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Narendra Modi to lead high level delegation to Japan
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will lead a high level delegation of entrepreneurs & officials to Japan from July 22 to 27,2012.He will be touring Tokyo ,Hamamatsu & Osaka. Main among those who will accompany Modi will be: Tulsi Tanti chief Suzlon, Gautam Adani Chief of Adani group, Pankaj Patel chief of Zydus Cadila,Subir Mehta chief of Torrent group ,Sunil Chaturveedi, Executive Director (ED) and Chief Operating Officer(COO) of Bharat Forge (BF) group, Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director(MD) of Delhi Mumbai industrial corridor development corporation (DMICDC) & Hari S Bhartia Co Chairman & Managing Director (MD) of Jubilant Life Sciences. There in Japan, the Gujarat Chief Minister will be interacting with Prime Minister & Deputy Prime Minister of Japan besides a dozen leading industrialists of Japan. Principal Secretary (PS) to Chief Minister A.K. Sharma and Maheshwar Sahoo PS Industries & Mines with the Gujarat Government will be part of the delegation.

Ms. Mamata Banerjee softens stance about deputation of WB officers
Ultimately, West Bengal (WB) Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee who is also supremo of the Trina Mool Congress (TMC) has softened her stance as far as not sending WB officers on deputation to the Government of India (GoI) were concerned.

Rahul likely to show keenness on 'Rural Development Ministry'?
Congress Party is all set to give Rahul Gandhi a bigger role in the party and the Government, both. In all probabilities both the roles are going to be mutually supportive to each other. If he takes over as the Working President of the party it is the Rural Development Ministry which would help him penetrate at grassroots. As the AICC general secretary his frequent unscheduled visits to villages, night stays in houses of dalits, interacting with villagers in 'chaupal' about their problems and feedback on MNREGA and other rural development schemes; all suggest that it is the 'Rural Development Ministry' which is going to be the portfolio of his choice. After all 10 Janpath wants his consolidation so as to project him as an unquestionable leader for 2014 and beyond.

BUREAUCRACY

11 IPS officers retiring in July
As many as 11 officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of various batches and cadres are retiring in July, 2012. They include: A Sivasankar of Andhra Pradesh cadre while Vipin Kumar of Haryana. Similarly, Shiv Ram Sharma of Himachal Pradesh cadre; U Nisar Ahmed of Karnataka; R P Bisone and J P Ahirvar of Madhya Pradesh; K Subramanyam of Maharashtra; Dr. Vijendra Jhala of Rajasthan; Om Prakash Singh Malik and Dr. Purnima Singh of Uttar Pradesh and Jyoti Swarup Pandey of Uttarakhand cadre.

Good news for IAS officers of 1991 batch
There is a good news for those IAS officers of 1991 batch who were earlier not empanelled as Joint Secretaries in the Government of India (GoI). Their batch is under review.

Why this delay in empanelment of 1982 batch IAS?
Why this delay in the empanelment of 1982 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India ? Is it because of pressures and pulls for four officers of this batch ?

Agrawal's order as new DG, ESIC likely soon
As the grapevine has it, appointment order relating to Anil Kumar Agarwal as new Director General (DG) of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in the Government of India (GoI) is likely to be early next week. He is an IAS officer of 1981 batch of West Bengal cadre.

Dr. (Ms) Tuk Tuk Kumar poised to join GoI
As the grapevine has it, Dr.(Ms)Tuk Tuk Kumar on central deputation is poised to join the Government of India(GOI) as an Additional Secretary. She is an IAS officer of 1981 batch of West Bengal cadre. She was PS with the then Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.

Arun Mishra to be new DGCA
Appointment of Arun Mishra has been cleared for the post of Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA).He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
(We said this on June 20)

Shukul to go to Montreal
Name of Acting DGCA and Joint Secretary Prashant Shukul has reportedly been cleared for posting as India's Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Montreal.

P K Das gets charge of Vigilance in DoPT
P K Das, who was been appointed as Joint Secretary in Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), has been assigned the charge of Vigilance. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Cadre of IAS officer transferred from Jharkhand to Maharashtra
The cadre of Astik Kumar Pandey has been transferred from Jharkhand to Maharashtra on the ground of marriage to Ms. Patil Mokshada Anil, an IPS officer of 2011 batch of Maharashtra cadre. Pandey is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

R N Kalita selected as Director (Catering Services), IRCTC
R N Kalita, ED, RVNL, has been selected for the post of Director (Catering Services), Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 19, 2012. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

Decks cleared for N C Sinha's elevation as GM in Railways
Since N C Sinha has got all clearances, he is now set to become a General Manager (GM) in Railways. Presently, he is Chief Operations Manager (COM) in South Western Railway (SWR). His name had figured in the last year's panel.

