I am amazed at the accuracy with which you get to know the postings of even senior most officials in GoI.
Sridhar

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Madam Gandhi says Nitish Government has failed on all fronts!!!!
That's because for votes she hunts!!!

But truth she also knows!!!
That Bihar has bounced from its lows!!

Lows that Bihar hit during Laloo Radbi Raaj!!!
Bihar is in a much better situation aaj!!!

Madam needs to realize what was the Bihar that Nitish got!!!
And then what was the Centre's response to aid that Bihar sought!!

Laloo keeps pleading with voters in Bihar ' one more chance please'!!!
' And like I did with Railways I'll give Bihar life ki new lease'!!

Biharis are seeing through his empty promises and street humour!!
Laloo has already conceded defeat is a fast spreading rumour!!

He's already tightened his purse strings and this indicates his mindset!!!!
Betting markets also show this ….for Laloo becoming CM 20 is 1 odds you'll get!!

Paswan is in an equally miserable state and will lose his 'backward' tag!!!
As only a fragment of votes of only his own 'jaathi' he'll bag!!

Congress is going to do better and that will get Congress in a celebration mood!!
And you'll get to see long faces of Laloo and his brood!!

Pawar is now voicing his approval for FDI in retial!!!
Hope he knows what this would entail!!

But then Pawar has his reasons for supporting FDI in retail!!
People say there's one way of wooing Pawar that never does fail!!

They say 'it is moolah and that too in cash'!!!!
Pawar is an old hand and he has the technology to 'mint and stash'!!

Pawar's logic ' if you can arrange to me you have passed the first test'!!
For those who strike a deal they say he has collection points both 'east and west'!!

Though some say to meet him you have to spend!!!!
Appointment date and duration on the donation does directly depend!!

Obama is coming…… hyped like its going to be a new dawn!!!!
But the pragmatic lot at this news of his coming do yawn!!

He's coming here not to give but to take!!
And we ' US does not believe in sharing the cake'!!

Karat says Communism in India is stuck in the 40s… Communism of the shudh kind!
Communism thrives when it puts a Nation in a bind!!

Progress is like a bad word and hardships for the majority!!
Fruits of their labour are enjoyed by a minority!!

Confucius says…Communism has in misery its roots!!!
Its only the Politburo that enjoys Communism's 'fruits'!

Flash...... RBI says inflows are worrying but buying Dollars means fuelling the inflation fire!
But then it has better ways than becoming a heavy Dollar buyer!!

Why not just close the gates for the time being????
This option RBI's not even seeing!!

Here its all about what ' the Gora Sahibs will say'!!!!!
Too much attention to what others think we pay!!

