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Vikram

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Parliament must discuss the price rise.... the least our MPs can and must do!!! Pranab Da is wrong when he says inflation will ebb by March!!!! Inflation is going to remain high for some time to come..... and by now Pranab Da should have realized that you cannot talk down inflation!!! Supply side shortfalls, losses and bottlenecks remain unaddressed!! Economist PM has proven to be a nincompoop..... in fact now I hear many Indians like me want a verification of his Economist credentials!! Montek has taken back his 'Rs. 32 joke on the poor'...... but the damage has been done and I expect it will be used to thrash Congress, and deservedly, in the State Elections!!!

Inflation is today majority of Indian's bane!!!!!
Causing widespread pain and sadly Sarkaar continues to 'feign'!!

I am now abs sure that there is a huge disconnect between Rahul and ground reality!!! His recent speeches in UP show this abundantly!! His feigning gussa flopped badly..... the general feeling is .......UPA is responsible for the woes and Rahul does not need to go to Lucknow to express his anger but to 10 Janpath and 7 RCR!!! His dialogue-baaji is unending and so are his gaffes!!! He refuses to acknowledge that MNREGA suffers from gross leakages all over India.....it was his Dad who had rightly given a 6% delivery rate....rest pilfered and lost!! Rahul has tried to whip up State wars via his stupid 'why do you go to Mumbai as beggars'!!!! People from all over India come to Mumbai to struggle for 'their dreams' and some do make it and some don't..... I'm sure now Rahul will attack Bollywood for misleading UPites!! Those who go to Mumbai and build roads and drive taxes make enough money to support themselves in Mumbai and send money back home to UP...... Mumbai is UP's Dubai!!!! Just to remind him Bachchan came from UP to Mumbai and see where he is today..... so now he can blame Bachchan too for being a role model for UPites to come to Mumbai!! Rahul will now not be able to canvass in Mumbai because Sena, MNS and BJP will trash him for being a UP MP and coming to Mumbai to beg for votes!!

He is a disaster zone!!!
I'm sure after his every gaffe his Momsy lets out a 'why Rahul' moan!!!

BJP's double games will do it in!!! Advani and Sushma are soft on Sonia...... Jaitley is soft on PC..... Gadhkari is soft on Pawar and Patel!!!!! So they need to put their personal likes aside and take on UPA on inflation, black money and corruption, India losing its food security, growth plummeting, Rupee falling, manufacturing being eaten away by Chinese products.... top of the list issues!! Upcoming three State elections... in Punjab Advani's seen or has been shown by Akalis that BJP is down......in Uttrakhand Khanduri has put wind into BJP's electoral sails... only fear here is BJP will change honest Khadhuri after he makes BJP win the elections and replace him with a 'money making machine'.... in UP BJP was gaining in strength and it was felt Uma would strengthen BJP more, but this is not showing 'on the ground'.... at present in UP fight for third and fourth place is between BJP and Congress!!! So the top brass of BJP needs to sit down under the guidance of RSS and decide..... united we could win but divided we'll lose a God sent opportunity to come back to power!!

Jungle jungle pathaa chalaa hai that flower has worn knicker!!!
But rather than its fortunes blooming it has started to 'flicker'!!

PS... joke doing the rounds is Maya's divided UP into four so that Rahul gets puzzled in which State is his constituency.... and Rahul says 'youth tells me there is not future for UP'... is he for UP or against UP, because this statement of his will scare investors away!!! This was the wrong time to open sugar exports.... with Rupee so low .... unwise... and tomorrow India will be importing sugar at a higher price..... Pawarnomics!!! Manpreet Badal who feels he is the Messiah of Honesty says he met Ram Rahim to discuss corruption and vices......what a joke.... how do you think Ram Rahim was able to get 06 Toyota Lexus SUVs and the other luxuries he surrounds himself with???? Rumour doing the rounds is that Rupee is also falling in preparation of Amnesty Scheme money has started going out for 'round tripping'....surprisingly FIIs are not behind the Rupee's fall!!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Black money may arrive in hordes?
This is an advantage most people with Swiss Bank and tax haven account holders cant resist the weakening rupee is all that is needed to repatriate the currency back home whether through Mauritius or through Singapore route. In days to come foreign investments from so called foreign firms and Non resident Indians are likely to rise.

