I am writing to you with reference of RTI Awards 2010.  I visited your site (www.whispersinthecorridors.com) and noticed that the site is beneficial for government officials.
Manoj Sandal

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Will Rakesh Singh be Addl Secretary Banking ?
Rakesh Singh is likely to be appointed Additional Secretary Financial Services (Banking and Insurance).1978 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer Singh is presently Additional Secretary Information Technology.
Panda to be Additional Secretary Panchayti Raj
Dr Hrusikesh Panda is being appointed Additional Secretary Panchayti Raj in the Government of India. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
Jayant Prasad is new Special Secretary in MEA
Jayant Prasad (IFS 1976) has joined in MEA as Special Secretary for Public Diplomacy after his return from Ambassador to Kabul.
( We said this on July 1 )
Two ACS promotions likely in Maharashtra
1976 batch IAS officer A K Dani and 1977 batch IAS officer N B Patil are expected to be promoted to the rank of ACS in Maharashtra.
Chaukiyal to be Director (Operations) AAI
G K Chaukiyal is likely to be appointed new Member (Operations) of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). He is currently ED in the AAI.
Abhay Kumar posted in MEA
Abhay Kumar (IFS 2003) has been posted in MEA as Under Secretary in Public Diplomacy Division after his return from posting to St Petersburg.
Will Chaitanya Prasad be JS of IPP or National Grid ?
Chaitanya Prasad is being appointed Joint Secretary either the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion or National Grid, in the Government of India. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Mrs M Das in Air India posted in Airlines House
Mrs M Das, GM HRD, Mumbai, in Air India has been posted as GM (P) in Airlines House.
Deepak Brara in Air India is ED Ground Handling
Deepak Brara, ED Corporate Strategy, in Air India has now been made ED Ground Handling.
G.K. Gupta resigns from managing committee of FIEO
As the grapevine has it, Ganesh Kumar Gupta immediate past president of the Federation of Indian Export Organisation (FIEO) of which President is A Sakthivel, has resigned from the managing committee of FIEO. The bone of contention is absorption of Ajay Sahai as the Director General (DG) who had sought voluntary retirement to get absorbed as the DG, FIEO. A Sakthivel who is known for his dynamism had reportedly told Ganesh Kumar Gupta that he would not accept his (Gupta’s) resignation.Presently, Ganesh Kumar Gupta is president of the Synthetic Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTECC). Sahai is an Indian Trade Service (ITS) officer who belongs to the 1986 batch who had sought voluntary retirement (VR) for his absorption as DG, FIEO.
P.R. Meena appointed as Jt.Director (Security), Lok Sabha
P.R. Meena Special Police Commissioner of Delhi Police has been appointed as Joint Director, Lok Sabha Parliament Security. Meena is equivalent to Addl. DG rank officer. After his joining the Parliament will decide his designation either Joint Director or otherwise. In this regard an order will be issued within a few days. He is an IPS officer of the1980 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
R.D. Sahay to be promoted as Joint Secretary, HRD
As the grapevine has it R.D. Sahay, Director in Central government’s
Ministry of HRD would be promoted to the post of Joint Secretary. He
is a CSS cadre officer of the1981 batch.
IFS officer to join GoI
Sarvesh Rai is joining the Government of India as Director in the Min. of Agriculture and Coop..He is 1991 batch IFS officer of J & K cadre.
IFS changes in J & K
Ramesh kumar will be Rajauri Distt. Prit Pal singhI .has been moved as DFO Reasi distt. Dr. Senthil has been made DFO Noshera and.Dr. K. Anand. DFO Doda Distt.
K.R. Arya’s tenure as DG, NIESBUD to end in September
Extended tenure of K.R. Arya, Director General (DG) of the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida is going to conclude on September 30, 2010.
Joshi appointed Spl DG CRPF
Subhash Joshi has been appointed Special DG of the CRPF. He is 1976 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
( We said this on June 25 )
Vineet Chaudhary is Dy.Director, AIIMS
Vineet Chaudhary, Joint Secretary in Central government’s Ministry of Health, has been appointed as Deputy Director (Administration.) in All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS). He is an IAS officer of 1982 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on May 26 )
Cabinet reshuffle may see change in Ms. Soni's portfolio
The cabinet reshuffle that is expected to be held before commencement of the Parliament's monsoon session may see change in portfolio of Ms. Ambika Soni Minister for Information & Broadcasting (I & B). As the grapevine has it she is likely to get the portfolio of Tourism and Culture.
International Airport in Bhopal to be inaugurated in Nov
Bhopal International Airport is going to be inaugurated in November 2010 at a high profile function in Bhopal.
A high-level delegation of Nepal meets Narendra Modi
A high-level delegation led by Nepal’s Ambassador to India.Shamsher Rana had a meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to explore investment avenues that exist in Nepal.They invited Chief Minister to visit Nepal. Narendra Modi also invited them to take part in forthcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Business Summit to be held in January 2011. Mainly present on the occasion were: Principal Secretary Industries M.Shahu, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister K.Kailasnathan, Secretary A.K.Sharma and Industries Commissioner
