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Sunaina Singh

Is Congress sending its messengers to meet press in various states?
It is heard that Congress is sending its several junior ministers to meet the Press to talk about the achievements of the party and how natural resources have been best utilised to achieve eight percent growth.

Are private companies getting offers for private equity by middlemen?
Many private companies especially those in the infrastructure sector are getting offers from many middlemen who are fronting for ministers in the union government. They are offering services like transfer of money through Singapore or Mauritius route through benami firms. Corporates who have been offered such funds observe that the ministers want to park their funds before any enquiry starts for various allegations being made.

Why is Kiran Bedi supporting BJP ?
Why is Kiran Bedi supporting the BJP? Rumour mill says that she has been given assurance by the BJP leadership that she would be projected as Chief Minister of Delhi.

PM and Punjab CM are very thick ?
Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are very thick. PMs word is final in Punjab and CMs word is final in the Government of India.

Is there too much violence in UP?
The Hindu Muslim violence is on the rise in UP ever since Akhilesh Yadav's government has come to power. People are saying it is worst than what Mayawati government was doing.

Is BJP shying away from no confidence vote?
Is it the BJP that is shying away from no confidence vote now? Is there a lot to read from Prakash Javdekar's statement of Coalgate is about morality not majority.

BUREAUCRACY

Pankaj Agarwala is Secretary, Consumer Affairs
Pankaj Agarwala Special Secretary ,Consumer Affairs has been appointed as new Secretary Consumer Affairs .He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

(We said this on July 11, 2012)

Gautam Chatterjee to be DG, Shipping
As the grapevine has it, Gautam Chatterjee on central deputation is poised to be Director General(DG), Shipping. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

12 IPS officers retiring in August

As many as 12 officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of various cadres and batches are retiring in August, 2012. They include B L Sujath Rao of Andhra Pradesh cadre, P R Meena of AGMUT cadre, B K Shrimali of Gujarat cadre, Ajit Lal of Himachal Pradesh cadre, Abdul Qayoom Manhas of Jammu & Kashmir cadre, Jacob Punnoose of Kerala cadre, V M Kanwar and V N Pachori of Madhya Pradesh cadre, M M Rathod of Maharashtra cadre, Siya Ram Saran Aditya of Uttar Pradesh cadre and Pradeep Kumar Sahai and Kishanlal Meena of West Bengal cadre.

Vigilance clearance of 1979 batch IAS reaches Cabinet Secretariat
Vigilance clearance for empanelment of 1979 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India has reportedly reached the Cabinet Secretariat.

Nayak moves to Health
Joint Secretary Women and Child Welfare, Sundeep Kumar Nayak has been laterally shifted to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.

Sumant Singh gets inter-cadre deputation
Sumant Singh has been granted inter-cadre deputation from Manipur- Tripura to Uttar Pradesh for 3 years. He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.

Is a former DIB under scanner ?
If whispers in the corridors of power are to be believed, there is one former Director Intelligence Bureau who, is under scanner of the intelligence agencies.

Vinod Rai makes IA&AS important
The CAG Vinod Rai has really made IA&AS important by his actions. Though he is himself an IAS officer but with his actions he has shaken the Government of India. Now people have forgotten CBI or the CVC and the CAG has become more important.

Lt Gen Bhatia to replace Lt Gen Choudhary ?
DG Infantry Lt Gen. Vinod Bhatia is likely to replace Lt Gen. A K Choudhary as DGMO

M V S Rami Reddy appointed DDG, UID
M V S Rami Reddy, presently posted in cadre has been appointed as Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India, Ministry of Planning, Government of India, in place of VS Bhaskar (IAS 1985). This position is equivalent to joint Secretary rank. He is an IAS officer of 1988 batch who belongs to the UP cadre.

Mundra to be CMD, Bank of Baroda ?
H S Mundra ,ED,Union Bank of India who was to go to Bank of Baroda is now likely to go to UCO, Bank.

Ashok Sinha appointed CS, Bihar
Ashok Sinha has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Bihar. A1976 batch IAS officer Sinha, will succeed Navin Kumar who is retiring on August 31.
( We said this on August 17 )

Rajesh Kumar Khullar has sought premature repatriation
As the grapevine has it, Rajesh Kumar Khullar has reportedly sought premature repatriation to his parent cadre. Presently, he is a Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA). He is an IAS officer of the 1988 who belongs to the Haryana cadre.

