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16th March marks the anniversary of the Whispersinthecorridors . com. The fact that the Column has been sustained for 14 long years, without a break and single-handedly for most of the period, is indeed laudable. Its popularity remains unchallenged, and is growing by the day among politicos, bureaucrats and corporate honchos. My congratulations and best wishes to Dr Mehrotra for its continued success.

P V Rajgopal
Former Director National Police cademy

Gujarat - as seen by whispersinthecorridors.com (4)

Vipul Mittra

A career bureaucrat, IAS officer, Vipul Mittra is much known for roping in Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in his advertisement campaign as Brand Ambassador of Gujarat. The highly successful campaign is now referred to as 'The Bachchan campaign', and is carefully studied in many B-Schools of Gujarat.
A Modi confidante, Mittra has always been a straightforward man who believes in completion of tasks effectively and without any delay. His daily routine generally involves a series of meetings, clearing files and meeting visitors. Mittra is currently the Director General of Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration, Ahmedabad and has worked on various assignments for both State & Central Government.
On the personal front, Mittra has managed to pursue his passion for writing despite the time consuming hours and pressures of being a bureaucrat. He recently published his first novel, 'A Pyramid of Virgin Dreams,' a fictional account of life in the bureaucracy with all its farces, inefficiencies and servitude. The book has become quite popular and has already had five reprints since its launch in February, 2011.

(A visit by our Corporate Editor Abul Hasan)

RSS Chief - a veterinary doctor
Few people would be knowing that RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat is a veterinary doctor. Born in a Brahmin familyin a town called Chandrapur in Maharashtra, he comes from a family of RSS activists.


Which business house dictating terms in Delhi ?
One business house is said to be dictating terms even to the Union Ministers ? No prizes for guessing the name.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Cabinet Secretary ? (7) Lov Verma
If one goes by seniority Lov Verma is number one in 1978 batch IAS. UP cadre IAS officer Verma is presently Secretary Social Justice and Disability. In the corridors of power his name is not in circulation for the post.

Posting of 1984 batch IAS officers as AS in GoI
Posting of a couple of 1984 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India is yet to take place.

T Vijay Kumar, DG, CAPART repatriated to his parent cadre
T Vijay Kumar, Director General, Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), has been repatriated to his parent cadre. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Ved Prakash takes over as CMD, MMTC
Ved Prakash, Director (Marketing), MMTC, has taken over the charge as Chairman and Managing Director, MMTC Limited.
(We said this on Oct 16, 2014)

Orders of Piyush Tiwari for Director (C&M), ITDC yet to come
The orders of Piyush Tiwari, DGM, RINL, for the appointment as Director (Commercial & Marketing), Indian Tourism & Development Corporation Limited (ITDC) are yet to be issued by the Government of India as vacancy is arising on April 1, 2015.

PESB holds interviews for CMD of Powergrid today
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is holding interviews for the Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited on March 20, 2015.

Orders of Ms Nirja Saraf for CMD, HDPEL yet to come
The orders of Nirja Saraf, CS & GM, Braithwaite, for the appointment as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Hoogly Dock & Port Engineers Limited (HDPEL) are yet to be issued by the Government of India. The post has been lying vacant since September 13, 2014.

GoI to disinvest stake of ONGC
The Government of India has proposed to disinvest stake of oil Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to meet the revenue target.

Who will be new DG of Doordarshan ?
Who will be new DG of Doordarshan ?.Picture is still not clear though the present DG is retiring by this month end. Name of one IIS officer presently Joint Secretary in Shastri Bhawan is in circulation.

Pradip Kumar Tripathi is new CEO of SASB
Pradip Kumar Tripathi has been appointed CEO of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.

Meeting for transfer of UT IAS officers postponed
Scheduled meeting in the MHA for transfers and posting of IAS officers of UT cadre did not take place on Thursday. Now the meeting is expected to take place next week.

Naini Jayaseelan to return to Delhi Government
Ms Naini Jayaseelan is all set to return to the parent Delhi Government from central deputation. She is 1980 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

3 IAS officers of AP cadre empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Three officers Peeyush Kumar, Jamjam Syamala Rao and Ahmed Nadeem belonging to Indian Administrative Service of 1997 batch and Andhra Pradesh cadre have been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India.

