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As I understand , Whisper in the Corridors has been an important search document for the readers who would like to be updated with the bureaucrats. I believe, this can also be an window to express one's viewpoints over the bureaucrats role in tandem, given the change of the Government and its focus on governance

S.Majumder

Adviser, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), New Delhi

POLITICS

Will Manmohan Singh write a book ?
There is a rumour that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is planning to write a book. If this is true the book will be a bombshell.

Business houses have difficult time ?
Several business houses are busy in distributing "Farewell gifts" and "Entry gifts". One need not elaborate the details.

BUREAUCRACY

Chatterjee to return to Rajiv Gandhi Foundaion ?
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Pulok Chatterjee is likely to return to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. He is a former 1974 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Now Independent Director can work till 70 years !
If top sources are to be believed according to the new Company Law an Independent Director can work till the age of 70 years instead of 65 years.

IRS officer Sanjiv Gautam to be DIG in CBI ?
Sanjiv Gautam is being tipped to be new DIG in the CBI. He is a 1997 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

Prasanna to be SP in CBI ?
Prasanna K M Mallikarjun is all set to join the CBI as SP. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Harbhajan Singh to retire as Additional Secretary
Harbhajan Singh who is empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India will retire in the same rank next year because so far 1981 batch IAS has not become Secretary . He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Gupta takes charge as Member (Engineering), Railway Board
V K Gupta took charge yesterday evening as the new Member (Engineering), Railway Board immediately after the orders were issued. The 1976 batch IRSE officer served as GM Northern Railway. The post was vacant since May 1 after the superannuation of Subodh Kumar Jain April 30.
(We said this on May 9, 2014)

Pradeep Kumar gets additional charge of GM, NR
Pradeep Kumar, GM, NCR (Allahabad), has been given the additional charge of GM, Northern Railway. The slot is now vacant after the appointment of V K Gupta as new Member (Engineering), Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer of 1978 batch.

Ms Hira to be Independent Director of BHEL ?
Ms Harinder Hira is likely to be appointed Independent Director in the BHEL. She is retired 1976 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Srivastava to be next CMD of BSNL
Anupam Srivastava Member (CM) will be new CMD of the BSNL. He will in all probability succeed R K Upadhyay who is retiring on June 30.

OSDs to Member, CBEC relieved to be back to their positions
In a sudden move all the five OSDs, attached to the respective Members of CBEC, have been relieved from CBEC. The officers would now be back to their original postings. Reportedly, Finance Minister P Chidambaram's decision prompted the orders which were issued yesterday.

Three vacancies in CIC
Currently there are three vacancies of Member in the Central Information Commission (CIC). Will the UPA Government fill the vacancies ?

Tenure of Vinod Asthana, MD, CRWC ending in June
The tenure of Vinod Asthana, Managing Director, Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited (CRWC) is coming to an end on June 30, 2014. K U Thankachen, Chief Manager, CONCOR, is expected to succeed him in July 2014.

Who is trying to scuttle the appointment of Mundra ?
Banking circles are agog with rumours that a powerful CMD of a bank is trying hard to scuttle the appointment of Bank of Baroda CMD S S Mundra for the appointment as Deputy Governor RBI ? Guess the name.

Now beeline for the post of DG Doordarshan
There seems to be a beeline for the glamorous post of DG Doordarshan. Infact, tenure of present 1985 batch IAS officer Tripurari Sharan is coming to an end next month.

Deputation tenure of Mohanty extended
Central deputation tenure of P K Mohanty, Chief Vigilance Officer in the National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO) has been extended for a period of two years beyond upto August 15, 2016.He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Post of Director (Tech) in CCL lying vacant since July, 2013
The post of Director (Technical), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) has been lying vacant since July 19, 2013. However, P K Guin, CGM, (CCL), CIL, has been selected for the post, but waiting for his orders.

Applications for CEO in GSTN invited
Applications have been invited for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) under the Ministry of Finance. Those interested to apply for the same can send their applications to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) at the earliest.

Justice Jain to be President of SCDRC Delhi
Justice V K. Jain of the Delhi High Court is being tipped president of the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission of Delhi.

Post of Under Secretary to fall vacant in Central Statistical office
The post of Under Secretary is going to fall vacant in the Central Statistical office, IS Wing Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Kolkata. The Under Secretary level officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) can apply for the post before May 20, 2014.

Dey gets CVC clearance for JS empanelment
It is reliably learnt that Rajendra Kumar Dey has got CVC clearance to be empanelled as Jt Secretary, GoI. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Prakash appointed DG Audit, Defence Services
Parag Prakash has been transferred and posted as Director General of Audit, Defence Services, New Delhi.

B F Patil appointed as Commissioner, Textile & Handlooms in Karnataka
B F Patil has been appointed as Commissioner for Textile Development and Director of Handlooms and Textiles in Karnataka. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Karnataka.

Manoj Kumar Srivastava appointed ED, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Manoj Kumar Srivastava has been transferred and posted as Executive Director (Perspective Planning), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Rakesh Kumar Bhargava transferred to Northern Railway (UPDATED)
Rakesh Kumar Bhargava has been transferred to Northern Railway. He is an IRAS officer.

24 IRTS officers get SAG (UPDATED)
As many as 24 IRTS officers of 1992 batch have been granted non-functional SA Grade in Ministry of Railways. They are: Monica Agnihotri of RB; Sanjaya Mahapatra of DEP (Govt. of Orissa); Madan Ram Deora of NWR; Sunil Kumar of DEP (IRCTC); Navin Kumar Parsuramka of NR; Manoj Kumar Singh of NER; Shobhit Bhatnagar of RB; Santosh Kumar Jha of WR; Abhijit Narendra of RB; Mohd. Azhar Shams of SER; Gurinder Mohan Singh of NR; Rahul Agarwal of NR; Gulshan of NR; Uday V Bobhate of CR; Shrikant Mahiyaria of RB; Tripti Gurha of DEP (Min. of HRD); Brajesh Dharmani of NR; Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha of RB; Deomani of NR; Sanjay Kumar Mishra of ECOR; N Ramesh of SWR; K Manoj of SR; Radhey Shyam of NER and Varinder Kumar of ECOR.

