Whispers’ really give valuable information and keeps us updated. I would further suggest to widen its scope and also to cover other areas of Government working like GoM updates etc.
Rajeev

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Empanelment of 1980 batch IAS next month
One can now believe that the empanelment of 1980 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India will take place in July.
Meeting for empanelment of 1977 batch this week ?
Meeting for empanelment of 1977 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India is expected to take place either on June 25 or 26.
Who will be DG Shipping ?
Who will be new DG Shipping ?.Barring Maharashtra cadre IAS officers none has showed interest in the post.
New post of Additional Secretary Banking created
Post of Additional Secretary Banking is being revived. Who will be the new Additional Secretary Banking ?.Name is yet to be known.
Bal is JS Defence (Establishment)
A K Bal has joined as Joint Secretary Defence. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre. Bal has been given the desk of Establishment in the Ministry.
( We said this on May 25 and June 4 )
Successor of V.S. Oberoi to be named later on
Successor of V.S. Oberoi, Principal Secretary (PS) Agriculture, Urban Affairs, Border Areas Development, Sericulture & Agricultural Production Commissioner (APC) with the Meghalaya Government is not yet final. It may be stated here that V.S. Oberoi has been posted in Paris as Permanent Representative in the UNESCO. He is Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer of 1979 batch.
Anurag gets extension in CBI
DIG in CBI, Anurag, has been granted extension in tenure till June 23,2012.He is 1994 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Justice Lokur is new CJ of Gauhati High Court
Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur, Judge of the Delhi High Court, has been appointed Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court.
( We said this on May 5 )
Prashant Mehta wins case
A Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the petition of the Government of India challenging the CAT order of 2008 about empanelment of 1975 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Prashant Mehta.The High Court has directed the centre to reconsider the case of ACS Prashant Mehta for empanelment to the rank of Secretary in the GoI within 60 days.Mehta whose grading was 9.78 was denied empanelment in the centre in 2008.Mehta had moved to the CAT and the CAT had directed the GoI to empanel Mehta.The GoI had challenged the CAT order in the High Court.
Manish Sharma as DTP making waves in Dubai
Manish Sharma as Dubai based Director Tea Promotion (DTP); West Asia & North Africa in the Indian Ministry of Commerce & Industry has defied the conventional image of a. cop. He won a lot accolades for putting up a remarkable show at the recently concluded The India Show in Dubai. The highest numbers of footfalls were registered at the stalls of Tea Board of India (TBI). Sharma besides having done MBA had also done a course in Export promotion, which is perhaps proving to be quite handy for him who is a Madhya Pradesh cadre, IPS officer from the 1992 batch. According to him “one reason for higher number of footfalls could be our focus on end-consumer”. Visual effects and aromatic surroundings too played their role in drawing visitors. The warm smell of tea, colourful décor at the TBI stall, and the fresh fragrance of ripe mangoes added a new dimension to the TBI’s stall, added Sharma. Replying to a question he said this year our approach was to generate more awareness about tea products among retail buyers and tea connoisseurs.” Notably the stall had organized tea sampling and tasting sessions, on the lines of wine sampling in the West.
Anup Kumar Thakur is Addl Secretary Agriculture in GOI
Anup Kumar Thakur, who on central deputation was appointed as Additional Secretary Agriculture, had joined Government of India (GOI) on June 21, 2010. He is Assam- Meghalaya (A-M) cadre IAS officer of the 1979 batch. He is Principal Secretary (PS) to
Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr. Mukul Sangma.
(We said this on June 7, 2010)
Who will be new CIC AP ?
Who will be new Chief Information Commissioner,Andhra Pradesh ?.Tie is said to be between two senior IAS officers Rachel Chatterjee and Jannat Hussain.
Meghalaya CM goes to UK
A high level delegation led by Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr. Mukul Sangma has gone to United Kingdom on a ten days tour. They will be wooing entrepreneurs in UK.
