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whishperinthecorridors is very impressive magazine and should be updated every day. I like it. Keep it up.

T C Aggarwal

Jaipal Reddy while justifying the gas cylinder price hike gave the prices of gas cylinders in India's neighbourhood ..... well then he should have also checked out the fuel prices in the neighbourhood..... India's the highest!! Biased minds do not reason....there is some bug in the MOPNG Chair that makes the incumbent becomes a 'price rise freak'!! Sushma says Congress has stabbed the common man in the
back....well why doesn't she ask BJP ruled State Governments to reduce State taxes.......so that jhor ka jhatka dheere se lagge!!!! Though Uncle Sam's chelas Mohna and Montek look at deficit as a bad word .....fact is in the Socio Capitalist Economy deficit is not a bad word!!!! Government refuses to look at its own 'running expenses'!!!! Now there is another scandal that's been revealed.... Coal...... cost
the Nation more than the 2 G chori...... but in this chori not only UPA even NDA has 'its hands kaala'!!! Imagine if the money lost in the 2 G and Coal scams had not been lost!!! The real deficit that we need to worry about is the 'huge deficit in our Netas commitment to the Nation' and the 'propriety and probity deficit in our Netas'!!!

In prices, corruption and in even volume of corruption there has been a huge hike!!!

Come General Elections and Indians will tell Congress to take a hike!!

Sonia says 'don't bother about Civil Society'........thereby thumbing her nose at us....... though she did not say this specifically this is exactly what she meant!!!! The message to the Public is she's running scared from an effective Lokpal and wants a Jokepal!!! The Sarkaari Lokpal or Jokepal will be Neta friendly and Sonia's pushing for it with the 'vision that her Bambino will be PM one day and he should not
have a Lokpal breathing down his neck'!!!!! Sonia has also said that we should only take Divedi and the authorised Spokesman seriously!!!! With Diggy she has a unique arrangement..... he makes statements as per her unofficial orders even though he's not authorized to do so....... she ticks him off for making certain statements and he
continues making statements as per her unofficial orders!!! With every passing day Sonia is showing her true colours!!!!

I think we Indians should take Sonia's 'direct and indirect' statements very seriously!!!!!!

And she better learn to behave with us as she can only act with her minions or Congressmen imperiously!!

Thank God Rahul has not rushed to UP with his minder to take on Maya
on the murder of Doctors!!!! Maya was in for trying times in Bhatta
Parsaul but Rahul jumped in and saved her with his exaggerations!! Without a doubt the murders of Docs are corruption related and the needle of suspicion points towards BSP!!!!! Is it possible that SC takes Suo Moto action and orders an inquiry under its
supervision...... three gruesome murders have taken place!!! And its time a call was taken on UP's humongous size......needs to be 'cut to controllable size'!!!!! Maya as per rumours is in close talks with a Party with which she has a blow hot blow cold relationship....... she knows her electoral prospects are getting bleaker and bleaker!!!

Has Maya seen the writing on the wall???
BSP's not getting in the next UP State election a recall!!!

Maran is going to be dropped...... that's if Sonia's in her right senses...... she will bank on the fact that Maran is in the doghouse with Karuna!!! Who will get Communications????? Maybe a technocrat!!!!
What about PC...... will he exit HM?????? Krishna as MEA has proved to be a flop!!!! Did Mukesh Ambani in his meeting with Mohna tacitly let Mohna know who will be suitable as MOPNG and FM....... it may sound odd but knowing Mukesh he's capable of doing this!!! It's being said this reshuffle is a biggie!!!! In the betting market bets are being placed on Mohna resigning and Rahul stepping in...... I would give this 100:1 odds at this juncture!!! Apart from Rahul not being fit for this job he himself is not still ready to commit himself to 24x7 politics!!!

On 1st of July Mohna will get the reshuffle details from High Command!!!!!

He will read the list and stand up and put his hand on his heart and
say 'your wish Madam ji is my command'!!!!

PC is crying from rooftops that he had no inclination about the tapping........ guilty conscience...... what am I saying......prerequisite to become a Indian Neta is to have one's conscience yanked out!!!! Either Sonia felt uncomfortable with what was going on in Finance Ministry or PC was just keeping tabs on the portfolio he felt is his birth right!!! Somewhere hidden there are CDs loaded with info on the Finance Ministry..... and mind you the CDs do have a lot of damning info!! PC says that Sikhs should move on from their 1984 hurt!!! He forgets it's his High Command and her bonnie boy who remove the scabs on healing wounds!!! And he tries to show as if the pruning of the 'blacklist' is a huge favour that Congress has done.... what has been done is just correct something that was long overdue!! And what needs mention is that when the 1984 genocide took place PC was the Minister of State for Home!!!

