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Is there any move to reduce retirement age from 60 to 58 years ?
Is the Government of India planning to reduce retirement age from 60 to 58 years with the argument that it will open up jobs for youth ?.As a test case BJP ruled Haryana State has already reduced the retirement age and if BJP comes to power in Delhi it will follow the suite.

Survey--Who after Modi in 2024 ?

Who will be the BJP stalwart, or in other words, who will replace Narendra Modi after 2024 ? This question has already started haunting the politicians who believe that there is no danger to Modi till that time. Modi himself has commented, in a lighter vein, while addressing the children of the nation a couple of weeks ago.

During a chat with students on Teachers' Day, when a boy from Imphal sought advice on how to become PM, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Prepare for 2024 elections and invite me to your swearing in. That will ensure that till then I do not have any threat”.

Whispers team also pondered over the fact and regardless of the fact that Modi’d replacement would be a common choice of the BJP and the RSS, few names that came to it are given below. We would also like or surfers to express their opinion on the same.

( Mail your views to –Mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or Suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com)

The probables are :

Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Jairam Gadkari (born 27 May 1957) is the current Transport minister under the BJP central cabinet in the 16th Loksabha. He was appointed to head BJP in December 2009 after the party suffered a defeat in the general elections earlier that year. A strong supporter for privatization, he is known for having campaigned for investment in the infrastructure areas from private firms.

Amit Shah
Amit Shah (born Oct 22, 1964) is an Indian politician from Gujarat and the current president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is a close associate of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and held a number portfolios in Government of Gujarat, when Modi was the Chief Minister.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (born 5 March 1959) is the 18th and current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He replaced Babulal Gaur as Chief Minister on November 29, 2005. As a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he has served as its general secretary and as president of its Madhya Pradesh state unit.

Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (born 22 July 1970) is the 18th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra state. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is also the president of the Maharashtra state unit of the BJP and a MLA of Maharashtra from Nagpur South West.

Manohar Parrikar
Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar (born 13 December 1955) is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India, and Defence Minister in the Government of India.

Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 30 August 1954) is an Indian lawyer, politician and the present Union Minister holding Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament in (Rajya Sabha) and represents Bihar.

Kiren Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju (born 19 November 1971) is Union Minister of State for Home Affairs of India. He has entered the Lok Sabha for the second time from the Arunchal (West) constituency of Arunachal Pradesh.

Ram Madhav
Ram Madhav (born on April 22, 1965), is one of the top intellectuals associated with RSS. Since 2003 he is the national spokesperson of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.), considered to be the largest voluntary organization of the world.

Raman Singh
Raman Singh (born on 15 October 1952) joined the Bharatiya Jan Sangh as a youth member, was the president of youth wing in Kawardha has successfully won election 2013 for his 3rd tenure as a CM of Chhattisgarh.

JP Nadda
Jagat Prakash Nadda (born 2 December 1960) is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament. He is currently the member of Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh and national general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Vasndhara Raje
Vasundhara Raje Scindia, commonly referred to as Vasundhara Raje (born on 8 March 1953 ) is an Indian politician who has been Chief Minister of Rajasthan since 2013; previously she served in the same post from 2003 to 2008. She is the first female Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

Uma Bharti
Uma Bharti (born 3 May 1959), is an Indian politician and cabinet minister. Raised by Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, was one of the most prominent leaders of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement of the 1980s and 1990s organised by the BJP and the Vishva Hindu Parishad.

Smriti Irani
Smriti Zubin Irani (née Malhotra, born 23 March 1976) is an Indian politician and former model, television actress and producer. She represents the Bharatiya Janata Party and is the incumbent Minister of Human Resource Development of Government of India.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be next R&AW Chief ?
In case Rajinder Khanna or A Saxena is not made R&AW chief one Special Director from the IB either D P Sinha or Dineshwar Sharma may be moved to R&AW.

Will appointment of CBI Chief be delayed ?
A legal wrangle may delay the appointment of new CBI Chief . One can only wait and watch.

Appointment of Bank CMDs delayed !
Appointment of eight CMDs of banks has been delayed by a couple of weeks. In any case appointments will be made this month only.

Orders of CBDT and CBEC Members this week
Orders of the appointment of new CBDT and CBEC Members are expected to take place in a couple of days.

O P Singh appointed as DG, NDRF
O P Singh, ADG, Airport, CISF, has been appointed as Director General of NDRF at ADG level. Singh is the first IPS officer in the country to have got DG Rank in GoI.He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Ramesh P Singh appointed as ADG, BSF
Ramesh P Singh, IG, CISF, has been appointed as Additional Director General (ADG), Border Security Force (BSF) after promotion to this grade. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

R K Pachananda posted as ADG (Airport), CISF
R K Pachananda, ADG, CRPF, has been appointed as Additional Director General (Airport), CISF. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

A P Maheshwari appointed as ADG, BSF
A P Maheshwari, IG, CRPF, has been appointed as Additional Director General, Border Security Force (BSF). He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

D K Pandey posted as ADG, CRPF
D K Pandey, IG, CRPF, has been appointed as Additional Director General, CRPF. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Ms Snehalata Kumar is also Secretary, Official Language
Ms Snehalata Kumar has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Official Language under the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period of three months. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Justice Ranjana Desai takes over as Chairperson
Mrs. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, former Judge Supreme Court has taken over the charge of Chairperson, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, New Delhi on Monday.

