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D. Venkateswara Rao

Aaj Ki Aawaz

In case you want to laugh just go through the asset declarations of Mohna's Cabinet Mantris!!! Pawar's assets are just 12 crores.... and knowledgeable sources say that he's the second richest Indian Neta .... they say the first two richest Indian Netas can wipe out India's deficit!!!! Chiddy says his assets are just 12 crores..... what a joke.....those in the know say this is just his 'pocket money'!!! The entire exercise is just a sham!! And Mohna has accepted their declarations.... what else can Sardar Majboor Singh do????? He could have at least sent the declarations back with noting.... please recheck there seems to be an numerical errors...shown some guts diplomatically!

Pawar's daughter had declared she has no car!!

In the recent imported car scam her name appears as purchaser of 3 top end models...lies do not go far!!

Sarkaar is now cornering Anna's inner circle!!! Kiran Bedi, Kejriwal and the Bhushan father and son duo are on the receiving end!! The message going out is 'there is a price to pay for fighting Sarkaar'!! And what's tragic is at the same time 'breather' are in the works for the 2 G lot accused!!!! Very soon the 2 G lot behind bars will be released on bail..... and Congress would have fulfilled its promise to Karuna!! You have Tharoor saying that Anna should first get elected before taking on the Government.... why does he not tell this to Mohna who has the ignominy of being an unelected PM to go and get elected !! And then Tharoor goes on to say that Father of the Nation had left matters to the elected Leaders..... well had the Mahatma seen the rot that prevails today he would have done what Anna's done!!! And then you have Montek questioning Anna's movement...... by the way Montek has still not responded on the news of his overseas gallivanting at our expense!!!

Those who looted the Nation get breathers and the corruption fighters get 'privileged' (privilege notices)!!!

After all the looters are privileged!!

Wikileaks have started trickling out...however if you are waiting for Wikileaks on Swiss Accounts you will be disappointed!! One Wikileak says that Naraynan the then NSA had said India was not serious about extraditing Headley and that he did not see eye to eye with Mohna..... if I'm not mistaken Aawaz was one of the first to demand Naraynan's exit!! Wilkileaks about Rahul Baba advising the US Israel and Afghanistan were revealed...... now we've got the answer to why Rahul has been silent on domestic issues .... he was busy trying advise US on its woes and also trying to export NREGA...... and maybe in future a Wikileak will reveal why Rahul did not attend Parliament the next day after making his 'game changer' sermon during zero hour..... as per sources he was very much in India and left for US a day after Anna broke his fast...... seems after his game changer sermon did not even get a thumbs up from Congress MPs he went into a sulk!! Once again it is amply clear that during UPA's rule US has been running the show and our Netas have been keeping US informed on issue big and small!!

Uncle Sam is the Big Boss,

UPA's sent our Independence for a toss!!

In UP Maya's still going strong........ this is the info coming out of UP!!! Yes, BJP's stock has risen!!!! SP and Congress are neck and neck and what is working for Maya is her 'autocratic administration'.... when she wants something to be one it is done.... even it means changing the route of a river!!! She has a tacit understanding with Sonia!!! I feel in the upcoming UP elections as Rahul's reputation will be at stake Maya could work tacitly with Congress..... like I said Congress improving its standing from fourth to a podium finish third would be touted as a win for Rahul for turning around Congress's fortunes in UP!!! To woo the majority minority Congress will do its utmost to give Modi pain!!

Maya and Sonia ki hai jodhi ajeeb!!!

Maya's DA problems and Rahul's future bring Maya and Sonia kareeb!!

PS..... Laloo hates Anna....... so much so that they say he goes into a fit when Anna's name is taken!!! Many wonder with Laloo now a spent force and with no political future why is he so anti Anna..... Laloo's not going to get another chance to 'rake it in'!!!! But then like there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics so is 'no permanent oblivion'!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Now it will be between Civil Society and Uncivil Society ?
November 29 will mark the beginning of new kind of war in the country and it will be between Civil Society and Uncivil Society. Ramlila Ground of Delhi will witness more people collected during the fast of Anna Hazare. A committee of two dozen people consisting of SC, ST and Backward class has already been set up to mobilize people from all parts of the country to participate in Ramlila Ground rally. The Committee feels that when the Government can succumb to the pressure of Anna Hazare supporters, why not more people of this Uncivil Society can pressurize the Government to fulfill its demand. Interestingly, this "Uncivil Society" is non-political body consisting of different Unions. There are only two politicians in the organizing committee and one is former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister and former Member of the National SC Commission Mahendra Bodh.

