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Rajasthan Doctors strike leaves 70 dead!!!!
As 70 were ordinary Indians or 'common flies' nothing is being said!!

Congress will say.... so what ..... more Indians die in road accidents in Jaipur or Udhaipur or they were terminally ill patients and would have died sooner or later!!! As no VIP or VIP's kith or kin died so even the Media, who also seems to have been untouched, has given this 'callous behaviour by Doctors' the miss!!! Seems in India Doctors take the 'Hippocratic Oath'.... and before they start working as Doctors they take the 'Hypocrite's Oath'.... because they tend to do just the opposite of what they swore to do in their Hippocratic Oath!! In Kolkata patients died in a hospital fire and the owners of the Hospital are behind bars.... seems as deaths were spread out during the Doctors strike in Rajasthan, hence there was no hue and cry and no action against anyone for the deaths!!! It's indeed sad that for our Netas ordinary Indians are like flies.... inconsequential and disposable!!! If individually a Doctor causes death of a patient he or she faces charges and even punishment.... but deaths caused by many Doctors seems is not recognized by Indian law.... so they go scot free!!! Seems as Madam was too busy with orchestrating her minions to take on Anna's movement that this 'murder of patients' escaped her attention.... after all there is a Congress Government in Rajasthan!!

Anna jaldi jaldi karro recover!!!
A lot of distance you have to 'cover'!!!

It is not very clear if Anna will be fit enough to get into 'campaigning for a strong Lokpal'..... this should be his objective, be it he or Team Anna during their campaigning in the States going to polls!!! Public knows which Party is corrupt 'from top to bottom' and which Party does not want a strong Lokpal and has literally played around with Anna!!!! Team Anna needs to let Public know about the phenomenal corruption of India's political class......and then compare the Lokpal that UPA has proposed and which was passed by LS and the Lokpal Team Anna had proposed and which Congress gave the 'ditch' !! Link corruption with inflation and India's economic woes and rural woes!! Forget about fasts and dharnas....now focus all energies on the States going to polls!! Slogan of Team Anna should be...... abh takh imaandari haari.... 2012 .... abh hai imaandari ki baari!!!

Qualified Foreigners Investors can now invest in stocks!!!
Corollary to this should be 'Mauritian route India blocks'!!

It should happen.... but will it happen???? No chance!!! This QFI is only to get 'Indian money held overseas into India's Stock Market....prop up the Rupee and Sensex/Nifty'....... basically try to cover up for the FII inflow shorfall!!! And my guess is now '2 number ka money will enter via QFIs'!!!! And in all probability via Dubai where income tax is 0.. QFI's will pay tax where the funds originate from !!! As per reports a lot of the hot money in Switzerland is now in Dubai!!! Coming to our economic woes.... our deficit is rising...... inflation has fallen temporarily and will rise in summer...... all economic parameters are down...... deleveraging by European Banks will hit us more than 'Sarkaari estimates'!!!!! As investing in India for local investors is 'like catching a falling knife'... does Pranab feel 'overseas Indian' investors would like to enter at this stage.... okay Dollar deposits give next to nothing...... but there are innovative investments that are safe and give a decent return!! Is this Pranab's way of getting 'Indian money held overseas into India...... via the backdoor.... as Amnesty seems more and more difficult??? Amnesty is not possible on account of political compulsions...... if Amnesty Government will have to come up with stringent punishment for those holding funds overseas post the amnesty.... and we know the huge deposits of our Netas cannot come back.... majboori hai bhai!! Many questions which in due course will automatically be answered!!

PS.....New Year Wish.... May your happiness increase like Petrol prices....may your sorrows fall like India Rupee...may joy fill your heart like the growing affluence of UPA's Boss and Minsters and may you be able to hide your undisclosed wealth like Sonia's illness!!! Is UPA adamant to retire present COAS.....they say he did not play ball in Defence Deals.... they say order 'make sure he goes' came from 10 Janpath!!! Even Hooda's refused his request for a plot in Panchkula!! We ignore the ones that adore us. Adore the ones who ignore us. Love those who hurt us. And hurt the ones who love us.!!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

BUREAUCRACY

161 IPS officers retiring this year
As many as 161 IPS officers are retiring in the year 2012.

Government goes tough on 713 IPS officers
Government of India has decided to be tough with altogether 713 IPS officers in the country who have not yet submitted their property return. Now they will face problem in their promotion, induction or deputation.

