Your site has done a great service to the bureaucracy by regularly updating us on the tit bits of the RTI Act. Thanks a lot and keep going.
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Will Anil Kumar be Secretary Coal ?
Grapevine has it that Anil Kumar is being appointed Secretary Coal. He is  1976 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.
Roy Choudhury  to be CMD HPCL  !
S Roy Choudhury is being tipped to be new CMD of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL). PESB has reportedly put his name at number one in the panel. Roy Choudhry is presently Director (Marketing) in the HPCL.
Four dozen 1990 batch IAS to be empanelled ?
About four dozen 1990 batch IAS officers are expected to be empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. Altogether 85 IAS officers of this batch are in the consideration zone.
IAS officers from 1976 batch to be picked & chosen
In corridors of power it is now believed that seniority was immaterial as far as appointment of IAS officers from 1976 batch was concerned. As it is certain bureaucrats of the said batch have been appointed Secretaries in Government of India (GOI).
Major decisions expected in the year 201
Since majority of Government officers are in a holiday mood, major decisions are now expected to be taken in the week commencing on January 4, 2010.
Dinesh Kumar Goyal tipped to be Joint Secretary RD
As the grapevine has it, Dinesh Kumar Goyal on central deputation is tipped to be a Joint Secretary in Rural Development (RD) Ministry . He is Principal secretary (PS) PWD with the Rajasthan government. He is an IAS officer of the 1981 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.
Eve power at helm of affairs in Indian politics
It is for the first time in independent India that women power is calling shots. The scroll is topped by Ms. Sonia Gandhi – virtually head of the ruling party, Ms.Sushma Swaraj – Leader of opposition, Ms.Meira Kumar – Speaker of the Lok Sabha. All women are operating at top key position of the country.
.Jitendra Bhargava sets a record of sorts in Air India
Jitendra Bhargava Executive Director (ED) Corporate Communications of Air India (AI) who is going to retire on January 31, 2010 has set a record of sorts. He has the rarest distinction of having served under several CMDs/MDs. In the array of list are: Rajan Jetley, S.P.Gupte, Y.C.deveshwar, Capt D.S.Mathur, Brajesh Kumar, M.P. Mascarenhas, J.N.Gogoi, Sunil Arora, V.Thulasidas (full term), Raghu Menon, E.K. Bharat Bhushan & Arvind Jadhav (present CMD).
Process begins for 26 per cent stake of Oman oil in BORL
Process for 26 per cent stake of Oman Oil Company Ltd., of Sultanate of Oman in Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd (BORL) has begun. U.N.Joshi Managing Director (MD) had signed a pact in this regard a few weeks ago. Now clearance from Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) is reportedly being sought. So far Oman Oil Company Ltd has invested Rs. 75 crore in the BORL, which is coming up in Agasaud near Bina (Madhya Pradesh). Once FIPB clears the related proposal then Oman Oil Company Ltd will invest another sum of over Rs.1200 crore in BORL.
Promotions in the CISF on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, there are going to be large-scale promotions in CISF. Though, promotions have been delayed, it is estimated that 25 Deputy Commandants will become Commandants, 12 Commandants will be elevated as Senior Commandants & Eight Senior Commandants will be elevated as DIGs.
16 officers to be Chief Commissioners in CBEC
As the grapevine has it, 16 officers belonging to the 1977 batch of the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) are soon going to be promoted as Chief Commissioners.
Ajay Singhal DIG not to join the Lok Sabha secretariat
The name of Ajay Singhal, DIG (Vigilance), Haryana Government was sent by State Government for the post of Director (Security), Lok Sabha but he did not give his consent to Central Government for the said post. He is an IPS officer of the1982 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.
N. Anand to join MoEF’s Bangalore Regional office
As the grapevine has it, N. Anand is poised to join Bangalore located regional office of the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF). He is Assam-Meghalaya (A-M) cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 2000 batch.

