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T A Vidyanathan

What politics is Mamta Banerjee playing?
The recent celebrations at Kolkatta over the winning of Kolkatta Knight Riders, was symbolic of Ms Banerjee trying to court Muslim vote bank. First it was appointing Shah Rukh Khan as ambassador of the state which already has wrecked finances, then the grand celebration with Khan dancing at Eden Gardens. Will the Muslim's heart melt for Mamta? Will Shah Rukh's next step be to join her party?

K Ganeshan is new RNI
K Ganeshan is new Registrar Newspapers of India (RNI). 1982 batch IIS officer Ganeshan has succeeded T Jairaj who retired last month.

N N Prasad gets extension
Deputation tenure of Naresh Nandan Prasad has been extended upto May 6th, 2013. 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre Prasad is presently posted in Geneva.

Snehlata Kumar gets three months extension
Ms Snehlata Kumar who is consultant in the Planning Commission has been given three months extension in her deputation tenure. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

ACC approves of appointment of Khurana as Director (Proj), MRVCL
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of R S Khurana, GGM, DFCIL, for the post of Director (Projects), Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVCL). The final approval is awaited from Railway Ministry.

Justice Singh to be Judge of Jharkhand HC
Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Alok Kumar Singh is moving as a judge of Jharkhand High Court.

Tenure of CVO NPCIL extended
Deputation tenure of Sushil Chandra, Chief Vigilance Officer in the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), Mumbai has been extended for a period of two years beyond 12.3.2012 to 11.3.2014. He is a 1983 batch IRSME officer.

Three IFS officers retire in Kerala
As many as three Kerala cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of Kerala cadre had retired on May 31, 2012. They are T M Manoharan (1976 batch) - Chairman Kerala Electricity Board, M S Nair and A K Salim.

Regional training seminar to be held at Bangkok in September
Pacific Training Initiative (PTI), regional training seminar is being held at Bangkok in Thailand from September 3 to 14, 2012. The names of willing officer in the rank of Dy. SP can be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) before May 23, 2012.

Ms. Neelam deputed as GM (IT), DFCCIL
Ms. Neelam Sanghi, IRAS, FA & CAO/FOIS, Northern Railway, has been selected and approved for deputation to Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited as General Manager (IT) at New Delhi.

Arvind Kumar appointed as PCCF in Sikkim
Arvind Kumar, Principal Secretary and Principal Resident Commissioner, Government of Sikkim, New Delhi, has been promoted and appointed as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF)-Cum-Principal Secretary to the Government with effect from June 1, in addition to his responsibilities as Principal Resident Commissioner at Delhi. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Jain is Director in MHA
Vijay Mohan Jain has been appointed as Director Expenditure Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He is an IRS(C&CE) Officer of 1995 Batch.

17 DANICS officers shifted after promotion to JAG
As many as 17 DANICS officers have been transferred after promotion to Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Accordingly, S K Bhandari (1987 batch), Bansi Lal Sharma (1987 batch), Umesh Kumar (1987), Sudhir Mahajan (1987), D N Singh (1987), S S Sidhu (1987), Ms Rashmi Singh (1990), Ms Shashi Kaushal (1990), Rakesh Bhatnagar (1986) and Sushil Singh (2002) have been transferred from GNCTC to A & NI while Sanjeev Kumar (1997), Vivek K Tripathi (2002), Shailendra Singh (2002), K C Surender (2002), Anand Kumar Tiwari (2002) are being transferred from GNCTD to DD&DNH and Rajesh Goyal (2002), Vishwendra (2002) was shifted from GNCTD to Lakshadweep.

Vice Admiral Soni takes over charge
Vice Admiral Satish Soni has taken over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command at Kochi. He has succeeded Vice Admiral KN Sushil who has retired.

Will Manhas be IC in HP?
Former DGP of Himachal Pradesh D S Manhas is likely to be appointed Information Commissioner in Himachal Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh is having one acting CIC
Though there is a provision to have a maximum of 10 Information Commissioners in Madhya Pradesh it is being run by only Iqbal Ahmad a retired 1974 batch IAS officer.

