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M. Venkaiah Naidu too in fray for BJP's top slot
As the grapevine has it, M. Venkaiah Naidu too is in fray for the post of chief of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).

Three Governors under scanner of UPA Government
As the grapevine has it, conduct of three Governors is under scanner of the UPA Government.

Akhilesh to inaugurate schemes launched in Maya regime
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is going to inaugurate all projects that are nearing completion and were commissioned during Mayawati's regime. He wants to give a clear signal that he is interested in development.

Is the loss in Gujarat and Karnataka by polls worrying the Sangh?
The loss in Udupi-Chikmanglur by poll which is a RSS stronghold and a drubbing in Mansa (Gujarat) besides a loss in Gandhinagar Municipal elections has the RSS worried. In the absence of a strong leader to lead the BJP, Sangh is asserting more and more control, there are also sign of increasing worry in the Sangh about the way BJP is being perceived as a party.

BUREAUCRACY

Anonymous complaint against Army Chief?
The Government of India and the MOD have reportedly received a detailed complaint by an anonymous person listing several allegations against the Army chief V.K Singh.

Justice Sinha to succeed Justice Alam?
Grapevine has it that Senior Judge of the Bombay High Court Justice D D Sinha is going to succeed Justice Syed Rafat Alam as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. Justice Alam is moving as Chairman of the CAT.

File of Justice Alam reaches to the President?
File pertaining to the appointment of Justice Syed Rafat Alam as Chairman of the CAT has reportedly reached to the President of India.

Six vacancies of Judges in Supreme Court of India
As many as six posts of Judges have been lying vacant in Supreme Court of India.

Orders of P K Chaudhary in a day or two
Orders of P K Chaudhary as Chief Secretary of Haryana are expected to be issued in a couple of days. 1977 batch IAS officer Chaudhary is presently Secretary Industrial Policy and Promotion in the Government of India.

Vrinda Swarup is new Additional Secretary HRD
Ms Vrinda Swarup has been appointed Additional Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development vice Smt Anita Kaul, IAS (KN:79). She is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on March 21)

Anoop Srivastava is now Additional Secretary Social Justice
Anoop Kumar Srivastava presently Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the vacancy of Mrs. Sangita Gairola, IAS (RJ:77). He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on March 26)

Das promoted as Additional Secretary
Shaktikanta Das, JS (Budget), Ministry of Finance, DEA Government of India, has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secreatry . He is an IAS officer of 1980 batch, who belongs to the Tamil-Nadu Cadre.

Alok Srivastava to join GoI next month
Alok Srivastava is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary non-Renewable Energy early next month. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on March 5)

882 Army officers quit service
As many as 882 Army officers have taken either premature retirement or resigned from the service during last three years. A total of 309 officers have quit in 2009 while 271 in 2010 and 302 in 2011.

9964 CBI cases pending
As many as 9964 CBI cases have been lying pending for last 20 years in the country.

Arun Kumar Singh promoted
Arun Kumar Singh (IA&AS:1979), Principal Accountant General (A&E), Orissa, Bhubaneswar has been promoted to the grade of Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General. On his promotion he will take over as Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (North Eastern Region) in CAG office.

Rakesh Singh takes over as Chief Secretary of Punjab
Rakesh Singh has taken over as Chief Secretary of Punjab on Monday. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on March 15)

A K Wahal tipped to be DG, IGNFA- Dehradun
As the grapevine has it, A K Wahal tipped to be new Director General (DG) of the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun. Presently, he is DG Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun. He is is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1978 batch who belongs to the AGMUT cadre.

Who is "Dada CEO"?
Who is "Dada CEO"? Well, it is none other than Naresh Gupta who had served as Tamil Nadu's chief electoral officer (CEO) for 15 years in row until he retired on July 2010.He is an IAS officer of 1973 batch who belonged to the Tamil Nadu cadre. At one stage he was even senior to Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu.

Nasir Kamal to get extension?
Nasir Kamal, IG/(JD)Joint Director, BPR&D, New Delhi, Ministry of is likely to get one year extension in his central deputation tenure. He is an IPS officer of 1986 batch who belongs to Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Sona to be Director Food in GoI
N Nawin Sona has been appointed as Director, Department of Food & Public Distribution in the Government of India. He is 2000 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Haryana Chief Secretary to be Information Commissioner?
Haryana Chief Secretary Ms Urvashi Gulati is being tipped to be Information Commissioner in the state. 1975 batch IAS officer Ms Gulati is scheduled to retire on March 31.

