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No doubt this site is an effective way to know about happenings in bureaucracy. But, unfortunately I never saw any article raising issues about paramilitary forces. They are capable but suffering because intellectuals are not paying attention to them. There are a large number of followers of this site in paramilitary. It will be good if some issues related to them are also included.

V Singh

UPA 2 most vulnerable?
Given the loss in UP UPA 2 is in the most vulnerable situation now. Sources say the government can fall over trivial issue even in the budget session.

Congress party rallies behind Prime Minister
Top leaders in the Congress party are rallying behind Manmohan Singh in preparation of 2014. It is a hushed conversation in party circles that Rahul Gandhi cannot lead the party to victory in the Lok Sabha elections.

Will Mulayam Singh Yadav give a new kind of Government?
Will Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo, Mulayam Singh Yadav give a different kind of an administration this time? This question is hot a topic of discussion. It has to be watched whether he would resort to sweeping changes as had been the practice in the past or he will like to demonstrate a large heartedness by concentrating on improving the system of deliverance.

UP bureaucrats were right in their assessment
In a survey conducted by the whipersinthecorridors.com, had said- BSP -No. 2 slot with tally of seats in double digit. They were right in their assessment.

Bureaucratic perception about Goa Assembly polls outcome also came true
There was a perception among bureaucrats that the combination of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) & Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) has an edge over the ruling combination of Congress & Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Goa where polling took place on March 3, 2012.In a house of 40 seats the BJP & MGP combine should get 19 seats while ruling Congress & NCP combine will get 17 to 18 seats.

Who are likely nominees for Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra?
Vilasrao Deshmukh, and Rajeev Shukla from Congress, Ramdas Athawale from Shiv Sena, Rekha Mahajan wife of Late Pramod Mahajan, Kirit Sommaiya, industrialist, Ajay Sancheti, Ex Governor and industrialist, Viren Shah and Banwarilal Purohit from BJP are likely be nominee for the Rajya Sabha elections.

JDU congregation in Mumbai on 15 April
On the occasion of 100 years of the state of Bihar , Janata Dal- United (JD -U) is organising a celebration in Mumbai which will be inaugurated by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. However none of the politicians, Ministers or legislators from Congress will be invited.

BUREAUCRACY

Empanelment list of 1981 batch IPS officers
Out of the total 55, as many as 22 IPS officers belonging to 1981 batch are reported to have been empanelled to the rank of ADG in the Government of India. Following officers figure in the list- K Durga Prasad and, Vivek Dubey (AP), P.N Aggarwal (AGMU) Rajiv Mehta (AM), Satish Chandra Jha and A R K Kini (Bihar) Shriniwas Vashisht (Haryana), Rupak Kumar Dutta (Karnataka), A K Dhasmana and Dr Anand Kumar (Madhya Pradesh), Ashok Kumar Sharma, Meeran C Borwankar and S C Mathur (Maharashtra), Khinya Ram and C Bala Subramanian(MT) Dr Mahmood Alam (TN), Kamlendra Prasad, Malay Kumar Sinha and Yoaendra Pal Singh (UP) Vijoy Kumar, K L Meena (West Bengal) V. Thiagarajan (OR).

Will Diptivilasa be PS to Mulayam Singh Yadav?
Grapevine has it that Additional Secretary, Urban Development in the Government of India, D Diptivilasa may return to the parent Uttar Pradesh cadre as Principal Secretary to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer. Name of 1979 batch IAS officer A K Gupta is also in circulation for the post.

U P Cabinet Secretary resigns
After the debacle of the BSP in the UP Vidhan Sabha elections the most powerful person, Cabinet Secretary, Shashank Shekhar Singh has sought premature retirement from March 9.

Subodh Chandra Agrawal to continue as CS, Punjab
There are indications that present Chief Secretary, Subodh Chandra Agrawal will continue as Chief Secretary of Punjab till his retirement this year end. He is an IAS officer of 1975 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre.

A.R. Talwar to be next CS in Punjab
A.R. Talwar is going to be next Chief Secretary, Punjab. He is an IAS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the Punjab cadre.

