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A powerful business house has a big network. There are instructions from the top boss of this group “purchase him”. Guess the name.
List of 1977 batch IAS empanelment lying in PMO
List of the 1977 batch IAS officers empanelment to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India is currently lying in the PMO.
Number of empanelled 1977 batch as Addl Secretary is 67
Altogether 67 IAS officers belonging to 1977 batch had been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. And the number of empanelled officers to the rank of Secretary is said to be 43.
Those did not go to GoI were not considered
If top sources are to be believed, those 1977 batch IAS officers who never served the Government of India were not considered for empanelment to the rank of Secretary.
Gupta to be posted as Secretary
BC Gupta is all set to be posted as Secretary in the Government of India this month. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
Amrendra Sinha poised to be Joint Secretary MSME
As the grapevine has it Amrendra Sinha is poised to be Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Small Scale Enterprises (MSME). He is an IAS
officer of the 1981 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre. Presently he is Principal Secretary (PS) Sugarcane and Industries.
DoPT to have 2 new Joint Secretaries
One post of Joint Secretary is vacant in DOPT and one more post will fall vacant on August 16, 2010.
Gokaran is new JS in Surface Transport
Nitin Ramesh Gokran is new Joint Secretary in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
New Transfer Policy in AGMU cadre triggers unrest
A new transfer Policy of IAS and IPS officer of AGMU cadre has been framed. Due to some parameters added in new policy an unrest has been created in the cadre officers. Some points included in new policy are as under :(i) Posting only outside Delhi will be counted as Central Deputation. (ii) Request of CM or Governor to postpone the period of deputation will not be considered and kept in ACR dossier with adverse remarks. (iii) After issue of transfer order officers must join their new posts within 15 days otherwise, his/her salary will be stopped and concerning officer will be treated as having been
relieved from his current posting. (iv) The period of long medical leave will not count under deputation period and this act kept in ACR dossier. (v) The act of political pressure or any other approach will be kept in ACR dossier. (vi) Under new policy 3 categories have been created: A-Category: Delhi, B-Category: Daman & Diu, Dadar Nagar Haveli, Goa, Pondicherry, Chandigarh, C-Category: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mizoram, Lakshwadweep. Deputation period will be for three years. Before going to Central deputation and to become eligible for promotion an officer must go for hard posting i.e. C-Category region.
More than 25 IAS officers from 1983 batch have quit
So far more than 25 IAS officers from 1983 batch have quit their services. This even includes Pravin Kumar (Haryana cadre) who was topper in the 1983 batch. Presently he is in the World Bank (WB).Latest to seek  voluntary retirement (VR) is Debashish Sircar
Principal Secretary(PS) Revenue with the Tripura government. Prior to that Raghunandan of the Karnataka cadre had quit.
Shortage of 631 IPS officers in country
Latest information says that there is shortage of 631 IPS officers in the country.
Will Brahma be Member of the Election Commission ?
Name of former Secretary Power H S Brahma has started doing the round for the post of Member Election Commission.1975 batch retired IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre Brahma is tribal from Assam. Earlier his name was mentioned for the post of Member UPSC. One thing is certain without the support of CEC Naveen Chawla he can not be appointed Member in the Election Commission.
NHAI Chairman to be choice of PMO
New Chairman of the NHAI will be the candidate of the PMO only. Atleast three IAS officers are also in the fray.
Mukherji is now Additional Secretary in MEA
Asoke Mukherji (IFS 1978) has been posted in MEA as Additional Secretary (Pol and PP&R) upon his return from posting to London.
Only Rajiv Gandhi could have done it ?
Ever heard in the history of India that a Prime Minister visiting any place on a notice of one hour only ? It was late Rajiv Gandhi as a Prime Minister had made an air-dash to Bhopal soon after the Union Carbide Gas tragedy to share grief to the people of Bhopal. It was a holiday when the message reached to the IB and the State Government officials about the arrival of Rajiv Gandhi from Bangalore. Nobody was prepared for the visit of the PM, there was panic in official circles but everything passed off peacefully. Infact, Rajiv Gandhi was keen to visit the gas affected areas to sympathise with the people of Bhopal. Can any Prime Minister do it without any proper security arrangement ?
Kidwai is now Director in Rashtrapati Bhawan
