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Jagan Reddy to be another Sharad Pawar?
There is a general belief that Jagan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh is going to be another Sharad Pawar in the political world.

Bureaucrats and journalists in UP now happy
Bureaucrats and Journalists seem to be happy in the new Uttar Pradesh Government. There was a lot of frustration during the Mayawati Government.

Will the Samajwadi Party finish after Mulayam Singh Yadav?
At a get-together Samajwadi Party was the hot topic of discussion. Majority of the people were of the view that as long as Mulayam Singh Yadav is alive, party is alive and then?

Banthia to be new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra
Jayant Kumar Banthia is going to be new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra on June 1. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer.

Sanjay Kumar Shrivastava appointed as Secretary, Coal
Sanjay Kumar Shrivastava has been appointed as Secretary, Coal. Presently, he is Special Secretary Mines in the Government of India (GoI). He is an Assam-Meghalaya (A-M) cadre IAS officer of 1978 batch. He will succeed Alok Perti who is due to retire on May 31, 2012. Perti is Assam- Meghalaya cadre IAS officer of1977 batch.
(We said this only yesterday)

Alok Perti appointed Advisor
Alok Perti has been appointed as Advisor to Coal Ministry in the Government of India (GoI). He is due to retire on May 31, 2012. He is an Assam- Meghalaya cadre IAS officer of1977 batch.

Siraj Hussain to be Additional Secretary, Agriculture
CMD of the FCI Siraj Hussain is likely to move to the Agriculture Ministry as Additional Secretary. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Rajiv Takru to move to Telecom Ministry?
Grapevine has it that Additional Secretary, I & B, RajivTakru is moving laterally to the Department of Telecom. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Pati to take over as OSD in Animal Husbandry
G S Pati is taking over as OSD in the Department of Animal Husbandry. 1978 batch Orissa cadre IAS officer Pati will take over as Secretary of the Department on retirement of Rudra Gangadharan on June 30.

Appointment of Secretary, Commerce is subject of discussion
Appointment of 1978 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer S R Rao as Secretary Commerce has become subject of discussion in the bureaucratic circles. He was nowhere in the list of aspirants for the post. There is a feeling that his Gujarat connection has brought him to this prestigious post.

Vinay Kumar returns to IDAS
Vinay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affair, Government of India has returned to the parent cadre. He is an Indian Defence Account Service (IDAS) Officer of 1981 batch.

Senthil gets extension in deputation tenure
V S Senthil, Minister Economic, Embassy of India, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance , Washington (DC), has been given an extension of three months in his deputation. He is a Kerala cadre IAS officer of 1984 batch.

Rastogi to join Settlement Commission
S K Rastogi is expected to join Income Tax Settlement Commission. He is a 1978 batch IRS officer.

Lt Gen Om Prakash to succeed Lt Gen Husnain?
Lt Gen Om Prakash is all set to move to Srinagar as Corps Commander 15 Corps to succeed Lt Gen Husnain.

Gogia to be Additional Director ED in Mumbai
Anuj Gogia is all set to join the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai as Additional Director. He is a 1992 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

Mohan to return Madhya Pradesh
P M Mohan is returning to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre on his own from the central deputation. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer.

Saratkar Kapilkumar Chindurio to join SPG?
Saratkar Kapilkumar Chindurio, Superintendent of Police, National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, is likely to move on a lateral basis as AIG Special Protection Group (SPG), New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 2002 batch TN cadre.

MHA asks Arunachal Pradesh Government to relieve IAS officer
The MHA has directed Government of Arunachal Pradesh to relive Tajom Taloha, Commr.& Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh, to join his duty in New Delhi. He is an AGMU cadre IAS officer of 1992 batch.

Arvind Kaushal IDAS gets HAG+ scale
Arvind Kaushal who so far was PCDA-New Delhi on promotion to the Higher Administrative
Grade (HAG)plus scale has been posted as Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts
in Ministry of Defence. He is an IDAS officer of 1979 batch. Arvind Kaushal will assume charge on June 1, 2012.

