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Who is the street fighter in Congress party?
Who is the street fighter in the central leadership of the Congress party? In the AICC headquarters this topic was discussed and everyone unanimously said that only Digvijay Singh has the capacity of a street fighter.

Nitish Kumar launches 'Save Orchards (bagicha)' campaign
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has launched a state wide campaign to save Orchards (bagicha) on May 16, 2012. Under the campaign the state exchequer would give grant in aid to save bagichas. This campaign will be implemented in a mission mode. Nitish Kumar felt the need for this kind of a drive because orchards unlike last century were fast being replaced by concrete jungles.

Who will be the next victim after Vodafone?
After the government making a retrospective change in Income Tax laws to tax foreign investors like Vodafone there is uncertainty in many minds.

Will Zaidi succeed Qurashi?
Name of Secretary, Civil Aviation Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi has started doing the round for the post of Election Commissioner in place of S Y Qurashi. 1976 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre Zaidi is scheduled to retire in July. His name is also in circulation for the post of Civil Aviation Authority.

IAS officers of 1978 batch keenly await their postings
IAS officers of 1978 batch who were empanelled with the Government of India (GoI) for their postings as Secretaries/ Secretaries equivalent, are keenly awaiting their postings.

IRS officer A P Saxena quits service
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Officer, A P Saxena, presently Chief Commissioner of Income Tax-III, IV & LTU, Mumbai, has resigned from the service.

S K Biswas selected as Director (Personnel), THDCIL
S K Biswas, GM, THDC, has been selected for the post of Director (Personnel), THDC, India Limited (THDCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 16, 2012. As many as 15 persons were interviewed for the same.

Usha Sharma to be new ADG Tourism
Usha Sharma will be new Joint Secy-cum-Additional Director General, Tourism in the Government of India. She is 1985 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

(We said this on May 3, 2012)

Nagma Mohamed Mallick is new Ambassador to Tunisia
Nagma Mohamed Mallick (IFS: 1991) presently Deputy Chief of Mission in Embassy of India, Bangkok, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Republic of Tunisia.

Sharma appointed Ambassador to Korea
Ajay K. Sharma, presently Counsellor in High Commission of India Suva, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

P.K.Bhagat on board of AIC, of India as GIC's nominee
P.K.Bhagat has been inducted on the board of Agriculture Insurance Company of India as a nominee of the General Insurance Corporation (GIC).

IGs to be appointed in Tiger Conservation Authority (TCA)
As the grapevine has it, at least three Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers are going to be appointed as IGs in Tiger Conservation Authority (TCA).

Many contenders for CEO of the NMPB
As the grapevine has it there are many Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officers who are contenders for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Delhi based National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB). Main among them are: Jitendra Agrawal (Punjab cadre 1984 batch), Nagesh Prabhu (Kerala cadre 1984 batch), R.K. Singh (1986 batch Chhattisgarh cadre).

Sumit Chaturvedi inducted in IB
Sumit Chaturvedi, (DD) Deputy Director (HQrs) Intelligence Bureau, New Delhi has been inducted as hard core officer in IB. He is a West Bengal cadre IPS officer of 2001 batch.

Ms Sinha to be JD, IB?
Ms Anjana Sinha, Director Police (Communication), AP Police Headquarters, Hyderabad is likely to be appointed as Joint Director, Intelligence Bureau. She is an AP Cadre IPS Officer of 1990 batch.

80 positions of IAS officers vacant in Karnataka cadre
As many as 80 positions of IAS officers have been lying vacant in Karnataka cadre. There are 219 officers in the position against strength of 299 IAS officers in the State.

IA & AS officer Ms. Choudhary is DG, Commercial Audit, Chennai
Ms. Aditi Roy Choudhury Principal Director of Commercial, Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board, Chennai, has been promoted to the grade of Principal Accountant General and posted as Director General of Commercial Audit & Ex-Officio Member Audit Board, Chennai under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India. She is an IA&AS officer of 1987 batch.

Majar Gen Hooda to be Lt Gen in Indian Army
Major General D S Hooda has reportedly been cleared for promotion to the rank of Lt General in the Indian Army.

