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Who will be new Vice President?
Who will be new Vice President of India? For this post UPA's candidate is Union Minister Farooque Abdullah NDA's candidate is said to be senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh.

Will Moti Lal Vora be Governor of UP?
Will AICC Treasurer Moti Lal Vora go as Governor of Uttar Pradesh? Infact, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Moti Lal Vora are old friends and the later has asked the former for the post. One can only wait and watch.

Who will be weakened by implementation of Kamraj Plan?
The Kamraj Plan implemented in 1964 was meant to weaken strong partymen like Morarji Desai; who is targetted towards this time?

Is BJP gaining strength in Left led Kerela bastion?
The Neyyatikara by polls have showed that BJP is back in the reckoning it ranked third this time, but the buzz is that Hindu voters are consolidating and much has to do with turning away from hard line terror linked Communist party.

Samajwadi Party jolted in Mant(Mathura) by poll
Ruling Samajwadi Party(SP) in Uttar Pradesh has suffered a major setback as it lost the assembly by poll for Mant segment in Mathura district results of which were declared on June 15, 2012. Trinamool candidate Shyam Sundar Sharma had won the seat by defeating his nearest Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) rival Yogesh Nuahwar by 6,604 votes, SP candidate finished at the 3rd position. The seat was vacated by Jayant Chaudhary son of RLD chief Chaudhary Ajit Singh. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's close associate Sanjay Lathar was the party candidate from the constituency, and despite a busy budget session the Chief Minister had specially flown down to Mant for campaigning in favour of Lathar.

BUREAUCRACY

Kaun Banega Cabinet Secretary? (6) Uday Kumar Verma
If the Government decides Secretary, Information and Broadcasting, Uday Kumar Verma also stands a chance for the post. After P K Mishra, 1976 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Verma is seniormost in his batch.

2 IAS officers duck posting as Secretary, Border Management
As the grapevine has, two IAS officers of 1978 batch cadre who are already Special Secretaries in the Government of India (GoI) have been able to manage in avoiding their posting as Secretary Border Management (BM).

New department set up in GoI
A new Department of Disability has been set up in the Government of India (GoI) with effect from May 14.

Empanelment of 1982 batch IAS officers as Addl. Secretary soon
Grapevine has it that empanelment of IAS of 1982 batch as Additional Secretaries in the Government of India (GoI) is going to take place this month end.

Chaturvedi to be JS Cabinet Secretariat
Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi will be new Joint Secretary Cabinet Secretariat in the Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Agnihotri is new AS and FA, Agriculture
DG Shipping, S B Agnihotri has been appointed as Additional Secretary and FA in the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
(We said this on June 11)

Files disposal at very fast pace
As the grapevine has it files disposal in Finance Ministry is being done at a very fast pace. As it is Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is the UPA's candidate for Presidential polls. Why this great hurry?

Taranikanti is now ED, IRDA
Sriram Taranikanti has been appointed ED in the Insurance Regulatory and Deveopment Authority in the JS level. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Manipur and Tripura cadre.

Who will be new ED, SEBI?
Who will be new Executive Director(ED) in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? This question is hot topic of discussion in corridors of power. Present ED Ms. Usha Narayanan is going to retire on June 30, 2012.

Jha to join SAFEMA Appellate Tribunal
K K Jha, DG Vigilance, CBEC, has been selected for SAFEMA Appellate Tribunal. He is expected to join next month.

What is the difference between Gujarat and MP?
Promotion pace of IAS officers in Gujarat is very slow. This is evident from the fact that 1982 batch IAS officers in Madhya Pradesh are set to get ACS rank while 1979 batch IAS officers in Gujarat are still waiting to get this rank.

D. P. Bankhwal to be IG,National Tiger Conservation Authority
D. P. Bankhwal on central deputation is poised to be IG, in in the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). He is an Assam-Meghalaya (A-M) cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1985 batch.

Cabinet Secretary to chair meeting on new DG, IGNFA- Dehradun
Cabinet Secretary, Ajit Kumar Seth is going to chair a meeting on appointment of new Director General (DG) of the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun. The meeting is scheduled to be held on June 19, 2012. Two Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers are in the fray. They are: R K Goyal (1977 batch) and A K Wahal (1978 batch). Though the search committee headed by Cabinet Secretary, Ajit Kumar Seth had met once, it could not finalise on either of the candidates. The past meet was deferred.

A S Bhattacharya quits as Member in CVC's advisory Board
A S Bhattacharya, ex Chairman & Managing Director, Bank of Maharashtra, was a Member of Advisory Board of Chief Vigilance Commission (CVC) on banks for a tenure of two years, has quit. The Board's job is to assist the CBI in probing cases related to bank, commercial and financial frauds. The advisory board is being headed by Ms. Shyamala Gopinath, ex Deputy Governor (DG) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

R P Sharma IG, NSG soon to join the UN in Delhi
R P Sharma, who is presently IG in National Security Guard (NSG) Headquarters, will soon be joining the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (ODC) in Delhi, as he is going to complete his deputation tenure in July 2012. He is an Orissa cadre IPS officer of 1986 batch.