How can wounds heal when those who caused the wounds shake hands with one hand,

And with the other hand they scratch out the scabs on the healing wound......mischievous are the ways of The Hand!!

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BUREAUCRACY

20 IAS officers retiring in June
As many as 20 IAS officers are retiring this month end. They are V.K. Jha of AGMUT cadre, Dama Ram Garg and D.C. Bhima Nail of Andhra Pradesh cadre, Dayashankar Panday and Arun Chandra Singh of Bihar cadre, B.N. Leuva of Gujarat cadre, Diljeet Singh Dogra of Himachal Pradesh cadre, Ghulam Rasool Ghani of Jammu & Kashmir cadre, D.N. Nayak, C.N. Seetharam and C.M. Shirol of Karnataka cadre, Rajkumar Pathak of Madhya Pradesh cadre, J.P. Dange, Ashok Sinha, S.K. Kamble and D.G. Jadhav of Maharashtra cadre, Chinmay Basu of Orissa cadre, P.
A. Ramiah and K.S. Muthuswamy of Tamil Nadu cadre Sunil Mitra of West Bengal cadre.

Appointment of Ranjan Mathai cleared
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is believed to have cleared the appointment of Ranjan Mathai as new Foreign Secretary.1974 batch IFS officer Mathai is presently Indian Ambassador to France.
( We said this on May 12 and again on June 21)

Spolia to be Chief Secretary of Pondicherry ?
D N Spolia is likely to be moved to Pondicherry as Chief Secretary. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Gujral to be Secretary Revenue
Secretary Road Transport R S Gujral has been moved as Secretary Revenue. The Prime Minister has cleared the appointment of 1976 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre. He will succeed Sunil Mitra on July 1 who is retiring on June 30.
(We said this on June 14 )

Will Shekhar Agrawal succeed R K Singh ?
A couple of 1977 batch IAS officers junior to Shekhar Agrawal have been appointed Secretary in the Government of India. Why was Agrawal left out? It is believed that 1977 batch IAS officer of UP cadre Agrawal is going to succeed R K Singh as Secretary Defence Production. Orders to this effect are expected in a couple of days.

Rakesh Kackar to be Secretary Food Processing Industries
Rakesh Kackar is being appointed new Secretary Food Processing Industries. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
(We said this 0n June 2 )

Suvarathan gets three months extension
Chairman of the Food Safety and Standards Authority P I Suvarathan has been given three months extension in his tenure. He is former 1972 batch IAS officer.

K Jose Cyriac to be Secretary Petro-Chemicals
Special Secretary Revenue K Jose Cyriac has been appointed Secretary Chemicals and Petro-chemicals. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre. Formal orders are expected to be issued in a day or two.

Naved Masood to succeed Gujral
Naved Masood is going to succeed R S Gujral as Secretary Road Transport. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre. Formal orders are expected to be issued in a day or two.

Alok Rawat to be Secretary Coordination
Alok Rawat will be new Secretary Coordination in the Government of India.1977 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre Rawat is presently posted in the UPSC.Earlier the post was held by the new Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth.

Haleem Khan is Secretary Disinvestment
Haleem Khan has been appointed Secretary Disinvestment in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of UP cadre. Formal orders are expected to be issued in a day or two.

27 Officers of 1995 Batch of IA & AS promoted to SAG
27 officers of the 1995 batch of the Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IAAS) have been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) [PB-4: Rs. 37400-67000, Grade Pay: Rs. 10000] with effect from 1st July 2011. This includes 19 Officers recruited by the UPSC one time, through the Special Limited Departmental Competitive (SLDC) Examination in 1995. The names of the 27 Officers are as follows: Ms. Gurveen Sidhu, Ms. Ritu Dhillon, Ms. Archana P. Shirsat, Ms. Indu
Agrawal, Shri Raj Kumar, Shri JS Karape, Shri Bhawani Shankar, Shri AP Chophy, Ms. Rashmi Jain, Shri K. Vijayakumaran, Shri DK Sekar, Shri PK Verma, Shri PD Mahale, Ms. G Sudharmini, Shri S. Suresh Kumar, Shri Chandra Mohan, Shri PN Seshadri, Shri PP Mohanan, Shri TS Shivappa, Ms. Sheela M. Jog, Shri Arabinda Das, Shri JR Rinwa, Shri DK Bakshi, Shri Karan Singh, Shri DP Yadav, Shri VK Girijavallabhan and Shri AK Aich.

Why did Jayalalitha meet officers in Delhi ?
During her recent visit to New Delhi, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha interacted with senior IAS and IPS officers of Tamil Nadu serving at Delhi. She reportedly asked them to return to the parent cadre.

