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BJP in a shambles
Political analysts strongly feel that Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is in a shambles. Within the party, efforts are being made to belittle the party Chief Nitin Gadkari as the knives are out against him now.

Ambiguity in RSS about the BJP
There is an air of uncertainty in Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) as to who will look after affairs of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). Unlike the past, now RSS has got four Joint General Secretaries. They are: Dattatreya Hosabale, Suresh Soni, K.C. Kannan and Krishna Gopal.

BUREAUCRACY

Additional Secretary level postings this week
A couple of Additional Secretary level postings of officers belonging to 1980 and 1981 batch are expected to take place this week.

Dr. Rajan S Katoch is new ED chief
Senior IAS officer Dr. Rajan S Katoch has joined as the new Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Earlier he was Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Commerce Ministry. The post of Director ED had been lying vacant since the retirement of incumbent Arun Mathur last month. He is Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer of 1979 batch. Dr. Katoch is a Ph.D in Economics and had served in various capacities in his home cadre and also had stints in the Planning Commission and the Department of Economic Affairs during his earlier tenures on central deputation. It may be stated that the ED is a prosecution agency that enforces the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
(We said this on March 17, 2012)

Santosh Mehra to be IG, BSF?
Santosh Mehra IGP (AP) Police is like to be appointed as IG, Border Security Force. He is an IPS officer of 1987 batch who belongs to Andhra Pradesh cadre.

IAS to get inter-cadre transfer?
Cholletei Prabhakar, Secretary in Pondicherry Government, is likely to get inter cadre transfer from UT to Andhra Pradesh Government. He is an IAS officer of 2000 batch who belongs to AGMU cadre.

Wasan appointed Addl DG, NIA
N R Wasan, OSD to AP Bhawan, New Delhi, under the Government of Andhra Pradesh, has been appointed Additional DG, National Investigation Agency (NIA). He is a 1981 batch AP cadre IPS officer.

Sourabh Garg posted as Joint Secy., Expenditure in GoI

Sourabh Garg, has been appointed Joint Secretary, Expenditure under the Ministry of Finance. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Manoj Jhalani is Joint Secy., Social Justice & Family Welfare in GoI
Manoj Jhalani has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice Family Welfare under the Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Jayanta Kumar Saha posted OSD to Minister for Railways Mukul Roy
Jayant Kumar Saha has been posted as OSD to Minister for Railways Mukul Roy. Earlier, he was Executive Director (ED) to Mukul Roy while he was Minister of State for Railways.
(We said this on March 15, 2012)

Ms. Annie Moraes returns to parent cadre
Ms. Annie Moraes who, on central deputation, was so far Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor in Post has returned to her parent cadre. She is an IP&TAFS officer of 1979 batch.

Khinya Ram gets in-situ promotion
Khinya Ram, Joint Director SIB, Jaipur, Rajasthan has been promoted in-situ as Additional Director, SIB, Jaipur Rajasthan. He is an IPS officer of 1981 batch who belongs to Manipur Tripura cadre.
(We said this on March 13 2012)

Jha gets in situ promotion
S C Jha, Joint Director, Intelligence Bureau, Government of India, has been promoted in-situ as Additional Director, Intelligence Bureau. He is an IPS officer of 1981 batch who belongs to Bihar cadre.
(We said this on March 13, 2012)

Tenure of Ashish Gupta, Director, NRHM, Haryana extended
Deputation tenure of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Ashish Gupta as Director, National Rural Health Mission, Haryana, has been extended for a period of two years.

Five IAS officers of 1987 batch elevated as PS in Gujarat
As many as five IAS officers belonging to 1987 batch have been promoted as Principal Secretaries (PSs) by the Gujarat Government. Those who were promoted on March 22, 2012 were: Raj Kumart, R P Gupta, Raj Gopal, Moya Chwango and V S Gadvi.

Who will be DG, INFA?
Who will be Director General (DG) of the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun? This question is hot topic of discussion in the corridors of power.

Nine IRS officers made Members of DRPs
As many as nine senior officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) have been made Members of Dispute Resolution Panels (DRPs). Accordingly, Kuntal Kumar Sen, DIT (IT)-II, Mumbai, Akhilesh Ranjan, CIT-XI, Mumbai and Sangeeta Singh, DIT (DP-I), Mumbai, have been made Members of DRP, Mumbai-1 while Pravin Kishore Prasad, DIT (IT), Bangalore, Sanjay Kumar, DIT (IT&TP), Kolkata and Mahendra Singh, CIT-II, Chennai, are Members of DRP, Chennai and Rajib Hota, DIT (IT), Chennai, Ms. Anuradah Goyal, CIT-II, Bangalore and Jagdish Babu, DIT (IT&TP) will be Members of DRP, Banglaore.

NSIC signs MoU with MSMEs (UPDATED)
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Memorandum of Understanding for the year 2012-13 was signed by Dr. H P Kumar, CMD, NSIC with R K Mathur Secretary, MSME, Government of India .The said MoU envisages provision of enhanced services under Financial Support, Marketing Support, Technology Services and other support services for the MSMEs in the country. Also present during the MOU signing ceremony were Ravindra Nath, Director (Fin),NSIC , P Udaya Kumar, Director (P&M),NSIC, Amarendra Sinha ,AS&DC(MSME) and Jitesh John, Director, MSME.

Justice Vijayaraghavan appointed Addl Judge, Madras HC (UPDATED)
Justice Muthiah Thevar Vijayaraghavan has been appointed as an Additional Judge of Madras High Court.

Garg is DD (Ac/Fin), Forward Market's Commission, Mumbai (UPDATED)
Bharat Bhushan Garg, DCIT, Mumbai, has been appointed as Deputy Director (Accounts/Finance) in Forward Market's Commission, Mumbai on deputation basis.

