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N Murali Krishna

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Itni jaldi kyaa hai PM ji Wal-Mart ko India mein laane ki!!!!

Fact is on this aap ko bahut baathe hai samjhane ki!!!

First why is it on anything that is on top of US's agenda our PM sticks his neck out??? First he stuck his neck out on the Nuclear Deal and now he is sticking his neck out on FDI in Retail!!! He keeps trying to sell Wal-Mart and likes as if they are NGOs!!!!! Unlike PM Wal-Mart and likes have done their homework!!!! And they will capitalize on the gaps , wrongs and inconsistencies in the Indian Market!!! And in view of the opposition to FDI in Retail why doesn't Government withdraw the decision and go in for a 'study by GOM and debate thereafter'..... not debate and then GOM!!! Just recently we saw Government's obstinacy on the JPC in 2 G and then after wasting an entire Parliament session Government gave in to the JPC demand....added to the Country's loss because of 2 G!!! I think there are examples both in Developed and Developing Countries where Big Ticket Retail has finished off the 'shopkeeper'!!

Kani ko mill gayi bail!!!

And Karuna has pledged ' now she will not go back to jail'!!!

Because she's only got bail... long legal fight ahead and there is the prospect of her being sentenced to jail!! Her hubby literally ran up a huge bill on flower decorations, rangoli and 'kolam'...prior to judgements on her bail pleas he had the entire home and doorway decorated only to have flowers removed and rangoli erased in the evening! Karuna they say was deliriously happy..... not to the liking of the liking of one of Kani's step brother!!! DMK is showing as if Karuna is a freedom fighter and was jailed as she stood up for a just cause....height of shamelessness!! Now there is talk of her even getting a reward.... for what..... is rooking the Nation an act that deserves praise and a reward?????

Congressmen have all taken anti plague injections!!!

Congressmen have made the most money as per most projections!!

Anti Plague shots??? Because Madam has said corruption is like plague...... and we all know how honest Congressmen are..... so the anti plague shots will prevent them from contracting the 'plague that they all are neck deep in'??? Madam Ji my request to you is please for God's sake do not take us to be fools!!!! We are pretty well informed ..... be it city folk and villagers!!! I'm sure Madam if a survey is done on your 'plague statement' 95% Indians would say your talk on corruption is hollow!!! Like I said any Leader wanting to lecture us on corruption should first 'submit an affidavit to Swiss Banks clearing the Banks of Client confidentiality and requesting the Swiss Banks to release info on his or her accounts held directly or indirectly'!!! Madam Ji do not forget there is a lot of info on the Net..... some wrong and some right!!!! And I do expect BJP, BSP and SP to link corruption with rocketing prices.....tabh aap ka kay hogaa Madam ji????

PS..... Rahul talked of UPites going to Mumbai like beggars.... he did not make mention of Delhi wherein reality you find beggars from UP???? By the way both in UP and Maharashtra there are Congress Sarkaars .... what have they done for the beggars from UP???? Believe me had we not stuck to our Idli, Dosas, Samosas and Cholle Bhature today McDonald's cheapest burger would be for 60 bucks..... they've tried their best to make us burger junkies but have failed.... the 20 buck burger was aimed at converting us!!! After Caravan story on fall of AI, Praful has a lot of answering to do.... he'll most probably go overseas for an extended Christmas vacation!!! A slap in time saves nine.... and save the slap and spoil the Neta.... proverbs in use after Pawar's slapping!!! I think Sonia and PM need to view 'You've got Mail' to see what happens to small shops when Big Ticket Retail enters!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

More raids likely?
It is heard that CBI is likely to raid three more cabinet ministers in coming few days.

Comparisons being drawn between Reddy and Gokarn
These days comparisons are being drawn between ex RBI governor YV Reddy and Deputy RBI Governor Subir Gokarn. The point of comparison being how to treat Forex reserves. Gokarn is using Dr Reddy's famous statement of 1997 on currency management which said that use of reserves to defend exchange rate may not be defensible beyond a point.

