This kind of information nowhere in the any media.
Y P Gangwal
BUREAUCRACY, POLITICS AND CORPORATE WORLD AT ONE PLACE
ADVERTISE ON-WHISPERSINTHECORRIDORS.COM
Contact-suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com> & <mehrotra.suresh@gmail.co

Obstinate PM may push retirement age issue
Will Prime Minister Manmohan Singh succeed in his move to raise retirement age from 60 to 62 years ?.Answer to this question came from a senior bureaucrat "Our PM is an obstinate person ,when he can push forward the N-deal in the rough weather, he will see to it that retirement age is raised ". One can only wait and watch.
Is Mukesh Ambani instrumental ?
Is Mukesh Ambani instrumental in persuading Ratan Tata to shift Nano to Gujarat?. It is believed that Mukesh Ambani has been a mediator between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Ratan Tata. Relations between Narendra Modi and Mukesh Ambani have always been cordial. Only recently Mukesh Ambani had a couple of meetings with Ratan Tata also.
Review of 1988 batch IAS held
Names of about 10 IAS officers belonging to the 1988 batch were understandably considered for empanelment in Government of India(GoI) in the review CSB that took place last week.
Das to join GoI
Shaktikanta Das is being tipped to be new Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Paramvir Singh to be Special Director CBI
Paramvir Singh is being promoted to the rank of Special Director in the CBI. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Rammohan is Additional Member (Finance) in Rail Bhawan
S Rammohan, IRAS, SAG Advisor (Budget), has been appointed Additional Member (Finance) in the Rail Bhawan.
Congress to show SP its place
Now it's turn of Congress party to teach a lesson to Samajwadi Party. Infact, Congress had been ditched thrice by the Samjawadi Party in the past. And now it's time for the Congress Party to show it's place to the Samajwadi Party.
Will Lok Sabha session run for 10 days only ?
Ensuing Lok Sabha Session to commence from October 17 is likely to run only for 10 days or so ?.Is there a plan of the Congress Party to announce elections ?.
Santosh Mathew completes D. Phil
A Santosh Mathew (IAS, 1985, Bihar) who is away on leave from October 28, 2004, is finally completing D.Phil in Development from Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK.
Fresh panel for the post of Jt.Secy ,HI sought
Fresh panel for filling up the slot of Joint Secretary Heavy Industries, that fell vacant after departure of Arun Singhal as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), has been sought. Singhal is 1987 batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Shailendra Kumar set to join GOI
Shailendra Kumar Secretary Public Works Department(PWD) to the Jammu & Kashmir Government is set to join the Government of India(GOI)as Deputy Secretary Agriculture .He is an IAS officer of the Jammu & Kashmir cadre & belongs to the 1995 batch.Earlier he was Secretary to Chief Minister of his parent cadre state.
(We said this on September 10,2008)
IAS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh
There is IAS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh.New postings are :-Mssrs Rama Shankar Sahoo DM Faruqabad,T R Tripathi DM Sant Kabir Nagar,Ranjit Singh Pankaj Secretary Rural Development,Ajay Kumar Shukla DM Gorakhpur ,Hiramani Yadav DM Sonbhadra,Uday Pratap Singh DM Kanpur Rural,Ritu Singla Additional Commissioner Meerut Division,Sanjay Prasad Gazipur and Amrita Soni Industrial Development Commissioner.
ADB to invest for tourism in Himachal Pradesh
Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh, said that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has prepared a detailed Roadmap for Tourism Infrastructure Development in the country, which included Himachal Pradesh also, covering tourism endowments, market trends and tourism potential. He said that the Bank has identified various tourism circuits and other allied tourism promotion activities. He said that the Bank intended to create and enhance institutional and regulatory frameworks useful for promotion of environmentally and culturally sustainable, socially inclusive and financially viable tourism. He said that the Bank has agreed in principle to invest a sum of US$ 90 million in building tourism infrastructure, restoration and conservation of heritage properties and also in the community development related projects. He said that the state has welcomed the proposal of the Bank in giving renewed momentum to the tourism promotion activities and creation of quality infrastructure in the state to cater to the all economic level tourists requirements.
Two new Members appointed in Prasar Bharti
Two new Members have been appointed in the Prasar Bharti Board. Now the Board is complete.
