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Sonia must call her hatchet man Guv Bhardwaj back! Karnataka's governance is at stake.......though I guess Sonia will appoint another loyalist and after a 'cooling off' period he or she too will go after Yeddy and Congress will say 'okay Bhardwaj was biased against Yeddy but then why is this Guv also demanding Yeddy's sacking...... which means there is definitely something wrong with Yeddy'???? Yeddy is no 'babe in the woods'....... however BJP does not have the High Command culture whereby Yeddy could be told enough of this 'I, me and mine' largesse.......apno ka benefit bahut karr diya.......arre bhai doosron ka bhi kuch laabh karro....... no Neta in his or her right mind will ask a CM to stop corrruption...... what they will tell the CM is.......remember Party Fund and spread it evenly...... and get work done simultaneously!!!! And what's actually saved Yeddy is that BJP's got cent percent marks in the State bye-elections!!!

Bhardwaj returned to Bangalore and when asked where had he been???

He responded 'was in Delhi to get next set of instructions from the Queen'!

Had BJP presented the album of photos that Rahul presented PM and had there been a Congress Government in UP , Congress's Manish Tiwari would have blasted the album saying it contained 'manufactured photos' and would have found 1001 technical and moralistic flaws in the album!!! Rahul says he wanted to make the affected Farmers meet PM!! Well when the ultimate decision has to come from Sonia then why not make the Farmers meet his Mum????? Or is Rahul giving the Farmers a run around.....Neta red tape????? I'm still surprised at Rahul's 'twenty twenty' match appearance in Noida....... he promised Test Series kind of presence and just gave a 'twenty- twenty' appearance!!! And it's pretty clear that 'forced acquisitions' are now looked upon as a carry forward from the days of the Raj.... 'The Queen needs your land'!!!!

Rahul ji itni jaldi kyaa thi gharr jaane ki!!!

Kya yehi style hothaa hai Raajon ka apni hamdardi jathlane ki!!!

A much reduced Jaya has appointed a jumbo size Cabinet...... down South big is beautiful!!! The swearing in was like an Opposition Jamboree. The event's importance can be gauged from Ajit 'Lotaa' (tumbler) Singh giving Takait's funeral the miss to attend Jaya's swearing in!! Though I feel Amma's going to keep her options open...... she could go with Congress or NDA or Third Front.....what suits her most!!! But at present she's going to be non committal!!!! If she's changed this will be evident if she's gets the intercom in the ante room of her Poes Garden house removed..... she's antagonized many Leaders by not meeting them ... instead just speaking to them on the intercom!!! But my guess is that though she's reduced her girth her ego is still of the same size if not bigger!!!

Mera naam hai Amma!!

Abh Karuna, Stalin aur Azagiri ka surname hai Nikama (useless)!!!

Didi in the meantime has made it clear to Sonia she wants more berths in Delhi!!! She's also hinted that Pranab should now concentrate on being the FM...... in case he has the urge for shudh Bengali fare she's assured that a courier will carry whatever he wants and will be there in Delhi on the same day!!! Of course she wants more resources for WB!!!! And she sought an assurance from Sonia that no Congress CM will allow a Commie Conference in his or her State!! Commies as you know now are ' Stateless'..... though 47% of Keralites still support Commies but then 'jiss ki laathi ussi ki bhains'!!! Didi has also demanded that in State Banquets Bengali Dishes would get fair representation!!! And last but not the least has hinted that she would like a Minimum Programme Committee to be instituted (like the one UPA had with the Commies) and this Committee should meet weekly!! When Mohna heard the last demand he slapped his forehead and exclaimed ' Hai o Rabba'!!!

Didi Didi Didi Didi....... in WB now there's Didi!!!

And Did now stands tall though she looks pidhi ( Punjabi for small)!!

If Pakistan could find a way to drown itself it would????? That's how bad their self confidence is today!!! They've started threatening and punching their favourite 'punching bag' India!! Gillani has already thanked Pakistan's all weather friend China for its support..... of course this bond is Chinese made, because its China that needs and wants this friendship..... and it's one Chinese product that's not gone kaput in a few days of usage!! If not bombarded Osama's hideout will become a 'Fanatic's tourist attraction' and if dead Obama's photos do not come out he'll continue 'to live' for many of his supporters!!! My guess is the US Paki friendship will never be the same again!!!! Indian without a doubt is the gainer!! With Islamic fundamentalism raising its head in the border areas like Gilgit, China too will be forced the relook at its Paki bond!!

