Why don't you organize the things sector/industry wise, it will be more crisp and easy to go through. No doubt a good effort to keep us updated!
S Aftab

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Two new appointments-one by PM and other by Madam
Two major appointments in the country are to be made-Cabinet Secretary and Member Election Commission. One thing is certain appointment of the new Cabinet Secretary will be made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other appointment of political significance will be done by Congress Chief Madam Sonia Gandhi.
Will Pulok Chaterji be Member of Election Commission ?
Pulok Chaterji is likely to be appointed new Member of the Election Commission after the retirement of Naveen Chawla on July 30. S Y Qurashi will succeed Naveen Chawla. When Qurashi retires on June 11,2012, another Member V S Sampat will become Chief Election Commissioner and then ----- ?
Vivek Rai to be DGFT ?
If all goes well Vivek Rai will be new Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT).He is 1978 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Top 10 IPS officers of BS Yedyurappa
1.Shankar M Bidari Commissioner of Police Bangalore
2. Jyoti Prakash Mirji head Intelligence
3. A.K.Singh DGP
4.Dr  Guru Prasad
5.N.Achyut Rao
6.A.R. Infant
7. Bipin Gopalakrishna
8.H C.Kishor Chandra
9. Praveen Sood
10.T.Sunil Kumar
Sudesh Kunmar in race for CRB’s slot
As the grapevine has it, Sudesh Kumar is one of the contenders as far new Chairman Railway Board (CRB) was concerned. Present incumbent S.S.Khurana is due to retire in May 2010. However, sources in the Ministry say that he has no backing.
Anup Chandra Pandey to join GoI
Dr Anup Chandra Pandey is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary Labour.He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Arun Kaul  to be CMD, UCO Bank
As the grapevine has it, Arun Kaul is poised to be Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) UCO Bank once present CMD AK Goel retires. Presently Kaul is Executive Director (ED) in the Central Bank of India (CBI).
Samirendra Chatterjee is Commissioner; PFC
Samirendra Chatterjee who so far was Member Secretary in National Commission for Women (NCW) has been appointed as Commissioner Central Provident Fund Commissioner (PFC). He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Assam Meghalaya cadre.
55 names in 1990 batch empanelment list
List of 1990 batch IAS officials for being empanelled to the post of Joint Secretary contains 55 names.
Raghu Menon elected Chairman
Raghu Menon, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India was elected as Chairman of the Inter-Governmental Council of the International Programme for Development of Communication (IPDC). This is for the first time in the history of IPDC that a developing country will be in the chair of the Inter-Governmental Council of the IPDC. Since its inception, the Chairmanship had always remained with developed countries. The candidature of the India, endorsed by Asia Pacific Regional Group and supported by countries from Africa, Arab and Lain American Region, won the election with 23 out of 37 votes against Switzerland who got 14 votes. The Inter-Governmental Council of the IPDC was established in 1980 and implements national, regional and inter-regional projects in the areas of promotion of freedom of expression and media pluralism, development of community media, capacity building and promotion of international partnership.
Indevar Pandey to join West cadre
Indevar Pandey who was Secretary to former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on completion of APPA course in the New Delhi located Indian Institute of Public Affairs (IIPA) will be joining his parent cadre soon. He is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch .
Vijay Kumar to join CBI as SP
Vijay Kumar has been appointed as Superintendent of Police in CBI. He is an IPS officer of the 2003 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre.
Latest about EDs in Banks
As the grapevine has it, appointment of those senior General Manager (GM) level bankers whose selection for elevation as Executive Directors (EDs) in different public sector banks was done, will take place only after CMDs had been appointed.
Pak army officials influenced by Taliban and Al-Quaeeda
Junior commissioned and non-commissioned Pak Army officials are more influenced by Taliban and Al-Quaeeda.
RPF official Lalit Kumar promoted as IG
Lalit Kumar DIG (CSC/WR, Mumbai) has been promoted as IG at same place. He is a RPF Police Cadre officer in Ministry of Railway, Government of India.
Rajesh Ranjan to move MEA Headquarters
Second Secretary in Adis Ababa has been moved to the Ministry of External Affairs Headquarters.
Rajani Agrawal is new Director- Marketing ,ITI
Rajani Agrawal has joined as Director-Marketing in ITI. He has succeeded Tejvir Singh who had retired recently.
Search Committee for BARC,chief to be set up
Search committee is going to be formed for selecting new chief of BARC.
Vinod Sharma is new Member Minority Commission
Name of Political Editor of the Hindustan Times Vinod Sharma has reportedly been cleared for the appointment as Member of the Minority Commission with the rank of Minister of State. Minority Commission has one post of non-minority member.
( We said this on November 10,2009 )
VM Pargi’s central deputation on the anvil
The Government of India (GOI) in the offer list has retained the name of VM Pargi .He s an IPS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre.
Beware of name droppers of BJP chief
Ever since Nitin Gadkari has become national president of the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) such elements have become active who are claiming their close proximity to Nitin Gadkari. Million Dollar question is that as to whether Gadkariji is aware of this or not.
Additional Commissioner level IRS officers to be posted abroad
Additional Secretary level IRS officers will be posted by the CBDT in about half a dozen countries.
Panel for financial stability on the anvil
The UPA government is actively considering names of those incumbnents who will be members of the panel for financial stability which is soon to be set up.
Maj.Gen R.Pradhan to be IG,Training Centre in NSG
Maj. Gen. R.Pradhan is poised to be new IG ,Training Centre in NSG. Earlier, he was DIG in NSG.
Justics P.V. Reddi takes over as Chairman 19th Law Commission of India

