Friends,
I am reproducing an interesting email from a retired officer below.Some one has done a little research to articulate post retirement employment of IFS, IAS and IPS officers.
These posts are filled largely on the basis of patronage. Senior officers seek favor from their political bosses to get such employment. As a result, they have to tow the line.
Dhirendra Krishna
ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A TOTAL ABSENCE OF ANY MENTION IN OUR MEDIA OF THE 37TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IMPOSITION OF INTERNAL EMERGENCY IN INDIA (25 JUNE 1975) , AND PERHAPS, NO BODY WOULD EVEN LIKE TO RECALL THIS ONE OF THE SADDEST EPISODES POST - INDEPENDENCE, PARTICULARY THOSE BORN IN SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES WHO MIGHT NOT EVEN CARE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS MOST UN-DEMOCRATIC AND DRACONIAN ERA, YET, AN EMAIL WAS QUITE AN EYE OPENER VIS -A- VIS THE CURRENT SCENARIO, AND WORTH SHARING.
HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "TALWAR AMENDMENT", AS DESCRIBED BY T N NINAN:
An important vignette about those days has come out, in a booklet written by N Vaghul to honour the memory of R K Talwar, the trail-blazing chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) from 1969 until his abrupt departure in 1976, at the height of the Emergency. The vignette that deserves a wider audience relates to Talwar's ouster.
Mr Vaghul, who started his own distinguished banking career in SBI, recalls that a cement company to which the bank had given a loan became "sick", with mounting losses. Seeing that the problem was mismanagement, the bank agreed to a restructuring package provided the company's promoter, also its chairman and CEO, made way for a professional. The promoter happened to be a friend of Sanjay Gandhi.
Sanjay called the finance minister (who, though unnamed, was C Subramaniam; Pranab Mukherjee was nominally under him as minister for revenue and banking), and asked him to direct the bank to waive the condition on change of management. The minister phoned Talwar, who called for the details of the case, satisfied himself, and informed the minister that the condition could not be waived.
The minister summoned Talwar to Delhi and told him that he had instructions from "the highest authority" in the country. Talwar stood his ground. This was communicated to Sanjay, who called for Talwar. Talwar refused to meet him, saying he had no constitutional authority. Sanjay's response was swift: Sack Talwar.
This was easier ordered than done, because under the State Bank of India Act the chairman could not be removed without sufficient cause. So the minister offered Talwar a different assignment, to chair the proposed Banking Commission. Talwar said he would accept and could do that in addition to being the SBI chairman. The minister looked unhappy, so Talwar observed that the minister seemed to be "very particular" that Talwar not continue as the bank chairman.
The minister admitted that the problem was Talwar's lack of flexibility on the cement company issue, and said that if he did not resign, he would have to be dismissed. Talwar said he had no intention of resigning, and the minister could decide on dismissal. As Mr Vaghul tells it, Sanjay next asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look for grounds on which Talwar could be dismissed.
It turned out that Talwar had sent appeals to many businessmen, seeking donations for the Auroville project to which he was devoted. But no businessman was willing to testify that Talwar had spoken to him or tried to persuade him to make a donation. All that he had done was to forward an appeal signed by the prime minister and the secretary-general of the United Nations (U Thant), recommending the Auroville project for support. The CBI was forced to close the case.
Sanjay now lost all patience, and told the minister to amend the SBI Act so that Talwar could be dismissed without stating the reason. With opposition leaders in jail, Parliament rubber-stamped the Act's amendment in no time. The minister told Talwar one final time that if he did not resign he would be dismissed. Talwar remained defiant. Finally, on August 4, 1976, Talwar was given 13 months' leave and asked to hand over charge to the managing director of the bank. Even after arming itself with the required powers, the government could not bring itself to sack Talwar.
Mr Vaghul records that there was hardly anyone to see off SBI's greatest chairman that evening, so great was the atmosphere of fear at the time.
