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Wal-Mart ke Pied Piper our PM ke peeche matt bhago!!

Sorry but for our Leaders we are like mice..... small, inconsequential, pests, easily trapped! Bhopal Gas Anniversary brought back memories.... of the Great Sell Out to UCG!!! Without a doubt the then Congress Government sided with UCG...... and its Boss Anderson could not have flown out without the then PM's approval!!! I mean to say what worries us is that Congress has a track record of 'selling us out'!!!! Recently our PM valued Indian lives 'cheap' in the Nuclear Civil Liability Bill and only a National hue and cry got him to grudgingly rethink!!! His flunky and Congress's unofficial Spokesman on economic issues Montek opined that any Indian earning Rs. 32 cannot be classified as poor... absurd!!! This yarn that Wal-Mart and likes are here to benefit us is being used to get the inflation suffering consumer to stand behind Government on FDI in Retail!! Yes initially to drive out the Mom Dad stores Wal-Mart and likes will benefit the Consumers.... but once they achieve this target the 'big squeeze' will start!!! And there is no doubt Government will be on the standby to help Wal-Mart and likes...... be it tweaking laws.... fiddling with duties etc. Anand Sharma who is actually a gunk ...... though a well dressed one..... has just followed orders.......in US Big Ticket Retail are 'slave shops' ...'enslave both customers and workers'....... as no or minimal Mom Dad Shops are there Big Ticket Retail 'rules'!!!! And slowly and surely they'll do the same here too!!! Do not know why India did not follow the Chinese Model and allow Big Ticket Retail in two Metros and only after getting a firsthand idea of the pros and cons then decided on exposing India to Big Ticket retail 'big time'? With this Sarkaar 'sabh golmaal hai'... like quietly Government has tweaked SEZ law to allow real estate stakes for foreigners...one of the demands of Wal-Mart and likes!!!

Advani says BJP will decide on his becoming PM and in Congress Madam doth decide!!

We who have to 'jhelo' or bear the PM are kept at the side!!

That is why it's important that every Party should declare its PM candidate in its Manifesto.... at least then it will be said that PM has Public's acceptability!!! Then a GM will not become PM...... or PM will not be selected by an 'apolitical authority'...... or a consensus PM or one who has given a 'share' to Parties supporting him!! For our MPs and MLAs we only matter during the electioneering period and after this period we again become inconsequential ... like we elect Congress MPs but their High Command is Sonia Gandhi.. electorate in many Congress MPs constituencies are saying 'no' to FDI in Retail but they are lending support to FDI.. of course as Madam in on FDI in Retail's side so are they!! Rahul as PM gives many Indians nightmares.... but if and when he becomes PM, Indians would not have a say!! And so is the case when it comes to Advani!!!

On whose side is Manmohan Singh?????

And is it true that US's National Anthem everyday he does sing???

By the looks of it by the time Manmohan Singh demits Office India's economy and Indians will be exposed to FDI onslaught .... Foreign Direct Interference!! Many say PM may show he's a Sonia fan.... but fact is there is a method in his chamchagiri..... he is actually furthering the interests of his real Bossor Aaka .... Uncle Sam!!!!! His 'arms length' comment in 2 G shows that he was not an innocent bystander but one who tacitly aided and abetted the 2 G Chori!! Under an economist PM Indians have suffered high inflation for years... he said high inflation was an outfall of growth..... but when growth fell inflation did not fall!! All in all Manmohan Singh is efficient, capable and qualified but, sadly he did not use any of his qualities to benefit us.... mind you I have not counted honesty as one of his qualities.... only a fool would do this after what has come out!!

PS....03 jokes.....We already have 100% FDI in running this Nation.... Sonia!!!! After the fan fell a few feet from Pawar when he was giving a speech on stage there are calls to hold an inquiry as to why the fan was not placed properly .... after all fans are supposed to be above the heads of the VIPs to give them cool breeze!!! Farrouk demands that India should have a controlled Democracy.... we already do.... otherwise how do you think Sonia runs the Country indirectly!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Who is instigating action against FDI?
It is heard that a large business house which has retail interest and who was blocking the FDI in retail until now is instrumental in action against FDI in the streets and in the Parliament.

Name of one top leader from Maharashtra leader figures
Name of one top Congress leader from Maharashtra has reached in the North Block who is having Swiss Bank Account.

Young MPs ready to forego salary?
It is heard that young MPs are ready to forego salary and allowance that they get from the Parliament because of non functioning system.

