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I had been an ardent reader of whispersinthecorridors. However, now a days I find that you don't have any thing sensational to bring out and most of the days try to come out with news relating to empanelment of IAS Officers. My humble suggestion is to bring to the readers some coups so that it evince the interest.

K Sudeesh Kumar

Will Rahul be able to manage 25 states?
Much is been looked into how Rahul will revive Congress in the 25-26 states of India. As yet he has been only looking after UP but how he deals with regional issues will be keenly watched.

Is infighting in Gujarat Congress hurting poll prospects?
Infighting among the rank and file of the Congress in Gujarat is delaying the final selection of candidates for the first phase of the assembly elections in the state on December 13. There is lobbying going on in the state and it is hurting the sentiments of the cadre say people close to development.

Season of Padyatra's in AP
Everyone in the political scene is out to take a padyatra this season to convince the masses in Andhra. Sharmila Reddy, sister of Jagan Mohan Reddy, TDP Chief Chandra babu Naidu and now ex Congress MLA Nagam Jannardhan Reddy.

Will Akhilesh- Azam dispute hurt SP's prospects?
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav has had his share of differences with Azam Khan ever since he has come to power. The differences have gone so far that it is hurting the party in big way and blocking many capable candidates.

BUREAUCRACY

Ranjit Sinha to be new CBI, Chief
Finally the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has gone by seniority.A1974 batch Bihar cadre IPS officer Ranjit Sinha is going to succeed A P Singh as new CBI, Chief on December 1. He was number one in the panel. Official orders were issued at 9 PM on Thursday.

(We said this on October 10, 2012)

Naqvi to be Special Director, Enforcement in Mumbai
Dr Sajjad Wasi Naqvi is being tipped to be new Special Director Enforcement in Mumbai. A 1990 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer Naqvi is presently IG, Chambal Division.

Usha Titus to be JS in Finance Ministry
Dr Ms Usha Titus is being elevated to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. She is a1993 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Will Behuria move as Secretary, Heavy Industries?
It is reliably learnt that two days back Cabinet Secretary has put a note against Dr Sutanu Behuria's posting as Secretary, Heavy Industries. CS's note says that it would not be plausible to assign Behuria with the responsibility as Secretary, Heavy Industries because he has been posted with Minority Affairs as Secy. Merely two months back. Bosses are keen for the appointment of 1978 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer M F Farooqui .

Arvind R Kaushal empanelled as Secretary in GoI
Arvind R Kaushal has been empanelled as Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1979 batch IDAS officer.

S S Mohanty empanelled as Secretary in GoI
S S Mohanty has been empanelled as Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1979 batch IDAS officer.

Mrs Shobhana Joshi empanelled as Secretary in GoI
Mrs Shobhana Joshi has been empanelled as Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. She is a 1979 batch IDAS officer.

M H Joesph empanelled as Secretary in GoI
M J Joseph has been empanelled as Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1979 batch IDAS officer.

R K Singh to be GM, EC Railway
As the grapevine has it, R K Singh, Chief Electrical Engineer (CEE), East Central Railway (ECR), is poised to be General Manager (GM), ECR
.

Madhuresh Kumar to be GM, NFR Construction
As the grapevine has it, Madhuresh Kumar, Chief Engineer (CE), Northern Railways, is poised to be General Manager (GM), North Frontier Railway (NFR) - Construction.

Mrs Deepa Krishna tipped to be Member, CBDT
As the grapevine has it, Mrs Deepa Krishna, CCIT-II, Delhi, is tipped to be Member, CBDT.

1991 batch of IRS-IT to be promoted as CITs
As the grapevine has it, 54 IRS-IT officers belonging to 1991 batch are going to be promoted as Commissioners of Income Tax (CITs).

V Gagan is poised to be PS to Muniyappa, MOS (IC) MSMEs
Vishal Gagan is poised to be PS to K H Muniyappa, MOS (IC) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Earlier Vishal Gagan was PS to Subodhkant Sahay, Union Minister for Tourism. He is a1998 batch officer of Odisha cadre.

P Anand Kumar is PS to MOS, Road, Transport & Highways
P Anand Kumar is now PS to Sarvey Sathyanarayana Minister of State for Road, Transport & Highways. 1997 batch IRS (C&CE) officer Anand was PS to Minister of State for Railways KH Muniappa.

