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POLITICS

Who is the Advisor of Rahul Gandhi ?
Who is the Key Advisor of Rahul Gandhi these days? This is the topic of discussion in the Congress circles .

Modi to be PM if US pattern elections are held !
At a get-together, majority of the people said that if elections are held on US pattern , Narendra Modi will emerge victorious as the Prime Minister.

N N Vohra gets another five years term
Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N N Vohra has been appointed Governor of the State for a second five-year term. The term of 76 year old Vohra was to end on June 25.

BUREAUCRACY

Woman IAS to be CAG ?
If top sources are to be believed, the Government has made up its mind to appoint a woman IAS officer as the new CAG next month.

Anil Goswami to be OSD, Home on May 1
Home Secretary designate Anil Goswami will join as OSD on May 1 prior to his taking over as Secretary Home on July 1 after the retirement of R K Singh. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre. Though he has served in MHA, as an OSD he would acquaint himself with all aspects of Ministry's working.
(We said this on April 24, 2013)

R K Singh to move to Petroleum Ministry
R K Singh, who is presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is moving to the Ministry of Petroleum. The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has given NOC to Singh.

CSB meeting today
The Civil Services Board is scheduled to meet today i.e. on April. 29.

Railway Board; four out of six top brasses retiring by June
Indian Railways, forming the backbone of India's infrastructure pool, would feel heavy-hearted till June as four out of six top brass officers, including CRB & FC, would be retiring by then.

Three top posts in Railway Board to be vacant this month
As many as three top level posts in Railway Board are falling vacant this month.

Member (Staff), Railway Board retires this month
A K Vohra, Member (Staff), Railway Board is scheduled to retire this month.

Will Mahesh Kumar be Member (Staff) ?
Mahesh Kumar is likely to succeed A K Vohra as Member (Staff) in the Railway Board.

Member (Mechanical), Railway Board to retire this month
Keshav Chandra, Member (Mechanical), Railway Board is scheduled to retire this month.

Who will be new Member (Mechanical), Railway Board ?
Who will succeed Keshav Chandra as Member (Mechanical) on June 1? Arunendra Kumar is said to be ahead in the race for the post.

Member (Traffic), Railway Board to retire this month
K K Srivastava, Member (Traffic), Railway Board is scheduled to retire this month.

Orders of J S Kaushal as Director (Personnel), CWC issued
The orders of J S Kaushal, GM, IOCL, for the appointment as Director (Personnel), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Nov 26, 2012)

Will Pillai get fourth extension ?
Will Chairman of the National Textile Corporation (NTC) K R Pillai get fourth extension ?

Now silence in CBDT
There is now total silence in the CBDT over the transfer and promotion list of CIT and the CCIT. Everything is between the Finance Minister P Chidambaram and the CBDT.

P Subhash is new Director, DD Kendra Delhi
P Subhash is taking over as new Station Director of the Doordarshan Kendra, Delhi. He is moving from Thirunvantapuram.