Faiz Ahmed Kidwai has been promoted to the rank of Director in the Rashtrapati Bhawan. He is 1996 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Number of CCIT’s posts to go up
As the grapevine has it, once restructuring of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) cadre happens the number posts at the level of Chief Commissioners of Income Tax (CCITs) will go up.
Prof. Gautam Pingle is a Director, CWC
Prof. Gautam Pingle of  “Administrative Staff College of India”(ASCI)-Hyderabad
has been appointed as an independent Director in the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC).
Joshi joins Commerce Ministry
Sanjeev Joshi has joined the Commerce Ministry as Director. He is 1996 batch IES officer.
Nand Kumar returns to Maharashtra
Nand Kumar who was on inter-state deputation to Chhattisgarh is now back to Maharashtra. He is 1989 batch IAS officer.
IDAS officer to join UIA
IDAS officer K Venkata Rao is joining as ADG Unique Identification Authority of India for five years.
Why did Garg resign ?
Why did 1994 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS officer resign ? Answer to this question lies with Garg and the Tripura Government.
Jairaj to organize Public Governance Conference
K Jairaj (IAS, 1976, Karnataka ) is reportedly organizing big public governance conference next month.
Khanna joins UPSC
Prachish Khanna has joined the UPSC as Joint Secretary. Khanna is 1996 batch Indian Telecom Service officer.
Gauri Chatterjee to be CIC West Bengal
Grapevine has it that Ms Gauri Chatterjee is being appointed Chief Information Commissioner in West Bengal. Retired 1971 batch IAS officer Ms Chatterjee will succeed 1970 batch retired IAS officer Arun Kumar Bhattacharya whose tenure is coming to and next month.
Chakraborty to be PSC Chairman in West Bengal
1974 batch retired IAS officer Ashok Mohan Chakraborty is likely to succeed Ms Gauri Chatterjee as Chairman of the West Bengal Public Service Commission in August.
Sujata Chaturvedi to join APPA course
Sujata Chaturvedi, Director in Ministry of Urban Development is going for APPA course.She is an IAS officer of 1989 batch who belongs
to the Bihar cadre.
Ravi Saxena is convener for foreign delegation by the Gujarat government
The government of Gujarat will send a delegation led by Ravi Saxena, an IAS officer (1978 batch, Gujarat cadre) to two foreign countries
for promotion of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2011.These countries are: South Korea and Taiwan .The delegation consisting
Gujarat based well-known industrial leaders, will visit these countries to invite business community there for participation in Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2011. The summit is going to be held on January 12 and 13, 2011 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Ravi Saxena is Principal Secretary (PS) Science & Technology (S & T) in the Gujarat government.
Acquisition of SBI Indore by SBI approved
The Union Cabinet today approved the acquisition of State Bank of Indore by State Bank of India (SBI) and also accorded `in-principle’ approval to introduce a Bill in the Parliament for making consequential amendments in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959, to remove references of State Bank of Indore.
Minor bureaucratic reshuffle in Tamil Nadu
There has been a minor bureaucratic reshuffle in Tamil Nadu. Those who were shifted are: Allaudin Principal Secretary/Commissioner of Land
Reforms Special Officer, World Classical Tamil Conference & Ex-officio Principal Secretary Development, Religious Endowments and Information
Department and Chairman (in charge), Tamil Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (TANSI) to Principal Secretary to Rural development
and Panchayat Raj Department, K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty Principal Secretary Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department to Principal
Secretary Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department and Dr.Niranjan Mardi Principal Secretary Municipal Administration and Water
Supply Department to Chairman and Managing Director Sate Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd. (SIPCOT) .
Search Committee to select CMDs of BSNL and MTNL
A search committee headed by Cabinet Secretary has been constituted to select CMDs of the BSNL and MTNL. Secretary Department of Personnel, Secretary Department of Telecom ,Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Prof Sameer Baruah of IIM Ahemdabad and Prof N Balakrishnan IISc will be the members. The Selection process will be completed within a month.  
Rizvi is back to IB
OSD to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, S A Rizvi is back to the parent Intelligence Bureau. He has been promoted to the rank of IG in the Government of India. Rizvi is 1989 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
Who will be new OSD to Chidambaram ?
Who will be new OSD to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram ?.So far no name has emerged.
