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Whisper denotes to speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat, especially for the sake of secrecy. However, whispersinthecorridors is a webpage for enlightening vigilant and alert persons about Indian bureaucracy, politics in a soft and confidential tone of voice. Thanks to Dr Mehrotra for providing such wonderful platform.

Vikram S. Meena, MMTC

Where have all those powerful people gone ?
Where have all those powerful people who once used to be considered as a power centre have vanished ? They include V George, Madhvan, Pillai, TK Nair and Pullock Chatterji.


Bhagwat & Two-in-one ?
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat and a Union Minister are these days considered to be two-in-one. Guess, who the Minister could be.


Many deptts in GoI headless
Its a matter of concern that half a dozen senior level posts are vacant for the last many months in GoI. At present CVC, CIC, EC, Direct, ED, DG,RPF, DG, BPR&D, DG Civil Defence, Commissioner Bureau of Civil Aviation posts have been lying vacant for the last 4-10 months. Apart from this 10 are such states where Governors to be appointed. In PSUs many CMD,ED and Director posts are to be filled. Many central universities are running without a regular VC. Official sources argue that in some cases without court judgement government's hands are tied up. No body has convincing answer that why so much posts are vacant?

BUREAUCRACY

New CEC likely on April 19 ?
A new face is likely to be appointed new Chief Election Commissioner. And he would be senior to present Election Commissioner Dr S N A Zaidi. Either 1974 batch or 1975 batch IAS may be appointed to the post.

Review COS for Members in CBEC
COS has cleared 5 Chief Commissioners/DGs for Members in CBEC, Najib Shah, Neerja Shah, AK Kaushal, VS Krishnan and Vanaja Sarna. Ram Tirath and Ananya Ray will be promoted in May and June when 2 more posts fall vacant.

Gen Noronha to head Southern Command
Lt Gen R J Noonha is all set to head the Southern Command.

R K Arora selected as Director (Fin), HUDCO
R K Arora, ED, REC, has been selected as Director (Finance), Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 7, 2015. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Procedure for appointment of non-Official Directors on PSU Banks' Boards amended
The Government of India has amended the procedure for appointment of Non Official Directors (NoDs) on the Boards of Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Insurance Companies and Financial Institutions with a view to professionalise the Boards of these banks and further provide required skill sets to improve the quality of deliberations on the Boards of these banks leading to efficient management of these banks and further leading to better profitability ratios.

Saurabh Vijay appointed as Adviser to ED, World Bank, Washington
Saurabh Vijay has been appointed as Adviser to Executive Director, World Bank, Washington DC for a period of three years. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Transfer list of UT cadre officers delayed
Pulls and pressures have reportedly delayed the transfer orders of UT cadre IAS and IPS officers by a couple of days.

S K Bhagat appointed ADG, CRPF
S K Bhagat has been appointed as Additional Director General in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the HAG pay scale for a period upto June 30, 2017. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar deputed as ADG, CISF
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar has been appointed as Additional Director General in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in the HAG pay scale for a period of four years. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Deshmukh appointed IG, SSB
V H Rao Deshmukh has been appointed as Inspector General in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Sitharama Anjaneyulu posted as IG, BSF
P Sitharama Anjaneyulu has been appointed as Inspector General in Border Security Force (BSF). He is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Dr Shaik Darvesh Saheb deputed as IG, BPR&D
Dr Shaik Darvesh Saheb has been appointed as Inspector General in Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D). He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Date is new IG CRPF in Chhattisgarh
Sadanand Vasant Date is new IG CRPF in Chhattisgarh. He is 1990 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Siddhu to head Cobra Battalion in CRPF
H S Siddhu has moved from Chhattisgarh to head the Cobra Battalion in the CRPF. He is 1992 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

Alok Mittal appointed IG, NIA
Alok Kumar Mittal has been appointed as Inspector General in National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

