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This is History (344)
There rose a man in Prussia who was to dominate for many years not only Germany, but European politics. This man was Otto von Bismarck.

Modi factor to play decisive role in US Presidential election !
Political observers believe that Modi factor is going to be decisive in the US Presidential elections due in November. Indian PM is very popular in the US and his tilt for any candidate may make or mar the election career of either of the candidate.

Patel leader to be next Gujarat CM
It is said that any important Patel leader would be given command of Gujarat.New leader would be elected on Friday.

Rising stars in India’s power sector

The Indian power sector has been a hotbed of activity since the NDA government took over the reins two years ago.

From providing a lifeline to the ailing state-owned power distribution utilities (discoms) in the form of UDAY (Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana) to ramping up the country’s traditionally neglected transmission network to boosting domestic coal supply, providing subsidised gas to stranded fuel-starved plants and introducing e-auctions for short-term power purchases by discoms, many initiatives have been introduced.

But these measures without doubt will not be enough to shore up the fortunes of the struggling power sector without employing the best brains. Whispers In The Corridors thus took stock of the situation and found out atleast 16 ‘best brains’ working in the power sector. They are –

Aman Singh - Principal Secretary in IT-Department and to the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

Gurdeep Singh - Chairman &Managing Director, National Thermal Power Corporation

ICP Keshari - 1988 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre

Ajay Jain - Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited

Lalnunmawia Ngama Chuaungo - 1987 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre

Tarun Kapoor - Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India

Devender Singh - Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Electronics & IT in the Haryana Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh

Jyoti Arora - Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power in Government of India

Rajesh Verma - Principal Secretary, Energy, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Limited

Sai Prasad Guttapalli - Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Badri Narain Sharma - Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Power in Government of India

Rajesh Agarwal - 1994 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre

Ajoy G Mehta - 1984 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre

V P Joy - 1987 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre

Malay Kumar De – IAS officer of 1985 batch of West Bengal cadre

Sanjeev Kumar - Managing Director of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (MSEDCL)

This Story is available in our August 2016 issue (Souvenir) 2016

For details Click Here

http://whispersinthecorridors.com/2016/power_story.pdf

BUREAUCRACY


Will a woman IPS officer head CISF ?
Latest information says that one senior woman IPS officer is being considered for the appointment as DG, CISF. She is presently posted in Delhi and heading a central police organisation.

Railway Board Members designation changed
Indian Railways restructuring process has started. In the first step designations of two members posted in the Railway Board (RB) have been changed. Now, Member (Mechanical) is redesignated as Member (Rolling Stock). Member ( Electrical) will be called as Member (Traction). Area of responsibility have also been modified. More members are likely to be redesignated.
(We said this on May 20,2016)

Longest wait for Secretaryship in GoI
It is for the first time in recent years that an empanelled IAS officer has to wait for 17 months to take over as the Secretary in GoI. Dr Amarjeet Singh, a 1982 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer was empanelled as Secretary in August 2015, appointed Spl. Secretary in the ministry of water resources next month. Appointed OSD in the same ministry this year in July and will take over as Secretary in the same ministry after the retirement of present secretary Shashi Sekhar on December 31, this year. He is a 1981 batch TN cadre IAS officer.

Guidelines for Repatriation
Its official that there are no specific instructions which require a Government servant on deputation to be reverted back to the parent organization / office before retirement only to facilitate fixation of pensioners benefits. Government servant is required to revert back to the parent organization / office. The Guidelines regulating premature repatriation from Central Deputation also provide for repatriation to parent cadre in certain cases such as to avail benefit of promotion.

Meeting to select ED officials after Independence Day
Much awaited meeting to select Spl Directors and Joint Directors for ED is likely to be held this month after Independence Day. Meeting to select these officers has already been postponed four time. 27 officers of different services were reportedly shortlisted for 11 posts of Joint Directors (JD) ED. About two dozen officers have been shortlisted for the post of Spl Directors.

No suitable candidate found for MD, BLL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has failed to find a suitable candidate for the post of Managing Director, Biecco Lawrie Limited (BLL) at its selection meeting held on August 4, 2016. However, eight candidates were interviewed for the same.

Jayant Singh appointed as OSD, NSCS
Jayant Singh, Deputy Director, LBSNAA, has been deputed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS). He is an IRTS officer.

Warjri is new CIC in Meghalaya
Former Meghalaya chief secretary P.B.O. Warjri has been appointed new chief information commissioner (CIC). He is former 1978 batch IAS officer.

