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POLITICS

This is History (316)
Through the control of the wealth it is easy enough to control the people of the country. and, indeed ,the land itself.

Narendra Modi and Congress Party
This is a prediction of whispersinthecorridors.com -Narendra Modi is going to demolish -Gandhi family .If this family goes out of the power game-the Congress Party will automatically be finished. And the dream of Modi of "Congress Mukta Bharat" will be fulfilled.

Vinod Rai to monitor MCI working
Former CAG and presently Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau Vinod Rai is a man of honesty and integrity.This theory has even been recognised by the Supreme Court of India by appointing him as a Member in the Committee to monitor the sensitive working of the Medical Council of India (MCI).Former CJI Justice Lodha is the Chairman of the Committee.

Majority favoured Rajan's continuation as RBI Governor : Survey
Announcement of RBI Governor Rahuram Rajan that he will not opt for second term after his present tenure ends on Sept. 4, 2016, notwithstanding, an overwhelmingly majority of our surfers had favoured his continuation on the post when thewhispersinthecorridors.com conducted a survey in this regards in May-June this year.

We had asked - "Who should be the next RBI Governor ? Whether he should be an Economist, a Professor, a Banker or a Politician".

And the reply of the majority was that Rajan who has enforced the discipline in country's finance orbit, should be given another term. While U K Mohanty said, "Raghuram Rajan should be given one more term since he is genuinely concerned about the economic stability of India and is not afraid to call a spade a spade despite huge political pressure and compulsion", another surfer Suresh Joshi also felt, "Considering his past outstanding performance Rajan should be given one more term. Govt. of India should not delay this wise decision. For Rajan, there is no dearth of jobs. Many takers are waiting for the prized catch".

Similarly, another surfer and former DGP of MP, Raman Kackar opined, "An Economist should be the next RBI Governor because he understands pros-cons and causes of good and bad economic policies. He can give proper direction to boost up the sagging economy" whereas yet another surfer Rajendra Kothari emphasized "An Economist with Rajan's commitment should be picked, preferably Rajan should repeat term".

Raghuram Rajan has to be the new RBI Governor. A brilliant economist of international repute; an intrepid, independent central banker; Governor Rajan has proved himself many times over in his illustrious career. His brilliance is self evident, his good intentions and desire to serve the country are palpably clear. As RBI Governor, he has acquitted himself exceptionally well, he is clearly in the league of Chintaman Deshmukh, ICS, ex-RBI Governor and ex-Finance Minister of India. He is destined for even bigger roles. For now, a second term as Governor RBI would suffice", opined Vijay Kumar.

A host of other surfers also favoured granting one more term to Rajan and strongly opposed appointment of a politician or a bureaucrat on the coveted post.

(For details - see July issue of Whispers In The Corridors)

DEBATE

In world's biggest democracy- Who can be termed as dictator and why ?

In India - world's biggest democracy - Who can be said to be dictators from among the following. Narendra Modi (Prime Minister), Ms. Sonia Gandhi (AICC Chief), Arvind Kejriwal (Delhi Chief Minister), Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan Chief Minister), J Jayalalithaa (Tamil Nadu Chief Minister), Mamta Banerjee (West Bengal Chief Minister), Naveen Patnayak (Orissa Chief Minister ), K Chandrasekhar Rao (Telangana Chief Minister), Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed (Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister) and Nitish Kumar (Bihar Chief Minister).
Mail your views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

BUREAUCRACY

212 candidates allocated IRS-Customs
As many as 212 candidates have been allotted Indian Revenue Service of Customs and Central Excise cadre [IRS(C&CE)] against the Civil Service examination (CSE) - 2015.

Posting of 1986 batch IAS officers to start
Posting of 1986 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India will commence in a week or two.

Alok Tandon to be AS, Cabinet Secretariat ?
Alok Tandon is likely to be appointed Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Two IAS officers out of five from MP empanelled as Addl Secretary in GoI
Only two IAS officers out of five belonging to 1986 batch from Madhya Pradesh cadre have been empanelled for Additional Secretary level posts in Government of India. Besides, one has been empanelled for Additional Secretary equivalent.

Vandita Sharma empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Vandita Sharma has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Justice Vazifdar to be CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC ?
In all probability Acting Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar will be Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court either this month or early next month.

Why Director (Police ) MHA shifted ?
MHA has reportedly shunted out the Director police. His shifting is a hot topic of discussion in the MHA.

Appointment of Choudhury as MD, IRFC in the doldrums
The appointment of A K Choudhury, ED, RVNL as Managing Director, Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC) is reported to be in the doldrums.

Tenure of Kundargi as CMD, MOIL Ltd ending in Aug
The tenure of G P Kundargi as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MOIL Limited is coming to an end on August 31, 2016. Mukund P Chaudhary, Director (Finance) MOIL, is expected to succeed him in September.

