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Who is the real 'Sardar' of Economic Reforms?
Who is the real 'Sardar' of Economic Reforms in the country these days? This is the hot topic of discussion in the corridors of power.

Planning Commission office is the real power centre these days
It is widely believed that office of the Planning Commission is the real power centre in the country. This is evident from the fact that big business tycoons including Anil Agrawal, Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, G P Goenka and Analjit Singh have already called on Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

Pranab Babu monitoring developments in Finance Ministry
Though Pranab Mukherjee has said goodbye to the Finance ministry, he is reportedly still monitoring the developments in the North Block.

Is Congress in trouble between BJP and JD(S)' caste formula in Karnataka?
By replacing Sadanand Gowda with Jagdish Shettar , BJP leadership is now toying with Lingayat-Kuruba-Gowda (LKG) caste formula. Congress which has launched 'mission Lingayats' campaign to win over the majority community votes had faced a rout in a series of by-elections largely because of JD(S)eating away vote share. The JD (S) has been making all out efforts to evolve new caste combinations (Lingayat-Kuruba-Dalits and Minorities) in its favour. Now Congress is likely to be in a logjam between two rainbow combinations in the state.

Rajiv Agrawal to be Chairman?
It is highly probable that Secretary , Consumer Affairs, Rajiv Agrawal, would be the first Chairman of the autonomous Forward Markets Commission. Minister of Consumer Affairs has made a statement that the FCRA bill would be introduced in Parliament in Monsoon session. The
Chairman of autonomous FMC would be of Secretary rank just like SEBI. Agrawal is scheduled to retire on August 31. One source said that he may join the CAT.

Empanelment of 1982 batch IAS this month
Now empanelment of 1982 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India is expected to take place this month end. Scheduled meeting for empanelment on July 5 did not take place.

CBEC Member, Sreela Ghosh resigns
Member of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), Ms Sreela Ghosh is believed to have put in her papers and likely to be relieved on September 4.

Who will be new DG NHRC?
Who will succeed Sunil Krishna as DG of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ?. The MHA is reported to have sent a panel of three names to the ACC. It is consisting of Mrs. Kanwaljit Deol, DG Arunachal Pradesh(1977 batch, AGMU Cadre), Ranjan Gupta, DG State Human States Rights Commission Punjab Police (1978 batch PB cadre) and PM Nair, Special DG Operations- CRPF (1978 batch Bihar cadre).

B N Sharma poised to be Joint Secretary, Power
As the grapevine has it, B N Sharma on central deputation is poised to be Joint Secretary Power. He is an IAS officer 1985 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.

Alok Chaturvedi is Joint Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat
Alok Chaturvedi, who was earlier Bihar Government's Delhi based Resident Commissioner (RC), is now a Joint Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is a Bihar cadre IAS officer of 1986 batch.

Govind Mohan to leave for Washington on July 21,2012
Govind Mohan who has been appointed as Minister (Economic) in the Embassy of India, Washington DC, USA , will leave India on July21,2012. So far, he was a Joint Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is a Sikkim cadre IAS officer of 1989 batch.

IPS officer to go on inter-cadre deputation
Myinthungo Tungoe, AIG, CID ,PHQ Raipur,Chhattisgarh Police is likely to go on inter cadre deputation Chhattisgarh to Nagaland. He is an IPS officer of 2006 batch who belongs to the Chhattisgarh cadre.

Tankha appointed DIG, NIA
Anurag Tankha, DIG, ER, Jorhat, Assam Police, has been appointed as DIG, National Investigating Agency (NIA). He is a Assam cadre IPS officer of 1995 batch.

Ganeriwala is new JS, AYUSH
Anil Kumar Generiwala, presently posted in cadre, has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ayurveda Yog & Naturopathy, Yunani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), Ministry of Health, Government of India. He will succeed VS Gaur who , is an IFS officer of 1983 batch JH Cadre. He is an IFS officer of 1986 batch of the Sikkim cadre.

CCIT promotion and reshuffle on July 12
Placement Committee of the CBDT is meeting on July 12 to promote 1979 batch and 1980 batch IRS officers . Reshuffle of the CCITs will also be made.

Registrar of SEBI run NISM quits
M L Soni, who was Registrar in the Washi (Mumbai) located National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) being run by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has quit.

Nagaraju's tenure in WB ends
Tenure of M Nagaraju as Executive Director's (ED's) Advisor in the World Bank (WB) has ended. He is an IAS officer 1993 batch of Tripura cadre.

Bhardwaj to be PS to Vice President, CSIR
S K Bhardwaj is being deputed as Private Secretary to Vice President, CSIR, Vilas Rao Deshmukh, Union Minister of Science & Technology and Minister Earth Sciences. Bhardwaj is an officer of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He was OSD to Former Speakers of the Delhi Assembly.

Interviews for ED in SEBI on July 13, 2012
Interviews for the slot of Executive Director (ED) in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will take place on July 13, 2012.