DGP of Manipur may be changed
As the grapevine has it Ratnakar Baral present DGP of Manipur will be shifted. He is an IPS officer of 1982 batch who belongs to the Manipur cadre.

Yumnam Joykumar Singh to be new DGP, Manipur
Yumnam Joykumar Singh who is presently Chairman of Manipur Police Housing Corporation will be new DGP, Manipur. He is an IPS officer of 1976 batch.

U K Singh to be JS, Agriculture
U K Singh is being appointed Joint Secretary, Agriculture in the Government of India. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Meena to move Food Processing Industries from NHRC
J P Meena is moving to the Department of Food Processing Industries as Joint Secretary from the NHRC. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Uttar Pradesh will see large scale changes in police
As the grapevine has it there will be a lot of changes in Uttar Pradesh as far as Zones & Ranges were concerned.

Stocks of 3 IPS officers to go up in Uttar Pradesh
As the grapevine has it stocks of three IPS officers will go up. They are: Rizwan Ahmed, ADG in Human Rights Commission, Navneet Cikera-on a study leave and Jag Mohan Yadav.

Cadre of IAS officer changed from AM to Rajasthan
The cadre of 2010 batch IAS officer, Inderjeet Singh has been transferred from Assam-Meghalalaya to Rajasthan on the ground of marriage to Ms Neha Giri, an IAS officer of 2010 batch of Rajasthan cadre.

Tyagi is new Ambassador to Portugal
B B Tyagi presently Ambassador in Morocco, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Portugal.
(We said this on February 3)

Gurjit Singh is new Ambassador to Indonesia
Gurjit Singh presently Additional Secretary at the Headquarters, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to The Republic of Indonesia.
(We said this on Januray 3)

P K Borthakur selected as Director (Offshore), ONGC
P K Borthakur, ED, ONGC, has been selected for the post of Director (Offshore), ONGC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 6, 2012. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Dilip Trivedi to be Special Director, BSF
Dilip Trivedi, (ADG) Additional Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is likely to be appointed as Special Director General, Border Security Force Headquarters, New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 1978 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh Cadre.

Deputation tenure of SP, CBI extended
The competent authority has approved extension in the deputation tenure of C Easwaramoorthy, IPS (TN-1998), SP, CBI for a further period of 3 years from Dec 6, 2011 to Dec 5, 2014.

Deputation tenure of Somani extended in CBI
The competent authority has approved extension in the deputation tenure of Anand Kumar Somani, IPS,(TN-99), Supdt, of Police, CBI for a further period of two years from June 11, 2011 to June 10, 2013.

Pandit is new Deputy, CAG
Bharat Bhushan Pandit has been appointed as the deputy Comptroller and Auditor General. He is 1977 batch IA&AS officer.

Postings of DG (Investigations) delayed
Postings of some DG (Investigation), Income Tax have been delayed.

George Paul is now Head of LPG in BPCL
The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has now appointed George Paul as Head of LPG.

P C Shrivastava is now Head of Lube business in BPCL
The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has now appointed P C Shrivastava as Head of Lube business.

Basant Seth ex CMD, Syndicate Bank to be IC in CIC
Order relating to appointment of ex-Chairman and Managing Director of Syndicate Bank Basant Seth as Information Commissioner (IC) in Chief Information Commissioner's (CIC) establishment have been issued. He will assume charge on March 12, 2012. He had retired from the Syndicate Bank on February 29, 2012.

SAG to IRSEE officers of 1988 batch on the anvil
Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) to IRSEE officers of 1988 batch is on the anvil.

Gopalkrishna Gandhi is new Chairman
Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, has been appointed the new Chairman of the governing body of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS). He replaces Bhalchandra Mungekar.