35 IPS officers allocated Manipur cadre
As many as 35 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) of joint Manipur-Tripura cadre have been separated to Manipur cadre. The officers are: Shahid Ahmed, Santosh Macherla, P M Goud, L M Khaute, Anand Prakash, Sambhu Nath Sinmgh, S Srinivas Prasad, P Doungel, Thianghlima Pachuau, Anish Dayal Singh, Rahul Rashgotra, Christopher Doungel, Arvind Kumar, Ashutosh Kumar Sinha, Lupheng Kailun, Clay Khonsgsai, S Sadanand Ilme, Lhari Dorjee Lhatoo, Immanuel K Muivah, Nishit Kumar Ujjawal, Lunsieh Kipgen, H Thanghaulien Gangte, Tehmthing Ngasangva, Kabibi K, Pushpandali Devi, Kamei Angam Romanus, Ningshen Worngam, L Mangkhogin Haokip, P Goaulungmuon singsit, Maharabam Pradip Singh, Pandey Hemant Maheshnaraian, Rakesh Balwal, Nidhi Dwivedi and Saresa Kartik Laxmanbhai.

34 IPS officers allocated Tripura cadre
As many as 34 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) of joint Manipur-Tripura cadre have been separated to Tripura cadre. The officers are: D P Sinha, Kishore Jha, P V K Reddy, K Nagraj, Kuldeep Kumar, A K Shukla, M Madan Mohan, V S Yadav, Ranjan A, Rakesh Ranjan, S S Chaturvedi, Joydep Nayak, Rajiv Singh, Anurag, Puneet Rastogi, M Raja Murugan, Saurabh Tripathi, Arvinder Singh, R S Kamble, G S Rao, K V S Sreejesh, Anish Prasad, R Gopala Krishna Rao, Mrs Princee Rani, Thirugnana Sambandan S, Avula Ramesh Reddy, S A Jaikrishna, I M Dnyanoba, Jal Singh Meena, Ms Sarswati R, Ajit Pratap Singh, Sudipta Das, Kulwant Singh, Ms Lucky Chauhan.

Ms Manimekalai Murugesan appointed Ambassador to Greece
Ms Manimekalai Murugesan, presently Ambassador of India to Romania, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Greece. She is a 1981 batch IFS officer.

Prem Shankar Jha posted as Assistant commissioner, SDMC
Prem Shankar Jha has been posted as Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Assessor & Collection, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on deputation for a period of one year. He is an IRSS officer.

Jain posted as Manager, RITES in Mumbai
Sanjeev Jain has been posted as Manager, RITES in Mumbai on deputation for a period of three years. He is a civil officer.

5 IAS probationers given posting as Asst Commissioner in Haryana
As many as five IAS probationers of 2014 batch have been given posting as Assistant Commissioners in Haryana. Accordingly, Anish Yadav has been posted to Sirsa while Manoj Kumar to Karnal and Munish Sharma has been posted to Bhiwani. Similarly, Ms Rani Nagar has been posted to Ambala and Vikram to Rohtak.

Parida to be Chief Secretary of Pondicherry !
Manoj Kumar Parida is being appointed new Chief Secretary of Pondicherry. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Hooda is CGM BSNL in Punjab
Ramesh Chander Hooda has taken over as the Chief General Manager (CGM), Telecom BSNL, Punjab Telecom Circle. He has succeeded G S Julka who retired.

Dr Arvind Sharma nominated Director, UCO bank
Dr Arvind Sharma, CGM, RBI, has been nominated as Director on the Board of UCO Bank.

Tenure of P K Jain, Director (Fin), GAIL ends in April
The tenure of P K Jain as Director (Finance), GAIL (India) Limited is coming to an end on April 30, 2015. Subir Purkayastha, ED, GAIL, is expected to succeed him on May 1, 2015.