New book of Mrutyunjay Sarangi
Collection of short stories under the title "Soft Footsteps" written by Dr Mrutyunjay Sarangi has just been published in Amazon Kindle. It is priced at 99 cents and available on an Amazon account. Sarangi,, Secretary, Labour,GOI is an 1977 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre

Prashant Kumar to be Secretary, Forests in MP
Prashant Kumar who is presently Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Shahdol Circle, Shahdol is going to be Secretary Forests to Madhya Pradesh Government. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Gogoi to be SP in CBI
Navjyoti Gogoi, SP, Jodhpur Rural Rajasthan Police is likely to be inducted as SP in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). She is an IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre of 2000 batch.

Tricks and intrigues against CBDT Chairman
Tricks and intrigues are not only in politics but even in the babudom. This is evident from the fact that a letter has been circulated against the Chairman of the CBDT, Laxman Das making false allegations against him. And the fact is writer of the letter, Jha, is no more in this world.

Rudra to go to Washington
Ritvik Rudra is all set to join the Indian Embassy in Washington as Counsellor. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Amresh Kumar elevated as GM in Indian Bank
Amresh Kumar has been promoted as a General Manager in the Indian Bank . Kumar is a post graduate in statistics hails from U P and has held many important positions like zonal head.

Ashok Patnaik to join in J & K
Ashok Patnaik will go as Joint Director in J & K. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Malini Agarwal to be DIG ,CRPF
Ms. Malini Agarwal, Deputy Director, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, National Police Academy, Hyderabad, is likely to be inducted in CRPF as DIG. She is an IPS officer of 1994 batch of the Rajasthan cadre.

V K Singh to be promoted in CBI
Vijay Kumar Singh, SP, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), is likely to be promoted as DIG, CBI. He is a IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre of 1997 batch.

H C Singh to join GoI

Harish Chand Singh, Additional DG Training, UP Police, is likely to join on central deputation, as IG. He is an IPS officer of UP cadre of 1984 batch.

IAS officers seeks Voluntary Retirement
Maharashtra cadre IAS officer, Subrat Ratho has opted for the voluntary retirement. He is an 1986 batch IAS officer.

Now Postal Regulatory Commission
A new Postal Regulatory Commission is being set up in the country. Who will head the Commission, an IAS or an Indian Postal Service officer.?

IAS changes in Madhya Pradesh in a day or two
An IAS reshuffle is expected to take place in Madhya Pradesh in a day or two.

Minor IAS reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh
Rakesh will be new Secretary, Home.K Dhanlaxmi has been made DM Sultanpur.Vivek has been moved as CDO, Kanpur.Saurabh Babu will be new DM Varanasi.

Tandon returns to MEA Headquarter
Rudrendra Tandon, Counsellor in Indian Embassy, Moscow, Rudrendra Tandon has been moved to the MEA Headquarters.

Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma to join as CEO, NIELIT on August 12
Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma, Director, Technical in RISL who has been appointed as new CEO ,NIELIT, formerly DOEACC, an organisation of Government of India is going to join on August 12,2012. He is a Joint Secretary level post.

V A Patwardhan gets AG grade under CAG, Delhi
V A Patwardhan, Director in the office of Director General of Audit, Defence Services, New Delhi, has been promoted to the grade of Accountant General (SAG) under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

12 posts of Judges vacant in Delhi HC
As many as 12 posts of judges have been lying vacant in Delhi High Court against approved strength of 48. These include four posts of Permanent Judge against 29 approved strength and eight of Additional Judges against 19 approved strength.

Sailendra Kumar Mishra selected for 38th APPPA
Sailendra Kumar Mishra, DG, NICF, has been selected for 38th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) to be conducted from July 2, 2012 to March 31, 2013.

Anurag Sharma appointed Under Secretary, DoPT (UPDATED)
Anurag Sharma has been appointed as Under Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

IAS probationers get posting in TN (UPDATED)
Some IAS probationers have been posted at different places in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, M Ravikumar has been posted as Sub-Collector, Tiruvallur while L Subramanian will be Sub-collector, Chidambaram, Cuddalore and K Vivekanandan is being appointed as Sub-collector, Kallakuridhi, Villapuram. Similarly, A Gnanasekaran has been posted as Sub-collector, Madurantakam, Kancheepuram.

Four promoted officers of CSS get postings in GoI (UPDATED)
Four officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS), who were promoted as Director in Senior Selection Grade, have been posted to various Ministries in Government of India. According, J A Vaidyanathan has been posted to DoPT while Girish Kumar was appointed at Home Affairs and Dinesh Kumar is being posted to Urban Development. Besides, S K Jha will remain in UPSC.


P N Radkar selected for Director (Tech), SPMCIL (UPDATED)
P N Radkar, Director (Tech), BRBNM, RBI, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 9, 2012. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Ms Sailo from N-East is Member, Women Commission in Delhi (UPDATED)
Ms. Laldingliani Sailo (retired IRS officer), from Mizoram has been inducted as Member of Delhi State Commission for Women. Her tenure will be for three years. Notably, Delhi has a very sizeable population of female students and white collar workers from North East.