Mohan Das to be Chief Secretary of Kerala?
Secretary Shipping K Mohan Das is reportedly returning to Kerala as Chief Secretary. He is 1974 batch IAS officer.

Prabhakaran to get new assignment in Kerala
Kerala Chief Secretary P Prabhakaran is likely to be appointed as advisor to the infrastructure projects of the state. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.

V Somasundaran to return Kerala?
Aditional Secretary V Somasundaran is likely to return to the parent Kerala cadre. He is 1979 batch IAS officer.

Yashpal Singh is new Secretary Minority Affairs
Dr Yashpal Singh has been appointed Joint Secretary Minority Affairs in the Government of India. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
(We said this on December 15)

Sanjay Mahindru to go Moscow
Sanjay Mahindru is all set to go to Moscow on foreign posting. He is 1992 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

IPS officer gets three postings in five month
Hari K Rajan has been given three postings during the last five years in West Bengal. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Interviews for EDs in PS banks on January 13,2012
Interviews for selecting 24 out of 48 General Managers (GMs) in PSU banks for elevation as Executive Directors (EDs) will be held on January 13, 2012.

Promotions to Lt. Generals in Army delayed
Promotion of senior Army officers as Lt. Generals have been delayed. Though, the Board was held in October 2011, results are unlikely before end of January 2012.

17, 320 posts vacant in CISF
As many as 17,320 posts are vacant in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

Ashok Sinha transferred as Sr. DAG (Com/MCD), C&AG, Delhi
Ashok Sinha, Senior Deputy Accountant General in the office of Accountant General (LBA & A), Rajasthan, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as Senior Deputy Accountant General (Com/MCD) in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit), New Delhi under the department of Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Susheel Kumar is new JS HUPA
Susheel Kumar has been appointed new Joint Secretary in the Department of Urban Housing and Poverty Alleviation in the Government of India. He is 1982 batch UP cadre IAS officer.
(We said this on December 16)

Shailesh Kumar Singh moves as JS Coal
Joint Secretary Urban Development Shailesh Kumar Singh has been moved as Joint Secretary Coal upto April 2015. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on December 21)

Giridhar appointed JS Petroleum
A Giridhar has been appointed Joint Secretary, Petroleum, He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on November 29)

Jyoti Arora is new JS Power
Ms Jyoti Arora has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Power, in the Government of India. She is 1987 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this on December 29)

Jauahri is new JS Shipping
M C Jauhari has been appointed Joint Secretary Shipping in the Government of India. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on December 29)

Manoj Saunik gets extension
Joint Secretary Defence Production Manoj Saunik has been granted extension in central deputation tenure till November 2012. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

A.K. Roy is CMD, General Insurance Corporation of India
A.K. Roy has been appointed as officiating Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC).
(We said this on December 30, 2011)

Milind A. Kharat is CMD, AIC of India Ltd
Milind A Kharat has been appointed as officiating Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited (AIC)
Vivek Johri is back to Madhya Pradesh Vivek Johri who was on deputation to the Cabinet Secretariat is back to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre. He is 1984 batch IPS officer.

Selvamani posted as Deputy Director, Enforcement, Delhi
K C Selvamani, DCIT, Mumbai, has been posted as Deputy Director of Enforcement, Grade- I in the Directorate of Enforcement under the Department of Revenue on deputation basis in New Delhi for a period of three years.

Prakash Chandra joins as Ombudsman in Delhi
Former Chairman of the CBDT Prakash Chandra Tripathi has joined as Income Tax Ombudsman in Delhi.

(We said this on Sep, 15 & Nov,18, 2011)

Lt Gen Chaudhary to be DG Military Operations
Lt General A K Chaudhary is all set to take over as DG of the Military Operations in the Army Headquarters. He is presently GOC of Rising Star Corps.