Transfers and postings of IAS officers in Tamil Nadu
Mrs. Madhumathi has been made Commissioner, Thoodhukudi Corporation while Mrs. V Kalaiarasi, District Revenue Officer, Salem, will now be Regional Deputy Commissioner (Central) while V Mohanraj, Special Officer, Tirupattur cooperative Sugar Mills is appointed as Regional Deputy Commissioner (South). Similarly, Dev Raj Dev has been posted as Secretary, State Human Rights Commission; Dr. M Jayaraman is posted as Joint Commissioner, Revenue Administration; P Senthilkumar CAO, Market Management Committee, Chennai MDA, will now be Additional Director of Sugar; G Govindaraj GM, TN Warehousing Corporation is now Additional Director, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj; C Manoharan, Sr. Regional Manager, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Chennai (North) is Additional Registrar, Cooperative Societies; Mrs. S Jayandhi, CE, Perambalur Sugar Mills is posted as Collector, Chennai district.

Three IRS officers shifted in CBEC
Three IRS officers in the grade of Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise have been given new postings CBEC. Accordingly, Ananya Ray has been appointed in Central Excise, Bhopal after returning from deputation while Dr Johan Josebh, LTU, Delhi is being shifted to Central Excise, Delhi-I and Hemambika R. Priya, CX(A), Delhi-IV (Working as OSD to MOSF (R) was transferred to LTU, Delhi.

Mrs. Nayar is CPO (IR), SR
Mrs. Aruna Nayar has been appointed as CPO (IR), Southern Railway.

K Rajandran is CPO (Admn), SR
K Rajandran has been appointed as CPO (Admn.) Southern Railway.

Mrs. Vedantam takes charge of Chairperson, RRB Chennai
Mrs. Sunitha Vedantam has taken over as Chairperson, RRB Chennai.

Menon to be ADRM, Palghat, SR
Mohan A Menon is joining as ADRM Palghat in Southern Railway.

Ranjit Sinha to lead MHA's delegation to Congo (UPDATED)
Ranjit Sinha, Director General, ITBP, will be leading a high level delegation of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to Congo from March 14 to 18, 2012. There, the delegation will oversee ITBP & BSF personnel deployed in Congo for the UN Civil police duties. In addition to this, he will also be meeting the UN Police Commissioner to discuss operational requirements of the Indian security forces. This is the first ever delegation that is being sent by the MHA. It may be stated here that Ranjit Sinha is an IPS officer of 1974 batch and belongs to the Bihar cadre.

Shaw is new Ambassador to Tanzania (UPDATED)
Debnath Shaw, presently Ambassador of India in Azerbaijan has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Republic of Tanzania.He is 1984 batch IFS officer.
(We said this on February 1)

Vinod Kumar is new Ambassador to Azerbaijan (UPDATED)
B.M. Vinod Kumar, presently Joint Secretary at Headquarters, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Prakash Mishra takes over as DG, NDRF (UPDATED)
Prakash Mishra has taken over as Director General, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.
(We said this on February 7)

Kansal gets proforma promotion (UPDATED)
Puneet Kansal presently posted as Private Secretary to Minister of State for Mines (I/C) (Mr.Dinsha Patel has been granted proforma promotion to the Supertime Scale . He is 1996 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Vacancy of Asst. DG (DS/Dire. level) at UIDAI office, Guwahati re-advertised (UPDATED)
The vacancy of Assistant Director General (Deputy Secretary/Director level) in the office of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) under the Planning Commission at Guwahati has been re-advertised. The names of willing officers can be sent to Establishment Officer to the Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training, New Delhi at the earliest.

Vacancy of Secretary in National Jute Board, Kolkata re-advertised (UPDATED)
The vacancy of Secretary in National Jute Board, Kolkata under the Ministry of Textiles, has been re-advertised. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Department of Personnel & Training at the earliest.

Vacancy of Member, PESB re-advertised (UPDATED)
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has again advertised the vacancy of Member in Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB). The DoPT seeks the applications at the earliest.

11 IPS officers of 1984 batch empanelled as Joint Secy. in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 11 officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to 1984 batch have been empanelled as Joint Secretary/Equivalent in Government of India. The officers include: Prit Pal Singh of Assam-Meghalaya cadre; B S Sandhu of Haryana cadre; P Lal Gupta of Jammu and Kashmir cadre; M N Krishanamurthy of Kerala cadre; Prem Shankar Meena of Karnataka cadre; Vijay Kumar Singh of Madhya Pradesh cadre; Anil Kumar Sharma of Punjab cadre; T K Rajendran of Tamil Nadu cadre; Mrs Sutapa Sanayal of Uttar Pradesh cadre; H C Kishore Chandra of Karnataka cadre and Gurbachan Singh of Orissa cadre.