Alam is back to Nagaland
J. Alam is back to the parent Nagaland cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. On return 1991 batch IAS officer, Alam, has been appointed Commissioner & Secretary government of Nagaland, Department of Law and Justice.
Abhishek Gupta moves to Kolkata
Abhishek Gupta has been posted as Pr. Director of Audit, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata, against an existing vacancy. He is 1992 batch IA & AS officer.
Gopal Krishna is Secretary Sports Authority of India
Gopal Krishna is new Secretary of the Sports Authority of India. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Search & Selection committee route to be followed for BSNL’s CMD
As the grapevine has it, search and selection committee headed by Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar will be picking up new Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). It may be stated here that existing CMD of BSNL, Kuldeep Goyal, is due to retire on July25, 2010.
Promotions from Commandant to DIGs in RPF delayed
As the grapevine has it, promotion of Commandants to the rank of DIGs in Railway Protection Force (RPF) has been delayed because powers that be want one of their favourites also to be elevated as DIGs though there are 13 vacancies.
Large-hearted Mamata Didi’s decision benefits 17 DRMs
As the grapevine has it, 17 Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) across the country are going to benefit from a decision that Indian Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee has taken. She has said that if an incumbent DRM was posted elsewhere from his present place of posting then he could retain a bungalow at his old place posting but will also get a Railways officers’ bungalow at the new place. However, in the Railway Ministry it is hotly being discussed that as to whether such a thing will be applicable in case of other officers and employees of the Railway Ministry or not.
IPS reshuffle in Chhattisgarh
There is IPS reshuffle in Chhattisgarh. New postings are Mssrs:- D M Awasthi IG EOW,y k s Thakur IG Headquarters,Sanjay Pillai IG Planning,R K Vij IG Durg Range,Mukesh Gupta IG Intelligence,Rajesh Mishra IG SIB,Pawan Dev IG Administration,Rajkumar Dewangan IG CID,Arundev Gautam IG CAF,Vivekanand DIG SIB,r k Bhendia DIG AJK,S K Jha AIG Telecom,P S Thakur PHQ,T R Pekra SP Surajpur,D L Manhar SAF Raigarh,R C Patel IG Home Guards,B S Marabi Additional Transport Commissioner.
IAS changes in Orissa next week
Bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Orissa next week.
Brijesh Sharma to join GoI
Brijesh Sharma is joining the Government of India as AIG in the Ministry of Forests and Environment. He is 2000 batch IFS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
Mohinder Kumar to move to Prague
Mohinder Kumar Khurana has been moved to Prague as First Secretary.
Gautam Mukherjee elevated as ED in AAI
Gautam Mukherjee, who so far was a General Manager (GM) in Airports Authority of India (AAI) being headed by V.P. Agrawal, has been
promoted as an Executive Director (ED). He has now become Regional ED (RED) East Region with his posting Kolkata.
Post of GM ([Nagaland & Manipur Region] in FCI, Dimapur vacant
A vacancy of General Manager for Nagaland & Manipur Region is vacant in Food Corporation of lndia, Dimapur, under the Department of Food & Public Distribution. Officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary/Director of the Government of India or equivalent level, eligible for appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme are eligible for appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme, are eligible for the post.
CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 - Relaxation for travel by air to J&K
In relaxation of CCS (LTC) Rules. 1988, the Government of India has decided to permit its employees to travel by air to J&K. Now all officers / employees of Government of India will be allowed to avail LTC to visit J&K against conversion of one block of their Home Town LTC. Officers/employees of Government of India entitled to travel by air can avail this LTC in their entitled class. All other employees of Government of India can travel by air in economy class from Delhi and Amritsar to any place in J&K by any airlines subject to their entitlement being limited to LTC-80 fares of Air India. Journey from their place of posting up to Delh / Amritsar will have to be undertaken as per their entitlement.
BHEL and Sheffield Forgemasters sign Technology Transfer Agreement