BUREAUCRACY

Subhash Joshi to succeed U K Bansal ?
Subhash Joshi is likely to succeed U K Bansal as Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is 1976 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Meeting to select Chairman FSSA on Monday
Meeting to select Chairman of the Food Safety and Standards Authority is going to take place on Monday. Extended tenure of the present Chairman P I Suvarathan is coming to an end on September 30.He is former 1972 batch IAS officer.

Inter-State Council Secretariat is headless
Inter-State Council Secretariat is presently headless. Incidently there is no Secretary or Additional Secretary and a Joint Secretary is holding the fort. 1976 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Ajay Acharya retired on August 31.

Empanelment of 1992 batch IFS this month end
Empanelment of 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service officers to the rank of Joint Secretary is going to take place this month end.Altogether one dozen officers figure in the list.

DIGs vacancies in GoI to be circulated
Very shortly Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Government of India (GOI) will be advertising for DIG level vacancies to be filled up through central deputation.

IAS officer re-instated in Gujarat
D K Rao has been re-instated by the Gujarat Government. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre. Rao has now been posted as Member-Secretary Khadi Gramodhyog Board.

S. L Thaosen IG, SPG gets 1 year extension
S.L Thaosen IG, SPG New Delhi has got a year's extension due to the upcoming Assembly elections. He is an IPS officer of 1988 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Amritlal Meena gets 7 months extension
Amritlal Meena who on central deputation is Joint Secretary, Food Processing Industries has got an extension of seven months. He is an IAS officer of 1989 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.

Tajinder Luthra poised to be Director (Security), SEBI
Tajinder Luthra, IG, Special Branch, Delhi Police has applied for the post of Director, Security, SEBI as he is likely to be sent on central deputation. He is an IPS officer of 1990 who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

V Ravichandran's repatriation sought by Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu Government has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in GOI to repatriate T. V. Ravichandran, Joint Director, SIB, Chennai his parent cadre. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre.

96 IRS (IT) officers of 1990 batch to be promoted
About 96,1990 batch IRS (IT) officers are being promoted to the rank of Commissioner. Kamlesh Varshneya is said to be last in the list.

Rajendra Prakash to be Ombudsman
Rajendra Prakash is being tipped to be Ombudsman Customs and Central Excise in Lucknow.

Supreme Court's team visits Bellary
A 15 member team led by Dr V.K Bahuguna Director General (DG), ICFRE visited Bellary district for Eight days in August to conduct Environmental impact assessment (EIA) as ordered by the Supreme Court. The team is conducting scientific studies on the impact of mining on Environment. Dr Bahuguna had refused to comment anything stating that he will not say anything till the report was submitted.

Dr. S. P. Vaid to join J & K soon
Dr. S.P. Vaid whose repatriation had been sought by the J & K Government will soon be joining. He is an IPS officer of 1986 batch who belongs to the J & K cadre. He will be posted as ADG Security or ADG -CID.

Samir Kumar Sinha to go to Manila soon
Samir Kumar Sinha who on central deputation is Director Financial Services i.e. Banking will soon be joining as Adviser to the Executive Director (ED), Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila,
(We said this in May 2011)

Manish Gupta is Additional Commissioner MCD
Manish Gupta has joined the MCD, Delhi as Additional Commissioner. He is an IAS officer of 1991 batch who belongs to UT cadre.
(We said this in July 2011)

Bhaskar Sharma to be Director Banking
Bhaskar Jyoti Sharma is poised to be new Director Financial Services i.e. Banking. He is an IAS officer of 1999 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre. Presently, he serving as Deputy Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat.

EO to attend World Literacy Day function in Delhi
Dr. I.V Subba Rao Additional Secretary& Establishment Officer (EO) with central government's DoPT who is very soon going join UNESCO as Chief of Literacy, Basic Education and non formal Education will be attending the UNESCO's World Literacy Day function in Delhi on September 8, 2011 as the Representative designate. He will soon join on a newly created post at UNESCO head quarters. He is an IAS officer of 1979 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Will Alok Singh be GM (Sales) Air India
Appointment of G D Brara as Director (Commercial) of the Air India has fuelled speculations of Alok Singh's joining as General Manager (Sales) in the Air India. Singh is presently General Manager (Commercial) Australia.

Amit Kumar Ghosh going to LSE for 1 year course
Amit Kumar Ghosh will be going to London to do a one year course in London School of Economics (LSE) UK for one year .He is an IAS officer of 1994 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

IRS (C&CE) officer Rajeev Tandon empanelled as JS in GoI
IRS (C&CE) officer Rajeev Tandon of 1984 batch has been empanelled as JS or equivalent in the GoI under CSS.

IRS officer Bisht empanelled as JS
IRS (IT) officer B P Singh Bisht who belongs to 1984 batch has been empanelled to the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India under the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS).

