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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Why did PM take 16 months to sanction prosecution in Raja's case????
After SC's verdict PM has lost face!!!

SC has said sanction should have come in 3 months with one month grace!!
Now the movement of Raja's prosecution sanction file CBI should trace!!

Find out where the file got stuck????
In a way into the 2 G matter PM ko this verdict ne karr liya hai suck!!!

On such a verdict Head of State would have resigned in 'the West'!!
Now PMO's new Media handler will undergo his first test!!!

Our PM now is thick skinned....rhino hide!!!!
Before he became a Neta at the slightest allegation he'd hide!!

Even wastage of stationary allegation would make him go in a flurry!!
Now his definition of honesty has gone blurry!!

In his book as long as he's not benefited he's clean!!!
Today as aider and abetter of corruption he's seen!!

High Turnout in Punjab and Uttrakhand means advantage Congress!!
But this logic has been proven wrong I must stress!!!

There are elections in which turnout has been high and still incumbent
Party has won!
So if it's done in the past again it can be done!!

Both in Punjab and Uttrakhand there was no wave against the incumbent
Government!
So by the high turnout mixed signals have been sent!!

An anti wave against incumbent Government and high turnout!!
Would definitely mean the incumbent Party has been voted out!!

It's indeed pathetic that a Secular Party has prostrated itself at Deras!!!
Congress Leaders have been making for quite some time to Deras 'feras'( trips)!!

In Uttrakhand BJP's plank was 'Khanduri is jaroori'!!!
Then BJP should be asked to change Khanduri midway kyon tha itna jaroori????

In UP Rahul is living in a fool's paradise if he thinks Congress's
fortune will rise!!
Or he thinks because will ride piggy back Congress deserves first prize!!

If Congress allies with SP this alliance will be democratically unholy!!
The Alliance should have the stamp of 'people's vote' to be holy!!

And just for the info of those who have put BSP in the bin!!!!
BSP still has a chance to win!!!!

The fight is between SP and BSP!!!
Ahead by a few lengths is SP!!

But UP where there are ever changing vote banks!!!
And caste voters are one number ke cranks!!

Caste and religious based votes are fickle!!!!
They'll run to the one who their 'ego' doth tickle!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

All are trying to woo backwards in UP
All political parties are making well orchestrated efforts to woo voters belonging to other backward classes (OBCs) for the forthcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Is Vilasrao Deshmukh looking at staging a comeback in Maharashtra?
It is heard that Union Science and Technology Minister, Vilas Rao Deshmukh is using the state zilla parishad elections as a tool to return to Maharashtra politics.

Will UPA be able to bailout debt trapped states?
Bailout package for Punjab, West Bengal and Kerala are in the offing, how much the Center will be able to bail these states out, is the whispers in finance corridors.

SURVEY

Empanelment process in GoI is unfair

The present process of empanelment in the Government of India (GoI) which is more or less on colonial lines is neither objective nor fair or transparent and susceptible to bureaucratic and political pressures.

The above is the conclusion of the survey conducted by the whispersinthecorridors.com asking the surfers - Is the empanelment process in GoI fair and legal?

And the response of the majority was that besides being bereft of objectivity and unfair, the process is highly politicised and so secret that it gives an impression of lack of fairness and something fishy in the process.

"The present practice is neither objective nor fair nor transparent, susceptible to bureaucratic and political pressures. It suffers from serious lacunae as the assessment relies on Annual performance appraisal reports", said one surfer adding that the methodology is subjective, arbitrary, based on 'pick and choose' and thus legally untenable.

This, according to surfer explains why the former Cabinet Secretary refused to disclose the selection criteria treating the process outside the ambit of RTI Act 2005 despite CIC's directions to keep the selection criteria in public domain in response to an RTI application.

For detailed report see the January issue of Whispers in the Corridors.

BUREAUCRACY

Commission of Enquiry to be set up by new Government?
It is widely believed that if new Government comes to power at the centre, a Commission of Enquiry will be set up .

