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What Bureaucrats think about the formation of next government at the centre?
The general elections are round the corner and the bureaucrats have started making their own assessments as to who would rule the country in the days to come. Whether it will be the Congress, the BJP or the respective fronts - UPA and NDA - lead by these parties. Will it be a third Front that will govern the country? We tried to elicit the views of bureaucrats across the country. They feel …………
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Santha Sheela Nair is new Secretary Mines
Ms Santha Sheela Nair is taking over as Secretary Mining in place of Shantanu Consul on Wednesday. She is 1973 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.
Shantanu Consul goes
Finally Minister Mining Sisram Ola has succeeded in getting his Secretary Shantanu Consul changed.1974 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer Consul is taking over as Secretary Drinking water.
( We said this on January 9 and on January 27 )
Madhukar Gupta is not getting extension ?
It seems top bosses in the Government of India have decided not to go by the advice of the Election Commission by giving three months extension to Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta.He is superannuating on March 31.
Gopal Pillai to be new Home Secretary
Though two 1972 batch IAS officers of 1972 batch and one of 1973 batch figure in the panel submitted for the post of Secretary Home,Commerce Secretary Gopal Pillai is topping the list.
Ujal Singh Bhatia to be Secretary Commerce !
Now Ambassador WTO Ujal Singh Bhatia is ahead in the race for the post of Secretary Commerce.Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has asked the Services for the 1974 batch Orissa Cadre IAS officer Bhatia for the post.
Minister Mines did not get Secretary of his choice ?
Infact Mining Minister Sisram Ola was keen to have J S Maini has Secretary.After two months efforts he reportedly asked for Bhaskar Chatterjee but the PMO sent Ms Santha Sheela Nair .
Justice Chauhan to be Judge of the SC !
Grapevine has it that Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court is being appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Vigilance gives nod for DG, RBI
As the grapevine has it the Chief Vigilance Commissioner(CVC) has given clearance to the two member panel for the post of Deputy Governor(DG), Reserve Bank of India(RBI). The panel comprised Dr. Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty CMD Punjab National Bank (PNB) & T.S.Narayansami CMD Bank of India (BOI).
EC's nod for pay revision of PSE staff
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reportedly given its green signal for pay revision of Government of India (GOI) run Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs).A cabinet note is being prepared & once it is approved by the Cabinet then other formalities will follow.
Swadeep Singh gets one year extension
Chief Vigilance Officer in the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) Swadeep Singh has been granted extension till December 25.He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Ashok Lavasa appointed JS Home
Ashok Lavasa has been appointed Joint Secretary Home in the Government of India .He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
( We said this on February 27 )
Amitabh Verma gets three months extension
Joint Secretary Banking Amitabh Verma has been granted three months extension in his deputation tenure, till June 18. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
( We said this on January 16)
Ajay Mittal moves to Chennai
Ajay Mittal has been appointed as Development Commissioner, Madras Export Processing Zone, at Chennai. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
Anjuli Chib Duggal is new JS Expenditure
Ms Anjuly Chib Duggal has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Expenditure. She is 1981 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
( We said this on March 3 )
K Suresh gets extension
K Suresh Chairman of the Chennai Port Trust has been granted extension till June 30. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on March 4)
Chandra promoted as CPMG Haryana
On promotion to the SAG, Indian Postal Service officer Kamlesh Chandra has been posted as Chief Post Master General ,Haryana.
Six Indian Police Officers selected for UN Mission in Timor L'ste
Six Indiani police officers have been selected for deployment with UN Mission in Timor L'ste (UNMIT). Those selected include Mandeep Singh Grewal of Punjab, Mrs. Punita Bhardwaj of Himachal Pradesh, Amit Joshi of Delhi, Mrs Priyanka Mishra of Madhya Pradesh, Subhash Bishnoi of Rajasthan and MV Ramakrishna Prasad of Karnataka.
IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
On return from central deputation Veena Upadhyay has been posted as DG of the Deendayal Upadhyay Rural Development Institute.B V Singh will be Principal Secretary Languages.Rohit Nandan has been given additional charge of PS Secriculture.Tirthraj Tripathi will now be Secretary Agriculture.Rajiv Kapoor will also hold charge of Institutional Finance.Anita Chatterjee has been given Backward Classes Department.Dhiraj Sahu will be MD of PICKUP.M P Agrawal has been made Project Director of the Mid Day Meal programme.
