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POLITICS

Is Kamalnath really the most powerful Minister?

After the Railway Minister issued the orders to Arunendra Kumar as the new CRB the whispers have become louder in the top political circles that Kamalnath has marked himself as the most powerful minister of UPA-II at the very outset of upcoming general elections.

Should Mallikarjun Kharge resign?

This is the latest buzz in the corridors of power in Rail Bhawan. Reasons are obvious to all who matters in the matters.

Mystery of FIR against Kumarmanglam Birla ?

Why the FIR has been filed against Kumarmanglam Birla who said to be personal friend of Rahul Gandhi ? Mystery shrouds.

ONLY A PERSON WITH HIS HEAD AND HEART IN RIGHT PLACE BE NEXT PM

Given the feud over who should be the India's next Prime Minister or, to be more straight, should Narendra Modi be the next incumbent to the coveted post after 2014 general elections, Whispers In The Corridors elicited views of its surfers asking them - Who will make the best Prime Minister in India ?

Whether he should -
1. Be a political person;
2. Be decisive ;
3. Be having clarity in his thought ;
4. Be a charismatic personality ;
5. Be English speaking or/and
6. Have support of the Corporate World.

And the majority surfers felt that whosoever occupies the post of Prime Minister should be a decisive person having clarity of thought besides the effective communication skill and able to deliver on his
own.

For details see October issue of WHISPERS IN THE CORRIDORS Or click the link below

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BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment list comes as a shock for some officers
A number of officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) belonging to 1980 batch are taken aback after their names did not feature in the empanelment list.

Many surprises in empanelment list of 1980 batch IAS
There are big surprises over non-inclusion of certain 1980 batch IAS officers in the empanelment to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India, These officers are said to be K D Tripathi (AM), Anup Pujari and V P Baligar (Karnataka), Swarnmala Rawla (MP), Shyam Agrawal (Rajasthan), Shankar Agrawal and D P Singh (UP), Vijay Laxmi (Gujarat), Prasanta Mahapatra( AP), SK Chaudhary (TN),Jiji Thompson (Kerala), and N K Sinha (Bihar) .

Will two 1980 batch IAS officers get Secretary rank ?
Will two 1980 batch IAS officers P G Dhar Chakraborty of Jammu & Kashmir cadre and G S Patnaik of UT cadre get Secretary rank in Government of India? So far there is no answer to this question because both the officers are superannuating on November 1.

Orders of Gireesh Pradhan issued
Finally orders of Gireesh Pradhan for the post of Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) have been issued. Former 1977 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre Pradhan will be administered oath by Minister of State, Power, Jyotiraditya Scindia in a day or two.
(We said this on March 16 and again on August 29, 2013)

Arunendra Kumar appointed Chairman of Railway Board
Finally Arunendra Kumar has been appointed as regular Chairman of the Railway Board. Orders have been issued by the Railway Minister.

(We said this on June 4, 2013)

Arunendra Kumar to hold additional charge for some time !
Newly appointed Chairman of the Railway Board Arunendra Kumar will still hold the charge as Member (Mechanical) for some time as a decision for selecting the new incumbent for the post is yet to be taken.

Joshi moves from DOPT to Ministry of Finance; orders in a day or two?
After making it as the first choice for the slot of Joint Secretary, Commodity Exchange in the Ministry of Finance, Manoj Joshi has reportedly taken up the new job. As many as three officers had been interviewed for the desk which has recently been attached to the Ministry of Finance which earlier used to be a part of Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Joshi is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

(We said this on Oct 4, 2013)

Shreya soon to move from Dept of Financial Services
As the grapevine Shreya Guha, currently serving as Director, Dept of Financial Services, is all set to move from Finance Ministry. The 1994 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre was recently interviewed for the slot of Joint Secretary , Commodity Exchange, Ministry of Finance.

Who will be new Mumbai Police Commissioner?
Who will be new Police Commissioner Mumbai ? Tie is said to be between 1980 batch IPS officer Ahmed Javed and 1981 batch IPS officer Maria H K Rakesh.

Minnie Mathew is Member CAT in Hyderabad
Former Andhra Pradesh, Chief Secretary, Minnie Mathew has taken over as Membe,r CAT in Hyderabad. She is a former 1977 batch IAS officer.

(We said this on July 8, 2013)

Swarnmala Rawla gets six months extension
Secretary, Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises, Swarnmala Rawla has been given six months extension in central deputation for a period of six months beyond 10.10.2013. She is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Vigilance clearance of Muhnot
After vigilance clearance deck have been cleared for S Muhnot for his appointment as Chairman and Managing Director of the Bank of Maharashtra.

Ashwani Kumar appointed as Member on LIC Board
Ashwani Kumar, CMD, Dena Bank, has been appointed as Member on the Board of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

Sinha posted as OSD, Urban Transport
Mukund Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Urban Transport in the Ministry of Urban Development. He is an IRSME officer.

Akhilesh Mishra posted Director, Railway Board
Akhilesh Mishra, SG/IRSME, RDSO, has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Director, Mechanical Engineering (Computers & Information System).

Manish Thaplyal deputed as GGM, CONCOR
Manish Thaplyal, Director (W), Research Design and Standards Organisaton has been deputed to Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) as Group General Manager (GGM) (Tech.). He is an IRSME officer.

Sandeep Jain deputed as GGM, CONCOR
Sandeep Jain, Director (Safety), Railway Board has been deputed to Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) as GGM (Tech.). He is an IRSME officer.