SEBI diktat to stress companies further
SEBI has been cracking a whip against companies who are offering less than 25 percent for buyback. This comes at a time when corporate India has been facing cash crunch and may not be able to meet commitments, say Corporates. However, the stringency towards the Corporates has been brought in to save investor interest. Most Corporates in the recent past announced buyback but due to adverse market conditions pulled back the offer. Most of them cited innocuous reason like lack of shares in the market. However the new diktat from SEBI will be a hell for companies who are already committing a price for the shares and the actual value of shares on the bourses is far less than that in the market ? Many companies in this situation are stuck with commitments and are finding reasons to get out of the mess but looks like SEBI means business this time.

BUREAUCRACY

Sikri appointed Secretary Justice
D K Sikri has been moved as Secretary Justice in the Government of India. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
(We said this on November 28)

Neela Gangadharan is new Secretary Child and Women Welfare
Secretary, Justice Ms Neela Gangadharan has been appointed Secretary Child and Women Welfare in the Government of India . She is 1975 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
(We said this on November 28)

Now Bhagwati is ahead in the race
1976 batch IFS officer Jaimini Bhagwati is now said to be ahead in the race for the post of Indian High Commissioner in UK. Two IFS officers Meira Shankar and Pawan Verma were also said to be in the race.

Ashok Kumar Garg tipped to be Chief of MTNL
As the grapevine has it, Ashok Kumar Garg, who is presently Director, Human Resources in the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), is tipped to be Chairman and Managing Director of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL).

Shashi Shekhar to succeed Amitabh Rajan
Shashi Shekhar has been promoted and posted as Additional Secretary Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.1981 batch TamilNadu cadre IAS officer Shashi Shekar will succeed Amitabh Rajan.

Dr. M K Bhan appointed Secretary, Biotechnology
Dr. M K Bhan has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Biotechnology on contract basis for a period of one year.

Sinha promoted as Additional Secretary
Amarendra Sinha has taken over as Additional Secretary and DC , Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Government of India. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Kaushik is new JS Justice
Atul Kaushik will succeed S C Srivastava as new Joint Secretary Justice. Both are CSS officers. Srivastava has retired on November 30.

Jha is now JS and FA Higher Education
Ajay Narayan Jha JS and FA Social Justice has been appointed as Joint Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Department of Higher Education . He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Kulshreshth is new JS Atomic Energy
Rahul Kulshreshth has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Atomic Energy. He is 1985 batch IFS officer.

(We said this on August 29,2011)

Minimum Tenure Rule for IAS officers accepted by 13 Cadres
Thirteen Cadres/Joint Cadres have accepted the proposal for fixation of minimum tenure rule in so far as IAS cadre posts are concerned. In a federal set up, any change in regulations for providing fixed minimum tenure of the cadre posts of the All India Services (IAS) officers requires consultations with the State Governments. Fixation of minimum tenure of cadre posts of the IAS in the remaining States has to be based on this principle.

Anand Singh is new PS to MoS MEA
Anand Singh has been appointed new PS to Minister of State External Affairs. He is 2000 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Anupam Kulshreshtha to take over as Dy CAG today
Anupam Kulshreshtha, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Revenue Audit) will take over as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General on December 1.He will continue to look after the charge of the IS wing.

Ms Mehta is promoted and posted in Hyderabad
Ms. Parveen Mehta has been promoted and posted as Officer on Special Duty, Regional Training Centre, Hyderabad in the Higher Administrative Grade . She is 1986 batch IA&AS officer.

Vijay Mallya made to wait by aviation secretary
Vijay Mallya was reportedly made to wait for 2 hours by Aviation Secretary in Delhi. The Secretary in the meanwhile attended meetings and took other visitors in to see them in his chamber.

Ms S Bhavani is Principal Adviser, Agriculture & Cooperation
Ms S Bhavani, Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) officer of Indian Economic Service, has been accorded HAG-plus (apex level) promotion and posted Principal Adviser of Agriculture and Cooperation.

