What people say about us!

Refreshing. Thanks for enabling me to stay current, connected & empowered. So 'addictive' the day is complete only after listening to whispers in the corridors.

Kanakasabapathy, IRTS (R)

Is Satyanarnaya likely to give his resignation?
It is heard that APCC President Botsa Satyanarayana is handing over his resignation to Congress President Sonia Gandhi over the dismal performance in the state.

BUREAUCRACY

Pankaj Agarwal is Secretary, Consumer Affairs
Pankaj Agarwal, Special Secretary, Consumer Affairs is new Secretary Consumer Affairs in the Government of India. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. He has succeeded Rajiv Agrawal who retired on August 31.

(We said this on June 11, 2012)

Sutanu Behuria is Secretary,Minority Affairs
Dr Sutanu Behuria has been appointed new Secretary, Minority Affairs in the Government of India. He is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre. Behuria will succeed Dr Surajit Mitra who superannuated on August 31.
(We said this on August 29)

Ms Roy Choudhury is new Member,CBEC
Orders for appointment of Mrs Lipika Roy Choudhury as Member, CBEC have been issued. She will replace Mrs Sreela Ghosh. Mrs Choudhury is presently on UN assignment

J Chaturvedi is new DG, Central Excise
Jeetendra Chaturvedi an officer from the 1979 batch of Indian Revenue Service (C&CE) will be new Director General of Central Excise Intelligence. Chaturvedi, an MBA and Masters in Science, was presently Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Pune Zone and was also the Additional Director General of Central Excise Intelligence Directorate in charge of Mumbai Zone. He has succeeded K K Goyal who retired on August 31.

K V Chaudhary is Member, CBDT
K V Chaudhary has officially been appointed as Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He is a 1978 batch IRS (IT) officer.
(We said this on July 6)

Vasudev to be Chief Commissioner Customs, Mumbai ?
BS Vasudev, Chief Departmental Representative, CESTAT under CBEC is being posted as Chief Commissioner, Customs, Mumbai in place of Mrs Shobha Chary.

VRS of IPS officer accepted
The Madhya Pradesh Government has accepted the application of ADG P M Mohan for voluntary retirement from service. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer.

Capt.Sunil Thapar selected as CMD, SCIL
Capt. Sunil Thapar, Director (B &T), SCIL, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 31, 2012. As many as six persons were interviewed for the same.

Bajwa shifted to DG, Infantry unit
Lt Gen., J S Bajwa, Commandant Infantry School, has been shifted to DG ,Infantry.
( We said this on August 29 )

Spolia to be Chief Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh
D M Spolia has been posted as Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Inter-cadre deputation of IAS officer approved
Five year's inter-cadre deputation of 2005 batch IAS officer Sonali Ramesh Ponkshe has been approved from Madhya Pradesh to Maharashtra.

Cheema assumes charge as Chief, Integrated Defence Staff
Vice Admiral, SPS Cheema has taken over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) on August 31, 2012. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy in January, 1977. He is a graduate of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasala, the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington and the College of Naval Warfare (CNW), Mumbai.

Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer Lal to get DG rank
S S Lal is being promoted to the rank of DG in Madhya Pradesh in a day or two. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer.

P Seshkumar posted DG (Comml-II), Assam
P Seshkumar, Principal Accountant General (G&SSA), Assam, Guwahati, has been transferred and posted as Director General (Comml-II) in this office under the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).

Ravi Raj empanelled as JS in GoI
A1981 batch IDES officer Ravi Raj has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

Murli is now PPS to Additional Secretary, Home
Murli, PPS to RK Singh, Home Secretary, Government of India has been transferred as PPS to Additional Secretary, Central State (CS). He has worked as PPS to Home Secretary for 15-20 years. He is a CSS cadre officer.

Niten Chandra to return to Orissa
Joint Secretary, Rural Development in the Government of India, Niten Chandra, is returning to the parent Orissa cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer.

Dhesi and Dalip Singh get pro-forma promotion
Two 1982 batch IAS officers of Haryana cadre D S Dhesi and Dr Dalip Singh who are on deputation to the Government of India have been given pro-forma promotion to the rank of Chief Secretary. K K Jalan has already been promoted to this rank in the state.

Yadav is now ACP, Gokul Puri in Delhi
Brijendra Kumar Yadav on completion of V training has been transferred as ACP/Gokul Puri (North-East Distt.), Delhi Police. He is a 2010 batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre.

Post of Inspector vacant in DG (Audit), C&CE
Post of Inspector is vacant in Directorate General of Audit under the Customs and Central Excise, New Delhi. The applications for the same can be sent before October 15, 2012.

Post of Superintendent vacant in DG (Audit), C&CE
Post of Superintendent is vacant in Directorate General of Audit, New Delhi. The applications for the same can be sent before October 15, 2012.

