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BUREAUCRACY

Surajit Mitra to be Vice Chancellor of IIFT
Outgoing Secretary Minority Affairs in the Government of India, Surajit Mitra is all set to take over as Vice Chancellor of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade for a period of five years. He is 1977 batch retired IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

D S Mishra to be Joint Secretary, Mines?
D S Mishra will be appointed new Joint Secretary Mines in the Government of India. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. His name has reached the ACC.

Sudha Krishnan to be JS (Pers.), in Finance Ministry
Ms Sudha Krishnan is being tipped to be new Joint Secretary (Pers.) in the Department of Finance in the Government of India. She is an IA&AS officer.

Ms. Madhulika Sukul gets two years study leave
Ms Madhulika Sukul, who on central deputation is Joint Secretary Expenditure, has been granted two years study leave. She is an IDAS officer of 1982 batch.

Gudey Srinivas gets three months extension
Joint Secretary, Mines in the Government of India, Gudey Srinivas has been given three months extension in his deputation tenure. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Cyriac gets additional charge of Secretary, Fertilisers
K Jose Cyriac Secretary Chemicals and Petrochemicals Government of India will be looking after additional charge of the Department of Fertilizers for three months . He is an IAS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.

Aggarwal gets additional charge of Secretary, Legislative Affairs
B A Aggarwal, Secretary, Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India will be looking after additional charge of Department of Legislative Affairs for three months.

Shekhar Agrawal gets additional charge of Ex-Servicemen,Welfare
Shekhar Agrawal, Secretary,Defence Production, Ministry of Defense, Government of India will be looking after additional charge of the Department of Ex-Servicemen, Welfare for three months.He is an IAS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the UP cadre.

Orders of Justice Sikri in a week or two
Official orders of Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Arjan Kumar Sikri for the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court are being issued in a week or two.
(We said this on July 21, 2012)

Gujaral was conspicuous by absence?
Secretary, Expenditure in the Government of India, R S Gujral was conspicuous by his absence at the meeting of Additional Secretaries and FAs convened by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday in the North Block..

R K Dube to be CMD of Canara Bank
Executive Director Central Bank of India, R K Dube is likely to be appointed CMD of the Canara Bank,

M P Eshwar selected as CMD, Instrumentation Ltd
M P Eshwar, Deputy GM, HPCL, has been selected for the post of CMD, Instrumentation Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 3, 2012. As many as five persons were interviewed for the same.

Ajay Bhatnagar is new IG (Administration), CISF
Ajay Bhatnagar, IG, Airport, Sector, CISF , HQ, New Delhi has been transferred as IG-Admin, CISF, HQ, New Delhi in place of Harsh Vardhan Chaturvedi. He is an IPS officer of 1989 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand cadre.
Rozara appointed Member, Authority, IT
Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) officer, T B C Rozara working as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-III, New Delhi, has quit the service in order to join as Member, Authority for Advance Ruling (Income Tax).

H L Karwa took charge as President, ITAT, Mumbai on a holiday
H L Karwa took over the charge as new President of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai on September 1,2012 which was a holiday on account of Saturday. Prior to his elevation to the post of President, Karwa, had been serving as Vice President of ITAT, Chandigarh. Karwa will continue to hold additional charge of the Chandigarh Bench. Promotions of Chief Commissioners in CBEC are stuck. The promotions of Chief Commissioners in CBEC are stuck very badly since UPSC is asking for review DPC of the ad hoc promotees as a pre requisite for holding of the DPC. The Personnel Department of CBEC is caught in internal conflict and chances of the review DPC is remote in the present scenario. The promotions of CC's in CBEC has always been delayed vis a vis the CBDT one reason could be that the cadre of CBDT is managed by IRS officers and that of CBEC, by outsiders. Officers of CBEC are now hoping for divine inspiration in the shape of Mr Chidambaram to bring things on track insofar as timely promotions are concerned. This impression is bolstered by the opportunity given by FM to the officers, in the Conference of CC's and DG's of CBEC on 28th August, to openly discuss and voice thoughts on the way forward for the Tax Administration. One suggestion which found immediate acceptance by the FM was in regard to giving powers to Chief Commissioners to make changes of charges of the Commissioners in their jurisdiction.

Where is the list of CSS cadre officers?
The official empanelment-promotion letter for CSS cadre officers from Director to Joint Secretary/SAG Grade has not yet been issued for the year 2012 by the DOPT. The list of officers to be approved is either held up the Ministry of Home Affairs or the Prime Minister's office. Many CSS officers are wondering why it is taking so long for the empanelment as many officers in similar grade in the Central Service and All India Services have been promoted so earlier in 2012. Also, the level G foreign training which has been twice postponed by the DOPT from July 2012 has not been revived yet.

