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What is the aim of Dr. Man Mohan Singh before retirement?
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is today a man who is looking to create a legacy before he rides the sunset in 2014. One of the areas he wants to try creating a legacy is that by playing a peacemaker between India and Pakistan, something that Atal Bihari Vajpayee started but could not create it into a legacy, say sources. He is looking to fill in Vajpayee's shoes, says a former diplomat. But will withdrawing troops from hard fought Siachen be good enough for him to earn a Nobel Peace Prize?

Drastic political upheaval on the anvil
In the post Presidential poll scenario, there is going to be a drastic political upheaval in India.

Will withdrawal of troops from Siachen mean Chinese incursion?
Siachen holds strategic importance for India beyond Pakistan: given the presence of Chinese troops in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and in Gilgit-Baltistan, India's hold on Siachen allows it to interject the Pakistan-China axis.

Ashish Bahuguna to be Secretary, Agriculture?
Ashish Bahuguna is likely to succeed P K Basu as Secretary Agriculture in the Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

G C Pati to be Secretary, Animal Husbandry?
In all probability, G C Pati will succeed Rudra Gangadharan next month as Secretary Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the Government of India. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

A B Mathur gets UN assignment
Secretary Security in the Government of India A B Mathur is all set to go to Kosova on an UN assignment . He is scheduled to retire this month end. 1975 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IPS officer Mathur is considered to be an outstanding police officer.

Who will be new Secretary (Security)?
Who will be new Secretary Security in the Government of India? Earlier, the name of R N Gupta was almost certain. Now the GoI has asked for the fresh panel for the post. Return of the panel consisting of 1976 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer Gupta has now raised many an eye brow.

Governor and an IPS officer?
Governor of an important state is keen to have a retired IPS officer of North-East posted in the ONGC on an important assignment. Will the Petroleum Minister who doesn't listen to a Bombay House succumb to the pressure of a Governor?

Rajeev Mehrotra selected CMD, RITES
Rajeev Mehrotra, Director (Finance), RITES, has been selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, RITES Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 7, 2012. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

Surendra Kumar elevated as Joint Secretary in Land Resources
Surendra Kumar who on central deputation was a Director in Land Resources department has now been elevated as Joint Secretary there itself.He is a Kerala cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1986 batch.

Vikram Singh elevated as Joint Secretary AYUSH
Vikram Singh who on central deputation was a Director in AYUSH has now been elevated as Joint Secretary there itself. He is an Orissa cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1986 batch.

Harish Agarwal is a Director in MEA
Harish Agarwal on central deputation has joined the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) as a Director. He an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer of 1997 batch.
(We said this on April 2, 2012)

Orders of R N Choubey cancelled
Orders of the appointment of Rajiv Nayan Choubey as Additional Secretary Home have been cancelled. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Anil Swarup is new Additional Secretary, Home
Additional Secretary Labour and Employment in the Government of India Anil Swarup has been moved to the Ministry of Home Affairs in the same capacity. He is 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Gogia is now Additional Director ED in Mumbai
Anuj Gogia presently Additional Director, Financial Intelligence Unit has been appointed as Additional Director Enforcement Directorate at Mumbai. He is an officer with rich and varied experience in financial intelligence having worked earlier in the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau.

Prashant Sukul in fray for post of ICAO in Montreal
As the grapevine has it, Prashant Sukul, Joint Secretary, Civil Aviation, is one of the two incumbents who is in contention for India's representative at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Montreal. He is an IDAS officer of 1982 batch.The last date for applying was April 16,2012. Present incumbent Arun Mishra will be completing his tenure in August 2012. Mishra is a West Bengal cadre IAS officer of the 1986 batch.

Abbas gets appointment in Afganistan
Services of Shri H Abbas (IA&AS-1997), presently on deputation as Joint Advisor with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), New Delhi have been placed at the disposal of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for appointment as Audit Planning and Reporting Advisor in the Control & Audit Office (CAO), under the Civilian Technical Assistance Programme (CTAP), on deputation basis for a period of one year.

Swarnamala Rawla gets pro-forma promotion
Swarnamala Rawla has been given pro-forma promotion in the pay-scale of Chief Secretary by the Madhya Pradesh Government. 1980 batch IAS officer Rawla is presently on deputation to the Government of India.

43 positions of IAS officers vacant in Assam-Meghalaya cadre
As many as 43 positions of IAS officers have been lying vacant in Assam-Meghalaya cadre. There are 205 officers in positions against sanctioned strength of 248 IAS officers in the cadre.

