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Again Rahul has bumbled. If Farmers had been killed and their womenfolk raped then by now there should have been some complaints! Maybe Congress will say the folk there are too scared to go to the Cops or they've gone there and cases have not been registered or cases have been registered but Cops are keeping matters under wraps....... Congress has used these ploys...... in fact Congress is the inventor of such ploys....... example 1984 genocide!!! I feel Rahul should have left this 'wild allegations making' to his minions......as PM ki chair ka dawedaar he cannot afford to make wild allegations!!! If what he has alleged is not substantiated it'll be egg on Rahul's face!!! Yes if Congress can get local folk to say that their kith and kin are missing then Maya will be forced to act!!! Congress can track down the families of those missing and take them to Delhi and let them make their complaint in camera glare!! By the looks of it seems Rahul has a lot of explaining to do.......maybe he'll go into hiding for a few days...... out of sight out of mind.....he's done this after some of his previous gaffes...... this time it's more serious.....the allegation is he lied to the PM!!! Again this forced land acquisition must end.... we got our Independence in 1947 and forced acquisitions are a spill over from the Raj!!

How will Gaffeman get out of this one?????

In fact some of his own supporters are wondering 'what has he done'?????

PC is everywhere.......any issue and PC has his 'pearls of wisdom' on the issue!!! Too much of politicking!!! Result.....a person on Home Ministry's most wanted list is living in Thane!! This man is out on bail and says he's never been to Pakistan!!! Basically the Home Minister being distracted all the time filters down in his Ministry!!! Of course PC will use the only weapon in his arsenal and that is insult the people who point out Home Ministry's blunder!!!! Humility makes people make amends and humility is alien to PC!!! Mohna has a great liking for PC and Mohna is known for his humility..... maybe he can teach PC the abc of humility!!!! Of course Home Ministry will find someone to 'hang' for this blunder!!!

Insultman PC will insult his way out of another jam that he is in!!!!!

Arguments by being demeaning and insulting Insultman does win !!

Yeddy has displayed his majority. Guv Bhardwaj comes out as one who keeps 'crying wolf'!!! Congress is in denial!! Madam seems to be in no mood to reign in Bhardwaj!!! So governance in Karnataka suffers! And beauty is Madam knows that if in Karnataka a snap poll is wangled Congress will lose badly! BJP will get the sympathy vote because the perception in Karnataka is Bhardwaj is the 'actual Leader of Opposition' and he's been sent to Bangalore with single point agenda..... make the democratically elected Government if Karnataka fall!! Congress has the dubious reputation of blatantly misusing Article 356 for its 420 political objectives!! BJP could be more vociferous in its reactions but sadly BJP is divided into camps and Yeddy was more fixated with his own camp and had not 'delivered benefits' to other camps in BJP!!! Last heard Bhardwaj has done a u turn and is now saying Yeddy's doing a good job!!! Maybe Sonia told him....... you've goofed up so now go and make peace or get ready to get shipped out .... retired.... otherwise Bhardwaj would not have taken such a sharp and sudden U Turn! BJP's war cry..... Bhardwaj ko waapas boolao!! And internal cry ...... Yeddy ko samjhao ki khao aur khilao!!

Supermadam saves the day!!!

Warns Bhardwaj make up with Yeddy if as Guv you want to stay!!

Montek Singh Ahluwalia spent a major part of his 7 year tenure travelling overseas. One trip in every 9 days. He's responsible for planning for India and he hardly travels within India. Out of his 43 trips overseas 23 were to US!!! Like Mohna he too is a US fan!! I think the Nation needs to know what benefit did the Nation get by the Nation's Planning Commission's Deputy Chairman's overseas trips??? Was he unofficially doubling up as India's MEA!!! I still have in mind Montek's pic in Davos..... wearing a sari muffler prancing about and airing his opinions on anything and everything!! WikiCables have revealed his undying love for USA!! He's not going to get the IMF top job!!! And I hope now the chances of him becoming India's FM have diminished!! Montek's love for US is his undoing!!!! Would like to know during his 23 trips to US what was he doing?