Swarup Nandkeolyar is DG (DT), Central Receipt, New Delhi
Swarup Nandkeolyar, Director General of Audit, Central Receipt, New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Director General (DT) in this office under the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).

Pathak is back to Delhi Police
Dependra Pathak Director (Exploration I) Ministry Of Petroleum and Natural Gas Government of India is back to the parent UT cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Meena is new ACP, Prashant Vihar in Delhi
Santosh Kumar Meena on completion of training has been transferred as ACP Prashant Vihar(Outer Distt) Delhi Police. He is an IPS officer of 2010 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Eight posts of First Secy. /Second Secy. in Indian Missions abroad lying vacant
As many as eight posts of First Secretary/Second Secretary, Commerce, are still lying vacant. Despite of the posts sanctioned for Indian Missions abroad, to take care of the commercial interests of the country, appointments have not been made as yet. These posts have been sanctioned for Indian Missions in Jakarta, Luanda, Kinshasa, Maputo, Kampala, Bogota, Tashkent and Phnom Penh.

Bhola Nath to be empanelled?
Bhola Nath, DG/Director (F&R)Services, Chennai, is likely to be empanelled to the rank of DG in the Government of India. He is an IPS officer of 1976 batch who belongs to the
Tamil Nadu cadre.

Lal joins in Delhi
Manoj Kumar Lal has joined as Joint Director, (JD, VS1) Intelligence Bureau (IB), Government of India, New Delhi, in place of Dinkar Gupta. He is an IPS officer of 1988 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.
(We said this on August 6, 2012)

Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd. likely to find new CMD soon
Whispers in the corridors of power are that Kunji Lal Meena, CMD of JVVNL, Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited, is likely to be replaced soon. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Who would replace Kunjilal Meena as CMD, JVVNL?
Speculation has started doing rounds as who would replace Kunjilal Meena as the CMD of 'Jaipur Vidyut Vikas Nigam Limited'. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

JMC, CEO likely to be changed soon?
As the grapevine has it, CEO of Jaipur Municipal Corporation, Dr Loknath Soni, is like to be replaced soon.

Seven IAS officers in Madhya Pradesh shifted
As many as seven Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers in Madhya Pradesh have been transferred. Accordingly, Pankaj Agrawal (1992) has been posted as Commissioner, Health while Ravindra Pastor (1992) will now be CEO, MGNREGS and Manohar Agnani (1993) is Commissioner, Integrated Child Development Service and ex-officio Mission Director, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bal Arogya and Nutrition Scheme. Similarly, Neeraj Mandloi (1993) has been appointed as Secretary, Finance; Anupam Rajan (1993) as Additional Secretary, Commerce, Industries and Employment; D D Agrawal (1995) as Mission Director, NRHM and Manish Singh has been posted Managing Director, AKVN, Indore.

IAS postings in Sikkm
1995 batch IAS officer R Telang will be new Secretary to the Sikkim Governor. Present Secretary 1993 batch IAS officer M G Kiran has been posted as Secretary Finance. 1996 batch IAS officer Mrs. Nalini G. Pradhan Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Cultural Affairs and Heritage Department shall hold the additional charge of Secretary, Toursim and
Civil Aviation Department .

Sangwan moves to Tehran
Director, MOIA in the Ministry of External Affairs, Yogeshwar Sangwan has been moved to Tehran as DCM.

JMC CEO poised to become Director, DIPR, Rajasthan
As the grapevine has it, CEO of Jaipur Municipal Corporation, Dr Loknath Soni, is poised to be appointed as the Director, Dept. of Information & Public Relations, Govt. of Rajasthan. The slot was lying vacant after the retirement of Shyam Sundar Mishra.

Hooda shifted to GOC 16 Corps unit
Lt. Gen., D S Hooda, CSO, HQ SFC, has been posted to GOC 16 Corps.

N V Nagarajan gets selection grade
A 1997 batch Indian Information Service (IIS) officer, N V Nagarajan, presently working as Joint Director, DFP, Chennai, has been accorded selection grade.

DRDO promotes C P Ramanarayanan
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have promoted Harsh Vardhan Batra Director, Gas Turbine Research Establishment, Bangalore to the rank of outstanding Scientist.

1987 batch IAS to get PS rank in Haryana
As many as seven IAS officers of 1987 batch in Haryana are being promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary. They include Jyoti Arora, Devender Singh, TC Gupta, Amit Jha, SN Roy, Avtar Singh and Rajiv Arora.

Post of Financial Adviser in NEC, Secretariat vacant
The post of Financial Adviser is vacant in North-Eastern Council Secretariat (NEC), Shillong (Joint Secretary Level) at Shillong (Meghalaya), under the Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER). The names of willing officers at Joint Secretary Level can be sent to Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Five officers of State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur found in corrupt practices
As many as five officials have been charged with corrupt practices in State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has recommended action against them.

