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A move to beat the heat of anti 'Aam Admi' sentiments?
One may observe that ailing by the anti 'Aam Admi' sentiments followed by price-hike, inflation and charges of corruption (post Anna movement) the Indian National Congress seems to be busy with its effort to re-consolidate its old golden socialist credentials. Why so much importance to Russia? AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi bestowed the credit to its ideology that emanated from Nehru's commitment for socialist view of life.Dwivedi interacted with the media persons after his return from Russia where he had signed a protocol with the Russian ruling party (United Russia Party) as an envoy of Congress president Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. Interestingly, the agreement between two ruling parties is in sync with the strategic affiliation between India and Russia which shared mutual warmth and cooperation a very long time. There are whispers in the walkways; "does it seem to be a part of party's a move to beat the heat of anti 'Aam Admi' sentiments?"

Is Sharad Pawar playing game of wait and watch game?
It is heard that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief and Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar is playing a wait and watch game and planning an alliance with another party in Maharashtra.

Is Jindal in big trouble?
It is heard that Sajjan Jindal is in for a big trouble with Yedurrappa saga. There is likely to be further inquiry into the affairs of Jindal and the alleged payoffs to B. S. Yeddyurappa for getting mining leases.

Process of 1979 batch IAS empanelment starts
Process of the empanelment of 1979 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India has commenced.

Inter-cadre deputation of S K Mishra from TN to CG approved
The inter cadre deputation of Santosh Kumar Mishra from Tamil Nadu to Chhattisgarh has been approved for a period of five years. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Who will grab the hot seat as Chief Secretary of Bihar!
Naveen Kumar (1975 batch IAS), Chief Secretary of Bihar, is due to retire in the month of August. Grapevine has it that either A K Sinha, Development Commissioner (1976 batch IAS) or Afzal Amanullah, Principal Secretary Water Resources (1979 batch IAS) would grab the hot seat. Remarkably, all of three hail from Bihar itself. Is Bihar domicile going to play crucial role?

Prabal Basu selected as Director (Finance), BLC
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.

S K Shrivastava to be second officer from A-M to be appointed Secretary, Coal
Sanjay Kumar Shrivastava, who has been appointed as Secretary Coal, will be the second IAS officer from Assam-Meghalaya (A-M) cadre in succession to be 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 an IAS officer of1977 batch and belongs to same cadre.

Ashok Prasad appointed DGP J & K
Ashok Prasad, Additional Director, IB, SIB, J&K has been appointed as DGP, J&K. PM has reportedly cleared his appointment. He is an Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer of 1979 batch.
(We said this on May 28)

Educationist is new Member of UPSC
Educationist, David R. Syiemlieh who is presently Vice Chancellor of the Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh has been appointed as a member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Ms Wadhwa is new Ambassador to Japan
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
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
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
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.

Anu J Singh is new Joint Secretary CSIR
Anu J Singh has been appointed as the new Joint Secretary Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). Anu is 1985 batch (IT) officer.

Mrs. Preeti Mohanty to be FA, Defence Services
Mrs. Preeti Mohanty, who is currently Controller General of Defence Accounts, is tipped to be new Financial Advisor (FA), Defence Services in Ministry of Defence. She is an IDAS officer of 1977 batch.

Deputation tenure of DIG, CBI extended
Central deputation tenure of Mahipal Yadav, DIG, CBI, has been extended for a further period of two years from 20.6.2012 to 19.6.2014 (Maximum 7 years) as per IPS tenure policy. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

IPS officer to get foreign assignment
Vijay S Sakhare, DIG(Admn),BSF, New Delhi is likely to join on a foreign assignment as Deputy Secretary, Embassy of Yangan, Ministry of External Affairs .He is a Kerala cadre IPS officer of 1996 batch.

Somesh Goel moves to Guwahati
Somesh Goel, IG (Pers), SSB has been transferred as IG, Guwahati Frontier, SSB. He is a HP cadre IPS officer of 1984 batch.

R P Sharma IG, NSG to return

R P Sharma, who is presently IG in National Security Guard (NSG) Headquarters on completion of his deputation tenure, will be completing his tenure in July 2012. He is an Orissa cadre IPS officer of 1986 batch.

D N Singh to return to parent cadre
DN Singh, Director, Ministry of Defence is returning to his parent cadre on personal grounds. He is an IRS (IT) officer of 1987batch.

45 officers nominated for IIPA's APPPA course
The Department of Personnel, Government of India, has nominated 45 officers from All India, Central and Defense Services to attend the 38th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) at Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) New Delhi. The nine month course is commencing on July 2, 2012.

Tenure of Vineet Chawdhary extended
Deputation tenure of Vineet Chawdhry, Deputy Director (Administration) in the AIIMS, has been extended for a period of six months. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

MHA asks Arunachal Government to relieve Khoda
The MHA has asked the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to relive Hage Khoda Commerce Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh in order to join the Goa Government. He is an AGMU cadre IAS officer of 1992 batch.

