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This is History (68)
To call a starving man free is but to mock him. So the next step was to fight for economic freedom, and the fight is being waged today.

Misusing name of Gujarat !
Several so called social workers running NGOs are these days seen moving around in Delhi telling people "Hum Gujarat se hain" (We are from Gujarat).

Is RSS's name being misused ?
It is being increasingly seen these days that people are introducing themselves as those belonging to RSS. What could be the reason ? Are they misusing the name of RSS ?

BUREAUCRACY

1986 batch IAS officers in Haryana get ACS rank
1986 batch IAS officers have been promoted to the rank of ACS in Haryana. They are Sanjeev Kaushal, V S Kundu, Shashibala Gulati, Alok Nigam, R R Jovel and Dheera Khandelwal.

Search for Secretary, Legislative Department begins
Ministry of Law and Justice has started to search for new secretary, legislative department. It is said that a panel of 3-5 names has been sent for consideration. Dr. Sanjay Singh, present secretary will retire this month end.

Avhad is new ED, PCRA
Nilkanth S. Avhad, who is an IAS officer of 1999 batch, Maharashtra cadre has been appointed Executive Director of Petroleum Conservation Research Association.

Cadre of Ms Uma Maheshwari R transferred to MP
The cadre of Ms Uma Maheshwari R has been transferred from Uttar Pradesh to Madhya Pradesh on grounds of marriage to Frank Noble A, a 2013 batch IAS officer of MP cadre. She is a 2013 batch IAS officer.

Inter cadre deputation of Dr. Darswal to AGMUT extended
An inter cadre deputation of Dr. Mrinalini Darswal from Odisha to AGMUT cadre (Delhi segment) has been extended for a period of two years. She is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Chandra Bhan Singh appointed ADG, BIS
Chandra Bhan Singh has been appointed Additional Director General (at Joint Secretary level) in the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Department of Consumer Affairs. He is a 1985 batch IES officer.

Deepak Upreti is also PS, Mining & Petroleum in Rajasthan
Deepak Upreti has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Mining and Petroleum and Chairman, Rajasthan Mining and Minerals Corporation Limited in Rajasthan. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Shweta appointed Deputy Director, Climate Change
Upon return from long term training programme, Ms Shweta has been appointed Deputy Director, Climate Change Finance Unit, Department of Economic Affairs. She is a 2008 batch IES officer.

Senior IAS officer in Rajasthan suspended
Ashok Singhvi has been placed under suspension after he was found riddled with corruption in Rajasthan. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Manoj Seth joins as Chief Commercial Manager, WCR
Manoj Seth has taken over charge as Chief Commercial Manger, Coordinating Head of Department, West Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

VK Singh gets JAG
V K Singh, presently in North Eastern Railway has been promoted to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). He is an IRTS officer.

Anurag Pateria transferred to ECR
Anurag Pateria presently Sr. DOM, Jhansi, NCR, has been transferred in the cadre of East Coast Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

36 PCS officers awarded IAS grade in UP
As many as 36 Officers of UP PCS have been awarded IAS grade by a DPC held in UPSC. These officers belong to 1991, 1993 & 1994 batches. They are- Ishwari Prasad Pandey, Sukh Lal Bharti and Chote Lal Passi(all 1991), V. P. Mishra, R.S Mishra, Akhilesh Singh, BN Singh, Srikant Mishra, Rakesh Kumar Mishra, RK Pandey, RK Singh, Abrar Ahmad, Abdul Samad, Akhilesh Tiwari, RK Maurya, Ashok Chandra, Anurag Patel, RM Mishra, AK Singh, Ram Kewal, and Anil Kumar (1993), Pradip Kumar, Jagdeesh, Rajesh Kumar, Rakesh Prakash, Jagdeesh Prasad, Sangeeta Singh, Pramod Upadhyay, Dr. Akhilesh Mishra, Markadey Shahi and AK Singh (1994)

3 Manipur officers awarded IAS cadre
Three officers of Manipur State Civil Service: Thokchom Kirankumar, Mrs Mannuamching and Joseph Pauline Kamson have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre.

No candidate turns up for Director (Mktg), HECL
No candidate has turned up for the interview for the post of Director (Marketing), Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL) held on September 18, 2015. The Board has now decided to reschedule the selection meeting.

SAIL sweeps majority Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar
In a function held at SCOPE, Steel Authority of India Ltd.'s (SAIL) Director (Finance), Anil K Chaudhary, Director (Technical), Sh S.S. Mohanty and Director (Commercial), Binod Kumar felicitated SAIL employees who have won 15 out of the total 28 prestigious Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) for the performance year 2013. Out of the total 132 awardees, 86 awardees are from SAIL, who claimed majority of the awards. The Vishwakarma Rashtriya Awards are a public recognition of outstanding achievements and innovations on the part of the workers in increasing productivity, quality, safety, working conditions, etc. The awards are given to individuals belonging to Industrial Undertakings both in the public and private sector. Earlier Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Bandaru Dattatreya presented the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) to the awardees at a special ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan on September, 17, 2015. It is noteworthy that the estimated annual savings resulting from implementation of the innovative works mentioned in SAIL's award winning projects are approximately over Rs 117.12 crores (Recurring) & Rs 86.39 crores (One time). Awardees of SAIL plants included employees from Bhilai Steel Plant, Bokaro Steel Plant, Rourkela Steel Plant, Durgapur Steel Plant and Salem Steel Plant. On this occasion, the SAIL Directors lauded the award winners and said, 'SAIL believes that the talent of its people is company's greatest asset. Each one of you has been reaffirming this commitment to our innovative potential year after year." They expressed happiness over SAIL employees winning 65% of VRP awards 2013, which is a big achievement in itself. They congratulated all awardees for their exemplary contribution and commitment. During the course of the event, a booklet titled- 'Glimpse of Award Winning Projects' was also released by the SAIL Directors and senior officials.

