An interesting site.
Rajesh

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Some Kiriana Store owners also double up as money changers and bookies! My neighbourhood Kiriana Store displays exchange rates and odds for bets!!!! Post the State election results I walked in to buy some stuff and as the owner was not too busy I got chatting with him!!!

Me: Kaise ho Kirit Bhai????

Kirit: Chakaas (fit) Seth....... dhandaa paani ek dum chakaas.....hawaa paani bhi chakaas!!!

Me: TV News waale were giving DMK a fighting chance how come you gave DMK 20 to 1 odds for coming back to power????

Kirit: Arre Seth TV waalon ko toh yeh Neta logh khareed lethe hai.......subha ko I see Bhakti programmes and shyam ko ......kyaa bolthe hai........ lux dekhta hoo......news channels se merre ko khujli hai!!

Me: Not lux.....Soaps!!! What was your gut feeling about TN??????

Kirit: Arre Amma ki jeethe pucci thi........ arre Goggle waala kitne bhi paise baante DMK ki pucci thi haar!!! TV waale toh boll rahe theh ki DMK ground gain karr rahi hai!!!! Ain election time pe Public ka gussa khareedna bahut mushqil hai Seth! Aur firr Public kehthi hai humaare paisa loot ke humm ko deh rahi hai DMK .....hummare vote ke liye humaare paise se ghoos!!

Me: If today you had to give odds for next TN elections what would the odds be????

Kirit: Easy........ AIADMK 20 to 1 and DMK even!!!!

Me: Kaise yeh calculate kiya????

Kirit: Amma ka ghamand.......anti incumbency .....aur Public ka gussa and yaadhdash short lived hai!!

Me: TMC toh you already were giving even ka bhao!!! What about same odds for WB in the next State elections?????

Kirit: Communist even ka bhao and TMC 20 to one ka bhao!!!!

Me: Why??????

Kirit: Amma ko uss ka ghamand leh doobe ga aur Didi ko uss ka gussaa!!! Arre Seth Didi ladhne mein A 1 hai...... Sarkaar chalaane mein flop!!! Doosre plan karte hai 'yeh humaara 10 point programme hogaa' aur Didi ........' yeh merra 10 point ladhne ka programme hogaa'!!

Me: You had not given any odds for Assam!!!!

Kirit: Arre Seth I had given odds in the beginning but then when for some time no one placed bets I dropped Assam!!

Me: What odds had you given Congress when you were taking bets on Assam's results????

Kirit: My feeling was Congress will win but AGP and BJP will make some good gains....... Kerala mein toh woh VS ne kamaal karr diya!!

Me: Odds you gave showed you felt LDF will win!!

Kirit: Seth pehle UDF ko maine even ka bhao diya tha....... parr firr mujhe feel huaa VS jadoo karr saktha hai!!!! Arrre Rahul boltha hai VS budha hai........ muje toh woh Rahul se jyaada dumm waala lagtha hai!!!! Ek din dhoop mein Noida mein aur Rahul ki bathi bandh ho gayi thi..... murjha gaya tha!!!! Rahul toh bahut naazuk hai!!

Me: Kya odds on Raja's conviction in 2 G maamla!!

Kirit: 2 to 1 nikal jaye ga aur 10 to1 conviction pe!! 5 to 1 ka bhao hai ki uss ko pehle tapkaa diya jaye ga!

Me: And Kalmadi????
Kirit: Seth haathi ko toh inno ne nikaal diya hai...... even ka bhao he'll get away!!! 20 ka bhao Kalmadi convict hoyega!!!

Me: IPL koun jeeth ga???????

Kirit: KKR......... 2 ka bhao.......... patha hai kyon?????

Me: Yes Ramu was telling me that you told him that Sharukh has taken a vow that if KKR wins Sharukh will take a maun varat for 1 month..... and entire Bollywood is praying for KKR winning!!!!

Me: Rahul...... what odds do you give for him becoming PM????
Kirit: Arre Seth aaj iss baath ki koi possibility nahi hai..... Congressi kehthe hai Rahul PM tabh banne ga jab Congress ko pooran bahumatt apne jorr pe mille ga...... Congress ko apne jorr pe bahumat milne ke liye mein deh raha hoo 100 ka bhao!!!