Manu Mahraaj to join CBI ?
Manu Maharaaj, SP,Rohtas Bihar Police is likely to be inducted as SP in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is an IPS officer of 2005 batch of Bihar cadre.

Sharaf to join GoI !
Umesh Sharaf, IG, Andhra Pradesh Police is likely to go on central deputation as IG. He is an IPS officer of 1989 batch of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Neerja Gotru Rao to get extension in CBI ?
Ms. Neerja Gotru Rao, DIG, CBI (Headquarters) New Delhi is likely to have an extension of one year in central deputation. She is an IPS officer of 1993 batch of Gujrat cadre.

Agrawal to join CRPF !
Sanjay Kumar Agrawal, Deputy Director, SVP, National Police Academy, Hyderabad, has been relieved to report to DG, CRPF, Head Quarters, New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 1992 batch of Rajasthan cadre.

Nanu Bhasin to go on one year training
Ms. Nanu Bhasin, Director PF, Press Information Bureau(PIB), Ministry of I&B, Government of India, will be joining one year training in Teri university, New Delhi, from coming Monday. She is an IIS service officer of 1992 batch.

Where is Subrat Ratho heading ?
It is heard that Subrat Ratho (IAS 86 batch) who has taken Voluntary Retirement is heading for a new private sector assignment in New Delhi.

Deepak Trivedi returns to UP
Deepak Trivedi, Prinicpal Commissioner, DDA, New Delhi, has prematurely returned to his parent cadre Uttar Pradesh . He is an IAS officer of 1985 batch of UP cadre.

Jaya to be Member of NCTE !
R Jaya, a TN Cadre IAS of 1995 batch who is presently Director in MHA is being appointed as Member Secretary in NCTE under HRD ministry on deputation.

Reshuffle of IPS officers on the anvil in Himachal Pradesh
A reshuffle of IPS officers in Himachal Pradesh is likely to take place by the end of July.

P K Mohanty, IRS (Customs) transferred
P K Mohanty, Indian Customs Services officer of 1982 batch, has reportedly been transferred from Geneva back to his cadre. He was posted as Minister (Customs) Indian Mission, WTO in Geneva.

Madhukar Sinha is back to Railways
Madhukar Sinha, IRAS 1987 batch has returned to the Railways after 4 years of deputation at the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi as Professor.

Code of conduct in Himachal Pradesh likely next month
As the grapevine has it, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to impose model code of conduct in Himachal Pradesh in the second week of August.

Shahid is PS to MoS Agriculture
Mohd. Shahid has been appointed as Private Secretary to MoS, Agriculture & Food Processing Industries, Harish Rawat. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Post of JS (Security ) in Lok Sabha vacant
The position of Joint Secretary (Security), Lok Sabha, Parliament House New Delhi, is vacant. An advertisement is likely to be placed on the website of MHA for the recruitment to this position. It is an IG rank position.

Loku seeks relaxation !
Ravi Kumar Loku, DIG, Prosecution Directorate, UP Government, Lucknow, has reportedly asked for relaxation of two months to join in the position of DIG, BSF. He is an UP cadre IPS officer of 1995 batch.

Murugan unlikely to be hard core ?
M Raja Murugan, presently posted in the Cabinet Secretariat, is unlikely to be absorbed permanently .He is an IPS officer of 1996 batch of MT cadre.

Pravin Kumar empanelled in GoI
Pravin Kumar, SP, Jharkhand Police has been empanelled in Government of India for the position of DIG rank. He is an IPS officer of 1998 batch of Jharkhand cadre.

Easwaramurthy to be promoted in CBI
C Easwaramurthy, SP, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to be promoted as DIG, CBI. He is an IPS officer of 1998 batch of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Cadre review in CISF on the anvil
A cadre review is on the anvil in CISF.

Post of Secretary-cum-Controller, SSC, New Delhi vacant
The post of Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations (Director level) is vacant in Staff Selection Commission (Hqrs), New Delhi, on deputation basis. Those willing to apply can send their applications to Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), New Delhi at the earliest.

Sharma to go to Oslo
Second Secretary in Indian High Commission in Lagos Rakesh Kumar Sharma has been moved to Oslo.