Gopalkrishnan moves to MEA from Beirut
Second Secretary in Beirut S Gopalkrishnan has been transferred to the Ministry of External Affairs Headquarters.

Now three states have 1979 batch IAS as CS
Now three states are having Chief Secretaries belonging to 1979 batch IAS. They are Sunil Kumar-Chhattisgarh, Alok Kumar Jain -Uttarakhand and Anand Prakash-Andman-Nicobar Islands.

CBDT Chairman Laxman Das is also Member, (P&V)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman, Laxman Das has been assigned additional charge of Member (P&V), CBDT and the Zonal charge of North (Delhi, NWR) & UP.

3 PS banks to have 3 EDs each
As many as three public sector (PS) banks will have three Executive Directors (EDs) each in days to follow. Banks that will have three EDs as against existing two are: Bank of India (BOI), Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Punjab National Bank (PNB).

Two IRS officers promoted
Two IRS officers have been promoted as Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT). Accordingly, Sanjay, Additional Director (Inv.), SFIO, Mumbai and B K Gupta Additional Director (IT), SFIO, New Delhi have been granted pro-forma promotion to the grade of Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT)

MHA seeks nominations for deputation posting of Sr. Police Officer in Belize
Nominations of IPS officers at the level of DIG have been sought for the deputation of one Senior Police officer to the Government of Belize for two year under ITEC programme to strengthen the prosecution system in the Belize police Department. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), India.

Coal Ministry seeks applications for Director (Tech.)
Ministry of Coal (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Director (Technical) on deputation. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the Ministry within 45 days.

Four probationary IAS officers get postings in Haryana
Four probationary IAS officers of 2011 batch and Haryana cadre have been given postings. Accordingly, Amit Khatri has been posted as Assistant Commissioner, Hisar while Vinay Pratap Singh will now be Assistant Commissioner, Panchakula and Aditya Dahiya is Assistant Commissioner, Rohtak. Besides, Vijay Kumar Siddappa was posted as Assistant Commissioner, Bhiwani.

Woman E & C PWD in Uttar Pradesh
For the first time a woman Chitra Swaroop has been appointed Engineer-in-Chief of UP's Public Works Department.

IAS changes in Uttarakhand
Vinita Kumar has been given the additional charge of Principal Secretary Home. Om Prakash has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary Disaster Management. RC Pathak has been given the charge of Secretary Secretariat Administration, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries.Darwan Singh Gabryal has been given additional charge of in-charge, Revenue.MC Joshi has been given additional charge of Staff Officer to Chief Secretary.

Who could be the dark horse for Member SEBI? (UPDATED)
Who could be the dark horse for Member SEBI? This question is hotly being discussed in the corporate world.Since,Cabinet Seecretary Ajit Kumar Seth will head the panel that is going to interview nine candidates for two posts of Member,SEBI from 6 pm onwards on May 8,2012.Alok Mishra CMD Bank of India (BOI) could be the dark horse. K L Dhingra CMD ITI Bangalore reportedly has the backing of 10 Janpath.

Meenu Choudhary to be SP CBI (UPDATED)
Ms Meenu Choudhary has been appointed SP in the CBI for a period of 4 years. She is 2000 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Chaurasia to be SP CBI (UPDATED)
Keshav Ram Chaurasia has been appointed SP in the CBI for a period of 4 years. He is 2003 batch IPS officer of J & K cadre.

Sonal Agnihotri to be SP CBI (UPDATED)
Sonal Agnhotri has been appointed SP in the CBI for a period of 4 years. Sonal is 2004 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

IFS officer is Secretary Health in Delhi Government (UPDATED)
A J Kurian has been appointed Secretary Health and Family Welfare in the Delhi Government. He is 1987 batch IFS officer of UT cadre.

Digal is now PS in Delhi Government (UPDATED)
Janak Digal has been appointed Principal Secretary SC/ST,OBC and Minorities in the Delhi Government. He is 1985 batch IAS officer.

Anand Prakash relieved for Andman & Nicobar (UPDATED)
Delhi Government has relieved 1979 batch IAS officer Anand Prakash to join as Chief Secretary of Andman & Nicobar Islands.

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

CORPORATE

Menon appointed Co-Chairman Sobha Developers Ltd
Sobha Developers Ltd has appointed Ravi Menon as Co - Chairman of the company.

Sharma appointed Vice Chairman & MD, Sobha Developers Ltd
J. C. Sharma has been appointed as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Sobha Developers Ltd.

Govind appointed Head (Structured Products), ICICI Securities
ICICI Securities has appointed L Govind as Head (Structured Products).