Bharat Kumar
BUREAUCRACY
Kaun Banega SEBI Chief (3) Dr K C Chakrabarty
Dr K C Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor of the RBI, is also reportedly in fray for the post of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
T Chatterjee to be Secretary Forests and Environment ?
If all goes well, Dr T Chatterjee will be new Secretary Forests and Environment in the Government of India. Dr Chatterjee is 1975 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Anil Kumar appointed Secretary AYUSH
Anil Kumar has been appointed new Secretary AYUSH.1976 batch IAS officer of nagaland cadre Anil Kumar is presently Principal Advisor in the Planning Commission. He would succeed Ms S.Jalaja, IAS(BH:74), on her retirement on 31st October.
( We said this on October 20 )
Rajan Katoch is new AS and FA Commerce
Rajan Katoch has been appointed new Additional Secretary and FA in the Ministry of Commerce.1979 batch IAS officer Katoch is presently Principal Secretary Home in Madhya Pradesh Government.
( We said this on October 20)
Sinha is Additional Secretary HRD
N K Sinha has been appointed Additional Secretary Higher Education in the Department of HRD in the Government of India. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
( We said this on August 27 )
Panel of CBDT Members cleared
Finally panel of nine IRS officers has been cleared for the appointment of Member Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).They are Mssrs M C Joshi,Ms Manjari Kackar,Hardeep Srivastava,V K Bhatia,Kamlesh Argal,Qaiser Shameem,Poonam Kishore ,A K Basu and S S Rana.Official orders are expected to be issued in a day or two.
Panel of CBEC Members cleared
After a long wait panel of six IRS officers has been approved for the post of Member Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).They are Mssrs Lalita John,Jasdeep Singh,Rajesh Dhingra,P Arun Kumar,H K Sharan and M C Thakur. The panel has reached to the DoPT for formal orders.
DoPT seeks panel for Director, CBI
As the grapevine has it, DoPT has asked for a panel for the post of Director, CBI from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the MHA has forwarded names of eligible IPS officers to DoPT for the panel. The matter is going on in full swing. CSB meeting will he held shortly to finalize the panel for the post of CBI, Director.
Valavan debarred from central deputation
R. Karaikal Valavan who had been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises but, had failed to join so he has been debarred from central deputation for a period of five years. He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Lalu Yadav too had tried to seek powers for GMs' transfers
As the grapevine has it, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the then Indian Minister for Railways had also mooted a proposal seeking permission to affect transfers of General Manager (GMs) at her level without having to go to the PMO. However, that was turned down.
Meena CVO, ITDC poised to get extension
As the grapevine has it, B.L. Meena, CVO, ITDC is poised to get an extension of two years in his deputation tenure in ITDC. Meena is an IRTS cadre officer who belongs to the 1981 batch.
IG's post vacant in BPR&D
There a vacancy at the IG level in BPR&D ,Government of India .
HRD Minister consults DoPT Secretary on Sanskriti school
Kapil Sibbal, Union HRD Minister, has discussed with Shantanu consul, Secretary, DOPT regarding education policy with reference to the Sanskriti School.
Das poised to be IG, BCAS
The name of Bibhuti Bhusan Das has been forwarded by Ministry of Home
Affairs (MHA) to Ministry of Civil Aviation for the post of IG, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). He is an IPS officer of the 1987batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.
Kudos to Indian Railways
It is now apparent that almost all government departments that were connected with the CWG in some way or the other are under fire on corruption charges, with the sole exception of the Indian Railways. The exceptional work done by the railways especially in improving stations in Delhi area and running the special Shatabdi to Agra has on the contrary been widely appreciated. Railways also significantly contributed to the medals tally.
Promotions in Air India on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, promotions are on the anvil in the Air India of which CMD is Arvind Jadhav (IAS, 1978 batch -Karnataka cadre).
SBI official Narayanswamy transferred
Bhoopal Narayanswamy, Assistant General Manager, Regional Business Office, Kadapa, has been posted as Deputy General Manager and Circle Development Officer, SBI Local Head Office, Thiruvananthapuram.
FSB to meet next month
Foreign Service Board is expected to meet sometime in November.
Air India to use T-3 from its winter schedule
The Air India of which CMD is Arvind Jadhav (IAS, 1978 batch -Karnataka cadre) is going to use the Terminal 3 at New Delhi located Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). This will enable passengers to avail one stop destination from Delhi to places like: Chicago, Newark, Toronto, New York, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Two in race for elevation as FCI's ED
Two General Managers (GMs) are in race for promotion to the post of Executive Director (ED). They are: A.K. Bhattacharjee posted in Zonal office of West Zone and Ms. Seema Kackar posted in zonal office of Maharashtra.
Mayank Sharma to be Additional Commissioner, MCD
Mayank Sharma will be new Additional Commissioner of Municipal
Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi in place of Ms. T. Tonsing Prasad
whose central deputation tenure ends on October 31, 2010. While,
Mayank Sharma is an IDAS cadre officer of the 1992 batch, Ms. T.
Tonsing Prasad is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1986
batch.
Race starts for PS Home in Madhya Pradesh
Race has started in Madhya Pradesh for the prestigious post of Principal Secretary Home.A couple of names have already started doing the round.Present PS Home Rajan Katoch is joining the GoI after Diwali.
Sharma appointed as Full time Director for NH-Infomedia Ltd .
Nh Infomedia initially launched as internal wing of New Horizons India limited, one of the USA's biggest IT Company .It is now functioning independently and is 100% subsidiary of New Horizons India Limited .NH Infomedia has since then forayed into resourcing ,professional services and HR Outsourcing. Division has now expanded to the provision of complete HR Solutions. It cater to the needs and requirements of governments(Central, State and Public Undertaking), corporate entities and institutions .Their client base includes both international and national reputed companies such as Microsoft ,HP,WIPRO RBS as well as Genpact ,Sapient ,Infosys etc. Till date the company has successfully deployed manpower in more than 500 locations globally. I.C. Sharma has more than 25 years diversified experience in different Ministries Dept ,GOI .
Sahab Narain joins FDC as Director (Finance)
Sahab Narain has joined National Film Development Corporation as Director Finance, Mumbai.He was earlier with the Rural Electrification Corporation and Ircon International Limited.
( We said this on October 13)
CVC indicts two NHAI officials
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has in July 2010 advised imposition of major penalty against two officers of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Five IPS promoted as ADGP in TamilNadu
Three 1985 batch IPS officers Msses S R Jangid,J K Tripathi ,C K Gandhirajan and one 1980 batch IPS officer K Muthukaruppan and one 1983 batch IPS officer I Raja have been promoted to the rank of ADG in TamilNadu.
Gurnani is new RC Karnataka in Delhi
On her return from central deputation Vandana Gurnani has been appointed as resident commissioner of Karnataka in New Delhi. Vandana is 1991 batch IAS officer.
1985 batch IPS promoted in J & K
Three 1985 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of ADG in J&K. They are Mssrs:- K Mishra, Ram Lubhaya and Gopal Reddy .
Three IRS officers get postings
As many as three IRS officers have got postings. They are Anil Goel, who on return from study leave, has been posted as CCIT (CCA) Karnataka, Amit Chatterjee who on return from deputation has been posted as CCIT (CCA) Delhi and MV Bhanumathi who on return from deputation, has been posted as CCIT (CCA) Delhi.
Interviews for UGC regular secretary cancelled
Interviews for the post of regular secretary in the University Grants
Commission (UGC) slated to be held on Friday have been cancelled at the behest of the HRD Minister Kapil Sibal.
IPS changes in Uttarakhand
GN Goswami will now be commandant of 31 Provincial Armed Constabulary deployed in Udham Singh Nagar district. Puran Singh Rawat has been made Superintendent of Almora Police. Neeru Garg who was till now ADC to Governor has been given the responsibility Superintendent of Police at Police Head Quarter.

