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Aaj Ki Aawaz
Pranab Da came out of North Block seething with anger..... his body
language and the distance he kept from PC made it abs obvious that Sonia
had been able enforce only a band aid solution!! Pranab Da disowning
the contents on the Office Memo was a first for Governance in India....
unheard of !! PC is known for his 'games' and his 'I'm the one' penchant!!!
This war between Pranab Da and PC has so many issues.... Ambani brothers,
Sahara , SEBI, Orbit (chewing gum), insider trading.... etc..... basically
despite being made HM PC wanted to keep a hold on MOF.... he was in
touch with Ministry Officials and kept tabs and when Dada came to know
of this he did protest to both Sonia and Mohna.... but both pooh-poohed
him away!! And Congress trying to wish away PC's alleged involvement
in 2 G as an internal matter of Congress has failed!! In October seems
the 'battle' will restart...... and then Court is also seized of this
matter...... seems PC may take Laloo's or Amar's help..... Laloo and
Amar have 'Doctorates' in 'fighting and winning cases in SC'!!!
Neither politically nor legally this matter is over!!!
Film abhi baaki hai ....only to hide the ongoing fight curtain kiya
hai Congress ne lower!!
Renuka Chowdhary got a mouthful yesterday from Shekahr Gupta , Salve
and Tavleen on NDTV yesterday!!! Ordinarily Renuka makes faces and insults
the Opposition away.... but she knew she could not afford to do this
with at least Shekhar Gupta!!!! Hope Sonia 'Undisclosed' Gandhi was
viewing this discussion .... she would have realized where Congress
stands today! NDTV is a Congress friendly Channel..... but the panelists
got the better of the Anchor, who tried her best to 'change the subject',
and the Congress Bashing would have made even the most besharam Congressmen
squirm!!!
Galli galli mein shor hai!!!
Congress mein abh nahi woh jorr hai!!
Aruna Roy has challenged Montek to live on Rs. 32/day ........she's
said that either Planning Commission withdraws this affidavit or Montek
should resign!!! My guess is Montek will go crying to Mohna and Mohna
will meet Sonia and insist for a one to one meeting and then during
the meet put forward his point 'in shudh economic jargon'.....as we
know Sonia is 'challenged' when it comes to technical jargon.... of
course he'd end with...... 'Madam it is your wish'!!!!! Madam would
be in a quandary.... she's not understood a word of what Mohna has said....
so she'll take the best route out.... agree with him!!!! They made her
agree to fuel price hikes the same way.... only they ended with....
Madam if we do not hike prices there will be no money for your 'vote
catching schemes'!!!
Congress ka haath Aam Admi ke saath!!!
Only on paper because when it comes to 'policy' Aam Admi ko padthi
hai Congress ki laat!!!
PS........there are demands being made that Advani should get his
'ambition to become PM' stapled!!! Omar cries for his privacy but shows
little respect for others privacy....naming of J&K rape victims
in the House!!! Madam has been told that her serving chocolates to Congressmen
has sent the wrong message.... now at 10 Janpath there will be a CCD
and all visitors will be able to buy refreshments from CCD..... no refreshments
will be served by 10 Janpath... Madam is going in for a image makeover!!!
Planning Commission Rs. 32 cut off could just be a drama.... because
seems Aruna Roy has set the stage for Sonia to step in and play 'gareebo
ka Messiah' !!!
Bharat
Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com
Where is Sunil Mittal ?
Tata, Ruia, Dhoot and Anil Ambani are hitting the headlines in the 2G
scam. But, here goes the Top Secret and Confidential report of the CBI
and the Income -tax - "There is a whisper in the Whispersinthecorridors
which states that the uncrowned Maharaja of Indian Telecom (IMPLYING SHRI
SUNIL MITTAL) is banking on women power (IMPLYING NEERA RADIA) to smoke
the piece pipe with India's Telecom Minister A Raja in midst of major
global take over & his appetite for precious spectrum".( The
Detailed whisper is given at Annexure 1 ).
BSP & Baba Ramdev join hands ?
As the grapevine has it, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), headed by Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati and Baba Ramdev have joined hands.