IAS postings in Rajasthan
BL Arya has been appointed Secretary Forest.Giriraj Singh will now be Director Indira Gandhi Panchayat Institute and PS Mehra,MD.Rajasthan State Road transport corporation.
Sanjay Srivastava is SP Intelligence in UP
Sanjay Srivastava has been appointed new SP Intelligence in Uttar Pradesh.
IPS changes in J & K
Dr Shesh Pal Vaid will now be IG Traffic. Dilbagh Singh has been appointed IG Home Gurads and Civil Defence.
49 SPs shifted in J & K
Altogether 49 SP rank officers have been transferred in J & K.

CORPORATE
R.P.Singh joins Oman Oil Company
R.P.Singh former Managing Director (MD) of the Bharat Oman Refinery Ltd(BORL),Bina(Madhya Pradesh) after his superannuation has joined Oman Oil Company as Business Development Manager in Muscat
Pankaj Mittal is F & B Manager,Hyderabad House
Pankaj Mittal is now Food & Beverages(F & B)Manager Hyderabad House.Hitherto he was Manager Restaurants with ITDC's flagship Ashok hotel in Delhi.
Siresh Saxena shifted to Ashok Hotel,Delhi
Siresh Saxena Executive Chef Hyderabad House,Delhi has been shifted to ITDC's flagship Ashok Hotel,Delhi.
NHDC awarded with Rashtriya Rajbhasha Sammaan
NHDC, a pioneer organization in the field of hydropower development in Madhya Pradesh, is also contributing towards its constitutional responsibilities by achieving various milestones in the field of Rajbhasha.
NHDC has been awarded Sahstrabdi Rashtriya Rajbhasha Shield Sammaan by Rashtriya Hindi Acdemy at 21st Akhil Bhartiya Rajbhasha Sammelan held at Shimla during October 2-4, 2008. The Rajbhasha Patrika 'Aarohan' of NHDC has also been awarded Best National Rajbhasha Patrika award namely Rajbhasha Patrika Rashtriya Shield Sammaan on this occasion.
Both these awards were presented to NHDC by Her Excellency the Governor of Himachal Pradesh Mrs. Prabha Rau and Ex Member of Parliament & Senior Litterateur Dr. Ratnakar Pandey at a glittering ceremony held at Shimla on 02nd October. The awards were received by DS Chauhan, GM (HR), NHDC and Akhilesh Jain, Senior Manager (HR/Rajbhasha), NHDC jointly. KM Singh, Chief Executive Director, NHDC congratulated all NHDC Officials for this special achievement.
This is also pertinent to mention here that NHDC has also been awarded in the field of Rajbhasha in the past by Nagar Rajbhasha Karyanavayan Smiti and Dushyant Kumar Sangrahalya also.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Tata's Naano (Gujarati for small) Car will be made in Gujarat !!!!
Gujarat 's Mota Bhai and Tata's Mota Bhai will soon be shaking each other's haath!!!
Congress tried backroom pressurizing to stop this!!!
Congress wants Tata to give Gujarat the miss!!
Fact is Tata has shortlisted two BJP States,
Modi's effective governance often cropped up in Tata's in-house debates!!!
Though Congress tries to paint Modi Government black the truth all know!!!
That Modi's made Gujarat glow!!!
Sonia and her NGO friends can keep shouting boo!!!!
Modi's got his job cut out and does not dither 'to do or not to do'!!!
Nuclear Deal will be inked soon by Condi and Pranab Mukherjee!!!!
Last minute nervousness one is getting to see!!Pranab Da is contemplating what he'll wear for the Nuclear Deal signing!!!
To dress up as Phantom he's pining!!!
Mohna will dress up as Batman and make Pranab Da Batman's sidekick!!!
For Pranab Da Mohna ne Robin ki costume ki hai pick!!!
Sonia is contemplating to dress up as Superwoman and Rahul will be Superboy!
And at the signing both will express 'Super joy'!!!!
Bush will give Presidential sanction with a side note!!!
'Huff and puff the Deal down if any Nuclear testing we note'!!!!
Inspector Sharma's Dad has rightly said that Amar has made a mockery of his son's kurbaani!!!
