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M K Jain

whisper's survey: Thumbs up for Rahul Gandhi
The "Nehru-Gandhi" family still seems to be the binding force in the Congress Party. All demands and talks within the party for a strong second line of succession and projection of regional leaders come to a halt the moment the name of a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family is projected. There is no dispute on leadership and everybody (whether senior or junior, young or old) falls in line. Is this due to the tight hold of the family on the party's affairs or dynastic rule as the opposition alleges or lack of good leaders within the Congress Party. We decided to seek opinion from our surfers in a survey about who would make the best Prime Minister among the Congress leaders and why? The result of the survey has been startling as a majority backs Rahul Gandhi, the youthful face of the Congress and its present general secretary for the top post. What is surprising is that Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi too have greater approvals than the present Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee.
While Sonia Gandhi had declined the post of Prime Minister in 2004 and still appears to be in no mood to give into pressures from party men and Priyanka to suggesting to be away from politics for now the spotlight has turned to Rahul Gandhi. The surfers have rated him as the best bet for the future of Congress. He is considered to be honest, charismatic and youthful. His only drawback - Rahul is considered a novice in politics and they want him to mature as a politician before taking on the big job.
Despite his lack of experience Rahul Gandhi is favoured by the majority over the present lot of Congress leaders or the leaders in the opposition ranks and files. Of the 317 responses we received roughly 171 (about 53 per cent) have voted for Rahul Gandhi followed by Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra. Manmohan Singh follows next with about 68 people (about 21 per cent) having approved his policies. Just seven per cent believe that Pranab Mukherjee would make a good Prime Minister while three per cent have approved A.K. Antony for the post.
Some responses
Rahul has a charismatic personality. He knows how to address the masses like his grand mother, late Indira Gandhi and his father, late Rajiv Gandhi. Besides this, he has vision to build India further like what Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru did for India. In addition to these, he has the shortcoming i.e he is bachelor. That is why stalwarts treat him as a new entrant in the political system.
Ashok Chadha
Not only Rahul but also Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Vadara are leaders, they are only Umbrellas under which all congressmen feel safe and secure to do fulfill their personal ambitions except national ambitions. There cannot be any other umbrella in the Congress at any cost.
S C Sharma
Young and energetic Prime Minister may do more good in all spheres of people of India
P. Gangadharan
The congress party today runs like a private Ltd., company. If he is chosen as their leader, that's their internal matter. However, if he is thrust upon center stage, then what is the administrative or political experience that he has? NIL. So, that's how things will move accordingly!
Rajesh Deshmukh
Rahul Gandhi as an individual appears to be fine gentleman. As a politician he needs to learn many tricks of the trade. Indian politics in its present form is the most complex phenomena, where no one can predict whether votes will make the government or notes will save it. Rahul need to concentrate on core issues confronting our country. He has to spell out priority to address core issues. As a politician, if he has to succeed, he needs to come out of the shadow of Gandhi family and prove his acumen at his own. In the present scenario there is no dearth of talent in our country and Dr Manmohan Singh has proved it.
Manmohan
What I strongly believe is that Mr. Rahul Gandhi is benign, intelligent, proactive and prompt in life with all humanity/compassion in him.
Harcharan Singh Bhalla
In my lifetime I have heard one quotation 'Nanak Naam Chadti Kalan' - means name of the Nanak is enough for getting one's ship through. The same is the quotation application for Congress party, where 'Gandhi' name is enough for them to remain as a flock together.
Ashok Kumar Bhimani
Well Rahul Gandhi is not the best leader, he lacks expertise, though he will have a vision. But if he stays actively in politics, he can make significant contributions and next elections he will be more qualifying for Prime Minister.
Rajni Raina