1986 batch IAS officers promoted in Haryana
1986 batch IAS officers have been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Haryana. They are Mssrs Rajni Sekhri Sibal, Sanjeev Kaushal, VS Kundu, PK Das, Shashi Bala Gulati, RR Jowel and Dheera Khandelwal. Alok Nigam, being on the Central deputation, has been given proforma promotion.

Minor IPS reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh
There has been a minor IPS reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh at IG level. While Purshottam Sharma has been posted as IG (complaints), PHQ, Bhopal, Vijay Yadav is new IG - Gwalior Range, Arvind Kumar - IG (Recruitment), PHQ, Bhopal, Sanjay Kumar Jha - IG, SCRB, PHQ, Bhopal and Dr. SW Naqvi has been posted as IG - Chambal Range, Morena.

Minor bureaucratic reshuffle in MP
In a minor bureaucratic reshuffle the Madhya Pradesh government has posted D.K. Samantaray (on return from central deputation )as Principal Secretary(PS) Health, Gas Relief and Rehabilitation.Others who were shifted are: Pankaj Agarwal - CMD Eastern Power Commissioners, Distribution Company to Commissioner Treasury and Accounts, K.C. Gupta - Managing Director (MD) of the State Civil Rewa Supply Corporation to Commissioner Rewa and Manish Rastogi Commissioner, Treasury and Accounts to CMD, Eastern Power Distribution Company, Jabalpur. Deepak Khandekar PS to Chief Minister was given additional charge of Information Technology (IT).

Will CRPF DG return to Tamil Nadu ?
As her first priority is to restore law & order in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha during her recent Delhi visit reportedly urged K.Vijaykumar IPS (TN;75), currently D.G.CRPF to return to the state to assume the post of Director General (Law & Order). As he figures in the panel cleared by the UPSC in December 2010 there should be no difficulty in replacing Ms.Letika Saran of 1976 batch. The outcome is not known.

Zaki Ahmad nominated for 37th APPPA
Zaki Ahmad, Deputy Director, National Crime Record Bureau, New Delhi, has been nominated for the 37th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) commencing at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi on July 1, 2011. The programme includes detailed framework of conceptual and applied modules to enable professional exposure on public administration in Indian and international context.

115 IPS officers complete training
115 DIG and IG rank officers have completed a six-week course in strategic management taught by the Cambridge University in collaboration with the OP Jindal Global University.

IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh
There is major IAS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh. New changes are Mssrs :- L V Subramanyam TTD EO, Sameer Sharma excise commissioner, MT Krishna Babu chief of the GHMC , B Venkatesham information commissioner ,Krishna Rao principal secretary, labour, C Parthasarthi director of AP Aids Control Society, Vinod Kumar Agarwal is still to be given a posting, Sudhir, special chief secretary, medical and health. D Srinivasulu secretary, youth affairs and sports, M G Gopal principal secretary, higher education, Dr Premchand principal secretary, mining, S E Sekhar Babu secretary, information commission. Suneel Sharma principal secretary, agriculture, Shashi Bhushan Kumar MD of AP Sports Authority, V Anil Kumar Kadapa collector. Lav Agarwal Visakhapatnam collector, Sanjay Jaju information technology,J Shyamala Rao managing director of AP Health Medical and Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation , Chandravadan employment and training , E Yellappa made secretary in the office of the CCLA , Mahesh Dutt Ekka. Ekka sugar commissioner, Vani Prasad secretary, Board of Intermediate Education,G Balaramaiah Commissioner, Endowments in place of JSV Prasad, V Usha Rani, Commissioner, Agriculture, K Ram Gopal secretary to the State election commissioner,B Janardhan Reddy director of municipal administration , V Durga Das Anantapur collector,Anita Rajendra director, women development and child welfare,M Girija Shankar joint collector of Visakhapatnam district and A Babu joint collector of East Godavari district.The CM has completely revamped the finance department .He has brought in Venkatramani Bhaskar, Pushpa Subramanyam and L Premchandra Reddy in their place.

Geetesh Sharma's deputation to end soon
Central deputation of Geetesh Sharma as a Joint in the Atomic Energy Department is going to end soon. He is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of 1986 batch.

New date for LIC chief later
New date of interviews for the post of Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) will be decided later. Interviews slated for June 22, 2011 were deferred. It was done because two of the five contenders did not have clearance from the CVC.

Call letters to 10 issued for SEBI's 2 Members
Call letters have been issued to 10 out of 47 contenders for two posts of Members in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

More IAS changes in Assam to take place
As the grapevine has it, one more list of IAS transfers in Assam will come out after a fortnight.

