It is very good site to know the new thing and latest development .
Arvind Mishra

Website is being updated twice in a day
Dear surfers looking to an increased demand for latest news on your favourite website i.e. <whispersinthecorridors.com> we are nowadays updating it twice in a day.Keep reading & wish you a happy browsing.
BUREAUCRACY, POLITICS AND CORPORATE WORLD AT ONE PLACE
ADVERTISE ON-WHISPERSINTHECORRIDORS.COM
Contact-suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com> & <mehrotra.suresh@gmail.co

First time IPS officer empanelled as Secretary in GoI
For the first time in the country an IPS officer has been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. The proud IPS officer is B K Dey of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. He belongs to 1973 batch.
R S Pandey is new Secretary Petroleum
R S Pandey has been appointed new Secretary Petroleum.1972 batch Nagaland cadre IAS officer Pandey will succeed M S Srinivasan who is retiring on July 31.
Sarangi is new Additional Secretary Cabinet Secretariat
Mrutyunjay Sarangi has taken over as Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat.1977 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer Sarangi has succeeded Vijai Sharma.
Preeti Sudan to be Joint Secretary Defence
Dr Preeti Sudan is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary Defence either this month end or early next month. 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre Ms Sudan is expected to get the charge of Naval Acquisition in the Ministry.
IAS officer quits to join L & T !
Ms Neera Saggi has put in her papers.1980 batch West Bengal cadre IAS officer Ms Saggi is reportedly joining the L &T.
Delay in 1989 batch empanelment due to vigilance clearance
The delay in empanelment of over 60 out of 115 IAS officers belonging to the 1989 batch has been delayed due to delay in vigilance clearance of probables. Otherwise empanelment of 1988 batch IAS officers was final in August 2007.
Sixth Pay Commission meeting did not held
Meeting of the Committee of Secretaries to finalise Sixth Pay Commission report did not take place in Delhi on July 15.
IAS officer relieved unilaterally
ED of the Social Welfare Board Ms Sujata Saunik has been relieved without the knowledge of the Department of Personnel.She is 1987 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Praveen Prakash to replace Parmar ?
Buzz is that 1994 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Praveen Prakash is likely to join Duke in place of 1992 batch J & K cadre IAS officer A K R Parmar.
Justice Thakur to be CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC
Grapevine has it that Justice Tirath Singh Thakur of the Delhi High Court is being appointed new Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Ms Sharma is Ambassador to Portugal
Ms Primrose Sharma presently, Joint Secretary at headquarters, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Portugal.
Nanda is Ambassador to Timor-Leste
Biren Nanda Ambassador of India to Indonesia has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Timor- Leste with residence in Jakarta(Indonesia).
Khanna to return to Bihar
CVO of Kribhco J K Khanna is returning to the parent Bihar cadre in a month or two. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
Sahay takes over as DGP of Tripura
Pranay Sahay on Tuesday assumed office as the new Tripura Director General of Police (DGP).He is 1975 batch IPS officer.
( We said this on )
Who will be new DGP of Bihar ?
Who will succeed S D Jha as DGP of Bihar on July 31 ?One of the following officers is likely to be appointed as the next DGP of Bihar: Ashish Ranjan Sinha (1972) who has already handled this job for three years , Anand Shankar (1973), Manoj Nath (1973), DN Gautam (1974) or JK Khanna (1974).
CBDT to post two officers abroad
CBDT is going to post two officers as a first secretary in Mauritius and Singapore. Posts have been created to see the misuses of data between Singapore and India and India and Mauritius.
Kuruvilla John to succeed Dr. K.M. Abraham in Kerala
Kuruvilla John Principal Secretary (PS)to Kerala Governor Ramakrishnan Suryabhan Gavai ,is going to succeed Dr. K.M. Abraham as PS Higher Education Department.Dr.Abraham has been appointed as a Member,SEBI.Kuruvilla John who is an IAS officer of the Kerala cadre belongs to the 1982 batch.
Book of Aruna Sharma released
