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Gadkari to get another term
BJP will hold its national Executive Committee Meeting in New Delhi on May 25 in which National President Nitin Gadkari's term will be extended for another 3 years.

Politicians and officers to be in CBI net ?
CBI is investigating vigorously the food scam and in this case there are likely arrests of officials and politicians very shortly .

Is Ashok Chavan's trouble serious?
It is heard that ED had unearthed former Maharastra CM Ashok Chavan's links with Middle East based company's linked to questionable names.Is he in serious trouble ?

Saleem Ali is now Special Director CBI
K Saleem Ali is now Special Director in the CBI. He is 1978 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

100 IPS officers of 1998 figure for empanelment
As the grapevine has it 100 IPS officers of 1998 figure in list for empanelment for central deputation as DIGs.

Subhash Joshi is new DG NSG
Subhash Joshi has been appointed as the new Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG). 1976 batch IPS officer Joshi will succeed R K Medhekar who retired on April 30.
( We said this on April 9 )

Dilip Trivedi is now Special DG, BSF
Dilip Trivedi, Addl. DG, ITBP Force has taken over the charge as Special DG BSF. He is an IPS officer of 1978 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Orders of Thakur not issued Vas gets additional charge
Orders of the 1977 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre Ashok Thakur were not issued on Monday and additional charge of the Secretary Tribal Affairs was given to his batchmate Loretta Mary Vas for the time being. Any significance ?.

Shakti Sinha is back to Delhi
Chief Secretary Andman & Nicobar Shakti Sinha has been moved to Delhi. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Anand Prakash is new Chief Secretary Andman & Nicobar
Anand Prakash will succeed Shakti Sinha as Chief Secretary of Andman & Nicobar Islands. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

S Subrahmanyan to be MD, HAL
The PESB has recommended the name of S Subrahmanyan for the post of Managing Director (MiG Complex) of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Altogether 10 candidates appeared for interview.

Sreejesh posted in Moscow
K V Sreejesh has been appointed as First Secretary in Embassy of India, Moscow. He is an IPS officer of 2000 batch who belongs to the Manipur Tripura cadre.

Vineeta Sharma to go Canada
Ms.Vineeta Sharma, Deputy Director, Intelligence Bureau in UP has been appointed as Counseller, High Commission of India, Ottawa under Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in place of S.K. Bansal.IPS officer of 1996 batch Orissa cadre.She is an IPS officer of
1996 batch who belongs to the MT cadre.

Railways going the Air India way
With the Chairman and Board members busy in routine operational issues of a mundane nature and not having any concern whatsoever for vision and policy, and the minister spending most of his time in Kolkatta, the railways seems to be heading for a major disaster. Board, Hqrs and Divisions are all fully occupied in daily operational issues and major issues are not being looked at. It is being widely discussed on zonal railways that CRB's penchant for reacting and seeking comments on every single news item on railways is definitely keeping him happy and busy, but that is not the primary job of the CRB.

Gagrani for MIDC ?
It is heard that Bhushan Gagrani is vying for the post of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation.He is an IAS officer of the 1990 batch.

Gupta appointed Director Child and Women Welfare
Devendra Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Director, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. He is an IRS officer of 1991(IT) batch.

'Travel and Leisure' ranks Gujarat tourism as best tourism destination
International magazine 'Travel and Leisure' latest edition has ranked Gujarat as the best tourism destination in South Asia based on an extensive survey by the readers. This is one of the most prestigious international magazines.

Term of WCL's CMD D C Garg extended till further orders
The term of Dinesh Chandra Garg Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) that had ended on April 30, 2012 has been extended till further orders. He is yet attain the age of superannuation.

Aramane Giridhar gets additional charge as DG, DGH
Aramane Giridhar has got additional charge as Director General (DG) in Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH). At present he is Joint Secretary Exploration in Petroleum Ministry. He is an IAS officer of 1988 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Meena goes on mid-term training
K K Meena, Director, DOPT (CBI Desk), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has proceeded on two months Mid-Career Training, Mussorie. He is an IAS officer of 1993 batch who belongs to the Odisha cadre.