106 IRS-Custom Probationers get postings
As many as 106 Probationers of 63rd batch of Indian Revenue Service-Customs have been given postings as Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise in the various zones. Accordingly, Abhishek Verma has been appointed to Delhi CX while Ajeet Kumar was posted to Kolkata Custom and Amar Bahadur is being appointed to Chennai custom. Similarly, Amit Kumar Mishra has been posted to Cochin CX; Amit Kumar Singh to Jaipur CX; Amit Sharma to Cochin CX; Amreeta Titus to Delhi CX; Anup Kumar to Cochin CX, Arjun Kumar Meena to chennai Custom; Arunita Phukan to Kolkata CX; B Jyoti Kiran to Vizag CX; Balmukund Trichy Custom P; Bharti to Delhi CX; Bheem Ratna Rawat to Kolkata Custom; Bhoyar Usha Nilkanth to Pune CX; Biswasrup Das Bhubaneswar CX; Brajesh Kumar Singh to Vizag CX; Daljit Kaur to Chandigarh CX; Darpan Amarawanshi to Lucknow CX; Deepthi Reddy A to Chennai Custom; Dharm Raj to Chennai CX; Dhileeban A to Hyderabad CX; Dinakaran R to Chennai custom; Dinesh Kumar Jangid to Trichy Custom; G Manigandasamy to Mumbai CX I; Gaurav Dhanda to Chennai Custom; Ghuge Arvind Bhagwanrao to Mysore CX; Gopi Donthireddy to Hyderabad CX; Gurbaz Sandhu to Mumbai CX; Hardikar Anushree Ashok to Bhopal CX; Harish K Bangalore CX; Hemant Kumar Meena to Vadodra CX; Indira Priyadarshini A to Coimbatore CX; Jadhav Vijay Narayanrao to Vadodra CX; Jalaj Sharma to Mysore CX; Jasveer Khichar to Chennai custom; Joginder Singh to Vadora CX; K Shubhendra to Pune CX; Kamlesh Kumar to Patna Custom P; Kayio Kayinath to Kolkata CX; Kshitij Jain to Ahmedabad CX; Lokesh Damor to Cochin CX; M Ratna Kumar to Chennai CX; M Ramesh to Chennai CX; Mamta Saini to Vizag CX; Manish Mishra to Delhi CX; Manoj Kumar Sharma to Trichy Custom P; Marut Tripathi to Vadodra CX; Mosuganti Gangadhar to Chennai CX; Murugan Mourugaram S V to Coimbatore CX; Naharya Arpita Dheer Singh to Vizag CX; Nakid Srujan Kumar to Vizag CX; Nalin Bilochan to Chennai Custom; Nawale Bharat Rambhau to Cochin CX; Neetu Singh to Ahmedabad CX; Neha Lal to Kolkata CX; Nikta S chandran to Cochin CX; Nitin Jain to Ahmedabad CX; Patil Mahesh Yaswant to Pune CX; Patil Prashant Sudamrao to Nagpur CX; Pauzakham Ngaihte to Kolkata Custom; Piyus Bhardwaj to Trichy Custom P; Piyus Katiya to Chennai Custom; Pooja Thakur to Bhopal CX; Poonam Meena to Jaipur CX; Pradeep N to Coimbatore; Prajwala M N to Bangalore CX; Pranesh Gupta to Patna Custom P; Prashant Kumar Kakarla to Mysore CX; Prashant Kumar to Ranchi CX; Praveen Kumar Bali to Ahmedabad CX; Rajani Kant Mishra to Chennai custom; Rakesh Bhadadiya to Cochin CX; Ravi Kapoor to Chennai Custom; Rokade Prashant Dnyaneshwar to Nagpur CX; Runjhun to Delhi CX; S Varalakshmi to Chennai custom; Sabareesh G to Coimbatore CX; Sahil Seth to Chandigarh CX; Sandeep Kumar Singh to Lucknow CX; Sangeetha Nehru to Coimbatore CX; Sanjay Bangaratale to Cochin CX; Sanjay Kumar to Cochin CX; Santosh Sharan to Kolkata Custom; Senthil Kumar P Chennai CX; Shaikh Aminkhan Yasinkhan to Bangalore CX; Shakti Singh to Chennai CX; Shashi Panwar to Ahmedabad CX; Shelke Rajesh Vithalrao to Mumbai CX I; Shree Ram Vishnoi to Kolkata Custom; Shrikhande Akash Sudhakar to Ahmedabad CX; Sowmya Nuthalapati to Hyderabad CX; Srinivas B C to Bangalore CX; Subodh Kumar Kolkata CX; Suganya M to Chennai CX; Swati Chopra to Chandigarh CX; Syed Wasif Haider to Kolkata Custom; T Ushadevi to Coimbatore CX; Tagade Nitin Madhukar Rao to Ahmedabad CX; Tej Kumar M S to Mysore CX; Vagish Kumar Singh to Cochin CX; Vikrant Vir to Vizag CX;Vinod Kumar to Trichy Custom P; Vivek Gupta to Vizag and Wagh Chittaranjan Prakash has been posted to Hyderabad CX.

