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Meetings between Pranab Mukherjee and Ahmad Patel
There have been frequent visits of Ahmad Patel to the President's House. What is going on is between Pranab Mukherjee and Ahmad Bhai.

Was there a panic in Mumbai police during the Saturday violence?
It is heard that there was a panic in Mumbai police on Saturday when the situation went out of control . It is also heard that Commissioner Police, Mumbai Arup Patnaik made repeated calls to DG Sanjeev, Dayal asking for guidance.

What is Sena planning next?
It is heard that Shiv Sena is planning some action in days to come.

Why did Home Ministry underestimate crowds at Anna Hazre or Ramdev rally's?
It is heard that Home Ministers estimate the crowd for any rally based on their own following which essentially is not more than 500-800 people that too after being paid. That is why they are not able to imagine anyone like Anna or Ramdev can be such a strong crowd puller and fail to make an estimate everytime.

BUREAUCRACY

Acute shortage of IPS officers in SP & DIG rank across states?
Department of Home Affairs in North Block reportedly finds a recurring short-fall of IPS officers specifically in SP and DIG rank across the states. All it is due to the small batches of officer recruited in the corresponding years.

IAS unhappy over encroachment by IFS
The IAS lobby is unhappy that the MEA is trying to encroach into the domain of other ministries. They say that IFS cadre should confine to the foreign affairs.

Orders of Rajiv Takru as AS & FA, Health in GoI issued
The appointment orders of Rajiv Takru as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, have been issued. Takru who is presently Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, belongs to 1979 batch IAS of Gujarat cadre.
(We said this on August 8, 2012)

Rajiv Gauba to be Addl. Secy., Information Technology in GoI (UPDATED)
Rajiv Gauba, Joint Secretary, Forests and Environment, is being appointed as Additional Secretary, Information Technology (IT). He is a1982 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre..

CBEC Member withdraws VRS application
Ms. Sreela Ghosh Member,CBEC who had put in her papers for premature retirement has withdrawn her application. Since the notice was accepted, it is to be seen whether FM will easily agree

Will Sudha Sharma be important member in CBDT ?
It is widely believed in the IRS circles that Sudha Sharma is going to be an important member in the dispensation of P Chidembaram.

Gurdeep Singh Sappal is OSD/Jt.Secretary to Vice President
Gurdeep Singh Sappal has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD)/Joint Secretary to Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari who began his second innings on August 13,2012.He will continue to hold the charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rajya Sabha's channel.

V S B Babu selected as Director (Pers.), ECIL
V S B Babu, GM, NPCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Personnel), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 13, 2012. As many as seven persons were interviewed for the same.

Cadre of IPS officer to be changed
Ms. Priyanka, SP,Nagaland, is likely to have a cadre transfer from Nagaland to Gujrat on marriage grounds. She is getting married to Kartik Kashayap (IPS 2009 batch). She is a 2009 batch IPS officer.

Inter-cadre deputation of IPS officer likely
The inter cadre deputation of Bhim Sen Tuti is likely to take place from J& K to Jharkhand. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.

ADG Jharkhand Armed Police likely to join CRPF
As the grapevine has it, Madhav Vishnuvardhan Rao, ADG, Jharkhand Armed Police, is likely to join CRPF as IG. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Anjali Tewari posted as OSD, CCIT, Delhi region
Anjali Tewari, Commissioner of Income Tax, has been posted as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Delhi region.

B N Sharma relieved to join Power ministry
B N Sharma has been relieved by Rajasthan Government to join as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
(We said this on July 9, 2012)

Mukesh Kumar Sharma is also PS, Health in Rajasthan
Mukesh Kumar Sharma, Principal Secretary and Commissioner, Medical Education, has been assigned additional charge of Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Rajasthan. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Five Railway Zones still awaiting GMs
As many as five Railway Zones are waiting for General Managers, namely; North Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, North Frontier Railway GM-Construction, Chitranjan Locomotive Works GM-Production & Southern Railway.

Corruption charges against 12 SBI officers
As many as 12 officials have been charged with corrupt practices in State Bank of India (SBI). The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has recommended action against such officers.

S Raghavan posted as PD, RTI, Chennai
S Raghavan, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director, Regional Training Institute, Chennai under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India. He is an IA&AS officer of 1995 batch.