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be new Secretary, Textiles?
Who will succeed Ms Rita Menon on January 1 as Secretary, Textiles ? Tie is said to be between 1977 batch West Bengal cadre IAS officer A S Lamba and another 1977 batch UP cadre IAS officer P K Sinha.

1977 batch IAS outside Delhi will get postings soon
About nine 1977 batch IAS officers, currently in states, will get postings to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India in a couple of months. All these officers are empanelled to the rank of Secretary.

CSB to meet today
CSB meeting is going to take place on Monday.

Laxman Das to be Member of CBDT?
Now decks have reportedly been cleared for the appointment of Laxman Das as Member of the CBDT. He is 1974 batch IRS (IT) officer.

CCIT Mumbai seeks VRS
Chief Commissioner Income Tax in Mumbai PP Srivastava has sought VRS. He is 1974 batch IRS (IT) officer. He will hand over charge on November 8.

Sri Ram Singh to succeed Srivastava
In all probability Sri Ram Singh will be CCIT 1 in Mumbai. He is 1975 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Mrs. Shanti Sundharam appointed Member, CBEC
Mrs. JM Shanti Sundharam, IRS, has been appointed as Member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

Mrs. Shanti Sundharam gets charge of Member (L&J)
Consequent upon her appointment as Member, CBEC, Mrs. JM Shanti Sundharam will look after the charge of Member (L&J) with immediate effect and until further orders.

Dr. Sanjay Singh ahead in race for post of Additional Secretary, Law
As the grapevine has it, Dr. Sanjay Singh is ahead in fray for being appointed as new Additional Secretary in Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice at the Centre. He is the senior most Joint Secretary in the said Ministry.

Gupta elected Chairman of International Sugar Council
Union Food Secretary Dr Bhushan Chander Gupta has been elected chairman of the International Sugar Council, while Prime Minister of Fiji, Baina Manrarana, elected vice-chairman of the council.

JCIT Transfer posting list in a day or two
List of Transfer and posting of Joint Commissioners of Income Tax is expected to be issued in a day or two.

Haryana is now having seven DG rank officers
After promotion of three 1979 batch IPS officers - Satyendra Kumar, Sharad Kumar and RK Vaccher, the strength of Directors General of Police serving in Haryana has gone up to seven.

Rajib Sharma promoted as Dy CAG
Rajib Sharma, IA&AS:1976, Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Report States-II) has been promoted as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Apex Scale : Pay Rs. 80000 fixed) in the vacancy arising on the retirement of TK Sanyal. On promotion Sharma will take over as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Local Bodies & Accounts) CAG office. He will also take over as Chairman, Government Accounting Standards Advisory Board in this office. He will also look after the Railway Audit Wing.

Pant promoted as Additional Dy CAG
Niranjan Pant (IA&AS: 1978), Director General (LB) has been promoted as Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (HAG + Scale: Rs. 75500/- annual increment @ 3% - Rs. 80000/-).

Promotion of 58 IRS (IT) officers of 1990 batch next month
As many as 58 IRS (IT) officers belonging to 1990 batch are being promoted to the rank of Commissioner Income Tax in the first week of next month.

Takhi to move Bali
First Secretary in Indian Embassy, Jakarta Amarjeet Singh Takhi, is moving to Bali as CG on a newly created post.

Anil Kumar is new Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration
Anil Kumar is taking over this week as Home Secretary Chandigarh Administration. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Dr. Mohanty promoted & posted as Sr. Adviser in Petroleum & Natural Gas
Dr. Basudev Mohanty, Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officer of Indian Economic Service, has been promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) and posted as Senior Adviser in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Who will look after DLB in Delhi?
Who will look after Directorate of Local Bodies (DLB) in Delhi ? Names of R Chandramohan and R K Srivastava are in circulation.

S Krishnan is head PNGRB
Former Fertiliser Secretary, S Krishnan, has joined as Chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). Krishnan is 1975 batch IAS officer who had retired as Fertiliser Secretary on August 31, 2010.
(We said this on June 23, 2011)

Relieved ITS officers get their salaries
Over 350 UPSC selected Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officers who are without any assignment in Delhi have received their last month's salary.

BSNL, MTNL framing recruitment rules
In the wake of repatriation of 1600 Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officers who were selected by UPSC and were serving in the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telecom Ltd (MTNL), recruitment rules are being framed for recruitment of senior level officers.