Abhinav Kumar poised to be PS to Shashi Tharoor
Abhinav Kumar is poised to be Private Secretary to Dr Shashi Tharoor, Union Minister of State for HRD. Abhinav is a 1996 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Moyukh Bhaduri selected as CMD, HSCL
Moyukh Bhaduri, Director (Finance), HSWCL, has been selected for the post of CMD, Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited (HSCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on November 22, 2012. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

Will Narayanan get further extension?
With approaching date of completion of extension to Chitra Narayanan - Ambassador of India to Switzerland, the speculations have not yet ended whether she would get further extension. But if some highly placed sources are to be believed the further extension to Narayanan seems unlikely now. Scheduled to retire on 30th August; she had got an extension for three months ending on November 30 this year.

Restructuring of IRS- IT begins
Restructuring of IRS-IT has begun.

Upadhyay failed to join UN Peace Mission
R P Upadhyay, Addl Director (Enforcement), Ministry of Finance, Government of India who was selected for UN Peace Mission did not join timely so his selection was canceled by the UN competent Authority. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

MHA to enlist 40,000 constables
Ministry of Home Affairs will enlist as many as 40,000 constables against the vacancies lying vacant in BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSC and ITBPE. The MHA will advertise the posts on December 15, 2012 and exam will be held on May 12, 2013.

Ms Sushma Singh deputed as CVO, CSIR
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Ms Sushma Singh has been deputed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi under the Ministry of Science and Technology for a period of three years.

Sharaf to be JD, NPA Hyderabad?
Umesh Sharaf, IGP, AP Police is likely to be appointed as IG (Joint Director) Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Maheshwari to join CRPF in December
AP Maheswari, Additional DGP, Human Rights, UP Police, will be relieved by UP government on November 30 to join central deputation approved appointment as IG CRPF. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Amrit Pal Singh Suri empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Amrit Pal Singh Suri has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IRS (C & CE) officer.

Ms Archana Pandey Tewari empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ms Archana Pandey Tewari has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. She is a 1985 batch IRS (C & CE) officer.

Ms Manoranjan Virk empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Ms Manoranjan K Virk has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. She is a 1985 batch IRS (C & CE) officer.

Charless Lobo empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Charles Lobo has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch India Postal Service officer.

S M Alexander empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
S M Alexander has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch India Postal Service officer.

Maj Gen Dhawan promoted
Major General Dhawan has been promoted to the rank of Lt General in the Indian Army.

Will B Sriniwasan join CBI?
B Sriniwasan, IGP, Bihar Police, is likely to be join on central deputation as Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Five officers shifted after promotion to CCIT
Five officers of Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) have been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) and shifted at various places. Accordingly, Balbir Verma has been posted as CCIT-VI, Mumbai while Simar Singh Negi will be CCIT-VIII, Delhi and
Ashwini Kumar Behera is CCIT-II, Hyderabad. Similarly, Rajesh Chandra Sharma has been made CCIT-XI, Delhi and K C Jain was appointed as CCIT-II, Patna after promotion.

Two IRS-IT officers transferred to inter-region
Two officers of Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) have been shifted to inter-region. Accordingly R K Rai has been transferred to CCIT-II, Mumbai while Uma Kant Shukla is being shifted to DGIT (Admn), Delhi.

T K Shah shifted locally
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, T K Shah has been locally transferred from CCIT-VI, Mumbai to CCIT-I, Mumbai.

Appointment of new Meghalaya DGP next week
Appointment of new Meghalaya DGP is going to take place next week. The Government is yet to decide the name.

Sudhanshu Sekhara Mishra is new Chairman of PPT
Sudhanshu Sekhara Mishra is taking over as new Chairman of the Paradip Port Trust (PPT). He is a 1986 batch IRTS officer.

S S Rana bereaved (UPDATED)
Mother of S S Rana, Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has passed away in Delhi.

Tenure of Dr Sarkar as AS, DoPT extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Dr S KSarkar as Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has been extended for a period of three months beyond 2.12.2012. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of West Bengal.

Jyoti Kalash to represent India in 'India-ASEAN car rally' (UPDATED)
A 1990 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre, Jyoti Kalash has been selected by the Government of India to represent India in the prestigious 4th India-ASEAN car rally. The car rally will start from Indonesia on November 25 and the flag-down ceremony will be held on December 17 at Guwahati. The rally will pass through Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and will enter India through Moreh sector of Manipur and will cross Kohima and Dimapur. The total length of the rally is approx 8,000Kms. This is the second time Kalash is doing this Car rally as he had also participated in the first India ASEAN car rally held in 2004.