Saheb Narain to be Director (Finance ) NFC
Saheb Narain is being tipped to be Director (Finance ) of the National Film Corporation.
Tenure of P G Dhar Chakraborty extended
Central deputation tenure of P.G. Dhar Chakraborty Executive Director, National Institute of Disaster Management(NIDM) under the Ministry of Home Affairs has been extended till March 31, 2011.He is 1980 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.
Azhar Shams back from deputation
Mohammad Azhar Shams SG/IRTS on return from deputation has been posted to the SER.
Railways transfer and postings
Rajneesh Agarwal of JAG/IRTS has been transferred from SECR to NR against an existing vacancy, A S Chaudhary of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from SWR to NFR and posted as ADRM/Lumding vice Satish Kothari SAG/IRSEE proceeding on training, Devi Lal Balai of SAG/IRAS has been on return from study leave transferred from NWR to ECR and posted in the cadre and Dawa Cheering of SAG/IRAS has been transferred from SECR to DMW/Patiala and posted vice Robin Deka SAG/IRAS proceeding on deputation.
AGMs promotions in BHEL likely today
Promotions of BHEL executives from DGM level to AGM are likely to be announced on Friday.
NMCE - Unveiling world class futures’ trading
The National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE) has been providing a world class on-screen live future trading on permitted commodities to the Indian citizens, ever since its formation in 1999. Kailash Gupta-Executive Vice-Chairman, NMCE, the man who supervised the establishment of the NMCE and subsequently headed its operations, is a man in hurry and wants the exchange to be known around the world as the finest centre for futures’ trading in commodities. Gupta, a former President of Ahmedabad Commodity Exchange, is known for the various Democratic Reforms and Economic Progress pushed by him during his tenure as president spelt out his priorities in an e-mail interview with whispersinthecorridors.com.
The excerpts of the interview are as follows-
Q: What is the future of Commodity Exchanges in India?
A: Commodity Exchanges are a vital centre that benefits the producers and traders in a new economic model. They cannot be wished away with. More so, in a country like India- a predominantly agro based economy- which is galloping on its way to economic progress as world battles to keep its economy on tracks.
Q: How is the National Multi Commodities Exchange (NMCE), Ahmedabad doing?
A: The NMCE has established itself as a centre on excellence within a short span on time. It is unique in many other respects. It is a zero-debt company; following widely accepted prudent accounting and auditing practices. It has robust delivery mechanism making it the most suitable for the participants in the physical commodity markets. The exchange does not compromise on its delivery provisions to attract speculative volume. Public interest rather than commercial interest guide the functioning of the Exchange.
What are your suggestions to the Government for better working of the commodity exchanges?
A: I would suggest that there should not be any delay in FCRA amendment and the frequent bans on futures trading should not be resorted to. The Government should not carry the myth that commodity exchanges were den of speculation and banks, mutual funds and FIIs should be allowed to participate.
(Read the detailed interview in July 2010 edition of whispers in the corridors, magazine)
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Praveen Verma appointed Ambassador
Praveen Verma, presently Ambassador of India to Yemen, has been appointed as the first Ambassador of India to Guatemala.
Sinha gets extension
Deputation tenure of Sanjay Sinha, IPS(MT-78) as Minister (Personnel & Community Affairs) in the Embassy of India, Washington has been extended till his successor is appointed. He is 1978 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Alok Kumar to go in Inter-State deputation
1997    batch J & K cadre IPS officer Alok Kumar is going on inter-state deputation to Bihar.
Padsalikar to go Washington
D.D. Padsalikar has been appointed as Minister (Personnel & Community Affairs) in the Embassy of India, Washington(Joint Secretary level) under the Ministry of External for a period of three years. He is 1982 batch IPS officer of Mharashtra cadre.
Rajesh Kundan is CVO of RCF
Rajesh Kundan has been appointed  as Chief Vigilance Officer in Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, Mumbai.  He is 1988 batch IRS (IT) officer.
Rao is CVO of CONCOR
Rajeshwar K Rao presently working as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries  has been appointed  as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR), New Delhi. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Sujata Chaudhary is CVO of HIL
Ms Sujata Chaudhry has been appointed, IPos(86) as Chief Vigilance Officer in Hindustan Insecticides Limited, Delhi.  She is 1986 batch IPos officer.