BUREAUCRACY
Pulok Chaterji is new Principal Secretary
to PM
Pulok Chaterji is new Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh from Monday. T K A Nair has moved to another room in the PMO.
Chaterji is former 1974 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
Empanelment meeting for 1978 batch IAS takes
place ?
An informal meeting for the empanelment of 1978 batch IAS officers to
the rank of Secretary in the Government of India has reportedly taken
place on September 30. If top sources are to be believed, 30 officers
were cleared for Secretary and seven officers equivalent to the Secretary.
Final list, however, will be cleared in the presence of new Principal
Secretary to the Prime Minister ,Pulok Chaterji.
Easwar to be Judge HC Delhi ?
Grapevine has it, that the President of the Income Tax Tribunal Easwar
is being appointed Judge of the Delhi High Court.
Gireesh Pradhan takes over as Secretary New
and Renewable Energy
Gireesh Pradhan has succeeded Deepak Gupta as Secretary New and Renewable
Energy in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra
cadre.
( We said this on August 8 )
A. N. P. Sinha is new Secretary Official Languages
Secretary Panchayati Raj, A. N. P. Sinha, has been moved as Secretary
- Official Languages. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
(We said this on September 28 )
Samirendra Chatterjee is new Secretary, EX-Servicemen
Welfare
Samirendra Chatterjee has taken over as Secretary, Ex-Servicemen Welfare,
in the Government of India. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya
cadre.
( We said this on September 28 )
Air Marshal Naresh Verma succeeds Prakash
Chandra
Air Marshal, Naresh Verma, is new President of the prestigious Gymkhana
club of Delhi. He won by 120 votes. Former CBDT Chairman, Prakash Chandra,
who handed over charge to Verma had won by 550 votes.
Brij Lal is new DGP of Uttar Pradesh
Brij Lal has taken over as new DGP of Uttar Pradesh. He is 1977 batch
IPS officer.
( We said this on September 2 )
CSB to meet on October 3, 2011
Next meeting of the Central Service Board(CSB) is scheduled to be held
on October 3, 2011, in Cabinet Secretariat. Last CSB meeting could not
be held as Personnel Minister was busy throughout.
R K Jain is new AS & FA Health
R K Jain will be new Additional Secretary and FA in the Ministry of
Health. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
S Mohanty to join Planning Commission
S Mohanty is joining the Planning Commission as an Advisor.
Justice Chalameswar appointed SC Judge
Justice Jasti Chalameswar, presently the Chief Justice of the Kerala
High Court, has been appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
He will be having a tenure of seven years.
( We said this on September 12)
Justice Dipak Mishra appointed SC Judge
Justice Dipak Mishra, presently the Chief Justice of the Delhi High
Court, has been appointed the Judge of the Supreme Court of India. He
will have a tenure of seven years.
( We said this on April 19 and again on September 12)
IDAS officer Arunava Dutt appointed Member Secretary, Tariff Commission
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment
of Arunava Dutt, IDAS (78), presently Financial Adviser, Border Security
Force, as Member Secretary, Tariff Commission under the Department of
Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
Anita Agnihotri appointed Member Secretary,
National Commission for Women
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment
of Mrs. Anita Agnihotri, IAS (OR:80),presently Development Commissioner,
SEEPZ, SEZ, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
as Member Secretary, National Commission for Women, Ministry of Women
and Child Development, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
IDAS officer Ms. Bindu appointed Secretary,
National Commission for Minorities
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment
of Ms. Bindu Agnihotri, IDAS(78), presently in the cadre, as Secretary,
National Commission for Minorities under the Ministry of Minority Affairs,
in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
Will Satyanarayana move to Delhi as Secretary,
IT ?
Grapevine has it that 1977 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer J
Satyanarayana is moving to the Government of India as Secretary Information
Technology (IT). He will still face challenge from B K Gairola DG NIC
for the post.
Vijay Kumar to move to Fertilisers ?
Grapevine has it that Secretary Mines in the Government of India, S
Vijay Kumar, is being moved to the Department of Fertilisers. He is
1976 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
Behuria to move to Mines ?
Secretary Fertilisers, Dr Sutanu Behuria, is likely to replace S Vijay
Kumar as Secretary Mines. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh
cadre.
