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Panneervel is out of race
Gujarat Government has refused to relieve P Panneervel for central deputation.1978 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer, Panneervel, was front runner for the post of Establishment Officer in the Department of Personnel and Chairman of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust.
Will Krishnan be Secretary FMDC ?
Dr. K. P. Krishnan, joint secretary ( Capital Market Division) in Ministry of finance is likely to be appointed secretary in the to be formed 'Financial Market Development Council' . This development council will be an advisory in nature for the financial markets. The formation of this council is in progress.
Uttarakhand Government seeks D.K.Kotia’s services
As the grapevine has it Uttarakhand government has sought services of D.K.Kotia who is presently Joint Secretary (P) in Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He is an IAS officer of the 1981 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre. If he goes to his parent cadre then he will be Principal Secretary (PS) to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. The slot fell vacant after joining of Shatrughna Singh as Joint Secretary in the PMO.It means it is too bad to be too good.
Three 1979 batch IAS officers promoted as Addl Secr
At least three 1979 batch IAS officers of Joint Secretary rank have been promoted as Additional Secretary in the Government of India. They are Shyamal Sarkar, AK Mohanty and Sudhir Bhargava.
Member Mechanical, Railway Board
As the grapevine has it, Sanjeev Handa is poised to be Member Mechanical in the Railway Board.
(We said in middle of January 2010)
Rajeev Sharma to join CBI
Rajeev Kumar Sharma is being tipped to be DIG CBI. He is 1990 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Kapoor and Singhal in final round ?
If whispers in the corridors of power are to be believed, an insider is going to be new CMD of the NTPC. Tie is said to be between A K Singhal - Director (Finance) and I J Kapoor - Director (Commercial).Fate is to be decided today.
Dash could not make it-IFS is Chairman of OPSC
Finally 1972 batch Indian Forest Service officer P R Mohanty has been appointed Chairman of the Orissa Public Service Commission.Earlier the name of Union Heavy Industries Secretary Dr S N Dash was in circulation for the job.
Race for the post of CMD in IOC hots up
Race for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has taken pace after the exit of Sarthak Behuria on from IOC’s top slot on February 28, 2010.
Union Ministers in a quandary
Union Ministers are in a great predicament these days. Their problem is whether to listen to the PMO or 10 Janpath. Only the UPA Chairperson Ms. Sonia Gandhi or the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh may be able to guide them better.
Sarthak Behuria’s monthly CTC is Rs. 4 lakh
Sarthak Behuria who had joined Petronet LNG Ltd as Advisor on March 2, 2010 in the rank and pay of Managing Director PLL will get monthly emoluments of Rs. Four lakh i.e. cost to the company (CTC).
Panel for Members of CBDT
A new panel for the Members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes is expected to be made next week. Will it be four member panel or six member panel ?.
Picture is still hazy about ED, SAI
Picture is still hazy as far as selection of an incumbent for the slot of Executive Director (ED) with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) was concerned. Earlier, it was held by Ms. Jhanja Tripathi who has joined as Secretary of the Railway Sports Control Board. She is an officer of the Indian Railway Accounts service who belongs to the 1986 batch.
Bureaucrats in Orissa distrust Naveen Patnaik
At a high profile meet it was a matter of discussion that how bureaucracy rates Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Well, unanimous view was that the bureaucracy of Orissa is not comfortable with Patnaik.
Sunil Mitra behind new transfer policy in CBDT
As the grapevine has it, Sunil Mitra Secretary Revenue is behind new transfer policy for officers functioning under Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). It has been widely hailed by its officers. He is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.
Bassi misses bus as Addl Director, CBI
1977 batch UT cadre IPS officer BS Bassi has been chosen for the post of Additional Director, CBI, Delhi government has however refused to relieve him in view of the upcoming Common Wealth Games.
MP cadre IAS officer Dr Maroo presents book to the President
Madhya Pradesh cadre 1980 batch IAS officer Dr Pukhraj Maroo presented his recently published book to the President of India Ms Pratibha Patil in the Rashtrapati Bhawan.The book titled “The Chambal Valley A Heritage Treasure “ is based on an archaeological remains extensive survey of monuments of Chambal region and its scientific study.
Subodh Agarwal is PS to Kantilal Bhuria
Subodh Agarwal, IAS - 1988 batch, Rajasthan cadre has joined as Private Secretary (PS) to Indian Tribal Affairs Minister Kanti Lal Bhuria.
1994 batch IA & AS officers to be promoted as AG
1994 batch IA & AS officers are all set to be promoted as AG in a couple of months.
Majur bureaucratic reshuffle in MP on the anvil
A major bureaucratic reshuffle will take place in Madhya Pradesh after the ongoing budget session.
IA&AS officer Venkatesh Mohan transferred
Venkatesh Mohan (IA&AS-1983) on repatriation to the department and on his promotion to the grade of Principal Accountant General has been transferred and posted as Principal Accountant General (Audit), Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar.
Sinha moves to MEA Hqs
DCM in Indian Embassy Kathmandu Alok K Sinha has been transferred to the MEA Headquarters.
Another RTI in the offing in Pakistan !
At a time when the Indian PM is toying with the idea of diluting the RTI and the CJI advocating exclusion from RTI, the process of selection of judges of the superior judiciary Pakistan is engaged in a public debate on how to institutionalise the procedure for such appointments. Senator Raza Rabbani heading their Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms (PCCR) has suggested that a permanent committee consisting of their CJ, two senior most judges of the Supreme Court, Attorney General, Federal Law Minister and a Senior Advocate from the Pakistan Bar Council decide all appointments of the judges of Supreme Court and High Courts and the deliberations of the committee leading to the decision taken by it be kept open to general public.
3 NIFT centers on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, three new centres of NIFT are going to be set up. They will be set up in Mohali, Bhubaneshwar & Jodhpur.
Why IRCON was debarred ?
Why tender for building roads in Arunachal Pradesh was cancelled ,reinvited and on the day of opening the bids IRCON was debarred ?.This is a subject matter for research !.
CVC recommends prosecution against 2 Andhra Bank officials
The CVC has recommended prosecution against two officials of the Andhra Bank.
New Assam DGP next week
New DGP of Assam is expected to be appointed either this week end or early next week.
Transfers and postings in Railways
Ajay Kumar Sher of JAG/IRSEE has been transferred from WR to be placed in selection grade, GV Narayana Murthy of SAG/IRSS has been on return from deputation transferred to ECOR and posted in the cadre, Sunil Kumar of SAG/IRSME has been transferred from CR to NCR, Praveen Pradhan of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from CLW to SER in the same capacity and posted in the cadre, SK Agarwal of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from CR to RCF in the same capacity and posted as CEE(CHOD), Jagdev Kalia of HAG/IRSEE has been transferred from RCF to SCR, in the same capacity and posted as CEE, Sailender Tripathi of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from SCR to CLW in the same capacity and posted as CEE CHOD), MC Murli of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from SR to NER in the same capacity and posted as CEE (CHOD).
Dr Amar Singh is now ED FCI
Dr Amar Singh has joined as ED Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Delhi.He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Earlier he was Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development.