One IAS officer in offer list for central deputation from Sikkim cadre
Only one IAS officer, Puneet Kansal of 1996 batch, is in the offer list for central deputation from Sikkim cadre.
Ms. Shailly Ranjan to be AIG Forests
Ms. Shailly Ranjan an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the Jammu & Kashmir cadre who belongs to the 2001 batch has been appointed as AIG in the Indian Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF).
(We said this on March 15,2009)
Two 1984 batch IPS of Madhya Pradesh cadre empanelled for JS post
Two 1984 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, M S Gupta and V K Johari, have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Three 1989 batch IAS officers of Kerala cadre empanelled for JS post
As many as three 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, RK Singh, Manoj Joshi and EK Majhi, are reported to have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Tenure of Vice Chairman BPT to conclude on March 31,2009
Tenure of A.S.Bal Vice Chairman Bombay Port Trust (BPT), Bombay willconclude on March 31,2009.Bal is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer.
Kanwar Sandhu quits HT Chandigarh,
Kanwar Sandhu has resigned as Resident Editor of the Hindustan Times (HT) , Chandigarh.
Ramesh Vinayak is RE, HT Chandigarh
Ramesh Vinayak is new Resident Editor of the Hindustan Times(HT), Chandigarh
Ms.Indra Krishna Kumar is Member Postal board
Ms.Indra Krishna Kumar has taken over as Human Resource (HR) in Postal Board. She is an Indian Postal Service (IPS) officer.
Why interviews for SBI DMDs were deferred?
Why much awaited interviews for promotion of nine Chief General Managers (CGMs) as Deputy Managing Directors ((DMDs) in the State Bank of India (SBI) & its affiliates were deferred from March 24, 2009 to April 1,2009 ? As the grapevine has it Ms. Shyamala Gopinath, Deputy Governor, RBI was not free on March 24, 2009.
Official work hampered badly due to Lok Sabha polls
At a high profile party it was a hot topic of discussion that ever since Election Commission of India (ECI) announced schedule for Lok Sabha polls, official work has been badly hit. This is quite unprecedented, if one sees it in global context. This was unanimous view of guests at the party.
Clipping of Collectors' wings to cost dearly
There is a general feeling in bureaucratic circles that since Election Commission of India (ECI) has given more powers to its observers for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls, it may create problems at the ground level. Problems are likely to arise regarding security & other issues because under the Indian Criminal Procedure Code ( Cr.P.C.) many powers are vested only in District Magistrates i.e. Returning officers for different constituencies. Moreover, it is being debated that as to how poll observers going from outside in any constituency be able to justice with security plan, as they will be totally outsiders in
comparison to Collectors. It is also feared that heat of the same may be felt, once first phase of polling gets over.
Blame game is on in Congress for its fiasco
Owing to failure of electoral alliance with partner political parties blame game has begun in the Congress party.
Is IPL above national interests & security?
Is holding of IPL above national interests & security when India is going to face Lok Sabha polls? Have the organizers of IPL forgotten the kind security threat perceptions that have arisen ever since 26/11 happened in Mumbai & 3/3 happened in Lahore? Is not logical to ensure holding of Lok Sabha polls smoothly rather than engaging security agencies in guarding a few cricketers who will play in IPL? Does the decision to hold IPL at any cost around this time smack of some kind of an ego hassles? These questions have been doing rounds in corridors
of power.
Who is to be blamed?
Who is to be blamed for stopping of pay of Bihar cadre's DG rank officer J.K.Khanna? At present he is OSD to Bihar Government in Delhi. He is an IPS officer of the 1974 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
Bhupen Sharma shifted from Karimganj
Bhupen Sharma (2000 batch, Assam cadre ) IAS has been shifted from the post of Collector, Karimganj in Assam.His shifting was ordered by the lection Commission of India (ECI).
Dr.M.Angamuthu is new Collector,Karimganj in Assam
Dr.M.Angamuthu (2002 batch, Assam cadre) IAS has been posted as the new Collector, Karimganj in Assam. Hitherto he was Joint Secretary Agriculture to the Assam Government & Managing Director (MD) Seeds Corporation.
