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INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK

For Rajesh Bhushan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) the field of tourism is a passion.Bhushan is striving hard to ensure that old & rich legacy of Bihar was harnessed to boost inbound tourists to Bihar. In an interview with <whispersnthecorridors.com>

An energetic & hard working, Rajesh Bhushan, unfolded his road map for promotion of tourism in Bihar. In reply to a question he said "we hope that tourism would become a major revenue earner for the state of Bihar by 2020." Bhushan also hoped to achieve this through active encouragement and facilitation of state government, participation of the private sector in fulfilling infrastructural gaps and getting full participation of local communities.According to him various private promoters have shown interest in setting up budget hotels through Public-Private Partnership mode in places like Patna, Rajgir, Nalanda and Bodhgaya.

Here goes his interview:

1/What new projects has Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) taken up for development?

Answer : Bihar the land of Lord Buddha's enlightenment is known for its Buddhist Circuit destinations such as Bodhgaya, Rajgir and Vaishali. In Bodhgaya an ambitious master plan addressing basic infrastructure, tourism infrastructure, eco-friendly transportation etc. has been developed and is being implemented.

Tourism focusing on the river Ganges in and around Patna is another focus area of development. This includes - development of Ganga Ghats, and attracting domestic and external tourists to evening "Artis" at various Ganga Ghats, a floating restaurant with two decks (one housing the restaurant and another housing viewing area), speed boats with outboard motors for weekend cruise/picnics/dining out on the river Ganges.

Development of Eco-tourism projects focussing on rivers and hot water springs at Valmikinagar in West Champaran district and Bhimbandh in Munger District.

2/What steps are being taken to woo domestic tourists?

Answer: For the last three years inflow of domestic tourists in Bihar has been in the range of 60 to 70 lakh/annum. To ensure a quantum jump in this no. & to provide necessary fillip to domestic tourists, Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) has started on-line booking of hotel rooms for it's hotels and booking of tour packages through it's Website: <bstdc.bih.nic.in> These bookings/reservations can be made by domestic tourists through ICICI payment window by using their credit cards. The Bihar Tourism facilitation offices at New Delhi, Varanasi and Kolkata are electronically linked with the BSTDC hotels throughout Bihar. Hence on-line booking/reservation of hotel rooms can be done through these Tourism facilitation offices also.

The Corporation also provides attractive seasonal packages (with special discounted rates) in its hotels.

3/These days there is a lot of stress on budget hotels. How do you propose to explore this opportunity?

Answer:The Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) presently runs 23 budget hotels with a total room capacity of 244 rooms at different tourist destinations like Patna, Bodghgaya, Rajgir, Vaishali, Mohania, Sasaram, Valmikinagar, Purnia, Saharsa etc. The Corporation also provides extremely cost effective dormitory accommodation with a total Dormitory capacity of 277 beds at various tourist destinations within the state. Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) also provides attractive discount packages to tourists travelling in groups and off-season tourists in these hotels and dormitories.

The state Govt. is proposing to actively encourage establishment of budget hotels through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Various private promoters have shown interest in setting up budget hotels through Public-Private Partnership mode in places like Patna, Rajgir, Nalanda and Bodhgaya.

4/Do you think that the Buddhist circuit needs improvement and reorientation?

Answer:The traditional Buddhist circuit destinations are spread over UP (Sarnath and Kushinagar), Bihar (Bodhgaya, Rajgir and Vaishali), and Nepal (Kapilvastu and Lumbni). What is required is better connectivity between these destinations and marketing of integrated tour packages involving all these destinations. Within the state of Bihar Govt. is exploring the possibilities of Air-taxi service for connecting these destination and for reducing the journey time from one destination to another.

5/Are any projects in collaboration with private sector being taken up?

Answer:The Government is agreeable to taking the Public-Private Partnership route to encourage private sector participation in the developing tourism infrastructure in the state. This involves Public-Private Partnership for - (i) running of high-end luxury a/c coaches between various tourists† destinations (ii) Setting up of budget hotels (iii) Setting up of Air-taxi service etc.

6/Where do you see Bihar Tourism by the year 2020?

