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Vishal Kumar

What is the difference?
At a high profile party a subject came in for discussion- what is the difference between the Congress ruled states and the BJP ruled states? And the conclusion was that in the Congress ruled states there is honesty of works done by paying money but in the BJP ruled states even
after paying money works are not done.

Has BJP hurt its chances of getting a person for President's post?
It is heard that JD (U) has opposed the BJP candidate Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam purely because of dictatorial attitude displayed by Party's senior leadership. A source in the JD(U) said that we cannot be seen as bending to the diktats of BJP, it gives a wrong message to our vote bank, its like the party is taking its allies for granted and so we are opposed to the idea.

1777 positions of IAS officers vacant in Country
As many as 1777 positions of IAS officers have been lying vacant in all cadres of the Country. There are 4377 IAS officers in position against authorised total 6154 strength in the Country.

1982 batch empanelment related list reaches to CBI
Empanelment of 1982 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India has been delayed by about a month. It is said that delay is there because the empanelment related list has now reached to the CBI .

Final list of GMs for elevations as EDs in banks
As the grapevine has it following names have reportedly been okayed for the elevation from General Managers (GMS) of Public Sector (PS)
banks to Executive Directors (EDs):-
1.P Srinivas - Andhra Bank to Bank of Baroda.
2. B P Sharma -Punjab National Bank to Bank of India.
3. S K Sangar - Union Bank of India to Punjab National Bank.
4.Sadhu Ram Bansal -Dena Bank to Punjab & Sind Bank
5. S.D.Arya- Bank of Maharashtra to United Bank
6.Ramdas Shenoy -Corporation Bank to Vijaya Bank
7.Arun Tiwari- Bank of Baroda to Allahabad Bank
8.Sudhir Kumar Jain- Dena Bank to Bank of Baroda
9.Bhupinder Nayyar -Bank of India to Oriental Bank of Commerce
10.Atul Gautam- Oriental Bank of Commerce to Vijaya Bank
11.S.K.Kalra- Allahabad Bank to Andhra Bank.
12. Malay Mukherjee Indian Bank to Central Bank of India.
13.R.K.Goyal -Bank of India to Central Bank of India.
14.Ranjan Dhawan-Punjab National Bank to Bank of Baroda.
15.K Subramanian- Indian Overseas Bank to Union Bank of India.
16. V.S. Krishna Kumar -Allahabad Bank to Canara Bank.
17.B.K. Shrivastava -Allahabad Bank to Corporation Bank.

Anita Agnihotri appointed Additional Secretary Commerce

Ms. Anita Agnihotri, Member-Secretary, National Commission of Women & Child Development, Government of India has been appointed as Addl.Secretary(Finance) in the Ministry of Commerce in place of Dr R.S. Katoch. She is an IAS officer of 1981 batch who belongs to the
Orissa cadre.
(We said this on April 23)

Mohanty appointed CEO
Satya Narayan Mohanty, Senior Adviser, Planning Commission has been appointed as CEO (equaivalent to Additional Secretary level post), Food Safety and Standard Authority of India, in MInistry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. He is an IAS officer of 1981
batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on May 1)

PC Basu to be new Director BARC, Tombay
As the grapevine has it, Prabir C Basu who is presently a Director in the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is poised to be new Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay.

Who will be Indian Ambassador to Canada?
Who will be new new Indian Ambassador to Canada ? Tie is said to be between 1976 batch IFS officer Pawan Varma and 1979 batch IFS officer Basant Gupta.

Arun Goel to be JS Revenue
Joint Secretary Urban Development in the Government of India Arun Goel is moving to the Department of Revenue in the same capacity. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Srinidhi to be Principal Commissioner DDA
CSS officer Srinidhi is all set to join the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) as Principal Commissioner.

Rajiv Kapoor promoted in IB
Rajiv Kapoor, Additional Director, Intelligence Bureau has been given in-situ promotion as Special Director. He is an IPS officer of 1978 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Verma is now Special DG, CISF
R R Verma, Additional DG, CISF (Admn) has been given in-situ promoton as Special DG. He is an IPS officer of 1978 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.

Deol is back to Delhi
S.B Deol,(DGP) Director General of Police, Andaman has been transferred from Andaman to Delhi. He is an IPS Officer of 1976 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Sudhir Yadav goes to Andman
Sudhir Yadav Spl.CP/Traffic PHQ Delhi Police has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman.He is an IPS Officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Injeti Srinivas to return Orissa this month
Joint Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare in the Government of India Injeti Srinivas is returning to the parent Orissa cadre after completion of central deputation tenure in the third week of this month. He is 1983 batch IAS officer.

