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POLITICS

This is History (29)
In spite of the great prestige of the Roman name and the Imperial city of Rome, which had for so long dominated the Western world, it collapsed with remarkable rapidity. It could not withstand the attacks.

Bihar results to affect UP polling too !
It was being discussed at a party in the capital that if the Bharatiya Janata Party loses in Bihar, it will not be cakewalk for it in Uttar Pradesh also.

80 percent Congmen to quit party if Modi does it again
The general belief is that if Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister for the second time, about 80 percent Congress men would quit the party.

More than 12,00000 consumers have surrendered subsidized LPG
As on July 20, 2015, total 12,14,297 consumers have voluntarily given up/surrendered subsidized LPG in the country. This has resulted in saving of Rs. 5,65,37,66,832

DEBATE - Bureaucracy under NDA rule better !

Modi government has completed one year in office only recently and the perception about the functioning of bureaucracy, atleast, at the central level has started changing with the majority claiming that it is better under the present rule than the previous regime even as, many say that there is no change in working of bureaucracy.
Whispersinthecorridors.com has asked its surfers – Whether functioning of the bureaucracy under the present rule better ? And the majority of them said that it was ‘certainly better’ than what it used to be under the UPA regime.
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BUREAUCRACY

Six Secretary level officers in GoI to retire in Aug
As many as six Secretary level officers working with the Government of India (GoI) are retiring in August, 2015.

Will an IRS be next Revenue Secretary?
Today it may be hypothetical, but tomorrow it could be a reality. If sources are to be believed, there is a thinking at the highest level that all professional services should be given its long pending due. If such move materializes then an IRS officer is likely to be appointed next Revenue Secretary.

Ajay Tyagi on Board of RBI
Additional Secretary DEA, Ajay Tyagi has been nominated on the Board of the RBI. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

343 Navy officers take premature retirement
As many as 343 officers are reported to have taken premature retirement from the Navy since 2012.

Ms Anusha Khurana deputed as Joint DG, CCI
Ms Anusha Khurana has been deputed as Joint Director General in the office of Director General of Competition Commission of India (CCI), New Delhi on deputation basis for a period of three years. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Three IRS-IT officers shifted after promotion to PrCCIT grade
Three officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been transferred and posted at different places after promotion to Principal CCIT grade. Anand Deep has been posted to Kanpur as Principal CCIT, UP West region while Dinesh Verma was posted to Principal CCIT, Karnataka & Goa region, Bengaluru and Ajit Kumar Srivastava is Principal CCIT, Tamil Nadu region Chennai. Besides, Rajendra Kumar transferred as Principal CCIT, NWR region, Chandigarh.

About four dozen representations in CBDT
About four dozen representations have been received in the CBDT after transfers of Principal Commissioners.

Goel, second Punjab cadre IAS officer to hold post of VC, DDA
Arun Goel is the second Punjab cadre officer to hold the post of Vice Chairman, DDA. The first was KS Bains of 1961 batch.

D Bandyopadhyay joins as Director (HR), BHEL
D Bandyopadhyay, ED, BHEL, has assumed charge as Director (Human Resources), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). He succeeded present incumbent R Krishnan who retired on July 31, 2015.
(We said this on Dec 18, 2014)

Sudhir Sharma joins as Director (Exp) ONGC, OVL
Sudhir Sharma, GGM, OVL, ONGC, taken over charge as Director (Exploration), ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL).
(We said this on January 27, 2015)

Prabal Basu assumes charge as CMD, BLC
Prabal Basu, Director, BLC, has taken over charge as Chairman and Managing Director, Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited (BLC). He succeeded present incumbent Virendra Sinha who retired on July 31, 2015.
(We said this on January 7, 2015)

NK Mehta assumes charge as Director (Ent), BSNL
N K Mehta, ED, BSNL, has taken over as Director (Enterprise), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). He succeeded present incumbent A N Rai who retired on July 31, 2015.
(We said this on Dec 4, 2014)

Mahawar takes over as Director (O), ONGC Ltd
V P Mahawar, ED, ONGC, has joined as Director (Onshore), ONGC Limited. He succeeded present incumbent Ashok Verma who retired on July 31, 2015.
(We said this on Dec 17, 2014)

Syndicate Bank emerges fastest growing bank
Syndicate Bank has reportedly emerged as the fastest growing public sector bank in the country. During 2014 -2015, the bank notched up a growth rate of 18.6 per cent. Arun Srivastava is MD and CEO of the bank.