Pradyumna K Jena nominated as Director, Corp Bank
Pradyumna K Jena, CGM, RBI, has been nominated as Director on the Board of Corporation Ban

Army officer joins TN Police
Commandant Uday Kumar Choudhary has joined the Tamil Nadu Police as Commandant for State police's CSG on deputation .

Maj Gen N S Rao takes charge of NCC Officers Training Academy
Maj Gen NS Rao has taken over the charge of NCC Officers Training Academy, Kamptee from Maj Gen R K Sharma. He is a 1981 batch Army officer.

Airports Authority of India signs MoU with Ministry of Civil Aviation
Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Civil Aviation for the financial year 2015-16. The MoU was signed by V Somasundaran, Secretary, Civil Aviation with R K Srivastava, Chairman, AAI. All the Board Members of AAI were also present on the occasion. This Memorandum spells the targets to be achieved by AAI on key performance areas during 2015-16.

ESIC seeks option to employees to choose ESI or Health Insurance Product services
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation today discussed for providing option to employees to choose either ESI Benefits or Health Insurance product recognized by IRDA, in its 165th Meeting; in reference to the Budget Speech- 2015-16 (Para 62) of Finance Minister. Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge), Govt. of India chaired this meeting. The Minister stated that Ministry of Labour & Employment will further examine the proposed amendment of ESI Act, 1948 after taking into account the views expressed during the meeting by the members as well as other stakeholders of ESIC. It was felt that if workers have an option; it is likely to bring in competition, leading to improvement in the services by ESIC. The Minister further stressed that the interest of worker is important and their well being is the top most priority of the Govt. Consensus for the requisite amendments will be arrived amongst all the stakeholders. The Labour Minister emphasized that the Govt. is committed to provide social security to the workers in both organized as well as unorganized sector. As a result, issue of introduction of a scheme for unorganized workers within the EPF & MP Act, 1952 is under consideration and was discussed during an earlier tripartite consultation. On the subject of medical education, the Meeting of the ESI Corporation reiterated that medical education is not the core activity of theESIC and that ESIC should exit medical education. However, within this broad approach, each medical college project may require specific decision. The Corporation has already decided to continue to run three medical colleges in Joka, Kolkata, K K Nagar, Chennai and Rajajinagar, Bangaluru. The State Governments have been requested to convey their decision regarding taking over of other medical college projects.

Sandeep Kumar is new Ambassador to Republic of Croatia (UPDATED)
Sandeep Kumar, presently Joint secretary (WANA), has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Croatia. He is expected to take up his assignment shortly

Raj Kumar relived to join as Joint Secretary, Economic Affairs (UPDATED)
The Government of Gujarat has relieved Raj Kumar of cadre responsbility enabling him to join as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

R P Gupta relieved to join as Joint Secretary, Coal (UPDATED)
The Government of Gujarat has relieved R P Gupta of cadre responsibility enabling him to join as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

2 IAS officers get additional charges in Gujarat (UPDATED)
Arun Kumar M Solanki has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Cooperation while P K Tanjea was given additional charge of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs in Gujarat.

5 IPS officers shifted in AP (UPDATED)
As many as five officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, K R M Kishore Kumar has been appointed as ADG, Railways while Kasireddy will now be Vice Chairman & Managing Director, AP Police Housing Corporation and Ms Shemushi is posted as SP, Railways, Vijayawada. Besides, L K V Ranga Rao has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner, Law and Order, Vijayawada City and G Pala Raju was made SP, Technical Services.

A K Dutta selected as Member (ANS) AAI (UPDATED)
A K Dutta, ED, AAI, has been selected for the post of Member (Air Navigation Services), Airports Authority of India (AAI) at the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 8, 2015. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

DEBATE

Debate - Future of AAP after internal bickerings ?

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP's) recent mammoth victory in Delhi was a super-landslide (the winning party securing 90 percent or more seats). Even the Congress which had the natural advantage of leading the freedom struggle successfully and had stalwarts like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi could never achieve it in any general election despite dominating the political scene in the country post independence. The rise of the Aam Aadmi Party indicated that people once again saw politics as an act of faith and hope but given the bickerings among its leaders in too a short span, the question that now arises is that What is the future of AAP ?

