There is no parallel to you in the country.
Jagdish Chandra
Head, Hindi Channels, ETV Network


Contact-suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com> & <mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com>

Who will be Secretary Urban Development ?
Who will succeed M Ramachandran Secretary Urban Development ?.In all probability outgoing Special Secretary Power, Anil Kumar, will be new Secretary UD. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.
Will Shaikh Naimuddin be Member of Minorities Commission ?
Grapevine has it that Member of the CBDT Shaikh Naimuddin is being appointed Member of the Minorities Commission.1972 batch IRS (IT) officer Shaikh Naimuddin is superannuating by this month end.
Shifting of 1976 batch IAS officers on the anvil
Shifting of IAS officers belonging to the 1976 batch is on the anvil.
Sandu to be Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh
Secretary Drinking Water in the Government of India Ms Rajwant Sandhu is returing to the parent Himchal Pradesh cadre next month to take over as Chief Secretary. She is 1975 batch IAS officer.
Somanathan to be JS Corporate Affairs
T V Somanathan is being tipped to be new Joint Secretary Corporate Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.
Who will be new Chairman Railway Board?
Activities in the Indian Railway Ministry have begun to hot up on the question of that as to who will be new Chairman Railway Board (CRB), after present incumbent S.S.Khurana retires in May 2010.
C.P. Verma poised to be GM, ECR
As the grapevine has it C.P. Verma is poised to be GM, ECR. Presently
he is DG Railway Staff College.
Rajeev Bhargawa’s orders as Additional Member yet to be issued
Rajeev Bhargawa who is currently on leave & has been posted as Additional GM Northern Railway (NR) is awaiting issuance his formal orders. This delay is there despite the fact that the Government had Okayed this proposal as early as March 16, 2010.
Over 100 IFS officers are Directors in GOI
More than 100 officers belonging to Indian Forest Service (IFS) are Directors in Government of India (GOI) run various ministries & departments.
Janesh goes to Kyiv
Third Secretary in Indian Embassy ,Moscow has been shifted to Kyiv in place of K P M Mohan who has joined the MEA Headquarters.
Two in race for CMD’s post in CCI
PESB has recommended the names of two persons for CMD’s post in Cement Corporation of India Ltd. (CCI). CVC clearances have also been obtained in both the cases.
IA & AS officer R Balasubramanian transferred
R Balasubramanian, Deputy Accountant General, in the office of Accountant General (Audit)-II, Maharashtra, Nagpur, is transferred and posted as Deputy Director (NLC) in the office of Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-officio Member Audit Board, Chennai.
P.K.Singhal is ED, NIMR-Delhi in AAI
P.K.Singhal is new Executive Director (ED) with Airports Authority of India (AAI) run Delhi located National Institute of Management & Research (NIMR). Earlier, he was ED in Kolkata.
Railways in Delhi to be ready before CWG
The arrival of Ashwani Lohani as Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Delhi is now reflecting in the physical changes that are rapidly getting visible all over the division starting with New Delhi station. The staff as well as officers are quite upbeat and the sanitation levels have visibly improved. It now seems that the railways in Delhi will also be ready for ensuing Common Wealth Games(CWG) in time.
Warjri is new Ambassador to Colombia
Riewad V. Warjri, presently Ambassador of India to Brunei Darussalam, has been appointed as next Ambassador of India to Colombia.
Prashant Mehta is President of MP IAS Association
Prashant Mehta has been elected new President of the Madhya Pradesh IAS Association. He is 1975 batch IAS officer.Vivek Agrawal will continue to be Secretary of the Association.
Two dozen new GMs in BHEL next month
About two dozen Dy GMs are being promoted to the rank of GM in the BHEL next month.
Serving Judges to be Judicial Members of CAT
This time a couple of serving Judges ,two advocates and one acting CJ of the High Court, are being appointed Judicial Members of the CAT.
Santosh Vaidya may get new posting
As the grapevine has it, Santosh Vaidya, Additional CEO, Jal Board may be posted as Secretary, NDMC in place of Gyanesh Bharti. He is an IAS officer of the 1998 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
P. Krishnamurthi may get new posting
As the grapevine has it, P. Krishnamurthi, Director (Education), Delhi Government may be posted as Secretary, NDMC in place of Gyanesh Bharti. He is an IAS officer of the 1997 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
Madhya Pradesh faces shortage of 78 IPS officers
Madhya Pradesh, having 213 IPS officials including  35 who are on deputation, is faced with a shortage of 78 IPS officers. 
Rajan is number two in panel of CMD RCF
The PESB is reported to have put the name of R G Rajan number two in the panel for the p[ost of CMD Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers. He is presently CMD of PDIL.