Agarwal resigns as MD, Jaybharat Textiles and Real Estate Ltd?
M K Aggrawal has resigned as Managing Director of Jaybharat Textiles and Real Estate Ltd w.e.f. March 14, 2012.

Tayal resigns as Director, Jaybharat Textiles and Real Estate Ltd
Saurabh Tayal has resigned as Director of Jaybharat Textiles and Real Estate Ltd, w.e.f. March 22, 2012.

Doogar appointed Addl. Independent Director, BSL Ltd
BSL Limited has appointed M K Doogar as an Additional Independent Director of the company.

Two directors cease to be on Board of Igarashi Motors India Ltd
C P Dusad and T Igarashi have resigned as directors of Igarashi Motors India Ltd w.e.f. April 24, 2012

Shah appointed Company Secy. Permanent Magnets Ltd
Permanent Magnets Ltd has appointed Ms. Bhavana Shah as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. April 15, 2012.

Dubey appointed Company Secy. Indian Bright Steel Company Ltd
Indian Bright Steel Company Ltd has appointed Ms Abhilasha Dubey as Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. May 2, 2012.

Saraf resigns as Director, India Securities Ltd
Vikash Saraf has resigned as Director of India Securities Ltd.

Jenn appointed CEO, Inatech Infosolutions Pvt Ltd
Inatech Infosolutions Private Limited has appointed Jean-Herve Jenn as Chief Executive Officer.

Vaja appointed Independent Director, Rajoo Engineers Ltd
Rajendra G. Vaja has been appointed as an Independent Director of Rajoo Engineers Ltd w.e.f. December 1, 2011.

Dhirwani appointed Company Secy. Paramount Printpackaging Ltd
Ms. Pooja Dhirwani has been appointed as Company Secretary of Paramount Printpackaging Ltd with immediate effect.

Asserlind appointed as Head of International Sales at Financial Technologies
Kjell Asserlind has been appointed as Head of International Sales at Financial Technologies.

Jain resigns as director of MW Unitexx
V.K. Jain has resigned as director of MW Unitexx.

If Congress High Command agrees, Dr. Manmohan Singh is the best

choice for President of India.

Rakesh Bansal

Why plant stories in media?

By all accounts, Poonam Kishore of the IRS is probably a good officer. But why stoop to planting stories in the media?

Arjun Mallik

Best way to end corruption in CPWD

The best way to end corruption in CPWD will be by making some senior official responsible for overseeing implementation of various projects taken by CPWD on regular basis. CPWD should also ensure that the payments of the contractors are settled on regular basis as and when some work gets completed. The attitude of making 31st March payments allows its officials to extract something out of the contractors

A Srivastava

When will IFS officers be promoted in UP?

1982 batch yet to become APCCF 1986 batch CCFs 1991 batch CFs. For 1991 batch two promotions are due since 3 years.

Sudhakar

TAIL-PIECE

In Lok Sabha, a Congress MP told a story during his speech.

"There was a father who gave 100 Rupees each to his three sons and asked them to make purchasing in a manner so that a room is completely filled.

First son bought hay and couldn't fill the room.

Second son bought cotton and remained unsuccessful in filling the room.

Third son bought a candle for Re. 1, lit it up and the room was filled with light.

The MP added, "Our PM is like the third son. From the day he has taken charge of his office, our country is filled with the bright light of prosperity".

Soon, a voice from the back bench asked - "Where are the remaining Rs. 99?"

Contributed by-A Visitor

Is a penalty leviable if information is provided after the order of FAA?

An advocate had been removed from the panel of advocates of a bank. He filed an application under RTI seeking information related to his removal from the panel such as whether the branch manager has written a letter to the zonal office regarding his removal and whether he was removed on the basis of that letter. He also sought a copy of the said letter. The Public Information Officer (PIO) denied the information claiming what has been sought is not information as defined under section 2(f) and is beyond the purview of the RTI Act. The copy of the letter was refused stating that it pertained to internal correspondence between the Branch and Zonal office. However, the PIO provided the information on the directions of the First Appellate Authority (FAA). The appellant submitted before the CIC that the PIO should be penalized for the delay in providing the information. The Commission rejected the appeal noting that the appellant had framed the query in Hindi in such a way that some deductions would have to be made to understand the information he was seeking and thus the PIO's helplessness was understandable.

Comments

There are cases where a PIO may be confused while reading a RTI application whether an interpretation has been sought or the applicant wants a copy of certain documents. In such cases, the PIO may seek clarification from the applicant.

Citation: Mr. Narendra Kumar Gupta v. Allahabad Bank in Decision No. CIC/SG/A/2012/000593/18384

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)