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed a Technology Transfer Agreement with Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited, UK – the only independent forgemaster in the world – for the manufacture of large size Forgings for Turbines and Generators up to 1,000 MW rating in the presence of Union Minister of Heavy Industries Vilasrao Deshmukh and Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry B.S. Meena, BHEL Chairman & Managing Director B.P. Rao and Chief Executive of Sheffield Forgemasters Graham Honeyman. The agreement envisages 10-year partnership to develop power generation forgings in the sub-continent which will see transfer of specialist technology and engineering knowledge from the Sheffield-based manufacturer to BHEL.

Promotions in BHEL on the anvil

Promotions in BHEL of all levels executives – from Supervisor to General Manager level – is expected to be announced on Friday June 25.
Goa's Power Minister leads a delegation to Europe

Goa’s Power Minister Alex Sequeira accompanied by Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar Shriavastava has gone on a tour to Europe. They have gone to Europe on an official tour.The delegation also has Yetindra M. Maralkar, Joint Secretary (Personnel) & Michael D' Souza Director Science and Technology.Among other places the delegation will go to Spain and Portugal,

CORPORATE
Rao is Director (Technical) ECIL
N.S.S. Prasada Rao has taken over as Director (Technical) of Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL).
Lakshmi Mills Director passed away
D Jayavarthanavelu, Director of  Lakshmi Mills passed away on 11 June 2010.
Loyal Textile Mills appoints CFO
Loyal Textile Mills has appointed P I Murugappan  as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 14 April 2010.
8 WIPRO Board members are Independent Directors
Eight of the twelve directors of Wipro Ltd will now be independent directors.
Sayaji Hotels bags MPTDC project
Sayaji Hotels has announced that the consortium of the company and Kohinoor Hospitality Pvt Ltd has been awarded the 4/5 star hotel project on a build and operate basis, land parcel at Kotra Sultanabad, Bhopal on long-term (90 years) through the competitive bidding route from Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (MPTDC) using the e-Procurement System.
Lahiri retires as Director and CEO of Apcotex Industries Ltd  
Sanjay Kumar Lahiri  Whole-time Director and CEO of Apcotex Industries Ltd has retired as his term expired on June 03, 2010.

Aaj ki Aawaz

Now its being said we do not have the technology for the clean up!!
Is it true or is it another ‘made  in America’ gupp??
 
It’s being said that there are 8000 mt of toxins in the Bhopal plant!!
And detoxify this quantity the available facility in India simply can’t!!
 
It can only detoxify 350 mt max!!!
And for all you know now Sarkaar will mull a detoxification tax!!

Because the funds being earmarked is not even 10% of what is needed!!
So this means if they need to raise funds 'we Indian will be bleeded'!
 
Imagine after 25 years all this is coming out!!
Chor… nikame….. don’t you feel an inner swell to shout!!
 
The GOM has cleared Rajiv of any misdoing!!
But this has not stopped the booing!
 
If the PM did not know about the India’s pledge to Anderson!!
He was not doing his job as in this case nothing without PM's okay could be done!
 
Why Rajiv gave this pledge is what now the Nation wants to know???
And why the Law in this case went ‘slow’???
 
Congress’s aim is to put a ‘money lollipop’ in the mouth of Bhopal affected!!!
And to do precisely this PC was selected!!
 
Good the Bhopal affected will get more money and better medical aid!!
But will this get the questions stayed???
 
Congress is now hoping that something big takes place,
And to cover this the Media does race!!
 
And Bhopal takes a back seat!!
I’m sure Congress would be thinking ‘wouldn’t that be neat’?????
 
Or for all you know if Congress gets desperate,
Something big Congress could ‘create’!!
 
‘Separation will be hara-kiri’ seems this BJP and JD(U) have realized!!
If they separate their situation they have sized!!
 
Yes seems BJP is more desperate as BJP has agreed,
That from any election responsibility for Bihar Modi will be freed!!
 
Laloo and Congress will say what difference does it make!!!
They’ll say this is all being done for election’s sake!!
 
Though for BJP and JD (U) this is a wise thing to do!!
In other States BJP could follow this ‘formula’ too!!
 
Its being said ‘Montek has in him an American soul’!!
So in that case where there is supposed to be a soul there is a hole!!
 
If Americans had a soul wouldn't there be in America a demand!!
That Anderson should be taken into remand!!
 