Samstoogeman was supposed to be planning for India but spent more time overseas!!

Hope Supermadam steps in and ensures his overseas jaunts every nine days do cease!!

It's an open secret that Maharashtra Politicians have literally bled Maharashtra's Cooperative Banks!!! In fact the bleeders list includes the 'whos who' of Maharashtra Netas!!! Heading the list is Sharad Pawar who has made short changing an art!!! The loans gone bad are huge and are not recoverable........ zero asset backing!! You may ask how does Pawar get away with it???? Well that's because his political networking is phenomenal!! Even Advani clamps up when it comes to Pawar...... Pawar is known to have taken the Nation to the cleaners..... has Advani ever blogged about this..... not a chance??? Ghadkari takes Pawar to be his Maratha Bhau and so Ghadkari too runs away the minute you ask him about Pawar's chori!! In the end Mr. Pawar our riches are of no use and four people carry us to our place of rest!! Seeing his greed for money people say he's found a way to take his money yonder in jest!!!

Superchor strikes again and again and gets away!!!

He's uncatchable the folklore does say!!!!!

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Cabinet reshuffle after June 9
Now Cabinet reshuffle of the Manmohan Singh Government will take place only after June 9.

Did Suresh Kalmadi speak against top party leaders?
Did Suresh Kalmadi speak against top leaders of the Congress party including AICC chief Ms. Sonia Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Ms. Sheila Dixit while deposing before the CBI? This question is a hot topic of discussion in corridors of power.

RARE OCTOBER
This October will have 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays and 5 Saturdays. It is going to happen after more than 800 years.

BUREAUCRACY

Changes in Bureaucracy this week ?
Some changes in Bureaucracy are expected to take place this week before the commencement of foreign visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

1977 batch IAS officer to be Secretary Disinvestment
According to top sources, 1977 batch IAS officer is going to succeed Sumit Bose as Secretary Disinvestment in the GoI.

Over two dozen IAS and IPS to face action in West Bengal ?
If insiders are to be believed over two dozen IAS and IPS officers are going to have tough time in the new regime. Names are ready and they are going to face action.

Das to be India's envoy to Kuwait
As the grapevine has it Das is poised to be India's new Ambassador to Kuwait.

Jawahar Sircar spreads R.N,.Tagore's message in India
Jawahar Sircar Secretary Culture to the Government of India (GoI) deserves a lot praise for his unique initiative of keeping alive and spreading contributions by noted poet of West Bengal- Rabindra Nath Tagore. Sircar has got Centres dedicated to Tagore opened in all states of India. He is a 1975 batch IAS officer who hails from the West Bengal cadre.

Khursheed Ganai is Joint Secretary I & B
Khursheed Ganai has joined as Joint Secretary Information & Broadcasting (I & B). He is an IAS officer of the 1982 batch. He is known for his efficiency. Presently, he is, Principal Secretary (PS) Ladakh affairs department.
(We said in April)

There is a mad scramble for LIC's chief
An intense activity is going on for the top slot of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). It is noteworthy that 60 per cent of plan expenditure of the Government of India (GoI) during current five year plan has been funded through LIC's earnings.

R.Chandramohan to return Delhi
R.Chandramohan Chief Secretary Pondicherry is returning to Delhi.1978 batch IAS officer of UT cadre Chandramohan will either be Principal Secretary Transport or Chairman NDMC.

R K Verma to move Goa
Principal Secretary Transport in Delhi Government R K Verma is moving to Goa.He is 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Satnam Singh is most powerful in Power Ministry
Satnam Singh who is Chairman & Managing Director(CMD) of Govt-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) since August 1, 2008 is the most powerful executive in the Power Ministry. He is considered to be very close to Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.

Blue eyed officers of Manish Gupta to rule the roost in WB
It is amply clear that blue eyed bureaucrats of Manish Gupta former Chief Secretary of West Bengal (WB) will rule the roost as he had defeated Budhadeb Bhattacharya Chief Minister of the Left Front (LF) in West Bengal.

