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Aaj Ki Aawaz

In UP Rahul is playing various 'cards'!!!!
Society in UP Rahul literally shards!!

Congress is in a flux and fix!!!
Congress trying to grab M of SP's MY vote bank SP's 'hit for a six'!!

And Rahul had said that Congress will not play caste or religion politics!!
But our Rahul to his pledges never sticks!!

Seems our Netas forget that now be it Majority or Minority all want progress!!
But in UP all Parties from progress do digress!!

But BSP, BJP or SP have not said that they'll will not play religion
or caste pathaa!!
The Banarsi paan they are doling out has religion 'chunna' and caste 'kathaa'!!

Rahul's statement ' that we send money and Elephant in UP eats it' has
been misinterpreted!!
'As Gandhis trying to show that this is their money' it has been interpreted!!

And now his overnight stays are also getting him boos!!!!
Now no longer on his overnight stays he coos (clucks)!!!

Reports from UP say Congress will not go beyond 32 on its own!!!!
Now maybe into the campaign Priyanka wil be flown!!

Congress will also in all probability go in for 'buying votes'
......its only 'life jacket'!!!
To deflect blame 'money is being used by BJP, BSP and SP in a
humongous way' Congress will create a racket!!

Yes and Congress has got its excuse if in UP Congress does not do well!!
'We went for progress and BJP, BSP and SP played dirty politics'
reason for its loss Congress will sell!

Ramdev got inked!!!
The inking with his Batla House statement and Yoga has been linked!!

Actually it's a message to Team Anna and Sri Sri!!!
Goons have been set free!!!

Inking is nothing they have more 'ways to frighten' in store!!!!
Decency manual long time back Congress and for that matter Netas tore!!

Adage...... the decent get scared for their izzat and the indecent
bullies think it is because of them!!
Bullies side with negativity and when they see goodness their gobs out
of ire are filled with phlegm!

After exhausting credit lines in India Kingfisher trying a new ploy!!
With importing ATF KF karr raha hai toy!!

But importing fuel will require LCs and KFs creditworthiness is in the dumps!!
And KFs miscalculation of Duties sure stumps!!

Maybe KF is looking at getting credit lines from Oil Exporters!!!
But it cannot open LCs as in Indian Banking KF's got 'no supporters'!!

In Punjab seems from Congress winning it is now 'Even-Steven' ...
Congress and Akalis neck to neck!
Infighting pulling down Congress and rebellion it's not been able to check!!!

And now it's being said Madam not in favor of Amrinder being the CM if
Congress wins!!!
Seems catch up game is on between Amrinder and his past sins!!

Indian Team Down Under,
Has literally gone down under!!!

They seem to be a tourism bent of mind!!
As Winners Aussies practiced Go Karting Indian team you did find!!

And one Journo even said it is the Coach' s 'strategy'!!!
Really Tour Down Under is akin to a tragedy!!!

Had the Aussies played so badly the Head of Aussie Cricket would be on
the block!!!
Here to insulate the Cricket Boss in India all his chamchas in BCCI will flock!!

You will have Rajiv Shukla aka 'Grease Man' saying BCCI is not to blame!!
And then proetecting the players too and saying ' happens in every game'!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Why the U.S. Ambassador to India is touring UP?

Why the U.S. Ambassador Peter Burleigh, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires ad interim in New Delhi, is touring Uttar Pradesh (UP) where multi-phased assembly polls are being held? This question is hotly being discussed in corridors of power.

Why Chinese Envoy visits 11, Ashok Road?

Why the Chinese Ambassador to India Zhang Yan visits 11, Ashok Road? This question is hot topic of discussion in the corridors of power. It may be recalled here that 11 Ashok Road is the national head quarter of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).

India economy more synchronized with global business cycles: Study

India's global openness has increased more than it's GDP during the post-Lehman crisis period (2009-11), states a study by an Industry Chambers. With increasing openness of the Indian economy, the trade and industrial cycles are getting more synchronized with the global business cycles. Such synchronization works through trade and financial channels. The openness of the Indian economy has been increasing year after year, period after period and decade after decade. It has increased from 42% of GDP during 1990s to 79% of GDP during 2000s to 84% of GDP during the high-growth period and 107% of GDP during the post-Lehman crisis period states the study.