Justice Kabir to succeed Justice Kapadia next month
Chief Justice of India, SH Kapadia will be succeeded by Justice Altamas Kabir in September .

NC Sinha to be Additional Member ,C & IS
As the grapevine has it NC Sinha on elevation is poised to be Additional Member, Computerization & Information Service (C & IS) in the Railway Board.

Devi Pande to be Additional Member ,Traffic & Transportation
As the grapevine has it Devi Pande on elevation is poised to be Additional Member, Traffic & Transportation, in the Railway Board.

Will Manmohan Singh go to CESTAT ?
Chief Commissioner,CC & CE in Ahemdabad Manmohan Singh is likely to go to the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT)

Justice Vimla Jain to be Permanent Judge of the MP HC
Justice Vimla Jain is likely to be appointed Permanent Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a week or two.

Aamit Sharma transferred to Vivek Vihar in Delhi
Aamit Sharma, on completion of training, has been transferred as ACP/Vivek Vihar (East Distt.)Delhi Police. He is an IPS officer of 2010 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Sheela Priya would succeed Debendranath Sarangi?
Dr M Sheela Priya's is another name which has been doing rounds as the CS of Tamil Nadu after Debendranath Sarangi. Both are 1977 batch IAS officers.

Panel for new Secretary to Vice President sought
As the grapevine has it, panel has been sought for new Secretary to Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari who began his second innings on August 13,2012.

Ms Iyer promoted as ADC & AG, Eastern Region

Ms. Revathy Iyer, Director General (Commercial-II), has been promoted to the grade of Additional Deputy Comptroller (ADC) and Auditor General (AG) and posted as Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor
General (Eastern Region).

Lt Gen Ashok Singh joins as Commandant, NDA
GOC 1 Core Lt Gen Ashok Singh has joined as Commandant of the National Defence Academy (NDA).

Ravi Shankar to move to Rome
DCM in Indian Embassy in Hanoi Ravi Shankar has been transferred to Rome in place of Saurabh Kumar. Posting will be decided later.

NFL's foundation day sans presence of Minister, Secretary & others
The foundation day of National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL) was celebrated on August 24, 2012. However, none from the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers including Minister, Minister of State, Secretary & other officials were present at the function.

1980 batch IAS are CS in Bihar
Two 1980 batch IAS officers Manoj K Srivastava and Dr Chandragupta Ashok Vardhan have been elevated to the rank of Chief Secretary

Transfers and postings in Railways
A number of senior officers have been transferred and posted in different places in Railways. Accordingly, Anurag, SAG/IRTS/SCR, on being relieved from the post of DRM/BZA, has been posted in the cadre of South Western Railway while A K Manocha, SAG/IRTS/NFR,on being relieved from the post of DRM, RNY, is being shifted in the cadre of Northern Railway and Dr Sidheesh Kumar JAG/IRMS Sr. DMO/WCR has been moved to CR. Similarly, Ram Saran SAG/IRSME RCF/RAE Bareli has been transferred to COFMOW and posted as CME; Arvind Kumar Sharma ECR working WPO/Patna to ECR and Dhirendra Mehrotra, NER shifted to RCF/RAE-Bareli.

21 IRTS officers get selection grade in Railways

As many as 21 officers of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) of Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) have been accorded selection grade with effect from January, 2012. The officers include: Ms Saroj Ayush (NR), Alok Tripathi (WR), R Gopalakrishnana (WR), Razi Syed Andaleeb (CR), Karuna Nidhi Singh (CR), Jyoti Prakash Mishra (ECR), Hamendra Kumar (WCR), Ashish Bhatia (NER), Atul Dhojraj Rane (CR), Ms Aashima Mehrotra (RB), Manisha Chatterjee (Verma), (SR), Shivendra Shukla (NCR), Samir Shankar (RB), Neeraj Kumar Mourya (RB), Rajesh Dutta Bajpai (ER), Lata Kumari (NFR/ECR), Pankaj Uke (WR), Samir Kumar (NR), Ashish Kumar (NFR), Ravi Prasad Padi (SCR) and Karan Singh (NR).

