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Aaj Ki Aawaz

As Rahul gets a helping hand from his sister!!!!
People say Priynaka would have done a better job without a doubt!!

Every balloon Rahul floated burst!!!
Now some even say in maroing gupps Rahul comes first!!

Initially he just harped on the Dalit home-stays!!!
Then he got info UPites say ' only for a few days in UP he stays'!!!

Rahul is being looked upon as an 'election bird'!!!!
Only when elections come is this bird seen and heard!!

Now after SC verdict UPites ask,
The Hand that pockets humongous amounts in Delhi should be taken to task!

Yes now Rahul will stop his rants about Haathi eating money sent by Dilli!!
On this he has no other option but to be a bheegi billi!

And may I ask in a Democracy is showing black flags to Rahul an offence???
Protestors being bashed simply does not make sense!!

After a few lowly attended rallies now Sonia's is going to be sly!!
If from Chopper she sees crowds are less away the Chopper will fly!!

In Punjab's Moda she did this!!!
Saw the poor crowds from the Chopper and gave Moga rally the miss!!

Message was sent to the local Leaders ' Chopper could not land'!!
And with technical details to the Public this excuse they did hand (give)!!

As expected Sibal has said ' SC verdict endorses Congress's policy'!!!
Sheer fallacy!!!

I'm sure had Sibal been on the other side he'd have demanded life sentence,
For all found involved in this scam and return of every pence!!

If Congress followed what BJP did then why was POTA repealed???
And why for Quota for Muslims Congress appealed???

Now what will CBI Court do.....even if he makes PC an accused,
The old excuse of 'not guilty till Judgment is tested' by Congress will used!!

Also Swamy has to make sure as per IPC he proves conspiracy charge!!
And its times Swamy realizes that PM was the overall in charge!!

There is collective responsibility and this is taken for granted!!
Singhvi kept repeating that SC did not mention collective
responsibility till he panted!

Now till elections results come out Governmental work comes to a standstill!!
Government Offices in Uttrakhand and Punjab are abs 'still'!!

EC needs to realize such 'freezes' are bad for States!!!
All those responsible for Governance are twiddling thumbs as for
results State waits!

Election Commissioners should be banned from joining any political outfit!!
CEC or EC who has political ambitions to sit in Nirvachan Sadhan is unfit!!

India's at crossroads and a lot will change!!!
And in few years you will look back and say 'we accepted such crap...
so damn strange'!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Present bureaucratic perception on UP

Present bureaucratic perception about ensuing assembly polls to Uttar Pradesh indicates SP - No.1 slot with 110 to 140 seats; BSP -No. 2 slot with a tally of seats in double digit; BJP no.3 with 90 to 100 seats; Congress no 4 with 60 to 70 seats. This scenario stems out of the fact that voters of Brahmins & most backward classes i.e. Kushwahas & Mauryas are reportedly not backing the BSP + anti incumbency against BSP. Graph of Congress, BJP and JD-U -in Eastern UP to go up. Regional parties to get about 50 seats.

Will allies help Maharashtra CM succeed in his endeavour?
Maharashtra CM Prithvi Raj Chavan says, decade long pending projects will have to be taken head on and he will ensure that they are taken to a logical conclusion. Will his alliance partner join him in the pro -development image that he wants to create?

Where will this verbal duel lead to?
While NCP's Home Minister RR Patil and Congress's leader Narayan Rane's war of words intensifies, Congress leadership is caught in a bind over where all will this lead to. Rane has dragged Deputy CM Ajit Pawar also in the verbal duel.

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

S Bhattacharjee to be Ambassador to Guatemala
Subrata Bhattacharee is being tipped to be new Indian Ambassador to Guatemala. He is 1989 batch IFS officer.

Anil Kumar gets addl charge of Secy., DoNER
Anil Kumar, Secretary, Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), has been assigned additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER). He is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre

Big B completes shooting for Gujarat Tourism
@SrBachchan: T 643 -Back from another leg of promotions for Gujarat Tourism .. thank you team Tourism for your care and hard work .. its creating ripples.The photograph shows Gujarat Government's Principal Secretary Tourism Vipul Mittra in discussion with Amitabh Bachchan.Mittra is an IAS officer of 1986 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre.

Name of S R Bhatt not approved for empanelment as IG
The name of S R Bhatta, a 1988 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, has not been approved for the empanelment as Inspector General (IG)/equivalent in Government of India.