Gathwal posted as Director, DoPT
Central Secretariat Service officer, Raj Kumar Gathwal has been selected as Director in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Eight IAS officers get new assignments in Tamil Nadu
As many as eight officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been entrusted with new responsibilities and assignments in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, L Sitherasenan has been posted as Collector, Kancheepuram while Hanish Chhabra will now be Additional Director, Agriculture and Dr P Shankar is Collector, Vellore. Similarly, Ajay Yadav has been posted as Joint Commissioner of Municipal Administration; Dr D Jagannathan as Collector, Namakkal; P Senthilkumar as Collector, Ariyalur and Anu George has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Public Department in Tamil Nadu.

Justice Kait is Addl. Judge, Delhi HC
Justice Suresh Kumar Kait has been appointed as Additional Judge of Delhi High Court for a period of two years.

WAPCOS pays highest ever dividend (UPDATED)
Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Water Resources, Government of India, received Dividend Cheque for the year 2011-2012 from R.K. Gupta, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WAPCOS Limited, in the presence of Vincent H. Pala, Minister of State (Water Resources), Dhruv Vijai Singh, Secretary (Water Resources); Pradeep Kumar, Commissioner (PR).); S.K. Kohli, Joint Secretary & FA and other senior officers from Ministry of Water Resources and WAPCOS. WAPCOS has paid dividend of Rs.10.50 Crore for the year 2011-2012, which is the highest ever since its inception in 1969. The Company has declared a composite score of 1.0, which is the highest achievable score as per the MOU evaluation system of the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Government of India. WAPCOS is eligible for "Excellent" Rating on the basis of its performance in all Financial & Dynamic parameters under MOU such as Gross Margin; Turnover; New Business; Projects Implementation; Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Resource Development, Sustainable Development and Customer Satisfaction etc. During the year 2011-2012, the Net-worth of the company has increased by 30.93%, Gross Sales by 38.32% and Profitability by 53.86%, as compared to the year 2010-2011.

N V Trivedi Babu promoted as PCCF in Kerala (UPDATED)
N V T Trivedi Babu, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (E & TW), Thiruvananthapuram, has been promoted to the grade of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and appointed as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Development and Participatory Forest Management) in Kerala. He is a 1979 batch IFS officer of this State cadre.

7 IRS-IT officers shifted after promotion to CCIT (UPDATED)
As many as seven officers of Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) have been given fresh postings after promotion to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT). Accordingly, Hari Krishan has been posted as CCIT, Jalpaiguri, Kolkata while C L Denzongpa will now be DGIT (Inv.), Chochin and Chandra Sekhar Das is CCIT, Trichy. Similarly, Rajendra Kumar has ben posted as DGIT (exemption), Delhi; Raminder Kaushal as CCIT-XII, Delhi; Syed Tarique Ahmad as DGIT (Inv.), Chandigarh and Narendra Kumar Sangwan has been made DGIT (L&R), Delhi.

2 IRS-IT officers get inter-region postings after promotion to CCIT (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) have been transferred to inter-region after promotion to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT). Accordingly, Santosh Kumar Srivastava has been posted as CCIT. Accordingly, Santosh Kumar Srivastava has been posted as CCIT, Bhubaneshwar while Arun Kumar Singh is appointed as DGIT (Inv.), Delhi.

2 IRS-IT officers locally shifted after promotion to CCIT (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Revenue Service-Income Tax (IRS-IT) have locally been transferred to inter-region after promotion to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT). Accordingly, Deepa Krishna has been posted as CCIT-II, Delhi and Amitabh Misra will now be CCIT-III, Delhi.

LT Gen as Narula takes charge of Army Hospital (UPDATED)
Lt. General AS Narula has taken over as the new Commandant of Army Hospital(R&R), Delhi Cantt. A graduate from Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Gen Narula completed his MD (Medicine) from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and DM(Nephrology) from the prestigious PGI Chandigarh.

Mrs Bhatnagar shifted to Northern Railway (UPDATED)
Mrs Vandana Bhatnagar, SAG/IRTS, on return from deputation, has been posted to Northern Railway.

CORPORATE

Ms Arundhati Bhattachary is MD & CEO, SBI Capital Markets
Arundhati Bhattacharya has been appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), State Bank of India (SBI), Capital Markets.

Srivastava appointed Company Secy., PFC
Arun Kumar Shrivastava has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) .


Amitabh resigns as Company Secy., PFC
J S Amitabh has resigned as Company Secretary of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC).

Kalghatgi appointed Director (R&D), BEL
The Central Government has appointed Dr Ajit T Kalghatgi as Director (R&D) of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) in place of I V Sarma.