Himanshu Kumar to join Cabinet Secretariat?
Himanshu Kumar, Astt. SP Muradabad District is likely to join the Cabinet Secretariat. He is an UP Cadre IPS officer of 2010 batch.

Vanlavawna goes to Cairo
IFS officer Vanlavawna who is currently posted in Brussels has been transferred to Cairo.

Representation against appointment of Sharavn Kumar?
Representation against the appointment of 1992 batch IRS (IT) officer Shravan Kumar as new CEO of the Childeren's Film Society in Mumbai has reportedly been received in the I & B Ministry.

Will Siraj Hussain be Chairman, FCI?
Will Siraj Hussain be Chairman of the Food Corporation of India (FCI)? This question is a hot topic of discussion in corridors of power. He is an Uttar Pradesh cadre officer of 1979 batch. Presently, he is Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Food Corporation of India (FCI).

Deputation tenure of DIG CBI is to be extended?
It is likely that the central deputation tenure of Ms Neeraja Gotru, DIG, CBI, may be extended for one year. She is a Gujarat cadre IPS officer of 1993 batch.

Sunita Kokran to get extension in IB?
Ms. Sunita Kokran, Deputy Director (DD), Intelligence Bureau, Government of India, is likely to be granted an extension of central deputation tenure till 2016. She is an Odisha cadre IPS officer of1996 batch.

450 Air Force officers take premature retirement
As many as 450 Air Force officers have taken premature retirement in the last three years 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Deputation tenure of Daljit Chaudhary extended
The central deputation tenure of Daljit Chaudhary, Private Secretary to Union MoS, Coal has been extended for three months. He is a UP cadre IPS officer of 1990 batch.

1 post of Member in AERA yet to be filled up
One post of Member in the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) of which maiden Chairman is Yashwant S. Bhave (IAS retired, 1972 batch), is yet to be filled up.

Shibesh Singh transferred in Delhi Police
Shibesh Singh Addl DCP 2 South West district has been transferred as DCP 3rd BN DAP. He is an AGMU Cadre, DANPS Officer of 1993 batch.

Deepak Purohit transferred in Delhi Police
Deepak Purohit has been transferred as DCP HQrs PHQ. He is an AGMU Cadre, DANPS Officer of 1993 batch.

Tyagi moved in Delhi Police
Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, DCP, Traffic (Central Range), has been transferred as Addl DCP 1 New Delhi District. He is an AGMU Cadre DANPS Officer of 1994 batch.

Deswal is new DCP IGI Airport
Jagjit Singh Deswal Staff officer to Commissioner Delhi Police B K Gupta has been transferred to IGI Airport as DCP. He is an AGMU Cadre, DANIPS Officer of 1994 batch.

Kashyap transferred in Delhi Police
Mangesh Kashyap, Addl DCP HQrs, has been transferred as Addl DCP 2 New Delhi, District. He is an AGMU Cadre DANPS officer of 1995 batch.

Pranav Kumar is now Director Culture
Pranav Kumar has been appointed as Director, Ministry of Culture. Kumar is an IP&TA&FS of 1993 batch.

Eight IPS officers of UT cadre join MCTP
Eight IPS Officers of Union Territory AGMU cadre have joined mid career training program (Phase IV MCTP 2012) at Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. Their Names are Sharad Aggarwal (1997 RR), Rajesh Khurana (1994 RR), Anil Shukla (1996 RR), H G S Dhaliwal (1997 RR), Alok Kumar (1996 RR), T J Long Kumeer (1991 RR), Jaideep (1997 RR) and Shrimati Garima Bhatnagar (1994 RR).

10 Maharashtra cadre IPS officers join MCTP
As many as 10 IPS officers of Maharashtra carder have joined as middle career training program (Phase IV MCTP 2012) at Sadar Vallab Bhai Patel, National Police academy Hyderabad. There as Names are Ritesh Kumar - 1992 RR, Ms Devan Bharti - 1994 RR, Niket Kaushik - 1995 RR, Dr M J Gupta - !990 RR, Madhar Pandey - 1996 RR, Brijesh R Singh - 1996 RR, Ravinder Kumar Singal - 1996 RR, Bhar Ainbe - 1997 RR, Dr Suresh Meekla - 1997 RR and Dr N J Gupta - 1990 RR.

