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4.Ms.Meenakshi Natrajan MP from Mandsaur

5.Jitin Prasad Minister of State

6. Dr. (Ms.)Jyoti Mirdha MP fom Nagaur

7.Vijay Inder Singla MP from Sangrur

8.Rajiv Satav, Youth Congress President

9.Manicka Tagore MP from Tamil Nadu

10.Sachin Pilot Minister of State

11.Chandra Kant Dube

12.R P N Singh

BUREAUCRACY

Posting of 1982 batch IAS to start next month
Posting of 1982 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India will commence in a week or two.

Ganai first to get posting as AS
J & K cadre 1982 batch IAS officer, K A Ganai, will be the first in his batch to get promotion to the rank of Additional Secretary. He will now be Additional Secretary, Naxal Operations, in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Total number of 1978 batch IAS empanelment is now 39
Total number of 1978 batch IAS officers empanelment to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India has now risen to 39. Some of them have retired and some of them will retire by the year end.

PM to take decision on Chairman of CBEC and CBDT
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is now also Finance Minister, is expected to take decision about the new Chairman of the CBEC and the CBDT in a day or two.

Will Rajiv Mehta be DG, NCB ?
Latest information says that Rajiv Mehta Addl. DGP (L&O), Meghalaya, Shillong, is likely to be appointed as DG, Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB in place of OPS Mallik. He is a Assam Meghalaya cadre IPS officer of 1981 batch.

Is Ratho joining Jindals ?
It is heard that Subrat Ratho ( IAS 86 batch) is joining the Naveen Jindal group.

Postings of 1978 batch IAS officers to complete in January next year ?
If the vacancies to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India is taken into account, then the postings will complete in January next year.

28 Secretary level vacancies in GoI this year
Altogether there are 28 Secretary level vacancies in the Government of India this year. So far only five IAS officers of 1978 batch have got postings as Secretary in the Government of India.

Eight IAS officers of 1982 batch fail to get empanelled
Out of 28 IAS officers of 1982 batch presently serving the Government of India, eight have failed to get empanelled to the tank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.

Kataria to join DDA

Dayanand Kataria is being tipped to be Principal Commissioner Delhi Development Authority (DDA). He is 1989 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre.

Another IFS officer to join Rashtrapati Bhawan

Deputy Chief of Mission in Indian Embassy Paris IFS officer, Gaitri Issar Kumar is all set to join the Rashtrapati Bhawan as Social Secretary to the President.

Deputation tenure of Mathur to expire
The Central Deputation tenure of S C Mathur, Executive Director, Security, Air India, Mumbai, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, is coming to an end on August 31. He is a Maharashtra cadre IPS officer of 1981 batch.

Will Shah be DG (Investigations) in Mumbai ?
Now the name of T K Shah has started doing the round for the prestigious post of DG (Investigations) Income Tax in Mumbai. He is a 1977 batch IRS officer.

Resurgence of DRI
The intelligence fraternity is impressed with the resurgence of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. The low key but assertive Director General has brought DRI to the forefront after years of neglect The recent article on eminent persons in Government had also lavished praise on the present Director General for cleaning out of the organisation. In case Chidambaram returns as FM, he is also likely to provide greater focus on intelligence gathering. Besides, the FIU which is in a state of moribund also needs to be revived since this is the apex organisation for sharing of financial intelligence.

IIS officer Bharti Vaid is new Media Advisor to J & K CM
Mrs. Bharti Vaid, an IIS officer of 1985 batch, has been appointed as Media Advisor to Government of Jammu & Kashmir. She has very successfully headed different media units of Ministry of I &B Government of India in J & K.

IAS officers to move to Kabul by 1st week of September
As many as three IAS officers would move to Kabul by first week of September for being deployed for a UNDP project.

Dayal to be new DGP of Maharashtra
S S Dayal is all set to take over as new DGP of Maharashtra on August1. He is a 1976 batch IPS officer. He will succeed K Subramanyam who is retiring on July 31.

Will Khilnani be DG, ACB in Maharashtra ?
Latest grapevine has it that R P Khilnani is being appointed new DG of the ACB in Maharashtra. He is a 1977 batch IPS officer. Name of his batchmate P N Dixit is also in circulation.

1988 batch IAS officers are PS in Chhattisgarh
Two 1988 batch IAS officers in Chhattisgarh K D P Rao and Jawahar Shrivastava have been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary.