Nazrul Islam to return West Bengal ?
IG RPF Nazrul Islam is expected to return to the parent West Bengal cadre.1981 batch IPS officer Islam is considered very close to new Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee.

Panel sent for IG, Security, Atomic Energy
The central government's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent a panel for the post of Joint Secretary, Security (IG level) has been lying vacant in Atomic Energy, department Mumbai to the ACC. The panel consists of Sanjay Kumar (IPS 1985 batch, Himachal Pradesh cadre) and A.S Ranjan (IPS 1987 batch, Bihar cadre).

8 posts of DIG vacant in BSF
As many as eight posts of DIG are lying vacant in Border Security Force (BSF).

Aditya Goenka likely to get 1 year extension
Aditya Goenka, IPS (P) officer 16 (RR 2008 batch), may get an extension for a one year.

Subrato Gupta poised to go to GOI
As the grapevine has it Subrato Gupta 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 Managing Director (MD) of the West Bengal Industries Development Corporation (WBIC).

Raja Shekhar to return West Bengal
CVO NMDC, Hyderabad Raja Shekhar is returning to the parent West Bengal cadre after completion of deputation tenure. He is 1986 batch IFS officer.

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.

Postal service officer B.V Sudhakar is PMG, South Bengal
Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officer of the Indian Postal service B.V Sudhakar (1981) has been posted as PMG, South Bengal, W.B. Circle.

Major IAS reshuffle in Assam next month
A major IAS reshuffle is expected to take place in Assam next month.Posts of Mssrs K D Tripathi, Ravi Capoor and K K Mittal are to be filled up.1980 batch IAS officer V K Pipersenia is also all set to join the GoI.

Ms. Shomita Biswas to be a Director,Atomic Energy deptt
Ms. Shomita Biswas on central deputation is poised to be a Director in the Atomic Energy department. She is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1988 batch who belongs to Maharashtra cadre.

Ram Yagya to be CGMT, B.R.B.R.A.I.T.T., Jabalpur
Ram Yagya who so far was BSNL's CGMT, Chhattisgarh Circle has now been shifted to Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ambedkar Institute of Telecom Training (B.R.B.R.A.I.T.T.), Jabalpur as CGMT.

Tuk Tuk Kumar to return West Bengal
Former PS to former Speaker of Lok Sabha Tuk Tuk Kumar is reportedly returning to the parent West Bengal cadre. She is 1981 batch IAS officer.

Rajesh Subarno to be recalled !
Rajesh Subarno is likely to be recalled by the West Bengal Government from central deputation. He is 1997 batch IPS officer.

Will Gautam resign ?
There is a strong rumour that Advisor to the Chief Minister in Jharkhand D N Gautam is returning to Bihar. He is former DGP of Bihar.

Heat wave forces officers to remain indoors
As mercury is soaring daily in Delhi senior officers of the government are forced to perch in their official rooms from 1 pm to 3 pm. They switch on red lights installed outside their chambers. However, their personal staff does attend to the appointment seekers by saying reason that their bosses were busy in meetings on urgent issues and it would
take time.

Mishra is OSD to Coal Minister
1999 batch Indian Postal service officer R K Mishra has joined as OSD to Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal.

