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D. Venkateswara Rao

Aaj Ki Aawaz

When PM himself undervalued his assets then what to say about the gross undervaluation of their assets done by his Ministers!!! The house that he owns in Chandigarh is worth Rs. 10-12 crores..... the collector rate is Rs. 2.5 crores and Mohna has grossly undervalued this house... why....... either he wanted to keep his assets below in and around the 5 crore mark or he sent a signal to his Mantirs 'undervalue at will'!!! Indians are indeed shocked that Pawar is worth just 12 crores!!!! And Praful Patel's commercial building at Worli ,CJ House, is worth more than what he's valued himself at!!This asset declaration exercise is a joke..... a cruel joke on India's Democracy!!

By the way what is Rahul's true worth?????

As per rumours he inherited a huge amount at birth!!

Congress says Kejriwal's NGO has taken crores in donation....hinting he's misused crores!!!! Kejriwal has challenged Congress to file an FIR on this allegation!! Traders in a UP City have offered to pay the amount being claimed by IT from Kejriwal!! I do agree Kejriwal is a 'over smart cookie' but today the groundswell is with Anna and his lot and so Congress is just falling in the eyes of Public because of 'the hounding Anna's lot are facing'!!! And now Congress has lost its mole... Agnivesh... so its at sea on what Anna and his lot are thinking!! And now Kejriwal has asked Congress to make Public the donations it has received.... this Congress cannot and will not do......and moreover one number donations are a miniscule of what it receives in 2 number!! And by the way both Maya and Commies have taken note of Civil Society's success ......Whispers is right .... some large protests are in the offing!!

By hounding Anna and his lot Congress is showing its asli rangh!!!

And that is corruption and Congress go sangh sangh!!

Punjab's Sheikh Chilli or Manpreet Badal had his pic morphed with Anna and this pic appeared as a ad in a Punjabi newspaper!! Manpreet a Anna.....what a joke!!! He exited Akali Dal because of his 'competition with Sukhbir and the realization that he had lost the race'.........I'll challenge him to give an affidavit that he's never taken ghoos.... as FM he and his inner circle made money ..... but as his cousin was sidelining him Manpreet's intake was greatly stunted!!!! Basically he's a Badal and is as money minded as his cousin.... his cousin Sukhbir however does not try to put a halo above his own head!!!

As per my reading Akali Dal has bounced back!!!

And if not prior surely after Punjab elections Manpreet 'will crack'!!!

Wikileaks revelations...... Maya dictatorial and extremely paranoid........ she's not only paranoid but she has a humongous inferiority complex!!! Only thing going for her is her 'ruthless governance' an outfall of Dictatorship!!! On wasting Public money she gets 100/100.... it's said that a airplane flew from Lucknow to Mumbai to fetch a pair of her favourite slippers!! As per her calculations in 2014 BSP will be able to win 50-60 seats!!! And as per her calculation this will qualify her to become 'King or Kingmaker'!! And on corruption.....'as per Wikileaks she's the Queen of Ghoos'!!!! Will not be surprised if Maya calls Assange anti Dalit!!

Maya is definitely not PM material!!!!

For her apart from herself all others are immaterial!!

Reddy bros have been arrested by CBI..... though pretty late in the day!!! Question that comes up is that UPA despite knowing what was going on ..... mountains literally being illegally mined away..... but kept mum.... well YSR and later Jagan helped keep law at bay......but after Jagan fell out with Congress now Congress wants to use these Reddys to hit out at Jagan.......aim is make him waive the white flag and return to Congress with his tail between his legs!!! No doubt via YSR Congress also got some of the Reddy Bros loot!!! BJP's win in Karnataka is being credited to their 'money power'!!!! Sushma now does not even want their names mentioned in her presence..... she's praying that the photo showing her with her hands on the Reddy bros heads disappears!!!

BJP tries to portray itself as 'a babe in the woods'!!!!

But BJP too has 'its fair share of hoods (thugs)!!!!

PS........ a man worth 12 crores, Mr. Moneybags Pawar, is driven about in the swankiest cars!! And I wonder how did Krishna clear his Hotel Bills, which he ran up after becoming MEA.... you recall he was staying in a Five Star Hotel for quite some time after becoming MEA.....maybe his assets are his current status....after his five star stay tab wiped him out.... his asset declaration puts him as one of the poorest Ministers!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Who will get political mileage ?
There is going to be massive turnout of people from all over the country at Ramlila Ground ,Delhi on November 29. This plan has been chalked out by over two dozen members of the "Uncivil or more civil Society". When four members of the Civil Society can pressurise the UPA Government why not this team of Uncivil Society , a member said. Who will be the political beneficiary of this plan ?.One can only wait and watch.

