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I was amazed when a bureaucrat from Pakistan mentioned about whispersinthecorridors.com. Most of the bureaucrats visit this Indian site he told me.

An IAS officer

GoI is busy with Lokpal Bill
In the Government of India (GoI) everybody is busy with Lokpal bill. Rest of the things have been put on the back burner.

NAC sole cause of Team Anna's legitimacy
Political circles are abuzz with talks that the only way Team Anna's claim to represent civil society can be challenged if NAC could be done away with. If NAC can draw up bills without any kind of legitimacy, so could Team Anna.

Heard in RBI circles
The fiscal is slipping because spending is purely being influenced by Ms.Sonia Gandhi and NAC's huge social sector spending.

Are NPA's likely to go up?
The NPAs of banks are at 4.19 percent compared with 3.35 percent a year ago. Continuation of a high interest regime is only likely to increase the Non-Performing Assets (NPA) of banks, further sucking away liquidity from the system, say bankers.

Bank loans to risky assets increased by 33 percent
The bad loans of listed banks in the country have soared by 33 percent to over Rs 1, 00,000 crore during the second quarter of this fiscal, reveals the data from RBI.

Late Jyoti Basu to get highest Bangladesh award
Late Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister West Bengal may be conferred with the highest Bangladesh award - The Bangladesh Swadhinata Sammanona (Bangladesh Freedom Honour ) . This award was earlier given to Late Smt. Indira Gandhi.

Is playing computer games during official hour's favorite with bureaucracy?
With nothing to do and slow pace of decision making most bureaucrats are either playing computer games or reading their favorite book. Some are discreet enough to switch on the sign of meeting in progress and snooze while listening to their favorite singer crooning in the afternoon.

Sumptious dinner after Right to Food Bill
Right to Food Bill was passed by the Cabinet and it was followed by a sumptious dinner!

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be next CBI Chief?
Exactly after one year country will have a new CBI Director. Logically ,according to the Supreme Court guideline this should be the panel- Ranjit Sinha 1974 batch Bihar cadre IPS, S C Sinha 1975 batch Haryana cadre IPS,Neeraj Kumar 1976 batch UT cadre IPS and V K Gupta 1977 batch Gujarat cadre IPS.

Mathur is new Secretary Security in GoI
A B Mathur has been appointed new Secretary Security in the Government of India. He is 1975 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Jawed Usmani to return next month end
Jawed Usmani is returning to India next month end after completion of tenure of foreign assignment.He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

B V R Subrahmanyam to join PMO next month?
Indian bureaucracy is watching with keen interest the posting of B V R Subrahmanyam in the PMO as Joint Secretary.1987 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre Subrahmanyam has been out of the cadre for the last 13 years.Before going to Washington he was PS to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.How many officers have been on central deputation for such a long period ?.

Shankar Aggarwal to be Additional Secretary Defence
Shankar Aggarwal, a 1980 batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, is poised to be appointed as Additional Secretary Defence. Presently, he on deputation to the Government of India (GoI) as Joint Secretary, Information Technology (IT)

History created in GoI
History has been created in the Government of India (GoI) as 387 Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officers received last month's salary for sitting idle. They were paid Rs. 2.89 crore.

Ashutosh Jindal is RC Tripura
On return from Brussels Ashutosh Jindal has taken over as Resident Commissioner of Tripura in Delhi. He is 1995 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Dr Jacob to be Joint Secretary?
Dr. K.V. Jacob presently serving as OSD to Union Minister of Defence may soon don the mantle as Joint Secretary. He is a CSS cadre officer of 1991 batch.

Thousands of posts vacant in CPSEs
Thousands of posts have been lying vacant in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) since 2007. As many as 1565629 posts were found vacant in 2007-08 while 1533531 in 2008-09 and 1490699 posts were vacant in 2009-10 in this sector, due to superannuation and voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) in CPSEs.

Post of CEO Prasar Bharti to fall vacant
Post of CEO Prasar Bharti is going to fall vacant on December 28. Tenure of B S Lalli is coming to an end.

CSB to meet today
The CSB is expected to meet today to prepare panel for a couple of JS level posts.