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....AND, ALTHOUGH A LOT OF WATER HAS SINCE GONE DOWN THE GANGES, YET IT IS TIME TO COMPARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS...
HOW MANY SUCH MEN AND WOMEN COULD BE COUNTED ON FINGERS WHO COULD ACTUALLY STAND UP AND SAY "NO, IT IS WRONG, IT SHALL NOT BE COMPLIED WITH "?!.
ON THE OTHER HAND, HAVE A LOOK AT THE LATEST FROM THE INDIAN EXPRESS, EXPOSED IN SERIES OF ARTICLES THIS WEEK, IF MISSED BY YOU.
IT IS TALKING ABOUT : Indians Always in Service !
THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF BUREAUCRATS & ADMINISTRATORS, WHO KNOW HOW TO MANAGE FIXING THEIR POST-RETIREMENT POSITIONS. THEY SERVED, SERVED AND STILL SERVING .....
THEY MUST HAVE MASTERED THE ART OF CONTINUING TO SERVE !~!!
(THIS STATUS IS AS ON : 30 JUNE 2012).
OF COURSE, SOME OF THEM MIGHT BE GENUINE NEEDS OF THE NATION, AND HIGHLY INDISPENSABLE, UNDOUBTEDLY.
Served, still serving...
Indians Always in Service
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P K Mishra Retired from: IAS, UP Became: Member, UPSC
Vijay Singh Retired from: IAS, MP Became: Member, UPSC
Alka Sirohi .Retired from: IAS, MP Became: Member, UPSC
Rajni Razdan Retired from: IAS, Haryana Became: Member, UPSC
K K Paul Retired from: IPS, UT Became: Member, UPSC
I M G Khan Retired from: IPoS Became: Member, UPSC
B K Chaturvedi Retired from: IAS, UP Became: Member, Planning Commission
Wajahat Habibullah Retired from: IAS, J&K Became: Chairman, National Commission for Minorities
H T Sangliana Retired from: IPS, Karnataka Became: Vice Chairman, National Commission for Minorities
K N Daruwala Retired from: IPS Became: Member, National Commission for Minorities
M K Narayanan Retired from: IPS, TN Became: Governor, West Bengal
E S L Narasimhan Retired from: IPS, AP Became: Governor, Andhra Pradesh
Shekhar Dutta Retired from: IAS, MP Became: Governor, Chhattisgarh
B V Wanchoo Retired from: IPS, WB Became: Governor, Goa
N N Vohra Retired from: IAS, Punjab Became: Governor, Jammu and Kashmir
Gurbachan Jagat Retired from: IPS, Punjab Became: Governor, Manipur
R S Mooshahary Retired from: IPS, Kerala Became: Governor, Meghalaya
Nikhil Kumar Retired from: IPS, UT Became: Governor, Nagaland
Balmiki Prasad Singh Retired from: IAS, Became: Governor, Sikkim
B L Joshi Retired from: IPS, Rajasthan Became: Governor, Uttar Pradesh
tejendra Khanna Retired from: IAS, Punjab Became: Lt Governor, Delhi
Satyanand Mishra Retired from: IAS, MP Became: Chief Information Commissioner, CIC
Vijay Sharma Retired from: IAS, UP Became: Information Commissioner, CIC
Rajiv Mathur Retired from: IPS, UP Became: Information Commissioner, CIC
M L Sharma Retired from: IPS, Rajasthan Became: Information Commissioner, CIC
Deepak Sandhu Retired from: IIS Became: Information Commissioner, CIC
Sushma Singh Retired from: IAS, Jharkhand Became: Information Commissioner, CIC
T Nand Kumar Retired from: IAS, Jharkhand Became: Member, NDMA
Jyoti K Sinha Retired from: IPS, Bihar Became: Member, NDMA
K M Singh Retired from: IPS, Maharashtra Became: Member, NDMA
Pramod Deo Retired from: IAS Became: Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
M Deena Dayalam Retired from: IAAS Became: Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
Lakshmi Chand Retired from: IAS, UP Became: Member, National Commission for