1992 batch IRS officer waits to be relieved for Indian Embassy, Brussels?
Nausheen Jahan Ansari still waits her relieving to move to Indian Embassy in Brussels. Nausheen's deployment, shortlisted for the post of Advisor Information, has been approved by the ACC. She is a 1992 batch IRS officer. Another shortlisted officer is Vibha Bhalla of 1991 batch from IRS.

Awadh Bihari to retire in December
Awadh Bihari, Commissioner, Treasuries & Accounts & IG Registration & Superintendent, Stamp is scheduled to retire in December. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer.

DM Moradabad to leave on long term study
Hari Om, District Magistrate, Moradabad, UP Government, will be leaving for Netherlands on a long term study leave. He is a 1997 IAS officer of UP cadre.

Rakesh Agrawal to be empanelled?
Rakesh Agrawal, DIG/Regional Passport Officer (RPO), Chandigarh, is likely to be empanelled to the rank of DIG in the Government of India. He is a 1999 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

Bihar Chief Secretary gets post-retirement job
Outgoing Bihar Chief Secretary Navin Kumar has joined as Director General of the newly created Centre for Good Governance Society (CGGS. Kumar, who retired on August 31, is a 1975 batch IAS officer.

Transfers and postings in Railways
Some officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Railways. Accordingly, Jatin Kalyan, JS/IRTS/WR, working as AOM(M)/RTM, has been transferred to Northern Railway while Tarun Jain, SG/IRTS, on return from deputation, was posted to NWR and P Mondal, SAG/IRSME, ED/MR Cell, is being appointed as Executive Director, Mechanical Engineering (PU), Railway Board. Similarly, Vivek Kumar, SAG/IRSME, DLW, has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Executive Director, Mechanical Engineering (Traction), Railway Board; Shubhranshu, SAG/IRSME, working as EDME (Traction)/ Railway Board, was transferred to Southern Railway and posted in the cadre Ram Saran, SAG/IRSME/RCF Rae Bareli, is being transferred to COFMOW and posted as CME.

36 Section Officers shifted to various Ministries in GoI
As many as 36 Section Officers, who completed 16 years of services in the same Ministries, have been transferred to various Ministries in Government of India. Accordingly, R P S has been transferred to Defence Ministry while Din Dayal was posted to IP&P and N K Sharma is being shifted to Health. Similarly, Harjeet Singh has been shifted to Education; Sobhana Francis to Water Resources; R K Soni to Defence; Alka Gultati to Defence; Arunjay Kumar to Civil Aviation; Yash Pal Gulati to Power; Sarajmal Verma and Renu Kohli to IP&P; Yogesh Narain to Commerce; Surendra Kerari to Mines; Satish Kumar to Health; Shyam Saroop to Expenditure; Arjun Kumar to Shipping; Harish Kumar Kapoor to Agriculture; S K Suman to Defence; Pawan Kumar to Posts; Saroj Verma to Rural Development; Sanjay Kumar Singh to Education; Ram Naresh to MHA; Sarita Gulati to Rural Development; P K Saxena, R K Sharma to Water Resources; Kulbhushan Singh to Mines; Anup Pant to Civil Aviation; Manoj Kumar Jha to Mines; M s Sajwan to Mines; S K Chadha to Environment & Forests; Virendra Gupta to I&B; Pawan Sharma to Expenditure; G M Upadhayay to Expenditure; Ajeet Kumar to Labour; K K Sharma to Environment & Forests and Richpal Singh has been shifted to MHA.

Dhawan posted as CIT (OSD), CCI, Chennai
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, K K Dhawan, Commissioner of Income Tax, has been posted as CIT (OSD) in the office of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCA), Chennai.

A K Sinha is new Bihar, Chief Secretary
A K Sinha has taken over as new Chief Secretary of Bihar. He is a 1976 batch IAS officer.
( We said this on August 17 )

Gupta is VC of M M University, Ambala
Retired IAS officer S P Gupta has taken over as Vice Chancellor of the M M University in Ambala.

New Vice Chancellor of Gujarat University
Prof Aadesh Pal has been appointed new Vice Chancellor of the Gujarat University.

Khan is new Chairman of Rajasthan, PSC
Former IPS officer Dr Habib Khan Goran has been appointed Chairman in the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC).

K S Balasubramanian is new DGP of Kerala
K S Balasubramanian has taken over as new DGP of Kerala. He is a 1978 batch IPS officer.

CORPORATE

S K Pal selected as Director (Finance), NBCC
S K Pal, GM, IRCON, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

Archana Bhargava to be CMD, United Bank?
Mrs. Archana Bhargawa, ED, Canara Bank, is likely to be appointed as CMD of the United Bank.

Vijay Paul retires
ED North Air India ,Vijay Paul has retired on August 31. Vinita Bhandari is likely to succeed Vijay Paul as new ED North Air India.