Who will be DGP of Uttarakhand ?
Who will succeed Subhash Joshi as DGP of Uttarakhand ?. A couple of names have been doing the round.Picture will be clear next week.

Transfer of DCIT, Delhi as OSD in CBDT cancelled
Transfer of B Sriniwas Kumar, DCIT, Delhi as OSD in CBDT (V & L division) has been cancelled.
Sivanandan posted as OSD in CBDT
Suresh Sivanandan, DCIT, presently working as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Delhi, has been posted as OSD in CBDT (V&L division).
Two Asst Commissioners of Income Tax appointed
Balendra Kumar Dixit and Sampoornanand have been appointed as Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax.

316 DGMs in BHEL promoted as AGMs

As many as 316 Deputy General Managers (DGMs) in BHEL have been promoted as Assistant General Managers (AGMs). Those who have been promoted are C Chelladurai, C Ramiah, G Thyagarajan, K C Madhavan, P Ponnusamy, P Ravikumar, S Anilkumar, S Kannan (Transferred to Corporate Office, New Delhi), B P Singh, N K Soni, V K Agarwal, V K Raizada, Amitva Roy, A K Sarkar, Amit Pal, B Mishra, B S Anant, B Uma Prasad, D Sudhakar (Transferred to EPD, Bangalore), Koushik Acharya, M K Shah, N Majithia, P C Mishra, P I R D Iyer, Pramod Kumar, S M Arora, S Satish Rao, Shipra Mallick, T S Murali, F Lakra, Satya Bhushan Narang, A Balakrishnan, A K Balasundaram, B S Narasimha Prasad, B S Ramesh, Druva Apasangi, G Murali, Gautam Sarkar, Jayateerth Agarkhed, K Ramnath, K Vijayakumar, M G Koppikar, M Ramaswamy, Rakesh Sharma, S H Suryanarayana Rao, S K Ranganath, S Seetharaman, S K Premachandran, V K Sriram, V M Yadunandanan, V Santha Kumar, A Nedunchazhian, P Louis Raj, Salilkumar Biswas, A K Ghosh, A K Saxena, A K Singh, Anand Thaker, Anil Singh, Atul Garg, B K Basu, B M Purty, H P Roy, I J S Sandhu, J R Cuard, Jawed Alam, K B Batra, Lalit Mohan, Laxmi Chand, M K Garg, M R Bhardwaj, Malvinder Singh, N C Taneja, Nanak Singh, P K Bansal, P K Jain, P K Saxena, P K Tyagi, Pawan Kumar, Priya Ranjan, R K Mehta, Rajeev Gulati, Ratiranjan Sharma, Rekha Joshi, S B Bhengra, S C Agrawal, S D Nagar, S K Baveja, Sanjay Goel, Sanjay Saxena, Sudhir Kumar, U K Kamila, Vinod Kumar, Vivek Kumar, A K Bhatt, A K Dave, A K Jain, A K Kiyawat, A K Varshney, A K Verma, Alok Gupta, Amitabh Dubey, Ashutosh Gupta, B K Singh, C H Nandgave, C P Jaiswal, D K Mishra, Himanchal, Kushal Nandy, M G Soni, M N Ramkumar, Mohan Deshmukh, Mukesh Arora, P K Agarwal, P K Mishra, P L Gajbhiye, R C Shrivastava, R K Agarwal, R Mitra, S K Gupta, S K Srivastava, S Neelam Bhogal, S P Kapoor, S Tiwari, S V Narayanan, S Y H Rizvi, T K Bagchi, V K Jain, Vinay Nigam, Vinita Bahel, Jai Prakash Singh, A P Madhavan Kutty, A Shanmugam, B Balasubramanian, B Shoba, Biswajit Sarkar, G Ravichandran, K