Lt. Gen. MMS Rai is new Vice Chief, Indian Army
Lt. Gen. M M S Rai has taken over as new Vice Chief of Indian Army. He has succeeded Lt. Gen. Philip Compose after his superannuation.
(We said this on July 13, 2015)

Lt. Gen. Gurdeep Singh is now COS Western Command
Lt. Gen. Gurdeep Singh, Commandant of the Army War College Mhow, is new Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Western Command. He has replaced Lt. Gen. V Menon.

Lt. Gen. Hira is new COS Northern Command
Lt. Gen. NPS Hira GOC 11 Corps is new Chief of Staff Northern Command at Udhampur. He has replaced Lt. Gen. Praveen Bakshi.

Lt. Gen. Bakshi is new Head of Eastern Command
Lt. Gen. Praveen Bakshi has taken over as Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Eastern Command. He has succeeded Lt. Gen. MMS Rai.
(We said this on July 13 and 24, 2015)

Lt. Gen. Singh takes over in Mhow
Lt. Gen. KH Singh has taken over as Commandant of the Army War College Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. He was earlier heading 16 Corps in Jammu.
(We said this on July 13 and 24, 2015)

Lt. Gen. PM Hariz is new GOC, ARTRAC
Lt. Gen. PM Hariz has taken over as the 18th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC). He has succeeded Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Madhok, who retired on July 31.
(We said this on July 14, 2015)

Ravindra is new Chairman, ISEC
Former Chief Secretary A Ravindra has been appointed new Chairman of the Board of Governors of Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) Bangalore.

Reddy is new Secretary to Maharashtra Governor
B Venugopal Reddy has joined as the new secretary to the Governor of Maharashtra Ch Vidyasagar Rao. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Senior bureaucrat in GoI shifts his own expensive furniture on transfer
A senior officer in Government of India stands out for his allergy towards use of government furniture. Nothing less than leather upholstered plush furniture would do for him. However, since purchase of expensive custom-built furniture at Government expenditure is certain to raise auditors' eyebrows. This senior officer - known for his expensive lifestyle and carefully cultivated personal habits--has personally invested in his office furnishing, which he carefully gets packed on being posted out, and unpacks in his new office. It is whispered in GoI corridors that the expensive set of furniture has already made its presence felt in Krishi Bhavan in North block and CGO complex within the last five years! Did anyone say, only politicians have a monopoly on idiosyncrasy?

74 IRS (IT) officers empanelled as Joint Secretary
As many as 74 IRS officers of Income Tax cadre of 1989 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: Krishna Murari, Harmeet Singh, Ratna Das Gupta, Yogender Choudhary, Dinesh Kumar Chhablani, Ganpati Bhat, Satish Sharma, Abhaya Damle, Charanjeet Singh Gulati, S S Pardia, Dapinder Singh Chawla, Rasmi Narain Parbat, Banwari Lal, Rajesekhar Reddy Lakkadi, B Jaya Kumar, Shishir Agarwal, Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Sanjay Bahadur, Malathi R Sridharan, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Jagdeep Kumar Goel, Rakesh Goyal, Sandeep Kumar, Pravin Kumar, Anup Kumar Dubey, Harshvardhan Vitthalbhai Gujjar, Benny John, Tarun Kumar, Nav Ratan Soni, Ramesh Kumar Choubey, Sumeet Kumar, Rahul Karna, Samar Bhadra, M Jagdish Babu, Raj Tondon, Naveen Chandra, Ram Lal Meena, Pramita Tripathi, B K Singh, Anadi Verma, Alka Rajvanshi Jain, Preeti Garg, Rekha Shukla, Jayant Misra, Ajith Kumar Verma, Balwan Chauhan, Sanjay Awasthi, Naresh Kumar Balodia, M Rathninasamy, Radhakrishna Sreepada, Jyoti Kumari, Jahanzeb Akhtar, Purushottam Tripiru, Harshvardhini Buty, Suchismita Palai, Kandlakunta Venkata Narsimha Charya, Jayant Kumar, Sabihur Rahman, Vikram Gaur, Ravindra Singh Rawal, Darse Samuel, Ashok Kumar Tripathi, G Aparna Rao, P N Devadasan, Amrenra Kumar, Bhupendra Kumar Singh, R Govindrajan, Obou Athikho Mao, Adhir Kumar Bar, Sandeep Chauhan, Neeraj Kumar, J Siri Kumar and Salagala Narasamma.