Justics PV Reddi, a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, has taken over as Chairman, 19th Law Commission of India. He was, before the present assignment, Chairperson, Authority for Advance Rulings.
Two Jt Secr level posts created
Two posts of Joint Secretary level have been created in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotions (IPP).
IDAS officer Nehsial promoted
N Nehsial (IDAS : 1981), CDA in the office of the CDA, Guwahati, has been promoted to the grade of Principal Controller of Defence Accounts and posted as PIFA (Navy), New Delhi, with effect from April 1, 2010.
ATC Chief in Maharashtra Raghuvanshi shifted
The Maharashtra Government removed Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief K.P. Raghuvanshi from his post. He is an IPS officer of the 1980 batch, Maharashtra.
Maria is new ATS Chief in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Government appointed Rakesh Maria Joint Commissioner (Crime Branch- Mumbai) as the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief. He is an IPS officer of the 1981 batch, Maharashtra. Himanshu Roy, JCP (law and order), will become JCP (crime) in Maria’s place.
Police Complaints Authority at UT level
The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to set up Police Complaints Authority at the Union Territory level. The Police Complaints Authorities of Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Lakshdweep will be a single member Authority. However, in the case of Puducherry, A & N Islands and Chandigarh, there will be Chairperson and two Members and in the case of Delhi, Chairperson plus three Members.
DPC for PCCF rank held in Tamil Nadu
DPC for promotion of Additional PCCF to PCCF’s rank has been held in Tamil Nadu.Four Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers belonging to the 1977 batch in the fray. They are: R.Barua, Gautam Dey, Balan Samson & P.K. Vashistha.
Railway transferes and postings
Santosh Kumar Saxena, Group B officer, has been transferred from NCR to CAMTECH/Gwalior, but will continue to hold his lien/seniority in NCR, Anil Mittal of SAG/IRSE has been transferred from ER to SER in the same capacity and posted as CTE, Atul Sinha of SAG/IRSME has been transferred from DLW to NER and posted in the cadre against an existing vacancy, Amit Kumar of SAG/IRSME has been transferred from ECOR to DLW and posted in the cadre, R Pacharwal of JAG oficer/RPF has been transferred from NER as a Sr. DSC/Izzat Nagar also to look after the duties of the post of deputy CSC/NER in addition to his own till resumption of dutie by Mrs. Renu P. Chibber JAG/ RPF proceeding on leave, Vijay P. Singh of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from NR to CR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre, BB Singh of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from CORE to SCR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre, Rajiv Kumar of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from SCR to CORE in the same capacity and posted as CPM/RE/Sec. vice BB Singh.
Transfer of Railway official Harendra Kumar cancelled
Transfer of Group B officer Harender Kumar, who was shifted from NCR to CAMTECH/Gwalior, has been cancelled.
Posting of AK Jha of Railways changed
It has now been decided that AK Jha of SAG/IRSE who was transferred from NFR to SCR and posted as CSO will now be should be transferred to ER in the same capacity and posted as CTE on being relieved from the post of DRM/Alipurduar.
CCIT (CCA) Jaipur transferred
BS Dhillon, CCIT (CCA), Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as CCIT (CCA), Chandigarh.
Voluntary retirement request of CCIT, NWR, Chandigarh accepted
Voluntary retirement request of PK Chopra , CCIT, NWR, Chandigarh, has been accepted to enable him to join as IT Ombudsman, Kolkata.
CCIT Panchkula gets addl charge
Jaspal Singh, CCIT Panchkula has been given the additional charge of CCIT (CCA), Chandigarh, on account of the acceptance of voluntary retirement request of PK Chopra , CCIT, NWR, Chandigarh.
CCIT Udaipur gets additional charge
Mukesh Bhanti, CCIT Udaipur, has been asked to hold the additional charge of CCIT (CCA), Jaipur vice BS Dhillon who has been transferred as CCIT (CCA), Chandigarh.
Orissa HC Judge transferred
Justice Ishrat Masroor Quddusi, Judge of the Orissa High Court, has been transferred as a Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court and directed to assume charge of his new office on or before 5th April,2010.
T.C.A. Ranganathan soon to be new CMD, Exim Bank
TCA Ranganathan who is currently Managing Director(MD) of the State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur is soon going to be appointed as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Exim Bank.