BJP may gain 25 seats extra if Kushwaha's back it

Political pundits believe that Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will be able to get 25 seats extra if people belonging to the 'Kushwaha community' decide to back BJP in the forthcoming assembly polls of Uttar Pradesh (UP).

After promoting kith & kin, Pawar says no to tickets for family members

After having promoted his own kith and kin and also that of his partymen, Maratha strongman Sharad Pawar has said that henceforth political dynasties would not be promoted. There would be no ticket from his party to the kith and kin of people who were already in politics and held seats in various elected bodies, he said in reference to the forthcoming civic polls. Insiders say this is specific to woman reservation quota that is likely to see many wives and daughters of politicos being promoted for getting ticket for forthcoming polls.

Split in Gopinath Munde's family comes to the fore

Split between senior BJP leader from Maharashtra Gopinath Munde and his brother is a known thing but always talked in hushed tones. But the fight between the two came to the fore when Elder Munde went to the press, warning Gopinath that the issue in the family could go the Mahajan (Pramod- Pravin) family way if any disciplinary action was taken against his son Dhananjay Munde by the BJP.

Will BJP's gambit as champions of OBC rights pay off?

`OBC Bacho Pitch' of the BJP is an answer to the controversial 4.5 percent quota that the Congress announced recently. Babu Singh Kushwaha, Uma Bharti and Vinay Katiyar will lead the campaign in specific pockets in Bundelkhand and neighboring regions of Central and East Uttar Pradesh. BJP insiders say that Congress's recent quota announcement of 9 percent for Muslims has alienated backward class from the party. Will BJP get 30 seats of backward class from these areas are the whispers in political corridors?

Are Yadavs going to tilt towards BJP?
Ramakant Yadav known as the Yadav strongman and formerly with BSP has joined BJP. His kith and kin have been given the tickets to contest. This is the first time BJP is trying to attract Yadav's, will this gamble swing crucial Yadav votes in BJP's favor?

BUREAUCRACY

Sathyanarayana to be Secretary IT?
If all goes well, J Sathyanarayana will be new Secretary IT in the Government of India. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. The post has been lying vacant for the last one year.

R N Choubey to be AS Naxal Management?
R N Choubey is likely to be appointed Additional Secretary, Naxal Management in the Government of India. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Empanelment of 1981 batch IPS this week
Meeting for empanelment of 1981 batch IPS officers to the rank of ADG in the Government of India is expected to take place on January 18.

NCTC to be headed by ADG and Spl DG rank officer?
Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) Government of India has given the approval to National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) Organisation .It is heard that it will be headed by Additional DG / Spl. DG Rank Officer.

Fate of new CMDs in 6 PS banks - Six in the list?
Fate of 11 Executive Directors (EDs) of Public Sector (PS) banks who had faced interviews for six slots of Chairman and Managing Directors (CMDs) in PS banks on January 12, 2012 is going to be decided soon. They are: Mrs. Archana Bhargawa - Canara Bank, Mrs. V R Iyer - Central Bank of India (CBI), R K Dube - Central Bank of India (CBI), Ashwani Kumar - Corporation Bank, Rajeev Rishi - Indian Bank, V Kannan - Oriental Bank of Commerce, Rakesh Sethi - Punjab National Bank, H S Mundra - Union Bank of India, Mrs. Shubhalakshmi Panse Vijaya Bank & N.K.Maini of SIDBI.Interviews had concluded around 3.30 pm. Of them Mrs. V R Iyer, R K Dube, Mrs. Shubhalakshmi Panse, Mrs. Archana Bhargawa & H S Mundra, reportedly figure in the final list.

Bureaucrats' changes: whose list is it?
In the wake of bureaucratic changes that took place in the Government of India (GoI), a question is hotly being discussed in corridors of power. It is: whose list is it?