S C Sinha shortlisted for BIFR
As the grapevine has it, SC Sinha, former Executive Director (ED) of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has been shortlisted for Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR).

One post of ED vacant in OBC
A post of Executive Director (ED) of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has been lying vacant ever since S C Sinha retired on July 31,2012.

Mahesh Dixit goes to Kohima
Mahesh Dixit, Joint Director, SIB, Srinagar, Intelligence Bureau (IB) been transferred as JD, SIB Kohima, in place of Manoj Lal IPS. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Confusion prevails in Daman ?
Who is the Administrator in Daman these days? A 1988 batch IAS officer,Narendra Kumar or A1990 batch IAS officer,B S Bhalla . Only MHA can answer to this question.

Lateral shifting of CMDs in PS banks only after clearances
Lateral shifting of two Chairman and Managing Directors (CMDs) of Public Sector (PS) banks will be only after certain clearances.

Patnaik moves to Srinagar
A K Patnaik, Joint Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB), has been transferred as JD, SIB, Srinagar, in place of Mahesh Dixit IPS. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Sushil Kumar goes to Port of Spain
Second Secretary in Indian Embassy at Tehran has been moved to the Port of Spain.

A K Gupta is also Chairman,UPPCL
A 1979 batch IAS officer, A K Gupta has also become Chairman, UPPCL after Awanish. Awasthi was shown the door during two grid failures. He has handled the situation since then brilliantly.

Banerjee appointed Chancellor of Central University Kashmir
Former Director of the Atomic Energy Commission, Srikumar Banerjee has been appointed as the first Chancellor of the Central University of Kashmir.

CG Governor Shekhar Dutt visits ICFRE, Dehradun (UPDATED)
Chhatisgarh Governor, Shekhar Dutt visited Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) Dehradun during August 9 and 10 and inaugurated the web portal on NTFP market watch for the farmers and tribal NTFP collectors. This website will help rural people to know the market price of NTFP so that they get good price for their produce. He praised the DG ICFRE for this innovative work which is first of its kind. V K Bahuguna, Director General, ICFRE was also present on this occasion.

Partha Satpathy appointed Ambassador (UPDATED)
Partha Satpathy, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Senegal has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of cape Verde, with residence in Dakar (Senegal).

Padhy to be Director (HR) NALCO (UPDATED)
SC Padhy has been recommended by the PESB for the post of Director (HR) National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO).

Three IAS officers shifted in Haryana (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, Neelam Pradeep Kasni has been transferred as Commissioner, Hisar while Chander Parkash will now be Commissioner, Gurgaon Division, Gurgaon, Special Commissioner, Health and Nutrition, Mewat area, Gurgaon, Chairman, Mewat Development Agency and Chander Shekhar is posted as Deputy Secretary, Planning Department with an additional charge as Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal.

Sunil Arora to be DC Handlooms in GoI (UPDATED)
Sunil Arora is all set to join the Government of India as Development ommissioner Handlooms in the Ministry of Textiles. He is 1980 batch

Gauri Kumar to be Additional Secretary, Mines (UPDATED)
Gauri Kumar is being tipped to be Additional Secretary, Mines in the Government of India. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Rita Teotia to be Additional Secretary, Telecom (UPDATED)
Latest information says that Rita Teotia is being appointed Additional Secretary, Telecom in the Government of India. She is 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Armed forces get 62 gallantry awards (UPDATED)
President has approved 62 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces which includes 15 Shaurya Chakras, 01 Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 42 Sena Medal (Gallantry), 03 NaoSena Medal (Gallantry) and 01 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry).

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Girish Shankar to be Additional Secretary, Tourism (UPDATED)
D Gauri Shankar is being tipped to be new Additional Secretary, Tourism in the Government of India. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Dhesi to be DG Shipping (UPDATED)
D S Dhesi is being tipped to be DG Shipping. He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

892 personnel get police medals (UPDATED)
As many as 892 personnel have been awarded police medals on the occasion of the Independence Day this year. President's Police Medals for Gallantry have been awarded to 13 personnel while Police Medals for Gallantry to 113 personnel and President's Police Medals for Distinguished service to 84 personnel and Police Medals for Meritorious Service have been awarded to 682 personnel.
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RIP Vilasrao 1944- 2012 !!!! (UPDATED)
A strong Maratha leader from Latur Vilasrao Deshmukh held a promising future not only for the state but also for the Congress Party. His demise creates a vaccum in a party that is struggling to cope with strong leaders to take the baton to the next level.