Prabhat Sahai takes over as CMD, MRVC
Prabhat Sahai has assumed the charge as Chairman & Managing Director, Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC). He succeeded Rakesh Saksena retired on November 30, 2014.
(We said this on June 9, 2014)

Anuj Aggarwal joins as Member (HR), AAI
Anuj Aggarwal, ED, AAI, has taken over the charge as Member (HR), Airport Authority of India (AAI).
(We said this on June 4, 2014)

Vice Admiral (Rtd) Singh in the race of DG, IDSA
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Vice admiral (Rtd) Anup Singh is also in the chase of Director General, IDSA (Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses). The coveted post of DG, IDSA has been lying vacant since August this year.

File of Suresh Kumar for Director, RCIL sticks to CVC
The appointment of Suresh Kumar, GGM, RCIL, as Director (PO&M), Railtel Corporation of India Limited (RCIL) has been getting delayed for want of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) clearance. The post has been lying vacant since March 1, 2014.

Services of Vijaya Kumar as Director, Singareni Collieries withdrawn
The services of T Vijaya Kumar as Director, Personnel, Administration & Welfare, Singareni Collieries Company Limited, have been withdrawn by the Government of Telangana. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

Mrs Gauri Singh appointed as MD, MP Urja Vikas Nigam in MP
Mrs Gauri Singh has been appointed as Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam with additional charge of OSD-cum- Commissioner, New and Renewable Energy. She is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Air Marshal Jagjeet Singh joins as AOC-in-Chief
Air Marshal Jagjeet Singh VSM has taken over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Headquarters Maintenance Command, Nagpur. After completing his Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering (Hons) from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala in 1976, he joined the Indian Air Force in 1977 and was commissioned in the Aeronautical Engineering Branch.

Air Marshal Sukhchain Singh takes over as Air Officer-in-charge Maintenance
Air Marshal Sukhchain Singh Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) has assumed the responsibilities of Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance at Air HQ, New Delhi. The Air Marshal who belongs to Amritsar was commissioned in the Electronics stream of Aeronautical Engineering branch in IAF on July 2, 1979.

A S Mitra joins as Director (Shipbuilding), HSL
A S Mitra has taken over the charge as Director (Shipbuilding), Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL).
(We said this on April 3, 2014)

MRPL gets Silver at Niryat Shree Awards 2014
MRPL won the Silver Trophy in the residual sector of the MSME category at the FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisation) 'Niryat Shree' Awards at Vigyan Bhavan on December 1, 2014. The prestigious award was received for MRPL by H Kumar, Managing Director, MRPL from the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee in the presence of Rafeeque Ahmed, President FIEO and several other eminent dignitaries.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
As many as 10 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) of AGMUT cadre have been transferred and posted at different places in Delhi Government. Accordingly, Rajesh Malik, on return from central deputation, has been posted as Special Commissioner of Police, P&L while S Vasudeva Rao was made Special Commissioner of Police, Welfare & Estate Oversight after return from deputation and Balaji Srivastava will be Special Commissioner, Intelligence. Similarly, S B S Tyagi has been appointed as Additional Commissioner of Police, Security; Ranvir Singh as Additional Commissioner of Police, Operations; Alok Kumar as Additional Commissioner of Police, Vigilance; Ishwar Singh as DCP, Anti-corruption Branch; Parmaditya as DCP, Central District; Vijay Singh as DCP, New Delhi district and Pushpendra Kumar was posted as DCP, West District.

Mrs Veena Ish appointed as Resident Commissioner, AP Bhawan, Delhi (UPDATED)
Mrs Veena Ish has been appointed as Resident Commissioner, AP Bhawan, New Delhi. Earlier, she was holding an additional charge of the same. Mrs Ish is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

K Gnanadesikan appointed as new Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
K Gnanadesikan has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu. Gnanandesikan, who succeeded Mohan Verghese Chunkath, belongs to a 1982 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Chunkatha removed as CS, Tamil Nadu; given other assignments (UPDATED)
Mohan Verghese Chunkath has been removed from the post of Chief Secretary and appointed as Additional Chief Secretary, Anna Institute of Management and DG of Training in Tamil Nadu. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Reshuffle of IAS officers in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
As many as 11 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, N S Palaniappan has been posted as Principal Secretry, PWD while Gagandeep Singh Bedi will now be Secretary Rural Development & Panchayat Raj and R Venkatesan is Secretary, Revenue Department; Md Nasimuddin as Principal Secretary, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection; Dharmendra Pratap Yadav as Secretary, Housing & Urban Development; Mohan Pyare as Principal Secretary, Youth Welfare & Sports Development; Dr V Irai Anbu as Principal Secretary/Commissioner of Economics and Statistics; C Manoharan as Director of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business; Dr M Saik Kumar as CMD, TANGEDCO; Dr Niranjan Mardi as VC/CEO, Tamil Nadu Maritime Board and Mrs M P Nirmala was made as CMD, Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation.