20 IFS officers in Maharshtra transferred
As many as 20 IFS officers have been transferred in Maharshtra. While A D Shejale (1979) has been transferred to the upgraded post of CCF and Deputy Director General, SFD, Pune, Anil Mohan (1980) has been transferred as CCF (Policy Technology and Strategic Planning), Nagpur, Dr. Anmol Kumar (1982) on return from deputation from GoI - as CCF(Personnel), Nagpur, Dr Devendra Nath (1982) is promoted and posted as CCF( Education and Training) on upgraded post, M Karunakaran (1982) is promoted and posted as CCF (Territorial) Gadchiroli on upgraded post, Dr. V K Sinha ( 1983) is promoted and posted as CCF (CAMPA), Nagpur, Dr F S Jafri (1983) is promoted and posted as CCF and Field Director Tadoba Andhari Project Tiger, Chandrapur on upgraded post, BSK Reddy (1983) is promoted and posted CCF (Territorial) Chandrapur on upgraded post, Jarnail Singh (1983) is promoted and posted as CCF (Working Plans) East, Nagpur, R S Mangrulkar (1984) is promoted and his posting order is being issued separately, Dr. P N Munde (1984) is promoted and posted as CCF(Territorial) Kolhapur on upgraded post, Anurag Choudhary (1984) is promoted and posted as CCF and Deputy DG , SFD Aurangabad on upgraded post, A K Wadhva (1984) is promoted and posted as CCF ( JFM, Planning and Development), Nagpur on upgraded post, A K Mishra (1984) is promoted and posted as CCF and Field Director, Melghat Tiger Reserve, Amravati, C R Gazbhiye (1984) is promoted and posted as CCF (Territorial) Nagpur, Dilip Singh (1984) is promoted and posted as CCF and Deputy DG SFD Amravati on upgraded post, V S Bardekar (1984) is promoted and posted as CCF and Deputy DG , SFD Pune on upgraded post, Dr S H Patil (1985) is promoted and posted as CCF and Deputy DG , SFD Nagpur on upgraded post, Dr Mohan Jha (1985) is promoted and posed as CCF (Vigilance and Employees Welfare) on upgraded post and B P Singh (1985) is promoted and posted as CCF and Deputy DG SFD Thane on upgraded post.

IAS changes in Bihar
Virendra Prasad Yadav will now be DM of Sheikhpura whereas Sheikhpura DM Dharmendra Singh would be the new DM of Khagaria. V.K. Verma has been appointed Principal Secretary mines and geology department. Amitabh Verma would be the new principal secretary of social welfare department. N. Vijaylakshmi has been made MD of Bihar State Women's Development Corporation.

IPS reshuffle in TamilNadu
There is major IPS reshuffle in TamilNadu. Surprisingly outgoing Chennai Police Commissioner T.Rajendran has been appointed as ADGP (Intelligence).
A.G.Pon Manickavel, DIG will now be DIG Railways. S.George has been posted as ADGP Law and Order, Chennai. K.Radhakrishnan has been moved as ADGP, Vigilance, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.S.R.Jangid has been posted as ADGP/Chief Vigilance Officer, State Transport Corporation (Madurai), Nagercoil. Sait has been posted as ADGP/Special Officer, Refugees Camp.P.Sivanandi has been made IG/ Chief Vigilance Officer, State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam), Tiruchi. S.V.Karuppasamy is posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mylapore. R.Thirunavukarasu has been posted as DC, T.Nagar. K.A.Senthil Velan has been appointed as DC, Adyar, while Ashwin M. Kotnis, SP, Cuddalore, has been posted as DC Pulianthope.Avinash Kumar has been posted as DC, Washermanpet.T.S.Anbu will be DC, Flower Bazaar; and N.Kannan DC, Triplicane. K.Bhavaneeswari, SP has been posted as DC, Kilpauk.Asra Garg will be DC, Anna Nagar. R. Sudhakar has been posted as DC, Traffic (South), Chennai. Joshi Nirmal Kumar, SP, Tiruvannamalai, takes over as DC, Traffic (North); and Anisa Husain as DC, Traffic (Central).P.Thamarai Kannan has been appointed ACP, Law and Order, Chennai.Sanjay Arora has been transferred and posted as ACP, Traffic, Chennai Police.Abhay Kumar Singh has been posted in Arora's place at Crime and Headquarters.K.P.Shanmuga Rajeswaran has been posted as Joint Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Chennai.N.K.Senthamarai Kannan has been made JCP, North Zone, Chennai.

IPS postings in Bihar
R S Bhatti and Praveen Vashistha will be IG Patna and Bhagalpur respectively in Bihar.

D P Srivastava is new Ambassador to Iran
D.P. Srivastava, presently Ambassador of India to Czech Republic has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Iran.

