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Latest assessment of bureaucracy about poll scenario in UP?
Latest bureaucratic perception about ongoing Assembly polls to Uttar Pradesh indicates

SP-No.1 slot with 120 to 130 seats

BSP -No. 2 slot with 95 to 110 seats

Congress + RLD No. 3 with 85 to 100 seats

BJP No. 4 with 50 to 60 seats.

Rest of the seats to Regional parties & others.

Will BSP see a split in UP?
Will the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), being headed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati, see a split in March 2012 after results of UP assembly polls were declared on March 6, 2012? Political pundits say that there will be a split in the BSP.

Why Khurshid's Sonia blooper is bringing tears of laughter?
Salman Khurshid has gone overboard with his Sonia's tears for Batla house killing, it's getting tears of laughter in the Congress circles.

Is Chandrababu Naidu planning a central role?
It is heard that TDP Chief, Chandrababu Naidu is gearing for a role in the centre in 2014.

BUREAUCRACY

Ajay Tyagi to be JS, Forests and Environment
Ajay Tyagi is being tipped to be new Joint Secretary, Forests and Environment in the Government of India. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Secretary, Steel will not be the choice of Minister?
Now one thing is certain, new Secretary will not be the choice of Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma. The Minister is himself to be blamed for this situation. He should not have said that the Prime Minister is too old to rule this country. Will the PM take this statement of the Minister lightly?

Rakesh Singh poised to be Joint Secretary, MHA
As the grapevine has it, Rakesh Singh on central deputation is poised to be a Joint Secretary (Police) in Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Presently, he is Private Secretary (PS) to Indian Minister for Corporate Affairs, M Veerappa Moily. He is an IAS officer of the 1990 batch who belongs to the Karnataka cadre

C K Mishra poised to be Joint Secretary, MSME
As the grapevine has it, C K Mishra on central deputation is poised to be a Joint Secretary in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Presently, he is Principal Secretary (PS) Industries to the Bihar Government. He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.

Shafi Alam appointed DG, NCRB
Shafi Alam D.G, Human Rights Commission, Bihar has been appointed as DG/Director National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). He is an IPS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
(We said this on January 9, 2012)

Hunt is on for Addl. Secretary IO in MEA
A hunt is on for new Additional Secretary International Organisations (IO) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

IRS officer M R Choudhary, JCIT, Baroda, resigns from service
M R Choudhary, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Range-8, Baroda, has resigned from the service.

Ms. Revathy Iyer being repatriated
Ms. Revathy Iyer, an IA&AS officer who on central deputation is Joint Secretary in the Department of Atomic Energy (DEA) is returning to her parent cadre.

Ashok Kumar joins as DIG, SSB
Ashok Kumar DIG PAC UP Police has joined as DIG Shastra Seema Bal, New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 1995 batch who belongs to the UP Cadre.

Lt Gen Halgali is new Dy. Chief of Army Staff
Lt Gen Ramesh Halgali has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff. His appointment has been approved by the ACC.

DPC for ACS in Maharashtra this week
DPC of 1979 and 1980 batch IAS officers in Maharashtra is going to take place this week end.

Will 1979 batch IAS be Chief Secretary of Mizoram?
In case 1976 batch IAS officer Vanhela Pachuau is not granted extension in service beginning March 1, 1979 batch IAS officer L T Tochhawng is going to be new Chief Secretary of Mizoram. Mizoram Chief Minister has written a letter to Home Minister P Chidambaram for granting six months extension for his Chief Secretary on the ground that his services are required to implement programmes and policies of the Congress.

Vineet Choudhary to continue in AIIMS
Vineet Choudhary is going to continue as Deputy Director, (Administration) in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi till May 31. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Dr Amar Singh gets extension in deputation tenure
ED in the FCI Dr Amar Singh has been granted extension in deputation tenure till April end. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Anshu Sinha is Dy. Secretary in DoPT
Ms. Anshu Sinha has joined as Deputy Secretary (Vig) DOPT, Government of India. She is an IAS officer of 1999 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra Cadre.

