What people say about us!

Whisper has a very authentic level of information which is very difficult for a commoner to get.
Dinesh Srivastava

POLITICS

Again strong rumours about raise in retirement age
Again rumours are rife that retirement age of central government employees will be raised from 60 to 62 years this month. The question of raising retirement age did come up in the Cabinet meeting on January 10 and Jairam Ramesh raised some questions. Since then rumours are rife.

Is Satyapal Singh link between Modi and Pawar ?
Political analyst's have a feeling that outgoing Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh is a go-between Narendra Modi and Sharad Pawar. Singh has recently joined the BJP.

BUREAUCRACY

SEBI Chief U K Sinha gets two years extension
SEBI Chairman UK. Sinha has been given two-year extension . The 1976 batch former Bihar cadre IAS officer U K Sinha has done good job despite pressures and pulls from the bigwigs.
(We said this on Nov 25 and Dec 20, 2013)

Rajan Gupta in the fray of DG, BSF
Amid speculations over the formation of new panel for DG, BSF; Rajan Gupta's name has started doing rounds for the top cop job. The 1978 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre is DG, BPRD.

Bhaskar Chatterjee posted as DG, Home Guard in Rajasthan
Bhaskar Chatterjee has been appointed as Director General of Home Guard and Civil Defence in Rajasthan. He is a 1978 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Braj Kishore Prasad appointed as Additional Secretary, MHA
Braj Kishore Prasad has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Government of India. Prasad, who belongs to 1983 batch IAS officer, is in his present Tamil Nadu cadre.

Interviews for Chairman PFRDA today
Interviews for Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the pension regulator, is going to be conducted today. About three dozen candidates will reportedly appear for it.

Pankaj Rag to join GoI as JS Culture
Pankaj Rag is likely to join the Government of India as Joint Secretary Culture. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Mitilesh Kr Jha poised to move to Cabinet Secretariat
Mithilesh Kr Jha is all set to join Cabinet Secretariat. The 1986 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre previously served as ADG of Police (Technical Services), Govt of Tamil Nadu. He was awarded with the Presidential Police Medal for distinguish service in 2012 as well.

R P Singh will soon move from Finance Ministry to join ADB
Rajeev Prasad Singh is all set to move from Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. He will join as Senior Country Specialist with the India Resident Mission, South Asia Dept, Asian Development Bank, New Delhi. The 1991 batch IRS officer is presently serving as Director (Fund Bank), Dept of Economic Affairs.

Orders of Ms Nishi Vasudeva as CMD, HPCL issued
The orders of Ms Nishi Vasudeva, Director (Marketing), HPCL, for the post of Chairperson and Managing Director (CMD), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) are whispered to have been issued by the Government of India.

(We said this on Aug 21, 2013)

Will Davinder Kumar opt for premature repatriation?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Davinder Kumar, DDG, UIDAI, has expressed his desire to the Govt of India for premature repatriation. may soon move from UIDAI. Presently he is serving with UIDAI as DDG (Enrollment Training & Testing & Establishment Division). The 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre has joined GoI on central deputation in February 2010.

Is Sandeep Verma keen on moving from UIDAI?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Sandeep Verma has sought exit from UIDAI. The IDAS cadre officer is presently serving as DDG (Legal) at UIDAI HQ in New Delhi.

Pradeep Yadav poised to repatriate to Tamilnadu
As the grapevine has it, Pradeep Yadav is all set to repatriate to Govt of Tamil Nadu on March 30 this year. The 1992 batch IAS officer of TN cadre is serving as Joint Secretary, Dept of Pharmaceuticals.

Ram Singh to move on central deputation as Director (Textiles)
Ram Singh has been appointed as Director (Textiles), GoI. He is 1994 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre. He is Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, Govt of Punjab.

Nagarajan posted as AG (G&SSA) in CAG, Kerala
N Nagarajan, on return from leave, has been transferred and posted as Accountant General (G&SSA), Kerala. He is an IA&AS officer of 1989 batch.

