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BUREAUCRACY

Nageswara Rao to succeed Jain as CMD NPC
It is widely believed that G Nageswara Rao will succeed S K Jain as CMD of the Nuclear Power Corporation.

Rakesh Singh gets additional charge of ED
Additional Secretary, Banking, Rakesh Singh has taken over as acting Director of Enforcement on Wednesday evening. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
(We said this only Yesterday)

Saurabh Garg to be JS Expenditure
Saurabh Garg is being tipped to be Joint Secretary, Expenditure in the Government of India. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Amitabh Rajan is new ACS (Home) in Maharashtra
Amitabh Rajan has taken over as new ACS (Home) in Maharashtra on Wednesday. The post was earlier held by 1977 batch IAS officer U C Sarangi. Rajan who is 1979 batch IAS officer was earlier Additional Secretary - Revenue and the Acting Director, Enforcement in the Government of India.
(We said this on March 1)

T M Balakrishnan is Secretary to Goa CM
T M Balakrishnan will be new Secretary to Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar. He is an AGMUT cadre IAS officer of 1996 batch.

Dhal appointed Director in Cabinet Secretariat
Nikunja Bihari Dhal has been appointed Director in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
(We said this on March 9)

Vijyendra Kumar is new Director in School Education
Vijyendra Kumar has been appointed Director, School Education and Literacy in the Government of India. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Panda gets extension
Joint Secretary, Health in the Government of India, Debasish Panda has been given three months extension in deputation tenure. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Lakhwinder Singh to join as MoEF's Regional Director, Bhopal
Orders regarding appointment of Lakhwinder Singh, on central deputation, as Bhopal based Regional Director in the GOI's Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), have been issued. Presently, he is Additional PCCF (Protection) in Kerala Government. He is Kerala cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1980 batch.

Three ICs to be appointed in Punjab
Three incumbents are to be appointed as Information Commissioners (ICs) in the Punjab Government's Chief Information Commission's (CIC's) office. They are: Pravin Kumar, S.P. Singh & Ashok Goyal. Of them S.P. Singh is a bureaucrat who was inducted into IAS from the PCS. Other two are private persons.

Agasthya selected as Director (Corp. Planning & Mktg), HAL
A N Agasthya, ED, HAL, has been selected for the post of Director (Corporate Planning & Marketing), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Lalitha John to be Ombudsman in Bangalore
Ms Lalitha John former Member in the CBEC is all set to become Ombudsman in Bangalore.

Mohammed Afzal to be Indian Envoy to Saudi Arabia
As the grapevine has it, Mohammed Afzal is poised to be new Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is former Rajya Sabha MP.

Era of two companies in aviation sector on the anvil
There is a strong belief among experts of aviation sector that era of two companies was fast approaching in India. The ball would be set in motion through mergers and/or acquisitions.

Ajay Kumar Joshi in race for CS's post in Uttarakhand
As the grapevine has it, Ajay Kumar Joshi is in the race for the post of Chief Secretary in Uttarakhand. He is an IAS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre.

Eight IPS officers of 1985 batch empanelled as Joint Secy. in GoI
As many as eight Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of 1985 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary/Equivalent in the Government of India. The officers are: Sheel Madhur of Haryana cadre; Kunwar Brajesh Singh of Orissa cadre; Hardeep Singh Dhillon of Punjab cadre; M Hari Sena Verma, Virendra and Surajit Kar Purkayastha of West Bengal cadre; Dr Ish Kumar of Andhra Pradesh cadre and S K Mishra of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

1983 batch IRS officer P K Das empanelled as Joint Secy. in GoI
A 1983 batch Indian Revenue Service (C& CE) officer P K Das has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India.