Rakesh Ranjan to get pro-forma promotion
Rakesh Ranjan, Director, Planning Commission of India, New Delhi, is being promoted shortly to the rank of IG. He is an IPS officer of 1989 batch who belongs to Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Hemonlang Nongpluh to return Meghalaya?
Hemonlang Nongpluh, DIG (CBI), is likely to return to his parent cadre due to the request made by the State Government of Meghalaya. He is an IPS officer of 1994 batch who belongs to Assam- Meghalaya cadre.

Nikam is new Director (Police) in MHA
Prashant Nikam has joined as Director(Police), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He is an IRAS officer of 1997 batch.

Ms Tochhong relieved for Mizoram
Ms L T Tochhong Principal Secretary Planning in the Delhi Government has been relieved to join the Mizoram Government. She is 1979 batch IAS officer.

Ranga to join GoI?
Lavan Ranga has applied for central deputation as IG. He has preferred Mizoram as his preferential duty station. He is an IPS officer of 1984 batch who belongs to Tamil Nadu cadre.

Will Subhash Goswami join GoI?
Subhash Goswami is likely to go on central deputation in the rank of DG. He is an IPS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to Assam Meghalaya cadre.

Rakesh Sarwal joins Planning Commission
Rakesh Sarwal has joined the Planning Commission as Advisor (Health).He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Thakral is back to Manipur
D K Thakral is back to the parent Manipur cadre from central deputation. On return 1982 batch IAS officer Thakral has been posted as Principal Secretary Rural Development and Forest and Environment Departments.

Ms Middha goes to Water Resources
Ms. Sudha Middha , Deputy Director General, Department of Agriculture and Corporation (DAC) has been transferred as Deputy Director General,Ministry of Water Resource.She is an Indian Statistical Officer of 1983 batch.

Amrit Kalash to be IG Kota in Rajasthan
Amrit Kalash IG (RAC) posted in Jaipur is being posted as IG Kota range this week. He is 1993 batch IPS officer.

IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
Arvind Singh Deo will now be Principal Secretary, Public Works Department. Rajeev Kapoor has been given the additional charge of Principal Secretary (Energy Department). Avnish Awasthi will be new Chairman-cum -Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL). Mazid Ali will be Principal Secretary Cooperatives. Anurag Srivastava has been made Commissioner RD.

DoPT declares Closed Holiday on April 14
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has declared Saturday, April 14, 2012 as a closed holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B R Ambedkar, for all Central Government offices including Industrial Establishments throughout India.

14 posts of Section officers/Assistants vacant in SSC
As many as 14 posts of Section officers and Assistants are vacant at various regional offices of Staff Selection Commission (SSC). They include; two posts of Section Officers and one of Assistant in Staff Selection Commission, Allahabad while two posts of Section Officers and two of Assistants at Bangalore regional office and one post of Section Officer at Chandigarh office. Similarly, one post of Section Officer and one of Assistant are vacant at Mumbai office. One post of Assistant is vacant at Raipur office. Those willing to apply can send their applications to Priya Mahadevan, Under Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, government of India at the earlies

Diversion of three posts in CCIT (CCA), Delhi region
Three posts have been diverted in CCIT (CCA), Delhi Region. One post has been diverted in the grade of Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax/ Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax while one post in the grade of Administrative Officer grade III and one post in the grade of Inspector of Income Tax.

DIT seeks nominations for Taskforce
Directorate of Income Tax (DIT) (Systems) is seeking nominations from the officers at the level of ACsIT/DCsIT and Addl. CsIT/JCsIT for posting in the Taskforce constituted for Direct Tax code (DTC), New Delhi. Nominations can be sent to Dr. Dheeraj Bhatnagar, Convener of Task Force before April 2, 2012.