Mishra room allotted to Karamveer Singh
The Uttar Pradesh Government has alloted Satish Chandra Mishra's cabin at the secretariat annexe to Karamveer Singh, the newly appointed state security adviser.A really significant development.

Who was the actual negotiator between Anna and Government?
Though much credit has been given to former Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh that he was the main negotiator between Anna Hazare and the government, it is now learnt that the actual person who negotiated was Medha Patkar.

Who is likely to carry the Anna Movement further?
It is heard that the media jibe and the muck that is being raised against Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi will lead to them being sidelined. Instead Medha Patkar will now take the Anna's struggle forward.

What links does Arvind Kejriwal's family have?
What are the links of Arvind Kejriwal's family? Sources say that the Kejriwal's kin is actively involved with the RSS.

BUREAUCRACY

Rajni Sekhri Sibal to head APEDA
Rajni Sekhri Sibal is likely to head the APEDA in the Government of India. She is 1986 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

DG NCRB N K Tripathi gets extension
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 on August 29 )

Chandramouli to be Chairman of FSSA ?
Outgoing Secretary Health K Chandramouli is likely to be appointed new Chairman of the Food Safety and Standards .Name of senior Scientist Dr Prakash is also in circulation for the post.

So far no decision on EO
A hunt is still on for new Establishment Officer (EO) in the DoPT. Present incumbent Dr. I.V Subba Rao Additional Secretary& Establishment Officer (EO) with central government's DoPT is very soon going join UNESCO as Chief of Literacy, Basic Education and non formal Education. Its a newly created post at UNESCO head quarters. He is an IAS officer of 1979 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

IAS officer Dr. M. Ravi Kanth takes over as CMD of PDIL
Dr. Medithi Ravi Kanth, IAS has taken over as Chairman & Managing Director of Projects & Development India Limited (PDIL), a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers. Dr. Ravi Kanth has taken charge from S.C. Gupta, IAS. Prior to this, as an IAS officer of 1986 batch in Kerala cadre, Dr. M. Ravi Kanth was Principal Secretary to Government of Kerala and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India. Dr. M. Ravi Kanth is M.A. (Economics) and Ph.D. (Agri-Exports) from Andhra University, L.L.B from Delhi University and MBA (Finance) from Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Ravi Kanth has served in various positions in Government of India. He held several positions in the State Government of Kerala and also Government of Delhi. Projects & Development India Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2008 Certified premier Consultancy and Engineering Organization which has played pivotal role in the growth of Indian Fertilizer Industry. It has over four decades of experience in providing Design, Engineering and related project execution services from concept to commissioning of various projects.
( We said this on May 1 )

Dinkar Asthana to be empnanelled
Dinkar Asthana is being empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary.He is 1990 batch Indian Foreign Service officer.

Vundru to be JS Pharmaceuticals
Raja Sekhar Vundru is being tipped to be Joint Secretary in the Department of Pharmaceutical in the Government of India. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

V. Kamaraja tipped to be IG, BSF
V. Kamaraja IGP Haryana on central deputation is likely to be appointed as IG, BSF. Director General, BSF has approved his induction and sent the proposal to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Government of India (GOI). He is an IPS officer of 1987 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.

Hasmukh N Patel tipped to be DIG, CRPF
Hasmukh N Patel DIG Gandhinagar on central deputation is likely to be appointed as DIG, CRPF. He is an IPS of 1993 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre.

B.K. Singh, Joint Director, IB is now hard core
B. K. Singh who on central deputation is Joint Director, IB, New Delhi has become a hard core officer in the IB. The competent authority has given approval for his induction in the IB. He is an IPS officer of 1987 batch who belongs to the Chhattisgarh cadre.

Sudhir Kumar gets 3 months extension in Power Ministry
The competent authority has approved an extension of three months for Sudhir Kumar who on central deputation is Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power. He is an IAS officer of 1982 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.

Lalita John to be Ombudsman
Lalita John is being tipped to be Ombudsman in Customs and Central Excise in Bangalore.