Davidsom Devairvatham to get extension in deputation tenure?
S. Davidsom Devairvatham, Zonal Director (Narcotics), in the Government of India, is likely to get extension for further one year of Central Deputation. He is an IPS officer of 1995 Batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu Cadre.

1996 batch IAS gets super-time scale in Orissa
All the seven 1996 batch IAS officers in Orissa have been given super-time scale.

U Prakasham is Director, TFRI, Jabalpur
U Prakasham on central deputation has joined as Director - Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1983 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Saibal Dasgupta relieved to join DDG (Extension), ICFRE
Saibal Dasgupta on central deputation will be joining as DDG (Extension) in ICFRE, Dehradun. He has been relieved by the MP Government. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1984 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.


IAS officers of 1987 batch are Principal Secretary in Bihar
IAS officers belonging to 1987 batch have been promoted as Principal Secretaries (PS) in Bihar. They are: Aamir Subhani, Rajesh Bhushan, R.K. Mahajan, Sudhir Kumar and Shiv Kumar.

Rai Barelley DM and Meerut DIG shifted
Rai Barelly DM Amrita Soni has been shifted by the EC to Sitapur. Abhay Shukla will be new DM of Rai Barelly. Hariram Sharma will replace Prem Prakash as DIG Meerut.

IAS reshuffle in Chhattisgarh
There is IAS reshuffle in Chhattisgarh D S Mishra will be new Principal Secretary Finance. Ajay Singh has been moved as Principal Secretary Health and Urban Development. M K Raut will now be APC. R P Mandal has been made Principal Secretary PWD. K D P Rao has been moved to the Secretariat as Secretary Tourism and Culture.B L Tiwari will be new Commissioner Raipur. Avinash Champavat will be Colletcor, Koriya. Nidhi Chibbar has been made Secretary Technical Education. Vikas Sheel will be Secretary Food and Ritu Sen Joint Secretary GAD.




Anil Mehta is also EA to CMD, Air India
Anil Mehta General Manager (GM) Sales & Marketing for Northern region Air India has also got additional charge of Executive Assistant (EA) to Rohit Nandan, CMD, Air India.

IPS changes in Assam
1998 batch IPS officer Anurag Agarwal has been promoted as DIG (CID), Assam Police in place of Munna Prasad Gupta. 1995 batch IPS officer Munna Prasad Gupta will now be DIG (South Mandal).1997 batch IPS officer Prabin Ch Saikia has been moved to Assam Police Training College, Dergaon. 2004 batch IPS officer Diganta Barah will be SP, Kachchar District. SPS Pradeep Pujari has been transferred as SP Karim Ganj District. Another SPS Bhakt Prasad Chhetri has been made SP Karvi Anglang District SPS Nityanand Goswami will be SP Morigaon. SPS Pratap Singh SP Hamren District has been transferred as Commandant 16 Battalion Moregaon.

IAS postings in Orissa
Sudarshan Nayak has been appointed Director, Pensions and Public Grievances. Biswar Kumar will now be IG Registration. Saswata Mishra has been given additional charge of Excise Commissioner.

1979 batch is ACS in Bihar
Two 1979 batch IAS officers Alok Kumar Sinha and Afzal Amanullah have been promoted to the rank of ACS in Bihar. Sinha has been made Chairman of the Services Selection Board. Amanullah will also be Principal Secretary to the Governor.

