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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Modi will now be campaigning soon!!!!
Will make you know who looks literally like a cartoon!!!

That's because Modi talks sense!!
Why do you think on his campaigning Congress is so tense??? And his performance stands by what he does say!!!

He does not have feet of clay!!
Modi is going to project 'Gujarat Model' ....progress!!!!

Show the Muslims that they are being fooled by SP and Congress!!
Now will EC cover Gujarat.....because Modi's plank is Gujarat's progress!!!

UPites working in Gujarat will go to UP to vote and so for covering Gujarat Congress may press!
Modi will also speak on inclusive growth and Muslims prospering in his State!!!

In fact on this he should challenge Rahul for a debate!!!
Black Flags at Rahul's rallies seem to be a norm!!!

Though Congress still says that UP under Rahul it'll storm!!
Ground reality points to Congress being stuck in fourth position!!!!

Now may be as a 'developmental' Party itself Congress will reposition!!
Rahul they say feels Congress will get 70seats!!!

If it does it'll be like one of those electoral feat's!!
Because its switchover to caste and religion is not getting it votes!!!

And it's also realized only to a limited extent it'll be able to get votes with notes!!
Like Beni Prasad and Punia not being able to pull in votes!!

Kurshid failing to attract votes despite being given 'Muslim face' 'paint coats'!!!
SP and BSP moving on expected lines!!!!

Though SP is showing 'breaking out in the lead' signs!!
In Punjab PM said 'Akalis have made Punjab fall behind'!!!

Under him what's happened to India karro PM ko remind!!
India's lost its food security and CWG has made us look like a Nation of crooks!!

In fact like a Banana Republic India looks!!
India's Premiere Investigation Agency is seen a Party in Power's tool!!!

And because of this behind bars Justice its feet it cools!!!
PM of India is looked upon as a Puppet!!!!

And funnily a part of India's so said 'free Media' sounds like
Congress's trumpet!!

Army and MOD are at odds!!!!
And all because some in the Ministry behaved like clods!!!

Those in the know say matter could have been sorted out!!
And as he refused to play ball this lobby in MOD wanted 'him out'!!



Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Is image makeover by Mayawati a farce?
Two tainted ministers, Ranganath Mishra and Rajesh Tripathi get BSP tickets. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister has axed 26 ministers till
date on charges of graft.

Will Kalmadi campaign for Congress in civic polls?
It s heard that the state unit of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee is thinking of what to do if Suresh Kalmadi starts campaigning for civic polls despite his suspension from the party.

Who will take care of us, ask Dalits in UP
Even if Mayawati may not have made lives of everyone of the 66 sub castes of Dalits in UP better, the one question they earnestly ask these days is that who will take care of them if Behenji loses.

BUREAUCRACY

IAS officer to resign
Madhya Pradesh cadre 1979 batch IAS officer Loveleen Kackar is quitting the service. She is presently Resident Commissioner at Delhi.

Anil Srivastava to be Joint DGCA
Anil Srivastava is all set to join the Government of India as Joint Director General of Civil Aviation. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Pankaj Saran to leave PMO to join as Envoy to Dhaka
Joint Secretary in the PMO Pankaj Saran is leaving to join as Indian Ambassador to Dhaka.1982 batch IFS officer Saran will succeed Rajit Mitter.

Dilip Sinha to go to Geneva
Appointment of Additional Secretary in the MEA, Dilip Sinha, has been cleared for the post of Permanent Representative in India's Permanent Mission in Geneva.

Nanda to be Indian ambassador to Australia
Indian Ambassador in Indonesia, Biren Nanda is being moved to Australia in the same capacity to succeed Sujata Singh.

Singh to succeed Nanda in Indonesia
Additional Secretary in the MEA Gurjit Singh is all set to succeed Biren Nanda in Indonesia as Ambassador.