Up scaling and promoting the use of renewable energy discussed
The technical sessions of Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010) opened with a great fanfare yesterday with the participation from 50
ministers, over 8,000 delegates and 250 speakers, 525 exhibitors from 70 countries. Dr Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister, New and Renewable
Energy, India, welcomed the delegates to DIREC 2010. He emphasized that international cooperation in renewable energy research and development is essential to accelerate the development of solutions to meet the world's increasing demand for affordable, non-polluting, renewable energy.In the morning, the event saw an overwhelming response from participants across the globe who attended the plenary sessions on: the journey from Johannesburg to Delhi; scaling up
renewable for energy security, climate change and economic development; the road to Cancun; the green economy and the role of renewable; and Vision 2020 for promoting renewable energy.Deepak Gupta Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy urged government agencies and stakeholders to sign the Delhi International Action Program, and to pledge commitments for renewable energy. He further stated that renewable energy is vital part for addressing energy
security, climate change and strategic growth with less dependency on fossil fuels. Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, India, noted that the need for new and renewable energy has increased due to India's growing reliance on petroleum and coal imports and India's pledge to reduce carbon footprints. Dr Ahluwalia underscored India's energy plans, including: reducing the emissions intensity of its economy by 20-25%; taking advantage of abundant solar
resources; and providing 500 GW of clean energy through thorium-based nuclear energy by 2050. Jürgen Becker, State Secretary, Federal
Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany, said renewable energy is important for tackling climate change challenges and ensuring energy access and security. Underscoring that global investment in renewable has increased five-fold since 2004 and that 83 countries now have national policies. Becker added that the Global Climate Partnership Fund can further enable partnerships between banks in developed and developing
countries.2 DIREC 2010 Bulletin, Issue #1, Volume 95, Number 9, Thursday, 28 October 2010 Kadri Nassiep, CEO, South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI), recalled South Africa's pledge to generate 4% of their energy from renewable sources by 2013 and called the attention of the
role of women in renewable energy and rural revitalization. Describing US legislation on clean and renewable energy, Arun Majumdar, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), US Department of Energy, stressed the role of innovative solutions and basic science, and highlighted the ARPA-E-sponsored energy innovation summit to be held in February-March 2011 in the U.S. Mohamed El-Ashry, Chairman, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), highlighted the progress made in renewable energy since the Washington IREC in 2008, emphasizing recent increased political commitment to
renewable from both developed and developing countries. Other main speakers were: Kandeh Yumkella Director General (DG) UNIDO,Shyam Saran
former Special Envoy to the Prime Minister on Climate Change India, The 'Renewable Energy Village' was inaugurated by Dr Farooq Abdullah
showcasing the wide ranging programs on rural energy of the MNRE. The concept adopted, by and large, is to use agricultural and forestry residues, cattle dung and other wastes to provide sustainable solution for meeting the electricity and cooking related needs of households.In the afternoon, three parallel sessions provided separate forums for Ministers, Multi-Stakeholders and CEOs to discuss renewable energy from their perspectives. Vikram Chandra, CEO, NDTV, facilitated a panel session and discussed challenges to global action on energy, options for quick solutions and whether technology can enable renewable to dominate the energy industry. Several ministers emphasized the need for cooperation and collaboration among sectors and across borders to bring down the cost of renewable and achieve economies of scale. On energy access for rural areas, it was emphasized that decentralized power generation is often cheaper than
constructing a grid.The session on renewable access and MDGs discussed the relevance of energy access to achieving the MDGs. Ms Rachel Kyte,
Vice President, ICF, called the cost of ensuring access "chump change" in the big picture, and said it should not be a barrier. Mr Bunker Roy
Director, The Barefoot College also spoke. A youth conclave was jointly addressed by Steve Sawyer from Global Wind Energy Council and
Ms Gauri Singh, Joint Secretary, MNRE bringing out the huge potential of strengthening the linkage between government, corporate houses and
technical and managerial institutes to come out with practical solutions to make renewable energy technologies affordable.