Sanatan Taluqdar is new PCCF Tripura
Sanatan Taluqdar has taken over as PCCF Tripura in place R L Srivastava who had retired on April 30,2012. Sanatan Taluqdar is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1981 batch who belongs to the Tripura cadre.

9 shortlisted for 2 posts of Member,SEBI
Screening committee has shortlisted nine out of 52 applicants for two posts of Member, SEBI.

Sharma transferred in Delhi
R N Sharma, DIG, Tihar Jail, has been transferred as Addl. Director (Local Bodies MCD), Secretariat, Government of NCT of Delhi. He is a DANICS officer of 1993 batch.

No one can see them directly
There is a PS room through which one has to pass through. They keep the main doors to their room locked. Only when some other IAS officer comes is that door opened. "Public servants" being so highly inaccessible happens only in UP First they sit in the secretariat where no one can enter without a "pass" No other All India Service in the State is issued a pass to enter the secretariat. Second no one can enter their room unless he has made the PS "happy" The CM needs to see this high inaccessibility of public servants. How can those paid from
the public 's pocket be so inaccessible to the public? What are they so afraid of?

Gaurav Gandhi to move Baharin
Third Secretary in Indian Embassy Cairo Gaurav Gandhi is now moving to Baharin.

R K Dutta is unwilling to be DGP of Karnataka ?
R K Dutta being the senior-most IPS officer on June 1 may take over as new DGP of Karnataka but it is unlikely. He is all set to join the CBI as Additional Director.

Pachau to be new DGP of Karnataka ?
DGP Mizoram Lalrokhuma Pachau is likely to take over as new DGP of Karnataka on June 1. 1977 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre Pachau is currently on inter-cadre deputation to Mizoram. Present DGP A R Infant is scheduled to retire on May 31.

Ajita Bajpai and Amita Sharma are now ACS in MP
Ms Ajita Bajpai Pande and Ms Amita Sharma have been promoted to the rank of ACS in Madhya Pradesh. Both are 1981 batch IAS officer.

Alok Kumar Jain is new Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand
Alok Kumar Jain has assumed charge as new Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand on May 1, 2012. He is an IAS officer of 1979 batch and belongs to Uttarakhand cadre.

Subhash Kumar moved as Chairman Board of Revenue in Uttarakhand
Subhash Kumar, who so far was Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand, has been shifted as Chairman, Board of Revenue. He is an IAS officer of 1977 batch and belongs to Uttarakhand cadre.

CBEC is now moving fast
Transfer orders under the Annual General Transfer of Commissioners of Customs and Excise are expected to be issued this week. CBEC is moving fast on this. The posts for those Commissioners whose promotions are pending with ACC for approval are being identified and kept vacant. They will be filled up once the approval is received. The insiders are surprised at the speed with which the orders are being processed. Has it anything with the likely change in Finance Ministry?.

Ramesh Kumar Pandey is Joint Development Commissioner, MSME
Ramesh Kumar Pandey's on central deputation has joined as a Joint Development Commissioner (a Director level post) in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) on May 1,2012. So far he on deputation to Wild Crime Control Bureau was Regional Deputy Director in MoEF.He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1996 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

(We said this on April 10 & 16,2012)

Mystery shrouds delay in finalising DG, IGNFA- Dehradun
Mystery shrouds the delay in finalizing appointment of new Director General (DG) of the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun file of which has been lying in the Cabinet Secretariat. Two Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers are in the fray. They are R K Goyal (1977 batch) and A K Wahal (1978 batch).Though, the search committee headed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth had met once, it could not finalise on either of the candidates.

Director level posts increased in Railway Board
In Railway Board the Director level posts have been increased from existing 12 posts to 24 posts now.

Major bureaucratic rehuffle in Maharashtra soon
A major bureaucratic reshuffle is expected to take place in Maharashtra next week.

Shroff elected Chief of CIIs National Committee of Legal Affairs
Shardul Shroff Managing Partner of Amarchand Mangaldas has been appointed as the head of CIIs National Committee of Legal Affairs.

Is there a surprise element in BMC Chief's assignment?
It is heard that Maharashtra CM has adopted a Delhi style approach in the appointment of BMC Chief. Names of AK Jain, Gautam Chatterjee, TC Benjamin and many others were making rounds but Kunte was a dark horse say insiders. Will it also reflect in the choice of Chief Secretary ?