11 IRSE officers of 1985 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as 11 officers belonging to Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) of 1985 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: M S Chauhan, Anil Kumar Malik, Sharad Mehta, Naresh Lalwani, K Ravindra Babu, Arvind Kumar Jain, N Roop Sunkar, Rajiv Kumar, Hari Shankar Yadav, Vinod Kumar Verma and Pramod Kumar Jain.

16 IRSE officers of 1984 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as 16 officers belonging to Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) of 1984 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: Ashok Kumar Agarwal, Sudhanshu Sharma, V P Srivastava, Ajay Kuamr Sinha, Rajendra Prasad, Rajesh Argal, Sudhir Kumar Gupta, Ajay Goyal, Vijay Sharma, Kailash C Swami, Sanjiv Agarwal, Ashok Balija, Kamal Dev Ralh, Karunesh Mani Tripathi and Brijesh Kumar.

62 IRS-C&CE officers get NFSG
As many as 62 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Customs and Central Excise have been granted non-functional selection grade (NFSG). The officers are: Rajeshwar Singhal, Mohd Ali, T R Mallick, L C Chakraborty, Reena Arya, Om Prakash Dadhich, S Nag, A Gangadhar Shakkarwar, Sunil Kumar Das, Ranjan Kumar Sahoo, Rajbhans Singh Chahal, V P C Rao, Sansar Chand, Yog Dhyan Banga, R L Meena, Rameshwar Prasad Meena, P S Krishnaiah, T K Kar, L Jayasekar, A K Singh, D N Banerjee, K K Ajwani, K S Bhat, K K Pradhan, A C Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, S R Baruah, J K Jha, Himanshu Gupta, V Seshagiri Rao, Stevan D' Souza, Anand Singh, Malkit Singh, J P Singh, P L Sallan, Rajpal Sharma, Anil Kr Jain, Balesh Kumar, Joy Valentine, Suchitra Sharma, M K Sherwani, V K Saxena, Manoj Krishna, Ashok Kumar Mehta, Ranjana Jha, G V Krishna Rao, S Suresh Kaimal, B Hareram, Bharati S Chavan, Naresh Penumaka, Vimal Kishore Verma, H R Bheemashankar, Shankar Lal Meena, Chagan Lal Mahar, Madhusudan Prasad, P C Jain, K K Kapoor, R K Talajia, N K Sarkar, Santosh Kumar Pandey, Deepak Kumar and M M Dubey.

12 IRSEE officers of 1985 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as 12 officers belonging to Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) of 1985 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: B G Mallaya, R K Mehta, C S Jeengar, Gopal Chandra, S M Khinchi, D N Mahajan, Ramesh Chandra, S K Agarwal, V K Gameti, Ashok Kumar, R K Mishra and G C Paunikar.

Five IPS officers of 1989 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) of 1989 batch have been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: Rajendra Singh (MH), Sanjeev Ranjan Ojha (HP), Amar Kumar Pandey (KN), Mukesh Kumar Meena (UT) and K Padamkumar (KL).

17 IRSME officers of 1985 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as 17 officers belonging to Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) of 1985 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: G K Gupta, V K Saxena, A K Agarwal, M K Agarwal, Surbhit Mathur, Pradeep Kumar, S R Ghoshal, A K Gupta, Prakash Bhutani, Sudhir Gupta, Gopal Kumar, B S Dohare, Shishir Dutt, Sandeep Mehra, S Bahuguna, D K Nayak, Gautam Dutta.

Seven IRPS officers of 1986 batch empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
As many as seven officers belonging to Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) of 1986 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: N V R Reddy, Prabhas Kumar, Sukhbir Singh, Angraj Mohan, R D Choudhury, Shailendra Kumar, Sunita Vedantam.