Answer: We hope that tourism would become a major revenue earner for the state of Bihar by 2020. We hope to achieve this through active encouragement and facilitation of state government, participation of the private sector in fulfilling infrastructural gaps and full participation of local communities.

Bihar is the only State that has the privilege of having destinations directly associated with all the religions of the country namely Buddhism (Bodhgaya, Nalanda, Rajgir and Vaishali), Jainism (Rajgir and Pawapuri), Sikhism ( Patna Saheb), Hinduism ( Patna, Gaya, Mundeshwari, Sitamarhi etc.) and Islam (Patna, Manersharif, Biharsharif, Sasaram etc.). The Govt. would be actively promoting tourist facilities in specific tourists† circuits i.e. Buddhist Circuit, Jain Circuit, Ramayana Circuit and Sufi Circuit etc. to highlight these destination. This would enable the domestic tourists to include these destinations as - must see - in their itineraries.

Jawed Usmani to go to World Bank ?
Joint Secretary in the PMO Jawed Usmani is expected to go to the World Bank as Senior Advisor. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

1975 batch IPS empanelment deferred
Empanelment of 1975 batch IPS officers to the rank of ADG in the Government of India did not take place on May 28.Empanelment is reportedly delayed by a month or two.

Vikram Singh recalled by UP Government
Dr Vikram Singh has been recalled by the UP Government from Central deputation.1974 batch IPS officer Dr Vikram Singh will be number two in the Police hierarchy with all important matters including Intelligence and Law and Order.

Thulasidas appointed CMD of new Air India
Air India chairman and managing director (CMD) V. Thulasidas has been appointed as CMD of the airline that is being formed by the merger of Air India and Indian. The new merged entity will also be called Air India.Thulasidas is 1972 batch IAS officer of Manipu-Tripura cadre.
( We said this on April 27)

Vishwapati Trivedi is Joint MD of new Air India
As expected Indian CMD, Vishwapati Trivedi has been appointed Joint-Managing Director (JMD) of the merged entity.He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh.

New Chhattisgarh DGP from outside state !
It is now believed that new DGP of Chhattisgarh will not be from the state. The post has fallen vacant following the demise of O P Rathore.

Roy to join Cabinet Secretariat ?
Ashutosh Roy is expected to join the Cabinet Secretariat. He is 1994 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Vijaya Moorthy is JS NCW
Vijaya Moorthy is taking over as Joint Secretary of National Commission for Women under the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare. She is 1978 batch IA&AS officer.

Pankaj Singh to return Rajasthan
DIG in the CBI Pankaj Kumar Singh is returning to the parent Rajasthan cadre in June. He is 1988 batch IPS officer.

Majhi is OSD to Ahmad
Edvin Kulbhushan Majhi has taken over as the OSD to the Minister of State External Affairs E Ahamad.1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre has the reputation of being a tough and no-nonsense officer in the state.

Gita Kripalani to join Settlement Commission
Ms Gita Kripalani is likely to join as Member of Income-Tax Settlement Commission at Chennai.She is 1971 batch IRS officer.

Who will be new IRCTC MD ?

In corridors of power it is being discussed that who will succeed Dr.P.K.Goyal as Managing Director of the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Three names are in circulation. They are: K.B.L.Mittal IRSME ,H.C.Poonia CCM Allahabad & Rakesh Saxena DRM Delhi

IAS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh
There is major IAS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh. New postings are:- Mssrs Jayalakshmi Collector West Godawari,Luv Agrawal CMD Easter Power Distribution Company,Praveen Prakash Collector Ranga Reddy,Mohd Ali Rafat Collector Guntur,Ahmad Nadeem Collector Adilabad,C Prem Chandra Reddy Project Officer Nagarjun Sagar,Mitha Sabharwal DC Commercial Taxes,B Ramanjaneyulu Collector Nizamabad, S Srinaresh MD Civil Supplies Corporation,D Kadmiel Director Tribal Welfare,N Sridhar Collector Anantpur,B Udaylakshmi Additional Commissioner Horticulture,K Devanand Collector Prakasam,K Vijyanand Project Director BhuBharti,M Purshottam Reddy Collector Nalgonda,Ms Veena Ish Additional Commissioner AP Bhawan Delhi,P Venketesh CEO Rytho Bazar and B Janardhan Reddy and D C Bhima Additional Commissioners Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

IPS changes in Uttar Pradesh
S N Singh and Vijay Kumar will be new IG and DIG respectively of the Allahabad Zone.A D Mishra will now be IG Inter-State Border Force.Rajiv Ranjan is yet to get posting.