Priyatu Mandal is also Director, HIPA in HP (UPDATED)
Priyatu Mandal has been given an additional charge of Director, Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Shimla in Himachal Pradesh. She is a 2006 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Alok Tandon is now JS Banking (UPDATED)
JS Disinvestment Alok Tandon has been moved to the Department of Financial Services in the same capacity. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Sinha is js 7th Central Pay Commission (UPDATED)
Samir Kumar Sinha on return from ADB has been appointed Joint Secretary 7th Central Pay Commission. He is 1994 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Vivek Khare deputed as Director, ECI (UPDATED)
Vivek Khare has been deputed as Director in the Election Commission of India (ECI) for a period of five years. He is a 1996 batch officer of Indian Telecom Service.

Pankaj Kamboj appointed SP in CBI (UPDATED)
Pankaj Kamboj has been appointed SP in the CBI. He is 2005 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Brija Kishore Singh to join CBI (UPDATED)
Brija Kishore Singh is joining the the CBI as SP. He is 2004 batch UT cadre IPS officer.

Rajashekara to be SP (UPDATED)
Rajashekara N is all set to join the CBI as SP. He is 2007 batch IPS officer of Nagaland cadre.

S R Sengupta selected as Director (Tech), MECON Ltd (UPDATED)
S R Sengupta, GM, MECON, has been selected for the post of Director (Technology), MECON Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 13, 2014. As many as eight persons were interviewed for the same.

Jalan gets extension in CBI (UPDATED)
Asif Jalan has been given extension as Superintendent of Police, CBI for a period of three years.He is 2002 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Verma gets extension in CBI (UPDATED)
GK Verma has been given extension as Superintendent of Police, CBI for a period of three years.He is 2001 batch IPS officer of Sikkim Cadre.

Last ACC meeting of UPA Govt today or tomorrow (UPDATED)
Voices dropping to whispers that the last meeting of Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) of this UPA-led Government is being held either on May 13 or 15 (before the results for Lok Sabha elections on May 16, 2014) in order to clear some important appointments in PSUs and Government of India.

CORPORATE

Kothari appointed MD, Jainex Aamcol Ltd
Jainex Aamcol Ltd has appointed M Z Kothari who is Joint Managing Director as a Managing Director of the company.

Ms Jaiswal appointed CS of Starvox Electronics Ltd
Starvox Electronics Ltd has appointed Ms Romita Jaiswal as Company Secretary of the company.

Venkatasubramanian designated Chairman, Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
K N Venkatasubramanian who is Non-Executive, Independent Director of Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd has been designated as the Chairman of the company

Rao re-designated MD, Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
K Raghavendra Rao has been re-designated as the Managing Director of Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Tayal appointed Whole-time Director & CFO, SRS Finance Ltd
SRS Finance Ltd has appointed Naveen Kumar Tayal as Whole-Time Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Khatri resigns as Director, SRS Finance Ltd
Dinesh Khatri has resigned as Director of SRS Finance Ltd.

Ravichandran appointed Addl. Director, Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd
Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd has appointed R Ravichandran as an Additional Director of the company.

Ms Dickenwala resigns as CS of Maharashtra Polybutenes Ltd
Ms Sakina Dickenwala has resigned as Company Secretary of Maharashtra Polybutenes Ltd.

Jayaraman re-appointed Independent Director, Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd
Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd has re-appointed J Jayaraman as an Independent Director of the company.

Agrawal resigns as Whole-time Director, Zee Media Corporation Limited
Alok Agrawal has resigned as Whole-time Director of Zee Media Corporation Limited.

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CBDT making ITR more complex

CBDT is making ITR more complex than making it simple. ITR-1 can not be filled if tax exempt income is more than Rs.5000/. It is just to make things more difficult for salaried class. There are more than 20 heads under which income is exempted from tax including agriculture income. This is all for small tax payers. CBDT is not bothered whose taxable income is more than 1 crore. Even notices are being issued to small tax payers. Govt. could not increase the number from 42,800 whose taxable income is more than 1 crore. As per one of news channels, notices have been issued whose total income is around 1 lakh for not filing ITR. Make ITRs more user friendly and simple. Do not make such restriction that ITR-1 can not be used if tax exempt income is more than Rs.5000/. Please remove such restriction from ITR-1. CBDT has much better job to do now. Election is over. Contesting candidates have given information about their income in last election and now. CBDT can analyse how the income is increased so many folds in last five years and find out the sources of income and tax paid. This is more than enough work to find out growth model and loop holes in the system, if any to escape tax.

N Prakash

Panel of non-political citizens required for selection of ECs

There should be a panel of non-political eminent citizens for the selection of ECs. Everyone knows that the present CEC is a protégé of the then Congress CM of AP. The last one selected as EC was more known for his incompetence as DGCA than anything else. Such selections will cast doubts in the citizen's minds about the impartiality of the commission and it will not augur well for our democracy. The new Government should form a policy for selection of ECs and ask the present members to resign to give way for a more transparent selection.

N K Das


RTI Act can be used for getting problems solved

Very informative RTI Case especially for those who think RTI is used only for harassing the officials. RTI Act can be used not only for obtaining information but also for getting the problems solved.

Sameer Saxena

DATE WITH RTI

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