Jain is indispensable for Maharashtra CM ?
It was widely believed that A K Jain will be appointed Commissioner of the prestigious Bombay Municipal Corporation. The Chief Minister Prtithviraj Chavan however, wanted his services with him.

Bakshi is now PS Planning in Maharashtra
K P Bakshi has been appointed Principal Secretary Planning in Maharashtra. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.

Sundar is new Director (Projects ) NPCIL
R S Sundar has been appointed Director (Projects ) Kudankulam nuclear power plant under the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) .

IAS changes in Uttar Pradesh
S K Verma will be new Divisional Commissioner Basti.Suresh Chandra has been made Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare. Anil Garg has been appointed Divisional Commissioner Aligarh. Alok Kumar III will now be DM Aligarh and Kalpana Awasthi Commissioner National Capital Region
Gaziabad.

IAS postings in Himachal Pradesh
Chief Secretary Sudipto Roy will retain the Department of Environment and Scientific Technology.Bharathi S Sihag has been appointed Principal Secretary, Forest. Rohan Chand Thakur has been posted as Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Bilaspur. Manasi Sahay Thakur has been made SDM, Ghumarwain.

IAS reshuffle in Uttarakhand
S Raju has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Potable Water and Public Works. Rakesh Sharma has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary Technical Education and Civil Aviation. Ranbir Singh has been given additional charge of Medical Health and Family Welfare, Ayush and Ayush Education. Manisha Panwar has been given additional charge of Sanskrit Education and Medical Education. Pankaj Kumar Pandey has been transferred to the post of the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam managing director. Chamoli District Magistrate Deepak Rawat will now be the managing director of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam, Nainital.

Gujarat celebrates 52nd Formation Day with great fervour (UPDATED)
Commemorating 52nd Formation Day of the state Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi announced an ambitious bulk water supply scheme worth Rs. 456 crore to provide clean and sufficient water for drinking and irrigation purpose for the 210 villages of northern part of Dahod district and an Under Ground sewer scheme worth Rs. 45 crore for Dahod city. Gujarat's 52nd State Level Formation Day function was celebrated in a grand way at the tribal dominated Dahod district, popularly known as "the Region of Rising Sun", in the presence of Modi. "We are also planning to provide clean drinking water for the villages of southern part of Dahod distrit by laying 119 km long pipeline from Hafeshwar and it will be materialized soon", Modi announced on the occasion. Ground breaking ceremonies, inaugurations and announcements for 500 odd development works worth Rs. 903 crore, for a tribal dominated district like Dahod, in a single day has been made, as part of celebration of State Formation Day, said Mr. Narendra Modi. Modi said,"Our opponents have been celebrating "the Decade of Lies" and we are celebrating "Development Festival" in Gujarat. We are not utilizing a single paisa from Centre's fund for these development works that is to be carried out in Dahod. All the expenditure for the implementation of these schemes will be borne by the money of Gujarat's exchequer. I am the custodian of public exchequer and not allow any body to misuse it", he reaffirmed.

28 GMs promoted as EDs in IOCL (UPDATED)
As many as 28 General Managers have been promoted as Executive Directors and assigned new assignments in Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Accordingly, B Barpujari has been posted as ED AOD Digboi while Alok Misra is ED(AAC) CO and Projjal Chakraborty was made ED(IS) HO. Similarly, TK Basak ED(Petrochemicals) Ref HQ; R Khanna as ED(Pricing) HO; B B Choudhary as ED(E&P and RE&SD) CO; S Nagarajan ED(Fin) Ref HQ; Hirak Dutta ED OISD; V Ramgopal as ED(Planning ) HO; S K Jha as ED Barauni Refinery; V K Khurana as ED(PJ) PLHO; V K Mithal as ED(PJ-PDRP) Ref HQ; Sudeb Gupta as ED Punjab SO; DK Tuli as ED(Bio Energy Research) R&D Centre; AK Garg as ED(IA) CO; H S Pati as ED ERPL; R K Bhan as ED(H, S&E) CO; U K Roy as ED(CG) Paradip; R K Arora as ED Karnataka SO; Lee Bee Sen as ED(HR) Ref HQ; Indrajit Bose as ED West Bengal SO; T S Ramachandran as Dir(T) CPCL; B P Das ED Guwahati Refinery; BD Yadav as ED NRPL Panipat; Rajiv Chawla as ED(IS) Ref HQ; Gautam Roy as ED (Tech) Gujarat Refienry; Sanjiv Singh as ED Panipat and V Damodaran has been made ED (Ennore LNG Project) CO after promotion.

