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Cabinet reshuffle today ? (UPDATED)
P Chidambaram is being appointed as Finance Minister while Sushil Kumar Shinde will be new Home Minister and M V Moily is assigned additional charge of Power Ministry.

Magnanimity, thy name is Nitish Kumar- Bihar, CM
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who to his credit has many firsts, and has always been lauded for the same, has done so even while posting bureaucrats. Without malice or prejudice Kumar posted two trusted lieutenants of Laloo Prasad Yadav in key departments of Bihar Government. And this has won a lot of accolades to Nitish Kumar in all quarters. Those officers are Sudhir Kumar is Principal Secretary (PS) Commercial Tax (CT) and Rajneesh Kumar Mahajan PS Transport.

Why is BJP silent on Assam issue?
The whispers that is making rounds is about the silence that the BJP has kept in the entire violence (resident Hindu vs non resident Muslim) in Assam. Given that Congress’ strategy of minority appeasement has come to a naught the BJP still looks glum and makes hardly any noise.

Is Shahid Siddique going to make it in BJP?
It is heard that there are differences in the BJP camp over Shahid Siddique ‘s interview. Some say that it is to convince the polity that he needs to be taken in the fold, while others feel that he is an opportunist and can not be trusted. Will Siddique still make it ?

Is Congress rethinking about minority play ?
It is heard that Congress is rethinking about the minority appeasement strategy that it is playing in Assam at the cost of the nation. Much of it was seen and heard by the administration when Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh were not allowed to fly to the troubled region and were stranded at Guwahati.

Is LN Mittal in trouble ?
It is heard that LN Mittal was a worried man when he hosted a charity cum contributory dinner in London recently. Most of his mills located in Europe are doing badly and that the mounting debts and labor costs continue to be a drag on his balance sheet.

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment of 1993 batch of IAS officers takes place
As the grapevine has it, empanelment of officers belonging to 1993 batch for posting as Joint Secretaries in the Government of India (GOI) has been cleared on Monday.

44 IAS officers figure in list of 1993 batch
As the grapevine has it, the list relating to empanelment of IAS officers belonging to 1993 batch for posting as Joint Secretaries in the Government of India (GOI) that been cleared, has got 44 names.

Prabhat Kumar to be Joint Secretary, Civil Aviation
Prabhat Kumar is being tipped to be a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Sinha to be DIG in CBI
Manish Kumar Sinha is all the set to join the CBI as DIG. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of J & K cadre.

Shukla to move to NSG ?
A K Shukla is likely to move laterally from CRPF to NSG. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Prashant Saran ready to play his 2nd innings as Member, SEBI
Prashant Saran has been appointed as a Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) for the second time. His previous term had expired on May 17,2012. Thus, Saran, is ready to play his second innings as Member, SEBI. He was one of nine candidates to were interviewed for two posts of Member in the SEBI on May 8,2012.

(We said this on May 9, 2012)

R C Mishra to retire today
Secretary,Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, R C Mishra is superannuating on Tuesday. He is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre. His successor is yet to be named.

Ten Members selected for CAT
A panel of ten officers is believed to have been prepared for the posts of Administrative Member in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

Barun Mitra asked to continue
Joint Secretary in the Rashtrapati Bhawan Barun Mitra has been asked to continue for some time. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Manipur -Tripura cadre.

Ms. Vandana Gurnani empaneled Joint Secretary in GOI
Ms. Vandana Gurnani who is presently Delhi based Resident Commissioner of Karnataka Karnataka Bhavan,has been empanelled to be appointed as a Joint Secretary in the Government of India(GOI). She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Panel sought for ED,Security, Air India
Ministry of Civil Aviation has requested MHA Government of India to send a panel of three IPS officers for the post of Executive Director, Security, Air India Mumbai. Presently, the matter is in process.

IAS officers selected for UNDP project awaits clearance from cadre state
IAS officers selected for UNDP project at Kabul awaits clearance from their cadre states.

Ranbir Singh moves to Chandigarh
Administrative Member of the CAT in Hyderabad Ranbir Singh has been moved to Chandigarh in the same capacity. He is a former 1971 batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Services of IPS officer confirmed
Competent Authority, Government of India has confirmed the services of Kranthi Kumar Gadidesi in IPS. He is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Kerala High Court rules in favour of Dr B Ashok
In an unprecedented order the Kerala High Court on July 30, 2012 restored Dr B Ashok (IAS KL 1998) as Vice Chancellor of the newly organized Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. It removed the present Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar (IAS KL 1978) as acting VC.Jayakumar was made acting VC after the government ousted the VC Dr Ashok over an article in which the latter had criticised the practice of officers holding many charges simultaneously and doing justice to none. The High court observed that the action of the government was illegal, arbitrary and against public interest. It criticised the Chief Secretary holding charge of a University where he had no expertise.

