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Amarendra Kumar, London (UK)

It will be between Shivraj Singh V/S Congress in MP
It is widely believed in political circles that ensuing Vidhan Sabha election in Madhya Pradesh will be between Chief Minister Shivraj Singh and the Congress. Reason is simple - BJP is totally a divided house in the state.

BUREAUCRACY

Meena or Subhash Joshi to be new DG of CRPF!
High powered committee is believed to have, on Monday, recommended two names of 1976 batch IPS officers Harish Chandra Meena and Subhash Joshi for the post of DG CRPF. Now the PM will take final decision.

Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Drinking Water gets additional charge of Land Resources
Pankaj Jain who is new Secretary, Drinking Water has been given additional charge of Land Resources in the Government of India. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.
(We said this on September 19, 2012)

R Bhattacharya takes over as Secretary, School Education & Literacy
Rajarshi Bhattacharya has taken over as Secretary for the Department of School Education and Literacy on October 1, 2012. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on September 13, 2012)

Shakil Alam to join President Secretariat
Shakil Alam is being appointed to the Secretariat of President of India. He is a 2001 batch officer of Indian Economic Service (IES).

Empanelment of 1993 batch IPS officers as IG in GoI delayed
A meeting scheduled to be held on October 1, 2012, for the empanelment of 1993 batch IPS officers as Inspector General (IG) in the Government of India has been postponed until next date.

Pranay Sahay is also DG, CRPF
Pranay Sahay, DG, Sashastra Seema Bal, (SSB), has been assigned an additional charge of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) until new appointment against this post. Sahay is a 1975 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Michael is new Customs Chief in Delhi
Senior IRS officer M I J Michael has taken over as new Chief of Customs in Delhi.

Ms Panse assumes charge as CMD, Allahabad Bank (UPDATED)
Ms Shubhalakshmi Panse took over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Allahabad Bank in late evening on October 1, 2012. Earlier, she was an Executive Director (ED) with the Vijaya Bank, Bangalore. She will reach Allahabad Bank's Kolkata headquarter on October 3, 2012. It may be mentioned here that she has specialization in Corporate Credit Appraisal, Credit monitoring and NPA management; Expertise in Project Appraisal, Monitoring & Implementation; Planning, Strategizing & Implementing Business plans; Establishing and putting in place systems and procedures for New Business outlets and running them effectively and efficiently; Strong domain knowledge for Conceptualizing & Planning the road map of Information Technology initiatives. Ms Panse, who was born in January 28, 1954, has educational qualification with degrees M.Sc., DBM, MMS,MBA, CA IIB, Master in Science, Diploma in Business Management, Masters in Management Sciences with specialization in Financial Management, Masters in Business Administration with specialization in Bank Management and Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers.
(We said this earlier and on January 18, 2012)

Justice Vimla Jain is now Permanent Judge of the MP HC
Justice Vimla Jain has been appointed Permanent Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
(We said this on August 28, 2012)

Justice Siddiqui is now Permanent Judge of the MP HC
Justice M A Siddiqui has been appointed Permanent Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
(We said this on August 27, 2012)

Mitra is youngest Chief Secretary in country
Sanjay Mitra, a 1982 batch IAS official, who has taken over as the Chief Secretary of West Bengal is the youngest. He will have a long stint as CS as he will retire in 2019.

Thara to head Ahmedabad, UDA
D Thara is likely to head the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). He is a 1995 batch IAS officer.

Retired IRS officer is now Chairman in Arunachal Pradesh
Ms Fantry Jaiswal who recently retired from IRS (IC&CES), a 1976 batch has been appointed as the Chairman of the Arunachal Pradesh Finance Commission.

IPS to resign to contest election
Addl CP of Surat, B D Vaghela has reportedly sought VRS to contest Vidhan Sabha election in Gujarat. He is DIG rank officer.

Jethwa goes to UK for a course
Yashwant Kumar Jethwa has gone to UK to attend one year course. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Tiwari is back to Orissa
Joint Secretary in MHA Lalit Kumar Tiwari is back to the parent Orissa cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer.

Karnataka cadre IAS officer to go to US
Ms G Latha Krishna Rao Gogineni, Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, is going to USA for attending a Mid Career Training Programme Phase V 2012 for one-and-a-half months. She is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Sanjay Agrawal to attend Mid Career Training
Sanjay Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh, is going to USA for attending Mid Career Training Programme Phase V 2012 for one-and-a-half months. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Chanchal Kumar to attend Mid Career Training
Chanchal Kumar Tewary, Commissioner, Varanasi Division, Government of Uttar Pradesh, is going to USA for attending Mid Career Training Programme Phase V 2012 for one-and-a-half months. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

N Jha to attend Mid Career Training
Nikhilesh Jha, Joint Secretary and CVO, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India is going to USA for attending Mid Career Training Programme Phase V 2012 for one-and-a-half months. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of M-T cadre.

