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Lt Gen Bikram Singh to succeed Lt Gen V K Singh
Lt Gen Bikram Singh is going to succeed Lt Gen Vijay Kumar Singh as GOC-in-C Eastern Army Command. Tie was between Lt Gen A S Lamba and Lt Gen Bikram Singh.Lt Gen V K Singh is taking over as new Army Chief.
Meena appointed Secretary Heavy Industries
B S Meena has been appointed new Secretary Heavy Industries in the Government of India. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
( We said this on March 15 )
Jaimini Sharma is Member-Secretary Tariff Commission
Jaimini Sharma has been appointed Member-Secretary of the Tariff Commission in the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on March 15 )
Siraj Hussain appointed CMD of FCI
Finally Siraj Hussain has been appointed new CMD of the FCI as CMD. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on March 15 )
Vigilance clearance of 1977 batch IAS is complete
Vigilance clearance of 1977 batch IAS officers for empanelment to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India has reportedly reached to the Department of Personnel.
When will the govt bring a bill to extend the tenure of CVC Chief ?
When will the Government of India bring a bill to extend the tenure of CVC Chief from the present four years to five years ? This topic is being hotly discussed in the bureaucratic circles since the present tenure of the CVC will come to an end in September.
Folder of 1989 batch IAS review reaches to one member
Folder of review of 1989 batch IAS officers to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India has reached to one out of the four members .
Three posts of CBDT members falling vacant this year
Three posts of CBDT members are falling vacant this year with the term of Narendra Singh, Naimuddin and SSN Murthy coming to an end in 2010.
Five Commissioners in CBEC may be elevated as Chief Commissioners
As the grapevine has it, five Commissioners in the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) may be elevated as Chief Commissioners. However, it all hinges on that as to when the UPSC will give the date for it.
Mukherjee keen to join GoI
N Mukherjee is reportedly keen to join the Government of India.1976 batch IPS officer Mukherjee is presently ADG Intelligence in the West Bengal Government.
Tenure of five Air India Functional Directors to expire
Tenure of five Air India Functional Directors is coming to an end only this year.
Cooling off period for VR seekers to be hiked
As the grapevine has it, cooling off period for seekers of voluntary retirement (VR) from services in Government jobs is going to be increased from one year to five years.
Major IAS reshuffle on cards in Madhya Pradesh
A major bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Madhya Pradesh in the last week of this month.
JNPT Chairman to go back to parent Maharashtra cadre
The Chairman of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), SS Hussain, is going back to parent Maharashtra cadre by this month end. 1976 batch IAS officer Hussain will get ACS rank in the state.
Inter-cadre deputation tenure extended
Inter-Cadre deputation tenure of Hari Krishan Paliwal from Uttar Pradesh cadre to AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh) cadre has been extended for a period of 3 years. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Srivastava gets additional charge of CPFC
Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Labour S K Srivastava has been given additional charge of the post of Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC) Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). He is 1978 batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer.
Anandrao Vishnu Patil is new PS Vilas Rao Deshmukh
Anandrao Vishnu Patil who was earlier Collector of the Nilgiris District headquartered at Ooty, on central deputation has assumed charge as private secretary (PS) to Indian Heavy Industries Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh on March 18, 2010. He is an IAS officer of the 1998 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.
( We said this on March 13 )
Rajiv Kumar Sen appointed Consultant, NIF
Rajiv Kumar Sen has been appointed as a consultant with the National Investment Fund (NIF) in Department of Disinvestments, Ministry of Finance up to January 4, 2014.He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of 1993 batch.
Sheel Bhadra appointed Assistant DG, UIDAI
Sheel Bhadra has been appointed as Assistant DG in Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI), Government of India for a five-year period. He is an IRSME officer of the 1995 batch.
Sunil Kumar Barnwal appointed as Director census operation, Jharkhand
Sunil Kumar Barnwal has been appointed as Director, census operation of Jharkhand.He is an IPS officer of 1997 batch who belongs to Jharkhand cadre.
RPF official Sharma promoted as IG
Anil Sharma, DIG (CSC/SECR), has been promoted as IG at same place. He is a RPF Police Cadre officer in Ministry of Railway
VP Joy to return to Kerala
VP Joy who was Joint Secretary Power & is currently doing nine months long APPA course in the New Delhi located Indian Institute of Public Affairs (IIPA) is likely to return Kerala next month. He is an IAS officer of 1987 batch who belongs to Kerala cadre.
Chairman JNPT to be selected on March 25, 2010