ISS officer gets new posting on promotion
ISS officer Surendra K Das, Director, CWC, Ministry of Water Resources, New Delhi, has been posted as DDG, CWC, Ministry of Water Resources, New Delhi.
Collector in Orissa takes Voluntary Retirement
Collector Borgarh in Orissa Suresh Prasad Padhi has taken Voluntary Retirement.
Ms Lizamma Augustine is new Member (Judicial) CLB
Ms Lizamma Augustine is   being appointed  new Member (Judicial) of the Company Law Board.
Two vacancies in Lok Sabha secretariat
There are two vacancies in Lok Sabha Secretariat’s security wing. One is of Joint Director (Security) and the other one is of Director (Security).
S.K. Singhal poised to join in the Centre
S.K. Singhal, Director, (NM) Naxal Management in Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), who was empanelled in Central Government has requested for the post of IG in any Para-Military forces. He is Bihar cadre IPS officer of the1988 batch.
Arvind Deep promoted in IB
Arvind Deep, Deputy Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB) Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India has been promoted as Joint Director (IB). He is an IPS officer of the 1988 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
3 months Extension for Vipin Kumar Security Advisor, IOC
Vipin Kumar, Security Advisor to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has got extension for three months from November 30,2009 to February 28, 2010.He is an IPS officer of the1975 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.
R.P.Singh gets in situ promotion to Secretary’s rank
Rajender Pal Singh who is on compulsory wait since June 26, 2009 has also got in-situ promotion. He is an IAS officer of 1976 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre. He was earlier Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Punjab & Sindh Bank
Prasad to go to London
Joint Secretary (EW) in the Ministry of External Affairs is going to London as Deputy High Commissioner.
Mukerji to move MEA Hqs
Deputy High Commissioner in London Ashoke Mukerji is moving to Ministry of External Affairs Head Quarters in January.
1977 batch IAS to get ACS rank in Gujarat
1977 batch IAS officers are being promoted to the rank of ACS in Gujarat early next year. On January 1 there will be four ACS rank vacancies in the state.
Brij Kumar Aggrawal is PRC, Himachal in Delhi
Brij Kumar Aggrawal has now shifted from Shimla to Delhi as Principal Resident Commissioner (PRC) to the Himachal Pradesh government. So far he was Principal Secretary (PS) to Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. He is Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer of 1985 batch.
Arun Sharma is Special Secretary to Himachal Pradesh, CM
Arun Sharma who was recently inducted into the IAS cadre of Himachal Pradesh has joined as Special Secretary to Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. Hitherto he was private secretary (PS) to Prof. Dhumal.
Ajay Tyagi gets additional charge of IT in Himachal Pradesh
Ajay Tyagi Principal Secretary (PS) Finance to Himachal Pradesh government has got additional charge of PS Information Technology (IT). So far this charge was with Brij Kumar Aggrawal who has now shifted from Shimla to Delhi as Principal Resident Commissioner (PRC) to the Himachal Pradesh government. Ajay Tyagi is an IAS officer of the 1984 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre while Brij Kumar Aggrawal is an IAS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.
Bureaucratic reshuffle in Orissa on the anvil
Bureaucratic changes are expected to take place in Orissa this week.
Shukla replaces Pillai in Railway Board
Naveen Kumar Shukla SAG/IRTS has replaced Girish Pillai in the Railway Board as ED (PP).Pillai has moved to Mumbai as DRM.
IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
Seven IAS officers in Uttar Pradesh have been reshuffled.Kumar Arvind Sigh Deo will now be  Secretary in the Medical Education Department. Durga Shankar Mishra has been made secretary in the Food Department. Rajesh Kumar Singh has been given the additional charge of secretary, Agriculture Marketing Department. Rajan Shukla will be secretary (Finance Department). Sanjeev Kumar has been made new commissioner of Gram Vikash. Anita Chaterji has been posted as secretary in Human Rights Commission, UP.
IPS postings in Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Kantha Rao has been posted as Special Officer, Tourism in the Tourism Department. V. C. Sajjanar has been posted as Medak SP.Jithender is made DIG Warangal range in the existing vacancy.
New Ferozepur Divisional Commissioner
Raminder Singh has been appointed new Divisional Commissiner Ferozepur and Faridkot in Punjab.
Chairman CBEC  releases a Book on RTI
Chairman CBEC V. Shridhar released the second edition of the book on RTI titled "RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE" at a gliterring ceremony held at the India International Centre recently. The function was attended by the renowned RTI activist and Ramon Magsaysay award winner Arvind Kejriwal and the Director - RTI DoPT K. G. Verma. Speaking on the occasion V. Shridhar congratulated the author, Dr. R.K. Verma, Joint Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise at Indore and highlighted the steps taken by the CBEC for transparency. He honoured Kejriwal for the efforts made by him in the field of RTI. The book published by Taxmann, is single point source of information for all the questions related to RTI and includes commentary on the Act; gist of over 1200 case laws of CIC, High Court and Supreme Court; and statutory material. Mrs Anuradha Verma co-author of the book has been contributing a weekly article named DATE WITH RTI in the site titled
 <whispersinthecorridors.com>
Bains get additional charge of MPTDC
Principal Secretary to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shiv Raj Singh,Iqbal Singh Bains has been given additional charge of the MD Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation. He is 1985 batch IAS officer.The post has fallen vacant following the appointment of Ashwani Lohani as DRM of Delhi.
Former Mizoram DGP arrested
Former DGP of Mizoram M Tumsanga,was arrested by Anti-Corruption Bureau .
Bihar Chief Secretary bereaved
Wife of Bihar Chief Secretary Anup Mukherjee ,Ms Sunanda Mukherjee has passed away in Patna. She was 57
16 promoted as Chief Commissioners by CBEC
As the grapevine has it a total of 16 Commissioners have been elevated as Chief Commissioners by Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC). They are: A.P.Verma Hyderabad, Ms. Sandhya Baliga Mysore, M.S.Badhan Calcutta Central Excise, Ms. Indrani Dutta Mazumdar Central Excise Calcutta, R.S.Sidhu Chief Commissioner (CC)-II Bombay, Ms. Shobha Chari Bombay Customs, Ram Prakash Bhopal, Ms.Lipika Mazumdar Ahmedabad, Vineet Kumar Bombay Customs, M.K. Gupta Calcutta Customs,
Gautam Ray Chandigarh, Fantry Jaswal DG Systems, Donald Ingty Shillong, Chandrahas Mathur, Ms.J.M.Shanti Sundaram & R.K.Jain. Consequentially those who were transferred are: Narang DG Input-II to Delhi-I Central Excise, H.Sharan Calcutta to DG Input-II to Delhi-I, Prakash Nigam Bombay Customs & Ms. Shreela Ghosh CC Preventive Customs Delhi.
Manchanda  is Ambassador Macedonia
Divyabh Manchanda presently Ambassador of India to Bulgaria, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Government of the Republic of Macedonia with residence in Sofia (Bulgaria).
Prasar Bharti Board Member resigns
Prasar Bharti Board Member Mamta Shankar is believed to have resigned.
IFS officers promoted in Manipur
Seven IFS officer of Manipur Tripura  have been given super-time scale. They are Mssrs Kereilhouvi Angami, I N Kipgen,  Dr. Khaizalian,, L Baite, S K Premkumar Singh, K Jagadishwor Singh and DD Haokip.
Nathanael is new IG CRPF NE Zone
MP Nathanael  has taken over as Inspector General of Police (IGP)North East Zone of the CRPF. Earlier he was posted in CRPF Headquarters.
Srivastava is new Joint Secretary Justice
S C Srivastava is going to be new Joint Secretary Justice in the Government of India. He is CSS officer.
Is Jharkhand heading for a hung house?
Will there be a hung house in Jharkhand assembly after ongoing assembly polls? If one goes by poll prediction by bureaucrats of Jharkhand then answer to this question is “yes”.
(We said this on November 26, 2009)