Bison Blue Water Expedition flagged off
A 'Blue Water Expedition' was by the Bison Division of the Indian Army located in the Southern Region was flagged off by Major General Rajesh Singh, General Officer Commanding of the Division on March 23,2009. The flagging off the expedition took place at Agati, an Island of Lakshdweep and Minicoy group of Islands located 58 km North West of Kavarati. The flagging off ceremony was attended by number of civil and military dignitaries. The expedition is one of its kind undertaken by the 'Bison Division' primarily to provide adventure to the men of the elite Bison Division and also to increase awareness in the local population towards measures that can be taken to mitigate environmental concerns specially related to marine flora and fauna. The adventure team consists of six officers and fifty-four other ranks of the Division. Representatives of 'Marine Division' of World Wildlife Fund and also part of this expedition. Eminent environmentalists gave a talk on presentation of 'ocean life' and 'protection of environment'. The flagging off ceremony was followed Power Rafting, Scuba Diving, Beach Marathon and Para Motoring. These events will also be held at Kavarati on March 24 and Bangaram on March 26, 2009.The expedition team will also interact the people of Lakshadweep Islands, spread awareness about the Army and the need to preserve the fragile ecology of their Islands.

S.P.S.Bakshi is new CMD,EPI
S.P.S.Bakshi who was earlier Executive Director(ED)Projects with the
Airports Authority of India(AAI)has assumed charge as new
Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the Engineering Projects
India(EPI)Ltd.,Delhi. Earlier he was posted in Kolkata.
(We said this on October 21,2008)
Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary's Advisor not yet finalized
Advisor to Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary is yet to be finalised.
3 contenders for Advisor to Meghalaya Governor
As the grapeviune has it there are three contenders for the post of
advisor to Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary . They are:
P.Beizely ex Chief Secretary Meghalaya, J.P.Singh & Tiwari. Of them
first one has fairly bright chances.

No terrorism in Kerala: Jacob Punnoose
Jacob Punnoose IPS, Director General of Police, Kerala is an outstanding police officer having handled crucial departments like Intelligence, Vigilance and Training. An IPS officer of the 1975 batch Kerala cadre, Jacob Punnoose has succeeded Raman Shrivastava as Kerala's DGP. Shrivastava has moved to the Centre as Special Secretary Home. Punnoose has been instrumental in the breakthrough Kerala Police had in the case relating to plot on Kerala's former Chief Minister late E.K. Nayanar. A man with a strong conviction and details for basics, Jacob Punnoose threw light about the law and order situation in Kerala and the myths associated with it in an exclusive interview with Prakash Pillai, our Editor, Magazine.
Q: How is the law and order situation in Kerala?
A: Law and order situation in Kerala is perfectly fine. There should be no concern on that front. There are 20 lakh Non Resident Keralites who have willingly left their children and families back home. If the law and order situation and Kerala Police were bad would anyone leave back their wife and children?
Q: There seem to be a general feeling that Kerala, especially its Northern parts are turning out to be hotbeds of terrorism?
A: I don't know how and from where this perception has cropped up. All I can say as the state's Police chief is that all these theories have no basis and are a "fig of imagination". There had been some issues related to northern Kerala in the past but it has been blown out of proportion. Based on our investigations and intelligence inputs, I can say conclusively that there are neither any terrorists nor terrorist related activities in this part or for that matter any other part of Kerala at present.
Q: "God's own country" is also getting the acronym of "Land of crimes" for its increasing number of crimes?
A: This is a myth. I partly agree with the fact that registration of crime has gone up in Kerala and that pushes up the crime figure when you compare it with general statistics vis-à-vis other states. Kerala has the highest rate for registered crime among the different states of India, for offences registered under the Indian Penal Code. For several years we have been in this position, our registered crime rate being almost twice the national average. Often, this fact is used to buttress the viewpoint that the security scenario is the worst in Kerala as compared to the rest of India.
Q: Constabulary that forms the backbone of any Police force is treated shabbily (pay, perks or housing). What about their condition in Kerala?