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Tarun Gogoi emerges much stronger
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has emerged much stronger in wake of a very good performance by ruling Congress party in recent assembly polls.

BUREAUCRACY

Dilsher Singh Kalha poised to head Punjab & Sind Bank
As the grapevine has it Dilsher Singh Kalha Principal Resident Commissioner of Punjab government in Delhi is going to be new Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of the Punjab & Sind Bank. He is an IAS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to Punjab cadre.

Desh Deepak Verma is new DG SAI
Desh Deepak Verma has been appointed new DG of the Sports Authority of India (SAI).He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. This post is considered to be quite important in the GoI.

K.N.Venkatramanan to be Secretary to TN, CM
As the grapevine has it K.N.Venkatramanan is poised to be Secretary to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister designate Ms.J.Jayalalitha. Presenly, he is Secretary Personnel and Adminisrative Reforms with the Tamil Nadu government.He is 1987 batch IAS officer.

Ramalingam to be Additional Secretary to TN, CM
As the grapevine has it A Ramalingam is poised to be Additional Secretary to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister designate Ms.J.Jayalalitha. He is 1996 batch IAS officer.

7 GMs cleared for elevation as EDs in PSU banks!
According to an unconfirmed report, names of seven General Managers (GMs) from the different Public Sector Banks have been cleared for elevation as Executive Directors (EDs). All-together 34 General Managers (GMs) were in contention for the promotions. Those GMs whose names have been cleared are : Atul Gautam-Oriental Bank of Coommerce(OBC), C.G. Pinto- Corporation Bank, T.R. Chawla Dena Bank, S.K. Jain Bank of India, S.K. Widhani-Allahabad Bank, Deepak Narang -Allahabad Bank and Chandrashekharan- Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).

M.Nene is no 1 for IOC's Director Marketing
M.Nene is number one for the post of Director Marketing of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)interviews for which were held on May 13,2011.

Ms. M Sheela Priya to gain important post in TN
As the grapevine has it Ms. M Sheela Priya may either be Chief Secretary to the Tamil Nadu government. There is also a possibility of her being accommodated in the Chief Minister's office. She is an IAS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to Tamil Nadu cadre.

Ram Mohan Rao tipped to be PS Home in Tamil Nadu
As the grapevine has it Dr. P. Rama Mohan Rao is tipped to be new Principal Secretary (PS) Home to the Tamil Nadu government. Presently he is Agricultural Production Commissioner (APC) as well as PS Agriculture the Tamil Nadu government. He is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to Tamil Nadu cadre.

Ms.J.Jayalalitha to sit in old secretariat building
As the grapevine has it Tamil Nadu Chief Minister designate Ms.J.Jayalalitha has made it clear that after being sworn in as the Chief Minister, she will like to sit in old secretariat building on Beach Road i.e.Rajaji Salai, Chennai. Staff including officers is working on a war footing to facelift the old secretariat building because it was abandoned once secretariat shifted to newly constructed building under previous regime.

Who will be new Police Commissioner of Chennai?
Who will be new Police Commissioner of Chennai? This question is hot topic of discussion following an impressive victory by AIADMK being led by Ms. J. Jayalalitha in recent assembly polls.

2 contenders for Police Commissioner of Chennai
As the grapevine has it there are two contenders for the slot of Police Commissioner Chennai. They are: S.George (IPS officer of 1984 batch) and J.K. Tripathi (IPS officer of 1984 batch) .Both of them are rated as outstanding police officers.

Will Tamil Nadu DGP go?
Will present DGP with Tamil Nadu government Bholanath be shifted in the wake of change in regime in Tamil Nadu? This question is hotly being discussed in corridors of power. He is an IPS\ officer of the 1976 batch.

S.K. Upadhyay has chances of becoming DGP, TN
As the grapevine has it S.K. Upadhyay has chances of being appointed as new DGP of Tamil Nadu, provided existing DGP Bholanath was shifted. Both of them are IPS officers who belong to 1976 batch.

No change likely in Assam
There will be no change in administrative scenario of Assam. As it is Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has emerged much stronger in wake of a very good performance by ruling Congress party in recent assembly polls. Analysts, feel that Tarun Gogoi will relatively enjoy a free hand in governance.