Dr Chaudhary to be Secretary IPP ?
Dr P K Chaudhary is likely to be made Secretary Industrial Policy and
Promotion (IPP). He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Lunch hosted by T K A Nair
A lunch was hosted by Advisor to the Prime Minister,T K A Nair in Delhi
on Sunday. Close friends attended the lunch.
Jagdish Patil is new MD MTDC
Senior IAS officer Jagdish Patil has taken over as new MD of the Maharashtra
Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC).
Sanjeeva Kumar is new CVO, ONGC
Sanjeeva Kumar has joined as the new CVO of ONGC on September 30. Before
this, he was Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. He Assam-Meghalya
Cadre IAS officer of 1986.
( We said this on August 23 )
One GM of bank stuck up for want of CVC clearance
One of the General Managers (GMs) of a Public Sector bank, who was earlier
found eligible for promotion as Executive Director(ED), is stuck up
for want of CVC clearance.
M. Nene to be IOC's Director Marketing soon
M. Nene, who is presently Executive Director (ED) - Supplies with the
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is very soon going to be IOC's Director
Marketing. His orders are expected any day.
IG level vacancy in the UN at Cyprus
There is a vacancy for the post of Police Commissioner (IG level) in
the United Nations Mission, Cyprus. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
is working for filling up the post.
B.K. Sinha given additional charge of Navin
Kumar
B.K. Sinha, who on central deputation is Secretary - Rural Development,
has been given additional charge of Navin Kumar who so far was Secretary,
Drinking Water. He is an IAS officer of 1975 batch who belongs to the
Bihar cadre.
Dipak Kumar Singh returns to Bihar
Dipak Kumar Singh, who on central deputation was Chief Vigilance Officer
(CVO), in the Handicrafts & Handlooms Exports Corporation of India
Limited (HHEC) & Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India
(CCIC), New Delhi, has returned to Bihar. He is an IAS of 1992 batch
who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
Addl DG - FIA, Zafar Qureshi retires a frustrated
man
Zafar Qureshi the police officer who was brought back to the federal
investigation agency (FIA) under directions of the Supreme Court after
being shunted out of the agency when his investigations into the politically
sensitive NICL case led to the arrest of Moonis Elahi son of former
CM of Pakistan's Punjab and were seen leading to the PMO retired from
service a frustrated man on 30 September on superannuation. On his last
day in office Zafar filed his last report in the NICL case in the apex
court wherein he alleged that he couldn't complete investigations and
challan the accused in the case because of obstacles created by the
secretary Interior and his immediate boss the DG FIA. In an earlier
report submitted to the court he had however given crucial details of
certain foreign bank accounts of some important politicians and their
family members connected with the case.
Cabinet Secretary questions delay in appointment
of ONGC's chief
As the grapevine has it, Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth has shot a questionnaire
over the delay in finalising appointment of ONGC's new CMD.
IPS changes in Uttar Pradesh
Subesh Kumar Singh will now be ADG Law and Order. A. P. Maheshwari has
been made ADG Personnel. On return from central deputation, Ashish Gupta
has been appointed IG Intelligence.
Dr. (Ms.) Veena Pradhan posted as Collector,
Barmer
Dr.(Ms.) Veena Pradhan who so far was Director Elementary Education
Bikaner has been shifted by the Rajasthan Government with immediate
effect as Collector, Barmer.
Goa Assembly session on October 5 & 7
Two day mini session of the Goa state assembly will be held on October
5 & 7, 2011.
Five IRS officials promoted as Chief Commissioner
of Customs and Central Excise (UPDATED)
As many as five IRS officials have been promoted as Chief Commissioner
of Customs and Central Excise and given fresh postings. Accordingly
M. D. Singh has been , on promotion, made Chief Commissioner Ranchi
CX (With additional charge of Chief Commissioner of Patna Customs(P),
Ms. Arusha Vasudev, - Chief Commissioner Mumbai CX-II, Ms. M. I. J.
Michael - Chief Commissioner, TAR, Delhi, Ashok K. Kaushal - Chief Commissioner
Cochin Central Excise & Customs and Vineet Ohri has been made Chief
Commissioner Delhi Customs(Prev).