Sujit Kumar to join SPG?
Sujit Kumar, Addl. Superintendent of Police, Budgam is likely to join Special Protection Group (SPG) as AIG. He is a J&K cadre IPS officer of 2007 batch.

84 positions of IAS officers vacant in Uttarakhand cadre
As many as 84 positions of IAS officers have been lying vacant in Uttarakhand cadre. There are 84 officers in the position against strength of 120 IAS officers in the State.

Kamble promoted in IB
Rajesh Shrihari Kamble (AD), Assistant Director, (Intelligence Bureau) has been promoted as Deputy Director, IB. He is a Manipur-Tripura cadre IPS officer of 1998 batch.
(We said this on 15 May 2012)

Regional training seminar to be held at Bangkok in September
Pacific Training Initiative (PTI), regional training seminar is being held at Bangkok in Thailand from September 3 to 14, 2012. The names of willing officer in the rank of Dy. SP can be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) before May 23, 2012.

Justice Bhandari to have six years term
Newly elected Judge of the International Court of Justice, The Hague, Justice Dalveer Bhandari will now have a six years term. He will also be eligible for being elected as judge of ICJ for another term of nine years.

Vivek Mehrotra on Advisory Board of CVC
Vivek Mehrotra has been nominated on the re-constituted Board of the CVC. He is a 1974 batch retired IAS officer of Haryana cadre. He will have tenure of two years.

60 Customs & Central Excise Commissioners transferred
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
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.

Vice Admiral P K Chatterjee takes over as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
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).

ONGC registers 102% net profit in fourth quarter (UPDATED)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd has posted a 102 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 5,644 crore during the fourth quarter ended March, helped by a spike in crude prices and a weak rupee. Net profit stood at Rs 2,791 crore in the same period a year ago. During the last fiscal, the upstream oil firm shelled out Rs 14,170 crore to subsidise diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene against Rs 12,136 crore in the year-ago period, Chairman and Managing Director Sudhir Vasudeva said. The rupee depreciation - from 47.95 against the dollar in the fourth quarter of 2010-11 to 50.29 in the quarter ended March 2012 - helped to offset the rise in the fuel subsidy outgo. "Every rupee depreciation against the dollar increases our topline by about Rs 1,600 crore," Director (Finance) A K Banerjee said. ONGC gets paid in dollar for the crude oil and natural gas produced by it. Profits would have been higher by over Rs 8,000 crore without the subsidy outgo, Banerjee said.
Vasudeva said ONGC got $44.32 on the sale of every barrel of crude after giving a record subsidy discount of $77.3 per barrel. "Our cost of production after the recent increase in oil cess to Rs 4,500 per tonne is $44 per barrel."

HPCL posts 312% growth in net profit in last quarter (UPDATED)
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has posted a 312 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 4,631 crore during the last quarter of 2011-12 against Rs Rs 1,123 crore in the year-ago period . HPCL Chairman S Roy Choudhury attributed the rise in profits to "higher subsidy compensation for under-recoveries". However, net profit for the full year fell to Rs 911 crore from Rs 1,123 crore in the previous year. He said retailers could cut petrol prices by about Rs 2 per litre from next month if global oil prices and the rupee stabilised at current levels.

Final result of NDA & Naval Academy Exam declared (UPDATED)
As many as 837 candidates have qualified for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of National Defence Academy for the 128th Course and for the 90th Indian Naval Academy Course commencing from June 29, 2012.

IRS officer, A B Kirtane appointed DDG, Shiping, Mumbai (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Amol Bhimrao Kirtane has been appointed as Deputy Director General, Shipping in the office of the Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai under the Ministry of Shipping.

Air Marshal Kumaria to take over as Vice Chief Air Staff on June 1 (UPDATED)
Air Marshal DC Kumaria, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, the most vital Operational Command of the IAF, will assume charge as new Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) at Air Headquarters on June 1, 2012.

M A Bhaskarachar selected as CMD, EPL (UPDATED)
M A Bhaskarachar, Dy. Chairman, KPT, has been selected for the post of CMD, Ennore Port Limited (EPL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 30, 2012. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

SAIL turnover grows 7% to highest-ever Rs. 50348 crore in FY 11-12
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 top line 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.

NMDC registers highest profit of Rs.7, 265.39 cr in 2011-12
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.

Makov appointed Chairman, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited has appointed Israel Makov as Chairman Board of Directors of the company.

Shanghvi steps down as Chairman, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd
Dilip Shanghvi has stepped down as Chairman of Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd

Shanghvi to continue as MD, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd
Dilip Shanghvi will continue to be Managing Director of Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

Mistry joins Tata Motors as Director
Chairman-designate Tata Sons Ltd Cyrus P. Mistry has been inducted into the Tata Motors Board of Directors as a Director.

Reddy appointed Independent Director, Ramky Infrastructure Ltd
Ramky Infrastructure Limited has appointed Dr. A. G. Ravindranath Reddy as Independent Director of the company.

Sastry resigns as Director, Ramky Infrastructure Ltd
Dr. P. G. Sastry has resigned as a Director of Ramky Infrastructure Ltd .