Bureaucratic overhaul likely in Kerala
With the Congress led United Democratic Front (UDF) scrapping past the majority mark in what turned out to be an evenly contested assembly elections in Kerala- the closest ever- the state bureaucracy is in for a major overhaul once the political dust settles in. Changes are expected right at the top and the Chief Secretary Dr. P. Prabhakaran is likely to get the axe. For most Congress leaders he is an 'eyesore'. Prabhakaran, is an IAS
officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre. He will retire on March 31, 2012.

Jayakumar to be relived of Home in Kerala
K. Jayakumar Additional Chief Secretary Home, Kerala is also likely to be shifted if observers are to be believed. Jayakumar is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who hails from the Kerala cadre. He will retire in October 2012.

K. Mohandas likely to replace Prabhakaran as Kerala CS
If the Centre agrees to relieve K. Mohandas Secretary Ministry of Shipping, GoI toKerala he might replace P. Prabhakaran as Kerala Chief Secretary. Sources said if given a choice, Mohandas, is also likely to get back to Kerala as he has barely eight months to go before retirement in February 2012. As of now he appears a strong contender for the post of state Chief Secretary.

Jose Cyriac also a contender for Kerala CS
If the Centre is unwilling to relieve K. Mohandas, then K. Jose Cyriac, Special Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, GoI will be in the reckoning for the post of Chief Secretary. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who hails from the Kerala cadre. His advantage is that he has about two years before his retirement in April 2013.

Will E.K. Bharat Bhushan make the cut in Kerala?
If a strong lobby in the state Congress circle is to be believed, they would like to rope in E.K. Bharat Bhushan as Kerala Chief Secretary. The only problem is that Bharat Bhushan is on deputation to the GoI as the Director General Civil Aviation who is also liked by the Union Civil Aviation Minister Vyalar Ravi. Bharat Bhushan is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch.

Bharat Bhushan's elevation would stifle half a dozen officers' chances
If the new Government in Kerala decides to bring in EK Bharat Bhushan as the new Chief Secretary of the state he will end up stifling the chances of at least half a dozen IAS officers waiting for elevation as CS. An IAS officer of the 1979 batch he will retire only
in January 2015.

Punnose also in the line of fire
The Director General of Police, Kerala Jacob Punnose is also likely to be changed once the UDF government settles down. Insiders say that most UDF leaders from Kerala perceive Punnose as too close to the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Punnose is an IPS officer of the 1975 batch who hails from the Kerala cadre. He is likely to retire in August 2012.

Tamil Nadu - Truly women powered
With the AIADMK sweeping the Tamil Nadu state elections, J. Jayalalithaa's swearing ion as the new state Chief Minister is a mere formality. When Jayalalithaa swears in as the Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu will create a new history women powered state. TN will probably be the only state in India that will have a woman as Chief Minister (Jayalalithaa), Chief Secretary (S. Malathi IAS 1977 batch) and Director General of Police (Letika Saran IPS 1976 batch TN).

Jaya may continue with Malathy as TN, CS !
Whispers doing the rounds in the corridors of power in Tamil Nadu suggest that Jayalalithaa led AIADMK government will spare the Chief Secretary S. Malathy and allow her to continue. An officer of the 1977 batch from TN, Malathy can briong in continuity to the new state government's initiatives as she has a reasonable time till October 2014 before retirement.

Will Amma spare Letika ?
Police circles have been speculating about whether AIADMK supreme would allow Letika Saran to continue as the state's Director General of Police. If whispers' are to be believed, Amma might not disturb Saran right now as she has barely a year for retirement next March and the post of DGP has been hotly contested in the CAT by the senior IPS officers and elevating someone else will open a pandora's box for her.

Major bureaucratic overhaul likely in TN
While the AIADMK government might not disturb the Chief Secretary and DGP in Tamil Nadu the fact remains that there will be a overhaul in the state's bureaucratic and police set up. The State Secretariat and Police Head Quarters and Chennai Police Commissionerate is likely to witness a major shake-up.