Why so many rail accidents?
The main reason for so many accidents in Railways is that no one at the top wants to take decisions or responsibility. Railway Board feels that they are for policy making. There is no respect for each other among Ministers and Board Members. Files are being delayed due to lack of trust and confidence in decision making. Recent postings of senior officers like GMs etc are arbitrary since most of the Production units are headed by non-Mechanical Engineers who are not aware of working there. Railways is being run from Kolkota under pressure from Unions and detractors. Passing the buck is the culture now. Hope Ministers will take responsibility for such mess and accidents as some earlier Ministers resigned on moral grounds.

BUREAUCRACY

Vishwapati Trivedi appointed Secretary, Mines
Finally Vishwapati Trivedi has been appointed new Secretary of Mines in the Government of India. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Trivedi will replace S Vijay Kumar.
(We said this on October 14)

Dr Amitabh Rajan is new Additional Secretary Revenue
An officer of high integrity Dr Amitabh Rajan has been appointed new Additional Secretary Revenue by the Government of India. 1979 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Dr Rajan is presently Additional Secretary Administrative Reforms in the Department of Personnel.

Parvez Dewan appointed Secretary, Indian Overseas Affairs
Parvez Dewan has been appointed new Secretary of Indian Overseas Affairs. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.
(We said this only yesterday)

Vijay Kumar moves to Land Resources
Secretary Mines S Vijay Kumar has been moved as Secretary, Land Resources in the Government of India. A 1976 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, Vijay Kumar will replace Anita Chaudhary who has been put on wait.
(We said this only yesterday )

V N Gaur gets six months extension
Virendra Narayan Gaur Additional Secretary &Chief Executive Officer(CEO)Food & Safety Standard Authority,Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has been given an extension of 6 months on central deputation Tenure. He is an IAS officer of 1978 batch who belongs to the Nagaland cadre.
(We said this on November 15)

Anil Swarup is now AS Labour
Anil Swarup, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment,Government of India has been promoted as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment .He is an IAS officer of 1981 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on November 15)

Ravi Shankar moves to Telecom Ministry
N Ravi Shankar, Additional Secretary Ministry of Communications & Info Tech, New Delhi Government of India has been appointed as Administrator,Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF),. He is an IAS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre.
(We said this on November 15)

Malay Chatterjee to be CMD, KIOCL
Malay Chatterjee, CMD, HSCL, has been selected as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Kudremukh Iron Ore Co. Limited (KIOCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on Wednesday. As many as five persons were interviewed for the same.

Justice Kohli to be CJ of Sikkim High Court
Senior most Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Pramod Kohli is moving as new Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court.
(We said this on October 7)

Radheshyam to be GM, CLW, Chittaranjan
As the grapevine has it, Radheshyam is poised to be GM of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) Chittaranjan. Presently, he is Chief Administrative Officer(CAO)-Construction North -Frontier (NF) Railway.

Ms. Vijaya Kant to be FC, Railway Board
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Vijaya Kant GM -Construction in North Frontier Railway (NFR) is poised to be new Financial Commissioner (FC) in Railway Board.

Ganesh Koyu to join in Arunachal Pradesh
Ganesh Koyu 1991 batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre who so far was Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Goa has been relieved to join in Arunachal Pradesh.

Anurag Garg is DIG, CBI
Anurag Garg has been appointed as DIG, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is an IPS officer of 1993 batch and belongs to the HP cadre.

Neha Champawat to join CBI?
Ms. Neha Champawat, AIG (CID), PHQ, Raipur, is likely to be inducted as SP, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). She is an IPS officer of 2004 batch and belongs to the Chhattisgarh cadre.