E A Subramanian joins as MD, BCPL
E A Subramanian, Senior VP, HLL, has taken over the charge as Managing Director, Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL).
(We said this on Sept 18, 2013)

Ashish Chauhan gets distinguished Alumnus Award
MD and CEO of BSE Ashish Chauhan has been selected by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay for distinguished Alumnus award,2014.

Eight IRS officers to move to IT Overseas Units soon
As many as eight IRS officers would soon move to Income Tax Overseas Units located attached to Indian Embassies in USA, UK, Singapore, Mauritius, Germany, France, Japan & Netherlands etc. As per the plans of former Fin Min Pranab Mukherjee as many as 24 IRS officers were to be posted to ITOUs across 24 countries but as of now as many ten IRS officers would be deputed to the ITOU across 10 countries.

Will Ganai be appointed as new CS of J&K Govt?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that in case the change of guard in J&K bureaucracy takes place it is Khursheed Ahmed Ganai who has the brightest prospects to make it as the new Chief Secretary, J&K Govt. Ganai had recently moved from MHA from the post of Additional secretary (Foreigners).

Sanjay Latkar move on central deputation
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Sanjay Latkar may soon move on central deputation. The 1995 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre is presently serving as Additional Commissioner of Police, Maharashtra ATS. Since July 2005 he is serving in Maharashtra on inter-cadre deputation.

11 posts of DIG to fall vacant in CBI in 2014
As many as 11 posts at Deputy Inspector General of Police are due to fall vacant in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2014.

C K Mishra in race for Director (HR) ONGC
C K Mishra, Executive Director- ONGC, is also in the race Director (HR) ONGC. PESB is all set to conduct the selection interview to search the suitable candidate for the post. K S Jamstin, the incumbent Dir (HR) ONGC is retiring on July 31, 2014.

Porwal to be JS (Finance) Atomic Energy
Sunil Porwal is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary (Finance) Atomic Energy in Mumbai. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

S G Muraleedharan empanelled for JS or equivalent in GoI
Sarada G Muraleedharan has been empanelled for the appointment to the post of JS or equivalent in Govt of India. The 1990 batch IAS officer is presently serving in Kerala.

Sanjiv Kumar is also Director, Publicity in Delhi Govt
Sanjiv Kumar has been assigned an additional charge of Information & Publicity in Delhi Government. He is a 1992 batch IAs officer of AGMUT cadre.

Kaling Tayeng relieved to join Govt of Arunachal
The Delhi Government has relieved Kaling Tayeng of the post of Special Secretary, Social Welfare and Women & Child Development enabling him to join the Government of Arunachal Pradesh. He is 1998 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Mrs Deepa Mahajan to be ED (P&IR), Air India
Mrs Deepa Mahajan has been appointed as Executive Director (Personnel & IR), Headquarters, Delhi in Air India Limited.

PESB invites applications for Director (Tech), NCL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Technical), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) falling vacant next year on February 1, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before April 1, 2014.

B D Paulson likely to join central deputation
B D Paulson is likely to join central deputation at Deputy Inspector General level. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

NBCC to build infrastructure of IIT campuses in Delhi & Haryana
NBCC has entered into an Agreement with IIT, Delhi for construction of various buildings at IIT Delhi Campus and also at its extended Campuses at Rajiv Gandhi Education Centre, Kundali and Jhajjar, Haryana. NBCC has been entrusted to do the job on Project Management Consultancy (PMC) basis at an approximate cost of Rs. 250 crore. New buildings to be constructed at the campuses are Nalanda Research Scholar Accommodation & Faculty House at IIT, Delhi Campus and Faculty Development Centre at Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Kundali. Further, NBCC would also be doing PMC for IIT Delhi's extended campuses in Kundali and Jhajjar, Haryana.