Denotified, Semi-NOMADIC Tribes
Dr Anupam Dasgupta Retd IAS, Maha. Became: Member, National Consumer Disputes Reddressal Commission
S K Naik Retired from: IAS, Punjab Became: Member, National Consumer Disputes -do-
Vineeta Rai Retired from: IAS, UT Became: Member, National Consumer Disputes -do-
Vinay Kumar Retired from: IAS, Karnataka Became: Member, National Consumer Disputes -do-
Suresh Chandra Retired iAS, Maha. Became: Member, National Consumer Disputes -do-
P L Punia Retired from: IAS, UP Became: Chairman, National Commission for SC
Rameshwar OraonRetired IPS, J'khand Became: Chairman, National Commission for ST
S S N Murthy Retired from: IRS Became: Member, Securities Appellate Tribunal
P K Malhotra Retired from: ILS Became: Member, Securities Appellate Tribunal
S Krishnan Retired from: IAS, Utt'khand Became: Chairman, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
Yashwant S Bhave Retired IAS,Mahara. Became: Chairman, Airports Economic Regulatory
Authority
Prakash Chand ChhotAray Retired IRS Became: Member, SEBI
P K Ghosh Retired from: IAS, Gujarat Became: Member, Advisory Committee on SEBI Investors'
Protection and Education
Rani Jadhao Retired from: IAS,Mahara. Became: Chairman, Tariff Authority on Major Ports
Pradeep Kumar Retired from: IAS, Hary. Became: Chief Vigilance Commissioner, CVC
R Srikumar Retired from: IPS, TN Became: Vigilance Commissioner, CVC
J Hari Narayan Retired from: IAS, TN Became: Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority
Satyabrata Pal Retired from: IFS Became: Member, NHRC
P C Sharma Retired from: IPS Became: Member, NHRC
P K Rastogi Retired from: IAS, AP Became: Member, TDSAT
Ashok Chawla Retired from: IAS, Gujarat Became: Chairman, Competition Commission of India
H C Gupta Retired from: IAS, UP Became: Member, Competition Commission of India
Anurag Goel Retired from: IAS, UP Became: Member, Competition Commission of India
R Prasad Retired from: IRS Became: Member, Competition Commission of India
M L Tayal Retired from: IAS, Haryana Became: Member, Competition Commission of India
Rahul Khullar Retired from: IAS, UT Became: Chairman, TRAI
Rajinder Pal Singh Retired from: IAS, AP Became: Chairman, NHAI
Ajay Shankar Retired from: IAS, UP Became: Member Secretary, National Mfacturing Compet Council
Shailendra Pandey Retired from: IAAS Became: Member (Admin), CAT
Veena Chhotray Retired from: IAS, Bihar Became: Member (A), CAT
R C Panda Retired from: IAS, Tamil Nadu Became: Member (A), CAT
Sudhir Kumar Retired from: IAS, Karnat. Became: Member (A), CAT
D C Lakha Retired from: IAS, UP Became: Member (A), CAT
Jayati Chandra Retired from: IAS, UP Became: Member (A), CAT
R C Joshi Retired from: IAS, Maharashtra Became: Member (A), CAT
Shankar Prasad Retired from: IAS, Bihar Became: Member (A), CAT
Champak Chatterjee Retired from: IAS, TN Became: Member (A), CAT
R Bandopadhyaya Retired from: IAS, W B Became: Member (A), CAT
Khushiram Retired from: IAS, MP Became: Member (A), CAT
Promila Issar Retired from: IAS, Haryana Became: Member (A), CAT
R Satapathy Retired from: IAS, Tamil Nadu Became: Member (A), CAT
K George Joseph Retired from: IAS, Gujarat Became: Member (A), CAT
Ranbir Singh Retired from: IAS, MP Became: Member (A), CAT
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