Subhash Joshi to be new DG, NDRF& CD
Subhash Joshi is being appointed new Director General (DG) of National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence (NDRF&CD). He is a 1976 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre. The slot has fallen vacant following the appointment of Rajiv as DG, CISF.

IAS officer seeks Voluntary Retirement
Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer of 1979 batch, Loveleen Kackar has opted for Voluntary Retirement. On March 1 she will relinquish as RC, Madhya Pradesh Bhawan in Delhi.

(We said this on January 23)

Rajiv to take charge DG, CISF on February 1, 2012
Rajiv, who has been appointed as new DG of the CISF, will take charge on February 1, 2012. He is an IPS officer of 1975 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Presently, he is Director General (DG) of National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence (NDRF&CD).

(We said this on January 5, 2012)

Shaw to be Ambassador to Tanzania
Devnath Shaw is being tipped to be new Indian Ambassador to Tanzania. He is a 1984 batch IFS officer.

Yashpal Singh joins as JS, Minority Affairs
Dr Yashpal Sing has joined as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs, in the Government of India. He is an IAS officer of 1984 batch who belongs to the MT Cadre.

GMs proposals in Railways to be delayed
Proposal for elevation of three senior railway officers as General Managers (GMs) will now be mooted by the Railway Ministry after the Railway budget which is going to be presented by middle of March. Three officers who are due to be elevated are: V K Gupta, V K Jain and Alok Johari.

Saini moves as IG, ITBP Shillong
R K Saini, DIG, Itanagar, has been promoted and transferred as IG, Eastern Sector - Shillong. He is an ITBP cadre officer.

Restructuring of IRS-IT cadre finalised
Restructuring of the cadre relating Indian Revenue Service (IRS) -Income Tax (IT) working under the umbrella of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been finalised.

Subodh Jaiswal to join as hardcore in Cabinet Secretariat
Subodh Jaiswal, Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, is likely to be inducted as hardcore in cabinet secretariat. He is an IPS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.

Dutta given temporary charge
Chanchal Kumar Dutta, Jt Commissioner of Police (STF), Kolkata, has been given a temporary charge of six months duration to improve the judicial proceedings/service, by the Government of West Bengal. He is an IPS officer of 1997 batch who belongs to the WB cadre.

RS officer, Prasenjit Singh deputed to SIT, CBI
Prasenjit Singh, Commissioner of Income Tax-II, Surat, has been designated as Nodal Officer and attached with Special Investigation Team (SIT), Central Bureau of Investigation for a period of three months.

Names of two 1989 batch IPS officers not approved for empanelment as IG
The names of Nalli Morris Babu of Rajasthan cadre and Rajesh Das of Tamil Nadu cadre, both 1989 batch IPS officers, have not been approved for the empanelment as Inspector General (IG) equivalent in Government of India.

Several posts of Judges vacant in Bombay HC
As many as 18 posts of judges have been lying vacant in Bombay High Court against 75 approved strength including 2 posts of Permanent Judges against 48 approved strength and 16 of Additional Judges against 27 approved strength.

IA&AS officer Akundi appointed Jt Secr, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
Lakshmi Sowbhagya Akundi, IA&AS (1987), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare in the Ministry of Defence.

ITS officer Gupta appointed Dy Secr in Ministry of Home Affairs
Rajesh Kumar Gupta. ITS (1998), has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The order pertaining to the appointment was issued on January 25.

IES officer Bhal promoted as Economic Adviser, Urban Development
Anand Singh Bhal, Additional Economic Adviser, Economic Affairs, has been promoted to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted as Economic Adviser, Urban Development. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of 1985 batch.

Navrang to be Station Director, DD Kendra - Lucknow
Navrang has been posted as new Station Director of the Doordarshan Kendra, Lucknow.

1985 batch IAS officer retires
This is rather unusual, 1985 batch direct recruit IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Prabhakar Bansod has retired from service on January 31.