Now Yoga training for GoI employees
Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has initiated several measures for the welfare of Government employees . Apart from Stress Management programme. Yoga Training is also being organized in association with the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga at 40 Centers in and outside Delhi from 1st April, 2015.

Visa on Arrival for Pakistani Senior Citizens
The Government of India is providing manual Visa facility on Arrival for single entry, 45 days stay and maximum visit of up to 5 places to Pakistani national, who is more than 65 years old and is crossing Attari immigration point on foot subject to certain conditions. This is being done as per new Visa Agreement between India and Pakistan signed on 8th September, 2012 .

Post of Joint Secretary vacant in Higher Education
A post of Joint Secretary level is lying vacant in the Department of Higher Education in Government of India.

Post of Joint Secretary vacant in Food & Public Distribution
A post of Joint Secretary level is lying vacant in the Food and Public Distribution in Government of India.

Post of Joint Secretary vacant in Defence
A post of Joint Secretary level is lying vacant in the Department of Defence in Government of India.

V Rajarajan appointed as DDG, Project Management unity, Dte, Delhi
V Rajarajan has been appointed as Deputy Director General, Project Management Unit, Postal Directorate, New Delhi. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Applications for two posts of Members, CAT invited
Ministry of Consumer Affairs (MCA) is seeking applications from the interested persons for two posts of Members in the Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT). The last date for filing applications is April 15, 2015.

Abhishek Singh posted as DPS (O&HQ), Delhi circle
Abhishek Kumar Singh has been appointed as Director, Postal Service (DPS) (O&HQ), Delhi circle. He is a 2003 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Kumar Rajesh Chandra likely to join central deputation at IG level
Kumar Rajesh Chandra is expected to join central deputation at Inspector General (IG). He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ms Seema appointed as Director, Corporate Affairs
On return from study leave, Ms Seema has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. She is a 1999 batch IES officer.

GoI declares national holiday on April 14
The Government of India has declared April 14, 2015 as national holiday on account of birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar.

HAL integrated Astra Missile launched from SU-30MKI aircraft (UPDATED)
Astra, India's first indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile integrated by HAL on Su-30 MKI aircraft was successfully launched yesterday from Chandipur, Odisha. "The successful launch is an important milestone in enhancing the armament capabilities of Su-30MKI aircraft. HAL played a vital role in this project in designing and developing the modification scheme for integration of the missile with aircraft navigation, aiming and weapon systems. HAL has also designed the Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) for data acquisition from aircraft sensors and online telemetry of aircraft data for real-time monitoring of aircraft handling qualities", said T Suvarna Raju, Chairman, HAL. The challenging task was carried out by HAL with support from Indian Air Force, DRDO and other agencies. Prior to the live launch, rigorous Captive Flight Tests (CFTs) were carried out by IAF with the support from HAL. The CFT trials were carried out in three phases to assess the aero-structural and mechanical integrity for carriage, validation of Weapon Control System and its electrical and avionic interfaces with missile and performance of missile system in transmission and reception mode of missile seeker respectively. The first live launch was carried out on May 4, 2014. This is another step of continuous endeavours by HAL towards achieving self-reliance and realizing the "Make-in-India" theme a success with DRDO as its key partner in fulfilling India's defence needs.

Ambastha appointed as CFTM, ECR (UPDATED)
Neeraj Ambastha, has been appointed as CFTM, Eastern Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Jamsheed is also Additional Member (T&C), RB (UPDATED)
Mohd Jamshed has been assigned additional charge as Additional Member (T&C), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Reddy posted as CFTM, SCR (UPDATED)
P Ranadhir Reddy has been posted as CFTM, South Central Railway (SCR). He is an IRTS officer.

Raveen Reddy transferred to ECR (UPDATED)
K Raveen Kumar Reddy has been transferred and posted in the Eastern Central Railway (ECR) cadre. He is an IRTS officer.

Kashyap transferred to NER (UPDATED)
R K Kashyap has been transferred and posted in the cadre of North Eastern Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Deepak Dave posted as AGM, NWR (UPDATED)
Deepak Dave has been transferred and posted as AGM, North Western Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Mishra posted as ED (Safety), RB (UPDATED)
P S Mishra has been posted as Executive Director (Safety), Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.