Punjab CEO and CM are at loggerheads?
There are reports that Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal and the Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab Kusumjit Sidhu are at loggerheads. Sidhu is 1979 batch IAS officer.

Postings of IRTS officers in Railways
There is fresh posting of Indian Railway Traffic Signal (IRTS) officers. Accordingly, J Sinha, SSG/IRTS/Rly BD, presently working as Director Traffic/SHPC, has been posted as Director/Planning, Railway Board while Satya Prakash, HAG/IRTS, AGM/Central Railway, is transferred to Railway Board and posted as Additional Member (T&C) and S V Ingle, HAG/IRTS, as CCM/WCR, has been transferred and posted as CCM/CR and. S C Jethi, SAG/IRTS/CR, has been transferred and posted as CCM/WCR and A K Patnaik, HAG/IRTS, as ADV/Commercial/Rly Board, has been promoted and appointed as Addl. Member/Commercial Railway Board.

Dr. Alok Saxena to be Additional Director, IGNFA, Dehradun
Dr. Alok Saxena on central deputation has been posted as Additional Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1983 batch who belongs the AGMUT cadre.

Interviews for chiefs of PS banks deferred
Interviews for selection of senior bankers from post of Executive Directors (EDs) to Chairman-cum-Managing Directors (CMDs) that were scheduled to be held on January 4, 2012 will now be held after January 11, 2012.

1996 batch IAS get suppertime-scale in HP
Three 1996 batch IAS officers in Himachal Pradesh Mssrs: Manish Garg,R S Negi and Balbir Tegta have been given suppertime-scale.

2 posts of AFT in Delhi
There are two posts of Members in Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Delhi

AGMUT IFS gets elevated as Addl PCCFs
Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of AGMUT cadre belonging to batches of 1984 & 1985 (up to Bipin Bihari) have been elevated as Additional PCCFs. Their orders are expected very shortly.

Panel sought for Director SFIO
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has asked DoP&T for a panel of the position of Director, Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). This post has fallen vacant because Baljit Singh IPS, Director (SFIO) has joined as Deputy Director (DD), IB, HQ, New Delhi.

Bansal to be promoted in Orissa
Sunil Kumar Bansal on Central Deputation is likely to be promoted from IG to ADG Rank. He is an IPS Officer of 1987 batch, who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

Ms Batsala Jha Yadav posted as OSD in Board
Mrs. Batsala Jha Yadav, Additional DIT, Delhi, has been posted as OSD in the Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) with the assignment of FT&TR-1 Division.

Four IAS officers get super time scale in TN
Four IAS officers of 1996 batch belonging to Tamil Nadu cadre have been promoted to super time scale of IAS who include: A Karthik, Commissioner of Town and Country Planning; Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, Inspector General of Registration; A Ramalingam, Secretary-IV to Chief Minister and R Venkatesan, Member of CMDA.

Rajesh Lakhani is now CMD, SIPCOT in TN
Rajesh Lakhani, Additional Commissioner of Revenue Administration has been appointed as Chairman and managing Director of Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT). He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

G P Prakash, IAS, posted as MD, Newsprint & Papers in TN
G Prakash, Joint Secretary, Industries Department will hold full additional charge of Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Post of member falling vacant in Authority for Advance Rulings
Post of Member is falling vacant in Authority for Advance Rulings (Income Tax). Interested candidates can apply for the same to Revenue Department, Government of India.

'Urban Mgmt. & Public Service Delivery' programme at Singapore from April 9
Training Division, Department of Personnel & Training is organising a customized training programme on 'Urban Management and Public Service Delivery' at LKY School, Singapore from April 9 to 20, 2012.

1980 batch IAS Dr. Jerath promoted to rank of CS in J&K
Dr. Ravi K Jerath, has been promoted to the rank of Chief Secretary (fixed scale). Consequent upon his promotion to the fixed scale of lAS, the post of Director General of J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration & Rural Development (IMPA) has been declared equivalent in status to the IAS cadre post of Chief Secretary as long as it is held by Dr. K Jerath. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Two IAS officers get senior time scale in J&K
Two IAS officers of 2008 batch of Jammu and Kashmir have been accorded senior time scale of IAS. They include: Simarandeep Singh and Jitendra Kumar Singh.