Two years fixed tenure in UP
UP government is said to have decided in principle that no official would be transferred before two years until and unless he is found involved in some big 'wrong'.

Mohankumaran to go Kampala
Consul in Sydney K N Mohankumaran is moving to Kampala in place of Second Secretary R Sukumaran who is going to Jalalabad.

Pillai shifted to MEA HQs
AHC in Kandy K P R Pillai has been shifted to the Ministry of External Affairs Headquarters.

New Advisor to Khandu

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu has appointed Wang Chu as an advisor. Wang Chu is an ex MP.

Manoj Pande shifted to Secunderabad

Manoj Pande Chief Personnel Officer(CPO)in West Central Railway(WCR),Jabalpur has been transferred to South Central Railway(SCR),Secunderabad.He has been replaced by Dr.P.L.Bunkar as CPO,WCR ,Jabalpur.

UPSC declares result of test for CPOs

The UPSC has declared the results of written exams for Central Police Forces (Asstt. Commandant) Examination 2006. These candidates have qualified for Physical and Medical Standard Tests and Physical Efficiency Tests on the basis of the result of written part of the exam held by the Union Public Service Commission in October 2006. They will be intimated by the Border Security Force, about the date, time and venue of the Physical and Medical Standards Tests and Physical Efficiency Tests (PET), to be conducted by them.

China had refused visa earlier too

China had refused visa to citizens of Arunachal Pradesh in the past also on the grounds that Arunachal Pradesh is part of China so its citizens did not need any visa. Latest person to be refused was Ganesh Koyu an IAS officer of the 1991 cadre. Just refusal of visa to him on said grounds Delhi had at the last minute cancelled training of entire batch officers in China for a week. In the past such a thing had happened with former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gamang Apang & former Minister K.L.Raj Kumar