CORPORATE
R Gopalan to be Secretary Banking
Post of Secretary Financial Servises  in the Government of India has been revived.1976 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre is being appointed Secretary Banking. Gopalan is presently Special Secretary Commerce.
Peter Kukielski in ArcelorMittal Management Board
ArcelorMittal has appointed Peter Kukielski in the Group Management Board of the company, effective from January 1, 2010.
Kohli is CMO Wipro
Rajan Kohli has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer, IT business of the Wipro Technologies.

Aaj Ki Aawaz

In the Ruchika case which involves an ex DGP justice like Ruchika has been molested!
And hopefully the Court literally letting off the ex DGP will be contested!!!
 
Imagine just a 6 months sentence despite molestation and harassment being established!
Really via this judgment justice has been demolished!!!

And Ruchika committed suicide because of what she faced!!!!
Justice truly has been defaced!!!
 
It’s another case of the high and mighty being let off!!!
At the Judgment Media and Public karr rahe hai scoff!!!
 
Congress is spoiling MNS and its Boss rotten!!!!
Too brazen Raj has gotten!!!
 
Now his MNS workers have targeted Pilgrims Sidhi Vinayak ke outside!!!
I don’t think in Ganesh Ji’s Darbaar there is consideration of ‘outside and inside’!!!
 
Whether you come from Maharashtra or outside!!!!
All are welcome Sidhi Vinayak ke inside!!!
 
The way Raj is going he’ll get slapped by someone not because of the 1 Crore inaam!
For his bullying ways he’ll pay the daam (price)!!!
 
Post Climate Change meet US says it will hold India accountable!!!!
Whereas fact is as the agreement is not binding all are unaccountable!!!!
 
Seems US interprets the ‘no Deal’ as a Deal but how does it feel it can police!!!
Where is it written that we are the suspects and US is the Police?????

Consulting does not mean enforcement!!!
Seems by the White House the meaning for local consumption is being bent!!
 
But India needs to implement measures to at least tackle climate change outfall!!!
Now is the time to take the call!!!
 
Turning to solar energy, water harvesting and greening should be done on a war footing!!!
Because climate change outfall will give us a severe booting!!!
 
We have to start treating water as if it is Blue Gold!!!!
Not like the water of old!!!
 
Rahul needs to take up a Cabinet berth!!!!
As an Administrator he needs to prove his worth!!!
 