Charu Bali joins MCTP
Ms Charu Bali, Asstt. Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India, IPS officer of Haryana cadre (1995 RR) has joined mid career training program (Phase IV MCTP 2012) at Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.

P K Sinha joins MCTP
Praveen Kumar Sinha, Additional Director, SVP NPA, IPS officer of Punjab cadre (1994 RR) has joined mid career training program (Phase IV MCTP 2012) at Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.

Biswas joins MCTP
Sushmit Biswas, Director (Cabinet Secretariat), IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre (1995 RR) has joined mid career training program (Phase IV MCTP 2012) at Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.

Kapil Dev joins MCTP
Kapil Dev, Director (Cabinet Secretariat) IPS officer of Punjab cadre (1995 RR) has joined mid career training program (Phase IV MCTP 2012) at Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.

Pratap Kumar joins MCTP
Dr. K.S. Pratap Kumar, Director NIFT, Andhra Pradesh, IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre (1993 RR) has joined mid career training program (Phase IV MCTP 2012) at Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.

Post of chief of NDC vacant
The post of chief of the National Defence College meant for a Joint Secretary level officer is vacant.

Vacancies in TRAI to be filled up
Vacancies of Member in Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will now be filled up.

SEBI team in China
U.K. Sinha Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is leading a team for a global conclave. He has been accompanied by SEBI Member Prashant Saran.

Prashant Saran ready to play his 2nd innings as Member, SEBI
Prashant Saran Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) whose current term expires on May 17, 2012 will get a fresh appointment for a term of five years. However, till then he will have to wait to play his second innings as Member, SEBI. He was one of nine candidates who had been interviewed for two posts of Member in the SEBI on May 8, 2012.

Interviews for CGMs in SBI on June 2 & 3, 2012
Interviews for elevation of General Managers (GMs) as Chief General Managers (CGMs) in the State Bank of India (SBI) will be held on June 2 & 3, 2012.

Ashok Junenja tipped to be IG, Bilaspur
Ashok Juneja who on completion of his central deputation has returned to Chhattisgarh is going to be posted as IG, Bilaspur. He was serving as Joint Director in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).He is a Chhattisgarh cadre IPS officer of 1989 batch.

Meena to be promoted as DIG
B.R. Meena CVO Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL) is likely to be promoted as DIG. He is an Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer of 1997 batch.

Singh to be DIG in CBI
Vijay Kumar Singh, Superintendent of Police in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to be promoted as DIG. He is a Rajasthan cadre IPS officer of 1997 batch.

Rajasekharan to get promotion in NCRB
R. Rajsekharan, Additional Director, NCRB is likely to be promoted as DIG. He is a West Bengal cadre IPS officer of 1997 batch.

Rahul Srivastava to get DIG rank
Rahul Srivastava, Deputy Secreatry (Cabinet Secretariat) is likely to be promoted as DIG. He is a West Bengal cadre IPS officer of 1997 batch.

Rajesh Subarno to get promotion in IB
Rajesh Subarno, Additional Deputy Director (Intelligence Bureau) Government of India, is likely to be promoted as DIG. He is a West Bengal cadre IPS officer of 1997 batch.

Kuruvila relieved to join in Arunachal Pradesh
Seju P. Kuruvila, Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Delhi Police, New Delhi District has been relieved to join in Arunachal Pradesh. He is an AGMU cadre IPS officer of 2007 batch.

Ombir Singh to join in Puducherry
Ombir Singh, Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Delhi Police-II, New Delhi District has been relieved to join in Puducherry. He is an AGMU cadre IPS officer of 2010 batch.

Ishwar Singh relieved by Delhi Police
Ishwar Singh, Dy. Commissioner of Delhi Police, (Establishment) PHQ has been relieved to join DDNDNH. He is an AGMU cadre IPS officer of 2010 batch.

Parvez Ahmed to join in Puducherry
Parvez Ahmed, Dy. Commissiner of Delhi Police, 3rd Bn DAP, has been relieved to join Puducherry. He is an AGMU cadre IPS officer of 2010 batch.

Gurjar relieved for Puducherry
Bhairon Singh Gurjar, Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Delhi Police (Railway), has been relieved to join in Puducherry. He is an AGMU cadre IPS officer of 2010 batch.