Two IA&AS officers empanelled
Two IA&AS officers of 1984 batch Ms Roop Rashi and Rajeev Kumar Pandey have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India.

Four ICAS officers of 1991 batch empanelled
Four officers of Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) of 1991 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers are: T C A Kalyani, Aastha Saxena Khatwani, Suman Bala and Padma Lochan Sahu.

Rajan Katoch to continue as ED (UPDATED)
Secretary Heavy Industries Rajan Katoch would continue to hold additional charge of Director Enforcement . He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Naresh Chandra Goyal appointed as Member, RLDA (UPDATED)
Naresh Chandra Goyal has been appointed as Member (Planning Rail Traffic Coordination), Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA). He is an IRTS officer.

Rakesh Tyagi appointed as Director, Corporate Affairs (UPDATED)
Rakesh Tyagi has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He is an IRPS officer.

A K Sachan appointed as ED (L&A), Railway Board (UPDATED)
A K Sachan has been appointed as Executive Director, Land & Amenities-II, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

S C Jain appointed as ED (BS), Railway Board (UPDATED)
S C Jain has been appointed as Executive Director, Bridges Structure-II, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

A K Dubey posted as ED, Civil Engg, Railway Board (UPDATED)
A K Dubey has been posted as Executive Director, Civil Engineering, General, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

B P Awasthi appointed as ED, Track, Railway Board (UPDATED)
B P Awasthi has been appointed as Executive Director, Track (P), Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

S K Shrivastava appointed as ED, B&S, Railway (UPDATED)
S K Shrivastava has been posted as Executive Director, Bridges & Structure-I, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

S P Mahi appointed as ED, Establishment, Railway Board (UPDATED)
S P Mahi has been appointed as Executive Director, Establishment, Reservation, Railway Board. He is an IRSE officer.

Dinesh Kumar Tripathy posted as CCM, CHoD, NCR (UPDATED)
Dinesh Kumar Tripathy has been appointed as Chief Commercial Manager (CCM), Coordinating Head of Department(CHoD), North Central Railway (NCR). He is an IRTS officer.

Surjit Kumar Das appointed as COM, CHoD, SECR (UPDATED)
Surjit Kumar Das has been appointed as Chief Operations Manager, Coordinating Head of Department (CHoD) in South East Central Railway (SECR). He is an IRTS officer.

A K Biswas posted as COM, CHoD, NFR (UPDATED)
A K Biswas has been appointed as Chief Operations Manager, Coordinating Head of Department (CHoD) in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).

Rahul Agarwal promoted to SAG, posted to NCR (UPDATED)
Rahul Agarwal has been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted in the cadre of North Central Railway (NCR). He is an IRTS officer.

Shirkant Mahiyariya promoted to SAG, posted to WCR (UPDATED)
Shrikant Mahiyariya has been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted in the cadre of West Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Brajesh Dharmani promoted to SAG, posted to SECR (UPDATED)
Brajesh Dharmani has been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted in the cadre of South East Central Railway (SECR).

S J Jethi appointed as Adviser, Railway Board (UPDATED)
S J Jethi has been appointed as Adviser, Commercial Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

B Shafiullah posted as MD, Minorities Fin Corp Ltd in Telanana (UPDATED)
B Shafiullah, Additional Commissioner (Urban Biodiversity), Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has been transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of Minorities Welfare Department for appointment as Managing Director, Telangana State Minorities Finance Corporation Limited. He is a 2003 batch IFS officer of Telangana cadre.

Rajendra Meena posted as OSD, CBEC (UPDATED)
Rajendra Kumar Meena has been appointed as OSD in Central Board of Excise & Customs. He is 2004 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Unmesh Sharad Wagh appointed as OSD, CBEC (UPDATED)
Unmesh Sharad Wagh has been posted as OSD (CX-I) in Central Board of Excise & Customs. He is a 2000 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Anshul Mishra relieved to join as PS to MoS for Finance (UPDATED)
The Government of Tamil Nadu has relieved Anshul Mishra of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Finance in the Department of Revenue at the level of Deputy Secretary for a period of five years. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Orders of V Mohan as Director, NSC issued (UPDATED)
The orders of V Mohan, GGM, TCIL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSCL) are reported to have been issued by the Government of India.