India ki ho gay balle balle!!!

Pakistan ho gaya 'thalle thalle' (fall)!!

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Sultan Ahmed's elevation likely
Sultan Ahmed Indian Minister of State for Tourism is likely to be promoted as a Cabinet Minister from minority quota of TMC. Ms. Mamata Banerjee's strategy is to have a strong support and hold on minorities by getting Ahmed promoted.

Why PM not joining Ms.Mamata Banerjee's oath ceremony?
Why Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan is opting out to refrain from attending Ms. Mamata Banerjee's swearing in ceremony that will place on May 20, 2011? She will take oath as the next West Bengal CM at the Raj Bhavan.

Ms. Mamata Banerjee sought PM's blessings
West Bengal's Chief Minister designate and TMC supremo during her Last trip to Delhi had touched feet of Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan to seek his blessings.

Congress trying for damage control
In Andhra Pradesh elections, Jagan Reddy beat the Congress party in by polls. Congress party is now alert that the way it had happened in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh so that it does not land up the same way in Andhra Pradesh. Congress party is making a competitor stand against Reddy by aligning with Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyanm Party and TRS in the same shell. In three other states they are dependent on others. The party wants to do damage control to keep its hold strong.

BUREAUCRACY

Cabinet Secretary Chandrasekhar is not going ?
Corridors of power are rife with rumours that Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar is not going on June 14. The rumour says that Chandrasekhar who is looking after all the important burning issues including the 2Gscam and CWG scam will get either three months extension or six months extension. One can only wait and watch.

Jose Cyriac to be Chief Secretary of Kerala ?
Latest grapevine has it that Special Secretary Revenue in the GoI K Jose Cyriac is moving to Kerala as new Chief Secretary. He is 1977 batch IAS officer.

Ms. Mamata Banerjee recommends extension to CRB
As the grapevine has it, the Vivek Sahai Chairman Railway Board (CRB)who is due to due to retire on June 30, 2011 still has chances of getting one year extension. The outgoing Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee has mooted a proposal regarding it. Whether, it will be accepted or not is yet to be seen.

Sunil Mitra to get a key post in West Bengal
As the grapevine has it, Sunil Mitra Secretary Revenue to GoI after retirement is poised to get an important post in the West Bengal government. He is an IAS officer of the 1975 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

Das to be new Chairman of Tea Board ?
In all probability, S K Das will be new Chairman of the Tea Board. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Skandan to return Tamil Nadu ?
Grapevine has it that K Skandan Joint Secretary in the MHA is being recalled by the new Government in Tamil Nadu. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Bhaskar Khulbe unlikely to be disturbed as RC, WB
There are clear indications that Bhaskar Khulbe who is West Bengal (WB) government's Delhi based Resident Commissioner (RC) will not be changed.He is an IAS officer of 1983 batch who belongs to West Bengal cadre.

All eyes are on new LIC chief
All eyes are now on new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). As it is LIC's business during last financial year was Rs. Three lakh crore-biggest by any public sector undertaking (PSU) being run by the Government of India (GOI).

Rakesh Agrawal DIG, CBI may get extension
Rakesh Agrawal, DIG, CBI may get an extension till March 31, 2012.He is an IPS officer of 1994 batch, who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Sah to be Director in Cabinet Secretariat
Raja Ram Sah is being appointed Director in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is 1995 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Deepak Ratan relinquishes charge of NIFT Bhopal
On completion of a successful tenure with NIFT, Deepak Ratan has relinquished charge of NIFT Bhopal Centre. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of UP cadre who also holds a PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad. Apart from Bhopal he has also held the additional charge of NIFT Jodhpur and NIFT Shillong during his tenure. He is widely regarded for the expertise with which he has set up new systems, processes and infrastructure at these upcoming centres of excellence in the field of higher education.

Deenabandhu in line of fire in TN
After the shifting of K Ashok Vardhan Shetty another close associate of former Dy CM Stalin K Deenabandhu is definitely in the line of fire in the new regime in TamilNadu.Deenabandhu is 1982 batch IAS officer .