Punjab Government is bankrupt ?
It seems Punjab Government is in a bad shape these days.The Government has not disbursed their salaries to the Government-aided schools for the past three months.If Association is to be believed teachers in 150 schools across Punjab have not received their salaries for the past ten months.
Amarjit Singh is now JS School Education
Dr Amarjit Singh has been appointed Joint Secretary School Education and Literacy in the Government of India. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Alka Sirohi to be new Secretary Personnel
Ms Alka Sirohi will be new Secretary Personnel in the Government of India.1974 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Alka Sirohi is presently Secretary Food and Civil Supplies.
Awasthi is now Dy CAG
A K Awasthi has been appointed Dy CAG (Apex Scale : pay Rs. 80000 fixed).1975 batch IA&AS officer Awasthi will succeed Dr A K Banerjee who is retiring on October 31.

CORPORATE
Narendra to join as CMD of IOB Bank
M. Narendra will join Indian Overseas Bank as Chairman and Managing Director with effect from November 1. He is currently ED of Bank of India

( We said this earlier in August & then in September 2010)
Rampal is MD India Motorcity Ltd
Motricity P Ltd. announced the appointment of Mohit Rampal as the company's new Managing Director for India and South Asia.
Sunil Mittal receives 'Philanthropist of the Year' award
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises, has received the 'Philanthropist of the Year' Award at the prestigious Asian Awards 2010.
Nei appointed Alternate Director
Pricol Limited has appointed Yasushi Nei as Alternate Director to Mitsuhiko Masegi in place of Yoshihiko Kato with effect from October 27, 2010.
Hexaware Teach appoints Whole-time Director
Hexaware Technologies Limited has appointed R V Ramanan as the Whole Time Director of the Company.
Sandhu resigns from Wire and Wireless
Parminder Singh Sandhu director of Wire And Wireless (India) Ltd has resigned from the company.
Kannan appointed Independent Director
Sundaram Brake Linings Limited has appointed T Kannan, an Independent Director and Member of the Audit Committee, has been appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Cheil Worldwide appoints National Creative Director
Prathap Suthan, National Creative Director at Cheil Worldwide, SW Asia has put in his papers. Suthan has been with Cheil for the past three years
Guha appointed Part-time Chairman
The South Indian Bank Ltd has appointed Amitabha Guha as Non Executive Parti-time Chairman of the Bank effective from October 27, 2010.
Mittal appointed Addl. Director
IFCI Ltd has appointed Rakesh Bharti Mittal has been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. October 27, 2010.
Kaji quits Mahindra Satyam
Gautam S Kaji has resigned from the board of Mahindra Satyam,
Jayant Changrani is new Country Head of NDS
Jayant Changrani has been appointed as new Country Head and GM by NDS, a provider of technology solutions for digital pay television.
Law appointed Editor Bloomberg UTV

