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Vikram Meena DGM MMTC

When nothing else inspires, History does ! (186)
Child rulers are plague of Monarchies. Guess the names.

Will "Amarbel" fall ?
A veteran Congress leader made a significant remark about the Modi Government " Amarbel grows fast but also falls fast because it doesn't have roots.".

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new CEC ?
In case H S Brahma is not appointed CEC on January 15 either of his two batch mates may find place in the Election Commission. And both are senior to Brahma in the gradation list. They are Jyoti Achal Kumar and D K Sikri - both from the Gujarat cadre. While Jyoti Kumar retired as Chief Secretary, Sikri retired from the Government of India as Secretary Justice.

Differences between EAM and FS over Ambassadorial posting ?
If insiders are to be believed there are serious differences between Minister External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Secretary Sujata Singh over Ambassadorial postings. No Ambassadorial posting has been decided since March 2014.

Bhalla appointed as Additional Secretary, Coal
Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Coal in Government of India. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Rajiv Kumar appointed as Additional Secretary, Expenditure
Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure in Government of India. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on December 23, 2014 )

Pandey posted as DDG, UIDAI, Mumbai
A B Pandey has been appointed as Deputy Director General, UIDAI, Mumbai, in the rank of Additional Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Ashok M R Dalawai appointed as DDG, UIDAI, Bangalore
Ashok M R Dalawai has been appointed as Deputy Director General, UIDAI, Bangalore, in the rank of Additional Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Pankaj Kumar selected as Director BPRL
Pankaj Kumar, DGM, BPCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Bharat Petro Resources Limited (BPRL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 8, 2015. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Singhal is new DGP of Haryana
Y P Singhal has been appointed as the new Director General of Haryana Police. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre. He has replaced S. N Vashisht, who has been posted as Director General of State Vigilance Bureau.

(We said this on October 27, 2014)

Sachin Kurve goes on inter-cadre deputation to Maharashtra
An inter cadre deputation of Sachin Kurve from Uttarakhand to Maharashtra has been approved for a period of five years. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Cadre of Sharma transferred to Haryana
The cadre of Mani Ram Sharma has been transferred from Manipur-Tripura to Haryana. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.

File of M K Goel still with CVC
The file of M K Goel for the appointment as Chairman and Managing Director, Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has reportedly been lying stuck to Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for its clearance for a long time. Goel was selected for the post on December 16, 2013.

S K Jha posted in Kuala Lumpur
SK Jha (IA&AS-1993), Principal Director (Government Accounts) in CAG office has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, Kuala Lumpur. He will relieve SK Jaipuriyar.

Ashwani Lohani returns to MP
Ashwani Lohani has joined as the Managing Director MPSTDC and Commissioner Tourism Government of Madhya Pradesh. Known as the "Tourism Man" of the nation, he has earlier turned around ITDC & MPSTDC besides positioning Madhya Pradesh in the forefront of tourism in the country. He is the only officer in the country whose work as DRM Delhi was lavishly praised by the CAG during the Common Wealth Games. Also known as a turnaround expert Lohani has several awards and records to his credit. It is hoped that besides positioning the state and also the corporation as the best in tourism in the country, Madhya Pradesh would also emerge as a model state in this sector. All eyes of the state and the tourism sector of the country shall now be on this man.

Nagpal posted as OSD to Radha Mohan Singh
Durga Shakti Nagpal has been posted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Radha Mohan Singh, Agriculture Minister. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Mrs Maddineni posted as Deputy Director, LBSNAA
Mrs Thulasi Maddineni has been appointed as Deputy Director (at Deputy Secretary level) in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie on deputation basis for a period of four years. She is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.


MD of Canara Bank yet to be decided
The Government of India has decided to conduct a fresh selection for the post of Managing Director in Canara Bank.

ITDC Marketing Director, Okhandiar retiring in March
CDR R K Okhandiar, Director (Commercial & Marketing), India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC), is due to retire on March 31, 2015. Piyush Tiwari, DGM, RINL, is expected to succeed him on April 1, 2015.

No vacancy of ADG in Armed Forces in GoI
There is no vacancy against the posts of Additional Director General (ADG) in Armed Forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the month of January 2015.