Will Atulya Mishra be recalled ?
There is a buzz that new Tamilnadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha will recall 1988 batch IAS officer Atulya Mishra from central deputation.

Will Leena Nair return to TamilNadu ?
Leena Nair is likely to return to the parent TamilNadu cadre from central deputation.She is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Post of IG Security, Atomic Energy is vacant
The post of Joint Secretary, Security (IG level) has been lying vacant in Atomic Energy, department Mumbai.

Ms. Chhaya Sharma is DCP, South District
Ms. Chhaya Sharma has joined as DCP, South District (DP), in place of H.S Dhaliwal IPS. She is an IPS officer of 1998 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.

B.S Jaiswal is DCP, Outer district
B.S Jaiswal, Additional DCP, North-West District Delhi Police has joined as DCP, Outer district in place of Ms. Chhaya Sharma IPS. He is an IPS officer of 2001 who belongs to the UT cadre.

Romil Baniya replaces B.S Jaiswal
Romil Baniya has joined as Additional DCP, North West District in place of B.S Jaiswal IPS. He is an IPS officer of 2007 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.

Anil Kumar Ojha is DCP, South West Delhi
Anil Kumar Ojha has joined as DCP, South West District in place of Sharad Agrawal IPS. He is an IPS officer of 1998 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.

8 posts of DIG vacant in BPR & D
As many as eight posts of DIG are lying vacant in Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).

Thirumurthy to be India's envoy to Bangladesh
As the grapevine has it, Thirumurthy is poised to be India's new Ambassador to Bangladesh.

Hike in retirement age for scientists likely
A proposal for hiking retirement age to 64 years for scientists who are Joint Secretary level and above in scientific departments like Science, Earth Science, biotechnology and CSIR.

Vivek Bhardwaj poised to go to GoI
As the grapevine has it, Vivek Bharadwaj is poised to go to Government of India (GOI) on central deputation. He is an IAS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to West Bengal cadre. Presently, he is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kolkata Metro Development Authority (KMDA), Kolkata.

IFS officer in Rajasthan gets central deputation
Services of Munish Kumar Garg, (IFS (RJ : 1988), Chief Conservator of Forests (Eco Tourism), Jaipur, have been placed at the disposal of Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, New Delhi, for appointment as Director for a period of five years from the date of taking over the charge of the post or until further orders.

Som Nath is CGMT, Kolkata circle
Som Nath who so far was CGMT Earth Telecom Project, Kolkata is now BSNL's CGMT, Kolkata Circle.

Post of CMD Punjab & Sind Bank becomes more important

Post of Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of the Punjab & Sind Bank is going to be more important as Dilsher Singh Kalha a Secretary level officer will be new CMD of the said bank. Earlier, it was filled up by a Joint Secretary level IAS officer. Presently, Kalha is Principal Resident Commissioner of Punjab government in Delhi is going to be new Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of the Punjab & Sind Bank. He is an IAS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to Punjab cadre.

Postal service officer K P Sethy is PMG, Kurnool
Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officer of the Indian Postal service K P Sethy (1980) has been posted as PMG, Kurnool, A.P. Circle.

Will Atul Kumar Mathur join as NEPA's Director ?
Atul Kumar Mathur has been appointed as Director, NEPA. Will the Meghalaya government relieve him ? He is an IPS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Who will be DG Doordarshan and AIR ?
Who will be new DG Doordarshan and AIR ?.Verdict of the CAT on May 19 is going to decide the fate of new DG DD and AIR. Meanwhile,Two Members of Parliament (MPs) from Andhra Pradesh have written to the Prime Minister appealing to him to ensure transparency in the appointment of DG Doordarshan and All India Radio.

Sumit Bose to be Secretary Expenditure
Sumit Bose is going to succeed Sushma Nath as Secretary Expenditure in the Government of India on June 1.This is evident from the fact that 1976 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Bose, has been tipped to be OSD Expenditure in the Ministry of Finance. He is presently Secretary Disinvestment.

Ms. Radhika Rastogi is now Secretary MSSIDC
Ms.Radhika Rastogi (IAS 95 batch) has been made MD Maharashtra Small
Scale Industries Development Corporation

Will Shankar take over as Secretary Power in Maharashtra?
It is heard that Ms.Malini Shankar (IAS 84 batch) will take over asPrincipal Secretary Power from the present incumbent Subrat Ratho.