69 positions of IAS officers vacant in TN cadre
As many as 69 positions of IAS officers have been lying vacant in Tamil Nadu cadre. There are 286 officers in the position against strength of 355 IAS officers in the State.

IA & AS officer B D Parmar is PD, Audit, SCR, Secunderabad
B D Parmar, on return to the department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Director of Audit, South Central Railway, Secunderabad. He is an IA&AS officer of 1993 batch.

Justice Bhandari resigns from SC
Justice Dalveer Bhandari has resigned from the Supreme Court of India to join International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Yogesh Deshmukh to join as Director Vigilance Railways
Yogesh Deshmukh, Deputy Director, Narcotics Control Bureau, MHA, Government of India, New Delhi, is likely to be appointed as Director-Vigilance, Ministry of Railway. He is a Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer of 1995 batch.

Shaik is new CVO, Visakhapatnam Port Trust
Mujib Pasha Shaik has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam. He is a 1993 batch ITS officer.

Avi Prakash promoted in IB
Avi Prakash Assistant Director, (Intelligence Bureau) Government of India, has been promoted as Deputy Director, IB. He is a Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer of 1998 batch.
(We said this on 15 May 2012)

IAS reshuffle in Maharashtra this week end

An IAS reshuffle is expected to take place in Maharashtra this week end.

Ramachandran appointed in Advisory Board of CVC
Former CMD of the Andhra Bank R Ramachandran has been appointed Member of the Advisory Board in the CVC.

IPS to be dismissed in West Bengal
An IPS officer is reportedly being dismissed from service in West Bengal.

Sanjoy Mukherjee to be IG Administration in WB
Sanjoy Mukheree is being appointed new IG Administration in West Bengal. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer.

Group training course in crime prevention in Japan
Group Training Course in Crime prevention (the Administration of Criminal Justice) participation is being held in Japan from July to September, 2012 (Core phase in Japan from August 19 to September 2012). Nomination of the officers at the level of SSP can be sent to the Ministry of Home, Government of India.

NMDC registers highest profit of Rs.7, 265.39 cr in 2011-12 (UPDATED)
NMDC has posted PBT of Rs.10,759.47 crore and net profit (PAT) of Rs.7,265.39 crore for the year 2011-12 against PBT of Rs.9,725.66 crore and PAT of Rs.6,499.22 crore registering an improvement of 11% & 12% respectively over last year i.e. 2010-11.The production and sales of iron ore for the year 2011-12 have reached a level of 27.26 MT and 27.30 MT respectively representing an increase of 8% and 4% respectively in comparison to 2010-11 and posted turnover of Rs.11,261.89 crore for the year 2011-12.For the year 2011-12, an interim dividend @ 200% per equity share has already been paid and today the Board of Directors have recommended, payment of final dividend @ 250% on the paid up equity share capital of the company subject to shareholders approval. NMDC Chairman C S Verma said, “NMDC has the potential and the resources to play a key role in the industrial development of the country. In the coming years iron ore production will have to grow exponentially to cope up with demands of the customer companies, and also NMDC’s own steel plant. The foundation for this growth will have to be laid in 2012-13 with substantial increase in output using internal resources initially. NMDC collective deserves appreciation for commendable financial results, but there is no scope for complacency. The road ahead is full of opportunities which we need to harness to NMDC’s advantage.” The annual account for 2011-12 was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company under the Chairmanship of C S Verma, in its meeting held on May 28, 2012. The Board of NMDC commended the performance of the Company and hoped that all its stakeholders including shareholders, employees, customers and Government would continue their support in future also. The total dividend for the year 2011-12 would be @ 450% per equity share. The Earnings per share is at Rs.18.33 per share for the year ended 2011-12 in comparison with that of the previous year of Rs.16.39 per share - annualized. The quantity of domestic sales of iron ore increased by 13% where as exports reduced by 85% for catering to the needs of the domestic market.