CCI imposes penalty on NSE
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty at the rate of five per cent of the annual turnover on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Mayawai administration fails to manage media
The Uttar Pradesh government being headed by Chief Minister & BSP supremo Mayawati has failed to manage media. This is quite intriguing because unlike the past the UP government has been getting a lot of adverse publicity in the media. A disturbing sign indeed. Where is Vijay Shankar Pandey these days who managed the media successfully ?.

Bishnoi to be PNGRB Member (Commercial )
Pradip Kumar Bishnoi, the Chairman and Managing Director of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (popularly known as Vizag Steel) is being tipped to be Member (Commercial) of the PNGRB .

FMC Chairman B C Khatua's extension unlikely
As the grapevine has it, B.C. Khatua who was re-appointed as the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) Chairman last year and is due complete his one extended term on July 31, 2011 is unlikely to get further extension. He was appointed FMC chief in May 2007 & had retired on July 31, 2010 at the age of 60. However, he was reappointed for one year last year. Khatua is an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre. Indications are that K. V. Thomas Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has declined to grant further extension to Khatua.

AAIFR Chairman Justice Gohil to retire
Justice A K Gohil Chairman of the Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (AAIFR) is retiring on June 30.

Is Pardeshi lobbying for Industries Secretary?
It is heard that Praveen Pardeshi ( IAS 85 batch) is lobbying with Industries Minister Narayan Rane for the assignment of Industries Secretary. Pardeshi who is at the moment Divisional commissioner Amravati is looking to make a comeback in Mantralaya prior to this assignment he was Director, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) .

Is Maha CS in drawing flak from CM?
Maharashtra Chief Secretary Ratnakar Gaikwad has recently drawn ire of CM Prithviraj Chavan over the usability of constructing skywalks in the city. Though the issue may seem very trivial but the CM has questioned the usability of constructing expensive skywalks in the city which were built by MMRDA when Gaikwad was the department. The CM and DCM have heavily come down on MMRDA when they received complaints of potholes on newly built flyovers. It seems that CM is not ready to accept any excuse for shoddy work, he means business said a source in
Mantralaya.

Eight IPS officers allocated Assam Meghalay cadre
As many as eight IPS officers who had qualified for the all India Police service during 2009 civil services examination have been allocated Assam Meghalay cadre. They are Ramesh Singh , Dhananjay Parashuran Ghanawat , Raghvendra Kumar MG , Rakesh Roushan , Kurma Rao M , Rajveer , Yeshey Tshewang Gyatso , Nilesh Tryambak Sawakare

Efforts to scuttle Sanjiv Handa's elevation as CRB (UPDATED)
Strong rumours suggest that a proposal duly approved by Ministry of railways recommending appointment of Sanjiv Handa, senior most Railwaly Boradd member, as Chairman Railway Board (CRB) may get derailed on extraneous considerations, though the proposal is in line with Government of India's (GOI's)'good practice'
norm of selecting senior most suitable officer for the top level appointments.

A K Upadhyay is new Secretary Road Transport and Highways (UPDATED)
Only one original proposal has been changed.Now A K Upadhyay will succeed R S Gujral as Secretary Road Transport and Highways .He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.Earlier the name of Naved Masood had been proposed.

Chander is new Ambassador of India to Ukraine. (UPDATED)
Rajiv Kumar Chander, presently Joint Secretary at MEA headquarters has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Ukraine

Pradeep Kumar given additional charge of Defence Production (UPDATED)
Secretary Defence Pradeep Kumar has been given additional charge of the Secretary Defence Production till July 31.He is 1972 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Mishra gets additional charge of Housing (UPDATED)
Arun Kumar Mishra, IAS (UP:76), Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Rural Development will hold additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, during the absence on leave of Ms.Kiran Dhingra, IAS (UT:75) from 27.06.2011 to 23.09.2011.

AP modifies transfer of IPS officers Joshi, Das (UPDATED)
The Andhra Pradesh government has modified the earlier transfer of Dr. Tarun Joshi as the SP of Kadapa district and posted him as the Group Commander, Grey Hounds, Visakhapatnam. Joshi is an UIPS officer of the 2004 batch who belopngs to AP cadre. Similaerly, A. Sunder Kumar Das who was posted as SP CID Hyderabad has been now posted and SP YSR district Kadapa. He is an IPS officer of the 1998 batcvh who belongs to AP cadre.

