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Interview with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
For Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan victory of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in recent assembly polls is yet another milestone in many ways. However, Chouhan who has all along enjoyed the reputation of being the man next door has well defined goal of putting Madhya Pradesh on fast track of growth.

Chouhan has the rare distinction of ensuring return of the BJP to power for second term in Madhya Pradesh & that too in a row. However, he quite candid to admit that for him "service to people comes first, than anything else." In an interview to <whispersinthecorridors.com>Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unraveled his roadmap for next five years.

Here are excerpts from his interview:
Question: -. What is your source of inspiration that keeps you going?
Answer: -To me, work is way of worshipping. I often say in my speeches that every person doing his work dutifully and devotedly is actually devotee of the God. The God is not an abstract being. The God expresses himself through the deeds that we do for social good.
Question:-How do you like to relax?
Answer:-I like to relax by spending quality time with the family members. Also by reading books. Swami Vivekanand is my personal favourite.

Question: -What steps are you taking to make bureaucracy more responsive?

Answer:-I have taken up the exercise of "Jandarshan" for this very purpose. Even the exercise of Manthan was aimed again for this very goal. In addition to this during my previous tenure "CM MONIT" was a regular exercise attempted by me & so was "Samadhan online". Now I intend to strengthen these activities & also plan to introduce some new measures.

Question: -Do you think that it is high time to introduce Police Commissioners system in cities like Indore & Bhopal?

Answer: -At this juncture I would only like to say that I would certainly see to it that the effectiveness of police machinery improves.

Question: - What are your plans for rapid industrialization in Madhya Pradesh?

Answer:-In the last term we have gone whole for increasing industrial investment in the state. However, due to the global Economic meltdown, we have also been impacted. But, wait for a while, we will be rebounding soon.

Question:- As public perception is that there is going to be a rampant corruption because election was quite expensive. How are you going to counter corruption?

Answer:-In matters of controlling corruption, I would prefer that my actions speak & not me.