Sundar Singh Yadav going to LSE for 1 year course
Sundar Singh Yadav will be going to London to do a one year course in London School of Economics (LSE) UK for one year .He is an Indian Telecom Service officer.

Will Manjira Khurana be rehabilitated in Air India ?
Appointment of G D Brara as Director (Commercial) has fuelled speculation about Manjira Khurana's joining the Air India again as a Consultant or in any other capacity.

8 posts of DIG vacant in BPR&D
BPR&D has 8 vacancies at DIG level post.

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

IRS officer Ms. Sahni empanelled as JS
IRS (IT) officer Ms. Rashmi Saxena Sahni 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).

Khan is new PS Law in Madhya Pradesh
K D Khan has been appointed new Principal Secretary Law in the Madhya Pradesh Government.
( We said this on April 1 )

IA & AS officer Venkatramanan transferred
R Venkatramanan, Assistant Director, in the office of the Principal Director of Commercial Audit and Ex-officio Member Audit Board, Chennai on completion of orientation training course at NAAA, Shimla, is transferred and posted as Deputy Director (Hqr: Adhoc) in the office of the Principal Director of Commercial Audit and Ex-officio Member Audit Board-II, Mumbai against an existing vacancy.

Major decisions in Punjab after SGPC polls
Major decisions regarding senior level postings in Punjab will follow once elections of the SGPC slated for September 22, 2011 were over.

Pakistan : Army's wake up call to civil establishment?
Pakistani Army establishment seems to be getting restive about the civilian government's inability to control violence in Karachi. Maj Gen Athar Abbas DG ISPR stated on Sunday that the army was concerned about growing violence in the city and wanted the civilian law enforcement agencies to take 'indiscriminate and decisive action' to bring the situation under control. Almost simultaneously the former home minister of Sind Dr Zulfiqar Mirza told the media that he had recently met the DG ISI and handed over to him evidence of involvement of the MQM in the violence. Mirza sprang a bigger surprise when he asserted that he had done so with the permission of President Asif Zardari.

Dinesh Singh appointed Joint Secretary MSME (UPDATED)
Dinesh Singh has been appointed new Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Government of India. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

CMD,NSIC conferred with "Best Implementation of Innovative Project'' Award (UPDATED)
Osacar Fernandes Member of Parliament & Member (CWC) conferred Dr. H.P. Kumar Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD) National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC),with "Journalist Association of India - Annual National Award for Best Implementation of Innovative Project" for his contribution in the field of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and in recognition of the innovative NSIC I ncubation programme for small enterprise establishment launched by NSIC for creating new employment opportunities , employment and the growth of MSME sector in the country .

IAS changes in Haryana (UPDATED)
S.N.Roy, IAS (HY:87), Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Corporation and Director, Tourism and Hospitality, Haryana has been transferred as Special Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Administrative Reforms Department, Anand Mohan Sharan, IAS (HY:90), Additional Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan. New Delhi and Administrator, TFAH, Director, Development & Panchayats, Haryana has been made Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Corporation, Director, Tourism and Hospitality, Haryana and Special Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Tourism and Hospitality Departments, in addition to his present duties, H.S. Malik, 1AS (HY:91), Director, Medical Education & Research, Haryana, has been posted as Special Secretary to Govt, Haryana, Revenue & Disaster Management-II Department, Director, Consolidation of Holdings, Director, Land Records, Haryana, Special Collector (H.Q.) and Special LAO, while Pankaj Yadav, IAS (HY:2001), Joint Secretary to Govt., Haryana, Revenue & Disaster Management-II Department, Director, Consolidation of Holdings, Director, Land Records, Haryana, Special Collector (H.Q.) and Special LAO, Haryana has been posted as Director, Medical Education & Research, Haryana.

(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

3 main contenders for REC's top slot
As the grapevine has it, there are three main contenders for the slot of Chairman and Managing (CMD) of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). Interviews for the post are to be held on September 9, 2011.

CVC's decision on new CIL chief soon
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.

New twist to the mining ban ?
Corporate houses who have been banned from the north Karnataka mining region are now queuing up to Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's door. Reason being government owned NMDC is now the sole miner in the region and the companies want the produce from it. It goes without saying that the corporate houses are even ready to oblige Verma just ahead of UP elections.