IAS reshuffle in Karnataka

There is IAS reshuffle in Karnataka. New postings are:-
P BRamamurthy PS Minorities, Haj & Wakf, additional charge Secretary Backward Classes Welfare additional charge BMRDA commissioner; Madan Gopal PS Health & Family Welfare; P. Ravi Kumar PS Transport; E Venkataiah PS PWD; Rajneesh Goel Commissioner, BBMP; T Sham Bhatt Commissioner BDA; S. Selva Kumar MD, KPTCL; Shankaralinge Gowda PS Horticulture; Rajeev Chawla Regional Commissioner Bangalore Division; Vandita Sharma MD, KSFC; Dr E.V. Ramana Reddy Secretary, Youth Services; S D Meena Secretary, Social Welfare; Gangaram Baderiya Regional Commissioner, Gulbarga Division; KS Prabhakara Secretary, Medical Education; SR Umashankar Commissioner for Public Instructions; Pankaj Kumar Pandey Commissioner, Employment & Training; Manoj Kumar Meena MD, GESCOM and P Rajendra Cholan - MD, HESCOM.

IAS changes in Bihar
Ajani K Singh has been appointed as the principal secretary to the CM. Other new postings are - K Siddhartha Secretary Urban and Housing Development,Chanchal Secretary Building Construction Department, Phul Singh Development Commissioner, Anil Kumar Chief Advisor Planning Board, Alok Sinha APC,S K Negi Commissioner Patna,K P Ramaiah PS Mines and Geology,Amitabh Verma PS Panchayati Raj,A Santosh Mathew PS Land Resources, Sudhir Kumar, PS, Parliamentary Affairs department. Secretary, urban and housing development department, Sudhir Kumar, has been made new secretary of the sugarcane industries. He will hold additional charge of MD, Bihar State Industrial Development Corporation, Amrit Lal Meena ,Secretary, RD,Vandana Kinni ,Divisional Commissioner, Darbhanga,Rajit Punhani Secretary Social Welfare Department, Sandeep Paundrik Secretary, registration, Excise and Prohibition,Uday Singh Kumawat Secretary, Expenditure ,Mihir Kumar Singh, Commissioner, Pradeep Kumar ,commissioner, MGNREGA and Lokesh Kumar Singh Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department.

Sutanu Behuria to be Secretary Minority Affairs ! (UPDATED)
Dr Sutanu Behuria is being tipped to be new Secretary Minority Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha takes over as Chief, IDS (UPDATED)
Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha has taken over as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) to Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC).

Six IAS officers shifted in Punjab (UPDATED)
As many as six officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Punjab. Accordingly, V N Zade has been posted as Director, Governance Reforms while Kamal Kishore Yadav will now be Deputy Commissioner Bathinda and Rajat Aggarwal is being made Deputy Commissioner Amritsar. Similarly, Manashvi Kumar has been posted as Director Excise & Taxation-cum-Additional Excise & Taxation Commissioner Punjab, Patiala; Mrs. Shruti Singh as Chief Administrator, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Mrs Rupanjali Karthik as Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare.

Rajiv Chopra selected as Director (Marketing), STCIL (UPDATED)
Rajiv Chopra, CGM, MMTC, has been selected for the post of Director (Marketing), State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Bhilai Steel Plant bags PM's trophy for best Plant for 10th time (UPDATED)
Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), a flagship unit of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), received the Prime Minister's Trophy for emerging as the best performing steel plant in the country in New Delhi. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the Trophy for Best Integrated Steel Plant in the country to SAIL Chairman C S Verma accompanied by Chief Executive Officer, BSP Pankaj Gautam in the presence of Union Minister for Steel Beni Prasad Verma and Secretary (Steel) D R S Chaudhary. Stressing upon the need to bridge gap between steel output and consumption, Prime Minister expressed satisfaction at the expansion programme undertaken by public sector plants under SAIL, which, he said, "will not only increase their production capacity but also improve the efficiency and productivity". With this, BSP has achieved the unparalleled distinction of being the only steel plant in the country, public or private, to have been honoured with the prestigious PM's trophy 10 out of the 17 times it has been awarded since it was instituted. This speaks volumes about the committed and dedicated workforce of Bhilai Steel Plant. Steel from Bhilai has gone into various strategic sectors and projects of national importance, such as defense, atomic energy, power, infrastructure, heavy machinery, oil and gas, telecom, railway among others. The entire network of Indian Railways runs on rails supplied by Bhilai Steel Plant. The plant has been supplying rails since inception, and by now, the total length of rails supplied by Bhilai, if placed one after another, would encircle the globe nine and a half times.