1992 batch IPS officers to get promotion soon
1992 batch empanelled IPS officers in the Government of India are being promoted soon to the rank of IG. They are Mssrs:-Rajiv Kumar, DIG, CRPF, Tamil Nadu Cadre, Satish Golcha, DIG, CBI, AGMU cadre,Rupin Sharma, RAW, Nagaland cadre, Sanjay Kumar, National Police Academy, Rajasthan cadre,M M Oberoi, DIG, CBI, AGMU cadre,Pankaj Saxena, RAW, J&K cadre,Ajay Anand, DIG, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Sandeep Rai Rathore, DIG, CISF, Tamil Nadu cadre and Hemant Priadarshi, DIG, CBI, Rajasthan cadre.

1981 batch IPS officers to get promotion
All the 1981 batch IPS officers empanelled as ADG are being promoted in a week or two. They are Mssrs :-K. Durgaprasad, Director, SPG,Kamlendra Prasad, CVO, A K. Dhasana,Mahboob Alam, IG, RAF,Radha Krishna Kini, IG, BPR&D, C. Balasubramaniam, IG, NPA and K. L. Meena,
IG, BSF.

GoI asks to relieve IPS officer
The MHA has asked the UP Government to relieve 1996 batch IPS officer Ravi Kumar Loku, DIG(Establishment), Allahabad who has been appointed in the GoI .

Whisper in the CBEC
The saga of the Commissioners' promotion in CBEC is threatening out rival Forsyths. Even before the Depptt of Personnel could send the file to the Cabinet Sectt, an officer has allegedly written to the Cabinet Secretary warning ACC of contempt of Supreme Court. Is it true?

Mittal takes over as DG, CPWD
S K Mittal has taken over as Director General of CPWD. He is a 1975 batch Central Engineering Service officer.

Mehra is new PS Forests and Environment in Delhi
K S Mehra has been appointed new Principal Secretary Forests and Environment in Delhi Government. He is 1978 batch IAS officer.

Keshav Chandra relieved for Goa
1995 batch IAS officer of UT cadre Keshav Chandra has been relieved by the Delhi Government to join the Goa Government.

Interviews for SEBI, Members on May 8, 2012
Interviews for two posts two posts of Member, SEBI will be held on May 8,2012. Earlier, they were to be held on May 11, 2012.

BSF Jawans have a harrowing time at Indo-Bangla border
Border Security Force (BSF) Jawans are having a harrowing time at Indo- Bangladesh border due to ceasefire orders of the Government of India. BSF fails to stem intruders from Bangladesh who attack Indian forces with sharp weapons and strike with an iron fist at any resistance.

Ministry of Commerce invites applications for ED, FDDI
The Ministry of commerce & Industry, Government of India has invited applications for the post of Executive Director for Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) at Kolkata, Jodhpur and Chhindwara. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Department of
Personnel and Training.

Post of Minister (Eco.) is vacant at Embassy of India, Washington DC
The post of Minister (Economic) is vacant in the Economic Wing, Embassy of India, Washington DC (Joint Secretary level) under the Department of Economic Affairs. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Department of Personnel and Training.

Post of Director is vacant at IIFT, New Delhi
The post of Director (equivalent to vice chancellor) is vacant at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Department of Personnel and Training.

Post of Dy. Director is vacant in History Division
One post of Deputy Director is vacant in History Division, Ministry of Defense on deputation basis. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Department of Personnel and Training.

Punia to join GoI?
Mahendra Singh Punia, DIG, Railways, West Bengal Government is likely to be inducted as DIG on Central Deputation. He is an IPS officer of 1996 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

Shilpak Ambule gets extension in Beijing
Shilpak Ambule has been given extension till December in Indian Embassy Beijing.

128 IPS officers to get promotion in Uttar Pradesh
Altogether 128 IPS officers in Uttar Pradesh are getting promotion soon.1985 batch will be ADG,1992 batch IG ,1997 batch DIG and 22 SSP.

Archana Tyagi is back to Maharashtra
Ms. Archana Tyagi IG(CISF) has returned to the Parent Cadre to avail promotion . She is an IPS officer of 1993 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra Cadre.

IPS changes in Gujarat
Geetha Johri has been appointed ND of Gujarat Police Housing Corporation.Mohan Jha will now be ADG (Enuiry) Gandhinagar.A K Sharma will get additional charge of Crime Branch.