142 IT officers promoted as ACIT
As many as 142 Income Tax officers posted in various regions have been promoted to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (ACIT). The officers include: Sanjay Shripad Parulekar, Satya Prakash Sharma, R Muthukumar, Ramanand K Nair, Ketakir D Desai, Latha V Kumar, Arvind Kumar K Ghelot, Chetan M Kacha, Sajit Kumar Srivstava, Sanjay Kumar, Kumar Arvind Bhardwaj, Diwakar Singh, Vijay Kumar R Mangla, Narayanlal M Raval, Govind Ram Gera, Jagpal Singh Yaduvanshi Yadav, Kiran Mishra, C B Suresh Kumar, P Brinda, Brij Bhushan, Haider Ali Kha, Arun Kumar Das, Kishore Mohanty, Krishna Rao U, Jaidev Sandilya, Hema Bhupal D, Ravinder B, Bandana Dwivedi, Rajesh Raina, Stagurudayal Sharma, Sadanand Bhadra, S P Tripathi, Ram Niwas, N K Tyagi, Radharani Sharma, Vineeta Dubey, Surjit Singh Nain, V Sreedevi, R K Tiwari, Gyan Dev Singh, J B Singh, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Ashish Choudhary, Raj Singh Meel, Deepa Sanajay Miray, Eknath Vasudev Kinikar, Vinod Dhanuskodi Mudallar, Nitin B Diwakar, Sheiba Johan, Ganesh V, Sudheendra Kumar, Subahs K, Girly Alber, V Narayanan, Sundar Kumar R S RL, Srinivas S, Lakshmi S, Akhilesh Srivastava, Pankaj Pandey, Ravi Mehrotra, Panjak Sachan, Himanshu Tiwari, Phanishwar, Shiv Kumar, Rajesh Tiwari, Manoj Nigam, Rashmi Mathur, Ramnath P Murkunde, Nayana K Kumar, Krishna Kumar Atamram, Rajgopa K Parthasarathy, Shashi Bhushan Prasad, S B G Mohapatra, vranda U Matkari, Harish Bist, Rajiv B Mathur, Manoj Kumar Sinha, Dibyendu Ranjit Kumar Ghose, Mahita Jayachandran Nair, Radheshyam Jajoo, Sujay Kumar Samanta, Binayak Mallick, Subrat Dhar, Kalyan Kumar Das, Sanjay Jha, Pampa Ray, Akhouri Pranay Kumar, Sukumar Sarkar, Shobha R Guddad, Gowthami Manivasagam, S Tamilvanan, Arvind Kumar Trivedi, P Sivaji, Harendra Kumar Verma, Braj Kishore Singh, Abdhesh Kumar Jha, M R Rath, Jogendra Singh, Khubchand T Pandya, Sanjeev H Bhagat, Devendrea Pal Singh, Sunita Rani, Pritpal Singh, M Jyochandra Singh, Selvi Arumugam, T Piraimathy, V Gagendran, Atul R Gokhe, Sita Ram Meena, Anita Rinesh, Ravindra Ramchandra, Nangare, Sunil Parshuram Shinde, Yeshwant Narayan Tandale, Arjun Lal Meena, Amba Lal Nayak, C S Bairwa, R K Doi, Srinivas P, Rajesh Home Pardeshi, Mahender Singh Badgoojar, Narayanan, Siddapa, Chandravarkarm M V, Narayan Parimalam, Dayanand Malhari Mislakar, Venkateshwarlu N, Nathooram, Chandra Nath Das, R Vigneshwaran, Balubhai J Solanki, G Usharani, K Usha, M Muthusamy, Sarathi Behera, G D Sharma, Sanjay Jain, Jagan Solanki, Nandubhai G Choudhary, Ishwarlal B Patel, R B Pendum and S G Moon.

