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I read your web site regularly & find it very interesting .it conveys much in advance the expected changes in Bureaucracy ( with almost 100 % accuracy ). & updating happenings in the appointments/resignation in important companies .It is also covering important political developments (inside stories).

R K Nagpal

POLITICS

Whispers finds place in books creating political turmoil
As a matter of proud for all our surfers, who have faith in what we publish, whispersinthecorridors.com finds place in the two most talked about books these days - The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru & Crusader or Conspirator ? of PC Parakh.

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's former Media Adviser Sanjay Baru while narrating about the events that occurred during the run-up to his reappointment (which finally did not come) in June 2009 has mentioned, in his book The Accidental Prime Minister - about whispersinthecorridors ( on Pg. 267) saying - "A few days later whispersinthecorridors.com reported that I would be returning to the PMO".

Similarly, former Coal Secretary PC Parakh has in his book 'Crusader or Conspirator ?' , on Pg 142, mentioned about a report which appeared in the whispersinthecorridors.com on March 2, 2005. The report is related to repatriation of Parakh to his parent Andhra Pradesh cadre when the then Coal Secretary, according to him, was not getting full political support of his ministers and the PM was also finding himself helpless in coming to the rescue of the 1969 batch IAS officer because he (Dr. Manmohan Singh) required the support of the said ministers to run his coalition government.

This speaks about the credibility that whispersinthecorridors has earned over a period of time and how much authentic its reports are in the opinion of the 'decision makers' of the country

Manmohan Singh has created history
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has created history after Jawahr Lal Nehru by remaining the PM at a stretch for 10 years.

BJP is now ahead in poll management
Political observers have a feeling that the BJP has surpassed the experienced Congress party in the poll management. And this is now evident in the Lok Sabha polls.

Rahul Gandhi gives interview to ETV

After securing a maiden Narendra Modi interview, now Etv brings one more feather in its cap by getting the RAHUL GANDHI Interview also this morning.In this way,ETV happens to be the only one channel, which has been able to get both Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi interviews, since after the Lok Sabha elections are announced. A jubilant channel Head, Jagdeesh Chandra said that in his 26 minute long interview, a smart and energetic Rahul was sounding very confident and still hopeful for a UPA-3 Government in Delhi.

BUREAUCRACY

11 IPS officers retiring in April
As many as 11 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) of various cadres and batches are retiring in April, 2014. The officers include: Rajinder Singh of AGMUT cadre; Atul Kumar Mathur of Assam & Meghalaya cadre; Anil Dawara and Raghbir Singh of Haryana; Ishwar Dev Bhandari and Ashok Kumar Sharma of Himachal Pradesh; Avtar Singh Bali and Bashir Amad Yatoo of Jammu and Kashmir cadre; Dadanji Sharma of Jharkhand; Sukhraj Singh (joined as Information Commissioner in MP) and T S Bhal of Maharashtra cadre.

Vice Admiral Lamba to be Vice Chief of Navy
Vice Admiral Sunil Lamba is being tipped to be next Vice-Chief of Indian Navy. He is presently Commandant of National Defence College.

B B Samaddar appointed as Joint Secretary, Culture in GoI
B B Samaddar has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Culture in Government of India. He is a CSS officer.

Arun Kumar is new JS, Civil Aviation
Arun Kumar has joined as Joint Secretary Civil Aviation in the Government of India. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this on April 17)

Appointment of of Spl Dir, ED (Northern Zone) likely by May end
The appointment process for the slot of Special Director, ED (Norther Zone) has started though CVC is yet to start its bit. If some top sources in the Dept of Revenue are to be believed the appointment will take place by the last week of May only.

Ila Patnaik to succeed Deepak Dasgupta as Prl Economic Adviser to DEA
Ila Patnaik will succeed Deepak Dasgupta as Principal Economic Adviser to the Department of Economic Affairs. Orders of the appointment of Ms Patnaik currently RBI Chair Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) have been issued.
(We said this on April 17 )

Uttarakhand Chief Secretary to get extension till July 30
As the grapevine has it Subhash Kumar, Chief Secretary to Uttarakhand Govt, is all set to get extension for three months. Reportedly, the Uttarakhand Govt had recommended to the Govt of India for its incumbent CS for a period of six months. Subhash Kr is now being given extension till July 30 this year. He is scheduled for retirement on 30 April.

