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FIRST CASE STUDY OF ANY WEBSITE IN THE COUNTRY

Innovation Approaches of "whispersinthecorridors.com" in the field of Indian Bureaucracy : A case study. Manoj Kumar Dash and Ajay Singh of the ABV -Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (India), have done the case study (http://www.allbusiness.com/reports-reviews-sections/case-studies/16664420-1.html). This study describes the business model for the website whispersinthecorridors.com and find outs that the main reason for this popularity and success is targeting group of the website, i.e the top bureaucrats and corporate elites.

(Published in - International Journal of Management and Innovation)

Aaj Ki Aawaz

They say there is time for everything!!!
Right to Food... this Bill at this juncture Sarkaar should not bring!!

That's because the downturn is well in place...... all parameters show India is going into deep recession!!! Excise collections had fallen..... Rupee is falling...... Stocks down..... inflation high....... Exports figures to be rejigged because of round tripping..... latest Industrial Production in sub zero territory.... though economists says two years of fall in GDP means a recession... what term do they give for the two years that this fall takes place!! The Food Bill will only make the deficit shoot up and could push India economically over the edge!!! Also has Government thought of some measures to improve the 'delivery mechanism'..... because like in NREGA in Right to Food also a lot of money will be made!! In NREGA you had the unscrupulous fudging books with names of kids, invalids and elderly!!! Without a doubt this Bill is needed..... but first plug leaks.... and do not push India's economy over the edge by making the deficit spiral... because then its the same people who this Food Bill is meant to benefit who will face the brunt of India going over the edge economically!!

One time PM candidate Laloo is now a pariah and Pawar working to become one!!!
Like it was Pawar's birthday ... celebrations.... none!!!

At one time on Pawar's birthday blood donation camps were held.... his pic was fed with cake..... and today no celebrations whatsoever!! Looks like his own Party forgot his birthday!!! Recall Laoo's birthday being celebrated by his Chamchas.....Laloo is now a 'thing of the past'...... best forgotten!!! Pawar...... now many will say he's equal 100 Laloos!!!! Pawar's name figures in practically all the big scams!! Even in 2 G his Goenka and Balwa connections point questioning fingers in his direction!!! Though he's been able to get 'Lavasa off the hook'!! Many would agree with me that if a course has to be taught to budding Netas on what road Netas should not take then Pawar and Laloo would be ideal case studies!!! Both Pawar and Laloo are 'rabidly' anti Anna...... and the sad part is a Neta like Laloo is on the Lokpal Bill Standing Committee!!! Pawar in the mean time is working on his relevance in Politics. Why do you think his daughter met Balasahib??? Desh ka Neta kaisa ho!!!! You could get beaten for saying 'Pawar and Laloo jaisa ho'!!!

Rahul had thought 'I'll go to UP and runway with SP's Muslim vote'!!!
Though many say that Congress has already missed the boat!!

Rahul was greeted by black flags as he kick started his Mission Purging SP's Muslim Vote bank!!! No this time no one accompanying him ran up to kick the protestors!!! For years Congress has kept Muslims huddled and befuddled .... they've used RSS and BJP .... 'Congress is your saviour against BJP's and RSS's anti Muslim agenda'!!! Today Ahmedabad has been voted as the best City to live in and the City that does the most for poor.... Muslims form a major chunk of this City's population... and eye opener that in BJP Raaj Muslims prosper!!! The Muslims that came to Modi's Fast were not there on any coercion ..... many of them were there as they were beneficiaries of Modi's progressive policies!!!

PS.....Rahul in UP said ' Desh viksat nahi ho saktha jabh takk gareeb bachcha hai'...someone in the audience shouted 'Rahul maar diya jaye unne'!!!! Rahul Gandhi Gareeb hatao Abhyaan!!!! Congress says ' there is no policy paralysis'...... Opposition says 'on policy rigor mortis set in'!!! After Renuka now Congress has got Purandeswari as its Spokeswoman... she too has perfected the art of not letting others speak ..... albeit she does this more politely.... not like Renuka who is rude and insulting!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Nervous government and data goofs!
It was yet again a goof up on the part of the government on Monday when factory production data was shared albeit with wrong numbers. Earlier, it was the export data. Whispers are that, such is the nervousness of the government that even typists are working with shaky hands to do cover ups!