No suitable candidate found for CMD, BEML Ltd (UPDATED)
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) did not find suitable candidate for the post of CMD, BEML Limited at the interview meeting. The interview meeting will be held again for the selection of the candidate with the Board deciding to see more candidates for the same.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS

'Paste the summons at last known place of abode of Parvez Musharraf' SC

A three judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by CJ Iftekhar Chowdhary hearing a plea for registration of a second FIR citing the former military dictator as an accused for plotting and executing a plan to assassinate Benazir Bhutto ordered on Monday that summons to Musharraf be pasted on the gate of his house in Islamabad. 'The move' the bench said, 'is aimed at letting Musharraf know that the case is being taken up after two weeks'. Petition for registration of a second FIR has been filed by Mohammad Aslam Chowdhary who remained Protocol Officer of the late Benazir for 21 years and was injured in the attack leading to her death on 27 December 2007 in Rawalpindi.

Gwadar DCO murdered in Karachi

Abdur Rehman Dashti District Coordination Officer of Gwadar Baluchhistan was found murdered in Karachi on Monday. Dashti who had come to attend an official meeting in Karachi was murdered in a house in the upmarket Defence Housing Authority (DHA) but his body was found in the nearby Khyaban I Tanzeem area outside the bungalow of a prominent politician of Turbat Imam Bizenzo. According to SSP Naim Sheikh it is not clear why the officer was visiting the house in DHA and whether the murder has any terrorist angle to it.

'Doctrine of necessity is buried for ever' SC

The supreme court of Pakistan has declared that the doctrine of necessity which was evoked by the highest judiciary in past to justify repeated military coups 'has been buried by the valiant struggle of the people of Pakistan for democracy, rule of law and constitutional government'. Ironically the declaration has come in the detailed judgement given by a bench of the apex court rejecting the intra court appeal by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani against the contempt proceedings initiated against him. PM's counsel Aitzaz Ahsan had submitted in the appeal that the contempt proceedings should be dropped against the PM as 'stability of the democratic system in Pakistan depends upon the outcome of this case'. The bench likened this argument to the plea taken by military chiefs in past to justify coups in the name of necessity for the stability of Pakistan and rejected the same. 'Let the PM stand trial and let the trial bench decide whether or not he has committed willful contempt of the court', the bench observed.

Hindus in Pakistan discriminated & scared?

Reports in a section of print media in Pakistan indicate that incidents of kidnapping and forcible conversions especially of young girls of the Hindu community are on the increase. Most of such incidents are reported from Sindh where Hindus form the bulk of the minority community. According to Rubab Jaffri Head of Sindh's Human Rights Forum, 'lots of violent incidents are happening against the community on daily basis compelling the Hindus to migrate out of Pakistan. From 2008 on an average 10 Hindu families have been migrating every month but in the last 10 months 400 families have already left'. Hindus form 2.5% of Pakistan's population of 174 million and over 90% of them (Hindus) live in Sindh alone where because of their sound financial position vested interests keep trying to drive them out of Pakistan.

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

Seo appointed MD of Hyundai Motor India
Bo Shin Seo has been appointed Managing Director of Hyundai Motor India.

Srikanth appointed Chief Human resource officer of Sonata Software
NR Srikanth has been appointed as the Chief Human resource officer of Sonata Software.

Bird resigns as director of UTV Software
Andy Bird resigned as director of UTV Software Communications Ltd.

Vijayendra appointed as director of Thakral Services India
K R Vijayendra has been appointed as director of Thakral Services India.

Shetty resigns as director of Thakral Services India
Balakrishna Shetty has resigned from the directorship of Thakral Services India.