Are new stringent norms for CSR activity in the offing ?
There are new norms for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the offing with stringent audit of the work done by these companies. An audit and inspection of what the companies claim will be carried out. There have been several reports that suggest that most corporate houses claim to have done a CSR activity only on paper and the action on the ground is missing.

Asok Kumar Sinha to be CMD of SECL
Asok Kumar Sinha has taken over as the new Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of South Eastern Coalfields limited (SECL). The new CMD of the SECL will also be holding the position of Director (Finance) of Coal India Limited (CIL), the post he is presently occupying.

Asit Oberoi is COO Yes Bank
Asit Oberoi has been appointed by the Yes Bank as its Senior President and Chief Operating Officer.

State Bank of Hyderabad gets award
State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) has bagged a special award under the National Awards for Excellence in Lending to Micro Enterprises. M. Bhagavantha Rao, Managing Director, SBH received the award from Verbhadra Singh, Union Minister .

Jain appointed ED, Union Bank of India
The Central Government has appointed Suresh Kumar Jain, General Manager, Bank of India as Executive Director of Union Bank of India from September 1, 2011 till May 31, 2014.

Ravikumar ceases to be Director of The Federal Bank Ltd
P H Ravikumar has ceased to be a Director of The Federal Bank Ltd .

Vikamsey appointed Director, The Federal Bank Ltd
Nilesh S Vikamsey has been appointed as Director of The Federal Bank Ltd.

GMR Infrastructure Board approves resignation of Bommidala as MD
The Board of GMR Infrastructure Ltd has approved the resignation of Srinivas Bommidala, as Managing Director of the Company with effect from October 1, 2011. However, he will continue as a Director on the Board of Directors of the Company.

Rao to take over as MD of GMR Infrastructure Ltd from Oct 1
B V Nageswara Rao has been appointed as Managing Director of GMR Infrastructure Ltd w.e.f. October 1, 2011.

Pasi appointed Company Secy. Ausom Enterprise Ltd
Ausom Enterprise Limited has appointed Ravikumar Pasi as Company Secretary w.e.f. August 9, 2011.

Verma is Nominee Director on Ajanta Pharma Ltd Board
Ms. Madhu Verma has been appointed as Nominee Director representing EXIM Bank on the Board of Ajanta Pharma Ltd w.e.f. August 25, 2011.

Chopra is Part-time Director, Indian Bank
The Central Government has nominated Amarjit Chopra as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Directors of Indian Bank for a period of three years.

Loyalka appointed ED, Zenith Exports Ltd
Vinod Kumar Loyalka has been appointed as an Executive Director of Zenith Exports Ltd on August 29, 2011.

Arora appointed Chief Sales Officer, Times Television Network
Times Television Network has appointed Hemant Arora as Chief Sales Officer.

Krishnan resigns as ED and CEO, TV Today Network
G Krishnan, Executive Director and CEO of TV Today Network has put in his papers.

Choudhary re-appointed Director, Tarapur Transformers Ltd
Tarapur Transformers Ltd has re-appointed Rajendra Kumar Choudhary as Director of the Company.

Srinivasan re-appointed Independent Director, 8K Miles Software Services Ltd
8K Miles Software Services Ltd has re-appointed Vedantharamanujam Srinivasan as an Independent Director of the company..

TV9's S Divaakar joins new Kannada news channel as VP
S Divaakar has joined Writeman Media Pvt Ltd, as VP (Sales and Marketing).AGM (Sales and Marketing) with TV9 Network, has moved on to a new Kannada news channel.

Jayaraman promoted as MD
Credit bureau Experian Credit Information Company of India has promoted Mohan Jayaraman as its Managing Director.

DEBATE (1)

Why should work in Governments stop ?

This is regarding your new topic of debate. Why should work in state and central Government stop because of Anna's agitation. Actually the civil servants should work with new vigour. Anna has not only sounded a bugle against corruption but has also stirred one's conscience to be truthful, honest and serve the public with humility. They have all seen how Anna's 'austerity and simplicity has turned him into an icon of the present generation. This should be incentive enough for all those in Government to shun corrupt practices and give their best to their job. In any case who has come out with this information that all development work is at a standstill since Anna's campaign over Lokpal bill. Must be a product of some mischievous mind out to discredit Anna and his cause.