HUDCO signs MoU with MoHUPA for 2012-13 (UPDATED)
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) and the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA) entered into the Memorandum of Understanding, identifying the parameters for performance levels to be achieved by HUDCO during 2012-13. The MoU was executed by A K Misra, Secretary (HUPA) and V P Baligar, CMD, HUDCO in the presence of senior officials from the Ministry and HUDCO. The MoU envisages higher growth in HUDCO's operations during the year 2012-13 with significant focus on its social housing portfolio for the weaker sections. HUDCO would support over 3.84 lac dwelling units under Affordable Housing including EWS and LIG. HUDCO aims to sanction projects worth over Rs.22, 000 crore and disburse over Rs.6, 200 crore during the ensuing year. Continuing with the impressive growth registered by HUDCO during the current financial year, HUDCO is poised to continue its growth and contribute towards housing and urban infrastructure development across the country.

Bharat Salhotra selected as Director (Fin.), DFCCIL (UPDATED)
Bharat Salhotra, Gr G M, DFCCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Parimal Rai to join Goa Government (UPDATED)
Parimal Rai is all set to join the Goa Government next week. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Bikaner Commissioner Kumar gets addl charge in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Anand Kumar, Divisional Commissioner, Bikaner, has been assigned additional charge of Commissioner, Disinvestment, Bikaner in Rajasthan. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

ONGC signs MoU with MoPNG for 2012-13 (UPDATED)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) for its Performance Evaluation Parameters and Targets for the year 2012-13.The MoU was signed by Sudhir Vasudeva, CMD, ONGC and G C Chaturvedi, Secretary, P&NG at Delhi in the presence of ONGC Directors and senior officials from MoPNG. The MoU 2012-13 has specific targets of production of Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Reserve Accretion which includes ONGC's share from Domestic JV fields / acreages and VAP Production. Apart from the financial parameters, ONGC has committed itself on Human Resources Management, Research & Development (R&D), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainability Development and Corporate Governance compliance. The MoU also commits ONGC on parameters like Project Management, Energy Audits/savings, HSE Audits and Surveillance audits for sustaining ISO/OHSAS accreditation. A new parameter on 'Plan Expenditure' has also been included.

Vedanta Aluminium wins British Safety Award (UPDATED)
The alumina refinery of Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) at Lanjigarh, Orissa, has been conferred with the prestigious 'International Safety Award' by one of the world's leading Health and Safety organisations - British Safety Council, London. Vedanta has won this award with distinction by securing highest marks in the category. Vedanta's alumina refinery strictly follows the OHSAS-18001 standards for its operations. With zero lost time Injury frequency rate (LTIFR), the company boasts of having 19.8 million accident free man hours till March 2012.According to Dr. Mukesh Kumar, President & Chief Operating Officer, VAL-Lanjigarh, "environmental protection and safety is an integral part of Vedanta's business practices. We are consistently working towards achieving our goal of zero harm at the plant site."

Rao selected as Director (NP & M), RCIL (UPDATED)
A S Rao, ED, RCIL, has been selected for the post of Director (NP &M), Railtel Corporation of India Limited (RCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 28, 2012. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

Over 200 IRS officers get ACIT grade (UPDATED)
More than two hundred Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers posted at various regions of Income Tax have been granted Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (ACIT) grade.


Two IRS officers get selection grade (UPDATED)
Two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers A K Singh, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax and R L Chhanalia, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, have been placed in the selection grade (non-functional).

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

WAPCOS conferred "43rd National Award for Export Excellence"
WAPCOS has been conferred with 43rd National Award for Export Excellence - "Star Performer-Projects Export" which was received by its Chairman-cum-Managing Director R K Gupta from the Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Czech Republic, Milan Hovorka. The Award is instituted by Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, for outstanding export performance. The Minister of Industry and Trade, Government of Mozambique, Kenneth Viagem Marizane Senior Officers from EEPC India; Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and delegates from various countries were present during the Award Presentation Ceremony. WAPCOS, it may be pointed out here, has in recent years forayed and forged ahead in new regions encompassing diversified fields of specialization and is now recognized amongst the leading consultancy organizations in India and Abroad. WAPCOS Limited, an ISO 9001:2008, "MINI RATNA-I" Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Water Resources has, apart from India, successfully completed/on-going consultancy assignments abroad in more than 50 countries and is currently engaged in providing consultancy services in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Laos, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

CRWC signs MoU with CWC on 2012-13 targets
Central Railside Warehouse Company Ltd. (CRWC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) setting out various physical and financial targets for the year 2012-13. The MoU was signed by Vinod Asthana, Managing Director, CRWC Ltd with B.B. Pattanaik, Managing Director, CWC in the presence of G. Mathialagan, Director (Personnel), CWC and other senior officials of the CWC and CRWC Ltd. Under the MOU for 2012-13, CRWC Ltd has targeted to achieve Gross Sale of Rs.8200 lakh, create 10,000 MT additional Railside Warehousing capacity, facilitate outbound cargo (250 rakes), handle parcel / container trains and also handle 1,13,400 wagons.