Sheel Bhadra deputed as Director, Cabinet Secretariat
Sheel Bhadra, Deputy CME, Northern Railway, has been deputed as Director, Cabinet Secretariat. He is an IRSME officer.

D P Ranjan selected as Director (Fin), CSL
D P Ranjan, CGM, CSL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 15, 2013. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

P K Guin selected as Director (Tech), CCL
P K Guin, CGM, (CCL) CIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Orders of Borogohain as Director (Personnel), NEEPCO issued
The orders of S B Borogohain, GM, PGCL, for the appointment as Director (Personnel), North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) have been issued by Government of India.
(We said this on June 19, 2013)

MRVC, Director, Naresh Chandra gets extension
The Ministry of Railways is reported to have accorded an extension of six months to Naresh Chandra as Director (Technical), Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC), Mumbai, as his tenure on deputation came to an end on October 14, 2013. However, he is waiting for the orders for joining at the same post on absorption.

Productivity linked bonus scheme extended
The Central Government approved the extension of the existing Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme 1998-2004 (Revised) for the year 2012-2013 after the Central Provident Fund Commissioner proposed the payment of the Productivity Linked Bonus for the year 2012-2013 for 60 (sixty) days in all the offices of EPFO. The bonus of 60 days has been assessed on the basis of Performance Report forwarded by the field offices in compliance to Head Office.

Tenure of Vigilance Commissioner, Kumar ends in January
The tenure of R Sri Kumar as Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is ending on January 27, 2014. He is a retired 1973 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Rajasthan Chief Secretary proceeds on leave
Irked by political criticism Rajasthan Chief Secretary C K Mathew has proceeded on a two-month leave. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer.

Mitra is officiating CS in HP
Additional Chief Secretary P Mitra has been appointed the officiating Chief Secretary in Himachal Pradesh .He is a 1978 batch IAS officer.

Mathur to be Information Commissioner in Haryana
Samir Mathur is being appointed Information Commissioner in Haryana. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer.

Sood moves to Chandigarh
R S K Sood, IG , Border Security Force (BSF) has reportedly been transferred to Chandigarh.

Applications for 85 Public Prosecutors posts invited; last date Oct 17
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has opened the floodgates for the appointments of 85 Public Prosecutors including 11 posts for Scheduled Castes, seven for Scheduled tribe, 27 posts are reserved for OBC while remaining 40 posts are unreserved. The last date for online application is October 17, 2013 (midnight).
The aspirants can also visit: http://upsc.gov.in and www.cbi.gov.in for further information.

Three IAS officers of AP participating in International Certification programme (UPDATED)
Dr B Janardhan Reddy, Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration and Dr K Ilambarthi, Project Director, Andhra Pradesh Municipal Development Project and G S Panda Das, Commissioner, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada are participating in International Certification Programme on "Change Management for Achieving Continous Water Supply for all in Urban Areas" from October 17 to 26, 2013, at Cities of Israel (Jerusalem and Tel Aviv).

CORPORATE

Anand Mahindra elected Chairman, PHFI
Mahindra Group, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Anand Mahindra has been elected as Chairman of The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) for a period of three years.

Khaitan resigns as Director, West Coast Paper Mills Ltd
Haigreve Khaitan has resigned as Director of West Coast Paper Mills Ltd

Philip resigns as Chairman, GRP Ltd
Kandathil M Philip has resigned as Chairman of GRP Ltd.

Sridhar appointed Non Exec. Chairman, India Infoline Housing Finance Ltd
India Infoline Housing Finance Ltd, has appointed S Sridhar, former Chairman of National Housing Bank and Central Bank of India as Non Executive Chairman of the company

Gandhi appointed Chairman, GRP Ltd
Rajendra V Gandhi, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of GRP Ltd has been appointed as the Chairman of the company with immediate effect.

(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)

Good Conduct for Pensioners:

Pension has been earned by virtue of good conduct and onerous duties performed by the person concerned over long years of service to the organisation. Asking for any certificate, except the life certificate, should be avoided to give due regard to the senior citizens which they richly deserve.

Hari

Don't blame 'policy paralysis' for all ills

For bringing about reforms in the country a number of suggestions are being made especially relating to setting of statutory bodies like Lokpal, commissions etc. There is also a need to set up a Commission or Regulatory body to identify shirkers, incompetent and lazy working in the Government, thereafter deal with them and shunt them out of the Government. Some people are very intelligent even then they do not work they are the black sheep. The people exercising their negative powers are the worst. A single yardstick should be adopted whether the Government employee is a female, general candidate or reserved candidate. We should not solely blame the phenomena of 'policy paralysis' for our current ills.

Krishna S

Ignorance is folly

The suggestion is a folly to those who have vested interests. The idea to tag senior officers who held important positions and encash old contacts after retirement for executing illegal jobs by fleecing the government, deserves consideration. Retired Secretaries are promptly employed by big industrial houses as Advisors but they actually perform liaison work. This is encouraging corruption.

Amit Prakash

This is what UP needed

Finally an experienced officer in Anil Kumar Gupta, IAS,1979 to see Law and Order. A bright and bold officer.

Jawed Khan

Back in action

Anil Kumar Gupta is finally back in action. A very experienced officer.

P K Singh

Bright officer

Anil Kumar Gupta 1979 UP has been made Principal Secretary Home, Jails and Vigilance on Oct 15. He is considered a very bright officer and an experienced hand.

Ramesh Sehgal IPS

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