Medical checkup -in Delhi !
As per AIS (Performance Appraisal) Rules, IAS officers above the age of 40 years are to get themselves medically checked every year. Medical checkup report forms part of the Performance Appraisal Report. Even the date of medical checkup is to be mentioned in the PAR form.Call it callousness or mismanagement, even after four years of the introduction of mandatory medical checkup, DOPT has not notified any hospital outside Delhi & NCR for the medical checkup. So, IAS officers on deputation to Government of India posted outside Delhi & NCR have to come to Delhi for the medical checkup! They have to take leave and come to Delhi at personal cost for the "mandatory" medical checkup, and queue up in the hospital and cajole the hospitals. As if, there are no good hospitals in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Guwahati,…! And as if the mandatory medical checkup is a personal work!.

V Krishna to be PS to Jairam Ramesh
R Vineel Krishna who was abducted by Maoists in Orissa has been appointed as PS to Forests and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh. He is 2005 batch IAS officer.

Postal service officer T Murthy is PMG Aurangabad
Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officer of the Indian Postal service T Murthy (1981) has been posted as PMG Aurangabad, Maharashtra Circle.

Desh Raj Singh unlikely to be Director Security Lok Sabha
Desh Raj Singh is unlikely to be Director Security Lok Sabha. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.

Post of Deputy Passport Officer in Panaji vacant
Post of Deputy Passport Officer in Panaji vacant. Comptroller & Auditor General of India and Ministry of External Affairs (CPV Division), New Delhi have invited applications for the same.

Non-SCS officer gets IAS in Nagaland
Y. Kikheto Sema, a non-SCS officer in Nagaland has been inducted into the Indian Administrative Service.

Post of Deputy Passport Officer in Malapuram vacant
Post of Deputy Passport Officer in Malapuram vacant. Comptroller & Auditor General of India and Ministry of External Affairs (CPV Division), New Delhi have invited applications for the same.

IPS changes likely in Chhattisgarh
A N Tiwari is likely to be moved in Transport.IG rank officer P S Maravi will be moved to Training.

Post of GM in FCI, Shillong vacant
The post of General Manager (Meghalaya, Tripura & Mizoram Region) Food Corporation of lndia, Shillong, under the Department of Food & Public Distribution Is vacant. Officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary/Director of the Government of India or equivalent level are eligible for appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme.

Mrs. Namita J Priyadarshee promoted as chief Conservator of Forests
Mrs. Namita J Priyadarshee (IFS : 1989) who belongs to state cadre of Rajasthan and is at present on central deputation has been promoted to the grade of chief Conservator of Forests of Indian Forest Service on proforma basis.

2 IAS officers get senior scale in Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu government has elevated two IAS officers of 2007 batch to the senior scale with effect from 01.01.2011 and will continue in the same post. They are :K. Veera Raghava Rao Additional Collector (Development) and Project Officer, DRDA Cuddalore District and K. Nanthakumar Deputy Secretary Finance.

1997 batch IPS is DIG in Orissa
1997 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of DIG in Orissa. They are Mssrs D.S. Kutte, Rekha Lohani, Asit Panigrahi, Sanjay Kumar, Suresh Palsani, Arun Bothra, Sunita Kakran and Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Former Jharkhand Health Secretary arrested by CBI
Former Jharkhand Health Secretary Siyaram Prasad Sinha has been arrested by the CBI in Ranchi.

22 IAS officers transferred in MP
The Madhya Pradesh government transferred 22 IAS officers that include Commissioners of three divisions. Those transferred include Aruna Sharma Principal Secretary, Ayush top Development Commissioner, Alok Shrivastava PS Housing and Environment to PS, PHE, Iqbal Singh Bais former PS to the Chief Minister and presently Chairman of the EPCO to PS Housing and Environment, Anil Shrivastava PS, Revenue to PS New and Renewable Energy, B.P. Singh Commissioner Indore Division to OSD, Mantralaya, Bhopal, Sanjay Shukla Chairman and Managingh Director, Central Discom Region to Commissioner, Urban Administration, Rakesh Agrawal Secretary MPHRC to Director, RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration, Bhopal, Manoj Kumar Goyal PS Animal Husbandry to Member Administration, Revenue Board, Gwalior, R.K. Swai PS, Public Health Engineering to PS, Revenue, Prabhanshu Kamal PS Higher Education to PS,Animal Husbandry, Ajay Tirki Development Commissioner to Secertary, Panchayat and Rural Development, Mohan Rao Director RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration Bhopal to Commissioner, SC Welfare, Rajiv Ranjan Commissioner Higher Education to Commissioner, Land Records, SD Agrawal Commissioner Chambal division to Secretary Ayush, S.N. Mishra Commissioner Urban Administration to Secretary, Finance, Ashok Kumar Shah Commissioner Land Records to Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare, V.S. Niranjan Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare to Commissioner Higher Education, P.. Parashar Commissioner, Jabalpur division to Commissioner Indore division, Vishwamohan Upadhyaya Commissioner SC Welfare to Commissioner, Panchayat, M.K. Varshney Secretary, Revenue Board, Gwalior to Commissioner, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Ashok Kumar Shivhare Commissioner, Bhopal Gas Tragedy to Commissioner, Chambal division and N.K. Vyas Additional Secretary, Finance to CMD, Discom, Central Region.