Post of Director (Fin), Braithwaite & Co Ltd lying vacant
The post of Director (Finance), Braithwaite & Co. Limited has been lying vacant for a long time. However, Partha Protim Bose, GM, BCL, who was selected for this post, is awaited for appointment orders.

PESB yet to hold interviews again for CMD, BEL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is yet to hold interviews for the second time for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) as vacancy of this post is arising on October 1, 2016.

Cabinet honours outgoing DGP in Madhya Pradesh
In a rare show of gesture the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet invited the ougoing DGP of Madhya Pradesh Surendra Singh to honour him for his services. 1980 batch IPS officer Singh retired from service on June 30.

10 IPS officers shifted in MP
As many as 10 IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Rina Mitra has been posted as Chairperson, Police Housing Corp while Anuradha Shankar is ADG, Administration and SW Naqvi is ADG, PSO to DGP. Similarly, G Janardhan has been appointed as IG, Anti-naxal campaign; Gaurava Rajput as Commandant, Indore; A P Singh as Commandant, RAPTC Indore; Tarun Nayak as Commandant Mandla; Gaurav Tiwari as SP Katna; Asit Yadav as SP, Balaghat and Lodha Rahul Kumar was posted as SP, Mandla.

Two Chief Secretaries are tribals
There are now two tribal Chief Secretaries in the country. While O P Meena a 1979 batch IAS officer is now Chief Secretary of Rajasthan Ms Rajbala Verma 1983 batch IAS officer is already Chief Secretary of Jharkhand.With 22 per cent population of tribals now 1984 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre P C Meena is waiting in the wings to become Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh.

Shakuntala Gamlin to continue as CS Arunachal Pradesh
According to informed sources Ms Shakuntala Gamlin is going to continue as Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh. She is 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Sahay relieved by MHA for Goa
Sanjeev Nandan Sahai has been relieved by the MHA to join the Goa Government. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Tambe appointed CGM (M&C), IT, Corp Centre, Navi Mumbai
Dananjaya Arvind Tambe has been appointed as Chief General Manager, Marketing & Collaboration, Information Technology Department, at Corporate Centre, Navi Mumbai.

CEO of NOIDA likely to be shifted
Rama Raman , CEO, NOIDA, GR NOIDA and Yamuna E-Way Authority is likely to be shifted . A 1987 batch UP cadre IAS officer is holding CEOs post of all three Authorities for the last six years.

Vaidya posted at Ambajhari
Harsh Vaidya, CFA(Fys) Jabalpur is going to Ambajhari in the same category. He is a 1995 batch officer.

Vacancy of Joint Secretary, Corporate Affairs arising in July
A vacancy of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is arising in July.

Brig B D Rai promoted to Acting Rank of Maj Gen
Brig B D Rai, YSM, PARA has been approved for the promotion to the Acting Rank of Maj Gen in the Command & Staff stream and Staff only stream.

Gurinder Singh Chawla appointed as DG, Audit, New Delhi
Gurinder Singh Chawla is new Deputy Director (AMG-IV), in the office of Director General of Audit, Central Expenditure, New Delhi. He is a 2008 batch IA&AS officer.

Sanjeev Mishra is non-executive Chairman of Axis Bank
Sanjeev Mishra is now nnon-executiveChairman and independent director of the Axis Bank. He is former 1972 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

IAS changes in Odisha
N B SRajput is new Commissioner Land Records.R P Singh will be MD Odisha Medical Corporation.B Parmeswaran is now Director Housing Corporation and D Prasanth Kumar Director Social Welfare.

IES officer, Ms Sudha Rao gets HAG
Ms Sudha P Rao has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) in the Indian Economic Service (IES).

Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, Felicitated on Successful Completion of Afghan - India
Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) The Afghan-India Friendship Dam, formally known as Salma Dam, was recently Inaugurated jointly by the Prime Minister of India and President of Afghanistan on 4 th of June 2016 at Herat, Afghanistan. The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation organized a Felicitation Ceremony to commemorate the Successful Completion of the Afghan - India Friendship Dam at New Delhi on 22 nd June, 2016. Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti congratulated WAPCOS for the enormous efforts in completion of the Dam. In her remarks she said that India's relations with Afghan brothers and sisters were historical, cultural and spiritual. It falls on all of us in this region to cooperate and assist each other for the greater good of the people. She reiterated that ensuring peace and security of the region can be achieved by the means shown by the brave Afghan people. She further conveyed that by constructing and commissioning the Afghan-India Friendship Dam against all odds, a message of solidarity has been sent to the region and to the world. Sushma Swaraj, Hon'ble Minister of External Affairs, Government of India was the Chief Guest at the event and she said that the Afghan-India Friendship dam reflects the state of our bilateral relations and is a symbol of our enduring friendship. Afghan-India Friendship dam is a Flagship Infrastructural Project of India's Developmental Assistance Programme to Afghanistan. She reiterated that India will continue to extend cooperation for the development of Afghanistan and the commissioning of this Dam is a reflection of India's continued commitment to Afghanistan's reconstruction. Uma Bharti, Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Felicitated Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs on the Successful Completion of the Afghan-India Friendship Dam. The Dam was executed and implemented on a turn-key basis by WAPCOS Limited, a Government of India Enterprise under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