66 IRS officers get HAG
As many as 66 officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) (Income Tax) have been granted non-functional up-gradation in Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). The officers include: S K Pathak, Sakharam Govindrao Joshi, Rani Singh Nair, Bratati Mukherjee, Ramesh Chandra Mishra, Gautam Kar, Suresh Jandhhyala, Anil Kumar Aggarwal, Bal Krishna Mishra, Deepali Bahadur, Jayant Kumar Hota, Devendra Prasad Sharma, Kunja Kishore Tripathy, Ashok Kumar chatterjee, Devendra Swaroop Saksena, Ujjawal Kumar Choudhdary, Sukh Deo Charan, Raghu Nandan Gupta and Mahesh Kumar Idnani, P C Srivastava, S K Ray, R C Pramanik, Sunil Verma, Poonam Dutt, D K Sas Sharma, Pramila Shrivastava, B N Panda, S K Pahwa, R K Sharma, S K Srivastava, D Das Gupta, Kiran Oberoi Vasudev, K Satyanarayana, S M Rastogi, S Rajguru, Atulesh Jindal, T Jena, Arvind Shankar, A K Mehrish, S Bose, Dilip Kumar, Swatantra Kumar, R K Gupta, Y K Batra, Dhirendra Khare, B B Mohanty, S S Kannan, Purnima Singh, S Ravi, B Dutta, Z S Klar, S Gopalakirshna, Amitabh Mishra, Suresh Kumar, S M Nigam, P K Vijay Kumar Girish Sharma, P Agarwal, Rajiv Kumar Lal Girdharilal J P Massar, Raltelal Rinwma, A M Sangma, V K Mishra and Maqbool Ahmed.

Empanelment of Khan as DGP deferred
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has reportedly deferred the case of 1977 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre Akbar Ali Khan for the empanelment as DGP/ equivalent post in Government of India.

A S Thakur posted as DD (Report), PDCA, Delhi
A S Thakur, Deputy Accountant General (IC) in the office of Accountant General (Audit), Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director (Report) in the office of Principal Director of Commercial Audit (PDCA) and Ex-Officio Member Audit Board-III, New Delhi.

1985 batch IRAS officer Ms. Goyal empanelled as JS, GoI
Ms. Anjali Goyal, an Indian Railway Accounts Services (IRAS) officer of 1985 batch, has been empanelled as Joint Secretary in Government of India.

Wanlambok Synrem, IES, promoted as Economic Adviser, North Eastern Council
Wanlambok Synrem, OSD (Elementary Education), has been promoted to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted as Economic Adviser, North Eastern Council. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of 1985 batch.

IPS officer Hari Sena Verma empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
M Hari Sena Verma has been empanelled as Joint Secretary in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

11 posts of Judges vacant in Karnataka HC
As many as 11 posts of judges have been lying vacant in Karnataka High Court against approved strength of 50. They include two posts of Permanent Judges against 33 approved strength and nine posts of Additional Judges against, 17 approved strength.

Seven DIG level posts vacant in BPR&D
As many as seven posts of DIG level are reportedly vacant in the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).

Khandelwal is Commissioner, Indian System of Medicines in MP
R A Khandelwal, Secretary, Indian System of Medicines and Homeopathy, has also been given the charge of Commissioner-cum-Director of the same department in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Rashtradeep posted as ACP, Jodhpur Central
IPS officer Kunwar Rashtradeep, on return from training, has been posted as Assistant Commissioner of Police, Jodhpur Central, Jodhpur in Rajasthan.

S D Singh selected as Director (Production), BVFC (UPDATED)
S D Singh, DGM, BVFC, has been selected for the post of Director (Production), Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Limited (BVFC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. Five persons were interviewed for the same.


Mrs. Sharma posted as OSD, CCIT (CCA), Delhi region (UPDATED)
Mrs. Vanita Rattan Sharma, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, has been posted as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Delhi Region.

