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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' For US India is indispensable' is what the US Ambassador says!
US's mischievous ways!!

India is indispensable and Pakistan is vital…. word play at play!!
A very devious game US does play!!

The oldest democracy largest Democracy ka banaa rahi hai fool!!
Basically on both India and Pakistan US wants to tacitly rule!!

Obama will link outsourcing to India opening up!!
Or Obama is going to warn for Indian outsourced Companies 'time is up'!

Yes there will be back- slapping and mutual admiration but that'll be skin deep!
But if Mohna caves price that India will pay will be steep!!

Keeping with his business agenda Obama would like a re-look at a Bill!!!
This Bill has caused a chill!!

It's the Nuclear Civil Liability Bill!!!
And Obama would like that Mohna 'sweeten this bitter pill'!!

Seems post Obama's visit there will be cause for celebration for Uncle Sam!!!!!
And it'll be because Obama would put India into a jam!!

I feel prior to Obama's visit Mohna should be sworn in again!!!
Addition to the standard oath 'to ensure that at India's expense no Country will be allowed to gain'!

Its raining raids but Kalmadi is 'raid proof'…. though he's underground!!
In his Office and haunts he's not to be found!!

Maybe he and Lalit Modi are exchanging notes on 'how to rake it in and then get away'!!
Peas of a pod many would say!!

Both are good organizers but both are better at scamming!!!
And also both are good at 'innocence shamming'!!

On subsidies Badal Junior has unexpected support…. Amrinder Aashiq Singh!!!
Though in aashqi Badal Junior can teach him 'something'!!

Manpreet Badal is now waiting for the next State Poll!!!
To form a Akali Dal (M) or Akali Dal (Mutineers) is his goal!!

Muntineers from SAD and Congress will be welcome!!!
Ads will say ' If you have not got a ticket from your Party into AD (M) please do come'!

At best he hopes to be a king maker post the next poll!!!
His calculation is both Akali/BJP and Congress in seats will be koll koll (near)!

Mohna met Wen…. and to put it frankly there was forced cordiality!!
Mohna had a tough time being conrdial but for such cordiality Chinese have a natural ability!!

Both Leaders shook hands and then did apni apni fingers ka count!!!!!
And then their high horses both did mount!!

Confucius says…. India should never trust China!!!!
While dealing with China India needs to keep one eye on the rear aeena (rear mirror)!!

Bharat Kumar
BUREAUCRACY
Kaun Banega SEBI Chief (5) U K Sinha
Though U.K. Sinha chief of UTI Mutual Fund has not applied, his name is also in circulation for the post of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
Alka Sirohi is new Secretary Personnel
Alka Sirohi has been appointed new Secretary Personnel in the Government of India.1974 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Alka Sirohi is presently Secretary Food and Civil Supplies. She will succeed Shantanu Consul who is retiring on October 31.
( We said this on October 13 aand again on October 28)
Rajeev Aggarwal to be Secretary Food !
In all probability Rajeev Aggarwal will succeed Alka Sirohi as Secretary Food and Civil Supplies in the Government of India. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
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.
Awasthi is now Dy CAG
A K Awasthi has been appointed Dy CAG (Apex Scale : pay Rs. 80000 fixed).1975 batch IA&AS officer. He will succeed Dr A K Banerjee who is retiring on October 31.
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.
UGC chairperson Thorat embroiled into controversy
With two Samajwadi Party MPs, Neeraj Shekhar - son of a former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and Tufani Saroj, alleging irregularities in the recruitment of a regular secretary for the commission, UGC chairperson Sukhadeo Thorat has been embroiled into a controversy which has arisen over sudden speeding up of the process of the said appointment.
Prasad debarred from central deputation
Jai Shankar Prasad who had been appointed as Secretary, Rashtriya Safai Karmachari Aayog, but, had failed to join so he has been debarred from central deputation for a period of five years. He is an IRPS cadre officer of the 1983 batch.
Garg to be Dy Secretary Administrative Reforms
Ms Kavita Garg will be Deputy Secretary Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances in the Department of Personnel.She is 1999 batch IDAS officer.
1997 batch IPS is DIG in J & K
1997 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of DIG in J & K. They are Ghulam Ahmad Dar, A K Attri and Johny William.
Deshraj Singh is ASP Chandigarh
Deshraj Singh has joined as ASP Chandigarh (Central). He is 2008 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
SBI official Nabin Kishore transferred
Nabin Kishore Das, Chairman, Utkal Gramya Bank, Bolangir, has been posted as Deputy General Manager, Inspection on Mobile Duty, Inspection & Management Audit Department, SBI Corporate Centre, Hyderabad.
Air India to have its hub in Dubai
The Air India of which CMD is Arvind Jadhav (IAS, 1978 batch -Karnataka cadre) is actively working to have its hub at Dubai for its international flights.
District Courts have nearly 3,000 vacancies
There are 2,980 vacancies in 16,990 District Courts across the country.
One more post of ED to be created in FCI
As the grapevine has it, a new post of Executive Director (ED) is going to be created in FCI.
CVC indicts two officers of New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has in July 2010 advised imposition of major penalty against two officers of New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
Shortage of IAS and IPS in Orissa
There is an acute shortage of IAS and IPS officers in Orissa.
Debroy to be Economic Advisor Jharkhand ?
Bibek Debroy, a noted Economist, is likely to be appointed Economic Advisor to the Jharkhand Government. He is a professor at Centre For Policy Research, New Delhi.
Bureaucratic changes in Assam