Rajesh Tripathi to join as CMD, DCI on Feb 1
Rajesh Tripathi who is presently in the Ministry of Railways, will be joining as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI) on February 1, 2015. He will succeed incumbent Capt D K Mohanty retiring in January, 2015.
(We said this on July 9, 2014)

84 IRS-Customs officers promoted to Commissioner grade
As many as 84 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Customs and Central Excise have been promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Custom and Central Excise. The officers are: Balbir Singh Khattra, Sanjeev Gangadhar Dewalwar, Milind Gawai, G Ravindranath, Gopinath, P K Behera, Ganesh Havanur, Jagreti Singh Negi, Nirmal Kumar Soren, K Ashikheiya, P K Sinha, Abhai Kumar Srivastava, S K Vimalnathan, V K Srivastava, K M Ravidhandran, Pranesh Pathak, Rajenra Singh, Sanjay Mangal, M K Rustogi, M M Jolly, Ashish Chandan, Vikas Kumar, Shah Hitesh Ajit, P K Katiyar, Sanjay Gupta Sunil Jain, J P Singh, Shaik Khader Rahman, Amitabh Kumar II, Anuj Gogia, Sanjay Mahendru, Kajal Singh, Pardep Saxena, N K Upadhaya, R N Srivastava, Naveen Kumar Jain, Rajiv Kapoor, Rajesh Sanan, VijaySingh chauha, Sunil Kumar Mall, Sbhagta Kumar, AK Rustogi, Manish Kumar, CPS Bakshi, V Snageeta, Sunil Kumar Sinha, G Narayanswami, S thirunavukarasu, Viney Kumar Paul, Suman Bala, S Ravi Selvan, Veleru Santosh Kumar, V Rajendra, B S Nunwal, P R Lara, Mannem Raghu Rami Reddy, Sandeep Mohan Singh Puri, Sande Raj Jain, Suvir Misra, Arun Kumar Neeraj Kansal, Harmeet Singh Naragn, Suresh Kumar, Subhash Agarwal, M Satish K Reddy, Vinayak chandra Gu0pta, Akhil Kumar Khatri, N Vishwanath Kulkarni, Brij Bhushan Gupta, Shhbhchintan, Manish Kumar Sinha, Ganesh Dutta, Lohani, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Rajendra Singh, J Michael Kennedy, Sanjay Shrinet, Chetan Kumar Jain, Partha Roya, Choudhury, Gudavalli Sreenivasa Rao, Vivek Prasad, Divi Polu Naidu, Satyajit Singh, Ved Prakash Shukla and N Sridhar.

Hasan deputed as CPM, DFCCIL
Md Jamil Syed Hasan has been deputed as Chief Project Manager, DFCCIL at Kolkata for a period of five years. He is an IRSE officer.

NTPC yet to relieve Bhaduri to join as CMD, NJMC
The appointment of Kushal Bhaduri, Additional GM, NTPC, as Chairman & Managing Director, National Jute Manufacturers Corporation Limited (NJMC) is getting delayed as National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is yet to relieve him paving the way for joining the same. The post has been lying vacant since February 5, 2014.

Dr Kumar to join central deputation !
Dr Rajesh Kumar, presently in the cadre, is expected to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level post. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.

MD of PNB yet to be decided
The Government of India has decided to conduct a fresh selection for the post of Managing Director in Punjab National Bank.

Forest Secretary is junior to about 50 IFS officers !
IFS cadre is demoralized in Maharashtra these days. The new Secretary Forests Vikas Kharge who is a 1994 batch IAS officer is much junior to about 50 IFS officers.

PESB invites applications for CMD, NMDC
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), NMDC falling vacant on January 1, 2016. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before March 9, 2015.

Batra to appear for interview again ?
Deputy MD of the IDBI ,B K Batra , is expected to appear for interview for the post of CMD of a Nationalised Bank again.