Sinha gets extension in deputation tenure
PS to Minister of State Foreign Affairs, K A P Sinha has been granted extension in deputation tenure till March next year. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Babus more in Lodhi garden than in offices?
It is understood that more babus are to be seen soaking winter sunshine in New Delhi's Lodhi gardens than in the offices these days, it is so because work in government has nearly come to a standstill. This journalist when called up the office of most babus got a reply that "Saheb meeting ke liye gaye hain" (Boss has gone for a meeting).

Lt Gen Sujlana (retd) to be Chairman of Punjab PSC
Lieut-Gen RS Sujlana (retd) is being appointed new Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission.

Comparisons drawn between F1 and CWG
There are comparisons being made about the success of F1 and the flop show of Commonwealth games these days.

Amnesty scheme in the making
It is heard that Amnesty scheme for bringing black money back is in the works. It is being drafted and is likely to be announced just before elections.

Who will head MHADA?
The term of Amarjit Singh Manhas, Chairman, Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority, has come to an end. It is heard that Maharashtra CM, Prithviraj Chavan is looking into the matter of who will take over from Manhas as MHADA chief.

New panel for Jute Commissioner
Ministry of Textiles Government of India has asked for a panel for the position of Jute Commissioner, Kolkatta.

S P Singh to go on deputation to GoI
Sudhir Pratap Singh Addl. DGP(Trg), Rajasthan Police, Jaipur is likely to join central deputation shortly as IG. He is an IPS officer of 1983 batch and belongs to the RJ cadre.

Chhabra to get extension in deputation tenure
MK Chhabra, IG (Modernization), BPR&D Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Government of India is likely to get one year's extension. He is an IPS officer of 1988 batch and belongs to the Orissa cadre.

Will A K Singh join SSB?
Ashok Kumar Singh, DIG/SSP Moradabad, is likely to join central deputation as DIG Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He is an IPS officer of 1995 batch and belongs to the UP cadre.

Post of Director (Finance) vacant in MDL
Post of Director (Finance) is lying vacant in Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). Those willing to apply can send their applications to Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) before January 23, 2012.

Pakistan: Ms Sherry Rehman appointed Ambassador to US
PPP MNA and close confidant of the late Benazir Bhutto, Ms Sherbano Rehman popularly known as Sherry Rehman has been appointed Pakistan's new ambassador to the US in place of Hussain Haqqani who resigned because of his alleged role in the infamous 'memogate'. Born in Dec 1960, Ms Sherbano studied History and Political Science at the University of Sussex and has been a prominent journalist in Pakistan prior to joining politics. For a long time she was the editor in chief of Pakistan's leading daily 'The Herald'. She is considered a forward looking liberal politician with a modern outlook on social issues. She was Pakistan's Minister for Information and Broadcasting till March 2009.

Post of MD is vacant in RITES Limited
Post of Managing Director has been lying vacant in RITES Limited. Those willing to apply can send their applications to Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) before January 6, 2012.

Post of CMD is vacant in Hindustan Cables Limited
Post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) has been lying vacant in Hindustan Cables Limited. Those willing to apply can send their applications to Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) before January 6, 2012.

One IAS and one IPS officer appointed Commissioners PSRSC
1980 batch IPS Officer SM Sharma and 1991 batch IAS Officer Iqbal Singh Sidhu have been appointed Commissioners of Punjab State Right to Service Commission (PSRSC) .

Workshop on JFMCs a big hit in 1st Indian Forest Congress (UPDATED)
Workshop on Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) during the 1st Indian Forest Congress (IFC)-2011 has evoked a very good response. There had been a lively discussion on the issue during the1st Indian Forest Congress being held under the umbrella of the Dehradun based Indian Council of Forestry and Education (ICFRE) at NASC complex in New Delhi. Dr P J Dilip Kumar Director General (DG) Forests in the Government of India (GoI) and Dr. V K Bahuguna Director General (DG) ICFRE addressed it. On day three of the mega event a workshop on forest fringe villages was held. It was chaired by Dr J S Samra CEO of the National Rainfed Areas Authority (NRAA). Apart from this Nike Smith of the UK Forest Commission (UK-FC) delivered a talk on forest landscape during a workshop on 'Forest Landscape project'. Members of more than 200 JFMC drawn from 19 states are also attending the Congress. A large number of them are women & have actively participated in deliberations. Chief Guest at the valedictory function to be held on November 25, 2011 will be Ranjan Chatterjee (IAS) who is presently with the Planning Commission of India (PCI), said Dr. V K Bahuguna. Making use of modern technology daily a bulletin with photographs is being brought out by a team of experts. It is being headed by Rakesh Kumar Dogra (IFS officer of 1991 batch). He is being assisted by two other IFS officers. They are: Pankaj Agrawal and S Senthil Kumar.