Will Tayal be given the additional charge of DG, SSB after Arun Chaudhary ?
With the fastly approaching date of superannuation of Arun Chaudhary, the incumbent DG, SSB the the buzz is that R C Tayal may be given the additional charge of Sashastra Seema Bal on April 30. Tayal has recently been empanelled to be posted to the rank of as DG, GoI. Arun Chaudhary, a 1977 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, is set to superannuate on April 30.

Posts of Principal CCIT lying vacant in Mumbai and Delhi
Two important posts of Principal CCIT are currently lying vacant in Mumbai and Delhi.

Number of prosecution cases against IAS officers pending
A large number of disciplinary and prosecution cases against IAS officers are pending for a very long time at various stages for want of requisite information from the State Governments.

Will the post of Spl DG (BSF) be brought back from FHQ to Kolkata?
If some top sources at MHA are to be believed the Special DG post with BSF HQ may soon be brought back to Kolkata. The rumour has been frequently resurfacing ever since Dilip Trivedi moved from BSF as DG, CRPF. Previously the post of Spl DG post was placed at Kolkata, North-East command of BSF.

Sharma gets three months extension as Dir (Proj) NHPC
J K Sharma has been given extension as Director (Projects) NHPC till June 30 this year. He completed his tenure on April 09, 2014. Reportedly, ACC may soon come up with its decision over his extension beyond June 2014. He has more than four years of residual service in hand.

Chanchal Shekhar moves to J&K as DIG, SSB, J&K Sector
Chanchal Shekhar has moved to Srinagar as DIG, J&K Sector, Sashastra Seema Bal. The 1995 batch IPS officer of MP cadre previously served as DIG, FHQ SSB.

Das to move Washington
Director in the PMO Gorang Lal Das is expected to move Washington in the Indian Embassy.He is an IFS officer.

Post of CVO, Dena Bank falling vacant on May 5
The post of Chief Vigilance Officer in Dena Bank is going to fall vacant on May 5, 2014. Those willing for the same can apply to the Department of Financial Services at the earliest.

Rashulo Kemp poised for JS empanelment, GoI
Rashulo Kemp is all set to be empanelled as Joint Secretary, GoI. The 1984 batch IFS officer has reportedly been given vigilance clearance.

Renuka Kumar all set to repatriate to the Govt of UP
With the fast approaching date of completion of Renuka Kumar under central deputation tenure whispers in the corridors of power have been doing rounds that she is all set to repatriate to the Govt of UP in the month of May. The 1987 batch IAS officer of UP cadre is presently serving as Joint Secretary, Dept of Corporate Affairs, GoI. The officer, completing deputation tenure on April 30, has been serving under central deputation since March 2009.