5 IRS-IT officers transferred (UPDATED)
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been transferred. Accordingly, R P Meena has been shifted to Mumbai CCA while Sulekha Verma was transferred to Delhi CCA and Amal Garg is being posted to Delhi CCA. Besides, Aashwita Lal was transferred to West Bengal CCA and K Ramalingam was made CIT-I, Coimbatore.

DEBATE

WILL AAP Party get fractured ?
There is a saying "If you want to start a journey of 1000 miles begin with a single step ". Will the AAP Party get fractured by running very fast ?
Mail your views to + mehrotra.suresh @gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Balachandran is new GM Canara Bank
K R Balachandran has taken over as General Manager of Canara Bank, Thiruvananthapuram Circle.

Doshi re-appointed MD, Premier Ltd.
Premier Ltd has re-appointed Maitreya V Doshi as Managing Director of the company w.e.f. March 29, 2014

Jaipuria to be re-appointed MD, Ginni Filaments Ltd
Ginni Filaments Ltd is to re-appoint Dr Rajaram Jaipuria as Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2014

Aota resigns as Director, Panasonic Energy India Company Ltd
H Aota has resigned as a Director of Panasonic Energy India Company Ltd.

Modi appointed Company Secy., Shilpi Cable Technologies Ltd
Shilpi Cable Technologies Ltd has appointed Ms Sneha Modi as a Company Secretary of the company.

Rathi resigns as Whole-time Director, Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd
Krishan Kant Rathi has resigned as Whole-time Director of Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd and will continue to act as the Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Sharma appointed Non Exec. Director, CISTRO Telelink Ltd
CISTRO Telelink Ltd has appointed Arun Kumar Sharma as Non Executive Director of the company.

Shah resigns as Addl. Director, Ashapura Intimates Fashion Ltd
Mohit Shah has resigned as Additional Director of Ashapura Intimates Fashion Ltd.

Thapar appointed Addl. Director, Waterbase Ltd
Waterbase Ltd has appointed Varun Aditya Thapar as Additional Director of the company.

Thapar resigns as Non Exec. Director, Waterbase Ltd
Ms Ayesha Thapar has resigned as Promoter and Non Executive Director of Waterbase Ltd 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)

"Amending IAS ( Cadre) Rules would be bulldozed by political Will"

The amended IAS/IPS/IFS (Cadre) Rules can not be the solutions against political 'dadagiri' .Could one imagine the Chief Secretary of a State heading the civil services boards, disobeying their political masters? Ministers' recommendations on appointments/transfers of favourite/ inconvenient bureaucrats are difficult to be ignored . Need it be remembered that the States' chief secretaries report to their Chief Ministers. Nothing could succeed in the absence of Political Will. This ground reality can not be ignored.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Govt can get millions of additional votes without any expenditure.

PF earns tax free interest. Interest is compensation for inflation, not income. (From 1.1.2006 to 1.1.2014, price index has increased 100 percent. But no bank doubled the money in these 8 years. So bank interest on FDs does not even compensate for inflation) After retirement, senior citizens become helpless as they do not get salary. Many do not even get pension. Interest from banks on PF money starts getting taxed after retirement for these senior citizens. It is requested that all retirement funds should be allowed to be placed by senior citizen in tax free interest schemes. At present only Rs. 15 lakh is allowed to be deposited by them. This limit of Rs. 15 lakh should be removed. For senior citizens, they should be allowed to put all their retirement money in PPF. Many senior citizens need that. Since it is a fairly long term investment to earn regular interest, Government shall also get much needed money for its projects. This way Government can get millions of additional votes from employees, senior citizens and their family members (about four crore votes). Alternatively, opposition can take it in their manifesto.

Mani

Education & health facilities can be game changer

I also feel that education and health facilities can be a game changer. In addition, the best thing that can happen to NE is transport corridor from NE to port or Kolkota/ Indian market. A road through Bangladesh can be a boon but is not followed with determination. We have fruits, off-season vegetables and many other things in NA that have great market in India and that region will shine.

Prakash

DATE WITH RTI

Top	Click here for Your Feedback about this whisper	Next