IPS reshuffle in Assam
P.P. Singh will be ADG Government Railway Police Jyotirmoy Chakraborty has been made ADG, BIEO.A.K. Sinha Casshyap will now be director prosecution in place of B.K. Mishra who goes as IG Home Guards.S.N. Singh has been posted as IGP of BTAD.

IAS changes in Assam
Director of sports Sanjib Gohain Baruah has been appointed DC Golaghat. Pritam Saikia, has been given charge as DC Goalpara. DC Nagaon, M. Angamuthu, will replace Saikia. B. Solanki has been made DC Morigaon in place of Aruna Rajoria, who has been transferred as DC of Dibrugarh. D. Ashok Babu has been posted as DC Nagaon. Dibrugarh DC K.K. Dwivedi has been made commissioner of Panchayat and Rural Development. Avinash Joshi has been promoted to commissioner secretary of the department. Santanu Thakur has been given additional charge of commissioner secretary of excise.Sabir Hussainhas been promoted as commissioner secretary of the Excise department. N.M. Hussain will now be secretary of secondary education and S. Thiek, has been transferred as DC Hailakandi.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Pakistan : Baluchistan CJ to head Judicial Commission formed by Apex Court in Memogate
Pakistan's supreme court in its order dated 30 December 2011 while upholding the maintainability of the 'Memogate' case has formed a judicial commission "to ascertain the origin, authenticity and purpose of creating/drafting memo for delivering it to the (then) chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff Admiral Mike Mullen through Gen (Retd) James Logan Jones former US National Security Adviser". The judicial commission comprising of Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, CJ of Baluchistan High court, Justice Iqbal Hamidur Rehman CJ of Islamabad High court and Justice Mushir Alam CJ of Sindh High court shall hold its sittings in the Islamabad High court building and the District and Sessions Judge of Islamabad Raja Jawwad Abbas Hassan shall act as the commission's secretary. Baluchistan CJ Justice Faez Isa being senior most shall head the commission. The federal government shall provide logistic support to the commission through the Cabinet Secretary and the federal secretaries in the interior, external affairs, chief secretaries and Inspectors general of police of all the provinces, DG FIA and Pakistan's ambassadors to the US, UK and Canada shall provide every assistance to the commission according to the order passed by the apex court under article 187 of the constitution of Pakistan read with relevant sections of the supreme court rules and the principles of the civil procedure code.

Pakistan: Asma Jahangir quits as Haqqani's counsel in memogate
Noted lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir has quit as counsel to former Ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani in the 'memogate' case. Asma has said that in upholding the maintainability of the petition and appointing a judicial commission to 'probe' the memo affair the apex court has acted under pressure from the security establishment. 'If a nine judge bench of the Supreme Court couldn't withstand pressure of the security) establishment I don't think judges of the high court on the judicial commission will be able to function objectively' Ms Jahangir has said.

Two IFS officers promoted to above super time scale-II in J&K (UPDATED)
Two Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of Jammu and Kashmir cadre have been promoted to above super scale time scale-II (Principal Chief Conservator of Forests). They include A K Srivastava of 1980 batch and Lal Chand of 1981 batch.


Four IFS officers promoted to above super time scale-I in J&K (UPDATED)
Four Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of Jammu and Kashmir cadre have been promoted to above super scale time scale-I (Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests). They include Deepak Khanna of 1985 batch, Ravi Kumar Kesar of 1985 batch, Suresh Chugh of 1985 batch and Mukher Jeet Sharma of 1985 batch.

Dhar reappointed as MD, J&K SPDC (UPDATED)
Basharat Ahmad Dhar has been reappointed as Managing Director, J&K State Power Development Corporation after his retirement for a period of two years.