Post of Dy. Financial Adviser, CRPF, Jammu re-advertised
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has re-advertised the vacancy of Deputy Financial Adviser, CRPF, Jammu under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The willing candidates can send their applications to the Department at the earliest.

Group training course for IAS officers in Japan from August
A group training course on National and Regional Development Policy is being held for IAS officers from August 2012 to January 2013 in Japan. The willing officers may apply for the participation to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Ms. Shruti Smita Agnihotri's novel to be released by CM, Assam
Ms. Shruti Smita Agnihotri's novel, ' Salt, Sugar and Spice', will be released by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in Guwahati on May 19, 2012. Ms.Shruti is an IRAS officer of 1997 exam (1998 batch). Presently she is posted as Deputy Financial Advisor (FA) in North Frontier Railways (NFR), Guwahati. The book has been published by ' Wordweaves India'. Ms. Shruti Smita Agnihotri is wife of Ashutosh Agnihotri (IAS, 1999 batch) who is currently Deputy Commissioner (DC) Guwahati.

8 IPS officers promoted as IG in Punjab (UPDATED)
As many as eight 1994 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of Punjab cadre have been promoted as Inspector Generals of Police (IG) on their Central deputation by Punjab Government. The officers include Dr Naresh Kumar, Ram Singh, S S Srivastava, Parveen Kumar Sinha, B Chandra Shekhar, Amardeep Singh Rai, Nirja Varuvaru and Anita Punj with effect from January 1, 2012.

IAS reshuffle in UP (UPDATED)
Services of some IAS officers have been affected with new assignments in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Pravir Kumar has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Higher Education while NS Ravi will now be Director General, Deen Dayal, Upadhyay State Rural Institute, Lucknow and Anita Singh, Secretary to CM was divested of the charge of Secretary, Administrative Reforms. Prabhat Kumar Sagangi has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Administrative Reforms; Manoj Singh is given additional charge of Director, Land Records, Board of Revenue, Lucknow. A K Barnwal has been made Secretary, PWD; Pankaj Kumar is District Magistrate, Sitapur. Ritu Maheshwari is shifted as District Magistrate, Shahjahanpur; Ranjan Kumar as District Magistrate, Jyotiba Phule Nagar; Suhas LY as District Magistrate, Sonbhadra; Chaitra V as District Magistrate, Mahamaya Nagar; Mala Srivastava is posted as Chief Development Officer, Kaushambi.

12 IPS officers of 1992 batch promoted as IGs in UP (UPDATED)
As many as 12 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of 1992 batch have been promoted to Inspector Generals (IGs) from Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) in Uttar Pradesh. The officers include: Ashutosh Pandey, Ajay Anand, Jasweer Singh, Anand Swaroop, Neera Rawat, Vijay Pratap Singh, Pratap Kumar Srivastava, Bhagwat Prasad Tripathi, Narendra Kumar Srivastava, Mukesh Shukla, Rajesh Kumar Rai and Devendra Dutt Mishra.


5 IPS officers of 1986 batch promoted as ADGs in UP (UPDATED)
As many as five Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of 1986 batch have been promoted to Additional Director General (ADGs) from Inspector General (IGs) in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, P K Tewari, Jawaharlal Tripathi, Javed Akhtar, Mahendra Modi and Sujanveer Singh.

IFS officer M K Kumar is Addl. Secy., in J&K (UPDATED)
M K Kumar, DFO Kargil, has been made Additional Secretary, Agricultural Production in Jammu & Kashmir. He is a 2006 batch IFS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.


IFS officer Dr. Ashok Kumar is Secy., PSC in J&K (UPDATED)
Dr. T. Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary (Tech.) Forest, has been appointed as Secretary Public Service Commission (PSC) in Jammu & Kashmir. He is a 1992 batch IFS officer of this State cadre.

Alok Rawat gets additional charge of Secretary Security (UPDATED)
Secretary Coordination and Public Grievances Alok Rawat has been given additional charge of Secretary Security in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.The post has fallen vacant following the departure of 1975 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre A B Mathur for a foreign assignment.

