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Gyanesh Srivastava

Is Mamta the 'Mistress of Surprise'?
Mamta is being dubbed as a mistress of surprise in Bengal. She has scuttled Pranab's name purely beacuse he could increase the clout of the Congress in the state, the wings of which she has already clipped.

Is RBI to give a green signal with a rate cut?
Corporate India thinks that a rate cut of 25 points will give a signal that government is serious about growth. While Pranab is busy will Subbarao oblige?

Who will be the kingmaker in the Presidential polls?
After having revealed her card Mamta is now shown her tilt towrads NDA nominee, but Mulayam will finally be the kingmaker in the numbers game.

Who will be the President of India?
The President of India has to be the one with political clout across political lines, a backroom power broker who will have to manage a fragile coalition that is likely to be the mandate of 2014.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Cabinet Secretary? (5) P K Mishra
One can not rule out the possibility of elevation of 1976 batch IAS officer of UP cadre P K Mishra. Mishra is presently Secretary Personnel and retires on July 1 next year. In case he is appointed he will get two years tenure.

Amita Sharma appointed Additional Secretary Higher Education in GoI
Ms Amita Sharma has been appointed Additional Secretary Higher Education in the Government of India. 1981 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Amita Sharma is presently Resident Commissioner Madhya Pradesh in Delhi.
(We said this on June 8)

Will Panda move to NCDRC?
Grapevine has it that Member CAT, R C Panda, is moving to the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. He is retired 1972 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

IRS officer Dr. Shalini Verma deputed to Arunachal Govt
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Dr. Shalini Verma, Deputy Director of Income Tax (Inv.), Valsad, has been deputed to the Government of Arunachal Pradesh on deputation basis for a period of three years.

13 DGMs of SBT promoted to GMs
As many as 13 Deputy General Managers (DGMs) of State Bank of Travancore (SBT), an Associate Bank of SBI, have been promoted to General Managers (GMs). The officers include: D Babu Jayaraj, Anil Kumar Sinha, G Venugopan, George M Kurian, Hargovind Sachdev, Haridas K V, K N Murali, K S Subbaraman, Keshav Kumar T, R Venkata Krishnan, S Adikesavan, S Hari Shankar and V Viswanathan.

Railway GMs' appointments further delayed
Elevation of senior railway officers as General Managers (GMs) in railways have been further delayed.

Irshad Ahmad moves to Jeddah
Irshad Ahmad who is looking after US (Gulf) in the MEA has been moved to Jeddah as Consul.

20 short-listed for CAT
About 20 retired bureaucrats mostly IAS officers have been short-listed for the posts of Administrative Member in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

18 IAS officers of Maharashtra cadre have resigned
Altogether 18 IAS officers belonging to Maharashtra cadre have resigned during the past 10 years.

JD CBI in Chennai to return Tamil Nadu
Joint Director CBI in Chennai Ashok Kumar is returning to the parent Tamil Nadu cadre in the first week of July. He is 1982 batch IPS officer.

Who will succeed Ashok Kumar in Chennai?
Who will succeed Ashok Kumar as Joint Director CBI in Chennai? Decision about the posting of 1988 batch IPS officer of UT cadre Sundari Nanda has so far not been taken.

Satya Prakash is now senior most for GM's slot in Railways
Satya Prakash- IRTS who is Advisor on Tourism and Catering in the Railway Board is now senior most officer as far panel of officers to be posted as General Managers (GMs) were concerned.

DD IB to return Punjab
DD IB in Amritsar Amardeep Singh Rai is returning to the parent Punjab cadre next week. He is 1994 batch IPS officer.

1981 batch IAS to get ACS rank in Chhattisgarh
1981 batch IAS officer in Chhattisgarh Vivek Dhand is expected to get Chief Secretary rank this month end.

Atul Tiwari to join in Dubai this month
Atul Tiwari is joining as Prasar Bharti Correspondent in Dubai this month end. He is 1983 batch Indian Information Service officer.

