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Interview with Delhi CM Sheila Dixit
Delhi Chief Minister Ms.Sheila Dixit who has created a history of sorts & become an icon for rapid development of national capital city has taken party's 3rd consecutive win with full modesty. Though, she rejoiced the victory of Congress; her heart was filled with grief in the wake of Mumbai carnage. That is why she said, "I have joy, but it's in our hearts."
Ms.Dixit who was chief architect of her party's win in two previous assembly polls as well, has won innumerable fans & admirers for the beautification & development of Delhi. She unfolded her agenda for next five years in an interview to <whispersinthecorridors.com>. She told Ms.Nivedita Mallick our Vice President Corporate Communications that the party's hat trick at hus tings reflected "programmes & policies of our party chief Mrs.Sonia Gandhi have been appreciated by people of Delhi." Here are excerpts from her interview:
Q.What is the secret of your party's win for 3rd time in a row?
Answer: - Development was the key issue on which people of Delhi have voted for me.
Q. What are your priorities in the coming term?
Answer:-We want to carry this forward. We want to make the Commonwealth games a success and we would like to continue the development of Delhi as well as ensure infrastructural development. Improve the quality of life of the people, which is a legacy of the Congress.
Q. In the aftermath of the terrorists attack in Mumbai, what steps do you plan to take for ensuring security for the common man?
Answer:- That is a matter of the police and Home Ministry to look into; we will be doing our best to collaborate with the Home Ministry on this issue.
Q. Does Delhi need a unified command structure in policing for a quick response to exigencies?
Answer:- Yes, definitely this has been a topic of much debate. The dual system present now does create hindrance for us. But, it will be for the Parliament to decide about changes in the system.
Q. Senior citizens are increasingly being attacked. What do you propose for this?
Answer: - Apart from senior citizens, it is young girls who are also feeling insecure. We will do our best to ensure the security for people of Delhi.
Will Sandhu move to FIA ?
Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau Nehchal Sandhu is likely to move to the Federal Intelligence Agency to be set up by the Government of India. He is 1973 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
Kotia to be JS (Police ) in MHA
Latest information says that D K Kotia is being appointed Joint Secretary (Police) in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
Orders of Justice Ganguly in a day or two
Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Justice A.K. Ganguly is all set to become Judge of the Supreme Court of India.Orders are expected to be issued in a day or two.
Four 1987 batch IAS officers empanelled
Four 1987 batch IAS officers have been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India during the last review.
Garg to be Director (Finance) NPCC !
R Garg will be new Director (Finance) OF THE National Projects Construction Company (NPCC).He is presently Director in the Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd. Garg is believed to have been selected by the PESB for the job.
Noreen Naqvi to be DG Akashvani !
In all probability Noreen Naqvi will be new Director General of the Akashvani. She is Indian Broadcasting Service officer.
Shetty appointed Ambassador to Sweden
Balkrishna Shetty, currently Ambassador of India in Bahrain, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Sweden.
Who will be Chief Secretary of Rajasthan ?
Who will be the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan under the new regime? As the grapevine has it, DC Samant, present Chief Secretary to the Rajasthan Government, is likely to continue in his position. If there is a change, 1973 batch IAS officer Parmesh Chandra will make to the post.
Omendra Bhardwaj tipped to be DGP, Rajasthan
As the grapevine has it Omendra Bhardwaj Director General (DG) Anti Corruption is going to be new Director General of Police (DGP) to the Rajasthan Government. He is an IPS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
Praveen Prakash to join mid career course
As we had predicted in August itself, Praveen Prakash (IAS, 1994, AP) has been nominated by DOPT and admitted to Syracuse University for one year mid career course on public policy starting January 2009. Now he will go to New York and not Manila as per our prediction.
Ms Rajni Sekhri Sibal to join NDC
Ms Rajni Sekhar Sibal is joining the NDC course next month. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Bureaucratic reshuffle in Maharashtra after Nagpur session likely
Bureaucratic changes in Maharashtra are likely to take place only after state assembly's Nagpur session that commences on December 11, 2008.
Changes in Maharashtra CM's secretariat
Two PS in Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan's secretariat have been brought in while shifting their predecessors. Those who have been inducted are: Anjikya Padwal & Kamlakar Phand.
Will Sangeet Rao continue to be Secretary to Maharashtra CM?
Will Sangeet Rao continue as Secretary to Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan? This question is doing round in corridors of power. He is an IAS officer of the 1987 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre. A final decision about is expected only after the Nagpur session of state assembly.
Minor bureaucratic reshuffle in Mahasrashtra likely
As the grapevine has it Ashok Chavan Maharashtra Chief Minister likely to affect only a minor bureaucratic reshuffle.
Swadheen Khastriya likely to continue as PS to Chavan
As the grapevine has it Swadheen Khastriya is likely to continue as Principal Secretary (PS) to Ashok Chavan Maharashtra Chief Minister. He is an IAS officer of the 1980 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
Dr.Ashok Sahu is Economic Advisor in Labour Ministry
Dr.Ashok Sahu has assumed the charge as Economic Advisor (HAG rank post) in the Ministry of Labour & Employment. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of the 1975 batch.