The Assam government has transferred eleven deputy commissioners (DCs)
including the one of Kamrup (Metro). Kamrup (Metro) DC Prateek Hajela
has been shifted as Secretary Health & Family Welfare. Others IAS
officers who have got new postings are :Ashutosh Agnihotri DC Kamrup
(Metro), K.K. Dwivedi DC Dibrigrah, Gyanendra Tripathi Secretary Home,
Meenakshisundaram DC Tinsukia ,M.M. Hussain DC Golaghat &J. Lahkar DC
Sibsagar.
New CIC of Haryana
Former Haryana Chief Secretary and State Information Commissioner Meenaxi Anand Chaudhry has been appointed Chief Information Commissioner of the State.
IFS promotions in J& K
Four APCCF have been promoted in J& K.They are Mssrs :-R D Tiwari (1977 batch), Vinod Ranjan ( 1978), P C Kapoor ( 1978) and Shafat Ahmed Khan (1978).
33 OAS officers to get IAS ?
33 Odisha Administrative (OAS) officers are likely to be awarded IAS in Orissa.
Delhi CM opens ITBP's exhibition
A welfare exhibition showcasing stalls from 13 Sectors and Training Institutions of Indo-Tibetan Border Police was inaugurated by Ms. Sheila Dixit Chief Minister of Delhi. As many as 47 units and 13 Sectors and Training Centers of ITBP have brought a wide variety of products, like carpets, shawls, dry fruits, herbal products, cane furnitures, Lucknowi chikan embroidery, Chanderi saris and wood carvings from various parts of the country.
Prof Singh is new VC of Delhi University
Prof. Dinesh Singh, Director of Delhi University's South Campus has been appointed new Vice Chancellor of the Delhi University.
( We said this on October 27)
DIREC 2010 Concludes with a Pledge to upscale and mainstream use of renewable energy
Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010) which concluded with a resolve to 'Upscale and mainstream the use of renewable energy saw a
grand closing with an eclectic participation of ministers, energy experts and government representatives of 71 countries. The conference outlined the need for
global leadership to ensure that the potential of renewable technologies are realized, dependence on fossil fuels is reduced and energy needs of countries across the globe are met at affordable rates. Fourth in the series, DIREC 2010 was successful in promoting the campaign on renewable energy to the next level - 'demystifying renewable energy for common man's usage'. Prominent among those who participated in the conference were Dr Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lexus and the Olive Tree and From Beirut to Jerusalem, Trond Giske, Minister of Trade and Industry, Norway, Dr Mohamed El-Ashry, Chairman, REN21, Suresh Prabhu, Council for Energy, Environment and Water, India, Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India.

Work at SAIL-RITES JV Bengal Wagon Industry begins
The work at Bengal Wagon Industry commenced on Saturday with a programme attended by the Union Steel Minister, Virbhadra Singh, Union Minister of Railways, Ms Mamata Banerjee, SAIL Chairman C.S Verma and Members of Railway Board and other senior officials. "The facility, SAIL-RITES JV, will be a path-breaking venture and play a significant role in fulfilling the growing requirement of wagons", Singh said. Ms Bannerjee said, "Steel, coal and railways will together determine the development of this region". Verma on the other hand said that it was a significant milestone and SAIL is open to more such collaborations with the Railways to meet all the future needs of the nation.

CORPORATE
Tata Motors takes price increase on Tata Nano
Tata Motors is taking a minor price increase on the Tata Nano,
effective from November 1, 2010, to partially neutralise the steep increase in input costs in the last two years. The average increase is about Rs.9000/- (ex-showrooms), with prices varying from city to city and model to model. As of now, Tata Motors has announced open sales of the Tata Nano in the states of Kerala (since August 2010) and Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal (since October 2010). The company has tied up with 39 Banks, NBFC, Cooperative and Gramin Banks to offer customers with loans for purchasing the Tata Nano at attractive rates of interest. More such arrangements are in process. As a result of these tie-ups, the Tata Nano can be owned at an EMI of less than Rs. 3000/-
Majumder resigns as CMD ABB Ltd
Biplab Majumder, Chairman and Managing Director of ABB Limited has resigned from the company with effect from December 31, 2010. However , he would continue as a Non-executive Director on the Board till the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in May 2011.
Husain to be MD ABB Ltd
The Board of Directors of ABB Ltd have appointed Bazmi Husain, as the Managing Director of the Company as a replacement for Biplab Majumder. Husain will take over with effect from January 01, 2011.
Agarwal designated CFO
Remsons Industries Limited has designated Anil Kumar Agrawal as 'Chief Financial Officer' of the Company.
Dabar is Addl. Director Petron Engg.
Petron Engineering Construction Limited has appointed Arvind Dabar as Additional Director (Non-Executive) in the company.
Sridharan is Exec. Editor ET Now
R Sridharan appointed Executive Editor of ET Now.
Roongta joins Shipping Corp Board
Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways has appointed S.K.Roongta, as Non-official Part-time Director on the Board of the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
Kaji is Director, Balaji Telefilms
Dhruv Kaji Non-Executive (Independent) Director of Balaji Telefilms Ltd has resigned from the Company effective from October 28, 2010.
Bhide is Addl. Director Tube Investments
Pradeep V Bhide has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of Directors of Tube Investments of India Ltd.
Nathan appointed Head (Sales)
Vinod Nathan appointed Head (Sales) Suvarna TV
Prasad is Dir (Finance) Nava Bharat Ventures
The Board of Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd has has approved the Change in designation of the Director (Finance & Corporate Affairs) G. R. K. Prasad, as Executive Director, subject to the consent of the General Body. He will continue to be the Chief Financial Officer of the Company
Rao is now Chairman of Orchid
K. Raghavendra Rao has become Chairman of the Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals company.

