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Haukhum to succeed Veena Sreeram Rao as Secretary DONER !
Outgoing Mizoram Chief Secretary Hauzel Haukhum is all set to succeed Veena Sreeram Rao as Secretary DONER in the Government of India on February 1.He is 1974 batch IAS officer of UT cadre. 1972 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer Ms Rao is superannuating on January 31.
Haldar appointed Consultant
Outgoing Intelligence Bureau Chief P C Haldar has been appointed Consultant in the National Task Force for Intelligence Mechanism.He is retired 1970 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
Will Nair join NIA ?
Name of IG CRPF P M Nair has started doing the round for the newly constituted National Investigating Agency (NIA).He is 1978 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
Anjali Chib Duggal to be JS Civil Aviation !
In all probability, Anjali Chib Duggal will be new Joint Secretary Civil Aviation. She is 1981 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
Dr. Alok Shukla appointed Joint Secretary ,ECI
Dr. Alok Shukla will be Joint Secretary in the Election Commission of India (ECI). Dr. Shukla who is an IAS officer of the 1986 belongs to the Chhattisgarh cadre. At present he is Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Chhattisgarh. He would replace R Bhattacharya.
( We said this on December 12,2008)
Bhattacharya appointed Advisor in Planning Commission
Outgoing Joint Secretary in the Election Commission R Bhattacharya has been appointed Advisor in the Planning Commission. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Khosla to join IICA
Jitesh Khosla presently working as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (Joint Secretary level) in the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Rakesh Sharma empanelled in GoI
Rakesh Sharma has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre cadre.
1996 batch IA&AS get non-functional selection grade
1996 batch IA&AS officers have been given non-functional selection-grade.
Amit Prasad to go on deputation
Amit Prasad is joining the Government of India as Regional head of the Narcotics Control Bureau in Chandigarh. He is 1995 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.The post was earlier held by Saji Mohan suspended 1995 batch IPS officer of J & K cadre.
SB Negi to be Jt Director, WCCB
Shyam Bhagat Negi is poised to be Joint Director National, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB). He is an IPS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre who belongs to the 1990 batch.
Sudhir Chandra to be Member of CBDT
Sudhir Chandra is going to be new Member of the CBDT on February1. 1973 batch IRS officer Chandra is presently CCIT Gaziabad.
( We said this on January 2 )
Tenure of Ansar Ahmed IG (FC) extended
Central deputation tenure of Ansar Ahmed IG (Forest Conservation) has been extended till February 2011. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the Nagaland cadre.
RK Singh permitted to be in ICAO for 2 years
RK Singh (IAS 1985 batch, Manipur-Tripura cadre) Joint Secretary to Government of India (GOI) in the Civil Aviation Ministry who is already serving his extended tenure is poised to go soon to Montreal as India's representative at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The slot fell vacant when Naseem Ahmad Zaidi (IAS 1976 batch, Uttar Pradesh) returned from ICAO & assumed the charge as Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) from Kanu Gohain, last year. Though, Singh's tenure is of three years, it is believed that his parent cadre's Government has only allowed him to continue for two years.
Dr. PM Sarvanand promoted
Dr. PM Sarvanand who so far was DDM, PLI Hyderabad on Promotion to the junior administrative grade (JAG) has been posted as Director Postal Services; Madurai. He is an Indian Postal Service (IPS) officers who belongs to the 2000 batch.
Will Yogesh Agrawal be boss of O P Bhat ?
If all goes well, CMD of the IDBI Yogesh Agrawal is going to be new Deputy Governor of the RBI. It means he will be above his one time boss in the SBI O P Bhat. Infact ,Yogesh Agrawal was the hot contender for the post of CMD SBI but with the alleged support of outgoing RBI Governor Y V Reddy he could not make it and Bhat was appointed CMD. Now the scenario has changed and the new RBI Governor D Subbarao is reportedly keen to give Yogesh Agrawal his due by taking him as Deputy Governor of the RBI.
P K Gupta promoted in BSNL
PK Gupta, ITS officer, has been promoted to HAG. He is now PGM, CO, Uttarakhand.
BSNL for "optim(minim)ization" of tour expenditure!
The BSNL of which Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) is Kuldeep Goel is for optim(minim)ization of tour expenditure. In a recent communiqué, SC Ahluwalia General Manager (GM) Administration has asked all officers of BSNL to act in this direction. The letter dated January 13, 2009 vide no. BSNL/Amn.6-5?2009,a copy of which is with <whispersinthecorridors.com> said in its subject "Optimization of expenditure on Official Tour/Travel-reg." The communiqué has laid more emphasis on using facility of video conferencing. Chief General Manager (CGMs) in all circles have been asked to have video conferencing installed, whrever it is not done so far, by February 1,2009.