Justice Tatia is new CJ of Jharkhand High Court
Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia will be the new Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court. President Pratibha Patil has cleared his name.
( We said this on April 1 )

IA & AS officer Vijoy Kumar transferred
Vijoy Kumar, Assistant Accountant General, in the office of the Principal Accountant General (Audit), Bihar, Patna on completion of orientation training course at NAAA, Shimla, is transferred and posted as Deputy Director (Adhoc) in the office of the Principal Director of Commercial Audit and Ex-officio Member Audit Board Ranchi, Branch office at Durgapur.

Pakistan : Defence establishment flout most of PAC directives
According to data made available by the auditor general of Pakistan, the country's defence establishment has been unscrupulously flouting the directives of the Public Accounts Committee. Out of 682 directives issued to the three services only 75 have been complied with and out of 529 directives issued to the MoD only 65 were complied with. The department of defence production is the worst as out of 173 directives issued by the PAC the department has complied with just 5 and simply ignored the rest.

Punjab CS to be first head of Right to Service Commission !
The Punjab Government has decided to appoint Chief Secretary SC Aggarwal as the first head of the Right to Service Commission . He is 1975 batch IAS officer.

Former CJ of HP HC dies
Former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court and first LokAyukta of Kerala Justice P C Balakrishna Menon has passed away in Kochi.

CVC's decision on new CIL chief soon (UDATED)
As the grapevine has it, a decision about giving clearance, or not, for two claimants for the slot of Chairman, Coal India Ltd (CIL), is expected from the CVC office in a couple of days. T.K.Lahiri - Chief of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) and D.C. Garg - Chief of Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) are on number one and two respectively for the slot of CIL's Chief interviews for which were held over four months ago.

DG NCRB N K Tripathi gets extension (UPDATED)
DG NCRB N K Tripathi has been given three months extension in service beginning September 1.1974 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer Tripathi was scheduled to retire on August 31.
(We said this in Aug 29, 2011)

(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. Work has come to a standstill in the Government of India and State Governments. The biggest casualty is mega projects and welfare schemes. How should the bureaucrats react to the situation?
Mail your views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Ms Nupur Mitra is new CMD of Dena Bank
Ms Nupur Mitra has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Dena Bank. Ms Mitra will succeed D.L. Rawal, who is due to superannuate on October 31.Currently, Ms Mitra is Executive Director at Indian Overseas Bank.
( We said this on April 26 )

Interviews for REC chief's slot on September 9
As the grapevine has it, interviews for selecting new chief for the slot of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is to be held on September 9, 2011.

Jindal appointed CFO, CHD Developers Ltd
CHD Developers Ltd has appointed Sunil Kurnar Jindal, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company

Kapoor appointed Company Secy. Kwality Dairy India Ltd
Kwality Dairy India Ltd has appointed Ms. Deepa Kapoor as a Company Secretary of the Company.

John appointed CEO, Everonn Education Ltd
The Board of Everonn Education Ltd has appointed Ms. Susha John as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company..

Punnoose relieved off India duties at Easun Reyrolle Ltd
George Kutty Punnoose, President, In-charge of India-Operations of Easun Reyrolle Ltd was relieved of his duties on August 31, 2011

Venkatraman is News Television CEO of the Year
N Dilip Venkatraman, CEO, CNN-IBN had been adjudged as the News Television CEO of the Year at the fourth e4m News Broadcasting Awards held in New Delhi recently.

Bakliwal appointed Addl. Director, International Constructions Ltd
International Constructions Limited has appointed Amar Chand Bakliwal as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f: July 30, 2011.

Jog resigns as Company Secy. IMP Powers Ltd
Milind Jog has resigned as a Company Secretary of IMP Powers Ltd w.e.f. August 31, 2011.

Kapoor appointed Chairman, Great Offshore Ltd
Great Offshore Limited has appointed Prakash Chandra Kapoor, Executive Director, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company.

Singh resigns as Director, B.A.G Films And Media Ltd
Bhupindar Singh, Director of B.A.G Films And Media Ltd has tendered his resignation from the company with effect from August 30, 2011.

CBEC doesn't requires ombudsman

CBEC does not require ombudsman till GST is implemented. Moreover how could Chairman and Members of CBEC become Ombudsman- a post lower in rank than the present assignment.

Rahul

Baseless argument

Some comments whether it is premature to appoint Ombudsman in CBEC because Lokpal is coming. This argument is not based on facts, as CBEC Ombudsman is a grievance redressal mechanism on indirect tax administration. It will be a good idea to place all Ombudsmans and Regulators in government of India and all state governments under the proposed Lokpal.