S.M. Krishna has full backing of the High Command
Indian Minister for External Affairs (MEA) S.M. Krishna is unlikely to be dropped as he enjoys full backing of the party
High Command.

Who wrung Ms.Natrajan's hand?
The latest whispers in the corridors are who forced Jayanthi Natrajan to sign the carbon reduction pact. US, European Union, China or someone from back home?

Taxpayers money lost as Government delays projects
The Ministry of Finance's mid-term reviews released recently, show disappointing growth but the biggest losers from Government's delays is perhaps the Government itself and in turn the taxpayers. Of the 158 projects announced, 13 projects do not even have firm commissioning dates, while 25 projects were sanctioned without any commissioning date, though they were fixed later. The total computed investment figure is Rs 480,284 crore while the total figure after delays as of now is at Rs 580,781 crore.

BUREAUCRACY

Jaimini Bhagwati is new HC in London
Finally Jaimini Bhagwati has been appointed new Indian High Commissioner in London. He is 1976 batch IFS officer. Bhagwati is presently posted in Brusells.
(We said this on December 1)

Rahul Khullar to move Brusells
Secretary Commerce, Rahul Khullar is moving to Brusells to succeed Jaimini Bhagwati as Ambassador, Indian Union. Appointment of 1975 batch IAS officer of UT cadre Khullar has been cleared.
( We said this on December 7 )

Sujata Singh is new Envoy to Germany
Indian High Commissioner to Australia, Sujata Singh has been appointed as next Ambassador to Germany. She will succeed Sudhir Vyas who is back to the MEA as Secretary.
( We said this on November 11)

Raghvendra Narayan Dube to be Joint Secretary, Defence
Raghvendra Narayan Dube is poised to be Advisor to Defence Minister A.K.Antony in the rank of Joint Secretary.He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of the 1984 batch.

M.C. Johari to be Joint Secretary, Shipping
M.C.Johari on central deputation is poised to be Joint Secretary, Shipping. He is an IAS officer of 1987 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalayacadre.

Shailesh Kumar to be JS Coal
Shailesh Kumar Director in the Ministry of Urban Development Government of India is likely to be appointed as Joint Secretary, Coal. He is an IAS officer of 1991 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.

C B Paliwal to be MD, NCDC!!
CVO, SAIL, C B Paliwal is likely to be appointed MD, of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Anuradha Mishra to be JS & FA, Science and Technology.
Ms.Anuradha Mishra is likely to be appointed as Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor in Ministry of Science & Technology Government of India New Delhi. She is an ID&AS officer of 1984 batch.

Saroj Punhani to be JS &AS Postal Services
Ms. Saroj Punhani is likely to be appointed as Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Postal Service, Ministry of Communication & Telegraph. She is an IA&AS officer of 1985 batch.

Dinesh Bhatia on promotion joins as OSD in MEA
On promotion to the rank of Joint Secretary; Dinesh Bhatia (IFS 1992) has joined MEA after NDC course as OSD (MER).

Two IRS (IT) officers resign
Resignation of two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers, P Siva Sankar, ACIT, Circle-15(I), Hyderabad and Andra Vamsi, ACIT, circle-2 (I), Vijayawada, have been accepted by the department.

Technical resignation of IPS officer accepted
Saurabh Tolumbia SDPO Halol had given technical resignation from service and Government of India has now accepted it. He is an IPS officer of 2007 who belongs to the Gujrat cadre.

Ujal Singh Bhatia is a member of the WTO's appellate body
Ujal Singh Bhatia has been appointed new member of the appellate body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The Appellate Body is responsible for hearing appeals of WTO panel reports. It is composed of seven members, each appointed for a four-year term. Bhatia was sworn in on December 8, 2011 as a member of the Appellate Body at a ceremony at the WTO, in Genva. He will be based out of Delhi and travel to Geneva at the hearing of cases. He had joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1974 and was allocated Orissa cadre. Between 1976 and 1995, he held several senior positions in provincial administration in Orissa State. Between, 1995-2000, he was posted as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Delhi, in which he handled a number of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade negotiations. Between 2004 and 2010, he was posted as India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO, Geneva. He had retired from the Government in July, 2010.
(We said this on August 9,2011)

Race for IES Member in FMC hots up
The race for the post of IES Member in Forward Markets Commission (FMC) has hot up.