Bharadwaj to move Shanghai
M P Bharadwaj has been moved from Port of Spain to Shanghai as First Secretary.

Ms. Meera Swarup posted AG, (E &RSA), Ahmadabad
Ms. Meera Swarup, Director of External Audit, World Health Organisation, Geneva, has been transferred and posted as Accountant General (E&RSA), Gujarat, Ahmadabad under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Brig. H K Arora, Addl. CO MD, CE selected for 38th APPPA
Brig. H K Arora, Aditional CO MD CE (Works) HQ CE Central Command, Nehru Road, PO- Dilkusha, Lucknow Cantt.

30 Officers to be interviewed for TDSAT
The Search Committee for selection of Member of TDSAT is to meet over 3 days from July 31 and interview nearly 30 officers who have applied. Justice SB Sinha, Chairperson, TDSAT is Chairman of the Search Committee.

1980 batch IAS to be ACS in Rajasthan
1980 batch IAS officers in Rajasthan are set to get promotion to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary in August.

Dev Raj Paul empanelled Joint Secretary in GoI
Dev Raj Paul has reportedly been empanelled as Joint Secretary in the Government of India. He is an ITS officer of 1981 batch.

22 posts of Judges vacant in Punjab & Haryana HC
As many as 22 posts of judges have been lying vacant in Punjab and Haryana High Court against approved strength of 68. They include four posts of Permanent Judges against 38 approved strength and 18 of Additional Judges against 30 approved strength.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Finance), NJMC
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking applications for the post of Director (Finance), National Jute Manufacturing Corporation Ltd (NJMC) falling vacant next year on June 1, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to PESB before September 28, 2012.

Hectic lobbying for the post of Chairman CWC
Whispers in the power corridors say that hectic lobbying has been going on for the post of Chairman of the Central Warehousing Corporation. The tenure of Chairman BK Saha ends on August 2.

Director Petroleum (Exploration I) to complete his five years tenure soon
Deependra Pathak Director Petroleum (Exploration I) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas completes his tenure in the 1st week of September. He is 1990 batch IPS officer of UT cadre. Prior to this he was Additional Commissioner of Police (CP) in Delhi.

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

Eight CSSS officers promoted to SPPS in GoI
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.

Book of Maroo released
A book titled "Splendours of the Betwa Valley "edited by Dr Pukhraj Maroo - retired IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre was released by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh Ram Naresh Yadav. He has half a dozen books to his credit. At present Maroo is working as Convener, INTACH,
MP Chapter. Ms Shobhna Bajpai Maroo, Principal of Nutan, College Bhopal was also present on this occasion.

11 IRS (Customs) officers shifted
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.

Post of Joint Secretary (Admin) vacant in NDMA
The post of Joint Secretary (Admin) is vacant in National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Those willing to apply for this Joint Secretary level post can send their applications to the Personnel Department at the earliest.

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

UPSC declares Geologist's Exam, 2011 result
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.

IAS changes in Punjab
C S Srivastava, Financial Commissioner Taxation, has been appointed Principal Secretary, Lokpal. D P Reddy on return from central deputation has been posted as Financial Commissioner Taxation . D D Ternach, Special Secretary, Revenue and Director, Land Records Settlement and Consolidation and Land Acquisition Jalandhar would also hold the charge of the post of Special Secretary, Home Affairs and Justice,.

IAS postings in Uttar Pradesh
R C Srivastava will continue as principal secretary, technical education department. Gurdeep Singh has been given the charge of principal secretary, vocational education department. Ashok Kumar-3 has been appointed principal secretary, department of rural engineering services. Deepak Trivedihas been made principal secretary, food and civil supplies.Rajan Shukla will continue to discharge his responsibilities as secretary, horticulture and food processing department.DM Lakhimpur Kheri Abhishek Prakash will now be DM of Barielly district replacing Manish Chauhan ,who takes the place of Abhishek Prakash.Sheetal Verma has been posted as DM of Unnao. DM Auriya Navin Kumar G S has been made DM of Banda and Special Secretary Medical Health Arvind Kumar Dwivedi has been made DM of Balrampur. Ms Nidhi Keserwani will be DM of Shravasti, DM Hapur Sanyukta Sammadar has been shifted in the same capacity to Kasganj and CDO Meerut Shubra Saxena has been made CDO Ghaziabad.