21 EDs laterally shifted in IOCL (UPDATED)
As many as 21 Executive Directors have laterally been shifted in Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Accordingly, A Chatterjee has been posted as ED I/c (Coordn/Plng/QC) HO while AS Basu will now be ED I/c (Operations) Ref HQ and Satwant Singh is ED(Cryogenics) IBPD Mumbai. Similarly, S C Meshram has been posted as ED(Cons Sales) HO; C S Das as ED I/c Barauni Refinery; S N Choudhary as ED I/c (M&I) Ref HQ; H S Bedi as ED(HR) HO; N Sethurathinam as ED(M&I) Ref HQ; V K Bansal as ED I/c(Finance) Ref HQ; M Vijaywargia as ED I/c(PJ) Paradip; A K Marchanda as ED I/c(Gas) CO; Ashwani Sharma as ED(Operations) Ref HQ; S K Sarangi as ED(Alternative Energy) R&D Centre; BV Janakiram as ED I/c(Operations) PLHO; K R Suresh Kumar as ED (Reg Services) SR; Madhu Bala Nangia as ED(Fin) R&D Centre; S Balasubramanian as ED(Supplies) HO; J P Ojha as ED(Operations) PLHO; A N Jha as ED(LPG) HO; S K Ghosh as ED(PJ) Ref HQ and B Ashok is being posted as ED(Retail Sales) HO.

37 DGMs promoted as GMs in Marketing Division of IOCL (UPDATED)
As many as 37 Deputy General Managers (DGMs) have been promoted as General Managers (GMs) in Marketing Division of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Accordingly, R K Sharma has been promoted as GM (Vig) CO while Gopalkrishan is GM(Fin) NR and R S Sisodia will now be GM (Cons Sales) HO. Similarly, S Gopalakrishnan has been made GM(LC) Chennai; Addanki S Sharma as GM(Cons Sales) HO; Jaspal Singh as GM(LPG-Engg) HO; JP Janakan as GM(Cons Sales) Tamilnadu SO; S Ravichandran as GM(Co-ordination) R&D Centre; R K Tiku as GM (Gas & BD-M) CO; K K Gupta as GM(IA) CO; S K Nigam as GM(LPG) Delhi SO; Amit Kumar Basu as MD Biecco Lawrie (Gr 'H'); N R Jhala as GM(IA) HO; Sukhendu Majumdar as Director (MO) OISD New Delhi; K L Murty as GM(Lube-Sales) HO; S R Sarkar as GM(Lube-Ops) HO; Dipankar Ray as GM(Engg) West Bengal SO; Harsha P Shivaji as GM(S&D) HO; M Srinivas as GM(Ret Sales) HO; V Subramanian as GM(LC) Asaoti; M Srinivasan as GM(Ret Sales) Karnataka SO; Dilip K Adhikari as Director(MO) OISD New Delhi; A G Randhanpura as GM(Engg) HO; S K Awasthi as GM(LPG-Sales) HO; Sajjan Kumar as GM Bihar SO; Rajeev Agarwal as GM(Fin) CO; A K Verma as GM(BD-PC) CO; R K Khatri as GM(H,S&E) HO; S Mukhopadhyay as GM(Excise & Customs) ER; P K Yadav as GM(Ops) HO; Alok Khanna as GM(IS) HO; H K Sachdeva as GM(Vig) WR; J L Manoranjan as GM(Vig) SR; S Bhattacharjee as GM(QC) HO; D K Garg as GM(BD-Fin) CO; S Dakwale as MD LIOC and DK Sharma has been promoted as GM(Ret Sales) Punjab SO.