CBDT Chairperson & Members get zonal charges (UPDATED)
Chairperson and Members of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) have been allocated zonal charges. Accordingly, Dr Poonam Kishore Saxena, Chairperson, has been assigned the charges of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Maharashtra while S S Rana, Member (P&V), will be holding the charge of Member (P&V), Mumbai, Member (IT), South Zone (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Central Circles) and K Madhavan Nair, Member (Investigation) was given the charge of all DGs (Inv), and CC (Central Circles). Similarly, S C Jaini, Member (Revenue), has been given the charge of Eastern zone (WB & North East), Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand; Dr Sudha Sharma, member (L&C) gets charge of Member (L&C), Delhi and NWR, Member (A & J), MP, Chattisgarh and UP.

Zones of 19 IT Inspectors re-allocated (UPDATED)
Zones of 19 Inspectors of Income Tax (IIT) have been re-allocated in Income Tax Department. Accordingly, Abhijeet Kumar Benerjee and Pradeep Kumar Dahiya have been shifted to Jaipur while Jagannath Panda was moved to Mumbai and Dhirendra Kumar Singh is being shifted to Lucknow. Similarly, Asif Hussain and Amit Kumar Jha have been transferred to Guwahati; Purshottam to Chandigarh; Ajit Kumar Pandey to Patna; Rabi Narayan to Bhubaneshwar; Jitendra Nath to Delhi; Manoj Kumar Meena to Ahmedabad; Raj Kumar to Jaipur; Bheem Singh to Mumbai; Ram Ratan Bairwa to Jaipur; Ruchit Sarah Minz to Kolkata; Poluri Chenna Kesava Rao to Bangalore; Jeetendra Kumar to Lucknow; Arvind Kumar to Kolkata and Bala Raghu Ram Kumpatta has been transferred to Chandigarh zone.

Inter-cadre deputation of H S Meena extended (UPDATED)
Government of India has approved an extension of inter-cadre deputation of Har Sahay Meena from Tamil Nadu to Rajasthan cadre for a period of one year. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Tami Nadu cadre.

Kanwar to be Member MP HRC (UPDATED)
V M Kanwar will be new Member of the Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission. 1977 batch IPS officer Kanwar is scheduled to superannuate on August 31.

8 Gujarat SCS officers awarded IAS cadre (UPDATED)
As many as eight officers of Gujarat State Civil Service (SCS) have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancies of 2010. They include: B K Tacker, J K Astik, S L Amrani, M M Kotwal, M S Patel, B C Patni, L P Padalia and K D Chandani.

Two IAS officers shifted in MP (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have laterally been shifted in the Ministry of Madhya Pradesh Government. Accordingly, Suraj Damor (1994 batch) has been posted as Secretary, Public Health and Family Welfare while John Kingsly A R (2004 batch) will now be Mission Director, Integrated Social Security and Director, Panchayati Raj.

Transfer orders of Mrs Pushplata Singh cancelled in MP (UPDATED)
The transfer orders of Mrs Pushplata Singh as Additional Secretary, Public Health and Family Welfare in Madhya Pradesh have been cancelled and she will remain as Director, Rural Employment. She is a 1998 batch IAS officer of this state cadre.

MP cadre IAS officer authors book on Bhopal UPDATED)
A 1990 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Ashok Shah authored a book 'Vintage Bhopal'-virtually a pictorial history of Bhopal. This book was written by him when he was holding the charge of Commissioner Archaeology Archives and Museums in 2010. How many of us know that the prehistoric man lived in various places in Bhopal or that a request by Napoleon III for one of the carved gates of Sanchi resulted in the preparation of casts of East Gate of Sanchi which were presented to important Museums of Europe? Gita Subherwal, who works as Deputy Director in the Directorate of Archaeology Archives and Museums, is co-author of this book. Chief Minister Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan released the book in Bhopal on August 27, 2012. The authors have obviously worked very hard to collect photographs on various topics not seen before in a single book. It brings back images of the city which the younger generation has never seen or imagined. The book takes you through the reign of Parmaras, Gonds and the Nawabs. It is informative and interesting at the same time.