Is there any move to raise retirement age ?
The Government has moved a Note before the Committee of Secretaries for increasing the reitrement age for scientests in ministries and research centres to 65 years. This is seen as a pre-cursor for increasing age of civil service to 62.
Anil Kaushik empanelled in GoI
Anil Kaushik has been empanelled to the rank of ADG in the Government of India during the last review meeting. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
Khetan empanelled in GoI
C K Khetan has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India .He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.
Kapur is new Ambassador to Chile
Pradeep Kumar Kapur, at present serving as OSD at MEA headquarters, has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to Chile.
Seth is new Secretary Coordination
Ajit Kumar Seth has been appointed new Secretary Coordination in the Cabinet Secretariat. 1974 batch UP cadre IAS officer Seth will succeed Ms. Renuka Viswanathan who is superannuating on December 31.
Muthhu Kumar elevated in Jt Secretary's rank
Muthhu Kumar an Indian Information Service (ISS) officer who so far was Director in the Prime Minister's Officer (PMO) has been promoted in the Joint Secretary's rank & pay scale. On promotion he has been posted in PMO as Officer on Special Duty (OSD).
Who will be PS Urban Development in Gujarat ?
Any one can guess, who is going to be next Principal Secretary for Urban Development in Gujarat, Post is vacant after S R Rao's deputation. Modi is looking for right candidate for the same because Township policy and GIFT projects are on high priority on Narendra Modi's agenda.
Sampath backed by Andhra Pradesh lobby
As the grapevine has it, VS Sampath, newly appointed Power Secretary to the Government of India (GOI), had the backing of Andhra Pradesh lobby. Incidentally, Minister Power Sushil Kumar Shinde was the Governor of Andhra Pradesh when Sampath was Principal Secretary Energy in the state.
Bureaucracy not be hit much in J & K
There is a general feeling that bureaucracy in Jammu & Kashmir is not likely to be hit much,once new Government led by Omar Abdullah becomes Chief Minister of the state.
IAS reshuffle in Rajasthan
There is major IAS reshuffle in Rajasthan. New postings are Mssrs Kuldeep Ranka Collector Jaipur,Hemant Kumar Gera Collector Bharatpur,Ms Gayatri A Rathore Collector Bikaner,Rohit Kumar Collectore Nagaur,Bhawani Singh Collector Bhilwara,Onkar Singh Collector Rajsamand,Devashish Collector Sikar,Navin Jain Collector Hanumangarh,K K Pathak Collector Jhalawar,Ashutosh Pedhnekar Collector Karauli,Dr Prithviraj Collector Pali,Krishna Kunal Collector Sawai Madhopur,Bhanu Prakash Collector Pratapgarh,Neeraj Kumar Pawan Collector Barmer,Siddharth Mahajan Collector Baran,Ravi Jain Collector Bundi,Dr Arushi Ajeya Malik Collector Dungarpur,Anand Kumar Collector Udaipur,Bhaskar Atmaram Sawant Collector Churu,Rajiv Singh Thakur Collector Shri Ganganagar,Kunjilal Meena Collector Alwar,Ajitabh Sharma Collector Kota,Rajesh Kumar Yadav Collector Ajmer,S S Bissa Collector Jakore,Naveen Mahajan Collector Jodhpur,Jogaram Collector Dausa,P Ramesh Collector Sirohi,Poorn Chand Kishan Collector Dhaulpur,Vaibhav Galoria Secretary PSC Ajmer,Mugdha Sinha Board of Revenue Ajmer,Arjun Ram Meghwal Dy Secretary Technical Education,Pritam B Yashwant
Commissioner Land Management Jaipur,Gaurav Goyal Secretary Jodhpur Development Authority,Shilpa OSD Personnel,Shikhar Agrawal Member Board of Revenue Ajmer,Shreya Guha MD RAJCICO,Praveen Gupta Project Director Health System Development,Ashwini Bhagat Secretary State Electricity Regulatory Authority and Dinesh Sharma MD RUIDP.
Saurabh Garg rejoins Orissa Government
Saurabh Garg, who was on study leave on completion of his central deputation, has rejoined the Orissa government on December 29,2008.He is an IAS officer of the 1991 batch, who belongs to the Orissa cadre
S.P.Mishra retires
Soumya Prasad Mishra, Managing Director, Orissa State Beverage Corporation has retired on December 29,2008. He is an IAS officer of the 1995 batch, who belongs to Orissa cadre.
Arunachal Pradesh Govt to constitute expert committee