Topper of 1990 batch not empanelled in GoI
Sanjay Malhotra (RJ, 1990) topper of his batch and IIT-JEE No 9, considered to be an outstanding officer has not been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. His only fault is that he has served for 3 years in UNIDO .

What the message is going to IAS?
Believe it or not Director of the LBSNAA Padamvir Singh has not been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India. 1977 batch IAS officer Singh is considered to be an outstanding officer.What a message to the new IAS officers?.

IRTS resigns to join IPS!
An IRTS officer belonging to 2008 batch is reported to have resigned to join the IPS.

State Government sanctions leave, but GoI rejects?
Alok Mohan,IGP Western range Mangalore, has been granted study leave for 1 year by the State Government. The Government of India citing technical reasons has however, not approved. He is an IPS officer of 1989 batch who belongs to the Karnataka Cadre.

Meena to be CVO IDPL
B L Meena is likely to join as CVO IDPL in February.He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Chandra Sheker to get extension?
M Chandra Sheker DCP East Division ,Bangalore is likely to get extension in inter-cadre deputation from Himachal Pradesh to Karnataka. He is an IPS officer of 1998 batch who belongs to the HP cadre

Five IPS short-listed for central deputation
Five IPS officers have been short-listed for the appointment of Additional DG,SSB/BSF in CPMF.

1 post of Additional DG, SSB, is vacant.
One post of ADG is currently lying vacant in the Seema Shashtra Bal (SSB).

Shyam Mehrotra nominated for NDC Course
Shyam Mehrotra, DIG (Admn), ITBP, PHQ, New Delhi has been nominated for the one year course of 52nd NDC Course. He is an ITBP Cadre officer of 1987 batch.

Vivek Kishore is now DCP Traffic in Delhi
Vivek kishore Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police Central District has been transferred as DCP traffic Northern range.He is an IPS officer of 1999 batch who belong to the AGMU cadre.

Srivastava appointed Addl CP in Delhi
Devesh Chand Srivastva has been apponited as DCP/Additionl CP Delhi Police Central District Srivastava . He has come from Arunachal Pradesh. He is an IPS officer of 1995 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Pratap Kumar gets additional charge of NIFT Mumbai
K.S Pratap Kumar Director ( NIFT) Hyderabad in Minstry of Textile Goverment of India has been given additional charge of Director ( NIFT) Mumbai. He is an IPS officer of 1993 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh carder

File of FC, Railway Board with Pulok Chatterji
As the grapevine has it file relating to appointment of Financial Commissioner (FC) in Railway Board has been lying with Pulok Chatterji ,Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.It is heard in corridors of power that Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth had reportedly observed in the file 'I appoint Abhay Khanna as FC'. However, Indian Home Minister P.Chidambram had diluted it by stating 'if you go by seniority then Abhay Khanna should be FC but, if you go on merits then Ms. Vijaya Kant should be posted as FC.' Abhay K Khanna is General Manager Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) Chennai who is ahead in race for the post. Ms. Vijaya Kant is GM -Construction in North Frontier Railway (NFR).

SEBI to open more regional offices
As the grapevine has it the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is going to open more regional offices. An office will come up either in Kanpur or Lucknow while, the office will come up in Bangalore or Hyderabad. However, it is certain that Guwahati will have a regional office of the SEBI.

Post of Director (Mrkt.) vacant in MMTC Ltd
The post of Director (Marketing) has been lying vacant in MMTC Limited. Those willing to apply can send their applications to Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) before February 1, 2012.

Charges against 235 senior officers of banks
Charges have been framed against 235 senior officers of various banks in last three years. CVC and CBI have been inquiring into the same and recommending punitive action against delinquent officials.

Jaipuriyar is Principal Director (Audit) Airforce and Navy
S K Jaipuriyar, Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit has been posted as Principal Director of Audit, Air Force & Navy, New Delhi.

Sane moves to Mumbai
C M Sane, Principal Director of Audit, Air Force & Navy, New Delhi has been posted as Principal Director, Regional Training Institute, Mumbai. He will relieve Ms. AS Lakshmi.

IPS officer goes to jail in Orissa
The court of special judge (vigilance), Cuttack has sentenced Baidyanath Jena, a retired IPS officer, to three years' rigorous imprisonment .