Chairman for the Mumbai based Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) will be selected on March 25, 2010.
Jyotsna Varma Ray joins ADB
Jyotsna Varma Ray has reportedly joined Asian Development Bank in Manila in the Executive Secretary's office. She is 1992 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Will 1980 batch IAS officer be Chief Secretary Tripura ?
If all goes well, Pravin Srivastava will be new Chief Secretary of Tripura on May 1.He is 1980 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.Tripura Chief Secretary Sudhir Sharma is retiring on April 30.
Sahu to move to Lucknow as Regional Director RBI
Amrendra Sahu has been moved to Lucknow as Regional Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Rahul Chhabra goes to Beijing
Minister in Indian Embassy ,Washington Rahul Chhabra has been transferred to Beijing as Counsellor.
1982 batch of IPS officers to be ADGs in Karnataka
As the grapevine has it, three IPS officers belonging to the 1982 batch in Karnataka are going to be elevated as DGs. They are: Jyoti Prakash Mirji, Jeewangaonkar & Chikkerur. However, it hinges on as to when cadre review will take place.
Sandeep Salunke’s term nearing completion
Sandeep Salunke, Director (Security), Lok Sabha Secretariat will be completing his tenure shortly. He is an IPS officer of the 1990 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Race begins for MD’s slot in CIDCO
Race has begun for the post of Managing Director (MD) in the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd(CIDCO).Present MD G S Gill is retiring on March 31.
Sen gets ACS rank in West Bengal
Sabyasachi Sen has been promoted to the rank of ACS in West Bengal. He is 1977 batch IAS officer. .
IFS Devendra Singh to head Industrial Dev Cor in Chhattisgarh
Devendra Singh has been appointed MD of the Chhattisgarh Industrial Development Corporation. He is 1988 batch IFS officer. He has replaced Rajesh Goverdhan.1986 batch IFS officer Goverdhan will now be Secretary Forests. Another IFS officer L C Pant will move as Member-Secretary of the State Planning Commission.
Ajay Sahai DG, FIEO seeks voluntary!
As the grapevine has it Ajay Sahai Director General (DG), Federation of Indian Export Organisation (FIEO) has put in his papers for voluntary retirement. Sahai is an Indian Trade Service (ITS) officer who belongs to the 1986 batch. He is already on his extended tenure.
Rakesh Garg join as Jt Secretary & FA in Food
Rakesh Garg has joined as Joint Secretary & FA in the Food Ministry of GOI. Earlier, he was Executive Director (ED) Transport in Food Corporation of India (FCI). He is an IAS officer of the 1980 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on March 9)
Indian Forest Service officers’ pay rules amended
The Central Government has decided to extend the benefit of non-functional fiancial upgradation to Indian Forest Service oficers in pay band 3 or pay band 4 or HAG scale in their respective State cadres, linked to the posting of an Indian Adminlstratlve Service officer at the Centre in that particular grade. The Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 2007 are being amended with effect from the l e t January, 2006.
Indian Police Service officers’ pay rules amended
The Central Government has decided to extend the benefit of non-functional financial upgradation to Indian Police Service officers in pay band 3 or pay band 4 or HAG scale in their respective State cadres, linked to the posting of an Indian Administrative Service officer at the Centre in that particular grade. The Indian Police Service (Pay) Rules, 2007 are being amended accordingly with effect from the 1st January, 2006.
Indian Administrative Service officers’ pay rules amended
The Central Government has decided to insert a proviso to sub-rule (2) (1) rule 3 of IAS (Pay) Rules, 2010 to provide for exemption from undergoing mandatory mid-career training in respect of those members of Service who have less than six months of service after the year in which they have been slotted to undergo Phase Ill. Phase IV or Phase V of Mid-Career Training. The Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2007 are being amended accordingly.
Air India to launch addl. Delhi-Bagdogra -Delhi Flight
India’s national air carrier National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) i.e. Air India of which CMD is Arvind Jadhav (IAS, 1978 batch –Karnataka cadre), has decided to launch additional flight from Delhi to Bagdogra and return, in addition to the existing scheduled flights. It has been decided to run with effect from April 10, 2010 to May 10, 2010 to meet the summer rush and provide more seats for government employees under the LTC plan. The schedule of this additional flight is Delhi at 10.30 am & reach Bagdogra by 12.15. It will return from Bagdogra at 1.00 pm & reach Delhi by 2.45 pm.
Shruti Singh is new DC Nawanshar in Punjab
Shruti Singh has been appointed new DC of Nawanshar in Punjab. She is 2004 batch IAS officer.
Indian Ambassador in Italy Khan is no more
Indian Ambassador to Italy, Arif Shahid Khan (IFS:1975) has passed away early on Wednesday morning, in Rome. He had served earlier as India's ambassador in Syria, deputy chief of mission in Paris and as the official spokesman of the external affairs ministry. Before he went to Rome, he was additional secretary (public diplomacy) at the MEA. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

