The Other side, journal for Socialist Action and Thought Volume 17, Number 9 of October 1997 edited by Comrade George Fernandes published my interview titled Aurobindo Ashram Takeover by Central Government Demanded and a sub title Dravida Peravai General Secretary Speaks, wherein the editor gave his introduction as follows: “There has been a persistent demand for the take over of the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry by various individuals and institutions. In the forefront of this campaign is the General Secretary of the Dravida Peravai N.Nandhivarman.

Nandhivarman has over years been exposing for public view the unsavory goings on in the Ashram, which have brought this once hallowed place into disrepute. We are publishing here below a question answer report which is an interview with Nandhivarman. We hope the authorities will take note of this report and take action in the matter before it is too late to stem the rot.”

Aurobindo Ashram is a religious institution. The demand of various political parties for take over of the Trust by the Government amounts to interference in religious matters. What is your comment?

In the Shirur Mutt Case [AIR 1954 SC 282] the convention is laid down. “The Court noticed that while cl[b] of Article 26 guaranteed religious denomination to manage its own affairs in matters of religion, other clauses of the Article dealt with the right of a religious denomination to acquire and own property in accordance with law. The administration of its property by a religious denomination having thus been placed on different footing from the right to manage its own affairs in matters of religion [page 290 of AIR] .The latter is a fundamental right which no legislature can take away, whereas the former can be regulated by laws with legislature can validly impose.

Mr.F.S.Nariman argues that Aurobindo Society was registered under Societies Registration Act 1960, and purely a religious society could not have been registered under Societies Registration Act. Section 20 of Societies Registration Act provides what kind of societies can be registered under the Act. It does not talk of religious institutions. Of course it includes a society with charitable purposes. The Memorandum of Association does not talk of any religion.

The Society professed to be a scientific research organization to the donors and got income tax exemption on the footing that it was not a religious institution. The Society has claimed exemption from income tax under section 80 for the donors and under section 35 for itself on that ground. Aurobindo Ashram was different from Auroville. The Ashram Trust had applied for Income Tax exemption and got on that very ground. The teachings of Aurobindo only represented his philosophy and not a religion.

It is evident from the excerpts of the Supreme Court judgment in the S.P.Mittal vs. Union of India [AIR 1983], that the teachings of Aurobindo are not religion. Hence we cannot be accused of attacking religion. Tax exemptions were obtained for specific purposes and we are within our limits in demanding the Government to oversee whether the exemptions availed is put into proper use. And if found contrary, cancellation of exemptions and take over of the trust is demanded.

Further Aurobindo in his writings categorically states: “An ashram means the house or houses of a teacher or master of spiritual philosophy. All depends on the Teacher and ends with his life time, unless there is another Teacher who can take his place. The Ashram is not a religious association [16th February 1934]

After Aurobindo and the Mother there is no Ashram. The Ashram ceases. The question before us is concern about mismanaged trust and its tax evasion. The responsibility of the Government to monitor conditions is a political affair and parties are within their rightful limits in raking up issues pertaining to Ashram…… so Nandhivarman continues the interview in The Other side. Like commercial break in TV serials, let us take a break here to know tampering of Aurobindo’s lines quoted above by two Americans.

Let me quote from OUTLOOK dated 15^th March 1999 titled Editing Aurobindo: The Trustees of the Aurobindo Ashram are accused of tampering with his original works.

“SAAT was formed in 1956, six years after Aurobindo’s death and the copyright was obtained much after the death of the author, and hence SAAT has no authority to tamper with the original versions. The main grouse though is in the deletion of a sentence that actually calls for the ashrams winding up. Pranab Bhattacharya, the ashram’s physical education director, points out in his book I Remember “The editor must have thought, himself to be very clever in avoiding one line and bringing changes perhaps thinking that it could change the Ashram’s fate. The line in question is in The Teachings of Sri Aurobindo and Sri Aurobindo Ashram” first published in 1934. In that Aurobindo explains his concept of an ashram. “An Ashram means the house or houses of a Teacher or Master of spiritual philosophy in which he receives and lodges those who come to him for the teaching and practice. An ashram is not an association or a religious body or a monastery, it is only what has been indicated above and nothing more. Everything in the Ashram belongs to the Teacher. The sadhaks [disciples] have no claim, right or voice in any matter. They remain and go according to his Will. Whatever money he receives is his property and not a trust or fund, for there is no public institution. Such ashrams have existed in India for centuries before Christ and still exist in large numbers. It all depends on the Teacher and ends with his lifetime, unless there is another Teacher who can take his place. By deleting the last line, which actually means the ashram’s rationale for existence ended with the passing of the mother, the trustees, say opponents are sustaining an institution against the teachings of Aurobindo. They point out that till the 1972 birth centenary celebrations; there has been no tampering with Aurobindo’s works. [Courtesy: outlook]

So far we have dealt on our party and other 10 political parties joint demand for takeover of the Ashram Trust, please note not the Ashram but Ashram Trust. We are not going into the debate whether ashram exists or not, as debated in OUTLOOK and later in Courts of this land up to Supreme Court. As public we know there is a samathi, which attracts his followers. It has been the practice in Tamilnadu over the burial places of Siddhars; idols of Gods will be installed and made into temples. In famous Palani Murugan Temple, the samathi of Bhogar, one of the 18 siddhars of Tamilnadu remains. Over that samathi the idol of Lord Muruga, made out of a combination of 9 poisons, known as navapashanam, was installed by that Siddhar. The idol contained medicinal properties, the blessed water cured diseases, people say. Nearer to Aurobindo Ashram in the famous Manakula Vinayagar Temple beneath has the samathi of Thollaikathu swamigal .So we are questioning the existence of samathis, temples and its worship.

We are attacking the mismanaged Trusts. Let us go back to continue from the break of the earlier part of my interview in The Other side.

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. The Trust Board is trending the wrong path, inmates lament, and any comments?

Nandhivarman: Lawrence Marshal Pinto son of Lawrence Belarmino Pinto is 90 years old. On 18^th December 1967, he was instrumental in floating Sri Aurobindo Ashram Harpagon Workshop Trust, which now is known as Sri Aurobindo Udyog Trust. All business units of erstwhile Aurobindo Ashram come under this umbrella organization. Still at 90 he wants to cling to the managing trusteeship of Udyog Trust. Apart from this he is also a Trustee in Honesty Engineers and Contractors Trust. [The word Trust will become lackluster in its usage. At the Ashram every activity needs only the suffix trusts] List of positions headed by the dreaded 90 year old L.M.Pinto alias Udhar Pinto is endless.