IPS reshuffle in Orissa
Sunil Roy will be new Police Commissioner Bhubaneswar-Cuttack.Bijay Kumar Sharma will now be ADG Crime. Arun Sarangi will be IG intelligence.Y B Khurania will now be IG Training.Arun Ray has been made IG Central Range.S K Priyadarshi has been posted as DIG Operations.D S Kuttey will replace Sanjeeb Panda as DIG (special intelligence wing). Panda has been posted as DIG (headquarters). S S Dev Dutta Singh has been posted as DIG in-charge (south western range. Gopabandhu Mallick has been promoted as ADG ad posted in the Human Rights Protection Cell.Satyajit Mohanty will be new CMD Odisha State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation. IG, vigilance, Surendra Panwar has been promoted as director, vigilance.

IPS posting in Haryana
Parul Kush Jain will be new Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Panchkula She is 2004 batch IPS officer.

IAS changes in Manipur
Principal Secretary RD&PR and Forest & Environment VK Thakral has been given additional charge of GAD.KK Chhetry will now be MPSC Secretary.Norbert Disinang has been re-posted as Commissioner to Government of Manipur.

IPS postings in Manipur
T Pachuau will now be IGP (Zone-I). C Doungel a has been made IGP (Admin). Vandana Karki will be SP/NAB and SP/CCpur H Thanghaulien Gangte as CO/5th IRB.

IPS changes in Haryana
On promotion Satyendera Kumar has been posted as Commandant-General, Home Guards. Sharad Kumar, on promotion to DG rank has been made DG (Crime) .RK Vachher, on promotion to the rank of DG has been posted as DGP, Human Rights and Litigation.Mohinder Lal will now be ADG (Modernisation). MS Mann has been made ADG (Law and Order). BS Sandhu will move as MD, Haryana Police Housing Corporation. KP Singh, on promotion, has been posted as ADG (Prison). AK Dhul, on promotion has been moved as ADG (Administration). K Selvaraj on promotion has been posted as ADG (Crime). Sheel Madhur on promotion has been made Director, Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban. Dr RP Singh, on promotion will move as ADG. (Operations).KK Sharma will be new Commissioner of Police, Ambala and Panchkula. Navdeep Singh Virk will go as Joint Commissioner of Police, Faridabad . Anil Rao will be new Joint Commissioner of Police, Gurgaon.Rakesh Arya has been made SP, Kurukshetra. Parul Kush Jain will be new Deputy Commissioner of Police, Panchkula and Shashank Anand SP, Karnal.

Odisha Tourism bags the "Best Tourism Festival Destination Award" (UPDATED)
Odisha Tourism had bagged the "Best Tourism Festival Destination Award" in a prestigious award ceremony of International Tourism Conclave & Travel Award (ITCTA ) function that was recently held in East Bourne Resorts & Spa, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Dr. Jyotiskar Mohapatra, Chairman, OTDC and Manoranjan Patnaik, General Manager, OTDC jointly received the award on behalf of Odisha Tourism from Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal in the presence of R. S. Khwaja, Secretary, Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, Miss. Manisha Nanda, Secretary, tourism & Civil Aviation, Himachal Pradesh,. Vipul Mitra, Principal Secretary, Tourism Devastan Management Pilgrimage, Govt. of Gujurat and Ajaya Gupta, CMD of International Tourism Conclave & Travel Award. Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh Prof. Dhumal also awarded other international tourism companies, boards, departments, destinations, hotels, resorts, travel agencies for excellency in tourism. The other States which received the awards were Himachal Pradesh Tourism, Gujurat Tourism, Jammu & Kashmir Tourism, Madhya Pradesh Tourism, Chhatisgarh Tourism, Maharashtra Tourism and the international awards in different fields were given to Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, China Tourism, etc. Odisha Tourism has been playing a significant role to showcase the rich cultural and religious heritage through its treasure of classical & folk music & dance. Odisha got this recognition as the best Tourism Festival Destination Award for its innovative and cultural related activities during the past few years. The rich cultural heritage of Odisha has been show-cased through its colourful festivals like : (1) International Sand Art festival, (2) International surfing festival, (3) International Odissi festival, (4) Gotipua dance festival, (5) Konark festival, (6) Toshali National Crafts Mela, (7) Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav, (8) Mukteswar Dance festival, (9) Rajarani Music festival, (10) Choreography festival of Dance (Samrachana).The International sand art festival and International surfing festival were organized for the first time in India by Odisha Tourism. In addition to this, the Guinness record event with 518 Odissi dancers performing together for 28 minutes was also organized by Odisha Tourism. Further a Jugalbandi with US 3D chalk artist and Sudarshan Pattnaik, International sand artists was also organized by Odisha Tourism in collaboration with US Consulate General, Hyderabad, which was also a rare event of its kind organized in India.

