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If Modi becomes PM, India Inc to be treated at par

Given the fact that the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is assumed to be largely supported by the Corporate Houses across the country, whispersinthecorridors.com tried to find out from its surfers that which business house will be the top most gainer incase Modi assumes the high office.

And the opinions of all the respondents clubbed together indicate that no single business house will be favoured. "All will be treated at par". However, some of the surfers felt that Ambanis and Adanis will be at an added advantage.

"No business house will be number One if Modi becomes PM. All business houses will be happy because the atmosphere in the administration will no longer be anti-business. Modi will not tolerate nonsense from anybody and will not promote any one unduly", said Arjun Mallik
Another surfer N V K Prabhakar also said, "Narendra Modi is a clever administrator with a foresight. Hence instead of supporting a business house or two, he will create competition among the business houses to multiply his developmental index".

Similarly, Aarti Khosla also opines that no single corporate house is going to gain from Modi if he becomes the Prime Minister of the country. "His 'closeness' to Adani and Ambani has been made much use of in criticising him during this campaign. The critics however forget that these two corporate houses have contributed much to the growth of Gujarat and to the national growth as well", she says.
Yet another prominent contributor to our columns, A K Saxena who is a retired civil servant has opined that none of the business house will have any advantage of Modi becoming the PM because, in his view, such blatant favouritism or crony capitalism has been rampant during UPA's regime, due to systematic subversion of all investigative agencies.

Another surfer, Harish Kumar said, "Consider the flip side, if Modi becomes the PM, no direct or indirect help to any corporate house would be possible. This is a competitive world. No industrialist will have an edge over other, the prospective Modi Government will be cautious in years to come especially due to recent happenings"..
R K Nagpal who claims to have worked in Gujarat in Banking & Finance field with H Q at Ahmedabad from 1995 to 2007 asserts, "It is an admitted fact that NAMO is pro development, man of tremendous administrative capacity & capability and has changed the face of Gujarat in every field - be it infrastructure ( roads, ports power generation ( including solar power ) & distributions, it may be Tourism, may be agriculture".
Only one surfer, Sagar Chawla feels that Adani Group and Ambani group would further prosper if Modi becomes Prime Minister.

For details - See May issue of Whispers In The Corridors.

If BJP forms Government in centre, four State Governments will be in trouble ?

1. Uttarakhand
2. Haryana
3. Bihar
4. Uttar Pradesh.

and Kalyan Singh will be key factor to damage Samajwadi Party.

BUREAUCRACY

What about four powerful officials in UPA Government ?
Guessing game has started in the corridors of power about the future of four powerful officials in the Manmohan Singh Government. They are T K A Nair, Pulok Chaterji, Shiv Shankar Menon and Ajit Seth .

Pandey appointed AS&FA, Commerce & Industry
Bhagwati Prasad Pandey has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Yadav appointed AS&FA, Chemicals & Fertilizers
Rajiv Yadav has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Fertilizers under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Rashmi appointed Additional Secretary, Commerce & Industry
Rajani Ranjan Rashmi has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Gupta all set to be appointed as Member (Engineering), Railway Board
As the grapevine has it, V K Gupta, GM - Northern Railway, is all set to be appointed as Member (Engineering), Railway Board. If everything goes well Gupta may soon succeed Subodh Kumar Jain who superannuated on April 30. Gupta is a 1976 batch IRSE officer.

Will Alok Ranjan be new Chief Secretary of U P?
It is reliably learnt that Alok Ranjan may be given to succeed Javed Usmani as the new Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Govt. The 1978 batch IAS officer of UP cadre is presently serving as Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC) and Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC).

Designated Chairman of IOCL, B Ashok shifted to Delhi
B Ashok, who is yet to receive orders as Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), has been transferred to Delhi from Mumbai in the same capacity.

Ms Subra Singh to be JS IPP till October 4, 2015
Ms Subra Singh is going to continue as Joint Secretary in Industrial Policy and Promotion (IPP) till October4,2015. She is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Rakesh Sarwal to return parent cadre
Advisor in the Planning Commission Rakesh Sarwal is expected to return to the parent Manipur-Tripura cadre. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.

Six short-listed for Information Commission
Altogether 290 persons applied foe the post of Central Information Commissioner and six were short-listed.