137 Addl/Jt Commissioners of IT transferred

As many as 137 Additional/Joint Commissioners of Income Tax have been transferred.They are: S.Ramu Mumbai to Karnataka,Mohammed Mohsin Khan NWR to Bihar,Sanjay Kumar DIT(Infra)Delhi to DG(Aministration)Delhi,Stephen George Kerala to DGIT(Administration)Delhi,Simanchgala Dash Delhi DGIT(Systems)to Delhi,Dr.Simmi Gupta UP(W) to DGIT(Vigilance)Delhi,M.Krishnasamy Andhra Pradesh to Nagpur,Jayant Misra MP to Delhi,Preeti Garg NWR to Karnataka,Ratna Dasgupta ITAT Mumbai to Mumbai,R.N.Parbat ITAT Mumbai to Mumbai,Naveen Chandra Bihar to Mumbai,T.M.Shivakumar ITAT Mumbai to Mumbai,N.R.Soni Rajasthan to Gujarat,B.K.Singh (89054)Pune to Mumbai,B.K.Singh (89056) Karnataka to Mumbai,M.Rathinsamy Karnataka to Mumbai(INTL Tax),D.S.Chawla DGIT(Systems)Delhi to Delhi,Malathi Sridharan Pune to Mumbai, G.Aparna Andhra Pradesh to Rajasthan,Samuel Darse Karnataka to Mumbai,Fr.Balwan Delhi to UP(W),L.K.Agrawal Madhya Pradesh to Mumbai,Surbhi Verma Madhya Pradesh to DG(Administration)Delhi, E.S.Nagendra Prasad Tamil Nadu to Andhra Pradesh,Amal Pushp Bihar to DGIT(Systems)Delhi, Vijay Verma ITAT(Mumbai) to Mumbai,S.Balasubramanian Tamil Nadu to Mumbai ,Vimalendu Verma NWR to Delhi,
Kavita Pandey Rajasthan to Delhi, Sulekha Varma Bihar to Delhi, Ram Bilas Mishra West Bengal to Pune, Alok Kumar Uttar Pradesh(W) to Delhi,S.Dhamija ITAT Delhi to Delhi, Mala Paropkari On return from Bol to Andhra Pradesh,Farhat Qureshi NWR to Delhi,Sanjay Prasad Gujarat to DG (Administration)Delhi,Shantam Bose Gujarat to Mumbai,Manoj Pal Singh West Bengal to Delhi, D.Sudhakar Rao Andhra Pradesh to Mumbai, Dasi S.Sunder Singh Tamil Nadu to Andhra Pradesh,Vilas Gajanan Gore Nagpur to Pune,B.V.Bhaskar Tamil Nadu to Karnataka, Renu Amitabh Uttar Pradesh (E)to Delhi, Rolee Agrawal DIT(recovery)Delhi to Delhi,Mona Mohanty Verma Gujarat to Delhi,Ashima Gupta Pune to Mumbai, Santosh Kumar Mohanty Nagpur to Mumbai,M.S.A.Khan DGIT(Systems) Delhi to Delhi,O.P.Vaishnav Pune to Mumbai , Vibha Bhalla Delhi to Rajasthan,Sanjay Kumar Gujarat to Mumbai,Sunil Kumar Nagpur to Mumbai, Ranjan Kumar Nagpur to Mumbai,Abha Rani Singh Uttar Prades(W)to NWR,S.K.Madhuk Gujarat to Mumbai,Ratan Singh Delhi to Uttar Pradesh(W),S.N.Zibbu ITAT Delhi to Delhi,Jagvir Singh Delhi to NWR,BP Mishra from Delhi to Rajasthan,N. Jayasankar from Tamil Nadu to Kerela,Deepkant Prasad from Tamil Nadu to Kerela, Deepkant Prasad Bihar to Pune,Alok Mitra Uttar Pradesh(E) to Uttar Pradesh(W),Divya Bajpai Gujarat to Mumbai, Ajay(92039)Gujarat to Mumbai, R.K.Jha Nagpur to Delhi,Pankaj Kumar Mumbai to Bihar,Jawwad Ahmed Khan Mumbai to Delhi, Vandana Verma Delhi to Madhya Pradesh, Dilip Sharma ITAT Mumbai to Mumbai,Vivek Kumar Madhya Pradesh to DIT(Doms)Delhi, Y.S.Kakkar DGIT(Administration)Delhi to Delhi, Bhim Singh Gujarat to Delhi, Sanjiv (93030) Uttar Pradesh(E)to Rajasthan,Dilip S.Kothari Karnataka to Pune, Richa Khoda Uttar Pradesh(E) to Rajasthan, Sushil Kumar NWR to DGIT(INTL Taxation)Delhi, S.B.Moray Pune to Mumbai, A.G.Sriram Tamil Nadu to Kerala, P.C.Pancholi MP to Delhi,H.D.Trivedi MP To Gujarat,V.Subramaniam Tamil Nadu to Tamil Nadu, Harendra Narayan Singh WB to Gujarat, B.D.Misra Delhi to Orissa,Harishankar Kumar Lal Gujarat to Delhi, Anoop Kumar Singh MP to DGIT(Administration)Delhi, Subhakanta Sahu TN to DIT(Doms)Delhi,Niraj Bansal NWR to Mumbai, Jyoti Legha Delhi CIT (JUD) to Delhi DIT (Recovery), Sandeep Dahiya NWR to Mumbai, Sameer Sharma Delhi DGIT(Systems)to Delhi,Anshu Prakash WB to UP(E),Sishir Shrivastava Bihar to Mumbai, Sheela Chopra (DIT-Infra)Delhi to Delhi, Ajay Kumar Delhi to DGIT(Administration)Delhi, K.C.Badhok Delhi to Rajasthan,A.K.Kardam TN to Mumbai,K.N.Shyamsunder TN to Karnataka,Rahul Garg Delhi to DGIT (Admin)Delhi,Rajiv Ranka TN To Delhi,Rajam Ram Shah WB to Gujarat,T.Kipken Delhi to NWR,Sanjay Bara Bihar to Bihar, B.Raja Ram Mumbai to Nagpur,K.C.Soni Delhi to NWR,P.V.B.Suman AP to Karnataka,V.C.Modi MP to Gujarat,R.P.Singh Delhi to NWR, Saad Kidwai Delhi to NWR,Maya Maheshwari AP to AP,Garima Jain Mumbai to Mumbai,Manvendra Goyal Delhi to Mumbai(ITAT),Tushar Dawal Singh Pune to Mumbai,Vikram Batra DGIT(Vig)Delhi to Delhi,Chandrajit Singh Delhi to Mumbai,Vineet Agrawal Mumbai to Pune,C.Srinivas Reddy Pune to TN,Dr.Abani Kanta Nayak Gujarat to Gujarat, Garima Bhagat Delhi to DIT(Infra)Delhi,Monica Khare Mumbai to Mumbai,R.K.Vishwakarma Mumbai to Bihar, Sunita Verma Delhi to UP(E),Sunila A Umap(96019)Pune to Nagpur,Sarabjeet Singh NWR to Nagpur,Anjali Sahu Pune to Nagpur,Sapna Singh Karnataka to Kerala(On return from leave),Sanat Kumar Malakar WB to NER, V.L.Lamadade KTK to KTK,A.K.Patel Gujarat to Nagpur,N.B.Mundra Mumbai to Mumbai,P.V.Saraswati Mumbai to Mumbai,Alok Mishra UP(E) to Bihar,H.N.Krishnamurthy Karnataka to TN,S.K.Saxena NWR to Rajasthan,M. Biswas West Bengal to West Bengal, R.D. Gupta W.B. to WB andA.K. Monga Delhi to Bihar.