Confucius says…..Even Mohna’s soul in patches has ‘stars and stripes’!!
Speak something negative about US in front of Mohna and they say he gripes!
Bharat Kumar
<aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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For those who have no pull
All this is only for those who have no pull. Otherwise anybody can be empanelled even if they were found unfit only a year back. If you can play any reservation card or use influence of politicians, and other powerful persons--with the help of senior bureaucrats, you can get empanelled as Secretary to G o I. A few fake and pseudonymous R T I applications will add to your chances further.
Amitabh Bose

Taliban factor
I was very amused to read that M K Narayanan should return to Delhi from Kolkata in the national interest. Does that mean that his continuance in Kolkata as Governor of West Bengal is not in the national interest? If so, then how can Kolkata’s loss become Delhi’s gain? The pressing reason mentioned is the growing power of the Taliban in Afghanistan. In that case he should be posted as Governor of Afghanistan surely?
D Choudhury

Return of Narayan to Delhi will be disastrous!
Considering the saga of successive intelligence failures during his tenure as the NSA, the case for return of MK Narayan( MKN) from West Bengal and his re-posting as NSA as built by a browser( June 21 ) seems to be downright motivated and biased. Even his appointment as the West Bengal Governor in return of reward for his imagined services to the PM, was unwarranted. MK, at best, brought Dr Manmohan Singh close to US Administration, unfortunately, at the cost of India’s self esteem and, worse, without matching benefits. He merely succeeded in focusing the inflow of all intelligence information to himself in a subtle manner-- only to emerge as another power centre in GOI, till, P Chidambaram clipped his wings with clear directions to report to him instead of the de jure PM. According to my understanding, M K N proved a total disaster as the NSA. Reasons could be enumerated as : ( a) A massive failure of intelligence machinery and its mishandling by the NSA both before and in the aftermath of 26/11; (b) MKN goofed up on Telangana issue and underestimated the intensity of Telangana movement. He also misled Sonia Gandhi and the de jure PM to commit on the formation of Telangana State; (c) Can anyone forget and forgive India’s fiasco at the Sharm- El- Sheikh? An experienced intelligence officer like M K N and Shiv Shankar Menon (former Foreign Secretary and the present NSA ) seeking to down play the serious omission as a mere drafting error! They only brought shame to India? ( d) Total absence of cohesion among India’s several intelligence agencies should also be attributed to MKN’s failure and his perceived inability to build up an effective Command and Control in the GOI’s Counter-terrorism apparatus. Even the US experts scoff at this downright negligence on the part of MKN;(e) Strange but true, it is understood from the media reports that MKN even as WB Governor still keeps advising the PM about the action to be taken on several sensitive issues concerning the internal security of the country and the faithful PM keeps forwarding these letters (from WB Raj Bhavan) to the union Home Minister for action as deemed fit !!! Having regard to the above, one wonders whether MKN’s body is in Kolkata but the Soul in Delhi ? Is it not the high time that both MKN and Menon voluntarily resigned and proceed to Kerala for rest and recreation .
A K SAXENA (A retired civil servant)

CSS and Army
This is in response to the Comments on the equation between CSS and Army Officers. Please see the equation given below.

Secretary to GOI General
Additional Secy GOI Lt. General
Joint Secretary GOI Major Genl
Director GOI Bigediar

Deputy Secy. GOI Colonel

Under Secretary Lt. Colonel
If a Lt. Colonel says that he is equivalent to a Driector, then he must be living in a fool's paradise.
Rajeeva

Providing Justice
Providing justice was considered as prime job of king. As there is democracy, the same has been entrusted to judiciary in our country. This task of providing justice must be in the hands of experienced and matured persons of this country. The quality of maturity and experience can be gained only after a rich experience gained in society. The judges appointed at the age of 20-30 can not acquire the required maturity and experience on the basis of little theoretical knowledge. As lot of Discretionary Power has been conferred on judiciary in our law, therefore, Legislature must look into this aspect and judges even in lower courts be appointed after the age of 50 years to impart justice to the people of this country. Till then they may act as Government./Private Counsel etc. in different fields as per their talent and gain experience. The main objective is justice should not get buried by novice trial court judges. High Court Judges must be recruited through Rajya Sabha etc. having expertise in the field of law and dealing with day to day problems of public.
RK