IAS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh
Umadhar Dwivedi will now be Divisional Commissioner Allahabad. Ram Surat Dubey has been made commissioner, Moradabad division. Rajendra Pal will move as Devipatan Divisional Commissioner. Santosh Kumar Srivastava will be DM Mathura. Shashikant Sharma has been made special secretary, agriculture production branch, Lucknow. Dinesh Chandra Shukla will be DM Etwah.PS Tourism Sushil Kumar has been given additional charge of Culture. Other new postings are :-Mssrs Anita C Meshram DM Rai Barelley,Aantosh Kumar Srivastava DM Mathura,Madhukar Dwivedi DM Mirzapur,S Ministhy DM Mainpuri,C S Verma DM Shahajanpur,Vinay Kumar Srivastava DM Maharajganj,Subhash Chandra Sharma Special Secretary Personnel,Bhuvnesh Kumar DM Mujaffarnagar,Shashikant Sharma Special Secretary APC,Uday Pratap Singh DM Oriya ,Saroj Kumar Tiwari DM Kanpur Rural and Sudhir Kumar Srivastava DM Kushinagar.
IPS changes in Delhi
N S Rana ADG(home guards and civil defence) has been transferred to special CP (welfare), A S Khan has been transferred from Pondicherry to ADG (home guards and civil defence), Shalini Singh has been shifted to DCP southeast. K Jagdishan has been posted as DCP southwest. Sanjay Kumar Jain has been moved from Arunachal Pradesh to additional DCP 1 southeast. Rishi Pal has been transferred to additional DCP 2 south district. Additional DCP (vigilance) M N Tiwari has been given the charge of additional DCP vigilance and RTI. Shivesh Singh has been made special DCP (EoW). S D Mishra has been shifted to additional DCP P&L. Rejneesh Gupta will now be additional DCP (licencing) and additional ACP Gitarani Verma additional DCP security.
IAS shake-up in Punjab
There is IAS reshuffle in Punjab. New postings are :- Mssrs S S Gurjar Special Secretary, Grievances , Vikas Garg DC Ludhiana. Dipinder Singh DC Patiala .P.S. Mand, DC, SAS Nagar, Rahul Bhandari Special Secretary, Coordination,P.S. Aujla, Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation additional charge of Sports & Youth Services, R.P.S. Pawar Principal Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Vishwajeet Khanna additional charge of Secretary, Civil Aviation, A.S. Miglani Secretary, Mandi Board.
Former Air Chief to contest Lok Sabha poll
Former Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis is likely to contest Lok Sabha election on the BJP ticket.
Nine IAS officers get Selection grade in Orissa
Eight 1996 batch IAS officers -Mssrs. Dr.Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Saswata Mishra, Vir Vikram Yadav, Vishal Kumar Dev, Mrs. Usha Padhi, Rabi Ranjan Mallick, Bipin Bihari Mohapatra and Dr. Alekh Chandra Padhiary and 1991 batch IAS officer Bijay Kumar Dhal have been promoted to the Selection grade. They belong to Orissa cadre.
S.H.Shinde appointed Commissioner Amarawati
The Maharashtra Government has appointed S.H.Shinde as Divisional Commissioner of Amarawati.Shinde is an IAS officer of the 1993 batch & belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
Rita Menon to be Secretary Textiles !
Grapevine has it that Rita Menon is being appointed new Secretary Textiles in the Government of India. She is 1975 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Gajendra Haldea to get extension ?
Principal Advisor Planning Commission G N Haldea, who is due to retire on January 31st is likely to be given an extension co- terminous with that of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
Mahajan posted Special Secretary to Punjab Dy CM
The Punjab Government has posted A.K.Mahajan as Special Secretary
to Deputy Chief Minister..He would also continue to
discharge the functions of Managing Director, Punjab Alkalis
Corporation as before.
MP Government fixes responsibility
Madhya Pradesh Government being headed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is fixing up responsibility of different officers,to hasten the process of industrialisation in the state.Accordingto MP Government's Minister for Commerce,Industry & Information Technology Kailash Vijayvargiya;the task has been done so that entrepreneurs did not face any difficulty in MP.Kailash Vijayvargiya told <whispersinthecorridors.com>that the MP Government was setting up a land bank for Small & Medium Enterprises(SMEs).Many districts had already responded,he added.He is reviewing proposals for investment that were received from investors during his previous tenure,said Praveen Garg Managing Director (MD) of the MP State Industries Development Corporation (MPSIDC) .It may be stated that altogether Rs.364000 crore worth proposals for MOUs which were signed during Shivraj Singh Chouhan's previous stint, which are are at different stages of implementation .

