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BUREAUCRACY

Five DG level vacancies in GoI
Five DG level posts are currently lying vacant in the Government of India. DG BPR&D, Secretary, Security-Cabinet Secretariat, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), DG, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and DG- Investigation, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

Arun Mishra is new DGCA
Arun Mishra has been appointed as new Director General of Civil Aviation. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
(We said this on June 20)

Sukul to go to Montreal
Acting DGCA and Joint Secretary Civil Aviation, Prashant Sukul has been appointed India's Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Montreal.He is an IDAS officer.
(We said this on July 20)

Anil Srivastava is now JS, Civil Aviation
Additional DGCA, Anil Srivastava is moving to the Civil Aviation Ministry as Joint Secretary. A 1985 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Srivastava will continue to be CMD of Pawan Hans.

Appointment orders of Arvind Mayaram issued
The appointment orders of Arvind Mayaram as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in the Government of India have been issued. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
(We said this on July 20)

Orders of K N Srivastava, Secretary, Civil Aviation issued
The appointment orders of K N Srivastava as Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation have been issued. Presently, he is serving as Special Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of External Affairs. Srivastava is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
(We said this on June 27 and July 24)

Dr. Ashima Jain on inter-cadre deputation to AGMUT
The inter-cadre deputation of Dr. Ashima Jain from Bihar cadre to AGMUT cadre (Delhi segment) has been approved for a period of three years. She is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Will Krishnan be RC Karnataka in Delhi?
K P Krishnan is likely to be appointed Resident Commissioner of Karnataka in Delhi. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Who will be RC UP in Delhi?
Who will succeed Ms Stuti Narain Kackar as Resident Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh in Delhi? Hectic lobbying is on for the post.

Dipak Dasgupta to be Acting CEA
Principal Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry Dipak Dasgupta will be acting Chief Economic Advisor. Present CEA Kaushik Basu is demitting office on July 31.

Lt Gen A K Singh is new Commandant NDA
Corps Commander of Army's Mathura based 1 Corps Lt Gen, A K Singh has been appointed as the Commandant of the National Defence Academy (NDA).

IRS officer M K Jha is CVO, CMPDIL
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Mithilesh Kumar Jha, Commissioner of Income Tax (DR) (ITAT), Ranchi, has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Central Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDIL), Ranchi under the Ministry of Coal for a period of three years.

Naveen Kumar debarred from central deputation
Naveen Kumar Knoala has reportedly been debarred from central deputation for not joining as Director, Mangalore Port Trust. He is an ITS officer of 1996 batch.

Singh Dev promoted IG RDSO, Lucknow
PM Singh Dev, DIG/Additional CSC, Railway Protection Force (RPF), Allahabad has been promoted as IG RDSO, Lucknow Ministry of railway. He is an RPF cadre officer.

Ashok Juneja llikely to be elevated to ADG
Grapevine has it that Ashok Juneja is going to be elevated from IG's rank to that of ADG. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

DPC of 1990 and 1991 batch IRS (IT) on July 30
DPC for promotion of 1990 and 1991 batch IRS (IT) officers for CIT is scheduled to take place on July 30.

DPC of 1979 and 1980 batch IRS (C&CE) next month
DPC for 1979 and 1980 batch IRS (C&CE) officers for Chief Commissioner is going to take place in August.

Vijay Khanduja moves to MEA Hqs
First Secretary in Paris, Vijay Khanduja has been shifted to the Ministry of External Headquarters.

Rajesh Ranjan is new CVO, GAIL
Rajesh Ranjan has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the Gas Authority of India Limited, Delhi. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

DoPT selects three IAS officers for a UNDP Project in Kabul
As many as three IAS officers have been selected by the DoPT to be deployed at Kabul for a UNDP project

Dhiren Mathur posted PD, Commercial Audit, Mumbai
Dhiren Mathur, Principal Director, Regional Training Institute, Mumbai, has been posted as Principal Director of Commercial Audit & Ex Officio Member Audit Board-I, Mumbai under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Sanjiv Kumar is Secretary, Forests & Environment, Delhi
Sanjiv Kumar has been appointed as Secretary Forests and Environment in Delhi Government. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Kumara Swamy is Secretary, GAD in Delhi Government
S Kumara Swamy has been posted as new Secretary, GAD and Labour in Delhi Government. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Rajiv Kumar, Director, Water Resources selected for 38th APPPA
Rajiv Kumar, Director, Ministry of Water Resources, has been selected for 38th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) to be conducted from July 2, 2012 to March 31, 2013.