IRS officer Sanjeev Singh deputed to FIU-IND, Revenue, GoI (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sanjeev Singh has been deputed to Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND), Department of Revenue under Government of India (GoI).

Gujarat to set up high level committee for value addition to agro-industries (UPDATED)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has announced that, Gujarat Government, with a view to encouraging value addition in agro-industries, has decided to set up a high level committee that will study and suggest measures for strengthening agro-infrastructure, agro marketing and preservation of agro products, food packaging and marketing, with absolute holistic approach. Modi was inaugurating Gujarat's fourth zonal mega Krishi Mahotsav of South Gujarat at tribal dominated Nana Pondha village of Valsad district, on Thursday, when he further said that the committee which will consist of renowned agro experts, agro scientists, agronomists, progressive farmers and experts from Government side will ensure absolute forward linkage for agro infrastructure. This will bring about a revolution in agriculture sector and help future generation getting attracted to agriculture, he added. He gave away cash awards over Rs. 60 lakh to 11 progressive farmers of south Gujarat, who have applied modern technology and new methods in agriculture. Modi also felicitated farmers, for their extra-ordinary contribution in the field of agriculture, with Sardar Patel Agriculture award and Agriculture Technology Management Award (ATMA) and inaugurated an impressive exhibition that has over sixty stalls, depicting new methods of farming, research and value-addition technology in agriculture and visited a Cattle Health Camp. The Chief Minister released a souvenir being published by Agriculture University. Thousands of peasants from Surat, Narmada, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and Dangs districts participated in this mega zonal Mahotsav. Ministers Mangubhai Patel, Dilipbhai Sanghani, Narottambhai Patel, Ranjit Gilitwala, Ishwarsinh Patel, MPs, MLAs, Chief Secretary A. K. Joti and other dignitaries were present.

P K Jain deputed to GoI as Joint Secy., Culture (UPDATED)
Pramod Kumar Jain, Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPA), has been deputed as Joint Secretary, Culture in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre.

IAS reshuffle in Jammu & Kashmir (UPDATED)
As many as six IAS officers of various batches have been transferred and posted at different places in Jammu & Kashmir. Accordingly, Mrs. Shagufta Parveen (JK: 99), has been posted as Secretary, Public Enterpirses while Mohd. Shafi Rather (JK: 2001) will now be Director, School Education and Ramesh Kumar Koul (JK: 2001) is transferred as Director, Estates. Similarly, Khurshid Ahmad Shah (JK: 2001) has been made as Deputy Commissioner, Budgam; Mohd. Sharif Sood (JK: 2001) as Director, Horticulture, Planning and Marketing; Mrs. Yasha Mudgal (JK: 2007) has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara.

Proposal to raise retirement age of HMT Ltd employees (UPDATED)
A proposal for increasing retirement age of the employees of HMT Limited from 58 years to 60 years has been incorporated.

Narendra Bhushan is now JS Agriculture (UPDATED)
OSD in the ITPO Narendra Bhushan has been moved as Joint Secretary Agriculture in the Government of India. He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Five IAS officers shifted in Punjab (UPDATED)
Five IAS officers have been shifted in Punjab. Accordingly, Sarvjit Singh has been appointed as Chief Administrator, GMADA while Kirandeep Singh Bhullar will now be MD, Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Chandigarh and Ashok Kumar Gupta is being posted as Secretary Coordination. Similarly, Arunjit Singh Miglani has been posted as Registrar Co-operative Societies, Punjab Chandigarh; Adapa Karthik, will hold the charge as Additional Secretary Local Government besides his present assignment.

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Singh appointed Non Exec. Director, Asahi India Glass Ltd
Arvind Singh has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Director of Asahi India Glass Ltd w.e.f. January 25, 2012.

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

Bastia quits RIL as Senior VP?
Ravi Narayan Bastia, Senior Vice President, Reliance Industries Ltd has resigned from the company.

Rajagopalan appointed Company Secy. Thirumalai Chrmicals Ltd
Thirumalai Chemicals Limited has appointed T. Rajagopalan as Company Secretary of the company.

Jain resigns as Director, Oswal Minerals Ltd
Vimal Kumar Jain, Director of Oswal Minerals Ltd has resigned from the company.