Ausheel Kumar to attend Mid Career Training
Susheel Kumar, Joint Secretary Housing, Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, is going to USA for attending Mid Career Training Programme Phase V 2012 for one-and-a-half months. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Rajiv Kumar to attend Mid Career Training
Rajiv Kumar, Principal Secretary Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh, is going to USA for attending Mid Career Training Programme Phase V 2012 for one-and-a-half months. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Jacob to attend Mid Career Training
Tharian Jacob, Joint Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution, Government of India is going to USA for attending Mid Career Training Programme Phase V 2012 for one-and-a-half months. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Balakrishnan to attend Mid Career Training
Balakrishnan Rengaraju, Chief Vigilance Officer, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of Tamil Nadu, is going to USA for attending Mid Career Training Programme Phase V 2012 for one-and-a-half months. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Dalawai to attend Mid Career Training
Ashok M R Dalawai, Deputy Director General, Planning Commission, Unique Identification Authority of India, Government of Karnataka is going to USA for attending Mid Career Training Programme Phase V 2012 for one-and-a-half months. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Mehta to attend Mid Career Training
Ajoy Gangavishan Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director, Government of Maharashtra, is going to USA for attending Mid Career Training Programme Phase V 2012 for one-and-a-half months. He is a 1984 IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Gaurav Goyal is also Jodhpur, Commissioner
Gaurav Goyal, Collector, Jodhpur, has been assigned an additional charge of Jodhpur Divisional Commissioner in Rajasthan. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of this state cadre.

Dr Madhukar Gupta is also Bharatpur, Commissioner
Dr Madhukar Gupta, Jaipur, Divisional Commissioner, has been assigned an additional charge of Bhartpur Division in Rajasthan. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of this state cadre

R S Jakhar is new Collector, Karauli in Rajasthan
R S Jakhar has been appointed as Collector, Karaul district in Rajasthan. Modi has the political will to take unpopular decisions and is a committed person with personal integrity'.

Former CVC praises Modi
Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner, N Vittal praised Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad on Monday. He is a retired IAS officer of 1960 batch.

President Pranab Mukherjee felicitates NSIC (UPDATED)
National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) has been always been conscious of its responsibilities and duties towards the society. On the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, Pranab Mukherjee, President of India felicitated NSIC with Help Age India Silver Plate Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility. Dr H P Kumar, CMD, NSIC received the award . NSIC has been in the forefront in conducting various CSR initiatives for the benefits of the weaker section of the society in different parts of the country. In continuation of this objective, the corporation has taken up several initiatives under the CSR activities such as health care facilities for weaker sections of the society through health camps, fully equipped Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) was launched for providing health care facilities at the doorsteps of urban poor, computer centres were set up for providing computer education to the under privileged girls and visually challenged persons, education for under privileged children in selected slum areas for pre-school going children and school going children in form of getting their home work done and extra studies in form of bridge education, vocational training to physically challenged persons to equip them with the required skill set to enable them to take up employment or set up their own small enterprises.

HUDCO reduces lending rates by 25 basis points (UPDATED)
Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO), the Public Sector major, has effected a reduction in its lending rate by 25 basis points in its floating rate, on most of its lending portfolios of Housing and Urban Infrastructure development projects. With this reduction, the floating interest rates for EWS and LIG categories of Housing would range from 8.25% to 8.75%. For other Government and Public Sector agency housing projects and infrastructure projects such as water supply, sewerage, solid waste management, roads and transport, etc. the floating rate of interest would henceforth range between 11% for State Government direct borrowing to 11.25% for all other Public Sector Agencies. In respect of HUDCO Niwas, the individual lending scheme of HUDCO for housing, the floating interest rates would henceforth be 10% for loans upto Rs. 25 lac.

Delhi Golf Club election dominated by bureaucrats (UPDATED)
V S Juneja IRS (IT) 1965 batch was elected President of the Delhi Golf Club defeating Rajesh Dhingra IRS ( C &CE ) 1974 batch in a closely contested election.R Rathore of the Indian Foreign Service was 3rd.Kapil Channa from Prive Sector was elected Captain of the Club.

DEBATE
Is FDI in retail in the interests of economic independence of India? Mail your views to Mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or Suresh.mehrotra@yahoo. com.

CORPORATE


Joshi joins Wipro
Vyomesh Joshi has joined the board of Directors of IT giant Wipro. Joshi is a well- known information technology industry veteran.

Sen ceases to be CMD, IIBI Ltd
The tenure of Bhaskar Sen nominated as Chairman and Managing Director of IIBI Ltd. ended on September 30, 2012

Patil appointed Company Secy., Wadala Commodities Ltd
P N Patil has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Wadala Commodities Ltd .

Somani quits Electrotherm (India) Ltd
Madhusudan Somani has resigned as Director of Electrotherm (India) Ltd.