Basudeb Banerjee to be Principal Secretary West Bengal
Basudeb Banerjee is all set to become new Principal Secretary Commerce and Industries in West Bengal. He is 1983 batch IPS officer.

One SP level post created in CBI
One new SP level post has been created in the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI).

Excellent Calender of Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism has brought out an excellent calender for the forth coming year 2012. This calender depicts rich cultural fabric of India. The photographs, artwork, design of the calender are being talked about in the corridors of power. Kudos to Indian Tourism.

Partha Pratim Mitra promoted & posted as CEA, Rural Development
Partha Pratim Mitra, Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officer of Indian Economic Service, has been promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) and posted as Chief Economic Adviser in Rural Development.

ITS officers on a look out for deputations
Unlike the past Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officers are vigorously looking for deputations in the Government of India (GoI). This has been necessitated as all Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officers belonging to ranks of Junior Administrative Grade (JAG), Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) who were serving in the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telecom Ltd (MTNL) stood repatriated to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) since November 8, 2011.However, so far 387ITS officers have been relieved.

DPC for IFS officers of 1982 batch held in MP
As the grapevine has it the Madhya Pradesh government has conducted DPC for elevation of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of 1982 batch in the state. Selected officers will be elevated as Additional PCCFs. However, it is unlikely that all eight officers of the said batch may be elevated simultaneously for want of so many posts.

OSD to MoS Coal resigns
Praveen Patil OSD to MOS (Coal)Pratik Prakashbapu Patil has reportedly resigned.

IAS changes in Punjab
Karan A Singh has been made Chairman Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training. Satish Chandra will now be Principal Secretary to Punjab government, Department of Planning and Special Economic Package . The services of Anurag Agarwal has been placed at the disposal of the Department of Power for appointment as Chairman-cum-Managing Director Punjab State Transmission Corporation Ltd .

Prabhakar inducted in IPS
Prabhakar, Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police (East District) has been inducted for IPS to the AGMU Cadre . He is an DANPS officer of AGMU Cadre .

Nazrul Islam gets posting in West Bengal
Dr Nazrul Islam has been given regular posting in West Bengal.1981 batch IPS officer Islam has been posted as ADG Training.

K K Sharma bereaved
P.P. Sharma, former Registrar of Delhi High Court passed away on December 10, 2011. He was a judicial officer who was born in 1936. He was father of five children, his son K.K. Sharma, is Additional DG Planning & Welfare in Rajasthan, Two of his daughters Raj Rani Mitra and Anita Sharma are ADJs, in Saket Courts, Delhi and City Courts, Jaipur respectively. Three of his sons-in-law namely, Vishesh Sharma, Surender Kumar Sharma, & Ashutosh Mishra,are ADJ Ghaziabad, Karkardooma & Registrar Jaipur High Court respectively. A prayer meeting will be held on December 22, 2011 in Markandey Complex, Chattarpur Mandir, Mehrauli, New Delhi between 4 & 5 pm.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Pakistan : Army and government take opposing stand in supreme court in memogate
Pakistan's federal government and the army have taken diametrically opposite stand in the supreme court in the 'memogate' case. Affidavit filed on behalf of the federation of Pakistan denies the existence or authenticity of the alleged memo or the role allegedly played by former ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani and urges the apex court to dismiss the petition filed by Nawaz Sharif as a Parliamentary committee is already seized of the matter. On the other hand the affidavit filed by Army Chief Keyani and DG ISI Shuja Pasha confirms the memo's existence and Haqqani's role in its conceptualisation. It further wants the apex court to continue with its investigations as 'people of Pakistan who are the real sovereign masters of the country have the right to know the unadulterated truth'. Ironically affidavits from both sides have been filed through the attorney general Maulvi Anwarul Haq. It is not known which of the two opposing views will be argued by the attorney general.

Pakistan : NAB to have new division
Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will soon have a new division named 'special operation division' to deal exclusively with cases of 'big corruption in the departments and undertakings under the government'. The division to be headed by a retired Brigadier (Musadiq Abbasi) is likely to start functioning in a couple of weeks.