Mishra appointed Company Secy. OCL Iron and Steel Ltd
Ms. Jyoti Mishra has been appointed as Company Secretary of OCL Iron and Steel Ltd

Ahuja resigns as Company Secretary, OCL Iron and Steel Ltd
Ms. Swati Ahuja has resigned as Company Secretary of OCL Iron and Steel Ltd w.e.f May 15, 2012.

Mehta resigns as Director, BIL Energy Systems Ltd
Harish Mehta has resigned as Director of BIL Energy Systems Ltd w.e.f. May 15, 2012.

Firstsource Solutions Ltd appoints two Joint CFOs
Firstsource Solutions Limited has appointed Dinesh Jain as Joint Chief Financial Officer (Accounts, MIS, Financial Planning & Analysis, Pricing, Tax, Treasury Operations and Procurements) and Deep Babur as Joint Chief Financial Officer (Financial Strategy, Fund Raising, Liability Management, Investor Relations and Corporate Development) w.e.f. May 16, 2012.

Rambabu appointed Addl. Director, CCL Products (India) Ltd
CCL Products (India) Limited has appointed J. Rambabu, IAS (Retd.) as an Additional Director of the company.

Shah appointed Addl. Director, Eimco Elecon (India) Ltd
Eimco Elecon (India) Limited has appointed Nalin M. Shah as an Additional Director (Independent) of the company.

BHEL wins contract for installing 160 MW Power Plant in Rajasthan
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured a prestigious contract for setting up a 160 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) at Ramgargh in Rajasthan. Reposing confidence in BHEL's proven technological excellence; Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) has placed a repeat order worth Rs.380 crore on the company, for setting up a Frame 9E Gas Turbine-based 160 MW CCPP as an expansion project (Stage IV) of Ramgarh power plant in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. The order for Stage III of Ramgarh was also earlier placed on BHEL. The repeat order for Stage IV is a reflection of BHEL's capabilities and reinforces BHEL's leadership status in the execution of Gas-based Combined Cycle Power Projects. BHEL's scope of work in the present contract envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of the Main Plant & equipment for the Gas-based power project comprising one Frame 9E Gas Turbine with Generator, one Heat Recovery Steam Generator, one Steam Turbine Generator and Associated Auxiliaries with state-of-the-art Controls & Instrumentation (C&I) system. The equipment for the project shall be supplied by BHEL's Hyderabad, Trichy and Bangalore plants, while BHEL's Power Sector - Northern Region will undertake erection and commissioning of the equipment.

Rio Tinto appoints Malkani as COO
Tarun Malkani has been appointed as chief operating officer (COO) by Rio Tinto to oversee its Bunder diamond project in Madhya Pradesh w.e.f. July 1.

Shubhradeep Guha is Country Manager, India at SapientNitro
Shubhradeep Guha has taken over as Country Manager, India, at SapientNitro to lead the company's marketing services business in India. He will focus on building capabilities across the marketing and digital space as well as engage with key global and Indian brands.

Bilimoria quits as MD of Business India
Pheroza Bilimoria has quit as the Business India Group's Managing Director. Billimoria, however, continues to be associated with the company as Director atleast for now.

Dasgupta appointed as Director Greenthumb
Tanmay Dasgupta has been appointed Director at Greenthumb Innovators, a specialised out of home agency from Cartel Outdoor Advertising. Prior to it he was GM- Sales and Marketing, with Selvel.

Two resign as directors from ICSA India
Y. V. Ramana Reddy and S S Dua, have resigned as directors of ICSA.

2 appointed as directors of ICSA India
Venkatasatya Prasad Tholada and Sarveswar Reddy Mandra have been appointed as directors of ICSA India

Lohiya appointed as MD and CEO of IFFCO Tokio General Insuance Company
Yogesh Lohiya has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Company.

2 appointed additional directors of Birla Capital & Financial Services
V. Subramonian and Tushar Dey have been appointed as additional directors of Birla Capital & Financial Services

2 directors resign from Birla Capital & Financial Services
B. L. Varma and Arun Singh have resigned as directors from Birla Capital & Financial Services

Varadhan has resigned as director of Blue Blends India
K Srinivasa Varadhan has resigned as director of Blue Blends India.