Interviews for post of CIL chief on February 14 & 15
As many 24 contenders are in fray for slot of Chairman in the Coal India Ltd (CIL), Chairman interviews for which will be held for two days from February 14, 2012. There are five IAS officers & six officers of different coal companies who are in fray for the post of Chairman CIL. Those IAS officers who are vying for the top slot in CIL are: Rajpal Kahlon, Ms.Nandita Chatterjee (both from West Bengal), Shreemat Pande (Rajasthan), Narsingha Rao (Andhra Pradesh) & Sudhir Kumar (Bihar). Those six insiders who are also in fray for slot of CIL's Chairman are: Mohan Das Director (Personnel & IR),T.K. Lahiri CMD BCCL, D.C. Garg WCL,V.K. Singh CMD-NCL,MK Sinha CMD- ECL & A.N. Sahay CMD- MCL.

File LIC Chairman in ACC
As the grapevine has it file relating to appointment of D.K. Mehrotra as full time Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has been in lying in the ACC.

File GIC's CMD in ACC
As the grapevine has it file relating to appointment of A.K. Roy as full time Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) has been lying in the ACC.

File AIC's CMD in ACC
As the grapevine has it file relating to appointment of Milind A. Kharat as full time Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited (AIC) has been lying in the ACC.

Joshi unlikely to join Rajya Sabha, Secretariat
Bhuvan Chand Joshi DIG, BSF is unlikely to join as Director, Rajya Sabha Security. He is a CRPF cadre officer.

Prabhat Singh gets pro-forma promotion in Delhi Police
Prabhat Singh on Central deputation in the Cabinet Secretariat has been granted proforma promotion (Grade of ADGP) by the Delhi Government. He is an IPS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
(We said this on 25December 2011)

9th National Steam Congress attracts international attention
The 9th National Steam Congress scheduled to be held in New Delhi on February 18, 2012 has started attracting international attention. The presence of many luminaries including Sir Mark Tully of BBC fame, Paul Whittle of DHRS (UK), Rob Lynn of the British Council, Chairman Railway Board, Secretary Tourism GOI and many others is bound to give a fillip to this niche heritage tourism segment of the country. The development and positioning of Rewari steam shed as the finest steam destination in the world is already making considerable waves. Since its inception in December 2002, this annual event has been the brainchild of Ashwani Lohani, the steam man of India and currently the Divisional Railway Manager of Delhi who is widely known for his substantial contribution in the growth of tourism in the country.

12 officers of TN State Service awarded IAS cadre
As many as 12 officers of Tamil Nadu State Civil Service have been given IAS cadre against the vacancies. The officers include P Senthilkumar, V Kalairasi, G Govindaraj, V Mohanraj and N Venkatachalam and C Monoharan against the vacancy of 2009 while S Jayandhi and Dr P Shankar against the vacancy of 2010 and M Ravikumar, L Subramanian, K Vivekanandan and A Gananasekaran.

Ashish Heliwal posted as OSD in APA division, FT & TR in CBDT
Ashish Kumar Heliwal, DCIT, Mumbai, has been posted as OSD in APA division of FT & TR in CBDT.

Ms Sreela Ghosh gets charge of Member (Central Excise) in CBEC
Ms Sreela Ghosh, Member, CBEC has been assigned the charge of Member (Central Excise) in CBEC.

Badhan is Member (Customs, RI & I, Exports & Safeguards) in CBEC
M S Badhan, has been assigned the charge of Member (Customs, RI & I, Exports & Safeguards) in CBEC.