CORPORATE
Director (Finance) NMDC interview month end
Interview for the post of Director (Finance) of the NMDC will be held on January 29 and 30.
33 candidates are appearing for interview
Altogether 33 candidates are appearing for the interview to the post of Director (Personnel) NHPC.
Diggikar is CEO of Apollo Hospital Group
Sudhir M. Diggikar has taken over as CEO of the Apollo Hospital Group..
Will Mittal be CEO of Satyam ?
Som Mittal has emerged as front-runner for the chief executive officer's position at Satyam.
SAIL posts Q3 net profit at Rs. 843 crore
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) of which Chairman is SK Roongta has continued to post profit during the third quarter of the current financial year in spite of much higher cost of inputs and lower sales volumes due to depressed market conditions. However, as against growth in profit achieved during the first two quarters of current FY, SAIL's Q3 net profit at Rs. 843 crore showed a 56 % decline than the corresponding quarter last year (YoY).The unaudited financial results for Q3 of FY '09, taken on record by the company's Board of Directors here today, revealed that the steel major has achieved Q3 profit before tax (PBT) at Rs. 1,257 crore, lower by 57% than CPLY, although, SAIL's Q3 turnover at Rs. 9,946 crore was lower by 7.5% (YoY). With this, the first nine months of FY '09 recorded highest turnover at Rs. 35,674 crore - growth of 18.8% over CPLY. The company also achieved PAT of Rs. 4,688 crore in this period, 9.1% lower than CPLY. The Board of Directors have approved payment of an interim dividend at the rate of 13 % (Rs. 1.3 per share) amounting to Rs. 537 crore, of which Government of India' share would work out at Rs. 461 crore. In addition, dividend tax of about Rs. 90 crores would also be paid to the Government.
Pallav Moitra quits Essar group's Paprika
Pallav Moitra has reportedly resigned as Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Essar group's Paprika media.

Aaj Ki Aawaz
When Ma and Pa fail Society steps in,
Renuka should keep this in mind when she creates on Mangalore policing a din!!!
Age cut off law is ignored and those ineligible enter Pubs and Bars!!!
And with 'fixed' licenses they drive to bars and pubs in their cars!!!
Look at the people killed by brats who are drunk to their gills!!!
Or are literally in another World with pills!!!
Today it's dancing and drinking and tomorrow its rave parties…. graduation!!
Booze and drugs are finishing off the youth of this great Nation!!!
Bar and Pub culture in India has gone the wrong way!!!
And for this innocent Indians karte hai pay!!
Renuka has made this into an issue to bash Karnataka BJP Sarkaar!!!
Apne quips se BJP pe karr rahi hai waar!!!
In conservative India when in Public a girl smokes and drinks!!
Men think at them she winks!!
Then just see the way some of these kids dress!!!
'Gawk at me' siren button they themselves press!!!!
Though protestors should not have girl-handled and protested in an innovative way!
Like via road plays outside the Pubs they could have had their say!!!
Or they should have entered the Pub and sat down inside in protest!!!
Sang Bhajans and did a Parvachan to show their detest!!!
PC wants to go to Davos and is desperate to go!!!!
He sounded out Mohna and got a 'no'!!!
He's planning to meet Sonia in his Davos gear (suited booted)!!!
And he's even preparing to shed a tear!!!
He's again started making statements on economic matters!!!!!
Despite the fact that after Satyam scandal his reputation is in tatters!!!
Leave the Raju connection aside!!!
Mr. Know All how did he not come to know that Raju is taking all for a ride???
It is impossible that in MOF alarm bells did not sound!!!
Only excuse PC can give is that in MOF no one was around!!!
Rather than creating a demon for itself why doesn't Congress fight in UP on its own!!!
And enter into an alliance once the results are known!!!
SP today is taking Congress's aid and tomorrow it'll ally with Third Front!!!
That's because for PM or DPM post Mulayam karr raha hai hunt!!
By allying with SP Congress is wiping itself out in UP!!!
Congress's alliance with SP in UP is Utterly Preposterous or UP!!
Pranab Da says the Mumbai attacks gave Mohna a lot of tension!!!!
Whereas ' Blockages are old' Doctors ne kiya hai mention!!!
So you can see our Politicians try to give a spin to illnesses and personal problems too!!!
Like they'll say we are thinking when they scratch their head for a dancing joo (lice)!!!
Amar Singh say Congress did not wish him on his Janam Dinn!!!