Okhade to be IOC's Director, Pipelines
VS Okhade, Executive Director (ED) - Exploration & Production (E&P), with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), will take over as IOC's Director, Pipelines once KK Jha joins as Secretary of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). Jha's file is under process.

PFC acts swiftly to remove details of Rajeev Sharma
How strong are jealousies in Power Finance Corporation (PFC) can be judged from the fact that details of Rajeev Sharma were removed from PFC's site. Sharma had assumed charge as new Chairman and Managing (CMD) of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) on November 29, 2011. Earlier, Rajeev Sharma was Director (Projects) in Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC). His details were removed from PFC's on November 30, 2011.

Who will be IES Member in FMC?
Who will be IES Member in Forward Markets Commission (FMC) in place of DS Kolamkar? This question is hot topic of discussion in markets' circle as Kolamkar who was recently elevated has been made Director General, Labour Bureau, Chandigarh. This post is meant for an officer of the Indian Economic Service (IES).

Pakistan : Keyani blames poor communications for non-effective retaliation against NATO attack
Pakistan's army chief Keyani has blamed poor communication network for lack of effective retaliation against the NATO attack on the army's Salala post on Pak Afghan border. In a message to his troops Gen Keyamni has stated that 'timely decision could not be taken due to break down of communication with the affected posts and therefore lack of clarity of situation at various levels including corps HQ and GHQ'. The message further says that In future the troops could respond when attacked 'without waiting for orders from the command'.

Encadrement of newly created posts
Encadrement of the newly created posts into central Secretariat Service/ Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service including one post of Deputy Secretary/ Director, two post of Under Secretary, two post of Section officer, four post of Assistant, one post of Private Secretary and four of Steno 'C'.

Mahajan to join the Board of HPCL
Former CMD of the Canara Bank A C Mahajan is all set to join the Board of the HPCL as an Independent Director.

Anoop K. Mittal is Director (Projects) of NBCC (UPDATED)
Anoop Kumar Mittal has taken over as new Director (Projects) of NBCC under the Ministry of Urban Development. Mittal is a Civil Engineering Graduate and had been serving the Organisation in capacity as Executive Director, prior to this new assignment. Mittal's appointment as Director (Projects) of NBCC is considered in the company circle, a highly positive step forward as far as the interest of the Organisation is concerned since he has been serving the company for the last over 26 years in various capacities. The hope is high since he is a proven workaholic, has impacting exposure in civil engineering discipline and virtually grown with the company, successfully accomplishing diversified and intricate projects in key sectors such as Housing, Environment, Health, Hospitality, Institutions, Transport, Defence, Police & Para-military infrastructure etc. Among many important assignments in NBCC, Mittal's significant forte was, his direct association with Delhi Metro Works where he was responsible for aesthetic and quality execution of first metro station at Seelampur, inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India in 2002 and from where Phase-I of Delhi Metro began its memorable & maiden journey. Mittal is also presently holding the membership of prominent Professional Engineering bodies like Institution of Engineers (I) & Indian Concrete Institute.
(We said this on July 16, 2011)
Mervin Alexander Kerala Technopark's CEO to attend NDC, course (UPDATED)
Merwin Alexander who so far was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Technopark will be attending the NDC course commencing on January 9, 2012.Merwin Alexander belongs to the 1987 Indian Postal Service batch and has held key roles in the Department of Posts in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and New Delhi. He had also worked as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Cochin Shipyard Ltd, and Cochin Port Trust and served as consultant to the Asia Pacific Postal Training Centre, Bangkok in the past.

K G Girish Babu is CEO of Technopark, Trivandrum (UPDATED)
K G Girish Babu has taken over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Technopark, Trivandrum on December 1, 2011. Girish Babu is the Managing Director of Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd. (KSITIL) and also holds the additional charge of the CEO of Cyberpark, Kozhikode. Girish Babu was the founder CEO of Infopark Kochi.

Bureaucratic reshuffle on the anvil in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it a bureaucratic reshuffle is on the anvil in Rajasthan.

Tilak Raj Seth appointed Sector Cluster Lead of South Asia Cluster, Siemens. (UPDATED)
Tilak Raj Seth has been appointed as the Sector Cluster Lead of the Infrastructure & Cities Sector, South Asia Cluster, Siemens. Seth has been with Siemens for the last 27 years and was till recently Head of the Mobility Division. Siemens started its fiscal 2012 on October 1, 2011 with a newly founded Infrastructure & Cities Sector. The operating businesses of Siemens are now organized into Industry, Infrastructure & Cities, Energy, and Healthcare Sectors. By forming the new Sector, the company plans to be a leading participant in the dynamic growth of cities and infrastructure investments.