Naik shifted to CR (UPDATED)
Dhananjay Y Naik, SAG/IRTS, presently working as CCM (PS & CTG), South Eastern Railway (SER), has been transferred to Central Railway.


Ms. Sinha transferred to SER (UPDATED)
Ms. Jaya Verma Sinha, SAG/IRTS, North Railway (NR) presently working as CVO/T/NR, has been transferred to South Eastern Railway (SER).

Four IRTS officers get HAG (UPDATED)
As many as four officers of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) have been granted Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) The officers include R B Das, SAG/IRTS/ECOR, presently working as COM; S Mohan, SAG/IRTS/ Sr, working as COM; Deepak Dave, SAG/IRTS/NWR, working as COM and S C Jethi, SAG/IRTS/WCR, working as CCM.

Transfer list of DRMs next week (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it transfer list of Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) may come out next week.

Process of changes to be slow in Manipur (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it transfers & postings of bureaucrats may come out at a slower pace.

Srivastava transferred to Northern Railway (UPDATED)
Ashwani Srivastava, JAG/IRTS/IRITM, has been transferred to Northern Railway

Ms. Verma shifted to IRITM (UPDATED)
Ms Veena Verma, JAG/IRTS/NER, working as Dy CVO, has been transferred to Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM).

Narendra K Chand posted as Addl. Director, SFIO, Delhi (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Narendra Kumar Chand has been appointed as Additional Director (Investigation) in Ministry of Corporate Affairs in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), New Delhi on deputation basis.

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

What was the discussion between Adani and CERC Chairman?
Gautam Adani was spotted with CERC Chairman Pramod Deo. What was the discussion between the two?

Patil resigns from Tata Power company
Ramchandra H Patil has ceased to be a Director of Tata Power Company w.e.f. March 20, 2012.

Ranganathan resigns as Director of Shriram EPC
Vathsala Ranganathan has resigned as Director of Shriram EPC

Singh resigns as Director of Broadcast Initiatives
Bua Singh has resigned as Director of Broadcast Initiatives.

Ray appointed MD of Sancia Global Infraprojects
A K Ray has been appointed as Managing Director of Sancia Global Infraprojects.

Four Additional Directors appointed in Croitre Industries
Giridhar Bansal, Deepak Bansal, Prabhu Chettiyar and Raj Kumar have been appointed Additional Directors of Croitre Industries.

Two Independent Directors of Croitre Industries resign
J Srinivas Rao and N Madhu Sudhana Reddy Independent Directors of Croitre Industries have resigned.

Naik appointed CFO, STI India Ltd
STI India Limited has appointed S D Naik as Chief Financial Officer of the company with immediate effect.

Desai Company Secy. of Excel Crop care Ltd resigns
Pravin D. Desai, Company Secretary of Excel Crop Care Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. March 21, 2012.

Badshah appointed Company Secy. Excel Crop Care Ltd
Parind Badshah has been appointed as Company Secretary of Excel Crop Care Ltd w.e.f. March 21, 2012

Gopinathan appointed Company Secy. PNB
Punjab National Bank has appointed A Gopinathan, Chief Manager as Company Secretary of the Bank w.e.f April 30, 2012.

Patil appointed Director, Tata Power Company Ltd
Dr. Ramchandra H Patil, Director of Tata Power Company Ltd, has resigned w.e.f. March 20, 2012, due to health reasons.

Prasad appointed Country Head, Shell Lubricants
Shell Lubricants has appointed Nitin Prasad as Country Head while replacing Donald Anderson who was Country Head for the past three years.

Bhardwaj Company Secy. of Haryana Capfin Ltd resigns
Rakesh Bhardwaj, Company Secretary of Haryana Capfin Ltd has resigned w.e.f. March 15, 2012.

Chaturvedi appointed Company Secy. Haryana Capfin Ltd
Ms. Shubhi Chaturvedi has been appointed Company Secretary of Haryana Capfin Ltd w.e.f. March 16, 2012.

Mishra appointed GM, Courtyard by Marriott Pune City Centre
Vineet Mishra has been appointed as General Manager of Courtyard by Marriott Pune City Centre.

Barje appointed Asst. Company Secy. of Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd
Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd has appointed Abhijit Barje as an Assistant Company Secretary w.e.f. March 15, 2012.

Verdia appointed Director (Operations), Jaipur Marriott
Jaipur Marriott has appointed Pranay Verdia as Director (Operations).

Desai appointed Independent Director, Sequel e-Routers Ltd
Rajubhai B. Desai has been appointed as an Independent Director of Sequel e-Routers Ltd.

Gandhi appointed ED, Sequel e-Routers Ltd
Sunilkumar M. Gandhi has been appointed as an Executive Director of Sequel e-Routers Ltd w.e.f. March 22, 2012.

Rahul Sharma is an upright and competent officer

I was posted as CVO of Western Railway, Mumbai, from April 2004 to June 2005. During that period I came to know Rahul Sharma and found him to be a very honest, upright and competent officer as also an excellent human being. May God continue to bless him.

Amitabh Datta

Usmani as UP Chief Secretary - Excellent choice

I congratulate the person who suggested the UP Government to take Javed Usmani, IAS, as the Chief Secretary. I being from Aligarh know him personally as a friend and guide to me as well. He is the person who was a guiding force to me to try for Civil Services after him in 1979 in Aligarh. I remember Azam Khan Sahib was also one of the close seniors in AMU Aligarh. I wish him all the best.

B S Satyarthy

May God bless the new born!

May Waheguru bless the Son (of Martyr Narinder Kumar Singh, IPS) with long life. Sir, rest in eternal peace. Your unfinished work of eliminating the Mafia will be carry forward by your brave son.

Inderjeet Singh

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)