Shiveshwar Prasad Shukla is also DIG, Eastern range, Bhagalpur in Bihar (UPDATED)
Shiveshwar Prasad Shukla has been assigned additional charge as Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Eastern range, Bhagalpur in Bihar. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ms Gurjot Kaur is also Chairman, RSWC in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Ms Gurjot Kaur has been assigned additional charge as Chairman, Rajasthan State Women Commission (RSWC), Jaipur in Rajasthan. She is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

R C Sen joins as Director (Fin), AYCL (UPDATED)
R C Sen, Additional GM, MTNL, has taken over the charge as Director (Finance), Andrew Yule & Company Limited (AYCL).
(We said this on Nov 14, 2014)

MRPL wins Best Exporter Award from FKCCI (UPDATED)
Federation Of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry(FKCCI) conferred the Best Exporter award for 2013-14 in the Medium/Large category to MRPL in recognition of its Rs35,392 crore worth of exports MRPL for the period. The Award was received by Vijay G Joshi, Director Refinery, MRPL along with Vijay Bhatnagar, GGM (Mktg), MRPL, from Siddaramiah, Chief Minister of Karnataka at the State Export Excellence Awards ceremony on March 18, 2015 at Banquet Hall, Vidhana Soudha. This Award has been won by MRPL for the 5th consecutive time having earned this honour before in 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-2012, 2012-2013.

M Nagaraj takes over as Director (Fin & Com), HSL (UPDATED)
M Nagaraj, AGM, ITIL, has assumed the charge as Director (Finance & Commercial), Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL).
(We said this on August 19, 2014)

Orders of P S R K Sastry for Director (Fin), NCL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of P S R K Sastry, GM, WCL, for the appointment as Director (Finance), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on September 11, 2014)

Pawan Hans Limited's 29th AGM held (UPDATED)
The 29TH Annual General Meeting of Pawan Hans Limited was held on March 19, 2015 in New Delhi. During the AGM, M Sathiyavathy, DG, DGCA, G Asok Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, representative from ONGC, Petroleum Ministry and senior official from MoCA and Pawan Hans were also present. Dr B P Sharma, CMD, Pawan Hans presented the financial report and the Report of Board of Directors and Auditors in the meeting. Pawan Hans has achieved a net profit of Rs.38.57 Crs for the F.Y. 2013-14 and also declared a dividend of Rs.7.71 Crs towards Government of India and ONGC. In his address, Dr. Sharma presented future Business Expansion Plan to the shareholders during 29th AGM in the areas of Seaplane Services, Small Fixed Wing Operations and setting up more heliports/helipads in the country to promote regional connectivity besides improvement in quality of services and operational safety in organization for existing fleet. Presently PHL operates its helicopters in various parts of the country such as ONGC, GAIL, GSPC, NTPC, oil India, MHA, BSF and State Govt. like Sikkim, Maharashtra, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, A&N & Lakshadweep Islands etc.

I S Jha selected as CMD, Powergrid (UPDATED)
I S Jha, Director (Project), PGCIL, has been selected for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Powergrid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held onMarch 20, 2015. As many as eight persons were interviewed for the same.

Services of 3 IAS officers affected in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Ms A Mona Sreenivas has been assigned an additional charge of Director, NRHM and Project Director, CATS while Dr Vasantha Kumar will look after the work related to CATS ambulance control room & service modernization project and Abhishek Singh was posted as Deputy Commissioner, Shahdara in Delhi Government.

Ms Roli Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Ms Roli Singh has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

CORPORATE

Sekhar appointed Addl. Independent Director, TFCI
Tourism Finance Corporation of India Limited has appointed Subrahmoneyan Chandra Sekhar as an Additional Independent Director of the company

Sharma appointed Addl. Director, The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd
J P Sharma, General Manager, Human Resources Management Department, Reserve Bank of India, Jaipur, has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of Directors of The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd

Agarwal appointed CS, HDFC Ltd
Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited has appointed Ajay Agarwal as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. March 20,2015

Deshpande re-designated as Joint MD, Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd
Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited has re-designated R R Deshpande from Executive Director to Joint Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 29, 2015

Vij appointed Women Director, Amtek Auto Ltd
Amtek Auto Limited has appointed Ms (Dr) Madhu Vij as the Woman Director of the company w.e.f. March 19, 2015

Raja resigns as MD, Sumeru Industries Ltd
Nandit V Raja has resigned as Managing Director of Sumeru Industries Ltd.