Two IRTS officers shifted in Railways
Anil Kumar, IRTS/ER, presently working as Dy COM, has been transferred to NER and posted in the cadre while Mrs. Lata Kumari, IRTS/NFR, on completion of tenure, is transferred to ECOR and posted in the cadre.

Will Tiwari join as Addl CP NW District in Delhi?
Will Madhup Tiwari, IPS Addl. CP/Licensing in Delhi police join as Addl. CP/North West District?Mrs. Meenu Chaudhary was posted in this post.

Mrs. Meenu Chaudhary relieved to join CBI
Mrs. Meenu Chaudhary has been relieved to join CBI as SP. She is 2000 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Punjab-Haryana HC likely to get new Chief Justice
As the grapevine has it the acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court A. K. Sikri may soon be moved to Punjab-Haryana High Court as Chief Justice.

More IAS transfers likely in Jharkhand
After the transfer of 14 senior IAS officers took place in Jharkhand; transfers of Dy. Commissioners of some more districts (who have already completed three years of their posting) have started doing rounds.

IPS reshuffle on the anvil in Bihar
As the grapevine has it a reshuffle of IPS officers is expected to take place in Bihar in next fortnight or so.

IRS officer S L Anurag deputed as Under Secretary, CBDT
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, S L Anuragi presently ACIT, Pune, has been appointed as Under Secretary (Inv.III) in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Department of Revenue, New Delhi for a period of three years.

87 IRS (Customs) officers shifted
As many as 87 Indian Revenue Service officers in the grade of Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred and posted to different places. Accordingly, A J Kanojia has been shifted to DG, ST Mumbai while Alok Sharma is being transferred to Kolkata CX and Ashutosh was posted to DG CEI, Delhi. Similarly, D P Bamnavat has been shifted to Vadodara CX; G Sudhakar to Hyderabad CX; Hitesh Godara to Kolkata CX; Jagjit Singh to DG, Vigilance Delhi; M V Bhaskar Reddy to DG NACEN, Bangalore; M L Mandar to Jaipur CX; Mahesh C Bhardwaj to DG NACEN, Faridabad; Mohit Tiwari to DG CEI Delhi; Narendra Singh to DG, DRI, Delhi; Prabhakar Kumar to Mumbai Customs-III; Pratim Singh to Cochin CX; P Vijaya Kumar to DG DRI Mumbai; Shravan Kumar Bansal to Cochin CX; Srivishnu U Kilwalkar to Pune CX; Shweta Bector to CESTAT Delhi; Tariq Mabood to DG, DRI Lucknow; Ujjawal Arun Bhagwat to Mumbai CX-I; V Srinivas DG system Chennai; A Chandra Sekhar Reddy to Vizag CX; A G Kapre to PUne CX; Anand Kumar to Mumbai Customs-II; anil Kumar Sahay to Mumbai CX-I; Anoop Kumar Sharma to DG Valuation, Mumbai; Anuradha Mishra to Bhopal CX (Indore); Biju Thomas to Cochin CX; Binay Pratap Singh to Cochin CX; Birudu Ravindranadh to Vizag CX; C S Mishra to DG Inspection, Kolkata; Cynthia K Sandhu to DG Inspection, Mumbai; D P Singh Kushwaha to Mumbai Customs-II; Dasari Balaiah to Hyderabad CX; Dharamjeet Kumar to Bhopal CX; G S Dwivedi to Mumbai to CX-I; H R Meena to Jaipur CX; Hari Narayan Meena to Jaipur CX; Harsh Vardhan Umre to Bhubaneshwar CX; Hemlata Rai to Nagpur CX; Ignatius Tirkey to Ranchi CX; K Padmavathy to DG CEI Coimbatore; K Satyanarayan Rao to Hyderabad CX; K C Chandy to Coachin CX; Kiran Kumar to Patna Customs Preventive; Kumar Amrendera Narayan to Ahmedabad Customs; Kundan Yadav to Delhi Customs; M B Mathur to Jaipur CX; M Kotraswamy to DG DRI, Mumbai; M V V Suryanarayan to Hyderabad; Manish Kumar Jha to DG Safeguards, Delhi; Manjula Dundappa Hosmani to Vizag CX; Manvesh Kumar to Mumbai Customs-I; Michel Achom to DG CEI, Guwahati; Mohd Nagoor to Hyderabad CX; N S parthsarathi to Chennia CX; Padala Mohan Rao to Ahmedabad CX; Padma Lochan Lenka to Bhubaneswar CX; Zpradnyasheel R to DG DRI Delhi;R K Joshi to DG System, Delhi; R M Gautam to Ahemdabad CX; Rajendra Kumar Cecil to Vadodar CX; Ranjan Prakash to CBN Gwalior; Ravindra Dange to Pune CX; Reena to DG Systems, Delhi; Ritu Raj Gupta to Nagpur CX; S Arokia Raj to Chennai CX; S Narasimha Reddy to DG CEI Goa; S Raja to Coimbatore CX; S S Sharma to Mumbai CX-I; S V Venugopalchar to Bangalore CX; Sangeeta Karmakar to Meerut CX; Sanjeev Kumar Singh to Mumbai Customs-II; Satish Kumar to DG CEI, Rourkela; Saurabh Kumar to DG NACEN, Faridabad; Shaukat Ali to Meerut CX; Sidlingappa Teli to CESTAT Bangalore; Sudhir S Bhatkande to Mysroe CX; Sunil Kumar Singh to DG EP Delhi; Thomte Khaizadou to Shillong CX; U V Dalvi to Mumbai CX-I; V Vasudha Prasad Rao to Pune CX; Vijay J Manvatkar to Kolkata Customs; Virendra Kumar to Patna Customs Preventive; Vishal Pratap Singh to DG, CEI, Jamshedpur; Wahne Pranay Babu to Mumbai CX-I and Zakir Hussain has been shifted to DG, DRI Jamnagar.