ITI MoU Concentrates on Revival Plans
ITI Bangalore, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government for the year 2012-13, with the thrust areas being pursuing growth opportunities in telecom sector and exploiting diversified businesses such as renewable energy. The MoU also envisages that ITI concentrate on revival plans with due approval of the Government agencies. Besides, under the MoU signed by Secretary - DoT and Chairman - Telecom Commission R.Chandrasekhar and CMD - ITI Ltd. K.L. Dhingra, in New Delhi, the Company has committed to follow DPE guidelines for the Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Research & Development and Human Resources Management. The Company will also address other critical issues such as upgradation of plant infrastructure and reduction of surplus manpower through VRS.

NBCC inks annual MoU with Ministry of Urban Development
NBCC, a Schedule 'A' CPSU, under the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Govt. of India, has recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the FY 2012-13 with MoUD. The MoU for 2012-13 signed between Dr. Sudhir Krishna, IAS, Secretary (UD), Govt. of India (on behalf of the MoUD) and Vishnu P Das, CMD, NBCC (on behalf of NBCC), sets out certain performance targets based on static or financial parameters, dynamic paramete s, sector specific and enterprise specific parameters. Accordingly, the MoUD will assist NBCC to pursue with Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi ("GNCTD") to comply with the orders of High Court relating to land at Ghitorni, to procure land from State Governments/Development authorities for construction of affordable housing and in procuring business from other Government Departments/agencies

Fruit Wine program held at Gangtok, Sikkim
A good number of self help groups and NGOs in fruit wine production participated in the seminar 'Fruit Wine & its Commercial Application' held recently at Gangtok, Sikkim. Addressing the seminar as Guest of Honour, Vishal Chauhan - Secretary Agriculture, Food Security & HCCDD, explained about the availability of abundant Fruits & Vegetables for processing and added that around 40 percent fruits go waste during transportation and difficult terrain. He further said that non availability of processing units is also responsible for wastage of Fruits & Vegetables but expressed his happiness about the successful functioning of the Large Cardamom Auction Centre at Rongpo, Sikkim by NERAMAC. Sikkim's Minister of Agriculture D N Takarpa who was the Chief Guest on the occasion appreciated the efforts of the NERAMAC & Indian Grape Processing Board in organising the seminar on Fruit Wine & its Commercial Application and said that Fruit Wine Processing is in early stage and is in need of Technological support. Managing Director of NERAMAC, S. Bhattacharjee, mentioned about the importance of the Fruit Wine Processing & how it helps the growth of horticultural sector & strengthening of economy. The Seminar was attended by 74 participants from Cottage Fruit Wine Processors etc. An exhibition covering different fruit wine manufactured by SHGs and also by one local industry was also displayed during the event.

Kaul head of wealth management at Citi
Sameer Kaul has been appointed as the head of wealth management service of Citi Group.

Vastupal joins the board of IIM Bangalore
Rajiv Vastupal the President of the All India Management Association (AIMA) has joined the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B).

Pande appointed additional director of Titagarh Wagons
Arvind Pande has been appointed as additional director on the board of Titagarh Wagons.

Jha appointed MD and CEO of Cimmco
Manoj Jha has been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of Cimmco.

Sanyal appointed additional director of Cimmco
Kanwar Satya Brata Sanyal has been appointed as additional director of Cimmco

Krishnan to be MD, Zuari Holdings Ltd
N. Suresh Krishnan, Managing Director of Zuari Industries Ltd has been appointed as Managing Director of Zuari Holdings Limited w.e.f. April 1, 2012. He will soon be relinquishing the post of Managing Director of Zuari Industries Ltd

Patil resigns as Company Secy. Zuari Industries Ltd
R Y Patil, Company Secretary of Zuari Industries Ltd has resigned from the company.