Meena joins ITPO
B L Meena has join as the ITPO. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Services of Ms Vijaya Laxmi confirmed
Competent Authority, Government of India has confirmed the services of Ms Annepu Vijaya laxmi in IPS. She is a Jharkhand cadre IPS officer of 2006 batch.

Hemant Priyadarshi to be JD in CBI
Hemant Priyadarshi, DIG, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), is likely to be promoted as Joint Director in CBI next month. He is a Rajasthan cadre IPS officer of 1992 batch.

Praveen Singh joins as ADG in Uttar Pradesh

On return from central deputation, Praveen Singh has joined as ADG Fire Services in Uttar Pradesh. He is 1982 batch IPS officer.

DS Manhas DGP,Himachal Pradesh goes on 1 month leave
DS Manhas Director General of Police (DGP) Himachal Pradesh (HP) who is going to retire on August 31,2012 has proceeded on a month's leave.He is an IPS officer of 1977 batch of HP cadre.
(We said this on July 8,2012)

ID Bhandari is new DGP, Himachal Pradesh
ID Bhandari is new Director General of Police (DGP) of the Himachal Pradesh (HP).He is an IPS officer of 1982 batch of HP cadre.
(We said this on July 4,2012)

R K Pandey posted AG, (A & E)-I, Gwalior
R K Pandey, Accountant General (A&E)-II, Madhya Pradseh, Gwalior, has been posted as Accountant General (A&E) I, MP, Gwalior, under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Brig. TSA Narayana, Addl. Officer, MSCEME, selected for 38th APPPA
Brig. TSA Narayanan, Additional Officer, MSCEME, Trimulgherry, has been selected for 38th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) being conducted from July 2, 2012 to March 31, 2013.

A K Saxena empanelled Joint Secretary in GoI
A K Saxena has reportedly been empanelled as Joint Secretary in the Government of India. He is an ITS officer of 1981 batch.

Who will be the next Chairman after Saha?
With the tenure of B K Saha ending on August 2 the speculation has been doing round as who is going to be the next Chairman of the Central Warehousing Corporation?

Seven posts of Judges vacant in Patna HC
As many as seven posts of Judges have been lying vacant in Patna High Court against approved strength of 43. They including three posts of Permanent Judges against 29 approved strength and four of Additional Judges against 14 approved strength.

Sushil Kumar to go to Port of Spain
Second Secretary in Indian Embassy Tehran has been transferred to Port of Spain.

Two posts of Inspectors vacant in DGCEI, Hyderabad
The Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) has invited panel of officers for the appointment of two Inspectors of Central Excise (Intelligence Officers) in DGCEI, Regional Unit, Hyderabad. The names of officers should reach this department before August 10, 2012.

PESB invites applications for Director (Finance), THDCIL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking applications for the post of Director (Finance), THDC India Limited (THDCIL) falling vacant next year on August 8, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before September 26, 2012.

IAS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh

There is IAS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh.BM Meena has been appointed Secretary stamp and registration. Manoj Kumar been made Secretary Panchyati Raj department.Anil Garg will now be rural development commissioner .Divisional Commissioner Agra Manjit Kumar has been given the additional charge of Aligarh division. Sunit Chaturvedi has been made secretary urban development .Sanjiv Kumar will be new home secretary.Divisional commissioner Basti SK Verma has been shifted to Moradabad in the same capacity.Divisional Commissioner Gorakhpur K Ravindra Nayak has been given the additional charge of Basti division.Sunishta Singh will be secretary medical and health .Sushil Kumar Yadav has been moved to UPSIDC as joint commissioner. Nidhi Kesarwani has been put on the waiting-list, DM Unnao Ranvir Prasad has been shifted to Lalitpur.

IAS changes in Orissa

Altogether 11 IAS officers have been reshuffled in Orissa. New postings are Mssrs Aparajita Sarangi Secretary Panchayati Raj,Rajesh Verma Secretary Steel and Mass Education, Gagan Kumar Dhal Commissioner Land Reforms,Usha Padhee Secretary School Education,Pradeep Jena Secretary Energy and PR and head three state-owned PSUs, namely, Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco), Odisha Hydro Power Corporation and Odisha Power Generation Corporation Injeti Srinivas Additional charge Sports and Youth Welfare,G Mathivathanan Secretary Commerce and Transport,Gridco CMD commissioner-cum-director, employment and employment mission and also director, technical education and training, Chitra Arumugam director, TRIPTI, and National Rural Livelihood Mission and Saswat Mishra, who is CMD, Odisha Mining Corporation, will also function as CMD, OMFED.

