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BUREAUCRACY

Vishwapati Trivedi being shifted to Inland Waterways Authority of India
Vishwapati Trivedi, who currently on central deputation is Secretary, Mining in the Government of India (GoI) is being shifted as Secretary of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Rajen Habib Khwaja to be Secretary, Mining
As the grapevine has it, Rajen Habib Khwaja, who on central deputation, is Secretary,Tourism in the Government of India (GoI) is being posted as Mining .He is a 1976 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre..

Pervez Dewan poised to be new Secretary, Tourism
Pervez Dewan is going to be new Secretary, Tourism in the Government of India. Dewan is an IAS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to Jammu & Kashmir cadre.

10 IPS officers retiring in September
As many as 10 officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of various batches and cadres are retiring in September, 2012. The officers include: M Sekar of Gujarat cadre; Anirudh Uppal and D S Manhas of Himachal Pradesh cadre; Gulzar Singh of Jammu and Kashmir cadre; Anil Kaushik of Punjab cadre; Gajanand Verma of Rajasthan cadre; K Vijay Kumar of Tamil Nadu cadre; Gut Bachan Lal and Sridhar Pathak of Uttar Pradesh cadre and Vijay Raghav Pant of Uttarakhand cadre.

No state has full strength of IAS and IPS officers
There is no state in the country which has full strength of IAS and IPS officers at present.

No move to raise retirement age of SC Judges
According to Law Ministry sources there is no move to raise the retirement age of the Supreme Court Judges.

Sidharth gets additional charge
Sidharth, Joint Secretary in Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi, Government of India, has been given additional charge of CEO of Price Stabilisation Fund Trust (PSFT) for six months. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Rajani Shankaran appointed Director Finance BHAVINI
Ms Rajani Shankaran has been appointed as Director Finance, Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (BHAVINI)Under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India which is equivalent to Joint secretary Post. She is an IA&AS officer of1989 batch.

76 posts vacant in Allahabad High Court
As many as 76 posts of Judges have been lying vacant in Allahabad High Court against an approved strength of 160. The vacant posts include 20 posts of Permanent Judges against 76 approved strength and 56 of Additional Judges against 84 approved strength.

UP govt asked to relieve IPS for central deputation
The MHA has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to relieve Abhinav Kumar for central deputation. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer.

Rao appointed in National Water Mission
M Satyanarayan Rao has been appointed as Advisor Co-ordination and Monitoring Secretariat, National Water Mission in the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. He is a 1983 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer cadre officer of Odisha cadre.

Chairman of National Green Commission next month
Chairman of the National Green Tribunal is being appointed early next month.

Narendra is new Director Defence
Narendra has been appointed new Director Defence. He is a 1993 batch IRAS officer.

Whistle blower IFS officer may address fourth-phase training of IPS officers
Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the whistle blower IFS officer of Haryana cadre, may address the 4th phase training of IPS officers on September 29 at National Police Academy, Hyderabad.

Corruption charges against 3 officers in WCL
As many as three officials have been charged with corrupt practices in Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL). The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has recommended action against such officers.

1991 batch IFS officers still DFO in UP
A 1991 batch IFS officers continue to rot as DFO s in districts even now serving under 2010 batch district collectors in Uttar Pradesh.

Shashi Shekhar is AS & FA in Environment and Forests
Shashi Shekhar, Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Environment and Forests. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
(We said this on September 20, 2012)

Gawande to move to Kampala
Third Secretary in Indian High Commission in Nairobi Rajiv Gawande has been transferred to Kampala.

Rajakumar quits service
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, K E C Rajakumar has resigned from the service.

Symal Dutta posted as OSD, CCIT, Delhi region
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, Syamal Dutta, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, has been posted as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Delhi region.

Justice Sikri appointed CJ, Punjab & Haryana HC
Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice A K Sikri has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
(We said this on July 23, 2012)

Justice Murugesan appointed CJ, Delhi High Court
Justice Darmar Murugesan has been appointed as Chief Justice, Delhi High Court. He is presently Judge in the Madras High Court.
(We said this on July 23, 2012)

Manjula Chellur is Chief Justice, Kerala HC
Justice Manjula Chellur, Judge of the High Court of Kerala, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala.

Five IPS officers shifted after promotion to ADGP, IGP in MP
As many as five officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred after promotion to ADGP and IGP in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, D S Sengar has been promoted and posted as ADGP, STF, PHQ, Bhopal while M K Mudgal is promoted as IG, Complaints, PHQ, Bhopal and M S Kanwar is IG, Fire Service, Indore. Similarly, G P Uikey has been promoted as IG, PHQ, Bhopal and L L Ahirwar is posted as IG (Vigilance), Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited.

Dr Anil Kumar Singh is VC, Agriculture University, Gwalior
Dr Anil Kumar Singh has appointed as Vice-chancellor of Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Agriculture University, Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

Sarvesh Kaushal is new President, Punjab IAS Officers' Assn. (UPDATED)
A 1982 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, Sarvesh Kaushal has been elected as new President of Punjab State IAS Officers' Association while Suresh Kumar is Senior Vice President of the same. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of this State cadre. Besides, Ms Kusumjit Siddhu has also been elected as Vice President. She is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

DEBATE
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CORPORATE


CWC MD receives Agriculture Leadership Award
B B Pattanaik, Managing Director, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) has received Agriculture Leadership Award 2012 instituted by Agriculture Today, the national agriculture magazine, on September 19, 2012 at New Delhi for his exceptional business leadership and strategic management skills. The award was presented by Harish Rawat, Minister of State for Agriculture & Food Processing Industry in the presence of Prof P K Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and K P Mohanan, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Kerala. The award was presented in recognition of Pattanaik's contribution in increasing the seed production and marketing by the National Seeds Corporation Ltd. during his tenure as Chairman & Managing Director from 2004 to 2008 and in organizing training of farmers on Post Harvest Technology and loss minimization at farm level, creation of additional storage capacity and various CSR activities during his current tenure as Managing Director, CWC.