Kumar to succeed Pillai in Accara
Counsellor in Berne will succeed K P Pillai in April as Counsellor in Accara.

An ILS to be Additional Secretary Law
As the grapevine has it, new Additional Secretary in Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice at the Centre will be an ILS officer.

Ms. Manjula Krishnan posted in DIPP
Ms. Manjula Krishnan, (IES 1976) Chief Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Rural Development has been posted as Senior Adviser, O/o Economic Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion(DIPP).

Deputation tenure of Asit Singh extended
The central deputation tenure of Asit Singh, Private Secretary to RPN Singh, Union MOS, Petroleum & Natural Gas has extended .He is an IRS officer of 1990 batch.

Loveleen Kacker gets ACS rank in Madhya Pradesh
Dr Loveleen Kacker has been promoted to the rank of ACS in Madhya Pradesh.1979 batch IAS officer Dr Kacker will continue to be Resident Commisioner in Delhi.

Ashok Kumar to be DIG in MoEF
Ashok Kumar has been appointed as DIG in the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF). He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1981 batch who belongs to Uttar Pradesh (UP) cadre. Present, he is a Director in the Cabinet Secretariat.

Bidari is new DGP of Karnataka
Shankar Mahadev Bidari has been appointed new DGP of Karnataka. He is 1978 batch IPS officer.
(We said this only yesterday)

Will Ramashastri join CBI?
PV Ramashastri, IGP(P&B)PHQ Allahabad, UP Police, is likely to be inducted as Joint Director (JD), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is 1989 batch IPS officer.

Mohanty takes charge as CMD, Dredging Corporation of India Ltd
Union Ministry of Shipping, Department of Shipping has appointed Captain D. K. Mohanty, as Chairman and Managing Director of Dredging Corporation of India Ltd for a period of five years w.e.f. November 30, 2011.
(We said this on July 20)

CBDT seeks candidates for its Members
Department of Revenue is seeking candidates for the post of Members of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) falling vacant in next financial year 2012-13.

Shyamala Gopinath to be Independent Director IOC
Former RBI deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath is being appointed Independent Director in the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC ).

Justice Kumar appointed Chairman in Punjab
Justice Arvind Kumar (retd) has been appointed Chairman of the Punjab State Commission for NRI's .

IAS changes in Sikkim
BK Kharel has been posted as Comm-cum-Secretary, Social Justice, and Empowerment &Welfare Department. R Telang will now be Comm-cum-Secretary, Tourism & Civil Aviation Department. Ms. Nim Yethenpa has been made Secretary, Excise Department. K N Bhutia has been appointed Comm-cum-Secretary, Finance, and Revenue Expenditure Department. S D Basi will now be Advisor.

Pakistan : CMM SS Shinde to preside over proceedings of judicial commission visiting Mumbai
According to submission made by the prosecution counsel Chowdhary Zulfiqar Ali before the Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) trying the Mumbai attack case in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail the Pakistani judicial commission visiting India for recording statements of witnesses in the case will hold its proceedings in the court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Mumbai. CMM SS Shinde will preside over the proceedings. Exact composition of the commission and date of its visit are yet to be decided. It is however understood that the prosecution counsel as well as Khwaja Sultan the counsel defending the accused will definitely be accompanying it. The defence counsel will also have the liberty to cross question the witnesses from the Indian side whose statements the commission is going to record.

Post of Joint Director vacant in FIU-IND
Post of Joint Director is lying vacant in Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) under Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue at New Delhi on deputation basis. Those willing to apply can send their applications before December 14, 2011.

Post of First Secretary vacant at Embassy of India, Yangon
Post of first Secretary (Dy. Secretary level) is lying vacant at Embassy of India, Yangon under the Ministry of External Affairs. Willing candidates can send their applications before December 30, 2011 to the Ministry.

Justice Vinayagam re-appointed Chairman
Justice M. Karpaga Vinayagam has been reappointed Chairman of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Petroleum and Natural Gas.

