (West Bengal) is being considered to step into shoes of Indian Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Delhi.

Who is Dinesh Trivedi?

Who is Dinesh Trivedi and what is his background? This question is hotly being discussed in different circles. Well, Dinesh Trivedi a Gujarati Kutchi industrialist and adviser of Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamta Banerjee had won parliamentary election as a TMC candidate from Barrackpore constituency in West Bengal. Trivedi had defeated his nearest rival Tarit Topdar, six-time heavyweight and the then sitting CPM MP, by more than 60,000 votes during last year’s Lok
Sabha polls. Barrackpore was considered to be the biggest strongholds of the Left front outside Kolkata. Trivedi hails from Bidada village of coastal Mandvi in Gujarat’s Kutch district was a TMC’ Rajya Sabha MP before entering into the Lok Sabha.

Ms Mukherjee is new ED PR Railway Board
Ms Chandralekha Mukherjee has been appointed ED Public Relations in the Railway Board. She is SAG/ IRTS officer.
Nayar is head CMO in Citi 
Rajiv Nayar  has been appointed Head of Capital Markets Origination for India by the Citi.
Hariprasad Babu gets Voluntary Retirement

The request of K. Hariprasad Babu, Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax (Hqrs.)(Judl.)-II, Hyderabad, for Voluntary Retirement has been accepted. Accordingly, he stands retired from service from June 6, 2010.

CORPORATE
Balyan appointed CEO of Petronet LNG
Director (HR) in the ONGC Ashok Kumar Balyan has been appointed new chief executive officer and managing director of the Petronet LNG.He is expected to take over this month end.
( We said this on June 1 )

S K Roongta retires as SAIL Chairman
S.K. Roongta has ceased to be Chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) with effect from 31.05.2010 on attaining the age of superannuation. Soiles Bhattacharya, Director (Finance), SAIL has been given additional charge of Chairman, SAIL.
Neyveli Lignite part-time directors tenure is over
Non-official Part-time Directors of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited have relinquished their Directorship w.e.f. June 01, 2010 on completion of three year tenure. They are-- (i)  Y. N. Appa Rao (ii)  Shashi Kumar (iii) Dr. Krishna Kumar (iv)  Ravindra Sharma (v) I. S. Rammohan (vi)  P.K. Choudhury (vii)  S.Sadagopan.
Hussain and Wadia appointed Additional Directors of Bombay Dyeing
Ishaat Hussain and Mr. Jeh N. Wadia of Bombay Dyeing & Mfg Co Ltd have been appointed as Additional Directors of the Company w.e.f. June 1, 2010.
Pant resigns as Aptech Ltd Director
Ashish Pant of  Aptech Ltd  has tendered his resignation from the directorship of the Company which has been accepted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on May 31, 2010.

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KMC is an exception
Not many bureaucrat are really efficient, honest, upright and above their clan interest. But KMC is an exception. He is simply outstanding and extraordinary. He is also against corrupt bureaucrats. He is doing a great service for the country. Prime Minister was 100% correct in giving him extension as cabinet secretary.
Dr J Sarkar

Much more than what meets the eye !
There is much more than what we see in the out of ordinary third extension for the Cabinet Secretary. If the last extension denied chances to toppers like Sudha Pillai, G.K.Pillai and Nandakumar, all considered to be outstanding officers, the present extension has sniffed the chance of 1973 toppers like Chawla. They just became victims of the dubious game being played by the behind the screen ‘High Command’ to bring her favourites to the crucial posts. First it was the President, then her secretary, Election Commissioner …the list is long, all once her family retainers. If my surmise goes correctly it is to help another dynasty retainer who is presently with World Bank and is expected to return in time next year. The bureaucracy is going through a very sad phase in its existence. If Indira Gandhi damaged every edifice of the constitution openly, the present is doing it with subterguge. Senior IAS officers are falling prey to this dubious game. I would have expected KMC to refuse the extension or atleast accept it to only for six months.
N Sriram

