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Why did PM meet President?
Why did Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday evening? Anybody's guess.

Will reshuffle take place on 15 September?
If insiders are to be believed September 15 may prove to be the curtain raiser day for much awaited and too much discussed reshuffle of UPA-II government. Will it?

Who will emerge as the dark horse?
If some insiders are to be believed Ex Chief Secretary, UP Govt. and Congress MP from Barabanki Lok Sabha constituency Panna Lal Punia, may prove to be the dark horse in the UPA Government's reshuffle.

Two berths are said to be reserved as Rahul's quota?
Whispers in the corridors of power-politics are that as much as two berths have been reserved as Rahul's quota which would be allotted to those recommended by RG.

Is Coal scam part of corporate warfare?
It is heard that Coal block allocation has at the heart of it the duel between two major companies. Both out to kill each other and settle scores.

Why are Mulayam and Mamta quiet?
With the coal scam hitting in the UPA's face it is heard that coal block allotees are making a beeline to Mulayam Singh and Mamta Bannerjee.

Arjun Munda back to near normal routine
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda who had a providential escape on May 9, 2012 is now back to near normal routine. Arjun Munda is sitting for longer durations to review working of state government's different departments. Earlier, he was running the Government from his home. A film festival is going to be opened on September 12, 2012.

BUREAUCRACY

Najib Shah to be new DG, Revenue Intelligence ?
In all probability, a 1979 batch IRS (C&CE) officer Najib Shah will succeed R S Sidhu on October 1 as DG, Revenue Intelligence. This is considered to be a sensitive appointment. Shah, a student of Political Science is presently Chief Commissioner of Customs - Delhi Zone and was Joint Secretary Drawback in the Department of Revenue.

Rana to be DG, Vigilance
SS Rana will in all probability become DG, Vigilance in the C&CE against a vacant post. He is expected to join this month end.

Nov. 2012 sets the race for the post of Director, CBI
CBI, Director Amar Pratap Singh is retiring November this year. Rumour mills have started as who would be the next CBI, Director. He is a 1974 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Will DG, CRPF get an extension for six months?
Latest Whispers in the corridors of power is that DG, CRPF K Vijay Kumar may get an extension for six months.

Vinod Zutshi elevated in EC
Vinod Zutshi has been elevated in the Election Commission as Additional Secretary. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
(We said this on September 6, 2012)

Rohit Nandan elevated
CMD, Air India Rohit Nadan has been elevated to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Amar Sinha to return MEA Hqs
Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce, Amar Sinha is returning to the Ministry of External Affairs Headquarters on promotion. He is a 1982 batch IFS officer.

Andhra cadre IAS likely to be ED, Personnel in FCI
As the grapevine has it, an IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre is strong contender for the post of Executive Director (ED) Personnel in FCI.

Aseem Shrivastava to join GoI
As the grapevine has it, Aseem Shrivastava on central deputation is poised to join as Member, Secretary in the National Commission for Protection of Children Rights (NCPCR). He is an Indian Forest (IFS) officer of the 1982 batch who belongs to the Gujarat cadre.

S K Pattanayak selected as Director (Fin.), HECL
S K Pattanayak, FA & CAO, Indian Railways, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 11, 2012.

MHA forwards three names of ADG to Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has forwarded a panel of three IPS officers to the Ministry of Railway for the Appointment as an ADG. They are: Arun Chandra Varma, Addl.DGP 1979 batch Bihar cadre, Ms Archana Ramasundaram, Addl.DGP 1980 batch TN cadre and Radhakrishna Kini, IG/Director- Research, BPR&D New Delhi 1981batch, Bihar cadre

Rajiv Kumar is front runner for DGP, Jharkhand
With the hectic lobbying going on for the slot of DGP in Jharkhand; if insiders are to be believed, Rajiv Kumar, senior most among all the three contenders, is said to be the front runner.

CVO, BSNL gets extension in tenure
Central deputation tenure of A N Sharma as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been extended for three months. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Race begins for DGP, Meghalaya
With the tenure of the Meghalaya DGP, N Ramachandran ending on October 31, the race has started for the post.

Deputation tenure of Eshwar extended
Deputation tenure of M Eshwar, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad has been extended for a period of two years till December 29,2014. He is a 1994 batch ITS officer.