109 IRS-Customs officers at Commissioner level transferred
As many as 109 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Customs and Central Excise cadre have been transferred mostly after promotion to Commissioner grade. Accordingly, Dr Balbir Singh Khatra posted to Ahmedabad Audit-II, CX while Sanjeev Gangadhar Dewalwar was appointed to Bhuvaneswar-I CX and Milind Gawai was given posting to Pune Audit-I CX. Similrly, Ganta Ravindranath has been posted to Chennai ST-II; Gopi Nath to Mumbai HQ-II, Valuation; P K Behera to Chennai-IV Cus; Ganesh Havanur to Mumbai Audit (LTU), CX; Jagreeti Sain Negi to Vadodara Audit-II CX; Nirmal Kumar Soren to West Bengal Cus (P); K Ashi Khieya to Shillong RTI, Prashant Kumar Sinha to Bhoapl Audit-II CX; Abhai Kumar Srivastava to Ahmedabad DGCEI; S K Vimalanathan to Mumbai Systems RMD; K M Ravidhandran to Chennai Audit-II CX; Pranesh Pathak to Delhi Aduti-II ST; Rajendra Singh-I to DGCEI Lucknow; Sanjay Mangal to Faridabad HQ-II, NACEN; Mahesh Kumar Rustagi to Gwalior CX; M Mathew Jolly to Cochin Audit CX; Ashish Chandan to Nagpur-IICX; Vikas Kumar to Lucknow ADG Vig; Hitesh Shah to CESTAT, Mumbai-II; P K Katiyar to Patna Appeal CX; Sanjay Gupta to Delhi ST-IV; Sunil Jain to Hyderabad-II CX; Shaik Khader Rahaman to Vijaywada Cus (P); Amitabh Kumar-II, Delhi Audit-II CX; Anuj Gogia to Bhopal CX; Jai Prakash Singh to Mumbai Cus-V; Kajal Singh to Delhi Appeal-I (ST); Pradeep Saxena to Vadodara Audit-III CX; Nawin Kumar Upadhayay to Noida Cus; Rajesh Nandan Srivastava to Faridabad NACEN HQ; Naveen Kumar Jain to Ludhiana DGRI; Rajeev Kapoor to Mumbai Audit-II (ST); Rajesh Sanan to Delh-III (Sonepat) CX; Vijay Singh Chauhan to Mumbai Cus-II Nhava Sheva-V Cus; Sunil Kumar Mall to Ahmedabad ADG Vig; Shubhagata Kumar to ADG System Delhi; Atul Kumar Rastogi to Deheradun CX; Manish Kumar to Agra CX; V Sangeeta to Hyderabad (A) CX; Sunil Kumar Sinha to Delhi Audit-I (ST); S Thirunavukkarasu to Chennai LTU CX; Viney Kumar Paul to Guwahati CX; Suman Bala to Kolkata Audit-I CX; S Ravi Selvan to Vizag Audit CX; Veluru Santhosh Kumar to Chennai VI Cus; V Rajendran to Coimbatore CX; B S Nunwal to Mumbai-II Appeal-I Cus; M R R Reddy DGRI Mumbai Commissioner (Adj); Sandeep M S Puri to Mumbai Audit CX; Suvir Misra to Mumbai I Cus/ Mumbai Cus; Arun Kumar to Delhi Airport Cus; Neeraj Kansal to Delhi Cus (Gen); Harmeet Singh Narang to Bhavanagar CX; Suresh Kumar to Bangalore (A) ST; Subhash Agarwal-I to Nhava Sheva-IV Cus; Vinayak Chandra Gupta to Patna Audit CX; Akhil Kumar Khatri to Meerut Audit-II CX; Kulkarni Narendra Vishwanath to Pune Audit (ST) CX; Brij Bhushan Gupta to Delhi (PPG& other ICDs) Cus; Shubhchintan to Delhi DGHRD (HRM)-II; Manish Kumar Sinha to Delhi, Audit (LTU) CX; Ganesh Dutta Lohan to Fardiabad-II CX; Shiv Kumar Sharma to Kolkata Audit (ST); Rajendra Singh to Meerut Audit-I CX; Sanjay Srinet to Mumbai Cus III/ Mumbai Cust-II; Chetan Kumar Jain to Udaipur CX; Partha Roy Choudhury to Kolkata ST-II; Vivek Prasad to Bangalore Audit (ST); Satyajit Singh to Patna (CX); Ved Prakash Shukla to Chennai (A)-I ST; N Sridhar to Hyderabad Cus; Amand Shah to Noida-II CX; V Padmanabhan to Delhi DGCEI HQ; D K Verma to Chandigarh-I (A) CX; A R S Kumar to Hyderabad-IV CX; Ashish Verma to Pune IV CX; Metta Rama Rao to Rohtak CX; V Rama Mathew to Cochin (A)-II CX; Charanjit Singh to Chandgarh Audit CX; Bijoy Bihar Mohapatra to DG Systems Delhi; Shobha Ram to Mumbai- (A) I ST; Simmi Jain to Jaipur Audit CX; R P Sharma to Nasik-II CX; S P Sahu to Faridabad HQ III NACEN; Asif Iqbal to Delhi TAR; R C Sankhla to Ranch-I CX; Chagan Lal Mahar to Ahmedabad ST; Manoj Krishna to Mumbai ESTAT-I; A k Singh to Chennai DGCEI; Nitish Kumar Sinha to Gurgaon-I CX; Manoranjan Virk to Gurgaon-II CX; M K Singh to DGRI Hyderabad; S N Saha to Hyderabad DGCEI; Devender Mishra to ICD Tugalkabad (Imports) Cus; Sushil Solanki to Mumbai ST-I; S K Das to Mumbai ST-III; S V Singh to Delhi Audit-I, CX; G V Krishna Rao to Hyderabad Audit CX; P V R Reddy to Kandla Cus; Prashant Kumar to Mumbai ST-II; sugan Lal Meena to Alwar CX; Autl Dikshit to ICD, Tuglakabad; Gautam Bhattacharya to Delhi ST-II; Atul Gupta to Bhopal Appeal-II CX (at Raipur); Seema Arora to Mumbai-III Appeal Cus and Satya Vir Singh was shifted to Delhi ST-III.