Two IAS officers permitted to attend short term training in foreign countries (UPDATED)
The AP government following the clearance from the Union Government approved Adhar Sinha Commissioner Collegiate Education, Hyderabad to attend a short term course on "Developing Strategic Skills for Imoprovement" aty RIPA, London from July 25, 2011 to August 5, 2011. He is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to AP cadre. Similarly, Vikas Raj Managing Director of A.P. State Finance Corporation has been permitted to attend Urban Environmental Management" at A.I.T.,Bangkok, Thailand from August 8 to 19, 2011.

Selection grade to IFS officer Jayswal (UPDATED)
The AP government has promoted Lokesh Jayswal to the selection grade scale of the Indian Forest Service. He is an IFS officer of the 1987 batch.

16 IPS officers get Senior Time Scale in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
As many as 16 IPS officers in Rajasthan are notionally appointed to the Senior Time Scale of Indian Police They are Mrs. Lata Manoj Kumar (RR: 2000) Commandant, Fifth Battalion, R.A.C., Jaipur, Umesh Chander Datta (RR: 2000) Superintendent of Police, Bhilwara, Navajyoti Gogoi (RR: 2000) Superintendent of Police, Jodhpur Rural, Jodhpur, Prafulla Kumar (RR: 20Ol) Superintendent of Police, Kota City, Kota, H.G. Raghavendra Suhasaa (RR: 2001) A.D.C. to Governor of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Jose Mohan (RR: 2002) Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jaipur (South), Jaipur, Dr. Nitin Deep Blaggan (RR: 2003) Superintendent of Police, Rajsamand, Hinglajdan, Superintendent of Police, Bharatpur, Gaurav Srivastava (RR: 2004) Superintendent of Police, Sikar, Sharat Kaviraj (RR: 2004), Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), Jaipur City, Jaipur, C. Santosh kumar Tukaram (RR: 2004), Superintendent of Police, Barmer, Om Prakash (RR: 2004) Superintendent of Police, Karauli, Mrs. S. Parimala (RR: 2004), Superintendent of Police, Intelligence, Jodhpur, Mrs. K. B. Vandana (RR: 2004), Superintendent of Police, Baran, Vikas Kumar (RR: 2004), Superintendent of Police, Chittorgarh and Vijayendra Bidari (RR: 2005) Cadre transferred to Tamil Nadu.

SAIL bags Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2011 (UPDATED)
Maharatna Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has received the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for the year 2011. The award, in recognition of SAIL's initiatives and achievements in the field of environment management, was presented by Union Minister for Home Affairs P. Chidambaram on June 24 at a glittering function held in New Delhi. The Golden Peacock Awards, instituted by the Institute of Directors, New Delhi, are presented annually under various categories. The winners of the Golden Peacock Awards for 2011 were finalised by a jury headed by Justice P.N. Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India and Member, UN Human Rights Commission, and presented on the occasion of the 13th World Congress on Environment Management.
Speaking at a panel discussion during the Congress on the theme of 'Environmental Initiatives for Corporate Sustainability', SAIL Chairman C.S. Verma said that the steel industry "is putting in concerted efforts and adopting a multi-pronged strategy" to minimize the emission of greenhouse gases and to achieve greater sustainable practices.