62 IRS (Customs) officers locally transferred
As many as 62 Indian Revenue Service (IRS-Customs) officers in the grade of Deputy/ Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have locally been shifted. Accordingly, A Shakthi has been shifted to DG Systems, Chennai while A K Barapatre is being transferred to DG Audit Mumbai and A N Kulkarni was posted to CESTAT Mumbai. Similarly, Amandeep Singh was transferred to DG, DRI, Delhi; Aneesh Rajan to DG CEI Coachin; Ashok Kurade to Mumbai CX-II; B Santhanavannan to Chennai Customs; Baban B Landge to CESTAT Ahmedabad; Bharat Singh to DG Service Tax Mumbai; Bipin Kumar Upadhyaya to Lucknow CX; Chakarvarti Vaid to Delhi CX; D S Rathee to Delhi CX; Debojit Bose to Kolkata CX; Deepak Bhilegaonkar to DG NACEN Mumbai; Dinesh Kumar to Kolkata CX; Dipin Singla to DG DRI Hqrs. Delhi; Harbhajan Das to DG NACEN, Faridabad; Indira Sisupal to Chennai CX; Jaisetty Raja Manohar to DG NACEN Hyderabad; Jay Kumar Meena to Mumbai Customs-II; Jayant Sahay to Delhi CX; K R Madhar to Delhi CX; Kavita Singh to DGCEI, Indore; M J Chethan to DG Systems, Mumbai; M M Ravi Rajendran to Bangalore Customs; M Madhusudhan Reddy to CESTAT Mumbai; M Ram Mohan Rao to CESTAT Chennai; Madhav Chandra Mishra to DG DRI Kolkata; Mahavir Singh Chauhan to Delhi CX; Manzoor Ali Ansari to Bhopal CX; Mohammad Faisal to Mumbai Custosm-I; Nagendra Yadav to DG Valuation, Kolkata; P K Raut to DG CEI, Mumbai; Paramjit Kaur to Kolkata CX; Prabhjeet Singh Gulati to Commissioner, Logistics, Delhi; Pravin Kumar Agrawal to Kolkata CX; Purshottam Gupta to DG Audit Chennai; Rachna to DG Systems, Delhi; Raghu Kiran Bangalore Customs, DG DRI Bangalore; Rajan Dutt to Delhi Customs; Rajeev Ranjan Sr. to Delhi Customs Preventive; Rajendra Kumar to Delhi Customs; Rajesh Jain to DG DRI Hqrs, Delhi; Rajiv Ranjan to Delhi CX; Rajkumar V Kendre to Mumbai Customs-II; Rakesh Ladwal to Mumbai CX-I; Ram Chander to DG NACEn Faridabad; Ram Prakash Sharma to Delhi CX; Roshan Lal to DG Vigilance, Delhi; S chandrasekaran to Chennai Customs; S K Chakraborty to DG Vigilance, Kolkata; S R Bhatti to DG Service Tax Mumbai; Samar Nanda to Delhi Customs; Sandeep Raval to Delhi Customs; Sanjay Kumar to Mumbai Customs-III; Sanket Kale to DG DRI Ahmedabad; Sheo Dayal Chand to Mumbai CX-I; Sunil Kumr to DG Vigilance Chennai; Vijay R Kulkarni to CESTAT Mumbai; Vijayant Singh to DG NACEN Mumbai and Vivek Chintaman Khole has been shifted to DG CESTAT Mumbai.