Five IAS officers get selection grade in J&K (UPDATED)
Five IAS officers have been promoted to selection grade of IAS in Jammu and Kashmir. The officers include Hridesh Kumar, Sarita Chouhan, Mohammad Ashraf Bukhari, Mohammad Abass Dar and Shagufta Parveen.

Ajay Chadha joins as Special Secretary (Internal Security) (UPDATED)
Ajay Chadha has joined as Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is 1977 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
( We said this on December 16 )

Raghavendra Narayan Dubey appointed Joint Secretary Defence (UPDATED)
Raghvendra Narayan Dube has been appointed as Advisor to Defence Minister A.K.Antony in the rank of Joint Secretary. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of the 1984 batch.
(We said this on December 14,2011)

Salim, IAS, gets inter-cadre deputation to Kerala (UPDATED)
The Central Government has accorded approval for extension of inter-cadre deputation of P B Salim from West Bengal to Kerala cadre for a period of three months. Salim is a 2001 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

A.K. Singh is now Additional Member Railway Board (UPDATED)
A.K.Singh on elevation has become Additional Member Store in the Railway Board.

A.K. Gupta is now Additional Member Railway Board (UPDATED)
A.K. Gupta on elevation has become Additional Member Works in the Railway Board.

Satya Prakash is now Additional Member Railway Board (UPDATED)
Satya Prakash on elevation has become Additional Member Catering & Tourism in the Railway Board.

A.K. Patnaik is now Additional Member Railway Board (UPDATED)
Satya Prakash on elevation has become Additional Member Commercial in the Railway Board.

M. Suresh is now Additional Member Railway Board (UPDATED)
M. Suresh on elevation has become Additional Member Signal in the Railway Board.

R. Vijay Mohan is now Additional Member Railway Board (UPDATED)
R. Vijay Mohan on elevation has become Additional Member Mechanical in the Railway Board.

D.K.Saraf is now Additional Member Railway Board (UPDATED)
D.K.Saraf on elevation has become Additional Member Planning in the Railway Board.

R Raman is now Additional Member Railway Board (UPDATED)
R Raman on elevation has become Additional Member Civil in the Railway Board.

Peeyush Agrawal is DRM,Palghat (UPDATED)
Peeyush Agrawal has been posted as DRM,Palghat.

Avinash Mishra shifted to MHA as Director (UPDATED)
Avinash Mishra, who on central deputation is Director, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has been laterally shifted to the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is an IRS-IT officer of 1991 batch.
(We said this on November 29, 2011)

Tenure of Brahmachari, as Secy., SIR & DG, CSIR extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Prof. Samir K Brahmachari, as Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (SIR) and Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been extended for a period of two years beyond December 31, 2011.


P K Chaudhary assigned addl. charge of Textiles Ministry (UPDATED)
P K Chaudhary, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has been assigned additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Textiles for a period of three months. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

R Bhardwaj gets addl. charge of CCIT-I, Delhi (UPDATED)
R Bhardwaj, CCIT-II, Delhi, has been assigned an additional charge of CCIT-I, Delhi.

Major IAS reshuffle in Haryana (UPDATED)
As many as 21 IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, Sanjeev Kaushal has been posted as Financial Commissioner& Principal Secretary, Technical Education while M Kithan will now be Principal Secretary, Housing Department and Secretary, Cell for Proper Utilization and Tarun Bajaj is being made MD, Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, Special Secretary, Power & DG, Power Reforms. Similarly, Vineet Garg has been posted Special Secretary, Training, Vigilance and Parliamentary Affairs & DG, Training & Inquiry officer, Vigilance; Shrikant Walgad is now Registrar, Cooperative Societies & Administrator, CADA; R P Gupta is posted as Commissioner, Ambalal division; Anurag Agrawal will now be looking as MD Haryana Power General Corp. Ltd & DG S&T; Smt. Vijayendra Kumar has been posted as MD, Haryana Agro Industries, Corp.; Chander Parkash is being assigned the charge as Administrator, HUDA, Rohtak; C R Rana is given additional charge as Director, Medical Education & Research; Pradeep Kasni is now Joint Secretary, Health Department; Pankaj Yadav is posted as State Project Director, Haryana Prathmic Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad and Project Director Rashtriya Madhyamic Shiksha Abhiyan; Smt.Amneet P Kumar has been made Director, Industrial Training; R C Verma, is Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal; M L Kaushik will now be Joint Secretary, Forests and Deputy commissioner, Fatehabad; J S Ahlawat is Administrator, HUDA, Faridabad; A Sreenivas posted as Deputy Commissioner, Sirsa; Sameer Pal Srow has been made Director and Joint Secretary, Secondary Education; Smt. A Mona Sreenivas is posted as Deputy commissioner, Panipat and Commissioner, M C Panipat and D K Behera will now be Secretary, Haryana Board of School Education, Bhiwani.