IAS reshuffle in Haryana (Updated)
As many as 26 IAS officers in Haryana have been transferred. Manik B. Sonawane,(HY:77), has been posted as Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Government, Haryana, Social Justice & Empowerment and Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Departments, Maha Singh, IAS (HY:81), has been made Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Forests & Wild Life Department, Hardeep Kumar, IAS (HY:84), has been made Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Food & Supplies Department, in addition to his present assignment, Dhanpat Singh, IAS (HY:85), has been made Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt, Haryana, Tourism Department, Mrs. Rajni Sekhri Sibal, IAS (HY:86) ( On promotion) has been made Director General, Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Gurgaon, Sanjeev Kaushal, IAS (HY:86) (On promotion) has been made Managing Director, Haryana Power Generation Corpn. Ltd, V.S. Kundu, IAS (HY:86) (On promotion) has been made Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Industrial Training Department, P.K. Das, IAS (HY:86) (On promotion) has been made Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Science & Technology Department, Mrs. Shashi Bala Gulati, IAS (HY:86) (On promotion) has been made Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt, Haryana, Printing & Stationery and Archaeology & Museums Departments, R.R. Jowel, IAS (HY:86) (On promotion) has been made Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Environment Department, M. Kithan, IAS (HY:86) (Awaiting order of posting) has been made Managing Director, Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Fed, Ltd, Mrs. Dheera Khandelwal, IAS (HY:86) (On promotion) has been made Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt, Haryana, Urban Local Bodies Department, Tarun Bajaj, IAS (HY:88) (Awaiting order of posting) has been made Commissioner, Rohtak Division, Rohtak, . T.V.S.N.Prasad, IAS (HY:88), has been made Special Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Revenue & Disaster ManagementII Department, Director, Consolidation of Holdings, Director, Land Records, Haryana, Special Collector (H.Q.) and Special LAO., Haryana, in addition to his present assignment, Mahavir Singh, IAS (HY:89), has been made Special Secretary to Govt, Haryana, Finance Department and Director, Employment, Haryana and Special Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Employment Department in addition, Sant Kumar, IAS (HY:90), has been made Transport Commissioner, Haryana and Special Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Transport Department and Secretary in the office of the Lokayukta, Haryana, Vineet Garg, IAS (HY:91) (Awaiting order of posting) has been made Director General Higher Education, Haryana and Special Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Higher Education Department and Director General, Technical Education, Haryana, Director, Environment, Haryana and Special Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Environment Department, Batbir Singh Malik, IAS (HY:93), Transport Commissioner, Haryana and Special Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Transport Department, Director, Urban Local Bodies, Haryana and Special Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Urban Local Bodies Department and Project Director, Swaran Jayanti Shehri Rozgar Yojna and State Urban Development Society, Haryana, Rakesh Gupta, IAS (HY:97) (Awaiting order of posting) has been made Joint Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Health Department and Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and Commissioner, Food & Drugs Administration, Haryana, Pradeep Kasni, IAS (HY:20QQ), Joint Secretary to Govt, Haryana, Home-11 Department Joint Commissioner, Gurudwara Elections, Haryana and Joint Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Animal Husbandry Department
Director, Industrial Training, Haryana, Amit Kumar Agrawal, IAS (HY:2003) Deputy Commissioner, Hisar and Commissioner, M.C. Hisar and Deputy Commissioner, Jind, in addition to his present assignments, Phooi Chand Meena, IAS (HY- 2004), Deputy Commissioner, Mewat at Nuh and CEO Mewat Development Agency, Nuh, in addition to his present assignments, A. Sreenivas, IAS (HY:2004), has been made Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad, in addition to his present assignment, Mandip Singh Brar, IAS (HY:2005), has been made Director, Primary Education, Haryana and Deputy Secretary to Govt, Haryana, Primary Education Department, in addition to his present assignments, Ashok Kumar Meena, IAS (HY:2006), has been made Deputy Commissioner, Fatehabad, in addition to his present assignment and Vinay Singh, IAS , Deputy Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Home-11 Department, Joint Commissioner, Gurudwara Elections, Haryana and Deputy Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Animal Husbandry Department.

DEBATE

Next Lok Sabha-Congress and BJP to get less than 100 seats ?
If today's political scenario is taken into account, both the Congress and the BJP will get less than 100 seats in the next Lok Sabha elections. In such a case, what could be the emerging scenario? Mail your valuable views to us at -

mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Has Mukesh Ambani shifted out of Antillia?
It is heard that Mukesh Ambani and family no longer stay in Antillia and are back to staying in Sea Wind. Sources say that Antillia is used just for parties and very soon is going to be converted into a Reliance guest house. It seems that Mukesh Ambani did not keep too well when he shifted to the new house. It is just a symbol of show for the Forbes billionaire say sources.

Arunachal Pradesh Food Processing Investors' Meet
Arunachal Pradesh Food Processing Investors' Meet was organized by North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC) in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of Food Processing Industries at the Banquet hall, Itanagar on June 22, 2011.The main focus of the meet was to generate interests of investors and stakeholders in the latent agri-potentials of the State of Arunachal Pradesh to promote food processing highlighting the innovative agri-technologies and services. The meet was aimed to generate interest of the investors on the immense agri-potential of the state. It also act as a platform for farm sector players to explore opportunities for contract farming, sourcing, processing, value addition, distribution and marketing and identify profitable agricultural, horticulture and agri-processing projects in the region with a special focus on Arunachal Pradesh attracting investors to invest in the food processing sector in the Northeast, boost the employment opportunities and also create a new avenue for the new and upcoming entrepreneurs. The meet was inaugurated by Hongchun Ngandam Minister for Agriculture & Horticulture with the government of Arunachal Pradesh by lighting a lamp. Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Likha Saayya was the guest of honour. Delegates from around the country attended the meet. Notable among those whoa participated are M/S Dabur Foods, Amalgamated Plantations (TATA Agri Divison), Poultry Federation of India, Meat Processors, CFTRI, Mysore, NEDFI, FARMER, CII members of NE Council, North East Mega Food Park etc besides the agri entrepreneurs and agri business groups

Baruah appointed VP (Marketing), The Oberoi Group
The Oberoi Group has appointed Prasanjeet Dutta Baruah as Vice President (Marketing).