CAT quashes order of dismissal of R&AW officer
A Bench presided over by Justice M Ramachandran has quashed the order of dismissal of Ms. Nisha Priya Bhatia, Director in R&AW. Ms. Bhatia was earlier in news for trying to commit suicide before the PM's residence and later in the CAT, when an adverse order was passed against her.

10 Dy /Asst Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise transferred

As many as 10 Deputy / Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred with immediate effect. They are A.H. Borse from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, Mohan Lal Meena from Vadodara to Delhi Customs, J Ram Babu from Hyderabad to Vizag CX, K Sangram from Hyderabad to Coimbatore CX, Ch. Jayarama Rao from Vizag Customs to Chennai, VB Deshpande from Bangalore to Mysore CX, Binod Prasad from Patna to Patna Customs(P), Mrs D. Jacinta Subba Rao from Hyderabad to Chennai CX, M.L. Sardesai from Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I and Rajesh Vasavada has been on return from deputation posted at Delhi Customs(P) to work in Legal Cell -CBEC till further orders)

Two more Asst Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise transferred

Two Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred with immediate effect they are Varinder Prabhakar from Delhi Customs(P) to Meerut CX and Chandrashekhar Vithal Kuvalekar from Nagpur CX to Bhopal CX.

Two dozen IRS (C&CE) officers promoted as Joint Commissioner

As many as 24 IRS (C&CE) officers have been promoted as Joint Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise. They are Ms. Abhilasha Mahapatra, Perumal Devaraj, Akhilesh Pandey, Prem Pal Singh, Binod Kumar Gupta, Rajesh F. Dhabre, G.M. Kamei, Rishi Goel, Jitendra Pratap Singh, S.C.Pushkarna, M. Gnanasundaram, Sheo Shankar Mahli, Maneesh Kumar, Somesh Tiwari, Ms Manisha Goel, Ms Sucheta Sreejesh Rout, Ms Manisha Saxena, Umesh Sharad Wagh, Nitin Saini, Uttamrao H. Jadhav, Pankaj Bodkhe, Ms Yamuna Devi , Parmod Kumar and Zubair Riaz Kamili.

22 Jt/Addl Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise transferred

Keeping in view the administrative exigencies, 22 Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred. They are Akhilesh Pandey from CEI Kanpur to Kolkata Customs, Binod Kumar Gupta from NACEN Vadodara to Meerut CX,GM Kamei from CBEC Delhi to Delhi CX, Jitendra Pratap Singh from DRI Mumbai to Kolkata CX, M Gnanasundaram from Systems Chennai to Ahmedabad CX, Maneesh Kumar from Dte. of Enforcement, Ahmedabad to Ahmedabad Customs, Ms. Manisha Goel from Jaipur CX to Mumbai Customs-I, Ms. Manisha Saxena from CBEC Delhi to Meerut CX, Nitin Saini from CBEC, Delhi to Delhi Customs(P) Amritsar, Pankaj Bodkhe from DRI Mumbai to Bhopal CX, Parmod Kumar from DRI Ludhiana to Chennai Customs, Perumal Devaraj from CEI Madurai to Coimbatore CX, Prem Pal Singh from Delhi CX to Jaipur CX, Rajesh F. Dhabre from CEI Mumbai to Mumbai Customs-I, Rishi Goel from Jaipur CX to Mumbai CX-I, Sheo Shankar Mahli from Patna Customs(P) to Kolkata CX, Somesh Tiwari from Bhopal CX to Lucknow CX, Ms. Sucheta Sreejesh Rout from Shillong CX & Customs to Systems Delhi, Uttamrao H. Jadhav from Mumbai Customs-II to Pune CX, Ms. Yamuna Devi from Chennai Customs to Coimbatore CX, Simmi Jain on return from deputation to Jaipur CX and Deepankar Aron from Delhi CX to DGICCE, Delhi to work as OSD in CX
Wing of Board