1975 batch IPS empanelment meeting today
Meeting for the empanelment of 1975 batch IPS officers to the rank of DG in the Government of India is expected to take place on Friday.
Ashok Chawla is India's alternate Governor in World Bank
Ashok Chawla, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs(DEA), Ministry
of Finance, Government of India(GOI), has been appointed India's
Alternate Governor in the World Bank (WB) Board with immediate effect
vice Dr. D. Subba Rao since Dr. Rao has become Governor, Reserve Bank of
India (RBI). Ashok Chawla is an IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre who belongs to the
1973 batch.
Rajiv Maharishi to succeed Chaturvedi ?
Rajiv Maharishi is likely to succeed G C Chaturvedi as Director Rural Health Mission in the Ministry of Health. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
IAS officer seeks VRS
Sunjay Joshi has applied for VRS. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Joshi is presently working in Delhi.
J S Sarma to be TRAI Chairman
J S Sarma is likely to be appointed new Chairman of the TRAI.1971 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Sarma is presently Member of te TDSAT.
Ashish Kumar Singh to succeed Amitabh Verma ?
Grapevine has it that PS to Union Minister of State Personnel, Ashish Kumar Singh is going to succeed Joint Secretary Banking Amitabh Verma in June. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
BV Chaubal chosen as CGM, SBI
BV Chaubal who so far was a General Manager has been selected for elevation as Chief General Manager (CGM).
Gupta is DG (Railways) in CAG office
Senior IA&AS officer JN Gupta, Director General of Audit, P&T, Delhi has been transferred and posted as Director General (Railways) in CAG office.
JK Dadoo tipped to be full time Commissioner Delhi
J K Dadoo who is Secretary (Environment), Government of Delhi and was given additional charge of Commissioner Delhi is likely to be full time Commissioner Delhi, if Selvaraj Administrator Lakshdweep does not return to Delhi. Dadoo is an IAS officer of the UT cadre who belongs to the 1983 batch.
A major overhaul in Assam likely
As the grapevine has it, after results of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls were announced on May 16, 2009; there is going to be a major reshuffle in the Assam bureaucracy.
Successor to Shashi Prakash yet to be decided
Tripura Government is yet to decide successor to incumbent Chief Secretary Shashi Prakash who is all set to join Government of India (GOI) on central deputation in the Inter State Secretariat. He is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch.
AK Mangotra chances are brighter
As the grapevine has it, AK Mangotra, Principal Secretary Planning & Statistics, Power & Finance with the Tripura Government, has brighter chances of becoming the Chief Secretary to the Tripura Government. He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch. He will succeed Shashi Prakash
(1976 batch) Chief Secretary to Govt. of Tripura who is going to join Inter State Council on central deputation.
SN Sabat is set to join CRPF as DIG
SN Sabat is all set to join on central deputation CRPF as DIG. He is an IPS officer of the 1990 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Avinash Chander tipped to join SSB as DIG
As the grapevine has it Avinash Chander on central deputation is tipped to join SSB as DIG. He is an IPS officer of the 1989 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Meghalaya Governor functions without an Advisor
Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary who since March 18, 2009, is discharging his duties under the President's rule has failed to get an advisor so far.
NCP & Congress to join hands in Meghalaya
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) & Congress are going to join hands for formation of a popular Government in Meghalaya.
Assam Government's green signal to VS Bhaskar
As the grapevine has it, the Assam Government has cleared proposal of VS Bhaskar for central deputation in Government of India (GOI). He is IAS officer of the 1985 batch.
Arvind Jadhav tightens the noose
As the grapevine has it, newly inducted Chairman cum Managing Director
(CMD) of the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) i.e. Air India Arvind Jhadav has started tightening the noose. He has banned issuance of all complimentary tickets. He is an IAS officer the Karnataka cadre who belongs to the 1978 batch.
New Govt to review appointments in PSUs
As the grapevine has it new Government to be installed after May 17,2009 will review appointments that the UPA Government has done in different Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) recently.
Extension to Pillai on cards
Extension in tenure to CMD of the National Textile Corporation K R Pillai is on cards.
Ajai Singh to retire this month end
Member of the CBDT Ajai Singh is superannuating by this month end. He is 1972 batch IRS officer.
Nandakumar is Director Information & PR Kerala
M. Nandakumar has taken over as Director of the Information and Public Relations Department.
R.K.Singh resigns from IAS
R.K.Singh (IAS 1985 batch, Manipur-Tripura cadre)who was earlier Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation has resigned. He has sent in his papers to the Tripura Government.Singh who is currently on leave confirmed about his resignation to <whispersinthecorridors.com>b. However,in reply to a question he refused to state anything further that as to why he had resigned or what his plans were.
CBI officers surprised
CBI officers are surprised on Congress General Secretary Rahul
Gandhi's statement. In corridors of CBI it is said that Director, CBI
is very keen on investigation of cases in the right earnest and is not
bothered about who says what.
Girish Chandra Chaturvedi takes over as Addl Secy Financial Services
Girish Chandra Chaturvedi who had made a mark as Director Rural Health Mission in the Government of India (GOI) has assumed the charge as Additional Secretary Financial Services. Hitherto he was Additional Secretary in GOI. He is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on 02 May 09)
Inder Jit Singh appointed JS HRD
Inder Jit Singh has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Higher Education. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
( We said this last month )
Tenure of Bhaswati Mukheree extended
Tenure of Ms. Bhaswati MukherjeeB as permenent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris under the Department of Higher Education has been extended untill 31.12.2009. She is 1976 batch IFS officer.
Tenure of Joy extended
Deputation tenure of V.P. Joy has been extended till Sudhir Kumar, IAS(BH:82) joins as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power . He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
(We said this on April 13 )
Tenure of Mishra extended in AAI
Central deputation tenure of D.S.Mishra, Chief Vigilance Officer in the Airports Authority of India has been extended for a period of three months beyond 8.5.2009.He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
B.Kalyan Chakraborty joins as GM, FCI -Hyderabad
B.Kalyan Chakraborty who so far was Project Director AACP (World Bank aided programme) and Secretary Agriculture with the Assam Government on central deputation has joined on April 8,2009 as Hyderabad based General Manager with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) on April 8,2009. He is IAS officer of the Assam cadre who belongs the 1995 batch.
(We said this on March 29,2009)