Only 49 IAS & 7 IPS nominated for long term Training
During last three years, 49 IAS officers and 7 IPS officers were nominated for long term training programmes under the scheme of Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DEFT). In 2013-14 , 17 IAS officers were nominated while in 2014-15, 15 IAS officers and in 2015-16, again 17 IAS officers were nominated for long term training. No IPS officer was nominated under DEFT in 2013-14 but in 2014-15, only four and in 2015-16, 3 IPS officers were nominated for long term training.

Hazarika appointed ED to MOS Gohain
U.Hazarika has been appointed as ED to Rajen Gohain, MOS Railway. He is a Railway officer. PS to MOS Railway is yet to be appointed.


Closure order of PIB offices issued
Finally the Ministry of I & B has issued order for the closure of seven PIB offices located in various parts of the country. According to order PIB branch offices at Cuttack, Indore ,Kota, Madurai, Rajkot and Nanded will be closed down with effect from August 31, 2016. Separate order shall be issued for shifting of posts in the aforesaid offices.
(We said this on March 5 & June 25, 2016)

Chawla Appointed Finance Manager in MOD
Dipti Mohil Chawla has been appointed as Finance Manager in the Accqisition Wing of the Ministry of Defence (Finance). A 1995 batch IDAS officer Chawla will be relieved from her present duties from August 5, 2016.

MOS won't get PS of his choice?
Latest buzz is that one newly appointed MOS will not get PS of his choice. It is said that PMO has turned down his choice because of the officer's alleged controversial tenure in the past.

Will Rokade be the PS?
Prashant Rokade an IRS is officer likely to be appointed PS to Ramdas Athawale, MOS, Social justice and Empowerment. Presently he is APS to Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Transport & Highways.

Dr Yuvaraj appointed PS to Venkaiah Naidu
Dr N Yuvaraj has been appointed as Private Secretary, M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information & Broadcasting. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Jaipal Singh appointed PS to Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary
Jaipal Singh has been appointed as Private Secretary, Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, Minister of State for MSME. He is a 1991 batch officer of Indian Forest Service.

Sanjay Kumar Pandey appointed PS to Arun Jaitely
Sanjay Kumar Pandey has been appointed as Private Secretary, Arun Jaitely, Minister for Corporate Affairs.

Sajal Kumar Roy Choudhury appointed non-official Director, BCPL
Sajal Kumar Roy Choudhury has been appointed as Non-official Director on the Board of Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL) for a period of three years.

Ojha posted as DIC Income Tax Settlement Commission in Mumbai
Veerendra Ojha has been posted as DIC Income Tax Settlement Commission , in Mumbai. He is a 1993 batch IRS - IT officer.


T R Mohanty appointed as DDG, Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
T R Mohanty, DDG, NSSO, regional office, Ajmer, has been transferred as DDG in the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. He is an ISS officer.

Raj Kumar relieved to join as Director, UPSC
Raj Kumar, Director, Postal Directorate, has been relieved to join as Director, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). He is a 2001 officer of Indian Postal Service.

Rakesh Gupta posted as Pr Resident Commissioner of J&K, New Delhi
Rakesh Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Principal Resident Commissioner of J&K Government at New Delhi. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.

Noyal Thomas appointed as DIGF, Environment, Forest & CC
Noyal Thomas has been appointed as DIGF in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. He is a 1991 batch IFS officer of Kerala cadre.

DVC Chairman, Langsteih an emerging face in power sector
In a short period (one-and-a-half years), Andrew W K Langstieh has proved his mettle in power sector as Chairman of Kolkata based PSU Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). An IA&AS officer, who donned the mantle on September 1, 2014, led the PSU single-handedly in very challenging circumstances bringing about transformational changes in the organization. PLF of DVC plants have in this period increased by around 10%, thermal power generation and revenue collection from sale is an all time high, difficult decisions which had been put off by previous managements for years were boldly taken by him. He believes in leading from the front by personal example and has brought about a sea change in the thinking and working environment of DVC. DVC as a management case study of organizational turnaround can be carried out by the researchers.

Himachal gets five new IAS officers
As many as five candidates, who were provided Indian Administrative Service (IAS) after clearing Civil Service Examination-2015, have been allotted Himachal Pradesh cadre. They are: Anurag Chander Sharma, Jatin Lal, Torul S Raveesh, Rahul Kumar and Amit Kumar Sharma.

Shenoy to join as Director (Ref), HPCL on Nov 1
Vinod Sadanand Shenoy, GM, HPCL, whose appointment has been approved by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), will be joining as Director (Refineries), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on November 1, 2016.