Meena to move to Abu Dhabi
D S Meena is moving as Second Secretary in Abu Dhabi in place of Anil Kumar who is going to Pynogyang.

Gautam to head Gujarat Housing Regulatory Authority !
After Indrajeet Prasad Gautam retires on April 30, he may be given the grand task of realising Narendra Modi's dream project of building more than five million dwelling units. Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Urban Housing and Port and Transport Department, is poised to head Gujarat Housing Development Regulatory Authority.

Bharat Bhushan appointed CS of Kerala
E K Bharat Bhushan has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Kerala. The 1979 batch IAS officer will succeed K Jose Cyriac who retires on April 30.
(We said this on April 11, 2013)

Khatal may assume charge in second week of May
Sanjay Khatal, GM, MSSC, is likely to take over the charge as Director (Commercial), National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC), in second week of May. He is yet to be relieved of his present charge.
(We said this on Sept 12, 2012)

Vinita Kumar to retire on April 30
Vinita Kumar, Forest and Rural Development Commissioner, Government of Uttarakhand, is scheduled to retire on April 30. Kumar, a 1979 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre, is second senior most officer in the state after Chief Secretary Alok Kumar Jain.

B P Pandey repatriates to Uttarakhand
Bhagwati Prasad Pandey, Chief Vigilence Officer, Power Finance Corporation, will be back to his cadre state soon. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre. Reportedly he has submitted his joining to the Chief Resident Commissioner in Delhi.

Farooqui to inaugurate 'International Workshop on Spectrum Management today
Secretary, Telecom, M F Farooqui will inaugurate an International Workshop on Spectrum Management on April 29 at the India International Centre, New Delhi. National Institute of Communication Finance (NICF) is organising a two day International workshop for senior and middle management level officers of Department of Telecom. Senior officers from CCI, TRAI, DOT and Academicians from IIT Bombay and MDI Gurgaon will participate the workshop which would be organised under the aegis of NICF, the apex level training institute of Ministry of Communications & IT.

Thaosen gets Above Super Time Scale in MP
S L Thaosen has been accorded proforma promotion to Above Super Time scale by Madhya Pradesh Government. Thaosen is presently on central deputation. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Sharma gets HAG, designated as Investment Commissioner
Shankar Dutt Sharma who has been granted HAG scale has been re-designated as Investment Commissioner in the Government of Uttarakhand. Currently he is Additional Resident Commissioner, Government of Uttarakhand.

Prabhakar appointed Food Safety Commissioner in Kerala
Biju Prabhakar has been appointed as the Food Safety Commissioner. The 2004 batch IAS officer Prabhakar will also hold additional charge of Director of Lotteries.

Bureaucratic reshuffle on anvil in Jharkhand post President's visit?
As the grapevine has it, a big ticket bureaucratic reshuffle is on the anvil after the President of India completes his Jharkhand visit on April 30. Reportedly, the reshuffle would set the pace of governance and would give a glimpse of administration on the onset of Assembly elections in the state.

Reshuffle of police officers on the anvil in Jharkhand
As the grapevine it, the month of May would be marked by a big reshuffle of police officers in Jharkhand. The advent of Rajiv Kumar as new DGP of Jharkhand is yet to set a pattern of police administration of his own in the state.

E L S N Bala Prasad appointed VC in Bihar
Patna Divisional Commissioner E L S N Bala Prasad has been appointed Vice Chancellor of Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic and Persian University in Bihar. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer.

IAS officer appointed Vice Chancellor in Bihar
Magadh Divisional Commissioner R K Khandelwal has been appointed Vice Chancellor of Magadh University in Bihar. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer.

Why orders of Arvind Bhatnagar delayed?
Why the orders of Arvind Bhatnagar ED, CONCOR, for the appointment of Director (Domestic Division), CONCOR, are being delayed? Meanwhile, he has been transferred to New Delhi from Mumbai. Bhatnagar was selected for the post in July 2012.