Rail budget outlines an encouraging scenario, says SAIL Chairman Verma (UPDATED)
"The Rail budget outlines an encouraging scenario for the short and mid-term period. Railway investment during the 12th Plan is proposed to be Rs. 7.35 lakh crore, almost four times the previous plan. Railways plan to spend Rs. 63,212 crore on track modernization in 5 years. New trains, new railway stations, new lines for Kolkata Metro and gauge conversion, all are positive indicators for increase in steel consumption in the country and hence for SAIL. SAIL & Railways have been partners in progress for several decades, and this relationship would be strengthened in the coming years in view of the massive modernization & expansion plan of the Indian Railways, as announced by the Railway Minister", said SAIL Chairman CS Verma.

Three IAS officers get new assignments in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Three Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers have been given new assignments in Rajasthan. Accordingly, P K Deb has been made Additional Chief Secretary-cum- Director General of Jawahar Lal Kala Kendra, Jaipur while Anand Kumar will now be Divisional Commissioner, Bikaner and Alok Gupta is being appointed as Member, Revenue Board, Ajmer.

Three IAS officers get additional charges in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Home Principal Secretary Gurdayal Singh Sandhu has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary of Urban Development, Chairman of Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Limited while Anand Kumar will be looking additional charge of Commissioner, CAD, Bikaner and Har Sahay Meena has been given additional charge of Director, Middle Education and ex-officio State Project Director, National Middle Education Campaign, Bikaner.

Transfer orders of IFS officer Rahul Kumar cancelled (UPDATED)
The transfer orders of Rahul Kumar from Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Training, Research, Education and Publicity), Jaipur to Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to (Forest Conservation and Security), Jaipur, have been canceled. He is an Indian Forest Service officer of Rajasthan cadre.

DEBATE - Should bureaucrats alone be held accountable for policy decisions ?

Bureaucrats now feel that Ministers and Politicians also be held responsible for 'policy decisions' taken by the government. They also want that entire cabinet should be held accountable for policy decisions. How far they are correct in their thinking ?

Mail your to the point views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Rajeev Saxena is Vice President, NIIT Technologies
Rajeev Saxena has joined as Vice President (Cloud Computing) in NIIT Technologies at its Corporate Office at Greater Noida. He has earlier held important positions at HCL Infosystems, Lenevo, LG Electronics, Sony etc.

Civil Aviation Authority in offing
A Civil Aviation Authority is in the offing to make Air Travel safe and to take steps to organize Airports and Traffic Management Services.

Is the defination of BRIC being redefined?
Given the tardy progress of India's economy, it is heard that the congregation of BRIC countries may be changed with Indonesia replacing India.

Is Bangladesh emerging as the new port?
Bangladesh is emerging as a serious maritime destination of the shipping industry. Indian players are concerned about the fast development of ports in the neighboring country.

Jain appointed Group CEO, Educomp Solutions Ltd.
Sanjay Jain has been appointed as Group CEO of Educomp Solutions Ltd

Chowgule ceases to be Director, Patidar Buildcon
Sanjay Chowgule has ceased to be a Director of Patidar Buildcon.

Patel appointed Additional Director, Patels Airtemp
Ramanbhai Ramdas Patel has been appointed as additional director of Patels Airtemp.

Patel resigns from directorship of Patels Airtemp
Natwarlal J Patel has resigned from the directorship of Patels Airtemp.

Tripathi appointed National Director, Liquid Thread
Manisha Tripathi has been appointed as National Director Liquid Thread.

Churiwala resigns from BSL
S K Churiwala has resigned as director of BSL.

Garg appointed Additional Director, Centron Industrial Alliance
Anoop Garg has been appointed as Additional Director of Centron Industrial Alliance.

Agarwal resigns as Director, Unimers India
R S Agarwal has resigned as director from Unimers India.

Sridhar appointed Director, Unimers India
T S Sridhar has been appointed as Director of Unimers India.

Jamdar elected Chairman, CII Maharashtra State Council
Satish Jamdar has been elected as the new Chairman of CII Maharashtra State Council.