Kalavathy empanelled Joint Secretary in GoI
S M Kalavathy has reportedly been empanelled as Joint Secretary in the Government of India. He is an ITS officer of 1981 batch.

1988 batch IPS officers may be elevated to ADG rank in CG
Grapevine has it, that as many as two IPS officers of IG rank may be elevated to the rank of ADG

Hari Kishore to be promoted in NPA
Hari Kishore Kusumakar, Assistant Director, SVP, National Police Academy, Hyderabad is likely to be promoted as Deputy Director. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

IFS officer detained in US
An Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer who is in the US on a training course, has been detained by police .

Sinha to get Apex pay scale
S C Sinha, DG, National Investigation Agency (NIA), is all set to get Apex pay scale. He is a 1975 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Will Dr. Rajesh Kumar join NCB?
Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Private Secretary to MoS, Urban Development, is likely to join as Deputy Director in Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Empanelment of CSS officers
The promotion and empanelment of Directors in the CSS cadre to Joint Secretary/SAG Grade has yet not taken at all for the year 2012. It is seen that this is to take place after the Level G training. The Level-G 2 week foreign training was originally scheduled to take place from July 4, 2012 but was cancelled. It is likely that the training is to take place in the month of August or September of 2012.

Ramachandran deputed Liaison Officer, Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, K Ravi Ramachandran presently working as Additional DIT, Data Base Cell, has been posted as Liaison Officer, Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

IRS officer Kalim also looks after Data Base Cell
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Mohmmed Tarique Kalim, Additional DIT (Int Txtn), Delhi, has been assigned additional charge of Data Base Cell.

Transfers and postings in Railways
Some officers have been transferred and posted at different zones in Railways. Accordingly, Surender Kumar Ahirwar, SG/IRTS, South Eastern Railway, presently working as Sr. DOM/ADRM, has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Director, Traffic Commercial while H S Bajwa, Sr. DOM, Waltair, East Coast Railway, is being shifted to Railway Board and posted as Director, Traffic Transportation and Anurag, SAG/IRTS/SCR, was posted in the cadre of South Western Railway. Besides, A K Manocha, SAG/IRTS/NFR, has been transferred and posted in the cadre of Northern Railway.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Finance), SECL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking applications for the post of Director (Finance), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) falling vacant next year on August 1, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to PESB September 20, 2012.

CBDT seeks applications for Director/DS
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is seeking applications from the officers of IRS-IT for the post of Director/DS in the CBDT. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the board at the earliest.

ASSOCHAM holds round table discussion on 'Cross Media Ownership(UPDATED)
TRAI chairman, Dr. Rahul Khullar said that there were serious issues of monopoly both horizontal and vertical in ownership, what constituted limits of market dominance and how mergers and acquisitions impacted the free market of ideas that needed a wide range of public discussion before the TRAI formulated its recommendations. He clarified that he was not speaking of content regulation in this context. “If one newspaper controls all contents of opinion through cross-media ownership, if one TV group owns both channels and cable distribution, it could pose grave danger. Dr. Khullar (retired IAS of 1975) was chairing round table discussion organized by ASSOCHAM on 'Cross Media Ownership' on July 27 in Delhi. He further said that no democracy can survive if you do not have plurality and diversity of opinion.” In the Indian context there were also lingual barriers to plurality creating non-competitive markets in South India that needed to be considered. Drawing on his experience in his previous assignment as Commerce Secretary of Central Government Dr. Khullar said the very reasons that denied banking license for industrial establishments also worked in the case of cross-media ownership. Freedom to form one’s own opinion is denied is such monopoly, he pointed out quoting from the serious threat UK Parliament saw in the monopoly ownership of media in UK by newspaper baron Murdoch of the News of the World. The inaugural session was addressed by D S Rawat, Secretary General of ASSOCHAM; T V Ramchandran, Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on Communications Convergence. Round table was further addressed by R Prasad, Member, Competition Commission of India; Prakash Javadekar (MP); Dr. Paramita Dasgupta, Professor, Administrative Staff put forward a presentation on the issue. Several eminent guests participated in the discussion include N Parameshwaran, Principal Adviser, TRAI; P N Vasanthi, Director, CMS; Shantanu Bhanja, CMO, HT Media Limited; Siddhart Varadrajan, Editor, The Hindu; Pulak Baghchi, VP STAR India; Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary Gen., Consumer Unity & Trust Society. Ms. Vanita Kohli Khandekar, Columnist Business Standard Limited played as the moderator of the panel discussion.