FORUM

Is it the logic ?
Some persons have expressed the view that secretaries in all the ministries should be IAS because they are unbiased being outsider for the service being administered. Shall we extend this logic to mean that Cabinet Secretary/Chief secretaries should not be from IAS?
Sameer

It indicates insecurity
Comments of the IAS advocating their monopoly over secretary posts is indicative of insecurity and fear of competition from other civil service officers.
Virika

This shows lack of faith
This shows the lack of faith in our general public with our police! Seems high time the Government did something to improve police image! Several Police Commission Reports do not seem to have done anything for Improving System!
Congratulations to Col. Dhawan for his always interesting contributions!

H G Obhrai

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Shouldn't the Father figure of the Nation be above politics….. no political bias at all???
No political affiliations ….same-o-same to all!!

This is possible only if he's apolitical…. has no political connection!!!
Political Parties for the sake of the Nation should try to make a unanimous selection!!!

Yes many would say this is a utopian dream,
Very complicated though very simple it may seem!!!

Congress is juggling with four candidates…. Commies have a few in mind,
NDA's got one…….. and some like NCP are on Mission Find!!!

And seems "we want a politician as President' cry by Politicians is an excuse,
So that they can wiggle out from giving Kalam a second term this excuse they use!!!

Still hope better sense prevails…. if not Kalam at least get an equivalent,
Someone whose apolitical, has same mental make up and talent!!!

Commies are on a short fuse,
Say that on UPA's Presidential candidate Congress karr rahi hai confuse!!!

If it's a Congress candidate then Commies want Pranab Da,
But seems to his candidature Sonia's already said 'na'!!!

Amrinder was grilled for eight hours…. grillers say he was evasive,
Amrinder says VB's being too invasive!!!

A late riser…… he got up early for a mock interrogation with his Legal team,
And he was advised at the interrogators not to let off steam!!!

They advised him not to forget that now he's a citizen being accused,
That when he had power this power he had abused!!!

In UP after the election results were announced SP Ministers burned files,
From some offices bellowing smoke could be seen from miles!!!

Now as Maya orders inquiry pe inquiry Inquirers will go an a proof chase,
SP Ministers by burning files ne kiya hai proof erase!!!

This should be investigated and culprits brought to book,
Though culprits will say only waste paper was burnt to get off the hook!!!

Waste paper should have been sold and proceeds deposited in State's account,
And it would have been a considerable amount!!!