Arunachal Pradesh, DGP transferred to Delhi
Ms Kanwaljit Deol, DGP, Arunachal Pradesh has been transferred to New Delhi. She will be joining shortly in Delhi Police. She is an IPS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Maheshwari is new DGP of Arunachal Pradesh
KK Maheswari, DG, Home Guard, GNCT Delhi has been transferred as DGP, Arunachal Pradesh. He is an IPS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

IAS officer appointed CVO of FCI
Bijay Kumar presently working as Managing Director, National Horticulture Board has been appointed as CVO in the Food Corporation of India (FCI), New Delhi. He is a 1986 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer.

Ms Beena Yadav gets selection grade
Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, Ms Beena Yadav presently working as Joint Director (News), Doordarshan News, New Delhi, has been accorded selection grade.

Lal to join GoI
Himanshu Kumar Lal is all set to go on deputation to the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

Gangadhar to move Berlin
P S Gangadhar, Second Secretary in Damascus is moving to Berlin in place of Counsellor Ashok Kumar whose posting will be decided later.

IRS (IT) officer Jagdish empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer of 1985 batch, Jagdish has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or Equivalent in the Government of India.

Smita S Chaudhuri empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IA&AS) officer of 1990 batch, Smita S Chaudhuri has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India.

Shashi Bala Srivastava empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) officer of 1989 batch, Shashi Bala Srivastava has been empanelled as Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Two PA promoted as PS
Two Personal Assistants (PA) have been promoted to the grade of PS of CSSS. They include Nitin Jain of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Deepak Ramvani of Justice in Government of India.

IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh
There is IAS reshuffle in Andhra Pradesh. New postings are AP Sawhney, Principal Secretary, Health, Vinod Agrawal PS, Stamps and Registration Department, Adhar Sinha MD of the Hyderabad Water Board , Shalini Mishra, Vice Chairman and MD of AP Industrial Development Corporation, A R Sukumar ,Principal Secretary of BC welfare, B Kishore Commissioner Department of Survey, Settlement and Land Records, GD Aruna, Labour Commissioner, K Devanand and MD of Rajiv Swagruha Corporation.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in MP (UPDATED)
A number of officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Abid Khan has been appointed as CSP, Indore while Ajit will now be CSP, Jabalpur and Ashutosh Pratap Singh is being made CSP, Govindpura, Bhopal. Similarly, D Kalyan Chakravorty has been posted as SDOP, Patan, Jabalpur; Gaurav Kumar Tiwari as CSP, Ratlam; Yusuf Qureshi as SDOP, Dabra, Gwalior; Nimish Agrawal as CSP, Chhattarpur and Sidharth Bahuguna has been posted as SDOP, Seoni.

Dr Pandey posted as OSD, Naronha Academy in MP (UPDATED)
Dr Gopa Pandey has been posted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD), NCVP Naronha Academy of Administration, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. She is a 1982 batch officer of Indian Forest Service (IFS) of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Nithiyanandam posted as Special CP, Intelligence, Delhi (UPDATED)
S Nithiyanandam, CVO, MCD, Delhi, has been appointed as Special CP, Intelligence, Police Headquarters, New Delhi. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Vipin Bihari Chaudhary is Commandant, Home Guard, Delhi (UPDATED)
Vipin Bihari Chaudhary, Vice-Principal, Police Training Centre, has been transferred as Commandant, Home Guard, New Delhi. He is a 1997 batch
officer of DANIPS cadre.

Irshad Haider relieved to join as Staff Officer, CP, Delhi (UPDATED)
Mohammed Irshad Haider, Additional CP, Traffic, has been relieved to join as Staff Officer, CP, Delhi. He is a 1997 batch officer of DANIPS cadre.

10 IRS (Customs) officers shifted (UPDATED)
As many as 10 officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS-Customs) have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Harish Kumar has been shifted to Central Excise, Vadodara while Rachna is being transferred to Central Excise, Vizag and Shirishkumar is posted to CESTAT, Mumbai. Similarly, Bidyarani Konthoujam has been transferred to Customs (Prev), Patna; Madan Mohan to CX, Meerut; Rajesh Kumar Aggarwal to DGICCE; S M Mani to NACEN Chennai; Mudit Kumar to CX, Lucknow; Ranjan Prakash to NACEN, Mumbai and Shaukat Ali has been shifted to DGICCE, Mumbai.

Suchismita Palai is OSD, CCIT, Delhi region (UPDATED)
Suchismita Palai, Commissioner of Income Tax, has been posted as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Delhi region.