B.B.Swen .
NAAI now to have Member Air Navigation soon
AAI has created a new post of Member Air Navigation. Interviews have already taken place for this key post .
Prof. A. Mattu tipped to be VC, Central Varsity, Jammu
As the grapevine has it A JNU Professor Amitabh Mattu is likely to be appointed as Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu. The related file is pending in the Rashtrapati Bhawan for approval.
Finally NRAA staff gets a breather
Finally the PM backed high profile National Rainfed Areas Authority
(NRAA) of which CEO is J.S.Samra, created solely for the rain fed
areas to tackle the drought like situation, has got a breather. NRAA
staff got its salary only after intervention at highest level. Thus,
the authority will continue to be serviced by Ministry of Agriculture
till the PM Dr Man Mohan Singh takes a final decision on relocation of
NRAA to Planning Commission. Considering the excellent work done by
the NRAA in implementation of Bundelkhand Package, the Authority can
help in implementing the Central Package of Planning Commission for
Naxalites affected areas.
IAS transfers & postings in Tamil Nadu
Certain  IAS officers have got postings while others have been transferred. They are: A. Karthik on return from training abroad to Officer on Special Duty (R&R) and Joint Commissioner (LR) (i/c) Revenue Administration , S. Murugaia Joint Secretary (Protocol), Public Department to Joint Commissioner of Revenue Administration ,
Mrs. Anu George  formerly Commissioner Ambattur Municipality on return from leave to Deputy Secretary  Public Department  and A. Ramalingam Officer on Special Duty (R&R) and Joint Commissioner (LR) (i/c), Revenue Administration to Managing Director Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board vice Dharmendra Pratap Yadav.
Retired IAS officer is no more
N Raghunathan, retired IAS officer of the 1959 batch of the Maharashtra cadre passed away after a sudden illnes on 3rd July. He was 74. He held several important positions in the Centre - as Establishment Officer, Development Commissioner for Small Scale Industries, Secretary in the departments of Civil Supplies and Defence Production, and to the Planning Commission. In the State he was along serving Finance Secretary and returned to Maharashtra as Chief Secretary after the bomb blasts in early 1993. He also handled the Latur earthquake in his tenure.
Caste based census would open Pandora’s Box
Even as the move to collect data - this time caste based - for the census is on, the majority of those who responded to the survey conducted by the whispersinthecorridors.com are not amused. They feel that it would open a Pandora ’s Box of divisive politics in the country and may even lead to fragmentation of India into several pieces.
Whispersinthecorridors.com had asked - “The first Census in the country distinguishing Hindu population and Muslim population separately lead to the creation of Pakistan. Now when the Census is on the basis of Caste, what could be the fall out?”
And the majority of respondents rebuffed the very idea of going in for caste based census saying that it was not required at all since it may lead to an intense caste war in the country, even more intense and ferocious than post Mandal violence.
Caste  in Census 2011 is an  Electoral  Fraud, said AK Saxena, a retired Civil Servant according to whom the views supporting caste reservations in India are subjective. Continuance of reservations based on anomalies of the past is fallacious, says Saxena adding, “a Civil society does not permit inequities. Our present society is ‘unequal’. No purpose is served by repeating the atrocities allegedly perpetrated by the high castes on the lesser mortals”.
“I am strongly against census on caste basis that will divide the Indian society further. It serves no purpose except that of narrow-minded selfish politicians. Census is for facilitating growth/development/literacy etc. How does knowing someone’s caste helps in this context ?”,  asks Vandana Nanda.
Vijay Kumar, another respondent  too had a similar view. “Caste is a great social evil. Casteism is an even greater evil. Reservations on the basis of caste are the greatest evil since they are perpetuating caste and casteism today”, he said.
“It will further divide our society & nation”, said another surfer Ram Kr Sinha. Yet another respondent Harish Kumar even went to the extent of saying, “I feel the fall out would be division of India to small pieces. May be this time, Americans will rule us”.  
T K A Nair to get award
Vice President M Hamid Ansari will present the 13th A K Nair Memorial Award  in Kerala to T K A Nair, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister.
CAT asks TN Government to promote IAS officer
The CAT has asked the TamilNadu Government to promote 1987 batch IAS officer Jasbir Singh Bajaj.The TamilNadu Government had denied super-time scale to Bajaj. The CAT has expressed  annoyance over denial of promotion to Bajaj.
Deputation tenure of IPS officer extended
Central deputation tenure of  R.K. Mishra Inspector General(IG), CISF has been extended upto October 31. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
Raj Kumar Mathur is Addl Secretary Revenue in MP