35 senior IAS officers shifted in Karnataka
Services of 35 senior IAS officers have been affected with transfers and new postings in Karnataka. Accordingly, Subir Hari Singh has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary to Government while Kaushik Mukherjee is posted as Additional Chief Secretary to Government -cum- Development Commissioner and Dr C S Kedar, on return from Government of India, is now Chairman, Bangalore Development Authority. Similarly, Anita Kaul is posted as Principal Secretary, Planning, Programme Monitoring & Statistics Department; V Umesh as Principal Secretary, Home Department; M N Vidyashankar as Principal Secretary, Commerce & Industries Department; K Jothiramalingam as Principal Secretary, Co-operation Department; R Sridharan as Principal Secretary, Forest, Ecology and Environment Department; Pradeep Singh Kharola as Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority; Yogendra Tripathi as Commissioner for Commercial Taxes; Parmesh Pandey as Principal Secretary, DPAR E-Governance, Bangalore; Bharat Lal Meena as Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Bangalore; Amita Prasad as Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department; Sanjiv Kumar as Principal Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department; Rajeev Chawla as Metropolitan Commissioner, Bangalore Metropolitan Regional Development Authority, Bangalore; Anil Kumar Jha as Secretary, Commerce & Industries Department (Mines, SSI & Textiles); Anil Kumar Jha is given additional charge of Managing Director, Mysore, Minerals Limited, Bangalore; P N Sreenivasachary as Secretary, Urban Development Department (Municipalities & UDAs); K S Prabhakara as Commissioner for Public Instructions, Bangalore; Tushar Giri Nath as State Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, Bangalore; Arvind Shrivastava as Secretary, Finance Department (Expenditure); K Vishwanatha Reddy as Managing Director, Karnataka Small Scale Industries Development Corporation, Bangalore; M E Shivalingamurthy as Additional Secretary, DPAR (Janaspandana), Bangalore; N Prabhakar as Managing Director, Mysore Sugar Company Limited, Bangalore; B G Nandakumar as Commissioner, Religious and Charitable Endowment and E/o Additional Secretary, Revenue Department, Bangalore; Mrs. P Hemalatha as Director, Women & Child Development Department,Bangalore; B N Krishnaiah as Managing Director, Mysore Sales International Limited, Bangalore; Dr M N Ajay Nagabhushan as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Mysore; Mrs. C Shikha as Joint Director (Training), Administrative Training Institute, Mysore; Dr K V Thrilok Chandra as Director, Horticulture Department, Bangalore; M V Veerabhadraiah as Chief Executive Officer, Bangalore Urban District, Bangalore; N Prakash as Director (Personnel), Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Limited, Bangalore; R R Jannu as Additional Director, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, Bangalore; V Shankar as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Belgaum; F R Jamadar as Managing Director, Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation, Bangalore and Mrs. G Sathyavathi has been transferred and posted as Director, Tourism Department, Bangalore.

New Army Chief to name his successor in Eastern Command
The crucial post of the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) is currently lying vacant following taking over by Gen Bikram Singh as Chief of Army Staff. Lt Gen Shakti Gurung, GoC of the Tezpur-based 4 Corps, has been asked to temporarily take charge of the
Kolkata-based Eastern Command.

Applications invited for Sr. Field Officer (GD) in Cabinet Secretariat
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has invited applications from the officers, who have either joined as Assistant Commandants in CPMPs or selected through UPSC, CPFE, for the post of Senior Field Officer (GD) in Cabinet Secretariat. The applications should reach before June 15, 2012.

IDAS officer S S Mohanty to be elevated
S S Mohanty who is Bangalore based PCDA is poised to be Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) plus scale. He is an IDAS officer of 1979 batch.

14 CAS officers of Chhattisgarh to be inducted in IAS
As many as 14 officers of the State Administrative Services (SAS) are to be inducted into the IAS.

Chartered Accountant Manoharan in the Advisory Board of CVC
Chartered Accountant T N Manoharan has been nominated in the Advisory Board of the CVC for a period of two years.

Kerala's Senior officers make a beeline for Vice Chancellorships
As the grapevine has it, senior officers of Kerala are making a beeline for Vice Chancellorships.

Justice Bhandari to represent India after 22 years
Justice Dalveer Bhandari will be representing India in ICJ after a gap of over 22 years. Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Justice R S Pathak had become a judge of ICJ in 1988.

Manhas is new IG Railways in J & K
Abdul Qayoom Manhas has been appointed new IGP Railways in place of Z A Chisti, in J & K.

Shinde is new DC in Arunachal Pradesh
Sachin Shinde has taken over as Deputy Commissioner of insurgency-hit Tirap district. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Kipgen promoted as APCCF
N. Kipgen, 1987 batch of IFS, M-T cadre has been promoted as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in the HAG of Rs 67,000 - 79,000/-.

Revenue Deptt constitutes 3 benches of Settlement Commission
Three new benches of Settlement Commission have been constituted by the Revenue Department including two in Delhi and one in Mumbai.

Sharavn Kumar appointed CEO children's Film Society
Shravan Kumar has been appointed new CEO of the Childeren's Film Society in Mumbai. He is a 1992 batch IRS (IT) officer.
(We said this on April 25)

IRS officer P P Aspatwar promoted to JCIT
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer P P Aspatwar has been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT) in Karnataka region.

IRS officer K C Badhok is OSD, CCIT (CCA), Delhi region
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer K C Badhok has been posted as OSD in the officer of CCIT (CCA), Delhi region.

IRS officer A K Sharma is ED, FDDI, Chhindwara
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Amit Kumar Sharma has been appointed as Executive Director, FDDI, Chhindwara under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi on deputation basis.

Principal Secretary to CM (AP) Benoy Kumar bereaved
Dr. S K Roy, father of Benoy Kumar, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh, has passed away. Benoy is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh (AP) cadre.