NBCC observes Swachhta Pakhwada (UPDATED)
As a part of Swachh Bharat Mission of Govt. of India, NBCC observed Swachhta Pakhwada from 16 June to 30 June 2016. In gracious presence of Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, Swachhta Pledge was administrated to employees of the company at Corporate Office, New Delhi, by Director (Projects). The event was also graced by Chief Vigilance Officer. Subsequent to the Pledge Ceremony, CMD, Directors, CVO and the Officers and employees of the company also participated in cleaning activities of the office campus to reiterate their commitment to cleanliness campaign.

Two IPS Officers given new postings in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Two Rajasthan IPS officers have been shifted. Sharat Kaviraj has been appointed as SP, SCRB while Ms Mamta Gupta was posted as Commandant, 12th Battalion, RAC, New Delhi.

Inter cadre deputation tenure of Maneesh Chauhan extended (UPDATED)
Maneesh Chauhan has been accorded an extension of inter cadre deputation from Uttar Pradesh to Rajasthan for a further period of two years with effect from June 9, 2016. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

IAS officer, Mrs Suman Rawat is now Mrs Suman Chandra (UPDATED)
Mrs Suman Rawat has changed her name from Mrs Suman Rawat to Mrs Suman Chandra. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Rajesh Kumar posted as Under Secretary, DARE (UPDATED)
Rajesh Kumar, Under Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), has been posted to the Department of Agriculture, Research & Education (DARE).

J Ajay Kumar promoted to IG rank in Telangana (UPDATED)
J Ajay Kumar, who is on inter cadre deputation to Telangana, has been promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Police and posted as IG, SCRB, CID in Telangana. He is a 1997 batch IPS Officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Two IAS officers shifted in AP (UPDATED)
Budithi Rajasekhar has been posted as Special Officer, Krishna Pushkarams, 2016 while A Surya Kumari was transferred and posted as Executive Officer, Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam, Indrakeeladri, Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.

Satish K Kaushik posted as Secretary, SEC in AP (UPDATED)
Satish Kumar Kaushik has been posted as Secretary, State Election Commission while V B Ramana was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Rythu Bazars in Andhra Pradesh.

G S P Kishore appointed as MD, OILFED in AP (UPDATED)
G S Phani Kishore has been posted as Managing Director, OILFED in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1992 batch IRS Officer.

P Umanath appointed Director, Rehabilitation in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
P Umanath has been transferred and posted as Director of Rehabilitation and Welfare of Non Resident Tamils. He is an IAS Officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Justice Satish K Agnihotri to perform duties of Chief Justice, Sikkim HC (UPDATED)
Justice Satish Kumar Agnihotri has been assigned to perform the duties of the Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court.

Rajiv Rattan is also Director, Ayush in Haryana (UPDATED)
Rajiv Rattan has been given the additional charge of Director, Ayush. He is a 2008 batch IAS Officer of Haryana cadre.

Two IPS Officers given new postings in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Two Rajasthan IPS officers have been shifted. Sharat Kaviraj has been appointed as SP, SCRB while Ms Mamta Gupta was posted as Commandant, 12th Battalion, RAC, New Delhi.

Mineral exploration policy to lower cost of Mineral Expl: Acharya (UPDATED)
In a statement, S K Acharya, CMD of NLC and also the Co-Chairman of the committee on formulating star rating for the Indian Mines, constituted by Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) observed this while commenting on new the National Mineral Exploration Policy(NMEP) Approved by Union Cabinet on June 29, 2016. He further observed that Union Cabinet's approving the National Mineral Exploration Policy (NMEP) for Non fuel &Non Coal Minerals is bold and a welcome step. This policy is poised to bring in the world class practices adopted in exploration of minerals. It throws open the Indian Mineral Sector to wider and competitive participation of exploration companies both in house &abroad -thus there by will pave way for bringing down the cost of exploration in the country. The new policy would enable creating a comprehensive Geo-Scientific & Exploration database comparable to world class standards, like in Australia. While commenting about the successful implementation of NMEP, S K Acharya observed that the following issues needed to be addressed.