Two more IRS (C&CE) officers promoted as Joint Commissioner

Two IRS (C&CE) officers in the grade of Deputy Commissioner have been promoted as Joint Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise on ad-hoc basis. They are Ashok G. Shete and Subodh Dhar.

Chavan promoted as Joint Commissioner post retirement

K.R. Chavan, Deputy Commissioner of Customs-Mumbai-I (Retd.) has been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Central Excise & Customs on ad-hoc basis, notionally with effect from July 23, 2009. He will, however, not be entitled to arrears of pay and allowances and his pay will be fixed on notional basis which, in turn, would result in re-fixation of his pension.

Mahida transferred to Central Excise, Bhopal Zone

Ashok Ratilal Mahida, Additional Commissioner is hereby transferred from Central Excise, Ahmedabad Zone to Central Excise, Bhopal Zone with immediate effect for being posted against a non-sensitive charge.

Official list of Empanelment of 1976 batch IPS officers

Empanelment of 1976 batch IPS officers to the rank of DG in the Government of India has taken place.Official list says that altogather 40 officers of this batch have been empanelled. They are ;-Mssrs Jyoti Swarup Pandey, Satyavrat Bansal, Renuka Muttoo and Subhash Joshi ( Uttarakhand ) Ashok Kumar Bhan (J&K),Praveen Mahendru ( Chattisgarh) , Bharat Vir Wanchoo , Naparajit Mukherjee and K S Shankarnarayan ( WestBengal ) Deepak Swarup Gujrat ) Mahavir Singh Bali ,S P Srivastava,Atul ,Udyan Parmar, Alaxander Daniel,,Padman Singh and P C Sabarwal (, Uttar Pradesh ) M. M. Praharaj ( Orissa )K Subramanyam,. D. Shivanandan and Alaxander Daniel, ( Maharashtra ) Neeraj Kumar, V. Rajagopal ( UT ) S. K. Upadhyay (Tamil Nadu ) S P Ramesh, D. V. Guruprasad ( Karnataka) Balwinder Singh ( Andhra Pradesh) ManjariJaruhar and Rakesh Jaruhar ( Jharkhand ) ,Yashovardhan Azad and Nandan Dube ( Madhya Pradesh ) R N Gupta, Anirudh Uppal(Himachal Pradesh ) Ravindra Narayanan Ravi ( Kerala ) and Harish Chandra Meena and K J Bains ( Rajasthan ) B V Singh and Alok Joshi (Haryana) R K Shukla (MT) Latika Saran (TamilNadu).

Aaj Ki Aawaz

UP Cops are searching for the rally disrupting bees!!!
Smoking equipment has been taken on lease!!
 
Rumored that bees had on their heads ‘orange caps’!!!
Maya feels all this is the work of these SP chaps!!
 
Now UP Cops are trying to find the link between bees and SP!!!
BSP as it says ‘ Stinging Party’ is the true analogy of SP!!!
 
Maya’s not that naïve that she would have accepted the garland,
Without taking legal opinion on whether ‘into trouble garland will make her land’!
 
We seem to be missing the point….she had said UP’s got no money for aid!!
Post the stampede this statement she had made!!
 
So from where did she conjure up the money for BSP’s birthday show???
Because its said that for this show like water money did flow!!
 
Agencies should get facts about the expenditure on this rally!!!
And then question BSP on the expenditure tally!!
 
In fact the garland is like a red herring distracting us from the real ‘kharcha’!!
We are fixated with the garland and on the rally kharcha there is no charcha!
 