Two in fray for 2nd post of IDBI's DMD
As many as two contenders are in the fray for the post of Deputy Managing Director (DMD) in the IDBI Bank Ltd against the post that would fall vacant once existing DMD, BP Singh retires early next year. They are: B Ravindranath & R.K. Bansal. Of all Executive Directors (EDs) in the said bank B Ravindranath is the senior most while RK Bansal is ED & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the IDBI Bank.

SEBI to be decentralised
As the grapevine has it, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is going to be decentralized. The exercise is aimed at giving powers to regional offices powers to clear Initial Public Offers (IPOs) ranging between Rs.500 crore & Rs.1000 crore.

Sweeping changes in SEBI
There have been sweeping changes in the SEBI. Those transferred were: V.S.Sundaresan CGM - Corporate Finance department (CFD) Sujit Prasad GM Derivative and new Product division Integrated (IFD/IMFS)Neelam Bhardwaj IVD, Ms. Anita Kenkare -establishment, Santosh Kumar Sharma IFD, Manoj Kumar Integrated Surveillance Department, Jeevan Sonparote -Investigation, G.Ramar RTI (all GMs) Krishnanand Raghvan-MIRSD, Rachna Anand -Investigation, Deepak A Trivedi Executive Assistant to whole time Member (i.e. Rajeev Agrawal), Biranchi Narayan Sahoo -HRD, Shashikumar Valsakumar-DNPD, Aliasgar S Mithwani -MIRSD, Ms.Medha Sonparote -IMD, Asha Shetty- MIRSD, B.J.Dilip- MIRD, Prashanta Mohapatra -investigation, Ashish Kumar-office of International Affairs, Anindya Kumar Das -DCR, S.Madhusudhanan- FIIC /CIS, Ms.Jeny John -vigilance/investigation (all DGMs).They all have to take over latest by January 2, 2012 at their new places of postings.

Bureaucratic reshuffle on the anvil in J & K
As the grapevine has it, bureaucratic reshuffle is on the anvil in Jammu & Kashmir.

What is happening in Railways?
In a bureaucratic set up decisions are taken collectively. As seniors dealing with a case are supposed to be wiser, so they are expected to make remedial corrections progressively. Lately, Railway Ministry does not seemingly believe in this process. The proposals, for promotions, policy, transfers, are initiated under pressure by Kolkata through the personal staff (with allegiance to previous TMC Railway bosses) in the Ministers Cell and some Board Members, thereafter all keep on pushing the case to higher ups mostly as it is. Why do Railway's proposals do not follow the laid down rules of GoI, therefore need to be corrected by others? Why Railway Minister has not asked for explanation of the Board despite so many fiascos in their proposals at DOPT and PMO level and not to reveal what is cooking inside decisions of Railway contracts worth thousands of crores? Though the Minister has openly supported Anna Hazare Movement, action is missing. Clearly, this is the weakest political leadership in the history of Railways.

Easwaramurthy to get extension in CBI?
C Easwaramurthy, SP, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) might get an extension till 5.11.2014 (for 3 years). He is an IPS officer of 1998 batch who belongs to the AP cadre.

Senthil gets three months extension
VS Senthil Minister (Economic), Economic Wing Embassy of India - Washington DC (JS level) has been granted extension for a period of three months. He is an IAS officer of 1984 batch who belongs to the KL cadre.

Rani Doley Burman joins as ADG
Ms D Rani Doley Burman Addl. DGP (HQRs) has joined as ADG Civil Defence and Home Guards in J & K. She is an IPS officer of 1986 batch who belongs to the J&K cadre.

Kezo to go on Inter-Cadre deputation?
B Kezo, Addl. DGP (R&PR) Meghalaya, is likely to go on inter cadre transfer from Meghalaya to Nagaland. He is an IPS officer of 1978 batch who belongs to the Assam Meghalaya cadre.

Will Pramod Kumar be Special Director, Enforcement?
Name of Pramod Kumar, IGP(Armed police), Kilpavk, Chennai, is doing the round for the post of Special Director, Enforcement, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. He is an IPS officer of 1989 batch who belongs to the TN cadre.

Santosh Mehra to join BSF?
Santosh Mehra is likely to join the BSF as IG. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

MKS Pawar to be PIB's ADG in Bhopal
As the grapevine has it, MKS Pawar is poised to be ADG in Press Information Bureau (PIB),Bhopal. Pawar is an Indian Information Service (IIS) officer of 1986 batch.