Rajeev Agrawal is Secretary, TRAI
Rajeev Agrawal who was CGMT Andhra Pradesh Telecom Circle has joined as Secretary TRAI. He is an ITS officer of 1976 batch. He has succeeded R.K. Arnold who has now become a Member in the TRAI.

Nirvikar is Director,APTEL
Nirvikar on central deputation has joined as Director, Administration in the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) an institution under ministry of Power, Govt of India (GoI). He is an officer of the CISF.

Somnath Maity to look after charge of CGMT, WB
Somnath Maity, ITS of 1976 batch will look after the charge of CGMT West Bengal Telecom Circle as S Ray retired on January 31, 2012.

Muktesh Chander joins NTRO
Muktesh Chander has joined as Centre Director of Centre for Cyber Deterrence and Information Assurance in NTRO Government of India. He is an IPS officer of 1988 batch who belongs to the UT Cadre.

A P Gajbe promoted as GM (ATM), Southern Region in AAI
A P Gajbe, Joint Secretary (ATM), has been promoted as GM (ATM) and will remain posted in Southern Region in Airport Authority of India (AAI).

Rakesh Hooja in Member Planning Board, Puducherry
Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi and former Chairman, Board of Revenue for Rajasthan at Ajmer, Dr Rakesh Hooja has been made a non-official expert member of the State Planning Board of the Government of Puducherry. Dr. Hooja is a retired IAS officer of 1974 batch. The State Planning Board of government of Puducherry is headed by Lieutenant Governor with Chief Minister as Vice Chairman and all Ministers, Chief Secretary and all Secretaries of Government of Puducherry and three non-official experts as members. Its functions are to advise government on the formulation of developmental plans/schemes, to review implementation of development plans/schemes, to advise government on matters related to economic development and economic policies, and to find avenues to augment resources to meet the needs of development planning.

Two IPS officers of 2003 batch get JAG in Rajasthan
Two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of 2003 batch belonging to Rajasthan cadre have been accorded Junior Administration Grade (JAG). The officers include Dr. Nitin Deep Blaggan, Superintendent of Police, Rajsamand and Satya Veer Singh, Superintendent of Police, Dausa.

Maj. General, P S Mander assumes charge as ADG, NCC
Maj General, P S Mander has taken over the charge as Additional Director General (ADG), NCC Directorate.

NCC, ADG Maj General Mohabat Singh Virk retires
Maj General Mohabat Singh Virk, Additional Director General (ADG), NCC, Directorate, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh retired from service.

Abdul Rahman is Director, AICTE
M. Abdul Rahman of Kerala has been appointed as a Director of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

Transfers and postings in Railways
Services of some officers have been affected in Railways. Accordingly, Mrs. Maitreyee Charan of JS/IRTS has been shifted from NCR to NWR in the same capacity while SC Mishra of SAG/IRSSE is transferred from SECR to WR in the same capacity and VM Srivastava of SAG/IRSSE from WR to SECR in the same capacity. Similarly, TV Subba Rao of SAG/IRSME is shifted from SCR to ECR and posted in the cadre; RR Jha of SAG/IRSME from ECR to DLW and posted in the cadre and Verma SAG/IRSE is transferred from NER to SR and posted in the cadre.

Narayan Singh gets new posting in Chhattisgarh
Narayan Singh will now head Board of Secondary Education and PMT-PET Board in Chhattisgarh. He is 1977 batch IAS officer.

Two IPS to be Information Commissioners in AP
Two IPS S Prabhakar Reddy and M Ratan are set to become Information Commissioners in Andhra Pradesh.

Post of Director (Technical) vacant in SPMCIL
The post of Director (Technical) has been advertised falling vacant in Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL). Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) before April 2, 2012.

Jha appointed Commissioner (Investigation), CBDT
Shishir Jha (IRS-IT) has been appointed as Commissioner (Investigation), CBDT.

Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen appointed as Addl. Judge, Gauhati HC
Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen has been appointed as an Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court for a period of two years.