Subhas Chandra Pandey empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Subhas Chandra Pandey has been empanelled for the posts of Additional Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IA&AS officer.

R S Rana empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
R S Rana has been empanelled for the posts of Additional Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IDAS officer.

Bala Prasad empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Bala Prasad has been empanelled for the posts of Additional Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IFS officer of Manipur cadre.

Shobhana Joshi empanelled as Secretary in GoI
Shobhana Joshi has been empanelled for the post of Secretary in Government of India. Joshi is a 1979 batch IDAS officer.

M J Joseph empanelled as Secretary in GoI
M J Joseph has been empanelled for the post of Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1979 batch ICAS officer.

Annie Moraes empanelled as Secretary in GoI
Annie Moraes has been empanelled for the post of Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1979 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

Two IES officers sweep postings
Two officers of Indian Economic Service (IES) swapped places of postings. Accordingly Vaiabhav Rundwal has been appointed as Assistant Director, G-20, Secretariat, Department of Economic Affairs and Ms Divya Sharma took the place of Rundwal as Assistant Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

CMD, NLC inaugurates new group vestibule training centre at Neyveli
To impart various Statutory Safety Training Programmes and Skill Development Trainings to employees, working in the Mines of NLC and with an aim to make them self reliant in performing their work with safety consciousness, a new Group Vestibule Training Centre was inaugurated by B Surender Mohan ,CMD,NLC at the premises of Learning &Development Centre, on 19-09-2015 at Block-20, Neyveli. Functional Directors, Sarat Kumar Acharya, Rakesh Kumar, S Boopathy, Subir Das, V Thangapandian and Senior Executives graced the occasion.

WAPCOS successfully completes Champassak Irrigation Project (UPDATED)
Work completion and handing over certificate of Champassack Irrigation project was presented by Mr. Maykong PHONEPHOMMAVONG, Director General, Department of Irrigation, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Lao PDR to R K Gupta, Chairman Cum Managing Director, WAPCOS Limited in a ceremony at Presidential Palace “Ho Kham”, Vientiane, Lao PDR in the gracious presence of H.E. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Vice-President of the Republic of India and H E Bounnhang VORACHITH, Vice President of Lao PDR during the visit of Vice President of the Republic of Indiato Laos on September 18, 2015.
The ceremony was also attended by Sanwar Lal Jat, Minister of State, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India, Members of Parliament, Secretary (East), Anil Wadhwa and Additional Secretary Mrs. Monika KapilMohta, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and other senior officers and delegates from India. Six large irrigation schemes namely Savang,Sakmuang, Thaphosy,Somhong,Ban He and Muangsen Irrigation Schemes have been developed in this project. Total cost of the project is 17.34 M USD.This project will serve 17 villages in 6 districts of Champassack province, with a total command area of 5953 hectares. Earlier, there was onlyone cropgrown by the farmers during rainy season, with these new schemes now operational,farmers shall be able to harvest 2-3 crops per year.This Project will immensely contribute towards Socio Economic Growth of Lao PDR.

CORPORATE

Birla appointed Addl. Director of Melstar Information Technologies Ltd
Melstar Information Technologies Limited has appointed Vedant Yashovardhan Birla as Additional Director of the company.

Mandelia is CMD of Hindustan Everest Tools Ltd
Hindustan Everest Tools Ltd has promoted Balgopal Mandelia who is Vice-Chairman and Joint Managing Director of the company as Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

Harish resigns as CEO of DF Power Systems Private Limited
B C Harish has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of DF Power Systems Private Limited

Ms Mishra resigns as CS of OCL Iron and Steel Ltd
Ms Jyoti Mishra has resigned as Company Secretary of OCL Iron and Steel Limited

Sur resigns as CS of Schrader Duncan Ltd
Nirnoy Sur has resigned as Company Secretary of Schrader Duncan Ltd