IPS officer is no more in Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer Aditya Dubey has passed away in Bhopal on Sunday.He was 52.

CORPORATE

Shankar Sinh Vaghela to assume charge as ITDC chief soon
Shankar Sinh Vaghela former Gujarat Chief Minister is very soon going assume charge as Chairman of the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).

Prabhat Kumar is now CMD of Bhavini
Prabhat Kumar has been appointed Acting CMD of the Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini).

Bharadwaj is now Acting CMD of NPCIL
S Bharadwaj has been appointed Acting CMD of the Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL).

Sengupta is Member of Committee to look into hydrocarbon exploration
Prof. Ramprasad Sengupta has been inducted as Member of the Committee constituted by Prime Minister to review the design of future Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) in Hydrocarbon exploration.

Sundaram ceases to be director of Bannari Amman Spinning Mills
SK Sundaram has ceased to be director of Bannari Amman Spinning Mills.

Srinath ceases to be director of Bank of Baroda
NS Srinath has ceased to be director of Bank of Baroda.

Srivastava ceases to be director of Kirloskar Brothers
RK Srivastava has ceased to be director of Kirloskar Brothers.

Ono appointed director Tata Teleservices
Koji Ono has been appointed as director Tata Teleservices.

Shetty resigns as President of Balaji Telefilms
Swati Shetty has resigned as President of Balaji Telefilms.

Murthy appointed as CFO of Granules India
VVS Murthy has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Granules India.

Goel resigns as Independent Director, Kamdhenu Ispat Ltd
Parvesh Kumar Goel has resigned as Independent Director of Kamdhenu Ispat Ltd w.e.f. May 30, 2012.

Surana appointed Independent Director, Kamdhenu Ispat Ltd
Ramesh Chand Surana has been appointed as an Independent Director of Kamdhenu Ispat Ltd w.e.f. May 30, 2012

Bhardwaj takes over charge as CMD, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd
Shiv Abhilash Bhardwaj has taken over charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

Pathanjali designated ED, High Energy Batteries India Ltd
High Energy Batteries India Ltd has appointed Dr. G. A. Pathanjali as an Additional Director who is also designated as Executive Director w.e.f. June 1, 2012.

Dutt appointed Exec. Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Sanjay Dutt as Executive Managing Director, South Asia .

Singh appointed CEO & President (Wireless Business), Reliance Communications
Reliance Communications has appointed Gurdeep Singh as Chief Executive Officer and President (Wireless Business).

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It's ridiculous!

While the policies of the Government are made without taking into account the ground realities and without any forward looking vision, the offices meant for ensuring effective implementation are doing nothing so that midcourse corrections could be taken at the decision-making levels. Since Independence, the Government has been establishing offices without any basic necessity. There are offices of Central Government monitoring a Central-State sponsored programme and again, the Centre reimburses the expenditure of the State Government. Doesn't this sound ridiculous? Both the Offices do the same job, i.e. collecting and disseminating data. In other words, these offices have been reduced to sub-regional Post offices. Austerity Measures don't mean travelling by ordinary class or banning new recruitment. A careful Analysis should be done to open new revenue-earning offices and shutting down offices.

Sivakumar

Don't keep them in the same list

In case the ACRs of NFSG scale of CMOs are not upto the level of bench mark and they were denied the promotion in the grade and same is now being treated for inclusion in the list and are kept at par, it is suggested that those who do not complete bench mark should not in any way be kept in the same list and at par with others and this spoils the process of democratic practices of putting the seniority lists.

K Ram Singh

About new Maharashtra Chief Secretary

Known as the Napoleon within the IAS circles, this person has shown immense dedication and will power in all the assignments handed over. He is a remarkable hard worker and quick decision maker, who has changed the face of the health department of Maharashtra during his tenure as Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family welfare.

A Jain

Don't put all postings/transfers in MEA

All postings/transfers in MEA and Missions abroad are not required to be put on your website. Please check with the Administration Section of MEA. Thanks.
Zile Singh

RTI

Can the reasons for suspension be sought under RTI?

The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act raising some questions about the validity of the bank's action in suspending him from service while not suspending another officer. The Public Information Officer (PIO) replied that the queries did not amount to information. The Central Information Commission (CIC) noted that the appellant wanted to know the reasons for placing him under suspension and not some other officer. Holding that these
reasons can be easily found in the relevant file noting, the Commission directed the PIO to provide the photocopies of all file noting and other correspondence, relating to the decision of the competent authority for suspending him from service. The Commission also asked the PIO to provide him with the copies of the relevant file noting in respect of the other officer named by the appellant in his RTI application if there is any such noting available in any file.

Comments

With the advent of the RTI Act, many of the files marked as "confidential" are now coming out of the closet. Denial of information can now be done only as per section 8 or 9 of the RTI Act.

Citation: Shri Madan Lal Kainth v. Union Bank of India in File No.CIC/SM/A/2011/000603

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)