Posting of 1992 batch IRS in a day or two
Posting of 1992 batch IRS (IT) officers to the rank of Commissioner is expected to take place in a day or two.

Annual general transfers of IRS (C&CE) Group-A by May 7?
It is reliably learnt that amid the govt awaited at the centre CBEC has accelerated process of annual general transfers of Group-A IRS (C&CE) officers. Reportedly, it would take place this week.

Annual general transfers of IRS (IT) Group-A this week?
It is reliably learnt that amid the govt awaited at the centre CBDT has accelerated process of annual general transfers of Group-A IRS (IT) officers. Reportedly, the officers would be transferred and posted this week.

Gupta in the race of Spl Director, ED (Northern Zone)
It is reliably learnt that Anil Kumar Gupta has been shortlisted for the post of Special Director, Enforcement Directorate. The IRS (C&CE) officer belongs to 1990 batch.

Will Maini be CMD of the UBI ?
It is uncertain that N K Maini will be appointed CMD of the United Bank of India because he is to retire only in eight months time.

PESB advertises post of CMD, British India Corp Ltd
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has advertised the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, British India Corporation Limited fell vacant on March 3, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications before June 23, 2014.

Gautam Mandal appointed as CVO, GRSE
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Gautam Mandal has been deputed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) for a period of two years.

Dr Sameer Sharma relieved to join as MD, ITDC
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has relieved Dr Sameer Sharma of cadre responsibility enabling him to join central deputation as Managing Director, Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) to the Joint Secretary level post. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on Feb 7, 17 and April 28, 2014)

Ravishankar Srivastav deputed as CGM, SEBI
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Ravishankar Srivastav has been deputed as Chief General Manager in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Mumbai for a period of three years.

Amitabh Shukla deputed as Additional Director, Prasar Bharti
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Amitabh Shukla has been deputed as Additional Director General (Programme) in the Prasar Bharti Secretariat, New Delhi for a period of three years.

Rakesh Kumar Bhargava shifted to Northern Railway
Rakesh Kumar Bhargava has been transferred to Northern Railway and posted in the cadre. He is an IRAS officer.

A K Mohanty is poised for JS empanelment, GoI
Anjan Kumar Mohanty is poised to be empanelled as Joint Secretary, GoI. He is 1992 batch Indian Forest Service officer of Sikkim cadre.

Pravindra Yadav appointed as AG, Hyderabad under CAG
Pravindra Yadav has been transferred and posted as Accountant General (A&E), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Manoj Mohapatra to move to New York
Manoj Mohapatra is moving to New York as Counsellor from Indian High Commission Dhaka.

HP HC gets two Additional Judges
Justice Piar Singh Rana and Sureshwar Thakur have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

5 IRS-C&CE officers get postings after return from deputation
As many as five officers of Indian Revenue Service of Customs & Central Excise working at the grade of Additional Commissioner/Joint Commissioner have been given postings after return from deputation. Pankaja Ashish Thakur has been posted to DG, Audit, Mumbai while Ramavath Srinivasa Naik was appointed to ADG, Audit, Kolkata and Sanjay Sharan is being moved to DG, NACEN, Faridabad and Sanjeev Bhatnagar was posted to Jaipur CX. Besides, V K Khole has been posted to Cochin CX on promotion.