A: In Kerala policemen are better off than most other states. Kerala is perhaps the only state where the salary of a constable is two scales higher than that of a Lower Division Clerk (LDC).
Q: Any specific task you would like to achieve so that you are remembered?
A: I am not thinking about history while discharging duties as the head of Kerala Police.
(Read detailed interview in "whispers in the corridors" magazine- March issue)

CORPORATE
AS Rathore promoted as GM in Air India
AS Rathore has been promoted as GM in Indian. His new place of posting is Cargo, SBU, Sahar, Mumbai.
Ms. Meera Sanyal to contest LS polls
Ms. Meera H Sanyal,Senior banker and currently Country Head , ABN Amro
Ms. Meera H Sanyal,Senior banker and currently Country Head , ABN Amro
Bank, has availed leave from March 21 till May 15 who is going enter
the poll arena.She is going to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha poll. She
would contest as an independent candidate from South Mumbai .

Aaj Ki Aawaz
Though EC jumped the gun but its advice was bang on!!!!
BJP should not give ticket to Meneka's son!!!
The man has gone berserk!!!
Turned out to be an 'intolerant' jerk!!!
Why does EC not give the same advisory for Tytler, Sajjan and Dutt????
EC should now do so futta-futt!!!
BJP's in no mood to agree and Varun will be BJP's Pilibhit candidate!!!
Yes his election could be annulled by Courts at a later date!!
Priyanka has advised Varun to read the Gita!!!
The only Gita Varun knows is the movie Sita aur Geeta!!!
He was never religious!!!
His reason for turning a Hindu hardliner is obvious!!!
What he forgets is Hinduism (religion) is tolerance ka example!!!
On other religions beliefs Hinduism does not trample!!!
Laloo speaketh with a forked tongue!!!!
No this is not the effect of bhang!!
On one hand RJD is pitted against Congress!!!
And on the other hand 'Sonia as Leader of UPA' karr raha hai press!!
Laloo's 'Mungeri Lal ke sapne' will end up as a nightmare!!
As badly in these elections RJD is going to fare!!
Paswan is already on the 'block' (up for sale),
If BJP needs his support to form Sarkaar he'll go to BJP with his 2-3 MP's ka flock!
When Kandhar took place Congress watched the tamaasha!!
Had BJP been in the Opposition then it too would have spoken in Congress's bhaasha!!
Today BJP's criticizing Sarkaar for not cooperating for holding of IPL 2!!!!!
If blasts take place the same BJP will be saying 'holding matches was the wrong thing to do'!
BJP would then say that Sarkaar should have acted responsibly and not like a cricket fan!
And the same BJP would then cry for a permanent IPL ban!!!
And Mr. Jaitley you should be more worried about the hurt your pout is doing to BJP!!
Giving people the handle to say Bharatiya Jhagda Party is the real meaning of BJP!!!!
Do you know how demoralized BJP cadres are?????
Many say you both are jostling for a post Advani role as its felt this time BJP faces haar!!!
I repeat…. in Gujarat , MP, Karnataka and Chattisagarh BJP has to win hands down!!!
If this does not happen BJP's going to fall down!!
There's a pretty big void down South and in the East!!!
Where in some States BJP's not a part of the electoral feast!!!
And when post election it comes to Alliances down South!!!
Anti Advani demand Jaya and Naidu or Chiranjeevi will mouth!!!
So Advani has another battle if BJP does well in the electoral battle!!!
Imagine his position when today he's not being able to handle his own cattle!!!
Confucius says…To agree to Advani as PM Allies will take a humongous flesh ko pound!!!!
Maybe all malai Ministries with the Allies will be found!!!
Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Forum
Survey please !
Taking a cue from the approbations received for Sudhir Nath from fellow officers, Whispers should invite the readers from civil servants to regularly give names of serving officers who they consider to be non-corrupt and upright. If anyone has been wrongly named, others who read the website will object. So in a way, it will act as a filter for throwing up names of honest officers. Hopefully, over a period of time, other officers may start at least thinking that they need to be honest too.
Considering the deterioration that has set in in recent years where apart from corruption, many officers have shamelessly started to oblige ministers and other politicians who want to do wrong things, something really needs to be done to stem the rot.