25 DGMs promoted as GMs in Refineries Division, IOCL (UPDATED)
As many as 25 Deputy General Managers (DGMs) have been promoted as General Managers (GMs) in Refineries Division in Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Accordingly, S K Jaiswal has been promoted as GM IiPM Gurgaon while S Bose is now GM(Tech) Ref HQ and S K Gangopadhyay will be GM(BD-R&P) CO. Similarly, P Bhattacharya as GM(PJ-C&TS) OMPL Mangalore; R C Goyal as GM(Fin) R&D Centre; D K Rakesh as GM IiPM Gurgaon; A P Gangopadhyay as GM(TS) Haldia Refinery; R K Chugh as GM(TS & HSE) Barauni Refinery; A K Singh as GM(Mat) Panipat Refinery; K K Verma as GM(PJ-CPP) Paradip; S K Das as GM(Tech) Barauni Refinery; P P Singh Paul as GM(Contracts) Ref HQ; V Mohan as GM LO Mumbai; Sunil Gupta as GM(Gas) CO; B Arunkumar as GM(HR) Panipat Refinery; C Vishalakshi as GM(HR) CO; AK Srivastava as GM(PJ) Paradip; S L Maurya as GM(Maint)-CG Paradip; Gouri Shankar Singh as GM(T) PNC Panipat; Debangsu Ray as GM(TS) Panipat; A B Pathak as GM(PN)-CG Paradip; P K Mandal as GM(H,S&E) Gujarat Refinery; B V Rama Gopal as GM(TS) Mathura Refinery; S S Raghav as GM(HR) R&D Centre and V Janardhana Rao has been promoted as GM(Shipping) Ref HQ.

3 DGMs promoted as GMs in AOD, IOCL (UPDATED)
Three Deputy General Managers (DGMs) have been promoted as General Managers (GMs) in Assam Oil Division (OAD) in Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Accordingly, A Misra has been promoted as GM(Tech) AOD Digboi while W R Borbora will now be GM(HR) Guwahati Refinery and L W Khongwir is GM(Tech) Bongaigaon Refinery.

3 DGMs promoted as GMs in Bongaigaon Refinery, IOCL (UPDATED)
Three Deputy General Managers (DGMs) have been promoted as General Managers (GMs) in Bongaigaon Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Accordingly, BP Chakrabarti has been promoted as GM(TS) Bongaigaon Refinery while P Choudhry will now be GM(Fin) AOD Digboi and Jogen Barpujari is GM(Tech) Guwahati Refinery.

11 DGMs promoted as GMs in Pipelines, IOCL (UPDATED)
As many as 11 Deputy General Managers (DGMs) have been promoted as General Managers (GMs) in Pipelines in Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Accordingly, NK Sinha has been promoted GM(PJ) PLHO; Jaspal Singh will now be GM(Const) PLHO and Ravindra Prasad is GM(H,S&E) PLHO. Similarly, M M Mohanty has been promoted GM PHDPL Bhubaneswar; S C Katial as GM(Civil) PLHO; PVM Murthy GM(Const) SMPL Debottlenecking Jaipur; D P Semwal as GM(Ops) PLHO; R K Samtani as GM(E&P) CO; A K Tewari as GM WRPL Gauridad; Ram Phal as GM(PJ-T&I) PLHO and S K Satija has been promoted as GM(Gas) PLHO.

Two DGMs promoted as GMs in R&D centre, IOCL (UPDATED)
A K Sehgal DGM(AT) R&D Centre has been promoted as GM(Automotive Research) R&D Centre while Shashikant DGM(Petrochemicals) R& D Centre as GM(Petrochemicals Research) R&D Centre.

Two DGMs promoted as GMs in IBP division, IOCL (UPDATED)
V P Sinha, DGM(LNG) CO has been promoted as GM(LNG) CO while C Srikrishna DGM I/c Cryogenics IBPD Nasik is GM(Cryogenics) IBPD Nasik in IBP division in Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