84 IRS-C&CE Probationers get postings
As many as 84 Probationers of 64 batch of Indian Revenue Service of Customs & Central Excise have been given postings. Accordingly, N Mohammed Ali has been posted to Hyderabad while Ms Anupam Pant was appointed to Ahmedabad CX and Gaurav Mittal is being posted to Meerut. Similarly, Amitkumar Nikalje has been appointed to Ahmedabad CX; V D S S Nagarjun Grandhi to Bangalore CX; Ms Komila Punia to Meerut CX; Madhur Devender Singh to Ahemadabad CX; Gautam Kumar Pandey to Ahemadabad CX; Jitendra Patel to Mumbai CX-1; Sachin Kumar Singh to Vadodara CX; Ms Spurthy Reddy to Bangalore CX; Ms Deepti I P to Chennai CX; Ms Charul Lata Singh to Meerut CX; Nitin Agrawal to Bhopal CX; Bandaru Ratna Kishore to Bangalore CX; Saurabh Dabas to Ahemadabad CX; Jitendra Kumar Tiwari to Mumbai CX-1; Rupak Kumar to Mumbai CX-1; Shravan Ram to Vadodara CX, Salunkhe Shiv Kumar Popat to Kolkata CX; Chandravanshi Y Manikanhaiya to Mumbai CX-1; Rasaal Dwivedi to Mumbai CX-1; Thampalu Rajiv to Chennai CX; Bhaskara Rao Yenneti to Vizag CX; Ms P A L Mahita to Mysore CX; Ms Vanashree Hullannanavar to Mysore CX; Prashant Kumar to Mumbai CX-1; Buddhi Prakash to Bhopal CX; Nadig Vishwas HS to Hyderabad CX; Karthikeyan P to Bangalore CX; Lakshmi Narayan Bokka to Chennai CX; Prashant Chauhan to Bhuwaneshwar CX; Rajiv S Kittur to Pune CX; Roopesh s to Coimbatore CX; Pavan CS to Mumbai CX-1; Ms Xelene Dabas to Mumbai CX-1; Aditya Fotedar to Mumbai CX-1; Mudit Rai to Nagpur CX; Telgote Mukul Vishwasrao to Kolkata CX; Kunal Anuj to Mumbai CX-1; Sanjay Tiwari to Lucknow CX; Yudhast Kumar to Mumbai CX-2; Ms Parinati Sunkar to Pune CX; Tagadi Manjunath to Meerat CX; Ms Anamika Singh to Nagpur CX; Ms Monika Yadav to Mumbai CX-2; Govindaraj A to Coimbatore CX; Rahil Gupta to Chandigarh CX; Ajay GAutam to Mumbai CX-2; Satish G to Coi,batore CX; Shyamsunder SP to Cochin CX; Ms Pallavi Gupta to Mumbai CX-2; Arunodaya to Mysore CX; Nilesh Kumar Rai to Kolkata CX; MAnish Vijay to Ranchi CX; Amit Bharadwaj to Chandigarh CX; Ms Mohsina Tabassum to Kolkata CX; Abhishek Agrawal to Bhuwaneshwar CX; Omprakash Singh to Ranchi CX; Ms Adivarekar Ashwini Purushottam to Kolkata CX; Anish Kumar Upadhyay to Chennai CX; G Rama Krishnaraju Yadav to Chennai CX; Pankaj Kumar Dwivedi to Chennai CX; Arun Prasath k to Mumbai CX-2; Manish Kumar Meena to Mumbai CX-2; Abhishek Kumar Dwivedi to Lucknow CX; Rahul K Yadava to Mumbai CX-2; Ms; Shweta Yadav to Mumbai CX-2; Varun Rangaswamy to Trichy Cus (P); Amit Kumar to Ranchi CX; Upendra Kumar Dhruv to Kolkata CX; Amit Kumar to Chennai CX; Ajit Kumar Nirala to Vizag CX; Mahipal Singh Patna Cus (P); Gawande Prashant Pralhadrao to Shillong CX; Dipakbhai Chimanbhai ZALA to Vizag CX; Ravi Kant to Trichy Cus (P); Gaikhonlung Panmei to Shil;long Cus (P); Nitin Chand Negi to Shillong (P); Sudarshan Meena to Mumbai CX-2; L Prabhunanda Singh to Kolkata CXMahendeeravarmaa RA to Cochin CX; Manmeet Singh Ahluwalia to Patna Cus(P) and Sunil Kumar Gautam was posted to Ranchi CX.

1968 batch IPS topper, Jachak no more (UPDATED)
Topper of 1968 batch of Indian Police Service (IPS), I J Jachak has passed away in Cuttack. He was 71

Tarun Bajaj to be JS DEA ! (UPDATED)
Tarun Bajaj is being appointed Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

SBI, Tata Trusts Join hands for sustainable rural development (UPDATED)
State Bank of India and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust & The Allied Trusts joined hands for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development in a sustainable way leveraging competencies of both the entities. A MoU to this effect was signed in the presence of Ratan Tata, Chairman of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and The Allied Trusts and Mrs Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman of State Bank of India. In terms of the MoU, Tata Trusts will provide Training and Capacity Building, identify Partner Organizations such as Farmer Producer Companies, SHGs and SHG Federations; and provide implementation and technical support to make them sustainable. The Bank would take care of the need based credit support by providing Working Capital and Term Loans to partners promoted organizations of Tata Trusts. This will be piloted in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand. "It's a visionary initiative and meeting of the minds. It is a partnership between the Tata Trusts and SBI to make a lasting difference to the rural poor." remarked Ratan Tata on the occasion. "A major problem in lending to the poor is lack of capacity building and linkages, which results in the poor remaining perennially indebted. Through the intervention of the Tata Trusts, this deficiency can be eliminated to a great extent for creating the desired impact" said Mrs Bhattacharya.