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

K Swarup ceases to be whole-time Director of DLF Limited
Upon expiry of the term of his office on December 31, 2011, K Swarup, designated as Group Executive Director (Legal), ceases to be whole-time Director of DLF Limited. He also vacated the office of Director.

Procter & Gamble appoints Amit K Vyas as Additional Director
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited has appointed Amit K. Vyas as an Additional Director of the Company.

Indian Bank appoints B Raj Kumar as Executive Director
Indian Bank has appointed B Raj Kumar as Executive Director He has taken over the charge Executive Director of the Bank on January 01, 2012. Prior to this appointment he was General Manager, Andhra Bank. V Rama Gopal, Executive Director of the Bank, has retired from the services of the Bank on superannuation on December 31, 2011.

Parulkar re-appointed CMD, Carol Info Services Ltd
Dr. Gurukumar Bhalchandra Parulkar has been re-appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Carol Info Services Ltd for a period of five years w.e.f. January 1, 2012

Vyas appointed Addl. Director, Procter and Gamble Hygiene and Healthcare Ltd
Procter and Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd has appointed Amit K Vyas as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. December 22, 2011.

Parulkar re-appointed CMD, Coral India Finance and Housing Ltd
Dr. Gurukumar Bhalchandra Parulkar has been re-appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Coral India Finance and Housing Ltd for a period of five years w.e.f. January 1, 2012

Gupta ceases to be Director, Shipping Corporation of India Ltd
Rajiv Gupta had ceased to be a Director, Shipping Corporation of India Ltd w.e.f. December 22, 2011.

LIC withdraws nominee from Standard Batteries Board
Life Insurance Corporation of India has withdrawn its nomination of Shyam Lal Mundra as Director of Standard Batteries Ltd w.e.f. December 22, 2011.

Shah resigns as Director, Ambitious Plastomac Company Ltd
Nayan B. Shah, Director of Ambitious Plastomac Company Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. November 26, 2011.

Sawhney appointed Whole-time Director, Deep Industries Ltd
Deep Industries Ltd has appointed Prem Singh Sawhney as Whole- time Director of the company w.e.f. January 2, 2012.

Som retires as CMD, NDMC
Rana Som, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NMDC, has retired from the services of the company on attaining the superannuation age of 60
years on December 31, 2011.

Modi resigns as Company Secy. Hazoor Multi Projects Ltd
Dinesh Modi, Company Secretary of Hazoor Multi Projects Ltd has resigned from the company.

Surana retires as Part-time Director, Punjab and Sind Bank
A. K. Surana, Part-time Non-official Director, Punjab and Sind Bank has retired on December 30, 2011 on completion of his tenure with the bank.

DEBATE (1)

'Sir' is an expression of respect which is to be given to all regardless of their stature or posts they hold. Calling Sir to a bureaucrat should not be taken as lowering the stature of the politicians in any way. Use of such expression help develop congenial atmosphere and bolster efficiency of output. We are now an independent democratic nation where all deserve to be respected.

Upreti

DEBATE (2)

There is nothing wrong in Ministers addressing bureaucrats as 'Sir'. In Indian context, 'Sir' means "Shriman" and should not be confused as implying any superior or exalted position.