S K Shrivastava empanelled as Secretary in GoI
S K Shrivastava has been empanelled for holding Secretary or Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

D V Swamy gets premature repatriation
D V Swamy, who is on inter-cadre deputation to Karnataka, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Agrawal Ramesh Kumar promoted as GM, SBI
Agrawal Ramesh Kumar has been promoted to the grade of General Manager in State Bank of India (SBI).

Rajesh Kumar Jain appointed as Commissioner Railway Safety
Rajesh Kumar Jain has been appointed as Commissioner of Railway Safety. He is an IRSSE officer.

Murthy promoted to DG Postal Services rank
Thangavel Murthy has been promoted to the grade of Director General Postal Services. He is an Indian Postal Service officer.

25 ISS officers transferred
As many as 25 officers of Indian Statistical Service (ISS) have been transferred and posted to different places in Government of India. Manoj Kumar Verma has been posted to NSSO, DPC, MoSPI, Nagpur while Rakesh Kumar Aggarwal was appointed to Directorate of Economics & Statistics and Anand Krishnan is shifted to CACP, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. Similarly, Santosh Kumar Gupta has been posted to Shipping; A K Pandey to Intelligence Bureau; Mahabir Singh to MSME; Jawaid Alam Khan to Minority Affairs; Ms Meera to Health & Family Welfare; Batti Lal Meena to PLFS, NSSO, FOD, Hqrs; N N Reji to Indian Bureau of Mines; B B S Negi to Labour and Employment; Gyanendra Pratap Singh to IPP; Moinak Mukherjee to Financial Service; Ms Meena Nandwani to PLFS, NSSO, FOD Hqrs; Ms Anita Sirohiwal to Commerce; V Ethiraj to NSSO (FOD), RO; Mool Chand Bhaskar to PLFS, NSSO, FOD; J S Tomar to HUPA; Mrs Sudipta Bhattacharya to DGCI &S; Mrs Poonam Gupta to PLFS, NSSO, FOD; Monojit Das to PLFS, NSSO, FOD, Hqrs; Naorem Mohondas Singh to NSSO (FOD), ZO, Guwahati; Vinit Kuamr to PLFS, NSSO, FOD Hqrs; Fakhre Alam to PLFS, NSSO, FOD, Hqrs and Rajkumar was posted to PLFS, NSSO, FOD, R K Puram.

Tenure of Dr Sekhar Basu as Secretary, Atomic Energy extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Dr Sekhar Basu as Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, has been extended for a period of one year beyond September 19, 2016.

Manoj Kumar Ram appointed as Director, NITI Aayog (UPDATED)
Manoj Kumar Ram has been appointed as Director in the NITI Aayog. He is a 1997 batch IRSS officer.

Ms Sukhgeet Kaur appointed as Director, NITI Aayog (UPDATED)
Ms Sukhgeet Kaur has been appointed as Director in the NITI Aayog. She is a 2000 batch IOFS officer.

Tenure of Prasanth as Director, Justice curtailed (UPDATED)
The tenure of P Prasanth Kumar as Director in the Department of Justice has been curtailed. He is a 1991 batch ITS officer.

Tenure of Navin Agarwal as Director, Economic Affairs extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Navin Agarwal as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs has been extended upto November 8, 2016. He is a 1997 batch IRPS officer.

Pellakuri appointed as Director, Commerce (UPDATED)
Venkata Hari Krishna Pellakuri has been appointed as Director in the Department of Commerce. He is a 2000 batch IA&AS officer.

Extended cooling off condition on Lohiya's premature repatriation not imposed (UPDATED)
The Government of India has approved the proposal for not imposing the extended cooling off condition in respect of premature repatriation of Sanjay Lohiya to his parent cadre. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Dr Yuvaraj relieved to join as PS to Venkaiah Naidu (UPDATED)
Dr N Yuvaraj has been relieved to join as Private Secretary in the personal staff of Minister for Information & Broadcasting, M Venkaiah Naidu. Dr Yuvaraj is a 2005 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Mrs Alankrita Singh deputed as Technical Specialist at Kabul (UPDATED)
Mrs Alankrita Singh has been deputed as Technical Specialist, Afghan Female Police Training with UNDP LOTFA at Kabul, Afghanistan for a period of six months. She is a 2008 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Lokesh Kumar Lilhare appointed as OSD to Ms Uma Bharati (UPDATED)
Lokesh Kumar Lilhare has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to Ms Uma Bharati, Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. He is 2006 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Rahul Kashyap appointed as OSD to Bandaru Dattareya (UPDATED)
Rahul Kashyap has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to Bandaru Dattareya, Minister of State for Labour & Employment. He is CSS officer.