Aarti Khosla

DEBATE (2)

Reminiscent of Hindi movies

Can this country become the dictatorship of a few people who hold democracy to ransom and substitute their will for the will of Parliament? The instant prescriptions given by these people are reminiscent of hindi movies and their instant justice dispensed by some hero. On the other hand, the problems of this country cannot be stamped out, they have to be understood and weeded out. What is the understanding of these people? Do they possess sufficient experience, knowledge, analytical skills? Or are they given to over simplification and puerile analyses? Is it not true that there is no magic wand to sort out matters of this kind? However, it is also a fact that in the national interest, the issue raised by them cannot and should not be ignored. So what is the solution? Solid and measured changes are required which can only be done by Parliament taking all views, including those of the dictatorial few, into consideration. Good laws should be drafted, not laws which are capable of being abused. Most important of all, any law on Lokpal should have built in safeguards that will prevent misuse of the great power to be vested in Lokpal. Safeguards to ensure that the Inspector raj does not return in the form of Lokpal. Safeguards to ensure that the CBI does not turn into a monster punch drunk on its own power to harass and extort from the innocent. Safeguards that ensure that the Lokpal does not turn India into a Police state run by the CBI/ Lokpal and its Inspectors who are as likely to be corrupt and venal as any other institution. Safeguards that ensure that the media, the judiciary, the bureaucracy, the NGOs, the state governments, the political class and the corporate sector are all covered under anti corruption laws which uniformly address corruption in all its manifestations in all sections of society. Safeguards that ensure that the givers and takers of bribes are both caught and punished, be they errant bureaucrats, errant police officers, errant judges, errant media barons, errant journalists, errant politicians, errant NGOs, fake activists, all of them. Also, let us not assume like these few "activists" that all politicians, all bureaucrats, all police officers, all judges, all media personnel, all corporates, all NGOs and all activists are corrupt. And let us not fall into the trap of a few ambitious "activists" who may have their own agendas to further though they may have chosen a simple, naive, determined Gandhian to whom they are selling utopian ideas which the poor Gandhian is taking at face value.

Arjun Mallik

FORUM

Raise retirement age

With so much civil service bashing and public expectation of honesty, the PM should immediately raise the retirement age to 65. After this the strong Lokpal Bill will make sense.

Rita

Put indicators of ministries on website

In addition to posting assets of ministers on PMO website, it will be more useful if performance indicators of ministries headed by the ministers are also put up on the website . regards sudhir chopra

Sudhir Chopra

Many Ministers, bureaucrats too have faulted

What to talk about loans, I have obtained ump teens of information under the RTI Act-200 wherein a number of Ministers and Senior Officers have not returned back the Computers/Laptops at the time of their relinquishing of office. When Kejriwal had given in clear writing that that adjustment of my computer loan against may be made against my PF dues, then why the hue and cry and that to after 4 years. The Ministers and Senior Officers are squeezing the tax payers money in the form of having excess personal staff, consuming excess petrol and telephone bills. They also do not return back the ACs and other stationery once they relinquish office. They take the aforesaid facilities from the PSUs and other offices against all rules. God will give sin to these people once they go up there. I am a retired senior bureaucrat I know how circuit houses and guest houses are booked for the entertainment of the women friend of the Ministers and Senior Bureaucrats.

B.B. Srivastava

It's easy to blame govt servants

This Singapur Lok Pal sms ( mentioned today ) is going around for quite some time and its very surprising that even Educated people are buying the Zero tax comment which is very easy to cross check. It has become a fashion these days to attribute everything wrong to Government servants and Congress party and all solution to Lok Pal bill. Just for the record 1. the Singapore Income tax rate is among the highest ones in the region @ 25% plus. 2. The property taxes are much higher than most cities in India. 3. The country has progressed because of the fear of law --even spitting/urinating on road attracts 100 dollar fine and Not because of Lok pal 4. The common man--- the builder, the businessman, the jeweller, Doctor, Lawyer, Trader etc. etc doesn't evade taxes and duties, all due to fear of law; thats why its White economy. And 5. the Public takes pride in avoiding corrupt practices (e.g they won't sell anything without a Bill ). Unfortunately the Jan Lok Pal Bill doesn't cover the Jan's; the public, otherwise half the Country would be inside the jails in no time. Lets stop criticising Politicians and Govt servants ( 45 lacs in a population of 120 crs ) for all the ills and start from our own families and friends first to bring the desired change.