Mukherjee gets additional charge as DGIT, Inv, WB & Sikkim
Gopal Mukherjee has been assigned additional charge of DGIT (Investigation), West Bengal & Sikkim and Kolkata. He is an IRS officer of Income Tax cadre.

Deepak Ratan promoted as IG
Uttar Pradesh cadre 1997 batch IPS officer Deepak Ratan has been promoted as IG. He is presently DIG (V.I), INT. Headquarters., Lucknow

V Anandrajan appointed as Joint Secretary, Revenue, CBDT (UPDATED)
V Anandrajan has been appointed as Joint Secretary (TPL-II) in Department of Revenue, CBDT, New Delhi, on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Promotion orders of 2 CSS officers cancelled (UPDATED)
The promotion orders of two CSS officers, Latha Yadav and Rakesh Kumar to the grade of Under Secretary have been cancelled after they failed to assume new assignments.

14 IPS officers 1997 batch promoted to IG grade in UP(UPDATED)
As many as 14 officers belonging to Indian Police Service of 1997 batch and before 1997 batch have been promoted to the grade of Inspector General of Police in Uttar Pradesh. The officers are: Asit kumar Panda, Dava Sherpa, Mohit Agrawal, Bhajani Ram Meena, Deepak Ratan, Raghuvir Lal, Deepak Sharma, Rajesh Kumar Shrivastava, Durga Charan Mishra, Satyendra Vir Singh, Abhinav Kumar, Nilesh Kumr, Navin Arora, Dr Rajendra Kumar Goswami.

Gyanendra Dev Tripathi posted as PS to Birender Singh (UPDATED)
Gyanendra Dev Tripathi has been appointed as Private Secretary to Chaudhary Birender Singh, Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water & Sanitation at Director level. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Kukatlapalli posted as Director, Agriculture & Cooperation (UPDATED)
Srinivas Shashidhr Kukatlapalli has been appointed as Director in the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation under the Ministry of Agriculture, Delhi. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

22 IPS officers promoted to DIG grade in (UPDATED)
As many as 22 officers belonging to Indian Police Service mostly 2001 batch have been promoted to the grade of Deputy Inspector General of Police in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Dava Sherpa, Vijay Yadav, Ashutosh Kumar, Pravin Kumar, Prem Narayan, Virendra Kumar Shekhar, Ajay Mohan Sharma, Arun Kumar singh, Vijay Kumar Dixit, Gyaneshwar Tiwari, Shiv Sagar Singh, Birendra Bahadur Singh, Ratan Kumar Shrivastaa, Anil Kumar Jain, Syed Wasim Ahemad, Sunil chandra Bajpayee, Yogeshwar singh, Dr Tehsildar Singh, Omkar Singh, Ashok Kumar Shukla, Govind Agrawal and Tarun Gaba.

