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A Vaidyanathan Contact-suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com>
& <mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com> Will Chawla go as High Commissionr to London ? Grapevine
has it that Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla is going to succeed Indian
High Commissioner in London Nalin Surie on August 1.Tenure of Navin Chawla is
coming to an end in the last week of July. Will
CBDT Chairman Moorthy quit ? Chairman of the CBDT S S N Moorthy
is likely to quit in case he is unceremoniously moved out of the Board. He is
believed to have conveyed his feeling to the Cabinet Secretary. 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.
Appointment of Lt Gen Singh has been announced.He will take over on March 31.
1.V.P.Baligar RM
Malla to CMD, IDBI As the grapevine has it, RM Malla - Chairman
& Managing Director (CMD) of the SIDBI, is poised to be CMD of the IDBI. Take
on CMDs of public sector banks As the grapevine has it, vigilance
clearance of those senior Executive Director (ED) level bankers has been sought
who are soon going to be elevated as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) in
different public sector banks. RK Singh in fray
for the slot of IOC in CMD As the grapevine has it, RK Singh,
Director (Refinery) in Bharat Petroleum Cotrporation Ltd (BPCL), is in fray for
the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
The post fell vacant after the exit of Sarthak Behuria on from IOC’s top
slot on February 28, 2010. Pulling strings to get
NHAI Chairman’s post Senior officials who are really powerful
are pulling up strings at various levels to get posting as the Chairman of the
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). NHAI has the budget of One lakh crore
and this is perhaps the reason that post of Chairman in the organization has become
one of the most important in the country. No decision
on Commissioner level vacancies in CVC Musharraf to return
to Pak Grapevine has it that General Pervez Musharraf will soon
return to active politics in Pakistan with the help of his loyalists in Pakistan
Army. Panda promoted as JS in MEA Sanjay
Kumar Panda, Director (EA) in MEA has recently been promoted as JS and designated
as JS(EA-II). Two names added to 1990 batch list
of empanelment While the original list of 1990 batch IAS officials
for the empanelment for the post of Joint Secretary contained 53 names, two names
were added later. They were Gujarat cadre Manoj Das and Gudey Srinivas of Orissa
cadre. Review of 1989 batch to be completed in
3-4 months Review of 1989 batch for empanelment for the post
of Joint Secretary is expected to be completed in the next three to four months. Three
in reckoning for the slot of Chairman Railway Board As the grapevine
has it, there are three incumbents who are in the reckoning as far new Chairman
Railway Board (CRB) was concerned. Present incumbent SS Khurana is due to retire
in May 2010. Raman Srivastava to go on 10 days
leave Raman Srivastava Director General (DG) BSF is going on
Medical Leave for a period of 10 days. He is an IPS officer of the 1973 batch
who belongs to the Kerala Cadre. Vishawapati Trivedi’s
presentation widely hailed Vishawapati Trivedi, Additional Secretary
and FA (Home)had given a presentation to the parliamentary standing committee
on MHA for budget grants on behalf of MHA. Senior officers like Home Secretary,
Additional Secretaries, Joint Secretaries, Directors, IB Director Rajiv Mathur
and DGs of paramilitary forces, Delhi Police Commissioner, attended meeting. The
way of presentation was appreciated by all members of the committee specially
S.S. Ahluwalia M.P (BJP), Navin Jindal M.P (INC) and D. Raja M.P (CPI). RPF
official Ray promoted as IG CS Ray, DIG (Ops-I/RPSF, Railway
Board) has been promoted as IG cum CSC(CON)/Northern Railway at New Delhi. He
is a RPF Police Cadre officer in Ministry of Railway, Government of India. Promotion
of Lt Generals next month Promotion orders of new Lt Generals
are expected to be issued next month. 94 IAS officers
to go to Duke University As many as 94 IAS officers belonging
to four batches will be going to the Duke University as part of their Phase-III
mid career training from May 19 to 29, 2010. They could not go last year due to
raging swine flue. Batches to which IAS officers belong are 1998, 1999, 2000 &
2001. Will there be an IFS as Secretary of Forests
& Wild Life? Will there an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer
as Secretary of the Department of Forests & Wild Life that is to be created
soon by splitting the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF)? This question
is being asked because last week only Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh
had announced for splitting the the MoEF into Ministries of Environment &
Forests & Wild Life. CBDT to promote CITs first As
the grapevine has it, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is first going
to promote its officers who are eligible to be promoted as Commissioners of Income
Tax (CIT). Interview for post of Member BSNL postponned In
the wake of Aloke Kaul, Chief General Manager (CGM), Maharashtra circle having
taken a stay from Delhi High Court against interviews for the post of Member (Enterprises)
in Bharat Sanchar Nigasm Ltd (BSNL),same has been postponned indefinitely. Kaul
had taken a stay because despite his having applied on time, his file had reportedly
failed to reach the PESB.