And BSP says garland was worth 21 lakhs and Congress says 5 crore!!!
Netas do not need to count currency and can guess value of bundles in 200 sq.ft. store!

A Congress Spokesman spoke on Pawar’s role in the price rise!!
And he was sacked from his post or you can say cut to size!!
 
Some time back this Spokesman had ridiculed Amar Singh and was given the same sack!
But then later on he was taken back!!
 
Then Congress was in desperate need of SP's support!!!
And that is why from his job kiya tha Congress ne iss Spokesman ko deport!!
  
Maybe very soon Pawar will go Amar’s way!!!
And for his actions will politically pay!!
 
Maybe a scam could make Pawar trip and then fall!!!
Iss ko ‘honni or fate’ karte hai call!!
 
After all it’s rumored that Pawar does not have a cupboard but godown full of skeletons!
Literally tonnes and tonnes!!
 
Though Pawar has noted Congress's majboori caused reaction!!!
And believe me he will take advantage of this and must have got into action!!
 
Punjab's Budget was presented by Punjab’s Finance Mantri!!
In shayri he should have said  ‘Khali khazane ka mein hoo Mantri aur Santri’!!!
 
If one goes by Junior Badal’s grandiose promises Punjab’s woes will disappear!!
Punjab going the Bihar way is today the biggest fear!!
 
A husband wife pair did Bihar in and in Punjab its a Father Son pair!!!!
And both feel its their birthright to sit on the CM's chair!!
 
Justice demands that ND Tiwari take the paternity test!!!
ND or Non Decisive Tiwari was very decisive when it came to women people say in jest!
 
NDT will demand a CBI inquiry and we know what happens when CBI steps in!!
Justice is trashed and bashed and crooks win!!!
 
Confucius says...... CBI means Crooked and Biased Investigation!!!
And sadly its the premiere investigation Agency of the Nation!!
 
Adds.... CBI is used and misused by the political establishment!!
Rather than bringing the guilty to book to let off the guilty CBI's meant!!!!

Bharat Kumar

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Nuclear Liability Bill unlikely to be passed in its present form
It is indeed heartening to note that this strange piece of legislation deeply injurious to the country’s own citizens is heading for some reform. The bill was approved by the cabinet on Nov 20, 2009. The most notable feature of the bill is the manner in which it tends to safeguard the  "operator's" (read US ) interests at the cost of the Indian citizens fundamental right to adequate compensation in case of a nuclear accident. It attempts to cap the operator's liability for compensation in case of a nuclear accident to a measly Rs 300 (or some say 500) crore rupees irrespective of the damage actually suffered by the unfortunate victims in excess of the capped amount. Even the award made by the nuclear damage claims commission set up under this bill, within the capped amount is appealable by the operator if the operator is of the view that the damage has been suffered by the victim due to his own negligence. The bill seeks to fully let the operator off the hook if the accident is attributable to ,"Grave national disaster of exceptional character, Armed conflict or act of terrorism and / or suffered due to the victim's own negligence". Imagine the scenario where an unfortunate victim has to fight the legal might of a billionaire mega corporation to get even the meagre awarded amount in case the so called operator feels that the victim has been negligent or worse still if some bogus terrorist outfit can be planted to claim responsibility.
I can argue in great detail how the framers of the draft bill have been guided through and through by the interests of some foreign  companies instead of by the interests of Indian citizens or for that matter by India's National interests. Apart from withdrawing the  draft  bill in its present form, the Government also has a duty to investigate the  real motives behind the present draft and expose those individuals who actually drafted it. It should also be investigated as to how the grave anomalies in the draft escaped the scrutiny of the cabinet when it approved the draft.
NN Ojha