14 IPS officers get Selection Grade in UP (UPDATED)
As many as 14 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been accorded Selection Grade in Uttar Pradesh. The officers are: Dava Sherpa, Mrs Shachi Ghildiyal, Mrs Aparna Kumar, Dharmvir, Vajiha Ahemad, Ram Bahadur Yadav, Udaya Shankar Jaiswal, Sharad Sachan, Rakesh Chandra Sahu, Jitendra Kumar Shahi, Jawahar, Dr Shiv Narayan Bhardwaj, Dr Umesh Chandra Shrivastava and Dinesh Chandra.

39 IRST officers accorded JAG (UPDATED)
As many as 39 officers of Indian Railway Traffic Service have been accorded Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). The officers are Neelima Singh, Gaurav Gaur, Anurag Pateria, Madhusmita Patra, M Yelvende Yadav, Swarna Ramesh Babu, JN Sabat, Somnath Roy, Phillip Verghese, L K Vyas, S D Saxena, George Eapen, Sanjeeva Varaprasad, T P Ganesha, A Sunder, D N Yadav, Nair G Mohan, Ravindra Srivastava, Revat Singh, R S Chatwal, Anil Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar Sahu, Biswajit Chakraborty, Uday Shankar Mondal, S S Agarwal, Yogesh Kumar, S K Mishra, Nirmal Singh Mann, S Ravichandran, K P Krishnan, Govindapparaj, S N Mukherjee, N G Borikar, Champa Lal Chitara, Sharat Kumar, Jawahar Ram, Jagdish Prasad, A K Tiwari and E G Sadavarte.

R N Misra gets charge of CMD, SJVN Ltd (UPDATED)
R N Misra, Director (Civil), SJVNL, has been given an additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director, SJVN Limited after the retirement of incumbent R P Singh. However, the orders of Misra for full-time CMD of the same are awaited.

Neeeraj Kumar Mouriya deputed as AGM, DFCCIL (UPDATED)
Neeraj Kumar Mouriya has been deputed as Assistant General Manager (Operations), Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) for a period of five years. He is an IRTS officer.

Dhirendra Mehrotra deputed as DGM, RVNL, Delhi (UPDATED)
Dhirendra Mehrotra has been deputed as Deputy General Manager (Projects), Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, Delhi for a period of three years.

CORPORATE

Ganguly resigns as MD, Vesuvius India Ltd
Tanmay Ganguly has resigned as Managing Director of Vesuvius India Limited.

Roy appointed MD, Vesuvius India Ltd
Subrata Roy has been appointed Managing Director of Vesuvius India Limited.

Jain re-appointed Joint MD, Rainbow Foundations Ltd
Rainbow Foundations Ltd has re-appointed Gajraj Jain as Joint Managing Director of the company.

Kathuria resigns as Independent Director, Frontier Leasing & Finance Ltd
Rajesh Kathuria has resigned as an Independent Director of Frontier Leasing & Finance Ltd.

Kankaria resigns as CS, Energy Development Company Ltd
Prem Chand Kankaria has resigned as Company Secretary of Energy Development Company Limited.

Mishra appointed CS, Energy Development Company Ltd
Vivek Mishra has been appointed as Company Secretary of Energy Development Company Ltd.

Ms Chowdhary resigns as CS, Mawana Sugars Ltd
Ms Payal Chowdhary has resigned as Company Secretary of Mawana Sugars Limited.

Shah appointed CFO, Nilchem Industries Ltd
Nilchem Industries Ltd has appointed Rameshbhai Harilal Shah as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Ms Surana resigns as CS, Kushal Tradelink Ltd
Ms Khushboo Surana has resigned as Company Secretary of Kushal Tradelink Ltd

Singh appointed Independent Director, Unisys Softwares & Holding Industries Ltd
Unisys Softwares & Holding Industries Ltd has appointed Johar Pal Singh as Independent, Non-Executive Director of the company.

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DEBATE (1) Retirement Age

With the life expectancy going up, it may be wrong decision to reduce retirement age. Emphasis should be on to create more opportunities for youngsters by industrial growth rather than dumping existing experience/talent.

