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M. N. Prasad appointed Secretary, PMO
Mr. M. N. Prasad at present, serving as Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs has been appointed as the next Secretary, PMO. The incumbent Secretary, PMO. Pulok Chaterji, IAS (UP, 1974) is moving to the World Bank for his next assignment as Executive Director there.Prasad is 1972 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Vivek Mehrotra is new Secretary Minority Affairs
Secretary Disinvestment is moving in place of M N Prasad as Secretary Minority Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
K.J. Mathew is new Chief Secretary in Kerala
K.J. Mathew will succeed P.J.Thomas as Chief Secretary to the Kerala Government. Mathew at present is Additional CS Home.He is an IAS from the 1975 batch & belongs to the Kerala cadre.
(We said this on December 28,2008)
Ms. Feroza Mehrotra is Consultant to PC
Ms. Feroza Mehrotra, is now Consultant with the Planning Commission of India (PCI). She is an IAS officer of the Haryana cadre who belongs to the 1974 batch. Earlier she was Financial Commissioner Revenue (FCR) in the Haryana Government.
P.J.Thomas to join GOI on January 23, 2009
P.J.Thomas Chief Secretary to Kerala Government will be assuming charge as Secretary Parliamentary Affairs in Delhi on January 23, 2009. He is a Kerala cadre IAS officer who belongs to the 1973 batch.
(We said this on December 27,2008)
Ms.Neela Gangadharan is new ACS (Home), Kerala
Ms.Neela Gangadharan is going to succeed K.J.Mathew as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Home to the Kerala Government.Ms.Gangadharan belongs to the 1975 batch & is from the Kerala cadre.Mathew has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary(CS) to the Kerala Government
Raju to join as Chief of NIA this month
R V Raju is all set to join the Government of India as first head of the newly constituted National Investing Agency in a week or two.1975 batch J & K cadre IPS officer Raju is believed to have given his consent for the post.
Three officers were interviewed
Infact, Home Minister P Chidambaram had interviewed a couple of officers including R V Raju, Jharkhand cadre IPS officer A P Singh and Haryana cadre IPS officer S C Sinha for the post of NIA Chief.
A P Singh to join CBI as Special Director
Now this is certain that A P Singh will join the CBI as Special Director. He is 1974 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Sinha to join CBI as Additional Director
Now this is also certain that S C Sinha will join the CBI as Additional Director. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.
Naidu unlikely to join as IG NCRB
P R K Naidu is unlikely to join the Government of India as IG NCRB. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Mohan N Madan promoted in IB
Mohan N Madan has been promoted to the rank of Joint Director in the Intelligence Bureau. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
IAS postings in Orissa.
On return from their leave Dr.Aurobindo Behera (RR-1978) has been appointed as the CMD, Industrial Development Corporation Ltd., Orissa (IDCOL) and Saurabh Garg (RR-1991) has been posted as Secretary, Industries Department with additional charge as Chairman, Infrastructure Development Corporation of Orissa (IDCO).
Anirudh Uppal is now ADG,ITBP
Anirudh Uppal who so far was IG in the NSG is new Additional DG in the Indo Tibetan Border Police(ITBP).He is an IPS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.
U.N.Behera rejoins Orissa Govt.
Upendra Nath Behera, on his return from central deputation, has rejoined Orissa government on January 14, 2008 for regular postings. The ex-Chief Vigilance Officer, DDA, Behera is 1983 batch IAS officer, who belongs to Orissa cadre.
Pradeep Shukla empanelled in GoI
Pradeep Shukla has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Ashok Jain promoted in BSF
Ashok Jain has been promoted to the rank of IG in the BSF.1987 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer Jain has been moved from Jodhpur to Kolkata.
Kundan Krishna to join IB !
Kundan Krishna is reportedly joining the Intelligence Bureau. He is 1994 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
Guru is also in-charge of PR in Punjab
Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, DS Guru will also hold the charge of Principal Secretary Information & Public Relations Department Punjab.
Brar is new DPR Punjab
Gagandeep Singh Brar Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister will hold the charge of Director Information & Public Relations Department Punjab. Present Director Tejveer Singh has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary Planning and Commissioner NRI Affairs.
Supertime to 3 IAS officers in Assam
As many as three IAS officers belonging to the 1993 batch in Assam have been elevated to the Super time scale. They are Mohammed Alauddin, R.K.Das & Bhabha Gogoi.
Railway Board Chairman to retire this month end
Chairman of the Railway Board K C Jena is retiring in January end .
