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Nehchal Sandhu to head NCTC ?
Senior most IPS officer after the Director Intelligence Bureau ,Nehchal Sandhu is likely to head the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) ,the prestigious new concept of the Government of India.1973 batch Bihar cadre IPS officer Sandhu is considered to be thorough professional in this sensitive organization. Name of Punjab DGP (J&K cadre IPS officer) P S Gill is also doing the round for the post.
Meena to be Secretary Heavy Industries !
Latest information says that B S Meena is being appointed new Secretary Heavy Industries. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Jaimini Sharma to join Tariff Commission
Jaimini Sharma is joining the Tariff Commission in the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Siraj Hussain to be CMD of FCI
Finally Siraj Hussain is likely to join the FCI as CMD. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
PS Gill empanelled as DG in GoI
PS Gill, DGP of Punjab, has been empanelled as DG in GoI during the review. He is 1974 batch IPS official of J&K cadre.
Post of CEPF Commissioner to be downgraded
If insiders are to be believed, post of Central Employees Profident Fund Commissioner is being downgraded to the rank of Additional Secretary. Earlier a panel of three names of the rank of Secretary had been sent to the CS.
P D Meena to join GoI
Principal Secretary PWD in Madhya Pradesh P D Meena is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. He is 1980 batch IAS officer. Orders to this effect have been issued.
List of 1990 IAS empanelment delayed
As the grapevine has it empanelment list of IAS officers belonging to the 1990 batch has been delayed.
21 IAS officers of 1989 batch short-listed for review
As many as 21 IAS officers of 1989 batch have reportedly been short-listed for review process for promotion at Joint Secretary level. As it is there is an unrest in 1989 batch IAS officers due to selection of fewer officers whose cases were considered in the last selection process.
Official note stalls appointment of Yogesh Agrawal ?
An official note pertaining to the appointment of IDBI CMD Yogesh Agrawal has reportedly stalled his appointment as Chairman of the Pension Regulatory Authority. The note reportedly said that Yogesh Agrawal who is number two in the panel can not be appointed to the post. Name of Secretary Surface Transport Brahm Butt is said to be number one in the panel.
Garg appointed JS Food and Public Distribution
Rakesh Garg has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Food and Public Distribution. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on March,9 )
Vijay Kumar is new JS Rural Development in GoI
Vijay Kumar Thallam has been appointed new Joint Secretary, in the Department of Rural Development in the Government of India. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on February 17 )
Gillani gets two years extension in CBI
Deputation tenure of S.J.M. Gillani as DIG in the CBI has been extended for further two years upto March,20,2010.He is 1994 batch IPS officer of J & K cadre.
Jain to return to Rajasthan
DIG in the CBI, D C Jain, is returning to the parent Rajasthan cadre.1991 batch IPS officer was DIG in the CBI.
Srivastava promoted as IG in RPF
Anoop Srivastava DIG ( Admn/Railway Board, New Delhi) has been promoted as IG at same place. He is a RPF Police Cadre officer in Ministry of Railway,
Ahmed moves from CBI to NCRB
Zaki Ahmed DIG in the CBI is moving to the National Crime Records Bureau on lateral shift basis. He is 1993 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Inter-Cadre transfer of IPS officer Katoch
The Government of India has approved Inter cadre transfer of Ms. Rohini Katoch, from Jharkhand to Karnataka. She is 2008 batch IPS officer.
Rajeev Sharma to join CBI
Rajeev Kumar Sharma has been appointed DIG CBI. He is 1990 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
( We said this on March 9 )
Arunachalam appointed DIG CBI
S Arunachalam has been appointed DIG in the CBI. He is 1993 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
( We said this on March 10 )
Verma to join CBI
G K Verma has been appointed as SP in the CBI . He is 2001 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre.
( We said this on March 11 )
Rastogi appointed as SP CBI
Santosh Rastogi has been appointed as SP CBI.. He is 1994 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
( We said this in the morning )
Jha to join CBI as DIG
Sunil Kumar Jha has been appointed DIG CBI.He is 1993 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
Jalal to join CBI
Asif Jalal has been appointed SP in the CBI. He is 2002 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
V K Singh to join CBI
Vijay Kumar Singh has been appointed SP in the CBI. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Parimal Rai to join GOI after Commonwealth Games