CORPORATE

Rana Som gets additional charge of SIIL
Chairman & Managing Director, NMDC Limited Rana Som has taken over additional charge as CMD of Sponge Iron India Limited.
Murali Natrajan appointed as MD and CEO of Development Credit Bank
Murali Natrajan has over two decade experience in India and international banking earlier he has serve to Citibank Standard Chartered Bank.
Rajiv Jaitly quits Dainik Bhaskar
Rajiv Jaitly, who so far was President with Dainik Bhaskar, has put in his papers.
RK Agarwal is CFO, WWIL
RK Agarwal has joined Wire and Wireless India Ltd (WWIL) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Mohanty promoted as GM
NC Mohanty DGM of Bank of India, Ranchi has been promoted as a General Manager.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Some question what was the need for Rahul's Alliance speak???
The inference that many will draw is Congress's position is weak!!!
Or was Rahul just doing plain and simple factual speak!!!
Maybe he just frankly let us known what to expect after one and a half week!!!!
If BJP and Congress are neck to neck there will be ally netting waar pe waar!!!
And all is fair in politics to win power and make the opponent face haar!!!
Regional Parties will shift base to Dilli before results start coming out!!!
In preparation for the 'real bout'!!!
Our mandate will be immaterial and will not matter one bit!!!
With anyone anyone will sit!!!
Commies will not be part of an Alliance in which Mamtha is a part!!!
And Karuna and Amma will also stay similarly apart!!!
Advani should remember last time overconfidence did BJP in and it lost!!!
And this time its overestimation that's doing BJP in and BJP could pay the same cost!!
Like the rumors that Advani has already prepared list of BJP Ministers!!!
This has been leaked by one of his assister's!!
Isn't Advani moving a bit too fast????
And forgetting a lesson in the recent past????
Or is this to show that in BJP discipline has come back?????
But many feel of overconfidence and overestimation this sure does smack!!!
The 3 Ladies who will play a crucial role are playing their roles to the hilt!!!
At present 2-1 karr rahi hai UPA ki taraf tilt!!!
Mamtha gave Congress a sample of her famous sulk and Congress tried to de-sulk her!
To the extent that someone from the Congress addressed her as Sir!!!
Mamtha's sulks comes easily but do not go the same way!!!!!
And after she gets into a sulk she starts mouthing ' someone has to pay'!!!
Amma is as cool as a cucumber or keera or kakdi!!!
She says her sole aim at present is to make AIADMK's position more takdi ( strong)!!
Maya wants to be part of the Alliance ... internally or externally... that comes to power!!!
That's why she's going to decide at the last hour!!!
She wants CBI to do a CBI or Can Bhenji's Investigation!!
And if UPA comes to power Diggy will clear her name in front of the entire Nation!!!
By Laloo and Mulayam's behavior it is obvious they've read the writing on the wall!!!
Aisi attitude ko sore losers attitude karte hai call!!!
Mulayam has said that for SP's support price is Maya Sarkaar being dismissed!!!
Seems the basics of Democracy this man has missed!!!
Mulayam is in denial as reality is SP's seat share will go down!!!
Mulayam's act is more like before the circus main act the actics of a clown!!
Jaya is smart and will not make DMK Sarkaar's dismissal as a condition for AIADMK support!
She'll demand a DMK Ministers 'acts of omissions and commissions report'!!!
Rattan Tata believes in the Pyramid approach!!!
After Nano car Nano house kiya hai Tata ne broach!!!
What next….. Nano Malls … the place where Aam Aadi shops!!!
Via bulk and innovative buying Nano Malls are in a position to give huge sops!
They say US Banks will need a whopping 500 billion to bridge the gap!!!
So Banking woes in US they've still not been able to cap!!!
Sub-prime kind of defaults are there in other lending activities too!!!
US Banks on account of reckless lending have flushed billions down the loo!!!
Obama is looking to solve the Tax Haven curse his own way!!!!
He wants to make the itch to go to tax havens go away!!!
Confucius says…. to cure a scourge the root cause has to be cured!!!
And if the root cause is not cured then it has to be endured!!!
Bharat Kumar