A Giridhar is Joint Secretary, Petroleum
Aramane Giridhar, who was hitherto Executive Director (ED) in the IRDA under the Department of Financial Services, has joined as Joint Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is an IAS officer of 1988 batch and belongs to Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on December 2)

Zohra Chatterjee to be new CMD CIL
Additional Secretary Coal Zohra Chatterjee will take over as CMD of the Coal India ltd (CIL) on February 1. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of UP cadre. Term of CMD CIL N C Jha is coming to an end on January 31. She will be the first woman to become the CMD of CIL, the world's largest coal producer.
(We said this on January 10)

IPS officer to join UNODC
G K Goswami is all set to join the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime Institute. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Vinod Agrawal gets promotion
CVO, EIL, Vinod Agrawal has been given Additional Secretary rank in the Government of India. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Paliwal gets Addl. Secy. rank
C B Paliwal has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Anand Mishra promoted in NTRO
Anand Mishra Controller (Administration) in the NTRO has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Arun Jha gets AS rank
CVO, BHEL, Arun Jha has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ravi Sinha to be Director, MoEF
Ravi Sinha, on central deputation, is poised to be a Director, Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF). He is an IDAS officer of 1984 batch.

Deepak Chaudhary to join IB
Deepak Chaudhary has been inducted as Assistant Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB). He is an IPS officer of 2002 batch and belongs to Assam Meghalaya cadre.

Mukta Goel is new Director DoPT
Mukta Goel has been appointed as Director, Department of Personnel and Training in the Government of India. She is a 1992 batch ITS officer.

Annie Moraes is JS and FA Posts
Annie Moraes has been appointed as Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Department of Posts. Annie is an IP&TA&FS officer of 1979 batch.

Sarangi appointed JD Aviation Research Centre
Sudhansu Sarangi, Chairman-Cum-MD &WC BBSR, has been appointed as Joint Director (G), Aviation Research Centre of Security Cabinet Secretariat. He is an IAS officer of 1990 batch and belongs to Orissa cadre.

Arun Chaudhary to officiate as DG, CISF
Arun Chaudhary, Special Director (Airport) CISF will look after the additional charge of DG, CISF. He is an IPS officer of 1977 batch and belongs to Bihar cadre.

GoI sanctions 48 new IAS posts in Madhya Pradesh
The Government of India has sanctioned 48 new posts of IAS in Madhya Pradesh. With this, the number of IAS cadre will go up to 417.

Vikram Dev Dutt is Director Textiles
Vikram Dev Dutt has joined as Director, Ministry of Textile, New Delhi, Government of India. He is an IAS officer of 1993 batch and belongs to AGMU cadre.

January 2, 2012 was an important day in history
History of sorts was created on January 2, 2012 when 1000 IAS and IPS officers had assembled under one roof. Of them 800 were IAS officers while 200 were IPS officers who attended Election Commission's maiden meeting as poll observers for forthcoming assembly polls to five states. Mainly Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Qureshi had addressed them.

ACC decision slow in coming
There is a lot of concern among official circles over the delay over slow decision process by the ACC.

Harvir Singh takes over as Registrar, ATE
Harvir Singh has taken over the charge of Registrar, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity on deputation for three years. He demitted the office of Additional District & Session Judge, Agra for joining new assignment.
(We said this on November 13)

No major decisions in MEA likely
No major decision is likely in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in near future as MEA Minister, S M Krishna is going to be on the move till January 22, 2012.

Will Chandra Shekhar return to Punjab?
Will B Chandra Shekhar, DIG (CISF), NISA, Hyderabad, return to the parent Punjab cadre to get promotion? He is an IPS officer of 1994 batch and belongs to Punjab cadre.

Benjamin to be new BMC Commissioner?
T J Benjamin is likely to be appointed new Commissioner, Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) on February 1. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Lorettaji does not convene meeting of State Secretaries?
A N P Sinha and Kiran Dhingra had convened meetings of State Secretaries of Panchayati Raj in Delhi; they were given marching orders to other ministries. Will the history be repeated when new Secretary of the Panchayati Raj Loretta Mary Vas convenes the meeting of secretaries from the states?

