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March 16 marks the anniversary of the Whispersinthecorridors.com. It is fascinating to find that this informative website has sustained unabated for over 14 long years and has consistently provided valuable insights and updates for the civil service community in the country.In fact for me and many others it has become akin to a daily diet and lately twice a day. Congratulations. You must now start a column on AIS rules and citations such as new LTC rules for SAARC nations etc. Issues of common interest like the CGHS must also be flagged regularly. Just like the RTI column, this will be of great service to the serving officers.Your website is not just an information window but truly a public service movement. Best wishes. Keep on marching ahead.

Rohit R Brandon IAS- Retd

Former ACS and Director of the HCM RIPA Training Academy Jaipur

Next three months crucial for Delhi Government ?
Next three months will be crucial for the Delhi Government. "Bijli and Pani " people say will lead to failure of the Kejriwal Government and thanks to the tall promises and non-cooperation of the Government of India.

Advani's confidants jobless ?
Till now, none of Lal Krishna Advani's confidants or trusted persons have found any space in Narendra Modi's regime. No prizes for guessing - why ?

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Cabinet Secretary ? (12) V Chhiber
1978 batch IAS officer of MT cadre V Chhiber is next to Rakesh Singh in seniority. His name is also not in circulation in the corridors of power.

Rajiv Kumar likely to be posted in CRPF
Ex- DGP of Jharkhand Rajiv Kumar is likely to join CRPF as Special DG .1981 batch IPS officer Rajiv Kumar has successfully handled Naxalism in the state.

CBEC Members' COS on March 27
CBEC Members COS is going to be held on March 27. 7 vacancies, 5 existing and 2 of 2015-16 are being considered also. The selection of 7 will eliminate heart burn of Missers of last COS. Thus, Najib Shah, Neerja Shah, VS Krishnan, AK Kaushal, Vanaja Sarna,Ram Tirath and Ananya Ray are likely to be elevated as Members.

Karnataka Chief Secretary praises PM Narendra Modi !
Praise of PM Narendra Modi by Karnataka Chief Secretary Kushik Mukherjee in the video conference of all Chief Secretaries and Secretaries to GOI on Wednesday has surprised a many. Kaushik Mukherjee in response to a question from PM on Bangalore Metro, lavished praise on the PM and the new system of video conference PRAGATI. It stunned and surprised everyone but Mukherjee continued praising PM today.

5 IAS officers of 1979 batch working as Chief Secretaries
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service of 1979 batch are working as Chief Secretaries of five States in the Country. I Y R Krishna Rao is rendering his services as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh while Jitesh Khosla is of Assam and P C Lawmkunga is working as Chief Secretary of Manipur. Besides, Mrs Rinchen Ongmu is Chief Secretary of Sikkim and Anand Prakash of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

New Guidelines for selection of Bank EDs and CMDs ?
New guidelines for the selection of EDs and CMDs of the nationalized banks would come into force from April 1.

PESB to hold interviews for CMD, MCL on Mar 30
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is reported to be holding interviews on March 30, 2015 for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) falling vacant on November 1, 2015.

Karnail Singh promoted in cadre
1984 batch IPS officer of UT cadre Karnail Singh has been given pro-forma promotion to the rank of DG.

Customs Deputy Commissioner, Ashok Sharma quits service
Indian Revenue Service officer of Customs & Central Excise cadre, Ashok Kumar Sharma presently Deputy Commissioner, Customs & CX, Audit, Chandigarh, has resigned from the service.

PESB invites application for Director (MKTG), HECL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Marketing), Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL) falling vacant on April 1, 2016. Those willing to apply can send their applications to PESB before May 27, 2015.

Maninder Singh to join Chandigarh Administration
On inter-cadre deputation from Assam-Meghalaya cadre to the AGMUT cadre 1989 batch IAS officer is joining the Chndigarh Administration as Chairman of Chandigarh Housing Board and Secretary, Housing.

Venkatesh to join as Director (Ref), MRPL on Apr 1
M Venkatesh, GGM, MRPL, will be joining as Director (Refinery), Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) on April 1, 2015. He will succeed incumbent V G Joshi retiring on March 31, 2015.
(We said this on Sept 3, 2014)

Sastry to take over as Director (Fin), NCL on Apr 1
P S R K Sastry, GM, WCL, will be joining as Director (Finance), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) on April 1, 2015. He will succeed A K Pandey retiring on March 31, 2015.
(We said this on Sept 11, 2014)

Garg posted as DG, Tourism, Advisor, Civil Aviation in Haryana
Sandeep Garg has been posted as Director General, Tourism and Advisor, Civil Aviation in Haryana. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Nirupama Rao is now Director Netwrk 18
Former Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has been inducted on the board of directors of Network18 Media & Investments Limited.

Rajkumar is new Director Coal
M Rajkumar has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Coal . He is IFoS officer.