Advanced mid career training programme for IRS officers from Feb 13
Advanced mid career training programmes are being held for the IRS officers of the rank of Commissioner of Income Tax. The first programme is of three weeks' module at the campus of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore from February 13 to March 2, 2012 while second from March 5 to March 9, 2012 for one week at the place of posting and third programme is of two weeks' international module at University of Maryland, college Park, USA between March 12 and 23, 2012.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Detainees produced by ISI before apex court in pathetic condition
After twice defying on 9th and 10th February the supreme court's directive to produce the 'missing persons' allegedly in ISI custody seven of the 11 detainees allegedly picked up from Adiala jail in May 2010 were finally produced before a three judge bench of the apex court headed by CJ Iftekhar Chowdhary on 13th February. The remaining four had died under mysterious circumstances between August 2011 and January this year. The last one to lose his life in January was found dead soon after the habeas corpus petition presently being heard was filed but had not yet been taken up for hearing. All the detainees produced were in such a bad shape that they could neither walk nor talk. Though picked up by ISI in May 2010 these men were handed over to the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwaha (KP) on January 26 this year after the apex court took up their habeas corpus petition. Appalled at the apparent inhuman treatment they were subjected to while in custody the bench has directed a medical board to be constituted for their thorough check up and treatment. The ISI has been asked to submit by March 1 details of the law under which they have been kept in detention, the treatment meted out to them leading to their present physical condition and the legal proceeding having been taken from time to time. Chief Secretary of KP province has been made responsible for the safe custody of the detainees during the pendency of the petition.

Jewel thief strikes Indian Trade Expo, Lahore
Two swindlers a male and a female vanished with a diamond necklace worth Rs 700000 from a stall in the first Trade India Exhibition presently on in Lahore's Johar Town. The heist took place in real bollywood style. The female feigned to have fallen unconscious right in front of the stall of ND Diamonds and her male companion quietly picked up the necklace even as the entire staff of the stall busied itself in helping the damsel in distress. By the time the missing necklace came to notice it was too late as both the swindlers had already vanished. Nawab Town Additional SP Jehanzeb Khan said a case under section 379 of PPC has been registered but responsibility for security within the exhibition grounds lies with the organisers and not the city police. CCTV cameras at the stall have failed to record the visitors.

Entire transport sector to be opened for private sector
In a major policy shift the federal government is considering a proposal formulated by the planning commission to open the entire transport sector to the private sector. A detailed National Transport Policy (NTP) paper prepared finalised recently at a meeting chaired by the deputy chairman of the planning commission Dr Nadeem-ul-Haq in consultation with secretaries of the concerned ministries is to be discussed at the forthcoming cabinet meeting. The NTP paper includes details of policy formulation and guidance for planning, implementation, operations and monitoring of the transport system in the areas of rail, road, aviation, shipping, pipelines and waterways and focuses on the role of the government as well as the private sector in each.

Deputationist's loyalty for the parent cadre results in salary delay for government employees housing foundation
Nearly 250 employees of the federal government employees housing foundation (FGEHF) are yet to get their salary for January 2012 as the bank account of the foundation has been frozen under orders of the federal board of revenue (FBR). Zafar haider Jappa an officer of the income tax service of Pakistan has who recently came on deputation as DD (finance) in the EGEHF tipped his parent cadre about tax evasion by the foundation to the tune of Rs 1.3 billion on the income derived by it by way of fee on transfer of plots in certain areas of Islamabad. The FBR in turn directed the foundation's bankers (Askari Bank) to freeze its accounts and the bank refused to allow withdrawl of the money required for salary of the employees which was due on 31st January. FGEHF's Director General, Talat Rashid has obtained sixty days stay on the freeze order and is hopeful of clearing the employees' dues shortly. Income tax department has meanwhile rewarded its officer by promoting him to BPS 18 for the good work done even as the FGEHF employees are cursing him for the treacherous sneak.

PM told to enter the court on foot leaving his car in the parking lot; threat perception not withstanding
When Pakistan's Prime Minister YR Gilani appeared in the supreme court to face indictment in the contempt case against him he was not permitted to enter the court premises in his car and was advised to enter the building on foot leaving his car in the parking lot. This was in spite of the unprecedented security arrangements put in place by the police in view of threat perception for the PM. Apart from helicopter borne surveillance and stricter checks at all the entry points the inner security ring thrown around the PM included three SPs eight Dy. SPs, 5 inspectors, 23 SIs, 20 head constables and 400 constables. These were in addition to 150 personnel in plain clothes and 110 rangers deployed for the purpose.