41 IAS officers empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
As many as 41 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 1984 batch have been empanelled for the post of Additional Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. The officers include: Kumar Arvind Singh Deo of Uttar Pradesh cadre; Deepak Kumar of Bihar cadre; Durga Shankar Mishra of Uttar Pradesh cadre; Arun Kumar Panda of Orissa cadre; Ravi Kant of Bihar cadre; Basant Pratap Singh of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Anup Chandra Pandey of Uttar Pradesh cadre; Tarun Shridhar and Ajay Tygi of Himachal Pradesh cadre; R Rajagopal of Tamil Nadu cadre; Bhagwan Sahai of Maharashtra cadre; Reena Ray of UT cadre; Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi of Punjab cadre; Malini V Shankar of Maharashtra cadre; Udai Pratap Singh of Jharkhand cadre; Vijay Shrivastava and Alok Shrivastava of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Shailendra Kumar Joshi of Andra Pradesh cadre; Pritam Singh of Rajasthan cadre; Rajiv Kumar of Jharkhand cadre; Anand Kumar of Kerala cadre; Rashmi Shukla Sharma of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Nilam Sawhney of Andhra Pradesh cadre; ABP Pandey of Maharashtra cadre; Ashok M R Dalawai of Orissa cadre; T Jacob of Tamil Nadu cadre; Ajay Prakash Sawhney of Andhra Pradesh cadre; R Balakrishan of Orissa cadre; Ajoy G Mehta of Maharashtra cadre; Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Alok Kumar of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; D V Prasad of Karnataka cadre; Smita Nagraj of Tamil Nadu cadre; Yashpal Singh of Manipur-Tripura cadre; K V Eapen of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; V S Senthil of Kerala cadre; Nikhilesh Jha of Manipur-Tripura cadre; Jaideep Govind of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Shakuntala Gamlin of UT cadre; P Marapandiyan of Kerala cadre and Ruolkhumlien Buhril of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Four IAS officers empanelled for AS equivalent posts in GoI
As many as four officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 1984 batch have been empanelled for the post of Additional Secretary equivalent in Government of India. The officers include: D N Narsimha Raju of Karnataka cadre; Davinder Kumar of Assam-Megahalaya cadre; Prem Chand Dhiman of Himachal Pradesh and R P Meena of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Ravi Shinde appointed as GM, Western Region, Mumbai Air India
Ravi Shinde, Deputy General Manager Personnel, Western Region, has been appointed as General Manager Personnel, Western Region, Mumbai in Air India Limited.

Mathur and Sinha moves from Beijing
Second Secretary in Beijing has been moved to the MEA Headquarters. tHIRD secretary rajiv Sinha will now go to Sanfrancisco

Orders of Ravindra Kumar as Director (Fin), NEPA Ltd issued
The orders of Ravindra Kumar, Jt GM, TCIL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), NEPA Limited have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on January 9, 2014)

S Mahapatra selected as Director (Exp& Dev), OIL
S Mahapatra, GM, ONGC, has been selected for the post of Director (Exploration & Development), Oil India Limited (OIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 22, 2014. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

Y K Singh appointed as CIT (TDS), Bhopal (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Y K Singh has been appointed as Commissioner of Income Tax (TDS), Bhopal.

Gyaneshwra Rao posted as COM, SWR (UPDATED)
P Gyaneshwra Rao has been posted as COM (CHOD) in South Western Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Meena shifted to South Western Railway (UPDATED)
R P Meena has been transferred from North Western Railway to South Western Railway (SWR) and posted in the cadre.

Tenure of Dr Radhakrishnan as Secretary, Space extended till Dec 31(UPDATED)
The tenure of Dr K Radhakrishnan as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Space Commission has been extended till December 31, 2014.

Will R S Sharma be new Secretary IT ? (UPDATED)
R S Sharma is likely to be appointed new Secretary Information Technology in the Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

DEBATE

WHICH BUSINESS HOUSE WILL BE NUMBER ONE IF MODI BECOMES THE PM ?

Given the fact that the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Mr. Narendra Modi is largely supported by the Corporate Houses across the country, which business house will be the top most gainer incase he assumes the high office.

Please send your views to - mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Narendra Kothari assumes charge as CMD, NMDC
Narendra Kothari has assumed the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NMDC Limited. Kothari had been the CEO of IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) since October 2012. He held various important positions in SAIL as Executive Director of Chairman Secretariat, Coal Import Group Department. Kothari had been instrumental in streamlining numerous projects of SAIL and has worked extensively in the field of steel making process in India and abroad. Kothari is a BE in Metallurgy and has gained rich experience over the years. He would bring in his rich experience and professional approach to take NMDC to new heights of excellence.

Gupta appointed CFO, VST Industries Limited
VST Industries Limited has appointed Anish Gupta who is currently, Vice President ( Finance ) as the Chief Financial Officer of the company

Bhattacharya appointed Nominee Director, Himadri Chemicals and Industries Ltd
Himadri Chemicals and Industries Limited has appointed Ms Rita Bhattacharya as Nominee Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on the Board of Directors of the company.