Post of CMD vacant in SCI
Post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) has been advertised, falling vacant in Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI). Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) before March 15, 2012.

IAS changes in Meghalaya
There is IAS reshuffle in Meghalaya. Accordingly, Sanjay Goyal will be new East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner while East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Pravin Bakshi replaces Goyal. Vijay Mantri will take over from Bakshi. B D R Tiwari will be Joint Secretary of Labour Department. Pooja Pandey will be Deputy Secretary in the Health and Family Welfare Department.

IAS postings in UP
Nidhi Kesarwani has been appointed DM Lalitpurin in place of Vijendra Pandeyan. Manisha Trigatia will now be DM Chandauli in place of Rajesh Kumar.

Batra is new DMD IDBI Bank
B K Batra has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director of IDBI Bank. He has served IDBI Bank in various positions from 1983 till date.
(We said this on December 12)

Three CCITs in Mumbai to retire this month
Three Chief Commissioners of Income Tax, B P Gaur, Naresh Kumar and Sri Ram Singh are retiring this month end in the commercial capital of India, Mumbai.

Post of Director (P&A) vacant in SCI
Post of Director (P&A) has been advertised, falling vacant in Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI). Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) before March 15, 2012.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Pakistan: Generals will step in only if CJ asks
While Pakistani media have been unable to figure out any details of discussions during the recent corps commanders conference in Rawalpindi 'Times' newspaper of London has reported that the generals have decided that they will 'step in only if the senior most judge in the country asks to do so'. Under article 190 of the constitution of Pakistan the supreme court may direct any organ of the state (including the armed forces) to help in getting implemented any order of the court whereupon the agency thus called upon shall be duty bound to extend every possible assistance. In the latest order in the NRO case one of the six options reserved by the court is to ask the PM to quit and to disqualify him from holding the post of the PM again. Hence implication of the decision taken at the corps commanders' conference is that if the apex court finally decides that way and the chief justice directs the army to get its order implemented then the army may move in to remove the present government from office. Analysts in Pakistan also feel that to avoid such an eventuality PM Gilani may himself tender his resignation and quit.

Pakistan : DG ISI a Notable Absentee at DCC meeting
The meeting of Pakistan's Defence Committee of Cabinet (DCC) held on Saturday last had a notable absentee in DG ISI Shuja pasha who though technically not a member of the DCC has been nevertheless attending all its previous meetings. However the civilian spy Chief DG IB attended the meeting, unlike in past.

Pakistan: Former establishment secretary, ADG arrested by NAB
A senior bureaucrat of Pakistan former establishment secretary Ishmail Qureshi was arrested by the national accountability bureau (NAB) in a case relating to irregular appointment of one Adnan Khwaja a simple matriculate as chairman of the oil and gas development company during Qureshi's tenure in office. Qureshi is accused to have made the appointment even when Khwaja didn't have the qualifications essential for the post allegedly on the telephonic instructions of the Prime Minister. Later the NAB court released him on the condition that he will cooperate in the investigations. A former Additional DG of the federal investigating agency Ahmed Riaz sheikh was also arrested by the NAB consequent to reopening of an old corruption case against him that was earlier closed as a result of the NRO issued by former President Parvez Musharraf.

Pakistan: Ijaz's new revelation; former army chief & NSA too were on board in memo
Never short of revelations the US businessman of Pakistani origin Mansoor Ijaz has now told the western media that Pakistan's former army chief Jahangir Karamat and former national security adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani were also associated with the controversial memo seeking US intervention to ward off a military coup and rein in army chief Keyani and DG ISI, Shuja Pasha. Ijaz has claimed that the information about their involvement was given to him by former ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani.

Renuka Jain Gupta, Addl. CIT posted at CCIT, CCA, Delhi office (UPDATED)
Renuka Jain Gupta, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, has been posted as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Delhi.