Asokkumar, K Ganesan, K Mohan, K Nagarajan, K R Sankaran, K Ravishankar, K S Swaminathan, K Sugumaran, M N Vasudevan, M Nataraj, M S Ravishankar, M V Selvan, N Karuppusamy, Nirmal Kumar Narjari, P Elangovan, P Manoharan, P Nagamanickam, P Raguraman, R Somasekar, S Anantharamakrishnan, S Anbalagan, S Arumugam, S Auruyir, S Chandrasekaran, S Gowrisankar, S Mohanram, S P Vijay Kumar, S Ramakrishnan, S V Srinivasan, T R Suchindra Babu, T Ramanathan, U Revisankaran, V Prabhakaran, V Sridharan, A Ravindranath Babu, A V M Rao, A Venkatesha, Amit Kerketta, Anil Ranade, Ashok Barad, B Laxmipathi, B Srinivas, C Suresh Kumar, D Nagesh, Dipak Chandra Das, E Satyanarayana, G Annaji Rao, G Appanna Sastry, G Kishore Kumar, G Sudhakar Reddy, K Adiseshu, K Sudarasana Rao, K Vyaghreswara Sarma, M Israel Raju, M Kalikeswaraiah, M Subramanyam, M V Balram Murthy, P Badarinarayana Rao, P Madhu Babu, P P Sharma, P S Murthy, S Basu, S Bhaskara Rao, T S Varadarajan, Anshu Shailayan, K Daniel Smith, Subodh Gupta, V.K. Agarwal, S.K. Sarkar, Vinay Prakash, D V Rao, Jai Prakash Srivastava, Jawahar Lal Bhatia, Manoj Kumar Sinha, Rakesh Kumar Garg, Sanjay Manohar Patil, B R Dinesh, K B Kulkarni, M Krishna Moorthy, N Prasanna Keshava, S Narayanan, T Kalai Selvan, V Rajendraiah, K Madan Mohan, S S Prakash, Amarnath Sengupta, Asim Kumar Das, Debashis Roy, Dilip Mahapatra, Guna Kanta Borah, H N Tagore, Manoranjan Das, Mihir Kumar Majilya, Nirmal Kumar Chowdhury, Partha Pratim Saha, Pulak Mukhopadhyay, Suvamay Halder, R K Goel, R Soman Pillai, Vinod Puri, Ashok Kumar Jain, Gahudas G Shelkar, Madan Mohan Soni, Mayank Dimri, Piyush Chaturvedi, Prakash Tulsani, Rabindranath Pal, Rakesh Kumar Srivastav, Ramashankar Prasad Srivastava, Salil Arya, Senthamaraikann Sunderrajan, Shravan Kumar Singh, Sita Ram, Surinder Singh, Umesh Chander Mangla, Vinod Kumar, A N Singh, Alka Tuteja, H S Sehgal, Jacob James, Meena Kesri, P D Pandey, Perminder Singh, Pradip Gupta, R Phull, S B Naithani, S Balaji, Shashank Malviya, B Tiwari, HM Naghdhar, NP Sinha, Upinder Singh Matharu, Arup Maity, K Raghuraman, M Sudhakar Rao, MN Chandrashekar, P Muthu, PN Krishna, RN Sarangi, CL Bhagat, SN Bhattacharya, V Mohan, N S Tomar, S K Gupta, A K Saha, B Mahto, B Swain, M Sadagopan, Narendra Kumar Gupta, S N Shrivastava, Sadanand Mandal, Sanjeev Kumar Agarwal, Santosh Nair, V Govindan, Anil Kumar Saxena, CV Kameswara Rao, GV Subba Rao, K Sivarama Prasad, Kulvir Singh, KV Hanumantha Rao, MRK Raju, RV Phadke, S Chakravarthy, SG Prakash, SVR Sarma, A K Vajpeyi, J N Sahay, Rajiv Sharma, Bhagwant Singh, K Swayam Prakash, Madhu Sudan Mandal, Mahesh Kumar, Palmaner Vyaghrapuri Sridharan, H K Verma, M K Khare, R K Saha, R N Jha and Rajeev Gairola.
(We said this only today)