Two officers return from deputation to Railways
K Mukhopadhyay SAG IRTS on return from deputation has been posted to East Central Railways.Praveen Chandra is also back from deputation.He has been posted in Western Railways.
Bhatnagar posted in Railway Board
Pradip Bhatnagar HAG/IRTS has been posted in Railway Board as Advisor Traffic Transportation.
Kaul appointed VC National Law School, Ranchi
Autar Krishen Kaul, Prof Faculty of Law, Delhi University has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of National Law School, Ranchi .
IAS changes in Jharkhand
Sudhir Prasad has been appointed Principal Secretary Planning with additional charge of HRD. HRD Secretary Mridula Sinha has gone on leave. Amrendra Pratap Singh has been given additional charge of IT and Science and Technology. Surendra Singh Meena has been given additional charge of Registration.Nitin Madan Kulkarni has been shifted as Project Director Jharkhand Education Project, with additional charge of Transport Commissioner. Aradhana Patnaik has been made the new MD of National Rural Health Mission .Sunil Kumar will be new Labour Commissioner with additional charge of Industries Director and MD Ranchi Industrial Development Authority. K Shriniwasan has been shifted to Chaibasa is DM.Manoj Kumar has been made the new Chatra DM.
Maj Gen Madhok  is ADG PI
Major General Sanjeev Madhok has been appointed ADG Public Information (PI) in the Army Headquarters.
Rau to be Secretary to Karnataka Governor
G.V. Krishna Rau Chairman, Coffee Board under the Department of Commerce is back to the cadre.On return 1982 batch IAS officer Rau has been appointed Secretary to the Karnataka Governor.
Khushi Ram is new CVO MTNL
Khushi Ram has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL.), New Delhi. He is 1981 batch IRSEE officer.
Kamble appointed ED NHAI Bangalore
R M Kamble has been appointed ED NHAI in Bangalore.This post has been created.Kamble is 1984 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Bhopal Airport issued with DGCA's licence
The Bhopal based Raja Bhoj Airport of which Director is J.P Alex has been issued with Aerodromme licence by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). In India it is the only domestic airport of the Airports Authority of India to have been issued this licence. Basically it is based on civil aviation standards & guidelines formulated by Montreal based International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The aerodromme licence is a mandatory requirement for airport operations. As it is J.P. Alex as Director of Raja Bhoj Airport is credited with having carried out many innovations & has ably developed the Bhopal airport.
IAS reshuffle in Uttarakhand on the anvil
As the grapevine has it sweeping changes of IAS officers in Uttarakhand are on the anvil.
IPS reshuffle in Uttarakhand on the anvil
As the grapevine has it sweeping changes of IPS officers in Uttarakhand are on the anvil.
44 Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise transferred
As many as 44 Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred with immediate effect and until further orders. The new postings are A.K. Das –Kolkata CX-I, A.K. Pawar -Vadodara CX-A, A.K. Prasad -Mumbai Joint CDR CESTAT, Arvind Singh –Bhopal CX, B.K. Juneja -Delhi (Gurgaon) CX-III-A, B.S. Vasudev –Pune CX-III,C.S. Prasad –Mumbai Raigad CX, Chander Bhan –Jaipur CX-II-A, D.D. Rishi –Ahmedabad CX-III, Devender Mishra -Delhi (Faridabad)CX-IV,G. Sreekumar Menon -GoaCX-A, H.K. Mittal –Panchkula CX, Harjinder Singh -Vadodara CX-I, Indrajit Dasgupta -Bangalore ADG Audit, K. Sekar -CochinCX-I-A,K.K. Goyal –Delhi ADG Vigilance, K.R.N. Chary –Hyderabad ADG Audit, Kameshwari Subramaniam –Delhi ADG, DGICCE, Karnail Singh -Bangalore Cus-A, Kaushal Srivastava -Mumbai I.O. Vigilance, Krishna A. Misra -Delhi ADG HRD (H&W), Kusum Sathpathy -ChennaiST, M. Suresh –Goa CX-A, M. Vinod Kumar –Bangalore ADG DRI, M.I.J. Michael –Delhi Cus-Export, M. M. Damodar –Aurangabad CX, Mahender Singh –Ghaziabad CX, Mala Srivastava –Mumbai Cus-II Import, Mallika Arya -Meerut CX-II, Manoj Krishna –Mumbai ADG Valuation, P.K. Goel -Kolkata Cus-P, Piyush Patnaik –Bhubaneswar CX-A, R.K. Barthwal -DelhiCX-II, Rajpal Sharma –Patna CX, Rakesh K. Sharma -PuneCX-I-A, Ruchira Pant -Delhi TAR, S. Kannan –Chennai ADG Audit, S.K.S. Somavanshi –Vapi CX-A, Sanghamitra Panda -Mumbai ADG Systems, Satyendra J.Singh - Delhi Service Tax- Adjudication, Shailesh B. Mishra –Lucknow CX-A, Sujit K. Sinha –Mumbai Cus-I Export, Sushil K. Solanki -Mumbai Cus-II Export, V.K. Garg –Faridabad NACEN Centre for Excellence and V.S. Krishnan - Chennai ADG CEI.
IAS transfers in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh government has on Thursday transferred four IAS officials. While Shivanand Dubey (1996) has been made Additional Commissioner Jabalpur Division and Director Training, Vinod Singh Baghel (1997) - Additional Commissioner Sagar, NBS Rajput (1999) - Commissioner Gwalior Municipal Corporation and Renu Pant (2000) who has been made Burhanpur Collector.