Anil Trigunayat is new HC to Malta (UPDATED)
Anil Trigunayat, presently Ambassador of India to Libya has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Malta, with residence in Tripoli (Libya).

Iqbal Ahmad is new CIC in Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
Iqbal Ahmad has been elevated as Chief Information Commissioner in Madhya Pradesh. He is retired 1974 batch IAS officer.

Tenure of Saha to expire on August 2 (UPDATED)
Tenure of Chairman of the Central Warehousing Corporation B K Saha is coming to an end on August 2. 1967 batch retired IAS officer Saha has been Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh.

CISF DG, Rajiv is also DG, NDRF&CD (UPDATED)
Rajiv, DG, CISF, has been assigned additional charge of Director General, National Disaster Response Force & Civil Defence (NDRF & CD). He is a 1975 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Dr. Khullar's first ever discussion on public platform (UPDATED)
Dr. Rahul Khullar appeared and shared his views for the first time on a public platform as TRAI Chairman as admitted Dr Khullar himself while chairing the Round Table Discussion on 'Cross Media Ownership' organised by ASSOCHAM in Delhi. Khullar is a retired IAS officer of 1975 batch belonging to UT cadre.


TRAI Chairman shows his conviction for a reasonable (UPDATED)
As the regulating authority TRAI Chairman, Dr. Rahul Khullar showed his conviction for a robust regulatory framework to check the growing concentration & monopolistic practices arising out of 'Cross Media Ownership'. Elaborating the horizontal as well as vertical aspects of 'Cross Media Ownership' he strongly advocated the need for wide discussions before coming to TRAI's recommendations on the issue. Dr. Khullar was chairing the Round Table Discussion on the aegis of ASSOCHAM which facilitated a platform for regulators and stakeholders to discuss the issue.

Venu Rajamony is Press Secretary to the President (UPDATED)
Indian Foreign Service officer Venu Rajamony has been appointed as press secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee.He is presently Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Finance .

Official empanelment list of 1982 batch IAS officers (UPDATED)
As many as 44 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 1982 batch belonging to various cadres have officially been empanelled as Additional Secretary in Government of India. The officers include: K A Ganai (J & K); JK Malvika Pawar (Rajasthan); Tapan Ray (Gujarat); Girish Shankar (Bihar); Anand Kulkarni (Maharashtra), C B Venkatramana (AP); D Singh Dhesi (Haryana); Vinod Zutshi (Rajasthan); Rohit Nandan (UP); Rajib Gauba (Jharkhand); S K Patnaik (Karnataka); Pravir Kumar (UP); J S Deepak (UP); Aruna Sundarrajan (Kerala); G Elias (Kerala); Neeraj Gupta (UP); Sanjay Mitra (West Bengal); N C Goel (Rajasthan); Trilochan Singh (West Bengal); A K Srivastava (UP); Amarjit Singh (Gujarat); G L Krishna Rao (Karnataka); Ajay Nath (MP); K Skandan (Tamil Nadu); Rashmi Verma (Bihar); Gautam Chatterjee (Maharashtra); Pradeep Sen (Rajasthan); Raghav Chandra (MP); J S Mathur (MP); Navin Verma (Bihar); Ramesh Abhishek (Bihar); V K Thakral (MT); K K Jalan (Haryana); G Gurucharan (Karnataka); A N Jha (MT); P K Jha (UP); H K Pande (West Bengal); Vineet Chaudhary (Himachal Pradesh); Sudhir Kumar (Bihar); H K Das and J P Prakash (AM); Dalip Singh (Haryana) and T Y Das and K S Kropha (AM).
(We said this on July 25, 2012)

Nine IAS officers of 1982 batch empanelled as Addl. Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as nine officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 1982 batch of various cadres have been empanelled as Additional Secretary in Government of India. The officers include: Ramesh Chander Nayyar of Punjab cadre while Sanjiv Nair of UP cadre and Dilip Kumar Samantaray of MP. Similarly, M N Vidyashankar of Karnataka; K Deenabandu of Tamil Nadu; K V Satyanarayanan of MT; G V Krishna Rau of Karnataka; H Khekuto Khulu of Nagaland and Sajen Peter of Kerala cadre.