60 Customs & Central Excise Commissioners transferred (UPDATED)
As many as 60 officers of Indian Revenue Service in the grade of Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have been transferred and posted at different stations. Accordingly, A G R Shakkarwar has been posted as Commissioner, Pune-II (Kolhapur) while A G Aggarwal will now be Additional DG, NACEN RTI, Kanpur and Amit Kumar Roy is Commissioner, West Bengal Customs. Similarly, Ananya Ray has been made Commissioner, Shillong; Anil Kumar as Commissioner, Ahmedabad-I (A); Anil Kumar Gupta as Commisioner, Chandigarh-II (A); Anil Kumar Jain as Joint CDR, CESTAT-II, Delhi; Arvind Singh as Commissioner, Panchkula; Ashok as Commissioner, Bangalore-I; B B Agrawal as Additional DG, NACEN COE, Faridabad; B N Singh as Commissioner, Lucknow; B Ravichandran as Commissioner, Mangalore (A); B V Sivanagakumari as Commissioner, Vizag-II; B K Bansal as Commissioner, CBEC L & J; Brojen Thamar as Additional DG, Audit Kolkata; C J Mathew as Commissioner, Patna; C M Murugan as Commissioner, Thiruvananthapuram; C Rajendran as Commissioner, Chennai Port (Export); Charanjeet Singh as Commissioner, Chandigarh; D C Dwivedi as Commissioner, Bolpur; D K Verma as commissioner, Bhopal; Devendra Mishra as Additional DG, Legal Affairs; G R Meena as Commissioner, Settlement Comm, Delhi; Harish Kumar Thakur as Commissioner, Jaipur-II; Hemant A Bhatta as Commissioner, Mumbai ST (Adj); Inder Singh as Commissioner, Guwahati (A); Indra Prakash lal as Commissioner, Settlement Comm, Mumbai; Indrajit Dasgupta as Commissioner, Vadodara-I; J S Chandrashekhar as Commissioner, Hyderabad-III; Jaiprakash as Commissioner, Indore; K A Padmanabhan as Commissioner, Coimbatore (A); K Anpazhakan as Commissioner, Belapur; K C Gupta as Commissioner, Mumbai-II Cus (A); Krishna Kumar Sharma-II as Commissioner, Amritsar Cus (P); M Ajeet Kumar as Commissioner, Mumbai-III Cus Airport (A); M K Singh as Commissioner, Hyderabad-II; Naresh Penumaka as Additional DG, NACEN RTI, Mumbai; P Nageshwar Rao as Commissioner, Kolkata-I (A); P V R Reddy as Commissioner, Nagpur (A); P S Sodhi as Joint CDR, CESTAT-II, Mumbai; Pramod Kumar as Joint CDR, CESTAT-I Delhi; Prashant Kumar as Commissioner, Raipur-I (A); R P Raheja as Commissioner, Surat-II; R Sekar as Commissioner, Mumbai ST-II; R Shakuntala as Commissioner, Chennai-I (A); R D Negi as Commissioner, Jaipur-I (A); Rajbans Singh Chahal as Commissioner, Meerut-II; Rajesh Sodhi as Commissioner, Chennai-II; Rajpal Sharma as Commissioner, Nasik (A); Ram Tirath as Commissioner, Ghaziabad; S C Varshney as Commissioner, Bangalore (Adj), CX-ST; S L Thakur as Additional DG, Inspection Delhi Hqrs; S Rajkumar as Additional DG, NACEN RTI Vadodara; S Subramanian as Additional DG, NACEN RTI, Chennai; Sanjay K Agrawal as Commissioner, Delhi-III; Shyam Raj Prasad Commissioner, Daman (A); Tongmang Haokip as Commissioner, Kolkata-VI; V Padmanabhan as Commissioner, Rajkot-I; V Rama Mathew as Commissioner, Patna (A); Vandana K Jain as Commissioner, Kanpur (A).