CORPORATE

Srikanth leaves Citi to join Reliance Industries
V.Srikanth Head of Markets for Citi in India, has joined the Reliance Industries as Deputy Chief Financial Officer.
Amrita Bhalla is EVP (HR), Oberoi Group
The Oberoi Group has appointed Amrita Bhalla as Executive Vice President, Human Resources for the luxury hotel chain and the Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development .
Orient Press appoints Director
Orient Press Limited has appointed Kannan Veersany Ramamritham as Director on the Board of the Company .
My Fair Lady's MD resigns
Sohinder Nath Chopra, Managing Director of  My Fair Lady  has resigned with effect from 13 July 2010..
SBI signs joint venture agreement with SGRF, Oman 
State Bank of India has signed a joint venture agreement with State General Reserve Fund (SGRF), Sultanate of Oman to set up a General Purpose Private Equity Fund for investing in various assets in India.
Purwar is Additional Non-executive Director C & C Constructions 
C & C Constructions Limited has appointed  Arun Kumar Purwar as Additional Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. 15.07.2010.
DMC International to change its name to DMC Education
DMC International will change the name of the company from DMC International to DMC Education, subject to requisite approval of shareholders
Larsen & Toubro wins offshore contract from ONGC
Larsen & Toubro has won an important offshore rig refurbishment contract from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) valued at Rs. 376 crore.
Jain appointed COO
Shalabh Jain has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Asia Business Unit by the Firstsource Solutions.
Reddy is head of Facebook India Operations
Ms Kirthiga Reddy has been appointed to head the Facebook’s operations in India. She was earlier with Phoenix Technologies.
Vaish is new Head of Markets Citi
Pankaj Vaish has been appointed as Head of Markets for Citi in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

FORUM
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An exercise in futile
It was really very interesting to read the views on civil services and armed forces. Well I wish one could become Additional Secretary after 16 years in the Civil Service. There is no point in reacting to something borne out of ignorance. Suffice to say that if one does the job he/ she is required and expected to do, there would be no time nor inclination to start comparing two distinct and different categories. One has nothing against the Armed forces as such but the champions of their so called 'Cause' are far removed from the reality. Ask a civilian living in a Cantonment. Thanks God we are not under Army Rule.
R P Singh

Civilian Officers vs. Armed Forces Officers
Nowadays we are reading on regular basis comments of army baiters as well army supporters in this column. One thing is interesting that Army Officers are thinking themselves so holy cow (always saying that they are fighting for the country etc. etc.) and always saying themselves as “Officers” and for Civilians they use the term as “Babus” or “Clerks” of “file pushers” etc. There was one writer who called himself as Captain “Saheb” (He thinks himself Sahab and others are clerks. What a generosity or high moral ground!!)The whole discussion has become funny and in reality it has brought out the true mentality, caliber or thinking of Army “Officers”. Just a small provocation and we all are seeing the real character of Army Officers in using such derogatory languages. So far I recall nobody used the term “Security guards” or “Body Guards” (even for the great ADC of President our Captain ‘Sahab’) for these Army Officers. But for them all others are “Babus” and Clerks. This itself shows where the debate lies. The nature of Army respect or whatever they think can only be examined when you come in contact with these Army Officers. I think one or two frequent places where the general public might have made direct interaction with Army people is in Kashmir or North East (nobody needs a write up in Whispers to know about respect for Army men in Kashmir or NER. They are treated as most hated man. Remember famous Manorama devi case of Manipur Women.. “Come Indian Army rape us”) or in the Military compartments of Railway Trains (general public are mercilessly thrown out from their compartments). I do not know where is the respect except in the modern age Media (who love to bash civilian Officers as ‘Babus’ and eulogize the military) or by these Defence Officers themselves. The writings in this forum itself say about the response of these Officers on slightest provocation. When they can not listen to constructive criticism in discussion forums and reach in such offensive language you can imagine how they would have been reacting to the demonstrators in Kashmir and North East (that is why so much human rights violation). One thing I am sill not able to understand how a person selected on the basis of Objective type Question paper (NDA exam) is so so superior and want to be equivalent to IAS (remember they compare themselves with IAS only and never with other Central Group-A services, which they think are not even worth comparison). One comparison was in 15 July column about a Major general think about his promotion after 43 years of service. I was just checking my mathematics as to which age he got service and how long he was there if not retired. Such type of comparison is beyond any argument. When they say that they are Superior then IT IS AND YOU MUST ACCEPT IT. No logic no argument otherwise you are Clerks, babus, file pushers etc. etc. It was asked by somebody that comparison between various Officers in the Defence Head Quarters and comparative postings. The argument in response was just laughable mentioning about some Additional Secretary level Scientist heading Section (I do not know where is such unit. He must understand that what an unit means in the Secretariat Headquarters) But again When Captain “Saheb” says it then accept it otherwise country is doomed etc. It seems that they want AFSPA in Whispers Forum also so that Army Sahabs are considered superior to Babus and Clerks / file pushers. Accept my argument or go to hell. This is the logic. Thanks “Saheb Ji” You made us aware about the true nature and thinking of Indian Army. How you consider and treat others who do not accept your view point. Visitors to this site are expected to put some logical arguments and factually correct information and not the personal vitriolic against others. Even sane argument by A K Saxena Ji was also treated in contemptuous manner. This is real Indian Army my friends and these are our “Most Respected Sahabs”
Kumar