The Madhya Pradesh government has shifted Raj Kumar Mathur Additional Secretary General Administration department (GAD) to Revenue department in the samke capacity. He is an IAS officer of the 1995 batch who belongs to the MP cadre.

Seven IT officials transferred

As many as seven officers posted in the CCIT (CCA), Delhi Region, have been transferred and posted in the office of DGIT (Vigilance), Delhi. They are Amrish bedi, ACIT, Delhi, Adarsh Modi ACIT, Delhi, Rakesh Gupta ACIT, Delhi, Rajesh Kumar ACIT, Delhi, Akhilesh Bidalia DCIT, Delhi, Aseem Sharma DCIT, Delhi and Amit Jain DCIT, Delhi,

Railway transfer postings

Ganga Ram Agarwal of SAG/IRSEE has been, on being relieved from the post of DRM/JP/NWR, transferred to CR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre by making suitable local adjustment, H. Mohd Farook of SAG/IRSE has been on being relieved from the post of CSO/SCR, posted in the cadre on SCR itself, Adesh Sharma of SAG/IRSE has been, on being relieved from the post of DRM/Hubli/SWR, trasnsferred to SCR in the same capacity and posted as CSO, Arvind Mittal of SAG/IRSSE has been transferred to SCR and posted as DRM/SPJ/ ECR, USS Yadav of SAG/IRSE has been transferred to NER as CTE and posted as DRM SEC/SCR, BK Gupta of SAG/IRSME has been transferred to WCR and posted in the cadre, Harish C. Meena of SG/IRSEE has been transferred to SER and posted in the cadre

Transfer of Anand Madhukar cancelled

Transfer of Anand Madhukar of JAG/IRPS to SER CLW has been cancelled.

Mohan Kumar to be Secretary Water Resources
G Mohan Kumar is being appointed Joint Secretary Water Resources in the Government of India. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

CORPORATE
Gammon Infrastructure  appoints Himanshu Parikh as Executive Vice Chairman
Gammon Infrastructure Projects has appointed Himanshu Parikh as Executive Vice Chairman of the company.
NTPC signs pact with Union government 
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has signed a production sharing contracts (PSCs) with Governement of India for oil/gas exploration blocks awarded under eighth round of bidding under New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP-VIII).
Zee News appoints MD
Zee News has appointed Punit Goenka as Managing Director of the company with effect from 05 July 2010.
Shriram EPC appoints director
Shriram EPC has appointed Prabhakar Dhatatraya Karandikar as Director on the board of the company .
Thomas Cook (India) launches counters
 Thomas Cook (India) has announced the launch of 9 foreign exchange and travel counters in the newly-opened Terminal 3 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.
Mathias is Chairman MRUC
Lloyd Mathias, President and Chief Marketing Officer of Tata Teleservices Ltd, has been elected  as Chairman of Media Research Users Council (MRUC).
11 in fray for CMD ONGC
Eleven persons have been short-listed for the post of CMD ONGC. The PESB is going to hold interview

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Mohna please unburden the biggest ‘burden’ in your Ministry!!!
Who…… well that’s no mystery!!
 
Unburden Pawar and let him tour the Nation or be ICC’s Boss!!
Nation’s gain is Pawar’s ‘loss’!!
 