Yelgaonkar appointed Company Secy. Zuari Industris Ltd
Swapnil Yelgaonkar has been appointed as Company Secretary of Zuari Industries Ltd w.e.f. March 27, 2012

Agrawal appointed Co-Chairman ASSOCHAM India task Force
Anil Agrawal has been appointed as Co-Chairman of ASSOCHAM India Task Force.

Chhalani re-appointed Whole-time Director, Mega Corporation Ltd
Surendra Chhalani has been re-appointed as a Whole-time Director of Mega Corporation Ltd w.e.f. March 27, 2012.

Bhawsar appointed Whole-time Director, SKS Logistics Ltd
B. B. Bhawsar has been appointed as Whole-time Director of SKS Logistics Ltd w.e.f. February 15, 2012.

Mohd. Imran appointed CFO, Super Tannery Ltd
Super Tannery Ltd has appointed Mohammed. Imran as the Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Jha appointed MD & CEO, Cimmco Ltd
Manoj Jha has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cimmco Ltd w.e.f. March 24, 2012

Sanyal appointed Addl. Director, Cimmco Ltd
Kanwar Satya Brata Sanyal has been appointed as Additional Director of Cimmco Ltd w.e.f. March 24, 2012.

Pande appointed Addl. Director, Titagarh Wagons Ltd
Titagarh Wagons Limited has appointed Arvind Pande as Additional Director of the company w.e.f. March 24, 2012.

Two part-time directors appointed on NHPC Board
Ashoke K. Dutta and Atul Kumar Garg have been appointed as Part-time Non-official Directors on the Board of NHPC Limited w.e.f. March 23, 2012.

Selection of Addl Secr in law ministry embroiled in court cases!

Are you aware that the selection for the post of Additional Secretary in law ministry, selection committee for which met early this month in the cabinet secretariat is embroiled in court cases.

DM

It is in public interest

The manner in which the beans are being spilled by the Army Chief is in the public interest because it will shatter once and for all the whiter than driven snow claims of integrity in the armed forces.Tehelka.com did Yeoman service when it exposed the links between brokers and serving defence officers. It is true that the current army chief was strict with the corrupt and so his corrupt enemies took revenge by exposing him on a minor service issue. Unfortunately for him he made this into a prestige issue and ended up by giving himself a bloody nose. He alienated the government by going
to the supreme court.

D Choudhury

Mess created by CPWD

Mess has been created by CPWD in Laxmi Bai Nagar Type IV Government quarters. For last 2 years, these quarters are in continuing mess, so much so that we cant take a stroll outside our houses. First the CPWD decided that the internal roads have to be concretised, a one month job took them one year and the whole complex was in mess with cement,
sand etc. strewn and flying all over. And the whole garden area became a mess till the end. Once this job was over, CPWD started some pipe laying and garden maintenance work , again a one month job took 9 months and the colony was in a mess. After this it is the turn of some repair work inside the quarters and again it seems this one month job is going to take one year or so, with sand and building materials thrown all around. Why doesn't the government disbands CPWD and give its work to the housing society and end the torture of residents. It seems that when it comes to type iv and below quarters , CPWD is at its worst. Hope the Urban Development Minister is reading this column and do something to end this torture.

Ankit

Enquiry for difference in the dates of entry into service Background
A retired clerk of the Postal Department claimed that the department has committed forgery by depicting different dates of entry into service of three officials in the two Gradation Lists. He sought the information regarding the tenure of three different officials of the Postal Department and also wanted to know the tenure of one of the three employees as Sub Post Master. The Commission perused the concerned records and observed that the dates of entry into service of the above mentioned three officials in the two Gradation Lists were totally different and there was manipulation of records. The Commission directed SSPOs, Ludhiana City Division to enquire into the matter and intimate the correct dates of entry into service of the above mentioned three officials to the appellant and also fix up responsibility of the erring officials in this regard. The PIO was also directed to provide the information related to the tenure of one of the three employees as Sub Post Master to the appellant.

Comments
RTI Act was never thought of a means for getting an enquiry initiated. From being a mere tool to obtain photocopies of documents, the RTI Act is evolving into an instrument to bring about transparency in the working of the public organisations.

Citation: Mr.Mohinder Pal Kapoor v. Department of Posts in File No. CIC/LS/A/2011/002944, CIC/LS/A/2011/002945

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)