IAS changes in Haryana
Ajit M Sharan has been given the additional charge of FCPS, Power. Tarun Bajaj will be MD, Haryana Power Generation Corporation. Arun Kumar Gupta, will be Director-General and Special Secretary, Food and Supplies Department. DPS Nagal, Chief Administrator, HUDA, Panchkula, has been given the additional charge of Director-General and Special Secretary, Urban Local Bodies and Project Director.TK Sharma gets additional charge of Rohtak division .

Dinesh Singh posted as OSD in CCIT, (CCA), Mumbai region (Updated)
Dinesh Singh, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, on compulsory wait, has been posted as OSD in the CCIT (CCA), Mumbai region.

Mrs. Sarangi posted as CIT (Coordination & Systems) in CBDT (Updated)
Mrs. Anuja Sarangi, CIT (OSD), Delhi, has been posted as CIT (Coordination & System), CBDT. She will also hold additional charge of CIT (Media Coordinator).

AK Sinha gets CCIT grade in CBDT (Updated)
AK Sinha, CIT (Coordination & System), CBDT, has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT).

Neelmani appointed Member Bihar, SHRC (UPDATED)
Neelmani, a 1975 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, and ex Director General of Police (DGP) of Bihar has been appointed as a Member of the Bihar State
Human Rights Commission (SHRC).
(We said this on November 30, 2011)

Interesting turn in race for FC, Railway Board (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it there has been an interesting turn in race for the post of Financial Commissioner (FC) in Railway Board. There are now three contenders n fray for the post that fell vacant following retirement of Ms.Popmpa Babbar on November 30, 2012.They are: Ms. Vijaya Kant GM -Construction n North Frontier Railway (NFR), Abhay K Khanna General Manager Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) Chennai & R. Chandrashekhar currently on deputation to GOI.As the grapevine has it his name was added by the Cabinet Secretary.

File of FC, Railway Board in the PMO (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it file relating to appointment of Financial Commissioner (FC) in Railway Board has reached PMO.It is intriguing that the file was sent to PMO without being processed while bypassing the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

File relating to three Railway GMs in PMO (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it file relating to appointment of three GMs in Railway is in the PMO.Those who will be elevated as GMs are: A.K. Mittal, V.P. Khare &
Radheshyam .

Patnaik to be Additional Member Commercial in RB (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it Patnaik is poised to Additional Member Commercial in the Railway Board (RB).

Satya Prakash to be Additional Member Catering & Tourism in RB (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it Satya Prakash is poised to Additional Member Member Catering & Tourism in the Railway Board (RB).

IRAS officer Mrs Khanna gets additional charge of Financial Commissioner (Updated)
Mrs. Dipali Khanna, IRAS, Additional Member (Finance), Railway Board has been given additional charge of Financial Commissioner, Railways, for a period of three months.

Rajendra Kashyap posted as Adviser (Budget), Railway Board (Updated)
Rajendra Kashyap, HAG/IRAS, FA & CAO, (C-1), Northern Railway (NR), has been posted as Adviser (Budget), in Railway Board (RB).

Suman Kumar posted as FA & CAO (C-1), Northern Railway (Updated)
Suman Kumar, HAG/IRAS, FA &CAO/South East Central Railway, has been posted as FA & CAO (C-1), Northern Railway.