In Pre-cast Concrete work Trust also he holds a position. The complete control of the major businesses by an old man who refuses to retire proves the power craziness of the Ashram ruling clique. Oriya writer Manoj Das for undisclosed reasons resigned from the post of Aurobindo Ashram Trust. But he remains Trustee of Udyog Trust. Mr.Manoj Das Guptaji is against one-man one-post principle. He is the scheming Trustee who has his eyes on the coveted Managing Trustee’s post. He is also the Registrar of the Aurobindo International Center for Education. He is Chairman of Agricultural Coordination Committee in charge of all farm lands and agricultural activities of the Trust. He is in charge of Shantiniketan at Bengal.Manoj Das Gupta is also a Trustee in Auro Travels Trust. He is the Chairman of the Technical coordination Committee, even the president of USA has only 2 terms. Lifelong positions for Ashram Trustees only. Auroform Trust, Aurofurn Trust, Fragrance and Perfume Trust and numerous Trusts are there. In all a handful and their coterie will rule the roost.Manoj Das Gupta controls all farm lands.

[Break]

This is in 1997.Currently he is the Managing Trustee of Aurobindo Ashram Trust, wherein the President post occupied by French woman Mirra Alfasa is kept vacant. So a decade ago we campaigned against power mongers grabbing positions and multiplicity of sub trusts within Aurobindo Ashram Trust first initiated by Lawrence Marshal Pinto, a Goan. Now we see similarity in Auroville Foundation too. The information provided to us under Right to Information Act is given below, so that you can arrive at your own conclusions.

1. Artisana Trust: Mr.Michael Hutin and Ms.Mariam Isaac

2. Ankur Trust: Ms.Abha Tewari, Ms.Suzane Sabatier

3. Filaure Trust: Ms.Valerie Anne Tait, Mr.Michael Tait

4. Free Flow Trust: Mr.Frederic Laurent Codonnier, Ms.Martina Anna Maria Lj, Mr.Oliver Hetzel

5. Toujours Mieux Trust: Mr. Robert Leo Trunz, Mr. Jan V.D.Dikkenberg

6. Auromics Trust: Ms.Roberta Keeping, Mr. André Deplechin

7. Auroville Export Trust: Mr.Jan Imhoff, Mr.Hemant Lamba

8. Health and Healing Trust: Ms.Hilde D’Hiedt, Mr. Albert Zwaan, Mr. Jacques Verre

9. Auroville Service Trust: Mr.M.Ponnusamy, Mr. Ulrich Wolfgong Bretschneider

10. Arvinda Trust: Mr. Paul Pinthon, Ms.Laura Reddy

11. Kalki Trust: Mr.Paul Pinthon, Ms.Laura Reddy, Ms.Adelina Intanno, Mr. André Hababou

12. Altecs Trust: Mr.Clement Gruttman, Mrs.Christa Gruttman, Mr.Bernard Grenier

13. Guest House Trust: Ms.Simonette Smits, Ms.Srimoyi Rosseger, Ms.Afsaneh Bader

14. ABC Trust: Mr.Carsten Michelsen, Mr.Marco Feira

15. Kattida Kalai Trust: Mr.Moreno Jean Marc, Mr.Herrea Carlos, Mr.M.Palani

16. Discovery Trust: Mr.P.Karuna, Mrs K.Uma, Mr.Jean Francois Bertaux

17. Mereville Trust: Mr.Ragnetti Gianfranco, Mr.Pratap Chatterjee

18. Auromitra Trust: Mr.Peter Clarence Smith, Mr.E.Rathinam, Mr.Joss Brooks, Ms.Dee Decew

19. Inside Trust: Mr.Klaus Onken, Ms.Shama Dalvi

20. Auroville Village Action Trust: Ms.Dee Decew, Mr.M.S.Subhashchand, Mr.Alain Bernard, Mr.D.Selvaraj, Mr.L.Dhanapal

21. ADPS Trust: Ms.Van Der Vlugt, Mr.Franz Fassbender, Mr.Bobby Patel

22. Aurore Trust: Mr.Hemant Lamba, Mr.Theo Hekena Baetens, Mr.Gilles Alex Andre Guigan, Mrs.Suhasini Ayer Guigan

23. CSR Trust: Mr.Gilles Alxe Andre Guigan, Mr.Theo Helena Beatens, Mr.Hemant Lamba, Mrs.Suhasini Ayer Guigan

24. Aurosarjan Trust: Mr.Wolf Pfeifer, Mr.Stephen Himmer

25. Auromode Trust: Ms.Adelena Intannio, Mr. André Hababou

26. New Engineering Trust: Mr.Pierre Elouard. Ms.Joy Choudry

27. For all Pour Tous Trust: Ms.Francoise Gabelle, Mr. Oliver Hetzel

28. Swagatham Trust: Ms.Judith Robinson, Mr.Jean Francoise Bertaux

29. Sangamam Trust: Ms.R.Meenakshi, Mr.Joseba Martinez Burdaspar, Mr.Sanjeev Agarwal, Mr.M.Ponnusamy

30. Animal Care Trust: Ms.Shivaya Ruth, Mr.Kalyan Nag, Ms.Bhavana Dee Decew

31. Palayam School Trust: Mr.V.Gunaseelan, Mr.Jurgen Putz, Mr.Anto Keulaars.

APPEAL TO UNESCO and INDIA’s HRD MINISTRY TO INTROSPECT:

These are the sub trusts under Auroville Foundation and its Trustees. We have nothing personal against any one of them with clean records and service record to people. While I was discussing this with a BJP leader, he wondered, how come all Trusts have Christians as Trustees, and to him I told it surprises me why your Murli Manohar Joshi backed up these Christians  and gave approval for the Master Plan , which will make Tamils or Indians second class citizens in Auro-village of 1619 citizens. If for 1619 people there are 31 Trusts, what for, what purpose it serves for, why a Government of India organization under Human Resources Ministry should keep under its umbrella so many trusts, and do they have any relevance to the Integral Yoga of Aurobindo or any of his teachings ?. It is crystal clear, that as in Aurobindo Ashram Trust where in 1967 a Goan Christian, if that will be a word nice to the ears of next ruling aspirant party in Union Government, here also creation of sub trusts are for tax exemption and nothing else. These are commercial enterprises, said bold officials of Income Tax department and waged legal battles against Ashram sub trusts in various courts, before decades Courts gave favorable verdicts in favor of the Income Tax department. 

Dravida Peravai demands abolition of so many trusts under Auroville Foundation. There is no need to have so many sub trusts; they can be managed by Auroville Foundation as ONE DEPARTMENT under Human Resources Development Ministry. UNESCO and other donors, who get carried away by the beautiful language of Aurobindo and his teachings, should not encourage the set up of an international city in Indian soil. If an international city is to be set up, for just 1619 people it is criminal waste of public money which no way benefits local people. Let UNESCO spend money on the poorest of poor in Zimbabwe or African nations. Let donors around the world fund projects that will convert all coastal fishermen villages as modern mini towns with all infrastructures. Let world bodies fund Government of India to make all colonies of dalits better places to live with hygiene. If this mushroom growth of Trusts under the umbrella of Auroville Foundation is encouraged further, someone will come forward to create more and more sub trusts with high sounding words and phrases, which has no relevance to the teachings of Aurobindo or for betterment of the Tamil villagers under the clutches of poverty.