Manimekalai Murugesan is Ambassador to Albania (UPDATED)

Manimekalai Murugesan, presently Ambassador of India to Romania has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Albania, with residence in Bucharest.

ASSOCHAM CSR Excellence Awards to be held on Feb 15 (UPDATED)
Union Minister of Corporate Affairs Dr. Veerappa Moily, would be the chief guest at ASSOCHAM CSR Excellence Awards slated to be held on February15, 2012 at 12:15 p.m. at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi. Member Planning Commission Arun Maira would be the guest of honour and Former Chief Justice of India Justice R.C. Lahoti, would deliver Special address on the occasion. Others who are likely to address the awatrd function are Dhanendra Kumar, Chairman, Committee on National Competition Policy, Dr. Leena Srivastava, Executive Director (Operations), TERI &Acting Vice Chancellor, TERI University, Ms. Laura Donovan, Chief Executive,Partners in Change, Dilip Modi, President, R.N. Dhoot, President Elect, ASSOCHAM, Ms. Preeti Malhotra, Chairperson, ASSOCHAM National Council on Corporate Affairs and D.S. Rawat, Secretary General, ASSOCHAM.

BHEL bags second place at the EXIM Achievement Award of Tamil Chamber of Commerce (UPDATED)
BHEL has been awarded the 2nd place in Import Category. ( On the basis of the total CIF value imported) at the EXIM Achievement Award instituted by the Tamil Chamber of Commerce to recognise High Achieving Companies / Industries in Import/Export Trade. The award was received by S.R. Prasad, General Manager and Head ROD on behalf of BHEL at a function at Chennai, graced by His Excellency the Governor of Tamilnadu, Dr K. Rosaiah. The first place in this category was taken by Hyundai Motor India Ltd.

Prof Balachandran is new Chairman of COIR Board (UPDATED)
Prof B Balachandran has been appointed new Chairman of the COIR Board on Tuesday.He hails from Kerala,
(We said this on November 11,2011 )

REDD plus to help forest communities for economic, social benefit: Dr. Bahuguna (UPDATED)
Dr. V K Bahuguna, Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)), has stressed on the implementation of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) plus programmes in order to improve the livelihood of forest fringe communities. He was speaking during inaugural session of a two days training workshop organized by ICFRE on REDD plus for the officers of Indian Forest Service at ICFRE Dehradun on February 13 and 14, 2012. He said that the local communities which have been traditionally conserving their forests are to be benefited with REDD plus projects in terms of Payment for Environmental Services, a term which is quite new to India. Dr. Bahuguna further asked forest officers to account and document carbon benefits to the nation flowing from forests and how to develop a system of payments to communities. Sandeep Tripathi in while welcoming the participants gave a brief of development of REDD plus in international negotiations and stressed for a need of REDD Plus readiness pilot projects in India. Dr. Renu Singh, Head, Climate Change Division ICFRE gave an overview of REDD/ REDD concepts and REDD Plus scope for India's forests. The objectives of this training workshop is to provide basic information on technical aspects related to measurement of forest carbon stocks for developing inventories of forest ecosystems and to enable the officers of India Forest Service to better understand technical options of REDD plus stated Dr. Renu Singh. The workshop is sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forests. V R S Rawat, Scientist at the climate change division of ICFRE informed that about 25 participants from various state forest department are participating in the training workshop. Dr. Anita Srivastava conducted the opening ceremony.

Ashesh Agarwal shifted to Railway Board (UPDATED)
Ashesh Agarwal of SAG/IRSME, has been shifted from NCR to Railway Board and posted as Executive Director Mechanical Engineering (Freight), Railway Board.

Nandan Dubey to be new DGP in MP (UPDATED)
Nandan Dubey will be new Director General of Police (DGP) in Madhya Pradesh. He is an IPS officer of 1976 batch who belongs to MP cadre. Presently, Nandan Dubey is DG Home Guards. He will succeed S.K.Rout who would be retiring on February 29,2012. However, till then Nandan Dubey has been posted as OSD in Police Headquarters (PHQ),Bhopal.