Sinha appointed Nominee Director, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
Ms Malvika Sinha, Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi has been appointed as RBI Nominee Director on the Board of State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur with immediate effect.

Medhi quits Kennametal India Ltd
Satanoo Medhi has resigned as Managing Director of Kennametal India Ltd.

Dhawan quits Landmarc Leisure Corporation Ltd
Ms Paulomi Dhawan has resigned as Managing Director of Landmarc Leisure Corporation Ltd .

Shetty appointed Addl. Director, Voltaire Leasing & Finance Ltd
Sanathkumar Sanjiva Shetty has been appointed as an Additional Director of Voltaire Leasing & Finance Ltd

Amlani quits Voltaire Leasing & Finance Ltd
Satish Amlani has resigned as Director of Voltaire Leasing & Finance Ltd.

Datta quits Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd
S M Datta has resigned as Independent Director of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.

Jain quits Odyssey Technologies Ltd
Gautam Jain has resigned as Independent Director, Odyssey Technologies.

Agrawal appointed Company Secy., Mangalam Cement Ltd
Swadesh Agrawal has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Mangalam Cement Ltd.

Choudhary appointed Director, Gangotri Iron & Steel Company Ltd
Gangotri Iron & Steel Company Ltd has appointed Ankit Choudhary as Director of the company.

Rajkotwala appointed Addl. Director, Varun Industries Ltd
Varun Industries Ltd has appointed Kuresh Taherbhai Rajkotwala as Additional Director with immediate effect .

Singhania quits JK Sugar
Hari Bharat Singhania has resigned as Director of JK Sugar.


Rajkotwala appointed as Director of Varun Industries
Kuresh Rajkotwala has been appointed as Director of Varun Industries.

Datta quits Kansai Nerolac Paints
SM Datta has resigned as Director of Kansai Nerolac Paints.

Arora appointed as Director of Glace Finance
Narendra Arora has been appointed as Director of Glace Finance.

Jain quits Odessey Technologies
Gautam Jain has resigned as Director of Odessey Technologies.

Harlalka quits Aditya Gears
Asho Harlalka has resigned as MD of Aditya Gears.

Singh resigns as Director of Metroglobal
Dinesh Kumar Singh has resigned as Director of Metroglobal.

Raman Kumar appointed Director of Zicom Electronic Security System
Venu Raman Kumar has been appointed Director of Zicom Electronic Security System.

Tajikistan invites India to strengthen bilateral trade, economic ties
President of Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon urged the captains of Indian industry for enhancing the bilateral trade through mutual economic co-operation and development between the two countries in various sectors like energy, mining, pharmaceutical, light industry, eco-tourism, roadways construction, agriculture, transport, communication and others. Addressing a high level businessmeeting with industry chambers The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) held on September 3, 2012, Rahmon said "There is a huge scope to further intensify our economic and commercial relations and we are looking forward to close and fruitful co-operation with India." "We will provide complete exemption of any tax and other levies to the investors bringing in the new and modern technology to Tajikistan," said Rahmon. Earlier, in his address Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy said "Today I'm here to talk about renewable energy and Tajikistan being rich in water resources, there is a need for both India and Tajikistan to work together to utilise these resources effectively." Dr L K Malhotra, chairman of ASSOCHAM, India-CIS Business Promotion Council said "Indian investors can consider several investment opportunities in Tajiskistan in sectors like agriculture, mining, transport, hydropower and infrastructure apart from health and education."Speaking on behalf of CII, Ganesan Natrajan, WT Director and President, Ennore Coke Limited said "Though India-Tajikistan both are close allies, but bilateral trade between the two countries is far below potential." "India can tap the natural resources rich region of Tajikistan together through increased close co-operation," said V Balasubramanian, senior Vice-President of KEC International Ltd. Dr Karan Singh, president of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) also released a book titled 'Tajiks in the Mirror of the History.' About six memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were also signed during the business meeting.

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Ulta chor kotwal ko dante



Government attack on CAG is shameless exercise. In order to cover their misdeeds, they are tarnishing the image of an upright person. They are attacking a constitutional authority whose main job is just to keep watch on Government s doing or undoing. See what time has come that crooks are occupying top positions. Long live our democracy.



PKS



Fill up these posts by CSS Officers



Why can't fill up these posts by CSS Officers if sufficient IFS Officers are not available?



G Nagarajan





Why only IAS Officers?



You have been reporting and commenting on the position of Joint Secretary (Capital Markets) for a few weeks now. Latest is the tussle between two Ministers over an officer who has no experience in the subject. Why is the system looking out only for IAS Officers even when they lack relevant experience and when officers belonging to other
Services with more than 10 years experience are available?



Saxena

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)