It is high time Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh takes note of this Social Injustice, and order for a high level probe into the working of these sub trusts, in order to abolish them and merge them under Auroville Foundation, which will have government control and accountability to Indian public, and I am exercising my birthright as Indian to appeal to Indian Government, and no foreigner can snatch that right from indigenous people in any country of our civilized world

N.Nandhivarman General Secretary Dravida Peravai

Lo ha dichiarato l’avvocato Gustavo Raffi, Gran Maestro del Grande Oriente d’Italia di Palazzo Giustiniani.

“Non posso tuttavia che stigmatizzare – aggiunge - il malvezzo delle cronache di riferirsi alla massoneria in termini generici, così da indurre la pubblica opinione alla falsa credenza che esistano un vincolo ed un sistema unitario delle realtà massoniche o sedicenti tali. La superficialità con cui si cede alla tentazione di fare di ogni erba un fascio impedisce le necessarie distinzioni tra le identità e finisce per esporre alla gogna ed alla riprovazione, grazie alla cultura del sospetto, tutti coloro che, pur essendo onesti, rispettosi della legge e portatori di valori universali, vengono così ad essere accomunati da una sorta di marchio di fabbrica”.

“Respingo con sdegno e senza appello tali accostamenti e preannuncio che il Grande Oriente d’Italia, a tutela della onorabilità dei Liberi Muratori, si costituirà parte civile nel processo penale in questione”.

AUROVILLE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN DR.KARAN SINGH ON MATRIMANDIR SCAM

The Indian citizen is the Supreme authority in Indian democracy. To empower Indian citizens with powers to act as checks and balances against misuse of power, the greatest achievement, is armoring the Indian citizen with a Right to Information Act. Auroville Foundation is answerable to Indian Parliament; thereby it implies it is bound to answer any Indian citizen. Under Right to Information Act, as per the website of Auroville Foundation, in past three years only one had asked information, but they say that application is disposed of instead of being transparent whether answer is provided or not. All other years only “Nil” is shown against  all columns. Hence I had sought information, and awaiting answers, since the stipulated time to reply has not come to an end.

Matrimandir, the temple which is being built from 1971 to 2008, yet to get completed, is one of the main areas, where Indian Human Resources Development Minister Mr.Arjun Singh must focus his attention. We in South India know that one Golden Temple had come up in Vellore and another in Andhra Pradesh borders, built by Indian God-men. We wonder why the foreign brains which live under the illusion they are superior on Earth had not completed the Matrimandir for nearly 37 years. We suspect corruption. To substantiate our suspicion, we are quoting in verbatim the concerned pages regarding Matrimandir prepared by Institute of Public Auditors of India, as internal audit. We urge that in Foundation’s website the Reports of Comptroller and Auditor General of India, since Auroville Foundation Act came into existence, should be uploaded, after all this Institution is not for foreigners and by the foreigners. The Chairman must answer, or the Secretary of the Foundation must answer to Indian public, and they cannot shirk responsibility and pass the buck to some foreigner, who is not answerable to Indian Parliament. This is the first of the 100 Questions we will raise for generating awareness about the happenings in Auroville and to ensure Government of India intervenes to effect amendment to Act and initiate corrective measures.

N.Nandhivarman

General Secretary Dravida Peravai

39 Montorsier Street, Puducherry 605001.

3.17    MATRIMANDIR

             The Matrimandir, a huge sphere which contains a white chamber in which sun light pours down upon a glass globe, is both the geographical and spiritual centre of Auroville.  The Matrimandir is a place of silence and concentration.  The Mother approved the model of Matrimandir and the foundation stone there for was laid on the 21^st February 1971.  The major areas of work on the structure are under completion and attention is being given to the development of surrounding garden and a lake. Completion of main structure alone (sans lake and garden) is scheduled for completion in February 2007.  The Matrimandir together with its gardens extends over an area of 28 ha.  Mr. Roger Anger a close disciple of Mother has been named by her as Chief Architect of Auroville Town Ship and Matrimandir.  It was stated The Mother has explained her vision of Matrimandir to Mr. Roger Anger and Matrimandir is being executed as per her vision.

            A perusal of records made available revealed the following:

a)        No Master plan based on Mother’s vision detailing implementation and monitoring mechanism, mobilization of resources, time schedule for completion etc. has been prepared for systematic and speedy execution of the project. 

b)        Before a project is taken up for execution, a project report is to be prepared  containing inter alia,

i)                    detailed estimate indicating the nature and volume of work to be done.  This should be supported by designs, plans and other related documents.

ii)                  The approximate cost of execution based on the above estimates indicating the cost of the materials to be purchased, labour charges to be incurred and administrative / other incidental expenses.  The rates adopted would be supported by schedule of rates prevailing in the locality; and

iii)                The time schedule for the completion of each activity and the project as a whole.

Once this is prepared, this should be scrutinized by a competent technical authority who would examine its technical viability and its cost effectiveness. After the technical sanction, financial sanction of the nominated authority is to be obtained before the work is taken up. 

c) It is observed that no such procedural formalities indicated in (b) above were adhered in the case of Matirmandir. 

            It is observed that the Matirmandir project cost would work out to several crores of rupees.  A sum of Rs. 26.60 crores has been spent on the project to end of March 2005.

d)  In spite of the huge volume of work and cost involved no detailed procedure has been laid down for preparation of estimates, getting technical and financial sanctions, fixing norms for calling for tenders/quotations and placing of purchase orders for procurement of materials, etc.  The system of maintaining Measurement Books to record, measure and check measure the work done, which is a requisite in the execution of civil works is also not in vogue.

            On 26^th August 2003 the Matrimandir core group appointed a Consultant Engineer for Matrimandir Project and decided that henceforth all work proposals should be presented to the core group after they are approved by the Consultant Engineer.  The Consultant Engineer desired that all work proposals sent to him for approval should be accompanied by:

i)                    sketches/drawings approved by Shri Roger Anger, Chief Architect or site architects.

ii)                  detailed estimated quantities of various items of work

iii)                detailed financial estimates supported by enquiries, quotations etc.

The Consultant Engineer also named three site engineers for the project.   

            In July 2004 a cost estimate for completing the remaining works of Matrimandir building structure at cost of Rs.506 lakhs was prepared.  It could not be ensured whether the approval of Consultant Engineer was obtained after following the above procedure laid down by him as the relevant records were not made available for verification.

            It is observed that there was no provision in the estimate to incur expenditure on “Water proofing of hemisphere”.  However, an expenditure of Rs.32.03 lakhs has been incurred to the end of October, 2005 on this item of work.  Further, there was an excess expenditure over the provisions made in the estimate to an extent of Rs.62.30 lakhs to the end of October 2005 in respect of other items.