DEBATE - Should bureaucrats alone be held accountable for policy decisions ?

Bureaucrats now feel that Ministers and Politicians also be held responsible for 'policy decisions' taken by the government. They also want that entire cabinet should be held accountable for policy decisions. How far they are correct in their thinking ?

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

CORPORATE

Vasudeva on the board of Petronet LNG
Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman & Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has been appointed as nominee director of Petronet LNG

Umesh Narayan Khanna quits as CEO
Umesh Narayan Khanna Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bharat Forge-NTPC joint venture company has quit.

Umesh Narayan Khanna to join Tata group
Umesh Narayan Khanna Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bharat Forge-NTPC joint venture company who had quit is poised to join the Tata group of companies.

Kacker appointed additional director of Money Matter Financial Services
Mukesh Kacker has been appointed as additional director Money Matters Financial Services.

Agarwal resigns from the board of Yogi Sungwon (India) Ltd
Nawal Basudeo Agarwal has resigned from the directorship of the board of Yogi Sungwon (India) Ltd .

MP Govt. to bail Nepa Limited out of financial crisis
Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to bail out Nepa Limited-a government of India Undertaking-of financial crisis by providing financial help and writing off other interests. Madhya Pradesh holds 1.60 percent share in this company established at Nepa Nagar in Burhanpur district in MP.

Who caused change of leadership in Outlook?
A business conglomerate involved in the 2 G scam has shaken the Editorial structure of Outlook Magazine.

Sundararajan has resigned from VLS Finance
N C Sundararajan has resigned from the board of directors of VLS Finance.

Khaitan appointed additional director of Upper Ganges Sugar and Industries
Padam Khaitan has been appointed as the additional director of Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries.

Singh resigns from Upper Ganges Sugar and Industries

K Chiman Singh has resigned from the directorship of Upper Ganges Sugar and Industries.

3 appointed independent directors of Hindustan Copper
Arvind Sahay, G P Joshi and Puneesh Kapoor have been appointed as part time independent directors on the board of Hindustan Copper.

2 appointed on the board of Inventure Growth & Securities
Harilal B Rita has been appointed additional non-executive director and Dilip C Shah as additional independent director on the board of Inventure Growth & Securities.

Jain resigns from SV Electricals
Naresh Jain has resigned as the managing director of SV Electricals.

2 appointed on the board of SV Electricals
Soumitra Chakraborty and Deven Raghani have been appointed as directors of SV Electricals.

Santhanam appointed additional director of Cravatex
N Santhanam has been appointed as the additional director of Cravatex

Lall appointed as additional director of Great Eastern Shipping Company
Rajiv B Lall has been appointed as additional director of Great Eastern Shipping Companylp and writing off other interests. Madhya Pradesh holds 1.60 percent share in this company established at Nepa Nagar in Burhanpur district in MP.

DLF focuses back on real estate
DLF is planning to sell two of its three key projects in Mumbai and Chennai to raise Rs 4500 crore to reduce its debt portfolio. It will focus on NCR.

Rao to be MD, Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd from March 1, 2012
Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd has appointed Sudhir Rao as Managing Director w.e.f. March 1, 2012.

Shikha Sharma re-appointed MD & CEO, Axis Bank
Axis Bank Limited has re-appointed Shikha Sharma as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank for a further period of three years w.e.f. June 1, 2012.

Fountain is CEO designate RIL (Refining Business)
Tony Fountain is the CEO designate for Reliance Industires Ltd (RIL) (Refining Business).

Revankar appointed MD, Shriram Transport Finance Company
Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited has appointed Umesh Revankar as Managing Director of the company effective from April 1, 2012.

Mahapatra is MD, Mafcee (India and SAARC)
Jagdish Mahapatra has been appointed as MD, Macfee (India and SAARC).