Malik resigns as Director, Gyscoal Alloys Limited
Prem Malik has resigned as Director of Gyscoal Alloys Limited w.e.f. April 18, 2014

Doreswamy resigns as Director, Sakthi Sugars Ltd
S Doreswamy has resigned as Director of Sakthi Sugars Limited w.e.f. March 24, 2014 due to personal reasons

Dubey appointed Company Secy. Blue Blends (I) Limited
Blue Blends (I) Limited has appointed Ms Archana Dubey as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. April 14, 2014

Shah resigns as Independent Director, Deep Industries Ltd
Vijay R Shah has resigned as Independent Director of Deep Industries Limited w.e.f. April 17, 2014

Sehgal has resigned as Whole-time Director, PSL Ltd
D N Sehgal has resigned as Whole-time Director of PSL Limited w.e.f April 1, 2014

Sablok appointed Company Secy. JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd
JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Limited has appointed Ms Isha Sablok as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. April 22, 2014

Singh resigns as Company Secy. JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd
Akhilesh Kumar Singh has resigned as Company Secretary of JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Limited w.e.f. April 21, 2014

Kulkarni appointed Company Secy. Parenteral Drugs (India) Limited
Parenteral Drugs (India) Limited has appointed Ms Aradhana Kulkarni as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. April 18, 2014

Chaki resigns as Independent Director, Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd
Tapan Chaki has resigned as Independent Director of Pritish Nandy Communications Limited w.e.f. April 1, 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)

Stop such appointments

It appears that.Vineet Joshi, an IAS officer who is away from his cadre since 1998, is trying for extension of his tenure as Chairman ,CBSE. President and Election Commission should direct Cabinet Secretary not to process such cases till a new Govt. is formed.

G Gopal

Contrary to GoI rules

This is much contrary to government of india's own rules. Officers goes on EOL or study leave will have to execute a bond for the leave period for a sum of rs.6 lakhs. Like that those woman employees who have been granted 2 years uninterruped CCL should also give a bond to ensure that after availing CCL they should work for the same period.

R P Ranganathan

Democracy in services ?

Just a simple yet gruelling question to my IAS friends .'Is it fair by any means to keep premier central services 10 years behind the IAS in promotions ? Your 1991 batch is in HAG 67000 scale whereas the 1982 batch of Income Tax and Customs is struggling to get it . Who gave you the right to make it 10 years instead of the stipulated maximum period of 2 years ? Will you ever think anything good for other services ? Is there any democracy in services ?

Sunil

Post vacant for a year

Almost one year is gone and the topmost post in foresty research and education is lying vacant. No one is there to take decision and the forest scientists are suffering a lot. Is there someone to see the plight of this post.

A S Khabba

"Whither Indian Bureaucracy"

Bureaucracy bashing is the favourite past time of politicians.
Lalu Yadav calls them "Good servants" but "Bad masters".
Subodh Kant Sahay says they are " Autocrats"
Jai Ram Ramesh brands them as " Consultants".
The bureaucracy remain tactless and helpless in handling the political class during the service,
insolently calling itself the "Steel frame of India".
But, it remains a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)

Will Varanasi MP deliver ?

Varanasi is in the news these days. This made me make a trip to the city I last visited four decades ago. I returned yesterday quite disappointed with the state of affairs in this our oldest and holiest city. It is a city of chaos. With no pavements for pedestrian to walk or foot over brid1ges to cross the road ,no traffic lights to regulate the traffic, the ill-trained traffic police messing up the traffic, travel in the city is a nightmare. Imagine it taking us more than two hours to cover a distance of 8 kilometres from Sarnath to the city. As for our temples there, with crowds pushing you ,one only wants to get out of those premises safely. Take a boat ride to the ghats and you see bodies burning on Harishchandra and Manikarna ghats with muck going into the Ganges. There are four Dhobi ghats (though by name one) where dhobis are washing clothes and putting them for drying on the steps leading into the river. No wonder Ganges is so polluted and no wonder three issues are in focus during the polls-the river, the sewer and the weaver .Will any of the candidates fighting to become an M.P from this place deliver on this. I have my doubts because the problems of Varanasi are gigantic. To clean the allround mess in this city of cities is no easy task.

Aarti Khosla

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