New pension scheme introduced
The Central Government has introduced a new pension scheme. As per new scheme, at the time of normal retirement after attaining 60 years, the subscriber can withdraw 60% of the accumulated wealth and will be required to invest remaining 40% of the accumulated wealth to buy a life annuity from insurance company approved by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA). The mandatory provision of annuitisation will be invested to buy life annuities as per various options available to him. The amount of annuity varies depending upon the option selected by him. Registration of ASPs (Annuity Service Providers) is under process and as soon as they get registered, other details will be made available.

Post of CMD vacant in CIL
The post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) has been lying vacant in Coal India Limited (CIL). Those willing to apply can send their applications before January 23, 2012 to Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).

Singh posted as DG in CAG office
Balwinder Singh, Principal Accountant General (A&E), Haryana, Chandigarh, on relief from his present duties by D S Nehra has been transferred and posted as Director General (Local Bodies) in the CAG office.

Post of Director (Mkt) vacant in CCI
Post of Director (Marketing) has been lying vacant in Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCI). Those willing to apply can send their applications before February 9, 2012 to Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).

Nand Kishore is in England
Nand Kishore, IG (Prov.), Border Security Force (BSF), FHQ, New Delhi has gone to England for Mid Career Management Course for one month. He is an IPS officer of 1984 Batch who belongs to Rajasthan Cadre.

China and India to exchange officers
India and China are going to exchange officers in each other's military academies in the months to come.

When a Minister addresses "Sir" to an IAS officer
Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has asked Cabinet Ministers to maintain dignity of the office. The Chief Minister conveyed his mind when a Minister addressed "Sir" to an IAS officer in his presence. "You are Cabinet Minister and maintain your dignity" the Chief Minister said.

1981 batch IPS gets DG rank in Punjab
Dr G D Pandey has been promoted to the rank of DG in Punjab. He is 1981 batch IPS officer.

1987 batch IPS is now ADG in Punjab
1987 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Punjab. They are Mssrs: - CSR Reddy, MK Tiwari, Gurdev Singh, Rajpal Meena and VK Bhawra.

UPSC to conduct interviews for SCRA exam from Dec 19
Union Public Commission (UPSC) is conducting interviews/personality tests for Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA) examination-2011 from December 19, to 21, 2011 at Commission's office at New Delhi.

PS to Ashok Chavan interrogated
Principal Secretary to the then Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan,Subhash Lalla was interrogated by the CBI .

No takers for post of Director (Finance), HMT Limited!
There seems to be no takers for the post of Director (Finance) in HMT Limited. Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) had called for interviews for the above post on Tuesday but no candidate turned up at the interview meeting. PESB in consultation with Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry has now decided to ask the Ministry to appoint an officer on deputation as a onetime measure.

Post of Director (Tech) vacant in Hindustan Prefab Ltd
The post of Director (Technical) has been lying vacant in Hindustan Prefab Limited. Those willing to apply for the same can send their applications to Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) before January 27, 2012.

UPSC declares result of Engineering Service (Exam)-2011
UPSC has announced the result of written part of Engineering Services Examination-2011 held in May in the same year. As many as 2158 candidates including 87 physically handicapped have qualified.

US Embassy to hold course on terrorist crime in India in Feb
US Embassy, New Delhi, is holding a course on Forensic Examination of Terrorist Crime Scene in India from February 22 to March 6, 2012.

Course on Critical Incident Management to be held at Gurgaon in Jan
Course on Critical Incident Management (CIM) is being held at CRPF academy, Gurgaon from January 9 to 17.

Pakistan: Hussain Haqqani to appear before OBL commission
Pakistan's former ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani has been summoned by the commission inquiring into killing of Osama Bin Laden by the US Navy Seals (OBL commission) for recording his evidence on the question of grant of visas to Americans during his term of office. The issue is relevant in view of reports that the embassy was issuing visas to 'US military trainers' without clearance/consultations with the ISI and some CIA operatives too gained entry without the defence establishment's knowledge or scrutiny. Haqqani is likely to appear before the commission on 19 December 2011. Pakistan's former minister Sheikh Rashid is also likely to depose before the commission on the same day.

Sarkar appointed Lokayukta in Tripura (UPDATED)
Justice P K Sarkar former Judge of the Guwahati High Court has been appointed Lokayukta of Tripura.

Sood is CEO of Power Sector Southern Sector ,BHEL (UPDATED)
Rajiva K Sood GM - in charge, has taken over as chief executive officer of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd's power sector - southern region.