As the grapevine has it, Parimal Rai - Chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), will join Government of India (GOI) on central deputation after Common Wealth Games (CWG) to be held in Delhi in October 2010. He is an IAS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
DS Malik is ADG, DAVP
DS Malik who so far was in All India Radio has assumed the charge as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP). He is 1984 batch Indian Information Service (ISS) officer.
Ms. Anjali Prasad in the run for slot of Ambassador in WTO
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Anjali Prasad, Joint Secretary in Ministry of Indian Policy and Planning, is in the run for the vacant post of Ambassador in the World Trade Organization (WTO). She is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand Cadre.
Tarun Kumar Jajoria to be Dy.Secretary Shipping
As the grapevine has it Tarun Kumar Jajoria an IDAS officer of the 1997 batch is poised to be new Secretary Shipping.
Women reservation bill puts price rise on back burner
The passage of Women reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha has eclipsed issue of soaring prices.
14 DIGs elevated as IGs in RPF
As many as 14 DIGs of Railway Protection Force (RPF) have been promoted to IGs post.
Jacob Thomas gets Additional charge in Kerala
Jacob Thomas, Director Ports to the Kerala Government, has been given additional charge of Managing Director (MD) of the Kerala Shipping & Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC). He is an IPS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.
Mahim Swamy promoted as IG in RPF
Mahim Swamy who was so far DIG, RPF Jabalpur has been promoted as IG at same place. He is a RPF Police Cadre officer in Railway Ministry, Government of India.
(We said it in September 2009)
Rathna Kumar selected for appointment as as Assistant Director General UIDAI
On his selection for appointment as Assistant Director General in Regional Office, Hyderabad, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) under the Planning Commission, New Delhi, the services of K Deva Rathna Kumar, Additional CIT, Range III, Chennai, are placed at the disposal of UIDAI for a period of three years or till further orders.
Who will be Member of CBDT ? (6) P P Srivastava
Name of P P Srivastava is being considered for the post of Member CBDT..1974 batch IRS officer Srivastava retires on 1 January,2012.
Many in fray for the slot of NPCIL’s CMD
As the grapevine has it, there are many contenders who are in fray for the slot of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). Dr. S.K. Jain NPCIL’s CMD is due to retire in May 2010.
Tie between 2 for the post of CVO, NHAI
As the grapevine has it there is tie between two officers for the Joint Secretary level post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). They are: Alok Prasad IPS (1984 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre) & Rajeshwar Rao IAS (1988 batch, Manipur-Tripura cadre).
PK Pant joins ICFRE as Assistant DG
PK Pant on central deputation has assumed the charge as Assistant Director General (DG) of the Dehradun based Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1986 batch who belongs to the Manipur-Tripura (M –T)  cadre.
Justice Nirmal Singh is Member CAT
Former Judge of the J & K High Court Justice Nirmal Singh has been appointed Judicial Member of the CAT.
IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh
There is IAS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh.S P Singh has been appointed Principal Secretary (Transport). K Ratna Prabha will now be the new Principal Secretary (IT and Communication). Rama Shankar Naik will be Collector Kurnool district. Mukesh Kumar Meena is new MD of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh. Vani Mohan has been made as Director of Youth Services. Syed Omar Jaleel will be new Director of Backward Classes Welfare, Hyderabad. M C Pargain will be new Special Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board .
Deputation tenure of Bhullar extended
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for the extension of Central deputation tenure of i B.S. Bhullar, IAS(UP:86), Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs for a period upto completion of 50th Training Programme on Defence/Internal Security at National Defence College, New Delhi.
Rajiv Empanelled in GoI
ADG in the SSB Rajiv has been empanelled to the rank of DG in the Government of India. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
CAT rejects petition of IPS officer
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has rejected a petition  of R Nataraj, challenging the appointment of Letika Saran as DGP of Tamil Nadu .
Two IT officials put on compulsory wait
Two IT officials Sukhveer Singh Choudhary and Purshottam Tripuri have been put on compulsory wait with the CCIT (CCA), Kolkata, and CCIT (CCA) , Delhi respectively.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