ICVL explores strategic partnership with Anglo American (UPDATED)
Charting global routes for future raw material security, C S Verma, Chairman, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) & International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL), is exploring possibilities of entering into a strategic partnership with Anglo American, a global leader in the mining industry. Verma met the CEO of Anglo American, UK, Ms Cynthia Carroll, January, 12, 2012 to identify areas of mutual cooperation in the mining sector, particularly in coking coal. At the meeting, Verma highlighted the benefits of mutual cooperation between ICVL and Anglo American, and expressed keenness to further their association. It was decided at the meeting to set up a joint task force of senior ICVL and Anglo American officials to chart out a definite course of action for implementation.

Siddharth Bahuguna IPS joins MP cadre (UPDATED)
Siddharth Bahuguna, IPS officer has joined the Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academy (JLNPA),Sagar. He is an IPS officer 2010 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre. His wife Ms. Tanvi Sundriyal Bahuguna,IAS officer of (2010 batch,Madhya Pradesh cadre), is posted in Gwalior

Ajit IPS joins MP cadre (UPDATED)
Ajit, IPS officer has joined the Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academy (JLNPA),Sagar. He is an IPS officer 2010 batch
who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Gaurav Kumar Tiwari IPS joins MP cadre (UPDATED)
Gaurav Kumar Tiwari, IPS officer has joined the Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academy (JLNPA),Sagar. He is an IPS officer 2010 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Ashutosh Pratap Singh IPS joins MP cadre (UPDATED)
Ashutosh Pratap Singh, IPS officer has joined the Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academy (JLNPA),Sagar. He is an IPS officer 2010 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Nimish Agrawal IPS joins MP cadre (UPDATED)
Nimish Agrawal, IPS officer has joined the Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academy (JLNPA),Sagar. He is an IPS officer 2010 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Abid Khan IPS joins MP cadre (UPDATED)
Abid Khan , IPS officer has joined the Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academy (JLNPA),Sagar. He is an IPS officer 2010 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Mohammed Yusuf Qureshi IPS joins MP cadre (UPDATED)
Mohammed Yusuf Qureshi , IPS officer has joined the Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academy (JLNPA),Sagar. He is an IPS officer 2010 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Kalyan Chakravarthy IPS joins MP cadre (UPDATED)
Kalyan Chakravarthy IPS officer has joined the Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academy (JLNPA),Sagar. He is an IPS officerf 2010 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Chaudhary joins as DGP of Assam (UPDATED)
Jayant Chaudhary has joined as DGP Assam. He is 1978 batch IPS officer Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

AP High Court gets five Judges (UPDATED)
Five Additional Judges including Justice Nadimpalli Rama Linga Nageswara Rao, Justice Ponnuru Durga Prasad, Justice Kallakuri Girija Shankar, Justice Nyshadham Ravi Shankar, and Justice Vegi Suri Appa Rao have been appointed as Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.


Himachal Pradesh HC gets Addl. Judge (UPDATED)
Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary has been appointed as an Additional Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court for a period of two years.


Two Addl. Judges appointed to Kerala HC (UPDATED)
Justice Babu Mathew P. Joseph and Justice Ambazhavelil Velayudhan Pillai Ramakrishna Pillai have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court for a period of two years.

CDR R K Okhandiar selected as Director (Comme & Mkt.), ITDC (UPDATED)
CDR R K Okhandiar, President in the Ministry of Defence, has been selected for the post of Director (Commercial & Marketing), India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on Monday. As many as 15 persons were interviewed for the same.

Pragya Saksena, IRS, appointed Competent Authority & Administrator, Delhi (UPDATED)
Smt. Pragya S Saksena, IRS, has been appointed as Competent Authority & Administrator, New Delhi with the additional charge of Competent Authority, Kolkata under the Ministry of Finance for five years.


D S Deshpande, Jt. CIT, resigns from service (UPDATED)
D S Deshpande, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Amaravati Range, Amravati, has quit the service.