(We said this on December 9, 2009)

NBCC & Andrew Yule & Company join hands

V.P. Das, Director (Projects) NBCC and Indrajit Sen Gupta Director (Personnel) of Andrew Yule & Company Ltd. Kolkata signed an MoU on March 26, 2010 and then they exchanged MoU documents.The MoU has been inked between the two PSUs for Joint Pursuit in execution of diversified projects.

Cadre of IPS officer changed from Orissa to Bihar
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for Inter-Cadre transfer of Ms. Nitasha Guria from Orissa cadre to Bihar cadre. She is 2008 batch IPS officer.
Nanda Kumar appointed Chairman in Cabinet Secretariat
Outgoing Secretary Agriculture T. Nanda Kumar has been appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Optimization of Fertilizer Usage, set up under the Cabinet Secretariat.He is retired 1972 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre. The appointment of  T. Nanda Kumar as Chairman will be on re-employment on contract basis for a period of six months from the date of assumption of charge with the rank, pay, status and other entitlements of Secretary to the Government of India.

CORPORATE
GMR Group growing from strength to strength
GMR Group, one of the fastest growing infrastructure organisations in the country with interests in Airports, Energy, Highways and Urban Infrastructure, is going from strength to strength because they talk one to one directly with the powers that be without any mediators.
Vrinda Swaroop gets additional charge in UP
Principal Secretary (Technical Education) Vrinda Swaroop has been given the additional charge of vocational education.
NSIC signs MOU with Government
National Small Industries Corporation  (NSIC),( A Government of India Enterprise ) had signed  an MOU with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Delhi recently. The Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) for the year  2010-11 was signed between Dinesh Rai Secretary MSME to Government of India and Dr. H.P Kumar CMD, NSIC. The MOU also carries the approval of the task force established by the government  under the Department of Public  Enterprise (DPE).The targets for many parameters have been set at higher level than what the corporation has been achieving during the past years. It may be mentioned that NSIC has achieved “ Excellent “  rating in terms of its performance during the last two years. It also paves the path for NSIC to render all round service for the MSMEs in the country .Also present during the MOU signing ceremony were Ravindra Nath,Director (Fin),NSIC ,Pravir Kumar,Joint Secretary MSME ,R.K.Manchanda Economic Advisor MSME , A.K.Mittal CGM(Business Development)NSIC , R.K.ChaturvediCGM(Works)NSIC & A.K.Jha Director MSME.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Is Maha CM in a soup???
Was he really on Big B being invited to the Sea Link opening out of the loop?
 
Chavan says if he knew Big B was coming he’d not have gone!!
He was seated next to Big and any signs of discomfiture ….. none!!
 
Though the minute Big B appeared some said ‘with the Gandhis he’s on the mend’!
But this rumor ka Chavan via his statement kiya the end!!
 
Big B came on an NCP invitation and I’m sure this Chavan knew!!!!
Now only a lame excuse karr raha hai Chavan sew!
 
Even the ads showed Big B was an invitee!!!
Maybe the ads Chavan did not see! 

PC knows that our NIA team will be twiddling their thumbs in USA!!
Its better they do this there than here I'll say!!

At least we can say we tried our best!!
To find something from Headley the pest!!

US knows Pakistan is a rogue State!!!
But it still takes Pakistan to be a mate!!

And terror exported from Pakistan travels all over the Globe!!!
Hillary's 'Paki worries are our worries' US's duality it does disrobe! 

Sarkaar is planning to raise prices of '(s)pecial petrol and diesel'!
In Metros only this fuel Petrol Stations will sell!!

Dual impact...... price rise will affect only urbanites!!
And take fight against pollution in polluted Metros to new heights!! 