File of K M Prasad forwarded to ACC
The file of K M Prasad, GM, KAPL, for the appointment as Managing Director, Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL) has been forwarded to Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for final approval. The orders of appointment are expected to be issued in next couple of weeks.

Trinath Behera joins ITDC as Director ( Finance) (UPDATED)
Trinath Behera has joined as Director (Finance ) in the ITDC . Prior to this Behera was General Manager Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.

D K Pande gets Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (UPDATED)
Air Vice Marshal Dattatray Keshao Pande has been conferred with the 'Ati Vishisht Seva Medal' for distinguished service by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

Sanjay Kumar to attend seminar on water management in Germany (UPDATED)
Sanjay Kumar, Member Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board is scheduled to visit Munich, Germany to attend a seminar on 'water management' from May 15 to May 18, 2013. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Sinha is new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka (UPDATED)
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha (IFS: 1981) has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
( We said this on April 15 )

Galhotra gets two year extension in CBI (UPDATED)
Central deputation tenure of Om Prakash Galhotra Joint Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been extended for a period of two years from 07.05.2013 i.e. upto 06.05.2015.He is 1985 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
( We said this on March 11 )

Rajiv Chaturvedi selected as Director (Mkgt), PEC LTD (UPDATED)
Rajiv Chaturvedi CGM, PECIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Marketing), PEC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 29, 2013. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Indian SMEs have been driving force of country's growth story, says NSIC CMD (UPDATED)
The CMD of National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) Dr. H P Kumar has said that the Indian SMEs have been the driving force of country's growth story. Even in times of current financial crisis the resilience of the sector has helped Indian economy to stay buoyed. Delivering the inaugural address at the SME Conclave 2013 organised by CARE Rating Agency recently, he further said that in order to continue the growth story it is necessary that SMEs receive encouragement and support from the Banks and Rating agencies so that they adopt and obtain new facilities for their needs. Many SMEs, he said, were not aware as to how to take advantages of numerous opportunities and various support services available to them for their business and growth adding that the SMEs should come forward to take advantage of various facilities being offered by NSIC and avail its benefits. "The latest technologies, marketing strategies, innovative ideas, IT solutions and financial products are the main areas on which SMEs should focus constant attention for sustained development", he concluded. The Managing Director & CEO of CARE Ratings Rakesh Dogra was also present on the occasion

J Purnachandra Rao promoted as ADGP in AP (UPDATED)
J Purnachandra Rao has been promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1988 batch IPS Officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

CORPORATE

Mishra is ED, IOC's Haldia Refinery
A C Mishra has taken over as the Executive Director (ED) of Indian Oil Corporation's Haldia Refinery. Earlier he was posted in Corporate Office in Delhi.

Bindroo is Director, CSRT
Bharat Bushan Bindroo has taken over as the new director of the Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Union Ministry of Textiles, Mysore.

Chhokra resigns as Director, PNB Gilts Ltd
P K Chhokra has resigned as Director of PNB Gilts Ltd.

Singhania quits as CEO, Hyderabad International Airport
Vikram Jai Singhania has quit as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hyderabad International Airport

Jain re-appointed MD, Ashika Credit Capital Ltd
Ashika Credit Capital Ltd has re-appointed Pawan Jain as Managing Director of the company for a period of three years from the date of his appointment.

Jain resigns as Director, Ashika Credit Capital Ltd
Daulat Jain has resigned as Director of Ashika Credit Capital Ltd w.e.f. May 1, 2013

Balaram appointed Addl. Director, Polaris Financial Technology Ltd
Polaris Financial Technology Ltd has appointed V Balaraman as Additional Director on the board of directors of the company.

Chawla resigns as Whole-time Director, Omax Autos Ltd
Krishan Chand Chawla has resigned as Whole-time Director of Omax Autos Ltd.

Alex appointed GM, Goa Marriott Resort & Spa
Ranju Alex has taken over as General Manager of Goa Marriott Resort & Spa.