Anthony J C DeSa is PS Transport & Food in MP (Updated)
Anthony J C DeSa who had recently returned to Madhya Pradesh has been appointed as Principal Secretary (PS) Transport, Food & Civil Supplies. He is an IAS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Ms Abha Asthana is now DG Academy of Administration in MP (UPDATED)
Ms Abha Asthana has been appointed new DG of the Academy of Administration in Madhya Pradesh. She is 1977 batch IAS officer.

Placement committee of CBDT held (UPDATED)
Placement committee of Central Board of Taxes (CBDT) has met regarding postings of Commissioners of Incomes Tax (CITs) and Joint Commissioners of Incomes Tax (JCITs). It had met on Thursday & Friday.

Ms. Preeti Jain Das posted as OSD, DIT (exam), Delhi (UPDATED)
Ms. Preeti Jain Das, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax has been posted as OSD in office of DIT (Exam), Delhi.


Selected candidates allocated to IRS (IT) & Cent. Service group 'A' (UPDATED)
As many as nine candidates, who cleared main examination-2010 conducted by UPSC, have been allocated to IRS (IT) and Central Service group 'A'.


Post of technical officer vacant in DG, HRD (UPDATED)
The post of Technical Officer (TO) group-B is lying vacant on deputation basis in the Directorate General of Human Resources Development (Infrastructure & Welfare Wing) in Customs & Central Excise.

DEBATE

Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has asked Cabinet Ministers to maintain dignity of the office. Patnaik conveyed his mind when a Minister addressed "Sir" to an IAS officer in his presence. "You are Cabinet Minister and should maintain your dignity" the Chief Minister said. How far it is appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir".

Mail your to the point views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

More Financial powers to PSUs
The Government is considersing of giving more financial powers to Maharatna public sector undertakings (PSUs) by allowing them make investments up to Rs.5,000 crore .

Cairn gets a new board, Gammell resigns
The founder of Bill Gammell resigns from the board of Cairn India. However Navin Agarwal, Tarun Jain and Priya Agarwal join as additional directors on the board of Cairn India.

Singh joins Shriram Asset Management Company
A.K. Singh has been appointed additional director of Shriram Asset Management Company.

Has Aggarwal quit Kingfisher Airlines?
Has Sanjay Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer of Kingfisher Airlines quit?

Dr M. Mathisekaran's is IES Member in FMC
Dr M. Mathisekaran has joined as IES Member in Forward Markets Commission (FMC) Hitheto, Dr M. Mathisekaran was an Economic Adviser in the FMC. He is Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of 1981 batch.
(We said this on December 1 & 13, 2011)

Services sector has been the best wealth creator
Services sector has been the biggest wealth creator says a study carried out by securities firm Motilal Oswal. This new leading wealth creating sector has steadily increased its share of wealth from 12 per cent in financial year 2006 to 24 percent in financial year 2011,the 16th Annual Wealth Creation Study (2006-11) by Motilal Oswal Securities has found.

Singh appointed Addl. Director, Shriram Asset Mgt. Company Ltd
Shriram Asset Management Company Ltd has appointed A K Singh as an Additional Director of the company with effect from December 15, 2011

Tripathi appointed Addl. Director, Southern Online Bio Technologies Ltd
Southern Online Bio Technologies Ltd has appointed Ashiwini Kumar Tripathi as Additional Director of the company.

Kumar resigns as Director, Southern Online Bio Technologies Ltd
C. Raveendra Kumar has resigned as Director of Southern Online Bio Technologies Ltd.

Vishwanathan appointed Company Secy. Coal India Ltd
Coal India Limited has appointed M. Viswanathan as Company Secretary of the company with immediate effect.

Cairn India Ltd appoints three Addl. Directors
The Board of Cairn India Ltd has on December 16, 2011 appointed Navin Agarwal, Tarun Jain and Ms, Priya Agarwal, as Additional Directors on the Board of the company.

Agarwal is Chairman, Cairn India Ltd
Cairn India Limited has appointed Navin Agarwal as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Two Nominee Directors cease to be on Board of Cairn India Ltd
Sir Bill Gammell and Ms. Jann Brown, Nominee Directors of Cairn UK Holdings Limited have resigned from the Board of Cairn India Ltd.