As the grapevine has it, C T
Benjamin is one of three Maharashtra cadre IAS officers who are in the reckoning
for the post of Managing Director (MD) in the City and Industrial Development
Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd(CIDCO). He is 1979 batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra
cadre. Makhijani to move Abuja Counsel
CGI in Vancouver Suresh Kumar Makhijani is moving to Abuja as Counsellor after
the retirement of C Rommel. Mudgil is number two
in the panel The PESB has reportedly put the name of D Mudgil
as number two in the panel prepared for the post of Director (Commercial) Engineering
India Ltd (EIL). Shekhar Kumar Neeraj to join Wild
Life Institute Shekhar Kumar Neeraj, Conservator of Forest (CF)
-Chennai, Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project (TAP), is poised to join the Dehradun
based Wild Life Institute as a scientist. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS)
officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre. One
Minister has PS for 15 years As the grapevine has it, one of
the Indian Ministers has an incumbent as his PS for the last 15 years. Two
IRTS to join IRCTC Two SAG/IRTS officers Narendra Pal Singh
of NER and Shivraj Singh of the WR are going to IRCTC on deputation as Group General
Manager. Srivatsa Krishna gets married in a spectacular
event One of the most eligible grooms of the IAS, the topper
of the 1994 batch, Harvard MBA, Wharton AEP, World Economic Forum Young Global
Leader for Tomorrow Awardee, got married at glittering function in Delhi yesterday.
One of the best regarded straightforward and brilliant officers, and regarded
highly in India and globally, Srivatsa married Gunjan (IAS, 2004, MH cadre). His
goodwill was evident from the luminaries, political leadership and top CEOs of
India who were present at the wedding. LK.Advani, Montek Ahluwalia, Digvijaya
Singh, Nandan Nikekani, General B.C.Khanduri, Dipak Jain, Prannoy Roy, Vikram
Chandra, Sreenivasan Jain, RK.Raghavan, SIT Team Chief, Dr.Devi Shetty, VVS.Laxman,
PNC Menon, Shekhar Gupta, Swaminathan Aiyar, . AM.Naik, Infosys Founding Team,
entire Tatas top management S.Ramadorai, .Chandra, R.Gopalakrishnan, Rajeev Gupta,
Ambika Soni, Narendra Modi, BharatBala, 24 Secretaries/ Chief Secretaries and
Additional Secretaries to Government, and a host of top most celebrities from
corporate sector, media, movie industry and government were present to bless the
couple in two functions.Talk was how much better it would have been if he had
been inside government and whether he would be joining politics next as part of
the young brigade and from which party!! Deepak
Kumar’s central deputation on the anvil The Government of
India (GOI) in the offer list has retained the name of Deepak Kumar. He is an
IPS officer of the 1994 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre. DPC
clears 19 officers of DANIP for JAG-I DPC has cleared 19 officers
of DANP for granting JAG-I (equivalent to DCP rank) in Delhi Police. They
will be promoted soon. DPC clears 30 officers of
DANIP for JAG-II DPC has cleared 30 officers of DANP for granting
JAG-II (equivalent to Addl. DCP rank) in Delhi Police. They will be promoted
soon. Ms. Nisha Singh poised to go to GOI As
the grapevine has it, Ms.Nisha Singh is poised to go to the Government of India
(GOI) on deputation. Presently she is Divisional Commissioner Shimla in Himachal
Pradesh. She is an IAS officer of 1987 batch who belongs to Himachal Pradesh cadre. Dr
Sibichen K Mathew’s book released by H.R.Bhardwaj The book
'Making People Pay: The Economic Sociology of Taxation' by Dr Sibichen K Mathew
was released by Dr H R Bharadwaj, Governor of Karnataka in the presence of T S
Krishnamurthy ex Chief Election Commissioner of India.Mrs. Prafulata Bharadwaj
launched the book blog 'http://makingpeoplepay.blogspot.com'. Dr Sibichen K Mathew
is a 1992 batch IRS Officer , working as Additional Commissioner of Income Tax
in Bangalore. He has done his PhD in Fiscal Sociology and Post graduation in Public
Policy and Management from IIM Bangalore. He was a UGC Reserach Fellow in JNU,
before joining IRS. J Vishwanath to be FA &
CAO,SWR J Vishwanath has been posted as Financial Advisor &
Chief Accounts Officer (FA & CAO) of the South Western Railways headquartered
at Hubli. Railway transfers and postings PN
Jha of SAG/IRSME has been transferred from ER on being relieved from the post
of ADRM/Sealdah to ER itself against the newly created SAG post in Mechanical
Department for operation of committee on heritage and culture, PK Saha of
Rajagopal promoted as Dy Commissioner
of Income Tax K Rajagopal, Assistant Commissioner of Income
Tax has been, in compliance of CAT Madras bench’s order, promoted to officiate
as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax w.e.f. Jan 1, 2006. Spl
exam for young officers in CPOs, CPFs and state police forces To
meet the shortfall of Police officers in the country, the Union home ministry
is learnt to have decided to ask the UPSC to hold special examinations for young
officers in Central Police Organisations (CPOs), Central Paramilitary Forces (CPFs)
and state police forces to induct them into the Indian Police Service (IPS). The
CPOs and CPFs covered under the scheme are the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and the SSB. DSPs
in state, Asst Commandants in CPOs & CPFs to get two chance in Spl exam Deputy
Superintendents of police (DSPs) in the states and Assistant Commandants in the
CPOs and CPFs will be given two chances to be recruited as Indian Police Service
(IPS) officer during the Special examination to be conducted by the UPSC to meet
the shortfall of Police officers in the country. Spl
exam for officers in CPOs, CPFs and state police forces every year Special
examinations for young officers in Central Police Organisations (CPOs), Central
Paramilitary Forces (CPFs) and state police forces to meet the shortfall of Indian
Police Service (IPS) officers will be held every year for at least seven years.