UNDP and IIC jointly organized the discussion and release of the book Resource Convergence Mantra Model written by Aruna Sharma (1982, IAS). The book was released by Ms Syeda Hameed, Member Planning Commission. Ms Maxine Olson, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative made the welcome and opening remarks and highlighted the relevance of the book and why UNDP has adopted the concept. The other speakers were Justice S Rajendra Babu, Chairperson NHRC and Tarun Vijay. Mrs Aruna Sharma also made the presentation on PowerPoint about the book. The function was in the main auditorium of IIC on 14th of July and was well attended by UN bodies, bureaucrats, academicians, NGO groups and press. The book is published and distributed by Sheriden Book Company sheridenbooks@yahoo.co.in; The book is flagging the issue of fiscal management by converging resources available in the district. The author highlights more than 1200 crores is available in the district for development (minus salary component) per annum. However, it is thinly spread over more than 1000 schemes. Many schemes have similar objectives and many a times they are in same department or spread over different agencies. To combat the management problem of plethora of schemes, multiplicity of agencies, personality based approach, no systematic tool the author has advocated Resource Convergence Mantra Model. The Model presents paradigm shift from planning for schemes to planning for thrust activity to bring in convergence, holistic plan and establish horizontal linkages. The author has also introduced the concept of 'seasonality' factor for interventions so as to protect from trap of execution just to satisfy targets of financial year. The chapters are divided into thrust activities for Agriculture : to increase productivity, Food Security, Child Development, Women empowerment, Drinking Water, Health, Poverty Alleviation. The approach also speaks how the above approach can enable for qualitative improvement to achieve the MDGs. There is also a chapter of Convergence for Credit Financing and then for the Corporate Social Responsibility and convergence. The shift from philanthropy to that of giving management skills to optimally converge the resources to achieve the development qualitative outcomes.
Secretary to Kerala Governor yet to be decided
Who will be new Secretary to Kerala Governor Ramakrishnan Suryabhan Gavai? This question still remains unanswered. Kuruvilla John present Principal Secretary (PS)to Kerala Governor is going to succeed Dr. K.M. Abraham as PS Higher Education Department.A panel of four -five names is with the Governor.
Jauhari is back
M C Jauhari has returned from his foreign posting . He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
IAS changes in Karnataka
Gaurav Gupta will be Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation,Perumal has been made Managing Director, Handloom Development Corporation, M A Sadiq has been posted as Managing Director, Cauvery Neeravari Nigam and K S Prabhakar, Managing Director, Mysore Minerals Limited.
Rao is Transport Commissioner in Karnataka
Bhaskar Rao has been appointed Transport Commissioner in Karnataka. He is 1990 batch IPS officer.
Ms.V.K.Jena promoted as Principal Secretary
Orissa cadre IAS officer Ms.Vandana Kumari Jena on July 15,2008 was promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary.With the promotion,the state government has upgraded her present post of Commissioner-cum-Secretary ,School and Mass Education to the rank of Principal Secretary.
Justice Samantray new President of SCDRC, Orissa
Justice Ashoke Kumar Samantray has been appointed as the President of State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission(SCDRC),Orissa.A retired Judge of Orissa High Court, Justice Samantray's appointment is for five years from his joining the office.
IAS changes in Delhi Government
Chandra Bhushan Kumar will now be Director Education.Ashish Chandra Verma has been appointed Member (Finance) Delhi Jal Board.Amar Nath has been made Additional Secretary Finance.K S Wahi has been appointed Secretary Labour.
Sandeep Kumar moves to Chandigarh Administration
Sandeep Kumar has been relived to join the Chandigarh Administration. He is 1997 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Vice Chancellor suspended in Uttarakhand
Vice-Chancellor of Uttarakhand Open University, S.S. Hassan has been suspended .
Krishnaprasad is Member of KPSC
B.S. Krishnaprasad has been appointed member of the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
Namase appointed VC in Maharashtra
Dr Sarjerao Namase has been appointed Vice Chancellor of Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University.
Cabinet expansion likely on July 19 (UPDATED)
Cabinet expansion cum reshuffle of the Manmohan Singh Government is expected to take place on July 19.
Dr.Abraham to join as Member SEBI on July 17,2008(UPDATED)
Dr K M Abraham who has been appointed as new Member of the SEBI is expected to join on July 17,2008. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
( We said this on April 11 )

