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Whispersinthecorridors.com and Kalam Saheb
This is what Secretary to President Kalam,P M Nair wrote in his book"The Kalam effect".
"22 July 2002. I had just returned to Delhi. I half-expected an enthusiastic group of my friends to greet me at the airport. After all, I was going to be Secretary to the President of India. But of course, no one was there. The Protocol Officer of the MNES received me as usual. Where was all the excitement? I was getting panicky. Did Kalam have second thoughts? I rushed home and went on the Net. Whispersinthecorridors.com. No. Not even a murmur there! My heart sank. I went to South Block and dialled Pillai. Pillai perked up my spirits. Kalam wanted me to meet him. That evening. Perhaps a little later. Pillai would check and let me know. 8.30 p.m. that day saw me and Pillai at Asiad Village in south Delhi, so called because it was built to house the 1982 Asian Games athletes. It was quite a job to pass through the security cordon and gain access to Kalam's small, functional flat. We were finally able to reach the anteroom. We waited, as did many others there and outside. There was a flurry of activity and then Kalam, the President-to-be, came in. He gestured to H. Sheridon and R.K. Prasad, his secretaries, and Pillai that he wanted to talk to me alone. And then we were together, only the two of us. "

BUREAUCRACY

Tapan Ray to succeed R S Sharma ?
Additional Secretary in Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Tapan Ray is likely to succeed R S Sharma as Secretary, IT. 1982 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer Ray is number one in the list of empanelled officers to the rank of Secretary.

Ashish Bahuguna is new Chairman, FSSAI
Outgoing Secretary Agriculture in the Government of India, Ashish Bahuguna has been appointed Chairman of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). He is a former 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

D P Singh is new Advisor, Telecom Commission
CGM of BSNL's NE-I circle (Tripura, Mizoram and Meghalaya) DP Singh has been appointed Advisor, Central Telecom Commission.

900 IPS posts vacant
Around 900 posts of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been lying vacant against the total strength of 4,754 in the country.

Shortfall of officers in Navy
Around 1,800 posts of officers are reportedly lying vacant in Navy.

Kanwar Singh selected for Director (Civil), SJVNL
Kanwar Singh, ED, NHPC, has been selected for the post of Director (Civil), Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 28, 2015. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

None found eligble for Chairman of CPCB
The Cabinet Secretariat is reported to have rejected all the 17 candidates shortlisted by the Ministry of Forests and Environment for the post of Chairman Central Pollution Control Board.


Central deputation is not easy in TN ?
In the official circles, buzz is that it's not easy to get central deputation for TN cadre officers. The state governments adopt a miserly approach in forwarding its officials' names for deputation. If someone is empanelled it takes weeks to relieve the officer. Many a times TN quota remains unfulfilled.

Diptiman Das joins as CMD, EdCIL
Diptiman Das has taken over the charge as Chairman and Managing Director EdCIL (India) Limited. Das is an IRAS officer.
(We said this on January 5, 2015)

Closure of Tungabhadra Steel Products approved; VRS offer to employees
The Government of India has offered Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) to the employees of HMT Tungabhadra Steel Products Limited as it has approved closure of this Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE). As many as 75 employees are still working with this CPSE.

Scheduled farewell party on retirement of Ajay Shukla cancelled
A scheduled get-together being organized by IRTS Officers' Association on July 31, 2015 to bid farewell to Ajay Shukla, Member Traffic, Railway Board, has been cancelled due to national mourning.

Inter-cadre deputation of IAS officer curtailed
Inter- cadre deputation of Mohammad Shahid, Personal Secretary to Chief Minister Harish Rawat, has been curtailed. He has been asked to return to his previous posting immediately. Shahid is a 1998 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

IRS officer is Commissioner cum Secretary PR and Culture in Odisha
Manoranjan Panigrahi is new Commissioner cum Secretary Culture and PR in the Odisha Government. He is 1988 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Post of Joint Secretary, NRLM vacant since April
The post of Joint Secretary, National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) under the Ministry of Rural Development has reportedly been lying vacant since April, 2015.

MECL CMD, Dr Gopal Dhawan to return to NHPC ?
Dr Gopal Dhawan, NHPC lien, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) is expected to return to parent PSU, NHPC.