Murlidhar appointed MD, Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance has appointed G Murlidhar as the Managing Director of the company

Senthilnathan appointed Company Secy. Bartronics India Ltd
Bartronics India Limited has appointed N Sivalai Senthilnathan as the Company Secretary of the Company w.e.f. June 6, 2011.

Aggarwal resigns as Company Secy. Koutons Retail India
Arun Aggarwal, Company Secretary, Koutons Retail India Ltd has resigned with effect from June 24, 2011

Rungta appointed Company Secy. Koutons Retail India Ltd
Aditya Rungta has been appointed as Company Secretary, Koutons Retail India Ltd with effect from June 25, 2011.

Shareholder directors elected on SBI Board
The following names have been declared elected as Shareholder Director, State Bank of India for a period of three years from June 5, 2011 to June 24, 2014-- Dileep C. Choksi, S. Venkatachalam, D.Sundaram and Parthasarthy Iyengar.

Vishwanathan appointed Director, Tutis Technologies Ltd
Tutis Technologies Ltd has appointed Rupesh Vishwanathan as Director of the Company effective from June 1, 2011.

Vikamsey appointed Non-Exec. Independent Director, Federal Bank Ltd
Nilesh S. Vikamsey has been appointed as Non Executive, Independent Director on the Board of the Federal Bank Ltd.

Vishnoi appointed Director (Events), Jaipur Marriott Hotel
Manik Vishnoi has been appointed as Director (Events), Jaipur Marriott Hotel.

Joshi appointed MD & CEO, Fitch Ratings, India
Fitch Ratings has appointed Atul Joshi as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fitch Ratings, India, with effect from July 1, 2011.

Bhatia appointed Head (Retail Solutions Business), NEC India
NEC India has appointed Amit Bhatia as the Head (Retail Solutions Business Unit).

Next Lok Sabha-Congress and BJP to get less than 100 seats ?

You are right. When we assess the performance of the Congress and the BJP, both big political parties are manned with the almost same mindset. The coming days will be of those who have been persecuted in the past. UP CM Mayawati, the sole leader of the most awakened lot in India i.e. the followers of Dr Ambedkar and other temporal leaders of Sraman Ssnaskrati getting organised wonderfully. The Jan Lokpal bill without representation from the said lot of people of India will be a fiasco. This will be difficult for any political party to overstep Mayawati who will reaching Delhi swiftly.

At the same time we wish to sound you that our voice is perhaps not reaching our beloved leader Mayawati ( my gravitation to her is not due to her being Ambedkarite but her superb governance which has curbed hooliganism in UP and the public servants have been taught how to work punctually and honestly).

We are working as to how to make her more successful in her governance
of the state affairs.

Our mission to bring the power in the hands of down troddens' hands through her in Delhi is untiringly going on as a mission work for the welfare of India where 90% of people are living a miserable life due to high degree of imbalance in terms of share in wealth, health and position.

We are not enamoured of any big position. We have to work to bring the system in place as per the constitution of India which is slowly going to be a forgotten book as people in parliament (who are the reflection of society) don't appear to be serious about system. Please don't mind. We have high regards for your superb work through this wonderful site.

Mohindri

Hope she will be alert like an Ambedkarite Buddhist. She is the daughter of Shakyamuni Tathagat Buddha and Baba Sahib Dr BR Ambedkar.

Bona fide latecomers or Gate_crashers?

Through this forum, I wish to flag an important service matter which, like a slow poison may be affecting the career progression of hundreds of members of All India Service / CCS members like me. As officers of AIS / CCS are aware, many of us are made to join the Foundation or / and Professional Training with our junior batches due to reasons ranging from appearance in Competitive Exams, delay in the release of supplementary lists, delayed relief by former employer, legal etc. A quick scan of Recruitment Rules, however, leads one to conclude that seniority of such officers is not affected as it determined with respect to the year of Competitive Exam. The question, arises when inter se seniority is determined within a batch. Although, the various cadre controlling authorities follow a set pattern for the same, as the procedure is not defined in the Rules, it creates avoidable problems between colleagues / batchmates with regard to career progression. The problem becomes more and more acute as one goes up in the hierarchy. There are hundreds of such officers spread across the AIS / CCS. The matter, therefore needs an emergent redressal, as it affects career prospects of those affected and is frought with perils
of avoidable legal battles. It is about time, therefore, that the Dept. of Personnel wakes up to this problem and takes corrective action by making the Service Rules
abundantly clear. Or, if such instructions / amendments already exist, will some brother officer be helpful in lifting the veil of secrecy from the same?