The plight of old age homes
After having retired from government service with twelve years experience as Joint Secretary to GoI, there was no possibility of getting further assignment as I did not belong to the Indian Ashwatthama Service (euphemistically called the IAS).A private sector organisation offered me a cushy job with ten times the perks and salary. But the job involved laisoning with government top brass and keep them in good humour! This was alien to my genre and the matter ended there. So far so good.
I took to writing. This famous website came in handy.
The story of old age home interested me. I visited several such homes in Delhi and personally interacted with the inmates. These experiences are separately under compilation. Much to my dismay and amazement, the inmates while narrating their tales of woes including extreme maltreatment at the hands of their own children and daughters- in-law inadvertently revealed the names of their children. While listening to their woes, my head hang in shame. The list included names of Who is Who of GoI- Secretaries, Joint Secretaries, Directors belonging to the elite IAS,IPS IRS etc. I can't reveal the names of these "kapoots", as I do not wish to embarrass anyone. I am sharing this experience in the fond hope that these so- called senior officers mend their ways as they will get back the same treatment from their children, sooner than later. This is written without malice towards anyone!
A K Saxena

Removing Corruption from Bureaucracy
Rid bureaucracy of CGHS and CPWD, corruption will get reduced by half.
Ramesh

NO logic to appoint DGP in Bihar
It is difficult to understand any logic of appointing a DGP, who has only few months to superannuate, in a crime prone state like Bihar. Much better performance was expected from Nitish government which vows to implement good governance. This only proves that all governments in Bihar unfortunately behave in a similar manner .
T K Ghosh

We want stability
No body knows how long this political impasse will continue. We all wish a political stability for the economic health of country. But sometimes I fear a situation prevalent at the time of Charan Singh is not repeated. Without facing Parliament, he continued to be PM for 5-6 months and elections were held under his regime.
Shiv Kumar

Congress will get majority
No, it will clear the majority- 600 crores is not an amount (6X100 crore) to congress. They are good traders of (gadha and goda).
Krishna Moorthy

A good piece
A good piece 'Sarangi's article did anything to our mindset?' by Arun. It's all corcodile's tears!!

P K Majumdar
It's moral duty of Somnath Chatterjee
It will be moral duty of Prof. Chatterjee to resign from the post of Speaker. There is nothing above the moral. There is no need for the interpretation of law or the Constitution. We should have high moral, only then we can expect from others.
Ram Kanwar

CSS and CSSS
What to talk of Grade D Steno, the whole scenario of CSSS is dismal. Particularly, after the cadre review of CSS and CSSS, personnel belonging to latter have been left way behind vis-a-vis the promotional chances. It is heard that another cadre review for CSS is in the pipeline. These two cadres being the sister cadres must be merged with immediate effect for all the existing and future incumbents. In isolation, the cadre of CSSS is doomed for the step-motherly treatment it has been subjected to all along. Nobody listens in the present system, so the need of the hour is "Halla Bol".
Avdhesh

ACR business
Thanks to Ambardar in this column who has atleast given a thought on the suggestions given with regard to ACRs. I think, others should also go for it, others means the top bureaucrats should also think over it and if possible the Class III & IV Government employees should be exempted from the burden of writing of ACRs by their senior. In the need of ACRs, some corrupt officers got completed their ill wills. These are my personal opinion and may be possible that I may be wrong and these may not be liked by some one or may be liked by all. I am thankful to the website whispersinthecorridors.com which is giving a chance to the general public by publishing its idea on any subject irrespective of the post the person giving his idea has in the Government organisation. I should say thanks again to all who have published my idea on this site and to the persons who have given a thought on it.
Anil Kumar Jain

Anyone can own our country
The Press says MPs are available @Rs.25 cr. Does this also mean that 25X550=13750 crores and anyone can 'own' our country ?
Ravi Pipal

Tail -piece
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly!

Contributed by-V. Arunachalam