And I feel Amar should take a dunk in chullu bhar paani!!!
Amar Singh can fall to any level if there is something to gain!!
On India 's political class this man is a stain!!!
Nowadays Amar is in talks with Pawar and Paswan for a grand alliance!!!
Aim is that they form a group within the UPA to show Congress defiance!!
Down South Karuna is threatening to pull UPA's plug!!!
Delhi 's silence as LTTE cadres get cornered in Sri Lanka karr raha hai Karuna ko bug!!!
Amar has already threatened that SP could pull the plug!!!!
But fact is both will not as both themselves will go glug glug (drown)!!!
In TN Jaya's fortunes are on the rise and in UP SP's fortunes continue to fall!!
So both DMK and SP will threaten but never take the call!!!Hair brain ideas ….. Deora wanting a duel pricing for fuel,
We all know what kind of regime this will fuel!!!!
Don't know Deora is being obstinate like a mule!!!
Maybe he wants Reliance Pumps which have been mothballed to start selling fuel!!
And we know Mukesh is Deora's 'Mai Baap'!!!
For MOPNG decisions he gets Mukesh's chaap (seal of approval)!!!
PC's hair brain idea is to bring India's interest rate down to zero in one go!!!
This will spurt India's economy … as least PC thinks so!!!!
And as our Economist PM is entrapped in the Deal!!!
Apne hair brain ideas PC and Deora karr raha hai reveal!!!!
They say the Bail out package in US will take a while to act!!!
Fact is this is Bush and US Big Money's unwritten pact!!!
After some time Big Money will demand more!!!!
And so we know what the next US President has in store!!
Recession has already raised its ugly head!!!
And very soon many Corporates will go into the red!!!
Confucius says…. stay liquid and don't be rash!!!
Now the next winners will be the ones who today are sitting on cash!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
Central Secretariat Clerical Services deceived
Once again we want to raise our voices against injustice done by sixth CPC to the employees of Central Secretariat Clerical Services, especially with UDCs. DOP&T must consider our case seriously because frustration level in UDC/Assistant grade is going out of control. After going through the recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission, it seems that this was set up for all services except UDC/Assistant of Secretariat. It shows that these categories are the worst in Government Services. We feel that after implementation of Sixth Pay Commission, employees of these categories are not working upto their capabilities. Our grievances must be looked into and we should in no way be made to feel discriminated. In the ongoing process of cadre restructuring of CSS by DoP&T the graduate UDCs should be upgraded to the post of Assistants on the basis of their work profile or should be given proper promotion channel via departmental examination/time-bound promotion. We would be very much thankful if my voice will reach to the DOP&T and they consider our case seriously.
Prabhakar Mishra

Gross Injustice in implementation of 6th CPC recommendations - Discrimination between pensioners
The Department of Pensions & P.W. issued Resolution dated 29.8.08 conveying Government decisions on the recommendations of 6th CPC on revised pension structure. It further issued O.M. dated 2.9.08 for implementing the decisions.
2. In the matter of application of revised pension calculation criteria, the Department has distorted the recommendation of 6th CPC as also the Government decision thereon. In Sl. No. 1 of Table in O.M. dated 3.10.08, the Department has issued a clarification which has only confounded the issue.
3. In para 5.1.33, the 6th CPC recommended (i) Full Pension after 20 years' qualifying service (in place of 33 years) and (ii) revised pension criteria @ 50% of Last Pay Drawn or past 10 months' Average Emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to the Government Servant (in place of "past 10 months' Average Emoluments"). In para 5.1.61, the 6th CPC reiterated that (i) the benefit being recommended for civilians that the pension would be based either on the pay last drawn or the average emoluments for last 10 months, whichever is more beneficial, would, however, need to be extended to the Defence Personnel as well and that (ii) this recommendation will take effect retrospectively from 1/1/2006 because the running pay bands shall take effect from this date."
4. Further, in para 6.5.3 of the Report, the 6th CPC recommended that (i) the recommendation regarding payment of Full Pension on completion of 20 years of qualifying service will take effect only prospectively from the date it is accepted by the Government and (ii) all other recommendations relating to pension will take effect retrospectively from 1.1.2006. The Government has accepted the aforesaid recommendations, as contained in Sl. No. 2 and 3 of the Resolution dated 29.8.08. As per the Resolution dated 29.8.09, the revised pension structure will take effect from 1.1.2006.