Kalyani Gopal, FA & CAO, SWR, Hubli retires
Kalyani Gopal, FA & CAO, South Western Railway, Hubli was bade farewell upon her superannuation at Railway Board.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS

Who Probes the Spurious Cardiac Drug Case: Punjab Police or FIA

After the federal investigation agency (FIA) arrested the medical superintendent of the Institute of Cardiology, Dr Jaffar Saleem in the spurious drug case in which over 100 patients lost their lives. The Punjab government has deployed the provincial police at the residence of senior health department functionaries to prevent their arrest by the FIA. The provincial government has also formed a special investigation team under its own DIG, Zulfikar Cheema with another DIG, Farook Mazhar and SSP, Zulfikar Hameed assisting him. The senior functionaries of the health department at whose residences the provincial police has been deployed include the health secretary, DG health, Medico legal surgeon of the province and the Deputy MS of the
cardiology institute.

ISI Beyond the Reach of Criminal Justice System say Rights Groups
Commenting on the role of ISI in the killing of journalist Saleem Shehzad and the failure of the government appointed commission to identify the killers Human Rights Watch has commented that it illustrates the spy agency's ability to remain beyond the reach of the country's criminal justice system'. According to Brad Adams, Asia Director of HRW the ISI's abuses shall stop only if the agency is subjected to the rule of law, civilian oversight and public accountability adding, it is the government's duty to insist on such accountability and the military's duty to submit to the same. The ISI must stop acting as a state within state'.

Islamabad Police Starts Aerial Surveillance to Combat Security Threats
Police has started helicopter borne aerial surveillance of the city and the nearby Margalla hills after reports of some militants hiding in the hills ready to strike the capital. The reports emerged after interrogations of two suspects who were detained in Texila during combing operations launched in the wake of rockets fired at the military academy in Abbottabad a few days back. The surveillance shall continue till 5th February and the cops carrying out the same shall be fully equipped for their own safety as well as for real time communication with their colleagues on the ground.

Shobha De to Attend Karachi Lit Fest
Karachi will host a literary festival for two days from Feb 11, 2012. The festival organised by Oxford university press and British council will be the third of its kind in the Pakistani city. Indian writer in English Shobha De, William Darlymple and Hanif Kureishi are some of the prominent literary figures expected to attend. "The idea behind the event is to celebrate the rich literary past of the city. Be it Sindhi, Urdu or English, Karachi has always been the hub of literary activities in past", says one of the organisers Asif Farrukhi.

SAIL gets MoU Excellence Award for 8th year in a row (UPDATED)
Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh on January 31,2012 presented the MoU Excellence Award in the Mining & Metals category to Maharatna Steel Authority of India Limited. The award was received by SAIL Chairman C.S. Verma in the presence of Minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Praful Patel, at a glittering function held at Vigyan Bhawan, organized jointly by Department of Public Enterprises and Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE).
On receiving the award, SAIL Chairman Verma said, "the fact that SAIL has been winning this award year after year stands testimony to our internal strength and our deep-rooted values. The award is an acknowledgement of our efforts, and we shall strive ceaselessly to keep improving and bettering ourselves". Starting from 2002-03, it is for the eighth consecutive year that SAIL has won the MoU Excellence Award. SAIL is implementing a massive modernization and expansion plan to enhance its hot metal production capacity from 14 million tons per annum (Mtpa) to 23.4 Mtpa at an investment of about Rs. 72,000 crore. This multi-pronged plan, besides targeting higher production, also addresses the need for cost competitiveness by introducing state of the art technologies and eliminating technological obsolescence, achieving energy savings, enriching product mix, reducing pollution, developing mines and collieries, introducing customer centric processes and developing matching infrastructure facilities. Under its long-term strategic plan called 'Strategy 2020', the company plans to scale up production of steel to a level of 45 to 60 million tonnes, and diversify into related areas of operation, so as to optimize business opportunities and de-risk business from fluctuations in business cycle.SAIL has been making continued efforts for ensuring raw material security and forging alliances with global entities for tapping new markets. In this direction, SAIL-led consortium of Indian public and private steel and mining companies submitted a winning bid for mining exploration rights at Hajigak, Afghanistan and has been allotted three blocks with an estimated reserve of 1.28 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore. For facilitating acquisition of coking coal assets, a JV company led by SAIL, International Coal Ventures Private Limited (ICVL), is in the process of identification of coking coal assets and mines which could become a sustainable source of coking and thermal coal for the promoter companies. SAIL has also taken new strategic initiatives to augment technological interventions, including the newly-launched R&D 'master plan' of SAIL aimed at facilitating "acquisition and development of appropriate technologies for sustainable growth". SAIL is also working for bringing emerging iron making technologies to India. It has formed a 50:50 JV with Kobe Steel of Japan for setting up a 0.5 MTPA ITmk3® technology based plant at Durgapur and is in advanced talks with POSCO for 3 MT Finex technology based plant at Bokaro.