25 IRS officials in CBEC granted NFSG
As many as 25 IRS(C&CE) officers, in Junior Administrative Grade in the Central Board of Excise & Customs, have been granted the Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG), on ad-hoc basis. They are Anwar Hussain, B.R.Deo Roy, D.P.Das, Nirupam kar, R.K.Chakraborty, S.C.Gupta, Subodh Dhar, U.H.Jadhav, Akhilesh Kumar, Anupam Prakash, Aseem Kumar, Awinash Thete, Binod Kumar Gupta, Dilip Goyal, Gaurav Masaldan, Harbir, Hardeep Batra, Manpreet Arya, Millind R. Lanjewar, Nitesh Srivastava, . Pankaj K Singh, Ramesh Kumar Raman, Smita Sudhakar Dolas, . Sonal Bajaj, (Ms) Vaishali Langewar Naik .

Sneh K Jaingets addl charge of Secretary, Forests in Rajasthan
Sneh K Jain, IFS, CCF (EGS), Rajasthan, Jaipur, has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Forests.

Metha to be Special DG RPF
P K Metha is being tipped to be Special DG of the Railway Protection Force (RPF).He is 1977 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

SAIL hosts meeting of Indian contenders for Hajigak deposits
Atleast 15 Indian steel & mining companies who had visited Afghanistan recently to inspect iron ore deposits at Hajigak in Afghanistan met at the corporate headquarters of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) ,in New Delhi, on Thursday to deliberate upon their future course of action.These companies are among the 22 companies shortlisted by the Afghanistan Ministry of Mines for grant of mining licenses at Hajigak, which carries an estimated 1.8 billion tonnes of high quality magnetite with 62-63% Fe content. The Afghanistan government has indicated preference for companies which will offer development plans from mining of iron ore to vertically integrated processes, including making of steel. They discussed the major concerns and identified the issues to be discussed with the Afghan and Indian governments. Among the main concerns are security issues, inhospitable terrain, lack of infrastructure and skilled manpower, etc. Issues such as local laws, tender terms & conditions, infrastructure development, evacuation of ore, diplomatic challenges, etc., were discussed in detail. The possibility of forming consortiums to bid for the mining licenses was also deliberated upon.

Mrs Jaya Chandrashekhar to open "Roots & Beyond"
Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited, a Government of India Undertaking under Ministry of Textiles, is organising an exhibition cum sale "Roots & Beyond" at its Emporium situated at Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi from May 24 to June 2, 2011. The Exhibition will be inaugurated by Mrs Jaya Chandrashekhar, President, I.A.S. Officers Wives Association on May 24 at 05.00 p.m. Mrs. Rita Memon, IAS, Secretary (Textiles), Ministry of Textiles will welcome the Chief Guest.

S K Gupta to be Director (Finance) CCIL
S K Gupta is being tipped to be new Director (Finance) of the Cement Corporation of India (CCIL) Ltd.

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

No vacancy in NTPC till 2012
There is no any top level vacancy in the NTPC till 2012.Vacancies will start only in 2013.

PESB could not find CMD
The PESB could not find any suitable candidate for the post of CMD Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd (MECL).

Tyagarajan appointed President & CEO, Genpact Ltd
Genpact Ltd, has appointed N V Tyagarajan as President and Chief Executive effective of the company effective from June 17, 2011.

Pawar appointed Company Secy. Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd
Lumax Auto Technologies Limited has appointed Ms. Swapnal B. Pawar as Company Secretary with effect from the May 16, 2011.

Jangda appointed Director, Maharashtra Scooters Ltd
Maharashtra Scooters Limited has appointed G.R. Jangda as a Director of the Company in the casual vacancy caused by the withdrawal of nomination of A. T. Shaikh by Western Maharashtra Development Corporation Ltd.

Bangur resigns as Director, Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd
Ms Alka Bangur has resigned as Director from the Board Directors of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd with effect from May 17, 2011.

Samant resigns as Company Secy. K Sera Sera Ltd
Ms Neelam Samant, Company Secretary , K Sera Sera Ltd has resigned.

Bapat appointed Company Secy. K Sera Sera Ltd
Shailesh Bapat has been appointed as Company Secretary of K Sera Sera Ltd with immediate effect.

Puri ceases to be Independent Director, Rajasthan Industries Ltd
Ravindra Puri, Independent Director of Rajasthan Industries Ltd has ceased to be a Director of the Company effective from May 13, 2011.