Sarangi is new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu
Debendranath Sarangi has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu. He is 1977 batch IAS officer. Prior to this he was Chairman of TIDCO.

Malathi moves to insignificant post
Chief Secretary during the DMK regime, S Malathi has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary and Director of Statistics and Economics. She is 1977 batch IAS officer.

M. Sheela Priya is PS to Tamil Nadu, CM

Ms. M. Sheela Priya has been appointed Principal Secretary to the new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms. J. Jayalalithaa. She is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch who belongs to Tamil Nadu cadre.
( We said this on May 14 and 16 )

P. Ram Mohan Rao is PS to Tamil Nadu, CM
Dr. P. Rama Mohan Rao has also been appointed Principal Secretary to new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms. J. Jayalalithaa. He is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to Tamil Nadu cadre.
( We said this on May 14 and 16 )

K.N. Venkatramanan is Secretary to TN, CM
K.N. Venkatramanan has been made Secretary to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms. J.Jayalalithaa. Presently, he is Secretary, Personnel and Adminisrative Reforms with the Tamil Nadu government. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer who belongs to the TN cadre.
( We said this on May 14 and 16)

Ramalingam is Additional Secretary to TN, CM
A Ramalingam has been appointed Additional Secretary to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister designate Ms. J. Jayalalithaa. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer who hails from the TN cadre.
( We said this on May 14 and 16 )

Sheela Rani Chunkath is new PS Home and Excise
Sheela Rani Chunkath has been transferred as Principal Secretary (Home, Prohibition and Excise) in the place of K. Gnanadesikan. She is 1978 batch IAS officer.

Tripathy is new Police Commissioner Chennai
J.K. Tripathy has been appointed new Police Commissioner Chennai. 1985-batch IPS officer Tripathy succeeds T Rajendran.
( We said this on May 14 )

Trusted man of Stalin shifted
Trusted officer of Dy CM Stalin, K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty has been posted as Special Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research. He is 1983 batch IAS officer.

TN election results foretell far-reaching consequences: Narendra Modi
"The just concluded Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu reflect not only a change of government but also foretells far-reaching consequences for the contemporary politics in the entire country. The politics of coalition in the country today has been polarized into two camps. One is the coalition of political parties for development, while the other is the coalition of vote bank politics." This was asserted by Gujarat Chief Narendra Modi. He exuded confidence the Tamil Nadu results would strengthen further the politics of development. Referring to ongoing political events in Karnataka, Modi said the Congress party has polluted the office of Rajbhawan by dragging its Constitutional powers to a new low to the detriment of high traditions of democracy and the constitution. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who specially flew to Chennai for swearing in ceremony of Ms. J. Jayalalitha and others congratulated newly elected Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms. Jayalalitha and her team members. Modi also met famous cine star Rajanikanth convalescing at a private hospital in Chennai where he has been admitted recently for treatment. He wished him speedy recovery. The Chief Minister was accompanied by his Principal Secretary K. Kailashnathan.

Pannerselvam appointed OSD, TN
Tamil Nadu Government has appointed A. Pannerselvam , IAS, (Retd) as Officer
on Special Duty for formation of newly created Department of Special Programme Implementation.

Shetty is Special Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research, Tamil Nadu
K. Ashok Vardhan Shetty, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, has been transferred and posted to act as Special Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research, Tamil Nadu .

Mrs Reeta Harish Thakkar is Joint Secretary to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Mrs Reeta Harish Thakkar, IAS, Joint Commissioner of Municipal Administration, is transferred and posted to act as Joint Secretary to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.

Secretary to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has been transferred
S.K. Prabakar, IAS, Secretary to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has been transferred from the post and orders regarding his posting will be issued separately.