Subhash Chandra posted as DG, Technical Education in Haryana
Subhash Chandra has been posted as Director General, Technical Education in Haryana. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Madhu Mahajan posted as Principal CIT (OSD) (CW), Delhi Region
Upon return from deputation, Madhu Mahajan has been posted as Principal CIT (OSD) (CW) in the office of Principal CCIT (CCA), Delhi Region.

Gajendra Bhujbal appointed as Add Chief Eco Adviser, Railways
Gajendra Bhujbal has been appointed as Additional Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Railways after the promotion to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). He is a 1981 batch IES officer.

Two IAS officers of Chhattisgarh cadre empanelled as JS in GoI
Two officers Subodh Kumar Singh and ms Niharika Barik belonging to Indian Administrative Service of 1997 batch and Chhattisgarh cadre have been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India.

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

Post of Joint Secretary vacant in Corporate Affairs
A post of Joint Secretary level is lying vacant in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in Government of India.

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

V K Tiwary appointed as Additional Director, Postal Academy, Ghaziabad
V K Tiwary has been appointed as Additional Director, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Applications for ED, PCRA invited
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has invited applications for the post of Executive Director in the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), New Delhi.

Sayeed Rashid appointed as DPS (HQ), Maharashtra circle
Sayeed Rashid has been posted as Director, Postal Service (DPS) (HQ), Maharashtra circle, Mumbai. He is a 2003 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Sandeep Chakravorty appointed as Ambassador to Republic of Peru
Sandeep Chakravorty, presently Deputy High Commissioner in High Commission of India, Dhaka, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Peru. He is a 1996 batch IFS officer.

Ex-HAL official convicted by CBI court
Special court CBI Chennai has convicted Avatar Krishan Zutshi, then Director(Finance), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Bangalore & his mediator N. P. Manikandan, then General Manager of M/s PCS Industries Ltd., Bangalore and sentenced them to undergo four years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs. 50,000/- each in a bribery to CBI OFFICIAL in 2004.

ONGC is Maharatna of the Year
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has secured the 'Maharatna of the year' award in the 'Dalal Street Investment Journal Public Sector Undertaking Awards 2014'. ONGC got the award in the Non-Manufacturing category. ONGC Director (HR) Desh Deepak Misra received award from the Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu at New Delhi on March 24, 2015 in presence of Minister of State (Independent Charge) V K Singh, Secretary Department of Public Sector Enterprises K D Tripathi and several industry leaders, Managing Directors of various top notch public enterprises. Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ) PSU Awards 2014 are based on assessment of financial performance parameters of all the PSUs using a model vetted by KPMG. It is one of the most eagerly awaited events, in which India's leading public sector enterprises are felicitated and awarded for their performance under various categories such as productivity, efficiency, efficacy, profitability, corporate social responsibility. The selection process is transparent and is carried by a highly trusted research team with industry leaders as jury members.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Andhra Pradesh
As many as 15 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, D M Malakondaiah has been given full additional charge of Director, RBVRRA, APPA while Mrs Anjana Sinha was posted as IG, Technical Services and Kumar Vishwajeet made IG, North Coastal Zone. Similarly, G Suryaprakasa Rao has been appointed as IG, Coastal Security; Mrs B Rajakumari as Commandant 6th Bn, APSP, Mangalagiri; Sarvashresth Tripathi as SP, Guntur Urban; K Narayan Naik as SP, Guntur Rural; P H D Ramakrishna as SP, Intelligence; Bhaskar Bhushan as SP, West Godavari; Dr K Raghuram as Group Commander, Grey Hounds, Visakhapatnam; Gajarao Bhupal as SP, Nellor district; S Senthil Kumar as Group Commander, Grey Hounds; D Nagendra Kumar as CV&SO, TTD, Triupati; K Koteswara Rao as SP, Intelligence and Kanthi Rana Tata was appointed as SP, CID.

Alok Kumar Sinha quits IAS (UPDATED)
Alok Kumar Sinha has resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in Bihar. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

R N Srivastava joins as ED (HR), AAI (UPDATED)
R N Srivastava has taken over the charge as Executive Director (HR) in Airports Authority of India (AAI) after promotion to this grade.

Anil Kumar Pathak takes charge as ED (P), AAI (UPDATED)
Anil Kumar Pathak has assumed the charge as Executive Director (Planning) in Airports Authority of India (AAI) after promotion to this grade.

Rudolph Nicholas D'Souza deputed as Joint Commissioner, Revenue (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Rudolph Nicholas D'Souza has been deputed to the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance as Joint Commissioner in the office of Competent Authority & Administrator, Smuggler and Foreign Exchange Manipulations.

Vikas Swarup to be new Spokesman MEA ! (UPDATED)
Vikas Swarup is all set to replace Syed Akbaruddin as Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. He is 1986 batch IFS officer.

Akbaruddin to succeed Ranjan Mathai as HC London ? (UPDATED)
MEA Spokesman Syed Akbaruddin is likely to succeed Ranjan Mathai as Indian High Commissioner in London by the year end. He is 1985 batch IFS officer.