Navdeep Suri to be Indian Envoy to Egypt
Navdeep Suri who is a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is poised to be Indian Ambassador to Egypt. He is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer.

Prashant Pise to be Indian Envoy to Mali
Prashant Pise who is Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) in Mauritius is poised to be Indian Ambassador to Mali. He is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer.

1984 batch IPS officer empanelled as IG in GoI
A 1984 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh, M W Ansari, has been empanelled to hold Inspector General (IG)/equivalent level post in Government of India.

Three IPS officers of 1985 batch empanelled as IG in GoI
Three IPS officers of 1985 batch have been empanelled to hold Inspector General (IG)/equivalent level post in Government of India. The officers include: Swarn Singh of Madhya Pradesh cadre; P Vijayanand of Kerala cadre; Girish Prasad Sharma of Uttar Pradesh.

Two IPS officers of 1988 batch empanelled as IG in GoI
Two IPS officers of 1988 batch have been empanelled to hold Inspector General (IG)/equivalent level post in Government of India. The officers include: M R Vijay Kumar of Assam-Meghalaya cadre and Rajnish Seth of Maharashtra cadre.

Three IPS officer of 1989 batch empanelled as IG in GoI
Three IPS officer of 1989 batch have been empanelled to hold Inspector General (IG)/equivalent level post in Government of India. The officers include: Mukesh Kumar Meena of AGMU cadre, Kumar Vinoy Singh Deo of Assam-Meghalaya and Anil Kumar Pratham of Gujarat cadre.

Three IPS officer of 1991 batch empanelled as IG in GoI
Three IPS officer of 1991 batch have been empanelled to hold Inspector General (IG) equivalent level post in Government of India. The officers include: Shamsher Singh of Gujarat cadre, Abhay Kumar Prasad of Uttar Pradesh cadre and Ishwar Chander of Punjab cadre.

Gujarat tourism's campaign more incredible: Big "B"
Amitabh Bachchan tweets. Gujarat tourism campaign is more effective than Incredible India campaign of the GoI. Thanks to the effort of Vipul Mittra and his team, Gujarat tourism has today got No 1award in tourism.

Sumeet Jerath is ADGFT in GoI
Sumeet Jerath ex Principal Secretary Power to the Government of Assam on central deputation has taken charge of newly created post of Additional Director General of Foreign Trade (ADGFT), at Delhi, Joint Secy. level under the Department of Commerce for a period of five years. He is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya (A-M) cadre.
(We said this on August 4, 2011)

Bureaucratic changes on the anvil in J & K
As the grapevine has it a bureaucratic reshuffle is on the anvil in Jammu & Kashmir.


1987 AIS officers meet held
Over 50 officers belonging to 1987 batch of All India Services (AIS) who are in Delhi had a get together with their spouses in the BSF mess on January 22, 2012.


Names of contenders for 2 slots of SEBI's CGMs
As many as 10 General Managers (GMs) of SEBI will face interviews for two new Chief General Managers (CGMs) in SEBI that will be held on January 24, 2012. They are: Peeyush Gupta, Sujit Prasad, S R Prasad, Ms. Neelam Bhardwaj, Ms. Anita Kankare, Jayanta Jash, Parag Basu, Sunil Kadam, Anil Pradhan & N Hariharan.

Prashant Saran Member SEBI to get extension
As the grapevine has it, Prashant Saran, Member SEBI, (ex RBI official), whose three years term will expire in summers of 2012 is likely to get an extension of two years.

Dr. V R R Singh to be Director HFRI, Shimla
Dr. V R R Singh will be new Director, Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI), Shimla. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Bureaucracy has begun to align in Kerala
In the wake of new political equations, bureaucracy has begun to align in Kerala with Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan former Chief Minister and state secretary of the CPI (M), Pinarayi Vijayan.

Kerala bureaucracy is in Coma?
In the wake of political uncertainty, the bureaucracy in Kerala has been pushed to a state of comatose.