SN Thanvi to get importance in Rajasthan
As the grapevine has it SN Thanvi ,a Rajasthan cadre IAS officer of the 1980 batch, is going to get importance under the new regime in Rajasthan.
Govind Sharma to get importance in Rajasthan
As the grapevine has it, Govind Sharma, a Rajasthan cadre IAS officer of the 1984 batch, is going to get importance under the new regime in Rajasthan.
BN Sharma to get importance in Rajasthan
As the grapevine has it, Badri Narain Sharma, a Rajasthan cadre IAS officer of the 1985 batch, is going to get importance under the new regime in Rajasthan.
Ms. Usha Sharma to get importance in Rajasthan
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Usha Sharma, a Rajasthan cadre IAS officer of the 1985 batch, is going to get importance under the new regime in Rajasthan.
IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
Shambhu Nath Shukla has been appointed Divisional Commissioner Agra.M A A Khan will now be Secretary Irrigation.D C D Bhargava has been made Secretary Silk.
Suspension of Goswami revoked
Suspension of 1991 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer Gautam Goswami has been revoked on health grounds.
WHISPERS SURVEY
After Manmohan, Who ?
After the General elections next year, there is a possibility of three rivals vying for the post of Prime Minister. These are : Mayawati, Rahul Gandhi and LK Advani. Readers of this website may express their views about the best of the three.
P.D.Vaghela to head Kandla Port Trust
P.D.Vaghela Managing Director(MD) of the Gujarat Tourism Corporation(TGCL)has been appointed as Chairman, Kandla Port Trust(KPT).Vaghela is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre.
(We said this on December 5,2008)
Six PCS officers selected into IAS
As many as six Punjab Civil Service(PCS)officers have been selected for induction into the IAS.They are:Dipender Singh, M.R.Agrawal,P.S. Mand,Balwinder Singh Multani, Harbhupinder Singh Nanda & Arunjit Singh Miglani
Haukhum Hauzel may be changed in Mizoram
As the grapevine has it Haukhum Hauzel Chief Secretary Mizoram is likely to be changed.He is an AGMU cadre IAS officer of the 1974)
Vanhela Pachuau is likely to be CS,Mizoram
As the grapevine has it Vanhela Pachuau is likely to be new Chief Secretary Mizoram.He is already under transfer to Pondicherry as Chief Secretary.However, at present he is on leave.He is an AGMU cadre IAS officer of the 1976.
PCS officers up in arms against lawyers
A standoff between lawyers of Punjab & officers belonging to the Punjab Civil Service(PCS)i.e.Deputy Collectors ,has been going on over removal of encroachments from district court in Amritsar.Lawyers had stoutly opposed the anti encroachment drive in Amritsar recently.Since none of the lawyers has been arrested so far by the lo9cal police PCS officers have threatened to go on indefinite strike from December 15,2008.At present they are wearing black badges.

CORPORATE
Tenure of Nair to expire in January
Tenure of whole-time Director of the SEBI, Dr T C Nair, is coming to an end in January end. He is in-charge of the primary markets.
Ms HA Daruwalla, CMD, CBI to retire by December end
Ms HA Daruwalla, Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Central Bank of India (CBI), is due to retire by December 31, 2008.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
In State elections Public elects reps who perform,
Reps who deliver get elected is now the norm!!!!
Though caste and religion do play a role!!!!
But bottom line is non performance takes its toll!!!
In General Elections priorities change!!!!!
Though some may feel this is strange!!!
Public knows MPs live in Dilli!!!!
And expecting local solutions from them is silly!!!
Had Lok Sabha elections been held after the Mumbai attack,
Congress ka boriya bistar Public karr dethi pack!!!!
In the general elections inflation and terror will take center stage!!!
That's why I say State and General elections are not on the same page!!!
Congress's Singhvi says its High Command's jeeth!!!
I'm sure this will make voters seethe!!!
He forgets that Sonia may be Congressio ki Mai Baap!!!
But feeling that the Public feels the same too is a paap kind of dhaap ( sinful fib)!!!!
Congress will credit the wins to Sonia and her son!!!
But Public sabh jaanti hai and as they voted they know why Congress won!!!!
In fact Sonia and Rahul exposed themselves to the bare minimum in these polls!!!!
And don't forget BJP helped by hitting some self goals!!!!
Please note the words of Manish Tiwari!!
Who many feel suffers from some mansik bimaari!!!
He feels people living in Gujarat are gone cases as they voted form BJP!!!!
His maansikh rogh in this statement is easy to see!!!
For well know reasons Jaitley did not accept to be for Dilli BJP's CM candidate,
Seems he felt with a role in the Center he has a date!!!
He's managed many electoral battles for his Party but hope he's made note!!!
That it's for a strong candidate that Public karti hai vote!!!!
There has to be juice in the fruit then only the fruit ho saktha hai juice!!!!
Election Managers ensure that fruit to the last drop ho jaye juice!!!
BJP Leaders now have to put their personal ambitions on the back seat!!!
And work in unison so that UPA ho jaye unseat!!!
No doubt putting personal ambitions aside is a tall task to demand!!!!