A K Agarwal takes over as DG, ESIC (UPDATED)
Anil Kumar Agarwal has taken over as Director General of Employees' State Insurance Corporation( ESIC) under Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India. Agarwal is a 1981 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
(We said this on July 18, 2012)

Benerjee to be PS to MoS Urban Development (UPDATED)
Sushovan Benerjee is being appointed as Private Secretary to Union Minister of State for Urban Development, Prof. Saugato Roy. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

CORPORATE

Satnam Singh inducted Member of High Level Committee
PFC Chairman, Satnam Singh, has been inducted as Member of High Level Committee on Financing Infrastructure.

Sterlite Industries announces first quarter consolidated results
Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (SIIL) has announced its unaudited consolidated results for the first quarter ("Q1") ended June 30, 2012. The company has registered an integrated lead production up 79% while integrated Silver production was up 70% at Zinc India and Power sales registered up 49%. Similarly, EBITDA was recorded at Rs 2,337 crore, Underlying EPS was at Rs 4.2 per share; Strong balance sheet with cash and liquid investments of Rs 24,917 crore; Shareholder approval received for Sesa Sterlite merger. Revenues for Q1 were up 8% at Rs 10,591 crore primarily due to increase in volume of Lead and Silver at Zinc India, Commercial Power and Copper. The drop in LME prices was partially offset by Rupee depreciation compared with the corresponding prior quarter. EBITDA was down 15% at Rs 2,337 crore, largely due to lower metal prices, lower volume of Zinc, lower power sales at Balco and higher cost of production in Rupee terms, partially offset by increased realisation on account of Rupee depreciation by 21% during Q1. During Q1, profits were impacted by mark to market loss of Rs 217 crore on foreign currency loans and higher interest costs of Rs 78 crore.

New office bearers of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce
Prakash Bhagwati is new President of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce. Shankarbhai Patel is declared elected as senior vice-president.

Two full-time EDs on Arvind Ltd Board
Arvind Ltd has appointed Punit Lalbhai and Kulin Lalbhai on the Board of Directors as full-time Executive Directors.

Abraham appointed Group Brands Director, Bata India Ltd
Bata India Ltd has appointed Gigi Abraham as Group Brands Director of the company w.e.f. July 26, 2012.

Reddy quits Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd
E Sunil Reddy, Managing Director of Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. June 11, 2012


Savla quits Aarti Drugs Ltd
Harshit M. Savla has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Aarti Drugs Ltd w.e.f. July 6, 2012.

Patil appointed CFO, Aarti Drugs Ltd
Adhish P. Patil, has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Aarti Drugs Ltd w.e.f. July 06, 2012


Sachar nominated Director, Punjab and Sind Bank
The Central Government has nominated Rajat Sachar, Economic Advisor, Department of Financial Services as Director of Punjab and Sind Bank w.e.f. July 20, 2012

Rathod quits Spenta International Ltd
Chetankumar Manakraj Rathod , Non Executive Independent Director has resigned as Director of Spenta International Ltd w.e.f. July 24, 2012

Gupta quits Gokaldas Exports Ltd
Akhil Gupta, Director of Gokaldas Exports Ltd has resigned from the company citing personal reasons.

Jahanbani appointed Additional Director of Gujarat Gas Company
Shahran Jahanbani has been appointed as Additional Director of Gujarat Gas Company.

Abraham appointed Additional Director of Bata India
Gigi Abraham has been appointed as Additional Director of Bata India.

Prabhu appointed CEO of Quest
Ajit Prabhu has been appointed as CEO of Quest.

Baranwal appointed whole time Director of TCI Developer
Naresh Baranwal has been appointed as whole time Director of TCI Developer.

Manekraj quits Spenta International
Chetankumar Manekraj has resigned as Director of Spenta International.

Khaitan appointed Additional Director of Ambuja Cements
Haigreve Khaitan has been appointed as Additional Director of Ambuja Cements.

Patil appointed CFO of Aarti Drugs
Aadish Patil has been appointed as CFO of Aarti Drugs.

Jain quits Sita Shree Food Products
Kamlesh Jain has resigned as Director Sita Shree Food Products.