L Hangsing promoted to AG, CAG, Delhi
L Hangsing, Director in the office of Director General of Audit, Central Receipt, New Delhi, has been promoted to the grade of Accountant General (SAG) and will take over as Officer on Special Duty, Director General of Audit, Central Receipt, New Delhi.

29 posts of Judges vacant in Punjab& Haryana HC
As many as 29 posts of judges have been lying vacant in Punjab & Haryana High Court against approved strength of 68. They include seven posts of Permanent Judges against 38 approved strength and 22 of Additional Judges against 30 approved strength.

Ravi Kant Superintendent Eng. (P), ADG, CPWD selected for 38th APPPA
Ravi Kant, Superintendent Engineering (P) in the office of ADG (Boarder), CPWD, has been selected for 38th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) to be conducted from July 2, 2012 to March 31, 2013.

Transfers and postings in Railways
Vijayee Ram, SAG/IRTS, who is working as CTPM in West Central Railway, has been transferred to North Central Railway and posted in the cadre while Shashi Bhushan Gandhi, SAG/IRTS, is being shifted from South East Central Railway to Western Railway and posted in the cadre and O P Kesari SAG/IRSEE was moved from CLW to CR in the same capacity and posted as CELE. Similarly, S N Singh SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from CR as CELE to WR in the same capacity; Margoob Hussain SAG/IRSEE SCR to SER; Ghanshyam Singh SAG/IRSEE, WCR to ER in the same capacity; Sandeep Gemawat SG/IRSE SER to NWR; R S Rajput SG/IRSE ER to WCR; Rajesh Agarwal JAG/IRSE WCR to ER; Vijay Singh from SR to NCR; S Ramprakash SAG/IRMS ICF to SR; M P Jain SAG/IRMS WR to NER; SK Gupta SAG/IRMS WR to RCF; T P Srivastyava SAG/IRMS ECOR to WCR; CR Panda SAG/IRMS ECOR to ECOR and transfer orders of O N Verma SAG/IRSE from NER to SR, have been cancelled.

Date for nominations for PM's Public Admin Awards extended
The last date for the receipt of nominations for the Prime Minister's Awards for excellence in Public Administration for the year 2011-12 has been extended till August 16, 2012. Earlier the nominations were to close on July 15, 2012.

IIPA to hold training programme from Aug 6
The Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) is holding a training programme on 'MDP: Project Management: Project Formulation and Appraisal' from August 6 to 10, 2012. Nominations for the same can be sent to Prof. Rakesh Gupta before July 23, 2012.

PESB seeks applications for Director, HEC
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Director (Finance), Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HEC). The post has been lying vacant since May 31, 2012. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before August 24, 2012.

Seven IFS officers shifted in MP
As many as seven officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Chandrakant Patil has been posted as Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), PCCF, Bhopal while L K Chaudhary will now be Regional Director, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Umaria and V Satyam was appointed as Chief Conservator of Forests, Shahdol. Similarly, Anil Kumar Shrivastava has been posted as Chief Conservator of Forests, Seoni; Nirankar Singh as Chief Conservator of Forests (Research), Ratlam; Kamlesh Chaturvedi as Chief Conservator of Forests and Mohan Lal Meena has been posted as Conservator of Forests (Working plan), Ujjain.

Justice Bhattacharya is now Permanent CJ of Gujarat High Court (UPDATED)
Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court Justice Bhaskar bhattacharya has been appointed permanent CJ.

IAS reshuffle in UP (UPDATED)
As many as eight officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, K Ravindra Nayak has been posted as Commissioner, Rural Development, Lucknow while Rajiv Agarwal will now be Director, Mandi Parishad and Anita Meshram is transferred as Secretary, Department of Home. Similarly, Yashoda Hrishikesh Bhaskar has been posted as DM, Sidharthnagar; Kishan Singh Atoria as Principal Secretary, Revenue, Lucknow; Madhusudan Raizada is assigned additional charge of Commissioner, Devipatan and L Venkateshwarlu is given additional charge of Commissioner, Relief. Besides, Ashok Kumar has been put on waitlist.