And then its expected this price rise will not fuel inflation!!
So very soon no ordinary fuel will be available at any Metro Petrol station!

Are Mohna & Montek  ganging up to get Sonia to accede to unpopular measures????
Sonia needs to take some 'precautionary measures'!!

They keep advising her ' Madam very soon for NREGA etc. there will be no paisa'!
'So if you want money for such schemes do like we tell you jaisa!

And their solution is cut subsidies and raise price of fuel!!!!
The keep giving Sonia 'hool'!!!

Its time that Sonia got a second opinion on what these two say!!!
Because to save the situation theirs is not the only way!

Imagine very soon 'losses and gains' in IPL will affect prices of shares!!
And insider trading will be getting advance info from players!

IPL is already causing in India's productivity a huge loss!!!!
Output is going for a toss!!

IPL means India's Production Loss!!!!
And loss does not start after the toss!!

Through out the working day IPL keeps them distracted!!!
So the game is actually very 'protracted'!

And by the looks of it IPL will very soon be played all year round!!!
It could be very soon US and UK bound!!!

All other cricket tournaments could be wiped out!!!
In the long run IPL could end us as reason for cricket's rout!!!

Confucius says..... excess of everything is bad!!
And in this World everything is a passing fad!!

Bharat Kumar
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Commonwealth Games 2010, the bureaucracy Plays it again
On 22.03.10, the court convicted the three killers of Er. Satyendra Dubey, the Project Engineer with National Highways Authority of India, who laid his life for maintaining highest standards of quality in Highway construction. The convicts shall now be punished.
Ironically, it is the same day that we read in the Times of India a statement by the Secretary UD, that for projects delayed in Commonwealth Games the Chief Engineers in-charge of the project will be held accountable.
This above statement from our bureaucracy was on expected lines. Rather, many of the Engineers associated with, or pursuing the Commonwealth Games Projects, were certainly awaiting this eventuality, as the construction activities are now tapering down. Venues are being inaugurated every week and the role of Engineers is reducing day by day. The administrators will take over the charge of the stadia, and usurp all the credit for successful completion and successful organization of the Games venues. And the Engineers? As usual they shall be blamed and held accountable for all deficiencies and delays, whatsoever, so what if these are not for any of their causes or reasons. This happened in Asiad’82, and this will happen this time also. The bureaucratic game of CWG-2010 has started.
Commonwealth Games were assigned to India as early as in 2003. The administrative authorities woke up from the slumber only in the later part of 2007 to give green signal to Engineers i.e. after a good four years. Thereafter, Projects were conceived, major hurdles of 22 local bodies/ authorities were surmounted, the existing venues were got vacated from the high priests of sports sitting there, and work started after fulfilling all the Codal and so to say statutory formalities. Some venues even required supersession by the L.G. of Delhi, as insensitive local bodies, who hardly feel any responsibility towards the organization of the Games, refused to approve the projects so critical for the games. Thereon, the prolonged struggle in kick-starting the vital time taking projects was deemed to be the responsibility of Engineers only.
Then started the crushing and grilling task of projects execution with incredibly insufficient time left. The Engineers worked round the clock. If anybody joined the field Engineers for one day during chilling winter night of December and January or the scorching summer days of May and June in Delhi, when the work was going on round the clock, he would not blame Engineers all his life. Sitting in Air Conditioned chambers and passing judgments on the works of Engineers who bring the ‘Indian Dream’ into reality by braving extreme summers and winters, hostile conditions at work site, suffering major and minor injuries, ignoring the families for years together, working without any fixed working hours and having a very poor quality of life, as a result of all this is quite simple and easy job. We wish the Secretary, UD had spent one day during summer and winter with Engineers at the site before giving such statement.
We are genuinely hurt especially after contributing so much for the pride of the nation. Few of the CWG structures are no less than Mega Structures of the world. The technology used this time has been by far the best in the world. India had never attempted such structures earlier. There is bound to be some errors/ deficiencies in the works which is solely due to time constraint and huge quantum of work at hand. Like all other professionals Engineers can also commit mistakes. Had this statement been brought out against doctors, the Secretary would have had to bite his words by now. Since the strikes are unheard of in engineering department, it does not mean that we cannot disrupt public life. In this opportunistic world, where even hockey team enters the field only after settling their financial terms, these are the engineers who deliver selflessly and without any pre-conditions.
Such a colossal contribution would have brought praises and showers of awards had this been from any other profession. But, the Engineers always get the prison after every Samudra-Manthan. Though the Sports Minister and Chief Minister Delhi realize the contribution of Engineers and pat them from time to time, but it is unfortunate that bureaucratic mind set has yet to transform. Making Engineers accountable, be it for fair reasons or otherwise, is believed as the easiest way out in our administrative system. But, what about those bureaucrats who delay the projects even before they start –at conception and clearance stage, and eventually project themselves as the sole custodians of these projects, and miss no opportunity to usurp all the accolades. Will they also share the blames of delays and deficiencies, or they are the partners only in success times.
We are curiously waiting whether Engineers will get their dues this time or there will be same story of harassment after the National Glory.
Sarvagya Srivastava, President, Central Engineering Service Gr. ‘A’ Association