N K Nandwani

DEBATE (2) Retirement Age

There are number of articles appearing on reduction of retirement age. But one thing I fail to under stand as to why Government servant is being treated like pariah and unwanted. For very few rotten eggs, all government servants have been branded as lazy, uncouth and deadwoods. It pains a lot. For all those who toil and work hard, it pains a lot to hear such things. Be it attendance, work or any compensation, did anyone raised his voice. It is simply followed. When you talk about pay, will those in private jobs would ever disclose their real income. But same is not in case of Government servant. His very penny is counted. And moreover, what impression does his children would have if all bad things are published against him. I think we bring the merit in promotions rather than giving reservations at every step. Will anybody will have courage to oppose that especially our friends in media or political class. Getting promotion after getting job entry on same reservation criteria is biggest negative factor in output of any person. If working hard and sincerity is not rewarded and government servant keeps on waiting for years for promotion whereas others getting benefits of reservation without bothering their ratings is biggest de-motivating factor. Better think about setting the things right as basic level than maligning anyone just for sake of it

Kumar

DEBATE (3) RETIREMENT AGE

Why so much halla gulla about retirement age. It is whom to accommodate. Sir, no body is indispensable. Stop this immediately. There are so many other important issues. Is the government listening ?

Ravinder Kumar

DEBATE (4) Retirement Age

Retirement at age of 60 years or 58 years is so adhoc and is preferred for ease of execution. If the authorities are serious about job creation, let there be an effort to match manpower and workforce, post extensive automation, that has rendered several, much more than 60/58 etc grossly unemployed . What is more, promotions continue to be showered on those.

Nalini Rao

What happened to Indian Diplomacy?

There was a time when Indian diplomats were considered the most competent by their peers. Unfortunately, these officers have retired. They were few in number but In international negotiations, what matters is not the size of the delegation but eloquence of its members.The younger generation cannot speak English. Under the new dispensation in India, not being able to speak good English is a badge of honour but an exception needs to be made in case of the Indian Diplomatic Service as English now dominates all other languages of the world (with Spanish coming a distant Second). It is unlikely that UPSC will revert to the old system where (1) only English medium was allowed; (2) General English and English Essay counted for a lot; (3) age limit was low (higher levels of idealism); and (4) there were 2 additional 'higher' papers for IFS (to assess depth of knowledge, rather than rote) . Under the circumstances, there seems to be a need for a separate examination for recruitment. Moreover, to compensate for absence of a feeding cadre, lateral recruitment at Director/Chancellor level could help.

Francis Xavier Bagnaud

Visiting Professor of Diplomacy

Finance Minister: Do not need subsidy

Finance Minister had a discussion in parliament that Rich do not need subsidy for LPG. It is to be remembered that charity begins at home. Let it should start from Parliament Canteen where highly subsidized food items are provided, then sprawling bungalow in LBZ and NDMC area occupied by MPs, Ministers, Political Parties at nominal license fee, free electricity, water, telephone being used by MPs and Ministers, free lap top being used by MPs and Ministers: all these to be withdrawn immediately and they should pay market rates and of actual usage as they can pay and have capability to pay. They do not need any subsidy or concession as it is being provide from tax payers money. It is easier to tell others, rich can pay LPG charges at market rates and do not need subsidy. If it is to be withdrawn then uniformly to be withdrawn without any discrimination of rich and poor. Who enjoys maximum perks and subsidy in their daily life? It is known to everybody. It is not understood why LPG subsidy to be withdrawn for rich which is undefined why not uniformly from all? Create uniform society where every body is treated equally.

N Prakash

Helplines, all in vain

Only government has changed , nothing else. Even today anyone can find the same set of mind of our corrupt government officials everywhere. You can't think of getting your genuine work done without paying the bribe. We find number of helpline claiming to help you but in vain.

B K Upadhyay

How the IDAS cadres are deputed in various unrelated ministries ?

It is not very clear how the IDAS (Indian Defence Accounts Services) cadres are deputed in various unrelated ministries with functions which have nothing to do with their basic academic training or specialised IDAS training. For example, one IDAS cadre officer has been posted in ministry like Ministry of Sports, Ministry of Culture. In the latter ministry, he has been appointed with a tenure for five years that too by creating a new post ! Can any reader please enlighten on the rules and why specialised cadres are being sent to other ministries for long periods in senior positions where their specialised knowledge goes to waste?

Manu Ashar

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