            It is observed that monetary resources were not a constraint in the execution of the project as seen below:-

Year            Fixed         Donations received            Expenditure

                     Deposits      (Foreign & Indian)

2000-01          75.16 lakhs            3.31 crores                                2.99 crores

2001-02         88.17    “                    1.84    “                                   1.71    “

2002-03         89.02    “                    1.36    “                                   1.20    “

2003-04         95.39    “                    1.99    “                                   1.33    “

2004-05         68.57     “                    2.41    “                                   3.23    “

            The work started in February 1971 involving an investment of Rs.26.60 Crores up to the end of March 2005 still remains incomplete and the Mother’s wish that “the Matrimandir will be the soul of Auroville” is yet to fructify even after 34 years.

Other observations:

a)     Refund of customs duty not obtained  - loss of Rs.27.68 lakhs.

Matrimandir is eligible to import goods without the payment of customs duty on the production of essentiality certificate.  It is observed that the goods were cleared by paying customs duty due to delay in the receipt of essentiality certificates from DSIR of Science and Technology Ministry, as non-clearance of goods would result in payment of demurrage charges.  Under Section 27 of Customs Act, one year time is allowed in such cases for filing applications for the refund of customs duty already paid.  In the case of materials  listed out in annexure, it is observed that the Matrimandir lost a sum of Rs.27.68 lakhs on account of

(i)         belated receipt of essentiality certificates and

belated filing of return for refund                                          Rs.   1,94,124

(ii)        essentiality certificate recd. in time but filed belatedly      Rs.   8,50,954

(iii)       essentiality certificate applied for in 1999-2000

but not received so far                                                          Rs.  17,22,459

                                                                        Total                            Rs.  27,67,537

There is no mechanism for effective follow up of receipt of essentiality certificates and refund claims.

b)  Non-Maintenance of FC 6 Register.

            As per FERA, organizations receiving foreign donations in kind should maintain a separate stock register of such donations in FC 6 format.  It is however, observed that Matrimandir receiving foreign contributions in kind directly is not maintaining FC 6 register.  Further there is no system of intimating the receipt of foreign contributions in kind to Auroville Fund (Foreign Contribution Acccount) which complies FC 3 return of foreign contributions received in Auroville for submission to Government of India.  As a result foreign contributions of Rs.12.09 lakhs received in kind during 2003-04 to 2005-06 did not figure in the FC 3 returns of respective years.

c)  Non-releasing of funds.

Foreign and Indian contributions received for Matrimandir during 2004-05 were not released to Matrimandir in full.

                                                                              Received                  Released

                                                                                          Rs.                     Rs.

Foreign contributions                                          98,62,282                   65,91,770

Indian contributions                                             96,74,503                   49,73,661 *

*including Rs.60,660 relating to 2003-04

The reasons for short release of funds are not on record.  Matrimandir is also not being informed about the total contributions received so that is could plan the execution of works in time.   

d) Gliding Equipment returned not reflected in the accounts.

On the recommendation of FAMC a gliding equipment with accessories worth of Rs.8,00,806 received was returned in 2003-04 to the donor as they are not required at Matrimandir. However, this Transaction was not reflected in the accounts for the year 2003-04.

e) Materials lying outside Auroville not reflected in the accounts.

A perusal of the Balance Sheet as at 31.03.2005 revealed that an amount of Rs.3,50,000 advanced to M/s Hindustan Safety Glass Ltd. paid on 24.04.1998 was shown as outstanding advance and the value of materials amounting to Rs.9,30,909 unloaded on 20.09.1997 at the premises of the company has not been disclosed in the accounts.

f)  Depreciation of assets

Matrimandir has been under construction from 1971 and the work is still in progress as it involved different kinds of works viz. Inner Chamber, Inner skin, construction of petals, completion peace trees, etc.  The cumulative cost of this project from 1971 amounted to Rs.26.60 crores as on 31.03.2005 and no depreciation has been provided on this asset.  Though the project has not been completed as a whole and in principle no depreciation is chargeable, the assets created during the last 34 years would be subject to wear and tear due to efflux of time.  Hence, non-provision of depreciation is not in accordance with the generally accounting principles.

g) Banking transations

i)  As per Auroville Foundation Rules, 1997 all monies are to be kept in a bank account with State Bank of India.  It is however, observed that Matrimandir is having bank account with Karur Vysya Bank, Vysya Bank, and State Bank of India which is against the Rules of the Foundation.

ii)  It is observed that Matrimandir requested the Foundation Office on  11.08.2004, to release a sum of Rs.25,00,000/-.   As there was no sufficient funds in the account of Foundation, over draft facility was availed and Rs.25 lakhs was released to Matrimandir.  For availing the overdraft the Foundation incurred an interest of Rs.47,470. It is however, seen that on 14.08.2004 Matrimandir deposited this sum of Rs.25 lakhs  in one of its bank account for 3 months.  Obtaining an over draft and depositing the same in term deposit account is not justified.

iii)  It is also observed that moneys were transferred from one account to another in the last week of a month vide instances given below:-

Date of Transfer   Amount Transferred      Balance available

                            From Karur Vysa Bank                  Date             with S.B.I.

                            To S.B.I (Rs.)        

27.05.2004                1,50,000                                 31.05.2004                2,25,634

30.07.2004                1,50,000                                 31.07.2004                1,75,700

27.08.2004                2,50,000                                 31.08.2004                2,72,655

Note:  There were no transactions in between these dates.

            As transfer of funds after 10^th of every month results in foregoing interest such transfers are to be avoided except in case of actual need.

For Institute of Public Auditors of India

Dated: March 22, 2006

(John Varghese)

Secretary, Chennai Chapter

The "truth-bearer" is typically a brief sojourner in any one spot (or period of time), as such are likely to be "ridden out of town on a rail."

Jews are the most effective opponents of truth. In fairness to Jews, they do attached a stronger "witness" status to their abstractive conception of the world than to the material world itself, regardless of any claims to being "scientific materialist." Hence, when the material world denies the Jewish vision, then Jews are compelled to redefine the material world so as to make it at one with their abstract vision. They utilize a sort of Procrustean Bed to "lop off" inconvenient truths.

So it is in regard to Jewish claims of a "holocaust" of six million" Jews. This is a clearly impossible event on the basis of scientific and engineering analyses. Therefore, say learned Jews, there must be a problem with science and engineering, if it denies the "truth" of the holocaust of six million Jews.

This has led to the "World Jewish Nation" ("WJN"), composed of a global archipelago of communities, mostly in metropolises in major nations, whose center is Jerusalem, demanding of local "colonial governments" in which they reside to pass legislation banning denial of the holocaust of six million Jews, to forbid criticism of the State of Israel (sic) on such grounds as "racism" or behaving like "Nazis," and to ban any criticism of Jews for having "too much" power or for "controlling" the media.