J B Sinha

Enhance retirement age from 60 to 62 years

Now that clouds are clear. Long awaited Lokpal Bill is about to become effective sooner or later. PM is now free from all worries. Now is the fittest time for him to declare the long anxiously awaited issue of enhancing the retirement age of Central Government Employees from 60 to 62 years. Sooner the better. The selective approach needs to be dispensed with. For the last 10 years and over, no new recruitment has been made against the vacancies of retiring employees and the vacancies have been allowed to lapse. The net result is that in very many Departments a section now consists of only one SO, one Dealing Asstt./UDC and/clerk with Messenger being outsourced. The safai karamcharis are also being outsourced. In every cadre review also, lower level posts are being abolished to allow for the matching savings for creation of higher level posts. Is it not the more than sufficient reason to enhance the retirement age from 60 to 62 years? Further, a new via media has been evolved by various Departments i.e., of recruiting the retired personnel as Consultants even though not provided in the recruitment rules - a step to appease/reward the retired personnel by appointing him in the same department as Consultant by circumventing the normal channels of recruitment viz.by promotion, thro regular competitive examinations being conducted by UPSC/SSC etc. I am afraid that this could be a new SCAM in the days to come. It is prevalent in the Government service that more you serve the Govt., more you will lose monetarily. The expenditure incurred for retaining a senior employee about to retire is less as compared to the newly recruited employee in the same grade. So, on this front also Government will also save a lot of funds on the one hand, on the other hand Government could make productive use of the expertise developed over the years by retaining the retiring employees at a least expense(besides the outgo in the form of pensionary benefits will also be saved by the Central Government), if the retirement age is increased from 60 to 62 years in the case of Central Government employees. The Government should ponder on this issue with a broader outlook and open mind.Further at least 30% by way of income tax will come back to the coffers of the Govt. Is it not a big savings in the hands of Government?

B K Jain

All CSS officers want creation of new posts in rank of Additional Secretary

Almost all CSS officers want creation of new posts in rank of Additional Secretary to GOI in CSS cadre or diversifying of existing posts in Central Civil Services of Additional Secretary to CSS cadre. At present, the IAS lobby has made 3 year mandatory requirement for CSS officers before retirement for promotion to the scale and rank of Additional Secretary. CSS officers of Under Secretary and above want this mandatory requirement to be reduced from 3 years to either 2 to 1 year. Many CSS officers are feeling being left out and taken for granted by AIS lobby. CSS officers feel that very late promotions in the center and monopoly of the IAS is preventing CSS and other central group A civil service from further progressing.

VPS

Many lawyers spoil the sport

As per the Census of 2011 there are 120 crore citizen in the country. Say, if out of that 85% population is satisfied and impotent then this will total to 85 crore. If balance 15% are gratified and unsatisfied people, then this will amount to 12.50 crore people. If this 12.50 crore people arise and create havoc in the country, then the Defence or Police forces put together will be able to face their might. The politician should realize this as early as possible and pass the Lok Pal Bill or otherwise we will also have face a Libya or Egypt like situation and they will be worst sufferers.

A Srivastava

Certified copies of the photocopies

Background

The appellant sought certain attested documents and information regarding the rule of the RTI Act, under which the attested copies of documents should be given. The PIO denied the attested copies of documents claiming that the Public Authority does not possess original documents. The Commission directed the PIO to provide the relevant provision of law to the appellant regarding attestation and to supply attested copies of the photocopies of documents available in the records to the Appellant along with a note on each page clarifying that the same are only copies of photocopies and not copies of the original documents.

Comments

The RTI Act empowers the citizens of India to obtain certified copies of the documents from the Government Organisations and the PIO should not refuse to certify the documents even if the Public Authority does not possess the original documents. In such cases, a note should be given that they are only copies of photocopies and not copies of the original documents. It should be remembered that certified copies of the original may be used as an evidence in a court of law.

Citation: Shrikant Vaidya v. North Central Railway, Allahabad in File No. CIC/AD/A/2011/002311

[Mr. Paras Nath Singh v. Ministry of External Affairs in CIC/SG/A/2011/002072/15657Adjunct]

- 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)