Pakistan : US rejects dubious expenditure claims
Pentagon has rejected over 40% of the claims amounting to $ 3 billion submitted recently by Pakistan's military authorities on account of expenditure incurred for the so called war against terror. The claims have been found to be dubious and bogus. To quote just one typical case the Pakistanis submitted huge bills for refurbishment of four helicopters allegedly required for transporting troops to the rugged mountainous terrain on the Afghanistan border to fight militants but on closer scrutiny it came out that the choppers were actually operating for peacekeeping duties in Sudan for which reimbursement of all expenses was being done by the UN. Due to enhanced scrutiny of bills and vouchers submitted by Pakistan the rejection rate from Pentagon has risen from 1.6% in 2005 to nearly 44% since 2009.

Tenure of A K Singh as CVO of ESIC extended
Deputation tenure of A K Singh as Chief Vigilance Officer, Employees State Insurance Corporation has been extended for a period of 3 months with effect from May 4 . He is 1983 batch IFS officer of UP cadre.

AP Govt promotes four IFS officers as Conservator of Forests
The Andhra Pradesh government has promoted four Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of the 1997 batch from A.P. to the Supertime Scale of IFS in the rank of Conservator of Forests. Those promoted include Mrs. Shanti Priya Pandey, Divisional Forest Officer, Paloncha Division, Rahul Pandey, Divisional Forest Officer, Kothagudem Division, P.V.Raja Rao Divisional Forest Officer, Hyderabad Division and B.Anand Mohan who is on deputation with Vigilance & Enforcement Department.

Mrs. Pandey and Rahul Pandey have been retained as Conservator of Forests at their existing postings same postings in Paloncha and Kothagudem Division while Raja Rao has been transferred as CF to the office of PCCF (HoFF) Hyderabad while Anand Mohan is deputation.

Nagabhushanam transferred as DFO, Hyderabad
The AP government has transferred D. Nagabhushanam, Divisional Forest Officer, Mahabubnagar Division has been transferred and posted in the cadre post of Divisional Forest Officer, Hyderabad Division. He is an IFS officer of 2000 batch from the AP cadre.

DEBATE
Does ACC system have its relevance for all posts?
Does the ACC system has its relevance as far as appointment of incumbents for all posts was concerned? It is time consuming. Under the system it is examined at each level and in every Ministry there are at least six levels. Broadly speaking it goes from concerning Ministry to DoPT Ministry, then to cabinet secretariat and then to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).Finally it goes to the PMO. It is extremely time consuming .In the wake of this please give your valuable views to us.
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CORPORATE

Nanda appointed Regional ED, NTPC (Southern Region)
Jayadeb Nanda is Regional Executive Director, NTPC (Southern Region).

Umesh Chowdhary demits office as Chairman, Cimmco Birla Ltd
Umesh Chowdhary demitted the office of Chairman of Cimmco Birla Ltd w.e.f May 10, 2011.

Jagdish Chowdhary designated as Executive Chairman Cimmco Birla Ltd
Jagdish Prasad Chowdhary co-opted as Additional Director of Cimmco Birla Ltd has been appointed Chairman-cum-Managing Director designated as Executive Chairman w.e.f. May 10, 2011.

Umesh Chowdhary appointed Vice Chairman, MD & CEO, Cimmco Birla Ltd
Umesh Chowdhary, Nominee Director - Cimco Equity Holdings Private Limited, has been appointed as Vice Chairman & Managing Director and CEO of Cimmco Birla Ltd w.e.f May 10, 2011.

Mohan appointed Exec. Dir. (Corporate Affairs), Cimmco Birla Ltd
Dr. Vinay Mohan, Director (Corporate Affairs) designate and officiating CFO has been appointed as Executive Director {Corporate Affairs) of Cimmco Birla Ltd w.e.f May 10, 2011.

Motiani re-appointed MD, Freshtrop Fruits Ltd
The Board of Freshtrop Fruits Ltd has on May 14, 2011, approved re-appointment of Ashok V Motiani, as Managing Director of the Company for further period of 5 years with effect from August 1, 2011.

Sethi appointed Addl. Director, Shree Ram Mills Ltd
N K Sethi has been appointed as an Additional Director of Shree Ram Mills Ltd with effect from May 14, 2011.

Khanna quits Carlsberg India?
Devapriya Khanna has quit Carlsberg India as its Marketing Director.

Dua appointed Associate VP, Lowe Lintas Delhi
Upasana Dua has been appointed as Associate Vice President, Lowe Lintas Delhi.

Jhaveri appointed COO, Madison Media Infinity
Sushma Jhaveri has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Madison Media Infinity.