B C Tripathi is Member Solar Energy Industry Advisory Council
CMD GAIL B C Tripathi has been made Member of the Solar Energy Industry Advisory Council set up by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia is Director SAIL
Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia has been appointed Director on the Board of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

Post of MD is vacant in New & Renewable Energy Ministry
Post of Managing Director (MD) is lying vacant in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in Government of India.

Sushil Kumar gets NOC
The Uttar Pradesh Government has given NOC for central deputation to 1982 batch IAS officer Sushil Kumar.

J P Rai is ED, PM's National Council on Skill Development
J P Rai has joined as Executive Director (ED) of the Prime Minister's National Council on Skill Development. Hitherto, he was group CEO of the SKIL group being headed by noted industrialist Nikhil Gandhi has quit the organisation. He is a former IAS officer of 1983 batch.

Post of Adviser (Ind. & Engg.) still vacant in Embassy of India, Brussels
The post of Adviser (Industry & Engineering) has been lying vacant in the Embassy of India, Brussels, under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The post will be filled by the officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary/ Director of the Government of India or equivalent level. Interested candidates can send their applications to the Department before January 25, 2012.

Deadline for CIL's chief's post ends today
Deadline for applying to the post of Chairman Coal India Ltd (CIL) will expire on January 23, 2012.

Prashar is HERC head (Updated)
A former IAS officer, RN Prashar, has been sworn in as the Chairman of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) by Power Minister Ajay Singh Yadav. An officer of the 1975 batch, Prashar, has also worked as Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary (FCPS), Power, for a number of years. Among those who attended the oath-taking ceremony were Ms.Dheera Khandelwal, FCPS, Women and Child Development; Jyoti Arora, Special Secretary, Power; SC Chaudhary, FCPS, PWD (B&R); Ajit Mohan Sharan, FCPS, Finance and Power; AK Singh, MD, UHBVN, and members of the HERC.

R M Sharma is Director, TT (Coaching), Railway Board (UPDATED)
Ravi Mohan Sharma of SG/ITSs/Western Railway, presently working as Senior DCM/RTM, has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Director, Traffic Transportation (TT) (Coaching), Railway Board.

R Gupta posted as DRM/Malda (UPDATED)
R Gupta of SAG/IRSME/Railway Board, presently working as EDME(FR), has been transferred to Eastern Railway and posted as DRM/ Malda.


B K Agarwal, WR shifted to SER (UPDATED)
B K Agarwal of SAG/IRSME/Western Railway, on being relieved from the post of DRM/Rajkot/Western Railway, has been transferred to South Eastern Railway and posted in the cadre.


Pradeep Jittuka, SCR, shifted to Diesel Locomative Works, Varanasi (UPDATED)
Pradeep Kumar Jittuka of SG/IRSME/South Central Railway, has been transferred to Diesel Locomotive Works/Varanasi in the same capacity.


M Raveendran, SR, shifted to SECR (UPDATED)
M Raveendran of SG/IRSME/Southern Railway has been transferred to South East Central Railway in the same capacity.


Avdesh Kumar, CR, transferred to SCR (UPDATED)
Avdhesh Kumar, SS/IRSME/Central Railway, has been transferred to South Central Railway in the same capacity.


S Muthu Kumar, Coach factory, shifted to SCR (UPDATED)
S Muthu Kumar of SS/IRSME/Integral Coach Factory, has been transferred to South Central Railway in the same capacity.


Raman K. Singhal, NR, shifted to WCR (UPDATED)
Raman Kumar Singhal of SS/IRSME/Northern Railway, has been transferred to West Central Railway in the same capacity.


Arvind Kumar Datta, NR, shifted to Diesel Loco., Patiala (UPDATED)
Arvind Kumar Datta of SS/IRSME. Northern Railway, has been posted to Diesel Loco Modernization works / Patiala in the same capacity.