The Arunachal Pradesh Government being headed by Dorjee Khandu Chief Minister has announced that in the event of CoSSAP refusing to accept the modified pay package agreed reached between it and central CoSSAP committee on December 20,2008 it has decided to refer the matter to an expert committee headed by a retired High Court Judge to study feasibility of implementing the recommendations of the sixth pay commission in the state. While stating this Chief Minister Khandu also reiterated his government's commitment to implement the modified pay package w.e.f. 1.01.09 with notional fixation of pay from January 1, 2006 provided CoSSAP agrees to call off all forms of agitations. Reacting to a letter written to the Chief Minister on December 28,2008; expressing its refusal to accept the pay package and demanding to implement the recommendations in totality, the Chief Minister termed it as most unfortunate and appealed all members of the organization to reconsider the decision of the organization to call another phase of strike about the issue. Khandu stated that despite the state's poor resource base, the government has endevoured to meet the employees' demand beyond its present means. "Any further accommodation means compromising the interest of the state's development severely" he added. He also dismissed the statements of some CoSSAP members alleging the government of not granting pay package in full despite getting requisite fund from centre. He appealed all sections of people not to believe in such 'rumours' and check facts before making any statement on such issues.
Transfer order of Railway GMs issued
As predicted on Monday much awaited transfer orders of Railway General Managers were issued on Monday.
Mittal is Secretary Railway Board
Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) have decided that K B L Mittal, HAG/IRSME, CME/NR should be transferred to Railway Board and posted as Secretary, Railway Board.
Kasturirangan is new GM SECR
N S Kasturirangan, HAG/IRSME, presently working as Additional General Manager/ Eastern Railway has been appointed as General Manager, South East Central Railway. He will succeed Pradeep Kumar who is retiring on December 31.
Pradeep Kumar appointed GM RCF Kapurthala
Pradeep Kumar, HAG/IRSME, presently working as chief Administrative Officer/ Indian Railway Organisation for Alternative Fuels has been appointed General Manager, Rail Coach Factory/ Kapurthala. He will replace S K Suri who is superannuating on December 31.
Upadhyay appointed GM Rail Wheel Factory Bangalore
R K Upadhyay, HAG/ IRSME, presently working as Chief Administrative Officer/COFMOW has been appointed General Manager, Rail Wheel Factory/ Bangalore.
Modgil is new GM Central Railway
B B Modgil, General Manager, Rail Wheel Factory Bangalore has been posted as General Manager/ Central Railway.
( We said this on December 22 )
Tripathi is new GM Metro Railway
V N Tripathi, HAG/IRTS, presently working as Chief Operations Manager/ West Central Railway has been appointed as General Manager, Metro Railway.
Deepak Krishan appointed GM Eastern Railway
Deepak Krishan, IRSE, presently working as Additional Member/ Civil Engineering, Railway Board has been appointed as General Manager, Eastern Railway.
Jayanth is GM Coach Factory
M S Jayanth, HAG/IRTS, presently working as Chief Operations Manager/ Southern Railway has been appointed as General Manager/ Integral Coach Factory.
Sudesh Kumar is new GM NCR
Sudesh Kumar, IRSEE, presently working as Additional Manager/ Electrical, Railway Board has been appointed as General Manager, North Central Railway.
( We said this on September 22 )
Vivek Sahay is GM Northern Railway
Vivek Sahai, General Manager, North Central Railway, has been transferred as General Manager/ Northern Railway.
( We said this on October 24 and again on December 22)
Vohra appointed DG Railway Staff College
A K Vohra, HAG/IRSEE, presently working as Chief Electrical engineer/ Western Railway has been appointed as Director General, Railway Staff College/ Vadodara,
( We said this on December 22)
Verma is now GM Western Railway
R N Verma, General Manager, Metro Railway, and also looking after the duties of the post of General Manager/ Eastern Railway has been transferred to Western Railway in the same capacity and posted as General Manager, Western Railway.
( We said this on December 22)
Cadre of IFS officers reviewed
Cadre of 10 states & Union Territories (UTs) of officers belonging to the Indian Forest Service(IFS) has been reviewed. States that were covered are: Gujarat, Nagaland, Maharashtra & Manipur-Tripura.
5 contenders for Dy Governor RBI
As many as five contenders are there for the slot of Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India(RBI) that fell vacant following retirement of Leeladhar on December 5, 2008. They are TS Narayansami CMD Bank of India (BOI), KC Chakraborty CMD Punjab National Bank, MV Nair CMD Union Bank of India, AC Mahajan CMD Canara Bank & Yogesh Agrawal CMD IDBI. Search committee is going to meet again on January 5, 2009 to take a final decision.
PK Vijay Kumar to continue as CIT-XVII,Kolkata
Central deputation orders of PK Vijay Kumar, Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT)-XVII, Kolkata, have been cancelled. Earlier, he on central deputation was posted as Deputy Director General (Dy. DG) Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEBI). He is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1978 batch.