CORPORATE
Gupta and Sundaresan promoted in SEBI
Suresh Gupta and Sundaresan have been promoted as Chief General Managers in Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Moorthy is number two in panel for ECIL
The PESB has reportedly put P V R Moorthy number two in the panel for the post of Director (Finance) of the ECIL.
ONGC helps the aged
The largest mobile healthcare services in India just got bigger. ONGC has added 20 medical mobile units (MMUs) to the existing fleet of HelpAge India. Always a supporter of inclusive development, ONGC has taken a decisive step towards bringing smiles to elderly people.Aimed for the betterment of the destitute old people, ONGC’s endeavour seeks to provide better healthcare facilities in the form of medical consultations, health camps, medicines, palliative and personalized care. This landmark partnership between a corporate and a non-profit institution titled ‘Varisthajan Swasthya Seva Abhiyaan’ was launched on April 27, 2010.The project aims to provide quality healthcare across 20 ONGC work centres : Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Mehsana, Cambay, Ankleshwar & Hazira (Gujarat), Panvel and Uran (Maharashtra), Karaikal & Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Tatipaka, Rajahmundry, Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), Kolkata (WB), Bokaro (Jharkhand), Guwahati, Sibsagar, Nazira, Silchar & Jorhat (Assam) and  Agartala (Tripura).Union Minister of Corporate Affairs Mr. Salman Khurshid formally launched the project at the India International Centre, New Delhi. Secretary Department of Public Enterprise Mr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, CMD Mr. R.S. Sharma, Director (HR) Dr. A. K. Balyan and several senior executives and eminent members of public attended the inaugural function.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Mani Shakar Aiyer called Jaitley a fascist and this had BJP crying foul!!!
BJP should let out ‘Aiyer is a pseudo’ howl!!
 
Anant Kumar insinuated Laloo was a traitor,
Laloo tried to show that for him there was no abuse that could be greater!
 
And the tragedy is that the Nation lost crores as both Houses were adjourned!
Crores literally these barbs burned!!
Fact is for a Pseudo like Mani Jaitley is a traitor and Laloo's rap sheet is known!!
And if Laloo's called a Desh Bhagat every Desh Bhagat will let out in protest a moan!
 
Such matters should be settled out of the House Amar style!
Amar kicked Mani in the rear ‘jabh Netaji ko Mani ne verbally kiya tha defile’!
 
The feeling in the Nation is PM takes ‘wrong’s side’!!!
After Pawar, Praful, Raja now Kalmadi behind the PM karr raha hai hide!!
 
Kalmadi actually needed from Mohna an admonishing ‘ buss ho gaya’!!
Now IOA needs someone nayaa!!
 
Kalmadi faces all kind of allegations but because of Congress’s sahaara!
So maybe soon it will be Sports Mantri Gill Sports Administrator Kalmaadi se haara!
 
Allegations abound that Kalmaadi has favored his near and dear!!!!
And they say ‘you are made if you are Kalmadi ke near’!!
 
They say he has a businessman’s formula ‘share what you make’!
If you make say Rs.100 then out of this Rs. 60 Kalmadi does take!
 
They say with his experience and business sense he can estimate what you will make!
And then they say he himself tells you what he will take!!
And then he too shares what he doth make!!!
Otherwise a pro Kalamadi stand why would Congress take??
 
Making Pawar a respondent in the Entertainment Tax case is right!!!
Court has corrected this gross oversight!!
 
Waiver of entertainment tax is illogical!!!
And making Pawar a respondent is only logical!!
 
The allegations against Raja still stand!!
Though Karuna ‘ has given him a Dalit helping hand’!!
 
Congress Spokesmen now only try to ‘show pot is blacker than the pan’!!
And they are aided by BJP ‘joh 2G fire ko no longer karr rahi hai fan’!!
 
Basically Ghadkari like the proverbial jack in the box does a boo and retracts!
And then we know of Netas cutting cross Party lines having secret pacts!!
 
You say a word against Pawar and Ghadkari jumps to his defense!!
Ghadkari Bhai please don’t take We The People to be dense!!
 