21 GMs shifted in Marketing Division, IOCL (UPDATED)
As many as 21 General Managers have laterally been shifted in Marketing Division of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Accordingly, Amresh Kapoor has been posted as GM I/c(Reg Services) NR while S Das will now be GM(Fin) IBPD Mumbai and MK Sinha was made GM I/c(Reg Services) ER. Similarly, P C Mehta has been made GM(M&I) HO; Subhash K Bag as GM(Mats) HO; K Ramakrishna as GM(MO) Tamil Nadu SO; P Rajendran as GM(LC) Trombay; Ashok Sen as GM(Plng) HO; M G Shaikh as GM(RC) Koyali; Samar Ghosh as GM I/c(Fin) ER; P Krishnan Kutty as GM LERC Bangalore; Koshy Eipe as GM(Fin) Tamil Nadu SO; S S Mishra as GM UPSO II; UV Mannur as GM(LPG) Karnataka SO; NVN Ramsai as GM(Fin) SR; MK Jain as GM(IA) NR; Shailendra Mittal as GM(Cons Sales) Gujarat SO; T S Khwaja as GM Delhi SO; H P Madnawat as GM(Ret Sales) HO; M R Karandikar as GM(Shipping) HO and B S Girdhar has been shifted as GM(Engg) HO.

12 GMs shifted in Refineries Division, IOCL (UPDATED)
As many as 12 General Managers have laterally been shifted in Refineries Division of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL. Accordingly, A M Rao has been shifted as GM(Vig) CO while A Kumar will now be GM(H,S&E) Haldia and C Shankar is GM(H,S&E) Mathura Refinery. Similarly, G Murali has been appointed GM(Fin) Gujarat Refinery ; A K Chowdhury as GM(HRD, MS & Trg) Ref HQ; Ramjee Ram as GM(PJ) Paradip; Verghese Cherian as GM(HR) Ref HQ; K Tuteja as GM(TS) PNC Panipat; Vijay Prakash as GM(PN)-CG Paradip; Shiva Shanker as GM(TS & HSE)-CG Paradip; R K Mittal as GM Petrotech 2012 Sectt and V K Shukla has been made as GM(CG)-P&U Paradip.

4 GMs shifted in AOD, IOCL (UPDATED)
Four General Managers (GMs) have been shifted in Assam Oil Division of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Accordingly, K K Shivlal has been posted as GM(Fin) PLHO while S P Bordoloi will now be GM(H,S&E) Panipat Refinery and HN Sah is GM(H,S&E) CO. Besides, K Bora has been made GM(TS & HSE) AOD Digboi.

Two GMs shifted in Bongaigaon Refinery, IOCL (UPDATED)
Satyabrata Kakaty has been appointed as GM(H,S&E) Bongaigaon Refinery while B K Das is now as GM(PJ) Bongaigaon Refinery in Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

6 GMs shifted in Pipelines Division, IOCL (UPDATED)
As many as six General Managers (GMs) have laterally been shifted in Pipelines Division in Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Accordingly, P K Arora has been made GM I/c(PJ-T&I) PLHO while Chanduru will now be GM I/c SRPL Chennai and R K Sharma is GM I/c(Const) PLHO. Similarly, Pawan Kumar Bansal has been posted as GM(PJ-Electrical) PLHO; V P Harinarayan as GM(Ops) SRPL Chennai and H P Sahi as GM(Contracts) PLHO.

Secretary DPE Visits ITI, Bangalore (UPDATED)
O P Rawat (IAS), Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), visited ITI's Corporate Office and Bangalore Plant recently and discussed several issues related to ITI's business with senior executives at the Corporate Office.While, K L Dhingra, CMD, ITI Ltd, welcomed the guest and thanked DPE for its support and explained the efforts being made by ITI to revive the Company through various measures, R. K. Agarwal, Director (Marketing) made the presentation on behalf of ITI focusing on the Company's new businesses and future plans. Rawat also planted a sapling at ITI's Bangalore Plant as a goodwill gesture.

Fiat and Tata to re-align their Indian joint-venture (UPDATED)
Fiat and Tata have agreed that in order to further develop the Fiat brand in India, management control of Fiat's commercial and distribution activities will be handed over to a separate Fiat Group owned company. Currently Tata Motors has been managing the distribution responsibility of the Fiat branded products in India through joint Tata-Fiat dealerships.As part of the growth plans and in order to provide greater focus on the Fiat brand, Tata Motors will hand over the distribution and service responsibility for Fiat cars in India to a Fiat Group owned company being formed for this purpose.

New posting for Rajesh Kumar in Haryana (UPDATED)
Rajesh Kumar(IAS) under training has been posted as extra Assistant Commissioner, Hisar Range.