IRS officer resigns to join as Member, Settlement Commission (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, R Bhardwaj, presently Chief Commissioner of Income Tax-II, New Delhi, has been selected as Member of the Settlement Commission (IT/WT), Principal Bench, Delhi. He has tendered resignation from the service to don the mantle of new assignment.

UPSC declares results of civil service exams-2011 (UPDATED)
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of Civil Services (Main) Examination-2011. A total number of 910 candidates have been recommended for appointment to Indian Administrative Service; Indian Foreign Service; Indian Police Service; and Central Services, Group 'A' and Group 'B'.

Government to consult stakeholders on TRAI's carriage fee rules: Soni (UPDATED)
The government will consult all stakeholders before taking a final call on new regulations decided by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) under which multi system operators are allowed to charge a carriage fee from broadcasters, minister for information and broadcasting Ambika Soni said. The TRAI notification is part of a move to shift the country's analog cable system to digital as part of an effort to improve quality and expand the reach besides ensuring that all subscribers can be accounted for, she said while addressing the 6th annual summit on entertainment and media organised by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) on May 4, 2012. "Digitalisation is going to be the biggest reform in broadcast sector and enable operators to expand their revenue sources by providing more choice and variety to customers," she said while addressing the summit titled 'Digitalisation for Inclusive Growth.' It is going to be a revolutionary step, said Mrs Soni adding that economic growth in the country should be inclusive or else it will not be sustainable. By December 2014, India should go digital. The industry estimates channels are paying almost Rs 4,000 crore as carriage fee every year. They say that since MSOs charge carriage fees because of capacity constraints, digitisation should lead to the practice being ended. On the issue of media regulation, the minister said every citizen has the freedom of speech as enshrined in the Constitution. "Self-regulation should not be condemned. Democracy is all about options and freedom of expression. As India matures, people will vote for development issues rather than along religion or caste lines." Striking a diametrically-opposite view, chairman of the Press Council of India Markandey Katju said self-regulation is no regulation. "Every freedom is subject to certain limitations. You can't have freedom to harm society and damage people's reputation." With increasing commercialisation, he said, the media is diverting people's attention from real issues like widespread poverty, massive unemployment and malnourishment among children. "Rather, it is mostly propagating non-issues like superstitions, astrology and cricket. It should promote rational and scientific ideas. The country is undergoing a social churning and media's role is very important." Meanwhile, president of the Film Federation of India Vinod Lamba said there is growing interest globally in the Indian content. The film industry, which is about 27 per cent of the entertainment industry, is likely to grow from Rs 16,000 crore in 2010 to Rs 25,000 crore by 2014. ASSOCHAM president Rajkumar Dhoot, who is also member of Parliament, said the transition of migration from analog to digitalisation will lead to an opportunity to boost manufacturing capabilities and accelerate the growth of electronics industry. Ms Sujata Dev, chairperson of the ASSOCHAM national council on entertainment and media, said digitalisation will encourage services like e-education, tele-medicine, e-banking and other e-services. The government needs to create an enabling environment to attract investments in the sector, she said. ASSOCHAM secretary general D.S. Rawat said the chamber is the first business organisation to have realized the importance of digitalisation and its impact on the media industry. It has also decided to promote the regional industry which has tremendous potential for global audience. During the ASSOCHAM summit, six winners of 59th National Film Awards 2011 were felicitated - Girish Kasarvalli, Basant Kumar Patil, Oinam Gautam Singh, Anirudha Bhattacharjee, Balaji Vittal and Tonthoingambi Devi.

IRS officer P P Aspatwar promoted as DCIT (UPDATED)
P P Aspatwar, Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (ACIT), Bangalore, has been promoted as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (DCIT).

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 ?

Mail your views-mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or Suresh. Mehrotra @yahoo.com

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Front-runners for two posts of SEBI
Among front runners for two posts of Member SEBI is an IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh (HP) Dr. Asha Ram Sihag who is currently Senior Advisor to Executive Director (ED) of Asian Development Bank (ADB) ,Manila. He is a product of IIT Delhi where he did his M.Tech. He did his Ph.D. from Cornell University, USA. Other key contenders are: K L Dhingra CMD ITI Bangalore,Chandan Sinha Chief General Manager (CGM) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Alok Mishra CMD Bank of India (BoI), J P Dua CMD Allahabad Bank, S. Raman CMD Canara Bank,Satish Chandra, Joint Secretary, Law, Prashant Saran Member SEBI whose present term expires on May 17, 2012 and Ms. Usha Narayanan ED SEBI.

Ranjan appointed Company Secy. Fortis Healthcare Ltd
Fortis Healthcare Ltd has appointed Rahul Ranjan as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. May 1, 2012.