Oza goes to Northern Railway
1989 batch IRTS officer Mahendra Nath Ojha has been transferred to Northern Railway to officiate in SAG .
Augustine Peter gets proforma promotion
Augustine Peter on being promoted to the senior administrative grade (SAG) has been given proforma promotion. He is Economic Advisor in Competition Commission. He is an Indian economic Service (IES) officer of the 1982 batch.
4 IAS officers promoted as PS in Meghalaya
As many as four IAS officers belonging to the 1984 batch have been promoted as Principal Secretaries (PSs) in Meghalaya. They are: AK Bhalla, Prashant Naik & CD Kynzing. Proforma promotion has been given to PS Thangkhiew who is currently Planning Adviser with North Eastern Council (NEC).
Veluswamy promoted in BSNL
M P Veluswamy, ITS officer, has been promoted to SAG. He is now GM CHTD Circle.
IAS postings in Madhya Pradesh
Ujjain Collector Shiv Shankar Shukla has been posted in Bhopal, while Deputy Secretary in the Chief Minister's Secretariat Ajatshatru Shrivastava would replace him. Sachin Sinha has been made Collector Dewas.
Sodhi appointed High Commissioner
KJS Sodhi, Ambassador of India to Suriname has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to St. Lucia, with residence in Paramaribo (Suriname).
2005 batch IAS officers get selection-grade in UP
2005 batch IAS officers Mssrs Subhash Chandra Dube,Ram Krishna Bharadwaj,Deepak Kumar,Ankaj Sharma,Akhilesh Kumar,Ms Manjul Saini,J Ravindra Gaur,Upendra Kumar Agrawal and Prem Kumar Gautam have been given selection-grade in Uttar Pradesh.
KK Garg poised to be Director, IRCON
KK Garg who is currently with the Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) is poised to be a Director with IRCON International Ltd.
Indian Journalist appointed Managing Editor
Noted Indian journalist Raju Narisetti has been appointed one of the Managing Editors of US Daily The Washington Post.
R.V. Raju appointed as Director General, NIA
R.V. Raju who heads Vigilance in his parent state of Jammu & Kashmir (J & K) has been appointed as the maiden Director General (DG), of the newly constituted National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is an IPS officer of 1975 batch; his appointment will be in the rank and pay scale of Additional Director General of Police. The appointment of Raju will be effective from the date he takes over the charge of the post and for a period up to January 31,2010 or until further orders whichever is earlier. He told <whispersinthecorridors.com>that he will assume charge on January 17,2009.His knowledge about investigating high-profile cases including assassination of former prime minister late Rajiv Gandhi, are believed to his strong forte.

(We said this on January 13,2009)

M.N.Prasad succeeds Pulok Chaterji in PMO

M. N. Prasad has assumed the charge as Secretary in the Indian Prime Minister's Office (PMO). He is an IAS officer of the 1972 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre. He has succeeded Pulok Chaterji who is going to the World for his new job in a couple of weeks.

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Sanjay Vikram Singh is no. two in panel for CMD, NSC
Sanjay Vikram Singh Director in the Agriculture Ministry. is number two in the panel for the slot of Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the National Seeds Corporation (NSC).
CMD GAIL interview on January 15 & 16
PESB will hold interview for the prestigious post of the CMD GAIL on January 15 and 16.Altogether 18 candidates are appearing for the interview.
Arun Bongirwar,is a Director,AAI
The Government of India (GOI) has appointed Arun Bongirwar,IAS (Retd.) as a non official Director in the Airports Authority of India(AAI)of which Chairman is Vijai P.Agrawal. Bongiwar is ex- Chief Secretary of Maharashtra & belongs to the 1966 batch of IAS.
Deepak Parekh,is a Director,AAI
The Government of India (GOI) has appointed Deepak Parekh, CEO and Executive Chairman, Housing Development Finance Corporation(HDFC) as a non official Director in the Airports Authority of India(AAI)of which Chairman is Vijai P.Agrawal.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Industry says ' For PM Modi is our choice'!!!
Modi has made Gujarat India's Number One State!!!
At the Vibrant Gujarat event their choice for PM kiya Industry ne voice!!!
I too feel Industry ne bilkul correct kiya hai state!!
UPA's not going to be happy with this demand!!
Commies will say this is nothing but Bourgeoisim at work!!!!
Will UPA use some arm twisting tactics to put this demand into remand????
After all vide Revenue Agencies Government can give the Industry a jerk!!!