As many as 70 IPS officers will be inducted each year. File
of 1990 batch IAS officers with the Cabinet Secretary . CORPORATE V.
Shankar has been appointed by the Standard Chartered Bank as CEO, Middle East,
Africa, the Americas and Europe with effect from May 1. Lakshmi Venu, daughter of Venu
Srinivasan has been appointed Additional Director of TVS Motor Company Limited
(TVSM). Dayal is Director Eastern Region Air India Aaj
Ki Aawaz Forum
As a matter of fact I should not be
joining issues, as I am an applicant for the post of Chief Statistician of India.
But the issue of performance and accountability in the Central Government is too
close to my heart to let go this opportunity. I was also an Applicant for the
post of Chief Statistician of India when it was advertised in 2006. This time
also, I have given an action plan for the next five years, to coincide with the
tenure for the post. I have also stated that I have a detailed plan of action
also, which I will reveal at the time of my interview. I have also suggested that
I am ready to sign an MOU with the Central Government, which can very well have
penalty clauses for below par performance, for that matter even for slight deviation
from the agreed job responsibility. Will the Central Government at least time
start such a process on an experimental basis? There are quite a few Officers
in the Central Government who are capable of performing innovative things, developing
systems and delivering the goods. These Officers are generally honest too and
the demerit all these officers have, as a result of their honesty, is forthrightness,
which is not appreciated. I have a hope that the present Government may give the
honest officers like me a chance to prove that there are undoubtedly officers
in the Central Government, who can deliver. Tushar Ranjan Mohanty Chief
Statistician of India Posters should be backed by figures Posters
should please provide some figures in support of this curious assertion that "army
officers cost twice as much as any government servant". It is true that army
officers when posted in hazardous areas (and only when posted in these areas!),
are given allowances for the same, but it is patently unjustifiable to use these
as a basis of argument. Separation from family, dangerous surroundings, hazard
to life, and discomfiture of surroundings (eg living in tents, field latrines,
-30 deg weather, etc), are much worse than those small allowances compensate for.
As far as I know, IAS/IPS officers even posted anywhere in the northeast are entitled
to special hardship allowances, even if living in cities. Otherwise, Army officers
are entitled to only the same scales of pay as all other government servants,
except for a 6000 rupee MSP, which is applicable from Capt to Brig, and is small,
compared to overall salary. So how exactly is this wonderful 100% increase in
salary achieved, as claimed? Secondly, It is incorrect that officers at the age
of 44 are being promoted to Brig. Lack of vacancies ensures that officers must
accumulate at least 30 years of service before become brigadiers. Please research
facts before posting! -A concerned citizen Why delay in
promotions ? Why should there be a two year delay in the promotions
of Services vis a vis the IAS? The rule should be clear: any officer higher in
rank in the Civil Service Exam for the same year should be promoted if any officer
lower in rank in the Civil Service Exam has been promoted. If an IPS officer was
ranked 4th in the Civil Service Exam, he should be promoted if an IAS officer
ranked 197 is promoted. Why should there be such discrimination in promotion?
Vijay Kumar Through your website, I wish to place the views
of members of the IFS ( Maharashtra ) Cadre on records with respect to the notification
of IFS ( Pay ) Amendment Rules, 2010. I am referring to Note 3 under Rule 3 of
the said notification dated 3rd March, 2010, vide which, members of the service
have been extended the benefit of non functional financial upgradation vis-a-vis
the IAS officers two years or more junior to them, posted to the Centre. Earlier
notification was ambiguous in as far as the applicability of this note to the
IFS officers serving in the State was concerned. Nor had the GOI provided any
guidelines for implementation of this provision in the States. This time around,
however, the GOI has been kind to issue these Guidelines vide Circular dated 16th
March, 2010. President
IFS Association Maharashtra Recruitment of LDC and Grade 'D"
level has almost stopped The Staff Selection Commission are not able
to get desired number of Stenographers these days. The Under Secretary level officers
in the Government are working like dealing hands, doing typing work & photocopying
on their own, bringing their own water and dispatching letters. But the people
at the top level are not ready shed their share of perks - they have staff posted
under them more than the sanctioned strength, misusing the staff car (which is
allotted for only to and fro journey to office, take extra stationery and enjoy
cold drinks, tea/coffee and refreshments all at Government costs. Whenever a post
of Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary and Secretary level is created Government
for a temporary purpose it does not get abolished whenever the purpose is finished.
We are trying to make the top heavy. Saxena where are the deadwoods and whom you
would like to get first eliminated from the scenario in order to bring down government
expenditure and corruption. A Srivastava |
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