5. While as per 6th CPC's recommendation (para 6.5.3 of Report) and Govt. decision (Sl. No. 3 of Resolution dated 29.8.08), only the recommendation on "Full Pension after 20 years" is to be given prospective effect, the Department's O.M. gives prospective effect also to the recommendation on revised pension criteria. To this extent, the Implementation O.M. dated 2.9.08 has transgressed the 6th CPC recommendation and Govt. decision thereon, thereby discriminating against thousands of Govt. Servants retiring between 1.1.2006 and 2.9.08.
6. The clarification issued by Department of Pensions & P.W. in OM dated 3.10.08 is that "the recommendation in para 5.1.33 is to be taken as one package and in view of para 6.5.3 of the report of 6th CPC, the whole recommendation in para 5.1.33 has been given prospective effect". This clarification defies both facts as well as logic. In para 6.5.3, the 6th CPC has very categorically recommended that only the recommendation about "Full Pension after 20 years" will be given prospective effect and, therefore, all other recommendations forming part of revised pension structure should be effective from 1.1.2006. The recommendation in para 5.1.33, read with para 6.5.3, is package only for those retiring after 20 years and not for those retiring on superannuation after 33 years. The revised pension criterion is part of revised pension structure and it should take effect from 1.1.2006.
7. In view of the above facts, the Government is again requested to immediately issue corrigendum to the effect that the revised pension criteria of "50% of Last Pay Drawn or past 10 months' Average Emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to the Government Servants" will apply to all post-1.1.2006 Pensioners.
8. The issue raised above will arise in the case of Armed Forces also. Further, this discrimination between pensioners, if not redressed, might lead to unnecessary litigations also.
A.L. Makhijani
Director (Retd) & Advocate
Don't be one sided
Six PC - Military Officers vis a vis BSF ,other CPMF personnel and the district level personnel working for Law & order and the development in extremely poor conditions :
Who is right and who is wrong? Everyone sees only one side's story! So there is a definite need to make the hard efforts to relook at the things from a realistic, scientific and equally competent perspective. It is a commonplace and humane to join a job in a developing country like ours for professional reasons first and patriotism later.
It is a simple fact that the officers serving not only during the war but also who are part of infantry & likewise the other core fighting units are to be distinguished from a huge lot of personnel like of ASC, MES etc - when it comes to differentiating on the grounds of danger to life and serving in war like situations. The "despondency" among the armed forces is to be if treated, it should be of the personnel working at those actual levels in armed forces including the ones in other forces and the Government.
It is though never researched but is of common knowledge that there is a high irrationality ( "Luck" factor) in Govt distribution of work across the departments vis a vis the deserving equivalent pay for the nature of work . In fact this study in future if taken up in its earnest, may serve a tremendous deal in making Govt more efficient and save huge public exchequer- "who will bell the cat?" There are departments, offices and the posts that have no justifications to exist yet when it comes to paying, they are better off in all its sense- "Reaping the benefits of Last birth's Karmas".
The argument holds good that Why should not the Civilian officers working in difficult situations of terrorists/ naxalite affected areas also be allowed to enjoy the same facilities and perks- like free clubs , CSD, free ration, dedicated schools and colleges, leave rules, subsidised travel/assured admissions/reservation in jobs/training for post retirement job etc; as given to the also Armed Forces officers who work only as subsidiaries to the fighting units and the ones mostly posted in the peaceful stations like Metros and bigger towns and cities.
Ashok
Data Entry Operators suffering
We the Data Entry Operators working in the Staff Selection Commission are suffering from all sorts of problems ie. no promotion even after 16 years of service, no justified First Financial Up-gradation vide the so-called ACP Scheme, no Departmental Tests and no cadre re-structuring etc.
The 'Swamy's News' have recognised the genuine problems being faced by the EDP staff by having published an article 'Computer Personnel were taken for a ride' in their monthly - April, 1990 -Page No. 187. But, the problem is still existing in some departments like the SSC.