Dhir will continue to be on Board of Cairn India Ltd
Rahul Dhir, Managing Director and.CEO will continue to be on the Board of Directors of Cairn India Ltd .

Kanoria appointed MD, Viom Networks Ltd
Sunil Kanoria has been appointed as Managing Director of Viom Networks Ltd.

Hope DOPT will introspect!

DOPT has not been fair to Central Services. All rules regulations, guidelines etc. are framed to ensure fast promotion to IAS only. Although there is accute shortage of officers in state cadre, but IAS manipulate deputations so that promotions to them are faster. Can DOPT look into the reasons of negligible representation of other services in cental/PSUs/autonomous bodies, deptts etc. Benefits to other services are given after 2 years. There is no logic for this & it is nothing but discrimination. Majority of PSUs/ autonomous bodies/ deptt. have IAS & no such organization can claim to be best & comparable to private companies for efficiency/ output. If knowledge of data/presentations are the criteria for selection by PESB, then it is illogical.Leadership/Management can not be done except through management technique, hard work, intellectual honesty etc.

Puri

Wrong to say corrupt officers get plumb postings

It is wrong to say that only corrupt officers get plumb postings. Hardworking, intellegent, honest to the core and medically fit officials get plumb postings.

A Srivastava

Left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.

Apropos of above comment in a specific context by a discerning reader,going by the state of affairs, it may be said in general that the right hand itself is performing mechanical motions by force of habit dictated by fear of authority for self-aggrandizement and has ceased to be aware of the purpose, if any, of its own movements. Are we then surprised at the divergent, ambivalent and lackadaisical approach that seems to characterize our collective effort or lack of it for common (national) good?

S K Tewari

If only the Bureaucracy shed their feudalism to an extent, then the problems of the entire country would be solved to a great extent. They should interact with public and employees working under them more and more.

A Srivastava

CGHS beneficiaries
Can DG, CGHS request authorities of Apollo Hospital at Delhi to treat CGHS beneficiaries for all cases during emergency. The hospital should not link that it is meant only for certain disciplines. This is true in normal referred cases not during emergency. All the treatment including operation if required to be entertained being empanelled under Superspeciliaty catagory. CGHS beneficiaries should be treated with proper care specially Senior Citizens. It will help retired officers staying nearby areas.

RKM

PMO adds yet another feather

Every time PMO asks for clarification and nothing happens. PMO is adding one more feather in the cap of INSULT AND DISOBEDIENCE . see in the past what happened in the Panel for GM in 2009-10 . IT is unnecessarily delaying the appointments with ultimate rule of corruption over honesty?

Kunal

Copy of agreement between India and Russia

The Appellant sought certified copy of all the agreements and deals signed between the President of USA and PM of India and also that between the President of Russia and PM of India during their respective visits to India. The PIO furnished certified copies of agreement of deal signed between the President of USA and PM of India. Further, the PIO stated that the copy of Agreement and deal of President of Russia and PM of India is awaited from the concerned division and would be forwarded to the appellant as and when received from concerned division. The Appellant complained to the Commission that the information sent to him was not attested. The respondent stated that the deemed PIO was Mr. Javed Ashraf, Joint Secretary (AMS) and Mr. Ajay Bisaria, Joint
Secretary (ERS) who were to provide the information. The Appellant pointed out that the FAA did not dispose the appeal until September 2011 while the appeal was filed in February 2011. The Commission noted that Secretary (ER) has not done his duty as mandated by the RTI Act and warned that if this continues, the Commission will consider recommending disciplinary action against him. The PIO stated that delay took place due to correspondence for seeking permission from the respective foreign governments to release this information. The Commission observed that the PIOs should have informed the Appellant
about this within the 30 day period. While dropping the penalty proceedings, the Commission warned the PIOs to ensure that a
communication should be sent to the Appellants within time as mandated under the RTI Act.

Comments

An attested copy of the documents should be provided by the PIO within the prescribed time limit to the applicant.

[Mr. Paras Nath Singh v. Ministry of External Affairs in CIC/SG/A/2011/002072/15657Adjunct]

- Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the book: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)