No rollback in fuel prices or inflation but a rollback in the austerity drive!!
Seems for UPA people are dead and only to ‘its own’ or Netas it is alive!!!!
 
Now Mantirs can travel Business Class and enjoy 5/7 Star Hospitality … officially!!
Though during the austerity drive they were still enjoying these unofficially!!
 
Seems the message reached Sonia and Mohna!!
‘What use is power if we cannot enjoy the perks’ was the ronna dohna!!
 
If Faroukh Abdullah is so used to traveling Business Class (BC)!!
He should travel BC but shell out the difference in Fare between BC and Cattle Class!!
 
Many would agree with me that let the austerity measures stay!!
And if Mantris want to splurge from their pockets let them pay!!!
 
Though some would say that even if they pay from their pockets we’ll be paying!!
‘They have their hands in our pockets’ what an apt saying???
 
Didn’t Mayawathi say her Sarkaar was broke… so broke it could not provide relief?
‘UP Sarkaar has no money for us but it has money for statues’ people lament in grief!
 
Post the stampede at an Ashram in which many lives were lost!!!!
Maya had said ‘ UP is broke and so Centre should bear the relief cost’!!
 
Now she’s spending crores on BSP's 25th Birthday rally!!!
In view of her 'UP's a pauper' statement this rally is like a gaali (abuse)!!
 
Maya wants to dent the inroads she envisages Sonia’s made via the Women’s Bill!!
Addressing her vote bank she says ‘ Despite the bill you will not get empowered still!
 
Moili says Women’s Bill will be passed in its present form!!!
Moili kyon karr raha hai misinform!!
 
Sonia and her think tank are burning the night oil on how to tweak the Bill!!
And make Laloo and Mulayam swallow what they see as bitterest pill!!
 
Because apart from quota in quota they are demanding both are MCP’s to the core!
And then the rotation of this constituencies has also got them sore!!
 
Mulayam is worried that in due course in LS males will be a minority!!
And it’s the Women who will be in a majority!!!
 
Bill should be tweaked to ensure Netas do not slip in their wives as seat warmers!!
Because in fact this has been one of the biggest harmers!!
 
Like Laloo slipped in Rabdi and both drove Bihar into the ground!!
If the Bill goes through in its present form then in due course many Rabdi-Laloo cases will be found!!
 
If Netas can fib their way out after being caught red handed then why not Godmen who are fake???
Swami caught red handed in a sex racket has now his take!!
 
He says he was experimenting with sex...... his, hers or the bed's capability!!!
Or maybe he was testing all three's ability!!
 
Confucius says.... in a Nation where people fib their way out despite irrefutable proof!
You can say 'depravity and shamelessness' have in this Nation hit the roof!!
 
Adds... Our Netas make a statement in camera glare and then deny having made it!!
When this happens in slang they say..... take it goo ne fan ko kiya hai hit!
 
Flash..... Maya and the currency garland she got has got tongues wagging!!
Under the weight of the currency Maya was literally sagging!!

Bharat Kumar

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Integrity then will look after itself
If the Cabinet Secretary is really serious with respect to 'Integrity' et al, and he really means business in protecting the integrity, at least in the civil services, the one very small thing he has to do is call all criminal cases pending against them for want of prosecution sanction by the Appointing Authority and give permission to put up these cases in the respective court. Let the court decide, which is its legitimate duty. Most of these case belong to the Corruption Act, and have been investigated by elite agencies like the CBI, Anti Corruption Bureaux etc. A similar action is needed to be taken at the provincial level by the Chief Ministers. Integrity, then, will look after itself.
G S Mathur

Strengthen accountability structures
My second suggestion for curbing corruption in the Government offices would be to strengthen accountability structures within the government. As on today the system literally is helpless against both the corrupt or non-performing. The chances of a corrupt officers being penalized are extremely low both because of the undue influence that he may wield and because of the tedious nature of departmental proceedings. Consequently there is more encouragement for the corrupt in the current system and since the money that he/she earns is so large that he/she may not be bothered for possible disciplinary action by the department.
The non-performing officers also thrive on the same platform as the system has literally no punishment for non-performers. Therefore the officers who may be honest but non-performers are also no good. Infect such non-performers often lead to perpetration of corruption as often administrators are faced with a choice of choosing a non-performing but honest officers and performing but dishonest one tend to choose later for at-least ensuring the delivery of results.
Hence to weed out both the non-performers and corrupt from the system it is imperative that a strong accountability structure is created which can take swift action against all elements be it non-performers or the corrupt.
The steps could be to create public accountability board for AIS and Group A Officers and departmental accountability boards for the rest of staff. These boards may comprise of judicial and administrative members and would be empowered to appoint inquiry officers and monitor inquiries. Punishment may be awarded by the disciplinary authority based on the findings of the board. The whole process of inquiry shall be completed in a time bound fashion. No extension whatsoever may be permissible in completion of inquiries.
A national law on the pattern of Bihar Act be passed to recover the wealth earned through ill-gotten means once the inquiry has proved the facts of corruption.
Similarly the non-performers must be weeded out of system and there should not be any space of arrogant feudal style of management in the new urbane India.
These are just stray thoughts but a collective thinking on this forum can definitely help to create a systemic response against the corruption and corrupt.
MB

