Wednesday, November 22, 2017

IOFS, IRAS, IRPS, IES, IDES et al corner 10 out of 20 new joint secretary posts; IAS’ monopoly as JS diminished?

ON MONDAY’S joint secretary level appointments, IAS and the rest got an equal share — 10 IAS officers got new appointment orders as JS whereas the rest of the 10 JS posts went to officers belonging to the Group “A” services — IOFS, IRAS, IRPS, IES, IDES etc. Here are the 20 new JS appointments:  
1. Rajeev Singh Thakur, a 1995 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS, has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of defence in place of Jiwesh Nandan, a 1987 batch UP cadre IAS.
2. Ravi Kant, a 1986 batch IOFS and joint secretary in the department of ex-servicemen welfare, has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of defence, on lateral shift basis, for a tenure of overall five years i.e. upto November 27, 2021 in place of  Rajeev Verma, a 1992 batch AUGMUT cadre IAS. 
3. Hari Prasad Pudi, a 1994 batch Indian Railway Accounts Service, has been  appointed as joint secretary in the department of ex-servicemen welfare in place of Ravi Kant, a 1986 batch IOFS.
4. Kumar Vinay Pratap, a 1992 batch IES, has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of economic affairs in place of Sharmila Chavaly, a 1985 batch  IRAS.
5. Kamran Rizvi, a 1991 batch IAS, has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of rural development for a tenure of five years in place of Rajesh Bhushan, a 1987 batch Bihar cadre IAS. 
6. Sachin Sinha, a 1995 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS, has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of school education and literacy for five years in place of  Ajay Tirkey, a 1987 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS. 
7. V Shashank Sekhar, a 1996 batch Nagaland cadre IAS and joint secretary in the ministry of home affairs, has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of school education and literacy in place of Ms Anita Karwal, a 1988 batch Gujarat cadre IAS.
8. Pankaj Rag, a 1990 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS and joint secretary in the ministry of culture, has been appointed as joint secretary in the ministry of sports, on a lateral shift basis in place of Rajvir Singh, a 1991 batch Indian Audit and Accounts Service.
9. Sushil Kumar Singla, a 1994 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IFoS, has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of land resources in place of Gopal Krishna Dwivedi, a 1993 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS. 
10. Anuj Sharma, a 1991 batch IDES, has been appointed as joint secretary in the ministry of home affairs in place of AR Sule, a 1993 IDAS officer.
11. Dharma Reddy Alia, a 1991 batch IDES, has been appointed as joint secretary in the ministry of home affairs n place of V Shashank Shekhar, a 1996 batch Nagaland cadre IAS.
12. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, a 1993 batch Jammu and Kashmir cadre IFoS, has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of higher education in place of Rakesh Ranjan, a 1992 batch Manipur cadre IAS. 
13. Shravan Kumar, a 1991 batch IRS-IT officer, has been appointed as joint secretary in the ministry of culture in place of Pankaj Rag, a 1990 batch MP cadre IAS.
14. Anant Swarup, a 1992 batch IRPS, has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of commerce in place of Ali Raza Rizvi, a 1988 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS.
15. Jatindra Nath Swain, a 1988 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS, has been appointed as MD, Solar Energy Corporation of India (joint secretary level) under the ministry of new and renewable energy, on lateral shift basis.
16. Sanjay Rastogi, a 1991 batch Odisha cadre IAS, has been appointed as development commissioner (handlooms) at joint secretary level, in the ministry of textiles in place of Alok Kumar, a 1988 batch UP cadre IAS.
17. Sundeep Kumar Nayak, a 1988 batch Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS, and MD of NCDCI (joint secretary level) under the department of agriculture, cooperation and farmers welfare in place of  Vasudha Mishra, a 1987 batch Telangana cadre IAS.
18. Anoop Srivastava, a 1989 batch IDAS, has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of space.
19. Keshav Chandra, a 1995 batch AUGMUT cadre lAS, has been appointed as joint secretary (logistics), in the department of commerce.
20. P Shakil Ahamed,a 1995 batch Assam cadre IAS, has been appointed as Senior Executive Director/OSD in Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. (REC) under the ministry of power.

8 comments:

  1. Good beginning. Increase the tempo and dethrone the British legacy of IAS superiority.

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  2. Someone possesses more brain power than others that is how most meritorious opt for IAS in civil services and IIM Ahmedabad in private sector. It is not British legacy superiority but superiority of competence in the open competition conducted by prestigious and unblemished UPSC.

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  3. Harsh Poddar IPS Maharashtra Cadre opted IPS over IAS. Superiority of competence is a myth. A single examination can hardly decide competence. The IAS competence comes from immense power, both administrative and Financial, they enjoy. Give the same to any other service officer and his performance would be at par, if not better than the IAS.equally

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    1. Within the faults of the civil service it is a fact that 99% of higher scores opt for IAS / IFS. This translates into better quality for those two services and is an indicator of the fact that IAS / IFS offers a better career and more responsibility (at least compared to IPS, IRS, etc.).

      I do not agree that the UPSC is the best judge but whatever the system of selection is, as long as we have stratified services with distinct responsibilities the best performing in that selection will always opt for IAS / IFS.

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  4. IRAS and IRPS are the best among the Indian Civil Services.

    These two Indian Railway Services enjoy the best of everything while .........

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  5. It is something like in good old days someone said make me CM of Punjab, I will deposit amount equal to CM's salary when the then serving CM S. Prakash Singh Badal said he will draw token Rs 1/- pm as salary. The apt reply that time was you be competent enough to win hearts of majority population, become CM and then offer depositing amount equal to salary from your pocket. Odd cases of preference for other services are there but there is no denial to the fact that best brains go to IAS obviously due to immense power, both administrative and financial, they enjoy.

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  6. The Civil Services Examination is held for recruitment into the Civil Services which include the All India Services and the Central Services Group A and B. The preference is given by the candidates based on career profile and prospects in each Service. There are some candidates who opt for certain Group B Services over some of the Group A Services. While there is a formal difference in Grade between the Group A Officers and the Group B Officers in terms of Pay and Rank, all other Group A and All India Services are technically on par with each playing the functional role. The candidates give IAS as a the first preference as it offers the best career profile. This has happened over the years with Officers of the IAS building for their cadre, opportunities for important postings and positions to the detriment of those from other Services. The difference is so vast and the opportunities for career growth so lopsided in comparison that the Officers from other Services have a just grievance. The Officers from the IAS would obviously try and justify their pre-eminence as they are the beneficiaries in ensuring the status quo. The current Government must however be lauded for opening up at least some of the opportunities to the other Services for serving in senior positions in the Departments/Ministries. There is a strong case for further correcting the injustices that exist in the current system.

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