SCRA exam- 2012 results announced (UPDATED)
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the results of Special Class Railway Apprentices' (SCRA) Examination, 2012. As many as 49 candidates have been recommended for appointment as SCR Apprentices in the Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers.

CORPORATE

Sunil Mittal goes to Africa
Airtel boss Sunil Mittal, biggest player in the Telecom Sector in India, has now rushed to Africa. He is said to have got 11 licenses in Africa.

Ravindran takes over as ED , SEBI's Corporation Finance Department
S Ravindran, Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Board of India, has taken over corporation finance department. He will also be responsible for FIIs, custodians, mutual funds and collective investment schemes.

Safawi appointed as CEO, Viom Network'
Syed Safawi has been appointed as CEO of Viom Network'.

Suneja quits as MD, Perfetti Van Melle India
Sameer Suneja, Managing Director of the confectionery giant Perfetti Van Melle India has quit and is moving to an international assignment.

Jayaraman appointed as MD , Perfetti Van Melle India
Ramesh Jayaraman who is currently the Managing Director of Perfetti Van Melle India in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will be the new Managing Director for India operations.

Basu is MD ,Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
A.S. Basu has assumed the charge of Managing Director of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

Bangalore chambers gets new office bearers
The Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) have announced new office-bearers for the year 2012-13. M. Lakshminarayan, Managing Director, Harman International India, has been inducted as the President HV Harish, Partner-India Leadership Team, Grant Thornton India, has been named Senior Vice-President, A N Chandramouli, Managing Director, Starrag India, has become the Vice-President of the BCIC.

Sahr appointed President (India Operations), BMW
Philipp Von Sahr has been appointed as President ,BMW (India operations).

Mathur is CEO &Head, Jones Lang Lasalle India
Jones Lang LaSalle India has appointed Anurag Mathur as Chief Executive Officer (Project and Development Services) and also as Head (Emerging Businesses)

Agarwal appointed ED (Technical), Arvind Remedies Ltd
Arvind Remedies Limited has appointed Ankur Agarwal as Executive Director (Technical ) w.e.f. April 18, 2012.

Dewan appointed Associate Director , (Sales), Jaipur Marriott
Radhika Dewan has been appointed as Associate Director (Sales), Jaipur Marriott.

Pieters is Head, Cipla Ltd
Cipla Ltd has appointed Frank Pieters as Head (European Region & Global Respiratory Business) with immediate effect.

Menon to relinquish Chairman post at Subex Ltd
Subash Menon is relinquishing his post as Chairman of Subex Ltd but has decided to stay on as Managing Director of the company.

Basu appointed MD, CPCL
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) has appointed A S Basu as Managing Director.

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God save Railways!

The political brokers have totally destroyed the Railway system which was an excellent system in India without any financial problems. The political goondas have played with Railway economy and ruined the system for their selfish motives and for their political mileage. God save Railways from them.

D Venkateswara Rao

Another nail in the coffin of civil service integrity

If the news of the cabinet committee's approval of the FA in the Civil Aviation ministry, holding additional charge of DGCA, is correct, it would mean another nail in the coffin of civil service integrity as it will result in compromising independent financial functioning, conflict of interest between financial and executive job interests, and concentration of power in one individual to the detriment of public interest. As such dubious arrangements never happens without a quid pro quo in government, watch out for the seamy inside story.

P D Hota

It's true

I agree with shri Hota's comment that the site is sometime misused for self promotion by planting comments.

R K Pandey

What about retirement age?

Sir, Of late, you are silent about retirement age of Central Government Employees. Is there any news/rumour in this regard?

A Muthukrishnan

DPC be held in Delhi

I fully endorse the view that DPC should be held in Delhi or a place which involves minimum expenditure.

Ashok Pandey

RIT

Disclosure of reasons for not empanelling an officer under RTI

The appellant sought the reasons for being left out in the empanelment list of IPS Officers by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for the year 1994-95 while all his APRs were outstanding. The PIO informed that as per DoPT's O.M. No. 1/7/2009-IR dated 1.6.2009, the information sought in the RTI application cannot be classified as 'information' and the same cannot be provided. The appellant argued before the Central Information Commission (CIC) that whereas his juniors have been empanelled and, therefore, he should be provided the reasons for being left out from empanelment list when all his APRs are 'Outstanding'. The CIC noted the admission of the respondent that the decision for promotion of IPS Officers is taken in the meeting of the CPEB. Observing that the meetings of the CPEB are a matter of official record, the CIC ruled that what has been sought by the appellant is covered under the definition of 'information' as per section 2(f) of the RTI Act. The Commission directed the PIO to provide the reasons, as per record, whereby decision was taken to leave out the appellant in the empanelment list of IPS Officers for the year 1994-95.

Comments

This decision of the CIC is likely to bring in transparency in the process of empanelment..

Citation: Mr. Kamal Saini v. Ministry of Home Affairs in Case No. CIC/SS/A/2012/000236

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)