Neeraj Kumar withdrew plea from CAT (UPDATED)
After the appointment of Ranjit Sinha as new CBI Chief Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has withdrawn his plea from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

Infrastructure adequacy major roadblock to growth: Luxury CEOs (UPDATED)
A whopping 95 per cent of the chief executive officers (CEOs) representing the global luxury industry opine that lack of adequate infrastructure is the key barrier confronting the growth of luxury industry in India, according to a just concluded joint survey by ASSOCHAM and Yes Bank. "The lack of premium retail infrastructure in India is impacting both expansion plans along with bottom-line margins of the global luxury industry due to higher rentals thereby leading to a demand-supply mismatch," according to the 'India Luxury Top Management Survey 2012,' jointly conducted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Yes Bank. The survey was at the 'India Luxury Summit-2012,' organised by the ASSOCHAM in New Delhi on November 23, 2012. The Indian market for high-end products and services is estimated at over eight billion (bn) dollars and is currently growing at annual rate of about 20 per cent and is likely to cross $14 bn during the course of next three years on the back of rising per-capita income and evolving consumer trends, highlights the ASSOCHAM-Yes Bank survey. "Finding the right quality infrastructure space has been the biggest impediment for global luxury firms," asserted the CEOs. "Lack of quality infrastructure is a huge bugbear for luxury brands in India, thereby forcing them to go slow in their expansion plans and steep rentals together with high duties further impede the growth and development of the sector." Besides, inordinate high duties, varying tax structures, bureaucratic delays, red-tapism, exchange rate volatility, imposition of caveats, political and regulatory landscape are other significant challenges being faced by the luxury industry, highlighted the CEOs. The ASSOCHAM-Yes Bank surveyed about 300 global business leaders, stakeholders and influencers representing the global luxury industry from France, India, Italy and UK during August-November to ascertain the challenges being faced by the industry, extent of opportunities, industry perspective on outlook of Indian economy, consumer behaviour, market entry strategies, marketing mediums, financial management and the overall future outlook of the industry. Some of the significant players across various verticals who participated in the ASSOCHAM-Yes Bank luxury survey included - GUCCI, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Ocean Style Yachting, Canali India, L'Oreal Luxe India, LVMH India, Judith Leiber, The Phenix Mills, The SPA Group, Geetanjali Group, The Bauers, Starwood Asia Pacific Hotels & Resorts, Da Milano Leathers, Reliance Brands, Hidesign and others. Interestingly, though majority of global retail management still views the recently proposed 100 per cent approval for single brand retail in foreign direct investment (FDI) with a certain amount of apprehension and awaiting further clarifications regarding the same. Amid those who participated in the India Luxury Summit-2012 organised by ASSOCHAM included - H E Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Italy; H E Joao Cravinho, Ambassador and Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union; Prof. Armando Branchini, president, ECCIA & ED, Fondazione Altagamma; Sanjay Kapoor, MD, Genesis Luxury and D S Rawat, Secretary General, ASSOCHAM.

A R K Kini promoted in BPR&D( UPDATED)
A R K Kini has been promoted to the rank of ADG in the BPR&D on Friday. He is 1981 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Sushil Kumar Sahai is also CCIT-II, Patna (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Sushil Kumar Sahai presently working as CCIT (CCA), Patna has been assigned an additional charge of CCIT-II, Patna.

P K Purwar selected Director (Fin), MTNL (UPDATED)
P K Purwar, GM, BSNL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board meeting held on November 23, 2012. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Public Sector Banks to hire over 60 thousand people
Public sector banks are going to hire over 63,000 people in the current financial year in the country. There are about 84,489 vacancies at various levels.

Viswanathan is new MD to look after subsidiaries
Newly appointed Managing Director of the State Bank of India S Vishwanathan will be head of its associates and subsidiaries.

Acharya to look after Mid-Corporate Group in SBI
Deputy Managing Director of the State Bank of India Shyamal Acharya will now look after the Mid-Corporate group .