FORUM
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Governance goes to dogs in Rlys.

Railway has promoted at least 24 officers more than the sanctioned posts. SAG officers working in zones are regularly sent on leave to accommodate these excess officers. Every month the incumbent of the post is changed and governance has gone to dogs.

R D Sharma

Inclusive growth must to sustain economic growth

If we can't achieve inclusive growth, we cant sustain the economic growth achieved. More and more poor are joining the maoists/ fundamentalists. They can destroy all our growth. Rightly Gandhiji has told if a society fails to help the many who are poor, it cant save the few who are rich. Now it is in the interest of rich and the babus who wants to have a peaceful life to come forward to help the poor. It is irony that late Rajiv gandhi had visualised that 15% of the developmental fund is reaching the beneficiaries and rest eaten by babus. After such an important personality realising such situation, have we made any
effort to change the situation. Then at what level the realization should come. The Govt. is busy collecting the utilisation certificate without bothering for how the money was spent and what benefit is derived from such spending. Govt. should impose exemplary punishment on earring officers sothat it would have a deterrent effect on others. It is time to have a serious thought otherwise we will loose control on the society and it will be ruled by deprived people by joining anti socials.

Kalpana Mishra

The leadership of Shrimati Mamta Banerji needs to be appreciated in
this regard. As sponsors Rly contributed handsomely to the cause !

Parivartan

Why single out doctors?

A lot of comments are there these days on the plight of doctors. There have been complaints as if the doctors are the most noble and infallible professionals and all others are corruption prone beings. Well any visit to the government hospitals will bring out the truth. I have seen doctors demanding money to conduct postmortems timely. The instruments vanishing from operation theatres can be controlled none else but by the surgeons themselves. Yes there are
genuine doctors but so are other genuine people in services also. Please don't crib about administrative control. As far as threat of brain drain is concerned let me tell you its an old tail. We should be thankful that India has provided us jobs near to our homes. At least, it is better than being beaten on the streets of Australia for being Indian.

Sunil

This is totally incorrect

I really don't know where you get your information from. There have been several non-IAS officers who have worked as AS and Secrtary in GoI. GN Tondon fom ICAS was AS - Expenditure, RR Gupta was both AS and Secretary Expenditure- several
IAAS officers worked as AS Budget.

Suhas Joshi


Are we on the way to become a banana republic?

Everyday we wake up to a new scam. IPL was overshadowed by Telecom Scam, which was replaced by CWG scam and now the latest budge is being created by Adarsh Society scam. What is more disturbing is the fact that every institution worth its name be it Army, Judiciary, civil services etc are now being dragged into the sphere which was an exclusive reserve of our politicians and some bureaucrats previously.

MB

Curb corruption

Pendency in the courts is maximum due to lack of sufficient interest to work at presiding officers' level. An aggressive approach is desired from the courts to keep things in order. The trust of masses in the delivery of justice up to District level courts is very poor. Rank and file are dismayed of contempt of court but it needs introspection at the level of presiding officers. Pendency to the tune of 300 lacs cases is not appreciated at all.
The working at the level of BCI is also under question mark. Very soon you will find Sibbal sahib has to think to review the working of BCI on the same lines as that of AICTE. I request every citizen to take a pledge to curb out corruption of any form at any place where ever it's possible to do.

Bharat

Thank god, she is retiring soon

Sujata Rao is the most immature person ever to handle such a key assignment like the secretary of health. She had created so much mess during her tenure as the DG - National Aids Control Organisation that things which could be done for Rs. 100 were being done for Rs. 5000. She is not corrupt but surely very arrogant and immature. She hardly listens to any one and she thinks the whole wisdom of universe rests on her head and she is the chosen one by the God. Her subordinates cry and gasp for breath as being a spinster. Thank god she is retiring soon.

Anil Singh

A good start

It is a good start, though belated. This will bring in varied experience and will remove the justified grievance of the other services which had been given a short shrift at the instance of vested interests. On the flip side this will bring in healthy competition which should result in better and efficient governance.

S P Ingal