Rajasthan IPS officers' first choice CBI ?
If IPS officers of Rajasthan cadre are given a chance for central deputation their first choice is said to be CBI. Is there any specific reason ?

Post of Information Commissioner to be advertised
Post of three Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission is being advertised.

32 IRS-Customs officers promoted to Joint Commissioner grade (UPDATED)
As many as 32 officers belonging to India Revenue Service of Customs & Central Excise have been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner. The officers are: Raju George, Padam Nath, Rajiv Talwar, Alok Tiwari, Sanjay Kumar, Mallika Arya, S Kannan, Atul Gupta-I, Alok Shukla, Satish Kumar Agarwal, M P Sendo, Pawan Kumar Sinha, Pradeep Kumar Goel, M Srinivas, Pramod Kumr Agarwal, V Rama Mathew, Mallika Mahajan Sinha, Atul Dikshit, C J Mathew, M K Sohal, Suresh Kishnani, Alok Raj, R Manga Babu, Shashank Priya, Krishna A Mishra, Pramod Kumar Singh, Nishita Goyal, H S Sharma, Vivek Ranjan, Uma Shankar, Ajay Dikshit and Shrikant S Patil.

Mohanish Verma relieved to join as Protector General of Emigrants (UPDATED)
Mohanish Verma has been relieved to join as Protector General of Emigrants at Joint Secretary level in the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. He is a 1987 batch IRS-IT officer.

Ms Battiprolu posted as Joint Secretary, Social Justice (UPDATED)
Ms Indira Murthy Battprolu has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. She is a CSS officer.

Mrs Dhanalakshmi posted as Director, Minority Affairs (UPDATED)
Mrs A Dhanalakshmi has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Minority Affairs in Government of India. She is a CSS officer.

Promotion of Sitaram Yadav as Deputy Secretary in GoI cancelled (UPDATED)
The promotion orders of Sitaram Yadav to the grade of Deputy Secretary in Government of India have been cancelled after he failed to return the cadre from deputation. He is a CSS officer.

2 Section officers get postings in PMO (UPDATED)
Two section officers Pankaj Kumar Sinha and Prem Pal Singh have been posted to the Prime Minister's office (PMO).

19 IES officers of 1995 batch get non-function up-gradation to SAG (UPDATED)
As many as 19 officers belonging to Indian Economic Service (IES) of 1995 batch have been granted non-functional up-gradation to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG). The officers are: Ms Indrani Kaushal, Ms Manisha Sensarma, N Srinivas Rao, Ms Preeti Nath, Ms Anu P Mathai, Anupam Mishra, Amit Ray, Agrim Kaushal, Saikat Sarkar, Ms Rajasree Ray, Hara Kuamr Hajong, Kamkhenthang Guite, Ms Sudha Keshari, Samir Kumar, Yasvir Singh, Lalit Kumar Chandel, Pillu Ram Meena and Sharad Pant.

Upinder Singh posted as ADRM (UPDATED)
Upinder Singh has been appointed as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Northern Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

B P Swain posted as CCM, ECoR (UPDATED)
B P Swain has been appointed as CCM (CHOD), East Coast Railway (ECoR). He is an IRTS officer.

Ved Prakash posted as Director, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Ved Prakash presently in ECR has been posted as Director (Information & Publicity), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Satyendra Kumar posted as Director, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Satyendra Kumar has been appointed as Director (Traffic), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Dr Sanjay Kumar joins as Director (Pers), WCL (UPDATED)
Dr Sanjay Kumar, GM, CIL, has taken over the charge as Director (Personnel), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL).
(We said this on November 25, 2014)

Raja Ram posted as DIG, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Raja Ram presently in East Central Railway has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Policy & Technical Services, Railway Board.

P C Sinha appointed as DIG, Railway Board (UPDATED)
P C Sinha presently in Northern Railway has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General (R&T), Railway Board.

B B Mishra posted as DIG, Railway Board (UPDATED)
B B Mishra presently in Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General/ RPSF, Railway Board.