Vasudeva appointed CEO (Formulations), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has appointed Arvind Vasudeva as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (Formulations)

Bangur re-designated as Deputy MD, Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Ltd
Shreeyash Bangur appointed as Director (Corporate ) has been re-designated as Deputy Managing Director of Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Ltd

Singh to be re-appointed Whole-time Director Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd
The Board of Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd has approved the re-appointment of Avtar Singh as the Whole-time Director for a period of five years.

Singh appointed Nominee Director, Seshasayee Paper and Board Ltd
Seshasayee Paper and Boards Ltd has appointed Swaran Singh, IAS, Chairman and Managing Director of The Tamilnadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited, Chennai as a Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of the company

Frawley appointed GM delegate, Accor Hotels, Andhra Pradesh
Accor Group has appointed Peter Frawley as General Manager delegate, Accor Hotels in Andhra Pradesh

Agarwal quits Vaibhav Gems
Atul Agarwal has resigned as CFO of Vaibhav Gems.

Cheruvu quits Bang Overseas Ltd
Viswanath Cheruvu has resigned as Director of Bang Overseas Ltd.

Choudhary quits PG Electroplast Ltd
Bhawa Nand Choudhary, Non-Executive and Independent Director has resigned from the Board of Directors of PG Electroplast Ltd.

Nagarajan quits Industrial Investment Trust Ltd
TM Nagarajan has resigned as Director of Industrial Investment Trust Ltd.

Baria appointed Spa Manager, Club Renaissance,Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel
Dr Girish Baria has been appointed as Spa Manager, Club Renaissance at Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel.

Mallick appointed as Director of Matra Realty
Dipak Mallick has been appointed as Director of Matra Realty.

Sharma appointed as Director of ARSS Infrastructure Project
Pramod Sharma has been appointed as Director of ARSS Infrastructure Project

Patel appointed as Director Kailash Auto Finance
Kavita Patel has been appointed as Director Kailash Auto Finance.

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Exempt Transport Allowance from Income Tax

As per recommendation of 6th Pay Commission, Government pays transport allowance to the employees @ Rs.3200 +DA in Metro cities, but allows Income tax rebate only on Rs.800, the old rate of TPA. Since TPA is not income and treated as an expenditure by the Government servants, the entire amount of TPA should be declared as non-taxable by the Income Tax Department. Hope Ministry of Finance would issue necessary guidelines immediately.

Vinod Kumar

New I&B Minister should pay attention to Doordarshan

At many places no station Director. Never taken care by Prasar Bharti. No Deputy Director either. Sports channel run by Production Assistant and retired official who never worked when they were in the service. Still they are only enjoying favour from the private producer those get help from them and get maximum advantage. Some private producer get sanction with the help of Mandi house. This is high time that new I&B Minister give time to Doordarshan.

Rakesh Rao

Honest are a bottle necks for govt

Some of the honest are a bottle necks for the government. In the name of honesty they do not take quick decisions. The money budgetted gets lapsed. Any money released fuels the economy and the poor get employment. As long as your intentions are beyond doubt a decision making which may turn out to be incorrect in future, does not mean that you should be penalized. Bottlenecks are selfish and they are only bothered about their retirement dues.

Bimal Bahadur

Recording reason in writing

If BJP is really sincere about its opposition to Congress, it should put its dissent on all such appointments- recording reason in writing, where the proposed incumbent is being rewarded for his/her services to the ruling party. Like in case of Present CBI chief, it can record that he has been less than objective in carrying out his responsibilities as CBI chief.

Anil

Elitism and inclusiveness

Learned commentators on this site have advocated elitism as a measure of cleaning up the administration. However, bureaucracy is (was) meantto be nameless, faceless and guided by objective criteria so that every incumbent to a position administers the rule of law in a just and fair manner irrespective of her/his personal proclivities, which leaves practically no scope for arbitrariness and discretion, save in exceptional circumstances. Has the administrative system deteriorated and collapsed overnight subsequent to the superannuation of few worthies who alone are paragons of virtue? Had true democratic institutions been developed and allowed to flourish in all walks of life, this great nation of over one billion citizens would not have been at the mercy of a cabal of powerful elite, whether honest, conscientious and condescending or corrupt, callous and criminal, their percentage share notwithstanding. Loss of power, fall from grace and the painful reality of being reduced to a meek citizen who has to crawl and crumble everywhere in order to merely survive, appear to ignite sudden sparks of enlightenment within us. Is it not time yet that we made it a habit to wake up early from the hangover of power and set our house in order before twilight sets in and darkness takes over eventually?

S K Tewari