Rann Utsav is back with more tourist attractions in Gujarat (UPDATED)
Camel safari, hot air ballooning, desert car rally, horse ride, all-terrain vehicle, cultural programmes, food court will be attractions for the tourists of the world during the Rann Utsav, a grand fiesta, which is being organized from Dec 9, 2011 to Jan 15, 2012 in the white desert of Kutch in Gujarat to put the state on the global tourism map. Giving details of the festival, a tourists' delight, which is a brainchild of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat Government spokespersons, Ministers Jay Narayan Vyas and Saurabh Patel said that the festival will attract the visitors and tourists from all corners of the world. The cultural programmes will also be held depicting the culture of Kutch. "The response from the tourists of world is no less than overwhelming this year. All the tents for the first three days have been booked while for the rest of the days, 80% of booking has already been done", Ministers said. Spokespersons said the state government has announced a special package keeping in mind the Christmas and the New Year celebrations. As many as 440 AC and non-AC tents have been erected in Dhordo. The traditional eco-friendly houses of Kutch known as 'Bhunga' will also be made available to the tourists. The government will organize beach festival on the seashore of Mandvi and a special kite festival will be organized in the white rann. Highlighting the 'Kutch Carnival' which would take place on the eve of Rann Utsav Ministers said that about 32 artist-groups will perform on the banks of the historical Hamirsar Lake. Apart from this, ministers said, various cultural package tours will be arranged for the tourists. Tourists would be able visit various archeological sites and could watch flamingos. Tourists could also seize the opportunity to see the beauty of Black mountain and could visit the border areas of India and Pakistan. The miraculous beauty of white Rann in full moon light is simply incomparable. Rann Utsav has become a symbol of event-based tourism, ministers added. The attraction of Kutch as a tourist spot has increased many-fold with Amitabh Bachchan promoting it as a brand ambassador of the State. "Last year some 800 tourists visited Kutch while this year about 32,000 visitors have visited the place", Ministers said.

IPS postings in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
While Habib Khan Gauran, SP, Bikaner, has been appointed as Member, Rajasthan Public Service Commission and Rakesh Saxena, Commandant, 10th Batallion, RAC - Bikaner has been given the dditionaal charge of SP, Bikaner, Mrs. Shweta Dhakad Assistant SP, Girva Circle - Udaipur has been posted as Assistant SP, Sojat Circle, District Pali.

RDCIS, SAIL, Bags NMD and IIM Awards - 2011 (UPDATED)
A host of Scientists and engineers of Research & Development Centre for Iron & Steel (RDCIS), Ranchi, the corporate R&D unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), were awarded - for their outstanding contributions in the field of metallurgy & material science - during the National Metallurgists Day (NMD) celebrations 2011 held at Hyderabad from Nov 14 - 16, 2011. (NMD) is celebrated every year by the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) under the aegis of Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India. Those awarded were : Swapan Kumar Garai, Dy. General Manager, RDCIS has been conferred with "Metallurgist of the year Award 2011" in Ferrous Group, Suman Kant Thakur, Dy. Manager, RDCIS Rourkela Centre, who bagged the prestigious Young Metallurgist of the year 2011 award in Ferrous Group, Nirmal Pradhan, AGM, RDCIS, who receivedEssar Gold Medal - 2011 award for his significant contributions in the areas of secondary steelmaking and continuous casting, Arun Kumar Prasad Singh, GM and Head of Area (Automation & Engineering), RDCIS, who bagged O.P. Jindal Gold Medal-2011 award for his significant contributions in conceptualization and progressive up scaling of various technologies to commercial scale and implementation of new technologies suiting to prevalent plant conditions.

(DEBATE)
EMPANELMENT IN GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Whether administrative procedure for empanelment of Additional Secretary and Secretary in the Government of India is fair and legally sound?
Mail your views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Money routed through China?
It is heard that money from tax havens is not repatriated back to India. Instead it is being parked in China. There are intelligence report about the same said an official requesting anonymity.

Exports over invoiced
Even as manufacturing growth shows sign of slippage exports from India are showing a buoyancy. Trade officials say this clearly could be a case of over invoicing and routing the money back in the country.

Sharma appointed CMD, RECL
Ministry of Power, Government of India has appointed Rajeev Sharma, Director (Projects), Power Finance Corporation Ltd as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (RECL) for a period of five years w.e.f November 29, 2011.

Kumar promoted as CEO, Network18
Network18 has elevated B Sai Kumar to be the CEO of the Group.

Nielsen resigns as Director, Four Soft Ltd
Jorgen Winther Nielsen has resigned as Director of Four Soft Ltd with effect from November 29, 2011.

Nair appointed President & Exec. Director, JSL Stainless Ltd
Ramesh R. Nair has been appointed as President & Executive Director of JSL Stainless Ltd for a period of five years w.e.f. November 3, 2011.