The SSC had revised our pay-scale as Rs. 4500-125-7000/- after having implemented the so-called ACP Scheme as we didn't get any promotion even after 12 years of service. So, it clearly shows that the SSC have revised our pay-scale to Rs. 4500-125-7000/- once our basic pay becomes Rs. 5300/- (ie. 12 increments @ 100/- in the previous pay-scale of Rs.4000-100-6000/-).
Hence, we feel it is not 'Assured Career Progression Scheme'.
Our office colleague - a Grade D Stenographer gets his pay-scale revised as Rs. 6500-200-10500/- from this previous pay-scale of Rs. 4000-100-6000/- for having not granted any promotion. It shows that the SSC have revised the pay-scale of Grade D Stenographer to Rs. 6500-200-10500/- once his basic pay becomes Rs. 5300/- ( ie. 12 increments @ 100). Hence, it can be called as 'Assured Career Progression Scheme' which is being granted to Grade D Stenographers, UDCs and LDCs etc for whom the revised pay-scale is invariably the present basic pay.
The SSC have also failed to conduct any Departmental Tests for their DEOs even though the same was provided in the Recruitment Rules for the post of 'Hellorith/Technical Assistant revised as 'Data Processing Assistant Grade A'. In fact, the officers have intimated us that there is no provision to conduct any such Departmental Tests for the DEOs which is incorrect.
As you are aware, all the 3 departments of 'Department of Revenue' - Income Tax, Central Excise and Customs where thousands of Data Entry Operators were working, have re-designated all the DEOs as 'Tax Assistant' and 'Senior Tax Assistants' which enabled them to become 'Inspectors' after re-strucuring was over.
But, the SSC have again failed to consider the restructure the EDP cadre.
From the above mentioned genuine prevailing facts, may we humbly request you to kindly arrange for needful by publish this letter in your website in the prominent place which will benifit all the DEOs of the SSC.
TVL N Mallikarjuna Rao
'Data Entry Operator Gr.A',
Staff Selection Commission
ACP for DPs and LDEs
The ACP scheme dictated by 5th CPC was partial to those who had passed LDE. It equated both DPs and those who passed LDEs. Now the 6th CPC is also silent on this issue. The authorities should spell out clear-cut provision that 10 years' period be enumerated from the date of passing LDE and should not wait for 20 years from the date of initial appointment in GOI. If an official passes an LDE then his first promotion should be at the completion of 10 years from the year of passing the LDE. Otherwise he does not get due credit for passing his LDE.
Kaushal
Realize, how tough Armed Force's job is
For those, who are protesting against Armed Force for asking their demands and terming their demands even as mutiny in these columns, whether they be from any service, their salaries should be doubled and should be posted on borders fighting terrorists and climate. They will soon realize how tough Armed Force's job is and how easy it is to criticize others while sitting in AC rooms. I feel that these people have no work and they are enjoying life at the cost of tax payer. Have you ever seen dogs fighting over piece of flesh.
We must forsake our holier than you approach and learn to respect others and their rights. Further, in Army it is bravery which is more important than so called talent or education as their main job is to defend nation full of corrupt civilians.
Pramod Kumar Sharma
Raising retirement age will neutralize feel good
The raising of age from 60 to 62 years will neutralize Take for eg. the cases all the feel good that Government has given with the pay hike. It is a politically bad decision on the eve of elections. Conress will lose votes, Govt will lose some of its best workforce who will noq quit service.
Dr Sanjay Singh
Increasing retirement age will be worst nonsense
If the retirement age is increased, this will be one of the worst nonsense this UPA government will be committing. Already employees beyond the age of 55years are enjoying in the various bhawans, while the young employees are being exposed. An increase in retirement age will give them a clean chit for coming to office just for spending the time and claim fully salary and other benefits as senior citizen government employee without any responsibility
A K Raja
Lt. Col. were never treated at par with Directors
The Public Enterprises Selection Board has been following the following criterion for selection to the Board level posts in the Central PSUs since 1991:
Schedule A posts: Additional Secretary and Lt.General & equivalents
Schedule B posts: Joint Secretary and Major Generals & equivalents
Schedule C posts: Director and Brigadiers & equivalents
Schedule D posts : Deputy Secretary and Lt. Colonel & equivalents.
The Lt. Col. were never treated at par with Directors.
R Dayal