Names of Babu, Das not approved for empanelment as IG
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.

Name of Deshraj Singh not approved for empanelment as IG
The name of Deshraj Singh, a 1990 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre, has not been approved for the empanelment as Inspector General (IG)/equivalent in Government of India.

10 posts of Judges vacant in Karnataka HC
As many as 10 posts of judges have been lying vacant in Karnataka High Court against 50 approved strength. This includes one post of Permanent Judge against 33 approved strength and nine of Additional Judges against 17 approved strength.

Dr. Vinita Aggaral, IES, promoted as Economic Adviser, Mines
Dr. Vinita Aggarwal, Director, Women and Child Development, has been promoted to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted as Economic Adviser, Mines. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of 1985 batch.

Chandan Sen, GM (ATM) shifted to Mumbai in AAI
Chandan Sen, General Manager (ATM), NSCBI, Kolkata, has been transferred to Mumbai in Airport Authority of India (AAI).

One post of Intelligence officer vacant in DGCEI, Ahmedabad
One post of Intelligence Officer has been lying vacant in DGCEI, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit. The interested officers can send their applications to the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit.

Six officers of Railways shifted
Services of six senior officers of Railways have been affected. Accordingly, K B Nanda of SAG/IRAS, has been shifted from Northern Railway to North Western Railway. While K S Sunila of SAG/IRAS is posted against the upgraded HAG post of FA & CAO/Construction, Northeast Frontier Railway and Gurudev Singh of SAG/IRAS is posted as FA & CAO, CLW, M Ramachandran of SAG/IRAS/Rail Wheel Factory has been transferred to South Western Railway. Similarly, Ms Usha Ashok Kumar of SAG/IRAS is shifted to South East Central Railway and Ms Padmini Radhakrishnan of SAG/IRAS, South Western Railway has been transferred to Rail Wheel Factory.

Two IRS officers shifted in CBE&C
Two IRS officers have been transferred in the grade of Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise on return from deputation. Accordingly, Mrs. Ameeta Suri has been posted to DG, HRD, Delhi (Expenditure Management Cell) and Mrs. Sungita Sharma is shifted to CX, Pune-III.

Dange, Jt. Commissioner, gets NFSG in CBEC
Hanumant S Dange, Joint Commissioner, has been granted non-functional selection grade (NFSG) in junior administrative grade (JAG) in the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBE&C).

Ms. Shilpa Prabhakar posted as Sub-Collector, Vellore in TN
Ms. Shilpa Prabhakar, Assistant Collector (Training), Tiruchirappali, has been posted as Sub-Collector, Tirupathur, Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. She is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Justice L S Panta (Retd.) takes oath of HP's Lokayukta
Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta (Retd.) took oath of the office of Lokayukta, Himachal Pradesh, in the presence of Governor Urmila Singh and Chief Minister Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, at an impressive swearing in ceremony organized at Raj Bhawan Shimla on February 3, 2012. Ms. Harinder Hira, Additional Chief Secretary read the warrant of appointment issued by the Governor, Himachal Pradesh Tulsi Ram Sharma, Speaker, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Ravinder Singh Ravi, IPH Minister, Narender Bragta, Horticulture Minister, Jai Ram Thakur, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister, Ms. Vidya Stokes, MLA and Leader of Opposition in HP Legislative Assembly, Members of State Legislative Assembly, Justice Pritam Pal, Lokayukta, Haryana, Justice R.B. Mishra, Acting Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court, Judges of Himachal Pradesh High Court, Bhim Sen, Chief Information Commissioner, Dr. A D N Bajpai, Vice Chancellor, HP University, Dr. D S Manhas, Director General of Police, Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, retired Judges of the High Court, Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of various Boards and Corporations, representatives of various organizations and prominent people of the town were present on the occasion.