Unmitigated disaster
The last experiment with regard to the appointment of Chief Statistician of India has been an unmitigated disaster for the National Statistical System. Undoubtedly, Dr. Pronab Sen is an academician par excellence, but unfortunately, by his own adminission, he lacks administrative skills and it is his own admission, again, that he spends 80% of his time handling administrative matters (and gets orders summoning his personal appearance before various Courts as a matter of routine). Further, he did not have the requisite qualification of having experience in a large scale statistical organisation (nor did a three-year on the job training help him in that behalf). Therefore, this time, as a Member of the National Statistical System, I would request the Search Committee to limit themselves to the Applicants only (Dr. Sen had not applied in the first instance, and he has refused to continue) and the twin criterion given in the Notification, that is of experience in a large scale statistical organisation and administrative experience should be strictly adhered to while selecting the next Chief Statistician of India. It is said in English that extra-ordinary situations require extra-ordinary remedies. The ills of the present National Statistical System is well known and requires an out-of-the-box thinking and a shock therapy may be due.
E. Nagachandran

Extend CBI’ jurisdiction to states
The only way to reduce corruption in India is to extend the jurisdiction of the CBI to all state governments and their employees(which includes IAS officers). This will effectively check corruption. In the absence of the same, nothing will be done.
Vijay Kumar

Price rise is a permanent problem
It can't be eclipsed by any other bill. So long as the prices are on rise, it can never get away. I don’t think, prices are going to come down in the near future. May be the present prices are going to be base rates for future.
T A Vaidyanathan

Corruption is bigger malaise than the non-performers
Government employees after all are selected based on a strenuous exercise of written examination and interview. It is the circumstances which make the Government employees non-performers like his/her deteriorating health, exploitatin by seniors, his/her not getting the timely fruits which is due to him etc. If somebody has become a non-peformer because of his health reasons, you cannot just throw him out. These days mental desease is not considered as a blot rather a medical problem, which can develop in anybody. Unhealthy people and lazy non-performers, what to talk of Government sector, exist in all walks of life you cannot just thrown them out from the society.
A Srivastava

About CSSS
As far as Sr.PPS/PPS/PSO and PS are concerned, this is Central Secretariat Stenograpahers Service. But as far as adhoc Grade C and steno D are concerned, this is Central Stenographers Dog's Service with its headquarter being DOPT.
Sumati

Dear Steno 'C' adhoc
Please don't sleep. Recent increase of Grade Pay is only to the benefit of persons who have joined recently as they are getting even fixation of pay. But, we even after 25 years of service are getting only increase in Grade pay and no benefit in fixation in pay. When it comes to posting or work we are exposed more than them. Moreover, the increase in the posts of PPS/Sr.PPS/PSO has resulted in abolishing of posts at lower level as match saving and now they are proposing to upgrade the post of PS and after this we will be left high and dry. It is high time we oppose to the existence of the posts of PPS/Sr.PPS/PSO as they are of no use to us because when we are clubbed along with them only we are exposed more than them. Instead, we should ask DOPT to increase the number of PS posts in lieu of the above three posts. And in the DOPT the seniority list of Steno D and C is in a pathetic stage and nobody bothers. Now it is for you to decide.
R Bisht

Inquire about frequent travels
Whether visits are personal or official and purposes of meeting and why frequent travels required should also be specified along with the designation of the concerned officer. Only then the whisper will be complete.
Rajkumar

Use of official car for private purpose:
I as a government officer tried to stick to no use of official car for private purpose. I admit that I failed simply for the reason that the shear time I spent travelling in bus to a market town (I am posted in a small tehsil level place) was deterrent enough because I had little time left to attend office on that day. True it is misuse but kindly consider the fact that it may lead to increase in productivity by cutting down travelling and waiting periods. It is better to allow the officers to use official vehicle up to certain kilometers for private purpose and save them from the embrassment of making false entries in the vehicle log book.(oops! I should not have said so! )
Sunil

It is unfortunate
It is unfortunate that CPO officers are feeling discriminated against, and their grievances should be looked into. At the same time, let it be said that their condition is certainly better than that of the armed forces, who have an even narrower pyramid, and less opportunities than the CPOs. An army officer becomes a brigadier in 30-35 years. CPO officers easily become DIG's in just 20 years. IPS become DIG in just 14 years, of which 2 are just training years. Earlier, before the 6th CPC, the rank of Brig was higher than DIG in pay and status, but now it has been reduced to the same, and no reduction has been made in time in service. Furthermore, no IPS officer becomes an IG in 13 years of service. Though nowadays, they can in about 16. Of which 2 years are spent only in training.
-A concerned citizen