That's because most Congressmen believe Amar's birth was a sin!!
He says neither Sonia nor Rahul have wished him on his Birthday!!!!
'With you we have a business and not personal relationship' Sonia should say!!!
Amar Singh when you force people to wish you happy birthday!!!
'Wish demanded and got is no wish' people say!!!
Confucius says…. Happy Birthday Amar Singh,
'May God make you pay for your actions' Confucius karta hai sing!!!
Bharat Kumar

Forum

ACRs should not be a means for victimisation
I agree that the ACR should be an objective assessment of an officer's performance during the year. No doubt, there are some people who write ACRs of their subordinates in a very vindictive manner. Many times, it is because these so called officers feel that their juniors have not 'towed' their line. The performance of the juniors is irrelevant; the prime motive in spoiling the ACR is one of victimising the junior. It should be understood that in a governmental hierarchy it is a chain and the performance of a senior depends on the work of his subordinates. Hence, if he has given a very bad ACR to his juniors then he cannot be justified in getting a good ACR himself as that would imply that his performance was not good either. After all he surely could not have done all the work all by himself. Hence, while writing ACRs one should be objective and fair in his assessment and not be sadistic and vindictive as this defeats the entire purpose of writing ACRs. One should remember that what you do unto others will also come back to you in equal measure.
H.K.Deewan
Increase retirement age of all
Retirement age of all should definitely be increased to 62 immediately as 60 is just no age to retire in today's times. And that's the worldwide practice. Beyond 62,officers only at a certain level;say Secretary to the GOI and CS's/ACS's to state govts or individual officers on merit can further be given extension upto 64.for particular posts like the Cabinet Secretary,Home And Defence Secretary, Director IB, Raw etc it should be brought to 66.When retirement age for scientists, academicians etc has already been increased to 64,68 and 70 as reported in the media, it is highly unjustified for the government to play any further games with the civil servants on this matter of a mere increase of two years and government should execute it immediately before the polls. It would also undoubtedly be very beneficial to the government in the polls, though that's besides the major compelling reasons.
Manoj Sharma
Service and pay structure pitiable
We pity the service and pay structure of LDC/UDCV/STENMO GR5 D in all central government departments, not only in CCS. The Government and anomaly committee should look into this soon.
P L Narsimhan
Has the 6th CPC increased disparity ?
Who said this? The 6th CPC Report has increased disparity. Staff upto DS level has been given hike of 1.86 multiple only to those who were in service before Sept., 2008 whereas Director above has been increase of 2.7? Pay scale of new entrants has been decreased. Pay scales of 5000 to 8000 for various grades has been decreased to 5000. How any one take credit for this deceit.
Neelkanth
Lok Nayak Bhawan (DOPT) be leased to commercial firm
We are airing so many views about DOPT regarding promotions and other eligible benefits to non-gazetted employees. But so far no response has been received from this DOPT. Now we doubt whether at all such a department is existing or not. If this department cannot take care of non-gazetted employees regarding promotion, ACPs, it would be better if Lok Nayak Bhawan, from where this DOPT is functioning be leased to some commercial firms so that government gets good income.
SP
Extension denied due to inefficiency
NB Singh CBDT chairman has been denied an extension due to his inefficiency. You don't have the correct information or deliberately spreading the wrong information.
A Jain
Better contemplate aesthetic high-rise buildings
The GOI has directed DDA to build 40,000 houses per annum. The present DDA constructions are nearly urban slums. Not only that there is hardly enough space to build 4-story structures. Isn't it time that aesthetic high-rise buildings were contemplated, instead of the four-floor monstrosities?
Shantanu
Review the continuance of Civilian awards!
The awards like: Bharat Ratna, Gallantry Awards and the child Bravery awards deserve to continue. However, there is no justification in continuing the Padma Awards. In the absence of any pre-determined benchmark for making selections, the elements like subjectivity, arbitrariness and political clouts creep in! Merit becomes a casualty. The browsers might recall the unsavoury controversy between two great Hindustani classical musicians when the Bharat Ratna award was conferred on Late Ustad Bismillah Khan in the not too distant past. This was in extremely bad taste. Such heart-burning between the recipients and the non-recipients of Padam Shri and even Gallantry awards becomes much more acute. Moreover, the recipients of these awards cannot always meet the expectations of the public-at-large. An IPS officer was arrested with 12 kg of heroin(TOI Jan 26,2009) costing as many crores by the Mumbai police. He was working in the Enforcement Directorate. Many awardees are serving life sentences or waiting for convictions. What a mismatch, indeed ?Also an affront to these awards.
A K Saxena ( A retired civil servant )