FORUM

You are suffering from Congress mania?
You are a great sycophant of Congress party particularly small time politician like Rahul Gandhi and that too on the day of the polling ie 7th May,09.This is not the sign of a professional journalist. This is, in fact, the symptom of a disease called Congress mania. You never carried out such an analysis in regard to other Prime-ministerial candidates. Shame on your biased mindset. Are you fit to be a journalist. If you have guts, publish these views on your website
Arun

Rahul Gandhi is PM Material
Hats down. Salute to Rahul Gandhi who has the guts to say the truth that govt. of the day does influence its institutions. He also added that today 1 Rupee reaches to the needy as 10 paisa. Everybody in govt. knows it but nobody from within the ruling came in public to say so. He is an honest leader and perhaps leads the country in right direction.
Kaushal

An open letter from an IPS officer to Home Minister --
Change the system otherwise it will chage you
1. I can understand the feeling, rather I am going through the same anger
and frustration. Why we are sitting duck and no one is there to help us? What our government is doing? Can rolling over heads is an option. Shivraj Patil has gone, Vilash Rao Deshmukh is gone, RR Patil is gone. As incompetent political masters they are paying the price. May be Congress will go after General election and we know that this is the end of career for many politicians. But what will happen to our incompetent Police leadership? .All IPS officers are busy in their own agenda and have no time for people. Where will we go?
2. Unfortunately I am in a police job and as an insider I know where is the rot. Nobody will tell you because our survival is depending upon the whole lie started during the time of independence. But time has come when some one needs to tell you the truth about connivance of ruling political class and colonial bureaucracy. We all know that Government of India 1935 Act has given the taste of power to the Indian Political Class. They came into power in provinces as well as in federal government. Once the Second World War has started everyone knew that the time of British Colonial era is coming closer.
3. This was the time the Colonial Bureaucracy has started being close to Indian Political Masters. This was the time when the number of Indians also joined bureaucracy at ICS and IP level and the hobnobbing with political masters had started. After independence we saw the result of this connivance. Our dear Prime Minister late Sri Jawahar Lal Nehru declared that he will continue with the same bureaucracy because if they serve so efficiently to the colonial master, they will serve with same enthusiasm to us. But that us was only the political masters rather than the common people.
Bal
Future of bureaucracy
1. If recent result of Civil services is any indication then it is quite clear that civil services has become the last choice for meritorious students.
2.While in the 1990s there used to be 100s of fresh IIT and IIM graduates getting in to IAS and Allied services, today we see only handful of them in civil services in new batches.
3.Reason is obvious, an IIM (A) graduate gets 2 lakh starting salary ,which is equivalent to pay+perk of Secretary Government of India.
4.To have quality manpower Government must now take manpower laterally on contract from private sector, otherwise in years to come ,bureaucracy will be manned by second grade manpower ,resulting in poor policy making.