CORPORATE
Sixteen candidates in fray for NTPC top job
Altogether sixteen candidates are appearing for the interview to the post of CMD NTPC on Tuesday.
Bhasin is CGM SBI Kerala
B.S. Bhasin has taken over as Chief General Manager of SBI-Kerala Circle. Earlier he was posted in Corporate office.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
The Women’s Bill has caused a deep facture in the Opposition!!
Shifted the total focus on this proposition!!
 
Today it’s the Women’s Bill but it’s the Finance Bill that’s causing UPA worry!
And that’s why UPA’s in such a flurry!!
 
With BJP on its side the UPA can push the Women’s Bill in a jiffy!!!
But that makes pushing the Finance Bill through ‘ify’!!
 
Because with SP and RJD out the majority will be wafer thin!!!
And now on her mug Mamtha has a mischievous grin!!
 
SP and RJD want quota to be extended to the grass root level!!!!
And a Muslim quota within the woman’s quota they want to also bevel!!
 
And then do not forget both Yadavs have MCP mindsets!!!
Why do you think ‘President and Speaker are women’ Laloo fumes and frets??
 
Laloo is henpecked and this is another reason for his objecting!!
To her dadagiri for years him Rabdi has been subjecting!!!
 
In Public you have Laloo who behaves like a Bhaloo!!
But in front of Rabdi all alone chuaa bann jaatha hai Laloo!!
 
UPA and BJP want women to benefit!!!!
And for political gains both SP and RJD are throwing a fit!!
 
Nitish and Sharad too are at loggerheads!!
But then the Bihar Sarkaar Nitish heads!!
 
Sharad like the other two Yadavs also has a MCP mindset!!!
Other reason for his demand …..OBC and Dalits a quota in this quota should get!
 
If the Women’s Quota Bill is passed then on fuel hike Mohna will eat crow!!
And by at least a Rupee down the Diesel prices will go!!!
 
Because Mamtha will get into her ‘act’ and demand fuel rollback!!
Fuel rollback demand even Karuna will back!!
 
Apart from this Mamtha has a list of grouses on Budget presented by Pranab Da!!
And Congress will then not be in a position to say ‘na’!!
 
After all there are no free lunches and none at all in politics or siyaasat!!
In politics yeh baath hai hai ek dum satt!
 
I feel with more women MPs rowdiness and corruption will fall!!!
And a soft glow will emit from The Hall!!
 
Flip side... if men get thier wives to be their proxies in the House then purpose will be defeated!
Via the wife in the House hubby will be seated!!
 
Like see the Laloo Rabdi pair!!!
Laloo made Rabdi his proxy CM and see how badly she did fare!!
 
Hussein has surrendered his Indian passport in Doha and apni roots he has cut!!!!
And believe me for money he'll again become a Indian citizen futta-futt!!!
 
Seems Qatar made him take Qatari citizenship to keep his aritistic flare in control!
Because he could loose sight of local sentiment once he's on an artistic roll!!
 
Tharoor has stopped twitting at last!!!!
He's realized one more gaffe and out of the Cabinet he'll be cast!!
 