Kishore appointed Company Secy. Religare Technologies Ltd
Religare Technologies Ltd has appointed Bhavesh Kishore as Company Secretary w.e.f. May 1, 2012 in place of Rahul Ranjan who has resigned as Company Secretary w.e.f. April 30, 2012.

Muzumdar resigns as Director Oudh Sugar Mills Ltd
Suresh Vinayak Muzumdar has resigned as Director of Oudh Sugar Mills Ltd w.e.f. April 24, 2012.

Ganesh appointed Company Secy. Opto Circuits (India) Ltd
K V Ganesh has been appointed as Company Secretary of Opto Circuits (India) Ltd.

Srinath appointed Company Secy. Opto Eurocor Healthcare Ltd
Srinath A N has been appointed as Company Secretary of Opto Eurocor Healthcare Limited ---a subsidiary company of Opto Circuits (India) Limited.

Rao re-appointed President (Contract Research), Neuland Laboratories Ltd
Neuland Laboratories Limited has re-appointed D. Saharsh Rao, as the Whole-time Director and also President (Contract Research) of the company w.e.f. June 1, 2012.

Mishra to be CEO, Max Bupa
Max Bupa has announced the name of Manasije Mishra as the Chief Executive Officer Designate of the company.

Agarwal resigns as Non Exec. Director, Visa Steel Ltd
Vikas Agarwal, Non-Executive Director of Visa Steel Ltd has resigned from the Board of Directors of the company w.e.f. April 28, 2012.

Dhanavel appointed Director, Titan Industries Ltd
Titan Industries Limited has appointed K Dhanavel, IAS, Managing Director of Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (TIDCO) as a Director on the Board of the company w.e.f. April 30, 2012.

Jindal appointed Addl. Director, Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Ltd
Dhunseri Petrochem & Tea Limited has appointed Dharam Pal Jindal as the Additional Director of the company w.e.f. May 2, 2012.

Santhosh appointed Addl. Director, Accel Frontline Ltd
Accel Frontline Limited has appointed appointed S. Santhosh as an Additional Independent Director of the company.

Chopra appointed additional executive director of Swadeshi Industries & Leasing.
Mahaveerchand Nagraj Chopra has been appointed as additional executive director of Swadeshi Industries & Leasing.

Nahata appointed as additional independent director of Swadeshi Industries & Leasing
Rahul Nahata has been appointed as additional independent director of Swadeshi Industries & Leasing

Gautam resigns as MD Swadeshi Industries & Leasing
S C Gautam has been appointed as managing director of Swadeshi Industries & Leasing

Agarwal resigns as director of Swadeshi Industries & Leasing
S K Agrawal has been appointed as director of Swadeshi Industries & Leasing

Mazumdar resigns as director Oudh Sugar Mills
Suresh Vinayak Muzumdar has resigned from the directorship of Oudh Sugar Mill.

2 resign as directors from Mount Everest Mineral Water
Salim Govani and Vinod Sethi have resigned as directors from Mount Everest Mineral Water

UPA need not worry about TMC

Congress Government / UPA need not to get worried about the support of Trinamool Congress because Mamta Didi knows very well that till this Government survives, she will have the power of hard bargaining, and consequently the Congress have to bow down before TMC till 2014.

Kalyan

Do they care about right skills?

They should rope in a person from private sector. The guy should know the work before he/she starts regulating.

S K Singh

What about filling up vacancies?

It's ok to eulogise the existing members of CBDT what about action to fill up the existing vacancies

Abhimanyu Prasad

Confusion over instructions of DoPT

Though several clarifications from Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T) have been issued in respect of senior Steno-graphers Grade 'D'/Personal Assistants, there are Ministries/Departments who have not been able to implement the instructions of DoP&T for want of clarity of the instructions and thereby the senior stenographers Grade 'D'/senior Personal Assistants have been getting less salary in comparison to their juniors who have been granted Rs.7,450/- from 1/1/2006. It is my humble submission that it is very difficult for the senior stenographers Grade 'D'/Personal Assistants to locate the juniors in the entire CSSS spread over in various Ministries/ Departments drawing more salary. To end this, it is earnestly requested that the entire issue of stepping up instructions be visited afresh with an open mind and clear cut approach. Proposal o introduce Rs.7,450/- as minimum entry level pay for the entire CSSS cadre. It will minimise the need for stepping up of pay of seniors from that of juniors to a great extent. Secondly, stepping up instructions may be made applicable for the seniors who have been drawing less salary with their juniors who had been promoted on ad-hoc basis prior to their seniors in their respective Ministries/ Departments and thereby having incremental financial loss every month because of no fault at their end.

V P Sharma

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)