Amal Pusp, Addl DIT (S) appointed Director, Health & Family Welfare (UPDATED)
Amal Pusp, Additional Director, Income Tax (S), New Delhi, has been appointed as Director, Health and Family Welfare on deputation basis for a period of five years.


Post of Director (Finance) is vacant in Eastern Coalfields (UPDATED)
Post of Director (Finance) has been lying vacant in Eastern Coalfields Limited. Those willing to apply can send their applications before January 27, 2012.


26 officers of State Civil Service awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
As many as 26 officers of State Civil Service of Joint AGMUT (UT segment) have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against vacancies of 2009 and 2010. Officers who were appointed against vacancies of 2009 include: P Mathew Samuel, Sanjay Kumar Saxena, Satish Mathur, Rakesh Bali, D.K. Mishra, Alok Swarup, Ms Rashmi Krishnan and Jaydev Sarangi while officers appointed for 2010 are: Vijay Singh Panesar, Akash Mahapatra, P.R. Meena, G. Ragesh Chandra, G. Theva Neethi Dhas, N K Sharma, D P Dwivedi, Ashutosh Kumar V K Jain, Manoj Kumar S S Ghonkrokta, Z U Siddiqui, Sheo Paratap Singh, G S Meena, G L Meena, B R Babu and R K Mishra.

Madhusudan Prasad is new Additional Secretary, Commerce (UPDATED)
Madhusudan Prasad on central deputation is new Additional Secretary Commerce. Presently Madhusudan Prasad is Principal Secretary (PS) Power with the Haryana Government. He is an IAS officer of 1981 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.
( We said this on November 18 )

Rajive Kumar is Additional Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat (UPDATED)
Rajive Kumar, IAS of 1981 Uttar Pradesh (UP) cadre has been appointed new Additional Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat.
( We said this on November 18 )

(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

Nod to export of 10 lac tonne of sugar
The Center has given a nod to export 10 lac tonne of sugar this year, thus giving cheer to sugar manufacturers. Last years 50 lac tonne of sugar is remaining in the godowns and this year there is an estimated production of 2.5 lac tonne. Maharashtra is depending upon when the notification will actually be enforced. Exporters say if the notification is issued before Brazil sends its production in the market only then will it be beneficial for the exporters.

Is India at an advantage over China in exports
At a time when the world is worried about the Re falling sharply against the dollar it is exporters who are laughing their way to the bank. But much of the action has not started yet say exporters we are waiting for the Reminbi (Yuan) to be revalued. Reason being that the exports from India which never looked very competitive against the Chinese products will become a lot cheaper. This will be a blessing at a time when goods and products are moving slowly in the word market.

Biggest worries of India Inc
Falling demand, rising interest rates which not only postpone purchases but also are impeding investment plan of the corporates, falling rupee making cost of import expensive, policy paralysis and lack of effective governance, uncertainty of political climate, infrastructure still remains non existent despite UPA's assurance that started nearly 9 years ago.

GETIT unveils its Virtual Real Estate Expo at Chennai
GETIT Infoservices (P) Ltd., unveiled one of its kinds Virtual Real Estate Expo in the presence of real estate and builders community in Chennai. This will enable buyers and sellers in the real estate industry to stay connected 24X7. The month-long expo is being launched in Tamil Nadu followed by Karnataka & Kerala. The portal will go live in on December 15, 2011 and will act as an information bank on Real Estate, Builders, Developers, houses etc. GETIT Infoservices (P) Ltd is a pioneer in local search and yellow pages and free-classifieds in India.