8 CSSS officers promoted to SPPS in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as eight Principal Private Secretaries (PPS) of Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service (CSSS) have been promoted to Senior Principal Private Secretary (SPPS) grade and posted at various Ministries in Government of India. Accordingly, Santosh Taneja has been posted to Health while Mridul Khasnobish is being appointed to Urban Development (CPWD, Kolkata) and Dev Roop to MHA. Similarly, S Balasubramaniam has been posted to HRD; P K Malik to Tribal Affairs; R K Verma to Expenditure; Kumari Savitri to Civil Aviation and R P Chauhan has been shifted to Planning Commission in Government of India.

11 IRS (Customs) officers shifted (UPDATED)
As many as 11 officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS-Customs) working in the grade of Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Arvind Kumar Singh has been shifted to NACEN, Mumbai while M R R Reddy is being transferred to DG Valuation Mumbai and K Shivkumar was posted to CESTAT Ahemdabad. Similarly, Rakesh Goyal has been Shifted to CESTAT, Mumbai; Pankaj Dwivedi to NACEN, Vadodara, Jitesh Nagori to CESTAT, Ahmedabad; Vijay Rishi to DG Systems (RMD), Mumbai; P N Pande to DRI, Delhi; R K Meena to Delhi Customs; R K Mishra to Jaipur CX and P Umashankar has been shifted to DGCEI, Hyderabad.

Anantharaman posted as CSO, Southern Railway (UPDATED)
S Anantharaman, SAG/IRTS/ DRM/Chennai, has been posted as CSO, Southern Railway.

UPSC declares Geologist's Exam, 2011 (UPDATED)
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the result of the written part of the Geologist's Examination, 2011. The test was held by the UPSC in December, 2011.

UPSC announces result of Civil Services (Prelim) exam (UPDATED)
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the result of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2012 held on May 20, 2012.

CORPORATE

CDR R K Okhandiar is Director (Comme & Mkt.), ITDC
CDR R K Okhandiar, has taken over as Director (Commercial & Marketing), India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC).
(We said this on January 17, 2012).

42 percent rise in Dena Bank profit
Dena Bank has reported a 42 per cent rise in its net profit to Rs 238.63 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2012. Ms Nupur Mitra is the CMD of Dena Bank.

Vijaya Bank makes profit

Efforts of the CMD of the Vijaya Bank H S Upendra Kamath has resulted in the bank making a net profit of Rs.111 crore during the first quarter ended June 30, 2012, an increase of 54 per cent on an annual basis.

Rajiv Lall inducted Member of High Level Committee
IDFC chief Rajiv Lall has been inducted Member of High Level Committee on Financing Infrastructure.

Patil appointed whole time Director of Kolte Patil Developers
Vandana Patil has been appointed as wholetime director of Kolte Patil Developers.

Podar quits Siyaram Silk Mills
Vijayalaxmi Podar, Director of Siyaram Silk Mills, has resigned.

Dieter appointed MD, Merck India
Claus Dieter has been appointed MD of Merck India.

Gupta quits Golkaldas Exports
Akhil Gupta, Director of Golkaldas Exports, has resigned.

Sharma appointed Additional Director of Rajdhani Leasing and Finance
Kamal Sharma has been appointed Additional Director of Rajdhani Leasing and Finance.

Jain quits Rajdhani Leasing and Finance
Sudhindra Jain, Additional Director of Rajdhani Leasing and Finance, has resigned.

Shah appointed Chairman of Grindwell Norton
Pradip Shah has been appointed Chairman of Grindwell Norton.

Kiatthunsamai appointed CFO, PATA

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has appointed Pairoj Kiatthunsamai as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) w.e.f. July 31, 2012.

Nerurkar appointed President, Indian Institute of Metals
H M Nerurkar who is Managing Director of Tata Steel Ltd has been appointed as President of Indian Institute of Metals (IIM).

Neelam K quits Jayabharat Credit Ltd
Ms. Neelam K. has resigned as Company Secretary of Jayabharat Credit Ltd w.e.f. July 23, 2012

Dutta appointed Director (Business Development), The Claridges, New Delhi
Vandana Dutta, has been appointed as Director (Business Development), The Claridges, New Delhi.

Dutta appointed Corporate Treasurer, Citigroup
Soumoyo Dutta has been appointed as Corporate Treasurer, Citigroup.

Latkar appointed VP (Global Mktg.), InMobi
Shrikant Latkar has been appointed as Vice President (Global Marketing), InMobi.