Though some say its just temporary and he'll restart soon!!
The man feels for Indian politics he's a boon!!
 
Imran Khan says Pakistan is a US colony!!!
No its not baloney!!!
 
But one question comes to mind!!!
That if Pakistan is a US coloney then why is it being the Osama so kind!!
 
Because its believed Osama is hiding in Paki territory!!!
Some one please explain me this story!!
 
Confucius says..... Pakistan is a time bomb that's ticking and will explode!!!!!
And India should be worried about Pakistan's Nuclear load!!
 
Flash.... Women's Bill was not passed today!!!
Sarkaar got cold feet they say!!
 
With the 3 Yadavs anti this Bill Mohna is going to bargain!!!
Via bargaining make their anti attitude to this Bill wane!!
 
Lets see ' the pounds of flesh' these three are able to extract!!!
However their anti Women's Bill stand they will not retract!!!
 
If settlement is reached RJD and SP MPs will walk out prior to the vote!!!!!
And will say for secularism they are still with UPA and will also on the walkout gloat!


Bharat Kumar

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Performance Monitoring and Evaluation system getting complex

The system of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation of Ministries stared by Cabinet Secretariat is getting complex day by day. While Ministries were told initially that it shall not add to their work, a stage has come now where every second day a mail is received from Secretary, Performance Monitoring on some context or other. It gives the impression that Ministries should do only PMES / RFD work and nothing else. To add insult to injury, they are coolly changing their own instructions. Initially the weight assigned to Mandatory Indicators was 5%, it was increased to 15% one fine morning. Then suddenly, they again revised it to 11%, not only increasing the work load of concerned officers in Ministries but also revealing their own confused state of mind. Then there are contradictory instructions from Cabinet Secretariat and ad-hoc task forces, set up to give jobs to retired Secretaries to GOI. The question raised by Senior Ministers like Mrs. Ambika Soni, Kamal Nath and others is still un-answered as to how "Babus" can evaluate the performance of Ministers. It is clear that some body is trying to justify his appointment in Cabinet Secretariat.
 
Satpal

Giving up fight against corruption is quite disturbing

I am little disappointed at the response of some of us who have literally advised to accept corruption as a way of life. Yes corruption has been there since independence and yes it would be well nigh impossible to get a complete rid of it but to accept it as a norm and give up our fight against it is quite disturbing. Would that mean our thinkers should have accepted Sati, untouchability, women's plight, or even the British Raj as way of life and allowed it to continue because it was difficult to deal with these. I can’t believe that this is the opinion coming from some of the most educated and 'powerful' elites of the society. If they would show such despondency than how do we expect our ordinary citizens to deal with this. There are surely many ways of dealing with the corruption and a sincere effort can definitely make a difference. A gradual improvement of delivery systems and bringing more transparency in governmental work would definitely help to reduce corruption if not eliminate it completely. This forum should in-fact be effectively used to suggest concrete ways of eliminating or reducing corruption in the government. So beyond our individual duty also we should work as a opinion maker group against the corruption and corrupt.

MB

Paramilitary forces see spurt in attrition

The Centre had hoped the Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations would draw more people towards serving in the paramilitary forces. But as things stand, those already serving in the forces are keen to quit. More than 13,500 paramilitary men either quit or applied for voluntary retirement in 2009, the year the Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations came into effect. At 13,567, the figure marked an alarming 72 per cent rise in attrition rate in the paramilitary forces compared to 7,899 men who quit in 2008 and 6,907 in 2007. Effectively, it means 13 battalions in the paramilitary forces have decreased in a single year, which is more than the number recruited. A home ministry source attributed this to the disillusionment across ranks caused by a raw deal from the sixth pay panel. The attrition comes at a time when the ministry has sanctioned increased recruitments in paramilitary forces, considering the rising internal security threats to India. There has been a rise in Left- wing extremism being tackled by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and growing infiltration on the international border with Pakistan, where the Border Security Force (BSF) is at work. "Paramilitary forces get less allowances and benefits compared to the Army even after the Sixth Pay Commission was announced. The major difference is the military special pay given to armed forces personnel that is absent from the paramilitary. The difference is nearly Rs 5,000 to 6,000 at the lower ranks and the gulf widens at senior positions. A CRPF or BSF jawan posted in Jammu and Kashmir will get less pay than an Army jawan, though they face the same risk," a ministry official said. The BSF is the worst affected. About 6,530 personnel either resigned or applied for voluntary retirement in 2009 compared to 3,703 in 2008 and 2,251 in 2007. The CRPF saw 3,855 personnel hang up their boots in 2009 compared to just 1,791 in 2008.

Alok

Progress in KEM Rest House, Ajmer

Respected Suchi Madam,

Welcome to Ajmer/KEM Ajmer, the retired Manager welcomes you for the progress in KEM Rest House Ajmer. I have submitted an application with honorable Collector Sahib for reappointment in KEM. Its my humble request to kindly go through my application and if you find me suitable for reappointment I shall always be grateful to you. Thanking you With regards,

Anil Kumar Goyal mobile 9828552173 or 01452429173.