Latest take on new CMDs in 6 PS banks (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it the list of senior bankers for elevation from Executive Directors (EDs) of Public Sector (PS) banks to six slots of Chairman and Managing Directors(CMDs) in PS banks is stuck duie to non allocation of banks.Interviews for this were held on January 12, 2012.Of them Mrs. V R Iyer, R K Dube, Mrs. ShubhalakshmiPanse, Mrs. Archana Bhargawa, Ashwani Kumar & H SMundra ,reportedly figure in the final list. All 11 EDs who had faced interviews are: Mrs. Archana Bhargawa Canara Bank, Mrs. V R Iyer -Central Bank of India (CBI), R K Dube -Central Bank of India (CBI),Ashwani Kumar - Corporation Bank, RajeevRishi - Indian Bank, A K Dutt - Dena Bank, V Kannan - OrientalBank of Commerce, Rakesh Sethi - Punjab National Bank, H SMundra - Union Bank of India, Mrs. Shubhalakshmi Panse VijayaBank & N.K.Maini of SIDBI.Interviews had concluded around3.30 pm.Of them Mrs. V R Iyer, R K Dube, Mrs. ShubhalakshmiPanse,

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".

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

CORPORATE

Will FinMin dip into LIC to raise funds?
If the UPA government is looking for a least-bad way to raise Rs 40,000 crore this year from disinvestment or by milking the public sector in other ways (buybacks, hefty dividends), here is one way of doing it painlessly: ask the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) for the money this is the whisper doing the rounds in Finance Ministry circles.

Anand Mahindra to be Head, Solar Energy Industry Advisory Council
Anand Mahindra, Vice-Chairman & MD, Mahindra & Mahindra, has been made Head of the Solar Energy Industry Advisory Council, set up by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

Savoor steps down from Board of Foseco India Ltd
R A Savoor, Director, has stepped down from the Board of Directors of Foseco India Ltd w.e.f. December 31, 2011, due to personal reasons.

Madhav is Addl. Ind. Director, Bio Green Industries
A Madhav has been appointed as an Additional Independent Director on the board of Bio Green Industries.

Shah quits Bio Green Industries
Arvind P Shah has resigned from the directorship of Bio Green Industries.

Doshi is Addl. Director, Rajoo Engineers
Khushboo C Doshi has been appointed as an additional director on the board of Rajoo Engineers.

Bhartia appointed Addl. Director, Jubilant Industries Ltd
Shamit Bhartia has been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Jubilant Industries Ltd w.e.f. January 14, 2012.

Misra appointed Addl. Director, Jubilant Industries Ltd
Dr. Ashok Misra has been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Jubilant Industries Ltd w.e.f. January 14, 2012.

Mukherjee resigns as Whole-time Director, Director and CEO, Jubilant Industries Ltd
Ananda Mukherjee has resigned from the office of CEO, Whole-time Director and Director of Jubilant Industries Ltd. He will be relieved from his posts on January 31, 2012.

Jaipuriar appointed Addl. Director, Whole-time Director and CEO, Jubilant Industries Ltd
Videy Jaipuriar has been appointed as an Additional Director, CEO and Whole-time Director of Jubilant Industries Ltd w.e.f. February 1, 2012.

Chandramouli resigns as Company Secy. Alkali Metals Ltd
P. Satish Chandramouli, Company Secretary, Alkali Metals Ltd has resigned from the company.

DEBATE

Let us not make 'Sir' an issue unnecessarily

While being posted in an Autonomous Body as its Registrar, I observed a senior officer of the Institute will invariably address his juniors as Sir. For me it was something abnormal. Therefore my diligence revealed that the senior officer in the beginning of his career was a peon and worked as peon for a considerable period. Despite getting ahead in profession, his past remained intact and controlled the commands through his brain that forced him to feel comfortable in his earlier attire and tone in addressing his juniors as Sir. This cabinet Minister might have occupied this position by accident and therefore let us not make issues unnecessarily. What is required is periodical training to make individuals remind that they are no more peons or clerks.

O P Sharma

DEBATE

Minister calling a bureaucrat 'Sir' is not appropriate

Though 'Sir' is just an addressing word, in India, it is invariably associated with seniority and superiority. Therefore, in Indian
context the minister calling a bureaucrat as sir is not appropriate.