A D James posted Under Secretary, DoPT (UPDATED)
A D James has been appointed Under Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Condolence meeting held to pay tribute to S B Lal (UPDATED)
A condolence meeting was held to pay tributes to S B Lal at Chinmay Mission, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on September 12, 2012. Lal, who was a 1952 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, passed away on September 9, 2012.

PM Dr Singh inaugurates 'Emerging Kerala 2012' at Kochi (UPDATED)
Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh inaugurated the event 'Emerging Kerala-2012-Global Connect' in Kochi on September 12, 2012. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said, "I am delighted to be once again in this beautiful state of Kerala. The State festival of Onam has just passed and I wish all Keralites, both resident and non-resident, happiness and sustained prosperity in the coming year. Before I proceed further, let me extend a very warm welcome to our foreign dignitaries: members of the diplomatic community, and other distinguished participants from all parts of the world, who are present with us today. I compliment my friend, the Chief Minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy and the Government of Kerala, the CII and NASSCOM for organizing this mega event Emerging Kerala 2012- Global Connect. I am particularly happy that this is not a one-off event but the beginning of a process which would bring together government and corporate leaders, heads of regulatory institutions, economists, scholars and eminent men and women from various walks of life every two years to find ways and means and explore new pathways to make Kerala a power-house of sustained economic and social development". On this occasion, Governor of Kerala, Dr. H R Bhardwaj, Defence Minister, A K Antony, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Vayalar Ravi, Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy and Chief Secretary of State K Jayakumar were also present.

CORPORATE
Salve appointed Director (HR), Steria India
Ajoy Salve has been appointed as Director (HR), Steria India.

S K Pattanayak selected as Director (Fin.), HECL
S K Pattanayak, FA & CAO, Indian Railways, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 11, 2012.

Ravimohan appointed RBI Nominee Director, Bank of India
The Central Government has nominated P R Ravimohan, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Bhopal as Reserve Bank of India Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Bank of India in place of P K Panda with immediate effect .

Jain ceases to be Director, Reliance Capital
CP Jain has ceased to be Director, Reliance Capital.

Modi appointed Company Secy., SAL Steel Ltd
SAL Steel Ltd has appointed Hardik Modi as Company Secretary of the company.

Ghosh quits ABP Group
Sabyasachi Ghosh has resigned as Vice President (Bengali Magazines), ABP Group.

Singh appointed Addl. Director, LS Industries Ltd
LS Industries Ltd has appointed Avtar Singh as an Additional Director of the company.

Wadhwa quits LS Industries Ltd
Ashish Wadhwa has resigned as Director of LS Industries Ltd with immediate effect

Mishra appointed Head (Group Planning), Bates India
Bates India has appointed Sourabh Mishra as National Planning Head as well as Group Chief Strategy Officer.

Bhatia elevated as GM, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa
Sanzeev Bhatia has been elevated to the post of General Manager, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa.

Khan appointed Exec. VP & Head (Mumbai Ops.), TBWA/India
TBWA\India has appointed Aejaz Khan as Executive Vice President as well as Head ( Mumbai operation).

Verma appointed Interim CEO, Steria India
Sanjeev Verma, Chief Financial Officer of Steria India has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company

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When asked to bend, they crawl !

This is true of most civil servants. If only they are true to their conscience, even a corrupt politician can be reformed

B C Balasubramanian

Lack of representation of SC/ST in higher positions

Now that the facts are laid bare - Bad CR's, deliberate slapping of vigilance cases, Backlog vacancies etc are the main reasons for lack of representation of SC/ST at higher echleons and not lack of Merit or Efficiency, why even Foreign Trainings/visits are denied to SC/ST officers. So all SC/ST officers wake up , unite and Agitate for your Rights ! Time to fight blatant discrimination in bureaucracy ! We together can do it.

A E Rao

SC/ST officers don't want deputation at centre

Most SC/ST officers do not want to come to the centre on deputation. They would rather lord it over like feudal lords in the states. They become MPs after their service period since they have reservations in politics also. Why should they come to the Central Secretariat and work?

Arjun Mallick

All not availing Reservation facility

Many people are not aware of the fact that many children from the Dalit communities whose parents are well placed are not availing Reservations. They are doing well and please don't insult their efficiency. Among 100 if just one or two are from dalit communities its not a big deal.