Ashok Sharma

SAG promotions are held up

In IOFS cadre SAG promotions are held up for vacancies arising during 2011-2012. Further financial upgradation benefit on two year junior parity to IAS is also pending for more than one and half years. Yet these officers keep on toiling and helped in setting a new goal of production during 2010-2011 financial years. Now that the incumbent Secretary DP has been made Union Secretary Secretary. The process of
finalising the DSC proceedings regarding financial upgradations will still be delayed. In fact in entire spectrum of central services, the officers in the IOFS cadre put the maximum effort so that the armed forces are fully equipped to deal with enemies of the nations.

Tanzin

Making mockery of Anna Hazare

Those who are trying to make mockery of Anna Hazare are mad. They not realizing that the high prices which they are paying are their own hard money. 70% of petrol, diesel etc. are being consumed by the Government Departments this includes about 10& through misuse of Government vehicles by the Ministers, Senior Bureaucrats and their family members. If we strictly force the entitlement through setting up a regulatory body, then there would be no reason for the Government to keep on raising oil and oil related exercise periodically. This will also enable them to reduce taxes in the area. Why do the Ministers/Senior Officers in Delhi go in the red light vehicle to the IGI Airport, when they could check in at any Metro Station near their office enroute to the IGI Airport. Why should the people driving about in big-big cars get 'petrol subsidy'.

B B Srivastava

Pranab Da's statement

Pranab Da,

I read your statement saying that Lokpal Bill can only be framed within the scope of Constitution of India. I dare to say that you are not honest in saying that the corruption will be removed in this manner. It seems you are playing into the hands of powerful politicians and bureaucrats and probably to the interest of Gandhi family. Sir, when constitution was being framed, no one would have imagined that after sixty years of independence parliament will be represented by majority of criminal background so called representatives of people ( are they so? in this civilized society) and hundreds of powerful politicians and bureaucrats with thousands of crores of illegal money and on top of that with full conviction that efforts of Anna Team will
be thwarted craftfully by the false promises and pseudo intellectual design. The removal of corruption must be the prime objective and whatever needs to be done must be done including amendment in constitution if required. At the end of the day, you all will regret that you could not hold on to the promises and aspirations of the people of India and failed in its duty to give next generation better India. Hope it will stir some of you and do your best to combat corruption. My Best wishes

Mohan

Welcome to R.K.SINGH in home ministry

The great legacy of L.P. Singh from Bihar and the courageous performances of RK Singh right from DM Patna to Road construction department. had been admired by one and all...let us hope he will add more feathers of glories in his illustrious service to the nation....

Shyamanand Choudhary
Check channels too

It is not only politicians, judges and bureaucrats who should be brought under the gambit of Lokpal. There is an urgency and absolute necessity to put channels specially English, since it plays a major role in forming of public opinion, under the purview of Lokpal. It requires only a basic intelligence to know that many of the news given by some of these channels are paid news. Few days back few channels
reported about the meeting of Gopinath Munde with Ahmed Patel. When Munde denied having ever met Patel, the channel changed tunes and blamed the news leak to Gadkari?s men! Who are paying these channels to put out such news. And where do they get the money from?Is it reverse flow of black money? Many of the news whether it is projecting Rahul Gandhi as the PM or denigrating Modi day in and day out as an anti-Muslim Hitler smack the stinge of paid news. Similarly there is
necessity for going into the financial backups of activists like Medha Pedkar, anarchists like Arundhati Roy and Modi baiters like Teesta Setalvad. They do more damage to our democratic system than even corruption.

Navnith

AP leads in corruption!

This is apropos to the yesterday's comments of Arun captioned "AP leads in corruption!". Corruption is everywhere and AP is no exception. What is the yardstick for branding any place or State as most corrupted? Definitely, it is poor infrastructure, law and order situation, long powercuts in urban areas and no power in rural areas,
meagre tax collections, etc. One can find the above symptoms in so called BIMARU states that plague the Northern States eventually pulling the growth trajectory. AP is the first state in India that introduced one lakh crore budget in the year 2008 and onwards thanx to the record tax collections and there is comparatively less incidence
of tax evasion.

MVK Reddy

Details of travel

Certain information (such as, passport & travel document; emergency certificate; certificate of identity; passport application along with supporting documents; police verification report; VISA details etc.) in relation to the passports issued to four persons were denied on the ground that disclosure would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy of the third parties. The appellant submitted that these third parties have been directed by the court to remain present in the city as per conditions mentioned in the bail order. The CIC directed the respondent to provide the available information to the appellant if he is able to provide the documentary evidence proving his allegations against third parties.

Comments

Personal information is ordinarily exempt from disclosure u/s 8(1)(j). However, if larger Public Interest is served, then the information can be accessed under Section 8(2).

Shri Kishor Babubhai Ruparel v. M/o External Affairs in CIC/AD/A/2011/000641.

- 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)