Inter cadre deputation of M H Khan extended (UPDATED)
The inter cadre deputation of M H Khan from Manipur-Tripura to Uttarakhand has been extended for more one year. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.

DEBATE

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked civil servants to take bold decisions, assuring them that there would be no witch-hunting in the name of fighting corruption. How far it is possible ?

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Marriage of Karan Adani
Marriage of Karan Adani son of Gautam Adani will be solemnised in February, 2013. He had recently been engaged to Mumbai-based Ms. Paridhi Shroff, daughter of Cyril Shroff , in which all elite corporate and political head-honchos of the country had participated.

Will the exodus of foreign telecom companies stop at Telenor ?
Will the recommendations of TRAI about auctioning airwaves 13 times more than 2008 prices if adopted see more exodus of telecom majors ? Telenor has already threatened to quit if these recommendations were accepted, Vodafone is in a mess, Sistema has written off a loss to the tune of 1 $ bn losses. This is certainly making sure that foreign capital stays away from India says a bureaucrat in the telecom department.

Mahindra to be Chairman of IIM Indore
Anand Mahindra is being tipped to be new Chairman of the IIM ,Indore.

Singh ceases to be Director (Personnel), SAIL
B B Singh has ceased to be Director (Personnel) on the Board of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) w.e.f. April 30, 2012 on reaching the age of superannuation..

Patil appointed Director (Personnel), SAIL
H. S. Patil has been appointed as Director (Personnel) on the Board of Directors of Steel Authority of India Ltd w.e.f. May 1, 2012.

Sanjiv Singh is new ED of PRPC
Sanjiv Singh has taken over as Executive Director of Panipat Refinery and Petrochemical Complex .

Mohan ceases to be Officiating CFO, Cimmco Ltd
Dr. Vinay Mohan, has ceased to be Officiating Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Cimmco Ltd w.e.f. April 28, 2012.

Lt Gen Sabharwal appointed Independent Director, Yes Bank Ltd
Lt General (Retd) Mukesh Sabharwal has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Yes Bank Ltd w.e.f. April 25, 2012.

Singh appointed GM & Head (Mobile Activation), Mogae Digital
Mogae Digital has appointed Yudhvir Singh as General Manager and Head (Mobile Activation).

Kapur ceases to be Non Exec. Part-time Chairman, Yes Bank
S L Kapur, Non Executive Part-time Chairman of Yes Bank has ceased to be Non Executive Part-time Chairman of the Bank with effect from April 26, 2012. He will, however continue to be a Promoter Nominee Non Independent Director of the Bank.

Singhi appointed Addl. Director, Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries Ltd
Pradeep Kumar Singhi has been appointed as an Additional Director of Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries Ltd w.e.f April 30, 2012

Desmond resigns as Director, Gujarat Gas Company Ltd
Ms. Martha Desmond has resigned as the Director of Gujarat Gas Company Ltd w.e.f. April 26, 2012

Sharma appointed Addl. Director, Tube Investments of India Ltd
C K Sharma has been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Directors of Tube Investments of India Ltd w.e.f. April 30, 2012

Khatri appointed additional director of Exdon Trading company
Nileshkumar Kahtri has been appointed as the additional director of Exdon Trading company

Shah appointed as director of Exdon Trading company
Ashok Shah has resigned as director of Exdon Trading company.

Apathetic attitude of MHA

It's a huge apathetic attitude of MHA towards Group-A GD officers of BSF , who are lagging much behind in promotions in comparison with other paramilitary forces Group-A GD officers though being from same batches and same mode of recruitment. Leading to anguish and distrust in their senior bosses growing day by day, which may lead to a disaster for BSF. Just a glimpse of the state of affairs. 1997 batch officers in ITBP are Commandant and their parallel batch in BSF are still 2 post junior at Dy Commandant, even 1997 to 2001 batch are 2IC in most of the paramilitary forces but in BSF even after putting in 15 years of service (1997 batch) they have got only one promotion and are still Dy Commandant. Picture is even going to be worse than this because in next ten years there are hardly 100-150 vacancies going to create because of retirements hence about 10-15 promotions in a year for next 10 years, when officers from 1997 to 2005 batch in BSF i.e 10 direct entry batches of BSF are languishing at Deputy Commandants post. All this is creating huge scale disappointment and disparity in BSF GD officers. This disparity is not only at one stage but is there at all ranks and stages even in constables and Subordinate Officers in BSF in comparison with other CAPF's. If something fruit full and positive steps are not taken in this regards then the figures of VRS
in BSF that is already highest among all armed forces including army will shoot the sky. Most of the officers and men in BSF are just waiting to complete 20 years of service so as to complete the requirement of pension before quitting the service as there seems no hope for them in the force because of the apathetic attitude of their bosses and the ministry. Is somebody listening?