Ashutosh Shukla to be IG, NSG
Ashutosh Shukla, who on central deputation is IG in CRPF with charge of Rapid Action Force (RAF), will soon join as IG, National Security Guard (NSG) Headquarters. He is a Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer of 1986 batch.

Changes in BSF this month
IG and DIG level reshuffle in the Border Security Force is expected to take place this month end.

AP Chief Secretary unlikely to get extension
Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary, Pankaj Dwivedi is unlikely to get extension in service. A 1975 batch IAS officer Dwivedi is retiring on June 30.

Who will be new RC of Himachal Pradesh in Delhi?
A race has begun for the post of Delhi based Resident Commissioner (RC) of the Himachal Pradesh Government.

11 posts of JD vacant in Directorate of Enforcement
As many as 11 posts of Joint Director of Enforcement are vacant in the offices of Directorate of Enforcement on deputation basis at Delhi, Srinagar, Patna Jalandhar, Guwahati, Panaji, Chennai, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. The applications of willing officers can be sent to the Under Secretary (ED), Ministry of Finance, New Delhi within 60 days.

Ms. Mamta Singh, DIG, NHRC selected for 38th APPPA
Ms. Mamta Singh, DIG, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has been selected for 38th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) to be conducted from July 2, 2012 to March 31, 2013.

Srivastava moves to Kathmandu
Indian Counsellor in Thimpu Piyush Srivastava has been moved to Kathmandu.

IPS reshuffle in Mumbai
There is DCP level reshuffle in Mumbai. Accordingly, Ravindra Shisve will now be DCP Zone 1 Cherring Dorje, with the latter replacing Suhas Warke as DCP Zone 10. Nisar Tamboli will go to Zone 2. Ambadas Pote will replace Tamboli. Sanjay Shintre has been posted as DCP Special Branch-I. Anand Mandya has been moved as DCP Operations. Sharda Nikam will be DCP HQ-I.P C Patil has been moved as DCP Zone 12. DCPs MM Dahikar, S R Nalawade and Anu Bhitre have been posted in the traffic. Kiran Shelar will go as DCP Local Arms-I and N D Chavan as DCP Zone 8.

1994 batch IPS get IG rank in Jharkhand
Three 1994 batch IPS officers in Jharkhand namely Tadasha Mishra, Sampat Meena and Vinay Kumar Pandey have been promoted to the rank of IG.

1998 batch IPS get DIG rank in Jharkhand
1998 batch IPS officers including Ashish Batra, T Kandaswami, Praveen Kumar, Priya Dubey, Parmeshwar Ravidas, Dadanji Sharma, Biglal Oraon, Mohammad Nehal, MP Lakra and Arun Kumar Singh have been promoted to the rank of DIG in Jharkhand.

Unemployment allowance to children of IAS officers too in UP
Children of IAS officers in Uttar Pradesh will also get unemployment allowance like others.

CAT instructs to DOPT not to debar the whistleblower Officer of Haryana
Whispers in the power corridors are that the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has issued a notice to Haryana Government to come up with its reply on a petition within 15 days. The CAT has also issued instructions to DoPT to not to debar the 2002 batch Haryana cadre officer Indian Forest Services (IFS) Sanjiv Chaturvedi. He has been waiting since May 5, 2012 to be relieved by Haryana Government to proceed on central deputation. He is supposed to join the AIIMS -Delhi, as Deputy Secretary.

Indian delegation participates in Indo-US strategic dialogue (UPDATED)
The Indian delegation participated in Indo-US strategic dialogue concluded recently at Washington DC. During the dialogue, the issues related to women were discussed. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women and Child Development, Mrs Krishna Tirath were accompanied by Ms Rashmi Singh, Executive Director in the National Mission for Empowerment of Women, Ministry of WCD, Government of India. Ms. Singh is an officer of UTCS 1989 batch

V K Gupta takes over GM, NR (UPDATED)
V K Gupta has taken over as General Manager (GM), Northern Railway (NR).
(We said this on April 2, 2012)


Alok Johri assumes charge as GM, NCR (UPDATED)
Alok Johri has taken over as General Manager (GM), North Central Railway (NCR).
(We said this on April 2, 2012)


R S Virdi joins as GM, NFR (UPDATED)
R S Virdi has assumed as General Manager (GM), North Frontier Railway (NF R).
(We said this on April 2, 2012)


R C Jat assume charges as Secretary, RB (UPDATED)
R C Jat has joined as Secretary, Railway Board.

Girish Pilai posted as COM, WR (UPDATED)
Girish Pillai, SAG/IRTS/WR, has been posted as COM (CHOD)/WR.

R K Tandon shifted as CCM, WR (UPDATED)
Ravinder Kumar Tandon, SAG/IRTS/ECOR, presently working as CCM/ECOR, has been transferred to Western Railway (WR) and posted as CCM (CHOD).

M K Sharma is also PS, Health & Family Welfare in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Mukesh Kumar Sharma, Principal Secretary, Medical Education, has been assigned additional charge of Principal Secretary, Medical, Health & Family Welfare Department in Rajasthan. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of this State cadre.