P Sudevan, Int. Coach Factory, shifted to SR (UPDATED)
P Sudevan of SS/IRSME/Integral Coach Factory, has been shifted to Southern Railway in the same capacity.


D Gajbhiye, SR, transferred to Int. Coach Factory (UPDATED)
D Gajbhiye of SS/IRSME/Southern Railway, has been transferred to Integral Coach Factory in the same capacity.


D K Saraf promoted as Addl. Member (Planning), RB (UPDATED)
D K Saraf, HAG/IRSME, presently working as Adviser (Planning)/ Railway Board has been posted as Additional Member (Planning), Railway Board.


R Vijaya Mohan promoted as Addl. Member (Mech. Engg.), RB (UPDATED)
R Vijaya Mohan of HAG/IRSME, presently working as Adviser/Mechanical Engineering)/Railway Board, has been promoted and posted as Additional Member (Mechanical Engineering), Railway Board.


R S Kochak, CR, shifted to SECR (UPDATED)
R S Kochak, SAG/IRSME/Central Railway, has been transferred to South East Central Railway and appointed in HA Grade and posted as CME/South East Central Railway (SECR).


D Kamilla, SER, shifted to ECR (UPDATED)
D Kamilla of SAG/IRSME/South Eastern Railway, has been transferred to East Central Railway and appointed in HA grade and posted as CME/East Central Railway.


V Johri, DLW, shifted posted as CME, SWR (UPDATED)
V Johri of HAG/IRSME/DLW, presently working as Senior CDE, has been transferred to South Western Railway in the same capacity and posted as CME, against an existing vacancy.

Saket Bhuguna, ED, Defense Research shifted moved to IROAF (UPDATED)
Saket Bhuguna of SAG/IRSME/RDSO, presently working as ED/Defense Research, has been transferred to IROAF.

BSF Wives Welfare Association opens night shelter for poor (UPDATED)
BSF Wives Welfare Association (BWWA) has taken a step forward in working towards a social cause by setting up a "Night Shelter" for the poor and downtrodden who visit Trauma Centre at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi for treatment. After inaugurating the "Night Shelter" Scheme, President BWWA, Mrs. Shefali Bansal saiod that BWWA was dedicated in its efforts of upliftment of widows and wives of BSF personnel as well as contributing usefully towards society by providing aide to social causes, thereby living up to its motto of BWWA - 'Ek Sarthak Abhiyan". She also applauded the support extended by AIIMS Trauma Centre Administration in successfully conducting the night shelter scheme.

Ashok Kumar Gupta appointed Addl. Secy., Defence (UPDATED)
Ashok Kumar Gupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Premature repatriation of V Somasundaran, Addl. Secy., Defence (UPDATED)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the premature repatriation of V Somasundaran, Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence to his cadre. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Non-official part-time Directors appointed on Board of NTPC (Updated)
Ajit M. Nimbalkar and S R Upadhyay have been appointed as Non-official part-time Directors on the Board of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) for a period of three years.

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

Who's who of Indian business to participate in Davos Summit
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma will be leading adelegation of 110 top CEOs from Indian business to participate in the Davostalks to be held from January 25-29, 2012 in Davos, Switzerland.

India Inc preparing for Bihar Global Summit to be held in February
Many in corporate India are looking forward to Bihar Global Summit that starts in first week of February. Power plant and allied units, logistics industry, engineering equipment manufacturers, agro processing units and even contract farming companies are looking at opportunities in Bihar.

Will RBI keep rates steady?
What was the guidance RBI Governor D Subbarao got from Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee after inflation has started cooling down is
the whispers in banking corridors.

Wenck appointed Additional Director of JK Paper
JK Paper has appointed Wim Wienk as Additional Director.


Prasad resigns as Director, GSS Infotech Ltd
L V Prasad, Director, GSS Infotech Ltd, has resigned from the Board of Directors of the company w.e.f. January 20, 2012.