Is Re trading far lower in Singapore exchange?
Rupee is trading at 65 against the dollar in Singapore exchange.

Soni resigns as Director, Housing Development and Finance Ltd
Surinder Kumar Soni has resigned as a Director of Housing Development and Finance Ltd with effect from November 15, 2011.

Two directors resign from the Board of Well Pack Papers and Containers Ltd
Akshay Patel, Whole-time Director and Nilkamal Nayak, Independent Director of Well Pack Papers and Containers Ltd have resigned from the company w.e.f. September 6, 2011.

Sampath appointed CEO ACK Media
ACK Media has appointed Vijay Sampath as Chief Executive Officer.

Bhandari appointed Head (Sales) , Zoom
Zoom--- the Bollywood channel from Times Television Network, has appointed Hersh Bhandari as Head (Sales).

Mani re-appointed Whole-time Director, Bimetal Bearings Ltd
Bimetal Bearings Limited has re-appointed N.P.Mani as Whole-time Director of the company for a further period of one year w.e.f.
November 1, 2011.

Ramakrishnan re-appointed ED, Bajaj Electricals Ltd
Bajaj Electricals Ltd has re-appointed R. Ramakrishnan as the Executive Director of the company for a period of five years effective October 26, 2011 .

Mahadevia appointed Addl. Director, Ahmedabad Steelcraft Ltd
Ahmedabad Steelcraft Ltd has appointed Dr. Malay Mahadevia as Additional Director of the company.

Rathi resigns as Director, Vintage Securities Ltd
The Board of Vintage Securities Ltd has accepted the resignation of Bhanwar Lal Rathi as the Director of the company w.e.f. November 09, 2011

Akula resigns as Exec. Chairman SKS Microfinance Ltd
Dr. Vikram Akula has resigned as the Executive Chairman and Director from the Board of Directors of SKS Microfinance Ltd with immediate effect.

Kumar appointed Interim Exec. Chairman SKS Microfinance Ltd
P. H. Ravi Kumar, Independent Director of SKS Microfinance Ltd has been appointed as the Non-executive Chairman ( Interim ) of the company with immediate effect.

J C Mansukhani appointed Vice Chairman and MD, Man Industries (India) Ltd
Man Industries (India) Ltd has appointed J. C. Mansukhani as the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the company w.e.f. November 24, 2011.

Nikhil Mansukhani appointed Non Exec. Director, Man Industries (India) Ltd
The Board of Man Industries (India) Ltd has appointed Nikhil Mansukhani as a Non Executive Director of the company with immediate effect.

DEBATE (1)

Empanelment process ignores talent

Empanelment in GoI is an outdated process. The process is murky and ignores talent elsewhere and promotes IAS fraternity even at the cost of inducting appointing useless and senile officers. It happens only in India!

Mohan

Credibility of IAS is at the lowest ebb

Respected Sir, I want to react to query of Dr Usha Agrawal that appeared in WIC under heading posting a technocrat as Secretary Telecom? The Ministry of Communications & IT has three departments under it. The Department of Telecom has an IAS officer as secretary for a long time. One of its Secretary Sidharth Behura is already behind bars along with his boss Raja. Another Secretary may soon be arrested. The credibility of IAS is at lowest ebb. Now this service has lost its sheen and no longer does it occupy the high pedestal. In the 2G scam for the first time high and mighty are behind bars. Some 10 years back who can think of IAS Secretary being in jail? There is no punishment for IAS for deviating and taking decision which goes against national interest. They have always said it was decided in good faith and throw onus on juniors. Seeing all this Kapil Sibal was not very keen on having an IAS because they are yes men and do not tell complete facts and rules to minister, the minister thinks he is taking correct decision and nothing wrong or else his secretary would have said so in file. The Secretary smiles, bows and shakes hand with minister and out of sheer laziness and lack of effort does not take any stand and toes minister bidding. Therefore now 2G case has rightly hauled up the Mantri and his Santri together. The second department is department of Information Technology. Sibal is right in keeping the post vacant for 8-9 months because he is not interested in any IAS officer. He wants a plain speaking technocrat who knows his job and can call a spade a spade. This quality is not available in IAS breed.
The third department is the Postal Department. This has exclusive so called professional service to run it, but truth is that the most of them officers have no knowledge what they are doing. They are putting up appearances, impressing minister and submitting vague voluble file notes and confusing every one. Sibal has seen their professionalism from close quarters and is not impressed. But he is helpless. Therefore the dilemma of Sibal is justified.