51 IAS officers transferred in Karnataka (UPDATED)

In a major IAS reshuffle, the Karnataka government has transferred about 50 senior officers. Those affected in the transfer include Additional Chief Secretary Subir Hari Singh, K.M. Shivakumar Principal Secretary, Home, K Jothiramalingam Principal Secretary, Tourism and S.M Jaamdar, Managing Director, Karnataka State Finance Corporation. The officers affected in the reshuffle are as follows-

Subir Hari Singh Additional Chief Secretary to Chairman, Bangalore Metropolitan Regional Development Authority along with the additional charge of Chairman, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation, Bangalore, K.M. Shivakumar Principal Secretary, Home to PS Urban Development, K Jothiramalingam PS, Tourism to PS, Commerce and Industries Department, Dr S.M. Jaamdar Managing Director, Karnataka State Finance Corporation to PS, Home Department, Ashok Kumar Manoli PS, Revenue to Chairman, Karnataka Public Lands Corporation Ltd, Bangalore, Latha Krishna Rau Managing Director, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited to PS, Higher Education Department, Bangalore, P. Ravi Kumar PS, Rural Development & Panchayatraj Department to MD, KPTCL, Bangalore, Madan Gopal PS, Education Department (Higher Education) to MD, KSFC, Bangalore, N.C. Muniyappa PS, Agriculture Department to PS, Tourism Department, Dr. Amita Prasad PS, DPAR (Administrative Reforms, Training & Political Pensions) to Principal Secretary, RDPR, Bangalore, Shivaraam PS, Department of Public Enterprises to PS, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, I.M. Vittal Murthy PS, Health and Family Welfare Department, (Medical Education) to MD, Karnataka State Beverages Corporation Ltd, Mohammad Sanaulla PS, (Minorities Welfare), Social Welfare Department to PS, DPAR, Bangalore, K.H. Gopalakrishna Gowda Commissioner, Water Shed Development Department and PS Agriculture to PS, Health and Family Welfare Services, Sandeep Dave Managing Director, Mysore Sales International Limited (MSIL) to Secretary, Agriculture Department, Rajkumar Khatri Commissioner, Industrial Development & Director of Industries & Commerce to Special Secretary, Infrastructure Development Department along with the additional charge as the MD, Karnataka State Industrial Investment and Development Corporation, Bangalore, V. Manjula Deputy Commissioner Chikkaballapura District to Commissioner, Survey Settlement and Land Records, Bangalore along with the charge as Commissioner of Urban Transport Cell, Urban Development Department, Gangaram Baderia to Regional Commissioner, Belgaum division, Rajeev Chawla Managing Director, Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation to MD, MSIL, along with the additional charge as Special Secretary, Revenue Department, incharge of Bhoomi and registration of urban properties, G.S. Narayanaswamy to Secretary, Labour Department, Syed Zameer Pasha Managing Director, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to Secretary, Minority Welfare, K.R. Shashidhara to Commissioner of Collegiate Education, A.K. Monnappa to MD, Karnataka Public Lands Corporation Ltd, Bangalore, Tushar Girinath Commissioner Collegiate Education to Commissioner for Public Instructions, K.R. Srinivasa Secretary to Government, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms to MD, BMTC, M.S. Ravishankar Commissioner, Labour Department to Secretary, Panchayati Raj, S.R. Umashankar Commissioner, Employment and Training to Commissioner, Labour, N. Manjunath Prasad Commissioner, Social Welfare Department to Commissioner, Employment and Training, M. Maheshwar Rao Managing Director, Karnataka State Industrial Investment & Development Corporation to Commissioner Industrial Development and Director Industries, Commerce, K.H. Govinda Raj Commissioner, Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Services to MD, Food and Civil Supplies Corporation, K.H. Ashwathnarayana Gowda Deputy Commissioner, Kodagu District to MD, Karnataka State Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd, D.K. Rangaswamy Managing Director, Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation to DC, Chikamaglur, Naveen Deputy Commissioner, Hassan District to Commissioner, Social Welfare, G. Ramachandra Member Secretary, Third State Finance Commission Report Implementation to MD Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation along with the additional charge of Member Secretary, Third State Finance Commission Report Implementation, Task Force Committee, Subodh Yadav Deputy Commissioner Dakshina Kannada District to Commissioner Textile Development and Director Handlooms and Textiles, K.S. Sathyamurthy Deputy Commissioner, Koppal District to Director for Cane Development and Director, Sugar, B.G. Nandakumar Jt. Secretary to Chief Minister to Commissioner, Religion and Charitable Endowment and ex-officio Joint Secretary to the government in Revenue Department, Adoni Syed Saleem Managing Director Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Corporation to Commissioner, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Veterinary Services, N.S. Channappa Gowda Deputy Commissioner Chickmagalur District to DC, Dakshina Kannada district, P. Hemalatha Deputy Commissioner, Udupi District to Director, Horticulture, Dr J. Ravishankar Managing Director, Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited to Director, Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Sanitary Agency, Thulasi Maddineni to DC, Koppal, Dr K.G. Jagadeesha Deputy Commissioner Yadgiri District to DC of Hassan district, Dr M.T. Reju Deputy Secretary to Government DPAR (Services) to DC, Udupi district, Vipul Bansal Deputy Secretary to Government Finance Department to DC, Chitradurga district, Gurneet Tej Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Yadgir District to DC, Yadgir district, K.P. Mohan Raj Assistant Commissioner, Savanur Sub Division to Deputy secretary of DPAR (services), S. Puttaswamy to DC, Kodagu district, Dr P Bore Gowda to MD, Chamundeshwari Electric Supply Company Ltd, Mysore, N. Jayaram to CEO, Chitradurga zilla panchayat and V.P. Ikkri to Commissioner, Karnataka Slum Clearance Board, Bangalore.