Sharif is new Director MECON (UPDATED)
MN Sharif has taken over as director (Technology) of MECON Prior to this he was General Manager.

Pankaj Kumar is CVO Department of Telecom (UPDATED)
Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Telecommunications for appointment of Pankaj Kumar, IAS(NL-87), presently working as JS in the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Department of Telecommunications.

Kumar appointed CVO RINL (UPDATED)
B. Siddhartha Kumar, IFS(JK-86) has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), Visakhapatnam.

Adwal is new CVO BRC (UPDATED)
Ram Chander Adwal, IRSEE(83) has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (Director Level) in the Bridge and Roof Company (India) Ltd, Kolkata.

Deputation tenure of Verma extended (UPDATED)
Central deputation tenure of Rajesh Verma, IAS(OR-87) presently working as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Limited has been extended till December,2011.

Surwade is CVO Hindustan Antibiotics ltd (UPDATED)
K.B. Surwade, ISS(94) has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (Director Level) in the Hindustan Antibiotics Limited, Pune.

Deputation tenure of Srivastava extended (UPDATED)
Central deputation tenure of A.P. Srivastava, IPoS(79) Chief Vigilance Officer in the Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Mumbai has been extended for a period of two years.

Kamila is CVO HPC (UPDATED)
S.K. Kamila, IPoS(86) has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (Director Level) in th Hundustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC), Kolkata.

Soni appointed CVO MECL (UPDATED)
Manoj Kumar Soni, ITS(95) has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (Director Level) in the Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), Nagpur.

Mishra is new CVO ECL (UPDATED)
Binoy Shankar Mishra, IFS(MT-89) has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer in the Eastern Coalfields Limited.

Deputation Tenure of Thakral extended (UPDATED)
Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for the extension of Central deputation tenure of V.K. Thakral, IAS(MT-82) as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Oil India Limited, New Delhi.

Atul Gupta is new CVO Indian Bureau of Mines (UPDATED)
Competent Authority has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Mines for appointment of Atul Gupta, IRS(C and CE-91) as Chief Vigilance Officer (Director Level) in the Indian Bureau of Mines, Nagpur.

Transfers & Postings in Railways (UPDATED)
K Krishnan, Director/E (D&A), has been assigned additional charge of JD/Estt (Genl), Railway Board (RB); S S Murlidharan , a group 'B' officer of S&T Deptt, Southern Railway has been transferred to IRISET and posted in the same capacity; Dr Utkarash Bansal of SAG/IRMS from Norther Central Railway (NCR) has been shifted to Northern Railway (NR) and posted in the cadre against existing vacancy; Dr. M K Budhlakoti of SAG/IRMs from North Eastern Railway (NER) has been posted as MD/Goarkhpur, ER. His earlier transfer orders to RSC as Sr. Professor have been cancelled; S K Karmakar of SS/IRSEE from CORE has been shifted to Eastern Railway (ER) and R K Gupta of SAG/Non-fun/IRSEE from Northern Central Railway (NCR) has been shifted to Western Railway (WR).

(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

Gold set for a large fall
With the confidence in Euro zone economies turning to a new low there is every possibility that money will be more to buy the dollar and that gold will be shunned and forms a new low.

Shankar joins Standard Chartered board
Vishwanathan Shankar will be the second person of Indian origin to be on the board of Standard Chartered Bank Plc, after the UK-based lender appointed him group executive director. Shankar, joins fellow Indian and Asia CEO Jaspal Bindra on the board.

Buoyancy missing from Indian markets
Buoyancy is missing from Indian markets. Shopkeepers are worried lot these days, as their stocks are lying unsold. Who is to be blamed for this?

Ms Vasudeva is Vice President, Youth & Gen., Exe. Committee, WPC
Ms Nishi Vasudeva, Director (Marketing), HPCL has been elected as Vice President of Youth & Gender, Executive Committee of World Petroleum Council.

Chopra is Nominee Director, Vijaya Bank
The Central Government has nominated V K Chopra, Deputy Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Government of India as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Vijaya Bank in the place of L K Meena.

Chanani resigns as Director, Impex Ferro Tech Ltd
Krishna Kumar Chanani has resigned from the Board of Directors of Impex Ferro Tech Ltd with effect from December 12, 2011

Jain appointed Addl. Director, Impex Ferro Tech Ltd
Vijay Kumar Jain has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of Directors of Impex Ferro Tech Ltd w.e.f. December 12, 2011.