Secretary Food reviews CWC's performance & awards 2 CWC officers

As a part of the performance review and target setting exercise, the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) organized a one day Regional Managers' Conclave at Corporate Office, New Delhi on July 28, 2012. The Conclave was attended by 18 Regional Managers, four Construction Cell Incharges, Functional Directors and Senior Executives of Corporate Office. Sudhir Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India also reviewed the performance of CWC, addressed participants of the Conclave and gave away performance awards for the year 2011-12 to the best performing Regions and the Construction Cells. B.B. Pattanaik, MD, CWC made a presentation on the activities of the Corporation and highlighted the performance during 2011-12. Addressing the Executives, the Secretary (Food & P.D.) stressed upon the need for diversification into new areas of business so as to reduce dependence on FCI, innovation in warehousing and logistic areas and mechanisation of handling operations. The Secretary (Food & P.D.) lauded for CWC's consistent growth and achieving highest ever capacity utilisation of 91% and record turn-over of Rs.1218.66 crore during 2011-12.

S C Padhy selected as Director (HR), NALCO (UPDATED)
S C Padhy, Director (Pers), MCL, has been selected for the post of Director (HR), National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 15 persons were interviewed for the same.

Administrative reshuffle in Assam (UPDATED)
Some administrative officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Assam. Accordingly, Jayanta Narlekar has been shifted as Deputy Commissioner of Kokrajhar while Puru Gupta will now be Deputy Commissioner of Chirang and Kavita Padmanavan is GMC Commissioner. Similarly, J N Subhramaniam has been transferred as Bilasipara SDO (Civil); Binod Seshan is transferred to Gossaigaon in the rank of ADC; D Gilfilon and Dr UN Bora have been asked to report to the Personnel Department, Dispur.


IFS officers shifted in Uttar Pradesh (UPDATED)
A number of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, R C Jha (1992) has been shifted to Moradabad Social Forestry Division while A P Sinha (1996) is being transferred to Shahjhanpur Forest Division and Bonik Brahma (1997) was made DFO, Baharaich. Similarly, Neeraj Yadav (1998) has been shifted as DFO , South Kheri Division, Lakhimpur Kheri; Pramod Kumar (2003) to DFO , Obra; Manoj Kumar Sonkar (2007) to Pilibhit Forest Division; AK Kashyap (2009) to DFO Badaun; Manoj Kumar Shukla (2009) to Gonda Forest Division; AN Singh to Sohelwa Wildlife Division; P P Verma to DFO, Kanpur Nagar.

Sanjiv Roy posted as CSO, WCR, Jabalpur (UPDATED)
Sanjiv Roy, on being relieved from the post of DRM, Secunderabad, has been posted as CSO, West Central Railway (WCR), Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.

S K Raina shifted to Northern Railway, Delhi (UPDATED)
S K Raina, who was earlier DRM, Palghat and posted as CSO in February 2012, is now being transferred to Northern Railway (NR), New Delhi.

Venkadasamy made PCE, ECR, Bhuvneshwar (UPDATED)
R Venkadasamy, CAO, Const South East Central Railway (SECR), Bilaspur, has been transferred as PCE in East Coast Railway (ECR), Bhuvneshwar.

Laj Kumar posted CAO, Const., SECR, Bilaspur (UPDATED)
Laj Kumar, PCE in East Coast Railway, Bhuvneshwar, has been appointed as CAO, Const South East Central Railway (SECR), Bilaspur.

D S Meena shifted to NWR, Jaipur (UPDATED)
D S Meena, SAG, IRSE, South East Central Railway (SECR), Bilaspur, has been shifted to North Western Railway (NWR)Jaipur.

Mukesh Gupta transferred to ER, Kolkata (UPDATED)
Mukesh Gupta, SAG, IRSE, South Eastern Railway (SER), Kolkata, has been transferred to Eastern Railway (ER) Kolkata.


P K Acharya posted as CTE, ER, Kolkata (UPDATED)
P K Acharya, SAG, IRSE, Eastern Railway (ER), has been posted as CTE in Eastern Railway, Kolkata.