Chhada appointed Addl. Director, ORG Informatics Ltd
ORG Informatics Limited has appointed Ompal Singh Chhada as an Additional Director of the Company.

Datta appointed Addl. Director, Tide Water Oil (India) Ltd
Tide Water Oil (India) Ltd has appointed. Arun Kumar Datta as an Additional Director of the Company with effect from April 20, 2011.

Pasare appointed Company Secy. Menon Pistons Ltd
Menon Pistons Ltd has appointed. Amit Dilip Pasare as Company Secretary with effect from May 2, 2011.

FORUM

ACC system is time consuming

Yes ACC system is time consuming. For example, a DPC held in first week of Feb. 2011 is yet to get ACC approval even after more than three months. Now time has come to review this system. Are there so many channels required who does not any contribution to make in the file except putting some routine initials which is not at all considered priority for them and are kept pending for long. Ideally file should have minimum stages and have some disposal timing and if any body delays it he/she has to give reasons/remarks for the delays which can be verified if required. Delayed decision has many repercussions which can be checked hence relook of ACC system is very much required.

Vijay Kumar

Historic judgement of CAT

The historic judgement of CAT, where it has tried to guide DOP&T to implement the same relaxation clause in CSS from SO to US level to protect the interest of seniors ,which DOP&T itself not only has been directing all other organised services to implement since 1989 after Prabha Devi Judgement but also has implemented from Assistant to SO level in CSS . Anyone can read the Judgement on CAT Website, which shows how DOP&T has tried not to include this relaxation clause in RR of CSS despite its own 4 OM to all services to do so. At one hand CS division ,DoPT did not comply with the DoPT's order to include this relaxation clause as issued to protect the interest of seniors when juniors are being considered for promotion but tried to fight the case in court that CSS RR does have this. Most of the DRs (through civil services exam) hold professional degrees and have past work experience. No one denies the competence of some of the DR assistants but it doesn't mean they are superior to IAS because some of them also qualify CSE (Main). The divide & rule politics of top bureaucracy , discriminatory treatment of all other services vis-a-vis IAS, no fixed date (after fixed no. of years ) promotion of whole batch for other services as in case of IAS, non upgradation in the same seat and delaying of DPC of all other services due various reasons without responsibility being fixed and inaction at the top to act for correcting the wrongs are the reasons of all malaise. Subservient and compliant top cannot deliver justice and fair play to anyone.

S Kant

Dizzying figures of legal and medical consultancy

Apropos the dizzying figures of legal and medical consultancy costs in India, would it not be apt to standardize and rationalize the costs a la the Drug Prices Control Order (DPCO)in case of life saving drugs. To think that only drugs are life saving and not the consultancy or surgery is an absurdity. I have put in legal consultancy as well, since there is hardly a standarized rate for similar services rendered. Bigger the name of the lawyer and his brand, fatter is the fee. Is not it time to rein in an anarchic situation in both fields, since public is always at the receiving end.

DM

Extension to Cabinet Secretary celebrated

Extension of Cabinet Secretary Chandrashekher is being celebrated by the entire Civil service and welcomed by Ministers.

Rita

Retirement @ 64 be for engineers too

Retirement @ 64 should be not only for scientists but for engineers also. Best science students had gone to engineering and medicine during the college days of those who are about to retire in next 10-15 years. Engineers contribute much more to GDP and growth of the country than scientists.

Mani

Retirement age of civil servants should also be 64, like scientists.

Suresh Babu

Retirement Age

These days debate is going on about the retirement age. In this connection, I would like to say that the GoI should not increase the retirement age at any cost rather the GoI should offer VRS or any other package for those who have rendered more than 20 years of regular service.

Vijender Singh Rana

I would say that by increasing the retirement age, the GoI would be doing total dishonesty with the young generation and it would be a suicidal attempt.

Malathi is an efficient officer whose services could be utilised in a better manner. Jayalalitha should keep politics aside and give Malathi a better position to benefit the common man

Babu

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)