I Khan
Is the govt listenng ?
In these days, it is broadly discussed amongst the employees of Secretariat regarding impact of CSS Rule, 2009. Maximum employees of secretariat want to go on strike against implementation of CSS Rule, 2009. It is our justified demand to amend the CSS Rule, 2009. If this rule apply in Secretariat, UDCs working in secretariat not become an Assistant in his career. Is the UPA Govt./Secretary DOP&T/Hon'ble Prime Minister and other officers not knowing the fact that 1988 batch of UDCs are not get promotion till date? A logical decision should be taken considering all facts. It is very unfortunate decision taken by DOP&T to notify the CSS Rule, 2009. It stopped our chances of promotion . DOP&T may once again think and 50% DR Assistant and 50% regular vacancies should be filled up by the UDCs of Secretariat till all the UDCs in the pipeline are get promotion. If this arrangement will not made in secretariat then we have no other way than strike. why not our association leaders move to courts. It is totally against the motive of cadre destructing committee. It is repeatedly said by us that ideal position is to fill up the regular vacancies in Assistant grade is 50% DR Assistant:25%Departmental Examination for UDCs:25% Select Quota. Why this matter properly not dealt by our association leader? What are they thinking? When will he raise voice against discrimination with CSCS? It is a time for unity in CSCS?
Prince
Why selective ?
Why income tax benefit only for IAS, IPS, IFTs officers posted in delhi. what about Central government officers. They are equally tribals from North-East and should be given this benefit.
Rita
Thank you sir for the update
Please keep us posted since this issue is of great concern to 150000 PSU employees who are waiting for pay revision for last 27 months.
SG
How to survive without revised salary in CPSU?
There are many CPSU's which are operating in free economy and facing stiff competition as a result incurring heavy losses and unable to implement 1997 pay revision. on the other side CPSU in power sector, oil sector etc, where market is assured in view of upcoming power projects or monoplistic market policy are earning profit resulting in implementation of 2007 pay revision. It appears that there no fair & justified reason to deny pay revision to thousand of employees of loss making CPSU on the ground of guidelines which supportive to CPSU's operating either in govt. protection or having monopoly of their product. The comparison between loss making & profit making CPSU should be apple to apple.
Anand
No vote for UPA please
Prior to VIt6h Pay Commission the minimum pay of a Deputy Secretary was Rs. 12000 and that of a Director was Rs. 14300. These two are considered to be at the same level and the post of Director was a mere redesignation of DS. Being at the same level and same kind of work, a DS does not submit files to Director. After Sixth Pay Commission the minimum pay of DS is Rs. 30,000 and that of a Director is Rs. 46,100. A mere Rs. 2300 difference has become Rs. 16,100 overnight. The bulk of Government servants are below Director level. Who will vote for UPA candidate from New Delhi ?
Rajeeva
Shri Pranab Mukherjee is a very seasoned politician and a very mature administrator. With him at the helm of affairs in the Finance Ministry, the Ministry is bound to look up. Similarly, Mr Chidambaram is a great Home Minister; with him in the Home Ministry, things are improving vastly in the Home Ministry. Right people in the right place. The Home Ministry requires Mr Chidambaram and the Finance Ministry requires Shri Mukherjee.
Arjun Malik
They are the stars - Nav Grah !
Our country is largely suffering from the current scenario of the Indian politics, which is dominated by the Nav Grah. They are :
1. Lalu Prasad Yadav - Rahu
2. Mulayam Singh Yadav - Ketu
3. Mayawati - Angaraka
4. Mamta Banerjee - Budha
5. Ram Vilas Paswan - Shukra
6. J. Jaya Lalita - Guru
7. Amar Singh - Surya
8. Navin Patnaik - Chandra
9. Shiboo Suren - Shani
To keep away these Nav Grah from the current situation of Indian politics, the citizen's of India may like to perform Nav Grah Puja. In our Vedas it is also mentioned that if you do not silent these Nav Grah, they may harm you. In my opinion, it is the duty of the every citizen of India to keep silent these Nav Grah by performing Pujas in every place of worship such as Temple/Maszid/ Gurudwara/ church etc. and make sure that these may not harm you any more.
A Citizen