Mohinder Singh proceeds on long leave
One of the trusted IAS officer of Mayavati Mohinder Singh has proceeded on a long leave. 1978 batch IAS officer Singh is scheduled to retire on August 1.

Neela Mohanan gets additional charge in Delhi Government
Deputy Commissioner Nila Mohnan has been given additional charge of the Director Delhi Jal Board .She is 2007 batch IAS officer.

Post of ED, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh is vacant
The post of Executive Director, a selection post in Rashtriya Mahila Kosh is vacant on deputation basis under Woman and Child Development Ministry. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Personnel Department at the earliest.

Post of DG & CEO, CMSS is vacant
The post of Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Central Medical Services Society (CMSS), Department of Health and Family Welfare is vacant. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Personnel Department at the earliest.

DoPT seeks applications for DFFT training programme
Training Division of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications from the Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary level officers from IAS, CSS, SCS and A Group Service for various short-term and long-term training progamme abroad conducted under the
Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) being organised at Harvard University from February 10, 2013.

A. S. Bhattacharya to be Director, IBPS (UPDATED)
A. S. Bhattacharya ex Chairman & Managing Director, Bank of Maharashtra has been appointed Director of the Mumbai based Institute of Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS).His term will be of three years.He will be assuming his charge on July 1, 2012.

Three IAS officers shifted in Haryana (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, Mohinder Kumar (HY: 92) has been appointed as Director General of Medical Education & Research, Haryana while Amit Kumar Agrawal (HY:03) will now be Managing Director, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam, Hisar and Nikhil Gajraj (HY:08) is ADC-cum-CEO, DRDA, Fatehabad.

Chinoy is new Ambassador to Mexico (UPDATED)
Sujan R. Chinoy (IFS : 1981), presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mexico.

Suri appointed Ambassador to Egypt (UPDATED)
Navdeep Singh Suri, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Mrs. Smita Srivastava posted as OSD, CCIT (CCA), Kolkata (UPDATED)
Mrs. Smita Srivastava, Commissioner of Income Tax, has been posted as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Kolkata region.