40 Customs & Central Excise Commissioners local-transferred (UPDATED)
As many as 40 officers of Indian Revenue Service in the grade of Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise have laterally been shifted in their local stations. Accordingly, A K Gupta has been shifted as Commissioner, Ahmedabad-II while A N Sharma will now be Commissioner, Thane-I and Alok Shukla is Joint CDR, CESTAT, Chennai. Similarly, Arun Tandon as Commissioner, Raigad; Ashok K Arya as Commissioner, Delhi-II (A) + LTU (A), Ashok Kumar Pandey as Commissioner, Nasik; B Bhattacharya as Additional DG NACEN RTI Bangalore; B Hareram as Additional DG, CEI, Chennai ZU; Bhikhoo Ram as Commissioner, Mumbai-I (A); Bhupendra Pal Singh as Commissioner, Mumbai (Adj)CX; Bijay Kumar as Additional DG, Vigilance & IO Delhi; D P Nagendra Kumar as Additional DG, Audit Bangalore; Devender Singh as Joint CDR, CESTAT-III, Delhi; Harinder Bansi as Commissioner, Delhi-II; K L Goyal as Joint CDR, CESTAT-IV, Mumbai; Kamal Jyoti as Commissioner, Bangalore-I (A); Madhu Mohan Damodar as Commissioner, Pune-I (A); Mahendra Singh as Additional DG, CEI Delhi Hqr; Mallika Mahajan Sinha as Joint CDR, CESTAT Ahmedabad; Manoj Krishna as Commissioner, Mumbai-II (Export); Neetal Lal Butalia as Commissioner Delhi, Imp & Gen (Air Cargo); P Ayyam Perumal as Additional DG, Inspection Chennai ZU; Pramod Kumar Agrawal as Commissioner, Mumbai-I Cus (General); Rakesh Sharma-II as Commissioner, Pune-I; Rakesh Mishra as Commissioner, Mumbai-II (Import); S N Singh as Commissioner, Delhi-IV; S V Singh as Commissioner, Delhi-III (A); Seema Malik as Commissioner, Delhi-IV (A); Shailesh B Mishra as Commissioner, Allahabad; Shankar Lal Meena as Additional DG, Vigilance & IO Mumbai; Shashank S Sharma as Additional DG, NACEN RTI, Delhi; Shashi Minz as Commissioner, Bangalore-II; Shobha Ram as Joint CDR, CESTAT-III Mumbai; Shrawan Lal Meena as Additional DG, Valuation Mumbai; Talkeshwar Singh as Additional DG Vigilance Kolkata; V K S Kushwaha as Commissioner, TAR, Delhi; V V Harihar as Additional DG Sys Chennai; Vinod Kumar Goel as Additional DG, Publication Delhi; W L Hangshing as Commissioner, Mumbai-III and Y D Banga has been posted as Additional DG, Inspection Mumbai ZU.

Ms Wadhwa is new Ambassador to Japan (UPDATED)
Ms Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa (IFS : 1979), presently Ambassador to Qatar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Japan.

Rajasekhar is new Ambassador to Cuba (UPDATED)
Rajasekhar (IFS : 1990), presently Minister in High Commission of India, London has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cuba.

Harrison is new Ambassador to Sweden (UPDATED)
Banashri Bose Harrison (IFS : 1981), presently Additional Secretary in MEA, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Sweden.

S R Rao takes over as Secretary, Commerce, GoI today (UPDATED)
S R Rao has taken over as Secretary, Commerce in Government of India on May 29, 2012. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