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CORPORATE

Mazumder is President of CII
Sumit Mazumder CMD of Tractors India, has been elected President of the Confederation of Indian Industry for 2015-16.

Two directors cease to be on Board of Essar Shipping Ltd
M P Pinto and N C Singhal have resigned as Directors of Essar Shipping Limited

Ms. Aggarwal appointed Addl. Director, Nova Iron & Steel Ltd
Nova Iron & Steel Ltd has appointed Ms Sumiran Aggarwal as an Additional Director of the company

Inoue appointed President & CEO, HCIL?
Katsushi Inoue has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL).

Sharma appointed CEO, ( New Initiatives, India and APAC), ZEEL?
Piyush Sharma has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ( New Initiatives, India and APAC), Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) ?

Ms. Pardal appointed Woman Director, Graviss Hospitality Ltd
Graviss Hospitality Ltd has appointed Ms Tina Pardal as Woman Director of the company w.e.f. March 30, 2015

Ray resigns as Director, International Combustion India Ltd
Sukhendu Ray has resigned as Director of International Combustion India Ltd w.e.f. April 2, 2015

Gupta appointed CFO, B&A Packaging India Ltd
B&A Packaging India Ltd has appointed Siddartha Gupta as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2015

Ms. Malu appointed Non Exec. Non Independent Director, iStreet Network Ltd
iStreet Network Ltd has appointed Ms. Meethu Malu as Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the company w.e.f. March 31, 2015.

Sanyal resigns as VP & CS, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd
Samrat Sanyal has resigned as Vice President and Company Secretary of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd

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DEBATE (1)

It is really very shameful action on the part of Kejriwal, who has used such a cheap language against such senior persons. Further it smells some sort of arrogancy and egos which is not good for any social human being as well as Party and society.

Harish Bisht


Raising the ceiling of Gratuity is a big step of say three times on every pay commission seems irrational. As a better method, a graded increase over a period of time with smaller intervals could be considered based on say 50% increase in DA.

Rajeev Agrawal


Use of pvt hospitals on panel ?

Government have number of private hospitals on panel but one cannot go there for treatment without permission even after retirement. What is the use or has to pay some amount which will not be reimbursed.

Arun Kumar Ahuja


IAS transfer and postings

Every month the left out Senior IAS officers hope of getting the posting as Secretary, GoI, but every time they get disappointment from BJP government. They are just puzzled why they are not getting Secretary posts. Why still Congress loyals are there on key posts ? Who is controlling the postings ? Is there any one to take care of dynamic officers who did not get chance in Congress government. Why many posts of Secretaries are running in dual charge when many are waiting for postings ? Will the PM instruct DoPT and PMO to take cognizance to post the waiting IAS officers as Secretaries.

M K Ramachandran


Any specific reason for delay

Is there any specific reason for this delay or is government waiting for 7thCPC report?

Anil Kumar Mishra


Don't allow cowards to use your site

My appeal is that Whispers should not be allowed to be used by such cowards who use pseudonyms to damage the reputation of honest and straight forward officers.

Mathew Varghese


" PM's pep talk to Union Secretaries ?"

Work fearlessly and honestly; keep interacting with each others; break silos.

An exercise in hypocrisy. The unpliable and incorruptible, Khemka transferred 46 times in 25 years. His fault : Zero tolerance to corruption. The moot point is : Should civil servants learn to make "minor adjustments" ?
If so, to what extent ? Only two options are available : Compromise with the political class OR perish. The political class has vested interests in keeping the civil servants disunited. The civil servants should not expect protection from their seniors.
Why should the seniors annoy the political masters.
Message to Civil Servants is loud and clear : Protect thyselves. Go by the dictates of your conscience.

A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)

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