Gautam

It is better to increase the retirement age

One of the reasons why S C and S T officers are not there at senior level is because they join service late and therefore retire early. In my view, instead of giving reservation in promotion, it may be better to increase the retirement age for these officers so that they serve for atleast 34 to 35 years which is the normal service done by general candidates. This will help the competent and meritorious officers amongst the S C and S T to reach at the top like others and will help
them in overcoming the initial disadvantage of joining the service late.

P C Tripathi

Whose is fault is this?

So many persons and the Governments say that caste discrimination still exists. It has been more than sixty years that the reservations on caste basis have been going on. It is strange that even after all these years of reservations the problem still exists. Whose is fault is this? Is it the fault of the people belonging to the upper caste? The reserved category people have been getting reservations at every stage of life whether it is for education at primary level (including cost of books and uniforms free of cost) or at higher education level and jobs and promotions, business etc. for almost five decades. Every government say that they eradicating caste system from the society but at time a child is being admitted in a school the caste and religion of the child are asked. First of all this should be stopped. Secondly every person should be known by his or her name only without the caste name/religion prefixed or suffixed. Even the name of parents also should not contain any caste name or religion in it then only the casteless society can be created.

Krishnan

SC/ST ignored in Foreign Trainings

Surveys have indicated that foreign trainings are grabbed by the so called upper caste officers and due to tag of SC/ST , even the deserving candidates from SC/ST are totally ignored when it comes to Foreign trainings. Those responsible should regulate this and make such mechanisms that only few people don't go again and again bypassing rules and secondly, ensure that reserved candidates also get equal opportunities as far as foreign training/assignments are
concerned.

Dinesh; A Civil Servant.

Promotion in reservation

How many SC/ST officers have been elevated to Secretary level posts since independence will clear the doubts in the mind of those who thinks that there is no discrimination against these categories. There are many cases wherein either false cases are framed against these officers or their ACR's are spoiled/given below bench mark entries so that they do not get promotions after certain level. Hard but true fact.

Tarun Kumar

Which process of appointment is transparent?

Particularly the post retirement positions as many if not more than the secretary level appointments or constitutional positions. Generally people not having even the basic knowledge of the job are positions only due to political reasons. Why not merge these with the regular secretary level positions? What the professor, the PM is doing? If he cannot do justice, is there a justification to cling to the position?

Prakash

A welcome sign

It is a welcome sign that the PMO is trying to erase its reputation as a mere 'rubber stamp'. This is necessary because the senior IAS officers are to adept at manipulating the system to their advantage.

Vinay Shah

TAIL=PIECE

The similarity between " Koyla " movie and "Koyla" scam------ ?

Answer- Dono mein Hero gunga tha-- ha ha ha

RIT

Can an appellant demand inforamtion in Hindi under RTI?

The appellant sought information in Hindi regarding ICDS projects operating in Delhi including details of each project on a CD, number of Anganwadi centers operating along with details of Anganwadi centers, details of budget allocations for each Anganwadi and also the details of beneficiaries (women and children) of Anganwadi centers etc..

The appellant filed a complaint before the Central Information Commission (CIC) alleging non-disposal of his request by the Public Information Officer(PIO) and First Appellate Authority (FAA). The respondents stated that information has been furnished by all the 94 PIOs of different ICDS
projects to the appellant and that they had provided the information as available in the records and some on CDs in cases where the information was available as computer data. The appellant stated that only 71 PIOs had furnished him the information, that too in a delayed manner and it has not been translated into Hindi or provided on CD. Further, the FAA had not bothered to dispose off his appeal.

The CIC issued SCN to the PIOs as to why penalty u/s 20(1) should not be imposed upon them for not responding to the RTI Application within the prescribed time period. The CIC also directed the FAA to show cause as to why disciplinary action should not be recommended against him. The CIC ruled that there is no provision for translating documents and then providing them to the Applicant under RTI Act. The CIC also ruled that information may be provided on CD, free of cost if the information is already available as a computer record. Details of all ICDS projects including budgets allocated to them, details of personnel working for these projects etc. were directed to be put up on the website of the Department as per section 4(2) of the RTI Act.

Comments

Translation or reducing the documents to electronic form in order to transfer them on to a CD just because the Appellant wants the information on a CD, is not mandated as per the RTI Act.

Citation: Mr. Shiv Kumar Saxena v. Department of Women and Child Development in File No: CIC/AD/A/2012/000794

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)