Raj Kumar to be Dy.DG, CEBI
Raj Kumar Commissionerr of Income Tax(CIT)- Pune on central deputation has been posted as Deputy Director General (Dy.DG) Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEBI) for a tenure of five years. He is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1979 batch.
Additional charge to CCIT & CITs
One Chief Commissioner of Income Tax(CCIT) & two Commissioners of Income Tax(CITs)have been given additional charge in the Guwahati region.Accordingly Vinod Khurana CCIT -VIII Kolkata will hold additional charge of CCIT Guwahati.T.M.Das CIT ( CO ) Guwahati will hold additional charge of CIT-I Guwahati& A.K.Sinha CIT (TDS) Guwahati will hold additional charge of CIT-II Guwahati.
Justice Ghosh to be CJ of J & K High Court !
Judge of Patna High Court, Justice Barin Ghosh is likely to be appointed new Chief Justice of the J&K High Court.
Air Commodore Lal takes over
Air Commodore Ashok Lal has taken over as Air Officer in Command of the Indian Air Force Station in Tambaram. He has replaced Air Commodore T K Verma.
Tenure of TCIL Chairman Kolkata extended
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), has approved the proposal for extension of additional charge of the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Tyre Corporation of India Limited (TCIL), Kolkata, in favour of G.K. Ghuliani, Director (Finance), TCIL, for a further period of six months with effect from 01.02.2009.
Tenure of Director MCL extended
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for extension of tenure of G.D. Gulab, Director (Pers), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) till 28.2.2009.
Parekh Committee report presented
Deepak Parekh presenting the report to hon'ble minister in MHUPA's office. Also present are Ms Kiran Dhingra , Secretary HUPA, Dr O P Mathur (NIPFP) and Ms Renu Sood Karnad (ED HDFC).
Vice Admiral Dilip Deshpande, to head Materiel Branch, Navy
Vice Admiral Dilip Deshpande, AVSM, VSM will take over as the Chief of Materiel (COM) on December 31,2008. He will take over as the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Materiel branch from Vice Admiral BS Randhawa who proceeded on retirement on December 30,2008.Vice Admiral Dilip Deshpande was commissioned in the Indian Navy on September 18, 1969. After initial training onboard INS Mysore, he was appointed for Marine Engineering Duties on INS Sagardeep. He participated in the 1971 operations on the Western Sea board. As a Flag Officer, the Admiral was the Chief Staff Officer (Technical) at the Western as well as the Eastern Naval Command Headquarters, the Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam), ACOM (D&R) and till yesterday, the Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition (CWP&A). He is an alumnus of the College of Naval Warfare and the National Defence College and has been awarded with Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) for his meritorious service.
Guwahati High Court Judges Appointed
Two incumbents have been appointed as Additional judges of the Guwahati High Court (HC) for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices. They are Arun Chandra Upadhyay & Chitta Ranjan Sarma.
Kerala High Court Judges Appointed
As many as four incumbents have been appointed as Additional judges of the Kerala High Court (HC) for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices. They are: Surendra Mohan Kuriakose, Parappillil Ramakrishnan Nair Ramachandra Menon, Chandra Villa Koyanalipilla Abdul Rehim & Chudalayil Thevan Ravikumar.
J & K High Court Chief Justice Appointed
Justice Barin Ghosh a Judge of the Patna High Court has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
( We said this only in the morning )
IPS changes in Orissa
Benay Kumar Behera has been appointed ADG Technical.Arun Kumar Sarangi will now be IG Law and Order.Yogesh Bahadur Khurana has been made IG Northern Range.

