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Rangrajan or Montek Singh Ahluwalia?
Now who is more important in the Government of India as far as financial matters are concerned? C Rangrajan or Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Though both are close to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who is also looking after Finance portfolio, insiders say Rangrajan will now be calling the shots.

Who has helped Keshubhai Patel to float his own political outfit?
It is heard that Keshubhai Patel has been helped by someone close to 10 Janpath to float is own political outfit.

Is JD (U) pushing its allies to the corner?
Is the JD (U) pushing its allies BJP and RSS in the corner with its Muslim -centric card? But the BJP knows very well that the Muslims have never voted for it even while Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the PM.

Who will be the No 2 in the government?
The race of no 2 in the government is gaining importance AK Anthony will preside over the cabinet meetings when PM is travelling. P Chidambaram is a prospect but not a team leader, Sushil Kumar Shinde, SM Krishna, Jaipal Reddy have serious limitations.

Has Teflon Singh still not run out of luck?
Whether its Team Anna, or LK Advani, Coal scam or spectrum nothing seems to stick to Manmohan Singh. As luck would have it even crown prince in waiting Rahul Gandhi has got a drubbing in UP elections not to counted as worthy. As things would have it Dr Manmohan Singh's luck is still running strong and no one in sight to replace him.

BUREAUCRACY

Will Gujaral move to DEA?
Grapevine has it that Secretary, Revenue R S Gujaral, who is also Secretary, Finance, will move to the Department of Economic Affairs after the retirement of R Gopalan on August 1. He is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Orders of Anil Goswami in a day or two
Official orders of the appointment of Anil Goswami as Secretary, Social Justice in the Government of India are expected to be issued in a day or two. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.

Arun Jha is Additional Secretary, Admin. Reforms
Arun Jha has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Jha an IAS officer of 1981 batch (Bihar Cadre) is presently Chief Vigilance Officer, BHEL, Department of Heavy Industry.
(We said this on June 20, 2012)

Goyal is new AS in Cabinet Secretariat!
L C Goyal has been appointed Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
(We said this on June 26)

Will Post of Secretary Border Management be downgraded?
Post of Secretary Border Management in the Government of India is unlikely to be downgraded. Infact, the Home Minister is of the opinion that this post should go to an Additional Secretary level officer.

24 IAS officers of AGMU cadre transferred
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, has issued transfers and postings orders of 24 IAS officers of AGMU cadre. The officers have also been asked to join with immediate effect. Accordingly, Ms. Reena Ray has been shifted from Delhi to A &NI while Rajesh Kumar Srivastava is being shifted from Delhi to Puducherry and Ashwini Kumar was moved from Delhi to Mizoram. Similarly, Ms. Rinku Dugga has been posted to Arunachal Pradesh from Delhi; Huzar Lollen from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi; Kaling Tayeng from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi; Hage Bhatt from Arunachal Pradesh to Goa; T T Gamdik from Arunachal Pradesh to Puducherry; Kapa Kohli from Arunchal Pradesh to Goa, Hage Khoda Shalla from Arunachal Pradesh to Goa, Bolung Siram from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi; Gamil Padu from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi; Jokey Angu from Arunachal Pradesh to Puducherry; Talem Tapok from Arunachal Pradesh to Goa; Nami Mali from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi; Onit Panyang from Arunachal Pradesh to A &AI; Zothankhuma from Mizoram to Delhi; Lalinghingova from Mizoram toDelhi; Redeny Ralle from Mizoram to Chandigarh; Chanchal Yadav from DD &DNH to Arunachal Pradesh; Abhishek Dev from Chandigarh to Arunachal Pradesh; V P Rao from Gao to Arunachal Pradesh; T M Balakrishnan from Goa to Arunachal Pradesh and Ramesh Tiwari has been shifted from Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh.

Ashok Thakur gets additional charge
Ashok Thakur, IAS (HP:77), Secretary, Department of Higher Education will hold additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy from 30.06.2012 to 22.07.2012 during absence on leave of Ms Anshu Vaish, IAS (MP:75).