VSC-M's Mumbai Chapter observes foundation day at SCI Ltd auditorium (UPDATED)
Mumbai Chapter of the Vigilance Study Circle (VSC-M) celebrated the 2nd Anniversary of its foundation day at a simple function conducted in the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) Auditorium on August 28, 2012. R. Sri Kumar, IPS (Retd), Vigilance Commissioner presided over the function as chief guest while S Hajara, Chairman & Managing Director, The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. was the guest of honour for this function. The following office bearers of VSC M were also on the dais who Vice President of VSC M A P Srivastava, IPoS, CVO of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust; General Secretary of VSC M M B Sagar, IPS, CVO of The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd; treasurer of VSC M RS Bora, CVO of Dena Bank. The function was attended by a large number of CMDs, CVOs and Nodal Officers of member organizations of the VSC M in addition to other invitees and guests including Directors, Executive Directors, Sr.Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents of SCI. Some of the CMDs of member organizations like M B Tanksale, CMD, Central Bank of India; R M Malla, CMD of IDBI Bank; D Sarkar, CMD of Union Bank of India also shared their views during this function. Thereafter, Sudhakar Kaaza, the CVO of Reserve Bank of India also spoke on the occasion.

IRS officer R K Tewari is Member (IT), CBDT (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, R K Tewari has been assigned charge of Member (IT), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Besides, he will also hold zonal charge of South Zone (Karnataka Tamil Nadu & Kerala).


IRS-IT officer M Sailo is also CCIT-II, Delhi (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, M Sailo, CCIT-I, Delhi, has been assigned additional charge of CCIT-II, Delhi.

CORPORATE

Reddy appointed Exec. Chairman, Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc.
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has appointed P V Ramprasad Reddy as Executive Chairman of Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.

Velankar quits Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd
Mandar Velankar, Company Secretary of Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd has resigned from the company.

Saraf appointed President & Company Secy., Binani Industries Ltd
K K Saraf has been appointed as President and Company Secretary of Binani Industries Ltd.

Vasant Patil quits Venus Universal Ltd
Vasant Onkar Patil has resigned as Managing Director of Venus Universal Ltd .

Vasant Patil appointed ED, Venus Universal Ltd
Vasant Onkar Patil has been appointed as Executive Director of Venus Universal Ltd .

Aparna Patil appointed MD, Venus Universal Ltd
Ms Aparna Vasant Patil has been appointed as Managing Director of Venus Universal Ltd.

Bakshubhai appointed Addl. Director, Indo Credit Capital Ltd
Indo Credit Capital Ltd has appointed Mir Bakshubhai as Additional Director of the company.

Ranchan quits Gyscoal Alloys Ltd
Vijay Ranchan, Independent Director of Gyscoal Alloys Ltd has resigned from the company.

Gawankar quits.Shriram Asset Management Company
Ms. Ankita Gawankar has resigned as Company Secretary of Shriram Asset Management Company

Yadav appointed Company Secy. Shriram Asset Management Company Ltd
Ms. Reena Yadav has been appointed as Company Secretary of Shriram Asset Management Company Ltd.

Three Independent Directors appointed on Board of Trilogic Digital Media Ltd
Trilogic Digital Media Ltd has appointed Sudhir Kumar Singh, Ajit Joshi and Ankur Joshi as Independent Directors of the company.

Kumar appointed Nominee Director, Hindustan Zinc Ltd
Union Ministry of Mines has appointed Naresh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Hindustan Zinc Limited with immediate effect in place of R.K. Malhotra.

Ranchan quits Gyscoal Alloys
Vijay Ranchan has resigned as Director of Gyscoal Alloys.

Gupta appointed as Director of Globus Spirits
Vivek Gupta has been appointed as Director of Globus Spirits.

Fernandes quits Shree Digvijay Cement
Lius Fernandes has resigned as Director of Shree Digvijay Cement.

Singh appointed as Director of Impex Ferro Tech
Satish Kumar Singh has been appointed as Director of Impex Ferro Tech.

Gogri retires as Chairman of Aarti Drugs
Chandrakant Gogri has retired as Chairman of Aarti Drugs.

Kumar quits Criotre Industries
Raj Kumar has resigned as Director of Criotre Industries.

Dastur quits Wadala Communication
KK Dastur has resigned as Chairman of Wadala Communication.

Singh quits Ankit Metal and Power
Sanjay Singh has resigned as Joint MD of Ankit Metal and Power.

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Don't look at the right side of the tariff

Justice Sreedharan retired as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court and was appointed as President of CEGAT now known as CESTAT. He would tell the Members who were hearing cases of Customs, Excise and Service tax " Please do not look at the right side of the tariff when deciding the case. If the demand or the plaintiffs appeal is right decide on merit and not be backed off by seemingly high value."

A similar experience affects us when we go to a restaurant and decide on the order by looking at the right side and not by the choice of the food. Rendesvouz a high price restaurant in Taj, Mumbai never gave a menu containing the price to the guest. A credit to the staff who could distinguish between the guest and the host.