He would have been the next chairman-
The grading system for promotion as Member CBDT has led to such anamolies. No one said anything against this last year when others lost out. In fact in the subsequent panel, we may see officers upto 76/77 batch as Members.
R Sahay
Need of PPS/SPPS in Govt. offices
PPS/Sr. PPS or PSO do not take dictation/typing except telephones. I have seen some of this class - they sometimes take dictation from bosses and then do pass on the dictation to poor steno/PA for typing!!! I would also like to update all readers that the post of PSO [Director equivalent] has already been sanctioned by DOPT. It is done on the recommendation of 6th CPC. It is either to please a particular cadre or to let CSS and CSSS continue their ongoing fight; as a result of which both CSS and CSSS suffer and others take the benefit. This is just a mockery of the GOI system. My view is that all the PPS/Sr. PPS and PSOs posts be converted to PA and PS. After PS they should be merged with the general cadre [Under Secretary]. This again is the recommendation of 6th CPC. I wish DOPT apply their mind and common sense while formulating such policies and not leave such matter to Cabinet Committee of Ministers (politicians) who have no sense of administrative set up. These politicians have already done disastrous harm to the country - May some good sense prevails on the voters and they do vote to a government which understands its responsibility to the nation!
Lal Gulab

Opposition
There should be strong opposition at the central level
Sanjiva Reddy
It is pathetic
I never thought you will stoop to such a low level. You are simply reiterating a very poor and vulgar joke spoken in Central Secretariat. Try to maintain some decency and decorum. How pathetic, whispers publish such cheap jokes. I am sure that all the Stenos are of an outstanding class in CSSS.
Radhika
Varying recruitment rules ?
Why should we have widely varying recruitment rules -let the one that applies to IAS be applicable to all central services (with may be minor variations-where required)
Virika

Irregularities in NHAI
In the National Highways Authority of India which is a loss making authority to the tune of Rs 1550 crores last year, lot of irregularities are taking place in the matter of recruitment. One recently recruited General Administration in her eagerness to earn a good name has called for interview ineligible internal candidates for the post of Manager (Admn) despite objections to this effect from the Vigilance Unit of the Authority. Will Chairman, NHAI look into it?
Hopeman

BSNL, a PSU being sunk by corrupt and inefficient personnel.
I had taken a BSNL prepaid connection in Kolkata. Firstly, I was getting unsolicited calls offering songs etc. for 'Do not disturb' registry I called 1500 But I was asked my customer Identification No. as "appearing in my phone Bill", which certainly I cannot have since I have pre-paid connection. Ergo, as per BSNL pre paid users will be tortured with such unsolicited calls of their company. I too had accepted to live with that. But what I experienced subsequently is criminal act of cheating by the BSNL. For the purpose of recharge I purchased an 'Excel' recharge Card of Rs. 300/- after paying Rs.337/- to a retailer. (The Sr.No. of the card is 81000008101051). Subsequently I tried to recharge my balance after scratching the said card as per Instructions written there. I dialed 123 and than as asked by the voice, I dialed 2 and afterwards I typed the 'card activation number' (which I had scratched on the card) following it by hash.
The voice on the system repeated the no. I had dialed. It was confirming to the no. on card. I typed hash confirming the same. But afterwards voice directed me to re enter the no. following it by hash. I did the same. To my utter dismay I found that the process was not coming to an end; whereas the recharge amount was not being added to my balance.
Left disgusted, I thought it might be a technical problem so I retained the card and tried to recharge the balance the next day. But unfortunately It all has been continuing for last three days.
When all attempts were failing I tried to contact the customer care No. 9430024385 as mentioned on the card, I was shocked to discover that it was not customer care no. It turned out to be personal no. of someone.
All through it has been greatly irritating and painful. However, seeing all possibility of losing my money and left out cheated I tried last attempt to call 1500 but unfortunately it too turned out to be of no help as whenever I pressed 9 as instructed to speak to the customer care, I was told that I had dialed wrong No. and I was required to type 9 again the apprehending my own fault I again dialed 9 but the message continued.
It has been three day since I was cheated by the BSNL. I would use this opportunity to throw challenge to the shameless management of the BSNL to verify the contents of my complain and they should answer as why they are cheating people? Why they are giving personal No. of citizens as your company's Customer care?
If any of them has any self-conscience left and is unsold to private mobile operator then please respond I will wait till I throw my BSNL card to garbage.

-Kushal Singh