Karpe elected Vice Chairman, CII Maharashtra State Council
Ninad Karpe is elected as the Vice Chairman of CII Maharashtra State Council

Bhargava appointed MD, India Power Corporation Ltd
Anup Bhargava has been appointed as Managing Director of India Power Corporation Ltd.

Jain appointed independent Director, Vikash Metal & Power
Rakesh Kumar Jain has been appointed as independent Director of Vikash Metal & Power.

Shah resigns as GM (Finance), Torrent Cables Ltd
R N Shah, General Manager (Finance), Torrent Cables Ltd has resigned w.e.f. February 10, 2012.

Law appointed CEO, Park Hotel Group
Park Hotel Group has appointed Allen Law as Chief Executive Officer.

Chandran re-appointed CMD, Ambika Cotton Mills Ltd
Ambika Cotton Mills Ltd has re-appointed P V Chandran as Chairman and Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2012.

Pillai appointed Addl. Director, Ambika Cotton Mills Ltd
Ms Vidya Jyothish Pillai has been appointed as an Additional Director of Ambika Cotton Mills Ltd.

Mohan appointed ED, Suprajit Engineering Ltd
Suprajit Engineering Limited has appointed Dr. C Mohan as Executive Director of the company w.e.f. March 12, 2012

Two Directors appointed on Ankush Finstock Ltd Board
Ankush Finstock Ltd has appointed Sahil B Shah and Prashant R. Sheth as Additional Directors of the company w.e.f. March 12, 2012.

Two directors cease to be on Ankush Finstock Ltd Board
Hardik M Shukla and Rajendra C. Trivedi have resigned as directors of Ankush Finstock Ltd w.e.f. March 12, 2012

Walia appointed Company Secy., Net4India Ltd
Net4India Ltd has appointed Ms. Archna Walia as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. March 1, 2012.

An stupid demand

This is stupid demand. Bureaucrats have every right to put forward their views honestly in the proposal and if a policy decision is taken by the politician contrary to the proposal put forward, politician taking such decision is squarely responsible. For fear or favor bureaucrats toe the political line and facilitate corrupt decision. They should suffer for that. Without bureaucratic connivance no politician can be corrupt

Mohan Singh

IT Dept' staff and officers remain on strike

The staff and the promotee officers of IT Dept are always on strike for reasons ranging from the ones such as non-reimbursement of mobile bills to grabbing the posts of DR's through extra-constitutional methods.

RK

Extremely derogatory

Refer to your item regarding Former President Kalam and NAC-I Advisor Secretary to UPA Chairperson for re-nominating him President of India and reviving Congress party. Let me remind your readers Congress won the election in 2009. It is being suggested here that Mrs Gandhi does not know how to run the party is extremely derogatory. Kindly restrain in future to defame the Congress President. We have great respect for your website.

George

Are the details of the service book liable to be disclosed?

The estranged wife of a government servant asked whether the name of wife has been entered in the Service Book of her husband; If yes, the name as entered in the Service Book; and the name of the nominee & his successor. The appellant also sought the attested photocopy of Service Book and GPF documents of her husband, Shri R B Bhavuk. The third party strongly objected to the disclosure of the requested information on the plea that the same was his personal information and moreover, if disclosed it would not only endanger his life but also the life of the nominee as well. The CPIO declined to disclose the information under Section 8(1)(g) & (j) of the RTI Act. The Commission observed that whether the name of the wife has been entered in the Service Book of any employee is relevant to the functioning of the personnel and establishment division of the Public Authority. Hence, the Commission directed to disclose in 'Yes' or 'No' whether the name of the wife has been entered in the Service Book of her husband. Refusal of the information about the GPF and nominees was upheld under section 8(1)
(j).

Comments

Some parts of the Service Book are personal in nature where other parts are purely administrative in nature. The places of posting, total period and category of leave availed of from time to time etc. ae administrative information and can be disclosed.

[Smt. Nirmala Bhavuk v. Central Excise & Customs in Appeal No. CIC/SS/A/2012/000107]

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)