Mandloi is new DG AIR (UPDATED)
Name of L D Mandloi has reportedly been cleared for the post of DG All
India Radio subject to court decision.
Ravinder Kumar Jain appointed Addl Secr &
FA, Health and Family Welfare (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has pproved the appointment
of Ravinder Kumar Jain, IAS (HP:81), presently Chief, National Manufacturing
Competitiveness Council under the Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion, as Additional Secretary and Financial Adivser, Department
of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Satyanarayan Mohanty appointed Sr Adviser in
Planning Commission (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment
of Satyanarayan Mohanty, IAS (AP:80), presently Adviser in the Planning
Commission as Senior Adviser in the Planning Commission in the rank
and pay of Additional Secretary.
Jawhar Sircar gets addl charge of post of Secretary,
I&B (UPDATED)
Jawhar Sircar, IAS (WB:75), Secretary, Ministry of Culture has been
given the additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting;
Sundareshan gets addl charge of Secr, Public
Enterprises (UPDATED)
S. Sundareshan, IAS (KT:76), Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry,
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has been given the
additional charge of the Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises,
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises;
Mrutyunjay Sarangi gets addl charge of Secr,
Central Provident Fund (UPDATED)
Mrutyunjay Sarangi, IAS (TN:77), Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment
has been given the additional charge of the post of Central Provident
Fund Commissioner.
Chugh gets addl charge of Secr, Panchayati
Raj (UPDATED)
Arvind Kumar Chugh, IAS (JH:74), Secretary Ministry of Tribal Affairs,
has been given the additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry
of Panchayati Raj;
Ahmed gets addl charge of Secr, Inter State
Council Secretariat, Home Affairs (UPDATED)
Anwar Ehsan Ahmed, IAS (MT:76), Secretary (Border Management), Ministry
Home Affairs, has been given the additional charge of the post of Secretary,
Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs.
IPS changes in Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
There is minor IPS reshuffle in MP. Ruchi Vardhan Mishra, SP Hoshangabad,
has been shifted as SP Rajgarh, K D Sharma SP Rajgarh has been shifted
as SP Sehore and I P Arjaria, SP Rail, has been made SP Hoshangabad.
(DEBATE)
LOKPAL BILL AND BUREAUCRACY
The debate on Lokpal Bill and the subsequent anger
and protests across the country led by veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare
has instilled a fear of accountability among the bureaucracy. How should
the bureaucrats react to the situation?
Mail your views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com
CORPORATE
ABL Srivastava to be CMD, NHPC Limited
ABL Srivastava, Director (Finance), NHPC, will be the next Chairman
& Managing Director, NHPC Limited. The Public Enterprises Selection
Board, Ministry Of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, has
approved his name after the interviews foro the post held on Friday.
As many as 13 candidates had appeared for the interviews for the said
post.
Mohapatra is new Director in NALCO
S S Mohapatra, GM (Production has taken over as the new Director (Production)
of the Navratna PSU NALCO.
Indira Rajaraman on the Board of RBI
Indira Rajaraman, professor Emeritus at National Institute of Public
Finance & Policy, has been nominated on the Board of the Reserve
Bank of India.
Prabhu in the Board of NMPT
The Ports wing of Union Ministry of Shipping has nominated G.G. Mohandas
Prabhu, as a trustee in the reconstituted board of the New Mangalore
Port Trust (NMPT).
Prof Ramana on the Board of SBH
Prof. V. Venkata Ramana, Dean Hyderabad University has been appointed
as a Director on the Board of State Bank of Hyderabad .
Ajai Kumar takes charge as CMD
Ajai Kumar has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation
Bank on Saturday. Before this Kumar was Executive Director of UCO .
Anil Kumar is new CMD of BEL
Anil Kumar has taken over as the new Chairman and Managing Director
of Bharat Electronics Ltd on Saturday. He succeeds Ashwani Kumar Datt,
who retired on superannuation on September 30.
Prasad is new CEO Rourkela Steel Plant
Gauri Shankar Prasad has taken over as the Chief Executive Officer of
Rourkela Steel Plant.
Dash is GM SBI Chandigarh Circle
Sangram Kumar Dash has taken over as general manager (network-I), State
Bank of India Chandigarh circle .