Reddy quits Hindustan Dorr Oliver
Sunil Reddy has resigned as MD of Hindustan Dorr Oliver.

Gupta quits Gokaldas Export
Akhil Gupta has resigned as Director of Gokaldas Export.

Shekaran appointed Nominee Director of SKS Microfinance
V Chandra Shekaran has been appointed as Nominee Director of SKS Microfinance.

Hutton appointed Additional Director of Agro Tech Foods
William Hutton has been appointed as Additional Director of Agro Tech Foods.

(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)

Extension in service

Yes it is appreciated that you have raised this issue. The extension is being given on the cost of general public money. Those who want this extension for enjoying the Sarkari Suvidha and also if possible till death. Have you ever think hundreds of crores of rupees are spent while there is highest no of unemplyment.

Dr R N Singh

Mess in OL Department

Working in OL department has come to complete stand still. Staff posted there simply doesn't work. Top OL positions are being filled on deputation basis despite having scores of eligible staff. More than 90% of the OL Cadre is working on adhoc basis. Those promoted in 2007 are still working on adhoc basis. Only God knows when they will be
regularised. Cadre restructuring was done last year in Sept. with lots of fanfare. But net result is zero. No directors are being promoted, no JDs, DDs, ADs, STs are promoted. More than 120 Junior Translators are languishing for their promotion. Only some influential people get promotions/Postings, that too, after pleasing people manning the OL Dept. More than hundreds of posts are lying vacant and OL Dept. is simply not interested.

Raj

Application for Secy., SSC?

Can a person from Central PSU of equal status apply for Secretary, SSC on deputation?

Mrigya

PIO puzzled by applications

The PIO is often puzzled by applications about which he is suspicious that it has been filed by a factious person. This order is very helpful for me as a CPIO as I have faced similar situation. Now, I am confident about how to tackle with such issues. Thank you for a regular flow of orders about RTI.

Sushil Shinde

WHO fellowships needs to be revived

External Training Programmes - Whereas there are training/capacity building programmes in India and Foreign Universities for All India Service Officers, such programmes are missing for doctors. Earlier for doctors there use to be WHO fellowships, the same has been almost closed now. Further, there are no tie-ups of Ministry of Health with any foreign hospitals for sending Indian doctors on any such training. The WHO fellowships needs to be revived and some collaborative tie-ups
should be done with other universities or countries.

Ajay

Good luck to first woman CBEC chairperson

She is a 1977 batch IRS officers and became the first woman chairperson of the CBEC. She is very good administrator and staff friendly. Wishes her best of luck in new responsibility.

S K Mishra

She is a born leader

She is a born leader and the entire department will benefit from her leadership in all fields.

Yuvaraj Gupta

RTI Application

Disclosure of identity of an RTI applicant can lead to grave implications for him/her. It is a proven fact that several RTI activists have been targeted and have lost their lives. A via media has to be found out so that the applicant can feel safe while performing his/her genuine right to RTI Act.

Z S Nirwal

RIT

Pseudonymous RTI application - What should a PIO do?

The appellant filed an application under with the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) seeking information related to the visit of the personnel of CEPC to an International Corporate Fair held in 2010. The Public Information Officer (PIO) furnished detailed para-wise information to the appellant. During the hearing, the respondent submitted that CEPC had deputed certain officials to visit the residential address of the appellant and they did meet the appellant there but on a query from the officials, the appellant had informed them that he had not filed the impugned RTI application. He also submitted that the PIO had written a letter to the appellant to appear before him for certain clarifications but the appellant did not appear before the PIO. However, the PIO supplied the requisite information to the appellant. The respondent further asked the Commission as to what decision should PIO take in a case where the information seeker denies having filed the RTI application. The Central Information Commission (CIC) held that if the information seeker denies to have filed the RTI application, then this should be duly recorded in the order of the PIO and the matter should be closed. The Commission also observed that the PIO cannot compel an appellant to visit his office. The Commission dismissed the appeal stating that the appellant was not satisfied from the documents supplied to him but he has not appeared before the Commission to canvass his case.

Comments

Pseudonymous applications are seen many times leaving a PIO confused as to how to he should respond to them. This order provides that a PIO may close all such cases while recording it in the order and not insist on the presence of the applicant in his office.

Citation: Mr. Sushil Kumar v. Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) in File No.CIC/LS/A/2011/002461

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)