Jhuraney appointed Whole-time Director, Omax Autos Ltd
Jagdish Chandra Jhuraney has been appointed as Whole-time Director of Omax Autos Ltd w.e.f. May 1, 2013

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Field Marshal of IAS-N N Vohra

Well said ! Salute to this great and exemplar officer ! Field Marshal is not only one who doesn't retire but one who has earned respect for himself and his institution through his own exemplary work and by supporting honest officers and not by buttering the politicians for personal gains like getting lucrative postings and multiple postings, grabbing foreign junkets, daily publicity in the media and denigrating superiors and colleagues et al which have become the norm for some present-day civil servants.

K P Singh

Why only IAS Officers for awards on Civil Services Day ?

I fail to understand the logic behind selecting only IAS Officers for awards on Civil Services Day. What about Indian Forest Service, Indian Revenue Service, Indian Postal Service and Indian Railways. In what way, they don't deserve to be recognised. Are they not contributing to the Nation's growth? What significant contributions have IAS made after Independence. They are following the same old Rules and Regulations framed by the British. PM should be advised properly on conferment of awards.

Radhikai

Constitution of Committee by CS Division to restructure CSS cadre

CSS and CSSS are two different services. Both should not be merged as it will destroy the character and prestige of the CSS (service and cadre). Recently most CSS cadre officers from Under Secretary level to Additional Secretary level are against this move. The qualifications of CSSS can never be equal to CSS. CSSS should be a separate secretarial clerk service as it is presently now and should not be mixed.

Jose Julian

CGHS Beneficiaries

Govt. has issued a list of private hospitals recognized under CS (MA)rule. Can CGHS beneficiaries at Delhi avail the treatment in these hospitals. As Batra Hospital is recognised under CS (MA)Rules, can CGHS beneficiaries go for treatment in Batra Hospital? It is submitted Govt. should permit treatment in these hospitals also to CGHS beneficiaries. It will give some relief to pensioners.

N Prakash

Caste Vs Poverty

Casteism among Hindus is a bigger monster than poverty. Caste as an institution is a proven monster of injustice, discrimination, violation of human rights, violation of fundamental rights and centuries old tradition of making sub -human lives of millions of Hindus belonging to so called lower castes, caste has never done anything good for higher also except creating enmity between the three. But the Caste has protected and supported rights for the top one with supreme rights by birth...the more downward you go in hierarchy you continue losing rights even to the extent of drinking water at common places, visiting temples etc. (ref. Gandhi and Ambedkar movements for right to drinking water from wells and temple entry). According to historians, the country lost almost all the wars to invaders from Gulf because only one caste was allowed to part in war which totally weakened the country militarily. Caste leads to lack of unity among communities because of which country suffers. However, such is not the case with poverty. Even one is poor, one doesn't lose one's caste and related dignity and Godly and birth respect enshrined in our scriptures. Poverty was never a parameter for respect and social dignity in our society, neither it is today, if it was so, the poor Brahmins also would have suffered untouchability. But it never happened so. Why? The poverty had not affected the social respect and superior rights of number one caste in old India. And superior financial status of working classes did not give them any superior social status or superior social rights. However, in today's India we enjoy all rights irrespective background, thanks to social reformers belonging to all castes and law makers of modern India. India today, according to UN is no more a country suffering from poverty. They say, 'poverty is a sin'. But it is a washable sin. You can make a poor a millionaire by hard work. But learned friends, can you make a SC to Brahmin even if he is a billionaire? Can you? Poverty has a logic, a reason, some one's fault, it is not Godly act such as Caste as claimed and practiced. People who love to equate caste and poverty must know the reasons are different. While poverty is due to caste, the caste is not due to poverty. Caste is the mother of poverty, if not, castes of the rich would have been changed. But this miracle has not happened in our nation. Caste is obviously a bigger monster than poverty.More needs to be by we the Hindus to abolish institution of caste totally from India. It will be a moral booster for millions of suffers and if caste dies with Govt. efforts, I am pretty sure, nobody would ever walk away from this beautiful religion (the best religion i.e. Hinduism minus caste) as in the past. Once the institution of castes stands totally abolished and observing it becomes legally a punishable crime, I feel there is no need for special treatment and facilities to anyone, the provisions, automatically stands abolished.