In AP Rajus are Czars of land,
17000 acres of land in their and their Companies names!
And in this they had AP Lungiwaalas helping hand!
What about benaami land or land owned by using 'other' names???
They say Satyam's book value today is about Rs. 15,
This is what insiders say!
To many this evaluation would sound mean,
No wonders invested in Satyam 'insiders' did not stay!!
Insiders or Senior Executives sold their Satyam holding!!!
Indulging in blatant insider trading!!!
Because they had an insight to what inside Satyam was unfolding,
And now Big Lenders to Satyam neck deep in similar allegations are wading!!!
It's alleged that Big Lenders ko kiya Satyam ne tip off!!!
Why were there so many bulk deals before Raju's confession???
Seems Big Lenders were warned and they took off!!
So many bulk Deals in one Stock are an oddity in a recession!!!
PC says that India needs to snap with Pakis trade ties!!!
Yes trade should be stopped,
In fact quite some time we should have said our bye byes!!!
This CBM balloon needs to be popped!!!
Pakistan is now facing internal turmoil!!
There is chaos all around!!
Army and Political establishments relationship again has started to boil!!
And now Zardari and Gilani don't like each other's names ka sound!!!
US and UK have softened up towards Pakistan !!!
Feel Pakis have done enough,
Whereas ground reality is Pakistan is still Rogue-sthaan!!!
For obvious reasons US and UK are not calling the big Paki bluff!!!
Punjab 's FM says corruption is like eating beef!!!!
How come all of a sudden in Punjab corruption has taken centre-stage???
By the way on his own meet eating has Punjab 's FM turned a new leaf???
Fact is honesty never figured on Akalis 'to do' page!!!
Roddy says in Chandigarh a lobby of influential people are out to get him!!
Local Congressis, influential farm house owners and property ke Dalal!!!
They've made an 'out with Roddy' Body and are making allegations that are grim!!!
The anti Roddy Body claims Roddy's made a lot of maal!!!
I'd trust Roddy any day compared to Bansal and his lot!!!
Seems he got angry because Roddy refused to play ball!!!
And now he's made the going for Roddy 'very hot'!!!
Seems blackest pot karr raha hai kettle ko black call!!!
Sanju Baba needs to contemplate,
'My pariwaar is a Congress one'!!!
This even his dear sis karr rahi hai state!!!
Confucius says……Sanju for once be your Papa's son!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum
Suggestion to deal with discontent in CPSUs

In government basic salary at middle level say selection grade (director grade given to railway engineers after about 14 years of service) and senior level i.e. secretary grade have been revised as under by sixth pay commission:
Basic pre1.1.2006 Since1.1.06 Ratio
selection grade 14300 37400+8700 grade pay
=46100 3.2
secretary grade 26000 80000 3.1
Government can solve the CPSU pay revision issue by giving similar increase in Basic pay to CPSU officers also. If CPSUs still demand more , deal with them firmly. If govt. does not want to give them this, it is not really being fair.
As for CPSU employees not getting pension, and their lumpsum CPF being less than even lumpsum commutation money given to retiring govt. officers, it can be dealt with separately later in time bound manner.
Also as for medical facility being available to retired govt. employees at par with serving govt. employees, some similar policy can be worked out with reasonable contribution from employees in CPSUs also later.
I feel the govt. being the big brother and all powerful, should take lead in resolving the issue rather than having conditions wherein CPSUs give strike notice again and again and unpleasant situations arise or they have to be crushed under the mighty power.
CPSU officers should also understand their weakness that they have no powers, and govt. is all powerful with army and police. But that puts moral responsibility on government also, for resolving the issue in a way which is not only fair but is also perceived to be fair by most. After all so many senior and mature professionals from reputed institutes in CPSUs will not be unreasonable to a reasonable solution.
Kumar
Do away with edge of 2 years to IAS
In all fairness, the edge of 2 years given to the IAS over the other Central Services should be done away with immediately. Why should a particular service be given so much priority? Does it mean that they are doing much more special work than others? The fact is that each service has their own sphere of work which is essential for the governing of the country. Once on central deputation, all officers, irrespective of their service, have to do the similar work for the similar post....so why the disparity? This illogical and unfair advantage should be removed to provide a level playing field for all officers.
Meera Nair.
Did the Govt know about price manipulation in Satyam in 2002?
1.If media reports that I T Department knew about price manipulation in Satyam scrips in connivance with Raju, is true then, Govt should take action against the IT officers who sat on this information and did not pass it on to SEBI, Ministry of Corporate affairs.