Anna

Rules under CCS Leave Rules

Apropos Government's twitching of feet on Arvind Kejriwal's return of bond money subsequent to his not returning back on duty after study leave, this is what the rules under CCS Leave Rules say :

" 63.Resignation or retirement after study leave or non-completion of the course of study.

(1) If a Government servant resigns or retires from service or otherwise quits service without returning to duty after a period of study leave or within a period of three years after such return to duty or fails to complete the course of study and is thus unable to furnish the certificates as required under sub-rule (5) of Rule 53 he shall be required to refund-

(i)the actual amount of leave salary, Study Allowance, cost of fees, traveling and other expenses, if any, incurred by the Government of India; and

(ii)the actual amount, if any, of the cost incurred by other agencies such as foreign Government, Foundations and Trusts in connection with the

course of study,

together with interest thereon at rates for the time being in force on Government loans from the date of demand, before his resignation is accepted or permission to retire is granted or his quitting service otherwise:

Provided that except in the case of employees who fail to complete the course of study nothing in this rule shall apply-

(a)to a Government servant who, after return to duty from study leave, is permitted to retire from service on medical grounds; or

(b)to a Government servant who, after return to duty from study leave,

is deputed to serve in any Statutory or Autonomous Body or Institution under the control of the Government and is subsequently permitted to resign from service under the Government with a view to his permanent absorption in the said Statutory or Autonomous body or Institution in the public interest.

(2)(a) The study leave availed of by such Government servant shall be converted into regular leave standing at his credit on the date on which the study leave commenced, any regular leave taken in continuation of study leave being suitably adjusted for the purpose and the balance of the period of study leave,if any, which cannot be so converted, treated as extraordinary leave.

(b) In addition to the amount to be refunded by the Government servant under sub-rule (1), he shall be required to refund any excess of leave salary actually drawn over the leave salary admissible on conversion of the study leave.

(3)Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, the President may, if it is necessary or expedient to do so, either in public interest or having regard to the peculiar circumstances of the case or class of cases, by order, waive or reduce the amount required to be refunded under sub-rule (1) by the Government servant concerned or class of Government servant. "

65.Power to relax

" Where any Ministry or Department of Government of India is satisfied that the operation of any of these rules causes undue hardship in any particular case, that Ministry or Department, as the case may be, may be order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, dispense with or relax the requirements of that rule to such extent and subject to such exceptions and conditions as it may consider necessary for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner:

Provided that no such order shall be made except with the concurrence of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions."

It is not as if insistence of bond requirements is mandatory. CBDT has the power to recommend relaxation of the bond conditions. Provided it is satisfied that what Kejriwal has done is in public interest. Is CBDT Chairman bold enough to bite the bullet? Time will tell.

D P Karna

People are supreme

In my opinion in a democracy people are supreme and not the elected representatives. Please correct me if I am wrong.

D S N Murthi

Unfortunate

It is unfortunate that Makan's Sports bill was not appreciated by Cabinet and that our PM did not use his good office to bring it before the 'Sadan'. On one side they say that Lok Pal is not sufficient and many provisions/statute are required to curb corruption, on other hand they are reluctant to bring forth such good moves. Anyway we should respect and thank Makan for his sincere intentions.

Sham Sundar Juneja

Hardworking officer

Sashi Dhar Dimri new Chairman, Ordnance Factory Board is a dedicated and hardworking officer. Good for OFB & our country. Best wishes.

V K Diundi

Best Choice

U K Bansal is the best choice to be appointed as DG BSF. He is highly experienced officer. I wish that the force shall grow to its heights to earn name and fame. Wish him best of luck.

M F Khan

DPS is a Public Authority

Information related to admission made by the Delhi Public School (DPS), Rohini under the policy framework specified by the Department of Education (DoE) for the academic year 2010-2011 was denied claiming that since it is an Unaided Private Institution, the RTI Act is not applicable to the school. The CIC noted that 10,000 sq. mtrs. of land was allotted to the School by the DDA at a nominal rent of Rs. 10/- per annum while another 6000 sq. mtrs. have been allotted at concessional rate of Rs. 65 lacs per acre. The CIC observed that the terms and conditions of service of employees of DPS are as per the norms of DoE and the School enjoyed exemption from Income Tax on its earnings. The presence of two nominees from the DoE in the Managing Committee indicated the Government control in the running and administration of the DPS. The CIC held that the DPS, Rohini fulfills the essential elements of being called a 'Public Authority'.

Comments

Getting a child admitted in a good school has been very difficult for the residents of Delhi. Hopefully, this order would usher in transparency in the working of the educational institutes in the country who shall now be bound to designate PIOs.

- 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)