Modi suggests Latin Americans to set up trade centre in Gujarat (UPDATED)
Impressed by Gujarat's all round development, a high-profile delegation of envoys from seven Latin American and Caribbean countries during their meeting with Chief Minister Narendra Modi expressed their willingness to develop economic and trade relations with the state. The delegation comprised Ambassadors Carlos Duarte of Brazil, Javier Paullinich of Peru, Jaime Nualart of Mexico, Juan F. Corodero A. of Costa Rica, Ruben Ignacio Zamora Rivas of Al Salvador, Hans Deninburg of Dominic Republic and Counsel Minister of Chile Nestor Riveros. They evinced keen interest in Modi's suggestion for setting up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for Wood, Timber and Marble Artisans somewhere along the seacoast of Gujarat. This is besides other industrial and manufacturing projects. They invited the Chief Minister and a business delegation from Gujarat to explore trade possibilities in their countries. Responding to their gesture, Mr. Modi told them that they could even jointly set up a Trade Centre in Gujarat, which could be immensely beneficial for both the parties. He briefed the envoys about the investment opportunities in low-cost, high-quality manufacturing and value addition projects in the state. Modi invited them to participate in the Gujarat's unique 'Festival of Nine Nights', called 'Navratri Mahotsav', in October 2012 and in the forthcoming biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit to be held in January-2013. Others present during the envoys' meeting with Modi included Chief Minister's Principal Secretary K Kailashnathan, Principal Industries Secretary Maheshwar Sahu and iNDEXTb Managing Director Mahesh Kumar.

Qaiser Shamim appointed as Ind. Director on Board of NALCO (UPDATED)
Qaiser Shamim has been selected and appointed as Independent Director on the Board of NALCO, a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise of the Government of India. Shamim, who is an IRS officer of 1974 batch, had retired as Chief Commissioner of Income-Tax, Delhi.


Sharam appointed Ambassador (UPDATED)
Anil k. Sharan, presently Ambassador of India to Cote d'lvoire has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea and to the Republic of Liberia with residence in Abidjan (Cote d'lvoire).

P.S. Raghuvanshi likely to be appointed as APS to MoES soon (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it P. S. Raghuvanshi is likely to be appointed as the Additional PS to the Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences Vilasrao Deshmukh soon.

GASAB strengthened (UPDATED)
The Government Accounting Standards Advisory Board (GASAB) set up by CAG, with the support of Government of India for introducing accounting and financial reforms has been strengthened.It now has representation of SAG level officers from ICAS,IRAS,IP&TAFS & IAAS. Sudhir Bhandari,ICAS(82 batch), Ms Preeti Jha,IRAS(88 batch), Ashish Joshi,IP&TAFS(92 batch) and Pururshottam Tiwary(96 batch).

Aruna Sharma promoted as ACS in Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
In Madhya Pradesh 1982 batch IAS officer Ms Aruna Sharma has been promoted to the rank of ACS. She will now be ACS Panchayat and Rural Development.
(We said this on July 16, 2012)

Seminar on relevance of taxes (UPDATED)
A seminar on 'relevance of taxes in the governance of Country' was held on Friday at IT Company Smriti Netcom in Bhopal. Chief speaker at the occasion was Ashwini Kumar Luthra, IRS & Chief commissioner of Income Tax (Retd.). CEO Smriti Netcom Vivek Dhawan was present on the occasion.

Deputation tenure of IRS officer, Upamanyu Basu extended (UPDATED)
The deputation tenure of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Upamanyu Basu as Director, Department of Higher Education, has been extended for further a period of six months beyond August 26, 2012.

Two CSS officers get posting in GoI (UPDATED)
Two officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been given posting at Director level. Accordingly, Vijay Kumar has been appointed as Director, Department of Revenue while B L Tikania is being posted as Director, Ministry of Labour & Employment.

Pranab Mukherjee to take oath on July 25 (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it, Pranab Mukherjee, whose election as next President of India is being considered a certainty, is likely to take oath on July 25, 2012.


Cabinet reshuffle in July itself? (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it, there is going to be a reshuffle at the Centre on July 26 or 27, 2012.


Moodbidri Veerappa Moily is likely to be dropped (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it, Moodbidri Veerappa Moily is the current Minister of Corporate Affairs in the Indian Cabinet is likely to be dropped.


Mulayam Singh Yadav likely to be inducted (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it, Mulayam Singh Yadav Supremo of the Samajwadi Party (SP) likely to be inducted in the Indian Cabinet.


Laloo Prasad Yadav likely to be inducted (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it, Laloo Prasad Yadav Supremo of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) likely to be inducted in the Indian Cabinet.


Presidential poll outcome to cast die for an early election (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it, Presidential poll outcome is likely to cast die for an early election.

CORPORATE

D K Mittal inducted as Member of High Level Committee
D K Mittal, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, has been inducted as Member of high level committee on Financing Infrastructure.