SAIL turnover grows 7% to highest-ever Rs. 50348 crore in FY 11-12 (UPDATED)
The audited financial results of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for the year 2011-12, taken on record by its Board of Directors here today, showed the company's turnover for January-March (Q4) of FY '12 growing 13% over the corresponding period last year (CPLY) to Rs. 14,785 crore. SAIL's Q4 profit before tax (PBT) at Rs. 2,301 crore was 3.4% higher than CPLY, while profit after tax (PAT) at Rs. 1,577 crore showed improvement of 3% over CPLY. The company's profitability during Q4 showed substantial improvement over the previous quarter (Oct-Dec '11). Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)Chairman C S Verma said: "It is a matter of great pride that SAIL's turnover crossed the Rs. 50,000-crore mark during a year in which the global economy faced many challenges. With 2012 having begun on a very positive note for us, and our strategic initiatives in several areas taking firm shape, our outlook is bright. The focus during the current year will be on completing the ongoing M&E plan to give SAIL the readiness to meet the projected growth in steel demand during the 12th Plan period and beyond." The robust performance in Q4 helped the company achieve gross sales turnover of over Rs. 50,000 crore during FY 2011-12, for the first time since inception, with a growth of 7% over the previous year. Massive cost push due to a variety of factors, however, chipped away the topline gains, resulting in SAIL's FY '12 PBT and PAT falling 28% y-o-y to Rs. 5,151 crore and Rs. 3,543 crore, respectively. The effect of input price increase, amounting to over Rs. 4,000 crore, mainly of imported coking coal with average prices rising to $288 in FY '12 from $213 the previous year, was compounded by the volatility in dollar-rupee valuations, carrying an adverse impact of around Rs. 900 crore. Under SAIL's modernisation & expansion (M&E) plan, capital expenditure during FY '12 crossed Rs. 11,000 crore, taking cumulative expenditure on this count during the 11th Five Year Plan to Rs. 40,321 crore. M&E projects completed during 2011-12 included installation of a new turbo blower and rebuilding of Coke Oven Batteries (COBs) 1 & 2 at Bokaro Steel Plant, rebuilding of COB-6 at Bhilai Steel Plant, installation of new ladle furnace at Alloy Steels Plant, etc. SAIL has pegged outlay on M&E during the 12th Five Year Plan at Rs. 45,000 crore, including Rs. 14,500 crore during the current financial year. During 2012-13, several new major production units will become operational at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur, including Raw Material Handling System, Sinter Plant, COB-11, Blast Furnace, SMS and casters, Power Blowing Station and Wire Rod Mill, paving the way for full-fledged operations to start in this greenfield plant.

Prabal Basu selected as Director (Finance), BLC (UPDATED)
Prabal Basu, GM, BL & C, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited (BLC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 29, 2012. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Vice Admiral P K Chatterjee takes over as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (UPDATED)
Vice Admiral Pradeep K Chatterjee, AVSM, NM, has taken over as the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff at the Integrated Headquarters Ministry of Defence (Navy).

CORPORATE

Bhave appointed Chairperson of IIHS
Former Chairman of SEBI C B Bhave has been appointed Executive Chairperson of the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS).

Banerjee appointed Director (Finance), ONGC
Aloke Kumar Banerjee has been appointed as Director (Finance) of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) w.e.f. May 22, 2012.

Anshuman Jain to take over as CEO, Deutsche Bank w.e.f. June 1, 2012.
Anshuman Jain (more famous as Anshu Jain) will take charge as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Deutsche Bank on June 1, 2012. It may be stated that Deutsche Bank is Germany's largest bank that he had joined in 1995. Presently, he is head of Deutsche Bank's investment banking division based in London. He was previously a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch in New York where he founded and led the securities industry's first dedicated hedge fund coverage group. In addition to his Deutsche Bank job, Jain is a non-executive Director of Sasol Ltd, South Africa, and has served on working groups advising the Indian government on inward investment and the UK government on financial services. Jain had studied economics at Shri Ram College of Commerce at Delhi University, earning a bachelor's degree with honours in 1983. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a BA in Economics from Delhi University. He was born on January 7, 1963 in Jaipur, (Rajasthan, India).
(We said in Mid August 2010)

Sircar appointed Addl. Director, Gujarat Gas Company Ltd
Sugata Sircar has been appointed as an Additional Director of Gujarat Gas Company Ltd w.e.f. July 1, 2012.

SAIL Chairman to hold Addl. charge of NMDC till new Chairman is appointed
Steel Authority of India Ltd Chairman C S Verma has been accorded additional charge of Chairman of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) till the appointment of a new Chairman is done by the Central Government.