Prasad resigns as Company Secy. Neha International Ltd
C N Bhavani Prasad has resigned as Company Secretary of Neha International Ltd w.e.f. May 15, 2012

Venkatish appointed Company Secy. Neha International Ltd
V S Venkatish has been appointed as Company Secretary of Neha International Ltd w.e.f. May 18, 2012.

Dodhi designated as ED, Indian Hume Pipe Company Ltd
Indian Hume Pipe Company Limited has appointed Mayur R. Dodhi as an Additional Director of the company and also designated him as Executive Director of the company w.e.f. May 28, 2012 .

Patil appointed Independent Director, Astec Lifesciences Ltd
Astec Lifesciences Limited has appointed Mandar K. Patil as Non-Executive and Independent Director of the w.e.f. May 27, 2012

Jain appointed Company Secy. ISMT Ltd
ISMT Limited has appointed Nilesh Jain as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f May 28, 2012

Jatin Shah resigns as Company Secy. Cinemax India Ltd
Jatin J. Shah has resigned as Company Secretary of Cinemax India Ltd.

Rashmi Shah appointed Company Secy. Cinemax India Ltd
Ms Rashmi J. Shah has been appointed as Company Secretary of Cinemax India Ltd w.e.f. May 24, 2012

Idnani resigns as Senior VP and COO (Business Process Outsourcing), Infosys BPO
Ritesh Idnani has resigned as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) (Business Process Outsourcing) Infosys BPO.

Kumar retires as director of Nettlinx
V Harish Kumar has retired as director of Nettlinx.

Patni appointed as additional director of Shri Kalyan Holdings
Devendra Patni has been appointed as additional director of Shri Kalyan Holdings.

2 appointed as additional director of SVC Resources
Chandra Sen and Akshat Gupta have been appointed as additional director of SVC Resources.

Gupta appointed as additional director of Sam Leaseco
Yogesh Gupta has been appointed as additional director of Sam Leaseco.

Ms.Kumar appointed as director of Silver Smith India
Ms.Bhavna Kumar has been appointed as director of Silver Smith India.

Mistry appointed as director of Tata Motors
Cyrus Mistry has been appointed as director of Tata Motors.

Makov appointed as Chairman Sun Pharma
Isreal Makov has been appointed as Chairman of Sun Pharma.

Sastry resigns as director of Ramky Infrastructure
P.G. Sastry has resigned as director of Ramky Infrastructure.

Reddy appointed as director of Ramky Infrastructure
A.G. Ravindra Reddy has been appointed as director of Ramky Infrastructure.

Zaveri appointed as director of Aroni Commercial
Ritesh Zaveri has been appointed as director of Aroni Commercial.

Khaitan appointed as Additional Director, West Coast Paper Mill
Haigreve Khaitan has been appointed as additional director of West Coast Paper Mill.

Bhandari appointed as director of HSIL
Salil Bhandari has been appointed as director of HSIL.

Kumar appointed as additional director of Nevyeli Lignite Corporation
Rakesh Kumar has been appointed as additional director of Nevyeli Lignite Corporation.

3 appointed as additional director of Foundry Fuel Products
Adarsh Agarwal, Amarjit Vij, and Ruchir Jalan have been appointed as additional director of Foundry Fuel Products.

Vengsarkar appointed as director of Zenith Fibres
S.G. Vengsarkar has been appointed as director of Zenith Fibres.

Raghaviah resigns as director of Sujana Towers
K Raghaviah has resigned as director of Sujana Towers.

Doshi appointed additional director of Indian Hume Pipe
Mayur Doshi has resigned as additional director of Indian Hume Pipe.

Agarwal resigned as director of Rupa and Company
Radhe Shyam Agarwal has resigned as director of Rupa and Company.

Air strike: Management and pilots should reach an amicable solution

Being an ex-pilot (Air India) myself, I feel sad at the comments of a gentleman insinuating that I am an 'insider Babu' trying to spoil the reputation of the Aviation Minister and the Secretary. I understand smoke of disaffection amongst the pilots were already in the air before they took a decision to go on SL. I did not read or hear any version from the management or the bureaucrats from the ministry other than through leaked information in the media. What I felt is that the minister is the ultimate arbitrator and he should not have rushed there first taking sides. The airlines is a PSU and these are no dearth of senior bureaucrats in the Ministry who should have tried to help the management and the pilots to come to an amicable solution. Minister should have entered in the fray next stage. We have seen several times in the past ministry officials intervening when PSUs under their ministry face labour problems like oil sector officer's strike. The result is that the strike is continuing without an end in sight and the PSU is being destroyed. Who ever has advised the new aviation minister to jump into the mess at the first chance taking sides, has done a great injustice to the minister, airlines and
the nation.

Navin K Das

Tail-Piece

Pranab Mukherjee was right when he said-GDP will rise this year. Only thing we forget to ask him its full form:

G -Gold

D -Dollar

P -Petrol

By a Contributor

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)