NBCC signs MoU with SCOMI (UPDATED)
Dr Anop K Mittal, CMD, NBCC, S KChaudhary, Director (Projects), NBCC and Kanesan Velupillai, CEO, SCOMI Engineering Bhd, Malaysia, are posing for the photograph after signing MoU for jointly promoting business and executing Monorails/Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) Projects for mutual benefits by sharing experience and expertise also seen in the photograph are Rajendra Chaudhari, Senior ED (Commercial) and N P Aggarwal, ED (BD), NBCC, and other officers of SCOMI.

B Kundu selected as Director (Prod), Braithwaite & Co Ltd (UPDATED)
B Kundu, AGM, RINL, has been selected for the post of Director (Productions), Braithwaite & Co. Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 26, 2015. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Deepu Salim Nediyara appointed as Director, UIDAI, Hyderabad (UPDATED)
Deepu Salim Nediyara has been appointed as Director in the UIDAI, Hyderabad under the NITI Aayog for a period of five years. He is a 1990 batch ITS officer.

Anil Bhatia deputed as Director, UIDAI, Chandigarh (UPDATED)
Anil Bhatia has been appointed as Director in the UIDAI, Chandigarh under the NITI Aayog under for a period of five years. He is a 1996 batch ITS officer.

R R Verma gets additional charge of DG, BPR&D (UPDATED)
R R Verma, presently DG, NCRB, has been assigned an additional charge of Director General, Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) with effect from April 1, 2015. Incumbent Rajan Gupta, IPS (PB:78), is retiring on March 31, 2015. Verma is a 1978 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

CORPORATE

GoI to disinvest stake of GAIL
The Government of India has proposed to disinvest stake of oil Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), Gas Authority of India (GAIL) to meet the revenue target.

NMDC CMD conferred with Udyog Ratna Award
Narendra Kothari, CMD, NMDC Ltd has been conferred with Udyog Ratna Award on March 23, 2015

Shah appointed Addl. Director, Tata Metaliks Ltd
Tata Metaliks Ltd has appointed Ms Samita Jigar Shah as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. March 24, 2015

Shankar appointed Addl. Director, PNB Gilts Ltd
PNB Gilts Ltd has appointed Gauri Shankar , Executive Director of Punjab National Bank (PNB) with additional charge of MD & CEO of the Bank as an Additional Director of the company.

Zamani appointed Director, CPCL
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd has appointed Alireza Zamani as a Director of the company w.e.f. March 23, 2015

Kothari appointed Addl. Director, Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Ltd
Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Ltd has appointed Ms Ami Kothari as an Additional Director of the company with immediate effect

Choudhary appointed Addl. Director, Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd
Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd has appointed Ms Nupur Roy Choudhury as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. March 25, 2015

Galliara appointed Director, Excel Crop Care Ltd
Excel Crop Care Ltd has appointed Dr Meena A Galliara as Director of the company w.e.f. March 25, 2015

Two Independent Directors appointed on Board of Indraprastha Gas Ltd
Indraprastha Gas Ltd has appointed Dr Sudha Sharma and Raghu Nayyar as Independent Directors of the company w.e.f. March 20, 2015.

Devi appointed Woman Director, Interworld Digital Ltd
Interworld Digital Ltd has appointed Ms Anita Devi as Woman Director of the company w.e.f. March 25, 2015

Patel appointed Non Exec. Director, McDowell Holdings Ltd
McDowell Holdings Ltd has appointed Ms Tushita Patel as Non-Executive Director of the company with immediate effect

Verma resigns as ED ( Finance), Jindal Stainless Ltd
Jitender P Verma has resigned as Executive Director (Finance) of Jindal Stainless Ltd on account of personal reasons

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Additional funds to the States/UTs

On account of the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission the Centre has allocated additional funds to the States/UTs during the budget of 2015-16. The biggest casualty is the Central Plan allocation for Ministries/Departments. No Ministry/Department will be able to carry forward there projects/schemes. On the other hand the extra funds allocated to the States/UTs will be good source of obtaining kick-backs from the implementation of schemes by irresponsible states like Uttar Pradesh, Telengana etc.

A Srivastava

Total chaos in RML Hospital

You may have served the Government for 35-40 years and retired after holding a respectable post in the Government. All these days you may be having a great sense of satisfaction but all this is brought to naught once you are required to visit a specialist in RML Hospital. It is total chaos and after days of attempts one is able to see the specialist who in a hurry would recommend some tests or a procedure to be carried out in a CGHS approved hospital.

In all this process, the most painful part is getting to see a specialist in RML Hospital which is mandatory and torturous particularly when you are unwell. All bureaucrats would have suffered like this but still the system does not see any improvement. Wonder why?

Rajeshwar Dayal


7th pay commission meeting on April 7

It is earnestly request that the bottom and top difference should not be wide. It is necessary. Also medical benefit may be provided to all Central Govt/Autonomous/Statutory body Pensioners.

Ashish Guha

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