CORPORATE
Awasthi to be Chairman UP Electricity Regulatory Authority
Former NTPC man Rajesh Awasthi is being tipped to be new Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Regulatory Authority.
Sakthivel is President of FIEO
Sakthivel has been elected president of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) for a period of two years.
Murthy is CEO of Electromech
A.V.R. Murthy has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Electromech.
V. Madhusoodan quits Maa TV
As the grapevine has it V. Madhusoodan has quit Maa TV.He was Senior Vice President with the company.
Atul Jain is Director, Bharti Teletech
Atul Jain has joined the Bharti Teletech as Director(Sales & Marketing)
Suresh Gupta is CFO, Bharti Teletech
Suresh Gupta has been appointed as Chief Finance Officer(CFO),Bharti Teletech.
Sandip Tiwari is Head Mktg pact, Bharti Teletech
Sandip Tiwari has been appointed as Head of Marketing alliances,Bharti Teletech.
Hiroshi Takashina is GM, Nikon India
Hiroshi Takashina is General Manager (GM) imaging division, Nikon India.
Sajjan Kumar is GM, Nikon India
Sajjan Kumar is General Manager (GM)Sales & Marketing, Nikon India.
Jitender Chugh joins Nikon India
Jitender Chugh is National Sales Manager, Nikon India.
Khushraho Kapadia is Sr Marketing Manager, Nikon India
Khushraho Kapadia is Senior Marketing Manager, Nikon India.
Nikon India to open 3 service centres
Nikon India would be setting up an office in a metropolitan in Southern India in 2009.It will be in addition to its branch office in Mumbai and an upcoming centre in Kolkata. Apart from this Nikon India will be opening three new authorized Service Centres.It already has 10 service centres.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Kudos to Sonia & her think tank for timing the J&K elections just right!!
Though on BJP's progress in the State Congress should not loose sight!!!
If Farroukh Abdullah is made CM he'll be spending most of his time in Dilli,
To stay away in summer he'll say he's allergic and in winter he'll it's too chilly!!!
Let Omar be the CM and let Farroukh indulge in is Partying and games!!!!!
Having a hell of a time with 'his Dames'!!!
In Delhi there have been so many marriages in which Abdullah behaved like a diwaana!!!
To Party Abduallah Diwana needs just a bahaana!!!!
Last time he was CM J&K Public issued a lookout notice for their CM!!!!
Chief always Missing was their analogy of CM!!!
Omar is good but he has a wheeling dealing streak!!!
And when he was a Minister in NDA this streak did peak!!!
Now if he becomes CM there could be a revival in his wheeling and dealing!!!
Maybe he'll give this penchant of his a miss this time I have a feeling!!!
Some Kashmiri Congressmen want Sonia to consider an alliance with PDP too!!!!
Whereas many Congressmen in Delhi at this let out boo pe boo!!!
Mehbooba Mufti has her own take on the electoral turnout!!!!
And also on why PDP lost this electoral bout!!!
Lesson…. don't hunt with hounds and run with the hare!!!!
And this duality cannot be hidden as ho jaathi hai yeh hunting and running bare!!!
Trying to show BJP released terrorists but UPA did not do the same!!!
Diggy Raja has embarked on a new game!!!
All this while we were told terrorists made no demand… in fact there was no contact!
But now Diggy Raja funny karr raha hai act!!!
Today UPA is blamed for ignoring warnings of attack!!!
And at repeated terror attacks to appease its vote bank showing its back!!
So Diggy has been pressed into service….. paint BJP black!!!!
Indians know that to tackle terror guts yeh Sarkaar karti hai lack!!!!
And why the delay in revealing that terrorists wanted some pals to be set free!!!
Congress's hocus pocus is so very easy to see!!!!
Bottom line is these terrorists were on a mission to kill!!!!
Knock out at least 3000 Indians and Westerners still!!!
Diggy's statement will give the Pakis fodder to say India is lying !!!
Till now Paki stand no one was buying!!!
Statements are delayed when truth is to be denied!!
Diggy Raja its obvious in this statement you've blatantly lied!!!
If you dabble in stocks try to hedge in gold!!!
Gold will go up two fold!!!
On reality never loose hold!!!
And try not to be bold!!!
Confucius says…. this market still has the potential to knock out investors cold!!!
Some don't see the writing on the wall as to greed they are totally sold!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
Shortage of DS/DIR
The civil servants are a strange lot. They get IAS officers promoted in 14th year to SAG and expect them to work as DS/Dir too? I can think of 2 incentives
a) Higher deputation allowance, say 10% of basic salary. we only have to remove the artificial ceiling of Rs 4000
b) Foreign assignments/trainings are still attractive. These days the no of DS/Dir under CSS being sent is limited.