Vishwanathan takes over as Dy Governor RBI (UPDATED)
N.S. Vishwanathan has taken over as deputy governor in charge of overseeing banking and financial sector regulations at the banking regulator in the Reserve Bank of India.

Munawar Khursheed appointed as CVO, MCL (UPDATED)
Munawar Khursheed, has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Sambalpur at the Director level. He is a 1992 batch RPF officer.

CORPORATE

Venkatesh appointed ED of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited has appointed N S Venkatesh as Executive Director of the Bank.

Srinivas ceases to be MD & CEO of United Bank of India
P Srinivas has ceased to be Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank of India.

Sanghavi appointed CS of Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India has appointed Dipak D Sanghavi, Deputy General Manager of the Bank as Company Secretary of the Bank.

Prasad ceases to be Nominee Director on Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd Board
Ms Sujata Prasad has ceased to be Nominee Director of Union Ministry of Coal on the Board of Directors of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd.

Jindal appointed ED & CEO of Nalwa Sons Investments Ltd
Nalwa Sons Investments Ltd has appointed Suresh Jindal as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company w.e.f. July 1, 2016.

Nanda appointed CFO of Usha Martin Ltd
Rohit Nanda has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Usha Martin Limited

Sondigala appointed CS of Landmarc Leisure Corporation Ltd
Landmarc Leisure Corporation Ltd has appointed Kamlesh Sondigala as Company Secretary of the company.

Narayan appointed CS of BLS Infotech Ltd
BLS Infotech Ltd has appointed Asish Narayan as a Company Secretary of the company.

(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)

DEBATE (1)

In my view Kejriwal is dictator.He can't listen "No".

B L Gupta

DEBATE (2)

Naveen Patnaik is a dictator.Ask all his political detractors?.

A K Panda

Tough policy towards Pakistan ?

When PM, Modi cancelled Foreign Minister's meet just when he took over as PM, to protest against Pak Ambassador's invite to the anti-Indian Kashmiri separatists, everyone thought it is prelude to a tough policy towards Pakistan. All these appears to have ended as a pipe dream. Indian soldiers are getting killed like sitting ducks in Kashmir by Pak sponsored terrorists. Pak flags re openly flaunted in Kashmir. Pak Ambassador refuses to condemn the recent ambush and murder of CRPF men and instead cocks a snook at India by going to the extent of asking the invitees, a bunch of Kashmir separatists and pro-Paki traitors to our country who are invited to 'enjoy' Pak Ambassador's hospitality while dead bodies of our soldiers are being cremated and maimed soldiers are fighting for their life in ICUs. Pakistan and the pro-Paki anti-nationals in India, who were lying low since partition and who were allowed to stay in India courtesy Gandhi and Nehru, now think that Modi Government is week kneed and impotent and only can give bellicose threats. Government should first put our country in order. If Modi's bombastic election rhetoric of a 56 inches chest is true, he should arrest the Kashmiri separatists and those Indians who attended the birirani party under Defence of India rules and send them to Vellore jail in Tamil Nadfu, abrogate article 370 and allow displaced Hindus and Sikhs from POK to settle in Kashmir. All those Pandits whose properties have been confiscated by local Muslims at the point of guns and, ethnically cleansed, should be retrieved and given back to them. India should put ball in Pak's court by raising the issue of the forcible occupation of POK by Pakis and of ethnic cleansing of Hindus in international forums. Kashmir is not for Kashmiris or for a bunch pro-Pakis alone. It is made sacred by the blood of tens of thousands of our martyred soldiers coming from Tamil Nadu to Ladakh, Kerala to Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh to Rajasthan. No Government in Delhi can think of surrendering Kashmir to Pakistan.

Navnith Krishnan


IAS continues to enjoy edge over others

It is interesting to find from the Seventh pay Commission report that wherever the Chairman and the other member suggested something rationalizing the wide edge between the IAS and other services the IAS member of the commission dissented. For example, the edge enjoyed by the IAS was recommended to be extended to the other two All India Services viz. IPS and the IFS (Indian Forest Service).The IAS member did not agree. While the Chairman and the other member also recommended a uniform period of 17 years for all the Group A services recruited through the same Civil Services Exam for empanelment as Joint Secretary, the IAS member again did not agree. It seems as if the Member felt he was there to protect the turf of the service to which he belonged .We have yet to know what the Secretaries' Committee which again was comprised of mostly IAS had done on this. There is no denying the fact that what was once settled as two-year disparity has today in practice become almost 8 to 10-year gap causing lot of frustration among the officers. While IAS officers of 1998 batch have been empanelled, those of 1990 batch in some services like Railways are yet to be considered. Modi Government would do well to look into this in the interest of good governance. Motivation is after all a key to good management.

Aarti Khosla


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