Govind Mohan appointed Minister (Economic) in Washington (UPDATED)
Govind Mohan, IAS(SK:89), Joint Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat has been appointed as Minister (Economic) in the Embassy of India, Washington DC, USA at the level of Joint Secretary for a period of three years .
(We said this on June 11 )

P K Das to join GoI as JS DoPT (UPDATED)
P K Das has been appointed Joint Secretary (Training) in the Department of Personnel and Training. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Committee constituted to investigate fire at RINL-VSP (UPDATED)
Dr. S R Jain, ex-Chairman, SAIL, will head the Committee constituted to look into the cause of fire at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited-Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL-VSP). Besides, K K Mehrotra, Chairman, MECON and HoDs of Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT, Delhi/Kanpur are members of the same.

Ms. Deepika Lohia posted as Dy. Secretary in DoPT (UPDATED)
Ms. Deepika Lohia Aran has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). She is an IOFS officer of 2002 batch.

Vijay Bahadur Singh posted as ACIT, CCIT, Kanpur (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Vijay Bahadur Singh has been posted as ACIT (OSD) under the charge of CCIT (CCA), Kanpur region.

Mrs. R S Manjula Rangarajan is DRM, Trichy (UPDATED)
Mrs. R S Manjula Rangarajan, SAG/IRAS/SR, has been posted as DRM, Trichy, Southern Railway.

Trichy DRM, Vaidialingam shifted to Railway Board (UPDATED)
Trichy DRM, PV Vaidialingam, SAG/IRAS, has been shifted to Railway Board.

CORPORATE

Kaul resigns as director of Rasoi
Kapil Kaul has resigned as director of Rasoi.

Prabhakaran appointed as director of Valuemart Retail Solution
CK Prabhakaran has been appointed as director of Valuemart Retail Solution.

Mehta appointed as director of Valiant Communication
Sumit Mehta has been appointed as director of Valiant Communication.

Pathy appointed as additional director of Lakshmi Auto Loom Works
Aishwarya Pathy has been appointed as additional director of Lakshmi Auto Loom Works.

Diwan appointed as additional director of Integra Engineering India
Rahul Diwan has been appointed as additional director of Integra Engineering India.

Shah resigns as director of Parikh Herbals
Bhadrakumar Shah has resigned as director of Parikh Herbals.

Tripathi appointed Company Secy. Kinetic Engineering Ltd
Kinetic Engineering Ltd has appointed Pranvesh Tripathi as Company Secretary' of the company

Kale resigns as Company Secy. Kinetic Engineering Ltd
Anil B. Kale has resigned as Company Secretary of Kinetic Engineering Ltd w.e.f. May 30, 2012

Kaul resigns as CEO, Rasoi Ltd
Kapil Kaul has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Rasoi Ltd w.e.f. June 11, 2012.

Desai appointed Company Secy. Greenline Tea and Exports Ltd
Greenline Tea and Exports Ltd has appointed Pratik Prakash Desai as Company Secretary of the company.

Two directors appointed on Board of Lakshmi Automatic Loom Works Ltd
Lakshmi Automatic Loom Works Ltd has appointed Ms Aishwarya Pathy and R Varadarajan as additional directors of the company .

Miriam Mathew appointed Senior President, Landmarc Leisure Corporation
Miriam Mathew has been appointed as Senior President, Landmarc Leisure Corporation .

Shah resigns as Director, Parekh Herbals Ltd
Bhadreshkumar B. Shah has resigned as Director of Parekh Herbals Ltd w.e.f. May 16, 2012

Jha resigns as Company Secy. CDR Healthcare Ltd
Bijay Kumar Jha, Company Secretary of CDR Healthcare Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. June 9, 2012

Mahashur ceases to be Director, Nelco Ltd
K. A. Mahashur has ceased to be a Director of Nelco Ltd w.e.f. June 12, 2012.