Nath takes over at Duliajan
KK Nath, ED (Exploration & Development), OIL has taken over as the Resident Chief Executive of OIL's field headquarters at Duliajan.

Chacko quits Kingfisher Airlines
Manoj Chacko, Executive Vice-President, Marketing, Kingfisher Airlines, has resigned.

Bansal quits Surya Roshni
Arvind Bansal has resigned as Director of Surya Roshni.

Chaukar quits Tata Tele Maharashtra
Kishore Chaukar has resigned as Director of Tata Tele Maharashtra.

Nath appointed Director of Greenply Industries
Upendra Nath has been appointed Director of Greenply Industries.

Malhotra quits SBEC Sugar
Rajeev Malhotra has resigned as CFO of SBEC Sugar.

Nambiar appointed as Director of Panasonic Appliances India
Ajit Nambiar has been appointed as Director of Panasonic Appliances India.

Khurody quits Forbes India
ND Khurody has resigned as Director of Forbes India.

Sadasivudu quits Bhagiradha Chemicals and Industries Ltd
D Sadasivudu, Executive Director of Bhagiradha Chemicals and Industries Ltd has resigned from the company.However, he will continue to be a Director of the company.

Chaukar ceases to be Chairman, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd
Kishor A Chaukar, Chairman of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd has ceased to be Chairman of the company.

Bansal quits Surya Roshni Ltd
Arvind Kumar Bansal, Whole-Time Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Surya Roshni Ltd. has resigned from the company.

Verma elevated as Senior Vice Chairman and MD, Punjab Communications Ltd
Anurag Verma, IAS has been elevated from the post of Managing Director to Senior Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab Communications Ltd.

Pathak appointed Addl. Director, Punjab Communications Ltd
A K Pathak has been appointed as Additional Director of Punjab Communications Ltd.

Challu appointed Addl. Director, Greenply Industries Ltd
Greenply Industries Ltd has appointed Upendra Nath Challu as Additional Director of the company with immediate effect.

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PM's mistimed foreign trip

When Government is facing serious corruption charges, both houses of Parliament are running in deadlock, when Coalgate is in its full fury, our PM goes out to attend NAM summit, which however, has no relevance in the changed scenario. Isn't PM evading his responsibility or is he
showing to opposition and people at large that he doesn't care for whatever happens in the country.

Ashish

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the same predicament

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in the same predicament as A K Antony was when he was Chief Minister of Kerala in 2001-04.Though claiming to be honest himself, he was harbouring and protecting all the totally-corrupt ministers in his cabinet. So the people grew antipathetic to him and his popularity rating plummeted to the lowest level which was eloquently expressed through the electoral verdict in the Lok Sabha election in 2004 when the Congress could not win even a single seat in the state. Though Antony tried to cling on to his chief ministerial chair, he had to resign within two months. Anotny was also fostering all corrupt civil servants and hounding the honest officers with a vengeance. Some of these corrupt civil servants are now repeating their game in Delhi in the government of India and wreaking their vengeance on their superiors, ministers and secretaries, when divested of their lactiferous multiple postings.

C K Najib

For IPS, promotion is a ritual

Constable in current police structure count for more than 87 percent but they have no investigation power nor training and it is going on from 1861. The pseudo top cops of India (IPS) are responsible for policy formulation for this lot and result is there are constables in Police with 30-35 years of service. For IPS, promotion is a ritual. They all become LT. Generals with duty of a Head constable(Yea ! they go to ops with 6-7 people and get killed like sitting ducks but awarded highest gallantry medals due to seniority of Badges of Rank.

Arindam Jit

TAIL PIECE

Main power of Indian politics in the hands of Women!!

Gendhia

RIT

Protection to third party information under RTI Act

The appellant sought a number of information regarding a certain property. The Public Information Officer (PIO) refused to furnish information as the owners of the property denied their consent for disclosure of information under section11 of the Act. The First Appellate Authority (FAA) overruled the order of PIO and allowed the appellant to seek complete documents regarding the property. The third party filed an appeal before the Central Information Commission (CIC). The CIC observed that the FAA has neither provided any reasons for overruling the order of the PIO for directing disclosure of the personal information to the RTI applicant, nor recorded any larger public interest while arriving at this conclusion. The CIC held that the FAA appeared to have pronounced his orders without due application of mind and without keeping in mind the relevant provisions under the RTI Act. The Commission further stated that within the transparency Act the right to privacy and personal information have been placed on a separate footing and are protected under the provisions of Section 8(1) (j), Section 10, Section 11 and Section 19(4) of the Act. The Commission upheld the order of PIO and dismissed the appeal.

Citation: Mr. Brij Mohan Kohli v. Chandigarh Administration in Appeal/Complaint No. CIC/DS/A/2011/003691 and CIC/DS/C/2012/000698

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)