Sharief quits from Alpine Housing Development Corporation Ltd
Mohammed Thyabulla Sharief has resigned as Director of Alpine Housing Development Corporation Ltd w.e.f. July 10, 2012

Rathi appointed CFO, Texmo Pipes and Products Ltd
Texmo Pipes and Products Ltd has appointed Satyendra Rathi as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) w.e.f. July 16, 2012 .

Pereira appointed Workmen Employee Director, Bank of India
Union Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services has appointed Antonio Maximiano Pereira as Workmen Employee Director of Bank of India w.e.f. July 18, 2012 .

Two Directors appointed on Board of Alliance Integrated Metaliks Ltd
D. S. Chahal and Avijit Banerjee has been appointed as directors of Alliance Integrated Metaliks Ltd w.e.f. July 16, 2012.

Jain quits from Alliance Integrated Metaliks Ltd
Aarti Jain has resigned as Director of Alliance Integrated Metaliks Ltd w.e.f. July 16, 2012.

Ansari appointed Company Secy. Elque Polysters Ltd
Shakeel Ahmed Ansari has been appointed as Company Secretary of Elque Polysters Ltd.

Dev resigns as Company Secy. CRISIL Ltd
Shrikant Dev has resigned as Company Secretary of CRISIL Ltd.

Chakrabarty appointed Company Secy. CRISIL Ltd
Neelabja Chakrabarty has been appointed as the Company Secretary of CRISIL Ltd w.e.f. July 18, 2012

Manglik appointed Addl. Director, Infotech Enterprises Ltd
Harsh Manglik has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of Infotech Enterprises Ltd .

Ramachandran ceases to be Director, Infotech Enterprises Ltd
Prof. J Ramachandran has ceased to be a Director on the board of Infotech Enterprises Ltd.

Varela quits from Shree Digvijay Cement Company Ltd
Antonio Carlos Custodio de Morais Varela has resigned as Director of Shree Digvijay Cement Company Ltd w.e.f. July 17, 2012.

Kothapalli appointed Company Secy., Kernex Microsystems India Ltd
Kernex Microsystems India Ltd has appointed Ramanjaneyulu Kothapalli as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. July 16, 2012.

Gupta appointed as director of Rajvir Industries
Vijay Kumar Gupta is being appointed as director of Rajvir Industries.

Ratnakar resigns as director of Alumeco India
M Ratnakar has resigned as director of Alumeco India.

Rathi appointed as CFO of Texmo Pipes
Satyendra Rathi has been appointed as CFO of Texmo Pipes.

Gala appointed as additional director of Ratni Investments
Tejas Gala has been appointed as additional director of Ratni Investments.

Chakraborthy resigns as CEO of TV Today Network
Joy Chakraborthy has resigned as CEO of TV Today Network.

Shah appointed as additional director of Artson Engineering
Nalin Shah has been appointed as additional director of Artson Engineering.

Puri resigns as director of Jetking Infotrain
Rohit Puri has resigned as director of Jetking Infotrain.

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Maladministration - flavour of the day

One service at least has overtaken IAS in matter of promotion to Joint Secretary level. In Indian Foreign Service 1993 batch has been promoted to the great chagrin of the IAS. Why this heart burning when they have seen to it that officers from other Group A services of the same batch as them are 5 to 6 years behind them. On several occasions in the past when this grievance of other services were brought to the fore it was accepted that not more than two year gap should be there between the IAS and other Group A services in this respect but I believe on the whim of one individual, the ex-cabinet secretary 5 year has become the norm. It is frustrating to say the least. Imagine a 1987 batch or even an earlier batch officer working as Director under a Joint Secretary many years his junior. This is how the maladministration is the flavour of the day. Cabinet Secretary who is the head of the civil services must right this wrong by getting out of his narrow IAS mould and look at the need and importance of every service group in the governance of the country. As for IFS I complement their administration in not succumbing to the IAS pressure and go ahead and promote their 1993 batch to JS level.

Aarti Khosla

Talking about SAG i

Everyone is talking about SAG in 17/ 18 yrs, The CPO officers event aspiring for PB4 in 17 yrs.. No one is ready to give them SAG even in 30 yrs, Desh Bhakto ki is country main koi kadra nahi hai.... It is a curse to be in CPO as an officer...

SR

The situation is more or less same about promotion in Engineering cadres of various departments of Govt of India.This country is heaven for Babus and Goons. The people who really work and through out their academic career are meritorious are suppressed in professional career. This is the reason Engineers are entering in Civil Services, Management, Politics etc. which are generalist field. India is country of technology import and technical manpower export. ONLY GOD CAN SAVE US.