Work culture of Mumbai came out during the Motorman strike!!
Office goers reached their work places even if to these places they had to hike!!
 
In Delhi just the rumor that there is a traffic jam and Office goers stay at home!
Though later on freely they roam!!
 
Confucius says…. Mumbai hai kaam karne waalon ki!!
Dilli hai gutli (bunk) maarne waalon ki!
Adds... Mumbai's success is because of its committed workforce... jai Mumbaikar!
Mumbaikar's motto is 'karr'!!


Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

FORUM
British system of promotion from the rank of constable
When I discussed this subject with the top officers in the UK some years ago, they were full of praise for our system of lateral entry into the higher services. They felt it brings in qualified people to man the higher positions. Their attempts to introduce our system met with opposition from the police unions and hence they had to give it up most reluctantly. The British could not introduce their system in India not only because they themselves wanted to man the higher positions but also because the constabulary of those days in India was largely illiterate. There is merit, however, in arguments for delinking the police badges of rank from the Army, which is also a relic of the British era.
Rajgopal
How many Generals can the country afford?
Let's not forget that armed forces(Army/Navy/Air Force)are but just one Department (Dept of Defence under Ministry of Defence)with more officers (class I ?) than the total number of Group A officers in all the ministries/Depts of Govt of India put together. As for the strength rly have more employees (abt 1.5 million)with not even one tenth Group A officers as compared with armed foces. There has to be a limit to the number of Generals. At the end of the day the country can afford only so much.
Gupta
MACP
Career Progression Scheme
The ACP or the MACP now is supposed to be a career Progression Scheme. There can be no career progression without giving promotion. In the earlier scheme, though there was no career progression, financial up gradation was given in the hierarchy of the promotional posts. The VIth Pay Commission made one of the most absurd and foolish recommendations in delinking the financial up gradation from the hierarchy of the promotional posts. As per the MACP, the financial up gradation is to take place in the order of the grade pay irrespective of whether the grade pay exists in the promotional hierarchy or not. In most cases, the so called career progression ends up in a paltry financial benefit. If there is no promotion, where is the career progression? Are those in Government so foolish to accept such a recommendation ?
Now the anomaly Committee has come. What this Committee is supposed to do when the basic scheme itself is a fraud?
If the Government is really serious about addressing the problem of stagnation, let there be 3 assured promotions as per the hierarchy of promotional posts applicable in each case, in the entire career span of a Govt. servant. Otherwise scrap this foolish MACP. No Government servant wants to hear about it any more.
K R Gatti
Anomalies in fixing the pay scales
As per MACP, There were two anomalies while fixing the pay scales of Assistants/ Stenographers Grade 'C'(also designated as Personal Assistants. Their initial pay scales were fixed as Rs.9300 with Grade Pay Rs.4200/- which was improved to Grade Pay of Rs.4600/-. First anomaly in this connection, is that the officers who have been promoted/appointed on 1/1/2006 or after 1/1/2006, their pay will be regulated as per the fitment table of Rs.7,450/- where as the others who were promoted before 1/1/2006 are to be regulated as per the Fitment Table of Rs.5500/-. This needs to be corrected immediately and the whole category be placed in the Fitment Table of Rs.7,450/- and due regard be given to seniority in the cadre. Secondly, with the introduction of Rs.4,600 as Grade Pay to Assistants/ Personal Assistants, the gap between two Grade Pays in the two financial upgradation has been is Rs.200/-that too after putting in 10 years of service. Moreover, the officers who have been granted financial upgradation after rendering 24 years are supposed to be governed as per the earlier dispensation of ACP Scheme introduced in 1999 by granting the scale of Section Officer/Private Secretary with Grade Pay of Rs.5,400/- as has been granted to officers appointed as Section Officers/Private Secretary. This would resolve the anomaly to some extent.
V P Sharma
Fanatastic observation about the Army and CPOs
I presume that since the British were an occupation force and ruled India through the British Indian Army and its extension the Police, the terms Director / Inspector 'GENERALS' came into vogue. Its right time that these colonial colloquy is done away with. As such the Police has 10 - 12 DGs in each state - welfare, training, housing, etc which implies that there is no Head of the Police Force...all being of equal rank!
Navneet Gill
Current CS is best
Current Cabinet Secretary is the best for the country and the civil service in a long long time. I wish he gets extension for at least 2 years.
Singh
Key posts vacant
Two key posts of the vigilance commissioners in the apex anti-corruption agency of the government of India i.e. the CVC are lying vacant for more than five months now. Does anybody in this country know the reasons or is it the deliberate design of the Govt/politicians to keep the CVC posts vacant to encourage corruption? Will somebody through light on the issue?
Hoshiar Singh
Treat corruption as act of highest treason
Why not corruption be treated as act of highest treason than terrorism ?
Anit