NMDC declares first quarter financial results (UPDATED)
Scripting yet another record performance, NMDC has posted a turnover of Rs.2,840 crore, gross profit of Rs.2,821 crore and net profit after tax of Rs.1,906 crore in the first quarter of 2012-13 representing an improvement of 2% in turnover, 6% in gross profit and 6% in net profit after tax over corresponding period last year (CPLY). The Company's production of iron ore during the 1st quarter touched 6.9 million tonnes (MT) registering a growth of 12% over CPLY while sales of iron ore were 6.2 MT which is almost at par with that of the corresponding quarter of previous year. The EPS is at Rs.4.81 per share for the quarter ended 30th June 2012 in comparison to that of Rs.4.54 per share for the quarter ended 30th June 2011 (not annualized). NMDC has achieved better financial performance also in comparison to 4th quarter 2011-12 with a growth of almost 9% in turnover and 16% in both PBT and PAT. The installation of 3 MTPA steel plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh, as part of NMDC's forward integration programme and value addition, is being pursued vigorously. Orders for major packages worth Rs. 12,842 cr. have already been placed while other auxiliary packages are in advanced stages of finalisation. For the year 2012-13, capital expenditure of Rs.4656 crore is planned to be incurred including Rs.1200 crore for overseas acquisitions. As part of its expansion programme, NMDC is developing two new mines at an indicative cost of about Rs. 1500 cr., one in Bailadila Sector in Chhattisgarh i.e. Deposit-11B Iron Ore Project and the other in Bellary-Hospet region in Karnataka i.e. Kumaraswamy Iron Ore Mine. Besides, orders have already been placed for setting up of 1.2 MTPA capacity Pelletisation plant in Karnataka. The 1st quarter results for 2012-13 were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company under the Chairmanship of C S Verma, in its meeting held on August 13, 2012. On this occasion, the Board of NMDC commended the performance of the Company and hoped that all its stakeholders including shareholders, employees, customers and Government would continue their support. Speaking on the occasion, Verma said: "NMDC is well on track on the growth path and would play a vital role in the mining and metals sector in the near future. NMDC would be recognized not only as an iron ore mining major but also as a key enabler of the steel and infrastructure industry. The thrust to increase iron ore production would always be there on NMDC to meet the domestic demands of the steel manufacturers and simultaneously to cater to its own steel plant. Let us gear up to meet the challenges and tread on the path of success".

Nao Sena medal (gallantry) award to Lt. Sailesh Kumar Tyagi (UPDATED)
Lt Sailesh Kumar Tyagi has been awarded NM (gallantry) for his bravery and outstanding works in the Navy. More details on following link.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=86139

68 employees of PSUs get PM Shram Award (UPDATED)
As many as 68 workers employed in the Departmental Undertakings & Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector Units employing 500 or more workers will be awarded for year 2011 in recognition of their distinguished performances, innovative abilities, outstanding contribution in the field of productivity and exhibition of exceptional courage and presence of mind.

6 employees of PSUs get Shram Bhushan award (UPDATED)
As many as six employees of largest Public Sector Undertakings companies of the country have been chosen for Shram Bhushan award-2012 which carries a cash award of Rs. 1,00,000/- and a 'Sanad'. The awardees include Baikunth Sharma, Ghan Shyam Mandal, Utpal Kumar all from Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro while B N Shanthamma from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Bangalore and Biswajit Kar from Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur and Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi from Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur. More details on following link:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=86144

IRS officer deputed as CVO, EIL, Delhi (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Anand Kishore presently Commissioner of Income Tax-II, Patna, has been deputed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Engineers India Limited (EIL), Delhi under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for a period three years.

CORPORATE

Major disinvestment process this year
The Government of India has budgeted Rs 30,000 crore proceeds from disinvestment in the current financial year.

Tata Sons Director, Finance in newly constituted BSIIAC
Tata Sons Director (Finance), Ismat Husain has been inducted as Member in newly constituted Bihar State Industrial Investment Advisory Council (BSIIAC) in Bihar.