Mangesh to also hold position of Company Secy. Wanbury Ltd
Wanbury Ltd has accorded additional responsibility to Mangesh Bhosale, Vice President (Finance) and designated him as Vice President (Finance and Company Secretary) w.e.f. May 28, 2012.

Gupta appointed Addl. Director, Gateway Distripacks Ltd
Gateway Distriparks Limited has appointed Ishaan Gupta, as an Additional Director of the company.

Iyer steps down as ED, Strides Arcolabs Ltd
Venkat S. Iyer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agila Specialties and Executive Director of Strides Arcolab Ltd has stepped down as Executive Director of Strides Arcolab Ltd w.e.f. May 25, 2012.

Gurusamy appointed Company Secy. Rajapalayam Mills Ltd
Rajapalayam Mills Limited has appointed V Gurusamy as Company Secretary w.e.f. May 28, 2012.

Nag appointed Alternate Director, Redington (India) Ltd
Redington (India) Ltd has appointed Mukul Nag as an Alternate Director to Nainesh Jaisingh, Non Executive Director who is also representative of Standard Chartered Private Equity.

Jain resigns as Company Secy. Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd
Nilesh Jain has resigned as the Company Secretary of Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd w.e.f. May 28, 2012.

Maru appointed Addl. Director, Rajratan Global Wire Ltd
Rajratan Global Wire Ltd has appointed Surendra Singh Maru as the Additional Director of the company w.e.f. May 28, 2012.

Rao resigns as Nominee Director, Sagar Cements Ltd
P Rajeswara Rao, has resigned from the Board of Sagar Cements Ltd following withdrawal of his Nomination as Director on the Board of the company by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation Limited (APIDC).

Nanda resigns as director of JHS Svendgard Laboratories
G.K. Nanda has resigned as director of JHS Svendgard Laboratories.

Sapre re-appointed Whole-time Director, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd
Kirloskar Brothers Limited has re-appointed J R Sapre as a Whole-time Director of the company w.e.f. June 1, 2012.

Mogae appointed Addl. Director, Shrenuj and Company Ltd
Shrenuj and Company Ltd has appointed Fetus Gontebanye Mogae, former President of the Republic of Botswana as Additional Director of the company with immediate effect.

Mavani appointed as director of Forbes Gokak
Jai Mavani has been appointed as director of Forbes Gokak.

Kolf ceases as director of Yes Bank
Wouter Kolf ceases to be director of Yes Bank.

Arora appointed as CEO of LT Foods
Aswani Kumar Arora has been appointed as CEO of LT Foods.

Chakraborty appointed as nominee director of Lloyd Steel Industries
Manash Chakraborty has been appointed as nominee director of Lloyd Steel Industries.

Patel appointed as additional director of Adarsh Plantation Project
Harharbai Patel has been appointed as additional director of Adarsh Plantation Project.

Bharadwaj resigns as director of Valiant Communications
Vidur Bharadwaj has resigned as director of Valiant Communications.

Kumar appointed as additional director of KJMC Global Markets
Raghunath Kumar has been appointed as additional director of KJMC Global Markets.

Jain resigns as director of Gujarat State Petronet
J.K. Jain has resigned as director of Gujarat State Petronet.

Bhargav resigns as director of Gujarat Carbon and Industries
A. S. Bhargav has resigned as director Gujarat Carbon and Industries.

Gonzalez resigns as director of Amara Raja Batteries
Jorge Gonzalez has resigned as director of Amara Raja Batteries.

Rigby appointed as director of Amara Raja Batteries
Craig Rigby appointed as director of Amara Raja Batteries.

2 appointed as additional director of Som Datt Finance Corporation
Ved Prakash Marwah and Kawaljit Singh, have been appointed as additional director of Som Datt Finance Corporation.

Bhosale resigns as company secretary of Warbury's
Mangesh Bhosale has resigned as company secretary of Warbury's.