International Arch of Europe Award for Quality & Technology in Gold Category (UPDATED)
Business Initiative Directives Group (BIDG), Madrid (Spain) has selected Indian Aviation Academy (IAA) for International Arch of Europe Award for the year 2014 for Quality and Technology for the quality training being imparted to the participants attending the trainings at IAA. The award was received by Rajiv Goel, Director, IAA from Jose E. Prieto, President & CEO, BID Group at a function held at Frankfurt, Germany on 13th April, 2014 and presented to Alok Sinha, IAS, Chairman, AAI . IAA, set up in the field of Training & Development by pooling resources of the three mainstay organizations of Civil Aviation namely, Airports Authority of India, Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Government of India, conducts training in the field of Airport Management, Maintenance, Airport Safety and Regulations, HR Discipline, etc. The Academy has collaboration with several International agencies such as ICAO, IATA, ACI, FAA, European Union and CATC, Thailand.

Orders of V K Jain as Director (Fin), SCI issued (UPDATED)
The orders of V K Jain, General Manager, HPCL, for the post of Director (Finance), Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI) have been issued by the Government of India.

FM asks Chairpersons, CBTD, CBEC to put up transfer list (UPDATED)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has reportedly asked the Chairpersons of CBDT, CBEC to put up the annual transfer list by this evening. One can wait and watch.

CORPORATE

Three Directors appointed on Board of Petronet LNG Ltd
Petronet LNG Ltd has appointed Saurabh Chandra , D K Sarraf, and Philip Olivier as Directors on the Board of the Directors of the company.

Three Directors cease to be on Board of Petronet LNG Ltd
Sudhir Vasudeva, Vivek Rae and Dominique Pelloux-Prayer have ceased to be directors on the Board of Directors of Petronet LNG Ltd.

Bansal resigns as Director, Century Plyboards (India) Ltd
Sajan Kumar Bansal has resigned as Director of Century Plyboards (India) Ltd.

Dutt appointed CFO, Geometric Ltd
Geometric Ltd has appointed Neeraj Dutt as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Kakar ceases to be CFO, Geometric Ltd
Arvind Kakar ceases to be Chief Financial Officer of Geometric Ltd.

Mitra appointed Independent Director, Stewarts & Lloyds of India Ltd
Stewarts & Lloyds of India Ltd has appointed Ashok Mitra as an Independent Director of the company

Kamineni appointed Independent Director, Blue Star Ltd
Blue Star Ltd has appointed Ms Shobana Kamineni as an Independent Director of the company.

Manian appointed Director, Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd
Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd has appointed KVS Manian as the Director of the company.

Ms Ekambaram resigns as Director, Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd
Ms Shanti Ekambaram has resigned as the Director of Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd.

Raghavan resigns as Independent Director, Onelife Capital Advisors Ltd
T S Raghavan has resigned as Independent Director of Onelife Capital Advisors Ltd.

(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)

Postings are a continuous process

As a neutral observer, I have the following observations to make. Regarding posting of officers abroad by the Government, remarks appearing on this channel are incorrect and uncharitable. Postings are a continuous process and are done throughout the tenure of any Government as and when vacancies arise or terms are over. If unbiased analysis be made, it will be found that the best officers with the best credentials have been selected to be posted abroad and there is absolutely no cause to think otherwise. It is the duty of the Government to post officers timely. Remarks about Ministers are equally uncalled for. The Ministers have ensured that the best officers represent India abroad. We must also remember that these Ministers are amongst the fairest of people whose political proclivities do not colour their human resource management. If there is any heartburn amongst those who could not make the cut, unfair allegations cannot be the modus operandi to reduce it.

Vijay Kumar

This is old news. It has been working for a few weeks now and should have finalised OROP by now. Mr AK Anthony needs to implement OROP today!!

Devindra Sethi

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