Reliance Power AGM on September 4
The Annual General Meeting (SGM) of the Reliance Power Company is scheduled to be held on September 4, 2012, at 2 pm Venue for the AGM will be Birla Matushri Sabhagar, 19, New Marine Lines, Mumbai.

Kulkarni appointed Additional Director, Pratibha Industries Ltd
Ms.Samidha A Kulkarni has been appointed as Additional Director of Prathibha Industries Ltd

Mehrotra quits Eskay KNIT India Ltd
Mahesh Prasad Mehrotra has resigned as Additional Director of Eskay KNIT India Ltd

Singh appointed Addl. Director, Eskay Knit India Ltd
Trivendra Singh has been appointed as Additional Director of Eskay KnIT India Ltd

Mittal reappointed Whole-time Director, Available Finance Ltd
Ajay Mittal has been reappointed as Whole-time Director Available Finance Ltd

Singh appointed Addl. Director, Jaybharat Textiles and Real Estate Ltd

Trivendra Singh has been appointed as Additional Director of Jaybharat Textiles and Real Estate Ltd

Chatterjee ceases to be CFO, Futura Polyesters Ltd
S B Chaterjee ceases to be Chief Financial Officer of Futura Polyesters Ltd

Two Directors cease to be on Board of Emami Paper Mills Ltd
R S Goenka and R S Agrawal ceased to be Directors on Board of Emami Paper Mills Ltd

Yadwadkar ceases to be Nominee Director, Arvind Ltd
IDBI BANK has withdrawn the nomination of G M Yadwadkar as its Nominee Director on Board of Arvind Ltd

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Media did not correctly project

It appears media has not correctly projected the advice of Shivpal Yadav to UP Government officers that if they worked hard , little bit of stealing was ok but not dacoity. Perhaps his intention was to dissuade the government officials from indulging in open loot and dacoity. Had he told them that his government would not tolerate any trace of corruption and would not hesitate to come down heavily, he would have ended up annoying his officers. His innovative approach to reduce corruption in an incremental manner takes due cognizance of honesty and integrity standards of his target audience. Unlike our PM who talks of zero tolerance towards corruption while hardly taking worthwhile action against the corrupt, Shri Shivpal Yadav did not indulge in any hypocrisy and he should be appreciated for at least his free and frank views which no one present in the meeting opposed
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Sudhir Chopra

How one can fight Corruption!

A K Verma, DDG & Vigilance Officer in DPD & SDRD, Kolkata, under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has been transferred to the office of Coal Controller and relieved within seconds on August 9, 2012 though he was on leave on medical ground. This is being seen as an attempt just to remove him from the post of Vigilance Officer in DPD & SDRD because he has lodged two complaints with the Central Vigilance Commission under PIDPI against his seniors. All the witnesses in the cases are now afraid of their fate.

Ramkrishna Shastry

"Mass Transfers of ISS Officers "

MOSPI's orders of Aug 9,2012 transferring thirty DDGs (JS level) has exposed the arbitrariness of Adm.

S Ramasamy

Vigilance department needs most severe strictures

The department which requires the most severe strictures is the Vigilance department of any organisation. The CVC is the overall in- charge and deserves to introspect why things are not going in the right direction. It is better to disband the organisation as it is the worst in terms of fulfilling guidelines and no case is ever completed in 3 months as per mandate. Is anyone really bothered?

Sudhanshu Gupta

RIT

Can the disclosure of advice given by CVC impede the process of investigation?

Information regarding the vigilance advice given by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in the matter of the appellant was denied by the Public Information Officer (PIO) citing the exemption provisions contained in section 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act stating that the disclosure of the information would impede the process of investigation. The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that it is not clear how the disclosure of the advice given by the CVC in this case including the relevant file noting would impede the process of the disciplinary proceeding/ prosecution of the official concerned. The advice tendered by the CVC is an input based on which the competent authority decides about the nature of the disciplinary action to be taken in any particular case. The Commission further held that the affected person should have a natural right to know about the advice and the manner it is tendered. The CIC directed the PIO to provide the advice tendered by the CVC in this case including the file noting leading to the advice.

Comments

The manner in which the vigilance enquiries are being conducted require a drastic change in the post RTI era. New mechanism and procedure need to be devised to effectively conduct the investigations in a transparent manner.

Citation: Mr. Vikram Angurala v. Central Vigilance Commission in File No. IC/SM/A/2011/901661

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)