And hope Mohna tosses Raja out too!!
If Congress has to gain some lost face then this Mohna should do!
 
Some more youngsters could be inducted!!!
And some underperformers could be ‘deducted’!!
 
After the Bandh BJP Leaders have their collars up!!!
Post the Bandh Ghadkari and some Leaders sat down to sup!!
 
Price rise was forgotten as they dug into their plates!!
As for Ghadkari ‘when he eats everything waits’!!
 
And as he eats all the time work is usually on hold!!
On food this man is simply sold!!
 
Advani made a pit and pushed BJP into it!!
And now on this pit Ghadkari literally does sit!!
 
BJP now cannot wiggle out as Ghadkari has blocked the mouth of the pit!!
And the pit's mouth and Ghadkari’s posterior are a ‘tailor made fit’!!
 
BSP says if you wants prices to come down,
Make Maya PM and she’ll bring prices down with just a frown!!
 
Fact is if Maya becomes PM the Nation had it!!
India will be in doldrums the day on PM’s chair Maya does sit!!
 
With her statues this Nation will be dotted!!
Wherever you go a statue of hers will be spotted!!
 
And she’ll rename everything possible after her name!!!
If she becomes PM we should hang our heads in shame!!
 
Is it our past servility to the Crown that makes the Queen’s Baton such a big thing!
Into the Ganges this Baton we should fling!!
 
Confucius says…..Queen’s Baton being given such importance,
Is another Stockholm Syndrome, though very belated, instance!!

Bharat Kumar

FORUM
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Caste based Census
Notwithstanding the arguments for or against , as long as there will be a premium on higher education ( admissions to Government Medical and Engineering colleges), lure of Government jobs, there will always be divisive forces wanting their share in the spoils. The Government of the day needs to recognize that it would not help them or their vote bank cause to do such census. It should rather be working towards removing the incentive for such caste based census.
Ram Kumar

Caste census of political parties first
Before a general caste census is conducted, let there be a caste census of the political parties at their high command level. It will reveal dominance of certain castes in major political parties for more than 90 years now. Isn't it enough time for them to have enjoyed fruits of political power so long. Casteism has been stoked by most parties, including the left parties, because of this dominance of certain castes, who have been behaving feudal by promising the exploited reservations, subsidized rations, cheap houses, free television sets and even gold. Those of us who have witnessed feudalism operate, know the kindness of the feudal lords. Politicians are only imitating them under the veil of democracy. But the single target of aggravated caste conflict in Indian polity is only one. It need not be referred directly. Only an oblique reference might do: how to get rid of dynastic rule? If casteism serves the purpose, India could be looked after by someone else, desi or videsi!
M L Gupta

Pathetick CSSS(Steno D):
The confusion of stepping up of pay after revision of Rs.4200 to Rs.4600 is more or less resolved and the Assistants are comfortably place. What about the pathetic Gr.D stenos the main sufferers are persons who are still on adhoc for the past 23 years and apart from this stenos who have been given ACP and adhoc promotion to Gr.'C' steno between 2006 and 2008 are getting 7450(i.e.18460) which more than the basic of the other stneos who have put in more than 23 year service. Hope DOPT is not sleeping. If they cant resolve this they DOPT is welcomed to created another post above PSO as Sr.PSO so that these persons can enjoy at the cost of we steno who are still adhoc 'C' even after putting in 23 years of service.
R P Singh

Check officers managing ISS cadre
What is check or control on vested officers managing ISS cadre who deliberately don\'t want to push up proposal on empanelment of ISS officers for central deputation? It is now for new Secretary, MoSPI to take reign in his control perhaps to stop efficiency to breed.
Active Observer

He deserves elevation
So far my knowledge goes, Navin Kumar was appointed DG Doordarshan during NDA rule sometimes in 2003.Anyway, he deserves this elevation as he is a brilliant officer who has done commendable work in Bihar before he switched to the Central Government.
Vyasji

All need recognition and status
The sixth pay commission and its members perhaps were sick of this upwardly mobile desire of Indian Sub Elites and Elites to seek status. After independence, it is a natural desires for thousands of years of slaves to seek status, rank, position and precedence above the others. That also is fallout of our democracy and sense of equality in the environment of liberty. So the more colonial IAS dubs Army as colonialist and The District Panchayat leader says he is only next to minister based on our democratic foundations.