Devi appointed Director, CPCL
Ms Perin Devi, Director (Ref/Admn/CA) in the Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has been appointed as a Director of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited

Sharma to be appointed Women Director, Khaitan Electricals Ltd
The Board of Khaitan Electricals Ltd is to appoint Ms Anjana Sharma as Women Director of the company

Vachhani appointed Addl. Director, Rajoo Engineers Ltd
Rajoo Engineers Ltd has appointed Kirit Ratanashi Vachhani as Additional Director of the company.

Pyarelal appointed Director, Assam Petrochemicals Ltd
Assam Petrochemicals Ltd has appointed V B Pyarelal, lAS as Director of the company w.e.f. February 26, 2015.

Gandhi appointed Addl. Director, Richway International Trade Ltd
Richway International Trade Ltd has appointed Anirudh Santosh Gandhi as an Additional Director of the company with immediate effect.

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Walk the talk, Prime Minister

There have been some incidents of attack/desecration /damage of churches or Christian Institutes in the few weeks .It has generated some fear-may be unfounded one-that the minority is under attack. Coupled with these incidents are the statements of some dignitaries of political outfit or so called cultural organization that give reason to believe that the minority community is under watch and it feels threatened. The incidents happened in Delhi, Haryana, West Bengal etc. Although the PM did make it clear in a congregation of Christians and also in the Parliament that there is only one policy i.e. India First and all religions have freedom to propagate their faith. I recollect that when Atal Behari Vajpayee was PM some incidents of damaging some churches was reported from tribal area of Guajrat. The site was visited by the then PM although the places were only huts of tribals which were converted to churches by placing CROSS and JESUS. No old or established church was damaged. This visit created the confidence among minority community and also the State realized the gravity of the matter and the incidents stopped thereafter. I feel that the views expressed by Modi would prove more soothing and create confidence among the Community if he visits any of these places .If he is too busy with his foreign tours ,the Home Minister may do so .It will generate a lot of goodwill among the community and also the message would go to the states to take such incidents seriously. Apart from visit, the Home Ministry may issue an advisory to all state Governments to draw a security plan to guard religious places of Christians. The plan should be devised in consultation with the Christian Community and it should be a joint plan wherein the responsibility is shared between Security forces and the community.

Former DGP MP and Secretary Security in GoI

S C Tripathi

IAS officers of 1997 batch

IAS officers of 1997 batch (1996 exam)have been empanelled to hold Jt Secy level posts in GOI on 17.3.15. Officers of other Gp A org services of 2 years older batch i.e. 1995 can now get non-functional upgradation in pay only, not post or emapanelemnt. Why are Group A technocrats of organised Engg services (IES)discriminated to get this benefit 2 years AFTER their IAS counterpart has availed benefits in pay as well as empanelment. Why this pre-1947 Britisher attitude in existence now also in independent Bharat?

Er. S. Bhardwaj, I.E.S.

Extravaganza by CBDT:

Why the facility of vehicle transport should not be provided to all Central Services. It is not a luxury to provide hired vehicle. Of there should be checks and balances by the controlling bosses unlike what happened in CBDT as somebody pointed in your columns.

Vijay


Misuse of Vehicles in CBDT

Apropos some comment on misuse of vehicle in CBDT, in Hyderabad, it is is a fact that bureaucrats in all departments rampantly misuse vehicles. One can find Govt.vehicles during office hours in commercials areas in all big cities. The Govt. should make one accountable for such brazen misuse of vehicles. Unfortunately like red light cars Govt vehicles have become a status symbol in India, mostly in Delhi.

Varma

Email managed privately

Apropos to the comments regarding central government offices should not use e-mail service other than that is being provided by NIC. It is to inform that Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) and its institutes website email are totally managed privately. Even though the ICFRE is a central government office of MoEF. Where is the order of PM followed. It seems many of the order of PM and FM are in file.

M C Sharma

Congratulations

I would like to congratulate the officer for the book. We need more and more such books.

V K Bahuguna

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