It’s a routine FCI affair
Loss of foodgrains lying in godowns of FCI is not a new thing but a recurring phenomenon. After all in a situation like one prevailing in FCI, rotting foodgrains can easily take care of shortages ,pilferages and other serious irregularities . Not very long ago, it was reported that while liquor bottles were stored in FCI godowns , foodgrain was rotting outside . Those who are saying strict action will be taken against those responsible, will they care to inform action taken in the past against those responsible. It is not without reason that senior level appointments in FCI are most sought after.
Sudhir Chopra

Devil quoting scriptures !
The UPA is alleging corruption against BJP Government in Karnataka inspite of state CM's assurance to hand over the cases against his cabinet ministers. What has our PM and UPA to say about the tens of thousands of crores of public money looted by alliance partner Raja and the DMK. What about another partner NCP's Shrad Pawar whose gross inefficiency resulted in the rotting of more than 15000 Crores Tons of wheat in Punjab. All are enjoying their cabinet positions. Congress should first get the UPA house in order before trying to topple other state governments. UPA is using the dynasty's gifts, Governor of Karnataka, CEC and even the lady President to achieve the goal. Their selection itself was an example of the dynasty's scant respect for constitutional methods.
N Krishna

Merger of CSS & CSSS services irrational
There is no rationale at all for merging of CSS and CSSS services. These are two different services and governed by different set of rules. The CSS officers all through have learnt to use their brain by which they prepare reports, notes and drafts on files. They are also well aware about the Rules & Regulations of the Government of India. On the other hand the CSSS Officers all through their career have taken dictation, made telephone calls, arranged appointments and in some cases perfomed the personal tasks of their bosses. How, can one amalgamate the two services suddenly and create chaos in the Government functioning. The reaction of CSSS officers is nothing but their grudge that all through they have tried to be a slave of their bosses and now they want to become bosses in order to have their own slaves. If they had maintained their own dignity, then there was no need on their part to crave for CSS services.
A Srivastava

Demand of Union unnecessary
The look at the latest charter of demands put forth by the Unions leaves one with sickening feeling. The Department should ponder over following demands in the interest of good governance and fair services to taxpayers :-
1. The institution of CPC for smooth and faster processing of income tax returns should be continued. Considering workload on single CPC presently working in view, the ambit of CPC should be widened immediately to cover whole Country. Interface of department with the taxpayers should be minimized. The refunds should be immediately issued by the CPC on ‘than and there’ basis while processing income tax returns filed. The taxpayer must be required to visit the income tax office only when his/her case is selected for scrutiny.

2. Keeping the scarcity of office spaces available in view, No office-space should be allotted within the Income tax office buildings to any pressure groups/ Unions/ associations of any class of officers. In cities like Mumbai, Delhi etc. where officers have to share rooms for conducting govt. duties assigned; it is criminal wastage of expensive govt. property to be encroached by any sort of associations or organizations not relevant to Functions of the Department.

3. In all Departmental exams for any category of employees/officers invigilators should be invited from other Departments/services.