General Secretary of AIIEA given farewell
K Venugopal, General Secretary of the All India Insurance Employees
Association (AIIEA), was given farewell in Hyderabad.
Chandrasekharan is new ED, UCO Bank
R. Chandrasekharan has taken over as Executive Director of the UCO Bank
in Kolkata.
Kumar resigns as ED, Halonix Ltd
Susanta Kumar Neogi, Executive Director of the company has resigned
as Executive Director and Director from the Board of Directors of Halonix
Ltd w.e.f. September 7, 2011.
Bhogilal appointed Addl. Director, Eimco Elecon
(India) Ltd
Eimco Elecon (India) Ltd has appointed Nirmal Bhogilal as an Additional
Director under Independent category on its Board with effect from September
23, 2011.
Sinha resigns as Independent Director, Eimco
Elecon (India) Ltd
Shreevardhan Sinha has resigned as an Independent Director of Eimco
Elecon (India) Ltd with effect from September 28, 2011.
Virender Agarwal re-appointed MD, Suryaamba
Spinning Mills Ltd
Suryaamba Spinning Mills Ltd has re-appointed Virender Kumar Agarwal
as Managing Director of the Company for a period of three years with
effect from March 1, 2011.
Ms Seema Agarwal appointed Joint MD, Suryaamba
Spinning Mills Ltd
Ms Seema Rani Agarwal has been appointed as Joint Managing Director
of Suryaamba Spinning Mills Ltd for a period of three years with effect
from October 1, 2011.
Two retiring directors re-appointed on Solix
Technologies Board
The Board of Solix Technologies Ltd has re-appointed Dr. Rafiq K Dossani
and G. R. Venugopal Chary as directors of the company.
Shah re-appointed Director, Sezal Glass Ltd
Sezal Glass Ltd has re-appointed Hasmukh N. Shah as Director of the
Company.
Patel re-appointed Director, Sezal Glass Ltd
Dilip K. Patel has been re-appointed as Director of Sezal Glass Ltd.
Kumar re-appointed Director, Gayatri Projects Ltd
Gayatri Projects Ltd has re-appointed G. Siva Kumar Reddy as Director
on Board of the company.
Syschem India Ltd Board re-appoints two directors
Syschem India Ltd has re-appointed Shanti Lai Jain and Balwant Singh
Sandhu as directors of the Company.
Asopa re-appointed Director, PG Industry Ltd
PG Industry Ltd has re-appointed Pardip Asopa as a Director of the Company.
FORUM
Without affecting vote bank
No direct recruitment is done in PB4. Hence retirement age of this
group can be increased without affecting vote bank.
Mani
Gratuity limit be increased immediately
18 months salary, (33*15/26) basic plus DA is given as gratuity. In
1986, 4th pay commission, its limit was Rs. 3.5 lakhs. This was enough
to provide full 18-month pay even to Secretary. (8000 basic). Till year
2000 all the officials were getting full entitlement of gratuity. With
increase in prices, salaries also have been revised.
Today director level person at the time of retirement gets Rs. 75,400
(Rs. 67,000 plus Rs. 8,400 grade pay) plus 50 % DA that is 1,03,000.
Gratuity limit at present is only 10 lakhs. DA will keep on increasing.
(It has increased from 0% to 50% in 5 years from 1.1.2006 to 1.1.2011.)
Therefore gratuity limit should be immediately increased to Rs. 25
lakhs, so that retiring people can get their due, as they were getting
from year 1947 to 2000.
AK
Stark reality of India
Merciless beating of a truck driver by Transport Department officials
of UP Govt leading to his death because of his refeusal to pay bribe
is a grim reminder of stark reality of India. The other day a Delhi
police constable shot dead a businessman returning home and seriously
injured another who tried to chase him. Having belonged to one of the
most corrupt departments under min of defence known as department of
defence estates where those not involved in corruption are at serious
risk being harmed in every possible way I sincerely suggest giving bribes/extortion
money should be made compulsory and wide publicity given so that no
poor driver gets killed in trying to resist corruption or a businessman
while returning home at the hands of corrupt public servants.