Consistent with this Jewish determination to filter information, providing their subject paisano "all the truth fit to print," Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Independent-Conn.) is attempting to put together legislation to monitor and perhaps, if warranted, restrict the internet from "harmful" data. His ostensible target is terrorism, but anyone familiar with Jewish modus operandi knows that this is the pretext, likely to win support, by which to enable the fedcops to silence critics of Jewry/Israeli State. Consider:

"Lieberman--who spearheaded the creation of the Department of Homeland Security--recently orchestrated the release of a report that was designed to further push for enactment of a proposed Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act (S.1959).

"Critics perceive this new ,measure to be another police state-style measure in the mode of the controversial 'Patriot Act,' which was likewise Lieberman's insidious brainchild....

"It is no coincidence that Jewish lobby organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of B'nai B'rith, which played a major behind-the-scenes role in the crafting of the Patriot Act, has also been raising fears of 'homegrown' and 'domestic' terrorism....

"Writing at antiwar.com, Ross Vachon described Lieberman well and in no uncertain terms, calling him 'the man whose loyalty to a foreign country is unquestionably deep and destructive.' He said that the absolute underlying foundation of Lieberman's foreign policy is 'using America to annihilate the neighbors Israel won't make peace with.' "    [AMERICAN FREE PRESS, June 2, 2008, p.8, Spotlight on Congress]

This article, parenthetically, mentions the close friendship of Joseph Liebermam and John McCain.

In other articles at other times, AFP has mentioned that both Senator Joseph Lieberman and Supreme Court Justice Ginzburg read the Talmud daily. Interestingly, one finds in the Talmud that it gives its blessing to deceiving the "goi." Considers:

" 'The name of God is not profaned when it is not known by the Goi that the Jew has lied.'  A marginal note to Babha Kama (113a), explaining this section's qualification of Rabbi Akibha.

"And further on, the Babha Kama (113b) says: 'The name of God is not profaned when, for example, a Jew lies to a Goi by saying: I gave something to your father, but he is dead; you must return it to me, as long as the Goi does not know that you are lying.'"     [THE TALMUD UNMASKED, Rev. I.B. Pranaitis, p.74]

With this sort of background, and realising that Lieberman and Ginzburg are only a tiny portion of the powerfully situated Jews, who are ready, willing, and able to "lie like the Devil" to advance the Jewish World Agenda, resulting one day in tikkum olam ("repair of the world") and the commencement of the Jewish messianic era, it is hardly surprising that such a "great wall of deceit" has been built by Jewry in regard to the "holocaust."

Jews, having provided most of Protestantism with their present perception of "Christianity," turned toward World War II to provide the theological framework for accepting Jews collectively as the promised "messiah." After carefully studying Yahshua, Jewry descerned a way to supplant the Messiah of Israel with the Jewish messiah.

The idea Jewry proposed was, in effect, that Jewry had been annihilated by "Amalek" (Nazis) but had miraculously "risen from the dead" in glory to be a blessing to the world, restoring it (eventually) to "paradisial" splendor. The "six million" is an expression which undoubtedly carries crucial numerological import. Hence, it has an occult, abstractionist essence, which is a sine qua non to Jewish messianism. Hence, Jewry will tolerate no variation from this number, even if scientifically and engineeringly impossible, according to known records and accounts.

Parenthetically, the "antichrist" of Revelation is a person or institution that offers itself as a substitute or replacement for Christ. How damned are those that act as "enablers" in this process! By not denouncing the "holocaust" deceit, the Vatican and Protestant leadership have become enablers, losing Christ's children in the process. It would have been better had they not been born.

Now, just because Jewry is benighted, must the world in general also be "children of the dark?" Putting aside hopeless "dogs of the Jews," such as Katie Curic (CBS News) and Jack Germond, the "Humpty-Dumpty" press and television incarnation of the word "banal," as well as the rest of the bulk of major media reporters/observers, one can venture forth in search of the true "light-bearers." Consider:

"The victims were led to gas chambers, which were disguised as shower baths, and were deceived by being handed soap and a towel. But what for? Who takes a shower holding a towel in his hands?   [THE LUFTL REPORT (1992), Walter Luftl, p.6]

Indeed! Here we see the slipshod workmanship for which Jews were notorious in Europe. Their lies become immediately apparent. Only a Hollywood actor would overlook this sort of absurdity. But let us continue with the very interesting report from Mr. Luftl, a prominent Austrian engineer, who is a court-recognized expert engineer and heads a large engineering firm.

"Preliminary note: The 'Gerstein Report' discussed here is the 'confession' of an 'informed' SS man, and is a cornerstone of the Holocaust literature....

"There were [according to Gerstein] 700-800 persons--that is, an average of 750 persons--in the chamber, weighing a average of 60 kilograms, and with a density of approximately one [sic], a volume of 45 cubic meters (m3).

"How the people could be 'packed' into a room measuring 47.5 cubic meters is a mystery. Such an attempt would be absurd and unthinkable. At the most, ten persons can fit into one square meter. (Using rather slender persons, experimentation has usually yielded a result of eight persons.)

"Two hundred and fifty persons displace 15 cubic meters, which means an air volume of 32.5 cubic meters (47.5-15 = 32.5). The breathing time volume (BTV) of these people will amount, on the average, to 7.5 liters per minute. Therefore, 250 people will require 250 x 60 x 7.5/1000 = 112.5 cubic meters of air to breathe in one hour. In 32.5 cubic meters of room space, this air, therefore, will pass through the lungs of the people shut up in that room 3.45 times in one hour. It will therefore take 17 minutes and 20 seconds for the air to pass through their lungs once.

"Dry air contains approximately 21 percent oxygen and only traces of carbon dioxide. Exhaled air contains approximately 15 percent oxygen and 4.4 percent carbon dioxide, as well as six percent water vapor. After 34 minutes and 40 seconds, the air will have passed through their lungs a second time, and will now contain approximately ten percent oxygen, but already eight percent carbon dioxide. After a (hypothetical) third passage through the lungs, the air in the chamber would contain approximately five percent oxygen, but at least eleven percent carbon dioxide, after only 52 minutes.

"But unconsciousness and anoxia would have appeared after 30 to 45 minutes. And five minutes of anoxia means brain death.

"Therefore, the people in the 'gas chamber' could not, first of all, have waited two hours and 49 minutes for the diesel engine to start. Nor could they have cried and sobbed after 50 minutes of hopeless waiting. They would certainly have been dead by that time. And how could 700-800 people--assuming they could be packed or forced into the chamber at all--have breathed at all if they were 'packed together?' They would have been unconscious soon after the doors closed, and in another five minutes they would have been dead.