2.Similarly action should be taken against SEBI officers who did not take action on this input in 2002.
3. What was CEIB doing at that time(Central Economic Intelligence Bureau).It is supposed to coordinate such information.
4. It is not enough to take action against Raju and PWC, people who have connived in the past should also be brought to book.
5.Fact is I T department comes to know of lot of violation of various laws by business but due to corruption and fear they don't take any further action.
6.It is time that the errant officers are severely penalised, so that people follow rule of law.
RVI
Why has he not been jailed?
Resignation of T R Prasad is not enough. He was independent Director on the Board of Satyam. Why is he not sharing his meals with Raju in the jail? Is it because he belongs to the IAS? It is understood that the IAS Association at a meeting passed a secret resolution to protect T R Prasad and Vinod, both IAS officers, at any cost.
G K Mandal
World Bank to disclose names
The World Bank has banned Satyam and Wipro for several years for doling inappropriate benefits to its employees. The Bank must reveal the names of all such beneficiaries, their national identities, their background and the Service/Cadre to which they belong. It should also disclose the penalties imposed on such dishonest employees, who attempted to misuse their official position in the Bank. The nefarious activities of the international civil service, serving various UN organisations, their nepotism and mutual gains are quite eye opening and instructive. I have watched the royal treatment given to such international civil servants by our national civil servants, largely outside the financial resources from the exchequer! Of course, such "investment" brew into lucrative "returns" in due course.
M L Gupta
Send the Auditors to Jail
The accounts of the Government Companies (PSUs) are audited by the Statutory Auditors. In addition, a supplementary audit of annual accounts is also done by CAG. This procedure should be followed for the Private companies ( whose annual turnover is e.g more than Rs. 1000 crore)also by making amendments in the Companies Act. Otherwise, the auditors will go scot-free despite doing such grave mistakes.
Raja
Interest of nation is more important
I.T. Department conducted surveys/searches only when they got information of concealment of income. In `Satyam` case there is no concealment of income. They disclosed the income more than they earned and paid the tax by way of advance tax. If the total income declared is less than the actual, they can file the revised return and claim the refund of excess tax paid. But the action of Satyam adversely affect the credibility of Indian Companies. The government should take severe action and send the accused to jail. The interest of the nation is more important than the interest of politicians. An early action is necessary in this regards.
Koya
Scuttled investigations
In 2002 the higher ups in the IT department successfully scuttled the investigations on Satyam and that is why they are silent now. Otherwise the old skeletons might come out of the cup board.
Munika
"Satyam" Saga : Lessons for Public Sector and a Wake-up Call for Civil Servants !
As the Satyam saga continues, arrest of Rajus,' and CFO brings more twists to the story. It needs to be ensured that the names of all functional as well as non-executive part-time Directors(NEPD) on its Board ,their internal and statutory Auditors (PWC) are included in the FIR, for being equal partners in the criminal conspiracy involving 7,500 crores mega fraud in a 500 Fortune company. The NEPD include two former civil servants belonging to IAS- one of them, a former Cabinet Secretary! The agencies like the RBI ,Min. of Corporate Affairs and the market regulator SEBI ,Income tax, ICAI, Customs etc. have all failed miserably in the discharge of their duties even though they were in the know of things as far back as 2002, on the basis of the inputs provided by Dr E A S Sarma, former union Finance Secretary and one of the most honest IAS officers, who always stood his ground and never yielded to political pressures. Ironically, the above mentioned agencies have been asked to conduct the enquiry into the mess that was created by their inaction! What steps are being contemplated against the officers of these agencies for dereliction of duties? The Boards of several private sector companies are stuffed with superannuated IAS bureaucrats rather than professionals. Thanks to Min. Of Corporate Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary for their magnanimity in re-employing their favourite former Secretaries against these vacant slots. It is reliably understood that the inquiry has been purposely handed over to the state Government's CBCID with covert instructions to file a week charge-sheet so as to bail out the two ex-civil servants unblemished. It was in these circumstances that a suggestion was made by me on this website to constitute a multi-disciplinary investigation team under the canopy of the CBI due to its mass credibility. This is too serious a mega fraud to be left to the care of local CBCID.! Exemplary punishment will send strong signals particularly to the NEPDs who have legally all the privileges, responsibilities and powers admissible to regular functional Directors and are equally accountable to financial irregularities even though the Board is not concerned with day-to-day