Regunta appointed Company Secy. Goenka Diamond and Jewels Ltd
Goenka Diamond and Jewels Limited has appointed Ms. Kalpana Shridhar Regunta as Company Secretary w.e.f. July 25, 2012

Thakkar quits Gujarat Lease Financing Ltd
Viren Thakkar has resigned as Director-in-Charge of Gujarat Lease Financing Ltd .

Mehta appointed Director-in-Charge, Gujarat Lease Financing Ltd
Pradip J Mehta has been appointed as Director-in-Charge of Gujarat Lease Financing Ltd w.e.f. July 27, 2012

Chaudhary appointed Business Head & Editor, Zee News
Sudhir Chaudhary has been appointed as Business Head and Editor, Zee News

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A refreshing reading experience

'Met Ozymandius , in the North Block' was a refreshing reading experience . Good to know that Indian bureaucracy has started laughing at itself . Linking Shakespeare , Shelly, Greek methodology and Indian epics with Indian Civil Service reflects the depth and reach of the piece. From time to time it is desirable that bureaucracy holds a mirror before it lest Peruses would do it in the form of Anna Hazare and his clan .

Pramod Rajput, Chairman

All India Citizens Alliance for Progress & Development (AICAPD)

New Delhi

A good administrator

Lot of Whispers that Narendra Kumar, IAS, is going to be transferred from Daman & Diu, D&NH. He is a good man and lot of work has been done in his time . Even DC Mohanjeet Singh is working well .

Sunil Sharma

Provide security to RTI activists

There have been reports of attacks on RTI activists and even few have been murdered for exposing the politicians as well as bureaucrats, having links with mafias or involved in corrupt practices. But one thing is evident and clear that their actions have created ripples among those who are involved in all types of corrupt practices. Hence it is indicative of two dimensions:-

1. Some body has to come forward, take the help of RTI to bring transparency in the close door system which is being exploited for individual's benefit.

2.The Government needs to provide some type of security to those RTI activists, who have courage and guts to come forward and expose the enemies of the society and acting in different areas, positions and eating away the roots of the society like termites.

But I would like to mention that even few crusaders can cause scare among violators as they are too weak people. Through the medium of your site, I would request all the activists of the country to come under one banner and a team of crusaders can join hands together and become a force at a national level.

Ravinder Gupta

Pay disparity

The P S secretaries of Subordinate offices and steno cadre is suffering due to pay disparity unlike other cadre who have parity in all central government office. There is need for some solution to bring parity. Please bring this to the notice of all concerned for an early solution as recommended by 6th CPC.

Somanathan

RIT

Information regarding the Cabinet meetings for a period of seven years

The request for information in respect of the Cabinet meetings held over a period of seven years was refused claiming that providing the information about all the items/ subjects considered in the meetings held during this entire period would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority and therefore, could not be disclosed as per section 7(9) of the RTI Act. The Public Information Officer (PIO) denied the decisions taken in the meetings under section 8(1)(i) stating that they are a part of the Cabinet papers and it was for the sponsoring ministry to decide finally if the Cabinet papers could be disclosed having implemented the Cabinet decision. Regarding the minutes of the meetings he invited the appellant to inspect the minutes register maintained in the Cabinet Secretariat. During the hearing, the respondent explained that every year, about 400 to 450 items came up for discussion in the Cabinet from various ministries and departments of the government and over a period of seven years, this number would be close to 3000 items. He submitted that collecting and providing this information to the appellant would be an extremely time consuming task and would disproportionately divert the resources of the Cabinet Secretariat. However, he offered that specific information in this regard would be provided if the appellant would identify any particular item or a few of those items. The Central Information Commission (CIC) agreed with the contentions of the respondent and advised the appellant to be more specific and ask for details of a few of these items so that the PIO can provide such information without putting strain on the resources of the Cabinet Secretariat. The Commission also observed that it is only the sponsoring Ministry or Department which can take a decision as to whether a particular Cabinet decision has been fully implemented or not; the Cabinet Secretariat cannot take such a call and decide about disclosing any Cabinet decision except those which arise out of any proposal of the Cabinet Secretariat itself.

Comments

The discussions in the matter point out that there is no mechanism at the level of the cabinet to be regularly updated about what action has been taken regarding a particular decision taken by it. It raises a question whether there should be a monitoring mechanism with the Cabinet to know of the fate of the decision taken by it?

Citation: Mr. R M V S Anil Kumar v. Cabinet Secretariat in File No.CIC/SM/A/2011/001691

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)