"The Gerstein Report is no report, but a whopping lie...."    [supra. pp.11-12]

As most of the testimony given by Nazis on trial for war crimes had been tortured, mostly by Jews appointed to various Nuremberg administrations and agencies related to the prosecution, who had themselves fled to the West and had an "axe to grind," the obviously fraudulent testimony is no great surprise. Even then, the Jews involved realised that a number, such as six million, was contemplated, so they went about sticking the suitably large numbers into the scenarios. Without technical ability but confident in their power to make it stick, they proceeded with these zany claims--which resulted in the murder of Nazis by the Allies, because they believed that crime paid. In this array of "death camps," Nuremberg Trials (and legal precedences), tortures, murders, reparations, psychological warfare against generations of German children, post-WWII para-genocide against the German people, claims of "moral hegemony," and the securing of the State of Israel (sic) are some of the major salients.

Is it just and right? No, it is not.

Another of several interesting areas to which engineering principles might be applied and are discussed in the Luftl Report involves the chimneys of the crematory ovens. Consider:

"In the Holocaust literature one can often read reports of eyewitnesses who saw dense smoke coming from the chimneys of the crematories in German concentration camps. Inmates also often saw flames 'many meters long' shooting out of the chimneys. People with especially good eyesight even saw such phenomena from as far as 20 kilometers from Auschwitz.

"Mauthausen 'historian' and state official [Hofrat] Hans Marsalek writes (in the book Das war Mauthausen, p.14, point 18, 'Bunker'): '...Below the bunker was the first crematorium. Its fire burned day and night, and the glare of the flame shooting out of the chimney could be seen far away in the Danube valley...'

"All these 'eyewitnesses' (who are now commonly referred to as 'contemporary witnesses') are telling conscious untruths when they report such things, unless they are the victims of an optical illusion. Only they themselves know if they are lying."    [supra, pp.16-17]

I do want to interrupt Mr. Luftl to recall to the readers mind the curious Talmudic notion about deceit. But now, let's continue with the Luftl Report.

"First, we will make two demands upon the reader's knowledge of geometry and sense of logic:

" 1. Geometry: From a distance of 20 kilometers, even over the Neusiedlersee [Neusiedl Lake] (which is quite flat), the influence of the curvature of the earth is enough to cut off any possible visual contact between the eye of the observer and any high chimney or high flame, even from a high vantage point (such as the roof of a railroad car, since the 'eyewitnesses' were railroad workers). In the vicinity of Auschwitz, furthermore, there were gently rolling hills, which were nevertheless sufficient to shield the installations from view.

"2. Logic: Why did the Germans lay a smoke screen over the 'Hermann Goring Works' in Linz, and order strict blackouts if, at the same time, according to Marsalek) '...the glare of the flame shooting out of the chimney could be seen far away in the Danube valley...?' This would have been a beacon for U.S. bombers....

"In the book Bauentwurfslehre ['Textbook on Construction Design'] by Ernst Neufert (Ullstein Fachverlag, 1962), p.423, one can read: 'Cremation takes place in special ovens which are coke-fired, electrically-fired (cremation of as body requires about 45 Kw energy), or gas-fired...[and is] entirely free of smoke [Staub] or odor.

"(This puts an end to the fairy tales of noticeable odor of the cremated corpses!)

" '[The cremation] takes place in dry air heated to 900-1,000 degrees [Celsius], that is without the flame coming into contact with the dead [body]. The oven is heated beforehand for two to three hours, and the cremation process itself requires between an hour and a quarter an hour and a half.

"Thus, technology also establishes that the crematory capacity could never have kept pace with the number of bodies in the 'genocidal mass gassings of millions of people,' and that therefore the bodies could not have been disposed of in sufficient quantity by burning.' "    [supra, pp.17-18]

Besides the customary lunacy of Jewish claims in regard to the "holocaust," such as flames from crematories glowing through the thick smoke 24 hours a day, as if this equipment was immortal, needing no down-time for cleaning nor for spare parts as machinery breaks down on strain of constant usage. Once again, I sense the "half-baked" idea ruling, as Jews try to make plausible their preposterous claims. Let's hear more from this interesting report, which brought Mr. Luftl under considerable pressure, as Jews tried to intimidate not only Mr. luftl but ANY Light-bearer who challenged the Jewish night.

"Contrary to popular belief, corpses are not combustible materials. Cremation of bodies requires large quantities of fuel. (With a wooden coffin of 40 kilograms, and assuming 50 percent total efficiency of combustion, 45 kilowatts [of electrical energy] corresponds to about 15 kilograms of coke, or eight cubic meters of natural gas.)

"The cremation of four million people using coke would require at least 50 kilograms [per body], which would mean about 200,000 tons of coke!

"It is also senseless (and technically impossible) to speak of cremating several corpses at the same time in the same oven (witnesses have claimed as many as ten bodies at a time!), because this would exceed the capacity of the oven.

"And what about the flame? Coke is a short-flamed fuel. The flame could not even exceed the confines of the burning chamber. In addition, there is a short exhaust channel, the flue, between the oven and the chimney. The chimney only comes after that. So, using [such] short-flamed solid fuels, there wouldn't be any 'flames.' At most, there would be exhaust fumes at a temperature of 180 degrees Celsius. Otherwise, the chimney would soon be ruined. Therefore, after traversing eight or ten meters of chimney, no flame could be visible outside. (The chimney length is determined by the required draw, not the length of the flames.) Not even a reflection would be visible because it would be lost in the flue. I always wonder why the judges who believed such testmony never at least asked a chimney sweep about this, even if they didn't consult an expert."   [supra, p18]

And what a pithy subject! Jews cannot hope to "win" their claims on the court of honest science and engineering. Therefore, they have turned to their traditional tool--the scribes. Since scribes of the Bible most closely relate to lawyers today, and since virtually all sitting judges were previously lawyers, Jews had a ready solution: have their "judges" jail anyone who questions the claims of the "holocaust," including the evidence and testimony  of the Nuremberg Trials. Dubbed "deniers" by Jewish propagandists, professors, chemists, execution chamber experts, historians, and others have been attacked by Jewish Law on the "holocaust," now on the books in dozens of countries. Jews are straining to get such laws on the books in America. Given America's corrupt and feckless citizenry, led by Roman Catholic and Protestant clergy,  they'll probably succeed. No wonder they fear Islam in America! They might run across someone with "kidney."

Nomoonnight, 2008 

To make the cooked chicken, simply boil the whole chicken in a large pot of salted water.  The stock can be used as a base for soups.

Tip: It’s even better the next day as the goi/salad marinades overnight.

Vietnamese Chicken Salad/Goi Ga

Serves 6-8

Salad:

• 1 medium to large head of cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 cooked whole chicken, shredded (skin removed)
• 2-3 tbsp salt
• 2 lemons
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• ½ red onion, thinly sliced
• crushed black pepper to taste
• 4 tbsp roughly chopped cilantro
• 3-4 sprigs cilantro and few slices of red onion for garnish

1.  In a large bowl, toss together the cabbage, sliced red onion, salt, pepper, vinegar, juice from 2 lemons

2.  Add to the bowl shredded chicken and chopped cilantro.

3.  Toss the salad well and let marinade for at least 30 minutes.  This can be refrigerated overnight.

4.  Garnish with cilantro and onion. 

Vietnamese Chicken Salad, originally uploaded by simpleviet.