I say, all are right and need recognition and status. Then only society will progress and be healthy. However, it should be done at adjustments, real understanding, mutual admiration and accommodation rather than by confrontation. That would be a healthier way rather than washing each others dirty linen in public. Any one who consider himself to be an elite is supposed to do that. Any one who does not understand that never deserves to be elite.
Mukesh Sharma

Builders deceiving people
Like food and cloths, shelter is basic need for people. But present days builders are twisting wrists of purchaser by demanding unrealistic high prices. Buiders are totally unbridled. Is there anybody in government to look into plight of middleclass and poor ? Is not shameful for administrators?
Dipak

Stop Misuse of Govt. vehicles -
When people like Satya Prakash raise issues like this It gives a feeling of existence of God in India. But, perhaps all of us know the fate of such complaints/enquiries. Pay Commission had long back recommended for engaging taxis and stop recruiting Staff car drivers, but what happened. Drivers are still being recruited, new staff cars still purchased. May be instead of Amby, officers now prefer Honda City, Esteem etc. His complaint may go to a waste basket (because misuse of transport facility is rampant not only in government offices but in the judiciary too), but still I give my full support to people like him and wish him a success.
C Singh

Rampant misuse of vehicles
This is regarding misuse of official vehicles. There is rampant misuse of vehicles. Majority vehicles are used for personal purposes. Poor staff goes to the Cab Sec. PMO and other officers on food whereas the Cars serve the family needs of officers for hari mirch and hara dhania. If an impartial enquiry is made you will find that a car is costing about Rs.35000-40000 per month and in addition to the above unauthorised misuse, all officers below JS level are drawing TA also, double benefits. Enquiry and details are sought from Ministries which never give true picture. They give details only about staff cars. If true picture is to be made know, records of all the PSUs, autonomous bodies, institutes, banks, etc. may be checked.
Neelkanth

Bandh fails common man
Opposition sponsored bandh has cost country whopping 3000 crores. Organisers of this bandh should be asked to pay up this amount. Further, for whom they are organising bandhs...for common man...he is not getting anything from these bandhs. On the contrary, these bandhs are creating law and order problem apart from destruction of public property and many other problems. Students can't attend schools. people can't reach offices. Countless people are stranded on roads for hours. Such bandhs give chance to antisocial elements. They create all sorts of problems for common man. I am unable to understand what opposition has got out of this bandh...except getting curses from sulking people. They are fools if they think that people are sympathetic towards them.
PKS

No one can stop Rahul Gandhi
Nobody can stall humble and intellectual young leader Rahul Gandhi from holding Prime Minister's post in the near future. But, however, it can be visualised that a few Senior Leaders, now - not belonging to Congress, may have such sense in their own interest. But, since the present Prime Minister's views over the calibre of are positive and assertive to see this youngman as PM, I must say nobody can stopped this. In my opinion, the time is shortly coming when Prime Minister will see he New Cabinet first and then make ways for the Rahul Gandhi for the Chair of Prime Minister of India. May almighty God bless both Dr. Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi for their valuable matching chemistry and people of India will see great India under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. Let the time come and it will be proved in accordance with my intuition and trusted heart feeling. Change in cabinet is imminent in my views before the monsoon session begins.
H S Bhalla

Maoist attacks: blame-game by DGP Chhattisgarh
We may have excellent laws and constitution. But what about implementation? Who will enforce these? All the agencies meant for their enforcement are rotting in this country today. Whether its the police, the CPMFs/CPOs, the CBI, monumental ‘failures’ of internal and external intelligence agencies... List is long, but there is only one common thread amongst these:- Its the IPS that heads these! And they are the decision maker in all of these critical institutions! And all of them have failed the nation! Just look around, Every thing that is headed by the IPS is a disaster today. Doesn’t it speak volumes of their (in)competencies, (in)efficiencies… Do we still need to continue with such weak links when we analyze our failures and think how to reinforce our nation’s Armour?
By having IPS in the CPOs just blunts their edge an blurs the advantage of inducting CPOs after police have failed. Induction of CPMFs indicates the change in level of response to the situation. It is only logical that this change in level be accompanied by the changed leadership and hence the mindset of the force too!
Ramesh Kumar