Governor's change imminent

It is widely believed that one dozen states including Rajasthan,UttaPradesh,Gujarat, Karnataka, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,Maharashtra,Bihar,TamilNadu Madhya Pradesh,Goa,Pondicherry and Delhi will have new Governor's in a couple of months.

Will Khanna get post-retirement job?

Secretary Urban Development N N Khanna is likely to get some post retirement job.1966 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer Khanna is superannuating next month end. In this new regime.Khanna is reportedly getting support from Harkishan Singh Surjeet and N N Vohra.

Will Lyngdoh be Governor of Gujarat ?

A powerful lobby is reported to have pushed the name of former Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh for the post of Governor Gujarat. What would be the reaction of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi?.

Empanelment of 1973 batch now next month

Scheduled meeting for empanelment of 1973 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in Government of India on May 13 did not take place.Now the meeting will be held only in June.

When Kamal Pande had a tiff with Jaswant Singh?

Powerful Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's office R P Singh may not get foreign posting.Last week Finance Minister Jaswant Singh reportedly rang up Cabinet Secretary Kamal Pande for issueing orders of Singh's foreign posting.The Cabinet Secretary,however,refused to carry out the orders . `

Narayanan to be National Security Adviser ?

Former IB Chief M K Narayanan is likely to be appointed National Security Adviser.Narayanan has always been close to the Nehru-Gandhi family.Name of former Foreign Secretary J N Dixit is also being mentioned for the post.

Jaimini Sharma is JS Textiles

Jaimini Sharma has joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary Textiles.He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

R C Sharma to get assignment in new regime

Former CBI Director R C Sharma was keen to contest Lok Sabha poll from Haryana on the Congress ticket.Now 1963 batch retired IPS officer Sharma is expected to get some important assignment.

Bureaucratic reshuffle in Delhi next week!

A bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in the Delhi Government next week.

Tom Vaddakkan and Ten Janpath

One unknown face is said to be an important person in the Ten Janpath.His name is Tom Vaddakkan.

IPS changes in Madhya Pradesh

SPs of Chhindwara and Seoni have been interchanged.SP Chhindwara D.Shreeniwas Rao would replace SP Seoni V.K.Suryavanshi.And the latter would go to Chhindwara as SP.

Sudhir Kumar is Additional RC at New Delhi

Sudhir Kumar of 1977 batch has joined as Additional Resident Commissioner of Karnataka at New Delhi. He would take over as Resident Commissioner from i Sudhakar Rao, when Rao is picked up as Additional Secretary in Government of India in the next few months. Earlier to this Sudhir Kumar was Principal Secretary Administrative Reforms at Bangalore.

IAS changes in J&K

Devinder Nargotra ,Pawan Kotwal,A H Samoon will be new Deputy Commissioners of Kathua,Jammu and Anantnag.Navin Kumar will be Vice Chairman of Jammu Development Authority.Rohit Kansal has been made Additional CEO Vaishnav Devi Shrine Board.Manoj Kumar Dwivedi has been appointed Director Employment.Hirdesh Kumar has been made Director school Education. Sarita Chauhan will be Additional DC Jammu.

Who will be Cabinet Secretary -Baswan or Gupta ?

Who will be the next Cabinet Secretary?.Insiders say that now the tie is between two 1967 batch IAS officers Asoke Gupta and Bhartendra Singh Baswan.Chhattisgarh cadre officer Baswan who is Secretary in Social Justice Ministry is doon school classmate of late Rajiv Gandhi.Asoke Gupta is currently Chief Secretary ,West Bengal Government.

112 officers are now marked men!
A list of 112 officers from the rank of Director to Secretary in Government of India has now been prepared by some officers close to Ten Janpath.They have been marked as BJP and RSS men.

Who will be PS to Sonia Gandhi?

Who will be new PS to PM? Informed sources mention that Mrs.Sonia Gandhi is keen to have a mix of experience and youth as her key advisors. Following in the tradition of Rajiv Gandhi, she is keen to get some clean, dynamic new faces into her administration. Among the names being mentioned for the powerful post of Private Secretary to Prime Minister is that of Harvard MBA-educated Srivatsa Krishna, who is the topper of the 1994 batch. Krishna is well-liked by corporate India for his work in getting investments as a suave,straight-forward and dynamic bureaucrat. Another name doing rounds is that of Vincent George, the old loyalist of 10 Janpath to continue the tradition of R.K.Dhawan. George is keen to make a comeback and old party loyalists are lobbying for him. Whether IAS wins or the party only Mrs.Gandhi can tell.