Mittal resigns as Director, Qpro Infotech Ltd
Rajinder Mittal , Director, Qpro Infotech Ltd, has resigned from the Board of Directors of the company.



Two Addl. Directors appointed on Board of Balaji Amines Ltd
Balaji Amines Ltd has appointed Amarender Reddy and Chavali Satyanarayana Murthy as Additional Directors on the Board of the company w.e.f. January 30, 2012.



Two directors no longer on Board of Balaji Amines Ltd
M R Krishnaiah and S Vishnu Rao have resigned from the Board of Balaji Amines Ltd.



Raman no longer CFO, Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd
S Y Raman, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd, has been transferred to a Group Company.



Chandramohan appointed CFO, Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd
The Board of Directors of Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd has on January 18, 2012, appointed C Chandramohan as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. January 1, 2012.

Open job opportunities for all irrespective of age

Our Prime Minister has rightly said that it is a sensitive issue. As per our Constitution, for Supreme Court & High Court Judges date of birth in board certificate is not conclusive but UPSC and SSC accept only Board Certificate which seems prima facie against the Constitution. It is also a fact that in large no. of cases date of birth mentioned in CBSE certificate is not correct. It is high time that UoI and Supreme Court instead of running away from equal justice to all should grab this opportunity and take judicious decision in this regard and open the job opportunities for all irrespective of age limit. Like open economy, job opportunities must be open for all more so when pension schemes after implementation of NPS are same in private and government sector. Moreover departmental promotion should also be banned and should be treated as open vacancy and made open to all. What is required is infrastructure to conduct exam and institutions conducting exams needs to be strengthened.

RK

Defence Minister's statement ridiculous !

Defence Minister's statement that he has been keeping virtuously quiet all these months because of the sensitiveness of the COA'S age issue and blaming the press for sensationalizing it, is most ridiculous and laughable. His own nincompoops, lack of ability to make a decision and sitting on this important file for a long time all have made this issue sensational. When pressures are put on him to do things immoral or illegal or not to his liking, coward in him has always made him exhibit an ostrich like attitude, waiting for the problem to solve itself. This is dangerous to the nation, especially when he is the defence minister. He allowed all sorts of statements from his bureaucrats and a politically appointed AG, who among other arguments brought in a upsetting line of succession theory.Where was this theory when Congress Government denied Chief's post to Western Command Chief Lt. Gen. P S Bhagat, the only Victoria Cross(VC) holding officer in the Indian army at that time and was superceded. Where was this theory when Lt. Gen. S K Sinha,one of the most outstanding Generals in the Army was summarily superseded. Both were the senior most officers in the Indian army at the time of their supercession. One feels that had it not been for the weak corruption tainted UPA Government, General V K Singh would have bitten the dust long back. The arms lobby, the corrupt elements and 10 Janpath coterie would have ensured it.

N.Krishnan

Using RTI to get a CGHS claim cleared

In respect of a CGHS claim, an appellant sought the details of items of theclaim which weredisallowed by CGHS along with the reasons and the copies ofcirculars on the basis ofwhich the items were disallowed, and whether thecirculars were available onthe CGHS site. The PIO demanded Rs. 8/- for the 4 pagesof information whichwere duly deposited by the appellant. He was not satisfiedwith the replysupplied by the PIO and filed an appeal before the FAA who askedthe appellantto visit the office of FAA on any working day by appointment fordiscussing theRTI of Appellant. After a perusal of the papers, the Commissionobserved thatthe information has not been supplied to the Appellant despitepayment of theadditional fee. The Commission directed to provide theinformation to theAppellant before 05 February 2012 and issued a notice to thePIO why penalty shouldnot be levied on him.

Comments

The case discussed above shows how the RTI Act can be used to solve some of theproblems which the government servants encounter on day-today basis.

Citation : Mr. A.L. Makhijani v. CGHS in Decision No.CIC/SG/A/2011/003275/16955

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