Post of Ashok Prasad re-designated as Secretary, Internal Security (UPDATED)
The post of Ashok Prasad as Special Secretary, Internal Security has been re-designated as Secretary, Internal Security. He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of AP cadre.

Iqbal Ahmed Ansari posted as Chief Justice, Patna HC (UPDATED)
Iqbal Ahmed Ansari, senior-most Judge of the Patna High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of that High Court.

Dr Bipin Behari returns to CCA (UPDATED)
Dr Bipin Behari, Managing Director, DKVIB, in Delhi Government, has been repatriated to his cadre controlling authority (CCA) i.e Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Rajbhasha Awards for BEML (UPDATED)
BEML Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking, has been bestowed with Rajbhasha Award in Big PSU category by the Town Official Language Implementation Committee for PSUs (TOLIC) for its commendable performance in implementation of Hindi during the year 2014-15. The Award comprise of a Shield and a citation. At a function held at Bangalore, Sanjay Kumar Shrivastav, IAS, Secretary, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, has presented the award and Shri A.K. Nanda, Chief General Manager (HR), received the Award on behalf of BEML. Malay Chattarjee, Chairman of TOLIC & CMD, KIOCL was present on the occasion. BEML is receiving Rajabhasha Award for the Third Time in a span of five years.

Amitabh Kumar posted as Joint DG, Shipping, Mumbai (UPDATED)
Amitabh Kumar has been appointed as Joint DG (JS level), Ministry of Shipping, Mumbai. He is a 1987 batch IRS-IT officer.

Samir Biswas appointed as Joint Secretary, Chemicals & Petrochemicals (UPDATED)
Samir K Biswas has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

A K Meena appointed as Joint Secretary, Defence (UPDATED)
A K Meena has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Ms Rosy Sharma posted as DDG, CAPART (UPDATED)
Ms Rosy Sharma has been appointed as DDG, CAPART at Joint Secretary level under the Department of Rural Development. He is a 1998 batch CSS officer.

Manoj Pant appointed as Joint Secretary, Health Research (UPDATED)
Manoj Pant has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health Research. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Ms Sumita Mukherjee appointed as Joint Secretary, CSIR (UPDATED)
Ms Sumita Mukherjee has been appointed as Joint Secretary, CSIR under the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research. She is a 1987 batch IRAS officer.

Dvijendra Sharma appointed as Joint Secretary, Panchayti Raj (UPDATED)
Dvijendra Kumar Sharma has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer of MT cadre.

Dr A J V Prasad kept on compulsory wait (UPDATED)
Dr A J V Prasad has been put on compulsory wait in the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals until further orders.

CORPORATE

Sorathiya resigns as CS, Decolight Ceramics Ltd
Chintan Dineshbhai Sorathiya has resigned as Company Secretary of Decolight Ceramics Limited.

Amarnath designated CFO, Andhra Bank
Andhra Bank has designated Y Amarnath, General Manager of the Bank as the Chief Financial Officer.

Zutshi appointed MD, Optiemus Infracom Ltd.
Optiemus Infracom Ltd has appointed Ravinder Zutshi as Managing Director of the company.

Ms Zaman designated as CS, Magma Fincorp Ltd.
Magma Fincorp Limited has designated Ms Shabnum Zaman as the Company Secretary.

Ms Nayyar is Independent Director, Oriental Hotels Ltd.
Oriental Hotels Limited has appointed Ms Gita Nayyar as Independent Non-executive Director of the company.

Mehta appointed CS, Relic Technologies Ltd.
Relic Technologies Ltd has appointed Ms Riddhi Mehta as Company Secretary.

Mandawewala is Whole-time Director of Welspun Syntex Ltd.
Welspun Syntex Ltd has appointed Abhishek Mandawewala as a Whole-time Director of the company.