IPS changes likely in Chhattisgarh (UPDATED)
A N Tiwari is likely to be moved in Transport.IG rank officer P S Maravi will be moved to Training.

DEBATE
Does ACC system have its relevance for all posts?
Does the ACC system has its relevance as far as appointment of incumbents for all posts was concerned? It is time consuming. Under the system it is examined at each level and in every Ministry there are at least six levels. Broadly speaking it goes from concerning Ministry to DoPT Ministry, then to cabinet secretariat and then to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).Finally it goes to the PMO. It is extremely time consuming .In the wake of this please give your valuable views to us.
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CORPORATE

Dr. Purshottam Agrawal gets additional charge of MD RFC
Dr. Purshottam Agrawal, Commissioner (Investmnents and NRI), Bureau of Investment Promotion, has been given the additional charge of Managing Director - Rajasthan Finance Corporation (RFC), Jaipur.

Sharma appointed GM, VITS, Pune
Vikram Sharma has been appointed as General Manager, VITS - Luxury Business Hotel, Pune.

Chandrasekaran resigns as Director (Technical), Chennai Petroleum Corporation
S. Chandrasekaran, Director (Technical), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd submitted his resignation, which was accepted by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India vide Letter dated May 5, 2011.

Jhaveri appointed Addl. Director, S.A.L Steel
S.A.L. Steel Ltd has appointed Srikant N Jhaveri as Additional Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Umamheswaram appointed Nominee Director, Priyadarshini Spinning Mills Ltd
K Umamheswaram has been replaced as Nominee Director of Exim Bank in place of Prahalathan Iyer on the Board of Directors of Priyadarshni Spinning Mills Ltd .

Bangera appointed Director (Sales & Mktg.), The Westin, Mumbai
Vikas Bangera has been appointed the Director (Sales & Marketing) at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

Mehta appointed Materials Manager, Grand Hyatt, Mumbai
Vishal Mehta has been appointed as Materials Manager, Grand Hyatt Mumbai.