Kamalnath says the strong Rupee will not cause a Trade Deficit imbalance,
Fact is that strong Rupee will affect the Trade balance!!!

We try to ape China in SEZs and in a lot of other things.....what about exchange rate?
Why is the Rupee being allowed to appreciate of late!!!

India is going to be outpriced because of a strong Rupee,
But sadly this Sarkaar refuses to see!!!

And with mega IPOs coming Dollar inflow is going to increase!!
Dollar's value vis-a-vis Rupee is going to decrease!!!

Sad thing is that this Sarkaar is always on the learning curve!!!
And at the last minute when its too late they try to swerve!!!

Manmohan says he wants power chori to stop!!!
Isn't wastage equal to chori…. Manmohan ko yeh question karre someone pop!!

And as we know biggest waster is Sarkaar,
Where there is requirement of one air conditioner there are chaar (four)!!

Manmohan Ji correction starts at home…… so plug the power leaks in the Sarkaar!!
On over cooling and lighting and usage there should be a bar!!

Now another gem from Manmohan…... for falling in agri production!!!
He says Agriculture in India is suffering from tech fatigue which is causing the reduction!

He has nothing to say about the thousands of acres that have exited the agri land bank!!!
And which is the reason why agri production sank!!!

Feel that after three years in power he's suffering from fatigue….. tired!!!!
Just in trying to project wrong as right he's mired!!!

Speaking of land banks…..how come DLF has valued its Land Bank so high!!!
Some other's having same acreage but lower valuation are asking why???

Post the Mega IPOs the Sensex roller coaster will move down…… markets will fall!!!
So please do take money off the table…. take this call!!

Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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Jhunjhunwala to be Chairman of IIM Indore

Bhilwara Group Chief L N Jhunjhunwala is being appointed Chairman of the IIM, Indore.

S Nayyar to head Operations of WelcomHeritage
Sanjeev Kumar Nayyar has become Head of Operations in the 'WelcomHeritage group'. At present he is Vice President of 'Noor U Sabah Palace' Hotel Bhopal--a WelcomHeritage property.

Hindustan Latex Director interview tomorrow
PESB will hold interview for the post of Director (Finance)Hindustan Latex on Thursday.

V.K.Kachru joins Reliance Energy

V.K.Kachru has joined Reliance Energy. Earlier he was Chief General Manager (CGM) Sales with Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL), Nagpur where from he has sought voluntary retirement.

A.K.Sinha quits SECL

A.K.Sinha Chief General Manager (CGM) Sales South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), Bilaspur has put in his papers.Sinha is expected to do something at his own.

IOB to have rep office in Vietnam

Indian Overseas Bank of which Chairman is T.S.Narayansami is going to set up a representative office in Vietnam,shortly.It will be upgraded to a branch after one year.

Krishnan is Director of ADE

P.S. Krishnan has taken over as Director of the Aeronautical Development Establishment in Bangalore.(ADE) attached to the DRDO.

Lohiya is CMD of GIC
Yogesh Lohiya has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of General Insurance Corporation of India. He has succeeded RK Joshi.

Bharat Ranga to head Zee International

Bharat Ranga has been appointed as head of Zee Entertainment's International Business.Ranga who will be based out of Mumbai was earlier business head of the cinema channels - Zee Cinema, Zee Premier, Zee Action & Zee Classic. He will report to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) CEO Pradeep Guha. It may be stated that Zee group's Chairman is Subhash Chandra.

Gopinath to head Zee cinema channels

Mohan Gopinath will be Deputy Business head of the cinema channels of the Zee group. He will succeed Bharat Ranga who was elevated to head Zee group's global business.

Hello FM to enter ad world

Chennai based "Hello FM radio "channel of which CEO is Rajeev Nambiar is going to launch an advertising agency in the next month. The ad agency will specialise in radio commercial production. Owned by Malar Publication, a part of the 'Daily Thanthi', Hello FM has been into promotional brand activity. On the day of their launch on 2 October 2006, Hello FM launched what they call as 'green revolution'. The station distributed gold coins to its listeners every minute for continuous 17 hours.