Ibrahim resigns as Non Official Director, Vijaya Bank
B. Ibrahim, Non Official Director, Vijaya Bank has ceased to be on the Board of the Bank w.e.f. March 1, 2012

Maheshwari appointed MD, Grasim Industries Ltd
Grasim Industries Limited has appointed K K Maheshwari as the Managing Director of the company for a period of five years with effect from March 6, 2012.

Petty withdrawn as Nominee Director, Jamna Auto Industries Ltd
Clearwater Capital Partners India Pvt. Ltd. has withdrawn its Nominee Director, Robert Dean Petty from the Board of Jamna Auto Industries Ltd
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Athreya appointed Alternate Director, Jamna Auto Industries Ltd
Karthik B Athreya has been appointed as Alternate Director to Dr Pierre Jean Everaert who is Nominee Director of Clearwater Capital Partners (Cyprus) Ltd on the Board of Jamna Auto Industries Ltd.

Shah resigns as Director, JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Rohan Shah has resigned as Director of JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd w.e.f. March 05, 2012

Lal resigns as Director, B.A.G. Films & Media Ltd
Rohit Lal, Director of B.A.G. Films & Media Limited has resigned from the company w.e.f. March 3, 2012

Three directors cease to be on Board of Mahaan Foods Ltd
The following directors have resigned from the Board of Mahaan Foods Ltd w.e.f. February 14, 2012 -- Aditya Goyal, Alok Goyal and Sanjay Kumar Jain.

Extention of age to 62 years.-Every thing, every activity, every Nation and successful execution of any plan require experienced hand/s as is considered for the posts of ministers/Prime Minister/President, then why not to extend the age of government work foece having unblemished and good track record. At the same time job avenues for youngsters be also explored.

DEBATE (1)

Some doubts were expressed by browsers regarding dismissal of the entire Cabinet or Empowered GOMs ,in case, the policy decisions taken by these bodies, are contrary to rules or against public interest or on alleged pecuniary considerations. In my view, the Cabinet's 'collective responsibility', should not be misconstrued to attract 'collective punishment'. It does not, however, exempt the individual ministers from receiving individual punishment under the Prevention of Corruption Act for their wrong doings. The question of sacking or resignation of Cabinet should arise only when the political party/coalition in power loses majority in the Parliament.

A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)

After reading Seema Jilani - Getting drunk in Kabul bars - I can't help thinking if, much of what we see in our news channels, with an anchor on TV holding forth from war-torn streets of Kabul, isn't part of a media-made reality show our war correspondents put on, between drinks at the Kabul expat bar.

GVK

One wonders why Pranabdada, with his long years in various Ministries, still speaks English in Bengali accent. In fact, most of the Bengalis who come on TV are very poor speakers. Bengalis must be a very intelligent lot but they should develop the capacity to express themselves fluently when they speak to media or in public.

Kumar

Should the legal course of action against a party be disclosed to them?

Information on the implementation or otherwise of Hon'ble Gauhati High Court's order dated 6.1.2010 and 29.6.2010 in the matter of Writ Petition No. 591 of 2008 (including Miscellaneous Case No. 479 of 2010), 1048 of 2008 and 2814 of 2008 preferred by M/s Dharampal Satyapal Limited and others was sought. The PIO rejected the application by claiming exemption u/s 8 (1) (h) of the RTI Act holding that the disclosure of the same at this stage may dilute the process
and harm the revenue interest. On appeal, the FAA rejected the first appeal upholding the decision of the PIO that information sought by the appellant at this stage is in the private domain and is not eligible to be disseminated. The CIC upheld the stand of the respondents.

Comments

As a third party, a Public Authority is entitled to protect an information which relates to it and which it has considered confidential. A person cannot have the right to access all information about how the Government is seeking to defend its position in a legal proceeding without having access to similar information of the opposite party. Hence, the disclosure of the information which the department has internally processed through consultation with the legal advisers and officers of the department can cause serious harm to the Public Authority's ability to safeguard public interest as well as the Department's interest in any litigation.

Citation: Ms. Amreeta Swarup v. Central Excise & Customs in Case No. CIC/SS/A/2011/000808

- Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the book: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)