Lodha appointed as MD of Shree Shaleen Textiles
Dilip Lodha has been appointed as Managing Director of Shree Shaleen textiles

Shivkumar resigns as director of Arshiya International
V Shivkumar has resigned as director of Arshiya International.

Modi resigns as director of Gammon India
Rohit Modi has resigned as director of Gammon India

2 directors quit Surya Pharmaceuticals
R.K. Gupta and H.B.L. Vohra have resigned as directors of Surya Pharmaceuticals.

Kapoor has resigned as Managing Director of Harrisons Malyalam
Pankaj Kapoor has resigned as Managing Director of Harrisons Malyalam

Subramaniam appointed as MD and CEO of First Source Solutions
Rajesh Subramaniam has been appointed as MD and CEO of First Source Solutions

3 directors quit Emami Infrastructure
Rajesh Bagaria , Raj K Sureka anad Prashant Goenka have resigned as director of Emami Infrastructure

Choudhary has been appointed as additional director of Emami Infrastructure
Girija Choudhary has been appointed as additional director of Emami Infrastructure

Savla resigns as director of Euro Ceramics
Deepak Savla has been appointed as director of Euro Ceramics

2 directors quit Jay Ushin
Bhawani Shankar Rathi and Mohan Ram Krishnan have resigned as directors of Jay Ushin

Sheth appointed as director of GSS Infotech
Madhukar Sheth has been appointed as additional director of GSS Infotech

Raju appointed as CEO of Ravi Kumar Distilleries
K.S. Raju appointed CEO of Ravi Kumar Distilleries

Sharma appointed as director of Avendus Capital
R.S. Sharma has been appointed as director of Avendus Capital

Gratuity is extreme greediness!

"Gratuity - It is extreme greediness & nothing else. He would get a pension of Rs.62,500 pm. What further he wants. But you these are the souls in DPE & other Ministries who thwarted any proposal to pay monthly ex-gratia (in lieu of pension) on monthly basis to retirees of CPSEs who retired with gratuity of petty Rs. 1 lakh & PF of Rs. 5 or 6 lakhs (retired before 1997) with no pension& who are struggling to get both ends meet. They are 75 years & above & facing multiple accumulated adverse conditions since they retired- retired at 58 years resulting in less accumulation of PF & loosing the benefit of multiplication of PF amount in next two years, the cost of living gone up by 250%(since 1997), the return on investments (which is the only source of income) has come down by 33%, the increased medical expenditure due to age related problems etc.

Another Mani

Make it understandable

I would like to have one clarification in the calculation made for gratuity in one of the comments (125000x33x15) 26 and calculated amount is shown 24 LAKH. I want to know the symbol before 26 to make it more understandable.

Mukesh Randev

Can an applicant insist on getting a signature verified under RTI?

Through the RTI application filed with the Department of Revenue, Government of NCT of Delhi, the applicant requested the Public Information Officer (PIO) to verify the caste certificate issued to her husband. The PIO informed the applicant that the caste certificate mentioned by her in the application was not recorded in the register available with them. The First Appellate Authority (FAA) directed the PIO to allow the inspection of relevant records to the appellant. The respondent stated that they do not have any record by which they could verify the authenticity of signature in the caste certificate the
appellant has mentioned in the RTI application. The appellant provided a copy of the caste certificate available with him requesting the PIO to verify whether the signature was that of the then BDO so that he can intimate the reply to the concerned authorities in his office who had questioned the authenticity of his caste certificate. The respondent submitted that he was a junior officer and was not in a position to write to the Deputy Commissioner (the then BDO) and ask him to verify his own signature. The Commission directed that the PIO to transfer the appellant's RTI application to the Deputy Commissioner so that he may give factual information to the appellant after verifying the authenticity of signature (whether it is his signature or not) on the caste certificate the appellant has mentioned.

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Ordinarily, the Commission has adopted the practice of giving a direction to provide the copy of the relevant document like, the caste certificate in this case, rather than getting into the nitty-gritty of verifying the signature. This case is likely to set a trend in future
where someone may be asked to verify the authenticity of documents.

Citation: Ms. Suman v. Department of Revenue, Government of NCT in File No. CIC/AD/A/2012/000688

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)