Orders of Avijit Ghosh as CMD, HECL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of Avijit Ghosh, Director (Mining), HCL, for the appointment as CMD, Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on June 26, 2014)

SBI Chairperson, Ms Bhattacharya expresses views on RBI monetary policy (UPDATED)
Ms Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson, State Bank of India has expressed her views on the RBI monetary policy that "the RBI assertion of a possible change in monetary policy stance next year is a clear vindication and acknowledgement of a benign inflation regime. In fact, by advancing the inflation target of 6% to March 2015, RBI has now set out a clear message of the reversal of the rate cycle, sooner than later. With oil prices at historic lows, a stable exchange rate and strong capital inflows, the feel good factor is here to stay."

CORPORATE

Karandikar appointed CEO, DPSC Limited
DPSC Limited has appointed Shrirang Karandikar as Chief Executive Officer [CEO] of the company w.e.f. December 1,2014

Ramana appointed Director (Technical) in CPCL
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) has appointed U Venkata Ramana, General Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Limited as Director (Technical) of the company.

Ramachandran ceases to be Director ( Technical), CPCL
T S Ramachandran, Director (Technical), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited has ceased to be on the Board of Directors of the company after reaching age of superannuation.

Taneja ceases to be Whole-time Director, ISMT Ltd
Salil Taneja has ceased to be Whole-time Director of ISMT Ltd w.e.f. December 1, 2014.

Taneja designated MD, ISMT Ltd
BR Taneja has been designated as Managing Director of ISMT Ltd

Paghadar appointed Addl. Director, Captain Polyplast Ltd
Captain Polyplast Ltd has appointed Pravinbhai H Paghadar as Additional Director of the company.

Gurnani appointed CS, Rathi Steel & Power Ltd
Rathi Steel & Power Ltd has appointed Ms Kajal Gurnani as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. October 20, 2014.

Prasad ceases to be ED, Syndicate Bank
M Anjaneya Prasad, Executive Director of Syndicate Bank nominated by Central Government has ceased to be Executive Director of the Bank w.e.f. December 1, 2014 on reaching age of superannuation

Kumar ceases to be on Board of SBI
A. Krishna Kumar, Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI), has ceased to be a Director on the Bank's Central Board of Directors on reaching the age of superannuation w.e.f. November 30, 2014.

(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)

Finance Minister: Discriminatory and arbitrary step

As reported in media, FM is planning different rates of LPG cylinder for rich(?) and poor. Rich will pay market price as they can pay and do not need subsidy. Charity begins from home. Parliament is a temple of democracy. Now let us see how much subsidies are being provided in Parliament where users can pay the actual cost.
1. Highly subsidized food items are being provided to MPs, Ministers political dignitaries where as all can pay market price it means no subsidy is needed.
2. MPs, Ministers, Political parties are occupying sprawling bungalows in LBZ and NDMC areas at nominal Licenece Fee where as all can pay market rate as they can pay and do not need and reduced rates.
3. Free electricity, water and telephone to MPs and Ministers. All should pay market charges as per usage as they can pay and do not need free electricity, water and telephone.
4. MPs and Ministers have been provided free lap top. They should return to respective secretariat and buy from market as they can buy and do not need free. These lap tops can be given to poor needy students in rural areas.
There are many areas where subsidies are being given.FM should think before proposing such solution for LPG dividing rich and poor. Take uniform policy reduce subsidy for all, reduce no. of cylinders per family etc. depending on Govt. analysis. Whatever decision is taken it should be uniform and logical. No doubt subsidy is main concern for government but see from all perspective and areas where it can be given where it can be withdrawn uniformly without exception. Good Luck: FM

N Prakash

Bring an outsider as CEC also

Like the post of Chairman, UPSC, Government should bring in an outsider as CEC. Every one knows how the present members were brought in by the corrupt UPA Government.

N Krishnan

Haryana govt follows the policy of adhoc-ism

Haryana govt follows the policy of adhoc-ism at the top level of bureaucracy. The earlier CS was for a few months and the newly appointed CS has only a month of service with him. Nothing changes whether it is congress or BJP. They favour the favourites who have rendered good services in the past or promise to be help in future. But this damages the image of the services. It is high time that such appointments should be taken away from the politicians.

Sewa Ram

Make NTPC-CMD next Chairman of CEA

NTPC-CMD should be made the next Chairman of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) as the organization has lost a lost of its sheen.

BBS

Introduce concept of flexi timing

While implementing the BIOMetric system in all offices, the government needs to introduce the concept of flexi timing for all especially for women. The government does not provide housing to all. Many staff stays in NCR and far-flung areas from where transport is not always available. In the city often there are heavy traffic jams, So it is not always easy to reach office dot on time despite their best intentions, Sometimes old parents or young children or self needs the attention of a doctor due to some medical emergency one may not reach office dot at 9/ 9.30 am, but with flexi time the employee should be allowed to work upto one hour beyond office hour to make up for late attendance in the morning. This is how the biometric systems work in the west.

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