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A..si o chestie pe care am invatat-o azi. Filosofia se face copiind orbeste ce-a zis altu', nu spunandu-ti propria opinie. Si nota unui elev se stabileste cu ajutorul unei monede. "Hai sa dam cu banu'! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ma cheama Vasilca si toti imi spun Dida si sunt o draguta, scriu la Apostolul si cine citeste ia 9 sau 10 chiar daca face acelasi lucru cu ala care ia 7. Am si doctorandul dat. :D"

MORŢII MĂ-TII !!!!

(i) The Top Brass

(ii ) The Middle Order

(iii) The Gangadeens

The uppermost question in everyone’s mind is about the quantum of benefit which would accrue for respective categories of staff. As a starting point the increase in basic pay and arrears payable based on that may be discussed. The final benefits would be subject to approvals and modification by the Government.

A number of calculators are already available on the net and calculations made by them by and large approximate to the expected benefits. However a step by step calculation is attempted here for understanding the process.

For this exercise the following issues can be taken as settled:-

(i) The benefit would be admissible from 1^st Jan. 2006 . Whether the whole amount is paid in cash or is transferred to savings would be subject to decision by the Central Govt.

(ii) The rate of dearness allowance payable (on date of pay fixation ) shall be equal to the difference between the rate of DA on 1^st Jan. 2006 (24%) and rate as admissible on date of pay fixation. DA as on date is admissible @ 47% . The difference as on date is 47-24=23%

(Warning :Subsequent comments on this post indicate that this assumption may not be correct and a new formula based on a new index may be adopted, which will reduce the quantum of benefits)

(iii) The dearness allowance under the new scales shall be payable on basic pay +grade pay .

(iv) Arrears shall be calculated taking into account six monthly increases in DA for the intervening period as shown in the table above.

(v) The report visualizes accrual of increment on 1^st July 2006 , 2007 & 2008 and one increment should accrue due to pay fixation from 01/01/06. Therefore minimum of three increments (=7.5% of basic pay as fixed on 1^st Jan 2006) would have become due at the time of pay fixation.

(vi) Since increments are to be released @2.5% of the basic pay annually ,an increase of 7.5% (three increments) may be expected due to accrual of increments at the time of pay fixation.

(vii) For the purpose of pay fixation the calculations are to be made by cross matching the basic pay being drawn with the pay and grade pay which would now be admissible with the help of table 2.2.2 shown at page 54 -70 Chapter 2 of the Report of Sixth CPC .

An illustration may be considered.

Let us consider the case of an officer in the pay scale of Rs.14300-18300 /- who is having basic pay of Rs.15500 /- at present. On 01/01/06 his basic pay would be Rs. 14700 /-. The table applicable to officers in the scale of Rs. 14300-18300 /-corresponds to Pay Band PB-3 which covers Gr. A Services of this category .

Salary under the old Pay Scales:Since at present the officer would be drawing basic pay of Rs.15500/-.Dearness Allowance calculated @47% on (Basic pay + Dearness Pay) would be payable . DA thus calculated is Rs10927/-.

Total pay on 01/01/08 under old Scale would be (15500+7750+10927)= Rs 34177/-

Salary under the new Pay scale:

As per the above table on 1^st Jan.2006.the officer would be entitled to basic pay of Rs. 25580/- and grade pay of Rs. 7600/-in the new scale which would total to Rs 33180/- Increments @ 2.5% (Rs. 830/-)each would be due on 1^st Jan. 2006 ( for pay fixation) , 1^st July 2006 & 1^st July 2007 .

Pay hike due to increase in rates of DA shall be @ 5% wef 1^st July 2006 , @6% wef 1^st Jan 2007, @ 6% wef 1^st July 2007 and 6% wef 1st Jan 2008, Totaling to 23% on date.The following increase may be assumed in the pay of the employee

(i)Basic Pay + grade pay in new scale as on 01/01/06 =Rs. 33180/-

(ii) Adding three increments @ 7.5% (Rs.830/- eachX3)=Rs. 2490

(iii) Pay after adding increments =Rs. 36670/-

(iv) Increase in DA as payable @ 23% =Rs.8434/-

(v) Total Pay on Date in new Scale of Pay = Rs.45104/-

The monthly increase is coming in the range of Rs. 11000/- per month which appears to be a bit unrealistic. If any corrections are suggested, the same would be welcome. At this rate the arrears payable may be in the range of{ Rs.8000/- (average. diff in pay) X 30} which accounts for intervening two and half years.

(If we take only two increments in this period then the jump as on date may be in the range of Rs.9000/- pm only and average increase may be Rs.6500/- pm). Those desiring exact amount of arrears may wait for some time till reliable calculators are available on the net.

Alternatively by following the above method and calculating increase based on six monthly increase in DA and annual increment in pay details can be worked out .

Some Exceptions

(i) Promotion or change of Scale of Pay between 01/01/06 and fixation of new pay

Such employees would be allowed choice of refixation of pay from the date of subsequent change in the scales of pay and would get benefit of matching pay & grade pay.

(ii) Cases of new recruitments: Pay & Grade Pay of such employees shall be fixed at the lowest pay and grade pay in the corresponding pay band. However they will get benefits of increments. For calculating the number of increments the number of years required to move from the entry grade post in the pay band to the stage of pay in the recruitment scale shall be calculated as per DOPT OM Dt. 25/5/98 (or any amended instructions applicable on the date).Number of increments shall be equal to number of such years . (If it is a bit confusing pg.52 of Chapter 2 in the report may be accessed.)

Next post : Sample calculations for Gr. B,C & D employees.

Goi is a Vietnamese salad. Typically, Goi is a light, crispy, and healthy salad. Goi is made with raw vegetables dressed in a sweet fish sauce and can be mixed with seafood or meat.  This can be enjoyed as an appetizer or as one of the main dishes.

In this recipe, I’ve used kohlrabi as the vegetable but you can substitute cabbage or turnip.  Kohrabi can be found in the organic section of the grocery store.  It has similar taste and texture to the broccoli stem.  Remember to peel the kohlrabi well to eliminate the fibrous skin.

Tip: In a boiling salted pot of water, cook ¼ pound of pork tenderloin (unsliced) for about 15-20 minutes, until done.  At the last 3-5 minutes, toss in the unpeeled shrimp.  Let both pork and shrimp cool on a platter before slicing and peeling.

Kohlrabi Salad/Goi

Serves 4-6

Salad:

• 1 ½ pounds fresh kohlrabi (usually 3 to a bunch)
• 10-12 boiled and peeled shrimps
• ¼ pound of sliced cooked pork tenderloin
• 1 tbsp salt
• mint leaves for garnish

Dressing:

• 2 small clove of garlic
• 1 fresh Thai chili (or ¼ tsp of hot chili peppers flakes)
• ¼ cup fish sauce
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice with pulp
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2-4 tbsp shredded carrots for garnish

1.      Peel kohlrabi and slice thinly with a mandoline or a potato peeler, toss with salt and let sit for 30minutes to 1 hour to draw out the moisture.  Squeeze kohlrabi dry and place into a large bowl.