Vijay Kant Sethi

Fire in Howrah-Dehradun Exp: Not a word from PM

Two AC Coaches of a moving train Howrah Dehradun Express got on fire while passing through Jharkhand. Seven persons were burnt to death. This horrible accident did not cause the kind of shock and indignation to our media as the adjournment of the Parliament after 'hangama' by the Opposition or Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bara Banki where he repeated his line of beggars being from U.P (incidentally many of them on Delhi roads are from Bangladesh). How insensitive we have become. No remorse, no mourning. Not a word from our Prime Minister. The Railway minister announces the compensation for the dead and the injured and an enquiry and the life goes on. I am sure no one will follow the enquiry and even if the report comes no one will be punished and nothing will change. Everything will go on in the same fashion till another accident, another site and some other unfortunates become victims of our casualness. We in India are the most lax nation as for as safety is concerned. Be it safety on roads, on rail and other areas. In crowded markets the electric wires will be hanging precariously. Pedestrians will prefer to cross the road rather than taking the foot over-bridge. At stations they would jump over the track to go to the other platforms rather than taking the stairs. It is time some discipline is enforced by heavily fining such culprits. Bhagwan Das did not have to die if he had waited for the train to stop and not climbed the train still in motion thereby slipping and getting entangled between the coach and the platform. The snail's pace response to rescue him is another sad story. It is not enough for the country to economically grow. Social and moral growth is equally important. As of today we are bankrupt in these areas.

Aarti Khosla

Are you jealous of Arnab Goswami ?
N Krishnan's criticism of Arnab Goswami of 'Times Now' is unjustified. He is an all time great.

Bidyut Sarkar, Anand Bazar Patrika, Kolkatta

Are you not a part of Media?
Are you holding brief for Markandey Katju, ex-Judge Supreme Court? You have never criticized him for attacking media persons including TV journos.

Dr Mani Raghuvanshi, Vidhisha, MP

Criticism of DGCA appears to be mal-intentioned
In the light of Capt.Gupta's rejoinder, the criticism of the present DGCA in your portal by some appears to be mal-intentioned and most unfortunate. Vague accusations are made against him repeatedly calling him part time, one holding multiple FA posts etc. He has been appointed by the Government as DGCA and if the Government wanted him to continue as FA, it is not his fault. Why blame on him. I think these interested parties are baying at the wrong moon.

Navin K Das

Promotion of 1987 batch IRSS officers in 2015?

With the present pace, 1987 examination batch IRSS officers will get promoted by 2015, unless higher management takes some positive steps. It is highly frustrating situation.

Arvind

Non appearance of the respondents before the Commission

Vide order dated 15 September 2011, the CIC had directed that the CPIO must provide the desired information to the Appellant. The CIC further directed that the officer who had received the RTI application but preferred not to act on it thereby preventing the information seeker from getting the information, should appear before the CIC to explain if he had any reasonable cause for his inaction. The CIC noted that in spite of such clear direction, nobody turned up for the hearing. Holding that non-appearance of the respondent shows that the officer concerned has no explanation to offer, the CIC imposed the maximum penalty of Rs. 25,000/- on the Branch Manager of the bank. Further, the CIC directed to provide the information sought for in the application.

Comments

A PIO must use the opportunity to present his case before the Commission during the personal hearing. Failing to utilise this opportunity may cost him dearly.

Shri Deena Nath Prasad V. Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank in CIC/SM/A/2010/001254

- 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)