Ashish Bahuguna gets additional charge
Ashish Bahuguna, IAS(RJ:78) Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation will hold additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries from 02.07.2012 to 08.07.2012 during the absence on leave of Rakesh Kacker, IAS(TN:77).

Amendment in the order of Rajgopalan
V Rajgopalan will now be Special Secretary and FA in the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

IPOS officer to join SREI-Sahej?
Anurag Priyadarshee, IPOS, 1989, is reportedly joining SREI-Sahej as President at a salary of Rs.50 lakhs. He will report to Mrs. Meena Chaturvedi (ex-IA&AS, 1987) who is CEO of this company.

CAG to hold Round Table conference
CAG Viond Rai is organizing a Round Table conference at Shimla on June 30. Senior Secretaries and the Chief Secretaries would attend it to discuss Governance and decision making.

S S Torka selected as Director (Engg.), MECON
S S Torka, GM, MECON, has been selected for the post of Director (Engineering), MECON Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 27, 2012. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

R K Shukla to be Advisor (Security) ONGC
R K Shukla is being tipped to be new Advisor (Security) ONGC. He is a retired 1976 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Bureaucratic transfers delayed in Maharashtra?
After the fire in Mantralaya the transfers of many bureaucrats have been held up for the next few months. It is heard that now the bureaucrats will have to get the files back in order and so the orders are being shelved.

R K Tiwari to be Member CBDT!
In all probability, 1976 batch IRS (IT) officer R K Tiwari will be made new Member in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

IES to get Director level officers from outside
The Indian Economic Service (IES) which has been facing a shortage of officers at the Director level is going to have officers from other establishments including universities. For this, selection will be done through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Now three JS level posts in AYUSH
For the first time the Department of AYUSH in the Government of India will have three Joint Secretaries instead of usual two.

Post of Director (Auction), Tobbaco Board vacant at Bengaluru
Post of Director (Auction) is vacant at Bengaluru in Tobacco Board under the Department of Commerce. The officers at the level of Deputy Secretary/ Director in the State Governments can submit their applications to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) before July 18, 2012.

Two IRS officers shifted
Two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers have been shifted. Accordingly, K C Badhok has been transferred from UOP, Director (ITA), CBDT to DGIT (Admn) while Deep Shikha Sharma is being shifted from UOP DGIT (Admn) to Director (ITA).

Five IAS Officers transferred and posted in Gujarat
As many as four senior IAS officers have been transferred and appointed in Gujarat. Accordingly; SPIPA Director P P Harshe has been made Entertainment Tax Commissioner, GSRTC Vice Chairman & MD Raj Gopal is transferred and appointed as MD- GUVNL; Mukesh Puri, GUVNL, MD, is appointed as GSRTC Vice Chairman and MD. Similarly; Commissioner of Cottage Industry P L Darbar is shifted as Commissioner of fisheries, and Cottage Industry Secretary A M Solanki is posted as Cottage industry commissioner and Secretary.

Mahmood Ahmed gets extension
Mahmood Ahmed has reportedly been given extension in his central deputation tenure as Director, Ministry of Urban Development for two years. He is a 1993 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

IPS postings in UP
Kiran S will be new SP of Pratapgarh. Akhilesh Kumar has been appointed new SP of Prabuddha Nagar.

Two IRS officers promoted to JCIT
Two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers have been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax. The officers include Anand Kumar Pandey and K C Kanoiya.

Dhande gets three months extension
Director IIT Kanpur, S G Dhande has been given three months extension beginning July 1.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Mktg.), STC
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking applications for the post of Director (Marketing), State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STC) has been falling vacant since May 1, 2012. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before August 3, 2012.

PESB seeks applications for CMD, SCI
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking applications for the post of CMD, Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI) falling vacant on January 1, 2013. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before July 26, 2012.