SAIL shareholders approve provision of 'Buyback of shares' at AGM
"SAIL has taken various initiatives in optimizing operations, better value addition in downstream units, reducing coke consumption by enhancing alternate fuels like Coal Dust Injection in blast furnaces etc", said C.S. Verma, Chairman of Maharatna Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), at the company's 40th Annual General Meeting held here today. Notwithstanding the short term dampeners in the Indian and the world economy, he expressed confidence in the growth of the Indian steel industry driven by the increased infrastructure investment and higher pace of urbanisation. "In terms of per capita consumption of finished steel, India at 57 kg lags behind the world average of 214.7 kg, indicating a huge potential for growth", he said. SAIL has planned a capex of Rs 12,000 crore for FY '13 after incurring a capital expenditure of Rs 11,021 crore in FY'12. Apprising shareholders on the status of modernisation & expansion, Verma informed that the completed new facilities include new Coke Oven Battery No.11 and Wire Rod Mill at IISCO Steel Plant, Sinter Plant No.3 & Coke Oven Battery No.6 at Rourkela Steel Plant and 700 tpd Air Separation Unit at Oxygen Plant-2 at Bhilai Steel Plant. SAIL's modernisation and expansion program being implemented at an expenditure of around Rs. 72,000 crores, besides targeting higher production, also addresses the need for eliminating technological obsolescence, achieving energy savings, enriching product-mix, reducing pollution and developing mines & collieries. Further, interacting with the shareholders Verma informed that the majority of the facilities of the on-going phase of modernisation & expansion of SAIL are likely to be completed in the current fiscal.

MP Tourism to celebrate 'World Tourism Day' on Sept 27
Madhya Pradesh Tourism is celebrating 'World Tourism Day' on September 27, 2012 as a part of United Nation world Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)'s theme 'Tourism and Sustainable Energy' aiming to highlight tourism's role in a brighter energy future. Honouring the archives, adventure and Kala Yatra are the key programmes.

Kohli appointed Part-time Director, Shipping Corporation of India Ltd
Shipping Corporation of India Ltd has appointed Sunil Kohli, Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor , Ministry of Shipping , as Part-time Official Director on the Board of the company w.e.f. September 21, 2012.

Chibber ceases to be Part-time Director, Shipping Corporation of India Ltd
Vijay Chhibber has ceased to be Part-time Official Director on the Board of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.

Agarwal is Chairman Emeritus, Kanpur Plastipack Ltd
The designation of the Executive Chairman of Kanpur Plastipack Ltd Mahesh Swarup Agarwal has been now changed to Chairman Emeritus

Parida appointed Director, CMS Infotech Ltd
Akshya Kumar Parida has been appointed as Director of CMS Infotech Ltd.

Jain quits Zyden Gentec Ltd
Ms Kanak Lata Jain has resigned as Company Secretary of Zyden Gentec Ltd.

Shah appointed Director of Bluechip Stockspin
Maulik Shah has been appointed as director of Bluechip Stockspin.

Raghunathan quits Dabur India
S Raghunathan has resigned as CFO of Dabur India

Sharma appointed Director of KIC Metalik
Laxmi Narayan Sharma has been appointed as Director of KIC Metalik.

Panchariya appointed as Director of K Sera Sera
Satish Panchariya has been appointed as Director of K Sera Sera.

Ghosh appointed Director of Foundry Fuel Product
Kamal Ghosh has been appointed as Director of Foundry Fuel Product.

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Kumar is no exception
What all good things mentioned about him is entirely true. But when it comes to carrier prospects of CAPF officers, all IPS are alike as well insensible and Vijay Kumar is no exception. If not true what noticeable improvements are made by him for improvement of promotional and carrier prospects of CRPF officers. At least he should try for implementation NFU to CRPF and CAPF officers during his extended tenure which will go a long way.
K Ramasri

RIT

Would Civil Services Officers' Institute provide reservation in Group C and D posts?

The appellant wanted to know whether the Civil Services Officers' Institute would provide reservation in the permanent Group C and D posts when these would be filled up in future. The Public Information Officer (PIO) informed the appellant that they had no permanent posts and that all posts were filled up with contractual employees. He also stated that the government rules on reservation were not applicable to their organization as they are a society. During the hearing before the Central Information Commission (CIC), the appellant submitted that the reservation rules of the government would be applicable to the Public Authority. The respondent submitted that it would not be possible to provide any information about what might happen in future. He also stated that at present they had no permanent employees and that all the employees had been engaged on contract basis. The CIC rejected the appeal stating that the appellant had sought information about the future and not about any existing information which the PIO was not obliged to provide.

Comments

Under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, it is not open to the citizens to ask for information about what might happen in future. Only the information available on records can be sought through an
application and the PIO is not obliged to give answers to hypothetical queries under the RTI Act.

Citation: Mr. Harender Singh v. Civil Services Officers' Institute in File No. CIC/SM/A/2011/002337

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)