PC to allow home ministry employees flexi-hours
As per recent news paper clipping, Home Minister P. Chidambaram is going to introduce flexi-hours for employees in his ministry. According to the news item Attendance norms will be relaxed, so long as employees put in 40 hours a week.

Under the new norms, officials stuck in Delhi’s peak hour traffic jams will be excused if they are late by 30 minutes. Occasionally, they can also cite social obligations or doctor consultation and come late by two hours or leave two hours early.

But they will have to make up for the lost time, preferably on the same day and in any case, in the same week.

“The duration of late coming/early departure is to be compensated by devoting such extra hours of work so as to ensure the 40-hour work schedule for the entire week is maintained,” Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said.

it is also learnt that fresh instructions were issued on representations from home ministry officials who met him last week. They are understood to have pointed out the practical problems faced by staff members due to the biometric attendance system installed last September.

Central government offices have a 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. schedule with an half-an-hour lunch break in between.

News paper report further explained that
“We had pointed if an official had to take a family member to the doctor, there was no way he, or she, could reach by 9 p.m. since CGHS dispensaries open at 7.30 a.m,” an home ministry official familiar with the representation said.

While I welcome the decision of Home Ministry on this score, I request all the Central Government Ministries/Departments to implement the decision of Home Ministry in all their offices with immediate effect as it is well known to all that central government establishments donot maintain punctuality at all. So, when the employees are paid from Government exchequer, money should not go waste. Late attendance and early departure on regular measure not only the affects the work of the office, but it also contributes to the loss of mandays. So, I suggest introduce the system of card punching in all the establishments of Central Government with immediate effect, which will benefit all.
Ajay Prasad

No problem with shortage of IAS officers in Orissa
There is no problem with shortage of IAS officers in Orissa. In Orissa the IAS officers are in extremes i.e. either the IAS officers are very efficient to handle any number of Departments or quite inefficient to handle any department which is evident from the fact that there are few IAS officers get full pay but no work is given to them and a few with more than one Department.
Subasis Mishra

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Another RTI in the offing in Pakistan
The way a section of the political class in Pakistan is attempting for deepening the roots of democratic system against all odds deserves to be taken note of. The PCCR headed by senator Reza Rabbani has proposed another land mark amendment to Article 6 of their Constitution whereby not only the plotters and executors of a coup against the lawful government of the day but also the members of judiciary validating such coups, e.g. in the name of law of necessity (as was done to validate the coups by Ziaul Haq and Pervez Musharraf) shall be liable to face trial for a cognizable offence. One has to wait and watch to what extent these efforts succeed.
NN Ojhas

Undercurrents in CPOs
It is High time the government should realise the problems and undercurrents in CPOs and enquire into the system of their command.
Saumya

Gross misuse of office car facility
I totally agree with the comments on gross misuse of office car facility. As the misuse is so rampant that that it can also lead to savings in the country's oil subsidy bill, less choking of our roads, energy conservation, in the cleaning of the environment and the side business of staff car drivers.
A Srivastava

Should Petroleum sector adopt Public Sector bank style of selecting chiefs?
The emphatic answer is NO as it has great potential for corruption at bureaucratic and political level for granting particular PSU job to the selected officer.
Babubhai Vaghela ,Ahemdabad

RTI

This judgment will be very helpful as it would save officers from a lot of harassment. Thanks for selecting the order.
Anupama Shukla

Make vehicle private property after five years
The best way to curb misuse of government vehicles is to order that the vehicle will become the private property of the officer after 5 years of use, official and non-official. You will then see a miracle taking place before your eyes! This was done by Nagaland government and it stopped all misuse and the vehicles were maintained in pristine condition by the officers. Naturally!!!
D Choudhury