A K Sanghi

I fully subscribe to the views of Shri Verma. It is the high time for the Government to post competent and have positive impartial attitude towards the officials irrespective of the cadre to which the officials belong. DP&T, for the past several years, had not promoted the officials under the pretext of one reason or the other and kept the officials waiting for a considerable longer period of more than 10 years, especially Stenographers Grade 'D' who had been kept waiting
for their regular promotions, though promoted on ad-hoc basis way back in 1997. In my views, it is high time to correct it and consider regularisation of the services of the officials who have put in
uninterrupted continued ad-hoc services for more than 10 years from the date of their initial appointments by extending the number of regular appointments in the particular Select List Year. It may be mentioned, in this connection, that there will not be any financial burden over the Department concerned except the legitimate dues available to other officials.

V P Sharma

Need to streamline functioning of CGHS dispensaries

There is a need to streamline the functioning of CGHS dispensaries. Doctors and staff need to be sensitized towards senior citizens and have a polite, positive and responsible attitude and provide an effective service delivery. Due to lack of administrative exposure of doctors, the clerical staff rules the roost. Additional Secretary & DG (CGHS), Directors, Zonal Additional Directors/Joint Directors , comfortably ensconced in the air-conditioned comforts of their offices never carry out surprise inspections of dispensaries, Zonal offices and CGHS empanelled hospitals. Dispensaries or Zonal offices have no suggestions/ complaints/ feedback boxes, let alone seating places for old heart patients. Formal complaints are never acknowledged. Health Ministry under Ghulam Nabi Azad is in a state of total neglect since he is also a Congress General Secretary and most of his time is taken up by party work. He is never available for redressal of pensioners
grievances.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant) aksaxena@nic.in

Doctors in CGHS dispensaries doing clerical work

It's a fact that the doctors in CGHS dispensaries are most of the time doing only clerical work i.e. entering data in the computer from the prescription of specialist ! A task which a data entry operator can do. They don't check BP which is outsourced to nurse ! Time to review the existing system.

S Gopal

Is their any move to fix quota Ministry of Railways ?

Is their any move to fix quota for each department in GMs panel in Ministry of Railways?

Arnab

Congress on track means India out of track

Despite faltering fortunes Congress is still propped up by parties like SP, BSP, YSRC, RJD, DMK due to factors ranging from CBI cases to vote bank politics. Thanks to Mulayam and Nitish, package politics have become a norm. But the fact is while these parties might be saving the day for UPA till 2014, overt dependence on them will be suicidal for the Congress as they will chip away its vote base. I won't be surprised if a Congress supported government comes to power
after 2014 as people of India have a history of wrong voting choices. Anything can happen in politics. If BJP continues with its foot in mouth behavior then a resurgence of Congress cant be ruled out. But as some one here rightly pointed out Congress on track means India out of
track.

Prashanth

Remarkable feat of rapid modernization in IT Department

The most remarkable feat of rapid modernization and full scale computerization in the Income Tax Department is the issuances of meeting notices for holding AGT related meetings among Officers of the CBDT all within 20 meters of one another and then releasing them on national web site. Other Departments in India and foreign jurisdictions must get to replicate the CBDT model. And by the way, the CBDT' AGT is still not issued and remains a mystery in an enigma within a puzzle

Ramkinkar

Condolence

My heart felt condolences to the bereaved family. RIP Sri Gopalakrishnan, an officer and a true gentleman...

Mohan Menon

RIT

Disclosure of address and immigration details of a passport holder

Referring to a passport holder, the appellant alleged that the said citizen was accused in four criminal cases pending in various JMFC courts at Indore and Mumbai. He sought information regarding this passport holder like, his present address with name of country and the copy of his immigration form. The Public Information Officer (PIO) denied the information under section 8(1)(j) stating that the disclosure of the passport details /documents has no relation with the applicant and that it would cause unwarranted invasion on his privacy. During the hearing the appellant contended that despite his informing the Passport Office about pending criminal cases, a passport was issued to him. The Central Information Commission (CIC) directed the Passport Officer, Mumbai to inquire into the matter and inform the appellant whether cognizance was taken of the fact that three complaints of criminal charges were pending against the said person and subsequently send the findings to the appellant. The Commission also directed the appellant to send a copy of the complaints to the Passport Officer Mumbai.

Comments

RTI has been used as a tool not only to obtain information, but also initiate certain action.

Citation:Mr. Suraj Sharma v. Ministryof External Affairs, in DecisionNo. CIC/SG/A/2012/000409/18802

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)