Chaudhry is JS Heavy Industries

D R S Chaudhry has joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary Heavy Industries.He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. (We said this on May 5)

Vijay Kapoor to go?

Lt Governor of Delhi Vijay Kapoor is all set to go.He is unlikely to get any other assignment in the new Government.Lately,Kapoor had started maintaining distance from his old friend Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit.

Montek Singh Ahluwalia to get important assignment

Montek Singh Ahluwalia is all set to get an important position in the Sonia Gandhi led Government.Either he will be Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister or Adviser in the Finance Ministry.

Rahul Gandhi to join cabinet !

Rahul Gandhi is now likely to join the Union Cabinet .He is expected to get Rural Development Department.

Rajiv Tandon joins NSG

Rajiv Tandon has joined the National Security Guards as DIG. He is 1988 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on April 19)

IAS reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh

There is major bureaucratic reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh. New changes are:-Ashok Das and Rajesh Rajora will be Commissioner and Collector of Indore respectively.Vivek Agrawal and Rajni Kant Gupta will be collectors of Ujjain and Jabalpur.R K Mathur goes to Shajapur as Collector.Ashok Kumar Shivhare Teekamgarh Collector has been zshifted to Mantralaya as Deputy Secretary. D P Ahuja Additional Commissioner Commercial Taxes Commissioner goes to Tikamgarh as Collector.U K Rao Satna Collector goes to Chhindwara.Shivanand Dubey will replace R K Mathur in Katni. Chairman MPEB A K Gupta will now be ACS Energy.Dr J L Bose APC has been made ACS GAD.Surendra Nath on return from his deputation has been made APC.Subrato Banerjee PS GAD has been given the charge of Sports and Youth Welfare. Ranbir Singh will now be PS iIrrigation. Indore Commissioner Ram Sajivan will now be PS SC and Backward Classes.R C Sahni has been appointed Chairman M PEB and PS Energy. Satyanand Mishra PS PWD has been given additional charge of Environment.Rakesh Bansal has been shifted to Academy of Administration. R N Berwa has been given the charge of Tribal Welafre also. Dilip Mehra has been moved to Gwalior as Member Board of Revenue. Dr Bhagirath Prasad PS will now hold charge of Revenue. A N Asthana has been made PS religious Trusts and Endowments.Parshuram has been given additional charge of Tourism. Arvind Joshi on his return from central deputation has been made Secretary School Education. Ajay Nath will be new Secretary to the Governor.I S Dani Secretary to the Governor has been made Commissioner Higher Education.Vijay Patidar will be Secretary GAD AND technical Education.Wasim Akhtar will get additional charge of MD Tourism Development Corporation.Collector Indore Mohammad Suleman will be Additional Secretary PWD.Malay Shrivastava has been made MD MARKFED.Alka Upadhyay will be Additional Secretary School Education. Ashok Shah has been made MD of Food and Civil Supplies Corporation. Ashok Barnawal will now be Additional Secretary Health. Manu Shrivastava has been made Additional Commissioner Gwalior and Chamba..Akash Tripathi will be commissioner Indore Municipal Corporation.

Karunanidhi PM,Mulayam and Pawar Dy PM ?

Now there is an open offer from the BJP to DMKJ,SP and NCP.K Karunanidhi to be PM , Mulayam Singh and Sharad Pawar to be Dy PMs and the BJP will support the new Government from outside.

Tailpiece

Heard at high profile dinner:"Has former Indian President Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma reincarnated himself in the form of Dr.Man Mohan Singh?"

WHISPERS ---- CORPORATE WORLD :--

One CMD of Oil Company was seen in AICC HQ

One CMD of a Oil Company was seen hovering around the AICC office early this week.

Raychaudhuri is head of Allahbad Bank in TN

S Raychaudhuri, deputy general manager, Allahabad Bank, has taken over as the head of the Chennai region of the bank comprising Tamilnadu and Pondicherry .