CORPORATE

Vaidya appointed CFO of Monsanto India Ltd
Monsanto India Ltd has appointed Saurabh Dilip Vaidya as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Biswal appointed Addl. Director of Omaxe Ltd
Omaxe Ltd has appointed Sudhangshu S Biswal as an Additional Director of the company.

Pathak appointed CS of GATI Ltd
GATI Limited has appointed Amit Pathak as Company Secretary of the company.

Nermani appointed CFO of Hind Rectifiers Ltd
Hind Rectifiers Limited has appointed A K Nermani as Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. August 11, 2016 .

Two Non Exec. Directors cease to be on Board of Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd
Paolo Ceddia and Filippo Ricchetti have resigned as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited.

Singh appointed CS of Take Solutions Ltd
Take Solutions Limited has appointed Avaneesh Singh as a Company Secretary of the company.

Jagawat appointed CFO of Forbes & Company Ltd.
Forbes & Company Ltd has appointed Nirmal Jagawat as Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. September 30, 2016

Hinduja appointed Non Exec. Director of Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd
Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited has appointed Shom A Hinduja as Non-Executive Director of the company.

Drolia appointed CS of Genomic Valley Biotech Ltd
Genomic Valley Biotech Ltd has appointed Hitesh Kumar Drolia as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. August 11, 2016.

Desai resigns as Director of CNI Research Ltd
Mehul Yadanandan Desai has resigned as Director of CNI Research Ltd.

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Favouritism by Finance Minister !

Apex level posts for IRS - Clear and blatant favouritism by Finance Minister... Like the accounts department cutting perks of others while squeezing others

Arun Kumar

Wrong nomenclature of two different Cadres

It is disinformation and twisting of facts altogether perhaps because of the wrong nomenclature of two different Cadres intended to take care of Direct Taxes on the one hand and Customs & Central Excise ie Indirect Taxes including the Service Tax too claiming the same name of IRS which is exclusively for Direct Taxes. In bureaucratic parlance, the Cadre for the indirect taxes is known as Indian Customs & Central Excise (I.C.& C.E.S.). If the two Cadres are to be merged together, even then the Apex Level Posts in the Centre and also State Cadres of the All India Services are far more in terms of the percentage of the total Cadre. I.A.S. on its own would account for 50% of the Apex Scale Posts while 20% each for I.P.S. and I.F.S. ( Indian Forest Service ) with 10% of the Apex Level Posts left for the Central Services 90% of which is grabbed by I.F.S. (i.e. Indian Foreign Service) which has been traditionally kept above I.A.S. since Independence. Hardly 1% of the Apex level Posts were created for the Central Services as observed by the VI Central Pay Commission which took note of the fact critically. Cadre Restructuring in I.R.S. and I.C.&C.E.S. has taken place in 2013 prospectively and denying the benefit of the same to 95% Officers who had to retire in between i.e. from 1st January, 2006 till the actual implementation of the Cadre Restructuring which finalised only in 2014-15. If the Editor of this website takes resort to this kind of blatant disinformation, even God may not help it in being Objective in Reporting.

Ashwani Kumar

Better comparison factor

Actually, as per the recruitment rules, which is the most authentic document, the total number of apex posts in the IRS is 26. The total cadre posts are 5541. The share of apex-level posts comes to 0.46%. This percentage is a better comparison factor.

Das

Partition of Bengal lead to 1947 riots

The seed of 1947 riots, had been sown by Lord Curzon the pervert genius Viceroy of India (during 1878-1905) in 1905, by way of partition of Bengal. Of all the provinces and people of India, Bengal was one province, which in the last quarter of 19th century, had shown greater unity among Hindus and Muslims on political matters. Both the communities had common pride for being called Bengalis first and then Hindus or Muslims.

Ram Kumar Garg

'History portion' is mouthpiece of BJP ?

The History portion of WIC seems to be the mouthpiece of BJP. One eyed reporting or comments should be avoided, it loses its credibility.

Kalyan

Andrew Langsteih is also a rising star in Power Sector

This with reference to your list of "Rising Stars in India's Power Sector". You have missed out Andrew Langsteih, Chairman of Damodar Valley Corporation.

Arabinda Das

No post of Member Production in Telecom Commission

There is no post of Member Production in Telecom Commission. It was abolished long back as DoT is not in production of any equipment.

K N Jha

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