Manufacturing, infrastructure, energy sectors need fresh impetus: Dhoot
ASSOCHAM president-elect Rajkumar Dhoot today emphasized the need for new impetus to manufacturing sector, boost in physical and social infrastructure with large doses of investments and tax relief and ensuring energy security with tax holidays for oil and gas exploration activities. At the pre-Budget discussion with finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, he also called for greater interaction and coordination between the industry and the government to keep up the economic growth momentum. Dhoot institutions like India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) and Life Insurance Corporation should disburse more funds for developing infrastructure while the government coordinates effectively for timely clearances, approvals and implementation of projects. To curb the menace of black money, laws must be enacted to ensure transparent public funding during elections. Immunity should be provided to persons declaring unaccounted money so that funds stashed abroad illegally get back into the country's economic system. Dhoot said there is urgent need to improve social infrastructure and public private partnerships must be encouraged to provide education, healthcare and clean drinking water for all citizens. For the manufacturing sector which can create lakhs of new jobs, investment allowance should be introduced as deduction from profit to the extent of new investment in plant and machinery. The rate of depreciation on plant and machinery should be restored to 25 per cent from 15 per cent currently. "The increase in rate of depreciation in long run is revenue-neutral as the total amount cannot exceed the cost of assets." Tax benefits to hill states and northeastern states should be extended for two more years, said Dhoot. ASSOCHAM believes integrating excise and service tax into central Goods and Services Tax will make the Indian industry competitive. The chamber fully supported the government's initiative to widen the base of service tax and cover all services except those in the negative list.

Prashant Mehta bereaved
Ms. Kamla Nagar wife of former IAS officer, O.V.Nagar and mother-in-law of Prashant Mehta, IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, passed away in Ujjain. Prashant belongs to the 1975 batch.

Ms.Sudha Sharma is Member, CBDT
Ms. Sudha Sharma, who so far was DGIT Vigilance, Delhi, has taken over as Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on February 3, 2012.
(We said this in August 2011)

Dilip Sinha posted in Geneva
Dilip Sinha presently Additional Secretary at Headquarters, has been appointed as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Offices in Geneva.
(We said this on January 23)

Dr. Krishna opens NBCC estate maintenance office at Delhi
Dr. Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Urban Development, Government of India, inaugurated a maintenance estate office of NBCC set up at the re-development of Netaji Nagar (Part) and Moti Bagh (East) Complex recently in Delhi. On this occasion, Vishnu P Das, CMD; A K Mittal, Director (Projects) and other senior officers of NBCC were also present. This new maintenance office will provide prompt maintenance services to all the occupants of the high profile complex of the Government of ndia, being re-developed under GPRA Scheme by the Corporation.

Garg is Joint Secretary Cabinet Secretariat
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Subhash Garg has been moved to the Cabinet Secretariat in the same capacity. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Misri to succeed Pankaj Saran in PMO
Vikram Misri is going to succeed Pankaj Saran as Joint Secy in the Prime Minister's Office. He is 1989 batch IFS officer.

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".

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CORPORATE

Kishore appointed additional director of Take Solutions
NS Nanda Kishore has been appointed additional director of Take Solutions

Nagarajan appointed additional director Industrial Investment Trust
TM Nagarajan has been appointed as the additional director of Industrial Investment Trust.

Malagi resigns from Tata Metaliks Ltd
Vishwanath G. Malagi, Chief of Corporate Governance and Company Secretary, Tata Metaliks Ltd has resigned w.e.f. January 31, 2012.

Bhattacharya appointed Chief of Corporate Governance & Company Secy. Tata Metaliks Ltd
Sankar Bhattacharya has been appointed as Chief of Corporate Governance and Company Secretary of Tata Metaliks Ltd w.e.f. February 1, 2012.

Singh appointed CFO, PTC India Financial Services Ltd
Dr. Pawan Singh has been appointed as Whole-time Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of PTC India Financial Services Limited w.e.f. February 1, 2012.

Godbole resigns as Company Secy. Emmbi Polyarns Ltd
Ms. Ashvini Godbole has resigned as the Company Secretary of Emmbi Polyarns Ltd w.e.f. January 31, 2012.

Tuteja resigns as Director, Trident Ltd
S K Tuteja has resigned from the Board of Directors of Trident Ltd.

Two directors cease to be on Board of Spectacle Infotek Ltd
Dr. Baharam S. Pardiwala and Jaaved Jagdeep Jaaferi have resigned as Directors of Spectacle Infotek Ltd w.e.f February 3, 2012.

Delhi Gymkhana Club is not a government body

The Delhi Gymkhana Club is a private members club, not a government body. There is no requirement for a "inquiry" by the government into why government servants are not receiving membership faster. Wait your turn, and even then you might not get in.

Aditya

Only courts working fearlessly !

It seems that only institution which are working fearlessly in India and Pakistan is the Judiciary. Long live our courts. May God give our Judges more strength to clean this corruption. The people of India are proud of the judicial system and their impartial, fearless approach under able guidance of Chief Justice of India, Justice Kapadia.

Prakash Ralhan

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)