Narender

A must read

There is a nice article in the force magazine by one Gazala Amin about the state of the morale of personnel in Central Armed forces like CRPF, BSF, etc. A must read. The Cadre review story in CRPF is typical of what the Police Officers do to prevent capable officers of these cadres from reaching anywhere near the top. They create so many non functional posts in the middle rung and create such barriers of eligibility that these officers can not advance. These officers have
no voice since they perform a job which is not considered high profile by the media.

Anita

Why is DoPT sleeping on it ?

The two members of CBDT/CBEC, retired yesterday no signs of the file movement regarding selection for the new members. Why is DoPT sleeping on it ? Is it because they want to favor a certain officer or is it the usual laid back attitude since the concerned officers belong to central services. why the delay apt from the agonising wait there is also the monetary loss not to speak of curious glances from colleagues will the DoPT wake up please.

Abhimanyu Prasa

Private organizations dealing with public should come under RTI ACT
I appreciate the views expressed by Anurag Srivasta on RTI cases and also support that private organizations dealing with public should also come under RTI ACT.

Mukesh Randev

Restriction on number of RTI applications

1. There should be no restriction on number of RTI applications.
2. The presumed inconvenience caused by large number of applications can be easily avoided by putting max data on web site and any applicant can be asked to refer to it.

Ashok Pandey

How to file RTI application ?

Most people are still not aware of how to file RTI application. It will be very helpful, if like Passport Seva Kendras, some NGOs could set up RTI Seva Kendra which could advise and help common citizens ti file RTI applications correctly.

Subramanian

P C Act be amended
In response to the comments of M L Gupta, I also support that P C Act should be amended for including Politicians under the ambit of the definition of Public Servant But also amendments shall be made in it for taking most stringent actions against CVC officials and Judiciary officials, if they are found supporting Corrupt and Corruption through inferences also, it will be difficult to find direct evidences against them but could be gathered through their noting/by inferences. eg look at Tetra truck (BEML) case, CVC now says they will reopen this case - a prima facie case, which was closed by them earlier, thus allowing corruption to prosper in intervening period by encouraging corruption than curbing it.

Rajesh

Sad reflection of GoI's effective governance
25 vacancies of CEOs in different PSU is a sad reflection of GoI's effective governance.

T K Ghosh

RTI Act to be used with responsibility and with due care The appellant sought various details and basis of the regulations for the management of employees in the Public Authority. The Public Information Officer (PIO) provided some information and the Appellate Authority directed the PIO to provide inspection of the documents to the appellant after the payment as per the prescribed fee under RTI (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005. The Central Information Commission (CIC) noted that the appellant has been overzealous in exercising the cherished right given to him under the RTI Act and has put in over 35 RTI applications and 22 appeals before the First Appellate Authority (FAA), seeking voluminous and old information. Further, the appellant has chosen not to appear even for a single personal hearing fixed by the FAA or before the Commission even when the notice is served to him. The Commission warned the appellant to exercise the right given to him under the transparency legislation with responsibility and with due care and not use it as a tool for settling personal scores or with the intent to disturb the smooth functioning of the public authority.

Comments

The RTI Act should not be allowed to be misused or abused. Indiscriminate and impractical demands or directions under RTI Act for disclosure of all information may adversely affect the efficiency of the administration and result in the executive getting bogged down with the non-productive work of collecting and furnishing information.

Citation: Shri Nisheeth Khanna v. Chandigarh Industrial & Tourism Development in Appeal: No. CIC/DS/A/2011/001135

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)