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Who will guide elected women representatives?
With 33 percent woman reservation in civic polls who will govern? Most women are inept for the job, and some members of the family do help but most of them will have to rely on bureaucracy for the same what will be the fate of governance?

What next for Amar Singh?
All his candidates lost in the elections, what is the future of Amar Singh.

BUREAUCRACY

11 IPS officers of 1984 batch empanelled as Joint Secy. in GoI
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 Gubachan Singh of Orissa cadre.

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

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

Prakash Mishra takes over as DG, NDRF
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)

Watal gets three months extension
R P Watal has been granted three months extension in central deputation tenure. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Bhaskar is PS Health in Assam
On return from central deputation V S Bhaskar has been appointed as Principal Secretary (Health). He is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Assam Meghalaya cadre.

Vacancy of Asst. DG (DS/Dire. level) at UIDAI office, Guwahati re-advertised
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
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
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.

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) and 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 1981 batch IAS officer. Name of 1979 batch IAS officer A K Gupta is also in circulation for the post.

Ranjit Sinha to lead MHA's delegation to Congo
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.

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 of 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.

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

No suitable candidate found for CMD, BEML Ltd
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.

How politicians are responsible ?

The channel of selection of Bureaucrates and politicians are different. Then how politicians are responsible for the policy. If bureaucrats want to responsible the politicians for the policy, their mode of selection, age, qualification, retirement age and pension should be decided.

Mukesh

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)