Singh quits Dish TV India Ltd
Dr Pritam Singh has resigned as an Independent Director of Dish TV India Ltd .

Dutta appointed as Director, Magnum Fincorp
Dilip Dutta has been appointed as the Director of Magnum Fincorp.

Rathi quits Precision Electronics
Udit Rathi has resigned as Director of Precision Electronics.

Agar appointed as Director of Rama Paper Mills
Sunita Agar has been appointed as Director of Rama Paper Mills

Rao quits Nile
Narasimha Rao has resigned as Director of Nile.

Gupta quits A2Z Maintenance and Engineering
Rakesh Gupta has resigns as CFO of A2Z Maintenance and Engineering.

Mohan quits Rico Auto Industries
Chandra Mohan has resigned as Director of Rico Auto Industries.

Kumar appointed as MD, TD Power Systems
Nikhil Kumar has been appointed as MD of TD Power Systems.

Gopal appointed as CEO, BL Kashyap and Sons
K Gopal has been appointed as CEO of BL Kashyap and Sons.

Patel appointed as Director of Gyscoal Alloy
Surendra Patel has been appointed as Director of Gyscoal Alloy.

Sen quits AI Champdany Industries
Surajit Sen has resigned as Director of AI Champdany Industries.

Bhutna appointed as Director of Khatau Exim
Vijay Bhutna has been appointed as Director of Khatau Exim.

Shukla appointed as Director of Ankit Metal and Power
Jay Shankar Shukla has been appointed as Director of Ankit Metal and Power.

Uppal appointed as Director of Suzlon Energy
Ravi Uppal has been appointed as Director of Suzlon Energy.

Apte appointed as CMD, Ahlcon Parentals
Ahand Apte has been appointed as CMD of Ahlcon Parentals

Jain quits Midland Polymers
VK Jain has resigned as Director of Midland Polymers

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DEBATE

Definitely, yes for the following reasons.

i) It will generate employment

ii) It will bring competition in the field of retail sale

iii) It may improve the quality of service

iv) It may help in stopping sale of life expired goods

K Lal

Finance Minister and CBDT

Finance Minister is striving that the tax department becomes friendly, helpful and interactive. At present Income Tax department lacks these objectives. Friendly and helpful environment is missing. They are interactive as investigation officer. The result is that approx. only 3 per cent pay tax as from unconfirmed sources it should be more than 10 per cent This clearly shows that there is something missing why the people not coming forward to pay income tax. Asstt. Commissioner rank officers are just doing only tax calculation and not finding innovative methods to widen tax net. When online filing has been adopted, the refund should immediately be processed based on ITR filed. There may be mismatch in tax deposited and 26AS due to deductor fault. Tax payer liability is over as soon as TDS is deducted by employer/bank etc. Now it is TDS deductor who should interact with IT department to get the issue resolved. How tax payer is responsible for mismatch of entries. IT department should be friendly and helpful is finalizing the assessment based on return filed and may ask for tax certificate from tax payers for any mismatch. Can CBDT do something to move forward is finalizing the assessment for AY 2012-13 based on ITRs filed? This will enhance the image of tax department and step forward in meeting FM's objectives. This can be done for small tax payers and Senior citizens. Corporate tax can be handled in normal way as the tax involvement is high and there is no tax leakage. Individual tax payers are small in numbers and can be managed easily.

N Prakash

Lupin will grow !

Under his astute stewardship Lupin will grow manifold

B K Sharma

RIT

Can CAT direct All India Radio to grant a promotion to the RTI appellant?

The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). He wanted to know if CAT could direct the All India Radio (AIR) to give him promotion under some statutory amendment of a certain recruitment rule. The Public Information Officer (PIO) informed the appellant that he could make an application to the CAT under its rules for the redressal of his grievance if the matter fell within its jurisdiction. The First Appellate Authority (FAA) also denied the information observing that it was not the duty of the PIO to respond to hypothetical questions nor could he offer any interpretation. During the hearing before the Central Information Commission (CIC), the appellant argued that that he was entitled to get the advice of the PIO since the definition of information given in section 2(f) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act included opinion and advice. The Commission held that under the RTI Act, the citizen cannot seek the opinion or advice of the PIO on any matter unless such opinion or advice already exists with the public authority. The Commission rejected the appeal stating that the PIO had very rightly referred the appellant to the relevant rules under which he could always approach the CAT for redressing his grievance.

Comments

The term 'opinion and advice' appearing in section 2(f) refer to any such opinion or advice which the public authority might have obtained and which form part of the records. It does not refer to any opinion or advices which are not in existence. The Section 2(f) of RTI act does not permit seeking 'opinion and advice' of PIO as a consultant of the applicant.

Citation: Mr. Deba Prasad Dutt v. Central Administrative Tribunal in File No.CIC/SM/A/2011/001923

Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the books: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE and PIO's Guide to RTI by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)