(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)

Not all cops are to blame
One should not be over obsessed by abstract numbers in police force: One has to see the police vs population ratio, and police vs. area ratio. Apart from this, the types of duties being entrusted to the police everyday which can't be compared with the police of UK or any other country. Is the police adequately trained and equipped with the tools for speedy action and detection of crime and what about the judicial system which takes umpteen years to decide a case. The laws are archaic, citizens avoid to give evidence or pass on information to the police even when they are eye witnesses. The politically powerful, well connected people and the neo rich and their spoiled brats have scant regard for the laws of the land and can be often seen misbehaving with police officers with impunity. The threats like Saale, teri wardi utarva dunga is the biggest insult a policeman has to face and swallow almost every day as he is presumed to be dishonest and incompetent even when he is discharging his duty properly, and above all his seniors cannot provide him the shield that he needs due to our police working under the elected political bosses who have no qualms of conscience. How can we compare Indian conditions to those prevailing in western democracies? Systemic change comes first before raising an accusing finger on the police.
S C Agrawal DGP (Retd)

There is no rule of Law in MOS&PI

I fully agree with the views of Manoj Sinha published on August 2, 2015 under the heading of "Misuse of ISS, CSS officials in MOS & PI in www.whispersinthecorridors.com. As per instructions of DOP&T OM No. 11013 / 10 / 2013 - Estt. A dated 13th June 2014, OM No. 11013 / 10 / 2013 - Estt. A dated 31st July 2015 and OM No. 11013 / 10 / 2013 - Estt. A dated 2nd July 2013, it is mandatory for the Cadre Controlling Authority to frame a transfer policy indicating (i) prescribe Minimum & Maximum Tenure, (ii) Set up a mechanism akin to Civil Services board for recommending transfer (iii) place in public domain the transfer policy (iv) guidelines on posting of spouse at the same station, and v) posting of disabled Government servants / parents of disabled children etc. However, transfer orders are being issued frequently by the CCA of Indian Statistical Service (ISS) & Subordinate Statistical Service (SSS) of MOS&PI by ignoring these instructions. Whether, MOS(IC) or Secretary (MOS&PI) or MOS of DOP&T will look in the above irregularities of MOS&PI and vested interests of senior officers of MOS&PI.

S Das

Top level officers must be presentable
In some of the Ministries wherein a lot of public relations are required like Tourism, Commerce, Industry, External Affairs, Reforms, Finance, Defence, External Affairs, the officers appointed at top level should be eloquent and presentable also.
BBS

Make no comments without confirming things
I agree with the views of AK Singh that one should not make comments without going into the correctness of what is being written on this feedback forum. However, there are some unlucky officers who either do not know how to dictate or their PAs do not have so much proficiency in their work. It gives bad reflection on the working of CSSS officers. I have worked in Ministry of Finance and presently in Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and I have no hesitation in saying that wherever I was posted I have taken long dictations from my seniors and prove myself. It is the tragedy of our service that there is no genuine parameter for the evaluation of the CSSS officers. There are certain CSS officers also who either do not work with sincerity or do not know how to cope up with the work load. But the label with which CSSS officers have to live is that CSSS officers are redundant now-a-days. The only solution to this is the amalgamation of both CSS and CSSS officers with the option to every officers switch over from one line to another line without having affected their seniority.
V P Sharma

Mix-up
Why mix up PSU appointments and news with government. This is totally confusing. Please keep them separate as you have a separate column for corporate news.
Sumita

Dictation given by officers
I fully agree with AK Singh regarding dictations given by officers. Even yesterday, I was given long notes (3 nos.) running into more than 5 pages. So CSSS is a tool with which the Government functions smoothly. So, we can put it at rest to those who criticise CSSS being a dying cadre, etc. As CSS say they are once the backbone of Govt. of India (now they have become redundant), we are totally and morally working for the smooth functioning of office.
Seth

Post of CPCB chairman
The candidature of CPCB Chairman is cancelled to provide benefits to one of the IAS officers of JS level in MOEFCC. Some capable scientists/engineer should be considered for the post of CPCB Chairman
Kumar A

Select professionals
If it is true, the selection in procedure seems to be rigorous and merit centric. This is the time to select a professional person of environmental pollution expertise which may contribute sizably in controlling pollution by enforcement of concerned laws and render much required help to clean rivers /Ganga Mission as well. Good luck!
Dinesh

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