Yes Bank founder conferred 'Entrepreneur of the Year' award
Yes Bank Founder, Managing Director and CEO, Rana Kapoor, has been conferred with the 'Entrepreneur of the Year' award by Enterprise Asia, at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2011.

Ms. Sanghamitra Chakraborty is Editor of "Women's Health" also
Ms. Sanghamitra Chakraborty who has been editing Prevention will also take over as Editor of "Women's Health" -one of the world's leading health and fitness magazines for the modern, urban young woman being published by the Rodale group in New York. The magazine is being brought to India by India Today group.

Rabra is CGM NABARD in Jammu
Subhash Chandra Rabra has taken over as new Chief General Manager (CGM) of NABARD Regional Office,Jammu.

Khaitan group to launch a Lifestyle Magazine
Khaitan group is set to launch a Lifestyle Magazine.

Chandrasekharan takes over as Director (Marketing) in FACT
P. K.Chandrasekharan has taken over as the Director (Marketing) of the public sector FACT.

Why are MPs/MLAs/RS Members spared ?

I understand if a Government servant is in jail for 48/72 hours, he is placed under suspension. This is not the case with the MPs/MLAs/RS Members. I think this issue needs a healthy discussion on your forum. This is my suggestion, Regards.

Harish Kumar

ITS officers having the creampie of BSNL

All these ITS officers are already having the creampie of BSNL , they are already getting best of the package in industry and since ten years they have made BSNL incur in losses they should be immediately Relieved from BSNL.

Navodit

We don't believe in tomtoming

I totally agree with Ashish Joshi, IP&TAFS plays a vital role in both Telecom & Postal sectors. Sometime back on Whispers an IRS officer had written derisively about lesser known services like IAAS, P&TAFS, ICAS, IDAS getting faster promotions than IRS, evoking strong reactions from all. This officer should know that one of their ilk was in the Telecom Commission and today is not sharing space with others in the 2G scam solely because of the timely and proficient advice rendered by the P&TAFS officers down the line. But we don't believe in tomtoming but quietly do our job. With so many officers from the so called powerful services getting arrested,makes sense to be low profile and perform duties efficiently.

Vijay Kumar

CLW is suited more for a mechanical engineer

Radhey Shayam being a civil engineer of outstanding calibre would have done better as GM of some better Railway. CLW is suited more for a mechanical engineer. Of course he will do an excellent job wherever he goes.

Ram Adhar

Order likely to come next week

The post is actually 'Deputy Secretary' with Cabinet Secretariat. Order likely to come next week. Congrats on a great job with this website!

Shirish Jain

Bleeding BSNL to the hilt and grinding MNTL to a standstill

Opinion making by some about their professionalism through blogs and portals can be seen through by professionals and non professionals alike. What some people are trying to make and convey is best known to all including the services rendered in the field by some by bleeding BSNL to the hilt and grinding MNTL to a stanstill. If paralysis is the thought of efficency , the same may not be brought to Department of Posts ,which is far well run and balanced service than the so called professionals. The difference of services may better not be spoken about and the goose killed by bringing non professional and corrupt culture to the postal services. Keep the postal services apart from 2G and 3G . The concept of command and staff functions well in postal services and should not be torn apart in the name of opinion making.

R Verma

Disclosure of financial information to wife

The appellant sought information about the salary certificate, details of amount of GPF, the name of the nominee of and other information with the Department regarding immovable proper of her husband. The FAA informed the appellant that information pertaining to monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees is available on its website of the Ministry and can be accessed by the general public. On remaining points the FAA denied information to the appellant u/s 8(1) (j) of the RTI Act holding it to be personal. The Commission upheld the order of the First Appellate Authority holding that the information sought is personal information of the third party and there is no public interest involved in the disclosure of this
information.

Comments

Information about the personal finances of a government employee are personal information of the concerned individual and cannot be shared with anyone else.

Smt. Lalitha Bahuguna v. Ministry of Mines in CIC/SS/A/2011/001191

- Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the book: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)