Shastri appointed Addl. Director, NRC Ltd
NRC Limited has appointed Dr P P Shastri as Additional Director of the company w.e.f. October 19, 2011.

Birla resigns as Company Secy. Hiran Orgochem Ltd
Ms Anu Birla, Company Secretary of Hiran Orgochem Ltd has resigned from the company.

Malhotra appointed Head (Mktg.), 92.7 BIG FM
Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL) has appointed Vivek Malhotra as Head of Marketing for 92.7 BIG FM.

Joseph appointed VP (South) OAP
Outdoor Advertising Professionals (OAP) has appointed Jesley Joseph as Vice-President, OAP (South).

Murthy resigns as Company Secy. SJVN Ltd
P.S.R. Murthy has ceased to be Company Secretary of SJVN Ltd following his retirement w.e.f. November 30, 2011.

Das appointed Company Secy. SJVN Ltd
Soumendra Das has been appointed as Company Secretary of SJVN Ltd w.e.f December 1, 2011.

Bhandari resigns as Director, Hittco Tools Ltd
Ms Madhu Bhandari has resigned as Director of Hittco Tools Ltd.

Tarafdar resigns as Nominee Director, UT Ltd
Debashish Tarafdar, Nominee Director, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) ceased to be a Director of UT Ltd with effect from
November 25, 2011.

Vivek Sabharwal joins Woodland Worldwide as Head of PR and Events
Vivek Sabharwal has joined Woodland Worldwide as Head of PR and Events. He was Communications Director at LinOpinion, Delhi.

Sanjay Puri appointed Director
Sanjay Puri appointed as Director, Channels and alliances by Aspect for India, SAARC and the Middle East. Aspect is a leading provider of customer contact and Microsoft platform solutions,

DEBATE

The empanel process is there to help friends and relatives. This is to prevent the entry of IAS officers particularly belonging to SC and ST category. Not surprising that there is no Scheduled caste Secretary or Additional Secretary at present and for the last 6-7 years, in Govt Of India. There are only 10-12 Joint Secretaries at present. The system of empanelment prevents the officers of these communities from getting into Govt Of India. This is a systematically designed process to pull up those who matter and ignore who do not have a say. Can this be called ?inclusive growth? GOI is propagating profusely on every platform?

UK

Three cheers to Anna !

Three cheers to Annaji for taking up the issue of corruption. He should now identify corrupt politicians in the Cabinet and start campaign against them. Let him start with the economic ministries. For many of these Ministers, it has been rags to riches story. Let Anna take them on.

Sudhanshu

Is there need of IT secy

If department of Information Technology can run perfectly for a year without a secretary, than why appoint a secretary at all?
Ravinder

Who can save BSNL
I am a senior officer in the Government of India posted at Kolkata. Even my two Faxes and four e-mails to CGM, BSNL, Kolkata to get my residential phone set replaced, to get WI FI connection at my office, etc. has failed to evoke any response. With such 'Customer Care Attitude' how a service organization can survive.

A.K. Verma

"Railways has maximum number of corrupt officials"
As per CVCs annual report, Railways has maximum number of corrupt officials. As per my observance, Raiway officers do not chance of corruption when they are posted as CVO, CPSUs.

Rajesh

Should the Property returns be disclosed?

The applicant sought the copies about the movable and immovable property returns of an IAS Officer for a particular period. The PIO consulted the officer in terms of the provisions of Section 11 of the RTI Act. The officer objected to giving the details stating that the property file returns is purely a personal matter and is not related with any public activity or interest. In line with the view taken by the CIC in numerous decisions in the past, the Commission upheld the decision of the PIO not to disclose such information. The CIC has consistently held that the immovable property returns filed by officers are their personal information and should not be ordinarily disclosed. Section 8 (1)(j) of the RTI Act exempts such information from disclosure. The CIC observed that in recent months, on their own several state governments have published the immovable property returns filed by the All India Service officers in their respective websites. Therefore, the Commission directed the CPIO to ascertain from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh about this and disclose the information to the Complainant provided such returns have already been published by the State Government.

Comments

Immovable Property Return (IPR) of a government servant is a personal information and is not liable for disclosure under the RTI Act.

[Shri M P Singh v. Staff Selection Commission in CIC/WB/C/2010/000026SM]

- 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)