Zohra Chaterjee is CMD Coal India (UPDATED)
Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Coal Zohra Chaterjee has taken over as CMD of the Coal India Ltd., She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

CVO CAPART gets extension (UPDATED)
Y K Singh CVO, Council for Advancement of people's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), New Delhi has been given extension in deputation tenure for a period of two years from 1.12.2011 to 30.11.2013. He is 1988 batch IRS (IT) officer.

R P Singh takes over as CMD, SJVN Ltd (UPDATED)
R P Singh has taken over the charge as Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN Limited. Earlier, Singh as Director (Electrical), had been holding additional charge of this position since March 1, 2011. In addition, he will continue to hold the charge of Director (Electrical) till appointment of a regular incumbent on the position. Singh has since assumed charge of the new position.

NMDC's best 3rd quarter financial results ever (UPDATED)
NMDC Limited achieved commendable performance for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. These are the best results for the 3rd quarter financial results since inception. The unaudited financial result for the 3rd quarter 2011-12 was taken on record by the Board under the chairmanship of N K Nanda, CMD, NMDC today. There is an improvement in its iron ore sales performance by 29.57 lakh tonnes (16.5%) during this nine months ending with its previous corresponding period performance with a significant improvement in off-take by its domestic customers. The turnover for the 3rd quarter of financial year 2011-12 increased to Rs.2,822 crore when compared with Rs.2,621 crore for corresponding period of previous year, registering an increase of 8%. The turnover for the nine months ended 2011-12 increased to Rs.8,667 crore when compared with Rs.7,599 crore for corresponding period of previous year, registering an increase of 14%. For the third quarter PBT, in comparison with that of the corresponding period of previous year, rose to Rs.2,752 crore from Rs.2,281 crore, registering an increase of 21%. The PBT for the nine months ended 2011-12 in comparison with that of the corresponding period of previous year, rose to Rs.8,320 crore from Rs.6,587 crore, registering an increase of 26%. For the third quarter PAT, in comparison with that of the corresponding period of previous year, rose to Rs.1,859 crore from Rs.1,518 crore, an increase of 22%. The PAT for the nine months ended 2011-12 in comparison with that of the corresponding period of previous year, rose to Rs.5,623 crore from Rs.4,401 crore, an increase of 28%. The Board of Directors has approved in its meeting held on 31.01.2012, a further interim dividend of Rs.1/- per equity share for the Financial Year 2011-12. With this the total interim dividend declared during the year is Rs.2/- per equity share. The Earnings per share (EPS) stood at Rs.4.69 per share for this quarter against Rs.3.83 of the 3rd quarter of 2010-11). The Earnings per share at Rs.14.18 per share for the nine months ended 2011-12 in comparison with that of the corresponding period of previous year of Rs.11.10 per share. The EPS figures mentioned are not annualised. The domestic sales of iron ore were increased by 25% where as exports were reduced by 75% for catering to the needs of the domestic market, improved physical performance coupled with higher prices, transparent pricing systems and improvement in evacuation by railways resulted in the company posting a net post tax profit of Rs.5,623 crore for the nine months ended 2011-12. The company has been pursuing all its expansion programmes and NMDC as part of its forward integration programme and value addition is setting up a 3 MTPA steel plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh, for which the land acquisition has been completed in August 2010 and major packages are being finalized and awarded.