Orders of Neeraj Kumar as Commissioner of Police, Delhi likely today (UPDATED)
Neeraj Kumar, DG (Prisons) is poised to be new Commissioner of Police, Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 1976 batch who belongs to the AGMUT cadre. B. K. Gupta (1975 batch IPS), Commissioner of Police, Delhi retires on 30th of this month.

Tenure of IRS officer Rinawma as PS, Mizoram Govt. extended (UPDATED)
The deputation tenure of IRS officer, R L Rinawma as Principal Secretary to Government of Mizoram, has been extended for another one year with effect from August 18, 2012.

Premanand posted as OSD (FIPB), CBDT (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer Premanand J, presently working as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai, has been transferred and posted as OSD (FIPB) in FT & TR-I, Division in CBDT.

Transfers and postings in Railways (UPDATED)
A number of senior officials have been transferred and posted at different zones in Railways. Accordingly, Ms. Anuradha Mukhedkar, SAG/IRAS, on return from deputation, has been transferred to West Central Railway and posted in the cadre while UF Kujur, SAG/IRSME, SER is being shifted to CLW and M R Chaudhary, SAG/IRSE, SER as CBE was moved to NFR and posted as CTE/NFR. Similarly, LK Sachan SAG/IRSE, SER, on the Railway as CBE; A K Samnta SAG/IRTS, on return from deputation, posted to NFR in the cadre; P K Goel, SG/IRSSE IRPMU in NCR to RB and posted as Director Project (S&T); Rajneesh Aggarwal SG/IRTS NR as Sr. DOM(FZR) to WR and posted in the cadre; V K Yadav SS/IRTS, on return from deputation, to CR in the cadre; Ved Prakash SAG/IRSE, CR to NWR and posted in the cadre; Mrs. Archana Srivatava, SG/IRTS RB as DT(Punc) to RB as ED(LRDSS); Dr. VK Ramteke DG/RHS RB is given additional charge for the post of DG(RHS)/RB; Om Prakash SG/IRTS RB as DTT(Co-ordination) RB, on his promotion to SAG, has been appointed as ED, TT(Co-ordination). Besides, Rajnish Arora, SAG/IRSME, who was moved from ECOR to CLW, is now being transferred to SER and posted in the cadre and transfers orders of DS Chauhan, SAG/IRSE from WR to NFR as CTE and Harish Chandra SS/IRSE from SCR to RDSO under ED/STRUCTURE/RDSO, have been cancelled.

Mrs. Dhankhad is ASP, Security Training School in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Mrs. Shaveta Dhankhad, ASP, SC/ST Cell, Alwar, has been transferred and posted as ASP, Security Training School, Jaipur in Rajasthan. She is a 2009 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

New postings of IAS officers in Andhra Pradesh (UPDATED)
Some IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, K Pradeep Chandra has been made as Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department while S Suresh Kumar will now be Collector, Guntur district and A Dinakar Babu is being posted as Collector, Medak District. Similarly, Saurabh Gaur has been posted as Collector Srikakulam and C Sudarshan Reddy was made Collector, Kurnool district.

R K Bansal selected as Director (Electrical), SJVNL (UPDATED)
R K Bansal, ED, SJVNL, has been selected for the post of Director (Electrical), SJVN Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board meeting held on June 28, 2012. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Suryanaraynan appointed Company Secy. Tata Coffee Ltd
Tata Coffee Limited has appointed N S Suryanaraynan as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. June 27, 2012

Narayanasamy appointed CFO, Polaris Financial Technology Ltd
Natarajan Narayanasamy has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Polaris Financial Technology Ltd w.e.f July 1, 2012 .

Vats to be Group CEO Viacom18 Media
Viacom18 Media has appointed Sudhanshu Vats as its Group Chief Executive (CEO). He will assume charge in August 2012.

Parkhiya appointed Company Secy. Ruby Mills Ltd
Ruby Mills Ltd has appointed Pankaj Parkhiya as a Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. June 18, 2012.