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Shortage of docs
Shortage of doctors in the country has been estimated at around 2 lakh. For MBBS, one has to pay around Rs 40-50 lakhs in all private institutions as the examination is a sham. One can find touts sitting outside the examination halls and they get you admissions on payment and normally you are not allowed to pass. Fee is around Rs 10 lakh per annum, security money is never returned. If you want to migrate after one year to any other Govt. Hospital you are required to pay fee for complete course of 5 years, i.e. around Rs 50 lakhs, if you want to do internship in govt/other institution you pay Rs 2 lakh plus. For PG you pay 1-2 CR according to choice of course and get admission straightway in any of private institutions. MCI & Health Ministry know this game very well and this all happens with their tactic understanding or by intentionally closing the eyes. You appoint tainted chairman in MCI and members who are corrupt. With these circumstance do anyone expect to improve the intake of doctors and what he get in return, MBBS in 5400 grade and PG in 6600 grade, you have to run to pillar to post to get a job in Govt. despite acquiring these qualifications. Why not Govt. streamline MCI & Medical education. Intake should be in exam basis even for private institutions and fee can be different. Once a candidate is admitted to MBBS he should continue to get admission till PG without exam and internship can be dropped. Your interest is good doctors with quality and quantity. If we implement this we get good quality doctors with dedication. If hurdles mentioned above are removed there will be no dearth of doctors. With sincerity someone has to bell the monster.
Ravikant

Anonymous complaints
This is with reference to Shashank's remarks in whispers dated 16.9.15. CVC should withdraw its circular no. 07/11/2014 dated 25.11.2014 and implement provisions contained in CVC circular no. 3(v)/99/2 dated 11.10.2002 permitting acceptance of anonymous complaints having verifiable facts. Such complaints will ensure that corrupts are in JAIL, and do not occupy high posts of the level of Additional Secretary and above. DOPT's Vig circular dated 14.9.15 is a remarkable one. It is available on its website.
Bharat

Stop migration among medical students
Medical College could also be attached to the major Army and Railway Hospitals of the country. For the purpose bid ESI Hospitals and State run Hospitals could also be considered. Further, the trend of people studying medical course in the country and then subsequently migrating to foreign countries should also stop, as the Government is spending a lot of money on their course.
BBS

"CGHS - How to improve its services"
I totally agree with the suggestion made by AK Saxena (Whispers: 17 September 2015) that there should be surprise checks at dispensaries and zonal offices by Health Ministry officials. If this is implemented in true spirit, this can definitely bring the change. But it is also a fact that in India monitoring is very weak, the visits may be frequent in the initial months/ year, later on the officers will find some excuse not to visit. If the doctors and staff of the dispensaries are given behavioral training, their outlook towards the patients visiting their dispensaries will change totally. The patients will leave dispensaries completely satisfied. Based on the feedback by patients, the award system (the idea floated by Nick (Incentives for docs - 12 September 2015) can work. I am sure these doctors and staff of dispensaries may not want to face similar behavior when they visit other Government departments. A word of courtesy by doctors and staff can bring at least some satisfaction to the patient and to those escorting him.

I am sure the Pay Commission must be looking into these suggestions made in whispersinthecorridors.com
Pradeep Kumar Ratnaparkhi

"Reverse Gear : Maximum Government , Minimum Governance "
Referring to downsizing bureaucracy for better governance, PM Modi had made a clarion call : " Minimum Government , Maximum Governance. " Did he measure up to the stated policy ? Here is the reality check. Was the dead wood chopped off ? Was intake into the oversized bureaucracy truncated? Inaction has made the bureaucratic structure take the shape of an inverted pyramid- Top heavy with a bulging middle and effete base to stand on. Too many bosses to supervise too few subordinates , is a common sight. A joke in digital age, PM Modi is so passionate about.

DoP&T (Cadre Review Div), pushed by PMO, tenaciously pursues the mandate of ' Cadre Restructuring of organized services ' on quinquinnial basis. Motive: Faster promotions at top echelons. The functional necessity and workload requirement behind creating higher level posts by abolishing posts at lower rungs ( to achieve matching savings and make the cadre review proposal budget- neutral ) is never checked through M/Finance's SIU . Illogical and simplistic. Earlier, such proposals were shelved after notification of successive Pay Commissions.

Appointing "Consultants " by re-employing retired officers (on contract) is a scam going on in Ministries/PSUs/ Autonomous bodies etc. Payment of huge emoluments in addition to pension is a drain on tax payers' money. Existing dispensation ( PM and FM) is a mute spectator of the profligacy initiated by P. Chidambaram in UPA regime. PM Modi is blissfully unaware. At least, so it seems. His top bureaucratic aides have much to explain.
A K Saxena (A retd. civil servant)

CGHS mess
Many of us have been complaining about the mess in CGHS and the harassment the beneficiaries specially the retired seniors face in the so-called wellness centres of CGHS. The death of two innocent children Avinash(whose parents also committed suicide after losing him)and Aman from dengue after hospital after hospital refused to admit them 'for want of a bed' reveals the dismal state of health infrastructure in the country. While the Government hospitals are short of facilities and overwhelmed by unmanageable numbers of patients, the private hospitals are focussed on sheer commercialisation.For them ethics of medical profession is non-existant. A patient who reaches there should have a huge pocket to fleece upon.For them Avinash and Aman and their parents were persons non-grata being not with deep pockets. It is high time the Government should concentrate on health care for all and build necessary infrastructure to cope with such requirement so that children like Avinash and Aman do not die for want of proper treatment.
Aarti Khosla

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