But sacrifices will have to be made right up to BJP's High Command!!!
Now its reveled by Officials in the FM that PC was a control freak!!!
So much so that Officials took permission to speak!!!
If an Official spoke to the Press PC took the Official to task!!!
A zillion questions like an interrogator karta tha ask!!
Since Kargil Barkha Dutt has facing a lot of flack!!!
And now this flak has quadrupled after the Mumbai attack!!
She simply does not know where to draw the line!!!!
For her to get coverage anything and everything is fine!!!
Confucius says……A journalist should never attempt stardom….against the code!!!
For Journalism nahi karte such 'Filmy kind of Journalists' bode!!!!
Flash...... PM and Sonia want a full time FM!!!
Sonia helps Mohna out in his PM job and so he can be full time FM and part time PM!!!
Forgot to wish Sonia.... Happy Birthday Sonia Ji,
May God bless you with more and more Congressmen who have the guts to tell you naa ji ( no please)!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
University Teachers, Govt. Officers, PSUs Officers
1. Among all the above, university teachers are best placed. It would not be correct to say that all others except university teachers have been given the revised pay scales. PSU professionals have got nothing yet.
2. Comparative position of University Teachers with PSU professionals is as under:
A. University Teachers
1. The university teachers get pay revised irrespective of performance of the university.
2. Their retirement age in central universities is 65 years.
3. They also get pension with Commutation Benefits.
4. Thus university teachers get, both lump sum money on retirement which is more than what PSU officers get by way of employer's contribution to CPF.
5. In addition, the teachers also get ever increasing pension.
6. Among university teachers only those who are teaching in professional colleges are Professionally Qualified.
7. Even in these professional colleges some teachers are not Professionally Qualified.
B. PSU Professional
1. Revision in pay scales of PSU officials depends on performance of public sector.
2. Most PSUs working is round the clock industrial working, in Hazardous, fire prone, accident prone areas.
3. Working hours for most PSU officers are 48 hours per week.
4. PSU officers do not get pension, or commutation benefit.
5. Employer's contribution in CPF is less than what university teachers get as Commutation Benefit on their retirement.
6. As for qualification, most of the officers in PSUs are Professionally Qualified from reputed professional Institutes i.e. B.Techs/MBAs/CAs/Doctors.
KAITKI
What are Government of India's plans?
With the global financial crisis , a number of private sector industries are cutting down the staff ,postponing promotions and deferring the financial benefits to their employees . What are Government of India's plans? Can somebody from Finance Ministry enlighten us that there won't be reduction in the staffing of the Government departments and financial benefits given in the recent pay commission will not be rolled back and the promotions are not deferred till the financial crisis is over .
B M Pandey
It was police negligence
The recent Mumbai attack was not due to lack of intelligence but due to the negligence of police who always work only for commission/bribe. By getting bribe they relax rules and even leave the culprit. Now, the pressure by Government is only because rich men and prominent personalities including 3 MPs were in trouble during the siege. So far during the bomb blasts, etc, only common citizens, mainly poor people died and hence no one bothered about it but now even the media and big personalities lives are under threat and hence such a drastic action. Why India didn't attack immediately on Pakistan like US did on Iraq and Afgan. Corruption in police should be removed completely by taking stringent action on erring police.
Ben
Serious lapses on part of NSA and IB
The revelations in the press clearly point out serious lapses on part of NSA and IB. As NSA has blocked IB and RAW interaction with PM, he must take the blame. In the early days of this democracy the PM would meet the intelligence chiefs on a daily basis. Today he perhaps meets them once in 2 to 3 months ( going by press information) . NSA has failed and should go. IB set up at the top needs to be looked at carefully . Get fresh blood. As regards RAW , the less said the better. This organisation is in urgent need of revamp. ISI has perhaps a better track record!! (It delivers the agenda set by its political masters). The PM will do justice to this nation if he dismisses all these buffoons and shows leadership by talking tough.
Dr Sanjay Singh
Electorate voted with mind, not heart
Now for the Parliament elections. The electorate has for once, voted with its mind and not heart. Thought he national elections are a different kettle of fish, as the NDA learnt the hard way last time, let us hope the trend of development and governance being voted in continues.
A K Singh
Who is best dressed?
To a question on what our netas wear, the answer is the dress of Janta and uniformed people wear the specified uniform but our bureaucrats wear the skin so why you bother who is best dressed.
Shiva
CCL - a pandora's box !
CCL has been a stone in the throats of many women right from the day it was introduced. Women whose children are above 18 were furious that if they could rear their children without CCL, why not others. And housewives, who had nothing to do with CCL were infuriated because their husbands will now have to bear the brunt. Pointing one finger at other means 3 fingers pointing at you. All said and done, this has been the decision of the Sixth Pay Commission, whether you like it or not, like many other benefits most of which have gone to all government employees including males. Even maternity leave has been extended to 6 months, no this does'nt mean that ladies who went on maternity leave and only had 3 months ML or four and a half months ML will start raising a hue and cry over this. Perhaps the next commission may make CCL mandatory. It is a government decision and should be taken in the right spirit.
Seema