Nandan

Indian bureaucracy is the worst in Asia?

The WIC news item of Jan 13, 2012 made a disturbing reading. I decided to probe. The bureaucracies' performance ratings in Asian countries by a Hong Kong based Corporate Consultant cannot be taken at face value. The Indian bureaucracy is treated as the worst ( Score 9.21) followed by China ( 7.11), Vietnam (8.54), Indonesia (8.37), the Philippines (7.57), Malaysia (5.89). South Korea (5.87) Japan (5.77) Taiwan (5.57), Thailand (5.25) Hong Kong (3.53) and finally Singapore (2.25). Who sponsored the study and with what motive? Who were the respondents and what were the criteria and sample size? These are unanswered questions. A probe revealed that the study was based on inputs from Indian Corporate sector. Complaints like delayed clearances, inadequate infrastructures, slow judicial process, onerous and fickle tax, bribery etc are open secrets. One is led to believe that the report is authored by India Inc and the incomplete data fudged by the hired agency to target Indian bureaucracy. The short point is: Whether the Indian bureaucracy is mandated to serve the interests of India Inc alone? What about its large public interface with the Aam aadmi? As a major stake holder, why was this segment left out? It is necessary that the credentials of such self-styled Consultant are investigated by India's intelligence agencies. These hired foreign consultants are paid to. plant misleading stories in the Media to harm India's interests. This is not to suggest that everything is hunky dory with the Indian bureaucracy. The GOI must address these concerns on a war footing.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

Congratulations Dilsher on new assignment

Congratulations, Dilsher. Your entry in the Central Government at Secretary level was long overdue. I wish you good luck in your new assignment.

Satya Singal

Anoop Mishra smacks of opportunism

This news of Anoop Mishra, Chief Secretary UP, moving to a prestigious post in the centre smacks of opportunism. It is becoming a hallmark of few IAS officers trying to get the best of both the worlds while the going is good and move out once things get tough or there acumen is put to real test. These practices should be discouraged as it is lead to cynicism in sincere hard working officers who are not so apt in political manipulation. Such practices give a bad name to the Civil Services in general and the IAS in particular.

Adesh Kumar

Iranian crude is not sweet crude

MRPL is the biggest importer of Iranian crude. It is about 8 million tons per year. IOC import is negligible. Essar imports about 5 million tons. Iranian crude is not sweet crude. It is heavy crude. Only new refineries like MRPL, Essar and Reliance can process this crude.

T V Shanbhag

Copy of the legal opinion obtained from the Ministry of Legal Affairs.

There was some discussion held between the then Solicitor General of India (SGI), the then Union Minister for External Affairs and the then Union Telecom Minister regarding the aspect of various cases filed by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) before the TDSAT and the Delhi High Court and during the said discussion, various issues related to the Telecom Sector were also discussed. Through the RTI application, the appellant had sought the copy of the written note / advice tendered by the then SGI. The CPIO informed the appellant that the Department of Legal Affairs is the custodian of the opinion tendered by the SGI and that such opinion is a confidential and privileged document and that the matter is also covered under Section 8 (1) (d) of the RTI Act. The FAA upheld the CPIO's Order holding that the information was exempt from disclosure under Section 8 (1) (e) rather than Section 8 (1) (d) of the RTI Act. The Commission held that the stand taken by the Respondent Ministry is not only incorrect but is also untenable. The Commission held that the advice tendered by the Law Ministry to the Department of Telecom does not per se fall under Section 8 (1) (e) of the RTI Act and directed to provide a copy of the said note / opinion given by the then SGI to the Department of Telecom free of cost within 10 days of receipt of this Order.

Comments

While the transparency in the working is welcome, the disclosure of the legal opinion may sometimes weaken the case of the government.

Sh. Subhash Chandra Agrawal v. Ministry of Law & Justice, Department of Legal Affairs in Appeal No.CIC/SS/A/2011/001476

- 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)