Szeto appointed Director (PR) (Asia), Langham Hospitality
Langham Hospitality Group has appointed Fiona Szeto as the Director of Public Relations (Asia).

Pandit re-appointed Director (Works), Jai Corp Ltd
Jai Corp Limited has re-appointed V. S. Pandit as the Director (Works) for a further period of three years w.e.f. April 1, 2012.

Agarwal appointed Company Secy. Ece Industries Ltd
Ece Industries Limited has appointed Piyush Agarwal as Company Secretary w.e.f. February 9, 2012.

Chattopadhyay appointed VP (Commercial & Company Secy.), Mcnally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd
Mcnally Bharat Engineering Company Limited has appointed Sukanta Chattopadhyay, who is currently Vice (Contracts & Commercial) as the Vice President (Commercial & Company Secretary) w.e.f. April 1, 2012.

Three directors cease to be on Board of Raj Packaging Industries Ltd
U. C. Bhandari, Rajendra Kankaria and Ramesh Chandra Singhi have resigned as directors of Raj Packaging Industries Ltd.

Agrawal appointed Company Secy. MW Unitexx Ltd
MW Unitexx Ltd has appointed Ankit Agrawal as Company Secretary of the company with immediate effect.

(DEBATE 1)

How come all of them have raised their voice now ? Where were these bureaucrats when Anna Hazare was on hunger strike. What else he was saying ? When secretary level is held responsible and accountable, they are saying " Minister " should be held responsible. Entire cabinet should be held responsible for wrong reporting to Parliament.

K K Suvrna

(DEBATE 2)

Apropos disclosure of file noting, there is an apprehension in certain quarters that if notings were to be disclosed, officers would not reveal their minds on the note sheet. This is a fallacious argument. The simple reason is that note sheets are meant to record the views of the officers/ Ministers. This record is kept for subsequent scrutiny. Had that not been the case, why record views on the note sheets at all? And why preserve the record? So, something meant for subsequent scrutiny in the first place might as well be liable to disclosure. What is wrong with that? There may be a thirty year rule to such disclosure for sensitive(/ secret) matters of state. But the other notings can be disclosed. Norms need to be evolved for the purpose and restrictions on requests for information must be in place, but disclosure must be the norm.

Vijay Kumar

DEBATE (3)

The bureaucrats need to formulate simple but effective policies being more educated. They must have conviction and boldness in taking stand. Only weak persons look for joint responsibility etc.

K K Nayyar

Army Chiefs age - Arithmetic is very simple

Army Chiefs age the arithmetic is very simple. If 1951, he couldn't have appeared for June 1966 exam. Hence it is 1950. Further, there is a condition in UPSC that furnishing of false information will render disqualification. By this VK Singh's entire service is irregular. This is the law of the country. Also, why did Supreme Court entertain his petition. Is he not supposed to go through AF Tribunal. These are questions that beg for answers.

Mani

Pranabdada is best man for HRD

This is about HRD. I think Pranabdada would be best man for HRD. Earlier also No 2 in cabinet used to head HRD. So let Pranabdada go to HRD and some eminent economist can head Finance. A seasoned statesman like Pranabdada will add to the stature of HRD.

Kumar

Reasons for continuation of a person on sensitive post beyond policy

The appellant referred to the Railways policy for the tenure of four years for the sensitive posts for officials. He sought information about the continuation of two employees on the sensitive post beyond the policy prescription. The Commission directed to provide the reasons in the form of file noting or orders for not transferring the two employees as available on record.

Comments

The transparency ushered by the RTI Act is likely to lead to more such applications in the times to come as transfer / posting remains an area of contention in the service. It is noteworthy that section 4 of the RTI Act mandates a public authority to provide reasons for its actions to the affected persons.

[Shri Premchandra v. Northern Railway in file no. CIC/AD/A/2011/002368]

- 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)