Singh R K

Saradha Chit Fund or Mamata?

Who is the target- Saradha Chit Fund or Mamata? Saradha operations in Jharkhand are no less deceitful than its West Bengal operations, but only Mamata (by name, not the state government) is being hammered by motivated media. Can a Chit Fund operate in a state without giving a decent cut to the corrupt politician, whether CM or Finance Minister? Or did it suppress the information, which is useful politically to "rein in" a powerful chief minister? Moreover, can only one political party swallow the entire kill? That would be under rating the competitors, especially when the Saradha operations were started before Mamata captured power. Is any state free from the menace of chit fund dacoity ? Kerala is reported to have more than 4000 chit funds in operation. Incidentally, they were also the first to legislate to rein these rogue companies, after the Usury Act was enforced. Sadly, the scoundrels are using the poor to exploit the poor, be it mining their hard earned money or children trafficked. The court expresses anger asking if the government has any shame, but they are devoid of any such absurd notions like shame, integrity or honesty. Led by the historically corrupt, all the followers too become like the leader:

Yathaa Raajaa, Tathaa Prajaa!

M L Gupta

Reservation policy and its sociological implications

Reservation policy is an electoral fraud due to its sociological implications. The benefits of reservation have been cornered, by the Dalits belonging to affluent class. Instead of reviewing the reservation policy, the political class , under garb of "social re-engineering", has created the sub-category of Maha-dalits" covering the poorest among the dalits. Worse still, under compulsions of vote bank politics, it created sub-castes of : "Normal", "Hyper" and "Super" Maha-dalits depending on level of poverty. Creation of artificial silos has led to inter- and intra-castes conflicts. The Indian bureaucracy is also impacted adversely. For instance, the practice of giving out-of-turn promotion for superlative performance has been scrapped by government. There is no level playing field in appraising the performance of government bureaucrats and public sector executives. While, "Good" performance is considered "Good enough" for one category of candidates ,it is "Good for nothing" for others. Good and poor performers are treated at par. How could the government achieve "Responsive Administration" and "Good Governance". Against this background, extending reservation policy to promotion matters, will lead to a tsunami of administrative disasters as seniors will become junior to their juniors.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Disquiet amongst officers of Central Armed forces

The CAPFs Group 'A' Officers upon being denied for 'Non-Financial Up-gradation' by their own senior officers who are from IPS stream and GOI, had knocked the doors of the Delhi High Court for the injustice meted out to them. These Forces have been denied for the NFU on the ground that they are not "Organised Cadre" which is nothing but contradiction of Government's own orders where they have been considered as an Organised Cadre. If these Forces are not organised then who else can be considered organized ! If Government considered that these CAPFs are not organised then why it has assigned them important duties which amount to ensure the territorial integrity and internal security of the Country. Does GoI has impartial attitude towards its own CAPFs officers? Are these officers are not being deprived off by the GoI from their genuine demands? Why the IPS Officers are being wrongly favoured by the GoI and that at the cost of the genuine and legitimate rights of CAPFs officers. And finally now all hopes are there on the Delhi High Court for the justice which shall be the source of great dignity, pride and better financial status for the CAPFs officers.

Surojit

Posting of non-IAS officers as JS /AS in GOI

Is it that non-IAS should not be posted to GoI ? Please read the Rules on Central Staffing in GoI and see how it has been hijacked by the IAS. The Central Staffing pool was supposed to be a reservoir for GoI with services of all Central Civil Services - so on the contrary the IAS have taken away a large number of posts at the Centre including FAs in the Ministries which should have been manned by the Central Civil Services like the Accounts/ Audit and Revenue Services.

Sangita