2.      Add to the bowl of sliced kohlrabi, the sliced pork and peeled shrimp.

3.     Next, make the dressing.  Either finely chop garlic and pepper OR use a mortar and pestle to smash both the garlic and pepper.  If you are using pepper flakes, no need to smash.  Place the chopped or smashed garlic and pepper into a small bowl then add the rest of the ingredients for the dressing.  Stir well until sugar dissolves.  If the sauce is not quite sweet enough add a bit more sugar.  If the sauce is too sweet and not tangy enough for your taste, add some more lime juice to cut the sugar.

4.      Toss the salad with half of the dressing and let it marinade for an hour or more.   When ready to serve, garnish with mint leaves.  This salad can be made a day ahead.

5.      Serve the other half of the dressing along side the salad to allow people to use it as a dipping sauce or to dress the salad further.

Kohlrabi Goi, originally uploaded by simpleviet.

The Commission has observed that the supremacy of IAS over the other All India Services has to continue as per the trend which started from the times when the First Central Pay Commission submitted it’s report. It has noted that the Fifth CPC had also held the same views in this context. While coming to this conclusion it has taken note of the wide ranging exposure to challenging assignments that the officers of this service experience over their career.

Regarding the competition with private sector salaries the Commission’s observations are that despite the difference in pay package the IAS due to it’s unique status in the scheme of governance continues to draw the best talents. A large number of young men and women who join the service are professionally qualified and have in many cases given up economically rewarding jobs to join IAS because of the challenges and prestige attached to the service. The IAS officers have been given an edge in the pay scales at the entry stage in view of the tough and challenging atmosphere that they have to encounter from the initial stage of service. The edge given by the Fifth CPC in different pay scales had in monetary terms ranged from Rs.650/- to Rs.800/-. In the recommendations for the Sixth CPC the grade pays recommended for IAS have been made slightly higher in comparison to grade pay for other services by Rs.400/- for Senior Time Scale, Rs. 900/- for Junior Administrative Grade and Rs. 700/- for NFSG (Non functional Selection Grade). The benefit would continue throughout their career due to proposed nature of pay scales known as pay bands.

For the Indian Police Service a major recommendation is for up gradation of posts of Director Generals (DGs) in all the five Central Para Military Forces (CPMFs) to revised scale of Rs. 80000/-. The Commission feels that this step would ensure continuity in the Services and create an atmosphere conducive to planning for long term reforms in these forces . For the Indian Forest Service (IFS) up gradation of similar nature has been recommended for the Post of Director of Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA).

The most popular demand raised by the IPS was for removal of the post of DIG which is covered by Super Time Scale of Rs.16400/-.Commission noted that the post of DIG is a functional post in most of the States as well as in CPMFs. In several States the range is headed by DIG. It has recommended that the post be continued. The officers in the Forest Service had made a similar demand for the Post of Conservator of Forests. The demand has been found unacceptable on similar grounds. Commission has also recommended that the relative hierarchical structure recommended by the previous CPC should continue in the IFS.

The Commission has observed that the supremacy of IAS over the other All India Services has to continue as per the trend which started from the times when the First Central Pay Commission submitted it’s report. It has noted that the Fifth CPC had also held the same views in this context. While coming to this conclusion it has taken note of the wide ranging exposure to challenging assignments that the officers of this service experience over their career.

Regarding the competition with private sector salaries the Commission’s observations are that despite the difference in pay package the IAS due to it’s unique status in the scheme of governance continues to draw the best talents. A large number of young men and women who join the service are professionally qualified and have in many cases given up economically rewarding jobs to join IAS because of the challenges and prestige attached to the service. The IAS officers have been given an edge in the pay scales at the entry stage in view of the tough and challenging atmosphere that they have to encounter from the initial stage of service. The edge given by the Fifth CPC in different pay scales had in monetary terms ranged from Rs.650/- to Rs.800/-. In the recommendations for the Sixth CPC the grade pays recommended for IAS have been made slightly higher in comparison to grade pay for other services by Rs.400/- for Senior Time Scale, Rs. 900/- for Junior Administrative Grade and Rs. 700/- for NFSG (Non functional Selection Grade). The benefit would continue throughout their career due to proposed nature of pay scales known as pay bands.

For the Indian Police Service a major recommendation is for up gradation of posts of Director Generals (DGs) in all the five Central Para Military Forces (CPMFs) to revised scale of Rs. 80000/-. The Commission feels that this step would ensure continuity in the Services and create an atmosphere conducive to planning for long term reforms in these forces . For the Indian Forest Service (IFS) up gradation of similar nature has been recommended for the Post of Director of Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA).

The most popular demand raised by the IPS was for removal of the post of DIG which is covered by Super Time Scale of Rs.16400/-.Commission noted that the post of DIG is a functional post in most of the States as well as in CPMFs. In several States the range is headed by DIG. It has recommended that the post be continued. The officers in the Forest Service had made a similar demand for the Post of Conservator of Forests. The demand has been found unacceptable on similar grounds. Commission has also recommended that the relative hierarchical structure recommended by the previous CPC should continue in the IFS.

Fifth CPC started with calculation of DA @ 0% . from 1^st Jan.1996 . In the month of April 2004 the rate at which DA was admissible had crossed the figure of 50% and therefore based on recommendations of the Fifth CPC 50% DA was merged in the basic pay . This addition to basic pay was known as Dearness Pay. .Thereafter every increase in DA was calculated on (Basic Pay + Dearness Pay). It has been observed that since after the merger of dearness pay with basic pay the base for calculation of increase in AICPI was not changed the neutralization in cost of living was presently being done at a rate higher than 100%.

Commission has pointed out that the present method of calculation for increase in cost of living takes into account the price rise in a group of identified commodities. It has compared the relative merits of “chain based” and “fixed base” methods of calculation of estimated growth in cost of living. The AICPI as stated above is based on the increase in cost of a basket of identified commodities. In the fixed base method the calculations are based on the assumption that consumer would adjust his consumption needs in relation to increase or decrease in prices of the constituent commodities. The chain based method takes into account the possibilities of change in consumption pattern due to availability of wider range of consumption goods and the improvement in the quality thereof due to economic growth. The latter methodology has been considered to be more relevant in today’s economic scenario.

However the basic data for the pattern of consumption in respect of several essential commodities would have to be compiled through a detailed all India survey if this methodology is to be adopted . The previous Pay Commissions had different views on this matter. The Fourth CPC favored evolution of a separate index for calculation of cost of living for the government servants. The Fifth CPC however felt that such index would also suffer from imbalances since consumption