The decision-making process in the Indian Civil Service is always a closely guarded affair which it often relates with the term ‘iron curtain’. The NaMo administration further strengthened this concept. But this concept appeared to have suffered a dent when ACC cleared alist of ten MDs & CEOs of public-sector banks on Wednesday. Ironically, this list got circulated via whatsapp to all and sundry since third week of August.

Contrary to the prevalent perception, that none could have access to a complete list of appointment before the ACC ratifies it, right from banking sector peons to MDs were already having this entire list at least five weeks in advance.

This raised eyebrows in power corridors how the entire list came out of the Department of Financial Services and Finance Ministry long before being cleared by the ACC. The list which got viral is as follows:-  

Ms Padamaja Chunduru-Indian Bank

Sh. MRITUNJAY MAHAPATRA -Syndicate Bk

Sh. Pallav Mohoatra –Central Bank of India

Sh. C V Nageshwar –Waiting

Sh. J Packirisamy-Andhra Bank

Sh. Karnam Sekar-Dena Bank

Sh Gopal Murli Bhagat –Waiting

Sh. PV Bharthi-Corporation Bank

Sh. M KBhattacharya-Waiting

Sh. Atul Kumar Goel-Uco Bank

Sh. S Hari Shankar- Punjab & Sind Bank

Sh. Ashok Kumar Pradhan -United Bank

Sh. AS Rajeev-Bk of Maharashtra

Sh. SS Mallikarjun -Allahabad Bank

Interestingly, several junior executives, across public sector banks PSBs, were also wondering how the entire list reaches in public domain so easily.