(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

No taker of flats in Mumbai?
It seems recession is there. Over one lakh flats are reportedly lying unsold in Mumbai.

Top appointments in Essar Oil
Naresh Nayyar and Lalit Kumar Gupta have respectively been appointed as Deputy Chairman and Managing Director (MD) and CEO of the of Essar Oil.

Canara Robeco announces changes in fund department
Canara Robeco Mutual Fund has appointed Soumendra Nath Lahiri and Yogesh Patil to manage the fund.

WGC appoints Vipin Sharma as Director
World Gold Council has appointed Vipin Sharma as Director - Jewellery for India.

Mutual Funds swing into action as stock markets sink
Mutual funds (MFs) are on a buying spree as the shares are cheap and at a good value say Mutual Fund managers. In November there has been shopping of Rs 817 cr by the fund managers . In the past three days the funds have bought shares worth Rs. 222.30 crore

David Becker joins Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters has appointed David Becker as Managing Director, Asia.

Bhat promoted as GM Karnataka Bank
Mahabaleshwara Bhat M.S has been promoted as General Manager of the Karnataka Bank with effect from December 1.

Mistry inducted into Tata Industries Board
Cyrus Mistry has been inducted into Tata Industries Board of Directors.

Agarwal appointed Group CEO, Vaibhav Gems Ltd
Atul Agarwal has been appointed as the Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Vaibhav Gems Ltd with effect from December 03, 2011.

Bangur resigns as Non Exec. Independent Director, Websol Energy System Ltd
Prakash Bangur , Non- Executive Independent Director has resigned from the Board of Directors of Websol Energy System Ltd .

Beswal appointed Addl. Director, Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd
Vinod Kumar Beswal has been appointed as an Additional Director, Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd on the Board of the Company.

Mylavarapu appointed Director (F&B), The Westin Mumbai Garden City
Sachin Mylavarapu has been appointed as Director (Food & Beverage) at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

Surti promoted as MD & CEO, JP Morgan Asset Morgan Ltd
JP Morgan Asset Management Ltd has promoted Nandkumar Surti as Managing Director and Chief Executive from his former post of Chief Investment Officer.

Shah appointed Director (Revenue & Mktg.), Swissotel, Kolkata
Sandit Shah has been appointed as Director (Revenue and Marketing), Swissôtel Kolkata.

Gupta appointed Director (Sales & Mktg.), Holiday Inn, Mumbai International Airport
Saket U Gupta has been has been appointed as Director (Sales and Marketing), Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport

DEBATE (1)

The process of empanelment need to be more transparent. The details of state cadre and central cadre officers who are empanelled need to be put in web

S M Kalavathi

Department of Posts is lucky away from media glare

Department of Posts is lucky, away from media glare unlike the high profile Telecom. But dig, deeper scams are plenty but they are systematically hushed as the media is not focussing thinking it is a poor department. There are innumerable scams/frauds all over the country. In WB it was more than 100 crore scam in CC, in AP more than 2 crores, recurring frauds in RD, SB, but all escape. It's the poor lower level officials who are suspended, dismissed and the higher ups go scott free. Scam tainted ones are posted to vigilance units so that everything gets hushed up. Add all the amounts all over the country, this department can even beat Telecom. Media, CVC, C&AG should focus on this department they have been getting away and it has to stop.

S K Murthy

BSNL is a boon to common public. Save BSNL is the common slogan of all workers. Above 58 years age, VRS may be implemented. Some burden in the salary will be eliminated.

Gopal/ Tamil Nadu

Rotational Policy not implemented due to vested interests

There is one more Group "A" organised Finance and Accounts Service namely, Indian Cost Accounts Service under the administrative control of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, in which the Rotational Policy was framed during 1989-90 with the approval of the then MoS of Finance, BK Gadvi, but the same has not been implemented after January, 2007, due to vested interests of the present incumbent DC Bajaj, Additional Chief Adviser (Cost), liable for implementing the same.

R K Jain

FDI in Retail

Biased reporting indicates that Whispers is on the side of middlemen rather than the consumers. Or, maybe it is still fighting East India Company

Dr F X Bose

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)