CORPORATE

Ohtsuka to be new MD of Hitachi Home and Life Solutions (India) Ltd
Atsushi Ohtsuka will be the new Managing Director of Hitachi Home and Life Solutions (India) Limited w.e.f.September 1, 2015

Choksi resigns as Independent Director of Hilton Metal Forging Ltd
Navin Chokshi has resigned as Non Executive Independent Director of Hilton Metal Forging Limited

Rata Tata joins the ''Automotive Hall of Fame'
Tata group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata had joined the 'Automotive Hall of Fame' for his outstanding contribution to the automotive industry.

Lalvani appointed President ( India Operations) of Qualcomm India
Sunil Lalvani has been appointed as President ( India Operations) of Qualcomm India

Parkhiya resigns as CS of The Ruby Mills Limited
Pankaj Parkhiya has resigned as Company Secretary of The Ruby Mills Limited

Chhabra resigns as Non Exec. Director of Omax Autos Ltd
Verinder Kumar Chhabra has resigned as Non-Executive Director of Omax Autos Limited

Srivastava resigns as CS of Singer India Ltd
Ashish Srivastava has resigned as Company Secretary of Singer India Ltd

Pansari appointed Whole-time Director of Olympia Industries Ltd
Olympia Industries Ltd has appointed Navin Pansari as Whole-time Director of the company.

Ms Modi designated as CFO of Jupiter Infomedia Ltd
Ms Manisha Modi has been designated as Chief Financial Officer of Jupiter Infomedia Ltd.

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Need for kiosks on US line to attract youngsters

I am shocked to learn that Army has shortage of 10,000 officers. I would suggest the Army, Navy and Air Force should start going to Colleges/Universities/Institutions and look for the best talent. The other option is groom the children during their 9th to 12th grade and prepare them for NDA as they prepare for IITs etc. In any case the standards and quality should never be compromised. We must have kiosks in markets in all the metro cities for attracting the young ones as is popular in US and advance countries.

Harish Kumar

All sector PSU's need overhaul

PSUs of all sectors need overhaul and have needed overhaul for years now. Why only steel?

A K Singh

Privatisation not a goo idea

Somebody suggested privatization as a panacea for all the ills in the steel sector. Almost all the private sector steel plants in India are also in very bad condition. Many of them have taken huge loans from Banks and almost all of them are nearly bankrupt. In this situation, it is foolish to suggest privatization as the solution for the problems affecting steel sector. Steel industry is not in a position to fight with cheap imports from China.

Devadasan

Kejriwal's step welcome

Kejriwal ji, Chief Minister, Delhi initiated a very good step in favour of general public. At least have-nots can also take food through "JAN AAHAR" in Delhi. Good going sir.

Anil Kumar

Well done Kejriwal

Well done Kejriwal for introducing subsidized food - a la AMMA innovation. The CM should also introduce clean drinking water at Rs.10 per bottle like AMMA Mineral Water and medicines through Delhi Govt's Health Department's top of all, Kejriwal should provide free passes to all students studying in government schools.

Radhika

Overhaul of steel sector

Very much required as there is massive corruption in this sector. For entry level recruitment, majority of PSUs are following GATE score, but the steel sector PSU are following their own corrupt method. It is a classic example. PM should look into it immediately and bring honest, qualified to the top whether they are in DGM cadre.

Venki

Implement police reforms

In India there is one policeman for 150000 citizens against one policeman for 900 citizens in Italy. Further, one has to look into precarious condition of the lower level employees. It is easy to criticize the police but one has to look into their problem. Police reforms as suggested in the past on a number of occasions and by the second administrative reforms commission need to be implemented at the earliest.

A Srivastava

Most steel PSUs are on low profit

What is happening with Steel PSUs is that most of the plants are on low profit due to bad decisions by successive Board of Director. The much-hyped expansion program has gone for a toss. Despite heavy investments there is no profit where as private players like JSW and Tata are doing extremely well. They sit in Delhi and don't know what the ground reality is happening in Bhadravati (Karnataka) plant or Bokaro plant yet they take decision. Steel PSU's need to be reorganized in order to build a better nation, as Steel and Cement are the lifelines of any country.

Prashanth

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