Benchmark prescription
My view is that the benchmark prescription should be the average of the grading of the last five years ACR's. The clause of meeting the benchmark of 'Very Good' invariably should be deleted. Otherwise, the culture of 'conformity to wishes of superiors' or 'yesman-ship' in layman's language shall become the norm in government service.
Samalochak
Most unfortunate
It is most unfortunate that CSS officers of 1977 Batch are still waiting for their empanelment for Joint Secretary in the GOI while the list of IAS 1990 batch is being pushed fast for their empanelment to JS. This is height of discrimination on the part of all concerned. Is anybody listening?
Suresh

Good news
Good news that Anindo may be moving from KPT to GOI. The post of Chairman, Kolkata Port has been vacant for one year. What is GOI's problem in selecting an incumbent for the post? Whats the latest on this?
Manish Gupta

Jagannath Singh is the best choice
Jagannath Singh’s tenure as District Magistrate of Chitrakut was extraordinary and I hope that by his administrative experience and understanding of geographay and culture of the area he will be able make impact in his mission of Transforming Bundelkhand
Mukund Mishra
Retd. IAS

In the cold storage ?
Regarding CBDT posting officers abroad, the then Chairman CBDT PK Mishra had got the file cleared from P Chidambaram (Then FM) for posting IRS officers in Missions abroad. This was opposed tooth and nail by Bhide who couldn’t succeed. However, post departure of Chidambaram and Mishra, the file was put in Cold Storage
Anil Jain

Place for honest persons ?
If Moorthy is shunted out of CBDT,it will clearly prove that in our system, there is no place for honest persons
Poonam

Promotions in Govt.
Time bound promotion in various cadres has made the Indian bureaucracy one of the most inefficient bureaucracy in the world. The day has come when, promotions are solely based on performance ,honesty and academic achievement. Let even a class IV rise to secretary level if he has merit and let the senior most officer be chucked out if he is not efficient.
Ravi

Only Director level officers and above are real beneficiaries
PAs and Assistants have been divided into 3 categories, DR is one group, pre 2006 is one, 1.1.06 to 9.08 is the favoured group and future promotees are at par with class IV. Anyway, only officers of and above Director level are the real beneficiaries of the 6 CPC. Madam Nath prepared and submitted the Report and then approved it as Secy(Exp). The British legacy continues to Rule the country.
Ajay Kumar

IOC be headed by person from within
It is a must that successful PSUs like IOC should be headed by persons who are brought up within the organisation. IOC have a unique culture identifying the organisation with people's problems, having come up amidst hostility from foreign oil companies. Even its employee's union culture is totally different. We have seen the damages caused when an outsider, Sarthak Behuria was forced on the organisation as CMD. The Jaipur fire, officers strike etc that happened during his time were the first such mishaps that happened in the company. It is a must that people who struggled with the corporation and sailed with it should head the organisation.
N Krishnan

Public notice for appointing Information Commissioners must
Government must go for public notice inviting applications from desirous and eligible candidates for Information Commissioners. The selection criteria must be spelled out and the selection by Prime Minister, Opposition Leader and another Union Minister (preferably Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, by designation) must be fair, democratic and transparent. This is also required for new CIC to replace Mr Wajahat Habibullah who has long back resigned and unduly & unauthorisedly clinging to the Chair.
Babubhai Vaghela, Ahemdabad
Congrats Somitra Mohan, keep it up....

Neelesh Yadav, Scientist,FRI Dehradun

Man in uniform
A sick man makes all feel sick and just to avoid the worsened situation in his own force proceeds on medical leave himself. He is better suited for a mental hospital for a genuine treatment. He feels so insecure in his own organisation that need heavy weapon guards while talking to BSF people all around him and special armed guards outside his officers mess suite in BSF officers mess inside a well fortified campus. Kindly verify this fact from his visit to Siliguri recently. First chief of BSF to invite death threat from his own people. Still GoI is sleeping or they want him to be removed this way.