Nene resigns from the Board of Monnet Ispat Ltd
P L Nene has resigned from the Board of Monnet Ispat Ltd due to his other pre-occupation and commitments.

Tiwari appointed Independent Director, Monnet Ispat Ltd
Gopal Tiwari, an Ex-Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board has been appointed on the Board of Monnet Ispat Ltd as an Independent Director.

FORUM

Increase in retirement age to benefit few

The increase in the retirement age is being talked about keeping in view the preference of the current Government for few seniormost IAS officers working closely with the PM/Sonia Ji. Why spoil the system by bringing about changes aimed at individual benefits. Even in the present scenario, the officers and staff stop working 2/3 years before retirement. By raising the retirement age, the public money will be wasted without corresponding benefits in the increased productivity.

Ranjana

Court's decisions are sure to be respected

A Senior Lawyer today has said that the Court's decisions are to be respected but it cannot be said to be infallible. I am 100% in agreement with him and respect all the courts in the country. In OA Number 3278/2010,. 4282/2010 to 4826 & Other OAs the Principal Bench of CAT has passed a judgment on 9.5.2011, which will have large scale repercussion on all the services rules in the country which were framed/amended based on the Supreme Court's judgement in the Prabha Devi Case that the 'minimum eligibility period has to be completed' for getting next promotion irrespective of the position in the seniority list'. As a consequence to it the DOPT had issued an order. It takes four to five years for an IAS/All Indian Service/Group 'A' service officers joining in the Grade Pay of 54oo/- (Rs.8000-13500/-)to get the grade pay of Rs.6600/- (Rs.10000-15200/--US level A direct recruit level Section Officer joins the Central Secretariat Service (Group 'B') in the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/-(Rs.6500-10500/-. He/she gets the non-functional scale of pay with grade pay of Rs.5400/- (Rs.8000-13500/-) after completion of 4 years of service and continues to remains a Group 'B' officer. The CAT has directed the UOI to give two years relaxation to the direct recruit Section Officers of CSS for becoming Under Secretaries. That means that the service of the Direct Recruit Section Officers of the CSS will become the best service in the entire country viz. they will be rising from a Group 'B' Section Officer level to Group 'A' level Under Secretary in only two years. The direct recruit Assistants till only very recently were getting selected based on the examination conducted by UPSC. Many of them become Section Officer based on the Limited Departmental level examination also conducted by the UPSC. The Assistant examination consists of paper in the Arithmetic. There are a number of instances wherein person has failed to qualify the Assistants Grade examination but got selected in the main Civil Service where there is no stress on Maths.

A Srivastava

Waste of a good honest officer

What a waste of a good honest officer Dilsher Singh Kalha, he will be going to a corrupt union ridden jib, leaving behind Secretary-ship of GoI. He has 3 years to retire. This is justice of UPA to minorities.

A Civil Servant

Prerogative of new regime

It is the prerogative of the new regime to make bureaucratic reshuffle to give a clean and effective administration in the best interest of the people

N V K Prabhakar

Cebrating the transfer of hardcore officer

Municipal officers, development department officers celebrating the grand eve of transfer of hardcore Shetty in Tamil Nadu.

Rajkumar

Audit Paras of C&AG

Request for disclosure of information which went into the making of an Audit Report such as audit observations, marginal notes, audit notes and audit memos, etc. was denied claiming that these intermediary
documents are merely working papers and are not within realm of "Information" under the RTI Act. The CIC ordered for disclosure holding that disclosure could not be said to constitute a breach of privilege of the House.

Comments

The Article 151 of the Constitution provides that the reports of the C&AG shall be laid before the Legislature. However, it is silent about the draft report, half margins or draft audit notes. Therefore, the
Parliamentary privileges cannot be stretched to mean that every single item of information held anywhere, that may in future become part of the proceeding before the Parliamentary Committee, should be exempt
from disclosure. In view of the dominating role acquired by the C&AG reports in the media in cases of alleged corruption; this case has immense implications for bureaucrats.

[Full bench decision in CIC/AT/A/2007/00274, CIC/AT/A/2008/00726, & CIC/AT/A/2009/000732 in Shri Manohar Parrikar and others vs Accountant General, Goa and others].

- 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)