Jaibharat,

Ajay Chaudhry

No need for this secretariat

There is absolutely no need for this secretariat. It was created in 1988 or so to accomodate the then Cabinet Secretary Vinod Pandey. I had worked in this secretariat

S Gopal

Great recommendation

Great recommendation of Jaggu, to dismiss Arvind Kejriwal under Art 311,since Arvind did not return computer loan of Rs 50,000. If Jaggu has his way, there would just be Jaggu in the government and none else. Beheading for most , dismissal for the fortunate.

I want Jaggu as the Lokpal.

Gandhari

Rules are applied subjectively

This is known to everybody that the rules are applied subjectively in the government. "You show me the face and I will show you the rule." This is popular refrain. But Kejriwal is now deprecating the same system which sent him on study leave abroad. He was benefited by the same policies which he is criticizing now. He was fortunate enough to use the public funds and opportunities which are available to a very selected few even in the government. He should be gracious enough to thank the system, through which he benefited, and return the entire demand money raised by the government against him. This would improve his credibility. Otherwise, he will be considered a treacherous person who is bitter now because the government has asked him to follow the rules.

Partap

What after retirement ?

Once I had gone to a garment shop to purchase some cloths for my family. I saw a Chief Secretary in the same shop with his family. There was no support staff with him. I just told him sir you are carrying all purchased items yourself without using support any staff, the reply was what after retirement. We should learn to do our work ourselves as much as possible. This is the simplicity of an IAS officers who is holding the dignified post of Chief Secretary. It's really great.

Partap

Notorious Delhi schools

The schools in Delhi are notorious for their nefarious activities. Hopefully, such transparency will lead to openness in the education system.

You update your site regularly, but the RTI CULUMN is weekly. WHY? It should also be a daily update.

Shanghamitra Ghosh

State of Income Tax dept

This is to invite the attention of the FM to state in the Income Tax dept. In the past few months many officers of the rank of Commissioners have been trapped by the CBI. This is unthinkable in any other dept that an officer of the rank of JS be trapped. It has brought shame and calumny to the dept. The Board of the IT dept which does the postings of Commissioners cannot escape the taint of corruption . How is it that such officers find good posting? Only because the honest officers never get good postings, as informed to me by me colleagues in the IT dept.In every city and especially in Delhi and Mumbai postings are being decided on demerits of extraneous considerations. An ANNA type revolution is needed in the Income tax dept to bring accountable governance. Arvind Kejriwal has also said that he was forced to resign from the dept due to corruption. In these very columns my friends from the IT dept have been claiming themselves a premier service, what reply have they to give after the CBI actions? First they must clean up their house before they claim themselves to be kings.

Alok Bhatt

Ombudsman in CBEC is essential

Their role is akin to bringing in addressing public concerns in tax administration. GST whenever it is introduced will continue to avail of the services of the Ombudsman. Ombudsman in CBDT are doing a fantastic job. There cannot be any comparison between salaries of Chairman and Members in CBEC with the pay of Ombudsman. Ombudsman are supposed to be beyond the control of the regular administration. Officers of HAG are eligible to be appointed. It will bring in transparency in indirect tax administration.

Asthana

NSIC's Contribution to Govt.Revenue:

NSIC has contributed Rs.8000/- crores dividend to Government only by achieving its targets by virtue of Central Government's policies and commitments towards liberalisation and inviting FDIs and growth of Public Sectors and especially feeding MNC's production capacities thru ancillary products by Medium and Small entrepreneurs. The fact remains that general public and media agencies do not boost such an activities and policies of the government. On the contrary, medium of communication i.e. media especially, must realise and create atmosphere in the country in such a way so that general masses have enthusiasm in making their kith and kins as medium and small entrepreneurs instead of becoming simply agitator or slogan shouting slaves in the hands of unscrupulous people or politicians, who wish to keep the masses under the poverty line and not allowing them to pick up their career by adventures.

This is only an advice to all concerns, who desire to see India as one of the top economic country in the world and achieve its targets in such a speed that it surpassess other developed countries of the world.

Regards to MSME Ministers and Bureaucrats

H S Bhalla

Scoop of the week :

7 Secrets of Success :

I found the answers in my room.

Roof said : Aim High

Fan Said : Be Cool

Clock said : Every minute is precious

Mirror said : Reflect before you act

Window said : See the world

Calendere said : Be up to date

Door said : Push hard to achieve your goals.

Ashok K Bhimani

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)