S. Balasubramanian has been reappointed as MD & CEO of City Union Bank (CUB) for a period of 3 months (UPDATED)
S. Balasubramanian has been reappointed as Managing Director and CEO of City Union Bank for a period of three months with effect from 31st Jan 2012.

Transfers and posting in Railways (UPDATED)
As many as 10 officers of Railways have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Mrs Anita Sharma, SAG/IRAS, has been shifted from Central Railway to East Central Railway and posted in the cadre while Mrs Apala Singh, SAG/IRAS from Central Railway to North Central Railway and Mrs. Pragya Shangari, SAGIIRAS is transferred from South Eastern Railway to Central Railway. Soumitra Bhattacharjee has been shifted Central Railway to South Eastern Railway; S K Kaushik, from North Central Railway to Northern Railway; Benjamin K Vaiphei from Northeast Frontier Railway to South Central Railway; V V Chakraborty from Northeast Frontier Railway to Central Railway; Shivaram Prasadp from South Central Railway to Northeast Frontier Railway; B B Verma from Northern Railway to East Central Railway; Harsh Kumar, on return from deputation, has been posted to Northern Railway.

DEBATE

Is it appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir"?

Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has asked Cabinet Ministers to maintain dignity of the office. Patnaik conveyed his mind when a Minister addressed "Sir" to an IAS officer in his presence. "You are Cabinet Minister and should maintain your dignity" the Chief Minister said. How far it is appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir".

Mail your to the point views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Rail Regulator soon
There is a serious move to have a Rail Regulator in the country.

Is TCS now a market leader of software companies?
TCS is taking over as the leadership position from Infosys in the IT industry, it is also the largest company in the sector.

Two Addl. directors appointed on the Board of Balaji Amines Ltd
Balaji Amines Limited has appointed M Amarender Reddy and Chavali Satyanarayan Murthy as Additional Directors of the company.

Rao to take over as MD, Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd from March 1, 2012
Sudhir Rao would become Managing Director of Skoda Auto India Pvt. Ltd w.e.f. March 1, 2012.

Hugar steps down as Chairman, IPCA Laboratories Ltd
R. S. Hugar has stepped down as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of IPCA Laboratories Ltd due to his other commitments. However, he will continue as the Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Godha appointed CMD, IPCA Laboratories Ltd
The Board of IPCA Laboratories Ltd has appointed Premchand Godha as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and have re-designated him as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company.

Singh appointed Addl. Director, HCL Infosystems Ltd
Dhirendra Singh has been appointed as an Additional Director on Board of Directors of HCL Infosystems Ltd with immediate effect.

Khanna re-appointed MD, Blue Dart Express Ltd
The Board of Blue Dart Express Limited has approved the re-appointment of Anil Khanna as Managing Director of the company for the period of three years with effect from February 21, 2012.

Kumar resigns as Addl. Director, Vijay Shanthi Builders Ltd
The Board of Vijay Shanthi Builders Limited has accepted the resignation of Naresh Kumar who is Additional Director of the company.

Gahrotra appointed Addl. Director, Uttam Galva Steels Ltd
Uttam Galva Steels Limited has appointed Om Parkash Gahrotra as Additional Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Pradip Burman resigns as ED, Dabur India Ltd
The Board of Dabur India Limited has approved resignation of Pradip Burman as Executive Director of the company.

Saket Burman appointed Addl. Director, Dabur India Ltd
Saket Burman has been appointed as Additional Director of Dabur India Ltd.

Wala appointed Addl. Director, Kothari World Finance Ltd
Kothari World Finance Ltd has appointed Jeetendra Wala as Additional Director of the company.

Agrawal appointed Non Exec. Director, Sunil Industries Ltd
Punit Agrawal has been appointed as an Independent Non - Executive Director of Sunil Industries Ltd w.e.f. January 27, 2012.