We could also consider reduction of deputation from 5 year to 3 year.
Dr S Singh

Only few reactions on PWD Executive Engineer's murder in UP !
There were some reactions to the murder of PWD Executive Engineer in UP and now things are again silent. After the Mumbai attack large no. of reactions and talks were being done to correct the system but again things are back to normal. The basic issue i.e. improvement in the working of police machinery is being talked again and again but nothing concrete seems to emerge out. Supreme court has given direction for setting up of Police Board for supervising the function of Police but it seems nowhere it has been formed. Only transfers and Posting Board has been created in some states and that too because it has been done under pressure from Supreme Court.
The decision of Supreme Court has taken care of the political interference part to a very small extent but here also the power has shifted only from Politicians to Top Bureaucrats. It is widely known that all top Bureaucracy is bent before the Political class except a rare few. Secondly the Top Bureaucrats look to their interests first and then they think of anything else. Today no one is concerned about the welfare, promotion of an average constable or Sub-inspector. Any person does work because he wants to retain his job and any one is doing good work because he wants promotion and incentive. A constable or a sub-inspector knows that he is hardly going to get one or two promotion in his entire career with whatever excellent work he does and that is the reason that he has no fear of getting his record spoiled. He also indulges in corruption to improve & secure his future as well as to please his Political & Top bosses. The Higher Police setup above the rank of DSP/ACP is completely secured with all facilities and perks. Their promotion happens on time.
If the Government is serious about improvement in the Police machinery they should first address the problems of the lowest ranked Police personnel. It should address more about their motivation and recognition rather than simple improvements in pay.

Ajay

Take up the matter of securing justice
IAS, IPS, CS and all other associations in the country should take up the matter of securing justice in the case of killing of Manoj Kumar Gupta, Executive Engineer in U.P. Bureaucracy as a whole must close ranks & raise it like one man. Such cases are like cancer which if unchecked will soon spread elsewhere thus affecting the entire bureaucracy.
Ujagar Singh
CGHS
No one seems to be caring for the functioning of CGHS especially for the Senior Citizens. It's known that old people have prolonged medication and repeat their medicines mostly. Instead of giving medicines only for a month it should be given for three months at least. This will save seniors from visiting dispensaries every 15 days, wait in long queues etc. As such they are old, weak and infirm this facility should be extended to them.
Secondly, medicines coming in container/boxes with information literature is NOT provided. Despite asking it is refused. People are educated, they want to read the information for side effects etc. But the clerks simply refuse to give that. Why is that taken out ? This is serious? Are the medicines being tampered or something else ?
Thirdly, medicines prescribed by empanelled hospitals are not accepted. This is absurd. Let's accept the fact that Specialists out of Govt. hospitals are no less. Had that been a reason why Ministers are admitted to Apollo Hospital then ? Equal treatment need to be given to all citizens.
Fourthly, medicines prescribed by Specialists are invariably substituted by those offered by smaller companies not known for their R & D. This is again wrong.
Would any senior Official take up these issues because it is useless to approach the Minister. He is another R R Patil in the Health Ministry !!
Vinod Kapoor
EC deserves kudos
Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commission deserve kudos from all enlightened citizens of the country for their commendable job in the elections in Jammu and Kashmir for ensuring the credibility of the democratic process.As noted by knowledgable observers, rigged elections in the past had been the fuel to stoke the fire of the militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, which was once the beacon of secularism in the sub-continent. In J&K, the voter turnouts have surprised the separatists. Why? Everyone knows the top separatist leaders are rolling in wealth, they have lavish lifestyles, their children are educated abroad and live abroad, all this while the common man is burdened with day to day survival issues. These separatist leaders are the ones who live in urban areas and send their kids to London, New York and Paris, while the rural folk try to eke out a living for themselves by back breaking labour. Obviously the voter turnout will be low in the urban areas, and obviously the poor rural citizen will vote to change all this. Now, it is up to the rest of India, the politicians, the judiciary, the bureaucracy, media and civil society to try to see that our bretheren in the valley and Jammu/ Leh do not get a raw deal and political machinations do not again obliterate the spirit of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir state kindled so diligently by the vigilance of the Election Commission of India.
Vijay Kumar

Retirement Age of Government Employees.
Government should announce the increase in retirement age if it is to be done. New year is the right opportunity to do it otherwise people will link it to Election gimmick. Government should seize the opportunity to do it at the right time. People will remember it.
Thanks
Ashok Kumar