4. When an ITO is promoted to ACIT he should not be sent to NADT for long duration of training as the nature of duties and functions discharged as ITO and new post of ACIT are same except the volume of income involved. A promotee ACIT has been part of the department for enough duration and had been working as Assessing officer as ITO for a sufficient duration. He cannot be said to be new to IT Law as well as accountancy and office procedure therefore there is no justification for months of training.

5. On the lines of Home Ministry, system of Bio-metric entry cards should be introduced in the offices for staff as well as officers to ensure punctuality and discipline among the rank and file of the Income tax Department.

6. Keeping the sensitivities involved in revenue –work in terms of vulnerability to corrupt practices etc. on one hand and the fact that responsibility of conduct of staff lays with the superior officers, the superior officers must be empowered to relieve any of the staff members from under his charge to join back at head quarter.

7. While promoting any employee into Inspector, ITO and ACIT/DCIT the ACRs must be considered. En-block promotions overlooking ACRs should not be granted.
-M.S.

The answer to this question is very simple. The Civil Service works on ticklish divided shared responsibilities. Clear cut demarcation of duties and responsibilities is not fixed. The poor Babu/Assistant in GOI records a note, gives his/her views on each policy the direction for which comes from the top verbally, all the officers (including the Minister) above just sign on dotted lines and when it flops Babu is made a scape goat. The solution to this problem is whole system of GOI should become officer oriented, whosoever takes a decision within the powers and job assigned to him/her, he/she should be responsible. The second important improvement required is Self Appraisal should be based on real results and promotions should be based on these results and contribution of the officer during the period. IN GOI all IAS/IFS etc batches are promoted en-bloc for next promotions, this must go. More importantly the permanency in the Government job must go and professionals should be recruited at the level of Joint Secretary and above, if necessary. Our civil service needs a complete overhauling. Of course it is in my dreams and not possible I know.
Harish Kumar

Kashmir on the Boil
I would like to set the facts right. Kashmiris, barring Kashmiri Hindus never treated Kashmir as an integral part of India nor will they. This fact if understood early will do good for the whole country. If a dog fight, cock fight is there anywhere in Kashmir, the people raise anti-India slogans and the slogans of pro 'azadi'. Go deep into the psyche of the people of Kashmir and then give an explanation. Getting information from newsrooms and newspapers do not make them facts. The problem is deeper than it looks.
Yoginder

Muslim social leaders have social responsibility
The over all situation in the Kashmir valley was improving. It took a nose dive suddenly due to an accident in which, a boy got hit by a tear gas cannister (and he died later)even as the CRPF was trying to control a violent mob of stone pelters. The situation nose dived subsequently as the valley is small and very volatile. The issues involved are the perennial ones besetting South Asia, the issue of identity or rather the issue of plural identities. As this was not resolved satisfactorily in 1947 this ghost will continue to haunt South Asia. It was the British partition of India in which Nehru colluded that is responsible for these deaths today. Remember it was Lord Curzons failed attempt to partition Bengal in 1902 into Hindu and Muslim states that laid the foundation for the British plot to partition the whole of India into a Hindu and a Muslim country in 1947.Before 1947 there was no Hindu- Muslim friction in the Kashmir valley. This was the only Muslim majority state ruled by a Hindu Maharaja where cow slaughter was forbidden and to this day Kashmiri Muslims shy away from eating beef. The hijacking of Islam by the Deobandi and Wahabi sects of the Sunnis is responsible for this state of affairs. The Taliban subscribes to their dictates and this has led to the kaffirisation of nearly 80 per cent of Muslims of South Asia. Kashmir has a hoary culture of Pir_Fakiri , of quawalis etc. Under the new dispensation all this is Haraam. Muslim social leaders have a social responsibility to veer Muslim society away from the strangulating grasp of the bigoted clergy of the Deobandis and Wahabis. Even the all powerful Mughal Emperors had to wage a daily war against the Muslim clergy in the secular interests of Empire. Now I wish Lakshmi Mittal and Ratan Tata pay the British back in the same coin by financing the partition of Britain into England , Scotland and Wales as three separate and independent countries perpetually at war with each other!! Good for business, you know old chap
D Choudhary