There is a news item today of a government employee being sentenced for one year for accepting a bribe of Rs 10 in 2000. Should the Judge let off a person who committed such a petty crime. The crime was not
petty only the amount was petty.

The 2G, CWG and now so called Coalgate contains the same pitfalls which Justice Sreedharan had warned against. We are looking at figures at RIGHT and not at the possible WRONG.

Ajay Agnihotri

LTC

Apart from Banks and PSUs, even the Judiciary is entitled to an annual LTC. The Govt. should at least give Home Town Concession on an annual basis.

Mukesh

Did Mr Koul ever knew what he is doing? He is a typical IAS with suite boot tie and computer. I am surprised that you simply praise some people because they are from MP and they are your friends.This is not expected of your site

Shankaran

O L Cadre in dire straights

Official Language Cadre is really in pathetic state. Almost 120 posts were added to this cadre last year on the holy occasion of Hindi Diwas on September 14, 2012 by none other than minister himself in August presence of President alongwith other dignitaries. After almost one year, when next Hindi Diwas is about to come, none of those newly created posts has been filled by callous OL Dept of GOI.OL Dept. and staff manning it is least worried about the fate of much harassed Hindi Staff i.e. Hindi Translators. All 160 Assistant Directors working in this cadre at present working on adhoc basis since long. Similarly, All Senior Translators working in the Cadre are working on adhoc basis since ages. No body knows when they will be regularlised or promoted. Upper level posts are lying vacant but these vacant posts are not being filled on promotion. Eligible people are waiting for their promotions but OL Dept. is denying them promotions on filmsy grounds. Though OL Dept. is cadre controlling authority of OL Staff yet they don't have their records complete. Dept. is asking from OL staff about their personal bio-data. Dept. doesn't even know where OL Officiala are posted or where they are working. Since they don't have their records ready, they are willfully delaying OL Staff's promotions on such grounds. Is anybody listening????

PKS

I wish to draw the attention of Satya Marg and Satya Sadan Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, towards rash driving by drivers of your official car's as well as escort vehicles which are causing injuries to little puppies and dogs. While these may be street dogs who are mowed down by these vehicles, they very much have a right to life!

There are simply no speed breakers on the roads here and the drivers drive as if they are driving F1 cars or are attending to emergency duties (For sure they are not attending to emergency duties all the time. Considering the current state of affairs all around in India, no one can claim to be in such a hurry to discharge their duties. We would have had 9% GDP growth rate if it was true).

I had to transport a 3 month old puppy to hospital on 26th evening who had a bad brush with a Maruti Gypsy (An escort vehicle). The concerned vehicle didn't even bother to stop and tend to the victim (The intention is not to claim credit to transport a street dog to the hospital but to sensitize the residents). The poor animal was bleeding profusely with bulk of the impact on its face.

In the current scenario and state of affairs, we cannot rule out a possibility of hit and run case involving the residents themselves or their grand children in future.

Through this website, I once again request you to sensitise your drivers in the future (especially Police escort vehicles) to avoid such incidents happening in the future and also urge the concerned authorities in NDMC to put up speed breakers at all locations.

Thanks for reading. Request the editor to slip in these few lines in the interest of not only animals but human beings (In Delhi parlance, understood as Joint Secretary level and above).

Sandeep Mishra

RIT

Protection to third party information under RTI Act

The appellant sought a number of information regarding a certain property. The Public Information Officer (PIO) refused to furnish information as the owners of the property denied their consent for disclosure of information under section11 of the Act. The First Appellate Authority (FAA) overruled the order of PIO and allowed the appellant to seek complete documents regarding the property. The third party filed an appeal before the Central Information Commission (CIC). The CIC observed that the FAA has neither provided any reasons for overruling the order of the PIO for directing disclosure of the personal information to the RTI applicant, nor recorded any larger public interest while arriving at this conclusion. The CIC held that the FAA appeared to have pronounced his orders without due application of mind and without keeping in mind the relevant provisions under the RTI Act. The Commission further stated that within the transparency Act the right to privacy and personal information have been placed on a separate footing and are protected under the provisions of Section 8(1) (j), Section 10, Section 11 and Section 19(4) of the Act. The Commission upheld the order of PIO and dismissed the appeal.

Citation: Mr. Brij Mohan Kohli v. Chandigarh Administration in Appeal/Complaint No. CIC/DS/A/2011/003691 and CIC/DS/C/2012/000698

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)