Sudhir Chopra
Pray to God to help Indian Railway
Railway every day is becoming famous for manipulation in promotion
and postings. Take postings of COMs. It has been done hurriedly ahead
of MTs posting by passing a large numbers of seniors. DRMs coming back
to cadre will get posted as HOD only whereas their juniors will enjoy
the posts of Coordinating HOD. Officers feel demoralised under such
circumstances. Pray to God to help Indian Railway.
Arun
Lack of Govt direction manifest in postings of ex-foreign service
officers
No where is the lack of direction of the present Government more manifested
than in its postings of superannuated foreign service officers. A foreign
Secretary who was there when the PM made the greatest fauxpass in Shram
el Shaikh confirming India's non existent nefarious activities in Baluchistan
and including it along with Pak terror activities in Kashmir, is after
retirement now jetting across the country as the NSA. There is no visible
change in the attitudes of China or Pakistan towards India and as far
as our security with in the country is concerned it is visible every
where. Many of the post Mumbai mayhem actions are still in the embryo
stage. What this gentleman is doing ? Perhaps, only our PM will be knowing.
Similar is the case of the lady Foreign Secretary who presided over
the inconsistent and directionless policy towards Pakistan. Whether
it is dialogue or composite dialogue, our actions were inconsistent.
The lady comes out with broad smile about the progress in the Indo-Pak
ties and the same day itself one can hear about the martyrdom of our
valiant soldiers in Kashmir. Whether it is closing down of terror camps
or controlling Jihadi activities or taking action against perpetuators
of Mumbai massacre, Pakistan has not even conceded anything to us. Though
they have not reciprocated, we have given them MFN status. For vote
bank sake, we have also eased VISA restrictions. This lady after superannuation
is now appointed as Ambassador to USA. These postings give credibility
to the criticism that India is a puppet in the hands of USA not only
on economic issues but also on foreign policy.
N Krishnan
Paying no heed to sovereignty and integrity of the nation
We are so much preoccupied with the squabbles within the ruling dispensation
or the opposition that we are not paying any heed to the sovereignty
and integrity of the nation or the misery of fellow Indians in Northeast.
The misery of Manipur where the road blockade of NH 39 is continuing
for such a long period by two opposing tribal groups one wanting a separate
hill district and the other against it has caused so much misery there
with essential commodities not available or selling at exorbitant rates.
Petrol at Rs.200 per litre, gas at Rs.2000, Potatoes at Rs. 70 and no
sugar at any price. What is the Centre doing? Why not get the blockade
lifted? Indifference to the misery of people there is dangerous. As
it is, our neglect of infrastructure in the Northeast for all these
60 years is proving costly. It is high time that the powers that be
pay their attention to this problem of people of Manipur instead of
who wrote this or that note or what is the inference drawn from it.
Aarti Khosla
RTI
Maintenance by CPWD
Information pertaining to budget works/additions/alterations in type
IV houses in a colony maintained by CPWD was sought. The CIC directed
to provide full and complete information pertaining to works as sought
by the appellant including the name of the agency, budget and payments
made along with details of the approving authority and inspecting authority.
The CIC observed that as per present practice, the allottees are not
kept informed of the nature or level of services to which the allottee
is entitled nor is he informed of the timeframe in which the services
will be delivered. Consequently, huge sums from the government budget
are released in favour of private contractors who are allotted these
works with almost no supervision since it is almost impossible for the
meager staff/ officers of the CPWD to supervise hundreds of flats/houses
in their area of jurisdiction. Under the powers given u/s 25 (5), the
CIC recommended to Director General CPWD
to make the terms and conditions of the contract transparent so that
the allottee can share the responsibility of supervising the work of
the contractor. This would enable the most efficient execution of the
awarded job and to receive maximum returns on expenditure made from
public funds.
Comments
All public servants staying in government accommodation have faced
the poor maintenance by the CPWD. As the end user (allottee) is not
provided with any information regarding his entitlement of the various
services, he is unable to assist the CPWD officers in supervising the
works being carried out in his allotted accommodation. Hopefully in
the RTI era, the uniformity in the standard of services would lead to
an improvement in the quality and the allottees would not be left to
the mercy of the contractors.
Shri Radhe Shyam Goel v. CPWD in CIC/DS/A/2011/000480
- 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)
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