Prof. D P Singh is VC, Devi Ahilya University, Indore (UPDATED)
Professor D P Singh, presently working as HoD, HSE Division, PSS, Central Institute of Vocational Education, NCERT, has been appointed as Vice-chancellor of Devi Ahilya University, Indore.

Shashi Shankar selected as Director (Tech. & Field Services), ONGC (UPDATED)
Shashi Shankar, GM, ONGC, has been selected for the post of Director (Technology & Field Services), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 18, 2012. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

7 GMs are ED in PS banks (UPDATED)
As many as seven General Managers(GMs) in public sector(PS) banks have been elevated as Executive Directors (EDs). They are:
1.P Srinivas - Andhra Bank to Bank of Baroda.
2. B P Sharma -Punjab National Bank to Bank of India.
3. Sadhu Ram Bansal -Dena Bank to Punjab & Sind Bank
4. S.D.Arya- Bank of Maharashtra to United Bank
5.Ramdas Shenoy -Corporation Bank to Vijaya Bank
6.Arun Tiwari- Bank of Baroda to Allahabad Bank
7.Sudhir Kumar Jain- Dena Bank to Bank of Baroda

CORPORATE

PNGRB imposes penalty on Gujarat Company?
PNGRB (Petroleum & Natural gas Regulatory Board) has reportedly Imposed penalty and threatened to debar GSPL Group Company of GSPC.

Sami resigns as Independent Director, Futura Polyesters Ltd
Shyam Sunder Sami, Independent Director, Futura Polyesters Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. June 11, 2012.

Ramasubramanian appointed Independent Director, Futura Polyesters Ltd
K Ramasubramanian has been appointed as Independent Director of Futura Polyesters Ltd w.e.f. June 11, 2012.

Two directors cease to be on Board of Bala Techno Global Ltd
Siddharth Mehra and Kapil Mehra, have resigned from the Board of Bala Techno Global Ltd.

Pal appointed Senior VP and COO (Treasury), Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd
Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd has appointed Amitava Pal as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (Treasury).

Ramakrishnan appointed Head (Strategy & Insights), TracyLocke India
Pradeep Ramakrishnan is Head (Strategy & Insights), TracyLocke India.

Ahuja to be Senior Strategic Advisor, Target India
Lalit Ahuja to be appointed as Senior Strategic Advisor , Target India.

Kapoor to be President & MD, Target India
Navneet Kapoor to be President and Managing Director, Target India.

Gangal to be Group CEO & Director Mh1 TV Network in July, 2012
Pradeep Gangal to be appointed Group CEO & Director, Mh1 TV Network in July, 2012

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R P Singh gets deserving job as Chairman, NHAI

COMMENT FROM WHISPERS IN THE CORRIDORS.IN: Appointing R P Singh as Chairman National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is a welcome move of the Government of India. He deserves this coveted post. He is quite capable to handle it sincerely and diligently. A new era for the development and maintenance of National Highways and Bridges in the country has begun. We convey our heartiest congratulations to R P Singh on this challenging assignment and pray for his success.....

Upkar Singh
New Delhi (India)
Cell: 9818605843
(PS: Giving this feedback from North Vancouver, BC, Canada)

No Rashtrapati

Better to say “Rashtra Pity “ and not Rashtrapati.

M N Buch

RIT

Warning of misuse of the RTI Act From the LIC (Mumbai), the appellant sought the details of Probationary Development Officers and Development officers, whose resignation was accepted/ terminated by public authority during a certain period. He also requested that the information sought should be provided as per the format given by him. The Public Information Officer (PIO) denied the information by quoting the provisions of section 7(9) of the RTI Act that it would divert the resources of the Public Authority disproportionately. During the hearing before CIC, the respondent submitted that the information sought by the appellant pertained to about 3000 - 4000 Development Officers and that this information held at the divisional offices and was not available in the format provided by the appellant but were available in individual files of each Development officer. The appellant stated that he was the advocate of a Development officer posted at Jaipur - I office of the Corporation who has not received his arrears and that this information sought from the public authority will be used to enable his client to recover his dues. The Central Information Commission (CIC) stated that the RTI Act confers a cherished right to the citizen and this case was a classic example of misuse of the RTI Act. The Commission further observed that the appellant despite being a responsible citizen (he was a lawyer) has chosen to use the RTI route to harass the public authority with a view to getting an edge in the legal case of his client which was undoubtedly a very unprofessional approach to the issue. The appellant was advised to approach the Senior Divisional Manager, Jaipur - I to obtain the calculation sheet for release of arrears to his client. The Commission also warned the appellant to be more careful in future while using the right given to him under the transparency act.

Comments

There are many cases where applicants seek information in a particular format. If it leads to wasting of the scarce resources and time of the the public authority, the PIO is not bound to provide the information in a particular format. He may offer inspection of the documents to the applicant.

Citation: Mr. Ashok Kumar v. LIC of India in Appeal No. CIC/DS/A/2011/002087

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)