This ‘enjoying power without any responsibility is wrong and needs to be corrected'!!!
By becoming a Mantri does not mean from Public he'll be disconnected!!!
 
Okay he wants to show he’s in no hurry to get an ‘Ministerial post’!!!!
Despite being made a Mantri he can still continue to be Public’s dost!!!!
 
He did a right thing by not being present to accept the IBN award ‘ Neta of the Year’!!!!
Though his recorded ‘thank you’ we did get to hear!!!

Ghadkari now has the unenviable job of getting 'BJP Leaders to obey'!!!!
Ghadkari is a foodie they say!!!

So he can organize breakfasts, lunches and dinners!!!!
And get through to the 'disobedient sinners'!!!

With Munde being made Sushma's Deputy the message is clear,
End to infighting in BJP is 'nowhere near'!!!!

Modi has got support from Laloo 'on voting being made mandatory'!!!!!
And if Laloo could he'd make voting for RJD obligatory!!!

Laloo demands change in a jiffy so as to suit him and his Party!!!!
In making and denying demands Laloo's really very arty!!!

Montek says inflation will fall by Jan 2010 .....one more fib from Montek!!!
Isn't it time that a put his job at stake!!

If inflation does not stop hurting by Jan 2010 he'll resign!!!
At present inflation ebbing ka there is no sign!!!

Fruits that were sold by the dozen are now priced by weight!!!!
And very soon the good ole banana will be sold by weight just you wait!!

Imagine potatoes that are bought at 2/ Kg from the Farmer are priced at Rs. 13/Kg in retail!!!
That's why I say Sarkaar's aim to benefit Farmers ho gayi hai fail!!

Confucius says... what is needed is plug the leaks from farm to Mandi or Shop!!!
Curb profits being made my middlemen and retailers and on hoarding Sarkaar should ruthlessly stop!!

Bharat Kumar

Forum
(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)
IS THE DEMAND OF SMALLER STATES JUSTIFIED ?
I belong to Railways. Division of states will not be beneficial to the states and its people. But as far as class I officers are concerned it would be very beneficial. The best example is Railway. The division of Zones (16 out of 9) has created so many higher posts. All the senior post of a zone have become multiplied by 16 instead of nine. The efficiency has no difference. The staffs have suffered. No increase in staff strength, rather decreased. If management is possible with less staff then why not less officers. Outsourcing - new mantra - is very dangerous. Efficiency, reliability etc have gone down like anything. It is very important to see which should be outsourced and what not. If outsourced - how it will be supervised. Cutting cost is important. But it is also important to see the practicality. We are heading towards a dangerous situation. Please remember outsourcing of Managers is also possible. Create sense of responsibility. Due to lack of that we are outsourcing. But outsourcing is creating further problem in the same direction.
SC
PESB   needs to be more transparent than vainglorious!!!
It is astonishing to see the PESB still clinging to its twentieth century mindset of secrecy by delaying its recommendations to administrative ministries, not by hours, but by days! This artificial delay by the PESB Secretariat is irrational leading to avoidable suspicion in the minds of public sector aspirants fearing/alleging last minute tinkering with the Board’s recommendations on orders of higher Authorities. What is the harm in being transparent? Not to be misunderstood, while I was Secretary PESB towards the end of last century under the successive Chairmanship of N Vittal (who later rose to become CVC) and T K A Nair presently Principle Secretary to PM, the practice of displaying  PESB’s recommendations on its notice board within half an hour of interviews was experimented. This was hugely successful. But, the same was given up soon on requests of administrative ministries who perceived it as a threat to their importance! However, the practice of forwarding PESB’s recommendations to ministries within an hour of interviews continued. Against this background, the present practice of PESB Secretariat delaying   Board’s recommendations for days together for no valid reason sounds monopolistic. This is an anachronism in the present age of transparency where information is meant to be shared rather than ‘sold’ to a select few! Let the Board review the functioning of its Secretariat. This is with malice towards none.
A K SAXENA (A retired civil servant)
"Food security for MPs"
I compliment A K Saxena for his column.This was in syncronisation with the Aaj ki Aawaz of 21st and 22nd December,09.It is indeed shameful for MPs to enjoy such lavish 5-star lunches and dinners@Rs12.50 per thaali. Impossible and unbelievable! They also get several freebies in the form of telephones, transport, Air journeys, electricity, rent-free government houses etc. Thanks for this bold exposure.
Vedvrat Sharma
Exposing our opportunistic MPs
I thank A K Saxena and your bold website for exposing our opportunistic MPs for enjoying 5-star meals in Parliament House for a meagre amount. They are a liability for the country. If democracy allows this wasteful expenditure, then dictatorship is better. I feel sad as an Indian.
Islam Khan, London, UK