Mangal Bihari Vijay is CTE, NWR, Jaipur (UPDATED)
Mangal Bihari Vijay, SAG, IRSE, North Western Railway (NWR), Jaipur, has been posted as CTE in the North Western Railway (NWR), Jaipur.

Transfer orders of O N Verma to SR cancelled (UPDATED)
Transfer orders of O N Verma, SAG, IRSE, from North Eastern Railway (NER) to Southern Railway (SR), have been cancelled.

IRS officer Chaudhary resigns from service (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, M N A Chaudhary presently working as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-VI, New Delhi, has resigned from the service.

Mukesh Kumar gets addl charge of DGIT (Inv.), Bhopal (UPDATED)
Mukesh Kumar, (DGIT Inv.), Lucknow, has been assigned additional charge of DGIT (Inv.), Bhopal.

Bhopal DGIT (Inv.) Suresh Kumar retires (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Suresh Kumar presently working as DGIT (Inv.), Bhopal, has retired.

Witch hunting is on about power collapse in 14 Indian states (UPDATED)
A witch hunting has begun on the issue of power collapse in 14 Indian states.

Who is responsible for the power woes? (UPDATED)
Who is responsible for the power woes?This question i s hot topic of discussion in corridors of power.

Many heads to roll in wake of power crisis! (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it many heads are going to roll in the wake of severe power crisis that India has been reeling for last few weeks.

K M Prasad selected as MD, KAPL (UPDATED)
K M Prasad, GM, KAPL, has been selected for the post of Managing Director, Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (KAPL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 31, 2012. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.


Six officers posted as ADRMs in Railways (UPDATED)
As many as six officers of Railways have been posted as ADRM. Accordingly, Vivek Srivastava, SAG, IRTS, Northern Railway, has been posted as ADRM, Delhi while V Thavamani Pandi, SAG, IRSE, Eastern Railway will now be ADRM, Salem, Southern Railway and M Ravi Babu, SAG, IRTS, South Central Railway, is ADRM, Gantur, South Central Railway. Similarly, Anand Bhatia, SAG, IRSE, West Central Railway, has been posted as ADRM,BSB, North Eastern Railway; A K Gupta, SAG, IRSME, South East Central Railway as ADRM, Bhavnagar in Western Railway and G V Ramana Reddy , SAG, IRSE, Western Railway, has been transferred to South Central Railway and posted as ADRM, Secunderabad.

Two officers shifted in Railways (UPDATED)
R G Singh, SAG, IRSE, Northern Railway, has been shifted to North Eastern Railway and posted in the cadre while R K Bariar is being transferred to East Central Railway and posted in the cadre.

CORPORATE

Gajendra Haldea inducted Member of High Level Committee
Gajendra Haldea, Advisor to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, has been made Member Convener of High Level Committee.

Mishra is new CMD of UPPCL
AP Mishra has been appointed new CMD of the UP Power Corporation Ltd in place of Avanish Awasthi

Bhatt appointed CEO, Shilpi Cable Technologies Ltd
Manish Bhatt has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shilpi Cable Technologies Ltd w.e.f. June 01, 2012

Bhat appointed Addl. Director, Tata Coffee Ltd
Harish Bhat, Managing Director, Tata Global Beverages Limited has been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Directors Tata Coffee Ltd w.e.f. July 27, 2012

Nishimura appointed Addl. Director, Subros Ltd
S Nishimura has been appointed as Additional Director of Subros Ltd. He is representing Denso Corporation, Japan on the Board of the company w.e.f. July 30, 2012

Sethi appointed Addl. Director, Subros Ltd
Ms Meena Sethi has been appointed as an Additional Director of Subros Ltd w.e.f. July 30, 2012

Murarka appointed Company Secy. Vikash Metal and Power Ltd
Vikash Metal and Power Ltd has appointed Ashish Murarka as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. July 15, 2012

Saraf quits Greaves Cotton Ltd
K K Saraf, Executive Vice President and Company Secretary of Greaves Cotton Ltd has resigned from the company.

Chopra appointed Company Secy, Greaves Cotton Ltd
Monica Chopra has been appointed as Company Secretary and Vice President (Legal) of Greaves Cotton Ltd w.e.f August 1, 2012

Singh quits Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India)

Ms Manjit Kirpal Singh, Director has resigned as Director of Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd .

Three Directors appointed on Board of IFCI Ltd
Atul Ashok Galande, Chandan Bhattacharya and Vijendra Singh Jafa have been appointed as Directors of IFCI Ltd w.e.f July 18, 2012

Mallya ceases to be Director, IFCI Ltd
Prakash P Mallya has ceased to be Director of IFCI Ltd w.e.f. July 18, 2012

Nagra appointed Whole-time Director, Agro Dutch Industries Ltd
Harpreet Singh Nagra has been appointed as a Whole-time Director of Agro Dutch Industries Ltd w.e.f. July 1, 2012.

SEZ' of prominent companies cancelled?
It is heard that SEZ's of prominent companies have been cancelled in Maharashtra, these names include Videocon, Mahindra and Mahindra and Indiabulls.

Ramani appointed Additional Director,Money Matters Financial Services
Bhagyam Ramani has been appointed as Additional Director of Money Matters Financial Services.

Gupta quits Duncans Industries
SP Gupta has resigned as Director of Duncans Industries.

Shah appointed as Additional Director of ELF Trading and Chemicals
Apurva Shah has been appointed as Additional Director of ELF Trading and Chemicals.

Kansara appointed as Director of Alka Diamond Industries
Jayant Kansara has been appointed as Director of Alka Diamond Industries.

Rupani appointed as Chairman of White Diamond Industries
Prashant Rupani has been appointed as Chairman of White Diamond Industries.

Sharma quits Empower India
Rajesh Sharma has resigned as Director of Empower India.

Bhat appointed as Additional Director of Tata Coffee
Harish Bhat has been appointed as Additional Director of Tata Coffee

Mukherjee appointed Additional Director of UT
Arun Mukherjee has been appointed as Additional Director of UT.

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Indian bureaucracy has lost its sense of humour

It is a fact that Indian bureaucracy has lost its sense of humour after the British left. I remember having read about a District Collector in the North East who on his visit to a PWD guest house saw the remarks by a Sub-Collector in the guest book that the toilet is far away from the main building. "He should have started earler" wrote the Collector underneath.

N Krishnan

Equal pay for equal work

I fully agree that the anomaly of the Stenographer Cadre in non-secretariat organizations should be addressed by the concerned officials of the GoI. Even the recommendations of the 6th CPC duly approved by the Government have been changed later. At least equal pay for equal work.

V S Rana, IIAS, Shimla

Save EPFO

The Employees provident fund organisation is the largest social security organisation of the world. It has 25000 employees all over India except J & K. The total officer cadre is 800 mostly recruited by the UPSC. They are facing acute stagnation in career progression. No cadre restructuring has taken place since 1952.Only one cadre restructuring proposal cleared by the Labour Minister is pending with the Ministry of Finance. Officers rendering 14-15 years of service have got just one promotion in spite of their sincerity and hard work by the virtue of which the obsolete organisation has been brought to the forefront in rendering social security to the poor workers and successfully running three schemes - Employees Provident Fund Scheme, Employees Pension Scheme and Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme. The department has been computerised and for two years the staff and the officers worked even on Saturdays and Sundays to make the computerisation project successful but the dues of the officers like timely promotions and cadre restructuring etc are also not being done. The Government wants this organisation to die and vanish so that this area can also be privatised and sold on premiums but with their hard work the officers and staff have improved the services of the organization to be in tune with times. It is sincerely requested to raise this issue through your platform so that the officers and staff of the EPFO can get their due. Facts can be verified by contacting any officer of the EPFO.

K K Singh

Don't comment on legality of CAT's order

The matter relating to Select List 2003 is pending adjudication before High Court. The Government has taken a wise decision to go ahead with promotion by implementing the CAT's order as many of our promotee colleagues are retiring every month. In any case the promotion order is subject to the outcome of the court case, so there is no need to worry at this stage. When the matter is subjudice before the High Court, it is advisable not to comment on the legality of CAT's order.

Rakesh Kumar

What about RAS officers ?

What about RAS officers from Rajasthan, as people says that due to stay on promotion 56 RAS has been retired without promotion in IAS.

Shashi Mohan

Opportunities for growth upto PSO level

Steno cadre Private Secretaries should also have opportunities for growth upto PSO level as given for CSSS. This matter needs the attention of all concerned.

Somanathan

All the Best!

The Ex-IITian will benefit from his experience in Europe and use it in ITPO. All the Best!

Ghangudi

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)