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Unnecessary fuss on posting as Ambassador

There was a news article in the whispers on 13.6.2012 regarding appointment of Mr. Ajay Sharma as Ambassador to North Korea. In this regard my views as as follows: Firstly, PSO in Government of India is Principal Staff Officer and not a Personal Assistant. He is of the rank of Director in Government of India. Secondly, he may be from stenography line in the beginning of his carrier. But now after a service of nearly 25-30 years he has a vast experience behind him. Everyone starts his carrier from a small post. There have been examples in Government of India wherein persons who began their carrier as Assistants have rose to the posts of Joint Secretary and even above. So, whats the hue and cry all about. If the IFS officers
fear to go to North Korea because of its Government, social life or what ever be the reason, someone has to be sent to the mission/consulate to manage the affairs. Then why are people making such fuss

Saxena

Congress has to pay for "price of vendetta".

This is apropos to yesterday's whispers regarding Jagan's sister giving nervous to Congress. Defeat for congress at the hands of YSR Jr is inevitable. Situation in AP for Congress is a self-inflicted. Congress has to pay for "price of vendetta".

Madduri VKR

Only poor be treated in Govt hospitals

Government had decided empanelment of private hospitals for CGHS patient in order to avoid rush in Government hospitals. Only the poor should be treated in Government hospitals. There should be a separate hospital in the capital for CGHS patients on the lines of Railways and
Defence Hospitals. There should be private wards (status wise) in these hospitals for all the patients in the Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- and above. If necessary a Medical College could also be attached along with this hospital so that the doctors are in constant touch with the latest developments in the medical field.

A Srivastava

CGHS in poor condition

The CGHS facility is in a very poor condition & doctors are dictators. The solution lies- in giving One month basic pay+ DA as OPD allowance to Govt servants annually for the family, For Indore treatment Nodal centres in Delhi may be made from where patient may be referred, It should work Round the clock with CCTV monitoring system. This is prevalent in Few PSU like AAI etc.

Sanjay Rana

Tripathi is mature officer

P K Tripathi is an extremely competent, honest and mature officer. Most suitable for the Election Commissioner of India.

Baleshwar Rai

Maintain transparency in transfer orders

All the government organisations are supposed to maintain transparency in their transfer orders. What can be done if the organisations do not fulfill the legal requirements? Are the government servants expected to file a RTI Applications in all cases where there is a deviation? Why is the DoPT / Information Commission not taking a suo-motto cognizance of the violation of the guidelines? There ia a breach of the provision almost at all places with very few organizations following it.

Mary Joseph

Why IPS on deputation get choice postings?

Why the cadre officers in CPO are posted to hard areas and deputationist (IPS) get posting in Delhi or Metro or place of there choice ..Can any one in MHA or Government give a reason ? We should end this Gross Discrimination.

SR

RIT

Reasons for keeping employees in very sensitive post for more than 15 years

The applicant filed a Right to Information (RTI) application with the West Central Railway, Jabalpur seeking information about the prescribed tenure of employees in non-sensitive, sensitive, and very sensitive posts. He also wanted to know the reason for allowing certain employees to remain in very sensitive post for more than 15 years, claiming that it was against the policy of the public authority. The PIO, Jabalpur furnished information, pertaining to his office and transferred the application to the PIO, Kota. The PIO, Kota provided a copy of policy dealing with the sensitive posts. The appellant filed the second appeal before the Central Information Commission (CIC) complaining that information related reason for allowing certain employees to remain in very sensitive post for more than 15 years has not been given to him. The Commission directed the PIO, Kota to provide the reasons (for allowing certain employees to remain in very sensitive posts for more than 15 years), as available on record in the form of file noting, correspondences etc. to the appellant.

Comments

Transfer and posting are administrative decisions which remain a contentious issue amongst the government servant. There is a prescribed tenure for employees in non-sensitive and sensitive posts and the public authority is required to pro-actively disclose the reasons for any deviations as per section 4 of the RTI Act without the need for anyone to file a RTI application for it.

Citation: Mr. Dinesh Porwal v. West Central Railway, in File No. CIC/AD/A/2012/000361

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)