Extension to Senior Officers
Howsoever brilliant one may be, all others are not fool. Politicians would always like to see bureaucrats toeing their line and giving extensions beyond date of retirement is nothing but indirectly forcing such officers to do what they desire. There may be many who would go on writing against such undesired extensions but politicians are going to do what they like. The best way to keep both the bureaucrats and the politicians happy is to nominate the Union Cabinet Secretary, Home, Finance and Defence Secretaries for Rajya Sabha, provided they have retired from service on completion of their tenure of 2 years (i.e. without any extensions). Similarly, the Chief Secretaries of respective States also deserve to be given the option to represent their States in the Rajya Sabha, provided they have served as C.S. for more than a year. Thus, while one seat in each State and 4 seats from the Centre are not going to displace politicians, the nation would benefit with the experienced administrators being in the Parliament. This would also ensure timely promotions to deserving senior bureaucrats. Both the bureaucrats and the politicians must think on this line.
C.Singh

Leadership qualities
We are glad that Dr. Bahuguna has been chosen for the job. Since his joining in the cadre, it is noticed that he has the leadership qualities and special attributes which take a person to the top. He is the prime mover and it is because of him that the State of Tripura prospered in the forestry sector and today one of the front ranking States in term of forestry and livelihood opportunities of people.
Sanatan Talukdar

Well done Jairam Ramesh !
I on behalf of scientific community of ICFRE institutions would like to congratulate Jairam Ramesh for taking a very forward looking decision by appointing Dr VK Bahuguna as DG ICFRE . Much more than appointing him we are happy that the Minister want really progress in forestry research which is key for solving many problems in the country. It is nice to see the end of seniority syndrome in forestry research. I have not met Dr Bahuguna but have read his papers. He is the most suitable officer to be posted in ICFRE. He is dynamic, fair, knowledgeable in research. Hope he takes quick decisions to utilize the excellent infrastructure and manpower . Congratulations on behalf of ICFRE scientists.
K Singh

A good happening
Dr. Bahuguna's elevation as DG ICFRE is really a good happening in the entire Forest Fraternity. He is an outstanding Forester who had been given Queen's medal for his outstanding contribution to the sustainable development of forests and forestry practices. With vast publication of research papers on Forestry and allied activities he has full command of subjects and under his dynamic leadership ICFRE will attain new heights. Kudos to Dr.Bahuguna.
Dr Avinash Kumar Mishra IFS

Best person
I had worked with Dr VK Bahuguna 14 years ago at IIFM Bhopal as Research scholar and I found him a very analytical and incisive leader of high quality. I hope the ICFRE will do well now under his leadership
Tasimmuddin

A man of credentials !
I am a retired scientists from ICFRE and very happy to know that a man of credential has been choosen for the DG ICFRE posts. Dr VK Bahuguna is an excellent choice and I must congratylate the Ministry for recommending his name.
K P Satyanarayana

Congratulations !
Congratulations to Nandkishore on his elevcation tothe post of CGDA
G.VeeraraghVAN

Needy are not getting reservation benefit
No poor tribal or scheduled caste person is getting the benefit of reservations, only their creamy layer has been getting the benefit for the third generation now. The children of IAS officers, MPs and Ministers continue to get this benefit while the genuinely poor and down trodden amongst the STs and SCs remain where they are. The same person is selected as a Doctor first due to reservations, then that very fellow is selected as an IAS officer. This is continuing in the name of righting historical wrongs while the genuinely poor and down trodden remain mired in poverty and the rich SCs and STs hog all the benefits. Though the creamy layer is applicable to the OBCs, deliberately, it is defined in such a way that the rich and powerful amongst the OBCs are not kept out but enjoy unlimited benefits at the cost of the poor in their own category. Self aggrandisement in the name of the deprived is the name of the game! And meanwhile, the poor in the general category have no recourse, being systematically excluded from jobs, education and promotions to accommodate only the rich and powerful among the OBCs, SCs and STs.
Arjun Mallik