Maru appointed as additional director of Rajratan Global Wire
Surendra Singh Maru has been appointed as additional director of Rajratan Global Wire.

Rao resigns as director of Sagar Cements
P Rajeshwara Rao has resigned as director Sagar Cement.

Woodhail resigns as director Shaily Engineering and Plastics
Mike Woodhail has resigned as director Shaily Engineering and Plastics.

Iyer resigns as director of Strides Arcolab
Venkat Iyer has resigned as director of Strides Arcolab.

Chandra resigns as director of Alphageo India
Dr Avinash Chandra as resigned as director of Alphageo India.

Ms.Sircar appointed as additional director of Gujarat Gas Company
Ms.Sujata Sircar has been appointed as additional director of Gujarat Gas Company.

Enderby resigns as director of Halonix
Steven Mark Enderby has resigned as director of Halonix.

Unprecedented

Appointment of Coal Secretary as Adviser to Coal Minister is unprecedented and administratively below dignity of a Secretary to Govt. of India.

T K Ghosh

Misplaced belief

Misplaced is the belief of one of your browser that if there is a woman, Prime minister the house wives will breathe easy on the price front. Is it not a woman who holds more powerful position than the Prime Minister. We have powerful women around us. Three Chief Ministers, Speaker of Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition and quite a few ministers in the Union Cabinet. The fact of the matter is that in that position of power, these women are removed from their kitchen chores (unlike countries in the West like Germany where Angela Merkel still prepares her own and her husband's breakfast) and with the perks and privileges of top positions they are insulated from the demon of price rise. They don't know as they say, 'Atte Dal Ka Bhav' or the cost of onions and potatoes, vegetables and fruit. Nor does the price of petrol hurts them as they commute at Government cost with taxpayers' money. The travails of Aam Aadmi can be removed only by a Government sensitive enough to feel their pain and caring enough to reduce it. Alas, we do not have such sensitive and caring leaders. As a matter of fact, India at the moment is suffering from leadership deficit.

Aarti Khosla

Disclosure of file noting related to vigilance inquiry report

The appellant sought certain information relating to issue of letter of caution to him without the issuance of Charge Memo. He wanted to know whether his representations were considered or not; the copy of reply to his representations, if any and the copies of note sheet under which the said representation was examined. The Public Information Officer (PIO) provided part information and denied the disclose the copies of the note sheets under section 8(1) (g) of the RTI Act. The First Appellate Authority (FAA) upheld the order of the PIO that the copy of file notings cannot be provided as these contain the names of the investigating/ dealing officers and the remarks given by them with respect to the conduct of the charged officer and analysis of evidence, the disclosure of which may endanger their life or physical safety. The FAA held that appellant is a very senior officer of the department and during the course of investigations, the officers who are much junior to him might have commented on the conduct and behaviour of the appellant and given their views on the admissibility of evidence available against him. The disclosure of the same to the appellant may result in his nurturing a grudge against those officers which may reflect in the appraisal of the working of those officers by the appellant, if he happens to supervise their working in any future assignment. During the hearing before the CIC, the appellant argued that the PIO and FAA have chosen to use the word "endanger the life or physical safety" without reading the full clause. The purpose of introduction of the said clause is not to disclose the identity of the informer who provides information to law enforcement agencies like police etc. In this case, the officers who have processed the file has not given any information to any law enforcement agencies or assisted them in investigation. Hence this clause is not at all applicable to the present case. The Central Information Commission (CIC) directed the PIO to provide photocopy of the file noting to the appellant after invoking severing the names/esignation of the investigating/dealing officers under section 10(1) of the RTI Act.

Comments

This order opens up the notings of the Vigilance cases to the citizens. It also raises the question as to whether the statement recorded or evidence given during the course of the vigilance enquiry can be termed as information or assistance given in confidence for law enforcement purpose.

Citation: Mr. Sushil Solanki v. Directorate General of Vigilance Customs & Central Excise in Case No. CIC/SS/A/2012/000136

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)