Piramal appointed Non Exec. Director, ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Limited has appointed of Dr. Swati Piramal as a Non Executive Director on the Board of the Bank w.e.f. January 31, 2012.

Stop the menace
Renting of government accommodation is a menace and it should be stopped. The inspectors of Directorate of Estates are hand in gloves and nothing happens.

A Srivastava
Illegal retention of govt accommodation

The normal period of retention of Government accommodation after retirement is four months and extended by another four months on medical grounds but unfortunately one can retain accommodation for any number of years with the connivance of UDM employees. The fact can be verified from the Directorate of Estate website that retired employees keep on manipulating their extended stay in connivance with the DOE employees and ex employees of UDM/CPWD are the main culprits. Are
these irregularities not known to higher ups in the Ministry or they tend to ignore it. Most of the accommodations allotted to UD employees and CPWD officials are available on rent. Please look into it and have mercy on the employees who are in dire need of accommodation. One can only wish and hope that Directorate of Estates gets well soon.

Rahul

Why no periodical inspection by UDM ?
A burglary in a rented out Government accommodation at Sarojini Nagar. Whether any departmental official action initiated against the allottee. Why no periodical inspection by UDM takes place ?

Sathyanarayanan

Information about action taken on representation to be disclosed

Apropos comments appearing in WIC (31.01.2012) under caption 'Date with RTI', Section 4(1)(d) of RTI Act, 2005, which stipulates that every public authority shall provide reasons for its administrative or quasi-judicial decisions to affected persons, is relevant. Therefore, apart from its underlying spirit, RTI Act, 2005, specifically mandates proactive dissemination of decision on representation (rather than invocation of the RTI Act to force its disclosure).

S K Tewari

Hussain & Rushdie have made millions by making fun of India's religions M F Hussain and Salman Rushdie have one thing in common. They have made millions of dollars by making fun of India's religions in the West. They pander to their Western audience and will stoop to any depths to insult their motherland for a few dollars more. Their mindset is colonial and the west, particularly Britain pampers such traitors. The Indian intelligentsia follows in the wake of the West and it has yet to get over its slavish mentality, that's why they are all wringing their hands over the so called denial of freedom of artistic expression to Rushdie. So far I have yet to come across one English news channel in India which has the courage to call off Hussains and Rushdies bluff. Both are artists and novelists of very dubious value. Rushdies Midnights Children is a rehash of Gunther Grasses, novel, The Tin Drum. This is straightforward plagiarism. As for Hussains paintings, the less said the better. The Emperor has no clothes and no one in India has the guts to say so. Arundhati Roys novel ,The God of Small Things, was much applauded in Britain but I could barely read it as it was so awful! This is yet another example of the west telling the Indian elite what is in good taste by rewarding those who serve its own political and cultural agenda of global domination.
D Choudhury

Using RTI to get a CGHS claim cleared

In respect of a CGHS claim, an appellant sought the details of items of theclaim which weredisallowed by CGHS along with the reasons and the copies ofcirculars on the basis ofwhich the items were disallowed, and whether thecirculars were available onthe CGHS site. The PIO demanded Rs. 8/- for the 4 pagesof information whichwere duly deposited by the appellant. He was not satisfiedwith the replysupplied by the PIO and filed an appeal before the FAA who askedthe appellantto visit the office of FAA on any working day by appointment fordiscussing theRTI of Appellant. After a perusal of the papers, the Commissionobserved thatthe information has not been supplied to the Appellant despitepayment of theadditional fee. The Commission directed to provide theinformation to theAppellant before 05 February 2012 and issued a notice to thePIO why penalty shouldnot be levied on him.

Comments

The case discussed above shows how the RTI Act can be used to solve some of theproblems which the government servants encounter on day-today basis.

Citation : Mr. A.L. Makhijani v. CGHS in Decision No.CIC/SG/A/2011/003275/16955

- 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)