Nair to quit TGEN as CEO?
Turner General Entertainment Networks (TGEN) Chief Executive Officer Sameer Nair is quitting the organization soon.

Mhatre appointed Company Secy. Plastibends India Ltd
Himanshu Mhatre has been appointed as a Company Secretary of Plastiblends India Ltd w.e.f. May 2, 2011.

Rahul Kirloskar re-appointed Whole-time Director, Kirloskar Oil Engines
Rahul C. Kirloskar, Whole Time Director, Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd whose term is set to expire on June 04, 2011, was re-appointed as Whole Time Director for a period of five years with effect from June 5, 2011.

Chandnani appointed Regional Director, Worldhotels
Worldhotels has appointed Naresh Chandnani as Regional Director Hotel Development ( Indian Subcontinent and Maldives). Dr. Purshottam Agrawal, Commissioner (Investmnents and NRI), Bureau of Investment Promotion, has been given the additional charge of Managing Director - Rajasthan Finance Corporation (RFC), Jaipur.

FORUM

Retirement age be increased

Retirement age should be increased gradewise….( like in Army and Judiciary)

For PB1&2……62 years

For PB 3………63 years

For PB 4………64 years

Above PB4……65 years.

This would have a weighted average of 62.1 years.

Mani

Good suggestion

While others specially the unemployed youngsters may oppose this is a good suggestion to utilise the experience of those sincere officers for 2 more years which otherwise would have elapsed.

L Santhanam

No justification and need for such a move

There is no justification and need for such a move. In a country where unemployment is growing we cannot have such luxuries for Government employees. They may join private companies after 60 years if they are willing to work. On one side Government claims to tap potential of you in Nation Building and at the same time such policies can't exist.

C Mohan

Retirement age be 55 years

This is not a good move for a country like India. Perhaps the retirement age should be 55 years.

Balbir Singh

Bad proposal

Very bad proposal. Sab Bakwas hai. Aisa nahi hona chahiye.

Jeet Singh

Centre reposes confidence in him

After the recent mistreatment meted out to Desh Deepak Verma, a 1978 batch IAS officer of UP cadre where he was recalled from the centre in writing for the Post of Chief secretary UP but denied the post once he reached, there the central government has reposed it's confidence in him by making him DG of Sports Authority of India. His reputation as an honest and diligent officer will be useful for much maligned sports administration. This action of the UP government has brought disrepute to their style of functioning and the mature response of the centre has been admired in bureaucratic circles

Sameer

You can't tar all with the same brush

With reference to complaint of Sudhir regarding non-adherence to office timings of 9.30 AM to 6 PM in ITO, though I admit that his complaint is not totally devoid of merit , he can not tar all with the same brush since I am working in the building as CC-2 and reach the office at 9.30 AM and leave beyond 6 PM and I have also seen Shri Ashok Manchanda CC-5, Rekha Goel DIT also coming in at that time and some other officers and staff also. However, the point raised by Sudhir is well taken and I would request all ITD parivar members to be punctual unless due to unavoidable reasons they are unable to come on time on rare occasions and extend world-class service to taxpayers (our customers) to the fullest extent. I am also proposing an Aayakar Sewa Kendra to be opened in ITO for single window service to our customers. Jai Hind.

R Bharadwaj

Constitution of bench by the SC

The CIC observed that the information whether the Registry of the Supreme Court (SC) has placed certain papers before the Chief Justice of India for constitution of a Bench as directed in the SC Order in the SLP No. 32855/2009 is plainly administrative in nature. It is difficult to imagine how the disclosure of such information could cause any abrogation of the independence of the judiciary. The CIC directed to provide information on action taken by the SC Registry and also provide copy of the order, if any, for constituting a Bench of appropriate strength for further hearing on the SLP. The CIC further directed to provide a copy of the document, if any, confirming the news about the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India advising Karnataka Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice PD Dinakaran to go on leave.

Comments

While the CIC deserves applause for the interpretation of the RTI Act, is it not surprising that the CPIO of the mighty Supreme Court of India cannot decipher one of the simplest Acts of the independent India? Even earlier, the CPIO of SC has received a rap on the knuckles for similar aberrations.

Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal vs. CPIO, Supreme Court of India in File No. CIC/WB/A/2010/000316 & CIC/SM/A/2011/001078

- Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the book: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)