Vakil appointed Addl. Director, Trent Ltd
Trent Ltd has appointed Bahram N Vakil as Additional Director of the company w.e.f. June 25, 2012

Jain nominated as IDBI Nominee on GIPCL Board
D. C. Jain has been nominated by IDBI Bank Ltd as its Nominee Director on the Board of Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd (GIPCL) w.e.f. from May 28, 2012

Deshpande re-appointed Group CEO & MD, Eros International
Eros International has re-appointed Jyoti Deshpande as Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company.

Four directors cease to be on Board of Precision Pipes and Profiles Company Ltd
S. K. Tuteja, B. B. Tandon, Vinod Vaish , K. K. Mathur have resigned as independent directors of Precision Pipes and Profiles Company Ltd w.e.f. June 26, 2012

Akhouri appointed ED, Traffic Transporation, CONCOR
Container Corporation Of India Limited has appointed M.K. Akhouri, Executive Director, Traffic Transportation (F), Railway Board as Part-time Government Director on the Board of the Corporation with immediate effect.

Sinha appointed Head (HR), Cheil Worldwide SW Asia
Saswati Sinha has been appointed as Head (Human Resources), Cheil Worldwide SW Asia.

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Stenographers in MEA

Recently Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) promoted 65 PSs to the Post of PPS. There is difference of Rs. 50,000/- between the pay and foreign allowance of PS and PPS. PPSs are also entitled to representational expenditure to the tune of Rs. 25000/-. Both PPS and PSs provide secretarial assistance to their Principals - IFS (A) and IFS (B) officers. This happened in spite of so called austerity measures announced by Finance Ministry. The file for promoting another 100 PSs has also been already initiated. It is just due to the proximity of stenos to decision makers like US (Cader), Director (ADP), JS (AD) etc. in MEA. Is it not a blatant misuse of power by MEA? Then these stenos are appointed ambassadors! Funny! Isn't it? When this steno turned ambassador will go to meet President - he will take dictation and type that! Should we leave tax payers money to be looted like this?

Sanjeev Bannerjee

Air India in doldrums

Once India's pride, Air India is in doldrums. Thanks to the mulishness of the management and rigidity of its employees, burning thousands of crores of tax payer's money. No union can unify its members and carry out an agitation like this for such a long time unless there are legitimate reasons The new minister who jumped into the fray Ill-advised by the ministry officials taking sides has lost the confidence of the agitating pilots. He is following the old adage 'to kill a rat burn the house'. Where magnanimity is required he is showing cussedness. He may teach the pilots a lesson but in the process he will wind up the airline and thus complete the process his predecessor had tried to do. It is sad the PM who should have interfered is sitting like a mute duck when public funds are thus being squandered.

Narayan K Das

Explain this phenomenon?

After indulging in immoral acts Ministers resign on "Moral Grounds". Can someone explain this phenomenon?

Manohar Lal

Welcome to HNL

We are happy to welcome K K Suresh Kumar to HNL.

Jacob MM

Secretary (INTUC)

Right choice

Vishal Gagan is right choice for any important post for a making a better India

Jaya Jagat

RIT

Reconstruction of the missing file under RTI

Information regarding permanent absorption of an Indian Forest Officer (IFO) as M (Environment) in National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), such as certified copy of the office order, minutes of the screening committee that scrutinized his candidature, the minutes of the meeting of the selection committee, noting of the Competent Authority approving his permanent absorption, copy of NOC issued by his parent department and the copy of the RRs for the post of GM (Environment) against which his candidature was scrutinized by screening committee was sought. The Public Information Officer (PIO) informed the appellant that the file pertaining to absorption of the said person was not traceable and hence the information cannot be provided. The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that it was unfortunate that such an important file was missing. Holding that the citizen's Right to Information cannot be defeated by claiming that the concerned file containing the information was not traceable, the Commission directed the PIO to reconstruct the file by taking feedback from the concerned ministries and provide complete information to the appellant.

Comments

It is often claimed by the public authority that the records are untraceable and hence cannot be provided. This order opens up the possibility of the re-creation of the records for providing to the applicant.

Citation: D.P. Majhi v. National Highways Authority of India in Case No. CIC/SS/A/2012/000172

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)