Vivek Law, National Editor, CNBC TV 18, has been appointed as Editor Bloomberg UTV. He will primarily be responsible to lead the editorial function and will work closely with top management to drive the channel to the leadership position. He will assume his new role from November 1, 2010 and will be based out of Mumbai.
Solkar appointed Associate Media Director, Outdoor Vertical, Percept Out Of Home
Rizwan Solkar has been appointed as the Associate Media Director - Outdoor Vertical, Percept Out Of Home where his core responsibilities would include planning and buying Media activities for the Outdoor vertical for the West Zone.
Sengupta appointed Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo Percept Pvt. Ltd
Partho Sengupta has been appointed Executive Creative Director, Hakuhodo Percept Pvt. Ltd. The core responsibilities of Partho Sengupta in Hakuhodo Percept Pvt. Ltd include, managing an impressive and diverse boutique of brands and products, strategizing,
conceptualizing and planning creatives nationally.
PepsiCo promotes Sanjeev Chadha as Head, Middle East & Africa
Sanjeev Chadha, Chairman & CEO of PepsiCo's India Region has been
appointed as as PepsiCo's Head for the Middle East & Africa, with
effect from 01 January 2011.
Manu Anand appointed Chairman of PepsiCo India Region
Manu Anand has been appointed as Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo India
Region w.e.f. Jan 11, 2011.
Berry appointed CEO PepsiCo's Foods business
PepsiCo has appointed Varun Berry as CEO of PepsiCo's Foods business in India.

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Ministry of Health in a muddle

Sujatha Rao has been interfering in the working of the Directorate General Health Services. Dy DGs and CMOs have been shuffled without the knowledge or approval of the DGHS. Dr Srivasatava DG has not risen to the occasion. Minister Azad has for reasons best known to him allowed this kind of anarchy.... what a shame?

S Singh

Arrogant lot

Doctors should not be given any decision making powers. Very arrogant lot. Just go to hospitals like GTB/RML etc . These doctors deserve this. Not saying IAS officers are better.

Mahesh

MCD will miss her

The departure of Mrs T Tonsing Prasad would be felt in MCD for along time. Habitually polite, she gave a new face to the conservative side of the organization. She was a positive and extremely efficient lady. None of her type has come to MCD nor is anyone likely to replace her.

Radha Singh

No dearth of talented people in India
Is there any dearth for talented people in India. Why can't Dr. P.J. Nayak,IAS (Retd) be appointed as Chairman, SEBI. He is a man of unimpeachable character and an upright officer. His knowledge of Capital Market/Banking laws/micro and macro economic policies etc., are amazing. In my opinion, he is the only deserving choice.

K Raghuraman
Clearing confusion

My views on the condition of doctors were w.r.t. PG students who get a seat by virtue of their appearing in the All India Medical PG examination which is conducted by AIIMS every year. To get a seat is very difficult, and that too unless a student gets a very high rank he cannot pick up a seat in Delhi. After so much hard work, if they are treated the way they are at the hands of the IAS and generalist service officers, then the concerned authorities should not blame the professionals for resorting to brain drain. Does he know the condition of PG I students in Delhi who have come through the All INdia PG exam 2010. To say it is bhaibandhi if they get jr/sr residency, is like slapping them. Please don't add insult to injury, Kalicharan. They were paid their first salary which was due from May/June,2010 only a couple of weeks ago. They have to serve for more than 24-30 hrs at a stretch. They are put on casualty duty when they should be pursuing their PG speciality. Air conditioners are purchased for installation in Doctors duty room and of course installed. But they do not work. They have to work in May, June with only a fan or sometimes even that does not work. Will any IAS officer work under these conditions? Doctors have to perform operations with their bare hands, sometimes without any instruments, because the instruments simply vanish from govt. hospitals and OTs. OTs are not being utilised - instead they are being used as store rooms etc. etc. How many IAS officers or even clerical cadre people in govt. deptts in north block, south block etc. etc. are prepared to work in similar conditions? These IAS officers (like Health Secretary etc.) sit in judgement over these doctors as later comments in WIC suggest. These IAS officers poke their nose into each and every thing like only IAS officers should be running newly created AIIMS and health secretary rejecting non IAS panel etc. for the same. God save this country from the clutches of IAS. Sometimes, one feels whether it is a bane to have been born in this country and taking up medicine as a career. In a country, where merit does not get appreciation and recognition, what else can be expected but brain drain of our doctors to USA etc.

Moogambikai

Reg in-situ promotions

It is a matter of record that 3 non-IAS officers posted as JS in GOi were made in-situ AS within days of being empanelled as AS [in April 2010] but this benefit is still awaited by IAS officers empanelled as AS who continue to serve as JS. the non-IAS given in-situ promotions included one very 'strong' lady from Customs service. This is not a rumour.

Anon