functioning. Of the company. If the NEPDs have the nose to smell anything fishy, they are empowered to seek the desired information from the management instead of blindly trusting them. Here, the professional skills come in handy rather than the bureaucratic skill. So much about the India's Inc! Now consider this:- Appointments of non-functional part-time Directors( NFPDs) on the Boards of Central public sector - industrial units and banks--are made by the GOI .by filling vacant slots through retired Secretaries ,politicians of the ruling coalitions, pseudo trade unionists, agriculturists, representatives of the minorities , who have absolutely NO clue to the functioning of the PSUs' ,Pressures and pulls-- they compete with each other, ruthlessly and shamelessly, seeking appointments as NFPDs. Instead of assisting the Boards of PSUs, they become unbearable liabilities. Their wish-list is endless---free chauffeur-driven vehicles, free mobile phones, stenographers ,free stay at 5-star hotels and companies guest houses etc.! The importance of NFPDs on PSUs' Boards have been greatly diluted both under the NDA and the UPA regimes. Several CMDs of central PSUs have confided in me about the exploitation of their company's resources by the non-functional part-time Directors. Loss-making PSUs and the mini-Ratna PSUs are the worst casualties of the Government's , callousness and apathy. Worse, the nav-Ratna PSUs are being treated as" fiefdoms" by the officers and ministers of their administrative ministries . The worst defaulters belong to economic and regulatory ministries.. Director level officers and above squeeze the public sector industrial units , PSU banks, NGOs, private industrialist to extort 5-star comforts as part of quid pro quo. deal. This explains why does the Union Cabinet Secretary and his Placement Agency spare more time for fixing their favourites ,invariably IAS officers, to key posts! .Wheelers and dealers are reportedly having a field day! There is a scramble for key postings. The placement machinery is working overtime due to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in April-May 2009 . An anchor news-item appeared in the Indian Express (Jan 12, 2009) revealing how ONGC's resources are being looted by senior officers of Petroleum Ministry through misuse of cars , five star comforts, free mobiles with unlimited calls and other freebies at the cost of tax payers' and concurrently claiming travel allowance@Rs 8000 p.m and telephone facilities from Government department. This is a fit case for vigilance inquiry by the CVC (and appropriate disciplinary action for violation of conduct rules) as senior officers from Directors upwards are involved. Department of Public Enterprises and Department of Corporate Affairs, will do a service to the nation if details of all non-official part-time Directors on the Boards of all PSUs- both industrial units, banks-and other entities covered under the Companies Act are kept in the public domain, ,indicating their educational qualifications, professional experiences etc. for public scrutiny and debate on this website ! If this is not done , then ,many skeletons will start tumbling out of the public sector cupboards, sooner than later! Let the PMO intervene before it is too late.!
A K Saxena (A retired civil servant).
Satyam Scam
Reportedly a former Cabinet Secretary, Government of India was on the Satyam Board. If it is so ,then specific enquiry should be made to find out his complicity, if any , in robbing of Satyam by Raju. His name should be made public also.
Keshav Prasad
Biggest irony
It is the biggest irony of our times that we are still going to investigate before initiating any action against the auditors of Satyam. Even in the eyes of a novice it is simply impossible to commit such a huge accounting fraud without explicit or implicit involvement of auditors. In any case an auditor has to be utterly stupid or totally involved for allowing this scam to happen. In either scenario immediate punishment in the form of suspension of their licence, till they are proved innocent, should be given to them. Allowing them in business tantamount to allowing them to wipe out any other such sins committed by them. We in this nation don't need either the stupid or involved auditors.
GB
Why this discrimination with PSU officers?
Most of the PSU officers work in environment full of dust, heat, air & noise pollution and contribute immensely to the industrial growth of the country. They do not get pension inspite of the crores of rupees worth of contribution to the national exchequer. On the contrary, the bureaucrats enjoying best possible perks & facilities without generating even a rupee of wealth always try to push PSU officers down in terms of service conditions and Pay & perks. Why should this be allowed any more ? All scams, mis-deeds & other illegal activities that affect nation & its resources have some connection or the other to the bureaucrats. Mere propaganda using the media one-way can not help Indai prosper. Why there are no administrative reforms in this country even after 62 years of Independence? Why legacy of British is continuing ? Their aim was to rule us as secondary citizens while our constitution aims at ensuring equal treatment of all. We should scrap all old service conditions & evolve new ones aimed at more accountability by the bureaucrats & stringent service conditions for those doing dis-service to the people.
Vikrant Gujral